The Manic Mechanic

I'm sitting here watching the various scenes play out on the way to the Inauguration. It's a sea of people, all standing in below-freezing weather. And they are all beaming. I've never seen anything like this. Looking at all of this, I can't help but get a bit choked up. It's history in the making.

When I think of Mom, and how immensely proud and happy she would be to see this, I lose it.

And, as I write this, the television reporters are interviewing random spectators. They are talking to a mother and daughter who came to D.C. from California. They are asking where people are from, and why they decided to attend. The mother said she had recently recovered from cancer treatments and wanted more than anything to see this happen, that it was so important to be there. And I totally lose it.

Here's to the future. Let it be a good one. For everyone.