Half of Illinois (at least half of its Democratic half) is participating in the “Postcards to Wisconsin” events. I was already invited to three, but could not participate because of the times/days of the week. So when I finally got an invite for an event, which took place on Saturday, and in the middle of the day, and not so far from us, I happily RSVP’ed. Also, I decided to take Mom with me, because her penmanship is outstanding, and she could be really useful, and what’s more important – she could feel useful. Also, she has never been to our Democratic office before, and I thought it would be interesting for her to come with me and see how it all works.
It all worked pretty well. Together, we wrote twenty-five postcards, and Mom did at least a third of them. On the way back, she was asking me (one more time) about all the details of how primaries are held, and what will be next, and how the Democratic convention will choose the candidate. And since she never got any negative propaganda about these things, she liked it.
My name is Henrietta (Hettie) Dombrovskaya. I was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russian (actually, back then – Leningrad, USSR) in 1963, and immigrated to the United States in 1996.
I love Saint Petersburg, the city I was born and raised in, and I think it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. Similarly (but differently) I love Chicago, and can’t imagine myself moving somewhere else in the observable future.
I have three children, Igor, Vlad and Anna, all adults living on their own, and one (so far) granddaughter Nadia. I also believe that my children are the best thing that happened in my life.
As for my professional life, I am working in the field of Information Technologies. When I was twenty, I’ve declared that the databases are the coolest thing invented and that I want to do them for the rest of my life. Thirty plus years later, I still believe it’s true, and still, believe that the databases are the best. These two statements together imply that I think a person can have it all, and indeed, I think so! Keep reading my journals to find out how I did it.
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At the risk of this being a loaded question, what are the postcards for?
Oh, sure. We send cards to registered voters with a short message to the effect “please don’t forget to show up at the polls on April 7!” So that the results would actually represent the people’s opinion.
Избирателям. Мы им напоминаем, чтобы они не забыли прийти на первичные выборы и проголосовать. Посылаем на адреса из официального списка избирателей, которые ранее уже участвовали в демократических primaries
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At the risk of this being a loaded question, what are the postcards for?
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Oh, sure. We send cards to registered voters with a short message to the effect “please don’t forget to show up at the polls on April 7!” So that the results would actually represent the people’s opinion.
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Ohhhhh, that’s a great idea!
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Thanks! That’s pretty much the same idea, as canvassing (remember, we talked about it earlier in your blog?)
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А зачем открытки? кому открытки и как это работает?
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Избирателям. Мы им напоминаем, чтобы они не забыли прийти на первичные выборы и проголосовать. Посылаем на адреса из официального списка избирателей, которые ранее уже участвовали в демократических primaries
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