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Them Slots-Wantin’, Sarah Palin-Lovin’ Lees
I’ll speak specifically of Blair this time – the CEO of Lee Development Group. Silver Spring, Singular had a reference in a recent post about an article by Blair Lee in the Gazette (pronounced ‘guh-ZET-tee’) last month espousing the greatness of Sarah Palin – which I’m disappointed I missed the first time around. I encourage you to read it, but here are some great excerpts:

“As a governor [the media said] Palin lacks foreign relations experience (a question never raised of Governors Carter, Clinton and Reagan)… .” Really? No one ever raised that? That’s difficult to believe. And this one: “You aren’t a woman unless you belong to NARAL and listen to NPR while driving your Volvo to your personal trainer appointment.” Classic. And I thought *I* went too far with the hyperbole sometimes. Of course, he’s interpreting (the Democratically-controlled) media comments, but that’s fine.

Now we have a new column from Mr. Lee about the Maryland slot machine referendum in this week’s edition of the Gazette. It starts like this: “On Nov. 4, more than a million Marylanders will wait in line to cast their meaningless votes for president.”

First of all, screw you. My vote counts as much as the next one. As does yours. Yes, Maryland will be blue. Deal with it. Maybe you and your neocon patsies across the country will stay home on election day and make it a landslide. Second, everybody should go to the polls if for no other reason than to VOTE NO ON THE SLOTS REFERENDUM. A good column from Allan Lichtman about the rationale of a “no” vote is on the Gazette Web site as well.

And with that, I’ll end the political diatribe for the time being.

Zombie Walk: 18 Days and Counting
That’s some transition, isn’t it? Things have been busy lately with the bathroom remodeling (check out the transformation!) and relatives in town, but I’m hoping to have the informational Web site up soon with plans, directions, maps, and tips on making yourself one with the undead.

Our Silver Spring Zombie Walk Facebook Group currently has 83 members (woohoo!), so sign up for updates if you haven’t already.

Buy Local Silver Spring
There’s an initiative afoot to get communities to put more dollars back into businesses that are locally owned and operated. The fledgeling Web site for the project is up and running at www.buylocalsilverspring.com, and there will be more information coming in the next few months. In times like these (which is a phrase that I hated almost as much as “now more than ever” in the post-September 11 days), we need to make sure we support our neighbors around us.