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DFW

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18. I still like him!

Reply to Hekate (Reply #17)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:05 PM

17 hrs ago

We don’t get together nearly as much as we used to. Thank goodness for email. For that matter, I guess I owe him a visit in Burlington. After all, we have met up in Düsseldorf.

I can’t believe he’ll be 77 this November. Now THAT is scary.

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I devoutly hope that something will. raccoon Yesterday #8

I have had a similar experience. MLWR Yesterday #3

Our current two-party system consists of the Party of Trump and the Party of Silence dalton99a Yesterday #4

Not in my experience. Are you on mailing lists for Indivisible and your local Democratic activists? Hekate 21 hrs ago #16

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I'm not sure we'd be well-advised to have a clear front-runner right now DFW Yesterday #13

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I still like him! DFW 17 hrs ago #18

Good to know. Thanks. 58Sunliner Yesterday #10

thank you for a nice description in part about normal life elsewhere ClaudetteCC Yesterday #14

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It was so enjoyable reading your post DeeDeeNY 9 hrs ago #19

Except for when I lived in Spain, most of my education was in English. DFW 4 hrs ago #20

There is also this Republicanese phrase that doesn't adhere to rules except bad spelling -- DeeDeeNY 2 min ago #21