There are ducks in Lafayette Park. I am looking cheerfully forward to the spring, when I imagine there will be ducklings.
My favorite thing about the election results is that I feel they are a triumph for hope over fear, for optimism over doomsaying, and for dreams over nightmares.
My least favorite thing about the election results is that Maryland voters approved the slot machine referendum. I’ve been getting gradually more disapproving about gambling, including lotteries and slot machines. I feel like they are an amusement for the rich and a tax for the poor. Since much of the slot machine revenues are supposed to go into school coffers, I hope the schools teach kids enough math that they grow up to never risk their grocery money on slots.