Today I was off from work, and I:

1. Went over to the endocrinologist very early, and she took me off the oral medication Invokana and on the injectable Byetta, as my Ha1C went up and I was having some unpleasant side effects in the form of recurrent yeast infections.
2. Grabbed a quick bite between appointments.
3. Went to the dentist, who very quickly took out that little tooth that had been under the crown which had come off, and he put my new partials in.
4. Amused a friend with my attempts to talk with the partials in, although he did point out that I improved somewhat as the day went on.
5. Took a nap.
6. Watched both the 'Grimm' from before the Olympics (where you meet Monroe's parents) over at my house and then tonight's 'Grimm' with YKWIA over at his house. Scary serial killers.
7. Watched a couple of episodes of the cartoon 'Dan vs.' with YKIWA.
8. Came home, took out the partials (yay!) and brushed them with a soft toothbrush. The wires get a bit gummy with stuff. But I did figure out how to get them out; now I just have to figure out how to get them back in.
9. Ate a bit without the partials as I'm a little more comfortable with that right now, although I was doing better as the day went by with them in.
10. Checked Facebook, this blog, and now I'm going to head to bed soon. I'm very tired after a long day of doctor's appointments and trying to adjust to these things in my mouth.
11. I do need to leave my libation for Hekate tonight, as well.

Incidentally, I thought it was an excellent speech, carefully worded with the right tone

Transcript of President Obama’s Speech on the death of Osama bin Laden

Favourite part:

As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not –- and never will be -– at war with Islam. I’ve made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.

I think Obama's speech

was excellent, too. He spoke to just about every person, every group, Americans and beyond, especially the part that America is not the strength of its arms or the scale of its wealth, but the power of its ideals.

His anecdote about the 106-year-old woman was well spoken. His inspiring talk of hard work and sacrifice gives hope. Wow, the man can speak. Now let's see if he can run a country--he's got a lot of work to do, or more properly we have a lot of work to do.

For text of the speech as prepared, see the Wall Street Journal's transcript.

Kudos to John McCain for a wonderful concession speech

I am so pleased that Barack Obama will be our next president. McCain's concession speech was very classy, too. Although my state, Kentucky, was the first race to be called, and for McCain, my county went for Obama by 52%.

Of course, McConnell kept his his seat, and I would have like to have seen his defeat.

For a transcript of McCain's speech, try the Turner Report.