An important quote, about losing hope..

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. The Women's March on Washington made me extremely hopeful.

That such an event could be pulled off on such short notice is remarkable. I'm old, and I'm beginning to think that there might be something to this "internet" thing that all the kids are talking about.

As librarian said to me the next day, she was there with 500,000 of her closest friends.

Full disclosure: I did not go. I ride the Metro five days a week, and the thought of one more day on the Metro, with crowds well beyond weekday levels, was more than I wanted to deal with. My SIL went, with her daughter, her daughter's husband, and the daughter's husband's parents. They watched as one loaded train after another went past before there was one they could board.

At least one Farecard machine* broke down, and the Metro personnel were waiving people onto the trains anyway. Who knows what the actual fare count was?

* Yeah, I know. They don't use Farecards anymore. I don't know what the machines are called. SmarTrip card machines?