Pros and cons

With little more than a month left in my international life, and with all of this presidential election hub-bub, I've started to think about the pros and cons of once again living in the U.S.A.

Some things to ponder...

Pro: Once again enjoy lazy Sundays, full of coffee, eggs, pancakes, and the NYT instead of working while the rest of the world is out of the office.
Con: Once again feel the brunt of what it means to 'have a case of the Mondays'.

Pro: Relish the chance to wear warm and snuggly scarves and beanies and have an excuse to drink hot chocolate in a land where precipitation exists.
Con: Leave non-stop, EVERY-SINGLE-DAY-guaranteed sunshine (albeit in a slightly overheated and sandy climate).

Pro: Have the chance to eat a real NY bagel, my grandmother's (and mother's) cooking, and not pay $10 for a bag of organic spinach.
Con: Leave a place where they have a crepe stand, a Starbucks, a Lebanese restaurant, a Thai restaurant, a Turkish restaurant, a sushi bar, a McDonald's, and a Chili's (among others) alongside the world's only indoor ski slope (the variety and eccentricity is duly noted).

Pro: Leave a land of outright racism, subjugation, and modern-day slavery all for the sake of glitz and glamour.
Con: Return to a land that has the potential to be ruled by a McCain/Palin administration.

Pro: Once again live amongst friends and family in my home base, where everyone is just a text message/free phone call away.
Con:...ain't no con to match that...

Reverse psychology works

I would not characterize myself as an activist, but I thought this video was pretty damn good. Use what you got...if it's celebrity, then so be it...apparently in the first hour, they had 10,000 people register to vote. Booya.