Wednesday, November 05, 2008

grant park celebration

i'm excited to watch as nyla has role models in sasha and malia in the white house
we are ready for and welocme a president for ALL americans.
do you remember what the chicago police were doing 40 years ago?
i hope that this photo will help change the image that too many people seem to have of young, black men in this country.
there are 118 photos here that tell a wonderful story. if you don't tear up at least a bit, call your cardiologist.
read the full text of obama's brilliant speech last night here.
what an amazingly eloquent, intelligent future lies ahead for all of us.
as michelle obama said a few months ago [and for which she was mercilessly and wrongly excoriated], for the first time in my life, i really DO feel proud of my country, and i am so very happy that it might just be possible to leave the world a better place than we found it.
. . . . .
go ride your bike,
breathe deep the fresh air;
let go your worries, replenish your soul,
for your future you must prepare.
. . . . .
whew...jebus. i really was quite afraid it wouldn't happen. let the reunification begin, okay, my right-wing friends? let's ride bikes.
gravel rides tuesday nights, the bridge in water works park at 530 pm?
renegade cyclocross saturday, 900 am at witmer park.
probably won't drink afterwards.

2 comments:

bryan said...

rev -- while Obama's speech was excellent as expected, I was equally impressed with McCain's concession speech. Of course, it's easy to be humble after those numbers, but I hope his words are taken to heart.

There's a different feel in the air today.

Wait, that's the cold front coming in.

Brett said...

On a sad note Prop 8 in CA passed banning same sex marriage, my "prayers" go out to those in pain due to ignorance, stupidity, and hatred.