Hey. looky here! I'm back -- for how long I don't know. But I just had to tell you about my historical vote. Did you guys vote?
I did on May 13. I love voting in WV. I go to the former Great Cacapon Elementary School (the same one where Matt went to HeadStart ) and tell the ladies my name. They look me up in their big book of voters and find that I am registered Independent. So they sit back in their chairs and look at me without saying anything. Yuo see, because I am an Ind. I have to ask for a party ballot. In previous years I could only ask for a Republican ballot because Dems didn't allow anyone but Dems to vote their ticket but this year we were allowed to vote either one. This is an historical event in politics and I was part of it. Anyway, I ask for a Dem ballot and the lady has me sign the book and gives me a little white paper that has my name on it and which ballot I voted. WV is up to date with voting machines so I cast my votes on the touch screen. Now, this is the part I love. When I am done I walk back up to the front doors and hand my slip of paper to Miss Geraldine who is about a bihundred years old and sits there smiling. Miss Geraldine takes my slip and threads it onto a needle and thread with a button at the end to keep the slips from sliding off. Mine goes onto the Dem thread. Then she thanks me for voting and says I can go now. I have voted this way for the past 8 years and I wouldn't trade this for anything! Oh, and when I first voted in WV we were still using paper ballots and pencils and Miss Geraldine was there.
I will vote again in November and I'm sure Miss Geraldine will be there tallying the slips too.

So that's my voting story. Watch this space and I might just have something else to say soon.
As long as I can keep my head from going sad again I should be OK.