Instruction in not overthinking....

This weekend proved instructive, not only was I given a lesson on irony, but also on tenacity.

First, the Partisan the Sea Show was good, and lots of fun. I scooted down just before the great debate was beginning and was pleased with the turnout as well as the content. Everyone seemed to be having a good time and the posters themselves were really strong.

Except for the part where Levi Ratliff had to explain to me that the posters that said, “All we’re saying is, give war a chance,” and “Peace is not the answer,” were in fact, meant to be ironic. To illustrate his proof, he pointed to the above postcard image.

I thought about trying to explain to him that I have an arch-conservative uncle, with whom I'd had a long conversation that morning, who believes things like:

“The only way to maintain peace is with an army at the ready.”

“The market sorts everything out.”

“Obama is a Socialist.”
{which I don’t think is a bad thing, then my uncle likes to point to the biggest Socialist government ever, the former U.S.S.R}

So it did not seem too far off the mark that some clever, conservative, designer might’ve taken a cue from the Heritage Foundation's positions, and then co-opted a couple favorite catch-phrases of the “left,” to make a political point.

But yeah, I read too much into it.

Next up? A reflection of Kurt Polkey’s auction that was not.

Hope Grows in Jacksonville: 20,000 strong

My grandfather has always told the story of how as a little girl, his grandmother, waited for hours in southern Ohio to see Lincoln's funerary procession.

I hope that one day, I'll tell the story to younger generations of my family, of how I stood for hours to see Barack Obama speak...how it foretold of his election and successful presidency...and how the number of people waiting outside to get in, outnumbered the number of McCain supports that attended the McCain rally last week.

I am sure I will reflect upon it more, later, but for now it was enough to be there.

*he's the blurry figure in white at the podium
*Times Union coverage here.

Change 08

I ran across this picture over at Heart as Arena, and couldn't not steal it and post it here.