Speaking of food, I just made this butternut squash linguini alfredo and it's delicious.

I made this yesterday on Calli's rec and concur it is delicious. It confused N who thought it was mac and cheese.

Controversially, I actually don't really approve of elected officials boycotting the inauguration.

Why is that?

Also, I woke myself up super early because I thought I missed a deadline on a student's letter of recommendation for a scholarship. I had not.

I believe he was actually elected and will be the president, so it feels like a slippery slope. Everyone went to Obama's inauguration, right? It feels like it could easily become another party event where just the winning side shows up, and that feels terrible for our country.

Jesse, I have similar thoughts which are very conflicting for me. I want them to do their jobs and protest through their votes but then again, isn't that was the other side did? It is a lose lose in my mind.

Separately, I'm supposed to fly to SLC today. We got a bunch of snow last night with more expected today, so who knows. I also have both C and CJ home today and the maids due to come at some point. Today is going to be a mess.

I believe he was actually elected and will be the president, so it feels like a slippery slope. Everyone went to Obama's inauguration, right? It feels like it could easily become another party event where just the winning side shows up, and that feels terrible for our country.

It's an interesting perspective. If the elected official were a private citizen would it be okay to not attend as an act of protest? What if the elected official's district (like mine!) voted predominantly against the president elect, then would the official's constituents predominantly not support attendance?

It's essentially the whole conscience over constituents thing for me. As opposed to tradition, I guess.

TCM is showing "A Face In the Crowd" on inauguration day. Which is pretty danged pointed.

Sounds like a plan. I will be working, but will have something playing in the background. I'm guessing my soaps won't be on but I haven't actually looked at the schedule.

Controversially, I actually don't really approve of elected officials boycotting the inauguration.

Normally I would agree, but nothing about this incoming president is normal.

If the elected official were a private citizen would it be okay to not attend as an act of protest?

Of course.

What if the elected official's district (like mine!) voted predominantly against the president elect, then would the official's constituents predominantly not support attendance?

Again, I look to 8 years ago, and how I would have felt if anti-Obama electeds had, en masse, boycotted. I would not have approved!

Again, I look to 8 years ago, and how I would have felt if anti-Obama electeds had, en masse, boycotted. I would not have approved!

I have this too. Not about this same issue, but we're all running around screaming our heads off about how terrible Trump is and how we're all doomed, and how is it any different from how people reacted to (and genuinely felt about) Obama?

I mean, of course it's different. But I don't understand how to ever convince "the other side" of that.

Controversially, I actually don't really approve of elected officials boycotting the inauguration.

Yeah, I'm kinda torn myself. On one had, we have the whole issue of what if the Republicans had done that to Obama. I would have disapproved of that. On the other hand, if Trump did in fact "win" the election due to treasonous collaboration with a foreign power, which is looking entirely possible, I would want my representative to react to that.

I'm glad the recipe worked out for you, Kat! I'm looking forward to seeing how the sauce reheats tonight, as the recipe made quite a bit of it.

On the other hand, if Trump did in fact "win" the election due to treasonous collaboration with a foreign power, which is looking entirely possible, I would want my representative to react to that.

I want there to be serious investigations into that, and at least as many hearings as there were in to Benghazi. I don't think the symbolic protest is as important.