This morning, when I checked the statistics on my website, www.FunnyPhotosContest.com for cute or funny photos and photo captions, it should not have surprised me that very few people had visited the site. After all, the whole country had instead turned to their radios, computers, and televisions to listen to and watch the inauguration of the first African-American President. Like everyone else I did too and I must admit there were several times when, touched by emotion, I felt a lump in my throat.
Journalists reported that over a million people lined the streets of Washington D.C. to participate in this historic celebration. It seems like the excitement has permeated almost everyone, everywhere. Although I rarely pay much attention to politics, today for the first time ever, even I followed the inauguration festivities closely. And throughout it all, I can't help but feel extremely grateful to live in this wonderful country and proud to be an American
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