The entire state of Massachusetts is mourning today. Everyone knows why you have that look on your face. At least we still have great Senatorial representation, and all of my local representation is good.

And sad though it may be, the country decided, and we have to go with it. My gut feeling is that many of those who voted Bush did it for the wrong reasons, or were uneducated, or influenced by others. But still, the people decided, and that's how it works. I'm glad Kerry conceded early - Gore looked pitiful last time waiting so long.

Now it's up to us to decide if we want to stay and do all we can to make this a better place, or just take off and live somewhere fun for a while. We wouldn't be leaving only because of this - we'd talked about living overseas for years, and this is a great opportunity. Of course, I've already found homes on line . . .