It’s election day, so you should go vote. The polls are projecting that Congress is looking to return to something like its 2002-2004 composition. Maybe you can do a little to counteract it or push it further, as your preferences dictate. More importantly, there are a lot of local races about which the polls say nothing and which, most likely, have a much greater impact on your day-to-day life. Get out for the local races, if nothing else.
I voted on Friday. I had more to say, but it isn’t considered “polite” in some circles, so I’ll pass.
I have not gotten a new drivers license yet, so I cannot register in Indiana yet. I am told that to obtain an Indiana License under the Secure(?) program, you must bring in a soil sample, your FBI Terrorist Report, and a family geneology dating back to the Patriarchs.
Don’t forget that gallon of blood “sample”. lol
Todd:
You should still be able to vote.
Jason,
Hmm. An idea. But maybe I should just break down and get an IN license. But no giving blood. I faint at the sight of the stuff.
Oh, just an interesting tidbit. I moved back to the Hoosier state from New Mexico. There are many Americans (and some Mexicans) that do not understand that New Mexico is in fact one of the 50 states. New Mexico Monthly has a regular feature called ” One of our 50 is missing.” It includes stories of Americans asking or telling New Mexicans that that New Mexico is in Mexico.
So if I go into the BMV, will they challenge my citizenship and deport me back to Albuquerque?
Todd,
I am planning a trip to Albuquerque and Santa Fe next Feb. I have never been to NM. What do you recommend to see? I prefer not to do only “tourist” attractions. Any other tips for that time of year?
Mary,
Take in a film at the Guild Theater, the best art house in the nation. The owners are great guys. Both my bros.
Take a drive up into the Jemez mountains and back down by Los Alamos. And do not miss Madrid, on NM 14, the Turqouise Trail. Go to the coffee house in the middle of town, can’t think of the name. Sit outside and enjoy the activity. Say hello to Sky Fabian if he is there.
Go to Old Town in Albuquerque. And if it is Lent in February, have the Lenten special at Garcia’s restaurant in Albuquerque. An incredible dish. Another place to eat is the Frontera, across from the University of New Mexico. It is an Albuquerque main stay.
New Mexico is my spiritual home. I should not have left, and I will move back. Enjoy.
Thank you Todd. I plan on having a restorative trip.
Enjoy, Mary. There was a line in the film “Red Sky at Morning”, that New Mexico is a place to hide from the world for awhile. It was an early place of refuge for Spanish Jews and Moors escaping the Spanish Inqusition. It is the place of Corazon Sogrado.
If I think of more cool places, I will post them to this blog, hoping that it is ok with Doug and will not be seen as hijacking a thread.
Doug: I like the idea of getting out for the local races. However, I am concerned by the lack of knowledge we receive regarding the candidates. The lack of coverage these races get limits our understanding of what the issues are mostly to campaign information. I try to stay aprised of the local politics, yet I still have less than full understanding of what certain offices (like auditor) do on a daily basis. How do we know which candidate to vote for? And if we don’t know or have an opinion, are we better off not voting for either candidate in such a race?
Perhaps. My job & my community are such that I know most of the candidates personally or by reputation. But, yeah, I can see where most folks don’t have a lot of cause to know anything about their county auditor, let alone the challenger to the county auditor. In such situations, I guess I’d suggest that those jobs are such that if you don’t hear about them, they’re probably performing reasonably well. A lot of the nuts and bolts government jobs are only noticed when they’re not getting done.