Swing Vote (Spoiler Alert - sort of...)

Finally watched "Swing Vote" tonight - the movie with Kevin Costner, where he somehow gets to cast the only vote necessary to decide the next American president. MUCH more of a tearjerker than I thought it would be or was prepared for... but it reminded me of some things:

• That sometimes it's important to cut off the happy ending entirely and end the story where the important point is rather than where the audience expects.
• That underdog stories can truly touch your heart... even if they leave you wondering whether you want to see a forced, contrived happy ending or if you can handle not being given a real sense of hope that life gets better and justice is served.
• That everyone makes mistakes, even the polished professionals, and you just have to do your best to try to make it best.

Particularly emotional night after an ESPN story about a high school wrestler who walked at his high school graduation with the help of his blind best friend and prosthetic legs. Throw in Calvin Borel winning another race and I'm a sniveling mess... though this is most definitely NOT this year's cry.

(It only counts if I cry about my life and NOT at a sad movie or TV show, though I obviously try to avoid those too - don't want the tear ducts to suddenly remember how things work....)