Oh! What a relief it is!

Barack Obama presented the State of the Union tonight to begin his 3rd year as President of the United States.  As a response to the country's mood following the tragic shootings in Tuscon and the extreme partisanship of the previous two years, the Democratic and Republican members of the House and Senate sat among each other.
Last year's speech was dominated by partisan cheerleading and I was bothered by it.
I appreciate this year's tone (Please do it again.)  I think it's much harder to whoop and holler when you're not part of a huge gang sitting together.
Once again, Barack Obama's speech hit the same theme this year as last year and the year before and I really wish we'd see some financial investment in education, research and development, and infrastructure.  It seems like a no-brainer.
Paul Ryan (R-WI) gave the Republican response, and although he hit many of the typical fear-based Republican talking points and he allowed his facial expression to appear smug a couple times, he spoke well and was easy to understand.  His most potent point was mentioning the austerity measures recently instituted in several European countries.  If you're inclined to agree and are swayed by fear, he was warning us away from going down that road.
Bottom Line - Barack Obama is the best president ever!  We have a long way to go.  I'm interested to see how the Republicans act under the leadership of John Boehner.
Onward America!

Live Life's Questions

Sometimes living the questions is better than finding the answer.

In Life as well as on Lost.

(yes, it took me this long to come up with my feelings about the Lost finale)

Jan's Story

CBS News Sunday Morning repeated a piece this morning about early onset Alzheimers Disease.  Barry Petersen presents an affecting story about people stricken with early onset Alzheimers.
I was touched by his love and the courage he showed by sharing his story.  He's also written a book about his experience, and has a website.
We don't know what will come to us on any given day; the only thing we can count on is that our true spirit will shine through every circumstance we encounter.  I hope to cultivate a loving spirit.

In honor of...

"The time is always right, to do what is right."

"In the end we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

IT JUST LOOKS LIKE MAGIC!

Thank you 2010.

Hello 2011.

This is the year of tasks and getting things done...make it look like magic!

I wish Peace, Health, Love, and Happiness to all of you, to all of us.