There were so many things to celebrate today:
* The first black man becoming President of the United States (and I use the term "black" instead of "African-American" because I can be called "white"--really pasty white actually, but that's another story. I cannot be called a Nordic-American or mutt-American, so I don't think that's a fair or equal label)
* The end of George Junior's "we're going to do what we want and to hell with the people who didn't vote for us and the rest of the world" attitude
* We elected a president who didn't use scare tactics to win ("evil-doers," "axis of evil"). We elected a president who is willing to admit the problems and still provide a message of hope
* There were people watching the inauguration who would have experienced the Jim Crow laws and the bigotry in America's past and who lived to see today.
* We have a president who doesn't owe either political party a damn thing.
* Having a president who inspires the world can only be a good thing
* President Obama is organizing a bipartisan cabinet, possibly the first since Lincoln?
* The youngest voters participated, cared, and VOTED in this election. Hurrah for them!!!
And to celebrate, Andy fixed one of our favorite recipes--a pork sirloin roast cooked with a mushroom, fennel, and garlic coating (which I am linking to because you simply HAVE to try this). YUM! And even better, there are leftovers!!!!
And in big news: Thursday night we have our first Year-Without-Processed-Foods dinner guest! Granted, he doesn't actually know about our little experiment, but how much information do we really need to include on invitations.....?
2 comments:
That is just mean, to have a guest and not tell him (but I love it)! lolol
I am happy for all the reasons you pointed out. And a lot less fearful.
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