been taking some time off

Tonight's debate should give me more to write about.

Truth is, I've been fearful that litlw could actually win this election. I decided to just stick to reading and watching and listening. I needed to regain my balance again as the dissonance grew deafening again. Spells always take me off my game.

I hope to usher in the election with daily posts again. The voters' pamphlet, vol. 1, came today. It's thick, and it's only for the state propositions! I can't wait to see the rest.

A first glance run down: No on everything for Oregon except 33&34. These seem to be good, plausible ideas which could lead to no real harm. 33? Look who's in the pamphlet against it: the Libertarians and some woman named Stormy Ray. That's it for people who would be willing to pay $500 to get their opinion in the pamphlet. That's not very compelling to me.

And on 34, it seems to me that mostly people who benefit economically from clear-cutting make up most of the people who are opposed. I am not compelled by the arguments of corporations which profit from my natural resources. It's mine!. You can have limited access to only half, and even then your ability to capitalize will be severely limited. Because it's mine.

No on everything else. Not a single good idea in the lot.