re: One month ago today Trump was elected - What is your story.

I strongly believed that the media was overplaying their hand to create the sense that it was a fait accompli. I also , was shocked and amazed at Wikileaks, Pizza-gate, etc. It was clear to me that the cultural backlash was solidified. Guys on this board were posting about how Wikileaks had not delivered and I felt it was exactly the opposite. I felt like Clinton's karma had finally caught up to her, probably a decade later than it should have.

Still, a part of me was fatalistic. Mrs Pimp was extremely anxious. I was aware of my own anxiety. It was very strange. So I sat down with Mrs. Pimp, we imagined a Clinton victory,and separated how it would effect the country/our kids futures from how it would effect us personally. We agreed to double down on our business and keep the kids focused and that we would just "unplug", not only from the tv and internet, but from the larger culture. We agreed to focus on family and commerce and if we lost to just keep our heads down and focus on things within our control. We agreed to embrace dissident status.

On election day I told Mrs. Pimp that I felt optimistic that the rust belt would save us. I felt the "frick yeah, Trump!" voters might save us as I have them in my own family in western PA, upstate NY and Fl. These are old-school Union Democrat-types and they were engaged for the first time since Reagan. This gave me hope.

I said a silent prayer. I'm agnostic. So it was a very disorganized and un-poetic prayer, probably more like a Buddhist mantra then a proper Christian prayer. I literally said a prayer on my couch,which amused me to no end, turned on my computer and the tv. I was filled with a sense of peace and optimism. I went to the NYT website (absolute money) and spent one of the most joyful evenings of my life. It was obvious to me early that America was in a feisty mood.

I have not been this optimistic about American prospects since the 1990's. I'm just very relieved and happy. And grateful to all those who fought the good fight.