It'll Work Out For The Good

Hello Everyone: Well, Election Day has come, it's almost evening and the polls are starting to close. I already know some of the results and the night is off to a good start. I'm not going to get excited until the last vote gets certified. Frankly for all the weirdness of this election cycle, I'm still excited. I wish people would get more excited about election day the way they get excited about a major sporting event. How cool is it to choose a president, member of congress, or dog catcher. Is me or do people care more about sports than who sits in the Oval Office. Yes, I'm an election nerd and proud of it. It's an off shoot of my whole interest in history. Over the past two or three cycles, I've started following voter trends. Specifically, I look at which demographic group will play an important role in the next election. My focus for the next midterm will be older LatinX, African-American, and Asian-American voters who are more socially conservative. Also, pay attention to white non-college educated voters. Those two population groups will make a difference in the midterm elections. Meanwhile, I'm trying not to watch or listen to the news because they just make things seem worse than they are like predictions of election-related violence. There are people that will try to stir something up but for the most part it's been a pretty quiet day. I figure about half the country is going to be happy with the eventual winner and the other half will sulk. I hope to be part of the happy half. I decided to listen to some music instead of follow the news. Less crazy making. I'm still a bit on edge but I can get through this without loosing my mind. Speaking of which, a predicted, I got another document request from the big bank. I cannot begin to tell you how extremely frustrated I am dealing with them. Even more frustrating is having to depend on the charity of others and putting things off. Sis and BIL have been very patient and generous but I can't keep taxing them. Some of it is mum's fault for not paying attention to this before she passed away. I wish we would've gotten the ball rolling a few months ago. Anyway, I just have to believe that it'll work out for the good.