I Want to Hear from All DUer's, Regardless of Post Count.

[tavernier]

23. And some of us have returned after sanity breaks.

Last edited Sat Oct 13, 2012, 11:07 AM - Edit history (1)

I was here through the bush/Kerry debacle, through Katrina (worked along with other DUers to assist members who had been devastated in that storm)... through the deaths of some of our more prominent members... but admittedly bush took a toll on me, and I was asked by my family to step back from politics for a while since I was starting to exhibit signs of a continuing depression. I remember discussing it with our own William Pitt at the time, since he was going through similar feelings of rage and frustration, and he encouraged me to take a break.

And so I did. I bagged up all of my political books... yes, I was buying every new book that popped up on the shelves... and settled down with some light fiction novels for a change. Actually, I started the Harry Potter series, something I'd wanted to read for a while, but could never get to. I started attending movies again... and would you believe that there are actually films out there that have nothing to do with politics? (sorry Michael Moore!) And gradually my blood pressure came down, AND I was even able to converse with friends at cocktail parties without blurting out "Karl Rove is Satan."

Of course my politics didn't change, but now I feel that I am much more in control. I really can watch a debate that doesn't go 100 % our way, shut off the telly, and go to sleep. Or when we crush the bad guys, like last night, I react to it with a very calm demeanor. ... .... Yeah, right! Well, I guess that is why I'm back. I just love that feeling when the good guys hit a grand slam!!

Anyway, I am here on a different name, mostly because I've misplaced and/or forgotten all my previous passwords, etc., and it was just easier to rejoin, but being sniffed at for a low post count doesn't bother me a smidgen. I know who I am. I'm a person who doesn't belong to any organized party. I'm a democrat.

Edit to correct name of hurricane to Katrina... sorry for offending any Kristina's out there. *wince*