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Tuesday

I've been asked by several people "Why Tuesday?"

The answer is simple: Because days of the week, unlike people, are not created equal.  There is a hierarchy.

First there is Sunday.  The Lords day.  Dedicated to going to church, eating a scrumptious meal and naps.  

  

Sunday is followed closely by Friday, which edges out Saturday because the only thing better than enjoying the weekend is enjoying part of the weekend while anticipating the rest of it.  

Wednesday and Thursday ride on Friday's coattails because you know you are halfway through the week.

Of course Monday is last because... well ...do you know anyone who likes Monday?

Then there is Tuesday.  Tuesday is nothing special.  If one is going to find oneself wondering "what day is it today" more than likely it is a Tuesday.  This is a day that does not even get to start with it's own letter.  It shares "T" with Thursday.

But, every two years all that changes and people spend hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars just for one very special Tuesday.  Specifically the first Tuesday after the first Monday of the month of November. 

Sadly, despite the fact that it occurs, and has occurred, on the same exact Tuesday every two years for over 200 years only roughly 58ish% of Americans participate in Election Day.  (See hugely depressing graph below.) 

So in honor of the least appreciated but possibly the most important day of the week (except Sunday, because really, any day that includes a nap is far and away the best) I have decided to publish new posts on Tuesday.  

Maybe for those of you in the responsible 58ish%, you will more easily remember which day you need to pop over to beezersbrain.com to check out the newest posts because you will think to yourself: "She will always post on the same day as election day!"  And for the rest of you slackers, perhaps you will get in the habit of reading my blog and then on Election day you will see that I am reminding you to vote.  And you will.  And that will be awesome.  

In the meantime come back next week as we hear horror stories about people who did not vote.  :)  

From: http://elections.gmu.edu/voter_turnout.htm 

Once upon a time...

A loooonnnng time ago, a very wise man gave his politically ambitious and somewhat outspoken daughter a word of advice:  Be careful about what you write, your words may come back to haunt you.

Heeding her fathers advice, for many, many years this girl was careful about what she committed to paper...for the most part.

But then, after 8 years, three internships, and one campaign as a fully paid campaign manager this girl discovered that she could no longer stomach life as a full time republican.  

So she quit.  And started to sell insurance.

Unfortunately, the girl found that despite her retirement she still had many many opinions about government, politics and the way the world should work. 

Happily because she no longer wished to become a big shot in the political world, she no longer had to be careful about what she wrote.  

So she started a blog, and every Tuesday she posted new thoughts about government, politics and the way the world should work.  

The End.