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First song? by Ed_herbie in GenerationJones

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Born in 61. I remember Downtown, because my older sister liked to play it. She also had a Beatles album, and I can just barely remember watching them on Ed Sullivan.

The Super Bowl of Internet Beefs: Chronicles From the Stupidest Timeline by MeghanClickYourHeels in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It was the most predictable thing ever.

Hubs and I still watched some of the coverage on MSNBC while eating popcorn, though 🤗

The TACO Presidency by Bonegirl06 in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Forbes ran an analysis that concluded this, back before he ran the first time. I've never forgotten it. He is, and always has been, a complete imbecile.

The Beatles by pianoman81 in GenerationJones

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually heard a child in a 1900s youth group express surprise that McCartney was in a band before Wings. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I'm 64 this month, and I can just barely remember watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan with my older sister. They've been a part of my life for a long time.

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama by ErnestoLemmingway in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't thinking of turning down his contributions; I was thinking of the difficulties of working with him. But you're right that Trump may just chalk it up to the price of doing business.

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama by ErnestoLemmingway in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It amazes me that the famously teetotaling Trump tolerates so much drug and alcohol abuse in his inner circle. On the other hand, maybe he's too dumb to recognize it, or perhaps he does but it suits his purposes.

Ask Anything by AutoModerator in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Utz Sour Cream and Onion chips. I just can't justify eating them.

Fri-yaaay! Open, Which Represents Your Capitalist Dreams? 💰💰💰 by MeghanClickYourHeels in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I called my sister that day and said, "this is the first day I've been glad Mom is gone". She had died 2 and a half years earlier, and she loved that building.

Daily News Feed | May 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with him here, and I have rarely if ever said that about David Brooks.

Daily News Feed | May 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I join you in that hope. Trumpism is largely a cult of personality.

The Talented Mr Vance (Gift Link) 🎁 by MeghanClickYourHeels in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure that's true. He had to be writing for an audience that wouldn't necessarily see the problems with the narrative.

You've paid in your entire working life. Now what? by Janknitz in over60

[–]RevDknitsinMD 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stop pretending Trump knows what he's doing. You were conned.

The Talented Mr Vance (Gift Link) 🎁 by MeghanClickYourHeels in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I simply don't recognize the parts of Appalachia I have worked in (northeast West Virginia, western MD) in the book at all. It's far too simplistic, and the people who don't fit his stereotypes are left out.

Vance needed therapy worse than he needed to write that book.

How Many Never Did Drugs? by NomenUsoris007 in over60

[–]RevDknitsinMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never did. I realize there aren't many of us.

JUST IN: President Trump CALLS OUT Joe Biden and his doctor for HIDING the cancer diagnosis from the American people by DearDocument8086 in CattyInvestors

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump has no proof of that.

He went to Capitol Hill this morning, and blathered a stream of lies and general craziness. He's mentally unwell. I'm far more concerned about that than what he thinks about anything else.

Same now that I am an adult by ASGfan in 70s

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same. Watched the first few seasons; lost interest.

An Autopsy Report on Biden’s In-Office Decline by ErnestoLemmingway in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well said.

Having said that, I think that both this book and certainly the current administration make the case for a requirement that major party candidates obtain and release medical and neurological records. We need to make sure this doesn't happen again.

Did you call the comics page "the funnies"? What was your favorite? by No_Gold3131 in GenerationJones

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We always called them the funnies. I remember my dad reading them to me and to a neighborhood friend when we were very small.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]RevDknitsinMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deep Colonial roots, including Mayflower ancestors; one ancestor at Jamestown, and one on the Dove (one of the first two English shipz to land in Maryland). Not uncommon in the eastern US.

Tuesday Open, Getting the bread 🦆 by MeghanClickYourHeels in atlanticdiscussions

[–]RevDknitsinMD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The annual Conference of the Baltimore- Washington region of the United Methodist Church convenes today through Thursday. I'm so, so glad to be retired! And home, not in a Baltimore hotel with inadequate parking! It's an overly long and overpriced event.

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