pins and needles
The magic number is 270....
It’s all coming back to me now
So you should know that I am not a “shopper”. I live in shopping mall heaven — I’m ten minutes from the Broadway Mall, 15 from Roosevelt Field and 25 from Whitman Shoppes — but I seldom go to the mall. I prefer to shop on line. And when I do venture into a store, I usually know what I want and buy it as quickly as possible. I’m not one to browse through stores just to see what’s for sale. There’s a local chain, Baked By Melissa , that specializes in mini cupcakes. They’re primarily in Manhattan. A few years ago Becca introduced me to their product - delicate little cakes, exquisitely decorated, very tasty. I walk past their shop on 7th Avenue whenever we go to the theater. Well, last week I remembered that they used to have a second shop on 7th, right next to the original shop, but selling gluten-free versions of all their cupcakes. The gluten-free shop closed, but the company continues to make a gluten-free version of their product. So I thought that gluten-free cupcakes wou
Hey, did you know that there is an actual movement to sidestep the Electoral College without a Constitutional amendment? I was shocked to learn this. It's a compact with various states signing on, promising to assign their electors to the winner of the national popular vote. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact#:~:text=The%20National%20Popular%20Vote%20Interstate,and%20the%20District%20of%20Columbia.)
ReplyDeleteNew York and California are already on board. Colorado approved it this election.
I know all about it...I’d love to see it happen.
DeleteI am amazed (and discouraged) that there wasn't a landslide.
ReplyDeleteMe too. It's sad to think nearly half of Americans are willing to overlook so much for, I can't even say so little, for nothing. Most Americans are not better off!
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