My first post of the new year, on this auspicious day...
2009.
The year the dream I didn't allow myself to dream came true anyway.
The year the nation I live in would truly, and collectively, see beyond the color of a man's skin to the content of his character.
The year my hopes - long encapsulated in the frost of cynical despair - have been released.
I never thought I'd live to see this day, but Lord, I'm glad I did.
Godspeed, President Obama.