A Few Good Things

The election is over...Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States on January 20, and that is a good thing. I have the feeling that I've missed some of the sense of goodwill and rejoicing that has gone on in other parts of the country. I am, after all, in Texas, and the underground website in my neighborhood was predicting rioting after the election was called for the African American.
I sincerely could not believe some of the things that came out of the mouths of students in my school,people that I work with and friends of long-standing. What are these people so afraid of? And how can they not see the intelligence and capability of this young man?
I was only ten when JFK was elected, and this must be what all the people who got involved in politics and government felt at that time. It is a sense of destiny, of a movement that is bigger than one person, far more powerful than the man himself. This is what they are talking about when they say his election is transformational. I hope they're right, because a transformation would be a good thing for America right now.
Miss Munchkin the Halloween Bear was here last weekend. She is six months old now and cuter than ever. She didn't go trick or treating. In fact, her costume was on only long enough for a picture...it was far to warm for bears this Halloween.
We had a wonderful time because the kids didn't try to visit everyone . They came for a visit with us,and next time they'll come for a visit with the in-laws.
The weather turned really chilly last night. About time, it is November. So I finally got in the closet and got out the sleeveless stuff and made room for the sweaters. I'm glad that job is done...I used to be a very neat and organized person, and now I make these big messes that eventually have to be dealt with.
The second six weeks ended Friday. I don't have anything positive to say about this class. They are pretty much a lot of narcissistic whiners. They all want to make the highest possible grade, but they don't want to learn anything. They have no intellectual curiosity, and no tolerance for hearing anything they don't want to hear. No, for example. They aren't very likeable,and isn't that a sad thing for a teacher to think? So, the good part is that in only six weeks, they'll be going off to someone else's class for the second semester. Yay!
The time has changed, we fell back last weekend, and now I go to work in the light. All week I felt that I was late for work. Then at 4:30 it begins to feel very late. But it also feels cozy and like Thanksgiving is coming.
In preparation for the holidays, I've gotten up every morning this week and done Walk Away the Pounds before getting ready for work. Well, okay... I skipped Wednesday morning, but I had to watch the morning after the election reports on Morning Joe. I did one mile the first day and two miles every other day, and in honor of it being Saturday, today I did the three mile walk. Ain't that somethin'?
I just sat down here to RSVP an invitation and didn't intend to spend this much time, but when there are so many good things, you need to write them down.