Plants by door support a WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER sign with a MEND YOUR FUELISH WAYS in the lower left corner.

A banner that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. in San Francisco.   Bush said freedom many times during his inauguration.

My favorite quote from Bush's inaugural address went "When the Declaration of Independence was first read in public and the Liberty Bell was sounded in celebration, a witness said, 'It rang as if it meant something.' In our time it means something still.", but I enjoyed the "minor technical difficulty" that caused Peter Jennings to cut short his live interview with the correspondent in Iraq right after that much more.

In my world, 'something still' is a piece of furniture I haven't touched lately.

Ross Mirkarimi stands next to the door of his office in San Francisco City Hall.   Raging Grannie investigates the FBI.

Saturday was a busy day in my world. The official big news was that Ross Mirkarimi became the second Green elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.  Meanwhile in Mountain View, the Raging Grannies were investigating the FBI.

People standing outside Anna Eshoo's office.

January 5, 2005. The 109th Congressional session has just started, but they haven't yet decided who will be inaugurated on January 20th. We gathered at Anna Eshoo's office to ask her to consider her vote carefully.