February 2, 2008

Yes We Can

I have been undecided for as it relates to this upcoming election. I have been listening excitedly to speeches from Barack Obama and every time he speaks I can feel emotion rise in me. I have never experienced that listening to a politician. There is a hope and an earnest belief that we can become a better nation than we are.
I listened to his New Hampshire speech the night it aired. I loved the tone of his voice, the way the words rolled, and the passion that he invoked. I am sure this speech must have been written by a speech writer somewhere, but the delivery had me captured.
Today I saw the "Yes, We Can" Video through seesmic and it was phenomenal. The fact that Obama's tone, message, and delivery can easily be transformed into a song is excellent.

Here are the links:
http://www.dipdive.com/

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/2/04722/24305/353/448138

February 1, 2008

Month of 100 Things: Conclusion

As you may have read, this past month has been my Month of 100 Things. Our friend Dawn Rundman proposed the idea not that long ago and Erin and I have been purging as the weeks have gone on.
Erin gets rid of stuff much easier than I do. I love things, regardless of value or functionality. Erin had no problem completing her list of 100 things, which if she had a blog I am sure she would inform the world of. I made a list of 68 things. As a couple we pulled together a list of 20 things. I know I am behind on my initial list, but I can assure you there still is a giant box of books in the basement that are headed towards half price books.
Here are the highlights of my list:
1 Wireless Router - broken
3 Pairs of Jeans - Old, ripped, faded, and not wearable
4 Alvin and the Chipmunks Waterglasses - I had high hopes for these being antique some day
9 T-shirts
3 boxes of mini-discs - my mini-disk player was stolen years ago
2 CD cases - since I bought my iPod I just don't travel with CDs any longer.
3 belts - every belt buckle I have bought recently has come with a free crappy belt. For some reason I kept them.
There was much much more.

All in all, I would rate this as a great experience. It has certainly added to my goal word for the year of "direction." It has also helped me prepare for our Frugal February.