... at first. I woke up as usual this morning, surfed the internet for a bit, and was quickly reminded that today is the day of Barack Obama's inauguration. I even noticed that today didn't seem that out-of-the-ordinary. Feeling that nonchalant seemed a little disquieting.
I turned on the TV to see the inauguration, and things changed pretty quickly. The first thing that struck me was the sea of people who went to witness history in the making. They stood in the cold for hours... some even took their children, who will undoubtedly not remember the event. People were moved to tears. That reminded me what today's about.
There's no doubt that it's a scary time in our society. People are losing money, jobs and homes in a manner that only the oldest of us could possibly remember. I think the only way to express this properly is to digress a bit...
I had to talk to the ex today... it's her day with the kids, but I'm taking them to the dentist. I called her to let her know that I'd be late with the kids because of the appointment. She said "I know you and I aren't friends or anything, but you've got to agree that what happened today was pretty fucking cool." Yeah, I do. I'm kind of scared of what the future's got in store for us, but I'm optimistic that we chose the right person to lead us through this.
Today is a very special day.
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