The Inauguration I Witnessed

Yesterday I mentioned that Ronald Reagan's Inauguration was one of the most memorable days of my life. Today I'll tell you why...

One of my friends on Facebook tagged me to tell 25 random things, and in my post answering that request, I said this:

1. I was present for Ronald Reagan's Inauguration.
2. I cheered that day when the Iran hostages got released.
3. I saw a lot of pro-ERA signs that day.
4. I was there with fellow college students, including my new groom, celebrating and also passing out tracts.
5. Three of us shared a box of them, and we got tired of carrying it, so we set it down in the park across from the White House and each canvassed the area taking what we could hold.
6. I was the first to return for more.
7. I found the area roped off.
8. Two SWAT teams were gearing up.
9. I thought "uh-oh."
10. I'm smart like that.
11. Back in the Dark Ages of 1981, we didn't think much about terrorism.
12. After I said the box was ours, I realized that was a dumb admission.
13. Suddenly I had many people standing around me. They all had on uniforms.
14. About that time, Gary arrived and asked what was happening.
15. They had the metal detectors going on the box by that time.
16. The metal detectors revealed no metal.
17. I thought "duh."
18. But a nice uniformed man explained that even if I didn't put a bomb in that box, someone else could have come along and done so.
19. The crowd wanted our "radioactive literature."
20. The hippies, thinking we were rebels, requested whatever it was we were sharing from the box.
21. The VIPs in a roped-off area sent a rep to get them some, too.
21. The people in minks, wanting to be cool, asked for copies.
22. We ran out in minutes.
23. Somewhere the FBI may have a file on me.
24. And my husband.
25. I doubt anybody carrying a box will get near the White House this year.

Oops. He asked for random. Too late.