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[andyhat]

So, much to my surprise, I actually got a nice response from Impact@dot.state.nc.us about the I-85 closing Monday night. Turns out that while the closing was in a work zone, the cause was actually a "tractor trailer accident which blocked both lanes of the Interstate and median for 8 hours." And even though it wasn't their fault, they apologized for the inconvenience it caused me.

You'd think the Charlotte Observer would have had an article about it or something, but I didn't see anything yesterday or today. There was an article in the Salisbury Post, however. Sounds like quite a mess.

Just received a link to a USA Today online poll on whether "under God" should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. Ironically, the person who forwarded the message to me is a rather conservative Christian; I'm sure he wasn't expecting to encourage voting on the minority side of this issue. Unfortunately, they've already got 1005168 votes, so I don't think my vote counts for much against the 89.81% who are in favor of retaining the words. I'm still trying to decide whether it's worth responding to the guy who emailed explaining why I voted the way I did, though I'm thinking I probably won't bother.

Breakfast: Cocoa Pebbles
Lunch: Li'l Dino
Dinner: Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill (It's a decent restaurant; somewhat better than the mass market chains. I had the Firebirds Chicken Pasta (grilled chicken, penne pasta, asiago cream sauce, and other stuff). It was pretty good (definitely better chicken than you often get in these sorts of dishes). I had the "Mile High Peanut Butter Pie" for dessert; it's an oreo cookie crust, with thick layers of chocolate and peanut butter pie, with chocolate sauce on top. It was yummy. Not as yummy as wonderclown's peanut butter cheesecake, but still pretty yummy).

TV Watched: South Park, The Daily Show

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[wonderclown.livejournal.com]

Regarding whether or not you should let this person know what your politcal beliefs are, it sort of depends on what sort of person it is, and what their relationship to you is. I've found (after numerous unfortunate attempts to the contrary) that for casual acquaintances (e.g. coworkers), it's best just not to talk politics, religion, or philosophy in any serious manner. However, if they are the sort of person that keeps a reasonably open mind and is willing and able to engage in rational discussion, I think it's probably a good idea to mention in some way that you disagree with them, and see if they bite. (This is a regrettably rare sort of person, especially among conservative Christians.) Passive evangelism of this nature is how you get more people on "your side", or at least to question their own side just a little bit, which is a Good Thing™. Of course, for anybody close enough to you to call "friend", I'd say you should definitely make them aware of your beliefs. Don't debate it if they don't want to, but they should know. Family can fall into either category; for my immediate family, I use the same policy as for friends. For most of my extended family, I just don't bother.