It's better to light a candle...

... than to curse the darkness.

So said Eleanor Roosevelt, another first lady who had some serious oomph.

Bloody glad Mr. Obama won last night. The alternative (a party of bigots, rape apologists, pro-lifers, pro-gun nutjobs, et cetera ad infinitum) was just too shitty to contemplate.

Thank you lovely folks for the comments on my 300 not-out yesterday. You're a lovely lot you are.