What's it all about, Alfie?

I'm looking at the stories this morning about the actions in Washington by the pro-Trump mob that breeched the Capital for the first time since The War of 1812... and I feel certain the outgoing administration doesn't care - we've seen four years of policies, speeches, actions, and inactions, that show all that are paying attention that a day like yesterday was virtually inevitable.

Sure, it could have been 4 years from now... but it was now, and we have seen it. And this morning, it's now clear that those that were objecting to the Electoral College vote count have changed their minds, and have decided that they would object no more. Enough was enough - finally... for them. And we have some sort of closure for this election.

We also have a 50-50 Senate, and I have to smile at the idea that the Founders expected this might happen, so they planned for it, and work will get done, compromises will be made, people will be unhappy, and some will be happy. Life will go on.

I wonder what will come in the days and weeks ahead... will we really have seen enough? Will we really change how we treat the less-well-off among us? I hope so. I really do.

A close friend, and his family, all have come down with COVID-19 as a result of some Christmas family time. I am so sorry for them. I know the intentions were good - and the precautions the family took were meant to keep everyone safe, but this is a nasty flu, and it's indiscriminate to whom it will hit. Closed spaces for several hours - like a Thanksgiving or Christmas celebration is just what it likes.

I think my household got it back in February 2020, after some trips to Seattle and San Francisco I had to take for work. I was in a packed airplane, and those cities at that time were hot spots. I got sick, for a few days, and then got better. My daughter was sick for a few weeks, and got better. While we haven't been tested, we survived without major complications.

I hope my friend's family does as well. This is a scary thing to have happen...