Hope is a good thing.

I'm sure I wasn't the only one who made the connection...

So yesterday I spent most of my morning cursing my slow connection at work. I'd planned to watch the feeds on C-SPAN's website, but most of the time all I got was still images and sporadic action. I listened to NPR all morning allowing me to at least hear what was happening. Thanks to my poor setting of the VCR I missed the parade. I really wanted to see the Lawn Rangers and a local high school band from Morton. The local news showed about 30 sec. of the Morton band and WGN out of Chicago had a wee bit of the lawn mower guys, but not enough to satisfy me. Perhaps in a few days I'll find something on YouTube.

The feeling at work was pretty dull. I think I am about the only liberal Democrat in the building. None the less, I enjoyed the moment as best I could in my office with my radio and crappy computer. Once home I watched C-SPAN and bounced around between their coverage of the balls and the one ABC had rights to show. I'll admit to shedding a few tears during the first dance. The fact that I'm a huge fan of "At Last" may have had something to do with it, but watching our new Prez and First Lady really touched me.

Quick side note, was it me or did Jay-Z look like a pumped up Erkel?

The beauty of the song sort of lost its umph when it was the only song they danced to at every other ball. They could have switched it up a bit I think. Still, they looked like they were enjoying themselves each and every time.

One of the things I really like about Obama is his emphasis on it being not only government's responsibility, but also each American's responsibility to make this country a better place. I only hope the energy people felt during the election and last night translates into making government work and making things change for the better. It will take time, but for the first time I feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel.