I just voted

[redbird]

One of the early voting locations in Boston is this weekend at the main library. I wanted to vote early rather than absentee, in part to get an "I voted" sticker. When I checked in to vote, the clerk noticed that they'd sent me an absentee ballot, which she said I should shred when it arrived. I asked for a chair, because the little tables people were supposed to use to fill in the ballots are at a bad height for me to use standing up.

I then returned a library book, and walked over to Newbury Street, because there's a branch of JP Licks near the library, and I wanted to try the caramel apple ice cream.

When I looked at the board, it said they had caramel apple, a couple of other flavors they announced this month, and cucumber. I asked for a sample of the caramel apple, and asked the guy behind the counter "does that say cucumber?" because that's usually a summer flavor. He thought I meant "is cucumber really an ice cream flavor?" so I explained that I know I like it, and asked for two pints, which I brought home.

The caramel apple ice cream is also good, and I bought a cup of that to eat right away,

I am very pleased with my timing, which was pure luck: I don't go to that branch of JP Licks very often, because it's down a flight of stairs, but my joints were (and are) feeling OK.

Comments

[bibliofile]

Voting and ice cream in a bowl. A good day.

[minoanmiss]

cheers

[threeringedmoon]

Colorado sends out ballots by mail to everyone. I was pleased to note that the the packet includes a "I voted" sticker. It was drawn by a child, and shows an astronaut on the moon holding up a flag with "I voted."