Vox Populi, our weekly live chant about the week’s events begins tonight at 7:00 PST. Hope to see you then!
AdLib3 hours ago
Hey PPO!
AdLib2 hours ago
Hiya, Ad! Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy 2024
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
see you soon
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
Thanks so much! A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! See you then!
AdLib2 hours ago
Hey CL!
AdLib2 hours ago
My fave gentlemen! Hellow and Happy Hols, PPO and Ad – great to see you!
choicelady
2 hours ago
Thanks CL! Happy Xmas and New Year to you too!
AdLib2 hours ago
PPO was here a few minutes ago, he should be back shortly.
AdLib2 hours ago
I’m here! Can’t see CL
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
Are you ready for the holidays?
AdLib2 hours ago
PPO -when I check your feed on Twitter I always learn something new about you and your father. I’ve seen TONS of his movies but didn’t realize it. What grand fun!
choicelady
2 hours ago
PPO – Oh, sorry! You can’t see CL’s post?
AdLib2 hours ago
Oh no – I’m invisible!
choicelady
2 hours ago
Hi, CL. Have been invited to a friends for Xmas lunch. Will then phone the world!
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
I see you CL.
AdLib2 hours ago
Delightful, PPO – but you MUST have a Christmas cracker then or it’s simply not Christmas.
choicelady
2 hours ago
Not in view on the attendees sidebar.
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
I asked Santa for a Trump indictment in Michigan.
AdLib2 hours ago
Better than Crackers, I just got genuine Irish Chip Shop Vinegar!
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
I see both of you. I think PPO can see my post not whatever I am on the side. PPO – that happens a lot to Murph. I think it’s a RW plot.
choicelady
2 hours ago
PPO – You may need to refresh your page.
AdLib2 hours ago
Ah, OK
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
OMG – I had that once . FABULOUS.
choicelady
2 hours ago
PPO – Mmm…sounds so good.
AdLib2 hours ago
Recycling. back in a sec
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
Ah gottit
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
So CL, what do you think it means that SCOTUS won’t expedite Trump’s immunity claim?
AdLib2 hours ago
Glad to see that the Supreme Court is bipartisan……. OT!
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
All we can usually order is English malt, but I just found a place to order Irish Chip Shop Vinegar. I’m doing it.
choicelady
2 hours ago
NOT
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
PPO – Excellent! CL’s invisibility cloak has been pierced!
AdLib2 hours ago
PPO – Can’t figure out if this is their signal that they want to help Trump delay or if they’re afraid of making this unprecedented decision without it going through the full process.
AdLib2 hours ago
Ad – I and REAL lawyers think this was to be expected. They will let the Circuit Court where Smith also filed do the first pass then either refused the case (if they defer to DOJ) or take it expedited. They’re sick of Trump on the immunity issue – this is NOT their first rodeo. I expect a delay of no more than a couple of weeks.
choicelady
2 hours ago
Chef is a long lived Irish brand. Check out tasteireland.com
pinkpantheroz
2 hours ago
PPO – that;s exactly what popped up on my Google search. Hooray!
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Hope that’s the case, it is wholly undeserving of a SCOTUS decision, being created out of thin air with no grounding in law or the Constitution.
AdLiban hour ago
Good evening everyone.
twilson117
an hour ago
Hi, TW Compliments of the Season!
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
PPO great to see you
twilson117
an hour ago
Everyone is looking at the fundamental issue of “legitimacy”. The more the floor is based on routine process, the fewer whining violent assaults on the system can be made.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL good to see you as well
twilson117
an hour ago
TW!! Hello, dear friend!
choicelady
an hour ago
Ad well always good to see you to
twilson117
an hour ago
Now, the recording that’s surfaced in Michigan is flat out proof of a crime. Offering lawyers to election officials in return for them obstructing a certification. Jack Smith has to be toasting tonight, he has a slam dunk case I’m sure!
AdLiban hour ago
Hey TW!
AdLiban hour ago
Hi Murph!
AdLiban hour ago
And Murph is in the house let the party start
twilson117
an hour ago
HI Murph!
