It's been how long since I've blogged?
Really?
Shew.
As the well worn cliche goes, time has certainly flown. I have good intentions, trust me. I was going to blog every Sunday morning but that didn't happen did it?
But I feel inspired again...maybe it's the insanity of the healthcare debate or maybe it's just my creative juices needing another outlet besides the writing of comic strips and other stories. Or maybe it's that I miss blogging...terribly so I have to admit.
And so...here we go...the first blog in a long time. It's short and sweet like me but I promise dear friends, or "frenemies" depending upon who you are, there will be more soon.
For now though, time to watch a football game...
I have my priorities!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Yes We Did!
I didn't get to watch the innaguration live today because, thankfully, I have a job. I wanted to watch it and I did get to see most of his speech on my lunch break.
Today we got to see that what my Ivan's Dad said to him as a child is true; anyone can be president! If you grew up a person of color, or a woman, you never thought you could be elected president. But the election of Barack Obama has shown us that, indeed, that Ivan's Dad (like many other Dad's) was right...do well in school, do the right things, study hard, work hard, and be good to people and you will achieve great things.
I am excited for the future of our country. For the first time in years, I felt like we didn't just settle on a candidate. We have a good man leading us.
Hooray for us!
And hooray for our new president!
Today we got to see that what my Ivan's Dad said to him as a child is true; anyone can be president! If you grew up a person of color, or a woman, you never thought you could be elected president. But the election of Barack Obama has shown us that, indeed, that Ivan's Dad (like many other Dad's) was right...do well in school, do the right things, study hard, work hard, and be good to people and you will achieve great things.
I am excited for the future of our country. For the first time in years, I felt like we didn't just settle on a candidate. We have a good man leading us.
Hooray for us!
And hooray for our new president!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Goodbye Dope, Hello Hope!
After my doctors appointment today, Ivan and I went out to Steele's Creek Park and enjoyed a beautiful walk in the snow. We watched the ducks flap their wings in the water and the cardinals and blue jays fight over berries in the bushes. It is, as U2 sings it, a beautiful day. And it is a hopeful day.
The past couple of years I've been down because our world has been a mess, our president an embarrassment, and my own health, and the one I love, precarious. But today, we left the doctors office hopeful in so many ways. I am doing better this winter than I have in the past few years. And Ivan has seemed to adjusted to the early morning dialysis schedule down here.
As we walked, we talked of our upcoming plans for the rest of the winter. And we couldn't have helped discussing how this spring, we would love to meet up with some of his family in DC and see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom and enjoy out nations capital with a new leader in place.
We are hopeful; more hopeful than we have been in years. It's not that Obama is suddenly going to eliminate racism, economic inequality, two wars, and health issues with a wave of his hands. But unlike the last two presidents, he comes to office with a majority of Americans excited and willing to give him capital. Bush said he had capital after his second win and yet he failed to build coalitions. Obama is very well aware of his capital and has for months, tried to build coalitions.
As we celebrate MLK day, I can't help but smile when I think of how racism is dying in this country. When you look at the crowds in DC, you see millions of people of all races, celebrating the inauguration. I live in a part of the country where some people still have George Wallace stickers in their house (or barbaque places). Times are a changing...Thank God!
The past couple of years I've been down because our world has been a mess, our president an embarrassment, and my own health, and the one I love, precarious. But today, we left the doctors office hopeful in so many ways. I am doing better this winter than I have in the past few years. And Ivan has seemed to adjusted to the early morning dialysis schedule down here.
As we walked, we talked of our upcoming plans for the rest of the winter. And we couldn't have helped discussing how this spring, we would love to meet up with some of his family in DC and see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom and enjoy out nations capital with a new leader in place.
We are hopeful; more hopeful than we have been in years. It's not that Obama is suddenly going to eliminate racism, economic inequality, two wars, and health issues with a wave of his hands. But unlike the last two presidents, he comes to office with a majority of Americans excited and willing to give him capital. Bush said he had capital after his second win and yet he failed to build coalitions. Obama is very well aware of his capital and has for months, tried to build coalitions.
As we celebrate MLK day, I can't help but smile when I think of how racism is dying in this country. When you look at the crowds in DC, you see millions of people of all races, celebrating the inauguration. I live in a part of the country where some people still have George Wallace stickers in their house (or barbaque places). Times are a changing...Thank God!
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