Anybody else feeling this way lately?

[MoonRiver]

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[niyad]

1. So very true!

[soothsayer]

2. Ha yeah

[rzemanfl]

3. Don't worry, our fearless leader and the dude with a brain tumor

are using $300 million of our money to convince us we should not despair. It'll fix us right up, by golly.

[LiberalLoner]

4. Absolutely!

[mzmolly]

5. Hard

relate.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. Lately I'm over-come with a fervent desire to be able to sleep at night...

I find I'm watching a lot of old movies and TV, especially Andy Griffith.

I recently tried to educate a few of our local news folk but their response was essentially "We are only following orders from above." In short, they know about the truth but are not allowed to discuss it in public or on camera.

[tirebiter]

14. The best way to get a night's rest:

5 hours out surfing in a brand new 6-10 foot swell topped off by an indica bong fest. Like yesterday. I’ll try it again today with surf at 4-6 ft. there will be a lot of kids and a lot of out of towners getting in the way. Makes it a 2 hour day but doable.

[panader0]

21. Where do you surf? I see you are a Giants fan, as am I, so you are talking cold water?

I grew up in Hawaii, many years ago, where the water is as warm as the air.
Surfed several days a week after high school. When there was a south swell the
buzz was on. We'd go up to the third floor of Castle Hall where you could see the
ocean pretty well. Cut last period and hit the south shore.

[tirebiter]

42. Castle Hall, as in Punahou?

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Class of ‘71. 5 years before Obama. Ended up Santa Cruz.
My favorite town spot was Point Panic in Honolulu. Adopted Rockview in the Cruz for the similarity of the rocky shoreline. Yesterday was the first day I wore a wetsuit since May this year.

[panader0]

50. Yeah, class of '68.

My 8th grade science teacher was big wave surfer Fred Van Dyke. My mom taught there too. Fred
would invite us to his house on the North Shore beach at Pupukea, right down the shore from the Pipeline.
I was in a club called Southern Unit, I met many great surfers, and somehow ended up in landlocked
So Az. Read 'Barbarian Days' by William Finnegan, a great surf history of those days.
My favorite town spot was Number Three's or the Kaiser Bowl. Great days that I thought would last
forever.
A few years ago I went to Tamarindo in Costa Rica. The surf was so-so, but I met Robert August in his
board shop (the guy in the first Endless Summer). I miss sitting on my board, waiting for a set. warm
and sunny, green Pali in the distance.

[tirebiter]

51. Auwe!

I knew the Blears’. Gerry Lopez, jock Sutherland and Randy Rarick to name a few. Van Dyke i knew about. More later in daylight.

[panader0]

53. I knew Laura Blears, watched her dad wrestle on TV,

Gerry Lopez dated my buddy's sister. My buddy and I were the only haoles in Southern Unit back then.
We found uncrowded places. Having the Southern Unit Green trunks gave us a bit of cred so guys didn't
drop in on you. But I preferred places alone when possible.
I remember going to Roosevelt High on Friday nights to watch surf movies. Guys like Bruce Brown would
sit on the stage and narrate the films to a record player while all the best surfers in town and country
would wander in and outside to get stoned. Halcyon days to be sure.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Absolutely!

I have been watching old "Twilight Zone" episodes lately. They are less bizarre than our current reality. Seriously.

[Heartstrings]

22. Me,too!

Followed by Alfred Hitchcock Hour. There was one episode of Hitchcock that scared the crap out of me as a kid, just saw it last week. Great episode!

[smirkymonkey]

23. Oh! Thanks for the suggestion!

I am going to have to start watching Hitchcock once I am done with this binge.

[captain queeg]

8. Yes definitely. I've had to cut back on my news monitoring

And spend less time on DU because I always end up frustrated and angry. At least limit my time here. I try to focus more on what’s going on in my personal life. But I don’t want to stick my head in the sand either.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Along with there aren't enough hours in one day to keep up with it all. No wonder IQ45 doesn't sleep

[skypilot]

41. Why do you think he doesn't sleep?

I'm sure he manages to sleep just like he manages to play golf.

[MustLoveBeagles]

44. I'm sure he sleeps

He just tweets at odd hours.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

10. Yes, this has been my life for the last four years. n/t

[fierywoman]

11. Totally.

[moonscape]

12. Since 2016 - constant struggle! n/t

[blondebanshee]

13. So very spot on!

Thank you for sharing!

