September 27 & 28

A weekend clumped together and blurred by activity. Nothing makes a writer and volunteer crankier than democracy: the tiring tedious fairness, the silly notion that there are no stupid questions. The damp day and godawful early damper morning that challenges even the best shampoo and conditioner combo. What does the weather matter when you've got the people of southeastern Michigan as both your umbrella and your rain cloud?