Huh? What's Up With That?

presidential precedence...   It's nothing new for a president to snub his successor by not attending the newly-elected president's festivities.  In fact, back in the day, there very well could have been an app called, Presidential Snubhub .   John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had been close friends for many years.  They had worked in Europe as fellow diplomats and, of course, both worked side by side to help create the Declaration of Independence.  But, as the two politicians' careers took different paths, they became rivals.   On the day of Jefferson's inauguration, Adams was nowhere to be found.  In fact, John Adams and his family had left the White House hours before Jefferson's swearing-in (sound familiar?) and headed for the family farm in Braintree, Massachusetts.     Ironically, history repeated itself 28 years later when Adams' son, John Quincy Adams boycotted the induction of his replacement, Andrew Jackson.      Martin ...

  what's with the 20s....   According to the American Optometric Association,  20/20 vision   is a term used....t o express normal visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of  vision ) measured at a distance of 20 feet .   In other words,  20/20 eyesight is as good as it gets.     But, in hindsight , the year 2020  was not as good as it gets.  The year was  a mix of emotions and a roller coaster ride for most of us.     Come to think of it, we've probably never had a perfect year.  How would we define an unblemished 12 month period?  Lots of factors to consider.  There's a global overview of the state of the world.  We would want to know how events impacted our own nucleus.  Plus, there's always something called, personal opinion .  So, unlike perfect 20/20 vision, an impeccable year would be difficult at best.  There are just so many elements to intrude upon perfection.  T...