January 21, 2021

I’m just going to say it: I did not want to die when Donald Trump was in office. Period. I said that flippantly yesterday while watching inauguration festivities, and gal pal, Lynette, sat right up and said, “ME TOO!” I am certain we are not the only elders who feel that way. Maybe it seems a bit silly, but I just didn’t want to move on to the “next adventure” with DT still in charge and governing by tweet.

Now we move on with the Biden administration. Not that things will be easy, but at least I feel hopeful again…(remember hope?)…hopeful and very proud to live in a country that has such an incredible diverse citizenry. It was all on display during yesterday’s segments of pomp and celebration throughout the day and evening.

One of the major highlights, of course, was having lived long enough to see a female Vice President of the United States. Thank you, President Biden. Millions of women offer gratitude from our hearts.

Will there continue to be stalemates, lies, and ugly politics in the halls of Congress? Yes.

Will extremists from the right, the left, and overseas continue to be problematic? Yes.

Will we get vaccinated and help poorer countries do the same? Yes.

Will it take a long time to recover economically from these pandemic times? Yes.

Will we be wearing masks for a while? Yes.

Will the kids go back to regular classrooms within a year or so? Yes.

Are most Americans ready to take their representatives to task and insist that Congress finally get some priority things done that will benefit all Americans? Yes.

When I woke up this morning, I was in a terrific mood. After four years of government by chaos, we were “free at last, thank God almighty.”

I hope the increased interest Americans demonstrated in voting continues. It will be the only way to preserve and protect our fragile experiment of a democracy.