Time to do one's civic duty--

Man o man, that hour change. It doesn't usually hit me hard, but it did this time. Maybe because I was a little restless sleeping, too, but yikes. Driving to work in the dark was not pleasant, but hey, the 65 degrees in the afternoon sure was. 

Sunlight into the evening is nice, too. And the melting...all the melting. And mud. Well, that's not so great, but it's part of the package deal. Holly came home from school covered and wet, straight through her snow pants and her clothes. Tub time at 3pm. Luckily, I was in process with laundry, so in it all went. 



Today is voting day in New Hampshire. In our neck of the woods, we do both the town ballot and the school one on the same day (other towns that still use voice vote tend to split them up to different sessions). I'm sure some folks will pause over a lot of the expenditures; prices of every damned thing are rising, town taxes went up, and yeah...when gas has gone up 69 cents in a week, it's hard to feel magnanimous. Still, there are things we need, and one of the major ones is a bond for the wastewater treatment plant. That's not negotiable, but I bet some folks will vote no just because they are feeling the pinch. 

Wish us luck.

At the state level, it seems the NH House is hell bent on making life as restrictive and expensive as possible for the most people. It's unfathomable why some of these bills are even brought up, as they are unnecessary and performative at best. Other things, like the vouchers, keep rolling along, with no auditing, no limits on the spending (and it's putting a huge dent in the state budget), and no oversight. Yet, those get applauded through. I just don't get it. 

Sigh. 

There's a lot of things that are making me shake my head until my brain rattles lately. Local stuff, state stuff-- those are things I can get my noggin around, for the most part. Any higher up the governmental food chain, and I just don't see where much of the decision making is making sense. Magic 8 Ball policy-making. 

Hanging on for dear life,

C

((hugs to all you love and all who love you))

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