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* Another appeals court on Thursday found section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional as it discriminates against gay people. The judge is generally considered a conservative and is a George H. W. Bush appointee. It is expected to continue to the Supreme Court.

* A Bargain for Francis and Romney's Plan to increase the budget by 4.9 trillion dollars gives us nothing of value, but don't worry. He can make up for some of it by eliminating social security and medicare. After all, which is more valuable, further concentrating wealth in the hands of the super rich or the entire social safety net? Making Mitt Romney even richer, right?:

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* This week in the Republican war on Voting:

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* On the Republican belief that as the Constitution doesn't guarantee Universal Suffrage it's a good idea to trim back the vote to wealthy white men and that wide spread voter suppression and deliberate organized voter fraud are a good way to achieve that:

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* "East Aurora, IL School Board Caves To Hate Group:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/10/east-aurora-il-school-board-caves-to.html

* "But I've Never Had Anyone Challenge My Beliefs Before:" http://neo-prodigy.livejournal.com/1096785.html

* Last night, I transferred oils to the pretty new cigar box. (It's a food scent expansion box. In the last year I've also branched off a leather box from the man scent box.). Tonight I hung the new decorations. My complex still remains Halloween free as far as I can tell. I haven't checked all the building, but none of the ones I see regularly have decorated. This makes me sad. The frat boy type from upstairs borrowing our laundry room gave me such a Look when he caught me pinning up a new skeleton next to our zombie shelter sign. I get it, most college students consider Halloween an excuse to drink and dress skimpy, but in my house, Halloween was always serious business, and I carry on the tradition as best I can. I can't equal my father's realistic ghoul costume and real liver to terrify the neighborhood, but I decorate for serious, and on the night feed my dead and all comers. if I were rich, I'd be the person with the animatronic zombie and a cemetery yard. I can't do that, but every year, I replace the lights that broke with new, and add a few new decorations when I can afford them. I am hoping when the rainy season ends for Greenwick to help me rearrange and sort the storage unit, as half my Halloween stuff got buried by accident when I switched units, and I'd love to add that stuff back in.

* They woke me up to poll me again today. It was no surprise at all that half the poll was for our governor's race as it's very hot. The other half was a Senate race. I had never heard of the Republican candidate, but I am quite fond of my senators, so it wasn't hard to choose there. Most of the poll was questions checking my awareness and aproval of the four candidates positions on things like women' rights and economic policy. To my amusement, one of the questions included a tag line from one of the political ads, which was the only clear give away I could spot as to the source of the poll. I guess the Democrats in my state are way more subtle than the Republicans, who go for blatant push polls. This poll was more a reminder of the key issues up for grabs this election and done in such a way that it didn't feel particularly biased and was more encouragement to go look up the records for oneself.

* It turns out we have gotten partisan vote guides from most major parties, it's just that Squirrel mistook the Republican one for an advert when he brought in the mail that day, while I was the one who brought in the mail the day the Democrats arrived. Yes, I get milers from both parties. Back before my state switched to open primaries, I was a registered independent, which meant in my state I voted in Republican primaries. My names on the list, and I get calls now and then, but as I've never managed to drag my gimpy ass to a Republican caucus not sent them money, I'm low priority, so get mostly proforma mailers and get out the vote calls, while as I have caucused for Democrats, I get lots of robo calls from them and way more come to our event/send us money calls.

* This week having been the Anniversary of my Mother's death, I have been re-watching her favorite Tracy/Hepburn film. The week before I watched Philadelphia Story. Trust me, this makes sense.

My sister took this photo on the fifteenth:


To be clear, when they decided to make the expansion tombstone, as the family stone was too small, I opted out. My family cremates anyway, and I would much rather be scattered out here than be shipped back east where I don't like to be alive. I am not being excluded or discriminated against by my family, and am only surprised my Sister's husband isn't carved in at the bottom.

