Planting will be rather minimal for a couple of weeks or so. The week beginning is a big one, with the baseball playoffs and High Holidays. And, oh by the way, the first week of the fall quarter.
I hope to check in now and then, perhaps with something on the Canadian election, which is 14 October. That also happens to be 15 Tishri, and hence Sukkot (which means it will be the Feast of Voting Booths for our Canadian Jewish friends). But, clearly, I will not be keeping up with this election as closely as I did the last one.
Later in the month I am sure I will have a few things to say about the upcoming election in New Zealand.1
Please feel free to treat this as an “open planting hole” for anything F&V-relevant that comes up, although it is always preferred if you can locate and reactivate an older thread on a topic, if one exists.2 As always, first-time commenters (propagators) or those who put in more than one link may find their comment held in moderation. I will clear such comments when I can. I am not going away, just unusually busy for a while.
Thanks for your support and patience.
May you have a new year of sweet fruits and effective votes! l’Shannah Tovah!
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NZ will be worth F&V’s attention. The leading party has promised a binding referendum on MPP — and a return to First Past the Post is currently leading in the polls.
Seed planted by Christopher Moore — 29 September 2008 @ 10:07
Happy new year. I do hope you will take some time to blog some baseball tomorrow (or today, or whichever).
Of course, Japanese PM Aso just called new elections. This is turning out to be an exciting year. Funny how the LDP got cornered into this!
Seed planted by Henry Kim — 01 October 2008 @ 03:55
There were a couple of NZ polls last week that would give the Maori Party the balance of power by virtue of their overhang seats.
This has generated some comments.
Other polls (including one subsequent) give National the abilty to govern without the MP.
http://curiablog.wordpress.com/
Seed planted by ErrolC — 13 October 2008 @ 18:34