But stoops to conquer, and but kneels to rise.
— Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield, misquoting Amphitryon by John Dryden
Still waiting.
The end is near. I hear a noise at the door, as of some immense slippery body lumbering against it.
— “The Whisperer in Darkness” by H. P. Lovecraft
Polls are closing; now the waiting begins.
Polls are open.
GOWER
Enough, Captain. You have astonished him.
— Henry V Act 5 Scene 1 by William Shakespeare
Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength.
— The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…
— “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
Before
After 🍕
So we got a little snow.
Herring River estuary on a rainy day.
Herring River and another forest path.
Forest paths.
This is what I’ve been thinking the past four years: New York Times
Back on the Cape.
Broccoli and sausage, before and after. 🍕
Since I’ve already cast my vote I don’t feel the need to watch or even pay attention to the debate/debacle which is taking place this evening.
Waiting impatiently for the first public release of photos from OSIRIS-REx touch-and-go asteroid “landing.”
New avatar!
Turkey pepperoni on top this week. 🍕
Should I start cross-posting to Twitter? Assuming that it starts working again…
Twitter is down and I’m anxious I’m going to miss something! Send help.
My ballot has been “accepted” which means that it’s in the system and will be counted…but not until election day. That day can’t come soon enough.