I expect thousands of people will be watching television later this evening as rescue teams in Chile begin carefully bringing the 33 trapped miners to the surface.  I know I will be.

The capsule ride to the surface will take approximately 20 minutes, round-trip an hour, so it will be at least 33 hours until all the men have been lifted to the surface.  I can't imagine being the last one - alone and anxious.

Their lives are about to change dramatically.