Haven't been here since 11/4/24

[kpete]

Friends have pulled me out of my cave and demanded I attend the anti-asshole rally today.
Politics have been SO toxic. At 73, I was about to give up. I have been protesting since 1971 and I literally grew sick when you know who won AGAIN.
Anyway, going to put on my pussy hat and head downtown.

See ya
kp

[malaise]

1. Welcome back

[cachukis]

2. You've been missed.

[ornotna]

3. Welcome back

Wear comfy shoes.

[sheshe2]

4. Welcome back!

[Tadpole Raisin]

7. Love that! nt

[niyad]

15. LOVE IT!!!

[dweller]

5. There you are !!

Welcome back and I have missed your posts .
Glad to hear you are well


✌🏻

[Tadpole Raisin]

6. I left shortly after you. I didn't think I could handle

what was to come.

I’m still not sure I can handle it but I just returned. I can’t let them succeed.

Welcome back!

[spanone]

8. K&R

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GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK

[MiHale]

9. Welcome home!

Same age…we are dragging our life-ravaged old bods out to scream at injustice…again.

See ya in spirit

[Martin Eden]

10. "I will not let negative energy rule my life"

That's the advice a lifelong friend gave me. He votes Democratic, keeps up on news, serves as a poll worker at his local precinct on election day.

He cares, but does not let despair or anger impact his quality of life. He has somehow managed to build a wall between the shitstorm and his emotional well being.

We're both 67, and I am in full agreement that we need to enjoy life as best we can in the time we have left.

I have not been as successful as my friend in building an internal emotional wall. Some can, most probably can't.

Even harder to do is isolate oneself from the shitstorm going on all around us. Even if you don't spend hours on the internet, you can't help but have some awareness of the storm.

It's part of life all around us. A feeling of helplessness can certainly lead to despair. One remedy for that is to add oneself to the growing numbers of people who are standing up to protest what is being done to us and to others by our government which acts in our name.

There is strength in numbers.

But each person has their own story, their own life to deal with. Whatever path you must take to find value and meaning in the time you have left, is the best course.

Peace be unto you,
Martin

[livetohike]

11. Welcome back kpete! n/t

[niyad]

12. Welcome back! And thank you for the reminder about my pussy hat.

[BoRaGard]

13. !!!!

[PoliWrangler]

14. welcome back!

Am heading downtown too, MN State Capitol.

[COL Mustard]

22. I'm with you all in spirit!

Can't protest today, at least not in the marching way, but we Mustards do our part as well.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

16. Oh my dear Kpete - the same w/me. Now let's go protest this criminal.

[MLAA]

17. So good to hear from you!

[Marthe48]

18. Glad you're back

and glad you're going to a protest.

We can't give up. Even a little spark can start a fire.

[niyad]

40. As the line in "This Is Our Fight Song" says, " I may only have one match,

but I can make an explosion".

[Peacetrain]

19. Awesome!!!

[Kid Berwyn]

20. Welcome Home!

Missed you every day since.

[orleans]

21. hello stranger.

hope you stop back in here later and start a new thread to give us the updates on how your day went.

[Wild blueberry]

23. We are with you!

Tending to our spirits is vital. So, I find, is defying the dreadful rot.
Good to hear from you. Cheers!

[Hope22]

24. Way to go!!

We will be by your side! We can do this! 💗💗💗🥰

[littlemissmartypants]

25. ❤️

[DeeDeeNY]

26. Your presence means so much

A warm welcome back!

[Walleye]

27. Welcome back, I know just how you feel. I hope you are feeling better. Going to check out the protest in town.

[Attilatheblond]

28. Thanks for reminder of pink pussy hat! It's uncharacteristically cool here where I can see Mexico,

so a knit hat would be a good idea.

[bronxiteforever]

29. we missed you!

[underpants]

30. 😁

[Hekate]

31. Welcome back -- see you on the hustings

[AllyCat]

32. So glad to see you kpete!

[gademocrat7]

33. So glad you are here

Take care and know you are loved.

[mountain grammy]

34. Good to see you!

[Crowman2009]

35. I also failed at escaping into cinema during this current political crisis.

Turns out I kept having a habit of watching political thrillers (i.e. Parallax View) or political satires (i.e. Wag the Dog, Mr. Freedom, etc). After which I then tuned into SiriusXM Progress.

But we've all have got to do something, otherwise it will get worse!

