@divalounger on myLot

The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Feb

The US is so weird right now I do not know what to believe when I read it in the news. Some Lefty source or another alleged that Donald Trump "gifted" possible FBI Director Kash Patel close to $800,000 worth of his DJT stock. I...

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divalounger There has been so much spewing out that I missed this story, so I will have to get back to you on it--

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celticeagle @celticeagle (173746) • Boise, Idaho 2 Feb

Hate is weak and lazy. Hate has to do with fear and ignorance. Those who are against immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and those with physical and/or mental issues are afraid. Because of their ignorance they fear these things and...

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divalounger @celticeagle If he gets his way, there will be political persecutions

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The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Feb

It's just another cloudy day here in the Bay Area. The pavement is wet, but it is not raining at this moment. The DJIA (stock market) is down by only about 150 points at the time of this writing, so I am not substantially richer...

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divalounger @TheHorse no audio--it was an in-house recital--like a practice run--the girls sing for each other--in the spring recital, they open it up to parents etc--this gives first-timers a chance to deal with nerves in a less scary environment--

6 Feb

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122583) • United States 3 Feb

Mr. Tough Guy threatened 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada because. . . he is dumb. He doesn't understand how they work and has said for years that other countries pay the tariffs. That of course is not how it works but no one has...

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divalounger @NJChicaa Nor will they be down for a long time--Bird flu is decimating the egg market--and not that the CDC is no longer giving us any info, it may be that bird flu continues unabated--and the price of eggs will continue to rise

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122583) • United States 3 Feb

Mr. Tough Guy threatened 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada because. . . he is dumb. He doesn't understand how they work and has said for years that other countries pay the tariffs. That of course is not how it works but no one has...

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divalounger @NJChicaa Right now, I am more concerned about Musk's takeover of the Treasury payment system--that is a coup and we are in the middle of a constitutional crisis--

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celticeagle @celticeagle (173746) • Boise, Idaho 2 Feb

Hate is weak and lazy. Hate has to do with fear and ignorance. Those who are against immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and those with physical and/or mental issues are afraid. Because of their ignorance they fear these things and...

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divalounger I think it is fear for the most part--people can feel threatened by others who are different--All the more reason for diversity and inclusion!

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122583) • United States 3 Feb

Mr. Tough Guy threatened 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada because. . . he is dumb. He doesn't understand how they work and has said for years that other countries pay the tariffs. That of course is not how it works but no one has...

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divalounger It was the stock market's reaction that mad him change his mind--the stock market is about the only thing he cares about outside himself--

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The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Feb

It's just another cloudy day here in the Bay Area. The pavement is wet, but it is not raining at this moment. The DJIA (stock market) is down by only about 150 points at the time of this writing, so I am not substantially richer...

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divalounger 2 more lessons to teach today--and 4:30 and 6:30--It is a light Monday as my YWCP (an SF choral group) had their recital yesterday--so all is good! Enjoy your freer day!

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celticeagle @celticeagle (173746) • Boise, Idaho 29 Jan

On Tuesday Florida representative Anna Paulina Luna put forth a bill calling for Trump's likeness to be added to have Trump added to the South Dakota monument with the message: "Let's Get Carving." Right up alongside George...

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divalounger Amazingly--Trump will keep at it until the rest of the GOP submits--what an amazing ego the orange man has

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Greenery8 @grenery8 (16318) • Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) 25 Jan

Some of us didn't have it, thankfully but many people do or did and maybe approached someone for help yet, the help was denied or they received some help. I remember reading The Horse mylotter talking to his friend when she...

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divalounger @grenery8 I think people feel they need to suppress these thoughts--or ignore them--neither of those options works very well--

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Greenery8 @grenery8 (16318) • Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) 25 Jan

Some of us didn't have it, thankfully but many people do or did and maybe approached someone for help yet, the help was denied or they received some help. I remember reading The Horse mylotter talking to his friend when she...

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divalounger @grenery8 Suicidal thoughts and suicidality are really two different things--Many people have suicidal thoughts--more than you would probably think--those thoughts are not weakness, but usually an emotional reaction to a set of circumstances--People often...

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Greenery8 @grenery8 (16318) • Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) 25 Jan

Some of us didn't have it, thankfully but many people do or did and maybe approached someone for help yet, the help was denied or they received some help. I remember reading The Horse mylotter talking to his friend when she...

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divalounger I have sat with a fair number of suicidal clients when I was actively doing psychotherapy work. One of my clients was suicidal off and on for almost a year before she really stabilized and was okay again--it is a process--

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The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Jan

Mozart only lived to be 35 years old. It's amazing what he got done in such a short life. Right now I am listening to "A Joyful Noise," my Sunday sacred music radio program. They're playing Mozart's Requiem. Apparently Mozart was...

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divalounger @TheHorse I don't want to have to figure it out either--

27 Jan

The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Jan

Mozart only lived to be 35 years old. It's amazing what he got done in such a short life. Right now I am listening to "A Joyful Noise," my Sunday sacred music radio program. They're playing Mozart's Requiem. Apparently Mozart was...

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divalounger @TheHorse I think so too!! What are the odds?

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The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Jan

Mozart only lived to be 35 years old. It's amazing what he got done in such a short life. Right now I am listening to "A Joyful Noise," my Sunday sacred music radio program. They're playing Mozart's Requiem. Apparently Mozart was...

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divalounger One of my favorites! Mozart and I share a birthday exactly 200 years apart--

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122583) • United States 23 Jan

Oh this one is rich. He was whining and complaining about FEMA because well who knows? Because he is just a whiny b!tch? Because he is still angry that FEMA helped Puerto Rico which is an American territory? Because it is a...

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divalounger FEMA may not be perfect, but I doubt that Rump will change it in a positive way--

26 Jan

The Horse @TheHorse (225880) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Jan

One of the following two is true: a) I was having a major psychiatric incident this morning. I called my medical provider to make sure my psych meds were ready, even though it's MLK day. I clicked on the bot buttons as required,...

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divalounger all. the. time.

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Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (77308) • Daytona Beach, Florida 20 Jan

Good afternoon everyone. George and I are watching the swearing in of our 47th President, Trump. I've never watched something like this before, but when I turned on Disney Plus, there it was, and George suggested we watch it. I...

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divalounger I couldn't/wouldn't watch it--instead, I was thinking about titles for poetry collections like: The Petals of Resistance, Living Inside Trajedy, I've Got the Post-Election I Hate Fascism Blues, etc

20 Jan

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celticeagle @celticeagle (173746) • Boise, Idaho 9 Jan

I have been a member of Mylot for 17 years. I have seen many come and go. I had one member named Blue Bunny that bugged me constantly many years back now. He would say snide and mean things. I thought he was just...

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divalounger Sorry you had to block someone--but I can understand the relief you must have felt--

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divalounger @divalounger (6182) • United States 4 Jan

There was a time when we were able to discuss our differences without resorting to violence in the U.S. Then came the culture wars. James Davison Hunter wrote a book and titled it with a phrase for what he saw playing out in...

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divalounger I do think there will be more political violence--Jan 6th notwithstanding

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