I am no respecter of persons…

….when the person legitimately commands my respect.

Barely 48 hours in and no prisoners are being taken.

In 1651, Thomas Hobbes outlined the dangers of unadulterated libertarianism, stating it leads to a life that is “nasty, brutish, and short.*

In 2008, the New Administration is ensuring this doesn’t happen. Act 1: Rahmbo, whom the Chicago Tribune has rather described as “profane, ruthless and savvy.”

Bring it on, O!

While I have always appreciated the Brits….

….I am really growing in my appreciation of Israelis. Lest anyone accuse me of being starry-eyed for just ONE man.

*this phrase actually became emblazened in my memory as The Red Herring magazine’s unofficial legal counsel circa 1995…. attorneys out there, please take no offense despite intent

The Audacity of Hope

Hope that I will no longer be flabbergasted.
Hope that I will no longer be reduced to a fetal-positioned wet noodle.

Despite the merciless, incessant, unrelenting inanity, I will remain….audaciously hopeful.

Please stay here.

Some things bear repeating

For example…. perfection. To resume my rhetorical questioning (albeit this time in the most positive light):

How often can we truly bask in the presence of greatness? I’m going to savor it as long as I can….images below selected from The Boston Globe:

Presence.


Grace. Dang: our PREZ?


Cooollllllll factor on steroids. I mean again…our PREZ?


Possibility. The future is ours to lose.


Today my friend Teresa accused me of becoming an Obama Girl. I plead guilty…. but of course, on a far less hoochie and far more enlightened level.