Posts by Hortensia

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I was a poll worker

by Hortensia in

i worked the election yesterday, here in california, poll worker, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. it was fun and interesting, went pretty smoothly, nice day.

it was very depressing to come home, look at the news, and find that the republicans now control the senate.. .

do you think canada would take me?

Hortensia

Thanks Simon. I might just show up in Canada one of these days.

Zeb, very cool quote.

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Marriage is done

by cognac in

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friends

its been done for a long time.

relieved with the idea of finally being free without the fight.

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Hortensia

I'm glad it's working out for you -- not a terrific fight, just facing reality. Your children may not understand, but in the long run they'll be better off.

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I was a poll worker

by Hortensia in

i worked the election yesterday, here in california, poll worker, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. it was fun and interesting, went pretty smoothly, nice day.

it was very depressing to come home, look at the news, and find that the republicans now control the senate.. .

do you think canada would take me?

Hortensia

If Republicans think people should be rewarded for their hard work, why not raise the minimum wage?

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I was a poll worker

by Hortensia in

i worked the election yesterday, here in california, poll worker, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. it was fun and interesting, went pretty smoothly, nice day.

it was very depressing to come home, look at the news, and find that the republicans now control the senate.. .

do you think canada would take me?

I vote Libertarian, as it happens. I think Republicans are greedy corporate scum who live off the masses. I think Democrats aren't much different. I think Americans are stupid to constantly bitch about oppression and then vote for the oppressors.

I disagree slightly with the Libertarians -- I do think we need a safety net for our poorest citizens and for children. I'm a peacenik and always have been.

Well, I'm disappointed, to say the least.

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I was a poll worker

by Hortensia in

i worked the election yesterday, here in california, poll worker, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. it was fun and interesting, went pretty smoothly, nice day.

it was very depressing to come home, look at the news, and find that the republicans now control the senate.. .

do you think canada would take me?

Hortensia

Poll worker -- $9.00/hr. 16-hour day. Lots of fun. Nice paycheck when it comes in a couple of weeks.

Plus, the polling place was a church. Take that, wtbts!

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I was a poll worker

by Hortensia in

i worked the election yesterday, here in california, poll worker, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. it was fun and interesting, went pretty smoothly, nice day.

it was very depressing to come home, look at the news, and find that the republicans now control the senate.. .

do you think canada would take me?

Hortensia

I worked the election yesterday, here in California, poll worker, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. It was fun and interesting, went pretty smoothly, nice day. It was very depressing to come home, look at the news, and find that the Republicans now control the Senate.

Do you think Canada would take me? I'm kind of old and broken down, but also kind of cute and I don't cause any trouble. Maybe they'd let me live there. I don't want to live in a country where the voters are that stupid. Maybe some other country with more sensible policies would let me in. . .

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Acker Bilk 1929 - 2014

by Hortensia in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jzexvpyzq.

one of the prettiest pieces of music ever written.

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Hortensia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jZeXvpyZQ

One of the prettiest pieces of music ever written

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Do you have hope for mankind?

by noontide in

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let me start off by acknowledging that my current mood/thoughts reflect the fact that ive watched a few documentaries recently (blackfish, surviving progress, etc.

) and they got me thinking about the future of mankind.

mainly the question, do i hold out hope for the future of mankind?.

Hortensia

I agree. It is quite possible that some loony running a country with nuclear power might just fire a nuclear weapon off, starting a really bad bad war. Or, some disease like ebola could cause massive death around the world. Most likely scenario is that humans will just keep polluting the earth until it just can't sustain life any more. How long? A few more generations of it and the world is doomed!

All I can do is vote, and contribute as little as possible to the pollution myself.

It is rather discouraging to see how fast the Islamic State nutsos have moved, one possible future is that religious extremists will get power over more and more of the world.

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