School Bake Sales

     I always liked the Election Day Bake Sales which were held in the hallways of elementary schools doing double duty as polling venues. It was common for stay-at-home Moms to bake sweets and also sell the goods which were baked. This contribution never found its way into Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers or was written about in history books as an example of civic pride. 

     Growing up not many people voted absentee and there wasn't any early voting. This year will be complicated by the fact Republican like to vote in person and Democrats are leaning towards voting by mail. It will make for a long election night and maybe even an election week or two. Neither candidate will gracefully bow out of the race before all the ballots have been counted. No doubt some ballots will be recounted to verify the integrity of the process.

 

      It's all over the news how armed men will in some states like Michigan will be legally patrolling voting places. The law might indicate that they must be thirty feet away but that still is close enough to intimidate. I don't know any reason why they feel compelled to dress up in broad daylight in camouflage meant for hiding in woods. Maybe it gives them courage like the masks they will use to hide their faces. I can't imagine how that must look to a child who really would be better off dreaming about what they plan to buy at the bake sale.