What Am I Signing?!

This is a somewhat political post, which is not something I normally blog about. I try not to blog about things I know nothing about. Ha!

Anyway, this happened to Chris and I at the grocery the other day. You know those people who sit in front of stores and try to get you to sign things? Petitions and whatnot? Well, one of those guys was there. We didn't want to stop on the way in, but we felt it was a worthy cause, so we stopped on the way out. So we signed the first one. Then he says he has another and explains what it is. We sign that one. He has another. We sign. Another. Sign. Another. No signatures. Another. Seriously? Come on!

I felt sort of violated. I came over to do my duty as a citizen and then all of a sudden I was being led down a path. The idea, I guess, is to get a person to where they don't know what they're signing and they just blindly sign. I'm not one of those people. But it's frustrating to think that when you stop to do something good, someone will try to take advantage of you. Especially considering that I completely disagreed with one of the things he put in front of us.

The moral? Read what you sign. Don't be easily led down a path you don't really want to be on. Be proud of your beliefs and stick with them.

My Confession(s)

So yesterday was Super Tuesday (and Fat Tuesday and Pancake Day and the first day of Lent). Here's my confession: I didn't vote. Here's my other confession: I don't know anything about what's going on.

I happen to be extremely uninformed. This is, of course, entirely my fault. I do not set out to be uninformed. I have actually tried to do research on who the best candidates are, what they stand for, which issues are important to me. I always wend up being frustrated and overwhelmed. There is a lot of information out there. I certainly can't vote unless I fully understand who/what I'm voting for.

That's not really the only reason I didn't vote. There is also the fact that I don't even know how to vote. This would be my first time voting (will be, I guess). I don't know if I registered under a specific political party. I don't know where to go to vote. Basically, I'm just a political mess, awash in a sea of Lord knows what.

So, here's what I'm going to do about it. I'm going to figure out how I registered. I'm going to watch the Presidential debates and figure out who I believe in the most. And I will be prepared to vote this year. Because, really, if I don't vote, I can't complain about the administration. :-)