If we as a nation lost our innocence on Nov. 22, 1963 when JFK was assassinated; if we regained our pure childlike wonder on that July 1969 night when people first walked on the moon; then last night, on Nov. 4, 2008 we finally attained our maturity. I looked at my 24-year-old son and realized that Barack Obama will also be the bridge between my generation and his. We live in interesting times, but now they are also extraordinary times. May they become exemplary times as well!