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Longest lines ever!
…..In my experience of polling places (which goes back to 1972).
However, they were well-managed and there were no problems. I have voted and am now on my bus to work.
Prepared
I have worked completely through my local ballot for tomorrow. I have some idea of how to vote in every contested race. Not just the big ones in the news, but also for all the local and judicial candidates.
Halloween Fright
Halloween humor and a dark-skinned son, by the Rev. LeeAnne Watkins
Stories like this are depressingly common these days, but it is quite another thing to hear about how they hit people you know and like.
And hear it I did: LeeAnne worked it into her sermon (mp3 link) this morning. That version is much more vivid and personal. LeeAnne is a good writer, but a truly brilliant speaker.
Political News
Chicago Tribune Endorses Barack Obama.
I like the way beamjockey reported this.
Palin peeve
She Has NO IDEA How Much This Irritates Me. I agree with beamjockey.
The new dollar bill
From Modern Art Obsession via Monastic Musings.
An oldie but goodie
The perils of innumeracy
See this post by beamjockey.
Skepticism, credulity, and religion
A note in one of jeff_duntemann‘s Odd Lots led me to Look Who’s Irrational Now, reporting on a study by Baylor University and the Gallup organization. with some surprising conclusions
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 