Noah and Josh

I had a lovely day with Noah and Josh.  They came to house I live in for the first time today.  We had lunch, played Bananagrams, and chilled with the new books we got at the library book sale.

Occupy Hilo

Yesterday Leah and I went to the Merrill Lynch offices in Hilo to join others who were supporting the folks occupying Wall Street.

There was a pretty good turnout even though it rained almost all morning.  The police counted 124 people standing in front of Merrill Lynch.

After standing on the street with signs about a quarter of the group walked to a bandstand in downtown Hilo.

As we walked, a lot of people didn't seem to know what to make of us.  A few people honked their horns or waved.  Hilo is a lot different than Baltimore in that respect - Baltimorians usually have an opinion and don't hesitate to share it.

Once we got to the bandstand, we listened to people talk about their thoughts and opinions about bank fraud, the Federal Reserve Board, war, the US post office, health care, college costs, sustainability on the Big Island, and Hawaiian sovereignty.

Overall everyone was excited about OWS and glad that we could be one of the many communities that supported the folks in New York.