Poll of the day 11/26/12

[Poll of the day 11/26/12]

My wife's car gets free washes for life at the dealership. Mine we have to do by hand, and my daughter likes to do it for her Daddy. :-)

[Question of the Day 11/25/2012]

That would be great, but I'm sure my hands would just lock up. Too much pressure.

[Poll of the day 11/24/12]

I went with volleyball, but I'm afraid those days are behind me.

[Question of the day 11/23/12]

Thanks for the good wishes, guys. My legs are working better than they have in years, so yes, I'm very thankful this year!

[Question of the day 11/23/12]

I'm off today. I've been off for 5 weeks after my 2nd hip replacement in the last 4 months. But I go back to work on Monday. Finally.

[Poll of the day 11/23/12]

No, I don't collect them but I do have several up in the cave.

[Question of the Day - 11/21/12]

There have been a few over the years that would surprise my friends. Spice Girls.....very fun in a Hard Day's Night kind of way. Amy Winehouse.....unique vocal style that appealed to me.

[Poll of the day 11/20/12]

No, but then I see people like this selling the stuff on eBay. Maybe it's not such a bad idea.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hostess-Huge-Ding-Dongs-Muffins-Ho-Hos-LOT-182-Boxes-Last-Chance-twinkees-/310508481888?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item484bbf6d60

[Question of the day 11/20/12]

I usually say I don't know, and then end up saying Guitar Center gift card. I can always use strings or something there.

[Poll of the day 11/19/12]

Not me, but my wife and kids like to go out and kind of make a fun thing out of it. Not sure how that's possible, but they seem to like it.

[Question of the day 11/19/12]

Mrs. White, in the kitchen, with an electric Hotpoint.

[Pettyfest Wolfgang's Vault & 2012 Charity Concert]

I see Johnny Depp was playing a Mike Campbell model Duesenberg. Nice.

[Question(s) Of The Day 11/17/2012]

Yes, and yes. In the shower its whatever song has been running through my head. In the car, its whatever I'm listening to.

[Question of the Day 11/14/2012]

I get 8 hours or more per night, and I'm starting to become fond of afternoon naps as well.

[Question of the day 11/13/12]

I ain't superstitious.

[Question of the Day 11/12/2012]

Other than family and friends I'd say my job. I've been nearly 17 years at the same place, and it has allowed me to support my family. I'm very thankful for that.

[Poll of the Day 11/10/12]

By "old" I guess we're talking about the first half of their career? Up to and including "Wildflowers"? I picked "old".

[Question of the Day 11/10/12]

We'll do dinner at our house, and Mom and my nephew will come over.

[Question of the Day 11/8/12]

Yes, a few. "Person of Interest" and "Elementary" are 2 that I'm watching. There were a couple of others, "Longmire" and "Saving Hope" that I was watching, but they may have already been cancelled, not sure.

That last one has Michael Shanks - formerly Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG1 - of which I was a huge fan.

[New Stones Documentary]

Nice - this is my favorite period of the Stones career. There's also a DVD coming of an early tour, I think Ireland in 1965. That should be great too.

[Poll of the day 11/7/12]

I'm both happy and sad. I'm delighted that President Obama won, but I fear that nothing is going to change with a Republican majority in the House.

I fear you may be right. It seems some of the more moderate Republicans left office and were replaced by let's say - less moderate Republicans. That doesn't bode well for compromise among the 2 parties.

[Question of the Day 11/7/12]

^ I wonder how that is going to work. Just walk into a convenience store with 1 ounce bags hanging on the wall next to Trojans!!!! What will the slogan be, "Get high and have sex"??? Will they tax it as tobacco or will they come up with a new name to get a higher tax rate? This should have been thought out years before it was put on the ballot. God knows MJ is not new and people have had centuries to get a clue. Obviously, they were too busy smoking to have the answers ready and now only have 1 year to figure it out!!

The plan appears to be to treat sales of marijuana like they do alcohol. You have to be 21 to buy it, and if you're under 21, any amount in your bloodstream is a violation of the law. In the State of Washington, we only privatized the sale of alcohol earlier this year. Previously, it had been sold only in state run liquor stores. I suppose yes, you'll be able to walk into the corner grocery store and buy weed eventually. Again - assuming the minor matter of it being a federal crime can get worked out.

[Poll of the day 11/7/12]

Happy that it's over. I feel like the little girl that was crying over too many "Bronco Bama" commercials. But I do feel like the President deserved a second term. Just for killing Bin Laden. Congratulations. Now please get this country moving again.

[Question of the Day 11/7/12]

I live in the State of Washington. I have to say I'm shocked that this initiative passed, and passed in a landslide. Who knew I lived with so many stoners? What I'm hearing is that in 30 days, it will be legal to possess an ounce, but there is a one year period for the State to figure out how to sell it and tax it before we'll see actual legal sales. They're estimating nearly 2 billion dollars in tax revenue in the next 5 years - including the one year waiting period.

And of course the conflict with federal law has to be worked out. What the Seattle U.S. Attorney says is that the federal government "has no plans except to talk". We shall see.

EDIT: Forgot to add - there is a DUI aspect to this initiative. They have included a provision that a specific amount of THC in the blood stream will indicate impairment to drive. The irony there is that many people that supported legalization actually opposed this initiative because of the inclusion of this DUI provision. They believe it is not a good indication of impairment - everyone has different tolerances - and it does not provide for medicinal marijuana use.

[Question of the day 11/5/12]

Yes.