a meme comes around on the guitar

The list of states and provinces I've visited has not changed since the last time I did this meme. But my coloring scheme has.

Green is still states I've lived in, and as before every state that's colored in here is also one I've slept in (though in a couple of cases, I think only while passing through on a train).

But I've expanded the set of blue states to ones I've really explored even if that was over several trips, and not just ones I've spent an extended time in all at once. And there's a new distinction between orange and red: this time, I'm coloring a state red if it has been at least 30 years since I spent the night.

endorsements

There aren't so many contested primaries this year as there sometimes are, and two good candidates (Sonia Chang-Diaz and Quentin Palfrey) have dropped out of the ones there are. But there are still some. So:

- For Lieutenant Governor, Tami Gouveia. This is a close call, as Eric Lesser would also be good, but I like her list of endorsements better than his.

- For Attorney General, I will be voting for Andrea Campbell, but it's an even closer call and Shannon Liss-Riordan would also be excellent.

- For Secretary of State, Tanisha Sullivan. Galvin is a machine politician who had to be dragged into the 20th century. Sullivan has been running the local chapter of the NAACP. The choice is clear.

- For Auditor, Christopher Dempsey. An even clearer choice; he's a progressive (and also helped shoot down the Boston Olympics bid.) His opponent is a pro-cop "moderate" who votes with the Republicans a lot.

- For State Representative, Erika Uyterhoeven. The only one of these that I've put up a campaign sign for. Though I don't really think her challenger has much of a chance.