I shall vote thrice.

Not that it would help my Party.

Bear with me as I share the back-story.

A few months ago I got notice for jury duty via mail at my parents' house. I keep that address as my "permanent address" for a number of reasons, the main being I live in an apartment and have a history of moving every other year or so. Siting the rents' address assures I will receive the most important mail... and also jury duty, it seems.

Well, at this time I was just starting to substitute teach, and I was not yet working every day. I needed to be available (read: I needed the money) so the very last thing I wanted was to take a day off, drive an hour to downtown Fort Worth, be rejected like always, and drive back home. Instead I filled out the "I have moved out of county" form and mailed it back. Mistake #1.

I received word at my current address that I was excused from jury duty. However, because I live out of county I was told I needed to sign and return a form. Doing so would cancel my voter registration in Tarrant County. I signed and mailed said form. Mistake #2.

I got notice I was no longer registered in Tarrant and needed to re-register to vote in Dallas. I thought, "I have time." Mistake #3.

What is it again? 3 strikes and you're out? Yeah...

October 6th came and went and I had not registered in Dallas. I sent in my "I've moved" forms on the 10th. When I realized I had missed the Texas voter registration deadline I was crushed. I cried.

Really. I take voting that seriously.

Well... PRAISE JESUS because just yesterday I did not get one, nor two, but THREE voter registration cards in the mail! That's right, three. It concerns me a little, but I checked closely and they are all identical. It's too bad, too, because I would have paid Shorty Jr. and his dad to go in and vote straight R! ;)

No matter what your affiliation, please take time to vote this November 4th. It's our privilege.

Thanks, kids.