redbird | postcards to voters (Reply)

I decided to try writing a few get-out-the-vote postcards, because it's a useful thing I can do sitting down, and doesn't involve talking to strangers on the phone. My thigh muscles, hips, and knees have been bothering me for the past few days, even with naproxen and stretching, so I really wanted something I could do sitting in one place.

I asked for four addresses, to urge people to vote for Kristen McDonald Rivet, who is running for for Congress in Michigan. Writing the first four cards went OK, meaning my hand didn't hurt during or after, so I asked the bot for four more addresses. This morning, I wrote three cards, and then felt a sudden pain in my right arm. Adrian suggested that I should stop writing, at least for the moment. So, I have written seven cards, which she has mailed, and I will do the remaining card tomorrow or Tuesday, and think about whether it would be prudent to do more, either for this campaign or another. As of last night, there were two campaigns for specific candidates, and a more general get-out-the-vote campaign for Florida. I still have a bunch of blank cards from the batch when we were living in Belmont, and some postcard stamps.

"Try" because I did a bunch of this in 2022, and then stopped for the sake of my hand.