And thank you Glenn and thank you SHINBONE STAR for giving a clear voice to the pain so many of us have been feeling. I’m also going to slowly lower my presence. Not disappear, just lower my own personal temperature. There are still things that will need saying and issues that will need context and history, but at least we have returned to some kind of sanity. It’s SO overdue!
Four years ago when The Shinbone Star started its mission to oppose the demagogue who had seized control of our nation, I didn’t know just how hard it would be. In fact I expected it to fail.
Back then, the names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had not entered my thought processes. I only knew that I needed to do something, even if that something lasted only a month or a week.
But The Shinbone Star did last, right up until the moment Donald Trump flew off to whatever awaits him, and competent leadership returned to the White House.
Even for a crusty old newspaperman who’s seen more than his share of bad news, I teared up today when Harris raised her right hand and swore to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States as our new vice president.
Despite the turmoil and pain of the last four…
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Between sighs I’m holding my breath.
*Sigh* …….
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Yes, a sigh of relief!, but we also can’t become complacent. We must continue to remain aware as the possibility of what can happen has been vividly demonstrated.
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Complacence got us where we are today, so yeah, probably not a good choice. But we elderly folks deserve a short RETIREMENT break where we got to have a little of our life back while we sitll have one!
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Who you callin’ “elderly”?
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Wonderful wasn’t it. I watched the whole ceremony on the TV. I think I can say for most of us in Europe, we are now breathing a sigh of relief.
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I feel like I finally got rid of a really bad case of the four-year flu! And they didn’t mention “his” name even ONCE today. Not even ONCE. I was thrilled. America is back. We’ve got a lot of work to do, but at least now we have a chance of getting it done! I can stop having nightmares about “you know who.”
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There was one mention earlier on PBS. They mentioned, and showed him getting off the plane (Air Force 2) in Florida. We watched as he and Melania left the craft, and I could swear I saw a smirk on her face.., her plan worked! I’ll show him “stupid”.., yeah, l’ll show him!
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