Obama the Builder

A common refrain in Barack Obama's speeches and among his supporters is the phrase "Yes we can!" My time spent working in a children's nursery has forever linked that phrase to a certain Nick Jr. character. So inside my head, Obama's theme song is:

Barack! Obama...
Can we do it?
Barack! Obama...
Yes we can!

It seems oddly appropriate.

(Of course I have in depth things to say about the current election season, I just don't have the time or energy to write it down and organize it right now. So this is my contribution to the political dialog. Well, he is popular among the preschool set. Maybe he can run some campaign adds on Nickelodeon.)

Time to Go!

A song for this expensive and hurried holiday season (to the tune of "Let It Snow!")

Oh, the traffic outside is frightful.
But the deals are so delightful.
The prices cut way down low,
Time to go, time to go, time to go!

All the time I’ve spent shopping
While the stores are still price dropping,
Left me without much dough,
Time to go, time to go, time to go!

When I finally get back home,
I find better deals are online.
Should I take out a loan,
Or wait in the store’s return line?

Now my credit card’s been declined,
To my debt, I have resigned.
Can’t even buy hot cocoa!
Time to go, time to go, time to go!