President Obama probably won't be able to do everything we want him to, but just the fact that we expect so much of him and he has the backing of the public will help him to achieve his promise. I've been very impressed by what he's done so far. It was very interesting to me that even after he'd won the election, I continued to receive notifications from his team, reminding me of ways that I can participate in the process, such as an invitation to participate in the national day of service (which also included events throughout the week).

It's funny, I've been doing volunteer work associated with our local science fiction con which is a non-profit organization, but it didn't even hit me until yesterday that my work for them could be considered participation in that event. Monday was tremendously busy for me, as I had to deal with getting my car into the shop, so I still feel that I owe my community some time working on more serious issues like homelessness or feeding the hungry.