The Chase

I run, pursuing you
Run straight for you
I chase you
You and your ways and and love
Hiatus from the hunt
I must slow and look closely
To find your path, our path again
Resume the race
Again, I chase you
At times losing sight of you
But I follow your trail
Nevertheless
I pursue to be caught
Received by you
So on I run
Run after you
Run to you 'til
You embrace me

Thought for the Day

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Only when enough adults practice and teach children love and respect at home, in schools, religious congregations, and in our political and civic life will racial, gender, and religious intolerance and hate crimes subside in America and the world. - Marian Wright Edelman, from her book Lanterns

Good news from the Dow on 11/09/2009

The Dow Industrials reached a new 2009 high, closing up 203.52 points, or 2.03%. Twenty-nine of its 30 components gained, with Kraft the exception after Cadbury rebuffed its hostile takeover bid. The S&P 500 closed up 2.2%, while the Nasdaq rose nearly 2%. The dollar sank while oil and gold prices rose.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125776825006438355.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

Unemployment up

The latest unemployment numbers are in. From the Wall Street Journal:

The U.S. unemployment rate rose by more than expected in October to 10.2%, its highest level in more than 26 years, and employers cut more jobs than forecast. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 190,000 last month, with the largest job losses in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade. Economists had expected a 175,000 decrease.

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"Republican Bob McDonnell easily won the Virginia governor's race just a year after the state went overwhelmingly for President Obama and the Democrats. Unofficial results show the former attorney general defeating Creigh Deeds and returning a Republican to the governor's office for the first time in eight years."

I made a comment on Facebook that basically summed up my excited. Kaine and his wife are headed out of office...and that's wonderful news.