History.

Last night I was emotional as I watched the country's first African American man voted president of the United States in a groundbreaking election that once saw legitimate presidential candidates include a woman and a Mormon. I was inspired by President-elect Obama's message to the country he will now lead and excited to see the changes ahead. I am thankful that my son will know that he can be anything he wants to work hard enough to be--proven by a minority man raised by a poor, single mother who was able to reach the highest office in the world, thanks to hard work, an emphasis on education and a lot of hope. I was also teary-eyed listening to John McCain's passionate and eloquent speech and hopeful that his words will help heal the ugly divisiveness that has stricken this country.

Although I personally believe that Americans still have a long way to go towards treating our fellow citizens equally and respecting each others' differences, it's clear we've made a lot of progress.

Here's to making even more.


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Even worse than the dream where I was being chased by 4' tall detached human heads

Sorry to get political but I saw this clip and, if I thought getting to sleep before seeing it was difficult, I had another thing coming.

The fact this person could be the next vice president of the United States -- a position that is a heartbeat away from calling all the shots and requires going toe-to-toe with some of the world's most ruthless leaders; speaking quickly and succinctly on the spot; improving this country's shaky global reputation; navigating us through a horrific and astronomically costly war; and being instrumental in repairing our crumbling-by-the-second economy -- is absolutely terrifying to me. This clip also reveals exactly why the media have been kept so far away from this candidate.


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Yikes.

Seriously, this was the best person who could be found to run for the job? Americans should be offended. I am.


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Overheard: Talking Politics. I think.

Him: So "caucus" can be used as both a noun and a verb, right? Like, "the voters are caucusing tonight."

Her: Yes. Or, as a noun, like, "You have a very large caucus."

Bad Grammar Makes Me [Sic]

Someone doesn't know the old saying, "If you can't spray paint an insult using a proper contraction, don't spray paint at all."

Photo by Jesse Walker by way of Bill Frost at the City Weekly