Likes and Dislikes

Here is something I like:

I like it when I vote for a bunch of people and they all win. I like it when the candidate I voted for in the Massachusetts Governor's race becomes (or in the is case remains) the Governor of Massachusetts. The same with the candidates I voted for in the race for US House of Representatives, and the Massachusetts House and Senate. I like it when my candidates win. I like it even more when none of the people I voted for lost. I especially like it when a huge chunk of the country decides to throw up their hands and give up after a whopping two years and regresses to voting Republican, while my progressive state goes firmly Democrat. That makes me happy. Congratulations Governor Patrick. Congratulations Congresswoman Tsongas.

Here are a couple of things I don't like:

I don't like the US House of Representatives being under Republican control.

I don't like the fact that yesterday I searched for tips on the best times to see deer wandering around in my back yard and all of the hits, and I do mean all of them, were tips on the best time to kill deer. Doesn't anyone just look? I guess not.

I don't like that random day that comes out of nowhere when everyone on the road during my morning commute drives like a friggin 150 year old invalid who is suffering from a nasty bout of idiocy. I especially didn't like the 150 year old invalid suffering from a bout of idiocy who drove for about 3 miles with his left friggin blinker on. (in the spirit of yesterday's election I will translate that statement from New England English to the rest of the country's version of English: Blinker = Turn Signal. You're welcome)

I most definitely do not like the fact that there was a thick coat of ice on my car windows this morning. I think I dislike that more than any of the other entries on today's dislike list so far.

I most definitely do not like that my wife left for work at 7:00am today and I won't get home until around 7:00pm and that adds up to 12 whole hours where I do not get to see her at all. That, in a word, sucks.

Here is one more thing I like:

I like that tonight is a kid night. When I get home to my new house I will not only see my loving, lovely wife but I will also see my step kids. That is something I like very, very much.