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Alternative Holidays

“Thanksgiving” has always been the opposite of what I was told it should be; that’s why I’ve stopped doing anything to celebrate traditionally. That being said, I haven’t seen any alternative celebrations that would work for me; though I have seen condemnations of the existing holiday that I agree with, an alternative holiday that I could participate in isn’t offered. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

— MM

Elected Unofficials

My election coverage will appear here as it develops.

UPDATE: I just got an email saying that my ballot was counted! Still waiting on an email saying my student loan debt was cancelled…

UPDATE: I’m planning on having a completed piece on my voting experience posted by Tuesday or Thursday

UPDATE: I’m following the House races for the remaining seats

UPDATE: I think the smaller, local races and the House races are the most important to follow; the “elected officials” from the other elections were already bought and paid for by American imperialism

UPDATE: My piece is tentatively scheduled to drop Thursday and is tentatively titled “Does Every Vote Really Count?: Data Collection and Disability Access for the 2024 Elections”

UPDATE: The working thesis for my piece: Sure, absentee voting makes voting more convenient for everyone, but that doesn’t make it a disability accomodation

UPDATE: It looks like the Republicans won the House

UPDATE: My new podcast studio won’t be set up in time to cover the elections in a podcast episode, so I’m planning on publishing a blog post on Wednesday, Nov. 27 that will sum up my election coverage

UPDATE: I think I will be able to publish a blog post Wednesday and a podcast episode Friday

UPDATE: For personal reasons and because of developments in the House elections for my state, I will be pushing my election coverage to next week

— MM

Personal Voting

Here’s an update on my election coverage involving my personal experience voting: dropped off my ballot yesterday well before the polls closed, and the Colorado Secretary of State’s website still doesn’t say whether my ballot was counted or not when I looked it up. Anyway, I will continue checking my ballot status and should have my completed piece on the election done by tomorrow night.

— MM

Traditions

What historical event fascinates you the most?

Since the late 1930’s, instead of trick-or-treating on Halloween, those in Des Moines, Iowa have celebrated what they call “Beggars’ Night,” which seems a lot like trick-or-treating, except they celebrate near but not on Halloween. Apparently, this year, Des Moines celebrated its tradition on October 31st for the first time since it started.

Career Counseling

What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in?

Alternative to what? Does each and every person have a mainstream career option and also have “alternative” career options?

I used to want to be a licensed psychological counselor who also happens to be a writer.

Now, I’m an experienced writer but never a licensed psychologist, and I think I can write more intelligently about the subject of counseling psychology than a licensed psychologist who’s an amateur writer could.