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some_of_us_are_sane

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May 27, 2026

Proper Terminology for the unthinkable....

I think the Trump 'Administration' (i.e.- 'Collected Collaborators') should go by the appropriate nomenclature....

the 'NEW S.S.'........(I.E.- 'SADISTS & SYCOPHANTS')
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May 21, 2026

debm55's question gave my husband an idea for a related topic!

Since deb posed the question 'what concerts did you see' my husband (who saw MANY more that me) said the one he would have LOVED to have seen is Paul McCartney.

How about you?
May 13, 2026

ANOTHER term I despise...

"Personal brand". I wish that someone could tell me how this differs from "personality"?

We're each an assortment of known characteristics that define us unless it means "how you SELL yourself", which turns it into manipulation.
May 9, 2026

"Influencers"..........what a DUMB title

I grew up in the 60's and 70's. We had a NAME for what is now referred to as "Influencers". WE CALLED THEM "Bullshit artists." Simpler and to the point.

Add a heap of narcissism, a mirror and a cheap camera, and.......VOILA! Big pile of crap with QUOTATION marks around it.
April 30, 2026

Chonkers, the star of the pier!

This was in our local TV station's online site today and I found it DELIGHTFUL! (Go Chonkers! Your adoring public LOVES YOU!)

i PRESENT: CHONKERS.....

https://www.wtae.com/article/chonkers-steller-sea-lion-san-francisco-pier-39/71176606
April 24, 2026

Never been a sports fan.....................BUT...

LOOK at the f*cking crowd in PIttsburgh today for the NFL draft! HOLY CRAP!



320,000 attend first day of NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, setting a record

(Glad I don't have to drive through the city daily anymore!)
April 23, 2026

I can relate to it...how about you? Compare 1966 to 2026


1966: Long hair
2026: Longing for hair

1966: KEG
2026: EKG

1966: Acid rock
2026: Acid reflux

1966: Moving to California because it's cool
2026: Moving to Arizona because it's warm

1966: Trying to look like William Shatner
2026: Trying NOT to look like William Shatner

1966: "Seeds and stems"
2026: Roughage

1966: Hoping for a BMW
2026: Hoping for a BM

1966: Going to a new hip joint
2026: Receiving a new hip joint

1966: Rolling Stones
2026: Kidney Stones

1966: Screw the system
2026: Upgrade the system

1966: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2026: Children begging you to get their heads shaved

1966: Passing the drivers' test
2026: Passing the vision test

As my mother always said, "Don't get old, doll." (Also....dream BIG!)



April 10, 2026

Conversion to Catholism is suddenly "cool"?

Interesting article in the Washington Post today.....

"Why Catholic converts are surging with an unexpected demographic" - For a growing segment of young people, religion is rebellion."


"Submission to the pope is rebellion against the man, at least in professional-class precincts. As a book editor recently told me, being Catholic seemed like “the most punk-rock thing I could do.”
.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/10/catholic-converts-young-tiktok-instagram/

(Whaddya think?)
April 8, 2026

Just another GRIFT by the sleezy ASS!

According to Politico, Iran wants to CHARGE huge FEES to be allowed to pass through Hormuz.

YOU can BET Trump wants in on it!


https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/hormuz-oil-trump-iran-tolls-00863570


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