This one comes from my dad and his local polling place this morning.

There was a 102 year old woman who was in a wheel chair at the polls in the morning. She insisted on walking to the voting booth. The response from those in the polling place was significant. Applause, tears and a general sense of the importance of what was happening there.

I haven’t been involved in politics much in my life but there is something so different about this year. Its not hard to figure out why. The country has changed alot in the last 8 years but this election could still have been a run of the mill cycle except for the fact that there is a candidate with the power to inspire. Whether you agree or disagree with Obama as a candidate, he unquestionably energized the process. Hopefully it signals a return to leadership by inspiration as well as ideals.

I am going back to re-read JKF’s inaugural address because that is the kind of leadership that hasn’t been present in my lifetime and that we may see again soon.

There will be lots of stories today about people voting and for whom and thier reasons why.  This one is probably going to be my favorite.

So, no, I didn’t vote for Barack Obama. I voted for a boy who now has every reason to believe he, too, can grow up to be anything he wants…even President.

eastside93′s Blog | Talking Points Memo | I Didn’t Vote For Obama Today.

Nobody does data like Google and the election is no exception.  Just as I hoped, they have an interactive election map that will let you drill down and view different races.  I’m embedding it here so I can find it fast later today.

The Milligram Experiment on Obience to Authority is truly a worthwhile bit of history and human behavior to study.  I haven’t listened to this report yet but this sounds like a very worthwhile thing to spend some time with.

Much has been written about Milgram and his experiments. But there’s a missing part to the story — the voices of people who took part.

Gina Perry goes in search of those who participated in what’s been described as the most widely cited and provocative set of experiments in social psychology.

Radio Eye – 11October2008 – Beyond the Shock Machine.

A brief summary of the Weekend that Was

• Raked up 6 bags of leaves Saturday morning.
• Watched the leaves make a comeback for the rest of the weekend.  Another 6 bags coming up.
• Attended Video Games Live.  A truly awesome show!
• Watched the Chiefs almost win a game.  This counts as a moral victory.
• Almost won the indoor soccer game.  This was not a moral victory.
• Spent some quality time with the spousal unit.
• Did several hundred pushups.
• Ate too much.

That is all.