I wandered into the lunch room at work this morning just before nine and found nearly eighty people already there, watching tv - riveted to the thing in fact. It was a good speech; stirring; eloquent in a way we haven't heard in - let's see....eight years. I can hardly believe the drought is finally over !!
Clearly I'm not the only one relieved given the reports of something like two million people crowded into (or attemping at least) the Mall to be a part of it all. Not that you'd actually be able to see anything, or hear anything - it's all about connecting with the energy that must emanate from that many humans all thinking something like the same thing at the same time. That's pretty powerful! As for me, given my disinclination to surround myself with crowds, the relatively small group at work was more than sufficient. I must tell you, though, after the President finished his speech, the room broke into spontaneous applause. Like I said, I'm clearly not the only one breathing a sigh of relief.
It's tough to shed the cloak of skepticism that I've packed around for so many years. Not that I don't want to - I do - it's just so very hard after all the things I've seen. But if there were ever a time in my life to have some hope that maybe at last we've reached some new plateau, this must be it. I'll do my best to join in the direction that helps to lead us out of this mess. After all, any thing else - as Denny Crane would say - would be bad for the troops!
I think one of the absolute high points today came from Rev. Joseph Lowery when he delivered the benediction. As he put it -
Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around ... when yellow will be mellow ... when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen.
Rock on Obama-Rama. I say "Amen".
Denny
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
End of Hospital Visit-One
Jamie and Suzanne returned home today - at last! They checked in at Harborview in Seattle last Thursday at 7am and have not been outside since. Suzanne stayed next to Jamie the entire time except for maybe three times when she agreed to go to the hospital cafeteria with me to grab some gourmet healthcare grub.
Good progress is reported on the plugging of Ms Jamie's AVM - a process that is pretty much an exact mirror of the work that was recently done on our house to keep the garage from collapsing and heading down the hill. In both processes, a long tube was used (soil nails at the house, a cerebral angiography catheter for Jamie) to inject a liquid-reactive glue (to solidfy and support the soil in the house, to solidify and seal off the larger vessels in the AVM). I've suggested to our building contractor that he might be missing a lucrative opportunity to expand his business.
She has been instructed to lay low for a couple more days before returning to school so I expect we'll have a chance to get things back to bit more near normal here. The next event is scheduled for February 24th. Suzanne's sisters Christine and Audra are flying out from New Jersey and Pennsylvania respectively to offer support during the first few days of that event. For now, we won't spend much time thinking about what comes but enjoy having the girls back in the house.
To all of you who called and emailed and texted during this past week, thank you. Your thoughts and prayers and good wishes are deeply appreciated. It's during times like this that I realize just how blessed I am to have family and friends like you! Thank you.
Denny
Good progress is reported on the plugging of Ms Jamie's AVM - a process that is pretty much an exact mirror of the work that was recently done on our house to keep the garage from collapsing and heading down the hill. In both processes, a long tube was used (soil nails at the house, a cerebral angiography catheter for Jamie) to inject a liquid-reactive glue (to solidfy and support the soil in the house, to solidify and seal off the larger vessels in the AVM). I've suggested to our building contractor that he might be missing a lucrative opportunity to expand his business.
She has been instructed to lay low for a couple more days before returning to school so I expect we'll have a chance to get things back to bit more near normal here. The next event is scheduled for February 24th. Suzanne's sisters Christine and Audra are flying out from New Jersey and Pennsylvania respectively to offer support during the first few days of that event. For now, we won't spend much time thinking about what comes but enjoy having the girls back in the house.
To all of you who called and emailed and texted during this past week, thank you. Your thoughts and prayers and good wishes are deeply appreciated. It's during times like this that I realize just how blessed I am to have family and friends like you! Thank you.
Denny
Obamanomics begin tomorrow
Greetings My Fellow Americans. My Dubya countdown calendar has officially expired. Now we see what happens next. At this point I still have high hopes for an improvement in things in the country, in the world, in our lives. However, I will remain quietly skeptical for the time being, having been through six decades of politicians and have some reason to believe that all is not as it seems. Not that I don't have expectations, it's just that as The Who said, let's hope we don't get fooled again.
I'm unsure why today was the designated holiday and not tomorrow - it would be nice to be able to watch the whole pageant unfold, but unfortunately for most of us, we have to pretend to return to normalcy tomorrow in order to attempt to keep the three-wheeled economy limping down the road. I suppose I'll watch it on tv tomorrow night - even though it won't quite be the same as a rehashed event.
Regardless of how this plays out, I say good for us as a nation to have removed the current collection of fear-mongers and replaced them with someone who at least speaks in the positive - and in complete sentences. But I'll let the complaining about G-Dub end here - I'm tired of it. And besides, we may have misunderestimated him and actually find out he did some good things for us.
Happy New World!
I'm unsure why today was the designated holiday and not tomorrow - it would be nice to be able to watch the whole pageant unfold, but unfortunately for most of us, we have to pretend to return to normalcy tomorrow in order to attempt to keep the three-wheeled economy limping down the road. I suppose I'll watch it on tv tomorrow night - even though it won't quite be the same as a rehashed event.
Regardless of how this plays out, I say good for us as a nation to have removed the current collection of fear-mongers and replaced them with someone who at least speaks in the positive - and in complete sentences. But I'll let the complaining about G-Dub end here - I'm tired of it. And besides, we may have misunderestimated him and actually find out he did some good things for us.
Happy New World!
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