_In Quintem Novembris_...

Yes, it was on Guy Fawkes Day--or Election Day this year in the USA--that Dr. Cornell & I happened to meet at our precinct's new polling place; like the previous site it's on campus, but this building is a bit closer, dominating at a distance the vista down our old street (where once a nice remnant chunk of forest stood, but that's another story). I don't even remember how many years it's been since we last met in person--possibly as many as 18. It *had* occurred to me that this might happen, though I couldn't assume it probable. [Improbability of improbabilities, says the Writer, all is improbability.]

I wonder now: if this election proves as significant in the long run for the GOP as some believe, might we see Republicans henceforth celebrating November 5th by burning jackass effigies?