I often wonder what certain historic moments were like. What would it have been like to meet great men and women of history or live through their momentous times?

Well, we're doing it. I had that sense the other day. I told the story during a recent speaking engagement that I was out early one morning to run in my neighborhood. Normally, I go to my local college track and run on the softer surface. To save time, I reverted to my old routine.

As I was walking back to my house during my cool-down, I saw the newspaper delivery man turn down my street. I hadn't seen him in probably two years. As I watched him drive along, it struck me how few newspapers he was dropping on the driveways of my neighbors. I could remember when newspapers would come flinging out of his window. 

It hit me: I was watching history.