So I could write about our first black president or how last time it was this cold on Inauguration day was with Harrison, it was before my time or yours. His has the record for the longest inauguration speech in history, 30 days later he died of pneumonia. I think but for now let me talk about cold weather and having a cold.
So I have been training for a marathon and have been running outside, I can't stand treadmills and stay off them as much as possible. Now yes it is winter but I just bundle up and go for it. Believe me I hate running in the cold but I hate it less than than the treadmill. For the most part I have been ok running outside till about 2 day ago. That is when I get this stupid cold, I can't breath, I keep sneezing, I keep blowing my nose, I am miserable, but here is the weird part about all of this. I tend to feel a better when I am running. I know running will loosen phlegm, but whatever. As much as I want to keep running so I can feel better, the cold seems to be trying to make me not want to run. Like it knows that I am trying to kill it, I have been forcing my self to keep on going but man this cold is horrible. On the other hand, a part of me thinks that me sweating and being outside is probally not so good for me either, but what am I suppose to do? I will suffer through it but this day in history I have my first officail cold of the year. Ok I know it stupid.
Anyway back to the elephant in the room, today is by far one of those days that we will all remember. I am sure that this day will affect everyone differently, but it is by far a remarkable day. A few months ago this great country of ours elected the first black president. For me that is huge, just decades earlier blacks and other non-caucasian ethnicities where discriminated and looked down upon. I know it still happens today as much as people want to say it doesn't, but look at what this country has done. From all the hatred and animosity that the older generation might still have this country chose to elect Barrack Obama as the 44th president of the United States Of America. That should really have a new meaning now, UNITED States of America, I mean the first time in this great nations history we are united as a country in electing him and the race card was not an issue. White, black, asain, latino, european, a majority of US citizens elected him. HOPE was the main thing people keep saying about this man, and hope he has given this country and world really. Not all of you will agree but I still think that George W. Bush did a fine job and history will look back and find that he did things because they were right. Who is to say you would have not made the same decision in his place.
Future generation will look back at our time and say that the early part of the 21st century was a time of change for the country and the world. What will President Obama do? Not sure but he has given people a chance to believe in our country again that anyone can be president. Good luck Mr. President, these are big shoes to fill.
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