APOOO Friday

Today's post at APOOO.  Enjoy.

Lessons Learned

First, I want to commend John McCain on a most gracious speech last night conceding the race.  I suspect that this is the man that folks have seen in the past.  I wish we had seen more of him during the presidential campaign.  His angry, disconnected representative was not cool.

Having said that, I hope that the nation (and especially the Republicans) has learned a few things.  Like:

- every vote does indeed count

-this country is diverse. You can't ignore millions of people (consider them on the "fringes") and think that you will get elected

-you cannot ignore the needs of the people.  Pretending that the economy is good doesn't make it so

-even if your team doesn't win, you have to remain part of the process.  Lasting change is internal, not external

The people have spoken.  Now we have to get our asses to work.

Barack Obama...

is the 44th president of the United States of America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  And I am here to see it, my mother is here to see it, and my daughter has watched the entire process from the very beginning. It is truly a beautiful thing.  

Election Day (and night)...

Total time to vote:  3 hours and 40 minutes.  In the chilly, misty air.  It has never taken me longer than an hour to vote.  But, I would do it again if need be.

I want to thank the following musicians for seeing me through the first two and a half hours:

Prince

Alicia Keys

Funkadelic

Eminem 

Elton John

Kenny Loggins

Sade

Corrine Bailey Rae

I listened to inflammatory remarks made by McCain supporters (self-identified) and did not blow my top.  And once I voiced that one of the things I love about being American is free speech, even for stupid people, that conversation took a drastic turn for the quiet.  LOL

And now, I am switching between ABC and CNN as I follow the election results.  And my heart is racing.  It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.  And I will be closely watching until she does.  

MacMama

So, I did it again.  Bought another gadget.  Actually, this time I traded up.  Well, I didn't really trade anything, but I moved from PC to Mac.  Yep, I bought me that shiny new silver uni-body laptop.  13 inches.  Cute and portable.  All that I need and more.

The Gadget Ho in me is very happy.

I've had MacBaby for about two weeks, and I am really starting to get the hang of all things Mac (ok, many things Mac). Like how to close the browser, change stuff around, etc.  It seemed harder at first, but now it just is what it is.  And I love the feel of the keyboard.  Really, it's like soft.  I don't know how else to explain it.  

And this morning, The Man and I were enjoying our extra hour with a leisurely conversation in bed when he got on MacBaby to check his fantasy basketball.  And I was like "Oh, check out GarageBand" ('cause he writes and records his own music).  And he fell in love instantly.

Hey- it's not my fault that Apple makes stuff that people love.  And, I didn't know that GarageBand could replace half a room of music equipment. 

I think that Mac may be having a new convert soon.  

Looks like MacMama may be creating a MacFamily.  LOL.  I just crack myself up. 

Skin Deep...

was my post yesterday at APOOO.

Check it out, and leave a comment.

I'm trippin' on the Real Housewives of Atlanta. 

Business News

My website is moving along.  In fact, the slowest cog in the whole thing is me.  That's because I now have to produce.  My business is my image is my words.  All morning, I have been mulling over the "About" page in my head.  This is where one would think things would be really simple.  Tell the folks who you are and what you do.  But for me, it is so much more than that. This is where I will tell folks why I do what I do.  Just makes me more vulnerable on a whole 'nother level.  There is no earth shattering tale to tell, but it gives people a glimpse of my inner workings.  And that can be scary- for me at least.

So, me and my writer angst are gonna go get back to work.  I've got a business to start.