I've been reading (ebook) Watergate: A New History off & on since mid June...

from my library in chunks of 100 - 150 pages before my borrow time runs out. 😄 I guess they don't have many copies bc it takes 20 days until my next hold on it switches to "borrow".
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ETA: The other reason I chose this time to OP (then I forgot) was that the Chapter 32 which I am about to start
is called...
"A Russian Novel". (!!!!!) It seems to be an actual quote; but I don't know who said it... yet. How appropo!
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The style of writing is easy, but it's still a lot to keep track of. There's a bunch of earlier pre WG scandals/crimes I've mostly forgotten; though not Ellsburg. (I may have to reread The Chenault thing at some point)

I decided to read it bc I did live through it although I probably only caught nightly news snips & specials because I was in college. Read the (then Liberal) NY Post. I had seen in the movie theater All The President's Men when it came out. Almost positive I do remember Dean, and the taping system revelation/shock! Plus the 18 min "gap", and Mary Woods.

As I'm reading I do remember a bunch of the names, and sometimes what their occupations/titles were. Besides bringing old memories to the fore, plus learning new information; the sort of "Gotcha!!" sense there that is so satisfying(!) -
even with Ford pardoning him being a downer (and a 'parhway' for drumphf) - as we watch the walls tightening around drumphf now (yes, I still believe he might end up in prison). It's like Echoes of The Past "influencing" the Present.

I've gotten to the first few days of The Hearings w the Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox (whose name I remember), Sen Ervin (name and face ✔️ ), and Dash (name ✔️ ).

I can't wait till Dean's revelation!

Anyone else reading/read it? I think it's going to take 2-3 more borrows to finish it. 👍

I took a whole day off (Sunday) with No news other than local weather. I might make that a habit...

It felt good!

I'm posting this before I've looked at anything.

Now into the maelstrom! 😮 😄



If a really big story re drumph in unfolding on a Sat I'd probably follow on Sunday

Mary Trump will be on Lawrence O'Donnell after commercials

Feds are going into Mara Largo... Trump tweets complaints

Source: MSNBC

No exert it's my radio stream

Read more: Link to source

Sudden Thought About TFG/Drumph ...

Yes, we all wish he'd "go away!!!!!"; however you envision that.

For those who don't want to hear anything more about him here on DU... having just caught the OP headline about him and Brittany Griner.

He's both a menance, and very dangerous depending on the issue, and/or situation.
Imho it's important to keep tabs on what he's saying bc of his out right lies still influencing people, and spreading all his poisonous opinions (unfortunately(!!!!!!), according to some; less now, (hopefully!!).

DU is a central, great place to do that, since we have people from all over listening, watching, and reading to the same, and different media; able to keep us informed!👍


Just (understandably grumble, I get it!) skip those threads, posts is my suggestion.

Food Fun! Your stories about eating out, searching* for less easy to find foods, cooking et al

(I need another distraction 😁 )

I was a very picky eater so LittleMe would be horriffied
by FoodieMe now. 😂
Finally in my teens I began branching out. Luckily I had Chinese American friends who helped me beyond soy drenched take out! From there another friend was introduced by her friend to Indian food, who then introducd it to me. 👍 A life long love affair started.

•I'm half 2nd Greek American. When I was a kid Greek food was sort of "exotic". Feta cheese, taziki were things you'd only find in a Greek Deli. Luckily because a fair amount of Greeks (not as many as in Astoria, Queens) settled in my neighborhood so we had a Greek Deli about less than a mile from us.

•Living in NYC we went to the '65/'66 World's Fair in Queens. Among the things they had was the International Section where in some pavilions you could eat new foods.
In the Indian Pavilion we had a mild chicken curry, but it was the Nan bread I fell in love with!

Well, my dad off and on for like ?5+ years whenever he was doing the shopping; would when he saw it because it was slowly becoming more common in general supermarkets - he'd bring home Pita bread thinking it was Nan bread.

"No, Dad, this is not Nan bread" for the x'd time. 😄
It was really sweet of him.
My problem, and it was sort of weird as a visual artist who had also a strong tactile sense; WHY I couldn't describe the difference. I'm pretty sure I had remembered otherwise why would I be so insistant!

Anyway those are the 2 stories that I've never forgotten.
I'm sure I have a restaurant, and cooking story somewhere, too.


What are your stories? 👍


*(Food searching is often easier once on line stuff really got going, still there must be stories)

As far as a 2020 Post Election Meme went would it possibly change a few RW minds now...

The one that says (approximately)

If The Democrats
REALLY STOLE The Election
Then WHY aren't there
More Democrats in
The Senate and The House?


Maaaaybe a few RWrs have a couple of
logic circuits left?

(prompted by the OP "Not Normal") When do you think "The '60s" stated?

(I was mentioning the divisiveness of "the '60s in response to a post [I lived through it in NYC] and saying now is worse)

I think "the '60s" started with The Beatles arrival in the USA (NYC) in 2/64.

What do you think? 👍

Since I know there are scientists on this site - a question; Is there any kind of electrostatic...

charge in a larger field effect that can be generated from some kind of invention that might attract various forms (or at least one) form of plastic, and pull ir out of the ocean, lakes etc?

I may be verrrry off base, but this idea has floated around in my mind for about 8+ months.

"Fight" Songs for DU'ers

Erm my ghad - it worked! 😊 Never tried using the clipboard feature to do this. 👍


For these very challenging times...