timing of ballot counting

This came in my morning email, and I'm putting it here for my own reference, and in case other people find it useful: a state-by-state chart of when mail-in ballots are counted [probably valid only for 2020].

I got this from Indivisble Acton [sic], which is urging us to vote early in person, if that's both possible and safe,, to minimize Trump/the Republicans' ability to claim victory based on Election Day partial results. (cattitude dropped my mail-in ballot off at Town Hall almost two weeks ago, and it has already been accepted.)

food: pepino

On a whim, I ordered a "pepino melon" via Instacart; Wikipedia told me that it's not actually a melon, but tasted somewhat like honeydew and somewhat like cantaloupe, so I expected to enjoy it.

What I hadn't expected was that it wasn't melon-sized, but comparable to a middle-sized mango.

cattitude googled and found advice on how to tell when one is ripe, and how to eat it (raw, with a spoon). According to that, this one was ripe, so he cut it in half after dinner. I took a spoonful, and noticed almost no flavor, maybe a hint of cucumber. Cattitude and adrian_turtle agreed with me that it was bland; after they had a few more spoonfuls, we agreed it wasn't worth eating, and discarded the rest.

Ah, well. I like trying new foods, and don't expect to like all of them. But I regret not ordering a honeydew instead.