What do you do to take a break from Trump overload?

[dixiegrrrrl]

Been feeling overwhelmed earlier and earlier in the week. Popping in a movie break helps a bit.

[hlthe2b]

1. long walks with the pup

(followed by lots of hugs and cuddles with the pup)

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Turn off the TV, or change the channel, or put it on mute. Usually turn it off. NT

[lame54]

3. Nitrous Oxide works pretty well

[RKP5637]

12. LOL!!! n/t

[lame54]

14. Obviously you already have some

[RKP5637]

18. Whee!!!! n/t

[AJT]

4. Binge watch "Heartland" on Netflix

Family on a horse ranch in Canada.

[Leghorn21]

5. I take a 70-second break with this horse and his rubber chicken, dixie:

[Eliot Rosewater]

11. OK, that is officially the funniest god damn thing I have seen in months

[Angry Dragon]

19. THANKS..............needed that

[RKP5637]

20. Wow, cute!!! Yep, pets/animals are people too!!! n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. LOL!!!!!!!!!!

That did the trick. totally hysterically

[dewsgirl]

26. Thank you, that was adorable.

[renate]

37. that's so sweet and wonderful! and what a beautiful horse! nt

[Old Terp]

50. I had to stop watching it. The dog found it annoying.

Yes, he does the same thing with his toys.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. My friend and I will brunch this weekend as he is single and my beautiful wife is visiting family.

We will discuss politics and movies, and then I will go home and watch movies or sitcoms.

Our country has been invaded by our enemy, we are at war. We just havent fully accepted it yet.

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. Agree. Most people are still in shock over the attack

and focused on Trump as the only problem.

[world wide wally]

7. The Olympics right now... Soon, it will be baseball season

[pangaia]

36. BASEBALL !!!!!!!! You said the magic words....

GO MUCKDOGS!!!!!!!!!!

[Meowmee]

8. My teaching, dealing with my own health and

My kitties, one of whom is very ill are my main focus now, really she is the main focus now. Just turn off the tv, don’t read or listen to the news. That helps a lot. Watching the skating and skiing here and there is nice too but after a while it starts to irritate me.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Cook and bake goodies...

Recently moved into a different home (but to the original home was), so all is good and well. As part of move, am going through tons of stuff that we had to move and so am using up all kinds of kitchen stuff (cooking cookies, making Quiche of all kinds).

Spouse and I are doing all of the taste testing of these experiments, so mostly all good (except the bad experiments, where the 3 doggies of mine get to then have)...oh goodie!!!

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. No - zero - TV (going on 10 years). No radio. Just music, books, nature

cooking, gardening, walking, biking kayaking, crosswords.

NO TV. NO RADIO.

I just pop in here a few times a day briefly, read TPM and Slate.

[dixiegrrrrl]

27. NO TV. NO RADIO. here, too.

But computer is a bit addictive. Gotta be more selective with time, yes.

[NRaleighLiberal]

29. yes, the computer! It is a busy time for me, so I just simply don't have the time to

spend on the dreaded computer - which I am so thankful for in times like these!

[dixiegrrrrl]

49. I know you have that marvekous garden.

I spent years living with no tv and I had a huge money making garden, and critters and chickens etc. that kept me outside from morning till dark.
I love to hear when people have the garden zeal.

[Soxfan58]

13. I binge

The West Wing

[yallerdawg]

15. We eat out a lot.

We'll get back on the 'discount dollar store diet' when the recession begins in earnest.

[DFW]

16. The Republicans don't own the airwaves here

His stupidities are noted, but not dwelt upon. The sun does not revolve around him, no matter how hard he uses hair dye to convince us otherwise.

[RKP5637]

17. I shut tRump off and read about the idiot later. I can't stand his face, speech, what he says or

his smell. In the evenings we watch movies. tRump is probably the grossest spectacle of a high level politician I've encountered in the US, but I'm sure there have been worse, well maybe, but I can't think of one.

[dixiegrrrrl]

62. That voice is gonna be hard to get out of one's head.

I read about him, and take a short video peek, sound off. Thank god I prefer reading to listening.

[malaise]

23. Write, read, watch sports

(mostly cricket and tennis), comedy (local and foreign) and watch my favorite game shows.
I also walk 20K a week and exercise on my stationary bike.

[guillaumeb]

24. Walk with my wife.

6 miles today.

[MiniMe]

25. Foster a litter of puppies

I'm not paying attention to the news these days

[OldHippieChick]

28. Alcohol

I'm not picky. Bourbon, Vodka, Wine ... just has to be enough to make me numb

[PJMcK]

38. And weed (n/t)

[Aristus]

30. Watch 'The West Wing' on Netflix.

A lot...

[PJMcK]

39. Oh, that old fairy tale!

(wink)

If only we had President Bartlet or President Santos!

