On Tuesday, I cast the 604th ballot of the day at my polling place, and I was happy to do so. It was incredibly easy to go into the church assigned to me, sign my name in the register (I had forgotten all about this part! It was very satisfying to sign in the Big Book of Democracy.), mark my ballot, and slide it into the scanner. Had I actually not been still debating my vote for the city council, it would’ve have taken less than 10 minutes.
Two months later, here we are.
So many changes! The past two months have been among the most stressful in my life, but they’re all for the better. My partner and I packed everything up, sold our home, and moved from the nation’s capital to the nation’s salt potato capital, Syracuse, New York. Continue reading “Getting back”
Way back in 2009, I drove with some friends to Montreal to celebrate the end of college. Before reaching the border via I-81, we passed the town of Mexico, NY. That name has stuck with me ever since. The fact that there’s a town called Mexico so near the border with Canada is high levels of hilarious to me. Continue reading “Around the World in New York State”
