{"id":11172,"date":"2021-01-22T01:05:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T09:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=11172"},"modified":"2021-01-22T06:45:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T14:45:10","slug":"7-quick-takes-inauguration-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=11172","title":{"rendered":"7 Quick Takes: Inauguration Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/7qt.jpg\" alt=\"7 Quick Takes\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt1\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt1\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 1 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Much better situation on Inauguration Day 2021 than Inauguration Day 2017.<\/strong> I&#8217;m not even talking about the person being inaugurated. In 2017, I was dealing with a kid who had a stomach bug that landed him in the E.R. because he couldn&#8217;t even keep water in his system. (It&#8217;s not like I would have watched the Inauguration that day anyway.)<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, I do still have 10 loads of his laundry to do (not even kidding), but at least he isn&#8217;t on an E.R. gurney sobbing because he wants apple juice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt2\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt2\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 2 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inauguration thoughts.<\/strong> So much hope. So much class. So much emotion. Stephen Colbert sums up my feelings beautifully:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Biden&#039;s Joyful Inauguration Day Felt Like A Return To Normalcy - LIVE MONOLOGUE\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QCkNMMlB0Nk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt3\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt3\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 3 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Hill We Climb&#8221;.<\/strong> If anyone missed Amanda Gorman&#8217;s amazing poem yesterday, here it is again:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poet Amanda Gorman reads &#039;The Hill We Climb&#039;\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wz4YuEvJ3y4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt4\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt4\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 4 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Lloyed Webber vs. sea shanties.<\/strong> Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the genius behind CATS and Phantom of the Opera, decided to do a duet with Nathan Evanss on &#8220;Wellerman&#8221;. Nathan was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nathanevanss\/video\/6919404123158809858?lang=en&#038;is_copy_url=0&#038;is_from_webapp=v2&#038;sender_device=pc&#038;sender_web_id=6897421726264968710\">quite chuffed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@officialalw\/video\/6919061058825063682\" data-video-id=\"6919061058825063682\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@officialalw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@officialalw\" rel=\"noopener\">@officialalw<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"duet\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/duet\" rel=\"noopener\">##duet<\/a> with @nathanevanss Anyone for Fisherman\u2019s Friend? &#8211; Team ALW <a title=\"seashanty\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/seashanty\" rel=\"noopener\">##seashanty<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"? original sound - N A T H A N E V A N S S\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6910995343458962177\" rel=\"noopener\">? original sound &#8211; N A T H A N E V A N S S<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt5\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt5\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 5 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation of the mRNA COVID vaccine.<\/strong> One of my favorite YouTubers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiamy6DLsjIeCgfz8TLXg9Q\">Violin M.D.<\/a>, made a wonderful video on how the COVID vaccine works.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DOCTOR EXPLAINS mRNA COVID-19 VACCINE\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xzlwhz0MhTw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt6\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt6\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 6 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another vaccine take.<\/strong> My parents were able to make appointments to get their first COVID vaccine. They get their shots on the 31st, as Washington will be at Tier 1b starting on January 26th. I am Tier 1d, so I&#8217;m thinking my first vaccine appointment won&#8217;t be until late March\/early April.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt7\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt7\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 7 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bliss.<\/strong> My precious panther has decided to sleep next to my pillow. I am honored.<\/p>\n<p>For more Quick Takes, visit Kelly at <a href=\"http:\/\/thisaintthelyceum.org\">This Ain&#8217;t The Lyceum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; 1 &#8212; Much better situation on Inauguration Day 2021 than Inauguration Day 2017. I&#8217;m not even talking about the person being inaugurated. 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