We did, but we left before the actual marching because Kitten was forty minutes past naptime, and the stroller was filling up with rainwater. (We forgot the raincover.)

I have a theory that we are the "bad" part of the universe that aliens parents tell their kids not to hang out near.

Two things.

You answered your own question.

Eww.

I've been to the Hermitage. Based on the size of his clothes, Jackson was a wee little man. I'm guessing his hands were equally small.

Ugh. Let's not even go there. I'm currently represented by Martin Daniel.

The inaugural festivities are all paid for by donors. Different ethical problem.

Does Mary Alice still work for him? Her talking head segments were perfection.

No, squirrels are assholes.

He was never President. And I wouldn't suggest broadening the field to include our also-rans. It gets worse, though some, I assume, were good people.

Yes they are. Best practice when out is to periodically check for a signal. It helps with triangulation for search and rescue. The ones that have thru-hiked bought SPOTs.

Jackson, Johnson, Polk

NPS manages lots of sites that are in urban areas. The National Mall would be an example. Also, I know lots of hikers and backpackers. I have never known any of them to carry emergency radios, but they all take their phones just in case they can get a signal.

Or somebody who was fired as of 12:01 decided to fuck some shit up on their way out of the building.

We have come dangerously close to accidentally starting a nuclear exchange at least once. (During the Clinton presidency.) It was sheer luck that Yeltsin was sober enough to tell the Russian military to stand down. Kim-Jong Un is not going to tell his military to stand down if Trump does something stupid. And if…

We will find a way, and I we some assets. I'll cash out all our savings/investments/retirement before we let her do without the help she needs. We've been told that hitting the therapies hard and heavy while she is still in preschool will go a long way toward catching her up. Her physiatrist said that we can get her…

So I did my little protest, and even though my anxiety was off the charts before hand, I was fine once I got out there.

Seriously. What do we need to do to keep you alive if we lose the ACA? Crowdfund your meds? Cause we can do that.

We have a local Indivisible chapter that will collect your message in writing and deliver it to the Sen/Reps office.