How to know you’re a political junkie

I looked at a sign over the weekend for “Sand and Gravel.” It took me a minute to think of what it meant. I read “Sand and Gruh-VELL.”

As in Mike Gravel. The rumored Democratic Presidential candidate from Alaska. In my defense, I had just spent 13 hours helping a friend move from Lee, NH to Exeter, NH by way of Methuen, MA and Lawrence, MA.

It occurred to me, though, at that point that maybe I should make a list of signs that I’m a bit of a junkie.

For example, lullabies …

My wife and I have been playing with the words to the famed Alphabet Song …

M-I-K-E Huck-a-bee He’s the Pres-i-dent for you and me! Vote for him in ‘0-8. And when he wins, we will, too. Now you know Mike Huck-a-bee, next time won’t you sing with me?

But it’s worse … that’s only one of the four versions we have.

So, if you’re trying to figure out who Sand is, and why s/he chose Mike Gravel as a running mate, please join me in a rousing chorus …