Last DNC Post

...more chaotic than I thought.  No sign of the notes.

But they were just a list of the themes of the convention speeches, which you could deduce pretty easily, even if you only listened to a few.  Forward, not back.  Better together.  The list of accomplishments from the last three and a half years, which is rather long.  That kind of thing.

And I'm still really tired.  Long hours of intense focus, a significant shift in sleep cycle, lots of walking and uncertainty, two days of driving (and I worked all day today).  I need to go to sleep.

So - thanks for following the great DNC adventure.  Would I do it again?  I don't know.  The fact that it's largely - almost entirely - a spectator sport was disappointing.  But the electricity in the arena, the sense of presence and completeness, the energy and excitement and noise and passion which didn't come through on the television - that was pretty great.  Being part of history:  priceless.  So we'll see.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Otsego11 weblog posts, which will resume shortly.