No Anger, No Hate.. but Optimism.

I am usually a pretty conservative guy and I was pulling for McCain to win it all. As the night progressed and the results came in and it became apparent that Obama was going to win the Presidential Election, I began to think.

When this whole election season got started and Obama and Hillary were running in the democratic primary, I told a number of my friends that they should get ready for another Republican President. I went on record saying that I don't think that this country is mature enough to elect a black man or a woman to the highest office in the land.

I was proven very wrong tonight.

Whether you realize it now or not, tonight was a historic moment in the history of this country. From record turnouts around the country, people waited for hours in lines to make sure that that their voice was heard, and clearly that voice came together tonight to elect an African-American the 44th President the the United States.

Not only was I wrong about who this country would elect, but I was wrong about this country. There are many stories yearly of hate crimes and racially motivated crimes that it just didn't seem to me that America was mature enough to look past the color of a candidates skin.

Tonight I have a renewed faith in this country. A renewed optimism that even though there are terrible things going on in this country, and in this world, on a daily basis, that we have the ability to put that all aside and look to a future that should be better. That we actually have something to be optimistic about.

After the Democratic National Convention when Obama spoke to 80,000+ people in a stadium in Denver, someone pointed out to me that she thought it seemed somewhat cult-like that all these people couldn't wait to see him. He inspired hope and optimism in every person there, and in the millions elsewhere around the world. I thought that it spoke volumes about what he had to say, and maybe I should listen.

Whatever you think of the politics behind the victory, Obama deserves the victory. Like he said in his speech tonight, this victory was for us, the everyday citizen. For the person who just lost their home, the person that just lost their job, and for the millions that go to work scared every day that their job may be next.

Let's not waste it.

Life is not fair, but is is real

The company I work for is going through a bit of a transition. What it boils down to is that they are consolidating physical space(two locations in the same town are becoming one), which makes complete financial, business and common sense. Through this process there have been some "staff cuts". Part of any consolidation process has to involve an inventory of human assets, their roles and functions and a decision on the best course of action - which inevitably leads to firings.

Two more people were let go today from my location, and one(I have heard) from the location we are joining.

I completely understand the business reasons for this, and I won't argue over it because ultimately, the decision has been made and you really can't undo it. I am sure management had the best interests of the company in mind when these two people were let go.

All that happy crap aside, it sucks. Plan and simple. Sucks.

As if the culture shock of moving to a new location wasn't enough(especially for the people that have worked their entire career in this building) now everyone has to worry over whether they will still have a job next week. The two that were let go were people that I got along with(although, not always professionally), and I really just hope that they land on their feet. Truly.

It's kinda wierd. You never want to see people let go, but after all the tears and heartache that have been endured by those people, you still feel better that it wasn't you.

Sad, but true - and real.

The Brett Favre dilemna

This whole Brett Favre thing is so overdone. The news actually broke into the Indianapolis Colts Preseason game to show his plane landing at the airport.

Really?

It was a pretty nice private jet, but I am not really sure that the arrival of a guy who can't seem to make up his mind is worth breaking into a regularly scheduled programming.

The girl on Action 2 News has been staked out at a LOADING DOCK trying to catch a glimpse of the action, and she just referred to it as "Favre-a-palooza".

To me, this is the equivalent of tuning into the weather channel on Christmas to see where Santa is in the world. I used to have respect for the man, but now I just think that he is a wicked game that is only playing out because Favre is bored with his 400 acre ranch.

Pardon me, I have to go watch some paint dry - cuz it sure beats watching the Favre-laden news.

It's coffee... ?

I am as big of a fan of Starbucks as the next guy, and I like a variety of other coffee as well. But I just can't understand how a cup of coffee made with an $11,000 coffee maker can be $10,950 better than what comes out of Mr. Coffee.

Its the All Star game for pete's sake!

I was watching the MLB all star game player introductions and as they introduced the Red Sox players, all the new yorkers boo'd.

Can't you put the rivalry bullshit aside for one night? I am sure the players didn't tip toe around each other in the clubhouse. They were just happy to represent their team in the Midsummer Classic.

Oh wait, these were the same people who were appalled that their beloved Giambi didn't get automatically added to the team because he wears the pinstripes.

If you ask me, Longoria was the right choice for the AL fan vote.