Category Archives: election

never surrender.

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received my early primary ballot

checked one box

and done.

feels good

heading off to the clerk’s office .

 

“not voting is not a protest, it’s a surrender.”

-keith ellison, attorney general, state of minnesota, usa

vote for them.

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“children don’t vote but adults who do must stand up and vote for them.”

-marian wright edelman

 American activist for civil rights and children’s rights,

Founder and President Emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund.

VOTE

board meeting vs. bored meeting.

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after someone moved

 i was asked 

to be an ‘at-large’ member

of my condo association board

filling in for a few months

but i soon 

 found myself elected to a two-year term.

i’m not really a fan of boards, meetings, or committees 

nothing against them

just not my favorite pastime

so not exactly what i was hoping for

but i do want to say a big thank you 

to all who voted for me

even if it possibly had something to do with

me being the only one willing to join

but that is neither here nor there now

 you are all invited to at least one of my inaugural balls

i’ll get the invites out as soon as things calm down

i’m very busy

working on lining up the entertainment

and trying on gowns. 

 

“never schedule a board meeting on wednesday, because it kills two weekends.”

-kurt vonnegut

 

 

 

image credit: napoleon dynamite, 2004, fox searchlight pictures, paramount pictures, mtv films

 

the 6th of january. and then, the 7th.

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It was

a horrible day in washington that i’ll never forget.

 a wonderful day in georgia that i’ll never forget.

and now

at last

in the light and the dark

of the very early morning

of the very next day

our new president and vice president

have finally been confirmed

and I’ll never forget how light won over dark.

dare.

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“yesterday I dared to struggle. today I dare to win.”

-bernadette devlin

 

i’m proud of my country – it dared to do both.

today, as i walked downtown,

the kerrytown bells played ‘the star spangled banner’

cars honked

church bells rang

farmers at the market chattered

drummer drummed

people cheered, cried, laughed

fireworks shot off in yards

the air was light and it was electric.

 

 

 

 

image credit: pinterest

50.

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50 days to get your vote in. 

mail, walk, run, scooter, car, bike, parasail, swim, boat, bus, fly, hoverboard, taxi, uber….

find a way.

“in matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems,

for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. “

-albert einstein

veep.

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kamala harris, in the beginning

 

“A patriot is not someone who condones the conduct of our country whatever it does.

It is someone who fights every day for the ideals of the country, whatever it takes.”

– Kamala Harris – The Truths We Hold: An American Journey/2019

 

 

 

photo credit: la times, courtesy of kamala harris