Hats off to Granny D.

So now that I'm in my "night" phase of living, seeing as I'm not working (at least not on a schedule these days, I end up watching some obscure television (thank you full cable package...)

I was gonna come on here and and tell you about this 94-year old activist for campaign finance reform who ran for Senate. I was Gonna go on wikipedia and find a convenient quote that might aptly surmise this woman, since I was too lazy to think one up, and I figured my "surmisation" might require some wikipedia "fact"ry.

I was gonna tell you this because during one of my late night living room sit-ins, I discovered a nice little documentary revolving around her ill-fated run for Senate. Maybe it's 'cause I'm hormonal or maybe it's 'cause I'm watching tv by myself at two in the morning, but dang it I was inspired. I was gonna come on here and find a wikipedia quote then tell you how gosh darn inspiring this woman was and how the Republican dude she ran against came off like a total prick...

Turns out, I came into the movie a little closer to the end and missed a few things. 'Cause when I went t wikipedia, I found this:

"Doris Granny D Haddock (born Ethel Doris Rollins, January 24, 1910[1]) is an American politician and liberal political activist from the state of New Hampshire. Noted for her colorful character, warm personality, and advanced age, Haddock famously walked across the continental United States in 1999 to advocate campaign finance reform and in 2004 ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Judd Gregg for the U.S. Senate."

She walked across the frikkin' continental US. SHE WALKED ACROSS THE US. Her walk took over a year. She started from the Rose Bowl Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. And then juuuust walked across the States, all for campaign Finance Reform.

And if that wasn't enough for you well she also campaigned, successfully, against planned hydrogen bomb nuclear testing in Alaska and saved an Inuit fishing village at Point Hope. (I do question the whole "planned" part of that statement...)

A couple of days ago Someone reminded me that I was, in fact, 33, not 32 like my brain had fooled me to believe. Sort of a crappy moment of realization that there. But now, I think I'm all right. I just have to get on that whole save a village or walk a nation thing. Anyone up for the task?