Express Yourself

I love this shirt.Unapologetically. Its succinct eloquence goes quite nicely with my activist genes.
Apathy is dangerous.
Vote.
The cause you save may be your own.

Comments

[Jennifer]

Ha! True that.

[egan]

...Mandatory health care would be nice though.

[egan]

I'm not sure I'm on board with mandatory voting. Kind of takes away from the democracy of the whole process. It just strikes me as wrong.

[Jennifer]

Mandatory voting ... now *there's* a concept. I can't imagine it ever flying over here.

[ChickyBabe]

I seem to be leaving the same comment today on the same topic :). Voting is compulsory in Australia or you get fined. It always amazes me how you have the choice in the US

[egan]

Soup for everyone!

[Jennifer]

Good for you Marsha! All the way from Japan; I'm impressed. And that soup sounds absolutely incredible. Care to share a recipe? I've got a little website I can post it to! :-)

[Marsha]

I had to vote quite awhile ago, mail in ballot and all. You have inspired me to make soup my favorite soup this week, I don't know what it is called, it is like a french onion with pureed butternut squash and pork roast, with brandy of course. I think I saw it on Emeril, I don't know. I love to cook, especially when the weather gets cooler because we have no A/C in the summer.

[Jennifer]

Poops, any time. As long as you don't mind my off key warbling.

Paul, I know you were kidding. But you gave me an opening, so I took it to explain my love of the tee. ;-) I like to think of you as in-offensible.

Thanks, Judy! Me, too.

Egan, you're just too much, man. The little post that shouldn't, did. Go figure.

[kenju]

love it!

[Paul in York]

I know, Jennifer, my way of kidding.
I like it, it's my kidding that falls flat.
But you know that.
Yet, you let me stay.

[poopie]

I did my dear...several weeks ago. How about a Bonnie Raitt duet sometime?

[egan]

Nope, we're purple and gold. I see Wordnerd is a Tiger. The colors are similar, but not quite the same shade of yellow/gold.

[Jennifer]

Wordnerd happens to be an LSU Tiger gal.

I thought the Huskies were purple and silver?

Eden, I want one, too. Unfortunately, I discovered them too late.

Paul, never. Not calling anyone names. It's a motivational tactic for young voters. Brilliant, really, in its own way.

[egan]

wordnerd - I went to the University of Washington in Seattle. I'm a Husky.

[wordnerd]

Love the shirt...and I'm wondering what Egan's alma mater is, as there happens to be another kickass college team with purple & gold as its colors...just wonderin'...

[Paul in York]

Well, yeah.....but don't call me F*ucker :)

[egan]

The city of Seattle is fine, but outlying areas aren't fairing so well.

No bake lasagne noodles are great. Oh, I do a similar thing with the utensils. I can't stand putting away big bowls in low cabinets.

[Eden]

That IS fabulous! I wish I had it today .I'd be wearing it.

[Jennifer]

Puts things away in the wrong place, even though he uses them every day and knows better. Little things like that.

I love the no-bake lasagna. I use it for my own spinach/crab concoction.

Today is looking like a soup day. Dark and stormy. Are you under water yet?

[egan]

Yes, I can eat the goat cheese lasagne when training. It's all about portion control. Tip: use the "no bake" lasagne, Barilla is our brand of choice.

We don't have a dishwasher in the house so it's a fun chore. What the heck does your hubby do while cleaning?

[Jennifer]

The goat cheese lasagna sounds fabulous. Can you eat that kind of thing when you are in training?

My husband has been "helping" with the cleaning up lately, too, but in the most textbook passive/aggressive way possible. It's become quite comical, actually.

[egan]

Moi, I don't cook all that often. I suppose I leave that up to my wife most of the time. She's a vegetarian so I let her handle the cooking. I'm her assistant prep cook or sous chef though. I do the cleaning and it works out pretty well. Top three dishes: roasted red pepper goat cheese lasagne, black bean soup, and homemade mac & cheese.

[Jennifer]

No, I'm not worried about turning anybody off, just about boring you to tears.

Obsolete sex toys sound scary.

So do floods in your lovely state. Sorry 'bout that.

Food is always good. Do you cook?

Hi, Phyllis! Enjoy your nap! I wish I was off today.

[Phyllis]

I'm off for election day. I've already voted, already blogged, already done all the laundry I'm gonna do today. Guess it's naptime. Woo hoo!

