I wish I grew Annapolis apples up above Fundy Bay

[sovay]

In news of the day that was not technological balls, spatch let me know that despite the best efforts of the American federal government, the tradition of the Christmas tree gifted by the province of Nova Scotia to the city of Boston in recognition of its aid after the Halifax Explosion continues. We had worried. Apparently so had Mayor Wu, who made a point of traveling for the first time in the tradition's history to the tree-cutting ceremony and taking part in it herself. Fingers crossed for the tree-lighting, whose centenary we wandered into in 2017 and wandered out again wondering why no one was singing Stan Rogers. Today was also the fifty-fifth anniversary of the exploding whale.

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[redbird]

I am glad the mayor did that, and not surprised. Wu has a sense for political theater, and this fits with efforts by governors in New England to maintain connections with eastern Canada.

I was actively pleased to vote for Wu this fall, not just settling for the least-bad option.

[sovay]

I am glad the mayor did that, and not surprised. Wu has a sense for political theater, and this fits with efforts by governors in New England to maintain connections with eastern Canada.

I hadn't heard much about other efforts, so I am glad to know they exist! And this connection has mattered to me since I first learned about it, so I appreciate her choosing so strongly to affirm it.

I was actively pleased to vote for Wu this fall, not just settling for the least-bad option.

It's always so much fun to be able to do that. (It is how I felt about the last presidential election. I am not reconciled to that branch of the future having been sawn off. It did not need to be.)