WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY!! YES WE DID!!

It's a bright and shining 1st day in a new America!! President Barack Obama took the official oath of office yesterday and the country, some say the world, changed forever. We will remember this moment as period in time when we as an American people banded together to reach out and helped each other do something truly historic. We are in the toughest economic climate of any era since the Great Depression. The number of Americans that have lost their jobs is both staggering and sobering. It is with the spirit of our forebears of that resourceful generation, that we begin a fantastic trek into the beyond, daring to leave our own indelible mark on the fabric of this nation.

Unfortunately, I did not get to attend the inaugural celebration in Washington D. C. no, I spent my morning re-registering for spring classes at Richland College. The significance of the moment permeated the atmosphere of the entire campus. Every person that wanted to ceremony was able to witness to the greatest triumph for American race relations since the demolition of Jim Crow. As I waited patiently in line to pay my tuition for my classes, President Obama was sworn in and then he took the podium as President of the United States, for the first time. He then proceeded to talk to the nation and the world, delivering his most profound declaration that "change" has finally come to America. From on that moment and throughout his inaugural address, the silence that surrounded the registration office inside Thunderduck Hall was unmistakable. The nation stood still as he spoke about the amazingly challenging job we are all beginning together. With President Obama's inspirational words engulfing my entity, I was moved to capture some of the day with my hand cam to share my experience on the day a black man became president.

CHANGE HAS COME AMERICA!!!



After leaving campus the magnitude of the moment continued to build up inside of me so, I turned on the cam again while I drove to share my message of hope for the future for myself and this transcendent country .
Yes we can!!

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IMPOSSIBLE DREAM....Detroit Lions fight to keep history of futility in Tampa, CB vows to walk back if they win!!!

GREEN BAY, Wisc.- British abolitionist, Baron Thomas Foxwell Buxton is best known for saying, "With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable." Surely he must have known the Detroit Lions. Hopefully they will use this quote as their battle cry heading into the game today against the Green Bay Packers. With a loss they will achieve a new modern day record for NFL futility, 0-16.

Earlier this week, Lions cornerback Travis Fisher said he wouldn't fly back with the team if they found a way to get the win in Green Bay. "If we win, I ain't catching the plane back home," he said with a laugh "I'll walk back to Detroit." (AP)

Not since the 1976 expansion Tampa Buccaneers went 0-14 has any team failed to win at least one game in a season. In the 16 game era, no team had ever gone 0-15, until last week. But the Lions set a new low with their pitiful peformance last week in the 42-7 drubbing against the visiting New Orleans Saints and their fans shouldn't expect much more today. These Lions have been hibernating for most of the season. The last time the team actually won a game was two days before Christmas last year. Somehow, they found a way to plummet from potential playoff contenders after a 6-2 start to perrenial doormats losing seven of their last eight games and stumbling to a 7-9 record overall.


Now they have to find a way to win in the tough cold treacherous weather conditions of Wisconsin in December.


The temperature at game time is 22 degrees and anticipated wind gusts of up to 23 mph throughout the day.

In this remarkable year we have seen so many things that have inspired us to hope for change in our lives and society.

THE NOT SO GOOD
We have endured natural disasters on all of our coasts, from the wildfires of California to the hurricanes and tornadoes in South Texas and all along the Atlantic coasts. We are experiencing the greatest economic decline since the Great Depression, unemployment rates are at all time highs, our homes are losing value and our cars are worthless and millions of Americans are without healthcare and millions more suffer in poverty.

THE GOOD TO COME FOR AMERICA
We have elected a black man President and we've witnessed the end of the Bush administration.

THE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE ....
If there is any hope left in what has been awe inspiring 362 days so far in 2008 let us all hope that the Lions and the city of Detroit will be able to look back in the years to come and say that despite of over-whelming odds against them on this day and the tremendous adversity the faced, and say that they did not go quietly into the night. They fought back and said NO to making history for futility and just won baby!! You can do it LIONS!!