A moment he won't ever forget

Miss Mamie doesn't have cable. That makes it tough on an avid Braves fan, since so many games have been scheduled on cable channels. But Tuesday night, she decided to come watch with me so that we could also catch Barak Obama's speech after he clinched the Democratic nomination.

It was an exciting game. You always have to sweat it when Soriano comes on to close because he sometimes walks a lot of batters and can load up the bases. But he pitched a perfect 3-up, 3-down top of the 9th and wrapped it up. And just moments later, Obama came on to put on an even better performance.

Miss Mamie has seen a lot. Her dad died when she was 4 or 5, and she, her mom, some aunts and an uncle tried to make ends meet working a few acres of cotton they owned. She moved to Atlanta when she was 12. She attended school and did domestic work in some homes. As she put it, "I've worked my whole life." Her life also included living through the civil rights movement here in the home of Dr. King. She hasn't told me much about that yet.

But, about 10 minutes in to Obama's speech, she said it was late and she was tired and would go home. Before she left, she got just a little misty-eyed as she said, "no matter what happens after this, it's a moment he won't ever forget." I guess she won't forget it either. Nor will I.