Yep. It was staged and glossy and super-manipulative, but still... Very powerful.

And I love that song, "Love Train"!

As I said in conversation with a local political reporter on the night of Obama's St. Paul appearance, we (many of us, those graying folks with still-active memories, anyway) have come in our lifetimes from the days when a black guy trying to cast a vote in some parts of the US was taking his life in his hands, to a day when we've got a black guy - with a funny name, as he so memorably said in Boston four years ago - with a somewhat better-than-even chance of being President of the United States soon.

He agreed, and we were, both of us, quite pleased to see this. And now it's official. And the rivalry that was a genuine threat to the party a few short months ago has turned into a ringing endorsement.

Let's not forget that there's a lot of work that needs doing between now and Election Day, and that there's even more that will need doing come January. And while we remember that we're only on the way, not at the goal, let's also celebrate this day. We saw and heard history being made, live from Denver. I will remember this. You will too, most of you.

America may well be on the path to some much-needed healing.

I was at work and missed it. :(

I've missed a lot of the convention. *sigh*

Well, today was a great day! On a number of different fronts...

I'm sure glad to see you all. Eva, nice to meet you. I don't think I've seen you around, how are you?

Has anyone seen Matt? We need to get him an avatar...I missed his post yesterday because his gray head blended in w/ all the others. I'm used to looking for you guys by your faces!

Sox, get over and give me smooch!

Oh, look! I brought cookies! Not homemade, just ones from Trader Joe's that you throw into the oven from the freezer...Oatmeal cranberry. I love to torture myself when I'm dieting! Dig in, I can't take them home with me or I'll be wearing them on my butt!