What a week to NOT be in the U.S.!
As the New England Patriots sit poised to win another Superbowl this Sunday, and as the presidential primaries come to a polling station near you on Tuesday, I'm going to miss it all!
I know, I know... Here I am soaking up the summer sun as my fellow Bostonians freeze their arses off, so I suppose you may think I'm not allowed to complain. But I speak of comraderie! This is our opportunity to come together over football and/or democracy! Cheer! Vote!
I am an unassuming American ("You sound Canadian," I've been told here) but I take my God-given right to watch football and participate in the electoral process very seriously. We fly to Christchurch, New Zealand today, and our mission is to find a pub that will televise the game... live, at noon on Monday. I did not cast an absentee ballot since my mind was absentee before my departure Down Under, though. I follow the news on who's dropping out of the race, at least.
So, as you all sit eating your nachos and drinking your beer, I'll be thinking of you, and our future president.
P.S. Sydney is still hot and sunny, beautiful beaches, and I am so tan (for a pale white girl like me)!
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Not to mention you'll miss that essential bit of Americana, Groundhog Day. (Six more weeks of winter, according to Phil.) I'll have a cider or two for you during the Super Bowl....
it's been a week since your last post... what the heck? how am i supposed to waste time reading your blog if i've already read the whole thing already?
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