Making it up as we go along

Some folks are really feeling good right about now. Obama's election has given new meaning to the phrase, "keep hope alive." Others feel that regardless of his skin color, he still won't be able to do jack in the Oval Office. I am a fan of this insightful editorial piece. It captures some great anecdotes. Sometimes preparation can only get you but so far. As long as you are competent and know how to think critically and approach problems with a solution-oriented way of solving them, most things should work out just fine. I can get with that. The last 48 hours have seen a rush of energy, excitement, adrenaline, and joy that I have never witnessed before on such a massive, ubiquitous scale. Will he solve all of the world's problems? Probably not. Will things be any better years from now? Who knows. But what I DO know is that buy-in (top-down and bottom-up) is very important when you have grandiose plans. And with all of these folks newly proud to be American once again, I'd say that's the most buy-in this country has seen in quite some time.