The Mysterious Disappearance and Return of the Obama Sign

Back before the primaries, my hubby and I put an Obama sign on our lawn. It stayed--proudly showing our hope for change to all and sundry driving down our street--for about 2 1/2 months. Then, one day toward the end of March, it just up and disappeared. Gone. At first we thought it got dragged down the road by an errant snowplow, but after searching, it was nowhere to be found. We were a little sad--we'd wanted the souvenir (we still have stuff from Clinton in '92, for god's sake), but life moved on.

When we read all those stories about lawn signs being stolen (from both parties), we figured that's what had happened to us. And in fact, given how in-the-tank my town was/is for Obama, it makes sense now that I saw very few Obama signs anywhere (only the large, too-hard-to-steal ones). I did see a good handful of McCain/Palin signs, even though I never met a supporter of theirs at the local PTA meeting or down at Peet's Coffee. Were we Obamaniacs all victims of rampant sign theft?

Fast forward many months, after the election. Last week, out of the blue, what should turn up on our front steps but the sign? No question that it was ours (it was an early-edition sign, fairly straightforward, no Biden, etc.). No note. No "I'm sorry." Just back in all it's (slightly wrinkled) glory. My husband took it inside the house and put it in our curio cabinet, where we keep our one-of-a-kind precious memories.

What brought you back, sign? A fit of remorse? A desire to change, along with the government? A realization that having a stack of your neighbors' political signs makes you out of step in these "can't we all just get along?" times? (Downright creepy, actually.)

Whatever the reason, I'm glad you did. Thanks--but next time, get your own sign, please.

Note: I found this photo on the website, Embrace Adventure. I didn't have a chance to photograph my own sign in the spring, because I didn't know someone was going to STEAL IT.

Why I Love Keith Olbermann

Because when he's mad, he's just better than any other commentator out there. Even if you're a Clinton supporter, this Ferraro situation has been maddening, and no one sums up the whole frustrating, wrongheaded mishegoss like Keith.






Take 10 minutes to watch the whole thing, then appreciate his "good night and good luck" sign-off. Edward R. Murrow would be proud of you Keith. I know I am.

And While You're Voting...

it would be more than excellent if you voted for Barack Obama.

This Is It, People--Make Your Vote Count!

Let's face it--Massachusetts will certainly vote Democratic in the general election. We may never see a candidate in these parts again until 2012. But today you can really be heard--we're in play, and it feels so good! (Especially after Sunday night.)

So go vote--or keep your complaints to yourself.

So Much Going On--So Little Time to Write

Once again, so busy. And so much stuff going on to write about! For instance, before the New Hampshire primaries, we went up to see the candidates speak: Obama, Clinton, and Richardson. Democracy in action, yo! Hope you all took the opportunity to hear one of our future leaders (well, not Richardson, we all know that now) speak in person.

We were even there in Nashua when Bill O'Reilly (AKA The Worst Person in the WORLD) tried to sandbag Obama but got turned back by security. Hope you were there too.

AND I met Diane Sawyer at the Red Arrow Diner (perhaps America's finest 24/7 diner, but I haven't surveyed them all personally). What a gracious, gracious woman. For those of you who are her fans--your allegiance is well-placed indeed.

And since then--more political news: Attempted voter suppression in Nevada! Sniping at the debates! Mitt the Mutt actually wins several delegates!

And skiing! And the Pats--oh, yes, the Pats. Sports excellence at its best, yo!