#VoteHope North Carolina sets record for first day of voting with more than 350,000 ballots

This gives me hope. People are literally crawling over broken glass, and the mess left by Helene, to vote in North Carolina.

 

“Haven’t stood in a line like this to vote since Obama 2008,” blogger Tom Sullivan posted on X, photographing dozens lined up out the doors of one Asheville polling place.

Source: North Carolina sets record for first day of voting with more than 350,000 ballots

You BET We’re Better Off!

Four years ago, an incompetent braggart screwed up the scientific, public health based response to COVID-19. The world economy was at a standstill.

I was furloughed, spouse was job-hunting, we stayed home and hoped like hell things would improve after the election.

They did, but not until 12:01pm, January 20, 2021.

www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/18/us-voters-economy-inflation-growth-presidential-election

Gravel Cycling: Privateers Go It Alone For Better Money

Next, someone should create a privateer gravel race with a pirate theme.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/17/good-money-no-team-tactics-and-cute-dogs-the-rise-of-pro-cycling-freelancers

“For decades, professional cycling has been dominated by European World Tour teams. But in the last decade, American gravel privateers have disrupted that paradigm.”