At the time, I really wasn’t able to put it into words.

Well, now I know why.  I also know why there is so little support for Sen. Clinton on the left here in Vermont.

I took this little USA Today interactive quiz called “The Candidate Match Game.”

My results were:

1. Fred Thompson
2. Hillary Clinton
3. John McCain

Go see who your match is.  Be sure to tell us in the comments.

Here’s hers:

First, do no evil:
Google’s promise long ago.
Then they made money.

I love Kate. She’s not afraid to say what we are all thinking. (We meaning those of us who know what we’re talking about.)

I thought, man, how far down are people going in that search to end up at my blog?

Not far. It turns out that I am in the top ten results for that phrase.

First page, baby!

I figured that I should throw a bone to the relationship advice seekers, so here’s what I have to say. What the heck? It’s Friday!

If you want to know if she is right for you, you have to be willing to ask yourself (and her) some tough questions to find out if you are heading in the same direction. Here are some suggestions.

Where do you want to live? When Mr. Right and I were engaged, I told him that I do not want to leave New England under any circumstances. I have since softened my stance on this (though we are still here), but one thing will never change, I am a country gal, not a city slicker. I can barely tolerate Burlington. You will not find me living in the Big Apple anytime soon. Or ever.

These things matter. They can lead to unhappiness and resentment if not hashed out ahead of time.

How many kids do you want to have? A dear friend of mine is going out with a guy who wants to have his own basketball team. She might have one child, if any. I don’t see this relationship lasting through the ages.

This is the kind of thing that people rarely change their mind about. If you do not agree on whether or not to have children, you might want to move on.

What are your religious and political views? Can an atheist and a born-again Christian make it work? What about a liberal and a right-winger? Sure, it happens, but these views do not come out of nowhere. They usually stem from deeply held beliefs about life that will affect your marriage.

Important sub-topics need to be discussed, such as, how do you feel about stay-at-home parenting versus two-working parents? How do you feel about materialism and consumer debt? Charitable giving? Abortion? Feminism?

You might think your girlfriend looks cute when she’s gets all worked up about the oppressiveness of patriarchy, but if you have a son and your wife wants to indoctrinate him with man-hating feminist dogma, will you still think it’s cute?

The same goes for chauvinism. It’s not so cute when a woman’s sons think “girl” is the ultimate insult. It’s even less cute if dad agrees with them.

Talk about your life values and find out if she shares them.

How do you feel about marriage? Is it a lifetime commitment or a try it and we’ll see how it goes kind of thing?

You really don’t want to wait until you tie the knot to find out that she doesn’t take the commitment seriously. (Or vice versa.)

I could go on, but I’m sure you get the picture.

Actually, if you want more questions, I found this list online that is exhaustive beyond reason.

The point really is to have serious conversations, ask the deep questions, and be willing to accept it if you are not compatible. Remember, you are probably not going to be able to change her into what you want. Make sure she is what you want before you commit.

But it gets better.

Then the contestant who was the earliest to enter that correct time slot is named the Grand Wizard with the Clearest Crystal Ball, and is recognized on this website. Global fame will undoubtedly follow but is not guaranteed.

Enter here. Instructions here.

You need not support Fred to enter. In fact, Viguerie does not!

I plan to write up a review after I have used it a bit more. Feel free to leave your comments regarding how the clip-to-blog posts look.

You can use the redbox two ways: walk-up rental or online rental. The movies are only $1 per night, due back by 7PM the following evening.

The first time I used it, I did the walk-up thing. The machine has a touch screen which you use to see what movies are available. One caveat, do not look at the display outside the machine for what titles are available. It is a huge disappointment to get on the machine and see that they are out of the title you want.

So, I rented a movie for the kids using the free rental code that I received via e-mail by visiting the website. You have to swipe a debit or credit card, so you can be charged if you never bring the movie back.

When I brought the movie back the next night, the machine was down. I brought my movie to the customer service desk and the woman said she had a call in to the redbox company and she would tell them about my movie so I wouldn’t be charged.

As I expected, I was charged for an extra night. I e-mailed the company explaining the situation and within minutes I received a refund. The customer service was first rate – a big plus in my book.

Today, the kids wanted a movie, but I did not want to get there and have it be out, so I went online to redbox.com and rented it online. That secures the rental, so it is in when I go to pick it up. I am charged at the time of online rental, so if I don’t go pick it up, I lose my dollar.

At the redbox kiosk, all I did was select the “online rental pickup” button, swipe my debit card, which was given online, and out popped my movie. If you love technology and gadgets, you will likely find this experience enjoyable.

Overall, I found redbox to be a fun and easy way to rent a movie at the grocery store. The major drawback for me was that they seem to be limited to new and recent releases, which is not really my thing, but the kids found a lot of selections they liked.

If you like to rent DVDs, I recommend getting the code for a free rental and trying it out.

No, I am not being paid to do this. If they do pay me, I’ll be sure to let you know.