One of Dorothy Parker’s quips, “What fresh hell can this be? — was what she supposedly said when her doorbell or her phone rang. I quote Dorothy every morning when I flip on the news.
2020 is telling us who we are — and 2020 is definitely telling us who other people are, as in:
“Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.” — ? . . .
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No, no can’t use that one. I like dogs a lot and respect the joy and help they so often bring to people’s lives. )
“Birds of a feather flock together.” — ? . . .
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Nope. Can’t use that one either. Birds constantly amaze me with the wonder and beauty they bring to our world..)
“We are judged by the company we keep.” — ?. . .
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Yes. That’s it.) What do we defend, excuse, admire, support, want to be a part of? That’s what I see as the company we keep. That’s what’s telling us who we are — and who other people are — really are.
And, oh yeah, I have learned something else from this latest “fresh hell.”
I have learned that the Secret Service needs a union.
Boomer