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Ad and all – I am over the moon that recording surfaced! The entire GOP just showed their backsides and will be held to account.\
choicelady
an hour ago
Happy Christmas One and All…Boy have we got a party going tonight. Egg Nog and Spice Rum All Around.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
MURPH! Hi!
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – If the SCOTUS wasn’t so corrupt, that would have been my assumption but I wasn’t so confident about that.
AdLiban hour ago
No sailing today, or until the New Year. Relaxing.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
PPO are you all moved in and settled?
twilson117
an hour ago
Gosh…what a nice Christmas Present…to see 4 of my best friends on this night! Truly Happy.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
I adore eggnog, but the sugar is an issue. We just tried Almond Breeze nog with almond milk that I usually detest, and it was wonderful.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – And Ronna is in deep trouble now, bribing an election official ain’t a traffic ticket.
AdLiban hour ago
Murph – totally agree on the delicious Christmas present.
choicelady
an hour ago
TW, moved in, yes. Settled no, still rummaging in boxes trying to find stuff!\
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Ad – could NOT happen to a more deserving bitch than Ronna.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL…will keep the Almond Breeze in Mind…thanks for the tip.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
PPO – But you’re enjoying your new digs?
AdLiban hour ago
PPO – that’s moving for you. Should be easy. Isn’t.
choicelady
an hour ago
PPO…glad you are spelled.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
PPO…settled!!!!
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Well PPO you’ll get there I’m sure.
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – it’s very light but has all the basic flavor without the “weight” of regular nog.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Agreed but I always saw Ronna as a not-too-bright flunkie. Makes sense she’d do something this stupid and servile to Trump.
AdLiban hour ago
I have NPR playing in the background…glorious and wonderfully varied classical music as theme music for Planet POV on this night.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Oh, yes, the condo is lovely, just cluttered right now. Try moving a 3-bed townhouse into a 2 bed condo. Squeezy!
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Ad – Ronna is not a bright bulb.
choicelady
an hour ago
Murph – Theme music for Vox is a brilliant idea!
AdLiban hour ago
Ah Ronna the queen of stupidity
twilson117
an hour ago
PPO – Greg and I have a 3 BR house. We dread the day we have to consolidate. You are definitely in my heart here.
choicelady
an hour ago
PPO….you are a champ! Really…..you have. had such a journey and have chosen LIFE as your Beloved would Want You to DO and to BE. I admire you.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
I’d LOVE theme music for VOX!
choicelady
an hour ago
ad…every now and then a bit of light pops through…
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
You’re all so knd. Cant wait till next July!
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
After this latest MI recording, I am pretty much 100% confident that Jack Smith has far more ammunition that will take down Trump. He’s got all the cell phone data, texts, emails, etc., and after taking down Trump, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Repubs in Congress get charged next.
AdLiban hour ago
We have it all blocked out for you, PPO.
choicelady
an hour ago
I want to say to all of you how much you are a part of my life….how much you enrich it….how blessed I am to have this community of intelligent, engaged, courageous and insightful friends.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Well I appreciated that Murph.
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – It’s wonderful to hear those sentiments as I nod to myself that I feel the same way.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad – Smith has taken on 2 new Asst. AGs who specialize in tracking treasonous asshats w their cell phones and texts. Hee hee!
choicelady
an hour ago
All, it seems this year went by fast.
twilson117
an hour ago
We all feel that way, Murph. Thanks for putting it so elequantly
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Ad…I pray that your assessment of Jack is spot on……I resigned from membership in the club/bar that I have frequented over the years last week when my request that the bar not be a giant post board for DT was laughed at.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Oh, Murph, dear friend – we feel very much the same about you. You are the centerpiece of our sanity and growth. We love you.
choicelady
an hour ago
Oh damn – I am sorry for your need to leave the bar. They will rue the day.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Love it! I don’t want to get over my skiis (Christmas themed metaphor) but I am anxious to see who is netted by SMith in his post-Trump indictments.
