Comments on: 91 percent http://www.vonhinken.com/2008/11/05/91-percent View the veracious videnda of these viaggiatory vagabonds as they venture to a variety of vicinities! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mom http://www.vonhinken.com/2008/11/05/91-percent/comment-page-1#comment-16660 Mom Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:56:51 +0000 http://www.vonhinken.com/?p=155#comment-16660 Melissa: Enjoyed reading about "your day". But I was surprised to read that there were any times that you were not seeing voters. Nonetheless you "did your bit" & we're proud of you. Very well put about the "political divisions within our families" -- we all have them -- but at least we live in a country where we can vote. Visiting up North with my girlfriend (she had surgery, her husband is in ____ & her girlfriend that she has been nursing back to health after knee surgery couldn't drive yet -- I know Chad "bring the story back to the front Mom!" -- decided to have a non-political party on Tues. After they voted (I did when I got home), we made finger foods & watched DVD movies -- no listening to the TV, radio, etc. & no talking about "any of the election stuff". It was great. Take care. Love, Beth Melissa:

Enjoyed reading about “your day”. But I was surprised to read that there were any times that you were not seeing voters. Nonetheless you “did your bit” & we’re proud of you. Very well put about the “political divisions within our families” — we all have them — but at least we live in a country where we can vote.

Visiting up North with my girlfriend (she had surgery, her husband is in ____ & her girlfriend that she has been nursing back to health after knee surgery couldn’t drive yet — I know Chad “bring the story back to the front Mom!” — decided to have a non-political party on Tues. After they voted (I did when I got home), we made finger foods & watched DVD movies — no listening to the TV, radio, etc. & no talking about “any of the election stuff”. It was great.

Take care.
Love, Beth

]]> By: melissa http://www.vonhinken.com/2008/11/05/91-percent/comment-page-1#comment-16658 melissa Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:42:47 +0000 http://www.vonhinken.com/?p=155#comment-16658 Digger - Thanks for the comment! The general attitude of service to the country over political gamesmanship is one of the things that attracts me to the State Department, and it's nice to have this confirmed. I have no problem talking about politics in real life, especially concerning issues I feel strongly about. However, there are plenty of people on the internet talking about politics and I'd just rather not add to the noise. I like my little corner of the web as it is: apolitical and free of one letter abbreviations for entire words. Digger –
Thanks for the comment! The general attitude of service to the country over political gamesmanship is one of the things that attracts me to the State Department, and it’s nice to have this confirmed.

I have no problem talking about politics in real life, especially concerning issues I feel strongly about. However, there are plenty of people on the internet talking about politics and I’d just rather not add to the noise. I like my little corner of the web as it is: apolitical and free of one letter abbreviations for entire words.

]]> By: Digger http://www.vonhinken.com/2008/11/05/91-percent/comment-page-1#comment-16656 Digger Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:18:15 +0000 http://www.vonhinken.com/?p=155#comment-16656 Best of luck joinng the service...interestingly, I have found it the easiest place to discuss my political views. Because we all have or will serve under an administration with which we don't agree, politics is much more civil. It isn't personal. Though like you, I don't really discuss politics in my blog. Best of luck joinng the service…interestingly, I have found it the easiest place to discuss my political views. Because we all have or will serve under an administration with which we don’t agree, politics is much more civil. It isn’t personal. Though like you, I don’t really discuss politics in my blog.

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