The cool thing about a blog...

...is that sometimes people actually READ IT! Such was the case with the publisher of that Boston photography book I reviewed last month. That was actually sent to me unsolicited, with a request for a review on my site. It was terrific, so I was glad to do it. I may not have discovered that one on my own.
Last night, though, I was thrilled to get a "Thank You" email from Linwood Barclay, the particularly awesome writer who I also featured last month! So a big THANKS BACK from me, Mr Barclay-- you made my week! Now hurry up on that next novel!

Saturday

Back to work after having been out several days... Thrilled to death over the election/ we watched all night as the results came in... First time in forever that I have been this wrapped up in an election, or the voting process. Happy beyond happy, and despite starting out is a Hillary guy, I have to say that Obama adds something more. Probably not having the feel of being a part of a political machine that comes with the Clinton's (or the Bush administration), his youth, the vitality of his family... Not the color of his skin, although that alone is reason for celebration. Wouldnt it be great if this was the beginning of the end (or the END of the end) of racial tensions?
As a sidenote, I think its interesting and I am not at all surprised that Sarah Palin has apparently been thrown under the bus by her own party. Gotta have a scapegoat. I think between her star eclipsing that of her running mate, and the general ineptness and ill-preparedness that she displayed certainly made her an easy choice. Her downfall, if it can be called that yet, was totally an inside job...

GoBAMA!!

Well, its down to three more days until the election… In my 40 years, I can honestly say I can’t recall an election that was more eagerly anticipated, that I felt more connected to, and that was more important. Judging from the reports on early voter turnout (and the news video of people waiting several hours in line) I am obviously not in the minority… I wont miss the mudslinging and fear-mongering that is coming from the Repubs… The character attacks on Obama, the fake speculation on his background and his associations, and pushing his lack of experience in the face of John McCain, his Bush similarities, and the horrific stunt-casting of Sarah Palin that (thankfully) seems to be his undoing ALL have made these past few months so wearing. The upside to this, of course, is that it is mobilizing seemingly everyone to get out and vote. We can only hope that we will actually have a new President-Elect by Tuesday night. I cant imagine another “close” race that demands recounts and general shadiness. Here’s hoping for an Obama landslide…