Also I cannot believe he made me read about a woman being "humble"!!!!!!

The universe has some nerve.

"Signing the measure was 'very humbling,' Kounalakis said." (To Garcia.)

https://theweek.com/california/1012042/for-the-1st-time-in-california-history-a-woman-has-signed-a-bill-into-law

In a dark time, Theo Roethke.