All right, I'm calling it

Everyone else is calling it, so I might as well too: Barack Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Because I can't help gloating a little bit, I direct your attention to this LCiN blog post from November, where I correctly predicted an Obama/McCain race. If you recall, this was back when McCain was bankrupt and polling in single digits, and Clinton was inevitable.

How did I know? A crystal ball? A keen political sense?

No. Just this: On the Republican side, McCain had to win because all the others were so laughably embarrassing. (Romney? Giuliani? Come on.) And on the Democratic side, Obama was just too good a candidate to lose. Obvious.

On running mates, though, I have no idea what will happen. My heart would skip a beat for an Obama/Joe Biden ticket, even though Biden is better suited for secretary of state. I like James Webb for Obama's VP. There's been chatter about him going with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas. Alas, I have no predictions this time.

Trained Animals II

The Ringling Bros train is once again parked outside Providence. Has it really already been a year since the circus came to town?

Lars and the Real Girl

I was excited to see this movie even though I heard mixed reviews and Mike was skeptical. I loved it. It balanced a fine line between comedy (which would have taken a lot away from it) and drama (which would have made it too depressing to watch).

Mostly it made me wish I lived in a small-town community because that aspect of the story is what touched me the most. I don't like not knowing my neighbors.

I'll probably never watch it again but I'll think about it for a while and I suggest you check it out. It's a perfect movie for a lazy Sunday morning.

The Derby foreshadows?

Hillary Clinton enthusiastically picked a filly named Eight Belles to win the Kentucky Derby and compared herself to the horse. Eight Belles finished second. The winner was the favorite, Big Brown. Eight Belles collapsed immediately after crossing the finish line, and was euthanized shortly thereafter.

Link. :-)

Dinner speech

Every time I'm starting to fall out of this election, he yanks me back.

Daily Photo

For the last six months I've been taking a daily photo. It started as a daily photo of me which was pretty boring so now, after a few other attempted themes, I'm trying to focus on colors.

I'm hoping to make it the whole year - ending in October. Six months to go!