My friend Barry has been having some trouble lately. It seems his spine, which was so straight and strong last November 4th, is bending and crumbling. I think he needs a good old fashioned left-coast pep talk. I keep telling him to come out to Seattle so I can read the definitions of the words “fierce” and “advocate” to him from my Oxford English Dictionary, but apparently he’s a busy man.
So I’ve booked my flight to Washington. I’ve tried repeatedly to make appointments, but his secretary doesn’t realize who I am, so that hasn’t panned out. However, I hear he frequents modern dance performances, so I’ll have to attend those regularly. Posh restaurants might be a good idea too.
I’ll be telecommuting to my day-job, and never fear, I’ll be back to Seattle in the fall. My partner Brian got some dead-end fellowship to work for a scrappy little nonprofit called Public Knowledge, so he’ll be tagging along. And I figured I’d better bring the geekling for cover when I’m attending children’s events on the lookout for Malia and Sasha.
So ping me if you’re in or around DC. I won’t be spending the whole time harassing my backwards elected officials. I do like some of them – like that dreamy Jim McDermott and his fantastic single-payer health care plan. I should bake him some cookies. I will be hopping around the east coast some while I’m out there, and you should be able to find me at local tech or storytelling events (BarCamp, PechaKucha, Ignite, etc.)
Bon Voyage!
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September 24th, 2009 at 5:40 am
Honestly, a photo of ANY president straddling the White House and the Capitol Building is terrifying.
There’s a reason we have seperate branches, you know.