This morning we walked to the north, and saw more Halloween decorations in the pre-dawn.
In the evening I ran Codenames online at https://codenames.game/, using Zoom for talking with the players and the Codenames website for the game. First playing was Vikki Cool and her friend Randy; there was hilarious confusion because we have the same name. Just as they were checking out, Rachel Glass and family checked in for a couple more games. Playing 3 handed was awkward, as one person had to play spymaster for both teams, which required accessing two instances of the game using different browsers, but we got buy. Tentatively the Glasses and I agreed to try against Friday at 6:30 (and I'll check w/Vikki and Julie and Hanna.
This morning at the end of our walk Eddie and his human came by. He maintains social distance by eagerly straining at his leash so we pet him from several feet away from his human Pearl. She's driving down to California for the winter, so this is the last we'll chat for a while. These seasonal migrations are a way to mark time's passage.
Today, like yesterday, I tried to refer to my day planner to keep my focus or return to task once I got distracted, which was often. I had some success, getting my Toastmasters Brady Bunch photo ready for review, and preparing for tonight's Section Outreach even at Gonzaga (remotely)
The event was more fun than watching the final Biden/Trump debate (although I got the last half hour in). Anne is delightful to talk with and we tag-teamed the 4 students who stopped by. I better understood her internship idea and as it happens the school guy who was running this event is wiling to help recruit students. So basically we just figure out the details.
Wednesday we ran a mile again. This was our 3rd Wednesday and I no longer had the protection of incredulity; I knew in my bones that ones we started, we were going to do it. My whole body gave a feeling of WTF? but I kept going, encouraged by conversation and company. And then it was over. Julie theorized that my weakest mitochondria was warning me this was killing them, but they will be replaced.
As we walked Julie discussed her coursework, as usual. I talked about my need to perform the leadership tasks I'd assumed for Toastmasters, but that I was emotionally reluctant to tell people what to do. Julie observed this was why I was taking on those tasks.
After going home and collapsing, I went to USPS to mail the Postcards 2 Swing States cards - 200 of them (I think). I got a photo of myself, but I don't like the bump in my eyebrow so I applied a filter and had a little fun.
I had a WPTL EC conference call. It seems odd to meet voice only - hard to tell who's speaking.
There's a discussion going on the WSBA Diversity list serve, about something a member of the BOG had said and the reaction to it. People seemed pretty upset but I didn't know what this was about, except that BOG was going to have a listening session with the MBAs which seems harmless, I guess. Any time people talk, that's a good thing, right?
Not to Ed Hiskes, who argued that it was going to be a public shaming session of that Governor, complete with a demand for ritual apology and an official censure. He then found a case where someone sued a board for censuring them (as it happens, the suit merely established standing to sue, I don't know whether it actually resulted in judgment). He argued that he had a good understanding of racial issues because his wife is from Ghana where they don't have racial issues, and she didn't see a problem. I'd previously clashed with Ed over his lunatic proposal to fix diversity problems by letting members apply some of their WSBA dues to MBAs, so I thought I'd sit this one out but eventually I asked the list what it was about. The first response nettled me by advising that if I were sincere I could find out by reviewing the recording of the 2 day Board meeting. My first impulse was to respond sharply but fortunately my better angels resulted in a much more neutral/professional tone; and two people swiftly sent me to a 10minute clip that was persuasive within its first minutes. I then commented that I understood why people were unhappy and in reference to the defense of the misbehavior said "horsefeathers".
Ed came back saying that my response was like some movie clip where a callow white guy says racism is bad. He intended to be insulting but to everyone but me it must have seemed sad. It is difficult for me to resist his trolling but I succeeded - much against my first impulse - and I think I have a better understanding where he sits on that listserve.
I hope I keep the wisdom not to feed the trolls in other venues.
Last night we had our (approximately) biweekly DND session until almost midnight. I slept in almost until 6:30, when IIRC a cat woke me for breakfast. It's my job, I guess!
I finished the PostCards2SwingStates - being short 7 stamps which I can pick up tomorrow. I celebrated by walking over to walk Alice's dog. It was 7384 steps for me (it's Sunday, I'm not going to do the full 10,000!) and for Tess the dog - a lot less!
I finished up another batch of applesauce to freeze for the winter, with a little to enjoy now. The bullet blender makes it very easy!
This morning we walked to the north, and saw more Halloween decorations in the pre-dawn. 
