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So what did I do during my time without a computer? For one thing, my unread magazine pile is noticeably thinner. I finished my book club selection a week ahead of schedule, debated yet again whether to purchase an iMac, and dragged myself out of bed early on a Saturday morning to attend a presidential health care rally<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The speech itself was mostly a retread of the one Obama delivered to the joint session of Congress last week, but the speech itself wasn’t the main attraction for me. This is probably the most significant domestic policy debate we’ve had in a couple decades and, as I’m sure regular readers have figured out, it’s one that’s deeply significant to me. It didn’t feel right to stay home when the president would be just a few blocks from my house discussing the same topic that has captured most of my attention through the spring and summer. I wanted to do my small part to demonstrate my support for reform efforts. I can go on about public options and cost containment and financing mechanisms, but there’s something to be said for showing up with 15,000 other like-minded individuals to declare in one voice “Enough!”<\/p>\n

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