That's Me

Yup...I am a toucher. As I strolled through Target alone, I figured something out. I had dropped Darah off at preschool and I needed to pick a few things up. I always end up in the toy aisle. I looked at toys and used restraint. However, I couldn't handle it any longer.

The toys called me. If a toy makes a sound or moves in any way, I have to touch it. It's not that I am interested in buying it...I just want to touch it. I walked down an aisle and it had trucks and planes in it. I see a helicopter. It has BUTTONS! Yes, I want to touch it. So, I do. The man behind me must know that I didn't have any interest in buying it. He wasn't touching anything.

So, I move to the next aisle. And then, I touch the babies and listen to them coo. It's fun. It's spontaneous and I find myself enjoying it a little too much.

Are you a toucher? Or is it just me? I can't control myself.

Times...they are a changing...

OK...I haven't blogged in a while, but I felt compelled to do so today. Do you have to ask why?!? It is Tuesday, November 20th! It is Inauguration Day!

First and foremost, I must admit...I did not vote for Barack Obama. However, I am very optimistic for several reasons. Yes, we need a change. To quote Alan Cohen, "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." Change is good.

Secondly, I am ecstatic that my children will look at me in dismay when I say, "I remember when our first African American President was inaugurated." That gives me so much hope. My children will not remember a divided world based on race alone...or so I hope. I almost cried with pride when President Obama stated, "This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath." We have come a long way. And although I may not support every creed that President Obama stands for, I do support the fact that our nation needs to come together and join in celebrating our similarities.

Today is a day that will go down in history. I am so glad that I am a part of it. I support President and wish him well. God Bless America!