I am not a demographic; I am a human being!

Today at the Ferry Building, some enthusiastic people were handing out Obama/Biden stickers.  The young man who handed me my sticker said, "Stick it on your bag, so you always have it."  This seemed like sensible advice, so I followed it, which led me to imagine all the people I passed, who must have been thinking, "If that middle aged woman with graying hair and jeans and sandals who has been shopping from local farmers in San Francisco and putting her purchases in canvas bags which tell us that she is a teacher is voting for Obama, maybe I should, too."  Glad I could do my part.

For some reason, this got me to thinking about "San Francisco values."  You know, like tolerance and saving resources for the next generation, which actually are the values of most Americans.  It got me wondering why it's okay to declare I "shop locally," but not that I "buy American."  I'm sure there's some nuance here, but it's just one of those stupid ways we've decided to separate ourselves.

Speaking of tolerance, I can't help but be fascinated by the Sarah Palin hatred (check out factcheck.org for which stories are actually true).  Women I know who have formerly been calm and accepting are just livid.  I know part of it has to do with the insult they feel McCain has laid upon them in thinking that we would just switch our vote because there was a woman on the ticket.  The other part has to do with the idea that this woman who seems like someone down the street who just won the lottery and ended up on television for no other reason than luck, can actually think that she could be the President (and, really, why shouldn't she think that?  Look who is in the office now).  I had to admit that I had my own, very non-PC reason for being bothered that she was running for Vice-President, which I confessed to a friend (whose name I will protect because she felt the same way).  I'm not sure that it's a good idea for a mother of five, including a special needs infant, should have any job other than being a mother (if she can afford it).  I will defend with my life her right to work if she chooses, but it does affect my opinion of her.  But like buy locally, buy American, I suppose you can look at this as naive and old-fashioned or as post-feminism.

Amazing Predictions

I don't have it in print anywhere that I predicted how Harry Potter would end after reading the first book (okay, not everything, but who would end up with whom and who would not be evil after all).  

I also don't have it in print that I predicted, after the pilot episode, that Barney and Robin would end up together on How I Met Your Mother.  They haven't yet, but are moving toward it slowly.

Since I don't talk in movies, no one got to hear me shout out that I figured out the surprise ending in Sixth Sense just a short time into the movie.

So, I'm putting it in print that I think I have figured out who Rex's father is on One Life to Live.  For non-fans, this is one of the great mysteries of the show.  Most fans seem to be torn between Mitch and Bo, but I think it is David Vickers.  Here is my thinking:  Roxy (Rex's mother) is ashamed of who the father is, both David and Roxy have old ties to Atlantic City, Rex is drawn to and loves Bo as if he's his father, David Vickers has Buchanan DNA.  Everyone thinks David is Asa's son, but in the 1968 scenes, Bo slept with David's mother before he went to Viet Nam.  If I'm right, then Bo is Rex's grandfather, which would allow them to continue their nice relationship.  If I'm wrong, then we can blame wishful thinking, because this would put David Vickers back into the show and in a major front burner story.  

Okay, back to important things like grading papers, taking out garbage and doing laundry.  Hmmm...why do I let my mind wander to television show plots?