You are currently browsing the category archive for the 'Poll' category.
Some people think that football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
– Bill Shankly
Today, of course, is the Super Bowl. The Cardinals of Arizona take on the Steelers of Pittsburgh in a battle between the NFL’s best defense and one of the league’s top offenses. I’m rooting for the Cardinals, despite their having beaten my beloved Eagles to reach this point, because I love an underdog and a Cinderella story, but I expect the Steelers to bring it home for a record sixth time. What say you?
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
– John Quincy Adams
Now, you’re all my kind of people, so I know I don’t have to ask whether you voted. Instead, what with the talk of record turn out and long lines, I want to know how long it took you to vote today, from the time you reached your polling place til you cast your ballot and left.
Me, I arrived at my polling place – conveniently located at a senior center just a few blocks from my apartment – around 8:45 this morning and took my place among about 250 of my friends and neighbors. I was prepared for a long wait, but the line actually moved pretty fast, especially once they separated the line by alphabet. I was finished by 9:45, much sooner than I expected. I’d like to say, too, that the election officals were fantastic – everything ran smoothly and there were no problems that I could see. And the people in line seemed to all understand the enormity of what we were there to do, and everyone seemed happy to be there on such an important day – there was no complaining and lots of smiling (except the poor toddler who’s dad bumped his head on a partition divider when he attempted to calm his fussing by lifing him over his head – that didn’t exactly quiet the kid down).
So vote below, and share your voting stories, if you’ve got ‘em, in the comments. Now let’s sit back and see who wins this thing.
Don’t worry about polls, but if you do, don’t admit it!
– Rosalynn Carter
So WordPress added a new feature recently that I’ve been dying to try – Polls! I kept waiting for you other WP types to use it, because I am supremely uncreative at thinking of questions, but none of you have, so now you’re stuck with me.
In between commercials of Game 5 of the World Series, I’m watching the Indianapolis Colts play the Tennessee Titans. Peyton Manning is my perennial Fantasy quarterback (among fantasy, um, other things, but that is neither here nor there), and until this season, he’d been a sure thing. I don’t know if it’s the pre-season knee surgeries, age, or something else, but he’s been off his game so far this season. I picked up Jason Campbell as a backup a few weeks ago when Indy had its bye week, and I played him two weeks ago because Manning had been faltering. Of course, that week Manning had a stellar game against Baltimore, connecting with Marvin Harrison for two touchdowns. I also have Harrison, and benched him that week, too, because he’d been sucking. My luck in Fantasy Football is not what you’d call great. In the 5+ years I’ve been playing in Nate’s league, I don’t think I’ve ever even made the playoffs, despite usually having teams that look great on paper. So far this season, I’m 3-4.
I played Campbell this week, since the Redskins played the winless Lions, but hedged my bets by playing Harrison, in case he and Manning had a repeat of the Ravens game. Campbell did well, but as of halftime of tonight’s game, Harrison has 1 catch for 12 yards. This is not good. I need him to have a great game tonight to beat my opponent, and I can feel that it’s just not happening.
All of this is a roundabout way of introducing my first poll:
What People Are Saying