It looks like we have a full plate--me of course, and the Democrats

Fried fish sandwich with homemade tartar sauce & white onions, roasted broccoli and some very spicy jalapeno macaroni & cheese

This is what I usually have for dinner on Fridays (with a big glass of grapefruit soda) but enjoyed it early tonight (Thursday) just to shake things up a little.  But I couldn't help thinking, while dishing up these big portions, that I wasn't the only one with a full plate after this week's mid-terms.  

There's not a lot I want to say here.  This afternoon my friend Margaret wrote a terrific editorial on the recent elections which you can read here.  We're on the same page opinions wise, though I can't express my feelings as eloquently as her.  And right now my brain is pretty wrapped up in it's own struggle with long covid and chronic inflammation.  

But I did want to say I very much enjoyed Tuesday night.  I felt like a kid again on Christmas Eve.  As the results began coming in, I baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and made a pot of hot coffee, stayed up late and enjoyed the show.  

Some of my favorite people live in the great state of Texas, but I know good people who live in Ohio, Kansas & South Carolina too.  Their own excitement was contagious.  And man, Georgia is a rock star!

I don't know where the Democrats plan to start in January, but I hope they make restoring those extended subsidies to healthcare premiums a priority--along with reinstating Medicaid and food stamps for the needy.   And end those goddamn tariffs and that godforsaken war!!!  Oops, there I go...

Y'know, the irony is I don't consider myself a radical liberal.  I see myself as a loyal Democrat with some conservative leanings, the older I become.  But these last couple years have been positively horrific.  Unless you're a fascist or asshole, that is.

Oh well, on that hopeful note... thanks for reading, I hope everyone has a great weekend!