FROM VIRGINIA

“What’s struck me is the absolute joy our small company has taken in voting. There have been jokes and jeers for the last few months, but now everyone is just having a great time, encouraging each other to get the hell out there and pull the lever. In the cast of characters: our designer, a Bulgarian immigrant, voted for the first time. A fellow writer, a Canadian by birth, married to a Navy aviator, became a citizen specifically to vote in this election. Our receptionist, an African-American working her way through college, is throwing a post-election bash. A .NET developer, a man with musical talent, is lending his craft to a different party.
It’s like the post-rugby match party already. We’ve been beating the hell out of each other around the water cooler, but now we’re all pals around the keg. Hope it lasts.
I love my country.” Me too.