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Joinfortmill

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37. I hear you. I'm limiting myself too.

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Sun Jan 15, 2023, 02:40 PM

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Happy Sunday morning, my DU friends. I have to say it - I simply can't do it. [View all] NewHendoLib Jan 2023 OP

I'm right there with you. badhair77 Jan 2023 #1

I am on the same track, NHL! cilla4progress Jan 2023 #2

Me too Beachnutt Jan 2023 #3

Understandable. I go through periods of moonscape Jan 2023 #4

Me too. 2naSalit Jan 2023 #5

I read DU, The Washington Post, The Guardian, etc. I don't watch TV news at all. ratchiweenie Jan 2023 #6

My local NBC affiliate "news" DFW, did a segment on the docs last night MagickMuffin Jan 2023 #7

I know how you feel, peacebuzzard Jan 2023 #8

With you snowybirdie Jan 2023 #9

Protect your sanity or you may end up Republican. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #10

I can't imagine unless I went stark, raving insane. Even then, I can't imagine. Self-care is vital. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #22

I still have the print copy of the Sunday NYTimes delivered mnhtnbb Jan 2023 #11

Us too. Weirdly, delivery here is more reliable than it was in Raleigh! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #12

Never watch the Sunday Shows. yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #13

Don't forget Stephanie skydive forever Jan 2023 #29

Steph is the best source for news...and fart jokes maspaha Jan 2023 #40

I totally get it. pandr32 Jan 2023 #14

I'll confess, most of DU is just noise to me and I ignore it... hunter Jan 2023 #15

I tend to scan headlines, and look for those I know for OP postings NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #66

It's a big story because Trump gets a pass on his classified documents Shermann Jan 2023 #16

So far, he sure has. Don't get it. Guess anything he does is okey dokey Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #23

Walking along the same garden trail... MiHale Jan 2023 #17

I'm with you as well. Magoo48 Jan 2023 #18

I seem to be with the majority. I have started to leave my phone off until early in2herbs Jan 2023 #19

I have to agree with you Traildogbob Jan 2023 #20

Take an extended break from the news. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #21

my break from TV news is going on over a decade! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #64

Yes but Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #81

ah, understood your point. NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #82

I feel you. I just turn to watch sports when the news starts with the whataboutism. :-( n/t iluvtennis Jan 2023 #24

Like a moth to a flame, I somehow need to know. Of course my brain is singed but hey, my hatred Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #25

I quit watching that swill years ago. nini Jan 2023 #26

Even NPR is on the both sides bandwagon over the Biden documents. wnylib Jan 2023 #32

NPR has always bugged me for some reason nini Jan 2023 #46

I'm enjoying the videos, but by now I've heard enough wnylib Jan 2023 #75

Good description 🙂 nini Jan 2023 #84

Mine too. wnylib Jan 2023 #85

Just shut down the TV. I did. Cheapest and best mental health therapy ever!! usonian Jan 2023 #27

we stopped watching TV years ago NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #63

NewHendoLib................ Upthevibe Jan 2023 #28

Been feeling the same way the past few days. KPN Jan 2023 #30

It's taken a real toll on my health, NHL. SheltieLover Jan 2023 #31

we just finished binging the entire Great British Bake off series again NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #62

Good for you! SheltieLover Jan 2023 #68

yellow sponge cake - filling of strawberry jam and whipped cream! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #70

Happy Birthdays! SheltieLover Jan 2023 #74

Happy Sunday afternoon to you MyMission Jan 2023 #33

all good advice - thanks! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #61

I'm checked out of a lot of the things I usually do, as well. Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #34

thanks, my friend - we did! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #60

Make sure to plant some late figwort it is the bees knees ... Scrophularia marilandica Botany Jan 2023 #35

Now there's a plant that only botanists and entymologists can love! WestMichRad Jan 2023 #39

The "critter show" that figworts put on is amazing. Botany Jan 2023 #44

I will check that out - thanks! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #59

Figwort is 2 years from seed Botany Jan 2023 #71

thanks. LOVE sugar snaps - they never yield enough (lots get eaten raw on the way into the house) NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #73

Sugar Snaps are meant to be eaten in the garden. Botany Jan 2023 #76

I'm with you as far as the news and visiting DU. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #36

I hear you. I'm limiting myself too. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #37

Glad you're feeling better LittleGirl Jan 2023 #38

Yup. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 2023 #41

Understand.. I haven't since Cha Jan 2023 #42

DW, France 24 and Al Jazeera all have streaming in English at YouTube with in depth reporting Warpy Jan 2023 #43

I don't want to watch any of it. Important things end up here at DU NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #58

I haven't watched TV since last June Warpy Jan 2023 #79

I'm right there with Ya! SimplyHadEnough Jan 2023 #45

Food Network and remodeling shows. True Blue American Jan 2023 #47

I quit watching television in 1984. love_katz Jan 2023 #48

We tape every nature show and watch them again housecat Jan 2023 #50

Yeap you said what a lot of us feel housecat Jan 2023 #49

Count me as one who rarely watches TV news. llmart Jan 2023 #51

we tossed cable/tv watching in 2010 or so - NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #57

I've been there since the not-so-supreme court SouthernDem4ever Jan 2023 #52

That garden isn't going to plant itself! Ha. Looking forward to my first peas. 58Sunliner Jan 2023 #53

I'm the same MustLoveBeagles Jan 2023 #54

There are times when we need to step back and enjoy the beauty around us. herding cats Jan 2023 #55

lovely post - thanks so much! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #56

You're very welcome. herding cats Jan 2023 #77

So glad you guys are starting to feel better and part of your recovery should be going MLAA Jan 2023 #65

Appreciated! NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #67

As for "the news" we exist in an ocean of lies, regarded as a "market" for their advertising shit. GoodRaisin Jan 2023 #69

Exactly this. NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #72

I with you. Samrob Jan 2023 #78

Me too. barbtries Jan 2023 #80

Wish everyone knew the pleasures of planning their garden in winter. Hortensis Jan 2023 #83