Posted my completed ballot this morning. Ask me anything.

[Aristus]

And WOO-HOO! for the President during the debate tonight!

[Aristus]

1. Still a little nervous, but on balance, excited about the election this year!

I'll miss voting at the polls. I'll miss that shared cultural experience. In 2008, it set my heart soaring, coming to the polls after school, and seeing a line around the block. Whoever they were planning on voting for, the people were excited! In a place and time when people complain about politics, politicians, and public policy, people were getting involved and making their voices heard.

That was a wonderful dream after the horror of the B*sh years...

[Melinda]

2. Are you a redditor?

AMA.... I couldn't resist.


What I really want to say is - Well done citizen!

[Aristus]

3. A redditor?

[Melinda]

4. I'm sorry, it was your "Ask me anything" that made me say that!

www.reddit.com bills itself as the front page of the internet. People either love the site, or hate it - not much ambivalence. A redditor is someone who posts there (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit), and they have an area called "Ask me anything": http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/

So seeing your post....

[Aristus]

5. Oh. Thanks for the explanation.

I felt like a net novice, not getting the reference...

[porphyrian]

6. What is the fastest land animal on Earth? n/t

[Aristus]

7. The cheetah.

But the cheetah is being stripped of the designation due to doping. Happens to all cheetahs eventually...

[porphyrian]

8. It was bound to happen sooner or later. n/t