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I made it through the prep and the colonoscopy. It was less unpleasant than i remember: leaving the flavor packs out of the TriLyte was probably a good move. It was oddly disruptive as far as time management: i managed to work all morning (yay), and didn't deal with one financial task (checking our flex account in preparation for open enrollment, and i've all sorts of tasks to do to prepare for Sunday committee meetings and leading an adult ed session on Membership. Yesterday i felt fine, but i have a feeling that i was not as present as i thought i was. I did mull the apple juice i'd bought for the day before and get some tidying done, though. I didn't make the call i was supposed to make.

I've just now made sure i understand what's needed for annual enrollment. Yay for benefits! I always fear i'm going to do something wrong and screw up my benefits. Working for the Whale, however, they're able to invest in making sure the process is as clear as possible. Although, like so much with the Whale, i find there's a marketing-like spin that leaves a bad taste in my mouth: figuring out what the benefit changes are is a bit of a headache. On the other hand, it's nothing one can do anything about. And the benefits are very good: i really don't care that the frames are now subsidized once every 24 months instead of 12, i resent having to try and figure out what the change is. (Actually, environmentally, i think that's a good change.)

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Christine's brought my attention to the Progressive Majority, an attempt to focus on getting progressives in government. "We may have an overwhelming Democratic majority in the Congress, but it's not a progressive majority." My curiosity is piqued! I suppose the parallel naming to the Moral Majority is no accident. One of the

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