I'm going to vote.
I'm going to vote a straight Democratic ticket. I have done this since 1980.
This year, after I vote, I'm going to come home and avoid the television like the plague.
Two years ago I was off work on election day. I spent the day painting trim in my foyer, and as I painted I kept hearing the prognostications. Then the evening came, I was still painting near the t.v., and I heard all of the awful events unfold in real time.
My daughter The Fair was still living at home, and she turned six shades of pale and asked for a glass of wine ... which she couldn't drink. Mr. J just stared at the t.v. in a state of apoplexy.
By midnight, Fair and I were weeping.
This time, maybe if I don't watch any returns, some degree of normal will return to the landscape.
It's magical thinking. But what if I'm right?
6 comments:
Do whatever it takes to ensure a good result, Anne!
I'm not watching either.
"This year, after I vote, I'm going to come home and avoid the television like the plague."
Ditto.
HI,
I went to bed early two years ago, woke in the middle of the night, read the bad new, and my stomach dropped. It's still missing. I often despair.
Jenny
spouse and I voted early this morning. turnout is heavy at my polling place. (crosses fingers)
It seems to have worked.
--Kim Cooper
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