AdLiban hour ago
Murph you do have some diehard Trump loyalists in your town damn that has to be tough.
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph, you’re a rose between 100 thorns. How you keep your cool is amazing
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
I have set aside most of my on line time……there is so much of a wasteland there…but here there is an oasis and I look forward to being refreshed each week.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Well Murph glad you feel that way. There is a lot to discuss and more to come as Trump continues to make a total ass out himself.
twilson117
an hour ago
The order of march is: prove there was seditious conspiracy. Done. Prove DT organized the sedition. In the works, laid out in charges. Third – round up the co-conspirators to the sedition. Also in the works but still mostly secret. And this is going to be fun!
choicelady
an hour ago
Murph – Sorry to hear that but these MAGAs have become so overbearing and repulsive, I think it was inevitable. Just before the MAGA/Trump fall next Nov, I expect them to become louder and nastier. People scream louder and panic more as the ship they’re on is sinking.
AdLiban hour ago
CL…me the centerpiece……..hmmm…I think that we five are models of what an intelligent dialogue can be….the centerpiece to a same republic.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
CL don’t forget to prove that he is a complete and total idiot.
twilson117
an hour ago
Great to observe from a distance that the Gerrymandering is being fought tooth and nail. Hope more of it occurs
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Murph the Trump lovers will never change.
twilson117
an hour ago
CL – And consider that we have now had three or four sets of judges agree, without any contrary decision, that Trump was part of a seditious conspiracy. Despite SCOTUS refusing a quick hearing, Trump still stands as a traitor in 100% of that being decided.
AdLiban hour ago
One of the things I have done is to share my preparation to repel boarders if necessary which includes video and audio cameras recording to a secure server that is accessible by the sheriff’s police (who are nearly all friends) and several organizations (including the Democratic Party, and the Kunce Campaign.)
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
All – there are stories out that the religious right is 25% of the population. WRONG. That is very old data. They are crashing and are now as of 2020, 13%. The RNC is broke. The state GOP are broke. The NRA is broke. They are incredibly nasty because they are DESPERATE. We have won virtually EVERY special election since 2020. They know they’re losing and that’s why they are so virulent. They are terrified that their meager little lives aren’t holding sway anymore.
choicelady
an hour ago
PPO – Yes, the WI SC just threw out the most gerrymandered map in the country and required a constitutional re-districting. This will be a pickup for Dems as they’ve just seen in NY and elsewhere.
AdLiban hour ago
Murph – It’s terrible that you have to take such precautions but it is smart.
AdLiban hour ago
I am very proud that a very important School Board Election in my District resulted in the LOSS FOR EVERY SINGLE ULTRA RIGHTIST/TRUMPA….our superintendent and his principals put their careers on the line for the sake of our kids…so proud of them.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
CL, imagine the benefits if the 1% spent what they do lobbying and backing the GOP were translated into taxes? Wow.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
CL I recently saw some stories on the NRA and Republican National Conference are running out money. The RNC only has about 9 mill in the bank.
twilson117
an hour ago
CL…yes…necessary…but by their nature they ensure that I am not bothered. These people are at the core….cowards….
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Murph – OMG. Been there, had to do that, and I’m now officially scared for you. I am glad you’re taking these protections, but please don’t let it be necessary. PLEASE. I hate to say this, but please have ONE person there ready to contact us if God forbid something happens? Each of us needs to have an apprentice to let the rest of us know. How sick is THAT?
choicelady
an hour ago
Murph are they still banning books in your town?
twilson117
an hour ago
CL – And all the polls showing the race as close are worthless. As I often repeat, Hillary was 25 points ahead of Obama at this point and Giuliani was the hands down favorite to be the GOP nom for president. Now he’s the number one favorite to be sitting on a street corner begging for spare change.
AdLiban hour ago
CL….your e mails are in the hands of five of my co-op friends.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
PPO – that’s a ton of money, no question, but they would never use it for good.
choicelady
an hour ago
Thank you, Murph. My hubs has all of yours. And he’s not likely the target.
choicelady
an hour ago
Ad as you’ve said before polls at this time frame mean nothing.
