Yesterday Barack Obama traveled from Pennsylvania to the nation's capital for the first leg of this historical inauguration. One could argue and rightfully so, that all inaugurations are historical but this is one is different for very obvious reasons. Abraham Lincoln made this same journey in 1851 and it took 12 days to yesterday's one day ride. There were many stops along the way where PEBO and Joe Biden, waved to the crowd as the train slowed into various stops and waved at the crowds that came out in the frigid weather to greet them. I can only imagine the thoughts that were running thru their minds...but also think that they marveled at what they were experiencing and hopefully, were in the Moment. Our soon-to-be president seems to be calm and quite the cool guy - time will tell.
Springsteen is already there with the choirs - what a sight to behold. Good music is coming our way on Tuesday. The beginning of a new era - it is more than a black man becoming president. No matter how brilliant his election team had been said to be, it is bigger than that. It is about young and old, black and white, and red and blue states coming together and saying, Change is
here.
Our times are challenging to say the least. The week's news has been full of those who can no longer afford to be in business. Simple Scrapbook Magazine and Circuit City were this week's casualties, wonder who it will be next week?
I just got a call from our exchange student Harma - she was watching the inauguration festivities and decided to call. The American in her will never go away so she still shares these milestones with us. Seems there is interest everywhere.
Plan on having my own little Party on Tuesday - I want to see it live - would never want to be there. Two words - toilet paper. Can not imagine being in that crowd but am loving being able to live vicariously thru the modern age of television. We are all a part of what is coming. These Moments are just the beginning for this generation who will define themselves by the Inauguration of 2009. For the rest of is, it Something we never expect to see...
