Happy Day
Not the most productive day at work--between about 11 and 1 I really didn't even pretend, just gathered at the TV with most of the other folks in the office and watched the coverage. I loved Michelle's dress, Barack's speech, and Aretha's performance. I thought Rick Warren's invocation was better than I'd expected, even if it did start to show serious threats of running longer than the inaugural address was going to. I loved seeing the unbelievable throngs of people stretching along the Mall--and how happy everybody looked.
Also, did Dick Cheney seriously pull his back while moving? Didn't they have people to do that for them? Didn't he trust anybody else to deal with the man-sized safe?
I was also extremely amused when whichever babbling head it was (probably Chris Matthews) pointed to Craig Robinson, Michelle's brother, and said "Oh, he's wearing a Princeton scarf." Dude, the man is head basketball coach at Oregon State University; I'm pretty sure it's an OSU scarf. Eastern elitism, I tell you.
I was still holding my breath a bit right up until Biden was sworn in. And then I thought, OK, no last-minute powerplay by Cheney, I think we're home free now. I think I didn't quite trust that Cheney would let the Constitution play out, but he did. And we are now ready to stand up and take on our responsibilities in a truly free society, to really build something great again.
Also, did Dick Cheney seriously pull his back while moving? Didn't they have people to do that for them? Didn't he trust anybody else to deal with the man-sized safe?
I was also extremely amused when whichever babbling head it was (probably Chris Matthews) pointed to Craig Robinson, Michelle's brother, and said "Oh, he's wearing a Princeton scarf." Dude, the man is head basketball coach at Oregon State University; I'm pretty sure it's an OSU scarf. Eastern elitism, I tell you.
I was still holding my breath a bit right up until Biden was sworn in. And then I thought, OK, no last-minute powerplay by Cheney, I think we're home free now. I think I didn't quite trust that Cheney would let the Constitution play out, but he did. And we are now ready to stand up and take on our responsibilities in a truly free society, to really build something great again.