More to come very soon about our awesome and fairly last minute trip to Portland, but I just wanted to post a quick congratulations to President Obama. I am incredibly excited and optimistic for the future of the United States, and just hope the country can turn itself around. We've got big hopes and dreams and I think it's time for this shakeup in Washington!
On a completely different topic--does anyone know if there's a way to make certain posts private in Typepad without making the whole blog password protected? I've tried searching the help section with no luck.
Oh wow they're swearing in Biden as I type! This is really happening! God bless America, let freedom ring.
I know nothing of Typepad, but am equally optimistic that you will figure shit out, much as Mr. President is now tasked with.
Posted by: Jay | January 20, 2009 at 06:40 PM
Yay! Go America! :)
Woot.
You can only make a post password protected if you let me read it. Just kidding.
(Mostly.)
Also: tell me all about Portland. As a yuppie/hippie, I dream about that place. Mmm.
Posted by: ashley | January 20, 2009 at 07:09 PM
No clue on how to password protect only certain posts. I wish Blogger had that feature as well.
Posted by: Becky | January 20, 2009 at 07:56 PM
woo woo obama! love today!
Posted by: katelin | January 20, 2009 at 08:44 PM
I am not aware of a way. A friend did a bloggish thing that was semi-private, but only because she gave us all the author ID and password. Things to be made public got published, and things just among friends were left as "drafts" so only the friends could see it. Not very elegant, but that's all I can think of.
Posted by: tasterspoon | January 20, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Today is a really exciting day. I can't wait to hear more about your trip.
Posted by: Jessica | January 21, 2009 at 01:00 AM
The Democratic Party started changing things in Washington two years ago when they took over both houses of Congress. Obama's early policy announcements are already being dismissed by Pelosi.
If you like what has happened to the economy since then, you should love the next four years. The market dropped another two hundred points as Obama was speaking and declaring trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye could see.
As exciting as all the hype and blather over history being made is for public consumption, I doubt that Obama will have much luck controlling the criminals in Congress and the economy will continue to collapse.
The parallels being drawn to FDR and the Depression are really pretty good and the fact that Congress and Obama plan to emulate the New Deal will probably turn out the same way it did in the 30's. The entire World economy collapsed throughout the thirties and led to World War II. The build up to war in the United States finally ended the Depression - not the New Deal, WPA, CCC, or any of the other government programs that were created.
Pick a Motto:
- Don't Worry - Be Happy!
- Those who fail to learn the lessons of History are condemned to repeat them.
Posted by: Old Warrior | January 21, 2009 at 01:09 AM
I didn't get to watch today, but I had tears in my eyes watching the evening news. I know the road ahead will not be easy, but seeing the country come together like this is heartwarming.
Posted by: sophie | January 21, 2009 at 02:43 AM
Are you familiar with using PHP? I've set mine up that way, but I use EE- so not sure how Typepad works.
You could always come over and we can figure it out together. I'm sure Einstein would love to meet you! :)
Posted by: Risiblegirl | January 21, 2009 at 04:59 AM
I know nothing about blogs, but I am hopeful you will figure something out. :)
Woohoo for yesterday. That was something to see. I am glad a lot of us agree on choosing hope over fear. I think this President has inherited a lot, but I am hopeful and will help Obama with what he asks of us.
Posted by: Jass | January 21, 2009 at 04:34 PM