The Burrow

Wasn't it wonderful to listen to reasoned arguments instead of screeds?   Did it make you smile when you forgave his verbal missteps, remembering the former guy's bloviating and appreciating the difference?   Did you find yourself clapping along - more than once?   Were you nodding and grinning as our president unveiled a vision for America that emphasized growth and healing, rather than division and discontent. There's no reason we can't....... That's the America I grew up in.  I'm glad to have it back

I'm still smiling. Scarlet and I played online mah jongg this morning, but mostly we talked about yesterday.  Everything we liked we both liked, in the same way, with the same over the top but what about !!!!! After a deep dive into the Twitterverse, my guy in the sneakers carrying the littlest fur clad member  turns out to be a lot more interesting than " I'm gonna be walking and carrying my kid; I better be comfortable" He's Nikolas Ajagu, the partner (or the husband - Professor Google was unable to agree) of  Vice President Harris's niece, Meena Harris, and a bigwig at Facebook.  Those kicks sold for $2,200   (or $2,000 - again, Prof. Google fails us) off the rack, as befits a partnership between Dior and Nike's Air Jordan brand. Personally, I have no clothing that cost $2,000.  If I did, I probably wouldn't let it touch the ground.  I'm just sayin'. The girls with the adorable matching coats are Vice President Harris's nieces, her siste...

Was it the sunny skies and the flapping flags and the colors on the Mall? Was it the fabulous coats the women were wearing or their magical ability to stand and walk and look strong and graceful while wearing stilettoes? Was it Lady Gaga looking up at the flag, Garth Brooks and his cowboy hat or was it JLo and all her bling?  Was it how crisp and clean everything looked so soon after armed marauders broke down the doors?   Was it the fact that we were doing this at all? Did you like " a whole bunch of Bidens"  or were you more entranced by the family surrounding Doug and Kamala?  TBG and I were taken with the guy in jeans and sneakers, carrying the littlest fur clad member down Pennsylvania Avenue. Was it that you didn't have to hear anything about the former occupant of the office?  This one is right up at the top of my list, right there with those ridiculously matchy-matchy shoes Nancy Pelosi had on (okay, maybe I am a little fashion obsessed for some rea...

That smile. Those open arms. Eyes, looking up and forward. And a tie that's not hanging down to his crotch, a suit coat that buttons over his belly, and the ability to string 4 words together without dismissing or damning or disparaging another human being. Four years ago I was distraught, straining for a glimpse of the Obamas behind the Trumpian phalanx of deplorables.  Today I am going to make every sweet thing I can imagine for breakfast, and sprinkle sugar over those things which don't normally require it.  I'm going to concentrate on hope and courage and confidence in America. Tomorrow, I want them to take down those horrible black barriers and gates.  Tomorrow, I want them to start sharing the charges they'll level against the Terrorist in Chief and his minions.  Tomorrow, I will give vent to the rage that I have been storing up for 4 long and torturous years. Today, I'm going to celebrate.  I'm going to clear my brain and scrub the corners where Trump lin...