LaceyLou

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?

I'm wondering who wrote that tweet for him. Maybe somebody texted it to him so that he could just copy and paste? Or maybe it's that aide that's with him at strange times again.

Unfortunately this has been going on for decades and likely centuries. The only difference is that in recent years we've had people bring it to the surface and to try to stop it. It started coming to the surface, IIRC in the 70s and 80s, with legislation against child abuse in the 80s. I remember one of the few woman legislators coming out in support of a law because she herself had experienced it-it was the first time I realized I was far from alone. When I was a teen I picked up a book my Mom had-a trashy novel that had graphic descriptions of child rape. And in a lot of cases, rape was viewed as a sign of 'romance.' Remember the Luke and Laura storyline that was so popular in the 1980s? It started with Luke raping her. (Yes, I gave my Mom a piece of my mind about the book). And it really isn't surprising to me that the only person in jail for the Epstein activities is a woman.

He spoke at my college's graduation that year, only weeks after coming out. People were definitely angry. He ended up giving a very interesting talk, though.

I'm not a fan of artificial sweeteners, and they seem to show up everywhere. I prefer things with less sugar, so I definitely don't want something that tastes sweet but with a funky aftertaste. And stevia to me has an even more unpleasant aftertaste than saccharine.

Cities are definitely fun-and I love being able to walk to just about everything I need. Not owning a car literally means thousands of extra dollars in my pocket every year.

Our weather is just starting to get nicer, it'll be in the 80s next week. Hopefully you're getting the same.

They'd better not be wearing socks with those sandals! (sadly, I do know people who get offended by this)

True. As recently as the 70s/early 80s, people deemed undesirable were subtly and/or not so subtly encouraged to not move into certain neighborhoods. At least that was true in Boston.

He sure has the 'gilded' down pat, judging from his choice of decor.

I think he might mean the 1850s. I'm pretty sure he doesn't want the tax rates from the 1950s.

At this point I'd go further and call them perverts.