Neat. We have a president that doesn't make up words in the middle of major speeches. That was a good one yesterday if I do say so myself. Although much of the world has yet to see large-scale change, I wanted to take a few seconds so say that the Hope effect is starting to tweak some Americans' outlooks. Even here in the usually insignificant state of Iowa, democrats have mustered up enough political capital to let us homos get married. Neat.

I'm not saying there will be a Palestine next week or that genocide in Africa is almost over. I just want those still suffering to keep Hope close at hand when things get rough. I know it's cheesy but I think I heard Oprah say back in the '90s that sometimes in order for a person to soar, they have to bounce; and that means hitting the bottom and hitting it hard.

Okay, I won't rant any more.