Adventures in canvassing

I spent Saturday morning canvassing a Cary neighborhood for the campaigns of Janet Cowell (State Treasurer) and Al Swanstrom (NC House 36). I love getting out and meeting people, especially when the weather’s great.

It was a fair guess that a lot of the folks in this upscale neighborhood would lean towards the GOP. Normally when I canvass I’m used to a list almost exclusively of Democrats, so having independents in the mix (and many undeclared Republicans) presented an interesting challenge.
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Shredding it

We went on another family bike ride this morning, this time all the way to the end of the trail north of Shelly Lake. The kids were awesome riders of their Trail-A-Bikes and it was good training for Kelly and me.

Surprisingly, there weren’t a lot of trail users. Or folks at Shelly Lake, either. We had a few other cyclists out there but the crowds were elsewhere. It could be that it was too hot for others. We had fun, though!