Why I went to Colorado

I spent most weekends in October in Colorado. I went because I wanted to know as I sat in my apartment on Salt Lake City's Capitol Hill tonight that I had done everything I possibly could to help Obama win this election.

I did it because I have two nieces and one nephew and one grandniece. I want them to have a future that allows them all to reach their full potential. I want all of my future grand nieces and nephews to have a future with clean air and clean water and renewable & sustainable energy. I want the children of my sisters children to live in a world that doesn't hate americans. I want them to live in a world where we do not enter into pre-emptive war and create more enemies than friends. I am sitting here in my Capitol hill apartment with my heart in my throat watching returns and it is early yet. Colorado is still open granted for a few minutes only. WE haven't flipped a red state yet, but we have many still on the table.

I went to Colorado all those weekends even though I have MS and and the exhaustion factor when I return home each sunday has been difficult. I am still unemployed and looking for a job and I believe I blew an interview because I had it on a Monday morning and I was still tired from the weekend. Had a little bit of cognitive fuzziness. I went to Colorado because I think this is the most important election of my lifetime. I went to Colorado so I would know I did my part; it's taken its toll on me physically, but I wouldn't change it for the world.

This has been a wonderful experience and I wouldn't change it for anything even though I may have blown an interview behind it. Here's hoping it has helped in some small part to give us a better world & country.

Peace!