We've been looking for a couple of years. This is the first year that we've found some. These are 5 of the 6 Morels we found today. I would have put the 6th one in, but Mr.VR stepped on it before he realized it was there, so it's kind of broken. But that's okay! We still found some!

My husband and I took our roommate down to Veteran's Memorial to cast our votes for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. I've never been so proud of my vote in my entire life. I cried as I walked away from the ballot box knowing that I had just been a part of history. It feels soooo good.

Inspired by this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discu...

My voting hand...

This resembles what we are going through right now. McCain/Palin have opened Pandora's Box and let all of the hate, racism, divisiveness, and calls to violence back out into the light of the world. These things have no place in a civilized world. Good, honorable, and courageous people have come forward to close that box's lid.

And there is still that one thing left in the box. That one thing that makes us all believe that things can be better if we work for them together drawing from each person's strengths. That one thing that has been so elusive to so many for the last 8 years.

Hope.

That Hope is still in the box. It's not going to be released to dissipate into nothingness. Our tireless efforts have kept Hope in the box. It has allowed Hope to live on for those that need it most. It's your Hope. It's my Hope. It's America's Hope. It's the Hope of all mankind. It is ours, and they will never be able to take it from our box.

I have been crocheting for a few years, but never got brave enough to go beyond anything square/rectangular and no fancy stitches ever.

I found a pattern for a scarf that I thought I could maybe pull off. I actually went into the whole thing not expecting perfection, like I usually do. As I got going on it, it looked just like the pattern!! I am absolutely beaming with pride as I sit here looking at it. It's a gift for my best friend's birthday. Luna is her favorite HP character and pink her favorite color. I think she is going to love it!

So, here is my finished creation. It is a replica of Luna Lovegood's scarf from the Harry Potter movies.





Here is the picture of Luna's scarf. Its' a different color, but the pattern is the same.



I totally RAWK!!!!!

We left the house early to be sure that we would get in and get a good spot. We got there and were immediately greeting by volunteers directing traffic. They ushered us to one of three lines to enter the field. We were in line for about an hour and a half before they opened the gates. Everything went very smoothly despite some people fainting from the heat and excitement. I'm so glad that we left early because people were still filing in as the speakers were starting. It was the best rally I've ever attended. Everyone was so excited about seeing Obama, and there were jokes and sarcasm running through the crowd about McCain and especially Palin.

Obama and Biden arrived on time and the crowd was electric. I feel like I got my own little DNC right in my backyard. It was awesome!!!!

So, without further ado, here are some of the 60 pictures I took from today.

Pictures of the venue:









Senator Sherrod Brown:





Joe Biden:









Barack Obama:









And my favorite photo from the whole day:

She did not just "Misspeak". By Hillary Clinton and her advisers boiling down her Bosnia trip statement to misspeaking, they obfuscate the real crux of this issue.

Hillary was reading a pre-written speech the day she made her "misstatement". This was not an impromptu speech given off the cuff. These were carefully prepared remarks written for Hillary on the anniversary of the Iraq war. I will give the campaign credit for being skillful and careful in their writing to get their point across and to further their candidate in the primaries and to make her look strong, but someone lost all care with their writing and started manufacturing events.

At some point, Hillary had to have read her speech. I don't think any politician goes out and cold reads a speech that is supposed to have an impact on a highly emotional topic like Iraq. Apparently, Hillary saw no issue with the manufactured events in the speech and went along. If she had been honest, she could have left that out. It was anecdotal fluff to start out her speech, yet she chose to keep it in and play along with the charade.

Hillary had a choice. And she chose to "misstate" from the start.