"Saw Cinderella in a party dress"

It's been too long...I've been distracted with rumors of house sales, work, Dexter, Colts Football and other things. An update is overdue.

The Colts won a nail-biter tonight in San Diego for their fourth win in a row. They look to be pulling together a nice run at the playoffs after starting poorly at 3-4.

But what I really want to write about are the TV shows that I watched at certain ages...we were talking about the classics during the game tonight (California Dreams anyone?). Here's what I recall:

Very young -- (1) Sesame Street and (2) Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. For me Sesame Street was definitely the highlight. The earliest shows I can remember watching regularly.

1987 -- (3) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This was a regular on Saturday mornings when I was a little tike. I'm sure the late 80s saw a lot of little Berg sitting in front of the TV watching TMNT.

Elementary school -- (4) Darkwing Duck. The Disney Afternoon was just great, and for me Darkwing Duck stood out above the rest. Thanks Aunt Laurie for buying me the Nintendo Game for Christmas in 1992.

Elementary school continued -- (5) Saved by the Bell. At least by fourth and fifth grade Saved by the Bell was on 2 times each afternoon on WGN, 2 times on TBS and 1 on whatever Channel 7 was for a total of 5 episodes within a 2-hour and 10-minute time span (anyone remember thos TBS shows always starting 5 minutes late?).

Elementary and middle school -- While Saved by the Bell continued, I suppose I also watched a fair amount (6) Family Matters and (7) Step by Step during these years. (8) Home Improvement was likely popular with me during middle school as well.

High school -- (9) Boy Meets World came on strong late for me and I quickly grew to love this show throughout high school. (10) Seinfeld was on nearly every evening in the Rosenberg household when I was in high school and Thursdays were special, as that's when the new ones were on.

The best of the rest...Other shows I saw a lot in my younger years:

• Full House (always loved this one)
• Wonder Years (my parents watched this a lot when I was young)
• Rescue Rangers (another Disney afternoon mainstay)
• Felicity (watched this a lot with Rogers in high school)

And with this...regular blogging is back.

"Take back the city tonight"

Should normal blogging now resume? I don't know. I can't get the image of Obama giving his speech last night out of my mind. It was a powerful image. To me a dark image. Something about the dark gray backdrop with little contrast from Obama's crisp black suit and red tie. The only light on the stage being the huge podium and the many American flags lining the background. There was little joy in his demeanor. His words were eloquent (as always). They were meaningful and inspirational. It was a good speech, but I can't shake the image, which to me was unsettling. The man who will be the most powerful in the world. A young man, ready to go to work while the multitudes around the world rejoice, tears streaming down their faces. What is the meaning of this?

It's quite clear now that I'm in the minority in the country when it comes to Obama, and perhaps when it comes to conservative thinking. Still, I am a hopeful person. I am hopeful that Obama will be good for America. I am hopeful that he will be wise and strong. I am hopeful that America will remain the greatest country as he leads.

Perhaps tomorrow, normal blogging will resume.

"It'll eke away at everything but we'll be fine"

America has elected for president, a man who:

• Is most likely the least experienced president in history. A man who has little foreign policy experience. A man who has never had to make executive decisions aside from campaigning for president.
• Probably wouldn't have been able to get a job with the FBI when it came to doing a background check with his radical associations. (Ayers, Frank Marshall Davis, Tony Resco, Rashid Khalidi, etc.)
• Will likely work with a democratic house and senate that will try to ram through the "The Fairness Doctrine," which will muzzle talk radio.
• Will likely work with a democratic house and senate that will try to ram through card check, which will eliminate private voting for unions.
• Plans to raise taxes on small businesses.
• Likes to spread the wealth.
• Thinks Iran -- among other enemies -- don't pose a threat to America.
• Would have pulled our troops out of Iraq rather than surging to emerge victorious.
• Muslims in Dearborn see as a Muslim brother (according to a friend that works with Muslims in Dearborn). [Note: If he is Muslim, he's not too devout seeing as he's been in Reverand Wright's church for the past 20+ years.]
• And the list goes on...

America chose him. I hope we got it right. Regardless, let's hope our country stays strong under his leadership for the next four years.