A bit of fun

This weekend was a bit of fun in a very serious world.

On Sunday, I went to a concert to table the event for MFSO. I met a new MFSO friend who also "worked" the table. For the most part, we were singing to the choir...but at that particular event, the choir was pretty big indeed. The band was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young...and the featured music was Young's recent "Living with War"...although much of CSNY's older music was played as well. The song "Flags of Freedom" never fails to bring tears to my eyes.

On Labor Day Monday, I anchored a spot in a parade for "Scheurer for Congress" in the town in which I grew up. It poured for much of the time we marched in the largest Labor Day parade in the county (their billing, not mine) but that didn't dampen the spirits or enthusiasm of Team Scheurer or the crowd gathered. Our contigent featured live actor political satire...yellow umbrellas, shades of purple and just plain fun as we promoted our serious message of withdrawal from Iraq, caring for our troops when they get home, working to strenghten working families, and balancing our budget. Many damp parade goers were very responsive to our message of peace, hope and strength and interested in a candidate who presented that message with humor...and a bit of fun.