"Final thoughts before you cast your vote tomorrow!"

• You bet your ass, and your future! With only hours to go before we go out and vote for the next guy to take over this mess, we're down to the wire as far as this campaign goes. If you're like me, after two years of all this hoopla, I've had more than my fill to last a lifetime of mudslinging and putting words that candidates speak under a microscope. Let's face it, there's been an awful lot of time, effort, and money spent by both of the candidates. It all comes to an end tonight on ESPN during half-time of Monday Night Football. Tonight's game as I learned today, is more important than NFL statistics. People will be watching the game in large volumes (which makes me wonder why MNF got pushed to cable anyway). It seems that the Washington Redskins have the power to predict who will win tomorrow's election. How anyone was able to come up with the facts on this must have lots of free time. With the exception of 2004, a Redskin's victory and in this case, a pro-Obama roster's win may tell us who will be President-Elect after the clock stops. Ooh! A tough game to call, but I suspect Washington would have won regardless. You can bet on that. In a somewhat similar situation of seeing ahead into the future, I would suggest that this weekend's upcoming contest between the Chicago Bears and undefeated Tennessee Titans will be a blowout. The Bears have a tough time winning against a last place team and win by way of luck. In this case, look for the Bears to win over the Titans with a field goal.
• No need to print out a phony coupon for these freebies! Ok, if you voted early like I did, you won't be able to take advantage of several offers being made for tomorrow only. And that's a shame because I'm always looking for an easy way out rather than prepare a meal for myself. If you vote and get a sticker that says so, wear it all day long and hop in the car. Sure, these places are all in trouble financially and are struggling to stay afloat however, they put the effects of a global recession on the back burner to thank you for voting. Start the day by going to the polls and then if you can find one still in business, visit Starbucks, flash your "I voted" sticker and get a free coffee. Drink it slow though, you may be on the road awhile trying to find the next stop which is Krispy Kreme Donuts. They are giving away a donut to everyone who votes. Got plans for dinner? Go to Outback Steakhouse, flash your sticker and they'll give you one of their House Sirloins with your choice of potato for free!!! OK, I must admit, the last offer doesn't exist. If you think you're getting a steak dinner just for voting, you'll simply just be making a fool of yourself. Anyway, the coffee and donuts offers are legit. If that's the only reason you may have to get up early tomorrow, so be it. I'm sticking to my morning cup of tea.