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WOW !

Posted by Hillary Clinton on Facebook

And what a day and night it was! Plus a sleepless night of excitement and awe. I expected a win in a few places, but not this Blue Wave across the country. And Texas. Texas! But then suddenly, the undertow of fear. Why Fear? For what reason is this, my dear psyche? Ah, because this too can change. Everything changes. The democrats have two years to prove the worthiness of this one. Yes it was a signal that the people are sick and tired of greed and ugliness and corruption. The people are tired of supporting the rich at the costs to the many. But let us not forget there are still the Maga-Party Faithful. And people are fickle.

Some quotes from the opposing, losing side. “We are doomed.” “More people needed to stay faithful. Just hang on for a little while longer.” “Yeah, and we’re not done yet. Just wait till you see what Elon has to say about this!” “He’ll [Trump] veto anything Dems put in front of him. Doesn’t matter what it is.” Yet many more, of course. The point is, they are still there.

And people on a losing side often seethe with anger. Sometimes people seething with anger take action. Sometimes action inflames others. Thus this remains a very volatile time in the country. Is it possible to wrap America in yellow tape with a huge Caution! written on it?

Posted by Tina Magnuson on Facebook

Still, let us revel in the Joy.

Posted by Being Liberal on Facebook

How Joyous it is! Not just here, but in the world. What an incredibly beautiful and powerful sight. I am left with only one question: What are we going to do with all of that tacky gold in the oval office?

But wait…there’s more!

And that’s the waaaaay things are!

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Notes To Self

Just be yourself. What does that mean? How do we just be ourselves? At which age are we closest to the self that is the self?

Today’s results in San Francisco—the public defender win. Chesa Boudin won the mayoral race for SF in California. This is a fellow who stood up against the Democratic machine and all of their endorsements to win. This could bode well for a message that really does need to be heard. Democrats, liberals, progressives, all are quite sick of the slick, the machine, the corporate in any dress that does not truly represent the people.

And the Packers won on Sunday, though a bit of a sloppy win, still a win. We’ve a bi-week coming up so this Sunday’s a freebee. We’re now 8 and 2. Not bad at all moving forward. Especially when we thought we’d have to wait for 3 years while the new team got put together. That’s the normal when the olds are replaced by the new players.

British novelist Julian Barnes was right when he wrote in his book “A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters” that “Irony may be defined as what people miss.” And mostly people misuse irony when they mean poetic justice. That’s when people get their just deserts for how they have acted or lived their lives. That or another misuse, that of Karma, when it isn’t Karma at all. Likely it’s the “what goes around comes around” thinking.

Some quotes are just lovely of themselves, tho we might never find a good use for them. Consider:

“Yes, I have actually mined coal, and distilled liquor, as well as seen a girl in a pink dress, and seen her take it off. I am 54 years old, weigh 220 pounds, and look like the chief dispatcher of a long-distance driving concern. I am a registered Democrat. I drink.” ~ The Butterfly


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