My mother used to tell me that when I grew up I’d probably become a soap opera writer. 
Too damn melodramatic, I suppose. I always loved the singer/songwriters and I’ve always felt like songs are the scripts to my life. I just wish I was creative enough to be a songwriter like my mother. Two of my latest “theme songs”.
So today was a crazy day. I tried to listen to the radio but ultimately I kept getting dragged into meetings or having to take calls and I missed it. Missed Roberts screwing up the oath (Doh!), missed the speech, etc. But I just watched it and I cried. Classy and inspiring. Wow…
My friend, Rick, had an awesome status message on Facebook today: “Rick is hopeful that someone at the White House had the foresight to rig things so that the door does in fact hit him in the ass on the way out.” 
Well, at least he left 30 minutes early. Didn’t think the boos were too nice but, hey, I felt those people’s pain. Hooray for a new day!!!
P.S. I was especially thrilled to hear him talk about holding public officials accountable for their spending while in office. I hope that leads to sincere campaign finance reform, lobbyist reform and a hard line with foreign dictators. I heard the Rev. Desmond Tutu speak on NPR this morning and he made an excellent case for Obama possibly taking the first firm steps against African and Middle Eastern dictators who keep their people in poverty by stealing them blind and preventing development. I look forward to see how foreign policy changes under Obama.
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