I did it!

[beachmom]

Tay Tay mentioned that the ultimate power of the blogs was when people turned off their computer, got up out of their chairs, and actually DID something in real life (IRL). Well, after contemplating getting involved for over a year, since that e-mail came from Sen. Kerry asking Virginians to volunteer for the Tim Kaine campaign (no I didn't, but it was an idea firmly planted in my mind from that day forward), I went to my local Dem breakfast meeting yesterday, and have volunteered to do a few jobs. It really was a great experience, I met a lot of interesting people (many, who are not on the blogs or even the internet), and even got to see a speaker from Veterans for Peace, who had joined Cindy Sheehan in Crawford last summer. I couldn't believe I was hearing his words, and it wasn't a C-SPAN program! Since Dems are the minority in Virginia Beach, I sensed a big camaraderie among people accustomed to losing but really hopeful this year that we can turn it around.

I really am just so pleased I went, and will go again. My little jobs include helping out with some P.R. and getting absentee ballots ready to mail out for the elderly, maybe even some local blogging down the road. If there are any lurkers who, like me, are engaged in the blogs but haven't taken the next step in finding your local Dem party, I highly recommend it as a way to feed your soul that you are not only not alone in the world, but in your community, too.