The summer of Rush radio and the combi machines was just prior to meeting my now husband at that job. I "feel" the goodness of those college years in the early 90s a lot these days; and I'm glad they helped you in a moment. ::hugs:: Re: your current home/family situation, I'm going to lift up thoughts and prayers on your behalf (for perseverance, wisdom, patience, clear thinking, strength for a new day). As a mom, a woman who's worked with special needs children in a school setting, and a fellow conservative/America First supporter navigating my own trajectory of liberal family and acquaintances...I empathize with your life circumstances right now. I know you will be the parent you would want for yourself, and the parent that can live with her parental choices made long after her children are no longer under her care. These jewels for our crowns require a lot from us, don't they (?!).
My friend and I worked the combi machine line in a Whirlpool warehouse in college. She introduced me to Rush radio. We'd sit punching out appliance pieces into plastic bags and glean all we could from him each shift; then discuss what we'd heard over a Coke on our break.
Toured the South Bend Chocolate factory (in South Bend) this week. Can't speak to the ingredients, but saw many points of concern that prompted regret of past consumption and a skipping of the gift shop offerings after the tour.
Unreal and can't believe they haven't been shut down.
Admittedly, I passively aggressively put this quote on my mudroom letterboard as a "food for thought" to my son and his uber liberal progressive vaxed g'friend who convinced him to get vaxed for a trip to Canada this past summer. The result: they switched the Author name from Mark Twain to Twark Main. Thanks for the reaction kids...glad the message made it. 😬
I was curious as a young Gen X in college about the Kennedy assassination. I read the Warren report and recall having more questions than answers after doing so.
As a young mom who did not follow politics, 9/11 was a tap on the shoulder for me that started the gears of questioning things in motion; but Sandy Hook was my "all in". At that time, I'd volunteered and PTO'd in schools, and nothing of that scenario made any sense at all to me.
I once had a friend call me from across the country just to tell me she knew I might be struggling with hope and prayers (re: an ongoing issue at the time), so she was going to lift up her voice in prayer on my behalf. She prayed over the phone w/me and was very specific in her requests to God. Every single detail she outlined was answered with a "yes" within the following year.
I will never forget that act of friendship.
Ps. Really needed to read this right now. Thank you A-dog.
I look at Legacy daily as well. I'm frequenting saying to my family: "Don't you read the obits? I read the obits and see all the young deaths and "died unexpectedly" postings and it seems to fall in line with...".
And then I always think of Elliott Gould's character in Ocean's when he asks Clooney and Pitt's characters: "Didn't you see the signs? 'Cause I saw the signs."