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In reply to the discussion: How old do you feel? [View all]betsuni
(25,464 posts)17. Neighborhood, town, city, state, region. Get involved there. That's how to affect your life.
Can't believe that needs to be said. Higher minimum wages, legal marijuana, public option, same sex marriage, green energy, affordable education, higher taxes, etc, happen on the city or state level and then at the federal level.
Pelosi, Biden, Sanders have been in office for a long time, so what -- the "establishment' (blame Democrats!). The U.S. is a very large country. Politics is local.
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I just came inside from removing invasive bittersweet vines off some of the plants.
Vinca
Jun 2021
#10
Ha ha heh...I feel the same way after my bout in the yard too! Thanks for the 'laugh'?!
SWBTATTReg
Jun 2021
#13
Ha ha heh...good points you make. To answer your questions 'How old do you feel?' and 'Did your ...
SWBTATTReg
Jun 2021
#12
Neighborhood, town, city, state, region. Get involved there. That's how to affect your life.
betsuni
Jun 2021
#17
I feel twenties in my head, my age in the mirror, and older due to a drunk driver rear-ending me.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2021
#22
As many have said... In my head I'm many decades younger but the body sometimes
mitch96
Jun 2021
#31