Well this is disappointing. I don't support any of the businesses that you suggest I boycott.
I frequently hear people tell me that they just have to be on fb to keep up with their friends and family. BS. We have these handy things like email and texts that do the job.
Ditto people who say they need Amazon because it's so easy and fast. I have survived hundreds of years without it, because I don't need everything tomorrow. I can actually plan in advance if I engage my brain, which is getting harder, but that's a story for another day.
No, I am not a paragon of virtue. Far from it. I'm just an old woman ♀️.
My greatest nightmare — that one of my readers wouldn't find a single thing to boycott. I have to admit, I'm not much of a shopper. The big one for me is quitting Whole Foods. I'm going to do it. Glad you're not virtuous. So boring that.
Between retractile testicles (alliteration and consonance) and anorgasmia, Oh, No!
Funny thing: 64 years ago, when Armando was 13, and Mom and Dad were members (ahem!!) of the John Birch Society, and the received monthly the JBS glossy "American Opinion" (with its pie charts of Communist takeovers of the American State and Defense Departments!) the writer, Taylor Caldwell, wrote just the opposite take.
Taylor Caldwell thought (or so she wrote) that the RIGHT-WING men were hot -- she had to be careful of their . . . interests . . . and that liberals were . . . neutral.
Good ole Taylor Caldwell, American Opinion, and the JBS.
Believe me: This right-wing, white nationalist, racist sh-- is NOT new.
I heard it 65 and 70 years ago, BELIEVE ME.
Getting out of it with a liberal education and becoming converted due to the Great Moral Movement of Our Time -- the Civil Rights Movement -- was an act of LIBERATION that freed me from the straitjacket of right-wing racism into the fresh air of liberalism and civil rights, where I could BREATHE!
And my beautiful Nancy -- 54 years together, 52 married -- was the one who gave me the greatest and most beautiful life and freedom.
Hallelujah Armand! I, too, escaped a hugely conservative household and was liberated by my Aunt Joni, who loved all types of people, except Republicans. A joyful life followed. I can only imagine how sad these conservatives must be — so tight and bitter, fearful of anyone outside their cul-de-sac.
Retractable testicles! Once again, you nail it. All The oligarchs balls and the Republican congress men's balls are hanging onTrump's Christmas tree. Truly amazing wimpyness. As of now I'm off of whole foods and Amazon and Instagram. And also Coors. They founded the heritage foundation AKA planned 2025
Well this is disappointing. I don't support any of the businesses that you suggest I boycott.
I frequently hear people tell me that they just have to be on fb to keep up with their friends and family. BS. We have these handy things like email and texts that do the job.
Ditto people who say they need Amazon because it's so easy and fast. I have survived hundreds of years without it, because I don't need everything tomorrow. I can actually plan in advance if I engage my brain, which is getting harder, but that's a story for another day.
No, I am not a paragon of virtue. Far from it. I'm just an old woman ♀️.
My greatest nightmare — that one of my readers wouldn't find a single thing to boycott. I have to admit, I'm not much of a shopper. The big one for me is quitting Whole Foods. I'm going to do it. Glad you're not virtuous. So boring that.
You can afford to shop at Whole Foods? Fancy!
I just gave you 5 bucks. Do you really need it? I even wrote a nice thing about your Substack.
No, I'm not looking for a reward, I don't even dress fancy enough for Whole Foods. That's a lie. I live in Seattle and no one dresses fancy, ever.
A friend of mine wore flip flops to her mother's funeral, which was pretty amusing. Tres Seattle.
Thanks so much Hannah for your subscription. Seattle - my fav city. Flip flops my fav footwear — for everything.
Chris Andrews: Whew! LOL!
Between retractile testicles (alliteration and consonance) and anorgasmia, Oh, No!
Funny thing: 64 years ago, when Armando was 13, and Mom and Dad were members (ahem!!) of the John Birch Society, and the received monthly the JBS glossy "American Opinion" (with its pie charts of Communist takeovers of the American State and Defense Departments!) the writer, Taylor Caldwell, wrote just the opposite take.
Taylor Caldwell thought (or so she wrote) that the RIGHT-WING men were hot -- she had to be careful of their . . . interests . . . and that liberals were . . . neutral.
Good ole Taylor Caldwell, American Opinion, and the JBS.
Believe me: This right-wing, white nationalist, racist sh-- is NOT new.
I heard it 65 and 70 years ago, BELIEVE ME.
Getting out of it with a liberal education and becoming converted due to the Great Moral Movement of Our Time -- the Civil Rights Movement -- was an act of LIBERATION that freed me from the straitjacket of right-wing racism into the fresh air of liberalism and civil rights, where I could BREATHE!
And my beautiful Nancy -- 54 years together, 52 married -- was the one who gave me the greatest and most beautiful life and freedom.
LONG LIVE WOMEN's RIGHTS AND STRONG WOMEN!
Hallelujah Armand! I, too, escaped a hugely conservative household and was liberated by my Aunt Joni, who loved all types of people, except Republicans. A joyful life followed. I can only imagine how sad these conservatives must be — so tight and bitter, fearful of anyone outside their cul-de-sac.
Chris Andrews: Not to speak of retractile testicles and anorgasmia, Oh, My!
Thank you so very much for this cheer today!
Retractable testicles! Once again, you nail it. All The oligarchs balls and the Republican congress men's balls are hanging onTrump's Christmas tree. Truly amazing wimpyness. As of now I'm off of whole foods and Amazon and Instagram. And also Coors. They founded the heritage foundation AKA planned 2025