This year is unlucky in ratio of typhoons making landfall to ACE. There are other years with above-normal ACE but less impacts to land.

I was so used to voting by mail in WA state that it was kind of exciting when I went in person on Election Day when we moved to SD a couple years ago. It was the midterms but still a good vibe. Just feels different than filling it out at the kitchen table. I'm interested to see how it looks in a presidential year. Abortion, marijuana, gender pronouns, open primaries, and taxes on groceries are up for a vote in SD among other things. Presidential/Congressional races are the flashiest but often times the local/state elections can have a much more direct impact on citizens lives. Very curious how everything will end up in SD.

1.01” on the day. 45 degrees.

Also, I still have yet to vote. Apparently I can vote early here, but I genuinely do not know where, as the state's website for in-person early voting is absolute sh!t and I didn't want a mail-in ballot. So looks like I'll be voting on election day!