Voting

I have not moved in 20 minutes. The regular pace of moving through the line has stopped. Deciding to early vote was a choice, a selfish one, yet a choice. Just like my choice to bring a book and to leave my watch at home. Why selfish?? As a school board employee I have November 4th, election day, off from work. Since schools are closed teachers do not report to school; this day is even not considered a planning day. Well...the last thing I want to do on my day off is to stand in line. Which is why I am here with a few hundred of my closest friends. From Florida I just hope this vote is counted!
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Brrrrrrrrr

Enough already!! For the past two days the morning am temperatures have dipped into the 50's. I am so over with winter already, bring back my sun and warm temperatures.

What I have noticed due to the cold weather:
1) It takes an additional 15 minutes to crawl out of bed. The fear of leaving the comfort of my warm toasty comforter has me shaking.
2) It takes an additional 10 minutes in the shower to thaw out. I believe my hot water tank finally hit a new low.
3) It takes an additional 3 minutes to towel off. All traces of water must be dried up before exiting the comfort of my mock steam room.
4) I am wearing way too much clothing for living in the south (north of the equator). The pic is what I needed to wear for walking Stanlee this morning.
5) I am unable to read the morning news on my crackberry while walking. Stanlee. My hands are too busy staying warm in my pockets.
6) The coffee makers appears to be running a bit slower this morning. I should have known better and programmed my automaker to wake me up to a gallon of fresh brewed java.
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Great Pumpkin

This year there are far more Jacks out than last year. Actually the past few years. Did Publix have a BOGO free sale??? Who knows perhaps this is the year that he will rise out of the patch....
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Another casualty

Yesterday I learned that my barber would be closing shop for the last time the weekend before Thanksgiving. Independently owned and part of the neighborhood for as long as I can remember, Harry, the owner and my professional cutter, can no longer afford the rent. This barbershop has the same look and feel as the shop from where my dad took me as a child. The pumping of the chair being raised is one sound that boys/men will never forget. The gentleman who work there are beyond professional, for the results they produce with what little hair they have to work with, I would consider them magical.

What I will miss most about the barbershop:
1) Debates on who has the best pizza in town.
2) Updates on the (mis)adventures of the wives and girlfriends
3) Whose dog bit who this week
4) Miami Dolphin anything
5) Bitching about 3 year old Sports Illustrated still on the rack
6) The variety of music from Blues to Reggae to Classic Rock
7) The people

Halloween truths

Here are a few thoughts regarding our spooky night
1) There is a relationship between the quality of candy you purchase for halloween and how much is actually available to pass out.
2) If you open the bag before halloween you will eat more than you promised yourself (see #1).
3) Buying crappy candy is not right. Yes, there is crappy candy.
4) If you leave a candy filled bowl unattended by the front door expect the candy and bowl to disappear in 5 minutes.
5) If you decorate the outside of your house with halloween decorations, you must be home to pass out treats. It is okay to expect a few "tricks" is no one is home.
6) Don't hate the player, hate the game (see #4 & 5).
7) If you have halloween decorations inside and outside your home, they must be put away by midnight November 1.
8) Any left over candy must be brought to work. The only exception is chocolate anything- these are to be placed in the freezer for emergencies.
9) Regardless of what others tell you, dressing dead is okay. For ladies, dressing exotic is better and appreciated. Is it exotic or erotic- not sure anymore.
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Hole in my head

I am not sure why I even bother anymore. I have a friggin cavity!! WTF? Three and maybe four times a day I brush my teeth. It's the sonic vibrating toothbrush that has me hooked. Nothing like having something that sounds like an engine in your. mouth. I have even become obsessive with flossing. I floss at home, at work, and even in the car. Yeah, I really don't care who is watching.

Do you think I was surprised when I saw this pic? Its the black crater above. Even without this picture being enlarged 100x's it looks large enough to park my car there. Then I hear that cavities have a DNA connection. So I have now learned that: 1) it doesn't matter what you do, cavities will come & 2) I can thank my parents for this gift.
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Miracle

Perhaps it is the holiday season (if you're jewish you know what I mean) why I have been praying a lot this week. I am looking for an answer, for meaning in why does my bathroom get so dirty so quickly? No matter when I clean or what I use to clean, the dirt reappears faster than my 5 O`clock shadow. I have tried every product (and a few deadly combinations) available at Publix, Wal-Mart, and Target--No Luck, No Results. All they offer is a lick and a promise. Is there something extra funky happening here?
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