The Inauguration

 Got to see President Biden's inauguration at the very moment on the internet, thankfully.

I was also thinking about my storytelling friend, Virginia Pastoor, who knew ALL. She wanted to live until she could see Biden get elected, and she did. (Four years ago, her post was, "Sorry, Ben, we couldn't keep it!") She didn't know how many hurdles, especially on the 6th, would be thrown in Joe's way to Inauguration today. If, in a certain way, she knows, she probably has been pretty self assured, unlike those of us "down here" biting our nails and gripping our white knuckles.

Jimmy Kimmel made a comment about how the presidents generally age a lot in four years, but during the time under Trump, it might be...All of Us.

So, I'm not going to look at any selfies taken in 2016 and compare them to 2021. Despite the challenges and hard work we face as citizens, maybe we can go into reverse, aging wise, due to the relief we feel.

And even though there was an unfortunate assault on the Capitol (that was Us, they assaulted, because those people represent Us), it didn't morph into what our parents (or grandparents) fought in the 1930s "Over There".

Because we have more effective ways here of removing a demagogue.