Message 880

I read the NY Times this morning before writing this message, so I would know the election results. I am proud that California mostly did the right thing. In particular they voted for Brown for governor and Boxer for senator. They also voted against the Texas oil ballot measure to repeal of green emission standards, they voted for reducing the majority to pass the state budget to a simple majority instead of two-thirds, and they voted to keep redistricting out of the hands of elected representatives. Pot legalization lost, but it is already non-criminal on the state level. It is a relief to me that the election is now over and I can stop fretting about the extent to which insanity is prevailing. At least we still control the senate and Obama is still president. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Yesterday Joshua came over to get my advice on how to vote on the state propositions and to watch the Sharks game. Unfortunately the Sharks lost 0-1 to Minnesota. Mimi and I went to Avanti Pizza for dinner. Afterward we watched a DVD of the Philippians' movie The Spirit in the Glass. It is the first time I have seen a movie from that country. It was strange to hear them speak their own language with so many English words and phrases thrown in. The movie was terrible though. I give it 1.4 stars.