Man With Sign, October 31, 02025

And here it is Friday, which means I've made it to the end of another week, and so have you. I wake with the alarm, finish my pre-vigil coffee, and head out to Roosevelt Circle, arriving at 7:31 and greeting Craige, who's back on the roadside after four days at home dealing with health issues. Today I'm holding up MOTHER NATURE DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

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Man With Sign, October 30, 02025

It's raining this morning, but so lightly that I take one of my hand-held signs along, not to mention putting on a rain poncho and grabbing an umbrella. Three cheers for being prepared. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:30 and set up all my stuff, then hold the brolly overhead while displaying CHANGE OUR CONVERSATION / CHANGE OUR CONSUMPTION / CHANGE OUR POLITICS.

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Man With Sign, October 29, 02025

It's in the mid-40s this morning, with a heavily overcast sky, a bit of the wider effect of the catastrophic hurricane currently pummeling Jamaica. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:31, set up my big sign, connect my speaker, and lean on the guardrail, holding up the simple and undeniable fact that WEIRD IS THE NEW NORMAL. I'm a soloist.

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Man With Sign, October 28, 02025

Temperatures are still fairly cool this morning, in the low 40s F. I'm warmly swaddled as I arrive at Roosevelt Center, a little later than I'd like, at 7:32. Tsk, tsk. Craige's still out with health issues. I set up my big sign, my small speaker, and my hand-held message of the day: EVERY DISASTER MOVIE STARTS WITH A SCIENTIST BEING IGNORED.

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Man With Sign, October 27, 02025

It's almost freezing outside, with temperatures in the mid-30s F. So I suit up in multiple layers, put some vaseline around my eyes to help protect them from the wind, and make my way to Roosevelt Circle, arriving at 7:31, a soloist this morning. I set up my stuff, using ALL-BLACK signage to make my start-of-the-week rhetorical point.

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Man With Sign, October 24, 02025

Friday is colder but pleasant, much clearer than the past few days, the air chilly enough that I can see my breath in fine plumes. I arrive at Roosevelt Circle at 7:31 and greet Craige, who's been out here for a few minutes already. I set up my big sign and speaker, then rest on the guardrail while holding up my regular Friday message: WE MUST BE BETTER ANCESTORS.

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Man With Sign, October 23, 02025

This morning is mercifully not raining, and when I leave the house the weather is cool and inviting in an autumnal sort of way. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:30 and set up my big sign, my speaker (once again open to the world), and only then do I rest my body on the railing and hold up EVERY DISASTER MOVIE STARTS WITH A SCIENTIST BEING IGNORED. Craige is out again today.

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Man With Sign, October 22, 02025

Well, this is fun. It's raining extremely heavily, as I note while preparing pre-vigil coffee. Let me for once remember to bring umbrella and raincoat, for this is not the sort of rain in which one can stand blithely. No, this is an honest-to-goodness downpour. I leave behind the foam-core and reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:31. No Craige today.

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Man With Sign, October 21, 02025

Tuesday is pleasant, cool enough to warrant a down coat, but warm enough that I'm comfortable with it unzipped. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:30, greet Craige, who arrived a few minutes earlier, and set up my various signs and speakers. Today I'm holding up CLIMATE CHAOS INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF THE NEXT PANDEMIC.

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Man With Sign, October 20, 02025

Monday and I roll out of bed with the alarm, make coffee and get ready to hit the roadl. Arriving at Roosevelt Circle at 7:30, I set up my big sign, my small speaker, and rest my weight on the guardrail. Today it's ALL-BLACK signage as it will be every Monday until sanity and accountability return to our nation. No Craige today.

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Man With Sign, October 17, 02025

Friday morning and I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:31. Craige is there, which I'm really happy to see. We chat for a few minutes before I set up sign and speaker and take my seat on the guardrail, holding up the brightly-colored WEIRD IS THE NEW NORMAL — a short and punchy message for a low-traffic, higher-speed morning.

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Man With Sign, October 16, 02025

It's getting colder out here, with temperatures in the low forties F. I'll start seeing my breath soon. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:31, set up my big sign and speaker, and hold up CHANGE OUR CONVERSATION / CHANGE OUR CONSUMPTION / CHANGE OUR POLITICS. Craige is still out for health reasons, and I'm pretty worried about him.

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Man With Sign, October 15, 02025

Wednesday morning and I lurch out of bed and clump my way downstairs, make/drink coffee/toast, and hit the road to Roosevelt Circle, arriving at 7:31 and setting up. Today's hand-held sign reads SCIENTIFIC IGNORANCE IS A BAD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY. Which, needless to say, it is. Always. Craige is out until Friday.

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Man With Sign, October 14, 02025

It's nice to be back on the roadside again, although the long weekend let me catch up on sleep and my self-maintenance agenda. It's almost-but-not-quite raining, and I've brought an umbrella in case things go all the way over to the damp side. I reach Roosevelt Circle at 7:31 and set up. Today's hand-held message is MOTHER NATURE DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

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Man With Sign, October 10, 02025

The weather apps had been warning us that today would be cold, and for once I paid attention. Dressed in multiple layers with a down jacket and gloves, I'm warm and comfy as I arrive at Roosevelt Circle at 7:31 and set up my big sign. Today, as on many Fridays, I'm holding up WE MUST BE BETTER ANCESTORS. No Craige today.

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Man With Sign, October 9, 02025

It's actually pretty cold out here this morning, and pretty soon I'm gonna be switching to winter coats and gloves and the whole extra layers thing, which adds four or five minutes to my preparation time, annoyingly. I arrive at 7:31, set up my big sign, and hold up 2021 IPCC REPORT: "CODE RED" FOR HUMANITY.

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Man With Sign, October 8, 02025

I wake a few minutes before the alarm, spend a little time contemplating my day, and then roll out of bed and get my day underway. Coffee drunk and toast eaten, I hit the road, walking up to Roosevelt Circle at 7:31, greeting Craige, and settling in for vigil while holding up the brightly-colored WEIRD IS THE NEW NORMAL.

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Man With Sign, October 7, 02025

After a night spent dreaming I was awake and confused, being awake confuses me even further. But reflex takes over and I stagger downstairs, drink my coffee, eat my toast, and get on the road to Roosevelt Circle, arriving at 7:31 and setting up. Today I'm holding CHANGE OUR CONVERSATION / CHANGE OUR CONSUMPTION / CHANGE OUR POLITICS.

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Man With Sign, October 6, 02025

Monday finds me waking a little ahead of the alarm, fumbling my way downstairs, and drinking my coffee quietly before heading out, arriving at Roosevelt Circle at 7:30. Today is ALL-BLACK SIGNAGE as every Monday will be until our national sanity returns. Craige arrives a few minutes later; he's been sidelined with health problems but he's here today and raring to go.

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Man With Sign, October 3, 02025

I roll out of bed, my feet already aching for reasons unknown but probably connected to my general geriatricity (is that a word? I'm OLD). Coffee drunk, I hit the road, arriving at Roosevelt Circle at 7:30, a soloist again. Today I'm holding up my plea for temporacy in thought and deed: THINK IN EONS - ACT NOW!

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