Today I’m taking a break from the regular weekly blog post—not because everyone is exhausted (which is true enough) but because we had a four-hour blackout in my neighborhood this afternoon! So now I’m too busy to create anything new, and time has run out.
Congratulations to former VP Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris on a historic win. It feels like we can breathe again for the first time in four long years.
Hmm, four-hour blackout, four years…coincidence? Who knows?
See you next week.
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