Get out and vote today!

I always vote the first thing in the morning. The rest of my day is going to be frantic and I have no patience for standing in long lines as is the case toward the end of the voting day.

This morning I only took time for one cup of coffee, jumped in the shower, threw on my jeans and turtleneck and I was off to the polls.

I have to admit to feelings of anxiety at using the new voting machines. All my life I have voted on the tried and true pull lever types behind a curtain. Whether or not my thoughts are unfounded, I have strong reservations about the accuracy of these new fangled machines. Can they be tampered with? With the old machines, it was simple. You pull the lever, your vote is recorded. . . period.

I saw one old gentleman walking in the voting place using a walker. It was obvious that every step he took was painful to him. Yet this man took the time to go vote.

To all my readers in the United States, please take the time to vote today.