As I disagree with Donald Trump on everything, I’ve decided to do something about it.<\/p>\n

I am now boycotting all of Trump’s luxury properties and hotels,<\/p>\n

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and have donated my, \u201cYou’re Fired!\u201d t-shirt to charity. I don’t just believe in talking about change, I believe in being the change, and so instead of complaining about fascism on my Facebook page, I’ve started to picket the Trump International Hotel and Tower.<\/p>\n

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This is my journal:<\/p>\n

Day 1:<\/p>\n

Too cold. Stayed home and watched A Very Murray Christmas on Netflix. An instant classic.<\/p>\n

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Day 2:<\/p>\n

Still chilly, but realized that the world isn’t going to change itself, so dressed in layers and headed down to Bay Street with my picket sign.<\/p>\n

Teenager on subway asked me what my sign said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou’re a Chump if you support Trump.\u201d I said, adding, \u201cYou’ve got to fight the power, you know? You have to BE the change!\u201d<\/p>\n

The teenager said, \u201cYour sign says, \u201cYou’re a Trump if you support Chump.\u201d<\/p>\n

I looked at the sign and saw that he was right, and then asked him, \u201cWell, if you knew what it said in the first place, why’d you ask me?\u201d<\/p>\n

The teenager shrugged.<\/p>\n

Stayed on subway until it arrived back at the stop I had started at and went home.<\/p>\n

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Day 3:<\/p>\n

Pleasant day. Maybe 10 degrees.<\/p>\n

Took an Uber cab to the hotel and began my protest.<\/p>\n

The first person who walked out of the hotel was a woman wearing a beautiful sundress, a winter scarf that must have fallen from heaven and a cowboy hat. She smelled like the most impossible music and was so blindingly gorgeous that I dropped my sign.<\/p>\n

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As she stepped into a waiting limo, I cried out, \u201cI would build a wall around all of Mexico for you, I would make America strong again!\u201d but I think maybe she was mute, as she did not respond.<\/p>\n

I don’t remember much else from that day<\/p>\n

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Day 4:<\/p>\n

Woke up and meditated hoping to receive wisdom and light to become better protestor.<\/p>\n

I then went down to hotel committed to be the best protestor I could be.<\/p>\n

I began to pace in front of the building chanting, \u201cDump-Trump, Dump-Trump, Dump-Trump!\u201d Although I got the words mixed-up quite a bit, several cars honked, which I took to be signs of support.<\/p>\n

Had lunch.<\/p>\n

Feeling in the zone, I began to protest again but then got a text from my wife reminding me to pick up my blood pressure medication, and so I went off to the store to make sure I got there before it closed. Took my blood pressure while waiting. 120\/70.<\/p>\n

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Not bad! Got my pills and a lotto ticket and headed home.<\/p>\n

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Day 5:<\/p>\n

Took Uber down to hotel again. Talked to the driver about fascism. He agreed about its dangers. (I feel I am changing the world one little bit at a time!)Gave him a five star rating.<\/p>\n

Today I proved an inspiration. As I believe we have to unite as one against Trump, I was delighted when a street person joined in my protest. She might have had her difficulties, but she was a very spirited, loud and creative chanter! Said her name was Parking Lot, because that’s where she did most of her work, and that Trump was a \u201cFuck Roach.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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