Re-entry

I thought life wouldn't be the same after this election.  I  worried about re-entering the normal world.  Friends wondered if I would give up blogging.  I figured I might need rehab to kick my political addiction.  But it's been easier than I thought.

I've stopped mainlining blogs;  I'm weaning myself off pundits;  I no longer click on every headline that mentions Sarah Palin.    Even though there are still races hanging in the balance such as Al Franken's, the vote I'm paying the most attention to is the final vote on Dancing with the Stars.

I've seen 7 movies.  I've seen the bottom of the pile on my desk.  I've seen the return of the American spirit.   And every day I still feel ecstatic and grateful and relieved and hopeful and proud.  I fall a little in love with our new president every time he smiles.  I feel like cheering when he speaks in complete sentences.  I feel satisfied that our country will be in good hands. 

So life won't be the same after this election.  Because that was the night we got our country back. 

FYI:  8 hours after I wrote this, a friend sent me this piece by Garrison Keiler--similar thoughts, but  written far better. 

Comments

[Duchess]

I really miss Sarah Palin.

[Darryle]

Oh I'm so glad you said that. I was a little embarrassed to admit that I miss her too. But I'm getting over it.