Spring Election Day 2020

Today is Municipal Election Day roundabout Exit 151. It was supposed to be the first use of the fancy new optical voting machines the county bought. Instead, because of the coronavirus epidemic, it's the first use of 100% vote by mail. No polling places are open today and no provisional ballots are available. Knowing that caused a minor panic last week – I did not receive my ballot, pestered the county clerk all week, and finally received a duplicate ballot, which I returned yesterday. There's a way to track one's ballot, but the registration process isn't working for me. Argh.



Also because of the pandemic, the mighty MDS&W morphed into an online-only festival. I bought the T-shirt and some fairings, as one does the first full weekend in May, and felt a bit mournful about all that was missing from the experience. Then came the wait for delivery. The first fairing to arrive is some lovely Gnomespun Domestic Romney, colorway Tiger's in the Night.



Well. That does make things better.

In an ordinary year, I'd plan to spin it up during the Tour de Fleece or the Ravellenics. This year, with so many sporting events in abeyance, it feels like... I was about to say it feels like a contingency plan or two is needed, but no. With so many plans crumbling, perhaps rather than another plan, the good intention simply to spin is enough.