Man With Sign, March 28, 02025

And here it is Friday. I roll out of bed with the alarm, drink a pre-vigil coffee to get my blood flowing again, and hit the road, arriving at Roosevelt Circle at 7:30 and setting up my signs. Today's hand-held message is SCIENTIFIC IGNORANCE IS A POOR FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY. Craige arrives a few minutes later and after a brief check-in he settles into the hour.

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Man With Sign, March 27, 02025

Last night I slept long and soundly, waking up refreshed a few minutes before the alarm and heading out to Roosevelt Circle in reasonably fine fettle, arriving at 7:31 and greeting Craige (who's putting in extra time when he can), then setting up my big sign and holding up MOTHER NATURE DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

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Man With Sign, March 26, 02025

I slept poorly last night and this morning feel sluggish and burdened, as if I'm wearing ankle weights. But the coffee is delicious and I get on the road, upright and ambulatory, and arrive at Roosevelt Circle at 7:30. Today's hand-held sign is: 1 - CHANGE OUR CONVERSATION 2 - CHANGE OUR CONSUMPTION 3 - CHANGE OUR POLITICS.

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Some good stuff ahead. #Debashish has written a bunch of new material to play w Kimock. He’s been hanging out rehearsing and recording in #Kimock’s studio for the past few weeks.

Man With Sign, March 25, 02025

It's a little warmer, a little clearer, and I'm a little better off, having slept long and soundly and woken with the alarm. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:30 and set up my signage, featuring the multi-colored WEIRD IS THE NEW NORMAL as the handheld message du jour. Craige arrives a minute or so later and we exchange a few greetings, then start the hour.

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Man With Sign, March 24, 02025

I come awake over an hour before the alarm goes off and spend far too long trying to get back to sleep before giving up and heading downstairs to start my day. After coffee, I head out, arriving at Roosevelt Circle at 7:31, greeting Craige, and setting up the now-traditional ALL-BLACK SIGNAGE for Monday mornings.

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Man With Sign, March 21, 02025

I wake before the alarm and get ready, leaving on time and arriving at Roosevelt Circle at 7:29 for a solo vigil (Craige's out till Monday). It's foggy and slightly drizzly, and I've brought an umbrella along. After affixing my big sign to the post, I hold up EVERY DISASTER MOVIE STARTS WITH A SCIENTIST BEING IGNORED, leaving the brolly furled for the moment.

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Man With Sign, March 20, 02025

Foggy and almost-but-not-quite-drizzly this morning, with temperatures in the low 40s. I walk up to Roosevelt Circle, arriving at 7:30 and greeting Craige. After clamping my big sign to the guardrail post, I hold up CLIMATE CHAOS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE NEXT PANDEMIC.

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Man With Sign, March 19, 02025

A few degrees above freezing this morning as I walk up to Roosevelt Circle at 7:33 (running a little late, eh?), greet Craige, and set up my big sign. Today I'm holding up my plea for temporal literacy, THINK IN EONS — ACT NOW! Will it have an impact? We'll find out.

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Man With Sign, March 18, 02025

It's cooler this morning, in the upper 30s, and I probably should have worn another layer. I'm not uncomfortable per se, but a second overshirt would have made a difference. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:30 and set up my big sign, then hold up LET'S BUILD A BETTER FUTURE TOGETHER. Craige is out today with a doctor's appointment.

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Man With Sign, March 17, 02025

It's raining this Monday, heavily enough that I take only the big wooden sign up to Roosevelt Circle. Craige is holding up a foamcore DON'T LET THE CLIMATE DIE sign which he has carefully waterproofed with packing tape, and we have a brief conversation about possible weatherproofing strategies before I go and set up, blank black side to the traffic, umbrella overhead.

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Man With Sign, March 14, 02025

Colder this morning and quite heavily overcast. I leave the house firmly convinced I'm several minutes behind schedule, but I'm in error, and actually reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:30. Huh. I greet Craige and set up my signs, the big wooden CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL and the smaller foam-core CLIMATE CHAOS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE NEXT PANDEMIC.

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Man With Sign, March 13, 02025

Thursday is heavily overcast, a few degrees above freezing. Layerless, but reasonably comfortable, I arrive at Roosevelt Circle at 7:32, greet Craige, and set up my signage. The handheld message this morning is EVERY DISASTER MOVIE STARTS WITH A SCIENTIST BEING IGNORED. My tinnitus is acting up; it's cicada season in my head.

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Man With Sign, March 12 02025

Another right-around-freezing morning. Without layers of long underwear, I'm looser but cooler as I make my way up to Roosevelt Circle, arriving at 7:31 and greeting Craige, who's already standing. I set up my big sign and hold up MOTHER NATURE DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE. Because she doesn't.

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Man With Sign, March 11, 02025

No Craige this morning. The temperature is a little above freezing, and I'm pretty comfortable even without extra layers of insulation as I walk up to Roosevelt Circle at 7:30. After clamping my big sign to its usual post, I set up my speaker, start the drone, and hold up SCIENTIFIC IGNORANCE IS A POOR FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY.

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Man With Sign, March 10, 02025

Monday is colder again, and I put on multiple layers before heading out in the just-about-freezing temperatures. Arriving at Roosevelt Circle at 7:31, I greet Craige, offer him one of my two all-black foam-core signs, and set up my big sign with its featureless black side facing the traffic. Thus far, it seems that *everyone* gets it.

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Man With Sign, March 7, 02025

Friday is colder again, a few degrees below freezing, with a brisk wind that pushes me from side to side as I walk up to Roosevelt Circle, arriving at 7:31. My big sign clamped in position, I set up my speaker and hold up LET'S BUILD A BETTER FUTURE TOGETHER. Craige arrives about ten minutes later as I'm diving into a complex intervallic thicket.

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Man With Sign, March 6, 02025

Thursday morning is even warmer, showing either signs of rain in the recent past or rain in the near future, I'm not sure which. Anyway, I make it to Roosevelt Circle at 7:30 and set up my big wooden sign, get connected and drone-ified, and hold up my plea for temporal literacy, THINK IN EONS — ACT NOW! No Craige today.

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Man With Sign, March 5, 02025

Another warmer morning, with temps today in the mid-forties, which means I don't need my various extra layers, chemical heat packs, even the winter boots. Yep, I'm in sneakers and still comfortable. The time saved lets me reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:28, greet Craige, and set up my signs. Today I'm holding up EVERY DISASTER MOVIE STARTS WITH A SCIENTIST BEING IGNORED.

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Man With Sign, March 4, 02025

It's warmer this morning, in the mid-20s F, and I'm comfortable in multiple layers as I walk up to Roosevelt Circle at 7:31. No Craige this morning; I'm a soloist again. I set up my big sign and hold up CLIMATE CHAOS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE NEXT PANDEMIC, turn on my speaker and saturate the air with the drone, then settle into the vigil.

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