Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Open Thread.
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I’ve come to think of this post as one where you come for the music and stay for the conversation—so feel free to drop a note.
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On Saturday, the chance of rain this week was right at zero, with a few percentage points showing for Thursday. By Sunday, the chance of rain was more defined for Thursday. Monday morning (yesterday), the chance of rain went from 0% to 80% with an 85% chance for today. It sprinkled for about 10 minutes yesterday afternoon and then started raining for real around 6:00—and it is still raining this morning. No complaints, just noting how hard it is to schedule exterior construction work this time of year, before prevalent winds have shifted from the warmer northernly flow to the colder southern flow. Then again, the weather has been lovely for November and this is the first disrupting rain we’ve had in some weeks.
Cheers everyone.
Given that we don’t have a permanent editor for Tuesdays, I figured we could use the slot as a refresher on some basics of the election process, institutions, and political philosophies. So, for the next few weeks, I’m going to feature a few overall explanations a maybe a couple closer looks.
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Grab your coffee or tea and join us, please.
What's on your mind this morning?
