Inauguration Day

There are lots of ways today is a momentous day for America. It brings to an end an administration with complete disregard for the U.S. constitution, that wallowed in the arrogance of power and anti-intellectualism. And it ushers in a new chapter in U.S. history. President Obama even included people like me, for what I believe is the first time, i.e. non-believers. But there is another personal marker for me with our new president. Barak Obama (b. 1961) is the first president younger than I am (b. 1952). So "the touch has been passed to a new generation ..."