Well, I guess there's other things to do besides collect firewood while waiting for the slab to cure. The women's march held last Saturday after the inauguration was actually started by a woman in Hawaii and it grew into this world wide thing. Teresa Shook of Hawaii created a Facebook event and invited friends to march on Washington in protest. Similar Facebook pages were created by others and it took off. I'm sure without social media it could never have happened. So Crissie wanted to be a part of it and while she didn't threaten me to go with her to Kona (she did actually say once that I was going), sometimes as all married men should learn after 48 years for us, don't fight it, just do it. So I did with some apprehension. But actually it was a beautiful day, everyone was in a good mood. It was a peaceful walk of about some three thousand people with a big fair at the end with live music non alcoholic drinks, food, and some speeches. Very positive and the cars that passed by honked horns in support. Not one ugly scene. It's Hawaii! We did pass a gal with a cowbell telling everyone that she was 69 and still a radical. I asked her if she remembered me from Woodstock which brought a laugh from the crowd.
Civil signs. There were some bad ones too,
Lots of Aloha spirit in Hawaii.
That was just some of the crowd in Kona.
And of course on the way home we had to stop and enjoy the sunset.
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