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A quiet day, that had its own amusement. Judy hauled me around to three different church bazaars today. Many crafts and Christmas decorations, not my thing at all--although the free samples of Scotch salmon and locally made chocolate were very nice. The winner of the day was the Saki set that she found in the Lutheran's bazaar. Two porcelain bottles and five cups, fitted nicely in a black cardboard box. And on each piece, a couple evidently having sex in some very contorted and imaginative position. Mostly covered in flowing garments, but unmistakable. And delightful.

I'll have to go to church more often.

Why Vote?

In case anyone really wondered, here are some reminder items from Molly Ivins' column of November 2, 20006:

May I remind you what this election is about? Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, unprecedented presidential powers, unmatched incompetence, unparalleled corruption, unwarranted eavesdropping, Katrina, Enron, Halliburton, global warming, Cheney's secret energy task force, record oil company profits, $3 gasoline, FEMA, the Supreme Court, Diebold, Florida in 2000, Ohio in 2004, Terri Schiavo, stem cell research, golden parachutes, shrunken pensions, unavailable and expensive health care, habeas corpus, no weapons of mass destruction, sacrificed soldiers and Iraqi civilians, wasted billions, Taliban resurgence, expiration of the assault weapons ban, North Korea, Iran, intelligent design, swift boat hit squads, and on and on.

This election is about that, but much more -- it's about honor, dignity and comity in this country. It's about the Constitution, which gives us this great nation. Bush ran on a pledge of "restoring honor and integrity" to the White House. Instead, he brought us Tom DeLay, Roy Blunt, Katherine Harris, John Doolittle, Jerry Lewis, Richard Pombo, Mark Foley, Dennis Hastert, David Safavian, Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed, Karl Rove and an illegal and immoral war in Iraq. People, it's up to you.