I am thinking of you all today
Based on the level of nervous energy I am experiencing from 4000 miles away I cannot imagine how you all must be feeling as the dawn of a new hope for tomorrow is so within your grasp. I am thinking of you and hoping with all my might that the blow to Trump will be so crushing that the entire criminal cabal scatters to the four winds.
For the first time ever I will not be doing an all nighter as I have work tomorrow, but I will log on first thing in the morning to see how you have all managed to cope with the stresses of the most important American election in history.
Good luck chaps and tend to your mental well being today.
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3 weeks in and I am kicking arse 
in a nice way of course
all that could be done has been done.
what is at stake has been made clear to anyone with a brain
I've donated as much money and time as I could
I voted
the rest will be up to 150 million of my fellow citizens
they can either choose wisely or poorly
or
undoing and making up for what we've done to ourselves and the whole world. Tomorrow Trump takes us out of the Paris Accord. Next January we rejoin and get to work.
Thanks all for the good thoughts, Soph.
It is going to be so healing seeing him kicked out!
You have been through a lot recently, yet you continue to put us in your thoughts and send us the positive energy we need - thank you.
Clearly, the whole world is watching!
Hoping we kick the Orange Maggot to the curb. 
My wine and snacks are at the ready. 
I'm African-American, but when I traced our family tree, I was shocked to find that my slaveholding family in VA was descended from Edward IV. Who knew! I've been an anglophile since childhood, but never even considered that, nor thought of it, nor wished it. Doesn't change my perspective - I am a black American. But I think of Brits as my cousins. 
Thank you for your wishes and I appreciate it!
I've always been an anglophile as well and most of my roots go back to Britain, including Edward IV. No African-American ancestry unfortunately. When I did a DNA test years ago, I was hoping for some unexpected diversity, but almost all indicators go back to the British Isles.
I was lucky to find out about it. My VA slaveholding ancestors were closely involved with the most famous VA families, which means there is documentation - there were letters, court records, even books written about them. It wasn't easy, took decades, and I'm still making discoveries!
I took the DNA tests too, but it only helps if others in the family also did, so... but hey, I'm fortunate to have found out so much!
But Edward IV - which means it goes way back even further. Nice to meet ya!
I've been working on our family tree for over twenty years. Fortunately, my mother's cousin had started it before I was even born, so I had a bit of a head start.
"I'm still making discoveries" - that's what is cool about genealogy, there is always something new to discover, as well as relatives you didn't even know existed. Once you hit on a famous historical figure, a lot of branches open up pretty easily. Sometimes it is more than you need or want, but I love history, so its always interesting for me.
As for the DNA testing, people often crop up when you least expect it. We've found several relatives that way.
Happy Election Day! 
I've not touched the genealogy thing this year because of this god-awful year we've all suffered from, and this horrendous sociopath in the WH. But tomorrow, or the next day, I can LIVE again, and get back to the things that used to take up my extra time. CAN'T. WAIT.
It's good to know that so many people around the world are pulling for us to unseat The Donald. And positive vibes? The more the better.
We're going to win this! Needless to say, the booze will be flowing. And there will be dancing in the streets. 