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – That’s fantastic news about the school board! A good sign that people may be becoming fed up with MAGAs destroying their states.
AdLiban hour ago
TW….the book banning thing was a major plank in the right winger candidates for the board and they ALL lost…..with that issue among those that were front and center…..including the protection of young people’s right to a chosen gender identity.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
CL, if things go the way we hope, there won’t be a GOP soon for them to back
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
TW – I got interviewed by Rasmussen. Old white lady who is liberal? I think I got dismissed as an “outlier” because it did not change their polling a week earlier and SHOULD have.
choicelady
an hour ago
Murph glad to hear that.
twilson117
an hour ago
PPO – from your lips to whoever’s ear.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL…WHOVER…LOL!
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Murph – WOW!!! They LOST???? This is HUGE.\
choicelady
an hour ago
A Florida paper had a double-page spread in small print of all the books banned in FL, it’s astounding and disgusting. I think Repubs in FL have overplayed their hand and of course DeSantis’ future is a burning pile of rubbish.
AdLiban hour ago
CL…every god-damned one of them…may they burn in a. hell made up of their own bile.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
There is a new version of Fahrenheit 451 with Michael B. Jordan maybe should rent that and play it in the library. Just kidding. 
twilson117
an hour ago
Rudolph the red-faced bankrupt….
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Ad – That was the Miami paper. Carl Hiaasen’s books were banned. He’s one of their own.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Rasmussen usually filters out people who answer their phone, “Hello?” instead of, “Are you white?”
AdLiban hour ago
TW….a good idea….I have a video club going now….half a dozen thinking people who meet twice a month for a supper and a film that engages theming….
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad – I did not know I was supposed to say that!!!
choicelady
an hour ago
TW – I mean to see that new version.
AdLiban hour ago
Rasmussen is a poll that can’t be trust to tie their shoes correctly.
twilson117
an hour ago
oh, Murph – what a glorious idea!
choicelady
an hour ago
AD…are you white! HAH!
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
TW – that’s why I hoped I’d eff with them, but I think they just dismissed me.
choicelady
an hour ago
I’m going back to read all those books I took a pass on when in HS, they apply to today’s events.
twilson117
an hour ago
I am also participating in cross-credal ministry finding ways to get medical aid to Jews and Palestinians trapped in the web of war in Gaza……
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
I will have been in Australia 50 years in 2024, and have never been approached or phoned for an opinion. Methinks the parties only poll their members
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Rasmussen polls aren’t worth the white sheet they’re printed on.
AdLiban hour ago
PPO of course they just want confirmation that they are total fools.
twilson117
an hour ago
TW, ain’t that the truth.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
PPO…I believe that a lot of polling is push-polling….only their people and questions shaped for the answers they want.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Certainly looks that way, Murph.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Murph in agreement with you on that.
twilson117
an hour ago
CL, you mentione earlier that you’ve see Dad’s movies. I thought you knew who he was already. Very kind of you to mention.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
As Dickens said It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
twilson117
an hour ago
BOY…this is a very robust conversation tonight.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
For 7 years, since Trump won in 2016, polls have almost all been wrong in predicting results, Dems consistently outperform the polling average year after year. It seems the art of polling has fallen victim to other pressures and influences.
AdLiban hour ago
I’d like to recommend a writer, novels, whom I have come to know. M.K. Coker. I’m not telling whether said person is male or female because they don’t. But the books are SPECTACULAR, esp. the most recent, Dead Rote. Set in South Dakota, Coker writes very carefully and cleanly of the issues of our day within a context of a troubled but kind hearted family and solid values. I recommend Dead Rote because it’s all about the control of schools today.
choicelady
an hour ago
Then I recommend all the rest – in order. GREAT writing. Kind heart of the writer.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Thanks for the recommendation on Coker. Will check it out!
