Released!

That's right kids, as of 6:30 pm on Sunday evening, MM was discharged from the lovely hosptial where we vacationed this weekend (some people go to the Hamptons, some to 68th and York).

Tomorrow is the big day, gulp, and I'm hoping you all go vote "correctly," as Smel's Mamma would phrase it. The local news, the great pillar of truth in our troubled society, reports that a whopping 40% of registered voters are expected to turn out for one NJ race, which is apparently an enormous percentage. Now, I don't know for sure, but I thought that during the 2004 election, some astronomically high percentage (like 75 or 80%) of my Dakota brethren turned out to vote.

What's the deal NJ? What's the deal rest of the country? And does anyone have any theories (other than the usual "well the lines are short when the population is 200") why the South Dakota folk would be so much more likely to exercise their civic duty? In terms of ease of getting to the polls, a significant number of voters live on farms and would have to drive 15+ miles in order to vote. Is there something in the unpolluted air?

And on another note, I'm trying to shave 25 pages off my thesis so I can use it as a writing sample for grad school. Any suggestions? Are you saying I don't really need to devote 7 pages to The Delta Force's splendor? I'm afraid this will come down to a fight between Chuck Norris and Foucault....

Mas manana, laila tov.