From UW...

I compose these few lines, just to remain connected on this busy day, wondering how long the voting line will be by the time I reach it, not that I am unprepared -I do carry a good book.

Otherwise, the suspense will be dealt with tonight, and we'll probably know who won some time tomorrow. There will be less pieces revolving around Obama Vs. McCain on NPR, and we might just be able to look a bit more into what is happening elsewhere...

Access to information can be addictive, be very careful how much you get involved with what is going on... Take it from me, I was once a a news junkie, and believe it or not, it took a great deal of work to get my life back on track.

There was a time when I couldn't get enough, be it through the airwaves or on print. I gobbled it all, in frightening quantities, and with that, I gained strong convictions, rigid views on what should be. I became close-minded, full of facts, dates and unshakable truths...

These were dangerous times, but somehow, I caught a glimpse of myself during some blessed moment of lucidity, and it was all that was needed for the seed of change to germinate, for transformation to occur, and for peace to come. Then slowly, I awoke, from the madness I had been swept into, and back into the banks of Openness.

That was then... Nowadays, I move carefully. I know myself, my weaknesses, my ideals, and I truly hope that you do too.

Be well, and don't forget that no matter how far we roam, we are all the same, just a bit different.

Another vote that counts