BTW, don't change horses in midstream!

[Conjuay]

36. I'm with you in spirit.

[twodogsbarking]

37. What they all said. I recently hit 73. Kindness is all we have. Make it great again.

[Jean Genie]

38. March!

Well done you! Now go out there and make some good trouble!

[c-rational]

39. Good to hear from you kpete. I hear you...what to say...keep on truckin. Peace!

[BumRushDaShow]

41. Wow!

And I thought I was just missing your posts!!

Glad you came back into the daylight (at least whatever it is we are trying to create here).

[Clouds Passing]

42. WooHoo

[bluestarone]

43. Welcome back!! Important times for sure!! Hat's off to your return!!

[ChazInAz]

44. Missed you, Bud!

[surfered]

45. Right on!

[blogslug]

46. kpete!

❤️ 🫂 ❤️

[Celerity]

47. missed you, welcome back

[Leith]

48. I've been here

for just a few minutes at a time. I have to fight off panic attacks when I read about the hellish mess that US politics have become. I haven't even been able to post.

Sorry. I've been taking the whole situation badly.

[madamesilverspurs]

49. .

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[babylonsister]

50. kpete!!!

I've been thinking about you and looking for you, but was kind of afraid to ask. So HAPPY you are alive and well (as can be expected given this clusterfuck we're embroiled in).
Don't be a stranger!!!

[Jim__]

51. Good to see you back.

[MuseRider]

52. Well hello!

I hope you are interested in rejoining us, it would be so good to have you back.

Pull up a chair. Here, I have a blanket to cover your feet and stay a while..

[LetMyPeopleVote]

53. Welcome back

[Cha]

54. You've been Missed, Kpete.. but I had a feeling Why!

Good to see you

How's it going in San Diego.. Protest wise?

[kpete]

72. The Protest was well attended

and a joy to be with like-minded people. I have to admit that I have buried my head in the sand since November. The politics in this country is SO toxic. I consider myself quite lucky to live in a state that is a bit more progressive.

peace,
kp

[Cha]

73. I completely understand about Ignoring politics... I did

it for 5 months the first time this happened..

What a day you came back!

[Maeve]

55. Glad to have you back!

Hadn't planned to hit the local rally, but it wasn't raining TOO hard and feel cheered at the 200 (rough guess) in my red suburb of Columbus.
You know you're in Buckeye country whe the cha t starts "hey hey, ho ho..." and by the third rep it's become "O-H, I-O! Trump and Mysk have got to go!"

[stillcool]

56. OMG!! I have thought of you so many times

so flipping happy to see/hear you're good. I hadn't been around for a while, and you weren't here when I lurked back in. The world just straightened out a bit. Humans are amazing.

[canetoad]

57. Glad you're back kp

Give ''em hell at the protest.

[democrank]

58. So glad you're back, kpete.

We need you

[FakeNoose]

59. We need "all hands on deck"

Glad to hear that you're OK and back in the fray!

[Evolve Dammit]

60. We get up, dust off the dirt and get back in the game. The alternative is hellish. Welcome back kpete!

[JT99]

61. Welcome back Kpete!

I always loved your posts and have missed them! Please stay strong and know we're with you!

Edit to add: ...and we NEED you!

[proud patriot]

62. Great to see you

brings a smile to my face

[calimary]

63. Great to hear from you again, kpete!

We just got back from a two-hour peaceful protest elsewhere in the county. VERY nice, VERY invigorating, and VERY peaceful!

Mighty glad you’ve stepped back in! Missed you! A LOT.

[Dave says]

64. Super welcome back !! n/t

[pazzyanne]

65. "I have been protesting since 1971"

Same here!

[BigmanPigman]

66. There were tons of comments on David Pakman's show about the protest

A ton of people said they had never been to a protest before but they were going to this one. Others were like you who had not protested is a loooooong time but they were ready to join us and STAND UP, FIGHT BACK!

[sakabatou]

67. 'Ello!

[appleannie1]

68. YAYYYYYYYYYY

[samplegirl]

69. Always loved your posts

Be well and carry on!

[Demovictory9]

70. oh wow. I'm glad you stopped by again.

[PufPuf23]

71. Today was the first protest rally I personally attended since 1972.

I am old as well and don't have any answers to the mess.

[mahina]

74. Aloha kpete!

great to see you. Don't give up. We endure. aloha sis. Or brother!