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It Costs 59 Cents to Vote in Massachusetts

It costs 59 cents to mail an absentee ballot into the City of Boston election department. There is no documentation in the absentee ballot mailing package or on the City Election Department website about postage cost. A call to the election department was inconclusive.

Read more here:

Blog Post - It Costs 59 Cents to Vote in Massachusetts

Update 8/29/08:

Just got a call from the election department. They are going to include a note in the Absentee Ballot mailngs and on the website to let people know that it costs 59 cents to mail.

Yay! Thanks for calling!

Steve Garfield CC BY-NC-SA

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Tags: absentee, ballot, city, boston, election, massachusetts, postage

Barnett Vineyards

Carol and I visited Barnett Vineyards on the recomendation of Gary Vaynerchuck of Wine Library TV. Excellent take in. It was quite an experience to drive up the mountain to the vineyard, but once we got there is was worth the trip. Say hi to Jacquelyn if you visit. Tours and tastings are private and arranged by appointment only, between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily. Please call (707)963-7075 to schedule an appointment. Our office is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Barnett Vineyards
4070 Spring Mountain Road
St. Helena, CA, 94574
Office: 707-963-7075
http://www.barnettvineyards.com/

Gary Vaynerchuk
http://winelibrary.tv

Carol and Steve Show
http://stevegarfield.com

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Tags: barnett vineyards, california, wine, gary vaynerchuk, carol, steve, carol and steve show

How To: Make a Blog Book with Blurb

I made a hardcover book of 'My Mom's Blog' using Blurb.com. The book came out great and my mom loved it.

I had two problems. The first is that you can't do a global search and replace on the text from within the Blurb booksmart software. The second problem is that once you edit your book with the blurb booksmart software, you can't save it as a clean PDF without the blurb branding.

My Mom's Blog Book on Blurb.

The Best Gift: My mom's post and video about receiving the book as a gift.

Two books seen in the video:

The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott.

Be the Media compiled by David Mathison.

Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), MP3 Audio (.mp3), Flash Video (.flv), YouTube

New Media Expo Introduction

I'll be at New Media Expo Thursday - Saturday. Posted about my trip and arrival over here:

Off On A Tangent: Boston to Vegas for New Media Expo.

If you're in Vegas at the Expo, say hi.

This video is a response to iJustine's Going to the New Media Expo.

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