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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeople ask why I post so much. I'll tell you why.

Nothing to do with postponing chores.
Fiendish Thingy
(24,578 posts)31j20b3
(164 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(18,449 posts)Upvoting for the Three Stooges.
usonian
(27,293 posts)
MustLoveBeagles
(18,449 posts)MerryBlooms
(12,595 posts)I play What's My Line and other old black and white TV for my feral Russian Blue colony on my porch during their supper.
Their big papa loves What's My Line and You Bet You Life. The old Groucho game show. lol go figure?
I also play guitar, but, he really wants bluegrass. No idea what any of this means.
He and his lady gal, btw, both survived the Almeda fire together. Showed up at my house. After all these years, big papa finally touched me. It took me 3 years to convince him the heated beds that his kids were in felt good!
Patience and looking blinks.
Sorry went on way more than I should've.
I appreciate you!!🤣🥰🤗
usonian
(27,293 posts)Asking for a friend.
MerryBlooms
(12,595 posts)But, I think me and them Russians have watched all, never never started with a Tia and ended in an a 🙃
MerryBlooms
(12,595 posts)Worked camed home took care of 83 sis and making potato salad
On break and now back at it
Later tater 🥰
MustLoveBeagles
(18,449 posts)I appreciate you too!
I had a Russian blue when I was a teenager. I still miss that cat. 🐈
Ars Longa
(690 posts)Quite often, what we all need to hear!!
usonian
(27,293 posts)I post for several reasons (included in the above)
1. Really serious, and actionable political news, as in meetups, rallies, and heavy-duty points such as "The Democratic Party needs to be "revolutionary" not passive. After all, there's this King George ....

I grew up in the Boston area.
2. Just fun. Spirits need a boost.
3. Graphics. Enjoy my amateur fakes and memes. I thank the internet for providing background images.
4. Techie stuff. I get almost all my material from HackerNews, hopefully understandable stuff. It's really important to know.
I think that's it. (Gets idea for next post)
Ars Longa
(690 posts)Thanks!
twodogsbarking
(19,925 posts)JMCKUSICK
(6,919 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 2, 2026, 06:12 PM - Edit history (1)
And I for one, while enjoying your posts in general, do very much look forward to your occasionally subtle and not so subtle injections of humor.
So post away my chore avoiding friend lol.
usonian
(27,293 posts)Spare you the details, I had some work done at the well pump, and some anxious moments when the booster pump refused to start (black magic was invoked) and then home pressure was low until I flip-flopped a ball valve, which magically restored normal pressure.
When you buy a home, there's never a map of important stuff. I suspect that it's a tee valve, and that the flipping flushes some dirt or gold nuggets down another line. Metal detector didn't map out the pipes, because they're all plastic.
By the way:

Green Acres!
JMCKUSICK
(6,919 posts)erronis
(25,056 posts)I think.
lastlib
(28,883 posts)"...with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right....."
usonian
(27,293 posts)I love every minute of their shows.
lastlib
(28,883 posts)Biophilic
(6,812 posts)BaronChocula
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Easterncedar
(6,685 posts)calimary
(91,559 posts)warmfeet
(3,338 posts)AllaN01Bear
(30,182 posts)oh a wiesnhimer . arf . arf. thanks for being here .
Pesky1
(94 posts)
to you!
Martin Eden
(16,101 posts)To go places and eat things?
usonian
(27,293 posts)Long story short, I'm really far from everything, so I make a big shopping trip once a week.
"Places" of interest are at least 50 miles away, so photo trips involve the driving plus the hiking around plus the camera gear.
Daughter and Son-in-Law are a 3 hour drive away.
I do plan to relocate to the SF Bay area. I spent 30 years there and miss the ocean and restaurants and such.
There are some interesting things to do there.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036163941


Pacific photos were some of the best.
MerryBlooms
(12,595 posts)Is a few of cats and coons if I'm lucky lol. I did get a couple of my elder sister for her kid I thought were nice
You do really nice work
usonian
(27,293 posts)I don't want to have to pay someone to buy my own photos back.
Maybe if I can find an online gallery that keeps bots out?????
Those bots are damn clever.
Here's a short video.
https://vimeo.com/1198589589
Longer post here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036163941
I worked some 7 years in the building nearest the Carillon. Amazing times!
Martin Eden
(16,101 posts)Was roommates with one of the founders of Burning Man. He was at the very first event on the beach, and has been involved with it ever since.
Maybe one of these years, while still able, I'll travel from my home in Chicagoland to that cultural phenomenon in the desert.
usonian
(27,293 posts)I have a national parks pass as a senior and a veteran, though climbing up Sentinel Dome or Taft Point with heavy cameras is a chore.
And forget about the Mist Trail. Maybe with my grown up "kids" instead.
I got great photos on the Pacific coast ( and lots of other places) Some from the Pacifica Pier, which was demolished in ocean storms.
Take pix TODAY, because "you never know"
Martin Eden
(16,101 posts)One of my first times backpacking was in 1986 hiking up that trail past Vernal and Nevada Falls. My visit there was too brief, on a monthlong trip between jobs.
I've spent much more time hiking in the Midwest and Southeast, with forays to Utah, the Rockies, and Northeast. Last October my wife and I with our two dogs vacationed for a week in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I don't recall the name of this waterfall, but it was a nice spot.
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usonian
(27,293 posts)I live on a ridge, and its a hike going anywhere but the workshop.
yellow dahlia
(6,951 posts)usonian
(27,293 posts)(metric hours)
yellow dahlia
(6,951 posts)MerryBlooms
(12,595 posts)h2ebits
(1,034 posts)usonian
(27,293 posts)Photography is seasonal, whatever flowers the deer don't eat get to live, and I am far from everything in terms of trips.
I REALLY need to spend more time with the piano.
And there's ALWAYS something needing fixing.
I've got some new window covers to put up and a kitchen drawer to repair. Wait till I find the idiot that thought long staples shot into the end of a flimsy board consists of "drawer construction". That just shatters the board. eventually.
MerryBlooms
(12,595 posts)mahina
(20,860 posts)And Im thankful every day for those DUers who do post a lot with great content that I would never find otherwise.
Wuwuwuwuwuwu!
usonian
(27,293 posts)I frequent DU and Hacker News. They are both VERY well moderated.
Mahalo!
My daughter is an a hula halau in the SF bay area.
Winning at Merrie Monarchs? Maybe soon.
🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Skittles
(173,705 posts)what am I, chopped liver?