I was driving through Pennsylvania the other day. Wanted to see the full gamut of the fall foliage. All those colors. Stunning.
Then there was this other demonstration of colors and contrast. The blue Harris-Walz posters and those other red ones.
Rough estimate? A 50/50 split. There was one street that was literally split in half. One side of the street verses the other side. That’ll be a fun place to watch the election results, right? Well since the Indiana results are always first up, the party will start an hour earlier on one side than the other. And since California is the closing act, the fun’ll last a bit longer on the other side. But imagine if this street ever throws a block party? Hell no, I won’t go.
Now we all know Pennsylvania is probably THE number one swing state for this election and this street is the proof. And since it’s one side verses the other, it takes on a Civil War sorta dynamic. Thank god they don’t have to deal with alternate side parking regulations. Imagine? What a mess. A whole bunch of purple metal scraps, sadly somewhat indicative of our nation’s current status.
So to the folks of Babbling Brook Road, I think you need some temporary arrangements like hide the guns for a month. Go with window dressings more along the line of steel shutters and avoid flimsier options like curtain sheers. Definitely adopt a stringent leash law. Dogs are highly intuitive. You don’t want dog blood on your hands Lady Macbeth. Take a lesson from Springfield, Ohio on that one. Finally, lay low on the social life. A baptismal party or a bris could get dicey to say the least.
You’re in our thoughts and prayers Babbling Brook Road. And much like the beautiful fall foliage please remember that while your poster colors are currently vivid, they’ll eventually grow dead like a leaf and get raked away.