AdLiban hour ago
When CL recommends book it’s best to read it.
twilson117
an hour ago
CL…adding Cokerto my library list.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
CL will be adding that to my list.
twilson117
an hour ago
She’s a lady.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
PPO – I DO know who your Dad was, but I hadn’t realized he was in so many films I’d seen. I think I said he captivated me in Moby Dick at a VERY young age. But I’d quite forgotten him in the Brit Coms of my teen years. I’d not have survived babysitting without WGN TV and his movies. ]
choicelady
an hour ago
CL will be adding it to my list.
twilson117
an hour ago
Now, my other Christmas wish is that SCOTUS doesn’t overturn the ban on Trump appearing on the CO ballot…which will multiply to most state ballots. Can’t imagine a more enjoyable scenario than Repubs helplessly continuing to nominate Trump but his name not eligible to appear on ballots. What happens then???
AdLiban hour ago
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Ad….help me with this….is that ban in CO…just referencing the Primaries…coverage seems to be saying that..
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
CL – PPO’s dad was iconic, I remembered his face so well from Moby Dick and I saw it when I was a kid!
AdLiban hour ago
Murph – Coker is a mystery writer who, as the BEST do, use the form to discuss serious issues. But Coker does it freaking brilliantly and subtly. I adore these books. We have started to correspond, and I have learned a lot about how Coker thinks, why things are written as they are, and it’s GOLDEN. They are superb works, every last one of them.
choicelady
an hour ago
Someone remind me of PPO’s dad’s name….I recall this discussion from a long while ago but clearly did not engage it in my viewing.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad, Probably write in his name, which will invalidate all other choices. Tasty!
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Murph – No, the ban is for all appearances of Trump on the CO ballots, they included the primary because they said since he is ineligible, it makes no sense for his name to appear even on a primary ballot.
AdLiban hour ago
CL…maybe a book club is my next initiative. Without the Co-Op/Association I have a lot of open time now.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Murph, his name is Noel Purcell. Check out IMdB.com
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
PPO….I will do that….promise.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
PPO – You’re assuming MAGA’s know how to write if you think they may write in Trump.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad, Sorry, my bad!
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
AD….AND ALL…..are all give of us ok with Ad sharing our E mail addresses in a single list with all of us. I would love it….I keep losing addresses…..I am also open to. sharing my phone number. If I cannot trust this group then no one is worthy.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Murph – if you’re going to use Coker’s works, start at the beginning. Dead White is the first. The characters have complex lives (very reality based) that need some explaining, and the first book does that well in addition to being a hell of a mystery.
choicelady
an hour ago
I know it is probably close to bedtime for some, so I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year for 2024
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Murph PPO’s dad played the ships carpenter in Moby Dick the one with Gregory Peck.
twilson117
an hour ago
CL….you are so challenging….in a grand way.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
If Trump is justifiably thrown off ballots because he is in fact ineligible according to the plain text of the 14th Amendment, imagine the entertainment of the GOP pushing to annoint another Repub while Trump howls desperately because he needs to become president to avoid going to prison. If that happens, I think Trump runs as an indie write-in, desperate to win, and doesn’t care if he destroys the GOP. That would be so sweet.
AdLiban hour ago
PPO you be safe and Happy Holidays to you my friend.
twilson117
an hour ago
I have your email, Murph. Everyone can have mine. It would give us flexibility to talk between Fridays and on other venues.
choicelady
an hour ago
PPO…as a Brit by adoption…..I wish you a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, PPO. SO glad to see you tonight! Hugs to you!
choicelady
an hour ago
Murph – If everyone gives the thumbs up, happy to share everyone’s email with everyone else. As it is, most of us have each others emails already.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad…could you put together a master list….of all ok with it.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
If you don’t mind, I will give mine to Ad on email. You never know who’s watching! LOL!!
choicelady
an hour ago
Ad you have my permission
twilson117
an hour ago
Folks, when I travel in USA and round the World, I use local numbers, so don’t be surprised if you get a strange on in July.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Lovely – Ad if you have glenn’s will you ask her please?
choicelady
an hour ago
PPO – I deleted your comment with your personal info, there are bots that scrape data like that. But we can all email each other if everyone’s on board.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad…I have the emails and then I lose them. I am an old fashioned guy who loves a directory. AD…you have my ok to both e mail and phone number…AND…may I also voice my support for us having a Zoom night or two…I would love to see so many of you….you are among my dearest friends……imagine that.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
OK, Ad. Fine by me.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
PPO – I remember your telling me that about travel. I know internationally equipped phones are very expensive!
