Oh Happy Day

President Barack Obama.  It has a nice ring to it — and I’m so glad we have at least 4 years to say it.
In my part of the world, at least, no one got any work done.  I have some friends who made the trip to DC to be part of the (freezing cold) crowd [...]

Wow, Just Wow

One of my friends said she kept waking up early yesterday (2:30, 3:15, 4:25) asking herself, “Is it time to go vote yet?”  Just like Christmas.
The energy yesterday was palpable everywhere I went, from my polling place to the office to standing in line for my bagel at Au Bon Pain to chatting with people [...]

Vote on Tuesday

It’s important. No matter what your politics, which candidate(s) you support — go vote. Bring a book or an iPod and wait in line and cast your vote. It matters, and you’ll feel better for it. In the meantime, enjoy this:

Message to Sarah Palin

Saw this on another blog and it’s worth posting here for wider exposure.  Well said.

Overwhelmed, Depressed, Sad and Angry

The second presidential debate is on tonight but I don’t know yet if I will watch it.  I just don’t know how much more of this garbage I can take – the economy is tanking, my retirement money is flushing down the tubes, prices are up, homes are being foreclosed, jobs are unstable, stress levels [...]

Take your energy and do something with it

Rolling your eyes about Sarah Palin’s latest TV interview with Katie Couric?  (if not, you should be).  It’s so easy to do that and talk about how stupid she sounded, making fun of her and denigrating the whole process.  I’ve done that.  But this isn’t constructive at all.
Take that energy and do something with it:

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