I spent the morning at Trump Towers in NYC. I was there because I got a temp job to be part of the President-elect’s transition team.
Because I arrived on time and took only ten minutes for a break (I was allotted fifteen minutes) they said they’re thinking of hiring me to be the Attorney General. I said the only legal experience I have is filing legal documents literally into a filing cabinet.
That produced some,”Oohhhs” and “Ahhhs.”
I’ve been feeling overwhelmed by things in general, so I thought I would go live under a rock. I found a nice sized one out in the desert. I tilted the rock so I could climb under and discovered the space was full with 12 people already underneath it.
I gave up and went back home. I sat down on my sofa and turned on Netflix. I started watching a new show called, “Peter the Mud-puddle: Triumph Amidst Adversity.” It’s about a mud puddle that determines to stay put during a drought. I felt that things were going to be okay.
I was feeling that I couldn’t wade through the eight years of Trump’s two terms, so I got in my time machine and rode to the Oval Office of January 21, 2025.
I was surprised to discover that the office was empty except for a round turtle bowl placed on the desk. There was a tiny turtle sitting on the plastic island surrounded by water in the middle of the bowl. The turtle looked up at me with hungry eyes. I noticed a canister of Wardley Turtle Premium Flakes next to the bowl. I shook the flakes into the water. The turtle dove in and began devouring the food.
It felt like I was making a difference.
I have friends on both ends of the political spectrum. I don’t agree with everyone’s viewpoint, but I mostly like their charming aspects. For instance, last night I was hanging out with Rudy Giuliani in his apartment.
Rudy asked me how many sticks of butter I thought he could eat. I said a half. Rudy laughed and got out two packages of butter sticks from the fridge, unwrapped each stick, and proceeded to eat seven and a half. I said that I was wrong and that he was a fool.
Rudy held his stomach and said that I was right on both accounts.
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