Friday June 29

Four of us to start the hour, eight at the end. We revisited some of the story from Friday Night Lights, about high school football in west Texas, and we wondered about the book's account of how the 1988 presidential campaign of George Bush ("the first") made connections with average Americans.

Thursday June 28

Three to start the vigil, five at the end. The question of the day was, where in Corvallis could you get a tattoo? :)

Wednesday June 27

Half a dozen people. Most days we stand and visit in a compact group, but today there were three mini-vigils, one in the sunshine and two in the shade. "My" group talked about the challenges of riding a bike in Corvallis.

Tuesday June 26

Three or four at the start, nine at the end. Some discussion of where to get repair work for the damaged car and of insurance rules, and some talk of gardens. Still our wars and our presence for peace continue.

Monday June 25

Six or seven people for the hour. One person had had a car accident (no injuries, count our blessings), another a death in the family (sad but also a blessing). For our time at the courthouse, our wars and our presence for peace continue.

Sunday June 24

Four to six during the hour. We discussed the books we have read recently. One I enjoyed is Fools Crow by James Welch, a story from the viewpoint of the Blackfeet tribe of white people moving into the traditional hunting range of the tribe. The author's use of different words emphasized the shift in viewpoint; for example, the "cavalry" that I know of, he calls the "seizers".

Saturday June 23

Four people to begin the vigil, about nine at the end. An exchange student from the Philippines came by with her host family to have her picture taken at the vigil. "Peace tourism"? Several of us were going to the First Alternative Coop annual dinner meeting that meeting, and others were doing longer trips -- across the United States. :)