Hope Won!

I was a cynic. I didn't think Barack could win. He's half black, yes, but that wasn't my main concern. I was so disillusioned after the Democratic defeat in 2004 that I wasn't convinced the American people could ever get it right.

My faith has been restored in the American voting public.

I am looking forward to the end of the politics of fear and the beginning of the politics of hope.

To my husband

When I look back on my marriage, here is what I plan to be able to say:

I loved my husband with a full and open heart. I laughed with him in life’s silly moments and laughed at myself when I went a little crazy. I expressed my love and gratitude for his presence in my life. I was there for him when he needed me. We were a team. I made myself vulnerable and it paid off. I let him comfort me. We had fun together.

Even when it's hard, I will make the choice to wake up every day and make my marriage a priority. You have my word.

Jane

P.S. If the rest of our marriage is as easy as the first then we've got a great life ahead.

Ode to a cat

Silky, fat, black
Cantankerous
Demanding
Expecting

Yellow cat eyes
Napping, stretching
Soft black paws
Cute kitty

Pro Military

Modern day Democrats are pro military. It is Democrats who are fighting to repeal "Don't ask, Don't Tell" so that all honorable men and women can serve our country. Democrats do not subscribe to the neo-con philosophy that more war is always better. The young men and women serving in the military do not have to fear entering an ill-advised, pre-emptive war under Democratic leadership. It is Democrats who believe in veteran funding; for all his rhetoric, John McCain has consistently voted against funding for our veterans. I think its high time we gave Democrats the title long held by Republicans: Pro-Military.