Painting class tonight (in oils!)

I'm trying to get ready for an oil painting class tonight at Maitland Art Center from 6:30 to 9:30. I read the newspaper, got a workout, checked some email, and straightened up the house (somewhat.) I'm hoping to pick up a few more things for the class on the way over tonight (nothing like waiting until the last minute.) In spite of the lack of time, I decided to stop by Facebook for a few seconds (LOL) since I haven't been there for a while. I found a link to the latest Rolling Stone article about the financial collapse of our country. I heard about it the other night somewhere and have been wanting to check it out, but forgot about it with so many other things going on. Maybe I'll have a chance tonight. Rolling Stone usually does great investigative reporting, although I don't know how much more I want to learn about the crooks who have done this to us (and are laughing all the way to the bank!) Sad, sad, sad.

Have your vote count--take advantage of early voting in Florida

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was on the Rachel Maddow show last night and I can't help but be concerned about another stolen election. In Block the Vote in the latest issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine, he and Greg Palast have written an in-depth expose on the voting machinations going on around the country which point in that direction. I'm going to read it when I have a little time and make sure I do early voting to iron out any problems that may arise. This is the first time Florida is enforcing a "no match, no vote" law which requires, as far as I understand, an exact match between your voter registration and driver's license. I'm not sure if I'll have a problem since one ID has my full middle name and the other has my initial, but in a Republican-controlled state, I wouldn't be surprised.

Will the real McCain please stand up?

"Oh, dear leader. I'd do anything to be President. Let me touch you and absorb some of your power."

There's been much talk lately of "Who's the Real Obama?" McCain would have us believe that he's an opportunistic Washington insider lacking the judgment and intelligence to run the country. And, oh by the way, he apparently sees "America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who would bomb their own country." Turnabout is fair play and I believe we have the right, no--the obligation, to find out "Who's the Real McCain?" The 10/16/08 issue of Rolling Stone has a hair-raising expose on John McCain which should be required reading for anyone who is undecided, contemplating voting the Republican ticket or thinking they'll just not vote because of the dirty tone of the race. Spend the time you'd devote to your favorite television program and absorb the information in this article (and make sure you pass it on to anyone else you can think of.) This race is far too important to blow off without a clear understanding of who the real John McCain is.