2024 In the Rear-View Mirror
Well, (he wrote, belaboring the obvious) here we are at last – New Year’s Eve, 2024. In a few hours, my wife and I will set aside work, hop in the truck, and head up to our favorite place in the Valley for a fine meal, a few adult beverages, and to ring in the New Year with a few of our favorite people and a great local band.
In the meantime, it’s appropriate to take a moment and look back at 2024, because, boy, this year was a doozy, capped by a presidential election that was a real sockdolager. There were a few things we expected – and a few we didn’t.
Expected:
Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Bleatings of administration officials aside that befuddled old Joe was “sharp as a tack,” this wasn’t a big shock, especially after his one disastrous debate performance. We had a visitor from the lower 48 on the day of…
