Thanksgiving Morning

We are enjoying a morning of coffee and reading in bed. We are on Chapter 13 of James and the Giant Peach, where James crawls into the peach.

Eating dinner

I think Lila wants some of my grilled cheese... but she doesn't have any teeth yet. Maybe I'll save a piece for her when she gets her teeth in a few months. I'll keep it under my bed.

ALERT! ALERT!

We have achieved "Operation Rollover." I repeat, Lila has rolled over.

Reset your expectations for our talented little girl!

Chillin'

Dukies finds his California soul on the rocks at Point Reyes

Point reyes sculpture

Dukies and William make a found wood sculpture in a Redwood stump at
Point Reyes.

Back at Starbucks

Today, Daddy took me to hang out on the Starbucks window seat for the
first time! He said that William practically grew up there and made
his first friends there. Seems pretty cozy and Daddy brought my
favorite toys. Good music too.

See you 'round the 'hood!

UPDATE: About two minutes later Lila found her thumb and fell asleep.

Bathmaster William

Bathmaster William gives his sister a bath...

Who's That?

Hey baby! What's your name? You new around here?

You know you got a bit of drool hanging off your chin... just thought you'd want to know. And hands off my mama -- I'm her cutie-pie!

A Political Aside - The Color of America

The top map is how most news organizations present the 2008 electoral map -- the blue states and the red states. However, if we are going to get beyond our red/blue dichotomy, we need to see our neighbors as not red or blue but as shades along the political spectrum.

No state is all red or all blue. Even the reddest state (Idaho) has a sizable number of Democratic supporters (34%). Even the bluest state (Vermont, not counting DC) has a significant group of Republicans (32%). The map below represents this spectrum. Each of the states are shaded according to the redness or blueness of their vote. Note that all states are somewhere in between red and blue - some shade of purple.

We need to remember that we are a nation of opinions along a spectrum, not two different species that have been caged together. Our future depends on connecting with our neighbors, no matter what state they are from.

The Final Tally

I think our wall chart says it all. Do you think CNN will want to use
this graphic method next time?

Our Election Party

Here is our election party!Me, Laura, Jeannette, Abby, Matt, Adela, Dylan, William, Erin, Julie, Michael, Ellen, and Jack!

With this election, we have swept in a new era for America.

More voting

Voting isn't so hard... Why do I have to wait until I'm 18 to do it?

(That'll be in 2021 that he casts his first vote!)

I Voted for Barack Obama!

Well, OK, my mom filled out this ballot but I told her how to connect
the lines for my main man, Obama!

Election Day 2008

9am and the family is all decked out, ready to vote in a new chapter
of American history. (Lila's onesie says " My mama's for Obama.) It is
hard to imagine what the world will look like to William and Lila --
an African American president and gay marriage will seem as normal as
desegregated schools are to us. It is unbeleivable to be witness to
and part of this moment in history.

In our little Noe Valley voting place, where there has never been a
line ever, the wait is 40 minutes! We are glad it's not raining.

We will be at home tonight watching the votes roll in with friends.
Here's to hope becoming reality!

Get Me Off This Crazy Thing!

Halloween Pics

The rain held off for both the school parade and the trick-or-treating on 24th street. William got a great haul!