Taking the Scenic Route

There is a moment, a simple moment, before history gets recorded.

Before it goes in the books.

Before it appears as a question on a game show.

Or, on a midterm exam.

A moment right before the headline is written.

There is a moment when history lives in the present.

When we can watch it unfold in real time, right before our eyes.

And we can all assume our place in it.

Some people live for history

We live for the moment just before.

-Cnn ad in the New York Times

I couldn’t help but feel the electricity in the air today when I went to vote. I usually walk in and just walk right through, but today, there was a line. A rather long line actually. It was amazing and everybody around me was energized and excited and commenting on how many people were coming out for the vote. Such an exciting day.

Today makes history, no matter who wins. You can just feel it. You can feel the power of history being made right now, and not the terrifying feeling of 9-11, or Oklahoma City, or the Shuttle disaster, but a moment when our lives get just a little better.