Well, I could also make the case that the 2000 election with its Supreme-Court-adjudication ending was pretty damn consequential too but at least, then, while I wasn’t thrilled with the election outcome, George W. Bush wasn’t vowing to become a dictator on day one. So, there’s that...
it was fine. Lots of tents on the beach and chairs, good lunch at K. Came home in electric car. Walked to the Palace in the Woods (XXX Bosch). The trees are fine, the Japanese and Chinese rooms are interesting, XXX where the peace conference was held...