Sunday December 30

Four at the beginning of the vigil, eight at the end. Very cold, but no rain. Early on two cars voiced passionate disagreement, later many honks of support.

Saturday Dec 29

Three of us to start the hour, seven at the end. A passerby gave us two books by Greg Palast, and a young man stopped to talk about conscientious objection and his plans for college.

Friday December 28

Six or seven throughout the hour. We talked about holiday model train shows, particularly the last days of the local display at Citizens Bank, and about the city of Portland's plan to move the Sellwood Bridge (!) 60 feet downriver on Jan 19.

Thursday December 27

From half a dozen at the start to a dozen at the end, it was a lively hour. A little bit of rain at the beginning, but we felt lucky that it was mostly dry.

Wednesday December 26

Six to eight of us for the hour. We celebrated the second of the twelve days of Christmas with trifle puddings from one of the vigil-ers.

Tuesday December 25

Merry Christmas! Five of us for most of the hour, and luckily almost no rain. Visitors for the holidays are making arrangements to leave for home soon.

Monday December 24

Four or five at the start of the vigil, about a dozen at the end. One driver complained that our presence ruined the view of the courthouse. We wish her and you a good Christmas.