Sunday

Absolutely beautiful day today. I'm going to miss Portland. I think it just makes sense now though, since the vote and everything it will be more vital to let the country at large know who we are and why our abilities to function as people depend upon our own emotional well-being and that living in fear is no life at all. Shook hands with a wonderful Catholic woman today who said she was sorry about the way things turned out. You may want to know which way she voted- I got the feeling that she voted No alongside us, but at this point none of that matters. All that matters is that this country knows what to do with themselves and their own lives. That means that we need to educate and inform our legislature and government that this type of thing will not stand. We can no longer accept this blatant betrayal of our constitution. I like getting my passion across, but also find it tiresome. I want to get back to some semblance of the life I knew. Perhaps in creating this new home for myself everything can start over and grow in strength exponentially because I do So want to be proud of who I am and where I live again. Here's Dully -- a character I've never empathized with more than now.