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23 JAN 2017

Today is the 2nd day of the 4th week, the 23rd day of the 1st month, the 23rd day of 2017 [with 335 shopping days until Christmas], and: 
  • Better Business Communication Day
  • Community Manager Appreciation Day
  • Measure Your Feet Day
  • National Handwriting Day
  • National Pie Day
  • National Rhubarb Pie Day
  • Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
ON THIS DAY:  In 393 Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaimed his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor.  In 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.  In 1546 François Rabelais published the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.  In 1571 the Royal Exchange opened in London.  In 1957 American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".  In 1986 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.  In2003 a very weak signal from Pioneer 10 was detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted. 

I didn’t march on Saturday.  No I was not working or sick.  Oh,  I seriously considered going – bought clear messenger bags for myself and Kit, and got up before 5 AM that morning.  I watched the crowds swell with a mixture of feelings, of which regret was prominent.   I don’t have an easy or comfortable answer when the first question this morning has been “were you there?”   I will not make excuses or dodge.  The march was good showmanship, garnered a lot of attention to the fact that DJT and the Republicans do not have a mandate, and it made every woman who participated feel like part of a sisterhood. 

I was not there with them  -- not physically, not even “in spirit” -- no alternative facts here  Oh I feel the tug, make no mistake.  I am full of intense loathing and acute fear as to where this new path is taking us and want desperately to see social progress not regression.  Give DJT a chance?  To do what?  Millions took to the streets on Saturday ostensibly  to express opposition, to refuse to be silenced, to celebrate unity – but the message I heard most consistently was simply “I hate Trump” and hating one person was not enough to galvanize me to protest in the street.  I made a choice and now I have to own it -- but I feel a little like I lost my woman and my activist cards……   

So enough about what I didn’t do, what am I going to do?  I eschewed the outlet of rallying in solidarity and the anonymity of a huge crowd -- now I have to figure out how to watch, how to witness and how to translate this into actionable items for both  local and the 2018 congressional elections.  






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