Voting Day, Etc.

--Whose bright idea was it to schedule the Suffolk 3 special election on the same day as the big American Idol finale? You can't ask people to make that many big voting decisions in one day.

--A sure sign of spring: the blooming of the Michael Flaherty signs on firefighters' lawns throughout the city.

--Am I the only one who's noticed that Menino's campaign signage this year has a color scheme -- white lettering on green background -- that matches, and blends in with, official road signage?

--Ayanna Pressley has something more important than signs... a hot new campaign hairstyle! (And don't call me sexist; I'd comment if Felix or Andrew or Murph started wearing eye-length bangs too.)