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I am part of a fabulous book club. I love the women in it – all interesting, intelligent women – and I love books. What’s not to love about the whole thing? It really is a fabulous group, and I’m incredibly lucky to be a part of it. Tonight was book club, as well as the State of the Union. Being Washington, DC, there are, of course, some very politically-involved people, but we met anyway and then ended early enough that those who wanted could stay and watch the State of the Union together.

So there we sat, watching the State of the Union on TV like everyone else watching it across the country. But we were a mere 5 blocks away from the actual, live thing! And we could hear the drone of helicopters circling overhead. Some also had to be aware of road closures around the Capitol. It’s all just so cool!

Most of us left in the middle of the speech for various reasons, as did I (I hate the constant applause and prefer to read it the next day; actually, I have little patience with political speeches in general, cynic that I am), which is why I’m typing this up now even though the speech is still going. I’m 2 or 3 blocks further away now. The helicopters overhead are kind of getting annoying. But still… I can’t believe where I live!