So, the vow was not to talk so much about politics. Ok, then let’s shift the conversation to aging, specifically just how President Joe Biden is doing. (Yes, I know that sounds a lot like politics, but whatever…)

Is Joe fading away from us? Is his age compromising his mental acuity? Is he fit to be our President? Quick bottom line is — wait for it — I don’t really know, I’m not a neuropathologist nor knowledgeable in cognitive thinking. So in other words, I’m perfectly qualified to offer some quick thoughts on this meaty topic.

We know Biden slips up. We don’t know that the slip-ups have has occurred which involve anything affecting American policy or security. His closest aides say it hasn’t happened, and they would seem to have more credibility that those with even less insight on the other side.

Physical frailty may be an issue — hard to me and most everyone else to know for sure — but mental sharpness for Biden doesn’t seem to be creating any major concerns. Of course the MAGAites disagree. They have jumped in to proclaim Biden unfit for office, quite willing to ignore dementia don’s obvious mental challenges (not to mention moral lapses).

All of which leaves us — those of us who can’t claim authority in these matters — worried and uncertain. Worried because no matter Biden’s mental state he is still higher than the trump bar of ineptitude, criminality and democracy-bashing.

So let’s leave it at that. Uncertainty and concern about Biden. At the least he’s not as wretched as trump with the latter’s loud and continuing endorsement of the criminal autocrat Putin. Hey, maybe there’s an idea for trump’s running mate?????