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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn the occasion of my birthday, I want to thank the whole Democratic Underground
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for being my safe house and the greatest site on the Internet.
DU, every single day, has saved my sanity, heart and spirit through the last four horrible, terrible, no good, very bad, downright harmful years.
I want to thank every single one of you from the bottom of my heart.
I'm feeling so grateful here and just wanted you to know.
wryter2000
(46,047 posts)I don't know what I'd do without DU. Probably go crazy. I hope we don't have problems on election day again. That was torture. I need to be on with my friends.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I feel you.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)niyad
(113,315 posts)celebration soon. I will raise a glass in your honour in just a bit.
DU and its members are, for me, everything you said.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Thanks for the toast. I wish I could drink right now so I could raise one with you.
We'll have to have a Big Toast Thread on inauguration day. Haha lots of drunk posting and 'messages removed' the next day.
niyad
(113,315 posts)Lunabell
(6,080 posts)To a fellow scorpio. Mine is the 20th.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Scorpios rule! I've never met a scorpio I didn't feel an affinity toward. Funny, that.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I wish you a happier political life by then!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,470 posts)Happy Birthday.❤️✳️🌠✨♏🎂🤜
My birthdays coming up on the sixth😸
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Happy imminent birthday! I wish you President-elect Biden for that birthday!
MustLoveBeagles
(11,611 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,470 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,044 posts)I just talked to someone yesterday whose bday was Halloween.
Her husband's is today! They have birthdays on consecutive days!
Let's hope your best gift comes Tuesday.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Your sentiment is greatly appreciated! I'm all for Tuesday being all our greatest gift!
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Happy birthday! 🎊🎈🎁
I am always so glad to be here with everyone
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I feel you.
malaise
(269,004 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Just_Vote_Dem
(2,808 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Bigredhunk
(1,349 posts)Have a great Sunday!!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Cool name, dude.
pwb
(11,275 posts)Peace.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Yes, peace is a great gift.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)You know I luv the memes!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)I can't stop smiling.
crickets
(25,980 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Wishing you a wonderful day and hopefully a Biden victory on Tuesday!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Much appreciated during these last 3 days.
Heck, a Biden victory on Tuesday will make our whole year!
Imagine all the crying and laughing around here when that happens?!
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)Many happy returns of the day!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)cry baby
(6,682 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)I've always wanted to use emoticons on the headers like yours. Very cool.
cry baby
(6,682 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)fierywoman
(7,683 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)And boy, do you know how!
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,611 posts)I hope you're having a good one.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I am because of this place and you. Feeling a thirst coming on...
flying-skeleton
(696 posts)In 2016, the results were bad enough. Piled atop that was the DU shut out disaster !! Praying that history won't repeat itself 🤞🤞
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I feel you! Hoping there's no repeat, too! It will make the repair days in the midst of possible rough days after election day all the harder to take. Let's hold tight!
The Roux Comes First
(1,299 posts)As Pooh would more-or-less have it!
And many more!!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Big Pooh fan right here!
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Stones not so sharp, sticks not so pointed.
☮️❣️🇺🇸😄
Amen, LakeArenal. That it is, and we'll keep on it 'til we get there.
kskiska
(27,045 posts)Hang in there. I get how you feel.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)We're all in this together, and this is a good thanksgiving month to remind each other.
catbyte
(34,393 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)For meee? Aww. I luv it!
AllaN01Bear
(18,236 posts)dont want to see me go sane . gah. i live in a mostly red district with smatterings of blue around . happy birthday
ancianita
(36,058 posts)In red places it's like that. Thanks!
MaryMagdaline
(6,855 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Response to ancianita (Original post)
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byronius
(7,395 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)CountMyVote4Reality
(209 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)I can't feel my face.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)had a lot on our plate this year! The pandemic, unrest, elections, etc. What a year it has been! Feel like you...in that DU is a type of therapy especially those of us finding ourselves isolated. A very happy birthday to you ancianita!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I've found myself among those isolated at different times and circumstances, and yours and DU's spirit always bring me back to knowing we're not alone on the road we travel.
Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)Much Love...on your special day!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)RestoreAmerica2020
(3,435 posts)Paz
ancianita
(36,058 posts)UTUSN
(70,695 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Different Drummer
(7,615 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,623 posts)I'm right there with you on how valuable and insightful our DU truly is.
I know it's saved my sanity many times. And will continue to do so!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Into the home stretch and beyond, we need to feel each other's support and presence, and DU is our place for that.
This month is one of traditional thanksgiving, and so moving ahead, I hope we can keep that spirit.
3catwoman3
(23,993 posts)...be dancing in the streets on Tuesday (or very shortly thereafter).
🥳 🎂 🎁
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Indeed, I'm all for the dancing with joy and very shortly after!
Right now, I'm trying to be ready and grateful no matter what, because the future isn't ever final.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Boogiemack
(1,406 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,592 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,430 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)And that is how it is on DU - really wonderful space!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I appreciate you saying this, and indeed, this place does that for me, as well.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)But it was your handle that I noted. Lol, itll come to me eventually - I have pre Election Day brain, doh!
Happy Birthday! And am glad youre in here, Ancianita
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)Here's wishing you, and everyone else on DU, the most wonderful presents just after November 3rd.
