It's a bit of a tradition for me. On general election night I sit on the floor behind the coffee table and in front of the television. Laid before me on the coffee table top are a blue pencil, a red pencil, and a blank electoral college map. As the returns come in, I color appropriately. I believe this ritual began for me in November of 1988 with a worksheet from my 5th grade teacher. I'm not sure if I continued the coloring exercise for every subsequent general election, but since that wild, endless night in 2000, I take both a thrill and comfort in it. Indeed, in 2000 the election added an element of skill to my coloring exercise: to color Florida blue or red or not at all? (There is no erasing in electoral college coloring!....because my colored pencils for some reason never seem to have erasers).Today I will procure some pencils and print out my map. Today I will vote. And tonight I will color. It's my American tradition. Please vote. Coloring is optional.
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We have erasable colored pencils! Yippee! Here's hoping we won't have to use them. Vote! Vote! Vote, like a Stoat! This is my chant of the day, to remind people to vote, and maybe, before they do, look up the candidates to find out who this famous Stoat is! :)
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