Excited and outraged - all in one week

This week will go down in history as one of the most defining moments in our political process. Within days, we nominated our first African-American for President and the opposing party put forth a woman on their ticket as their Vice-Presidential offering. Either way, this fall's election will make history.
However, my heart is with the Democratic party and its ideals and I will proudly cast my vote for Barack Obama in November. Hillary fought a good fight but in the end she didn't represent the majority of her party and didn't get the spot. I am outraged that McCain thinks he can capitalize on that and cover up his failed policies merely by substituting another female on his ticket. He thinks he can hoodwink the women of this country by trotting out a woman who opposes most issues that women believe in, who is nothing but a Republican in a dress. Shame on him! For info on McCain's choice, check here: http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/what-is-mccain-thinking-one-alaskans-perspective/
Just give the voters a female, any female, they won't notice.
Well, guess what, we do!
Don't pander to me, don't think I don't know what you're doing. All women are not the same. Don't attempt to pat me on the head and placate me with a token woman and think I'll be dumb enough to fall for it. How dare you!
All this has done has strengthened my resolve to do whatever I can to get Obama and Biden elected. History will be made this Fall, a history we can all be proud of.

Over 50, rocking, ruling, and other assorted noises.....

There seem to be a proliferation of web sites right now geared toward our generation and especially to the Baby Boomer woman. All of them call on us to loudly state how we are many in number, full of spirit and knowledge and energy; that we have a lot to offer; that we are a force to be reckoned with and [my favorite], that we rule and we rock.
Frankly, I'm getting a little sick of it.
What benefit does it serve to go around bragging that we're women over 50, we rule, rock, and make other unnecessary noises?
My thought is that we are only as valuable as our actions. Gather our forces together. Fine. Then do something, make yourself useful.
But stop it already with all the back-patting.
No one cares unless something productive hapens. This is a country of doers, not sayers.
We were a formidable generation because we made change happen.
Then if we're still so great, let's do it again.
Vote, go out in support of a cause, start your own if you have to.
Write articles, make phone calls, write a book.
But do something other than sitting around on a web site self aggrandizing about how great we all are and how we should be respected and not forgotten because of it.
Yes, I'm proud to be a Baby Boomer. And I'm especially proud to be a Boomer woman.
But I'm also proud of my experience and my business and my writing and the plans I have for the future.
How about you?