I’ve been trying to make AndyBox.com less political, but I do have to mention something about Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. Like him or hate him, you have to admit that Thursday night marked an important milestone in our nation’s history. For the first time a biracial man (contrary to most media reports, he is only half black) is a party’s main candidate for President. He fittingly accepted the nomination on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech. It’s easy to forget, especially for someone my age, that just a few decades ago public buildings still had separate water fountains for blacks and whites. Certainly racism is still an issue in 2008 America, but Obama’s very real shot at the Presidency shows how far we’ve come over the last few decades. And that’s all I have to say about that.