At the rally

I worked on an index all day and then in the evening we took dinner over to Nick's house. J had fixed tacos here and packed everything up and took it with us. When we got to Nick's, we learned that Jennifer was feeling so bad that she had gone to bed. Ayla was sick also, and was throwing up while we were there. Luke was the only one well. Due to Jen and Ayla being sick, we ate and then left.

We returned home. I worked a bit on the index, and then we left for Utica Square. It was rally night for healthcare reform, sponsored by the local Move On group. I saw a few of my friends there. We arrived around 7:30. We had parked in the large parking lot down from Petty's Fine Foods. As we were walking to the rally, a policeman asked if we were going to the rally. We answered in the affirmative. The cop then told us that the management asked that we not park at Utica Square. We simply got into our car and drove to another area of Utica Square and parked there. It was a little further away from the rally site, and no one hassled us.

We walked down to where the rally was. It was already going on as we arrived. When it got dark candles were passed out to the hundred or so people there. The wind was blowing just strong enough to keep extinguishing our candles.

Across the street from us was a smaller group of people supporting the status quo. Actually one of our group (Bill D.) was over there engaging the people in "dialogue." He held up a sign that read "WWJD." My sign read the same. (WWJD means What Would Jesus Do?) I could tell that Bill's "dialogue" with the opposition got heated at times, but Bill always kept his cool.

We sang songs and shouted slogans, and then about a quarter until nine we walked down to Wendy's and got a bite to eat. I ate a small serving of chili, and J ate chicken nuggets.