barb.bsky.social
Reviews editor at The Verge (although I don't edit reviews) and science fiction writer (although I write mostly fantasy).
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Yes, that was it.
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Maybe I should start a thread: the old person's guide to today's social networks.
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My parents were old enough to be alive during the McCarthy era, which Nixon took an active part in. So they were focused on hating him already. His presidency just confirmed their feelings.
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A wonderful writer and marvelous human being.
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I understand that. I've never been a great phone person either, and I grew up with it as the main source of communication. I imagine it's harder for people who grew up with texting.
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Several years ago, I was crouched down, working in my garden, and suddenly came face to face with a possum. We were both startled. I found myself a few inches from a rat-like-looking snout so I jumped up and yelled. The poor possum ran off in a panic. I always felt bad about scaring it like that.
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Heh -- Knight Rider must be a hoot.
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Somehow, that doesn't surprise me. Barney Miller also did not disappoint.
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God, I loved Feiffer's cartoons.
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After that, maybe Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey - Maturin series. Not as funny, but very very dense and great to read.
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Yeah, I'm figuring that should last me at least one year.
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I should have worn my bandana.
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I know. Sometimes, you read a novel you loved when you were a kid and you are appalled by some of the things you find. On the other hand, though, sometimes you find insights that you totally missed because you weren't adult enough to see them.
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Hi, there!
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This. My partner and I were huge fans; we really felt it when he was gone.
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Yup! From a 1985 music festival at Cape Cod.
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Yes! This!
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Most people got it a sugar cube. I started wondering if my memory was wrong until I recently read that some children did get it in a sweet syrup.
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Yes, the way the todos carry over is one of the features I really like.