A quick addition…

a quick note I forgot to mention yesterday. After watching the delegates in their meeting, I followed Kucinich outside to the front of the buiding. Henri helped get my CD to a campaign staffer at the Kucinich campaign who was riding in the front seat of the van as they drove away. I also had a brief chat with the deputy campaign director who ran the delegates meeting (it was an impressive undertaking – getting 50-some progressive delegates to come to concensus). it was a nice connection, too. He seemed quite interested.

anyway, while lingering outside, two women gave me a copy of their book “Democracy Day By Day” , a pocket-sized collection of quotes on topics related to democracy, participation, community, etc.. One of the authors of the book asked what my birthday was, as kind of an invitation to open the book and check it out.

I turned to March 4 and felt that tingly sensation as I read these words from Cato, an 18th century slave. “When you’ve got a song in you, you’ve got to sing it”.

I explained to the author why I was here in Boston in the first place, and she looked at me with what could only be described as a look of awe.

Absolutely perfect.