View from the North 40: Patience is virtually non-existent at this point

Welcome to Friday, the 136th day of November, 2020, a mere 227 days after Tuesday’s 2020 election, and — as I write this in the wee hours of the morning — we are still waiting and waiting and waiting for election results.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful that the election officials are taking their jobs seriously, and they have my utmost respect for their diligence, but none of that gives me even one ounce, an inkling or a smidge more patience than I already don’t have — especially for waiting.

Patience is not part of my genetic code and I was not successfully taught it as...