TODAY - Vote or Die

I thought at first that slogan was a bit too strong,
but after some thought & the fact that this is my 3rd attempt at blogging for the day
& it seems something's wrong with the system that my blogs are not appearing,
my first try was probably my fault - in my excitement to blog my views
& run out the door, to get to the polling booths on time,
i must have hit the wrong key.
ha,ha,ha,...
so now, i shld really be getting frustrated,
this shld be my last attempt for the night to blog out,
vent out my frustrations on this election rollercoaster!

(even my little boy is showing signs of getting frustrated...
when i told him that Bush might be winning, & he knows how we feel
in this house abt G.W. - he said to just turn off that TV news!
& my daughter was busy trying to entertain him so i can blog,
isn't she the sweetest - * she told me to write that btw, cause it's TRUE!)
Wow, that's so simple right?
just tune out...
& tune in to yourself...
check in on yourself & know that you did everything you can do
I did my best according to my conscience,
& voted for what i believe in
for the true democracy...
& whatever the outcome now...
Life goes on...for all of us,
we still have to get along - Republicans & Democrats, Independents
& apathetic ones...
it's just another election,
just 4 more years,
let's try to tighten our belts if we have to...

as of now, almost 9pm,
my boy is asking me to read him a book, he's getting so sleepy from all this
built up excitement,
of course he can sense something really important is happening,
we're all talking about it...aren't we?

I just pray now
that our actions will speak louder than our words,
that the voice of the people will carry us through
tomorrow,
we will know who won...
this election,
i hope it doesn't turn out to be another farce,
another game won by the powers who hold the keys
to the presidency...
& i thought that was supposed to be the people?
i'm too idealistic, but it's better than being apathetic,
being apathetic is like being dead while still living,
being a zombie who lives to survive,
i'd rather survive to LIVE Life according to what i truly believe in...
& truth & justice,
democracy & a brighter future for my children are still some things
that i believe in.

so there, i casted my vote for J & J
the light at the end of the tunnel...
after all is said & done,
i can still sleep peacefully at night...
as i read a goodnight's story to my little son...
with hopes for a better future for him, my daughter & all
the kids not just in America, but also around the world...
the world is much bigger than we think
inside this big old U.S. of A...
& they may all be watching this election closely,
but we are the ones living it...
we should be able to change whatever is not working
in our system right now...
We the People...
or it could take a little bit more time,
but we won't know until tomorrow,
or the next day,
or the following months after the election,
or even after the following 4 years....

still,
all i can do is carry on, pray &
wish my little kids the best for their today
& all their tomorrows....
we aren't really voting only for ourselves, are we?

may the best LEADER win,
may he lead us out of this war with the least
casualties & damage to our so-called national budget,
which trickles down to holes in our pockets...
Good luck one & All,
(don't stay up too late, we still have work to do tomorrow...)
- J