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Campaigning for Obama in Ohio.

15-Dec-12

order antabuse over the counter For a long time I was not sure if I would campaign for Obama this year. I was fairly complacent about the election; Romney was, I thought, a terrible candidate, and the Republicans had no ideas beyond giving further government assistance to an utterly unworthy investor class, which I felt could hardly be a winner […]

Just Being Part of It.

04-Nov-12

can you buy Pregabalin over the counter Walking around in some of the black neighborhoods of Cleveland I find myself thinking of this Crowded House song: I’m not lying – Or asking for anything – I just want to be there. Doing this kind of work – knocking on doors, most of which don’t get answered – you don’t feel terribly important. […]

Music is politics.

04-Nov-12

Today in Ohio there will be a concert at the Board of Elections during early voting.  John Legend is headlining the concert.  Do you think John Legend might be pulling a slightly different crowd to the polls than, say, Randy Owen?

The Dead Heart of It All.

07-Jan-12

Columbus is a well-swept, prosperous city, with large corporate buildings and the usual appurtenances of a state capital.  There are public parks, immaculately kept, and solid-looking public institutions.  There are twenty- (maybe even thirty-?) storey office buildings.  I slept the night before in my tent, and while the weather is very mild, January camping is […]

Dawn at the Columbus Public Library.

07-Jan-12

Columbus – a substantial city, in feel about the size of Richmond, but with a great deal more architectural style.  It’s also frighteningly clean and on a Saturday morning there is absolutely no one there.  A city with everything but people.  It has a fabulous old library. “BIBLIOTHECA FONS ERUDITIONIS” – a library is a […]

The things you find out.

19-Mar-11

Looking at the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Cairo, Illinois, the thing which impressed me was how giant the Ohio was; it is an extremely impressive river in its lower reaches.  And looking it up, I discovered that it is, in fact, the larger stream at the juncture.  By traditional standards – meaning considering the […]