2020: One Day At A Time, We Will Achieve!!
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I've figured out dieting. I've got splurging down to a science. I wish I could figure out moderation.0
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Wash Post:
Trump on drugs:
President Trump on drugs. Wow. I have to admit that I failed to see this one coming. Trump’s political career has been such a wild ride all by itself, it never occurred to me to wonder what would happen if this grandiose narcissist with the bombastic flair were to be filled to the gills with a powerful steroid. Just as I never looked at Usain Bolt, the great Jamaican sprinter, and mused: What would he be like on a rocket sled?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-on-drugs-who-could-have-seen-this-coming/2020/10/09/d7219e90-0a4a-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html0 -
I gotta admit - I had no idea anyone still listened to the radio regularly. When I think of the radio, I think of my grandfather listening to an Orioles game or music blaring in the car.
New York Times:
Talk Radio Is Turning Millions of Americans Into Conservatives
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/opinion/talk-radio-conservatives-trumpism.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
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MaryAnne, my DH is a devoted Rush Limbaugh and Mark Davis listener. I personally can’t stand talk radio of any kind. I suppose that’s why I haven’t ever enjoyed podcasts or audio books. I do enjoy listening to music, but DH doesn’t, so road trips always involve some negotiation, lol! That was an interesting article. I had no idea talk radio had that much influence.0
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When I went to p/t I listened to audiobooks and when I commuted to work, I listened to audiobooks. I haven't listened to very many lately. I don't drive much these days and on the treadmill I watch something on my Fire tablet.
I admit I have (briefly) wondered about "podcasts" and who has time to just sit around and listen. When I've thought about it I've sort of seen them as a step backwards in time. In this day and age, why wouldn't you do a video? But heh, what do I know. LOL!0 -
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One of DH's former coworkers who still goes to the stores told him the shelves are starting to look bare again.
I've notice a slowing increasing number of "out of stock" items at the stores I shop from.
I guess it's good we haven't touched our stash of food yet. Actually it keeps growing as I throw canned food onto my orders to get to the delivery minimum.
I think I would have made a terrible colonist or early pioneer settling the west. The thought of another year or more of this is disheartening.
For some odd reason, it occurred to me the other day that I don't want someone else picking out my Thanksgiving turkey. The mind does go to strange places sometimes.0 -
Pam - good one!
I know I've often heard the term "narcissistic personality" but watching him has really drilled home the meaning. I've never known anyone so totally and utterly self-involved.0 -
Dr. Fauci is NOT amused that the cheeto's campaign is running a campaign ad that makes it sound like he's praising the cheeto's efforts:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-fauci-says-he-didnt-consent-to-trump-ad_n_5f8350bcc5b62f97bac4426f0 -
DH is watching football. Tuffy's on the couch waiting for me. He's my big baby!0
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It must be awful working for Amazon:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/tech/amazon-warehouse-workers-prime-day/index.html0 -
When they say "this is the new normal," I am taking it quite literally. With mutations possible, I expect at least another year of this. March, Friday the 13th was just the beginning for me. I did hear on the news this morning that our state had the 2nd lowest positivity rate.0
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Jean, I hope your state stays at those low rates. You must have a large population of people following the guidelines and following the rules. We got our ballots in the mail Friday. We’ll fill them out and drive over to town hall to put them in the lockbox. That way we know they arrived in time and don’t have to depend on the postal service.0
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I just read online that Trump planned to exit Walter Reed acting as if he was frail. Then he was going to rip open his dress shirt to display a Superman t shirt underneath. What a spectacle that would have been. I wonder who talked him out of it. Plenty of funny memes out there with him as Superman. My favorite tweet was that Clark Kent was an alien and a journalist. Good one. Anybody notice that we haven’t had any updates on Melania’s treatment or condition. That speaks volumes about his concern for his wife.0
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When they say "this is the new normal," I am taking it quite literally. With mutations possible, I expect at least another year of this. March, Friday the 13th was just the beginning for me. I did hear on the news this morning that our state had the 2nd lowest positivity rate.
