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Wow, look at this! It's the second “day off” I've had in a row, but it's not really a day off - I only have to work one shift- but that feels like a day off after weeks upon weeks of working back to...
View ArticleWhoa! I'm gonna live, and it might get better.
Apologies in advance for being vague where details are involved- this is all very new to me and I'm just now starting to wrap my brain around it. Long story short: the last month or so has been...
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Top Comments: Cemetery Edition!
It’s not as morbid as it sounds, but I love cemeteries. When I was a poor teenager, only a small field and somewhat of a hill separated my trailer park from the largest cemetery in town, and my mom’s...
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Top Comments: BFF Edition
When I was twelve and my parents announced to us that they would be divorcing, the first person I called was my best friend Amy. In our little group of friends, she was the only one who also had...
View ArticleYour definitive guide to which states count in this primary election.
First, the states that don’t count:Alabama is a southern state.Alaska is Sarah Palin country; only conservatives vote there.Arizona is a Joe Arpaio country, only conservatives vote there.Arkansas is...
View ArticleR.I.P Ricky, the only cat that ever stole my heart
I know it's considered almost blasphemous to say on this site, but I've never been a cat person. For one thing, they're not dogs. To paraphrase someone I don't know, dog’s only flaw is that they don't...
View Article"The only way to unify our party is to elect Hillary Clinton," the republican...
That is what my coworker said to me the day after Trump officially became the face of the Republican Party, and this is interesting beyond the #NeverTrump movement and can be very instructive if we let...
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Top Comments: Y'all Qaeda edition.
For obvious reasons, this is not something I disclose often (although I’ve made a few comments about it), but I am was friends with one of the threeper people. Y’all Qaeda. VanillaIsis. I had no idea...
View ArticleThe myth of the responsible gun owner
You know the drill:xCmon all. Share your shooting pics. I am a responsible gun owner. 200 million guns. If there were a prob, we'd know. pic.twitter.com/tTu2oOK99Pâ ReelCamoGirlâ¢...
View ArticleTop Comments: The "situation" edition
So, we had a new guy start at work. He’s an okay guy but a little bit overly… enthusiastic, I think, is the word.I’ll just be completely honest and say that he annoys me- he likes to talk a lot and I’m...
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Top Comments: Silence Edition
It has been 4 years (!) since I lived in Boise (minus the couple of months I lived there last year before the world’s biggest idiot totaled my car). I miss it a lot. I miss commuting to work by bike or...
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Top Comments: This day in history edition
Ninety-six years ago today, this happened:The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis...
View ArticleTop Comments: Characters edition
I’m in a bad habit of bashing my hometown, especially online. Before income inequality became a thing most people acknowledged, I felt it acutely during Junior High, where my friends and I were very...
View ArticleBecause I can't be the only one who needs a laugh....
So, as some of you may know, my wife works at (and now actually manages) a hotel. We’ll call her B, because that’s what I do. Most of the housekeepers at the hotel are immigrants, and very few of them...
View ArticleTriggered
Sitting in my hotel room, drinking coffee, playing online.The sounds of a mild argument from what sounds like the room above me start escalating, then fade into the background.Suddenly it’s not an...
View ArticleTop Comments: Nothing is forgiven, nor forgotten (rant) edition
Howdy, folks! How’ve you all been? Me? Oh, I’m okay. Fascism, schmascism, just SSDD, amirite?We’ll talk more in a second, but first a word from our non-profit, highly intelligent, and irresistibly cute...
View ArticleTop Comments: Payoff Edition
No, this isn’t about someone bringing me fat stacks of cash in exchange for some dirty deed, but if you’ve got a suitcase full of Benjamins that you need to drop, please don’t hesitate to contact...
View ArticleTop Comments: Counting Hours Edition
When we go live, it’ll be 97 hours.More on this in a second, but first a note from our always timely sponsors:Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us...
View ArticleCanada increases tariffs on dairy products -more on that supposed trade...
There was a diary on the rec list this morning titled Trump Quietly Handed Early Defeat on Trade. I don’t have a (ahem) beef with that post, but it was a little light on details and many people in the...
View ArticleTop Comments: In other news edition
I don't know about the the rest of you, but I’m all trumped out. I spent a good month after the election actively avoiding news, and I only dip my toe in here and there on occasion. I just have to...
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