Double Helix

out of the blue

Last spring, I published some papers. Just before the election, Danielle and Mafia sent me a beautiful package to mark the occasion:

Made by Danielle, no less!

Six skeins of Shakespeare by Artful Yarns, in a great colorway.

The perfect gift for a geek who likes miniature tools! Just under four inches each, and with my trademark 0.7 mm lead. Not shown: eight more, including green and black.

Just the card to tie the package together, Big Lebowski style.

Chocolate? Oh sure, there was chocolate. It came in a box clearly labeled "Emergency Chocolate," and there was certainly an emergency since I got the package.

Thank you so much, ladies!

birthday ...

... and time on the planet in terms of US presidents:

infancy, preschool two brothers born	preschool, grade school two more siblings born
grade school started chasing boys	middle school continued chasing boys
high school, college chasing men, lost virginity	grad school met soulmate
grad school, postdoc shacked up, married soulmate	postdoc gave birth to PeachPit
a new call to service I campaign, Mike entertains Peachpit	the next 43 years persuade family to participate in service

vote!

on the way to the polls

things I never see in the dark

a local community organizer

an unusually long line

a ballot finally cast

exit polling

exposure to civics starts early

adorable neighbors on the way to the polls

Julia - a new knitter! -  graciously lets Grafton use her mug

The effort to get out the vote does not end until the last poll closes. It's not too late to volunteer! I'm off to New Hampshire to drive people to the polls. For local peeps, phonebanking is in progress at 179 Lincoln near South Station until at least 8 pm.