My granddaughter, Kristine, who lives in Manhattan, sent me some pictures of her grandchildren, Burk, 5, and Reese, 3, posed beside a TV showing President Obama taking his oath of office. They are such good pictures. The children are so adorable. The pictures will be interesting when they are old enough to vote. That should be interesting. Who knows how long he will be in office? It might be four years, eight years, or maybe he will lose it like the Governor of Illinois. Our country is so full of people holding office in our country. You wonder how it survives.
I am now reading the book, “Svetlanna.” She is the daughter of Stalin, the Russian dictator. If he didn’t like a person, he would just have them killed. Even his three children had to be careful of what they said, wrote, or did. I’m still reading it so I’ll have to give the end later. She lived in India, Italy, in a monastery in Switzerland, and even the U.S. Every country handled her with kid gloves. Any little word might get us in a war with Russia.
I remember there was a lot in the newspapers about her. I wished I had paid more attention to the paper. I would know more about her. By the time she came to America, she was in her 40s.
Do you have your dips and chips ready for the big Bowl? Oh, I forgot this big super-game will be over and forgotten when you read this.
—norma hannaford