Tivo

So, we have moved into the future by picking up a Tivo box. I still don't know how to use it yet, but got it hooked up yesterday and the service transferred over to my name (story behind this being I found the box on Craiglist and the person selling it had a Lifetime service contract on it....so no monthly payments for me :)). I am most interested in the fact that hopefully both Kristen and I will make any TV viewing an active decision based on a show that we want to watch, rather than just a take up some time and zone for awhile kind of thing that is most often the case. Plus, with kids, Kristen's school, my class, and our bible study taking up our time every evening of the week, just about, this may give us a neat opportunity to see some shows that we would never otherwise see.

President-Elect

Just a quick comment on the President-Elect. Whether you were for him or against him, you have to appreciate certain things he has done during his campaign and now during the transition period. I just came upon Obama's transition site...
www.change.gov
The amazing thing to me is the way he is leveraging technology and the communications tools that are now available to make people feel closer to him and to communicate his message. Within the site is a blog that includes a YouTube video address that he has committed to doing every week now and while he is in office. Here is the link:
http://www.change.gov/newsroom/blog/
I imagine that this type of communication and leveraging of websites, blogs, social networking sites and such will be in stark contrast to everything before now. Will it result in him being a good President? I don't know, but I do think it will be a very different presidency.