What a day! Got to bed at nidnight last night after seeing my good friend Barb Jungr in concert in NYC with my good friends Ellen Kaye, Dani Almany and Peter Yannello...a spectaular show, as always.
This morning, I got up at 4:30 am -- yes, it was very dark, as I walked the dog and fed the goats and chickens by flashlight after a quick shower. THen it was off to the races; the political races. As a poll inspector and Chairman of District 1, Deerpark Town, Orange county NY, I had to be there at 5:30am. (it's now 10:50, so forgive the typos -- it's been a looooooooooooooong day).
Highlights...all the young children coming in, wanting to help mom and dad vote....showing so many firtst-time voters how the machines work.....the adult first-time voters who were finally energized to actually come out and vote, whethere they voted the way I hoped or not...Mrs. JM walking into the polls, her eyes as bright as her dyed crimson hair. Chatting away, signing her name, walking into the voting booth, voting and walking out....Mrs. JM turned 100 in March of this year...our town's oldest voter!...The excitement of opening the machines and reading off the numbers of votes and hoping that the winners in our district for President and Congress would also win everywhere else.
Nature's balance...with the happy news of the election results comes the sad news from Los Angeles...I've learned that Yma Sumac has died. If you have to ask, you are not worthy, but go ahead and google her -- adn see the photos and hear the songs.
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