I need to write a long entry all about our recent three day weekend, which included listening to songs about zombies and lonely mad scientists, and eating Rice Krispy treats and awesome barbeque, and getting to see lemurs and snoozing river otters and lazy sunning tigers, and walking up and down a lot of lengthy hills in San Francisco. But those can all wait. Because right now, the most important thing of all to write about is the way the sun is rising across this great big beautiful country of mine, and how a brand new day is dawning, and how so many people around the world are filled with such an over abundance of hope that we have not felt in a very very long time.

Good riddance, Bush and Cheney. Can’t say I’m sorry to see you go. And welcome Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States.

Yes we can. Yes we did. Yes we will.