2020

I don't discuss politics here on my journal, because there are people I don't want to piss off. But I do still have strong opinions. Don't read it if it's going to upset you, but here's my current take on the 2020 Presidential election.

Personally, I'm supporting Tulsi Gabbard. She's the only candidate running who ever made a real sacrifice for a point of principle, which might make her unique in the history of the United States. Her positions are uniformly outstanding; unfortunately they're not yet linked to her 2020 campaign site. But you can find them here: TulsiGabbard.org.

I can't afford to donate much to her, but I'm doing what I can. I believe that she's one of only two candidates who offer the slightest hope for the human race's survival. And nothing else matters, because if humanity goes extinct no other issue will have any meaning at all.

Memorial

On June 9th a bunch of Virgil's friends got together at Gil's house for a memorial of sorts. His plaque is still not ready, but the delay was getting ridiculous. We'll have another interment get-together in Malden when the plaque is finally ready.

We talked a lot about Virgil, games, and other geeky stuff; he'd have liked it, if he'd been there. Gil grilled burgers and hot dogs. I brought a cake that said "WE MISS YOU, VIRGIL". It was nice seeing old friends again, and meeting some of his newer friends.

I think we're going to create some sort of online memorial for him. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of his writing, but I'm going to do some more searching. If anyone has any of his stuff or knows where it can be found online, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know.

I hope we'll have more get-togethers like that.