My first wife was a fan of Hall and Oates, I was basically indifferent. She asked me if I wanted to go to one of their concerts in Cincy once, and I said, quite clearly, no. She bought tickets anyway. I protested, and she said "They were $$$", so in a vain attempt to maintain some sort of marital humor, I went. It was atrocious, small venue, no drinks, hot and stuffy, no chairs anywhere, packed. I went as far away from the stage as I could and sat on a step and plugged my ears (I don't like loud music at that level). Some gal saw me and asked if I was OK and I waved here away.
Some women don't understand what NO means. I've since learned to be emphatic. (I didn't say NO to Hamilton because my wife and daughter wanted to go, OK fine, I thought it would be OK and "everyone" said it was fantastic. At least they had seats, I sat with my ears plugged for most of it.)
I really think "we" are akin to sheep, we're social creatures and want to go along to get along. It's necessary for societies to function, from small to large. Remarkably, when it comes to Presidential options, we end up in my view with two choices that range from awful to worse perhaps because of this. It's the worst possible form of government ...
I think Churchill said it ...
