gwydion @ 2016-03-27T03:40:00

2016-03-27T10:40:04Z

* I did make it out to the caucus this morning. There was still parking, but filling fast. I pre-regged, so could just turn in my signed form and leave, as I had no plans to change my vote. It was much better than our old location, where caucus involved a long slow gimp of over a mile each way due to there being next to no parking. The thing that filled me with joy was that the auditorium was filled with twenty somethings. even most of the volunteers were under thirty. Caucuses are generally retired folk, even here, where you don't have to take a day off from work or school, and the people who are willing to turn up for a caucus are the ones most likely to turn up for election and people who start voting young tend to vote for life.

Look, there are a lot of terrifying things going on in this country, but one of the most hopeful things I've seen in a long time was an auditorium full of millennials and the oldest of Gen Z excitedly talking politics as they filled out forms. My generation has always been fucked one way or another and demographically, there have never been nearly enough of us to make much of a difference. Since I saw the demographic figures back in the mid-90's, I've been waiting with deep anticipation for the Millennials to grow up enough to vote in numbers. I know older people like to rant about "kids these days," but I taught Middle School until my boy gave out. People used to ask me questions at parties that assumed the idea of my kids being the voters of the future was a terrifying prospect. I would always counter with stories about how decent, open minded, and progressive my kids were. I said then and I say now that I'm relieved to put the future of this country into the hands of our youth. As a group they are way more interested in doing what is best for the country as a whole than the boomers ever were. Statistics bear me out.

I WANT young people to vote. I want a better future and my whole life Boomers have been steadily dismantling the social safety net, the education system, the progressive tax code, the regulations that used to keep us safe, the infrastructure that allows society to function, etc. all for the benefit of a handful of rich old white men. Fuck that! You vote, Millennials! You vote, Gen Z, the moment you are old enough! Don't give us the future we deserve, give us the future YOU deserve!

* We crossed the 5000 point on "historically Accurate sexism" while I slept. We blew past 5100 in the course of the night. It is strangely pleasing that so many people have read and enjoyed it.

* Yesterday Tavy called for me and I went and sat in the doorway being inviting in cat, but in the end, he thought better of it. Tonight when he called, I brought him goosh and he let me pet him extensively in his mest before eating. After, he called me again, and I came back a. He let me pet him some more, then take him out for pettins by Squirrel too. He sat on my chest and seemed to like it, staying without restraint and purring. When he was done, he went back inside his hide. I left him alone and left LM locked up and he came out to explore, including the pouf, which is right next to me. He wasn't up for more direct contact, but it looked like progress. I gave him some time and he came out a bit later and had a nice game of string with Mache's old crinkle mouse, a good explore of the office area, a nice pettin on the pouf, and a claw sharpening there. Followed by more pettins and more play. And more exploring. And pettins and Play. The crinkle mouse string proved a bit delicate, but I have the knit spider ready for his next foray. I'll collect his moose from the living room when he's done in there. (The mice he came with he's carried off to his hides).

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* Zimbabwe has joined Ethiopia in disaster level drought People and animals are dying. Want to help? https://www.wfp.org/help

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gwydion @ 2016-03-27T03:40:00