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To: Rambi who wrote (82821)	11/2/2004 3:36:41 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

Nerves. I understand. The atmosphere around here is like what we feel waiting for a hurricane, a lot of jitters, a lot of what if it turns this way, or that, do we have the shutters secure, do we have enough water, do we have enough canned food, batteries, etc. At the end of the day, though, we'll lay our differences aside and do what this city does best....have a party, which is exactly what we are going to do regardless of who looks like the winner at 7 p.m. I wish that is what the bicoastal folks will do, though I seriously doubt it. The vibes I get [I hate that word, vibes, but it is somehow apt today] are that there will be some really upset people who may consider street violence as an appropriate way to vent their dissatisfaction if W wins. Except for the east/west coast contingent of Tulane students, who have been making asses out of themselves on St. Charles Avenue, much to our amusement, I might add, such a thing won't happen here. We're way too worldly and tolerant to let our rage get in the way of the social lubrication a good time provides. Good food, good wine, and after a while we realize that, hey, it's not the end of the world, no one is ripping up the Danville Train or laying siege to Vicksburg. Heck, after a couple of glasses, I'll no doubt pull out one of my vintage Romeo and Julieta stogies, and toast the luck of the winner, whoever he might be.

To: Rambi who wrote (82821)	11/2/2004 5:08:56 PM
From: Ilaine	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

My nerves are shot, too. I think I am going to bum a Zoloft from a friend of mine. It's either that or go back to hard liquor, and my liver can't take it. I tried to get an appointment to see my friend's shrink, and he's too busy to see me until Thursday. He says he's gotten real, real busy lately. :(

To: Rambi who wrote (82821)	11/2/2004 5:25:42 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 793801

Hi Rambi, what is it with this thing about "real men"? Since I gave up on Brylcream about 40 years ago, I haven't worried about my hair, though I do wash it when I have a shower every few days whether I need it or not, and while I don't believe in changing clothes, I notice they are kidnapped from their hiding places every day or two. So I wouldn't call myself a prissy poofter. But I don't hold a brief for "real men". If you ask me, there are altogether too many "real men". Fortunately, a lot of them end up in prison where they can't harm more people. There's altogether too much swagger and bluster and bullying in the world. They are weak people with odd ideas of what makes a "real man" who do it. Quarter of a century ago, [it still seems odd to me that I can recount time in lots of quarter of a century now], my mother was explaining how women move into men's jobs just in time for the status and the pay to drop [she was a women's lib person who was interested in these things]. I think politics is becoming a woman's game. The world is a living room and the house is for women to run. Real men do dinkum bloke stuff out in the shed or at the new frontiers. They don't mess around in politics - all the frontiers have gone. There aren't any more empires to build. No Indians to circle the wagons against, Islamic Jihad nothwithstanding. All the oceans have been sailed, countries explored, mountains climbed, Antarctica tamed, ocean depths plumbed, even space is passe - it's over a third of a century since the Moon had that misquoted "One small step for a man ..." The Democrats have got the hair - either Kerry or Edwards could single-handedly defeat both Cheney and Bush. That's indicative of where politics is going. Hair is a woman thing. Edwards and Kerry are more in tune with the transition to women running politics. Therefore, I'm picking the election will go to women and the hair. But I'm with FredonEverything. Give a write in vote for Hillary: fredoneverything.net and put Bill Clinton into the UN to ream the place out and make it fit for humans in the 21st century. Bush, Cheney, Kerry and Edwards should get a real job. Mqurice PS: Personally, I'm okay with what King George II has done. Kyoto accord ditched was good. Tax cuts good [especially that dividend stuff]. I don't mind that he and a lot of USA soldiers wanted to fight Saddam's gang [not that it was wise]. Digging oil in the Arctic makes sense. Private money can pay for stem cell research [though he wastes untold state money which would be better spent on stem cell research].