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Yes, will email glenn too about it!
AdLiban hour ago
Murph – you telling me you and I are the last two users of phone books? I LOVE phone books!
choicelady
an hour ago
Ad, sorry it has been so long, but how is our friend in Japan?
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
GLENNNN…yes….and given her health needs…..the ability to be with us when it works for her would be grand.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
YES……Japan…
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
PPO – WIll reach out to Kalima next week.
AdLiban hour ago
I’d LOVE a zoom! I’ve met CL, Ad and TW, but would love to ‘meet’ the others.
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
You know….I wonder who else we might reach out to?
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Please tell Kalima we think of her often!
choicelady
an hour ago
Kalima and I locked horns a lot in the early days…and I loved it…she kept me on my toes.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
We can definitely do a Zoom if all are interested in doing so. My thought was to do it perhaps on a Saturday or Sunday and earlier so it’s a better time for all.
AdLiban hour ago
I would love a Zoom, too – I’d even touch up my roots for it.
choicelady
an hour ago
I will enthusiastically endorse all of this and bend my schedule to make it happen.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad – that sounds perfect. I would urge AFTER the new year.
choicelady
an hour ago
Oops. I’ll have to put clothes on!
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
Okay if I wear a halloween mask in our Zoom?
AdLiban hour ago
AD like the idea of possibly doing zoom.
twilson117
an hour ago
PPO – yes, dear. That would be good.
choicelady
an hour ago
PPO,,,clothes optional.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Murph – don’t encourage him!
choicelady
an hour ago
PPO yes you should do that.
twilson117
an hour ago
Ad….masks optional.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
CL – Yes, after the New Year we can set up the Zoom!
AdLiban hour ago
All – I would love to see you all.
choicelady
an hour ago
Would it freak out everyone if I wore a Trump mask?
AdLiban hour ago
If that’s about it, I’ll say cheerio till next week.. God Bless you all
pinkpantheroz
an hour ago
This is exciting…. a membership roster with e mails and phone numbers….and a zoom room…..what a Christmas present…..if you have somehow missed this….I miss having an intelligent community of caring persons in my life……so few are left here.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Seeya PPO, have a wonderful holiday!
AdLiban hour ago
PPO Merry Christmas and God Bless us, every one. Have a lovely Christmas lunch, dear friend!
choicelady
an hour ago
AD…only if that Trump Mask was in monster mode. He is.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad you can on do that on the odd days of the month and never on Sunday or Satuday.
twilson117
an hour ago
Thank you all for your kindness and friendship.
pinkpantheroz
44 minutes ago
TW – Aw, shucks!
AdLib44 minutes ago
So long PPO
MurphTheSurf3
44 minutes ago
PPO – Thank YOU, dear Patrick.
choicelady
44 minutes ago
PPO take care be safe Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
twilson117
44 minutes ago
You, PPO….are someone worthy of praise…..for who you are.
MurphTheSurf3
44 minutes ago
My Xmas present to all of you, watch this video when you get a chance, from a couple of days ago, Jon Stewart visited by “Donald Trump” on “Night of Too Many Stars”. It’s hilarious!
AdLib43 minutes ago
Ad…thanks….I will book mark it now.
MurphTheSurf3
42 minutes ago
A friend sent it to me this morning, still cleaning up the coffee I spit all over the room. The SNL comedian who plays Trump is so fast and brilliant!
AdLib41 minutes ago
OK – anyone doing anything exciting for Christmas? Greg and I are not. I am trying to cook something simple but good, but that’s about it.
choicelady
41 minutes ago
Thanks, Ad – I will indeed watch it.
choicelady
41 minutes ago
CL – We’re keeping it pretty quiet and simple at home as usual aside from a dinner out with relatives on Xmas Eve.
