Right now

I hear that, in the last election, many people voted for the person they thought would bring them the most material gain.

My father once told me that given a choice, to have money or not, it was always easier with money than without. Thank God he did not say money is the best thing to have -- because it is not.

Money never gave me security in my marriage. In fact it was the cause of much of our insecurity because my husband worshiped gold like only King Midas could.

Money cannot buy life for a dying child, or feed a starving person if there is no food to buy. Money cannot buy respect, or intelligence, or even love.

Money can smooth the way if you are kind and thoughtful and empathetic and the world still has what you need to buy.

Right now, even  though I want to hurl invective s at Trump and those people who voted him into office, I know that is neither right, nor particularly useful.

Instead of wasting our time trying to making ourselves feel better, perhaps it is time to start making sure more Democrats win the next elections.

If that happens we will feel better.