Whew.

That's done.  I've been told that the presidential election process will start again in another two or three years (it starts earlier each time?), but for now, I should be able to sit back and watch how our government is supposed to function.

If there's time before school this morning, Sissy will fill out a chart with the Electoral College vote counts, and do the math to determine the winner.  On the Chicago Tribune's map, only Florida is undetermined, but CNN's map also shows North Carolina and Indiana as in progress.  I guess she'll leave Florida's number unassigned, since she'll be working from the map that's displaying on the iPad. 

First act as President

There are so many good possibilities for a first act as President, I think I would work towards eliminating the Electoral College.  Let each vote count for itself, rather than allowing the Electoral College numbers make one state's votes more important than another.  

You can see a map here for the presidential race, with the battleground states designated.  It's like the media's telling everybody else that their votes don't really matter.  These battleground states have enough Electoral College votes to matter and enough variance in which way the residents vote that they can go either way.

Either way, go vote!

Tomorrow's election

Really, this just about sums it up:

Mommy says that elections aren't supposed to be about who you hate less or voting for "the lesser evil".  We're supposed to have candidates who want to help the people and improve the quality of the government that is supposed to be of the people, by the people, for the people, rather than fanatic crusaders pushing their own agendas.  Maybe one day it will come closer to the ideal than what it is today.

Daylight Savings Time

Did you know that cats can't tell time?

Did you know they're not particularly impressed with daylight savings time?  Especially the "fall back" part that means breakfast will be served an hour late.

Mommy cheated... she closed the bedroom door when the cats started asking for breakfast 20 minutes before 6 (now 5) in the morning.  She hardly ever closes the door, since the cats usually sleep on the bed.

Opening night went well, the show actually finished on time.  Everybody was very excited about it, and the only prop that was missed was the coat rack, which appeared for the first time last night.  It will probably make it on stage today, as it has been added to the tech notes for the backstage crew.

Busy, busy weekend

It's going to be a busy weekend!  This morning, Mommy and Sissy are going for haircuts... I think they're both chopping it all off.  Then they need to clean up the Halloween decorations (except for Count Pumpcula... he gets to stay outside until the critters eat him or he's ready for the compost bin) and do other cleaning in the house. 

Tonight is opening night at Sissy's play.  I'm keeping my paws crossed that all goes well.  If not, I guess they can fix it before tomorrow's two performances.  Like I said, busy weekend.  Somewhere in there, everybody needs to eat (especially between the two performances!) and maybe even sleep.

Mommy's creating a version of the script that's just tech notes now, so all the props get moved into place at the right time.  Working backstage is a lot of work!

If I could live anywhere...

Is Mars an option?  I'm not particular about where on Mars; until we colonize it and build livable space there, I won't know what the options are.  I do hope that becomes possible in my life time.

Of course, Hawaii would be a good place to live too.  I'm not sure I could get used to the climate, it's really not suited to those of us with fur.

I'm having trouble focusing on my topic this morning... Mommy was stuffing a crochet dragon until a few minutes ago.  Sissy's in a play, and they're having a raffle, so Mommy crocheted a dragon for the raffle basket.  Here he is with Miss D.

A favorite quote

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."

From The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Haven't we all taken the road less traveled?  There is no one path to take in life; the paths diverge as we make decisions about what to do or who to be.  My path will never be exactly the same as your path, even if we reach the same destination.

For example, Sissy started first grade at the local public school last year.  Before that, she attended a nearby Waldorf school for three years.  She's not the only first grader at her school, and not the only child to leave a Waldorf school to start first grade elsewhere, but she is the only first grader at her school that went to this Waldorf school.  That is part of her path, and that road is not traveled by anybody else that she knows.

So I ask, is there really a road more traveled?