AdLib40 minutes ago
CL Nothing special.
twilson117
40 minutes ago
That sounds nice. We have NO clue if Greg’s daughter is coming to town or not. She’s not given to advance notice.
choicelady
40 minutes ago
CL…..I mentioned that group of Rabbis and Ministers….we are holding a dinner with a “per plate” donation for Doctors Without Borders……interesting homemade menu and share faith worship…
MurphTheSurf3
39 minutes ago
Murph – That’s great!
AdLib39 minutes ago
Murph that sounds interesting.
twilson117
39 minutes ago
Murph that is wonderful!
choicelady
39 minutes ago
Ad….I have felt so powerless….this is a good place to start…by the way Kunce is a principal sponsor.
MurphTheSurf3
38 minutes ago
Quick note, I think Netanyahu has hugely overplayed his hand, Biden is pushing back especially in private, the world is horrified at what’s going on in Gaza.
AdLib38 minutes ago
One of the leaders of the group is an Israeli Jew, a Rabbi, Orthodox, he has publicly condemned Netanyahu as a Hitlerian.
MurphTheSurf3
37 minutes ago
20,000 dead everything in ruins yeah I would say it’s overkill.
twilson117
37 minutes ago
When you broadly disregard common decency and think acting righteous will protect you, you are doomed like all evil men are.
AdLib36 minutes ago
We went to “Lessons and Carols” last night at the Congregational Church. First, the Congregationalists were those fleeing Anglican Church of England that devised Lessons and Carols. So the irony was not lost on me. Second, the new music director at the church thinks every carol should be “majestic” leading them to all sound like funeral dirges. Not sorry we went. Was not…elevated, shall I say. But it was something good to do. And the church is gorgeous.
choicelady
36 minutes ago
I have printed up a poster that has an image of three Palestinian pre-teens standing holding water buckets looking on in despair and pain at the ruins of the. building where the families that sent them for water died during an Israeli air strike. I am handing them out.
MurphTheSurf3
35 minutes ago
Murph – bravo to the Rabbi! Makes it much easier to be at peace when no self deception is involved. Bibi IS fascist. My SIL went to HS with Bibi. She said he was an asshole then and an asshole now.
choicelady
35 minutes ago
CL – If every song is “majestic” then none of them really are. Variety is the key, have to mix it up more than that.
AdLib35 minutes ago
CL…my church of practice is Episcopal so I know of what you speak.
MurphTheSurf3
34 minutes ago
Murph – I love Lessons and Carols, but as filtered through a non Episcopalian, it does not seem to work well.
choicelady
33 minutes ago
CL…what is difference between a Church Music Director and a Terrorist? You can negotiate with Terrorists.
MurphTheSurf3
33 minutes ago
Murph now that was funny.
twilson117
33 minutes ago
CL…that is an on the spot insight. Certain worship forms are nested in church traditions so solidly that they do not migrate well.
MurphTheSurf3
32 minutes ago
Murph – That’s powerful. I have to admit, it is devastating to see the photos and videos coming out of Gaza. And I’m so upset at how Netanyahu and his RW allies have been so brutal that they’ve almost completely eclipsed the horrible attack of Hamas on 10/7 and all that sympathy for Israelis with the face of monstrous murder of innocents many times over the amount murdered on 10/7.
AdLib32 minutes ago
Murph – let’s just say “this is my dancing day” and “shepherd’s pipe” carol weren’t on the agenda. And I’ve never heard “Hark, the Herald Angels” done as a funeral dirge. Oy.
choicelady
32 minutes ago
CL…oy!!!! Luv It.
MurphTheSurf3
31 minutes ago
So I assume “Santa Baby” wasn’t played as part of the church’s songlist?
AdLib31 minutes ago
Hark the Hairy Angles Stay……as my nephew once put it.
MurphTheSurf3
31 minutes ago
Murph – I will tell that to my Ex. Director who ALSO is a music director at a church. He loves stuff like that.
choicelady
31 minutes ago
CL….sharing is caring.
