Important first note: Happy 21st to Ryan. (Let's see if he actually reads this thing). I have also decided on a nickname for Ryan (he's been dying for one since EVERYONE has one in our little poker clique). Ryan is officially now known as... Terminator. We'll try this one out. Ryan has eliminated me the last three times in the Tuesday night games. I just cannot play against his style. I think Yush also got bit by the same bug cause he played a very similar style against Terrence in their heads-up match (Yush picked up his first yellow chip! Congrats to Yush!)...

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Do not fret!

I have decided that I will not vote in this election. I do not feel that I align on domestic Bush issues to vote for him (although I do like his foreign policies). I also really dislike Kerry, so I will not vote for him. What I AM doing is giving you Kerry supporters a chance to capture the oh-so-pink-state of NC ... I am one less vote you have to contend with (if I was told I had to pick one, I would pick Bush).

And I swear, this has nothing to do with the fact that: (a) I was too lazy to buy a stamp to post my voter registration or (b) I wouldn't wake up on a friggin November morning to spend three hours voting.

If you feel the same way I do (Bush sucks, but Kerry sucks more, but Bush doesn't deserve me vote), I also urge you to stay in an NOT VOTE. We can all sleep in and dream of sugar plums and puppies frolicking in verdant valleys or something ridiculous like that.

I don't care what Sean Penn says, Matt and Trey are right: There is absolutely no shame in not voting.