Bill Roper's Journal

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Assuming that it wasn't one way, yeah, I'd have to say so.

If it was one way, well, I have certain responsibilities to consider. And things to do. :)

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Oh, come on. You know me.

Just give me the ring, ok?

And I'll see you somewhere in the rings of Saturn...

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The earliest memory that I can date with certainty is looking out the window from our home (apartment?) in Salt Lake City as my mother was bringing my baby brother home from the hospital after he was born. I was two years and eight months old.

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Well, this may seem a bit silly to some of you, but thinking about it, I've concluded that Green Lantern Hal Jordan is probably my best bet. See, unlike a lot of the fictional heroes out there, he could probably whip me up a spare power ring so that I could tag along if he needed to take care of something.

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That's a easy one. The very first thing that I remember is looking out the window at my mother, who had just gotten out of the car at night and was carrying my new baby brother up the sidewalk to our apartment.

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I'm told that I'm Rabbit. I never read the books when I was younger, so my primary exposure is through my older daughter.

She, on the other hand, seems to be convinced that she's Tigger.

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I walked the short distance to my polling place today in suburban Cook County, Illinois, being careful not to step in the goose grease in the playground at the school. There was no line to vote. I was voter 161. They were expecting me, as my wife, daisy_knotwise had gone in a few minutes earlier while I was watching the kids at home.

It was a singularly depressing ballot. I only knew the name of the Republican candidate for Congress, because marsgov had mentioned it on his LJ a few days before. I read the Chicago Tribune daily Monday through Friday and haven't seen this race mentioned once, which should give you an idea of exactly how well gerrymandered my district is. The Republicans didn't even bother to put up a candidate in one of our state races, nor in any of the judicial races save one.

I did, as was my wont, vote to turn out all the judges on the judicial retention ballot.

And I voted for a new Constitutional Convention here in Illinois. Apparently, we elect the representatives to the convention. I've talked with Gretchen about running for the position, unlikely as I'd be to get elected.

But who knows? Stranger things have happened.

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Well, that's not too hard: my late parents. And I'd bring the grandchildren they never had the chance to meet.