I'm excited about this election year, only because there might be a chance of ousting Obama. What I've never understood is why some states have primary elections and some caucuses. In order to win the Republican nomination Mitt, Newt, Rick, or Ron have to get 1,144 delegates. Now some states (12 apparently) will hold caucuses and 37 will hold primaries but Missouri will hold both a primary and a caucus. Why? And doesn't it seem that you would get less "votes" with a caucus since the people in that state have to go to a specific place at a specific time and publicly make a pitch for your candidate and then make a public vote? Whereas with the primary, just like an election day, you have all day to get to your polling place and make a private, secretive vote. In and out. Bamb. Done. On your way home.
And why do the candidates drop out so early when the early states like Iowa, South Carolina, Florida, etc. only give the candidates a small portion of the delegates they need. For example, today I heard (after the Nevada caucus) that the delegates so far have been divided like this:
Mitt - 97
Newt - 30
Rick - 16
Ron - 7
That's a long way to 1,144. I'm just saying.
On to bed sheets. My husband asked me how often I wash our sheets. I usually do them every two weeks. I prefer to do them weekly but I don't always get to them that often. But, I began to wonder how often I SHOULD wash them, not wanting to let them go too long to feed all those little critters that you hear about occupying the same space we do in our bed. So I looked it up. And I found out that I'm okay with washing my sheets every two weeks. But it brought my attention to the bed pillows. Who thinks about the pillows I wonder? I change the pillow cases as often as the sheets, but now I learn that the pillows need to be washed at least twice a year and if you haven't done that, you should throw out the pillows and buy new ones! Time to buy new pillows I guess! I love the feel and smell of fresh sheets. I'd wash mine every other day if I could afford the water, electricity, and cost of worn out sheets! Or better yet, had someone else do them for me, like hotel room service.
Time for the super bowl. Go Patriots.
