A big day for America (fuck, yeah!)
There’s a cloistered hush on the electronic highways and byways of corporate America. I haven’t had a business email since Friday. The inauguration of the 44th President of the United States is three hours away and presumably everyone is either in D.C. or watching the celebrations on the mall on TV. It’s MAYHEM there.
People are actually celebrating as opposed to simply observing this inauguration. Parties are breaking out all over the place. Periodically, some mainstream political pundit will attempt to remind us of the solemnity of the occasion, its importance to our country and the long history of tradition that the ceremony represents. It’s a somber event, they tell us, we should conduct ourselves with dignity, respecting the institutions and the office of our great country. There’s no room for levity.
THAT'S what I'm talking about......
Well that’s like a red rag to a bull for people like me. I spurn the very concept as I would spurn a rabid dog. The parties and the crazy fun are a tangible expression of the pursuit of happiness, surely? Also, levity is my middle name. Joe Levity Bones.
I am told this would not be the right time for me to post the celebrated Team America video (made by two GREAT Americans from Colorado and Texas), so here it is (lyrics NSFW):
Enjoy the celebrations, ya’ll.