VOTE!
Tuesday November 04th 2008, 12:03 pm
Filed under: Life

The elderly black man pulled up alongside my car a few minutes ago while I was madly dashing around doing last-minute errands–I’d gone to the polling place first, then the pharmacy, now I was on my way to the post office–and he made a point of catching my eye and giving me a huge grin.  I smiled back at him, wondering for a moment… Oh! Right! Of course. Duh.

I’ve got an Obama sticker on the back of my car. My first-ever bumper sticker in my life:

“Hope.”


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Ha! Like a person needs a reason to smile at someone else? 😉

Comment by Channon 11.04.08 @ 12:09 pm

I’ve voted now, too. Go Obama!

Comment by Paula 11.04.08 @ 12:15 pm

When I went to the Obama rally, there were no bumper stickers being handed out as were the othre candidates (sigh). Occasionally there will be a car in front of me, stopped at a light, with McCain’s bumper sticker and I wonder about that person’s life and why that decision.

Comment by Joansie 11.04.08 @ 12:16 pm

Yes, Hope. I’ve voted today already. Felt good.
Huge Smile your way.

Comment by marianne 11.04.08 @ 12:32 pm

I voted!

Comment by Alison 11.04.08 @ 12:58 pm

Hoping hard down here. I’m about to go pick up my younger daughter to take her to vote with me (my husband is taking our older daughter); she wants to fill in the president bubble.

Comment by Jocelyn 11.04.08 @ 4:02 pm

My vote is cast, my fingers are crossed.

And, Alison, I’m passing an I Love Your Blog award on to you. Hope you like it.

Comment by wunx~ 11.04.08 @ 4:25 pm

This morning, a young African-American woman came to spray my parents’ house for ants. (we won’t get into that, but I have a headache, my lungs and nose hurt. I don’t do this at my house…) Anyhow, she’d seen the Obama signs and asked if I’d already voted. I said yes–and would have voted twice if I could! She said she was going to soon. It was a private friendly moment-one I’m so happy to have had today.

Comment by Joanne 11.04.08 @ 7:05 pm

“Occasionally there will be a car in front of me, stopped at a light, with McCain’s bumper sticker and I wonder about that person’s life and why that decision.”

I wonder that about every opinionated bumper sticker I see, political or not 😉 Yay for people voting!

Comment by Amy 11.05.08 @ 8:05 am



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