Thank You President Obama! A direct impact of the stimulus money the Triangle is to receive will be, among other small road improvement projects, to replace the inner/outer beltline signs:
“New signs around Raleigh’s Beltline, $2 million. A small part of this expense, but a big difference for drivers, will be the removal of Inner Beltline and Outer Beltline signs. Instead, the Beltline will be divided into two routes: on the south side I-40 and on the rest I-440, with all travel directions marked east or west.” [ N&O ]
I’ll be a little confused for a while because I’ve finally gotten the hang of the inner/outer beltline directions, after only six years of driving in Raleigh, but hallelujah!
“Barack Obama has sewn up the crucial Tyra Banks endorsement. Presumably, the talk-show host waited until the last minute to keep us all in suspense.” -Gawker
Whew. Now I can feel at ease for voting for Barack.
I have now officially voted in my first presidential election, and more importantly, I am now officially an OBAMA VOTER.
I finished my voting and was sitting proudly outside of Pullen Arts Center, waiting for Jasmine to finish voting. I saw this little boy, probably seven or eight years old, walk out with his mom with a big smile on his face. He had an Obama shirt on. I also had my Obama shirt on, and said, “Hey, awesome shirt!” He smiled even bigger and said “THANKS!” and reached up to give me a high five! Is there anything more American than that? Love it.
Jasmine and I went and got a beer to celebrate our first vote in a presidential election, and even more celebratory, a vote for the next PRESIDENT.
