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75, female, suburban Philadelphia, progressive, lover of books, music, film and stuffing my eyes with wonder

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2026-02-13 16:57:21 UTC

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and don't get me started on this nonsense about raised seals on birth certificates! Valid certifs were considered not valid if it did not have a raised seal, which of course millions did not have depending upon when they were issued. Laminated certificate--you're out of luck, pal. There is no end to this "prove who you are" game, and that's the entire point when it comes to voter id as a means to suppress.

2026-01-19 11:53:37 UTC

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and We the People let it happen. Some deep soul searching is needed to understand why we let this happen.

2025-11-08 13:13:49 UTC

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thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this.

2025-09-07 11:02:18 UTC

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OTOH, perhaps we have not discovered the fossils from the gap period yet?

2025-07-05 23:09:48 UTC

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I remember the cans that opened not with a can opener but with a "key" stuck on the bottom of the can.

2025-06-06 18:38:21 UTC

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amen! Especially "7h Voyage" on the big sctreen knocked my socks off.

2025-05-31 23:24:30 UTC

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I especially like his poster illustrations: such a hip style combining retro with new.

2025-05-31 16:15:30 UTC

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thank you for posting this. I want to learn more about this artist!

2025-05-21 23:11:13 UTC

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per the example in this posting, why someone would go to Google/AI for medical advice instead of their doctor(s) is beyond my ability to understand. And then to berate Google/AI for wrong advice confuses me more.

2025-05-21 22:33:24 UTC

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a possible solution might be for people to not turn to Google for information. Maybe consult libraries, experts, wise elders, academics, etal?

2025-04-26 20:50:16 UTC

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perusing paper maps evokes the romance, mystery and adventure of exploring new places--even if only in our imagination.

2025-03-12 18:57:34 UTC

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letter writing--putting pen to paper, deliberating which words to use, touching the same paper that the recipient will--can be an intimate form of communicating. For these reasons and some others, I miss it.

2025-03-12 15:36:42 UTC

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I was a college girl in late 1960s. I wrote a letter every day to my boyfriend serving in Vietnam, one letter every day to my best friend. Also wrote often to parents, sisters, other friends. At least an hour of my day was devoted to letters. I bought pretty stationery and sprayed perfume on letters to my boyfriend. That was a different era, during which letters were an important weave in the social fabric

2025-01-20 00:23:25 UTC

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you will thank me.

2025-01-19 23:41:18 UTC

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no brainer: drop everything you are doing and dive into "Remains of the Day"

2025-01-13 22:52:54 UTC

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I hasten to add there's nothing harmful in tracking! It just never crossed my mind.

2025-01-13 22:38:02 UTC

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I cannot understand the concept. Why would a reader want to keep track or make a list or count books? It baffles me.

2025-01-12 01:40:35 UTC

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to this list I would add rhetorical analysis. What sorts of words are used to report the story? I was taught this in high school journalism class.

2025-01-06 17:53:18 UTC

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whatever fits on the sheft, sorted by size, TBR on the table.
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2024-12-18 06:01:54 UTC

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I doubt shareholders are going to passively accept that revenues are reduced due to this new regulation. Mgmt will find other ways to generate revenue to replace cancelled fees. If mgmt fails to do this, shareholders will vote with their feet. That's the "shareholder value" ethic in action.

2024-12-17 23:24:56 UTC

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a bias-cut linen skirt or dress is the epitome of casual, confident elegance in my book. That color is just lovely.

2024-12-07 14:43:14 UTC

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my guess is that, if he is caught and goes to trial, it will be like the OJ Simpson trial fascination, then fade away just like that faded away. If he is not caught, people will lose interest over time. It will require massive political and legislative action to reform. I would love this to be a turning point but I have lived and observed long enough to be skeptical.

2024-12-07 14:32:02 UTC

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I fear this is not "enough is enough." Anger from this shooting will fade soon as another news story grabs attention. Americans have put up with the harm and horror of our health care system so long that the murder of one CEO will not, I fear, summon the political will to reform.

2024-12-01 00:26:53 UTC

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was it the short version (that AM played) or the long version (album version) those ultra cool FM DJs played?

2024-11-04 10:20:43 UTC

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Ariaflame's reasoning is abt as close as I can get to understanding. But it leads me to an underlying question: why do such parents and other people reject the authority of experts? They reject centuries of expertise gained from quantifiable observation in favor of whatever they pick up elsewhere from sources they trust. They know better than the experts. What drives this misplacement of trust? Why is a blogger more trusted than their doctor? Baffling.

2024-11-03 22:46:50 UTC

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my heart goes out to you knowing you have experienced this horror. What I cannot grasp is knowing that the vast majority of parents love their kids and think they are acting in their kids' best interest to withhold vax. Most of them honestly think they are doing the right thing. I cannot understand this.

2024-11-03 18:47:09 UTC

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you nailed it. I was born in 1950 and, boy, do I remember. I am convinced that's a major, if not the major, reason older females are a big constituency of the Harris vote.

2024-08-20 14:35:09 UTC

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Michelle Obama ain't no slouch, neither. Great speaker; she is at her best without notes

2024-03-30 15:16:24 UTC

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As you point out, we are so used to subject-verb-object word order that passive voice can insinuate the object is the actor. As in, "mistakes were made" = the mistakes made themselves!