I had a million things to do yesterday: help my kid pack for college, prepare PowerPoint slides for two upcoming presentations, and rewrite Chapter Three of my book. Instead, I spent the entire day watching Trump’s inauguration. I have no regrets; it was quality procrastination time. 

The morning began with the swearing-in ceremony with the titans of tech and one bra-wearing girlfriend in the front row. Because it was too cold to hold the ceremony outside, the rest of the guests were clown-car-ed into the room. 

It was early, but not too early. Plenty of time for the glam teams to primp the Trump clan as they made the procession into the rotunda. 

There were notable absences, like Michelle Obama and Nancy Pelosi. I’m sure that Joe and Kamala wish they were drinking fruity cocktails at Obama’s Hawaii compound rather than being marched to the execution.

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