Anil Dash writes very well about this day.
The Big Picture is also really good today. But then, every post on that site is fantastic.
As for me, I had a wisdom tooth pulled this morning, my first time being cut with a scalpel (it was an impacted tooth). At least, I assume the oral surgeon used a scalpel; I took the advice I was given and didn’t look at the needles or any of the tools.