Driving home, I listened to the remainder of the Inaugural speech being played on NPR. Tears in my eyes, wondering if any of the people in the cars around me were hearing the same words. No false cheer, no blind denial, hard words, challenging words. Nor were they despairing words, but full of energy and drive. Angry and sad and focused on what can be done. We have everything to fear, and must go on, courage in hand. I'm just glad not to be ashamed of my own country anymore, provisionally.
Moby showed remarkable patience around Plum yesterday, she who is no more than two... and a half (now). Then K and her sons, one infant, the other in his first year of school, stopped by, and Moby allowed himself to be petted, for a while. He would go off when bothered, then return and hang out, watching calmly for the most part. He dealt with the unexpected chaos rather better than D. Possibly better than me, inside.
Going to take more dog photos tomorrow, not just cats. I tried last time, but it proved more difficult than I thought
8 comments:
strange feeling- isn't it.
I thought he was much steelier than on election night.
For the first time I can remember I really felt I'd quite like to be American(not that I think like
that much anyway).
Provisionally... that's a key word.
the a,
Very.
Lucy,
It's more a matter of not minding, but, yes.
PP,
I'm still at 100% feeling good that we didn't chose the other two, which would have been a guaranteed disaster. That is not provisional at all. If Obama just doesn't keep us going at top speed down the mountain to the cliff, I'm calling it better. World wide recessions cannot be fixed by any one human, or one nation, and perhaps just have to massively damage, and either run their course or kill everything. But at least I don't cringe when he opens his mouth.
I have very low expectations. They've pretty much already been met.
That poor man - what he has to live up to....
Well done, Mobey and well done you.
Try taking a handful of doggie treats tomorrow.
Moby for president!
The Egyptians got it right.
I read a wonderful description about Obama's speech and it went something like........'Ok, Dad's home now. We got to get this all sorted out.' Wish I could remember where I read it.
Wonderful, wonderful. Such a great moment. As Kennedy might have said, "Today we are all Americans." I thought the Benediction was pretty good too.
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