I'm backkkk and looking to the future

I have been gone far too long and well meaning in wanting to revisit my blog. But we know where good intentions lead to! I have been writing in other places and recently decided the time to come home to Bonny's back porch was now.

It is appropriate that it is exactly one year later. Obama has been in the office for almost a year now. So what is different? As with all jobs, a learning curve exists. The job of the presidency, I'm sure, requires an even harder learning curve. I'm still waiting to see what he will be able to do. The economy is improving some, and his presidency has a feel of more of "regular citizen" than previous presidents have had.

The thing that has struck me since his election and move into the office is the racism that is rampant in our country. I'm not talking from the crazy zealots, wish I was. I'm talking about everyday people whom I know and never would have suspected of this hidden virus. I never thought of myself as hiding in the sand, but I never saw this coming. The jokes, comments, postings on FB and other social media, the negativity on news stories' comments...the list is long. I'm really tired of the behavior and ashamed of those who perpetuate this problem. I've called some out on it.

I have to give Obama this: he handles all this naysaying with dignity and doesn't let it bog him down, and I have to respect him for this discipline. So I continue to watch and hope that he serves up the promise of his legacy.