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A Hole in the Soul

Society AdLib - December 16, 2009 183

Taken one by one, many of the troubling events we're confronting at this moment in our civilization may have specific causes that appear unique. However,...

From posters to pouters

Society nellie - December 13, 2009 17

Friday night on Vox Populi, I mentioned that I had been posting the HP Bush Years Posters to answer Obama bashers across the net....

Tonight’s Recipe

Society KevenSeven - November 28, 2009 28

Seeing as winter is coming on (even in Los Angeles, it's all relative) I have a hankering for my favorite soups. Cipollata is high on...

A Thanksgiving Tradition

Society AdLib - November 26, 2009 26

It is a tradition with our family that at Thanksgiving Dinner, we go around the table and each of us says what we're thankful...

Thanksgiving

Society javaz - November 25, 2009 181

Thanksgiving can be a day of joyful family reunion or, a dreaded day of obligation that must be attended out of guilt. Does Thanksgiving for...

I’ve been craptured.

Society peacekitten - November 24, 2009 202

this will be a short one. just to let everyone here know peacekitten has been banned from huffington post without so much as a warning...

Had the Native American’s Been Republicans…

Society Corgi Lover - November 20, 2009 13

Cartoon by Jeff Parker - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - http://www.cagle.com/news/Thanksgiving09/main.asp I saw this cartoon and I had to share it with everyone. It says so...

Why Progess Is Not Instantaneous

Society Corgi Lover - November 13, 2009 50

Everyone wants to know why more hasn’t been done in the last 10 months than actually has occurred. There are a lot of reasons. 1) ...

Any foodies out there?

Society KevenSeven - November 12, 2009 169

Just wondering if I am the only foodie here? Just love to cook. Perhaps Sundays could be recipe exchange day?

Honoring our Veterans

Society javaz - November 11, 2009 27

With war raging in Europe and knowing it was only a matter of time before America became involved, Jacqueline...

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The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

Society AdLib - October 18, 2025 0

It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.

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