Well, I almost did... then I remembered they were showing the inauguration live at work. I got there just in time! I had to stand at the back of the room on my tippy toes to see.
There we all were - two Nobel Laureates, me, geeky researchers, cranky clinicians, the guy who picks up recycling, and everyone else choking up at the thought of a President with a command of the English language. (Side note: it's always been funny to me that many Bush supporters fall into the "if you live here you should speak English, dammit!" camp when our own Commander in Chief couldn't pass a 3rd grade grammar test.) Proudly eating our chocolate Top Pot doughnuts with white icing and blue and red sprinkles. (I got there too late for 1/2 & 1/2 so I had to drink my Cafe Vita sugar only! Drat.) There were many great crescendos of rhetoric (I loved the George Washington reference, myself) but the only audible rise out of our group came when he promised to restore science to it's proper place (Dorks!)
It all left me wondering.... where does a non-profit cancer research center get the dough for 20 or so humongous flat screen tv's!!?? And cable!!??
I have to pay for my bus pass now- those better be rentals!
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I am preemptively telling anyone who wants to correct my grammar to FUCK OFF!
I am not running for President!
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