Jean - sounds like your state is doing well!0 -
I just read online that Trump planned to exit Walter Reed acting as if he was frail. Then he was going to rip open his dress shirt to display a Superman t shirt underneath. What a spectacle that would have been. I wonder who talked him out of it. Plenty of funny memes out there with him as Superman. My favorite tweet was that Clark Kent was an alien and a journalist. Good one. Anybody notice that we haven’t had any updates on Melania’s treatment or condition. That speaks volumes about his concern for his wife.
Early on I felt sorry for Melania but I've read enough now to decide she's not worth fretting over.
That superman stunt would have been epic - drug induced thoughts I'm sure.0 -
I wonder how much testing Maryland is doing. I'll have to work on googling that!0
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Republicans installing fake drop boxes:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/12/republicans-election-2020-unauthorized-ballot-boxes0 -
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I wonder how many ballots were already in the phony ballot boxes. And how about the ads that use Dr Fauci’s supposedly saying the President did all he could to manage Covid. I hope he takes them to court if they use the ad again.0
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Google the Lincoln Project Covina ad. It’s priceless.0
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I wonder how many ballots were already in the phony ballot boxes. And how about the ads that use Dr Fauci’s supposedly saying the President did all he could to manage Covid. I hope he takes them to court if they use the ad again.
They've managed to fire Fauci up big time. That may be a mistake. Fauci's SO much smarter than all the rest of them put together.0 -
Google the Lincoln Project Covina ad. It’s priceless.
Here's an article about some of their ads.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/trump-lincoln-project-advert-coffins-wall-coronavirus-a9688891.html
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Early voting started in Texas today. I have one friend who is working at one of the locations near me and she advised that the crowds will be less next week, so I am waiting until then to vote. But a friend just texted this to me about a friend’s experience who tried to vote this morning.
Went to euless rec center to early vote this morning. Got there about 8:30. It was closed. They said someone had tested positive. Apparently there were people who'd been there since 5:30 to vote. We were told we couldn't go to the one place in Bedford because they were closed for the same reason and that one place in Hurst was also closed - same reason. About 80% of the people there were black. I came home and called Bedford- it was open even though we'd been told it was closed. Even here, voter suppression
Euless, Hurst and Bedford are nearby suburbs. Here, during early voting, one can vote at any polling location. I had seen on the news that the Euless location was currently closed due to a COVID positive worker but that election officials were trying to get replacement staff so it could open later. There was nothing mentioned about problems at any of the other locations. This is infuriating. I hope it makes the news.0 -
Drop boxes in our county aren't going to be available until the end of the month. DH decided he'd rather try the mail than risk a long line at the drop boxes so Saturday we filled out our ballots and I drove them directly to the post office to put in the post office outside box. Now I guess I watch online to see if it's been received. Apparently if it's not received by election day we can file a "provisional ballot" in person.
There wasn't actually much on our ballot:
President
Congressman
Judges (vote for 2 and there were only 2)
And a whole bunch of spending bills. I looked at those a lot differently than I might have in a normal year. I think our priorities have to shift because the government just isn't going to have the income.0 -
"Brace yourself while I paint a picture of a nightmarish future. It’s one in which every American gets to vote without impediment or inconvenience. Where the presidential candidate who gets the most votes actually moves into the Oval Office. Where bills in Congress are debated and then voted on, the side with more votes prevails, then those laws take effect and the public can judge the results.
This is the terrifying political hellscape the Republican Party is determined to prevent. For a party with a dwindling base and a broadly unpopular agenda, there is no more profound threat than democracy."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/13/republicans-have-seen-enemy-democracy/0 -
I appreciate being able to share political views with all of you. I don’t tend to discuss politics with friends because I don’t wanted to lose friendships over something I can’t change. I once read that you can try to convince one third of a group. The pro group and con group are usually firmly set in their beliefs. Those middle undecided voters are the only ones who will tip the scales. Let’s hope they are leaning in Biden’s direction.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NXdV0ZJ0Q