Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Election & Stomach Flu...

It's finally election day.  I think we were all a little surprised by how badly Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris and became the 47th U.S. President after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history.  Four years after leaving Washington, Trump's victory defied two assassination attempts, two presidential impeachments, his criminal conviction, and many other criminal charges.  He won the electoral vote 312 to 226.  He also won the popular vote 1,770,242 (52.2%) to 1,582,860 (46.7%).  What was also surprising was that the election was pretty much decided the same day unlike the last election that went on forever and we still are unsure if it was a fair election.

I finally went to bed around midnight.  Scott however never made it to bed because he got one of the worst bouts of flu I have seen in a long time.  I don't think he left the bathroom floor all night.  He got so weak that he even fell and hit his head on the bathroom counter.  The only positive thing was that I didn't have to take him to the hospital.   The flu symptoms only lasted about 24 hours but it took him a while to get his strength back.