David's Tangled Thoughts

 I've been waiting for this day for four years but it has seemed longer than that. I make no secret about my distaste for Donald Trump's policies and him as a person. He, his sycophants in congress, and his supporters have caused me to abandon the Republican Party. I am too liberal for one party and too conservative for another. I was at the dealership trying to deal with a car repair this morning so I watched it there. I was curious to see what President Trump would do since he decided to he was going to skip town and the inauguration. He made some interesting remarks, boarded Marine One, then Air Force One, and then flew out of our lives - hopefully for good. The rest of the morning was rather morning. It occurred to me - have I become so used to the shit show that was Donald Trump? Did I want more? That's a disturbing thought.

COVID-19 continues to hang over all of us like a deathly specter. Although, thankfully, no close family members have fallen to the virus, I remain constantly worried-especially for the older members. Death has touched family members of friends and coworkers.  I contracted COVID during Thanksgiving. It was fortunate that my family did not get together this year for the holiday. I became extremely tired on Tuesday that went into Wednesday but there were no other symptoms. On Thanksgiving morning, however, I woke up with a fever. I began my quarantine but partly because of the holiday, I wasn’t able to get a test until Tuesday. I received word a couple days later that I had tested positive. Fortunately, I had a mild case. I had a low fever of 101oF, a cough, exhaustion, and lacked an appetite. The fever only lasted four days however the cough and exhaustion lingered for almost two weeks.    On the political front, Joe Biden has won the Presidential Election. It was a nail biter to be sur