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Hekate

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48. DU really does help. I honestly don't know what I would have done without it.

Mon Dec 21, 2020, 02:27 AM

Dec 2020

You are good at reminding us it is not all doom, gloom, and Armageddon, and that we have to get off our butts and GOTV, and not lose hope. I notice, and thank you for that.

I do count my blessings. Often. We have food and shelter, and my husband is still employed and working from home full time, which is a lot more than many others have. But my husband and are are your age, and we are not sure we are going to outlast this country’s surge toward fascism, and that has been the hardest thing of all. Nonetheless (counting hopes again) millions of people showed up to protest Trump’s inauguration, to protest for BLM this summer, and a lot of stuff in between. We outnumber the thugs. And we just elected Joe and Kamala.

As I use to say during the BushCheney era: We shall live to see better times.

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In mid-February... neeksgeek Dec 2020 #3

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We know that now. neeksgeek Dec 2020 #24

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Can't wait. Just 31 days! MineralMan Dec 2020 #12

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It has been the strangest year I can remember, MineralMan Dec 2020 #13

Beautifully said DeeDeeNY Dec 2020 #14

Thank you so much! MineralMan Dec 2020 #15

Many thanks. We all needed that. mahannah Dec 2020 #16

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Thank you for this. I needed it. hamsterjill Dec 2020 #23

For many, this pandemic has been far harder than for others. MineralMan Dec 2020 #30

I will say a prayer for your success, Hamsterjill! Tanuki Dec 2020 #35

Thank you so much. hamsterjill Dec 2020 #36

Just updating: interview went well. hamsterjill Dec 2020 #49

Thanks for the update, Hamsterjill! I am so glad it went well! ☺ Tanuki Dec 2020 #50

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Thank you very much. hamsterjill Dec 2020 #40

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It has been a trying, miserable year, indeed. MineralMan Dec 2020 #46

DU really does help. I honestly don't know what I would have done without it. Hekate Dec 2020 #48

I hope this doesn't seem overly flippant, but consider the words of the first Brit to be vaccinated. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #47