Did You Vote Today?

If yours is a state that's having primaries, that is. Did you? If not, why not? I did. At 5:04 I was voter #42 out of a possible 988. I'd like to say the apathy in my area astounds me only sadly it does not. Not any more. That's about the norm for a primary. There might have been double the voter turnout in a major election but rarely more than that. Why have we, as a society, stopped caring? Stopped trying to make a difference? Become content to let the status quo stand, complaining but not bothering? It took me all of four minutes from the time I parked my car to the time I was back in it. Not really a big inconvenience, was it? Pathetic, people. Just pathetic.

Did You?

At 4:45 I was 338 out of 1012 registered voters in my precinct. The apathy in my neighborhood makes me sad.

Tuesday Weirdness

Don’t know what’s up with people today but the majority of the ones I encounter on a regular basis were acting weird.

Come to think of it, the ones I met on the street who I don’t know were a touch odd too. Odder than normal that is. If there is such a thing. Yes, I know what you’re thinking. How can I tell, since everyone I come across tends to be a bit out there anyway? Trust me. Today they were just worse. And, as always, they all wanted to speak with me. I keep telling myself it’s all in the name of research.

Still, I think I’ll stay home until everyone’s over whatever it is.

Voting update – At 5:00 I was number 402 out of a possible 1024. That’s the highest I’ve ever been. In the twenty odd years I’ve lived here the closest I’ve come so far was a mayoral election when I waited until after 7:00 when I was #231. Maybe this year people finally get it.