Did my tiny bit

[lauradi7dw]

Self-referential with multiple meanings, I guess. The actual ice sculpture lasted better than it might have, because it was only in the 30s F. Most of the posters used the F word instead of the tasteful End used here.
I had originally wondered if I could do five activities outside the house today, but both ringing practice and pungmul practice were cancelled, for different reasons. I went to most of Tai Chi, then went home, peed, had a snack, put on extra layers, and went to the Lexington Center No Kings gathering, getting there quite late. There was no real pro-Trump counter protest except for one pickup truck with what looked like teenage boys, who were yelling out the windows and flying a banner with Trump's photo and the words "Do you miss me?" printed on it. I just looked it up, and it's something he said at CPAC in the past. I kept thinking of
Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks

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I then walked across the street to the bus stop and took the 62 to Alewife, thence to the Boston Common (with a stop by the Charles Street Hardware store and the CVS on the way from the Red line stop) for a couple of hours there. I left before the Drop Kick Murphys played, but on my way to Park Street station I joined the crowd that was listening in admiration to a large (possibly composite?) Honk-style band.
I visited all the booths that organizations were populating. Two of them had "spin the wheel" activities. There weren't prizes - whatever you landed on was the action you were supposed to do today. In my case, I skipped it. The person minding the wheel was about to explain to me how to check my voter registration (what the wheel stopped on) but I voted less than a month ago, so I'm good. I took a photo. I could try to make myself do an action a day without the cheap thrill of landing on it.
Did I stop the war or stop ICE? I don't think so. I was reminded that there are oodles of people my age out there. I don't really forget that, being part of the Boom and all, but there was a lot of gray hair in both crowds.

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[nosrednayduj]

I did not see that giant ice sculpture when I was on Boston Common. Where was it? At least, it looks like that photo is from the common.

Not really surprised I didn't see you in amongst the tens of thousands of others.