On August 17 I worked as a Precinct Inspector at a special election. I could hardly hope for a better crew. I hope I get them again in November.
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GoodReads
Anne's books
A reread of The Tapir's Morning Bath, after ten years on the shelf and numerous loans to others, has not disappointed me. A field study of Barro Colorado Island, a Smithsonian Research Institute Center in Panama, provides a look at not only...
A nice affirmation of my view that less is more. After a year of not venturing outside of a radius of 100 miles from home, the author finds much that is overlooked when he stops long enough to take a close look. Also a good close up look at...
An illuminating read. Not a page turner, but a book to read slowly and ponder the amazing differences between my life and the lives of those who lived only a scant one or two hundred years ago. I will never again flip on a switch cavalierly...
This book was a gift in more than one way. I was gradually taken into a space where I had not ventured for a time--a lacuna. I have not read fiction for a while; I have only briefly flirted with Mexican culture; my historical knowledge of t...
I am happy to report that I worked with this crew again on November 2. We had a record turnout so I had little opportunity to document events visually, but there were a few opportunities during a brief afternoon lull for Lisa to serenade some of our voters. A few who had voted in the morning, came back in the afternoon on the chance they could hear her, and one even took down her address and phone number so they could contact her later. Voting in Precinct 4689 is for many locals like going to the local block party.