* Pumpkin Monsters: http://thestorydragon.com/?p=1075

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* Another appeals court on Thursday found section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional as it discriminates against gay people. The judge is generally considered a conservative and is a George H. W. Bush appointee. It is expected to continue to the Supreme Court.

* A Bargain for Francis and Romney's Plan to increase the budget by 4.9 trillion dollars gives us nothing of value, but don't worry. He can make up for some of it by eliminating social security and medicare. After all, which is more valuable, further concentrating wealth in the hands of the super rich or the entire social safety net? Making Mitt Romney even richer, right?:

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* This week in the Republican war on Voting:

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* On the Republican belief that as the Constitution doesn't guarantee Universal Suffrage it's a good idea to trim back the vote to wealthy white men and that wide spread voter suppression and deliberate organized voter fraud are a good way to achieve that:

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* "East Aurora, IL School Board Caves To Hate Group:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/10/east-aurora-il-school-board-caves-to.html

* "But I've Never Had Anyone Challenge My Beliefs Before:" http://neo-prodigy.livejournal.com/1096785.html

* Last night, I transferred oils to the pretty new cigar box. (It's a food scent expansion box. In the last year I've also branched off a leather box from the man scent box.). Tonight I hung the new decorations. My complex still remains Halloween free as far as I can tell. I haven't checked all the building, but none of the ones I see regularly have decorated. This makes me sad. The frat boy type from upstairs borrowing our laundry room gave me such a Look when he caught me pinning up a new skeleton next to our zombie shelter sign. I get it, most college students consider Halloween an excuse to drink and dress skimpy, but in my house, Halloween was always serious business, and I carry on the tradition as best I can. I can't equal my father's realistic ghoul costume and real liver to terrify the neighborhood, but I decorate for serious, and on the night feed my dead and all comers. if I were rich, I'd be the person with the animatronic zombie and a cemetery yard. I can't do that, but every year, I replace the lights that broke with new, and add a few new decorations when I can afford them. I am hoping when the rainy season ends for Greenwick to help me rearrange and sort the storage unit, as half my Halloween stuff got buried by accident when I switched units, and I'd love to add that stuff back in.

* They woke me up to poll me again today. It was no surprise at all that half the poll was for our governor's race as it's very hot. The other half was a Senate race. I had never heard of the Republican candidate, but I am quite fond of my senators, so it wasn't hard to choose there. Most of the poll was questions checking my awareness and aproval of the four candidates positions on things like women' rights and economic policy. To my amusement, one of the questions included a tag line from one of the political ads, which was the only clear give away I could spot as to the source of the poll. I guess the Democrats in my state are way more subtle than the Republicans, who go for blatant push polls. This poll was more a reminder of the key issues up for grabs this election and done in such a way that it didn't feel particularly biased and was more encouragement to go look up the records for oneself.

* It turns out we have gotten partisan vote guides from most major parties, it's just that Squirrel mistook the Republican one for an advert when he brought in the mail that day, while I was the one who brought in the mail the day the Democrats arrived. Yes, I get milers from both parties. Back before my state switched to open primaries, I was a registered independent, which meant in my state I voted in Republican primaries. My names on the list, and I get calls now and then, but as I've never managed to drag my gimpy ass to a Republican caucus not sent them money, I'm low priority, so get mostly proforma mailers and get out the vote calls, while as I have caucused for Democrats, I get lots of robo calls from them and way more come to our event/send us money calls.

* This week having been the Anniversary of my Mother's death, I have been re-watching her favorite Tracy/Hepburn film. The week before I watched Philadelphia Story. Trust me, this makes sense.

My sister took this photo on the fifteenth:


To be clear, when they decided to make the expansion tombstone, as the family stone was too small, I opted out. My family cremates anyway, and I would much rather be scattered out here than be shipped back east where I don't like to be alive. I am not being excluded or discriminated against by my family, and am only surprised my Sister's husband isn't carved in at the bottom.

* Pumpkin Monsters: http://thestorydragon.com/?p=1075