peculiar pdx . . . (well, oregon)

happy election day! today marks the first time i'm voting oregon style a.k.a. by mail . . . this is one of two things i find a bit unique about living in oregon- you see- all voting is done by mail (in non-postage paid return envelopes- which seems a bit silly) and has been for some time . . . so while i had intended to post this note on election day, pre-results- my computer wouldn't let me - but as it is now post-election, i suppose i'll share my 2 cents . . .

election night and the results (which by the way were much sooner than i anticipated- guess that's an advantage to living on the west coast!) were quite intense at times and even emotional - and while i am proud once again to be an american, i'm also not counting any chickens just yet . . . there's such a transition from talking to walking and our country has been in a downward spiral that will take some digging out . . . granted i'm extremely hopeful and optimistic, i really just look forward to a time when i'll be proud to pass this country and this earth onto our children . . .

oh- and the other unique thing about oregon- you can't pump your own gas . . . i suppose it's a luxury, or maybe because of the rain, but we almost kind of miss it! (yes we're weird)