While Shakadoo is an apolitical community and we do not endorse any specific candidate, we’d like to take a moment to wax inspirational on the importance of today.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, today is election day. And in case you haven’t had enough of every blog post, twitter post, and everything else telling you to get out and vote, get out and vote. Unless, of course, you’re not an American. Then, sorry, no voting for you.

Voting is one of your most important duties and is the ultimate act of hope. Yes, the lines may be long and you may not even get a sticker (I didn’t!) but it is your civic duty.

No matter what happens today, I hope this is the beginning of a time for America to come together and heal as a nation.