Today, for the first time in a very long time, I voted in
elections without bringing a ferret. I usually vote early
in the morning, and today at 8 o'clock, I asked if either
Natasja and Carmen, who both were awake then, wanted to
join me.

Carmen was busy eating, and Natasja crawled into a pair of
trousers on the floor and just looked at me. Perhaps they
understood that the election wasn't all that important, as
the EU parliament doesn't have all that much power, but I
was still surprised.

Perhaps they had learned that this time of year, mornings
are pretty cold here, 5 deg C isn't unusual.