1. Think on geological timescales.
2. Recall all the times things looked bad, then turned out good. Or when they seemed to be good, but were in fact bad.
3. Petite Syrah.
4. Decide that Teresa Heinz Kerry must be an anagram for something evil. [YE ERR: THE ARK IS ZEN, maybe?]
5. Learn macrame, kick boxing, or the ferns of California.
6. Exercise all the time.
7. Effect change locally, perhaps by doing the dishes, or cleaning the catbox.
8. Be thankful no Kerry signage remains to be removed from cars, or front lawns.
9. Schadenfreude: Bush is going to have a horrible second term, and it's going to be fun to watch the world blow up. Remain confident I won't be caught up in it myself.
10. Cryptic crosswords.