Musing

trees waving in the wind make music as if doing a slow dance in the dark; +7C/45F, strong Chinook winds are sending warm western air eastward – a metaphor no doubt

to silently watch & listen to nature is one of my great pleasures – whether on a beach somewhere or sitting alone as witness to howling wind this morning or blowing snow another; nature is oblivious to my very existence, unaware of my presence & unmoved by my opinion

the struggle we can make, the only one in fact that we can, is to choose how we react to the actions of nature or of others

yet every voice matters, every opinion deserves its moment, every vote counts for something

‘Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.’ – H. L. Mencken

‘All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. ‘ - Albert Einstein

‘The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. ’ - Adlai Stevenson

Stevenson, Mencken & Einstein were right for their time as they would be right today – but what better cause of freedom, democracy & exercising rights could there be than to cast a ballot that proves their cynicism wrong once in a while ?

a breath of fresh warm air, a breeze sweeping through, out with the old & in with the new; while I am disturbed with cancellation of The West Wing I am far more interested in changes in the east block, the west block & airing out the commons to free it of foul orders

Krista called last night, she’s voting; I had lunch with my dad yesterday, he’s voting

are you voting ? I’m voting

let the wind blow

Mark

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