White Lightning Axiom: Redux

Let's cover the basics today. I have a full blown cold now with the peripheral grating fear of the inevitable sinus infection. I'm hoping it's a cold because if it's the Flu I'm going to be something south of PISSED. It'll mean that the shots were ineffective. The upside is that I went to vote last night with the kids. We were assailed at the polling location in the high school by various hopeful candidates and their lackeys cronies sycophants assistants. Pressing the flesh for that one last vote. Well, since all 3 of us were ill, I'm guessing we did our part to spread the love. Alexis did her usual coy 'hide behind daddy' thing while Jake went right up to the candidates to shake their hands with. Not that he has been wiping his runny nose on his hand and sleeve or anything ... We bumped into the candidate for the local Magisterial District Judge position, Howard Rovner. Democrat. Our previous one, Silverman, had died recently. In any event, I was glad that Alexis did not blurt out 'Vote Republican!' during our brief exchange. We scuttled into the building and found that aside from the gaggle of political elites outside, there were only 2 officials inside. No voters. Hmmm. We signed in, I had Jake push the electronic buttons for the candidate votes and Alexis hit the 'Submit (to my will!)' button. An early life civics lesson. Of course, on the way out we were nothing more than chopped liver to the crowd and nobody was interested in doing any post-vote polling. Good, time to get home and draw on the driveway with chalk.

Morning news: I feel like poop and nearly remained at home ... wish I had. Some dufus neglected to secure his load and dumped a forest worth of lumber on the turnpike. It was bunged up going west from Mid-county all the way through to Rt 1. East-bound had an accident at Ft Washington and was backed up all the way past KOP! Then, there was some kind of fiasco on the Schukill expressway that caused the Blue Route to back up Southbound in addition to the Northbound halt due to the Turnpike. A grand time was being had by all. I did not know of the fate in store for anyone on 95, the Vine Street Expressway or 422, but I'll wager it was no better than mine. Stupid bumper sucking love fest that is the local Philly roads. Beh.

# posted by mdmhvonpa @ 9:47 AM