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From The Kitchn: Please Vote Today

I'm blogging live from the corner of Bleecker and Grove in NYC where I'm devouring a terrible scone. After this I'm going to a phone-banking gathering around the corner where there will probably be more bland food.

Today may not a shining day for my eating or cooking but it is a shining day for many people who believe the results of this election could turn the world around on its heels. And so, I take a break from balanced meals and dark leafy greens to put my energy elsewhere, toward the other things I believe in.

I hope you vote today; by doing so you are a part of history. By reading this site, we know you care about making your world, through your meals, a better place. So don't waste this opportunity. Lines in NYC are long — I waited an hour and a half — but energy is high and strangers are lovely. Tell us how long you waited, and what's keeping you nourished today.

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Lines in DC are long but moving efficiently. I have been eating coffee today.

posted by purdygirl on November 4th 2008 at 9:27am
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You must be in front of Cafe Angelique. Their scones are not great. If you go back, the french toast, yogurt granola, ham and swiss on moricette and shakshuka are tastier choices.

posted by ottan on November 4th 2008 at 9:37am
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I woke up before the sun and got to my polling place at 6:30 am. Still, my upstairs neighbor beat me there to be first in line for when the polls opened up at 7. Eventually the line behind us grew and I recognized several friends and neighbors. It was wonderful to chat with them and get caught up. Another neighbor arrived who was just learning how to walk with a cane so I waited for her so we could walk home together (she's still a little wobbly.) The polling volunteers were a little disorganized but that's to be expected as they were learning on the job, many of then being high school students.

If all this sounds like a small towns snapshot, it's not: I live in one of the most densely populated and diverse neighborhoods in SF! However, it was a snapshot of what we will need to face what's ahead: patience, knowing our neighbors, helping out when needed, hope, making a good effort and finding enjoyment in the process.

I find that I am optimistic and grateful this morning and that, more than anything, is what is nourishing me today.

posted by Dana V on November 4th 2008 at 9:50am
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What a lovely picture you paint, Dana V. I agree wholeheartedly.

posted by midwest_foodie on November 4th 2008 at 10:04am
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I went to my polling place in Germantown, MD at 10:00 or so. I always vote at that hour because there's no line at all. This time, there was a very long line, but the election judges kept it moving and I was out of there in about 30 minutes. The couple standing in front of me said that they didn't mind waiting; they had stood in line for an hour to get into a showing of a Harry Potter movie.

posted by Julie on November 4th 2008 at 10:35am
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A little over an hour at 7:30 this am in DC. I didn't see anyone I knew till I came out. I was very happy to have the time to read a book and drink tea. There was a booth set up outside the building with free coffee and baked goods--neighborhood people had made stuff like coffee cake, which was such a sweet thing to do and it was good.

posted by Pixie on November 4th 2008 at 12:00pm
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