Blowin' in the wind

My legs are sore! What a weekend. The weather on Saturday was amazing for door knocking. The only complaint I had was the wind was blowing something fierce which made it difficult to keep all my push-pieces from blowing away. A "push-piece" is just fancy politician talk for a piece of campaign literature you hand to a voter. The blowing wind also provided some more comic relief for yours truly. At one particular house I could see myself in the glass of the storm door. My hair was standing straight up! I had to laugh. I'd been talking to voters looking like some wildman. Who knows. Maybe that's why Saturday went so well. I didn't look like a slick politician. I looked like some poor slob out fighting the wind. Sunday was not as pleasant. It was a bit colder. I found far fewer people at home, or at least far fewer people willing to answer the door. I did run into two households that were very interested in talking to me. The first couple came out on their porch and questioned me about various issues. The second couple invited me in. That's a rarity, but it was a welcome respite from the cold. We had a nice long talk about city government. It was nice to find voters so informed. They were very engaged with the issues. I felt instantly at home with them. Like I could have grabbed a soda out of the fridge, sat down and and asked what was for dinner. Nice people. Nice weekend.