Current mood:	contemplative
Current music:	Silence

Oh well....
I recently started trying to set up one or two weeks each month with no appointments. It gives me a chance to get caught up. This was supposed to be one of those weeks.

But Tuesday afternoon was spent knocking on doors to get out the vote. When it got too dark to do that, Katie and I went to the Machinists Union Hall to call voters. Katie thought it was pretty cool, because she got to eat Krispy Kreme doughnuts and ring the bell whenever a caller told us they'd voted Democratic. We went home long enough to inhale some dinner, then I went to our local polling place to count provisional ballots and call in the number.

Yesterday was a day of mixed emotions. There was much happy dancing because of the election results, but I spent the afternoon helping out at a friends' memorial service. He died suddenly, leaving his wife and children shocked and deeply grieved.

So much good was done, but there went the week. It was decidedly worth it, but try telling that to my groaning desk.