Good news!*

Last night we came home after voting and checked the election results using the A.I. called Brave Leo. It showed me as having defeated Jay Robinson for Place 4. Then I checked the City website.

*oh, nevermind.

Don’t ever trust A.I.

It’s just as well since I had already congratulated Mr. Robinson earlier in the evening. He won the election by a large margin, against two challengers, and the voters of Fairhope have made it very clear that they like the way that things are going.

I sincerely wish Jay all the best, and hope that the next four years are a success, both for him personally, and for our town generally.

I have renamed this blog to reflect my share of the vote, and will leave it up for a few more weeks at least, since I believe that it contains some ideas worth sharing, and says some things that need to be said. I especially want to keep alive the words of Emily and Susie, who helped so much with this effort over the last two months. I am forever grateful to them both.

Voter turnout was 25% on Tuesday, higher than expected, but it remains a fact that 3/4 of our neighbors choose to stay at home every 4 years. For an explanation as to why, I’ll turn to The Rolling Stones.

Spare a thought for the stay-at-home voter

His empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows

And a parade of the gray-suited grafters

A choice of cancer or polio
_{-Jagger/Richards “Salt of the Earth”}