that i'tll be better when he wins. I'm voting before work tomorrow, with great pleasure. I've envied the folks in Vermont who could vote for him all this time. Now I/we get to do it too!

not getting older .... getting better all the time

OTOH "can't get no worse"

I will miss your sofa

Which rally was this?

across the river from Manhattan.

A President sets the mood for the whole country in so many ways.

Pray!

Phun Factory or 5Pointz? That was torn down for more housing for the affluent. That neighborhood has undergone a major transformation. Most of the high-rises near that park went up in the last five or six years. The park itself is pretty new.

I haven't been there in awhile.

the 7 goes under ground.

I hope to have that experience this coming June.

You must have been so thrilled!

It's an experience of a lifetime!


Cher

i wasn't even thinking "get a handshake" it just... happened - right place at the right time. The way it was set up, there was a section of chairs thoughtfully put out for people who couldn't or didn't want to stand for hours. There was fencing on either side - the rest of the crowd was on the other side of the fence. There could have been a nasty rush of people and I'm not good with that at all. And I'm sure he heard me yell THANK YOU BERNIE because I have a BIIIIG mouth.

maybe we were on an elevated part of the land and the walkway he was on was lower? I was never there before. No vibes really - too excited. His hand was a little... puffy? Heh. I gripped it. He was grinning broadly but not looking right at me. Only a few people could get so close. Very very lucky.

In demos they give me the bullhorn because, I'm told, my voice carries.

He's 6', according to the NY Times. The description of him made me smile:

When I first met Sanders in person on Church Street, there were big streaks of dried mud on his shoes and dried blood on his neck from what looked to be a shaving mishap. His hair flew every which way in a gust of wind. At six feet tall, he is wiry, but he walks with shoulders hunched and elbows out, like a big, skulking bird. From a distance, he looked as if he could be homeless.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/magazine/21Sanders.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2&

OMD, did I laugh!

You might have a point about the elevation of the land, but it's also possible that as a "wiry" person, he comes across as smaller.

The reason I was interested in this point is that height is a big advantage in men going for leadership positions.

But of course there are always exceptions. I'm pretty sure Kerry is very tall.

Nevertheless, I think back on my career in business and education, and just about every leader I have known is very tall.

That is not to say that short people do not wield power--they just do it in a different way. From what I've seen, tall people might very likely be operating on info from very clever short people.

But I digress. The height thing is just interesting to me because of what I've read about leaders.




Cher

and the secret service sort of in front of him. so he lost a couple of inches that way? oh, now I'm not making sense anymore. past my bedtime. Nighty nite. Big Day tomorrow. (which it is already)

when he spoke at a venue called Town Hall here. Other people got close and I was on the fringe. Last night was my lucky night.

I knew I should have gone. I'm having a full blown MS flare right now and everything hurts so standing...no way. And I realized as I'm writing this, that tonight was it...no more NY appearances. PHOOEY!

I figured this was more my speed than the Prospect Park or Washington Sq. ones.
There was seating - the benches in the park and the campaign provided chairs too. That was nice. I can't stand around for hours anymore - but the time passed quickly. I had a friend with MS but we got out of touch. She got misdiagnosed by a lot of doctors before someone figured it out.