I voted. Now it's your turn!

My blogging has been on the slow side lately. Work has been insane, this political season has got me down, and the Cybils are in full swing.

But here's the good news: I voted today! For President and all the rest of it. And it felt good. I've done my duty and now I can just hope for the best.

Speaking of voting...there are only two days left to nominate your favorite children's books of 2008 for the Cybils. I'm headed over there right now and will do a 'what's missing' post tomorrow.

Election Day

Hey! A brief political interlude here. Today's election day.

I'm not going to tell you HOW to vote, but I'm going to urge you to vote nonetheless. This year, for the first time in my life, I plan to vote by pressing one and only one button (or lever or whatever our new machine in Smalltown may offer). (ETA: It was a button this year. New machines.)

Voting and elections are an important part of our history as U.S. citizens. For further information, please read the best book of children's nonfiction I've come across this year--The American Story, by Jennifer Armstrong and illustrated by Roger Roth.

For many of us, the United States is our country, like it or not. And, today, November 7, 2006, is election day. Please vote.