So a guy I went to college with is running for state representative. Leigh Greden (www.voteGreden.com) went to Albion around the same time I did, and now wants to represent our particular part of the state in the state assembly. The website would seem to indicate he is running on a platform of platitudes, though the letter I got informing me of the run seems to indicate an anti-foreign-garbage plank (for those not from Michigan, certain organizations have found it profitable to import garbage to our state, from neighbouring states and also (gasp!) from Canada. This has proven unpopular).

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to vote in the primary to which this particular piece of propoganda was directed, as that is usually reserved for registered party members, and I'm damned if I'll call myself either one of the stinking excuses for parties we have here. Regardless, I'm certainly allowed to vote in November, a task I look forward to with relish.

Ahhh... Michigan--everyone's landfill. On that note, Rep Debbie Stabenow once sent me an email informing me of the potential for terrorism as a result of Canadian trash--I sent back a not so nice email. I continue to get updates about the Candian trash crisis, but none of them ever mention terrorism now. I'm sure it wasn't me alone, but I do feel vindicated nonetheless. Oh, and you no longer need to be registered under a particular party in MI to vote in the primary--a nice little change they made while you were playing in that hotbed of anti-American sentiment...lol