woensdag 5 september 2012

woensdag 5 september 2012 Up at 2:30. France 24. I'm surprised by that a man in Montréal shoots and kills someone outside the Parti Québécois election victory party. Report - Shooting Mars Quebec Separatists' Election Victory. I manage to sleep through the rest of the news until the alarm goes off. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They review the great speeches last night at the DNC. They caught this zinger - Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland: If Mitt was Santa Claus, he'd fire the reindeer and outsource the elves. President Barack Obama's convention speech moved to Time Warner Cable Arena because of the possibility of severe weather. They talk a lot about the weather - downpours, thunder, lightning. Blue cheese-black olive omelet with hash browns for breakfast. Walk up Westlake to work. Spend most of the day with the Sea Otters. They're ready for fun in the sun. (And they reek of sunscreen.) We share the toddler playground with some of the Dolphins and some Starfish. Sarah is covering for Charmaine's planning time. I'm there for lunchtime, nap time and wake up time. Our favorite book today - The Wheels On The Truck.

Walk up to Whole Foods to pick up a few things. Back to my place. Check WCNC Evening News. Yes... I know... It's disappointing. Watch the DNC on MSNBC. Cecile Richards speaks. The delegates from Texas cheer so hard for her and her mom that I thought she would cry, but she's strong. Cecile remembers her feminist mother - former Texas Gov. Ann Richards. Beautiful words from the younger Richards.

"She reminded us there was a time when folks had to drink from separate water fountains, when kids were punished for speaking Spanish in school, when women couldn't vote. Just a couple of years before she passed, Mom had the chance to become friends with a young senator named Barack Obama. She saw in him the promise of the future, and the promise of America - the promise of an America that always moves forward." It's not all politics... Oh, Andy Roddick, I'll remember you well. The best American male tennis player of his generation ended his career after losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the Round of 16. Good luck to you, A. R.

Back to the convention... Bill Clinton is amazing. 'We're here to nominate a President, and I've got one in mind.'

Ohio gets it done! I don't think that I'm going to make it past the Washington State delegation.