It felt like two to me. One slightly smaller/farther away, followed by a bigger/closer one.

I love this a lot.

We had frogs, unicorns, chickens, a capybara, and this delightful little dragon/human mixed family - all in organized, joyful splendor. How can we not win???

Just reading that was stressful…

At least five different older folks said they were so glad to see him here today, that he's being part of history. Which maybe he doesn't totally get the magnitude of yet (though yes, he knows why we're protesting), but it's something... Something I'm not quite sure how to put into words yet.

I don't even know exactly what conclusions to draw from that. I mean, it's kind of sad that he's been protesting this same thing off-and-on basically his whole life. At the same time, I mean, what an education, right?

Sure. Go for it!

Unofficial count I heard was 800. I had to leave early to get to a meeting, and there were still people arriving. Wouldn’t be surprised if final tally was 1000.

It is never a terrible time to publish books. Books are necessary, always.