[Dem2theMax]

15. Only every single minute of every single day.

And I'm posting, so obviously I'm reading, and that means I'm not winning the battle in the sane department!

[sarchasm]

16. Yep...

...while thinking this must be the trauma decent Germans experienced.

[TNNurse]

17. We watch the news less and less.

It is even hard to watch people we admire like Rachel, Lawrence and Nicole. Agree with what they say but the content they are covering is just too awful.

[True Blue American]

20. I am so sick of the 24/7

Hysteria I am reduced to watching horrible weather stories.

Now watching Father Brown!

[TNNurse]

25. We love Father Brown.

We have been catching up on movies and old TV stuff.

[True Blue American]

29. That is all that is fit to watch.

New Series coming on Hallmark tomorrow night! JL Ranch. A series

[TNNurse]

52. We saw about it. But Jon Voight is in it,

He is a big Trumper so no thanks.

[True Blue American]

57. If you did not watch the 2 hour show this morning

You really missed a good one. It was on while I was at Church so watched it when I came home.

The beginning of a tow family story. James Caan is in it and honestly I never cared for Jon but as the old rancher he was good. Never thought I would say that.

[TNNurse]

58. No, really not going to watch.

I am a very political shopper and viewer.

[True Blue American]

59. Right now I am watching my DVR

Cabot Cove. I missed a lot of that. Debbie McComber books. I have 24..

[Oppaloopa]

56. Yea, keeping up Appearances.Doc Martin that's the ticket.

[True Blue American]

60. I do miss Hyacinth.

And will watch any movie Colin Firth is in.

[RhodeIslandOne]

43. I can't watch anything inclusing MSNBC

The constant "Let's listen to what Trump said today" on EVERY SINGLE FUCKING SHOW every hour makes me sick.

[pazzyanne]

18. Yes, a thousand times yes!

But after a short time out I'm back at it because if I don't I get left behind, and with this administration, that bird don't fly!

[Hekate]

19. My gods, yes

[calimary]

24. Said while approaching a corner one can't easily see around...

Probably drawn that way intentionally.

[nclib]

26. Yes.

I think I'm losing the sane battle.

[marlakay]

27. Exactly how I feel

Couldn't be any closer. Few days ago I took 24 hours off all media, social sites and its was relaxing but my need to know what was happening sucked me back in. And its impossible for me to tell myself 15 min a day!

[Illumination]

28. Yes! How did you know? Writing letters & doing paperwork today for a diversion.

Along with some music...

[True Blue American]

30. Ebooks and Library

I have one going on each!

[gristy]

31. yes - with my desire to remain sane winning out lately

I have not gone to the NY Times or WaPo website in days

[mdbl]

32. Same here!

Can't even watch the news anymore.

[crickets]

33. Yes, and your post sent me browsing through my political images folder...

We know we're dealing with an idiot for the next few months



but Joe has a plan.



We need to keep our spirits up and maintain a sense of humor



but most of all, persevere.




We will get through this together. VOTE.

[MustLoveBeagles]

46. Thank you

These are great.

[dai13sy]

34. For sure

I am seriously suffering from an over dose of news. I've been binge-watching Animal Planet: Dr. Jeff; Rocky Mountain Vet today but here I am on the computer again reading every article on Democratic Underground. I can't help myself.

[Raster]

35. oh yeah... I can only take so much and then I need to disconnect...

...usually something on Netflix... I don't think I can watch another British baking show.

[Blue Owl]

36. K&R

[Rebl2]

37. Yes times 100

[demtenjeep]

38. every damn day

but as a SS teacher, even though I teach PBS currently, I still need to steer my students to the truth so...it's my job

[Cha]

39. Freaking Perfect, MoonRiver! That's me exactly.. I'm

opting for Sanity!

[soldierant]

40. Been feeling that way for decades now.

[MustLoveBeagles]

45. All the time

[In It to Win It]

47. Every. Damn. Day.

[Progressive Jones]

48. Constantly. I take short breaks, but can't commit to them. nt

[dchill]

49. Yeah, that's me.

[northoftheborder]

54. That's me.

[lark]

55. I totally have felt that way since RBG passed.

My news intake, including here, has gone way down, just too sad and mad. So, if there is a God, he's a fascist o a fascist enabler is a lot of what I can think about this week. I also scream in my mind - How is this Possible, that America has sunk so low?