I spent this morning volunteering to make \"get the vote out\" phone calls for the Obama campaign.\u00c2\u00a0 Laura and I are living in Pittsburgh, PA this fall, so we feel the tension and excitement of being in a battleground state, something I didn't get all those years in California.\u00c2\u00a0 I will admit to being nervous about making political phone calls -- even though I have spent years making phone calls for a (non-political) good cause.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 It made a big difference though to show up at the home of an Obama supporter where I was trained and where I drew encouragement from my fellow callers.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I wish I had managed to work up the courage to participate in phone banking earlier but it's important to take those little steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I spent this morning volunteering to make “get the vote out” phone calls for the Obama campaign.\u00c2\u00a0 Laura and I are living in Pittsburgh, PA this fall, so we feel the tension and excitement of being in a battleground state, … Continue reading