Giving Thanks: HMS Bounty Survivors

The crew from the HMS Bounty appeared on Good Morning America this morning. The 5-minute clip includes several comments from n6tqs, and a cameo appearance at the end by Doug's teddy bear, Mush.

Journalism oddities: the text refers to all 14 surviving crewmates being present; a dozen of them are shown on camera. And, far more disconcerting, when they show deceased crew member Claudene Christian's last text to her mother, the date on the text is November 4, 2012. There are other, smaller anomalies, as well.

Many thanks to Gary Farber for email about the broadcast, so I knew to go looking for a link. And many more thanks to the Coast Guard for rescuing everyone they could. I'm so very glad that Doug was among them, and that 14 of the crew survived.

I voted, and so did she

It was Gavi's first presidential election as a voter. She's registered at her home address and so voted absentee several weeks ago. I was voter #718 of 1,298 registered voters here in Wales. No lines, but most of the booths were full, and someone was waiting for mine as I finished.

Here's to outstanding turnout everywhere!