The Morning View

There are countless millions of people who wear disposable contact lenses. The guidelines state that you should replace them every two weeks. It seems everyone chooses to forgo the protocol, myself included. And while you are supposed to take them out every night for cleaning, there are some who even eschew this procedure and can go months without cleaning. I'm not in this second group. Even at the height of inebriation I always seem to remember to take out my contacts before bed. As for replacement, I have no set schedule. Tonight, however, was an exception. I tossed away my contacts on purpose. I want a new pair to put in tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow is an important day. I've lived a relatively short life. I have, however, witnessed numerous events that affected the globe in some form. Somehow I remember Kirk Gibson's home run in the 1988 World Series. I remember the bay series earthquake in 1989 and yet have no recollection of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I remember the 1st Gulf War, Clinton's win in 92, the OJ chase, Princess Diana's crash, and the Lewinsky fiasco. As a semi-adult I experienced the elections of 2000 & 2004, the Patriot Act, the invasion of Iraq, and the Red Sox's break the curse. None of these events can compare to January 20th in importance. It is, without a doubt, the second most important event that has occurred during my lifetime. When viewed in terms of possibility or positivity, it has to be the single most important event that has transpired in my short life.

The impact of Obama's election can't be calculated in statistics. It is felt in the emotions of the people. And even though the affect of tomorrow isn't personal for me,per say, it is enormously personal to millions upon millions of others. No matter the politics, January 20th is an event without comparison. A day that surely deserves a new pair of lenses. The world will never look the same.