Three weeks ago, the country was divided into those who would be voting for Donald Trump and those who would be voting for Kamala Harris. With the election now over, those divisions no longer exist. Now, we are all Americans who will be living through another Donald Trump Presidency. We’re all in the same boat now, except that half of us are optimistic about the next four years, and half of us are dreading them.
I am a never Trumper, but I am not too worried about what Donald Trump is going to do simply because I am old, real old. I am 76. My aging body might not even last until the end of his Presidency. For that matter, Trump is older than me, so his aging body might not last that long, either. He already looks like he’s melting. So, like my Mom always said, “Never trouble trouble, ‘til trouble troubles you, for trouble, like a bubble, that you’re troubling about, may only be a cipher with the rim rubbed out.”
Many of my friends are in the other camp. They drank the Kool-Aid DJT was dispensing and are expecting him to “Make America Great Again.” It would be nice if four years from now, I could say, “Wow, I’m shocked, but you were right. The United States is great again.” However, I feel that, instead, I will be saying, “I warned you assholes that this was going to happen.” Only time will tell what I’ll be saying in four years. So, let’s focus on the present.
Tomorrow, families and friends will be gathered around the Thanksgiving table, gorging on food before sitting down to watch football while their waistbands are pressing cruelly against their stomachs. Perhaps, there will be some political discussion, but I hope that everyone will remain calm, try to keep things civil, and remember that we all have much for which to be thankful. If you have trouble calming down, just remember the words of a wise old soothsayer, “This too shall pass.”
Happy Thanksgiving to all, even “Uncle Bob.”
Peace & Love, and all of the above.
Earl
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