Yours truly was honored to be among them. You can’t imagine the feelings of inspiration that floated throughout Independence Hall today, standing beside such friends and countrymen as Thomas Jefferson (he’s drafted quite a wonderful poem on his site from today) and Benjamin Franklin (who has got pictures of the event in question up on his weblog). I must share with you an amusing anecdote from the day’s events, however—as all of us stood toe-to-toe, preparing to ink our names onto the document in question… Thomas leaned forward and picked up the inkwell and the pen, but when he went to inscribe his name on the document, he slipped and fell mid-signature! But Thomas, always quite dedicated to the cause at hand, attempted to finish his name before hitting the ground. The result—a curved, grandiose signature that was the cause of laughter for the rest of the lively scenario! And as each statesman reached the table and the document, those who had already signed began to chant, “Give us your Thomas Jefferson!”
