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No Wrong Time

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, action, inspiration, Thoughts on November 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“There is no wrong time to do the right thing.”

― Charles M. Blow

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Looking Ahead

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, next steps, Thoughts on November 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Go! Confront the problem! Fight! Win! And call me when you get back, darling. I enjoy our visits.”

— Edna Mode, The Incredibles

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I’m Waiting

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, elections, hope, poetry for the future, Thoughts on November 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I’m waiting
to remember

that there is more to today than a headline
that the lump in my throat is not forever
that my fellow Americans are still that
and when they (we) lose their health care and disasters go unrelieved and preventable disease is not prevented and wells are poisoned and two plus two no longer equals four
I will not rejoice

because

today is more than a headline, and
the lump in my throat is concentrated fuel, and
my fellow Americans are just that, and
we will still fight for health care and disaster relief and disease prevention and clean soil air water and reality in all its forms, and

this timeline is the only one we have, so

I’m waiting.

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Fill the World With Hope

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, election day, Thoughts, voting on November 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”

― Barack Obama

Today, that’s voting. Go forth, citizen, and make good things happen!

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We Matter

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, #Election2019, democracy, elections, politics, Thoughts, voting on November 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

It’s finally election week! That’s right, tomorrow is Election Day in the US, and if you haven’t already voted, it’s time to make your voice heard.

To find your voting and drop-off locations:

I Will Vote

For my fellow Pennsylvania voters, here’s how to find your polling place, what to expect if you are a first-time voter, and more info.

(I’ve already voted absentee because I’m out of the country, but if you are in line tomorrow, I hope the Pizza to the Polls people find you!)

Do I think it’s ridiculous that voting takes place on a Tuesday and / or that it isn’t already a national holiday? I do! Still, it could be more complicated.

Do Astronauts Actually Vote from Space? Election Officials Explain

Astronauts do not have to miss out on voting just because they are on a mission on Election Day—they can do it from space! It happens with the help of a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system….

Believe it or not, voting from space has been a thing for nearly three decades. According to NASA, “astronauts have voted in U.S. elections since 1997, when the Texas Legislature passed a bill that allowed NASA astronauts to cast ballots from orbit.”

My absentee ballot was also a bit of a to-do, but hassle or not, it is an honor and privilege to share this democracy with you.

We matter. Vote!

“Every election is determined by the people who show up.”

— Larry Sabato

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*Photo by Leif Christoph Gottwald on Unsplash*

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To All That Is Good

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, politics, preparatory cuteness, Thoughts on November 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

If you are in the US, the coming week promises to be a bit stressful. Here’s a bit of cuteness to start you off on a positive note.

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On Queues, Transdimensional and Otherwise

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, genre fiction, inspiration, science, Thoughts on November 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Today is all about cake baking and other kitchen stuff. We needed a few ingredients like apples and eggs, which required a trip to the store, which in turn led to that age-old question: Why is our checkout line so slooooow? What is queuing theory anyway? And, inevitably, how would this affect procedure at a transdimensional transit hub?

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Who You Are

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, awareness, be true, inspiration, Thoughts on October 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Sometimes, you have to step outside of the person you’ve been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you want to be. The person you are.”

— H.G. Wells

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