I have the TV on. I have the coffee on. I have a hint of a headache already from lack of sleep and all the electronic sounds and smiles assaulting me. But I'm psyched. I might be the last of the undecideds, but I'm psyched higher than a K-State fan seeing red this week.
Several cars are already here in the chilly dawn.
The doors were unlocked early. People inside are shuffling around, lining up. Headlights keep parting the darkness behind me as I head to the door. I ask Doris Miller, one of the gracious, smiling, veteran voting hostesses. Joan Crowns is the first person to finish voting.