David Journal

Category: Journal

  • I’m ready to get to work

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    Something switched this morning during scripture study and I am suddenly unburdened by the next Trump administration. My work will be about building America and better democratic processes where I can without reference (mostly) to whatever the trump administration is doing. I’m excited and energized. This evening I even got into a discussion with sobering…

  • Fully functional

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    Even at the end of today I can still feel a little residual soreness in my gut but I was able to function all day effectively without being bothered by pain. I also managed to spend more time reading rather than watching extra YouTube in the evening.

  • Slightly better

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    I’ve been making sure to do everything like normal today and thankfully the pain in my gut has been largely better this evening although it was still with me for much of the day into evening.

  • Under the weather

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    I’m not certain right now but I’ve been feeling a pain in my gut today and I can’t figure out if it’s temporary or something I need to pay attention to. Notes Hope in Christ, at it’s heart, is the recognition that whatever we want/hope for is not simply a matter of our own effort…

  • Road trip

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    For only the second time in 2 years I had to drive up to Logan to do lunch with Savannah. It was fun to see the apartment with Savannah and Aaron live. I’ve seen images on the family calls but the layout I imagined was very wrong. It’s a cute little place for them. I…

  • Taking the first step

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    I’ve been seeing Harris supporters online as they process the election results and I can understand how they are feeling. For myself, I am moving forward with the task that I already knew I would need to work on for the next four years. Today I worked on outlining and breaking down the first steps…

  • Resolved to press on

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    The election result was not what I wanted but the more I thought about it the more I realized that the underlying work that we need to do to move past disinformation is the same work that we would have had to do regardless of who won the election.

  • It’s hard to be patient

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    The votes have been cast but despite being warned repeatedly that things would be close and it would take time to call the race I’m anxious at not seeing a clear break toward Harris to end the suspense early. I remember in 2020 that I made a conscious decision to go to bed on time…

  • Trying to stay patient

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    I managed to get a reasonable amount of work done today. Hopefully I’ll be able to do that again tomorrow. I think it’s safe to say that whether I can get any significant work done on Wednesday will depend on whether we have any clarity on what the outcome of the election will be. Even…

  • Work after Tuesday

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    I realized this morning that I will need to begin—immediately after this election—to lay the groundwork for an effective campaign against Mike Lee in 2028. I need to prepare as if I will be that candidate and I must be willing to be that candidate but my hope is that my preparations can be put…