JSS: Election-- Circuit City-- NIU Tragedy

JSS-- Just Some Stuff


1. ELECTION-- It finally, FINALLY comes to an end today. This one seemed like it went on FOREVER!!! And we don't even live in a contested state. Visiting North Carolina in September and October, that was all we were assaulted with.

Either way, this will be a historical election with more people than ever voting and possibly the first-ever black president, well, half black.

Either way, Arizona and Illinois will finally get their full quotas of senators. I doubt that either candidate has represented their constituents very well. Actually, any government person should be able to have a temporary replacement while campaigning. Or, even better, should resign.

Very sorry to hear of Barack Obama's grandmother passing away, and so close to her grandson's possible election to the nation's highest position. She probably raised him more than anyone, and definitely more than his father.


2. CIRCUIT CITY-- Sad to see Circuit City stores closing. I've spent a lot of money there over the years. They were good competition for Best Buy. At least the Circuit City in McHenry, Illinois, will remain open.

I see that the current head of the company is an acting one. I wonder how much the former CEO got as a golden parachute? That is the CEO way these days. Wreck the company and leave with your millions.


3. NIU TRAGEDY-- A short time ago, the family of Dan Parmenter, one of the murdered students at Northern Illinois, planted an autumn glaze maple tree at the Lagoon on what would have been his 21st birthday.

A few weeks earlier, the family of Ryanna Mace also planted a tree at the Lagoon in honor of what would have been her 20th birthday.

Sad Times.