Chapter Twenty of Facilitate Your User Posted

Happy October everyone. I just posted chapter twenty of Facilitate Your User. There are more sexy times ahead in this chapter so be warned. Sorry, but I think this chapter is a little shorter. I had a hard time deciding where to split this one and the next and opted to make this one a tad shorter.

Today’s picture is of Copernicus. This was a little weird because I’ve never seen him lay on the arm of the couch like that before. I snapped a shot and thought it showed him off fairly well and opted to make it today’s picture post. I did take a couple of pictures of the Halloween decoration shenanigans from last Sunday. They didn’t come out the best though. I’m certainly no photographer and not sure how to take better nighttime pictures. I’ll put something up around the 31st, even if it isn’t all that spectacular. I do think the lights came out well. The logistics of all the extension cords wasn’t pleasant, but I had enough (barely) and didn’t have to make a frantic store run.

It’s election year in the good old USA. I would imagine every state in the union is currently being bombarded by political commercials – both good and mostly bad. I have to say, I normally mute them or switch the station when they come on. It’s nauseating and I hate it. But you know what I’d hate more? Not being able to vote. Democracy is a messy beast and right now it is down right vicious. I hate all the hate that seems to permeate not only the US, but the world at large. Most of the time I feel helpless and I know that that’s how a lot of people feel. We feel like we don’t matter, that one vote can’t change much. Or at least that’s how I feel, especially living in a state who’s general population is far more conservative than me. Regardless, I will be at the voting polls come the first Tuesday in November.

I’ve spoken to a lot of family and friends who don’t plan to vote – many of them women, and it makes me sad. Our female ancestors fought long and hard to get us the vote, and I, for one, am very grateful. The other day I did a quick search regarding women suffrage and was shocked. I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t know much (still don’t) but reading some of the reasons why mostly men, but some women too, didn’t believe women should have the right to vote was down right nauseating. If you’ve never looked into it, I encourage you to do so. The reasons are so WTF that all I could do was scratch my head while trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.

More to the point though, it made me think about all the other issues people currently bicker over. All the arguments and reasons given why something is a poor idea, why it will undermine society or poison the minds of our children. Amazingly enough, those same arguments have been used throughout history, including a woman’s right to vote. And you know what, the sun didn’t fall from the sky, the rivers didn’t run red with blood and the seasons still came and went. History has shown that nations whom allow women to participate in government are more stable and prosperous. Imagine what history will show in the future when things that are considered taboo now are the norm in a hundred or so years.

As I said earlier, I would encourage any of you who are interested to look into the history of the fight for women’s suffrage. Both the good and bad. There is a lot to be proud of there, and some things that disappoint, but at the end of the day, the point, my fellow ladies, is that voting is important. Individually, a single vote may not amount to much, but added together, they can make all the difference in the world. Your voice matters, your dreams matter, and most of all, your vote matters.

I’ll hop off my voting soapbox now. As always, I hope you are all safe and well. Remember to take care of your mind as much as you care for you body. The two are not mutually exclusive.

MJ May