And much like when Herbie Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence on this day during the War of 1812, I shall scrawl my florid signature across whatever papers the state provides me with on this most blesses of holy days.

In the USA, where we take the days off of work to eat Turkey and to honor some guy who couldn’t tell the difference between Jamaica and Hyderabad, we steadfastly refuse to offer election day as a holiday.

Luckily, this year many people don’t have the added distraction that employment might bring to the proceedings.

Off I go, and wish me luck in my attempts to leverage the levered levers* of Democracy.

* Like a hedge fund without the hedges and where in the end I at least get a new sticker to wear.
** Think this posting needs a photograph? You lack imagination.