Greetings! BTW, who actually wishes a happy Labor Day anyway? I mean,
for Christmas and Easter and 4th of July, I can understand, but Labor
Day? I don't know. Anyway, I hope everybody is enjoying the holiday,
because for many of us it is the symbolic start of football season.
I've got my Browns and of course my Buckeyes and many of you have your
own favorites...this year should be pretty exciting.
Anyway, if
you didn't know by now, I went to the Obama/Biden rally on Saturday in
Dublin (8/30/2008...put here for me to remember the actual date of the
event). To say it was exciting was an understatement. It was freakin'
sweet. I got there at 10:30 in the morning and was one of the first
people in line. I waited in the hot sun for about 5 hours until the
gates opened up. I had a 'preferred seating' ticket for helping out the
Westerville Dems, so once the gates opened up I darted for a front row
spot right next to the stage. I had a great view of all the speakers,
including Obama and Biden (obviously), former astronaut and OH senator
John Glenn, Sherrod Brown, Gov. Ted Strickland, and a bunch of the local
candidates. But just to hear our potential future president and vice
president speak live and to shake their hands afterwards...that is
something I'm gonna be able to share with my kids if I ever have any.
It was an amazing experience and one I will cherish.
Afterwards, I
ended up only with sunburns on my forearms and my nose. I used
sunglasses and a towel to keep the sun off most of my face (didn't help
with my big nose though) and the light-colored clothing actually kept me
cool for the most part. I got up real early in the morning because I
was so excited (almost like a kid on Christmas...almost) and after the
rally was super-tired. I don't even know how I made it to the club
later that night or avoided falling asleep there...must have been
leftover excitement. I have to tell ya...I slept in for a VERY long
time yesterday to recover, and it was the longest sleep I had in about a
month (due to the aforementioned sickness I talked about in my last
blog) and the most restful. Now it's back to the waiting game again
with my next job assignment. Take care and God Bless.
DJ
