You know, I’m all for the idea of “common ground” and “cooperation” in government; such things as these and compromise are at the heart of our Federal system. But, when we’re just a few days out from a sitting President spending a noontime rally riling up supporters to storm the People’s House and disrupt the […]

“President Trump Has Committed Treason”. This is the title of an op-ed posted on the Washington Post web site yesterday evening. This is most certainly not a headline I ever wanted to see, and certainly not one anyone is comfortable seeing in reference to this novel experiment we call the United States of America. The […]

Today, I went back to work*. Only 270 unread emails in the queue, and 240 or so of those were system-generated cruft. Only took me about 40 minutes to address everything and move on. No crises, no bad news, and even a few encouraging developments. Other than one of the systems I have to use […]

So, after a couple of “kick the can” extensions, that $900 billion relief package, tied to the omnibus “fund the government” bill, got through both houses of Congress and landed on the President’s desk yesterday. Nobody really liked it; it’s totally insufficient, but that’s what they say compromise looks like, and it would carry us […]

Today is my last scheduled day of work for 2020. I’ve tied up everything I need to apart from one email response from one individual, who’s reply need only consist of “thumbs up*” for me to close the book on this particular item and feel like I’m keeping the project on track. Also, my body […]

It’s Monday in early December, 2020; and the state of the world is decidedly “meh.” As usual. ‘Rona cases are concerningly on the rise, in part because of the colder temperatures, the holidays (we’re about two weeks out from Thanksgiving, after all), and people all over the place still politicizing this thing, denying it, and […]

So, indeed, as the evidence has suggested over the previous days, Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States. This is, in my opinion, and the opinions of many other people, very good news. President Biden and VP Kamala Harris will be, at the very least, stable, straightforward, literate, and empathetic […]

Like I said yesterday, we’re going to be waiting a little bit for this one, but from where I’m sitting, things looks to be breaking our way. All it’s going to take is time. It’s the same way we get through any week, really, and this week’s been a long one for other reasons as […]

So, based on the latest headlines, it looks like we’re going to ultimately get good news on this one. Biden needs one more state, *any* state left, to put him over the Electoral College finish line; 45 needs them all. Nevada looks really good at this point (and will likely be the next declared state […]

It’s not over. It likey won’t be for several days. Not that those projections that came in last night are official anyway (they never are). Remember, this year is kind of unprecedented, with many more absentee/mail-in ballots due to the pandemic the current occupant hasn’t done anything about. Those votes get counted. It’s not over, […]