VOTING

I’m always so happy when my ballot arrives in the mailbox. It means that I can cast my vote and drop it back into the mail. Now I do not have to listen to any more political ads or comments on the radio or TV.
I do not understand why this country cannot bring itself to offer voting by computer for those of us that have computers and by phone for those who do not. We go to the moon, send up spacecraft after spacecraft but we remain in the horse and buggy era when it comes to voting.

They claim it is because of security. Heck, we’re not doing all that well in other security areas. I believe that it is quite possible to make voting quite secure. It is barbaric to make people stand in line in this day and age to vote. Just look at the security lines at airports. This country should be the leading edge of technology. Is it any wonder the turnout for our elections is so pathetic.

This whole voting thing is based on fear. It is the very reason our highways are jammed with cars driving to and from work. Supervisors fear they will loose control over employees if they cannot see them at a desk. And to think we worry about gas prices and availability. And, it is not just gas, it's air polution with over crowded cities and their tall buildings.

We will see down the line in a generation or two quite a change in our old fashioned approach to dailing living. I believe I heard that we work longer hours than any other country. We are inefficient in everything we do. I think it is absolutely stupid to send people to Washington for legislating. They should be staying in their district and attending to business there. Imagine the money we would save.

I've had many technical writing contracts where I worked out of my office. It was wonderful. I usually got my work done in half the time. The companies I worked for did not have to supply me with space and equipment. I didn't have interruptions. I was able to send my work in via computer, communicate with engineers and staff by computer, get needed drawings, answers, etc. all by computer. Those that I worked with loved not being interruped with a visit from me. I made appointments to fit into their schedule when needed. There was no wasted time on their part or mine. They could always reach me by phone.

I suppose there are those that would take advantage of the situation but they are weeded out pretty rapidly. The one negative is that you do not have contact with people in person on a daily basis. At times you do feel isolated. But for me it wasn't a problem.

It was wonderful not to have to jump into a cold car, sit on the freeway, and deal with road rage. It cut down on the wear and tear on my car, lowered my insurance rate, and cost of clothes etc. Imagine the savings in this country if a lot of us could skip the commutes. We could cut down on road repair and congestion. We could cut down on the cost of government, cut down on the cost of energy, and run our lives so much more efficiently. It would also affect health care in a positive way. We would not be spreading viruses at mock speed. There are other benifits if you just think about it.

I am hard pressed to believe that our population reacts to all of these negative, mean-spirited ads and it is the only way canidates can get our vote. I do not believe or trust all of these ads. They cost a fortune. I prefer to get my information from reliable sources. If you do it on the computer and the Internet, it's faster, cheaper, and more accurate.

This country needs a huge overhaul. If we were really smart we would figure out how to put this country on hold and make changes...one by one until we had a better functioning country.

Maybe it's time for me to get back to doggie pictures and poems....next