Represent

While we were having our family discussion last night, the television on my desk was tuned to coverage of the Inaugural Parade. All of us knew that at some point we'd stop talking to watch.

That moment came when TBDBITL -- "The Best Damn Band in the Land," a.k.a. The Ohio State University Marching Band -- emerged from the darkness on Pennsylvania Avenue and approached the reviewing stand.

For our new President -- who, as a candidate, was known to pander to OSU fans by leading the "O-H!" cheer during his rallies in central Ohio -- the world's largest all-brass-and-percussion band played "Beautiful Ohio" and "Across the Field," performing with verve and characteristic precision.

The sight, the sound, the occasion -- the whole thing gave me chills.

The Great State of Ohio couldn't have been represented any better yesterday than it was by "The Pride of the Buckeyes." Here in the KintlaLake household, these four Buckeyes sure were proud.