tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post1009760675339508985..comments2023-10-10T04:20:51.463-05:00Comments on My Musings: A Great Day to be AliveLeftLeaningLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359577019343211327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post-55620138249102703702008-11-06T16:24:00.000-06:002008-11-06T16:24:00.000-06:00My wife had left me at home to listen to and to lo...My wife had left me at home to listen to and to look at the returns on my computer, while she attended a big Obama TV-watching party; And at about 11:30 at night she called, and, normally the very sanguine type, she sounded as if she was in tears, and I thought something bad had happened. But she was only calling to tell me that Obama had won, and her tears, like yours, were of joy.<BR/><BR/>I guess that was just after the West Coast projections were made, but the Air America people had long since counted in the West Coast votes and declared Obama the winner, when he won Ohio.Carl (aka Sofarsogoo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16072828022175842043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post-89790477370485613512008-11-06T05:40:00.000-06:002008-11-06T05:40:00.000-06:00**lol**I bet that scene - you trying to explain yo...**lol**<BR/><BR/>I bet that scene - you trying to explain your happiness through tears, inadvertently causing your loved one to think they hurt you - was one that happened all over the world. Come to think of it, that would make for a really funny skit =)Mariecelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613028730242825957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post-21702625413757720632008-11-05T11:46:00.000-06:002008-11-05T11:46:00.000-06:00incredible, isn't it?right before the polls closed...incredible, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>right before the polls closed here in california, folks in the bar i was at counted down the numbers, just as if it was new year's eve. then the place erupted in pandemonium when the electoral votes for california appeared on the television screen and CNN projected Obama as the next president. everyone in the bar was jumping up and down, crying, clapping, hugging each other, shouting. <BR/><BR/>the day is bright and beautiful here in san francisco. weather is cold, but the sky is a sharp blue and the city is glowing.Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048533325118829436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post-4329315050787077292008-11-05T11:01:00.000-06:002008-11-05T11:01:00.000-06:00I was so happy that Obama won Florida! He did eve...I was so happy that Obama won Florida! He did even better than I expected. What a great moment!ModernMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692056244801778790noreply@blogger.com