In the final stretch of the 2008 presidential elections, it was heartening to see both candidates poke fun at themselves (and each other) at the Alfred E. Smith Foundation annual dinner.
Watch McCain roast Obama, then see Obama's response.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Hope.
Yesterday, Alan and I, along with 45,000 others, saw Barack Obama speak at the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins. Forty-five thousand students, teachers, parents, grandparents, and children walked in a two-and-a-half-mile line to hear our next president.
After eight years of being angered at our administration's rollback of environmental protections and ashamed of our foreign policies, disregard for the Geneva convention, and underfunding of initiatives for the future of this country--our nation's children--we have a candidate who literally represents America's promise.
Here is a man who takes time off from campaigning to spend time with his ailing grandmother; who doesn't stump about being a sports parent, just quietly is one; who has a clear plan for helping the nation's poor; who can inspire Americans to be the best we can be.
Compare Obama's speech at the 2008 DNC with John McCain's at the 2008 RNC. Read their websites and learn about their proposed policies. Check out votesmart.org and educate yourself about their issue positions and voting records.
Vote for hope.
After eight years of being angered at our administration's rollback of environmental protections and ashamed of our foreign policies, disregard for the Geneva convention, and underfunding of initiatives for the future of this country--our nation's children--we have a candidate who literally represents America's promise.
Here is a man who takes time off from campaigning to spend time with his ailing grandmother; who doesn't stump about being a sports parent, just quietly is one; who has a clear plan for helping the nation's poor; who can inspire Americans to be the best we can be.
Compare Obama's speech at the 2008 DNC with John McCain's at the 2008 RNC. Read their websites and learn about their proposed policies. Check out votesmart.org and educate yourself about their issue positions and voting records.
Vote for hope.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Amy takes New England by storm!
Amy's been in New England for the past couple of weeks, spending time with her dad, Ed, and competing in a series of UCI cyclocross races. I say "competing," but the more appropriate term would be "kicking @$$."
It started with the Green Mountain Cyclocross Weekend of races at Catamount ski area in Williston, VT. On Saturday, September 27, Amy scored gold in the elite women's race--family friend Lea Davison, who's a professional mountain biker for Trek/VW, was second! Amy repeated her top-o'-the-podium performance in Sunday, September 28th's elite women's race.
This past weekend, while the Boulder contingent huddled inside, cursing the freezing rain and pea-soup skies, superchamp Amy swept "New England Worlds" (the Erdinger Gran Prix of Gloucester), winning both Saturday's and Sunday's races.
I'm telling you, Ed's cooking is that good.
Way to go, Amy!
It started with the Green Mountain Cyclocross Weekend of races at Catamount ski area in Williston, VT. On Saturday, September 27, Amy scored gold in the elite women's race--family friend Lea Davison, who's a professional mountain biker for Trek/VW, was second! Amy repeated her top-o'-the-podium performance in Sunday, September 28th's elite women's race.
This past weekend, while the Boulder contingent huddled inside, cursing the freezing rain and pea-soup skies, superchamp Amy swept "New England Worlds" (the Erdinger Gran Prix of Gloucester), winning both Saturday's and Sunday's races.
I'm telling you, Ed's cooking is that good.
Way to go, Amy!
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