Last night I packed my backpack, and then put it in the large duffle I bought for it (so it would travel better on the plane). Now it looks like I'm taking a body bag with me to Colorado.

I'm sorry I missed Barack Obama's speech to the Dem. Nat'l Convention yesterday. I've heard nothing but rave reviews. This section caught my attention in particular:

A belief that we are connected as one people. If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child. If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for her prescription and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandmother. If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. It's that fundamental belief-I am my brother's keeper, I am my sisters' keeper-that makes this country work. It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams, yet still come together as a single American family. "E pluribus unum." Out of many, one.

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