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Forty-four words for the forty-fourth president.  No matter what your political ideals, your eye today through the lens turns on history.  Whatever you shoot is whatever your kids will see, ten, fifteen, twenty years from now when the idea of this man at this time in this White House will be considered a matter of course.

As I write, at least forty-four dishes are being washed in my kitchen as all day long friends and family called from as far away as Massachussetts to say they couldn't let this celebration go without being able to say, We were there.  So we threw more rice in the pot, put another can of black beans on the stove and feasted all night as the house filled with the happiness of change, a new day and the hope that in the morning it really will be a brand new world.

What are your forty-four words today?  What's the shot you'd like to contribute to family history.  Leave your links in the comments, then check out the others who participated with Melissa--the brilliant woman who came up with this idea.  I'll be looking for my historic shot as my dear ones brave the National Mall, a few Metro stops away.