From as far back as I can remember ... okay, not as far back as that, but from the time that I was about 18 ... I have happily taken myself out to dinner. Alone!

I was at lunch the other day and noticed a couple at the next table – with each other – sort of – but both with their smart phones out doing their own thing. Exactly what David Brooks notes in a recent op-ed piece when he says, “You’re with the people you’re with, but you’re also monitoring the six billion other people who might be communicating something more interesting.” I find that sad.

Well here we are at Day Three post-election – and what a time we've had!