“yesterday I dared to struggle. today I dare to win.”
-bernadette devlin
i’m proud of my country – it dared to do both.
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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.
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image credit: pinterest
waiting.
(not me, but a local who has a similar style)
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“patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.”
-joyce meyer
and the counting continues…..
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“there’ll be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done.”
-kenny rogers
“today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut, that held its ground.”
-david icke
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vote.
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image credit: courier news
(asking for a friend)
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New Yorker Magazine, Detroit Public Television
50 days to get your vote in.
mail, walk, run, scooter, car, bike, parasail, swim, boat, bus, fly, hoverboard, taxi, uber….
find a way.
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“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
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
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photo credit: la times, courtesy of kamala harris
no finer way to honor this hero
“the vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.”
-john lewis
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image credit: michigan theatre, ann arbor, michigan, usa
until the election
think, read, listen, ask, talk, learn, know
make your choice
vote.
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“everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made.
if you want a different result, make a different choice.”
-jonathan kiavi
in the 1985 boise, idaho mayoral election
there were four write-in votes for mr. potato head.
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“like most meaningful activities, campaigns are team games.”
-alastair campbell
I didn't have my glasses on.... 