LaceyLou

You stayed very close to where I now live. There is a bar there that the show was based on, on Beacon Street. Boston's definitely not known for its food-it's geared mostly towards college students. The North End and Chinatown do have a few good casual places, though. And honestly the reason I've stuck around is because of how easy it is to get around without a car. IMHO the best vacations are ones where you just wander around and see what you may find. One of my favorite things to do is walk through the Public Garden, then down the park that runs down Comm Ave. One of these days I want to walk the Freedom Trail and go on a Swan Boat ride-that'll probably be the next time I have friends and/or family in town.

Welcome to New England! 😉

You definitely need to visit-the coast and Acadia National Park are absolutely beautiful. But yeah-I figure it's Maine's choice and not mine. I can think of at least one time when I resented outsiders coming into my state to influence an election for the Senate.

Or replace them with the human equivalent of 'all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.'

Sadly there are misogynists on all parts of the political spectrum, from left to right to everything in between. Women are often told they can pick either being (insert political belief system here) or fighting for women's rights. Most end up fighting along with the others in the movement, and hope that they'll get a scrap or two for women's rights-only to find that these are the first things that those who told them to choose decide to 'compromise' on.

Go woke go broke? 😉

And of course he can't resist demeaning her by calling her darling.

Don't worry-the show comes on after another show I watch so that's what would bring it back. 🙂

Singing in the Rain? Or more recently, something like Cats, Rent, or Hamilton?

It definitely feels like a lot of Americans are voting for a picture, rather than a person. Sigh....

Mills is still on the ballot for the primary, even though she dropped out. I'd either vote for her or do more research on Costello and/or the write in candidate. For the general though.... you're right. Tough choice.

I can see the ads now: " a cast of thousands...' And the result will be something that should have the outline of a man surrounded by two robots on the screen.

Several towns near me (including Framingham) have canceled July 4th celebrations because of a 'lack of funds,' but I can't help but think it's because of a feeling of dullness and/or lack of enthusiasm this year. TBH I don't feel like celebrating, either. It's sad because I remember the excitement of the bicentennial-people came together to celebrate even though the 70s (and the 60s) had their share of conflict and division.

Ear worms-at least this particular one. I can't get the theme song to Hogan's Heroes out of my head.

If calling somebody ugly is rhetoric that causes people to become violent, I can think of a certain person whose favorite pastime is doing just that. Now what's his name again?