Wil Weaton – Pretty Smart Guy
[ For all of you non-geeks: Wil Weaton played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek the Next Generation. Didn't realize he had a blog, or that he was so deep ]
Wow. Not that I ever thought he was an idiot or anything, just surprised at the depth and clarity of his thoughts and how close they mimic my own. There is a big part of me that totally identifies with his anger and want, to lash out with a big HA HA!!!! at everyone who has smugly looked down on me and the way that I think for the last 8 years.
Dear Aidan & Gillian
Two days ago, history was made. When I tell you that anything is possible, it looks like I wasn't kidding.
Are all of the scary things going to go away? Are the current economic problems going to be solved? Are all of the countries of the world going to look to us to lead, and lead with pride, confidence, and loyalty?
No.
Will the democrats be able to push through all of the good stuff we'd wanted for the last 8 years?
Knowing the current state of politicians? Probably not.
I'm not going to blow smoke up your ass. This was a really good thing, a wonderful step towards a world of progress and change. A place where I feel safer than I have in 8 years of that idiot in the white house. A place that can believe in the American dream, freedom & liberty, and the hope that somehow, someway, we'll be able to do something about how badly we've wrecked this planet. Does anyone have all the answers?
Nope. Is profit going to be the major factor? Hopefully, but competition and demand for cleaner ways of doing things will hopefully bring us to a cleaner, more efficient future. I'd love to see us get back into space. I'd love to see science take off and become a priority so we can stop losing our edge in the world.
Hey Mr. Soon to be President - Nicely done dude. You ran a fairly honorable campaign and only swung low when you had to. We put you where you are, so you know what? According to the way I interpret things -
YOU OWE US DUDE!
You make great speeches, and you definitely inspired the hell out of me and gave me pride to vote for someone I actually gave a rats ass about much less how I really felt about you - that you really meant you wanted to bring change, that you wanted to bring us together as a nation and help us to shape our future. Thank you for restoring some of my faith in my country, that the leaders we elect actually listen and try to do what the majority wants.
Don't be just a talker. Please, PLEASE be a doer. Get er dun my friend, because as I said before. We put you where you are today. I have faith, please don't let it be misguided.
Aidan & Gillian - that was Daddy going on a bit of a rant. You get the point hopefully I'm trying to make here - we made real steps here to hopefully get our country back on track. Lets see what happens in the next few weeks.