Inauguration Hoopla

We rarely have times when we know history is going to happen. Usually, we don't find out something is historic or important until after the event. Tomorrow is different. History will be made tomorrow and we all can watch. After tomorrow, people will be asking each other "What was it like for you when you heard Barack Obama take the oath of office?" It's definitely on the order of "Where were you when you heard Kennedy was killed?" or "Where were you when the shuttle exploded?" I get to say I was at work, trying to schedule my break for noon so I could watch it live, instead of tape delayed. Not very dramatic, I admit. Somehow it seems important to see this at the moment it happens, to be part of the event in some small way, to feel the connection between all the millions of people worldwide sharing in this event. This moment will be an paradigm shift; there was a time before the first African-American president and the time after. There are no more what-ifs in this matter. It has happened. But, of course, that begs the question, "Where do we go from here?"