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If you haven’t bitten off all your nails and devoured a gallon of ice cream by now, you haven’t been paying much attention to the world around you. The big question of which presidential candidate won is the most stressful and anxiety-ridden riddle that is French fried with fraud. Trying to get past that and looking into the future has become a monumental challenge of Herculean emotional strength. Since I feel I know less and less with every day that passes, I thought I’d flirt on the frivolous side and think about presidential inaugurations past and (who knows?) present and future.

 As I write this article, I will first confess not to have a magic ball to predict the outcome of the election. When all the votes are counted properly (or otherwise) and a definite (or otherwise) winner is named for another term or another disaster, I might need the assistance of Ezras Noshim, an all-female emergency care service. 

Cleopatra has risen from her mummified state to expose just how stupid people are these days. The ancient Egyptian queen has certainly unleashed a plethora of worldwide hate upon the announcement that her movie character will be played by Gal Gadot for the Hollywood remake.

If there was a living example of an eishes chayil (woman of valor), it could be Amy Coney Barrett. She ticks every box for the qualifications of the woman your husband sings about every Friday night at the Shabbos table before Kiddush. Of course, her religious practices are l’havdil Catholic, but the balance of attributes is extraordinary. If you are watching FOX News, you can’t escape the countless commercials endorsing her appointment to the Supreme Court, especially the one of JFK speaking about religious persecution.

G-d sends you signs in the most unlikely places. Our job is to stay within His divine parameters in order to witness them. I believe it does require stepping out of your box to focus on a potential harbinger.

As soon as the First Lady stepped out to speak during the RNC, I posted on my Facebook page, “The FLOTUS’s fashion choice (Alexander McQueen) for her RNC speech this evening was no accident chosen by designers or stylists. It was a subliminal message of army green with military tailoring that warned you that she is willing to fight for her husband.”