The day the universe changed

STIPIMM: "Take Me Home Tonight," by Eddie Money

James Burke is one of the heroes of the McKenzie boys. His documentary series on scientific history are incredible looks at how knowledge builds upon knowledge; very inspiring stuff. Before I get too far off the reason why I'm posting, let me say that one of Burke's series, "The Day the Universe Changed," looks at moments in history that fundamentally altered the way the human mind looks at the world -- things like the publication of "The Origin of the Species," the first run of the Gutenberg press, etc.

Although they are not nearly as significant in the grander scheme of things, there are moments in our individual lives where our universe fundamentally changes. And I don't mean grand moments like graduation or even marriage... though they are significant, by the time those things happen, we know they're coming. I'm talking about the turn-of-the-tide moments. So not the day I married Bridget, but the day I met her. Not the day my father died, but the night I found out that he was dying. Not the day we moved to Boston, but the day Bridget found out that she got into Boston University.

Today, we had such a day.

Bridget got her dream job.

I can't go into the details online right now (I wouldn't want to ARTISTICally ASSOCIATE Bridget with a premature online revelation about her new company), but it is the job she had been hoping would become available and exactly the type of job that she is most qualified to do right now in her industry. More details will come soon, I promise.

What does this mean for us? For a while, we've been questioning whether Boston was really the place we needed to be for our respective careers right now. There was a big question about whether, once Bridget graduated, she'd be able to get a job in this area where there are only a handful of professional theatre companies. We've done a lot of thinking and a lot of stressing over what was going to happen next if Bridget wasn't able to find something worthwhile in her industry here.

All those worries instantly vaporized when I got Bridget's message this morning telling me the news. Immediately, our family's direction and security for the next few years became wonderfully clear.

It's a rainy day here in Boston, but as far as I'm concerned, the sun is as bright as it can be.