In a hanging flower pot that was brought inside for the winter, a hickory tree seedling is sprouting.  In a church down the road from me, a voting booth will be set up for the next election where I can choose candidates for many public positions like County Commissioner, Judge, U.S. Representative, and U.S. President.

Are the two previous sentences related?

Should a flower pot host a tree seedling?  Should a church host a government public business voting booth?

Should I transfer the seedling?

Should I not vote for the first time since I was 18, taking a virtual stand on this country’s tradition of separating church and public business activities?

Aren’t there enough hickory trees in the yard without a need to add the seedling?

Aren’t there enough voters in this country without a need for my vote?

Return to humour and satirical observations about the concepts of a universe and the place our limited species has in it, I say — it’s what we understand best.