The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: Inauguration

  • Take Off Your Political Ears and Just Listen

    Take Off Your Political Ears and Just Listen

    There are certain things upon which we can all agree. The Golden Rule springs to mind.

  • Even More Impressed with Amanda Gorman

    Even more of a triumph, knowing this…

  • Different, and yet…

    There’s still much to do.

  • My Pussy Hat

    Ever since the Women’s March on Washington the day after the pussy-grabber’s inauguration, pink “pussy hats” have sort of become a thing. It’s a woman’s way of saying, “Yep. I have one. You have a problem with that?” Seeing that sea of pink hats on the Mall, the largest protest in the history of the…

  • I Just Can’t

    For the first time in my life, I will not be watching an American Presidential Inauguration. I’ve always watched them, even when the incoming president wasn’t the person I voted for. I watched them even when I wasn’t old enough to vote. It has always amazed me that this country, since its very founding, has…

  • “He’s Not MY President!”

    It’s Inauguration Day here in the United States, and even though I worked graveyard shift last night, which means the ceremonies felt like they were being held at the equivalent of my three o’clock in the morning, I watched them. And I got an amazing thrill from the event. Not just because my guy won.…