Blogs from Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, North America - page 11

Hello, Everyone -- Well, the weather was much warmer today, so canvassing was the name of the game. I finished up yesterday's route, and surprise-surprise -- I had a meaningful discussion with a McCain supporter who did not run me off his porch. He stepped out and we chatted, so much in fact, that I went back to headquarters to get some Obama on Veterans literature and dropped it off later. I also talked to an Iraqi soldier who is headed back next week. He told me he's not planning to vote at all. He was so polite and friendly, really a great guy. The afternoon took me to an area that is predominantly Obama supporters. Like my other experiences in canvassing, people smile and want to talk about why they are voting for Obama. Overall, ... read more

Hello, Everyone -- Today was full of action ... this morning my host, Jenny, kidnapped me for a Starbucks run and workout (24 Hr Fitness has not seen this much of me in one week since I joined). We then stopped at a furniture consignment store, and took a drive in the canyon (gorgeous!). By the time I got home and cleaned up, it was well after Noon when I got to campaign headquarters. I apologetically walked in, but was put to work right away. I had my first shot at canvassing, which turned out to be fun, way more fun than phone calls. I am finding that Obama supporters have a sort of kinship, a bond of all of us who still have hope that this election result will bode well for our upcoming four ... read more

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have hit the jackpot! After waiting two hours for my host to show up at her house, the organizers moved me to a different home. Now, this new host-woman woke up this morning not knowing anyone was going to be staying with her family tonight. In fact, she didn't know until 45 minutes before I showed up. She just had given a garage sale yesterday so you can imagine how her place looks. It is heaven to me. I was immediately welcomed by the two daughters -- ages 10 and 14. I've corrected one's homework, and gotten a complete tour and dog update from the other. They have a designer dog -- Snickers. Very cute. Jenny, the host, is going to try to get me a ticket to a big Obama dinner ... read more

I can't believe how easy it was to get to the airport! After our very confused trip out of Boston 2 weeks ago, this was a breeze. We dumped off the car, caught the shuttle, caught the plane, caught another plane and landed on time in Colorado Springs. AND, the Blazer didn't have a flat tire like it did when we got back from Alaska. Sweet. We picked up the dogs from Steph's, got home about 6:00 pm where the cats were very happy to see us and..... that's all folks. It was the best trip ever. ... read more

Hi- am actually writing this in San Francisco- it's been so long since we've had access to free internet!(sept 8th). Anyway - to continue on sat 23rd of Aug we did a 2 hour walk in GOG in the morning and escorted some seniors who didn't know where they wre going for some of the way- they were originally dutch and had come over about 50 years ago- you could still hear a slight accent and they could speak dutch! When we got back to the motel there was a thunderstom brewing so we waited until it passed over until we went in the pool - the motel owner told us it was dangerous to go in as lighting could hit the pool even though the storm was quite a few miles away in the mountains. ... read more