I drive from work, he rides. We meet at the Barlow in Sebastopol (halfway between our jobs and our home), grab a bite, put his eBike on the rack. It's a ritual. Fridays are for decompressing, connecting, processing. Catching a movie at the Rialto. This historic week (#DNC) felt better than most. I have hope for the first time since ... 2016. Here's to sustaining it until November.
Till then, I will write postcards weekly with women (mostly in their 70s and comprehensively badass) at our favorite local, communitarian Aqus Cafe. The owners are from Ireland and Scotland, respectively. Thursday night, they hosted an "Irish Community Dinner." The place was teeming with stellar storytellers donning Guinness t-shirts. After they broke bread, John the merry Irish owner, made the call to stay open late to screen the DNC. To say that I love and am grateful for where we live would be an understatement. We got to watch Kamala's nomination with 50 or so like-minded friends and neighbors* alternating between cheering and tearing up...together.
* Walz lassoed my Midwestern heart with the neighbors theme. Heading home to the heartland (Chicago) for back-to-back college (annual) and high school (40th!) reunions next month. Thrilled to spend time with my people.
#teamkamala #teamwalz #teamgus #teamus #teamusa
Till then, I will write postcards weekly with women (mostly in their 70s and comprehensively badass) at our favorite local, communitarian Aqus Cafe. The owners are from Ireland and Scotland, respectively. Thursday night, they hosted an "Irish Community Dinner." The place was teeming with stellar storytellers donning Guinness t-shirts. After they broke bread, John the merry Irish owner, made the call to stay open late to screen the DNC. To say that I love and am grateful for where we live would be an understatement. We got to watch Kamala's nomination with 50 or so like-minded friends and neighbors* alternating between cheering and tearing up...together.
* Walz lassoed my Midwestern heart with the neighbors theme. Heading home to the heartland (Chicago) for back-to-back college (annual) and high school (40th!) reunions next month. Thrilled to spend time with my people.
#teamkamala #teamwalz #teamgus #teamus #teamusa
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