Our Dog Only Poops on east 72nd Street

Well,thats not true today. But I was beginning to think that a cab ride uptown and the smell of Central Park were the essential ingredients for this dog to do what she needed to do.

However this Election Day -- can you believe that it's actually here? -- she, too, seemed to get the message that this is a time for change. Arnie and I went to vote at 6:00 am and we had to join an already long line. Eureka. Unfortunately the poll watchers and poll helpers are usually rude and incompetent. Parr for the course but when they are stupid on top of that, it's teeth grinding time. However all that comoplaining aside, I was out of there in 15 minutes. Arnie may still be there for all I know even though I offered to let him change his name to Slate and vote in a more timely fashion.

Now it's tooth grinding time tonight as we watch the returns come in which we will do as a family. I really think we should be watching them with someone who voted Republican so that we can spend the entire night screaming at each other. That's actually something that I enjoy but maybe after 2 years, it's enough. But still I have that sneaking urge to take the entire subject on....we have been ever so polite and not really rammed the subject home with family or friends. Of course we know about our friends, it's just our family that seems to be inscrutable...

Because I'm off today I also have the great pleasure of picking Kate up from school. Something that any working mother wants to do more often than not. And today the rug guys are here to install Kate's new carpet which will be a great and one hopes pleasant surprise for her.