Tuesday, February 03, 2009

01-20-09 (Part 2) The Ceremony

As I have written earlier, Jen and I were unable to see President Obama take the oath of office in person. This is how we experienced the event:

It was still a moving experience and I am glad we were able to share the moment with others. As I have also said, Jen and I also were lucky enough to be able to see the President at two inaugural balls. We are more concerned about the people who were stuck in the "Purple Tunnel of Doom" and other, similar situations. Not all of them had the opportunity to see the new President as Jen and I did.

My friend, Tim, has found some amazing satellite pictures of Washington D.C. on 01-20-09 and has posted them on his blog. They are amazing to see - people really do look like ants. Which gives us food for thought in many ways.



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I was born and raised in Ohio. I am a lifelong Catholic Christian who has always been interested in the big questions of life. I have a passion for learning especially Philosophy, Science, Religion, History and Culture. I graduated from the University of Toledo in 2001 with a B.A. in International Relations. I married my soul-mate, Jen in 2001 and we moved to rural Tanigumi-mura Japan where we taught English for 3 years. We moved to California and eventually made it to San Francisco, the city we love. I earned my Master's Degree in Education in 2005. I began volunteering for the Barack Obama campaign in March of 2007 and was eventually hired as a field organizer in my native state, Ohio. It was hard but rewarding work. I have recently returned to San Francisco and want to stay actively involved in politics and government.
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