Hello fellow Kossacks I am so not the diarist that my hubby kestrel9000 is but I thought I'd give it a go since he's marching in D.C. right now. That having been said,here's what little information I have gathered via cell phone conversations with the killer bird himself!
The march began at 12p EST and is relatively peaceful so far. I say this because while I can hear bullhorns,pa's and the like in the background I have been able to understand kestrel9000 with relative ease. This,if nothing else,has eased my mind. The potential risk of danger that comes with large groups,especially large groups of pissed off{and rightfully so!}people brings me to the reason for not having gone to D.C. myself.
First off,it's important to me that you know that I am whole-heartedly on the side of every man,woman,and child who is marching as I write this. The reason behind my not being there is actually pretty simple albeit aggravating from own perspective. I had a Stroke a little over four years ago that left my left side in a weakened state. I also fell when it happened causing permanent nerve damage leaving me with no sensation in my left foot. Between needing a cane to get around and also having severe resp.problems,it would go without saying that I can not run. kestrel9000 along with most everyone else is hoping that no one will get injured but in the event that all Hell does break loose,he in good conscious,could not allow me to go knowing that I wouldn't be able to haul ass to safety. I am aware that he has mentioned some of this in other threads but I felt compelled to spell it out for ya'll myself. Now on to a few little tid bits of information courtesy of the killer bird himself!
kestrel9000 is excited to report having met several of our own since arriving in D.C. this morning. OPOL,Pico,Lithiumcola,Gotagrip,skippythebox,SKRP23,CTliberal jlynne,bikemom,and possum are some of those awesome folks he's had the pleasure to meet. He's sure that he has missed a few and has offered an apology promising to update me as he remembers more names and learns more as the day progresses. So keep checking back...more to come!
I just got word that everyone made it safely through the pro-war/pro-chimpy group. Thank the powers that be! kestrel9000 shared a brief but rather amusing{ok warped kind of amusing!}tid bit about his venture through this group of jerks. But before I go any further,let me first apologize for the rather harsh language. kestrel9000 wore a t-shirt that in big bold letters says "F*CK BUSH". As he was working his way through the pro-war/pro-chimpy group someone did their best to upbraid him for the foul language on this shirt. His reply boiled down to,"well f*ck you too!" Thank you hubby,I couldn't agree more!
I spoke with kestrel9000 again just a little while ago. This call was to let me know that he had made it back to the metro and would be heading for home soon. He did say that he was fairly pleased with the days events,that there were not very many arrests made,that he was glad that he had gone and participated,and that he would most likely{he will!}write a diary about the march/protest as well. As for me,I'm glad he went and I'm glad he's coming home un-harmed. I am also glad that I got up the nerve to write this diary! After much thought I have decided to share something that is rather personal. I have only written two diaries,the first of which my hubby all but wrote for me and this one. I had this secret fear that if I wrote a diary it would be a waste of time. I felt insecure because I'm not kestrel9000,the guy everyone{ummm almost everyone}has come to know and love. I learned a very valuable lesson today. I don't have to be nor do I want to be anyone but myself. I spread my wings today. I wrote this and even made the rec list with it! Thank you,all of you,for teaching me how to fly.