I know I’m no super hero, but do I have super powers? You bet I do! [And i think I may have used the same post title in the past, who cares!] And you do too! We have the power to make a change, to make a difference!
No, I am not going to tell you who I voted for, it’s honestly no one’s business but my own. Besides, I don’t want to sway you one way or the other, if we’re friends, you might know who I voted for, and if you don’t, I’m ok with that. It’s funny, I have a Facebook account, but I’m rarely on it, but…when I was on it, more actively, you could probably tell, just by some of the posts I liked, what I thought.
We got up, normal time, 6am, although, truth be told, I was up about 430am, par for the course, but we were up at 6am, got ready and headed out the door at 630am. The best part about where we live, at least for today, we hare less than a quarter mile from our voting place, loverly! When we lived in St Louis, we were less than half a mile, we’ve been lucky.
We decided to drive, just in case it was cold, one of us could sit in the truck, take turns staying warm. Luckily, there were spots in front, and when we got there, there were only about 15 people in line. Nice! As the morning progressed, well, the time between 630am, when we arrived and 7am, when they opened the doors, the line got bigger and bigger. By the time they opened the door, the line was around the building, very glad we got there when we did.
We walked in, they verified our IDs/addresses, gave us slips of paper, then we walked to the next table, got our paper ballots, and someone showed us where to sit. The setup was tables and chairs, with white trifolds creating a barrier between you and the people next to you. Each side of the barrier has an American flag and the word Vote on it, and there was a manilla folder taped to the desk/table, to ensure your pen marks would take on the ballot.
Once you completed filling in the little circles, kind of like a statewide exam from when we were in school, you take your paper to a BMD, Ballot Marking Device, a machine you slide your paper ballot into and it tracks your vote.
Then…once you feed your ballot to the machine, you get the coveted I Voted sticker! That sticker is now attached to my tablet cover, I voited!
No matter which way you face, lean, think, or vote, it’s important that we get out there and do just that, vote, make our voices heard. Whether the side we want wins or loses, we voted, our voices were heard, we counted, and that’s what matter, we spoke up and said something. Ever since I was old enough to vote, I made sure that I was able to, and I’m so very glad I have that opportunity.
Did you vote? I sure did, and that’s my super power. What’s yours?!
Peaches Prattlings 