Good morning-- I forgot to add a wonderful story told yesterday at the NEA lunch by the secretary/treasurer of NEA. while riding in a taxi she discovered her driver was Ethiopian. She shared that she was here for the Democratic Convention. The driver looked in his mirror and said "The world is depending on you to elect Barack Obama." " I don't even know who the president of Ethiopia is" she admitted. "It doesn't matter", he answered, "He can't effect the lives of your family, who you elect president of the United States can effect the lives of my family in Ethiopia--the world is depending on you."
Yes!!! We have a tremendous responsibility, the world is depending on us to elect Barack Obama!
I'm off to a Union Pacific brunch. I'll post more tonight.
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wow! that is a great story.
What a great blog! I love learning about all you're doing. At the bookclub tonight while discussing Revolutionary Heart, everyone abruptly got up and left all of a sudden! They wanted to get home to watch the Convention. I'm looking for you in the crowd.
my niece, Emilie, is the event planner for the Union Pacific events! cute blonde young woman from Omaha. tell her hi for me!
Dennis
Jan,
It's so much fun to read your blog every day and follow you around the Convention. We keep looking for the Kansas delegation and you especially on TV. We watched Michelle Obama who gave a great speech last night and also Hillary Clinton who was very inspiring tonight. It must be so exciting to be there in person!
We cannot wait to read your blog again tomorrow!
Love,
Marie
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