Onward, Inward

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I began this year just right *wink* (and without gunshots). And I witnessed the inauguration of our new President with some friends. There were tears that probably resembled many of the pictures you’ve already seen - but none were mine. I’m not sure what to feel, but the world is changing. (I guess some of these would qualify as ‘celebratory’ … *grin*)

President Obama has a whole lot of work to do. I sure hope that the White House’s Office of Public Liaison is listening to encouragement, dissent, and everything in between. Is our economy really in the toilet? Well, unemployment is up in every state. I’m not quite sure what to make of that either, but it seems to be an opportunity if you want to work and you want to do pursue work that you really like. (Especially if you’re a blogger in the D.C. metropolitan area. Why do so many of the larger D.C.-based blogs suck? You know who you are - if not, just read your comments. Or lack thereof.)

There’s a cute meme going around in Flickr; a couple of days ago, I complied. No, I’m not the technophile I used to be, but I think I’ll always be a geek. (Which, I just realized, rhymes with ‘freak’ …) But I’ve never had a job in technology that didn’t feel like it was at risk. Not working is disheartening, but I can’t relate to keeping up appearances just to stay afloat either. Finding work is turning into something that looks like finding peace, which isn’t something that anyone else can offer. Health insurance? Well, that’s a good question.

Finally, a bit of levity that proves YouTube is digital television: