i really thought this was a non-issue

free-minded thinkers, there may be be a glimmer of something on the horizon

the baron was heartened to see this article at salon.com this morning... there may be hope for us after all. california, this is your chance to make it right!

meet the team

the new york times is running a special inauguration issue of the sunday magazine over at nytimes.com... the baron read this enlightening photo essay this morning. notice how many women and minorities there are? notice how, on the whole, the group skews kind of young? notice how the baron is falling in LOVE WITH THESE PEOPLE?

yep, the '09's going to be great.

california, because i love you, i am willing to forgive you

california, proposition 8 actually includes the words 'eliminates right', as in eliminates right of same sex couples to marry. as in, what the fuck were you thinking? as in, watch the video below to see JUST HOW STUPID YOU WERE.

it's a good day in america

the baron has to admit she went to bed last night at 10:22 pm. she couldn't take the punditry, and was sleepy, and was too nervous to believe the polls as they trickled in. hope had moved her before, TWICE before, and had come to nothing.

so.

she cuddled up with baron and was sleeping by 10:30.

but.

this morning, at just past 4:00, as the husband got up to let the dogs out, the baron bolted out of bed and went to the laptop.

reader, the headlines shocked her. and delighted her. and, unfortunately, surprised her. it's a good day in america.

(ps: now the baron and the husband and their brood will not have to expatriate, as they had previously threatened. phew.)

something interesting

the baron is thinking about halloween, still, but her mind occasionally wanders away from the costumed holiday - after all, woman cannot live on candy alone! today, in the afterglow of barack obama's infomercial, her mind wandered over to tax plans (a subject that the baron, alas, knows VERY LITTLE ABOUT). fortunately, the good people at vanityfair.com have made it easy for her. take a look, reader, if you have the time.