The inauguration was everything it should have been for the occasion: part spectacle, but mostly historic.
But before I delve into that, I went out last night, and we crushed pub quiz. Finally, I was excited to have a "food and beverage" partial-round, but the questions weren't as hard I had hoped....
Then I met up with some friends at Motel, and you know what? That place makes a perfect mint julep. Perfect 'cause of the blend of ingredients, but more because of the fact it's the only place I've ever had one in the proper silver goblet, so it stays chilly-chill for refreshing attributes.
So I got home shortly after 1am, with the alarm set for 5:45 am. It was still pretty dark out when I got up to watch the inauguration. I made coffee, and did some sudoku (btw, I've started playing sudoku, and I might be slightly addicted to it's logic-ness) and kept one eye on the TV until Obama came to do his oath and speech.
What a great speech I thought. Moving, and forward looking, it acknowledged all our past failures and recognized that the US is great because we're willing to out work/hustle everyone, not because of Manifest Destiny. I was very aware of the fact of the concept that America is THE leader of the world, without question. We claim this as our right, but Obama recognized it's responsibilities as well. The fact that I was watching this event with 2 New Zealanders who had keen interest in it is proof of our influence.
I am proud to say today that I am a citizen of the United States of America.
Does that make me a patriot?
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