Sunday, November 28, 2010

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Giving Thanks for Brooklyn

Grey weather in Brooklyn. Cool, quiet, calm.  Spent thanksgiving eating, drinking, familying, napping, and watching Annie Hall.  We really all do need the eggs.  And Pumpkin pie.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

November ain't slowing down

After two final days of campaigning, Matt Lesser won re-election by a margin of a few hundred votes. Spent two nights in a converted firehouse, between door-knocking and phone-banking sessions.



  After declaring tentative victory, we drove to Hartford for the CT celebration. The group was in a good mood: Democrats had enjoyed unusual success statewide despite the bad political climate.

 Taxied to Bradley Airport to spend the night at the airport Sheraton before a 6am flight back to DC. Apparently you can get a good briefcase here

Spent the next weekend in New York. Saw Due Date, which was silly schmaltz. Spent time with friends, reflected on the passing of a year away from New York.  Had lunch at a deli on the Upper West Side, chopped liver and fresh nova salmon. Cramped tables, a waiter with personality, an outsized bill,  ran into old friends from college at the start of the meal. 

Flew to Seattle last weekend for my aunt's 60th birthday. Post coming soon.  

Monday, November 1, 2010

Post-Halloween

Spent Sunday in New Haven with Y, my younger brother. Lunched at Atticus, visited the Yale Coop/Farm, and watched Burma VJ.


Got a ride up to Middletown with G, a Democratic field staffer and recent Wesleyan alum. Arrived at the Democratic Headquarter to volunteer for Matt Lesser's re-election campaign. Matt is an old friend who happens to represent Connecticut's 100th district in the state legislature.

Surprisingly organized headquarters. Within minutes of arriving, I was calling potential volunteers.

Middletown is chilly in November.