Growing up, we used to do a lot of mountain biking in one of the state forests on Gull Lake. The season was not very long in Minnesota, since it was snowy until 
April or so, and hunting season started in November or October. We weren’t very afraid of bird hunters, but deer hunters scared the crap out of us. Something about mixing booze and giant guns never sat very well with us. Lets remember that this is a sport where wearing orange is your primary safety mechanism.
Hunting season is a lot like Election Season in the sense that, given Sarah Palin’s special intrests, I feel like putting on an orange jumper any time I turn on the television.
After the 2000 elections, I was devastated but blissfully unaware of how terrible a president could be. During the 2004 election, I wrote a song called Shadows and Rain as a critique of the Bush Administration. The song’s message is split between pre-election optimism of our country doing the right thing and post-election disappointment at having failed to do so.
So, do your duty as an American Citizen and vote. And remember: Obama supporters vote November 4th, McCain supporters vote November 5th.
