<p>Stumbling into the Alley delirious with happiness for the Presidential election, deeply sorrowful for Prop 8. I know we try to keep politics out of the Alley. So let's just say happy on the one hand for all those people who thought this day would never come, and sad on the other hand for all those people who hoped this day would not come again.</p>
<p>SBMom--I reminded my S, who voted absentee in his 1st presidential election, how historic this one was. He said it was a cliche and "they're all historic." I pointed out the possibilities for 1st black prez or 1st woman veep. </p>
<p>Kids today grow up in such a diverse and generally accepting society, they don't realize how things used to be until very recently.</p>
<p>Also, kids are so wired for communication, they can't recall a time when everything wasn't on the internet. This was truly a new era in elections.</p>
<p>Agreed...champagne!</p>
<p>Gobble, gobble! I'm up with the (free-range) turkeys! Raising an ice-cold, long-neck Budweiser (found a crate of the American stuff in the back room) to our new president and an era of new leadership. 5:06 a.m. is a tad early to be drinking beer, but hey --it's cyber Bud. Besides, Todd and Sarah just dropped by with the whole darn family and a case of Regal Eagle. They're celebratin', too, by golly. Sarah is going to give away that drop-dead delicious wardrobe, and I call dibs on the red Thriller jacket. Girlz, you're gonna have to fight me for it! :D </p>
<p>I'm relieved that it turned out the way that it did because I and more than a few of my cyber friends were making plans to start a colony on the moon if it went the other way. Oh man, I just watched a real gross video of two Leopard sluggs mating because I was going to say something about moonsluggs getting married to whomever they want because sluggs don't discriminate...It actually IS too early to witness that much slime. :p</p>
<p>I see a Klingon heading in my direction because I've broken the golden rule of no politics in the Alley. But, I haven't been around because sluggdad and I took turns campaigning door-to-door in our home state of Nevada, which is enough to drive anyone to drink --for real.</p>
<p>And, now I have to start my NaNoWriMo novel. I think it's something like 700 billion words by the end of the month, so I'd better get started. I'll be back later with a minivan full of Armenian pomegranate wine, some of my fresh pom jelly, and oodles of whipped cream cheese for Happy Hour. :)</p>
<p>Happy Birthday To You, GA Mom!</p>
<p>Ding, dong...anybody home? Where ru guys? It's just me and the marmots...</p>
<p>I'm home, I'm home!</p>
<p>I think we're allowed to bring HISTORY into the alley-- so Obama slides in under this rule...</p>
<p>Remind me to tell you guys about the Masonic meeting I went to last night. Grizzled old dudes and that feeling you get when you're sitting in church...I was hoping for a free fez. :p</p>
<p>Name the artist...</p>
<p>who sang "ain't going to do it without the fez on."</p>
<p>Lol, m&s, you a dawg! Somebody turn up the heat in here? Okay, I forgot about Steely Dan. I suddenly feel like Lisa Loopner... :D</p>
<p>:::bumping up to No. 1::::</p>
<p>Slugg, re: post 11744 - were you running with scissors?</p>
<p>Lol, over 30 -- A little bloodshot, maybe, and one is pretty lazy, but yeah -- still got 'em. Perk up Alley peeps! Yesterday was the deadline for paying the balance on our first Christmas away from home without the minisluggs (our 7th trip to Disneyworld). We have reservations at the Akerhaus Royal Banquet Hall in Epcot for Christmas night. Skoll!</p>
<p>well here in Philly we're still flying over our Phillies, but I didn't get much respect in here so I'm going to slink back into that back booth.... President? Who for President? Shane Victorino!</p>
<p>Bumping up the Alley to Page 1...</p>
<p>GO PHILLIES!! Very rarely does the team I was rooting for win the World Series, AND the guy I voted for gets elected. I'm still doing a happy sluggdance. :D</p>
<p>thanks slugg -- I was starting to have those dreaded "I killed the thread" fears. I know there aren't really many Philly fans out there, but come on -- we had 2 million people for the victory parade and hardly an incident to report, other than the thousands more who couldn't get there because the trains and subways were too crowded. I will admit there's been something strange in the air around the area for the past several days -- and it's not that the wind is blowing in from the refineries again. Dare we say it -- an important role in an important election and a world championship?! Almost a feeling of pride. I said almost.</p>
<p>bringing my people up to page one as we are buried with the endowments!</p>
<p>um....is someone evaluating our "endowments?"</p>
<p>I tend to keep my comments on the well endowed to myself.</p>
<p>Popping in to report that once again I burned something cause I was in the other room, on the computer. I don't even remember turning on the stove!</p>
<p>If I'm gonna be this absentminded I need to stop multitasking... and get that external venting range hood installed. :D</p>
<p>hey, we eat most anything in here -- burned or not. What was it?!</p>