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I did my civic duty and voted today. The line was longer than normal, but not so long as I feared. I was probably out the door less than 20 minutes after I walked in.

Curiously the “a-o” lines were backed up out the door and probably had an hour’s wait, but since I was in the “p-z” line, I was able to walk right in since there was nobody standing in it. I still had to wait in line for the actual voting machine, but it moved fairly quickly. Two others (in two different districts) have said the same thing about the “p-z” line so I don’t know if my compatriots at the end of the alphabet are apathetic or tend to vote later in the day or it’s just one of those peculiar coincidences that will have me scratching my head for years wondering how it happened.

I sure hope that we have a clear answer to the election tonight and that it will be cause for those look outward and forward and not inward and backward to celebrate.

As I reached the toll for the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore and went to hand the attendant my $2, she said, “You’re pass worked. You don’t need to pay.” What a surprise! I’d read several months ago that our Virginia Smart Tags were going to start working on EZ-Pass tolls, but hadn’t realized it was going to be starting now.

Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s kind of annoying paying a round trip cost of $5.50 in tolls just to go to and from Baltimore to visit family, but if I have to pay it, at least make it convenient for me.

Ok, this post really has no point other than to say that it is being made from Montreal. I got up at 3AM to get on a plane at National and fly up here to help a customer. It’s almost 6:30PM now and I’m not functioning on all neurons at this point – hence this excuse for a blog post.

Oh, I can say that nobody up here in Canada thinks much of Bush either – well, ok, nobody in Montreal that’s asked me about the election. But that’s still like 6 for 6. How can all those French Canadians be wrong?

I’ll admit it, I had given up on the Red Sox beating the Yankees when they were down 3-0. After all, no other team had ever managed a come
back when down by 3 in the postseason. There wasn’t any reason to believe the Sox could. Not with the Curse hanging over their heads.

Yet, I got home last night in time to see the last few innings and to my amazement the Yankees were down 8-1. Then I left the room to check my
email and when I got back they were down 8-3 and I thought, “Uh, oh. Here it comes…” But, the Red Sox didn’t fold.

So, is this year the Bosox break the curse?

I went to see a new eye doctor today and, like most eye doctors when seeinig my eyes for the first time, he was like a kid in the candy store. Of course, he had to put drops in them to dilate them and, of course, I’m struggling to read though it’s starting to get better.

Going out in the bright sunlight is still painful without sunglasses so they are still fairly dilated, but at least I’m focusing somewhat better.

I’ll be glad when they finally wear off…