Eloquence

1. Not to sound too much like a nelly, but I thought the President's speech was eloquent, and he tapped into the nation's psyche, my psyche, and touched me.  When he introduced the gay intern hero, I just about burst into a crying mess. I have soured on Obama lately, and I was never really a huge fan to begin with, but he was at his best tonight. Now if only Palin would just go far, far away, then we will all be fine. 


2. Now that I am ticketed to go to LAS on the 24th, it is looking like I will be there again on President's Day Weekend. My brother pays $50 per pet for shelter when they are away, and for three days it will cost him $300.00, which is below the plane fare he would pay if I would go down there. He asked me if I was comfortable doing it, and I feel kinda funny being all alone in the house with just the dogs. He says, though that there is a Town Square about five minutes away, and I could go there to pass time. It is supposedly a huge mall, with movie theaters, restaurants, and a pretty popular one too, apparently. 

"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

- Christopher Columbus