Re: I voted
On Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at 10:53 PM, Steve Sloan II wrote: John Garcia wrote: We have the same type booths here in Manhattan. There's something satisfying about pulling the lever down and hearing that 'Ka-chunk!'. So, do you imagine that you're ka-chunking on the politician's head? That would be pretty satisfying here in Alabama, at least. ;-) __ No, but now I will! john ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
John D. Giorgis wrote:
Uhh... my Church will sell you cheescakes on your way out the door.
{Homer Simpson}m, cheesecake, uhhh...{/HS}
Anyone ever try Oreo cookie cheesecake? It's a heart attack poured
onto a graham cracker crust. :)
Wouldn't that be a bit better poured onto an Oreo cookie crust? Or
at least *some* sort of chocolate crust?
Oooh, that sounds much better! When can you send me some? ;)
Jim
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At 10:23 AM 11/8/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: Is there some place between your office and your home that you'd pass very close to on public transportation on your way home from work, that you could *just* buy some fruit at? Can you carry a week's worth of fruit on public transportation? That might cut down on the car trips to the grocery store. Well, the only thing is a 7-11 right next to my Metro Station, where I can pick up bread, milk, and bananas if I have a little bit of time before my bus arrives. On the other hand, if you don't start the car often enough, it may be more difficult to start, so if you have to start it anyway to keep it running happily, might as well go buy groceries, yes? Well, I always have to use it to go to Church - since the nearest bus stop is a good quarter mile from my Church. Of course, the grocery store is only .5 miles from my house, so I can in a pinch get off the bus there on my way home from work, and then walk home, thus avoiding use of the car. What I usually do, however, is drive to Church, go directly to the game after Church, and then stop at the grocery store on my way home from watching the game - thus, one car trip per week. Excluding of course, my not-infrequent road trips, or my current habit of driving in to work on the weekends to accomplish things. JDG ___ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] People everywhere want to say what they think; choose who will govern them; worship as they please; educate their children -- male and female; own property; and enjoy the benefits of their labor. These values of freedom are right and true for every person, in every society -- and the duty of protecting these values against their enemies is the common calling of freedom-loving people across the globe and across the ages. -US National Security Policy, 2002 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 10:19 AM 11/8/02, Julia Thompson wrote: Is it more expensive than getting the satelite setup Ahem. That's sateLLite . . . -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions contained herein are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent the official position of the University of Montevallo. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 10:28 PM 11/7/02, Steve Sloan II wrote: Ronn Blankenship wrote, about the Alabama governor's race: With any luck, sometime before the end of January I'll find out who was elected governor. Julia Thompson wrote: So what's the holdup? I know what it was in Tarrant County, TX and I can go back and see what it was in Bexar County. (All the counties considered to be in the Austin paper's area had reasonably smooth vote-counting. *My* county had full results on the internet when I checked 45 minutes after the polls closed, so no problem *there*) In one county, the incumbent Democratic governor was about 3K votes ahead of the Republican challenger, then the results suddenly and mysteriously switched so that the Republican was 3K ahead. FWIW, the discrepencacy was blamed on a software glitch, which was reportedly found and fixed sometime Tuesday. However, the figures that went to the local and national media and to the Democratic candidate's people were supposedly the erroneous ones (showing some 6000+ extra votes for the Democrat which did not exist), which led him to claim victory after both local and national media declared him the winner. Someone noticed, though, that the total vote in the governor's race was different from the totals in any other race, leading to the discovery of the error. The votes were supposed to be certified NLT noon today (Friday), but Siegelman (D incumbent) is still calling for a recount. Riley (R challenger) is supposed to give a live press conference at 6 pm CST (17 minutes from now) . . . --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Ronn Blankenship wrote: At 10:19 AM 11/8/02, Julia Thompson wrote: Is it more expensive than getting the satelite setup Ahem. That's sateLLite . . . You're right, and I don't think I can even use the child in my lap as I type one-handed excuse that I could use right now Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/8/2002 4:48:17 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ahem. That's sateLLite . . . Actually, I believe the correct way to write it is satellite. -- Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/8/2002 5:38:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ahem. That's sateLLite . . . Actually, I believe the correct way to write it is satellite. Two L with you, Two L with me. Two L with truth and fallacy. William Taylor Perhaps the Satellite is one of H. Beam Piper's Capital ships. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 6:23 PM Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Re: I Voted. - Original Message - From: Ronn Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Re: I Voted. At 11:20 AM 11/8/02, John D. Giorgis wrote: Of course, the grocery store is only .5 miles from my house, so I can in a pinch get off the bus there on my way home from work, and then walk home, thus avoiding use of the car. What I usually do, however, is drive to Church, go directly to the game after Church, and then stop at the grocery store on my way home from watching the game - thus, one car trip per week. So your church does not teach that shopping is not an appropriate Sabbath activity? Since the bible records the disciples shopping on the Sabbath, and Jesus defended them, its probably OK...even if it were Saturday. :-) Sabbath just isnt the same without Ozzy! xponent Permanent Duck Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Jim Sharkey wrote:
John D. Giorgis wrote:
Uhh... my Church will sell you cheescakes on your way out the door.
