what Majikthise said

If you're a progressive, your work isn't supporting everything Obama does in the name of unity, or always deferring your agenda to what someone would have you believe is the greater good.

Yes, I'm happy too, but I think it's time to keep the pressure on. After all, "not Bush" isn't demanding all that much.

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twit(s) of the day

• 10:20 Finally saw the Inaugural Ball gown - rather foofy for my tastes, but Michelle Obama has the height to carry it off.
• 10:20 How long before the pattern companies publish knockoffs? Taking bets now...
• 11:00 Throat still wonky. Can't tell if it's lingering cold, dry air, or ate something that scratched/cut.
• 13:11 Inaugural crowds visible from space: tinyurl.com/InaugSpace
• 14:58 Headache + still hammering a frustrating problem = ? Snack machine time? Must find healthier alternative to animal crackers/cookies :/
• 18:20 Still not feeling great. No worse, yet no better. On cusp of getting really annoyed!
• 19:39 Crap, there's a *Smurfette* line of cosmetics? tinyurl.com/bonenp My 6 year old self would be thrilled but the 35 yr old self....

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my left foot

I think I finally figured out the stubborn problem with my back foot.

Partly the plantar fasciitis, yes, but also my bad habit of standing on the outsides of my feet, particularly the left (back). It's nothing structural, just crappy posture on my part but I didn't realize HOW crappy until I started consciously correcting for it.

Suddenly... I can lunge without losing my balance! Start making tiny, juttering steps! And keep this up without the fatal "stitch" in the bottom of my foot!

Sure, my ankle's aching a bit but that's expected because I'm relaxing/tensing opposite sides of my usual supinated stance.

I hope to take this new toy out for a drive at a competition Saturday if I can kick this sniffly/throaty thing that hasn't quite gone away. Wish me luck :)