MurphTheSurf3
31 minutes ago
Or “I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Clause”?
AdLib30 minutes ago
Ad – no, nothing remotely like Santa Baby. Or any other carol I like. It was painful.
choicelady
30 minutes ago
CL – At least “Joy to the World”?
AdLib30 minutes ago
How about “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”…..a Yuletide Homicidal Carol if ever there was one.
MurphTheSurf3
30 minutes ago
Or The Kinks, “Father Christmas, Give Me Your Money!”
AdLib29 minutes ago
Murph – I used to get him crappy religious stuff for presents. Jesus with moving eyes. Blue velour covered Mary. Sinamints – the mint to take your sins away. The more kitsch, the better. Jesus Bobblehead was his fave.’
choicelady
29 minutes ago
I went to a very interesting production of A Christmas Carol done as a one man show……Scrooge on a stage telling HIS story…….so wonderful, so powerful…..resurrection of the heart and soul….there were many tears in the audience.
MurphTheSurf3
28 minutes ago
Folks I have to bounce working on a piece that I want to get up before the holiday starts. Happy Holidays to all will see you next year.
twilson117
28 minutes ago
Grandma got run over by a Reindeer is without question the crappiest Christmas song EVER.
choicelady
28 minutes ago
CL…one classy lady, you are.
MurphTheSurf3
28 minutes ago
TW – we love you and wish you a most wonderful Christmas and New Year. Hope to see you next week? Hugs.
choicelady
28 minutes ago
TW…love your writing….I print out quite a bit of it.
MurphTheSurf3
27 minutes ago
Murph – classy I am indeed. SOMEONE has to have standards!
choicelady
27 minutes ago
Maybe a framed photo of this:
AdLib27 minutes ago
CL…yes, of course you are..
MurphTheSurf3
27 minutes ago
Yes – we actually found him a 3D version.
choicelady
27 minutes ago
Nice!
AdLib26 minutes ago
The Dickens production was written by the performer, a professor from Washington U. I hope he finds a way to get out and a bout.
MurphTheSurf3
26 minutes ago
OK – I’m heading off to do last minute stuff for Christmas. It may be quiet. It’s not without obligations. Love to you – see you next week I hope. May you have a lovely Christmas and may there genuinely be peace on earth SOON.
choicelady
26 minutes ago
This has been a most enlightening and productive session has it not…..best to you both. This is shy so m much of the internet is so shallow for me.
MurphTheSurf3
25 minutes ago
Murph – Really incredible how such poignant stories by Dickens, one of my all time favorite writers, are so timeless. He had an incredible insight into human beings, their failings and the nobility within them.
AdLib24 minutes ago
Ad….you deserve SO much credit for The Planet…you do….I know you are not about bow taking but know that I, and I think all of us, honor you for your commitment to honesty, honor and integrity in dialogue.
MurphTheSurf3
24 minutes ago
A Christmas Carol has been trivialized to a great extent….this new production lifts it back up…..I hope to see it became part of the canon.
MurphTheSurf3
23 minutes ago
Thanks so much Murph. I don’t think it’s avoiding credit to recognize that it’s the people that make The Planet and Vox the oasis for thought and conversation that it is.
AdLib22 minutes ago
It sounds great, would love to see it. Always loved A Christmas Carol since I was young, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.
AdLib21 minutes ago
Ad, but without you there would be no platform that stands on such high standards for powerful dialogue.
MurphTheSurf3
21 minutes ago
Well.. time to roll up the sidewalk for the night. Best to you and to all of yours….your integrity is a wonderful gift.
MurphTheSurf3
21 minutes ago
Thank you my friend! It’s something I’m very proud to have contributed to and each Friday especially, I feel rewarded to be part of the group that gathers here.
AdLib20 minutes ago
A Good Night indeed. Peace and Joy. Murph.
MurphTheSurf3
20 minutes ago
Thanks so much, Murph. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and New Years.
AdLib20 minutes ago
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