{Homer Simpson}m, cheesecake, uhhh...{/HS}
Anyone ever try Oreo cookie cheesecake? It's a heart attack poured
onto a graham cracker crust. :)
Wouldn't that be a bit better poured onto an Oreo cookie crust? Or at
least *some* sort of chocolate crust?
Julia
debating between beer and Ben Jerry's, and the ice cream is winning
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At 07:51 AM 11/5/2002 -0800 Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: I do have one question for John: Who was the Green candidate you voted for, and why? I, like many here, am extremely curious about that. After voting for pro-ICC candidate Ehrlich for Governor this then finally convinced me to balance my ticket and vote for the aptly-named Linda Schade of the Green Party for State Delegate, since she's the only State Delegate candidate opposing both the ICC and corporate welfare. Unfortuantely, she came in sixth place anyways, as we elected three pro-ICC Democrats for our three State Delegates. Two Republicans were 4th and 5th. JDG ___ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] People everywhere want to say what they think; choose who will govern them; worship as they please; educate their children -- male and female; own property; and enjoy the benefits of their labor. These values of freedom are right and true for every person, in every society -- and the duty of protecting these values against their enemies is the common calling of freedom-loving people across the globe and across the ages. -US National Security Policy, 2002 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/7/2002 6:02:08 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually, I only drive to Church on Sunday, to the Supermarket for groceries once a week, and then during footballseason to the Sports Bar to watch Bills games. During the week, I am pretty much solidly on public transport. JDG Once a week groceries? You have a stronger will than I do. I make jokes here in Tucson about all these poor rich people in the foothills who live more than three miles away from the nearest Circle K. William Taylor --- I need ice--now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/7/2002 6:02:08 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually, I only drive to Church on Sunday, to the Supermarket for groceries once a week, and then during footballseason to the Sports Bar to watch Bills games. During the week, I am pretty much solidly on public transport. JDG Once a week groceries? You have a stronger will than I do. I make jokes here in Tucson about all these poor rich people in the foothills who live more than three miles away from the nearest Circle K. Sounds disturbingly familiar. When the nearby Chevron station opened, it cut the driving distance to buy emergency food by 1/2. Still more than 3 miles, though. I do grocery shopping 3 times a week, but one of those is at a specialty store. (And looks like I'm going to have to go a 4th time this week -- they were all out of something Sammy eats a lot of today, sigh. Plus they're having sales on stuff we might need to get for Thanksgiving.) Oh, and John, is it legal for the sports bar to be showing the NFL game? Just curious -- it was mentioned that they'd gone after some bars in the context of a talk-radio conversation about how HBO is going after a bunch of bars that people go to to watch The Sopranos. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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So did I. With any luck, sometime before the end of January I'll find out who was elected governor. -- Ronn in Birmingham, AL :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Ronn Blankenship wrote: So did I. With any luck, sometime before the end of January I'll find out who was elected governor. -- Ronn in Birmingham, AL :) So what's the holdup? I know what it was in Tarrant County, TX and I can go back and see what it was in Bexar County. (All the counties considered to be in the Austin paper's area had reasonably smooth vote-counting. *My* county had full results on the internet when I checked 45 minutes after the polls closed, so no problem *there*) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Ronn Blankenship wrote, about the Alabama governor's race: With any luck, sometime before the end of January I'll find out who was elected governor. Julia Thompson wrote: So what's the holdup? I know what it was in Tarrant County, TX and I can go back and see what it was in Bexar County. (All the counties considered to be in the Austin paper's area had reasonably smooth vote-counting. *My* county had full results on the internet when I checked 45 minutes after the polls closed, so no problem *there*) In one county, the incumbent Democratic governor was about 3K votes ahead of the Republican challenger, then the results suddenly and mysteriously switched so that the Republican was 3K ahead. Now, the Democrat wants a state-wide recount, apparently counter to state law, and of course the Republican doesn't want to bend the rules to help the other guy. Basically, it's like two years ago in Florida all over again. I personally hate them both, so I checked out the Libertarian candidate's web page to make sure he wasn't a total nut, then voted for him instead. I actually voted for the incumbent, Don Siegelman, in 1998, since he seemed less embarrassing to the state than his mumbly, slightly crooked Fundie Republican opponent, Fob James. Unfortunately, Siegelman went on to embarrass the state anyway, with an insane homophobic rant about teenage boys wearing earrings. With all the mud-slinging this year, the new Republican candidate, Bob Riley, proved to me that he isn't any better than Siegelman. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages ... http://www.sloan3d.com/brinl Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 06:38 PM 11/7/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: Oh, and John, is it legal for the sports bar to be showing the NFL game? Just curious -- it was mentioned that they'd gone after some bars in the context of a talk-radio conversation about how HBO is going after a bunch of bars that people go to to watch The Sopranos. You better believe it. Catering to out-of-town sports fan is actually a fairly sizable niche business. And yes, the NFL charges them plenty for the public exhibition license. The only exception is a blacked-out local NFL game. JDG ___ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] People everywhere want to say what they think; choose who will govern them; worship as they please; educate their children -- male and female; own property; and enjoy the benefits of their labor. These values of freedom are right and true for every person, in every society -- and the duty of protecting these values against their enemies is the common calling of freedom-loving people across the globe and across the ages. -US National Security Policy, 2002 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 18:22 05-11-2002 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: Sheesh Dan, in so many words he has branded himself a commie. He needs to move in with Jeroen! Hey, I ain't no stinkin' commie! I consider myself a socialist, thank you very much! :-) Jeroen Workers of the world, unite! van Baardwijk __ Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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J. van Baardwijk wrote: At 18:22 05-11-2002 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: Sheesh Dan, in so many words he has branded himself a commie. He needs to move in with Jeroen! Hey, I ain't no stinkin' commie! I consider myself a socialist, thank you very much! :-) Jeroen Workers of the world, unite! van Baardwijk In most conservative USAn's eyes, those two terms are interchangable, and you wouldn't believe what they'll stretch to turn most anything they dislike into communism. -- Matt ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Medievalbk;aol.com] Then again, I'm one of the people who voted for a dead guy 2 years ago... Is he still registered as a voter? I must say, I don't know. I doubt it, but considering the state of the political process in this state, I wouldn't be surprised. His wife (who was appointed to his seat) got beat yesterday... - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/6/2002 8:58:46 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jeroen Workers of the world, unite! van Baardwijk Just don't unite too often while in the mail room and on your coffee break. Sooner or later the boss will realize why the copier needs fixing so often. Vilyehm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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John Garcia wrote: We have the same type booths here in Manhattan. There's something satisfying about pulling the lever down and hearing that 'Ka-chunk!'. So, do you imagine that you're ka-chunking on the politician's head? That would be pretty satisfying here in Alabama, at least. ;-) __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages ... http://www.sloan3d.com/brinl Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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- Original Message - From: J.D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: I Voted. The other huge difficult with my votes this year is that I am opposed to building the Inter-County Connector, a new superhighway that is being proposed. As an economist, I know that the evidence from the experience of other cities is that building duplicative highways like the ICC usually does little-to-nothing to reduce congestion. Rather, people simply take advantage of the additional roads to live even further from the cities than they already do. The only proven way to alleviate congestion is to invest the money into mass-transit, such that the critical mass of transit destinations and transit frequency makes the mass transit a truly viable alternative to roads for consumers who want to travel exactly where they want to go exactly when they want to go. Son, here in the Lone Star State, that'd be enough to get you branded as a damn socialist. They wouldn't listen any mealy mouthed excuses that you were really a conservative. Dan M. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Me too. My wife and I took both kids to the polls - Franny sat with me, while Melissa and Drew were right next to us. I ended up voting mostly Democrat, with the exception of John Carter for Congress (you have no idea how giddy with joy I am that I no longer have Lamar Smith as my rep). There were a large number of local positions with only one candidate listed, so in those instances I either didn't fill in the bubble at all (if I wasn't up to speed on the candidate's positions or strongly disagreed with them) or, if I agreed with the candidate in some degree, filled it in. Maybe I'll run for one of those uncontested positions next time. Heh. A friend of ours was running for state representative - he's running as a Democrat in Williamson County, so the odds are he's going to get hammered, but he's running a very centrist campaign, and is in addition a very civic-minded and rational person, so I'm hoping he's got a chance. I spent a lot of time dithering about Sanchez and Perry for governor - they've both been running pretty sleazy campaigns, but after I read up on the Libertarian and Green candidates' positions, I didn't much care for either of them. Ultimately, I voted for Sanchez simply because his ads were slightly less sleazy than Perry's. I do have one question for John: Who was the Green candidate you voted for, and why? I, like many here, am extremely curious about that. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/5/2002 8:15:54 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The other huge difficult with my votes this year is that I am opposed to building the Inter-County Connector, a new superhighway that is being proposed. Using the same criteria, you would have a very tough time voting in Tucson. Most N-S busses run once an hour, E-W every half hour. We are too spread out for any other mass transit. Downtown is a place 95 out of 100 Tucsonans never go to except to a governmental building by necessity. No freeway through town; just around the edges. No place to put one except in the dry river beds. Greens are more into zero growth than controlled growth, and very few conservationists believe in tearing down already built dams. As for abortion, I don't think anyone running can come out and say they want to make it illegal. Keeping a taxpayer from paying for it is a radical enough idea in this land of Udal et al. William Taylor (4 Rep, 4 Libetarian, and a hell of a lot of blank spces. No to all gambling props.) Too many people are belting down belts before barreling down the beltway for my tastes. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/5/2002 9:49:44 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Then again, I'm one of the people who voted for a dead guy 2 years ago... Is he still registered as a voter? I loved the British Labour comedy bit where lack of brainwaves was not used to determine death as it might be prejudicial to some of the current employees. Body temperature became the criterion. So space heaters were used to enable some employees to work triple overtime. William Taylor Hmm. An Indian reservation on the Mall. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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As long as we are confessing: I just got back from voting. Only three races and one question. Governor, US Rep, and a lone Repub running for state house. Without saying who I selected, I'm only sure of one vote, the house race is a toss up, and the governor race is strongly to one side. I was hoping the heavy rain and wind would have gotten here this morning instead of tonight, I think that would have made the race much different. The question was: should PA float a $100 million dollar loan for volunteer fire departments. I voted yes but didn't want to. It could turn into another gapping hole we pour money into, with no real results. There were Green and Lib candidates, but their ideas were too far out there. Some of the things they said were downright silly. The gov race directly affects me as a state employee with our contract coming up in 8 months. I could be on strike then, the front runner balanced his cities budget on the backs of government workers and benefits, while spending spending spending more money. Kevin T. Fingers crossed ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little taste of what it's about. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 05:50:14PM -0500, Jim Sharkey wrote: My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little taste of what it's about. No levers in Somerset county, New Jersey. They had a nice new computer in my district. It basicaly had a gigantic plasticized ballot with big buttons next to each name and little green LEDs behind the plastic. You hit the buttons you want causing the LEDs to light up next to the names you selected, then make a quick check for errors, then hit the cast ballot button. Pretty slick. I didn't see any ballot print out or anything; I guess it stored the data on the computer somewhere but I'm not sure. -- Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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From: Jim Sharkey [mailto:templar569;excite.com] My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little taste of what it's about. I never got to go in when I was a kid. I just stayed outside and played with the sample voting machines until my parents got done voting... - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/5/2002 3:50:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths Do those things leave a paper tape or other record of individual voter choices? I heard early stories about cross voting touch screens. William Taylor - Red lights hell! More cameras on the lines outside of poling places. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Erik Reuter wrote: On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 05:50:14PM -0500, Jim Sharkey wrote: My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little taste of what it's about. No levers in Somerset county, New Jersey. They had a nice new computer in my district. It basicaly had a gigantic plasticized ballot with big buttons next to each name and little green LEDs behind the plastic. You hit the buttons you want causing the LEDs to light up next to the names you selected, then make a quick check for errors, then hit the cast ballot button. Pretty slick. I didn't see any ballot print out or anything; I guess it stored the data on the computer somewhere but I'm not sure. Saying I voted with method X because that's what my state does appears to be inaccurate. It's been my observation that ballot types vary from county to county. Frex, Williamson County uses the paper ballots you mark which later get scanned, while Travis County, at least for early voting, was using electronic machines that didn't use paper ballots. (They were using some sort of paper ballot today, though. I don't know the details on it.) As far as taking kids to vote: 1) We heard from Adam that he and his wife took their kids, and he had one while she had the other, and they watched the voting. That's good, IMO. 2) Sammy's at a really bad age for that sort of thing, so when *we* went, I voted while Dan had Sammy (and the nearest early voting place was at a rec center, so Sammy got to see some raquetball played), and when I was done, I tracked them down and then Dan went and voted while I was with Sammy, who bored of the raquetball but was interested in it again after a short break. 