A few weeks ago, while walking my dog on Newfane Hill Road, one of our neighbors asked me, “What made you decide to run for Selectboard?”
Since we were walking in opposite directions, I thought of a short, precise, one-sentence answer.
“Well... I think I'll do a good job because I am a good listener and have common sense when solving problems,” I said. We shared a few other words, we wished each other well, and continued walking on.
Thinking about it later, the correct answer is a lot more involved than “I'm a good listener and have common sense.”...