Gotta love this old commercial parody from SNL . . .

The dictionary defines tenure as: status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.

This academic year, I am going up for tenure. This is how I feel.

I don't know how I came across this video, or why I like it so much, but here it is. It's called Charleston Style.

There is a lovely cat in my neighborhood who wanders around loose. I think his name is "Jacks," and from time to time he sneaks into my house and hangs around for awhile. Marcy is not a big fan of this intrusion, but so far they have stayed away from each other and no fur has flown. He is really quite sweet.

The other day I came home to find this on my kitchen floor.

I was horrified, of course, and worried. Marcy is now ten years old, and has an increasingly sensitive stomach. At first I thought it was vomit, but later realized it was poop. After a trip to the venerable Dr. Van, Marcy was diagnosed with a mild case of colitis, and is now on chicken and brown rice for a week! Poor little poopy girl . . . I love you, Marcy!

I admit it--I LOVE Rachel Maddow, and of course I adore Keith Olbermann. Here is Ms. Rachel on Colbert talking about today's issues and, of course, Keith--the king of cable! God, I really love smart, progressive women . . .

Today is an historic day . . . no matter what happens.

Update: President elect Obama. I am so excited, and actually (gulp) proud to be a citizen of this country today. I am moved beyond words.