[Blaukraut]

31. build cat furniture n/t

[janterry]

32. I knit

n/t

[Fluke a Snooker]

33. Impossible for me. So I get angrier and more focused.

Ultimately, this will help as I have channeled my anger into getting in the face of non-Democrats and non-progressives every chance I get. My sister, niece, and I are three nasty women when it comes to presenting our views on Republican in public.

[pangaia]

34. I don;t get what the problem is.

It;s your choice and your life.

Just don't watch TV, don't listen to the radio, don't surf news, don't read the a paper and...don't log on to DU..

Simple...

It's like baseball. If you don't want to watch it, don't watch it.

[bdtrppr6]

35. Set my hair on fire

have my kid kick me in the nuts, pull out my fingernails.

Makes it all go away.

[PJMcK]

43. Have you tried putting your head in a vice?

That worked well for me during President Cheney's terms.

[PJMcK]

40. Golf

Or read about golf.

[LakeArenal]

44. Watch Golf?

[PJMcK]

45. Oops!

You're right! I forgot the Golf Channel!

Got time for a fast nine, LakeArenal?

[LakeArenal]

47. Meet ya there!

[LakeArenal]

41. There's never a break.....

I've been sick and overwhelmed for over a year... EVERY SINGLE DAY, a new low..

Tho, the weed thing... helps.

[CTyankee]

42. had a wonderful time petting my hairdressers toy poodle in my lap while waiting for her to

take me. This little dog just lay curled up in my lap and I petted her and felt such a relief of stress and a few minutes of real peace. It was a lovely feeling.

She has two toy poodles that scamper around her salon, delighting her clients and her staff. In between her appointments she gives them quickie walks outside.

[librechik]

46. time machine to the 30s and 40s where things made sense

A few hours with Turner Channel Movies and I'm refreshed.

[Atticus]

48. I hope this doesn't sound trite but, if possible, get outside and into nature.

Get off the artificially accelerated schedule we often feel obligated to live by and try to hitch a ride with nature for a few hours. Walk in the woods. Sit on a log and feel the cool dampness of bark on your butt. Look at the biggest tree near you and consider how long it took to grow to that size. Think of all those you know, living and dead, who have shared the earth with that tree.

Watch the birds; the squirrels; the deer if you are so fortunate.

Listen: to the breeze; to the rain; to the geese overhead.

Everything just mentioned moves to the rhythm of the forest; the earth; the universe. THIS is real. THIS is vital.

Smile. Return to your labors knowing that that tree will likely outlive you. And, that's OK.

[democratisphere]

51. Ancient Aliens!

Still hoping to be abducted so I can get off this crazy planet Earth located in the alternative universe.

[GulfCoast66]

52. Wellers 12 year old bourbon during the week

On the boat in the gulf catching trout, reds and flounder on the weekends.

[samnsara]

53. i weaned myself off 24/7 news and limited it to morning joe( yeah I know) and fromTRMS on for an hr.

...and I filled in the rest of my tv watching hours with old b/w anything....... just to escape this fucking century ( except for the Clinton and pbo years...and the legalization of weed)...

[Quayblue]

54. Cooking is first

I done gained 15 pounds.

I do homework with my kids...having them teach me the new math methods.

Watching trash reality shows, reading about immigrating to Canada, finding ways to make passive income, painting, working out.

Deleted all social media accounts. I am so disappointed in how hard my family fell for troll postings...even though I warned em.

I'm frying okra right now. I used to love it as a kid from Popeye's. Decided to try and make it myself.

[PoorMonger]

55. So many things

Though the most common remedy is music and a few beers.

I’m also a crazy reader... a fan of sports , anime and comics. I write poetry too and am currently wrapped up in my graduate studies.

[blogslut]

56. I make and do things.

I try to have at least one unfinished project waiting for me when things get too crazy. When I don't have a maker project I look around my home to see what can me improved. Right now I've got an unfinished crochet piece and plants that need re-potting and am always working on the schematics for the ultimate cat castle.

[GP6971]

57. I usually find

a Law and Order SVU episode to watch.

[njhoneybadger]

58. Don't listen to any news for 2 weeks

[doc03]

59. Turn off cable news.

[secondwind]

60. Movies help. At home on the TV or in the theatre.

Saw Black Panther yesterday. Amazing visuals

[ecstatic]

61. It's almost impossible, but like you said... a movie,

or Netflix binge? It won't be long until someone or something forces the tRump reality nightmare back on you. At that point, you'll have a MILLION different scandals to catch up with.

[Glamrock]

63. Jameson

Lots n lots of Jameson, or Tito's, or Sailor Jerry, or Fireball, or Jim Beam, or Crowns, or........

[backtoblue]

64. Curl up in a corner and rock back and forth. .