Here is a preview.
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ancianita
(36,058 posts)I'm feeling the future today!
Iggo
(47,553 posts)Happy Birthday, kiddo.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Thank you, kiddo.
nolabear
(41,963 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Feelin' the fam today!
cilla4progress
(24,734 posts)Thank you for giving us something to celebrate today!
I enjoy our conversations here!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I hope we spend the next ten presidencies and 13 SCOTUS justices celebrating together!
Undergrounds never have to be dark places, do they!
cilla4progress
(24,734 posts)are a gem.
Me, too. 🙂
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)... compared to the last 4 years. You and all of us in the DU family have THAT to look forward to.
Thanks for being a part of our family.
Happy Birthday Ancianita!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Thank you for my birthday cake! As for you and DU,
sandensea
(21,635 posts)Appropriately enough in your case, ancianita.
All the Best to you and yours.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)All Saints Day in my childhood was the day for Mass, which is when I learned I'd never be one.
But if you so kindly say so, I humbly thank you.
tblue37
(65,360 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)lucca18
(1,241 posts)Have fun!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Just being here is fun! And the next twenty years of Democratic presidencies!
yonder
(9,666 posts)And you're right: safe house, safe haven or safe harbor, DU is a great place for recharging/shelter.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Yep, it's a hug-it-out place, indeed.
I love your name.
Blue Owl
(50,383 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)BlueJac
(7,838 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)yardwork
(61,620 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)msdogi
(430 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)yokbizzi
(96 posts)I feel exactly the same way. Best of luck from 🇨🇦 this week. Im praying for you all 🇺🇸. xoxo
Thank you, dear neighbor! We'll need all the prayers we can get!
VOX
(22,976 posts)Enjoy your special day!
And may we have more to celebrate in the coming days.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Yes, may we fall out with crying and laughter!
TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Solly Mack
(90,767 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)blogslut
(38,000 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)shanti
(21,675 posts)fellow Scorpio! Tuesday will either be your best or your worst birthday present. Hopefully, it is the former.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)It's looking pretty good for us scorpios with over 90 million early votes, yes?
Demovictory9
(32,456 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Much appreciated.
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)My face is sore from smiling today!
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)will be smiling on Tues too!
seta1950
(932 posts)Im always grateful for DU its our safe haven
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Me, too.
bdamomma
(63,849 posts)and what a lovely thing to say oops to post!
I think we all thank ourselves and others for being here at DU during this uncertain time in our lives.
I would be a mess without DU. Thanks Du'ers
ancianita
(36,058 posts)It's a good time to be thankful for each other as we approach a hard last two months to an already hard year.
bucolic_frolic
(43,166 posts)and we thank you, what a popular thread. Maybe you should run for something!
Of course, I'm not getting older, so no more birthdays for me, but you celebrate if that floats your boat.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)I ran once and that was enough, heh heh... After nine years here, I decided to just speak my feelings to DU on what otherwise would have been a difficult birthday. I decided that heart work and expressing gratitude could change the difficult personal and political days ahead.
Thanks for your cheer, friend. I freakin' love your posts!
Luciferous
(6,080 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Nevilledog
(51,104 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Thanks!
Nevilledog
(51,104 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,405 posts)And I couldn't agree more!
ancianita
(36,058 posts)peacebuzzard
(5,173 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)I appreciate your past help and support.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I feel exactly the same, and I bet I know what your fondest birthday wish might be. We are all here for that.
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Glad we're moving forward together. btw, are you part of the Church of ...? Just asking because my kids got into that in the 90's.
CatLady78
(1,041 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)ancianita
(36,058 posts)Like Truman, I just tell the truth and they think it's hell!
lunatica
(53,410 posts)people who have birthdays live longer!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,491 posts)Agree with you and DU is also my daily respite. The whole group deserves a pat on the back just for surviving Trump together.
That's the way Democrats do it - together as a community...... ....... ......
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Belated wishes are still wishes, friend.
We here know that we either win together or hang separately.
halfulglas
(1,654 posts)My birthday was the 28th but we "celebrated" it yesterday. My son had marinated and cooked a brisket and he, my daughter-in-love and 2 granddaughters brought a folding outdoor table and we had a socially distanced dinner on the front lawn of my condo. Got a few stares from cars passing by but it was wonderful. First meal we have eaten as a family since February so it was so sweet. My oldest granddaughter voted for the first time this year. The March For Our Lives that we all went to together seems so very long ago because we are living in the time of Covid. The brisket was tender and delicious and better than Mission Bar-BQ. We took some pictures and sent them to my daughter in South Carolina.
I just have to confess that although I joined DU very recently, I have been lurking here for years and years and feel I know many of you. I was really freaked out 4 years ago when the site was down and I couldn't access it for some hope so I am so grateful you're being proactive this year and have people on this already (since I have no idea how this is done).
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Wow, y'all know how to do the family meals!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure, from the little I've gleaned, that EarlG and Elad have hardened the site up and we shouldn't have a 2016 repeat.
Thanks for your post!
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)Happy Birthday, ancianita. ❤️️⭐️🗽🎂
ancianita
(36,058 posts)Oh wow, from a couple of lifetimes ago and I forgot how snappy it is. Thank you for this!