Fireworks!

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I can think of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

Tonight is Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night that commemorates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the November 5, 1605, in which a number of conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. As I type, fireworks are being lit all around our flat in London. We can see and hear the explosions.

But John and I prefer to think that people are setting off fireworks in honor of the election of Barak Obama to the US presidency. It's a historic day, and I was up until 4 a.m. watching the election results. I am optimistic it's a new day for the US and the world.