It's the little things that count, yes a life sized teddy bear or a diamond necklace would be nice, but little things here and there are the ones that she'll take notice of.
With little debate, the Canvassing Board -- two Democrats and a Republican -- was in unanimous agreement on which ballots to count (yes to hanging chads) and which ballots to ignore (no to dimples).
Dollars count, yes, but education also has contributed many other tangibles and intangibles to human progress and well-being.
Over the last year, Professor Terry and her researchers fielded hundreds of phone calls, from diocesan officials angered by the surveys or unsure how to fill them out, and from victims, who wanted to report abuse (they were referred to the bishops' child protection office) or simply wanted to hear that they were being counted (yes, if their cases were in a diocesan file).
He was served paternity papers early Sunday morning six months into our love story, ouch), my lies (I only had two reposados with fresh lime -- 3 really but whose counting, yes, lush me, I was on foot.
After the count of three, say "yes" and then give them the food as a reward.
"When the count got to 22 yes's and 8 no's, I knew we had won.
I don't know the exact count but yes, more.
Yet even in traditionally conservative Roscommon/East Galway the first tallies from the count showed 57% for yes and 43% for no.
All of that means that I'm juggling more spinning plates in the air than I can count, and yes, I do occasionally drop one and smash it.
