I already had other plans with my sister. She sort of wondered aloud about going, but in the end we just drove by one of the local groups and made supportive noises and gestures. Still, my formerly Republican sister even thinking about going to one of these is a huge step. As we drove by she commented on how many older people there were, and how considerate people were being of the ones with walkers. I think if there’s a third one, I might be able to get her to go with me. Otherwise, I’ll just go myself. But not knowing anyone there makes it a little intimidating for me. There were probably 300 people in the one we passed, and we were not in a major city.

Pretty impressive, Calli!

Forgot about the “goths for Prop 50” (the redistricting thing) spotted as we were leaving. Very well dressed.

So good to read all these stories.

The Oakland march was really big, bigger than last time. I went with my BIL and a friend, and we saw a bunch of inflatable animals and lots of cool signs. There was one guy, an older man in a suit, who stood on the side of the march with a megaphone and a sign that said "EVERYTHING IS FINE", and tried to "pay off" people to stop marching with fake $100 bills. Pretty entertaining.

I had an Andor-themed sign: on one side it said "This is what a reckoning sounds like" and the other side it said "I have friends everywhere". Got a bunch of recognition for that, because the Indivisible folks have been playing up the Andor connection as well.

It was hella warm and my BIL and I didn't stick around for the rally afterwards, we just walked up to the nearest Transbay bus stop and went home. Between the march and my dog-walk in the morning I got 14,000 steps today.

Happiest of happy birthday wishes to Calli today! I hope you are having a delightful weekend and that this year brings all you desire. It is also Burrell's birthday, so I am thinking of her and hoping all is well and that she is enjoying the day.

There was one guy, an older man in a suit, who stood on the side of the march with a megaphone and a sign that said "EVERYTHING IS FINE", and tried to "pay off" people to stop marching with fake $100 bills.

That is hysterical!

It's a beautiful windows-and-doors-open day here today.

There was one guy, an older man in a suit, who stood on the side of the march with a megaphone and a sign that said "EVERYTHING IS FINE", and tried to "pay off" people to stop marching with fake $100 bills. Pretty entertaining.

That is awesome.

It's a beautiful windows-and-doors open day here today.

As is this. I delight in those days.

It's grey and drizzly here, which is okay because that makes it feel Halloween-y.

I made the mistake of sleeping too much last night, and I feel like I haven't fully woken up, nor will I completely wake up. All I really have to wrangle is washing the dishes, the grocery delivery, and maybe a short ride on the bike,* so I think I'll survive.

*My hip isn't 100% better after PT, but it has been amenable to very short rides on the bike, and I'm adding a little bit of time each ride.

Happy Birthday, Callie!

We just had brunch with some friends for another friend who was in town for a wedding. Yum and fun.

Rest of the day should be chill.