FYI, that was Rev. Franklin Graham, son of the well-known evangelist Rev. “Billy” Graham.

After the oath and his good speech, we made our way to Pennsylvania Avenue to find a spot for the parade. More security; very, very tight to get to the parade route; obviously the most dangerous place. And they were keeping all the demonstrators out.

We ducked into a fine little cafe on 10th & Pennsylvania. Placed was packed with happy, excited Trumpsters. TV sets throughout the cafe showing the Inauguration events. And then it happened.

The TV showed Barak and Michelle Obama walking down a carpet on the tarmac, going to board Air Force One. At that,the whole cafe spontaneously launched into

“Nah-nah
Nah nah nah-nah
Hey hey hey
Kiss him goodbye!

We went out and stood on the curb with all the Trumpsters and talked among ourselves and said all those things that Neo couldn’t say at her “friend’s” party. There was some apprehension, as the Avenue was lined on both sides with State Troopers and military. Helicopters constantly patrolled overhead. And on the rooftops, snipers.

But the grandest moment of all was when President & Mrs Trump, all the kids, and all the grandkids, came walking down the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue. That took tremendous courage. I believe it was President Trump’s way of honoring the police and military of our nation by showing his complete confidence in them.

Thank you. As you may know, the poem is an excerpt from Tennyson’s “In Memoriam”. It established a sort of standard quatrain in ABBA form.

My “handle” is an invention of Anthony Trollope for one of his less well known characters in a less well known novel, Marion Fay. It looks Welsh, in which case, my guess is that it would be pronounced something like “Chloothuthloo”, the double dd sounding like “th” in brother.

I am feeling positive overall, even if he was not my first choice. I’m starting to like the guy even if he can be rough around the edges. Maybe that is what was needed, an “ankle biter” as Pamela Geller has called him — who is a fighter and who is determined to fight for the USA.

I loved his saying he would have us destroy Islamic extremism the world over. That is music to my ears. Easier said than done but it has never been said before.

A few weeks ago, I had thought I’d give some sign of subtle jubilation or something at my desk once noon came around. But in the end, I resisted. I was too busy, anyway. I may hoist my little desk flag a bit higher on Monday, though.

Llwyddythlw, what does your name mean and how is it pronounced? And that poem is nice. I like the unusual rhyme scheme in it.

I concluded that I was proud of our military (helicopter), proud of the democratic transfer of power, and grateful for the bounty of capitalism that could produce the extravagant show. I also admired the defeated Democrat leaders who proudly behaved in the ceremony. I also thought of the many well intentioned, but misguided Obama supporters who are motivated to achieve a greater good for the less fortunate.