There he goes! Catch him, catch him! Someone get the cat! 

Right in the middle of Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, Steve opened the door to our wood-burning stove to see what was banging inside. After peering in and poking up into the chimney, a starling flew out. For a few minutes, a bird flew around the house, as we waved our arms and yelled, trying to steer it towards the backdoor. 

Chasing the bird was the most exciting part of the Joe Biden’s speech. We’re supposed to say that Joe was “fiery” and gave a “barn burner speech,” because we’ve got to do whatever it takes to keep Trump out of the White House. It wasn’t. While Biden’s speech was adequate and predictable on the surface, there is an interesting backstory about education and disability policy buried in the speech. Let’s unravel it.

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