The Standard You Walk Past – 31 Days
Elizabeth 7 October I’ve just arrived “home” from watching the Washington Nationals fall to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. My hands (from clapping),…
Life Gets in the Way Sometimes – 32 Days
6 October Sorry, kind readers, for going silent for a while. When last we met I had arrived in the Blue (Democratic leaning) oasis of Asheville, North Carolina on my…
From Young Earth Creationists to Drum Circles – Driving in the South: 44 Days
24 September So I missed a day, it was inevitable. I’m writing from the dining room table of my Couchsurfing host in a suburban development outside of Asheville, North Carolina.…
Seeing the Old Dominion (Virginia that is) – 46 Days
I had every intention to be camping right now but a wrong turn found me driving narrow, winding country roads as the sky flared in the pink and pale orange…
Delayed Departure, Definite Direction – 47 Days
21 September I learned last night around this time that I have cause to go to Nashville. So I’m still in Alexandria having spent much of the day plotting my…
Planning a Road Trip – 48 Days
20 September 2016 Hi. I’m not really sure what to write about today. My organiser is off at GOTV (Get Out the Vote) Training in some remote part of Virginia,…
Michelle Obama and Me (and another 2,999 or so people) – 49 Days
19 September 2016 Sometime last week I followed a link on Facebook and registered my interest in seeing Michelle Obama speak at George Mason University. As I stood in the…
Meeting the People – 50 Days
18 September 2016 King Street is a pulsing artery of pedestrian traffic. It was Art Festival weekend in Alexandria. The weather, while still warm and humid, has turned comfortable and…
The Gentleman is Committed to Hillary – 51 Days
17 September 2016 It’s late in the day and I’d planned on writing about seeing Michelle Obama speak at George Mason University yesterday. But that will take actual writing and…
Australian. Volunteer. Fan. – 52 Days
16 September 2016 I’m less melancholy today but I still want to finish this story of how I went from politics, to baseball, and back to politics again, and back…