Halloween is here, so scary!
美國鬼節萬聖節來了, 孤魂野鬼出籠，嚇死人啦。

Hello, November. The election day is November 4th and this is also the month when people start selecting best turkeys for the holidays, so many choices, so scary .
美國選舉日是11月4日，這也是當人們開始選擇最佳的火雞的時候，巧合嗎？嚇死人啦。

The worst drought on record is happening in California and residents are asked to curb water usages and soon the people here will smell like their pets, so scary!
最大的乾旱發生在加利福尼亞州，居民被要求限制水的用途，不久這裡的人們聞起來就像自己的寵物了，嚇死人啦。

At the other side of Pacific Ocean in Taiwan, a general election will be held on November 29th, so scary!
在太平洋另一邊，11月29日台灣的九合一選舉嚇死人啦。

Treat or Trick

Published on Orinda News, 10/5/2014

Watch out, your neck could be on the line:

吸血鬼想做你臉書的朋友，當心你的脖子了.

幾年前所作有關萬聖節的漫畫 Old and vintage Halloween cartoons which I did years ago:

Woman says to the kid:" Cute gorilla costume".

Kid says to his father after Treat or Trick:" Cool human costume, Dad".

United States elections, 2014 November elections

美國大選，2014年中期選舉

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2014
Not sure this is a real life Treat or Trick from the City of Berkeley, California.

27,000 Vote-By-Mail Envelopes Sent To Berkeley Voters Have Wrong Election Date, OUCH!加州柏克萊發送選民郵件信封上的投票日居然錯了，哎喲！

BERKELEY (CBS SF) — Alameda County officials want to remind voters that Election Day is Nov. 4 after the county’s registrar of voters sent return envelopes that say, “Election Day is November 5, 2014” to 27,000 Berkeley voters. For more, please read:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/21/27000-vote-by-mail-envelopes-sent-to-berkeley-voters-have-wrong-election-date-alameda-county-registrar-of-voters/

VOTE Just received the following timely joke from a long time friend, Jamie.

While walking down the street one day a Corrupt Senator (that may be redundant) is tragically hit by a car and dies.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the Senator.
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really?, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Senator.
"I'm sorry, but we have our rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course.
In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They played a friendly game of golf and then dined on lobster, caviar and the finest wines and champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling jokes.
They are all having such a good time that before the Senator realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises.
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens in heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's time to visit heaven...”
So, 24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."
The Senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell...
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.
He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls to the ground.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders.
"I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"
The devil smiles at him and says,"Yesterday we were campaigning,
Today, you voted."

Vote wisely in November!!!

The problems are that there are too many candidates, measures, propositions, etc.

Published on Orinda News, 11/1/2014

A tale of two political systems

兩個政治制度的一個故事

台灣選舉史上最大規模, 2014年九合一選舉http://udn.com/vote2014/
台灣選舉免不了還是藍綠對決，曾在2006世界日報上發表過對台灣選舉的看法，8年後仍然有同樣的感覺：

Drought in California 加州大乾旱

California is enduring the most severe drought in history, http://www.cnbc.com/id/102102504. I published an Editorial Cartoon on Orinda News in March 2012, 加州大乾旱己有多年，我在2012年3月在奥林達新聞發表了一篇社論漫畫：