3) My friends who live in Travis County and have a daughter 23 months older than Sammy took her with them, and let her watch them vote with the fully electronic systems. (May have been touch screens involved.) I think it's cool that people are taking their kids to see how this whole voting thing works. Oh, and if anyone is curious about the counties I mentioned, Travis County is the one that contains most of Austin, and Williamson County is the one directly to the north. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: Re: I Voted. - Original Message - From: J.D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: I Voted. The other huge difficult with my votes this year is that I am opposed to building the Inter-County Connector, a new superhighway that is being proposed. As an economist, I know that the evidence from the experience of other cities is that building duplicative highways like the ICC usually does little-to-nothing to reduce congestion. Rather, people simply take advantage of the additional roads to live even further from the cities than they already do. The only proven way to alleviate congestion is to invest the money into mass-transit, such that the critical mass of transit destinations and transit frequency makes the mass transit a truly viable alternative to roads for consumers who want to travel exactly where they want to go exactly when they want to go. Son, here in the Lone Star State, that'd be enough to get you branded as a damn socialist. They wouldn't listen any mealy mouthed excuses that you were really a conservative. Sheesh Dan, in so many words he has branded himself a commie. He needs to move in with Jeroen! G xponent Troublemaker Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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William Taylor wrote: In a message dated 11/5/2002 3:50:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths Do those things leave a paper tape or other record of individual voter choices? I assume it's a paper tape or something. I have to be honest, though, I don't really know how they work. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:22:38 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do those things leave a paper tape or other record of individual voter choices? I assume it's a paper tape or something. I have to be honest, though, I don't really know how they work. Jim [Visions of Democratic party boss in $700 pinstriped suit and holding a Cuban cigar: Excellent.] --Quick! Blame a Republican for something so we have list balance.--- William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:32:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The rumors of the electronic machines in Dallas that would only record straight-ticket Republican wasn't enough? ;) The Devil lives in Dallas. Who else could have designed the Central Expressway? It was a necessary evil in order to get to Half Price Books. Which one? The flagship store? With shopping carts? I went there once. *Major* droolfest. That is the *best* used bookstore I've ever been in. (By virtue of being so large, it has an incredible number of titles available.) I think the guy we were helping pack up to move lived just off of Central. (I drove his girlfriend up, and we helped him pack. I spent the nights at my brother-in-law's house in Richardson because the guy we were helping has cats, and I'm allergic. So's my brother-in-law, so he doesn't have any) I have no idea now where any of the cool places we went while taking breaks really are. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The rumors of the electronic machines in Dallas that would only record straight-ticket Republican wasn't enough? ;) The Devil lives in Dallas. Who else could have designed the Central Expressway? It was a necessary evil in order to get to Half Price Books. LOL That was my favorite bookstore when I lived in Dallas (although Shakespeare, Beethoven Co. was fun too). I sure appreciated the T-bird's acceleration capacity when merging into 70+mph traffic (aka 'the prayer zone')... Don't you just love it when someone ahead of you *stops* at the end of the on-ramp? :P VFP Zoom __ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Dallas the world turns, was Re: I voted
In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:53:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It was a necessary evil in order to get to Half Price Books. Which one? The flagship store? With shopping carts? Yes. Also the old flagship store that was near the Dr. Pepper plant. And at that time, the Central Expressway only had those tiny central island signs that told you what the next exit was. Totally unreadable when behind a van. Has anyone built a quarter circle ten story building on the eat side. With those gold reflective windows, the focal point of the curve should be the center southbound lane. William Taylor --- Worst casting for a historical movie: Benjamin Netinyahu Serious ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: I voted
In a message dated 11/5/2002 7:05:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: VFP Zoom Veterans of Foreign Pavement? William ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: I voted for vitamin C
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Debbi Daily Orange Juice And Green Leafy Vegetable Maru Not in the same glass, I hope. Oh, eeuww! That would make a most unappealing brown color, even if it would be quite a healthy snack (except for the potential 'urp' factor, which might negate any benefits). VFP Zoom [William:] Veterans of Foreign Pavement? Well, Texas _is_ perhaps another country; wasn't there recent mention of 'Republic' still in its Constitution? Debbi __ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
