I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Alexandria - I'm glad I'm inspiring you, maybe you can inspire me too Is the distance on your bike in miles or kilometres?

Archie, er, chickadee, I agree completely!!!

Drinks are on da house. Dat way we can lubricate the masticating of ideers and such.

I'll take mine with a little pink umbrella! I'm sure Edith would want one too.

Yippee ... our bartender has arrived.  And with free drinks ... that the best ideer of all!

Virtual margaritas on the way from Texas...........catch!

Aahh, dentists!  It's not surprising that of all the medical professions, they have the highest amount of substance abuse and suicide -- maybe because they know their patients don't enjoy their visits?  My BIL the dentist was obsessively neat -- he would spot a tiny piece of lint on the sofa and go over, pick it up and deposit in the wastepaper basket (I saw him do it several times!).  He also developed bi-polar disorder and had to dissolve his practice.  Fortunately, he had good political contacts (including my father) and spent the rest of his professional life in a provincial mental health facility as dentist-in-chief.  Others are not so lucky.....

As for political talk at BCO -- when I first joined, the 2008 election campaigns were in full swing and I was fascinated by the intensity of the discussions here (yes, there was a thread for each of the two parties).  But the intensity grew and grew and threatened to set a virtual fire here!  So, even though we feel we can discuss politics in a grown-up and orderly way, and even though many of us feel the Mods are being overly restrictive in setting their limits, believe me, political "discussions" soon turn into vicious and nasty arguments, and nobody wins, posts are reported and threads are either locked or destroyed.

So.......be vewwy vewwy caywful what you say here!

I was delighted to see Lech Walesa, union activist and community organizer, so prominently featured in the news today. I well remember his union activities and community organizing helped bring about the fall of an authoritarian regime in Poland and contributed to the fall of authoritarian regimes across Eastern Europe. It was nice to be reminded of the power of unions and the power of community organizing to improve the lives of people and bring about positive change in a country. Sometimes we forget those who led the way.



The irony was not lost on me, although apparently it was on many.



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P.S. Since I have a Master's degree in Soviet and Eastern European Affairs (yes, it was "Soviet" when I got it), I am merely making an observation as one whose education and early career was spent as a Soviet and Eastern Europe watcher and analyst. Although my career trajectory ultimately went in a different direction, it is nice to be reminded of what happened in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union through labor union activism and community organizing.

I'm not apologizing for my political talk. Apparently only ONE person complained. That does not a controversy make. We talk about everything here.

Let me hear an AAAAmen, AAAAmen, AAAAmen, Amen, Amen!

Kira - I pretty much sleep downstairs in the basement now.  DH heats up the bed.  When he is not there with me I can stand it but once he is in bed - it is hot flash city and not the good type

I am washing my sheets every other day now and I can only stand cold showers.

Notself - I have a major sweet tooth - maybe that is part of my issue.  I am definately going to cut down on the sugar and see if that helps.

Athena - I get what you are saying - the combo of hot flashes and Tamoxifen are killer.  I have tons of joint pain and have been on narcotic pain meds for almost 3 years now.

Blue - Love Marilyn but one of my all time favorites is Doris Day - I can watch her movies a hundred times over and never get tired of them.

Alex5 - my favorite shake is banana.  Guess I will have to think twice on that one.  I have found some really low cal chocolate puddings that actually taste normal!  I guess it will be broth, jello, pudding, and lots of potato soup - none of that is really low cal but then again if it is mainly liquids - won't it just run out of me?

Yeah-I didn't get that whole "praising Israel's health care system while promising to dismantle the ACA" myself. Unless of course, one is opposing something purely because someone else is championing it?

I've been gone all day and I am just shocked that someone reported posts on this thread. 

Mary 

Oh and I thought any topic was open for discussion since we aren't on the active topic list.

Reminds me - on the topic of films - Casablanca, an all time favorite. Some of the best lines in any movie, but the most famous:

Captain Renault "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here."

Casino worker hands him a wad of money.  "Your winnings, sir."

Janice,  Yeah, the ice cream type diet will just go right through - I've done a day's milk shake diet for colonoscopy prep - and it wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be.  Maybe you could eat things like hummus, chopped liver, mashed potatoes, pea soup,  yogurt, which would stay with you longer.  (Still, not slimming though.)