[egan]

The ghost? I'm enjoying the banter so why would I stop. I guess maybe you're concerned all this chit chat about sports may turn some of your readers off? We can chat about America's Next Top Model, election day, flooding in our state, or obsolete sex toys if you prefer.

[Jennifer]

And, hey! Did you see Mr. Branch catch those fishes last night at the market? Got hands, that guy. Four for four, I think he was.

And hey, again! It surely can't count as a comment record if more than half of them are left by me. You can give up the ghost anytime you want, you know. I won't pout. Ha!

[Jennifer]

I have to defend him. He's representin'. Even if he's doing a pretty sourish job at it.

We're getting all your PacNoWest rain here today. It's making me so tired I can't think.

[egan]

Jennifer, my brother loves Mr. Branch. I guess Mr. Branch hails from Albany, GA where my brother lives so he's the pride of southern Georgia. My brother called me the day he was traded to Seattle to chat about how cool Mr. Branch is.

Really? You're defending Randy Moss? He does realize he's playing a game most of us stop playing at age 17 and getting paid at least 8-10 million dollars a year and he still pouts? Sorry, but I have zero love for him. He's talented though, I will give you that.

[Jennifer]

I'd pout, too, if I had his talent and played on a team on the fast train to nowhere.

He's just a kid, really. Or was, when he earned the bulk of his reputation. Immaturity isn't evil, just stupid.

T.O. Now *there's* a fine young man. Not.

I do like Mr. Branch, though. Seattle is lucky to have him.

[egan]

Vastly over villified? I guess that depends on who you're comparing him to. Did you see him pouting on the sideline last night here in Seattle? He looks like a saint compared to Mr. Owens.

[Jennifer]

I have loved them since the age of 4. Courtesy of being taught the finer points of defense at my father's knee on Sunday afternoons.

Later on, a guy I went to high school with was an All-Pro corner there, and then, of course, there's my hometown (state, anyway) bad boy, one Mr. Randy Moss. Whom I adore and think is vastly over villified, for the record.

[egan]

Nope, no spammers, but I love to add to the comment tally. So you love the Minnesota Vikings eh? Tell me more.

[Jennifer]

Meno, you absolutely do deserve one. And if they weren't sold out, I'd buy you one.

Egan, I think the most ever was ... around 40ish one time. Not sure exactly, but it stunned me. Why be careful? You're not going to sic the spammers on me, are you?

[egan]

Jennifer, what's the highest number of comments you've had on a blog post? Be careful how you answer this question.

[egan]

I voted so I can bitch non-stop until 2008 right? Let's chat like this all day so we can feel extra special.

[meno]

I want one. And i voted so i deserve one.

[Jennifer]

Exactly! Keep your mouth shut today, lose your voice about it for the remainder of the year. That's my opinion.

[Karen]

Love the shirt. I'm a purple girl, too. If you don't vote, you can't complain. Then, where would I be?!

[Jennifer]

We could chat like this all day, Egan. It's gloomy and dark outside and I don't feel like working anyway. Besides. People might think I'm popular or something.

Purple and yellow are also the colors of my favorite pro football team. And also of my first Little League softball team, the Charlies.

Small world, eh?

[egan]

I see what you're talking about Jen. I'm not a lover of the goatee thing either. It's so mid 90's. I too like purple. If you mix in a little yellow with the purple you have my college colors.

[Jennifer]

If you click the picture above, you can see a photo of her male counterpart. Clearly, sans pecs/abs to speak of, plus with a scuzzy looking goatee sort of a thing.

Besides. I like purple.

[egan]

Yep, boobs sell more t-shirts than a man's tiny nipples or rock hard pecs/abs.

[Jennifer]

I can't answer that mystery, Egan. I would have posted the man version here, but he was pretty much...boring.

[egan]

I already voted. Hurray me! Why are t-shirt models always women? I feel so dirty.

[tiff]

Hee! Love it!!

Most excellent.

[Jennifer]

I'm glad you like it. I know some people will be offended, but hey. I yam what I yam and it is what it is.

LOVE Liam's shirt. :-)

[terrilynn]

That's FABULOUS.

Liam's school is a voting place and he was in kindergarten at the last presidential election. I sent him to school in a t-shirt that said "I'm too young to vote; what's your excuse?"