So it's only a few days to possibly the most significant American presidential election ever. I can't wait till it's over and neither can my cardiologist.

Because all the suspense is sending my blood pressure higher than a tai-tai's botox bill.

'Please, please let Obama win and restore America and the world to sanity,' I moaned to the Wife, as I checked electoral projection site FiveThirtyEight.com for the umpteenth time one day.

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