I’m on several activist mailing lists.
This week alone, there are five different action items being pushed:
- protest against pesticide spraying by NSTAR;
- amendment to the state constitution saying that corporations are not persons and thus, not entitled to the same rights that citizens have;
- report nuclear plant bills out of the Joint Committee on Public Health;
- support green energy; and
- raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave.
Of course, there’s also the long-standing protest against war which has recently focused on Syria and the federal Move To Amend. Plus the race for governor is heating up, and we are still waiting to see if Dan Wolf can keep his job as our state senator.
Recently, I’ve gotten more involved with the HOA at Santuit Pond Estates, something that affects us personally or at least less abstractly than these other matters.
Ron was invited to help out at the first WHFMS event of the season, something he really enjoys. I received notices of some science-oriented talks which we both enjoy.
Looming ahead are decisions about health insurance, fall yardwork and finishing up projects at Edgewater.
Stick a fork in us.