July 21, 2024

As Saint Yogi Berra said: It AIN'T OVER -TILL- It's Over! GOTV Like Never Before!!!

I AM STUNNED!!!!!!

😱🥺😢😢😢😢

Now we have to FIGHT Even Harder !!!!!!!!

July 21, 2024

I went to -My First NYC Tickertape Parade- for the Moon Astros!

I'd seen brief footage over the previous years recounting various massive ticker tape parades here in NYC. The "blizzard" of confetti. They looked fabulous! 😄

So the city was going to honor them. Oh, wow! My sister, and I decided to go. I can't remember if I'd ever been down near Wall St [Lower Manhattan], say, on Broadway yet by myself. (As a kid my dad drove us down to the Battery [southern tip of Manhattan] to have the car go on The Staten Island Ferry - early mid 1960s)

So we get off the #4 subway train, and very slowly because of the packed crowd of people heading to the streets we go up, and around two turns of a sort of narrow staircase. Patient, but a bit anxious about possibly missing them. Finally we get outside.

It was July, so yeah, it was on the hot side but not really humid. We gingerly made our way to the police baricade, either right at them, or sort of in between half a person back from those that were.

The anticipation, and excitement built. I might have had a transistor radio on me. What I did have was a little Kodak Instamatic camera! Finally we could hear the crowd roaring in the distance about 1/2 a mile south of us.
They were on their way!

The roar of a wall of cheers ever building towards our spot. A couple of blocks away we really saw the confetti, and other papers began to rain down. Wow!

Finally, there they were in a (maybe silver) open car: Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. Waving, and looking at us cheering for them. The confetti flying around us And, yes, I got a photo of them! Armstrong pointing back our way. The others looking in various directions.

After they passed us we woubd our way up closer to where the streets open up at the southern triangular tip of the 4 block City Hall Park. There we stopped. There were speeches, cheers, and the Mayor gave them the keys to the city. More cheers!

Finally we headed home, buzzing with excitement of the day.
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Since then I've been by myself, or either with my sister at various times to at least 4 more parades.

At least 2 Yankees World Championships, the 1986 Mets(!), and Space related again - for John Glenn's space ride at ?80 yrs old.

The most fabulously unexpected one for me was the '86 Mets. Not because they won (which was fabulous!). Because there amongst, what, a quarter to half a million people I'm going northward on Church St the avenue just west of Broadway. I decide to go towards Broadway. I turn going eastward, and run right into- my sister! All those people!
Delighted laughter. Omg, hiiii! 😄

July 20, 2024

So...Who watched The Moon Landing?

I was like a bunch of us back then part of the kids in grade school (don't know about JHS, or HS) whoes teacher had the ? 7 ft metal TV stand rolled into their classroom for the Mercury, and Gemini space flights.

Later on I remember one of the rare times I skipped class in HS was to sit in stairwell with my transistor radio to hear one of the Apollo flight's take off! Was nervous about being caught; but I sure wasn't going to miss this event for one class! Pfffft.

So I'd been into space flight at a young age. I fell in love with science fiction as well.The Moon landing was such a exciting adventure!

Anyway I was 16, and sister was 12. We were usually not allowed to stay up till ?midnight+ East Coast time.

But there we were "punch drunk" with excitement of the event plus giddy at being allowed to stay up late! My attention like a laser beam as the lander sailed over those last moon yards to land.

Then...finally the hatch opens, and Armstrong carefully climbs down. Even a relatively smaller sized B&W TV felt larger than Life in a way! "That's one step for man...". Then Aldrin comes down.
They did it!!!
It was glorious!

In fact the next day one of my friend's, and I went to Central Park, and we saw the ABC big screen set up in Sheep Meadow for a crowd to have watched. So cool!

July 19, 2024

President for "For all the people..." Drumphf. Yeah, riiiiight Pffffft

July 13, 2024

What are you favorite meals w garlic? Everything is -not- an answer! 😄

I am probably close to the Everything category!

•Garlic Naan Bread
•Tandoori Shrimp
•Lamb Korma
(both include garlic)
•crumbled feta cheese w chopped garlic, good olive oil, oregano served w pita bread
•Taziki dip
Greek, or strained yogurt, lemon juice, chopped garlic (optional - sliced halves, or shredded cucumbers, dill
•Greek Lamb Sheeskabob
(marinade is good olive oil, oregano, maaaaybe a bit of lemon juice, and chopped garlic)

•White pizza w chopped garlic (one store made it like that!)
•Pasta w chopped garlic (raw or sauteed), butter or extra virgin olive oil

•Shrimp in Green Sauce (always had lots of garlic) (Spanish)

•Shredded pork in garlic sauce (Chinese)

•a garlicky kielbasa

July 12, 2024

I'm mentioning something a poster talked about that highlighted something I didn't know, and might miss if they didn't

read that particular thread.

That is Joe Biden has been known to make gaffs since sometime in the '80s. At some point jokes had been made about it.
I didn't know that.

So this is not new, and even with that; he certainly been an effective Senator, and now President.

July 10, 2024

So a recent Dem friend is now sending me a few tik tok things (anti drumphf, etc). Is it ok to use tik tok? Tia

July 6, 2024

Sent another supportive e-mail to President Biden

I really hope he stays.

I figure sending an email every several days sends a message to the WH that that I/we continue to support him.

It certainly can't hurt as far as I can tell.

July 5, 2024

So fireworks are still illegal in NYC. Thot so, but wasn't sure. Doesn't stop some people

Even sparklers, which are legal in the rest of NYS. We used them in once NJ. They were fun, and pretty even if I got a small burn.

What was shocking to me re: fireworks at the time in 1979 was when I went by bus on my first Very Big Trip across the US. I left on ? 7/2. Can you guess?

When we crossed the Pennsylvania border, within a mile I saw my first Billboard advertising the sale of fireworks! This was nearly unfathomable to me bc of NYC's strict laws.

July 3, 2024

The WH Comments Line is (202) 456 -1111. ONLY Open Tues-Thurs till 3P Think real...

people's voices might matter.
Didnt' know they cut cut the calls so early, just got a recorded message.

Missed the beginning - I think 10 AM.

I also called Sen Schumers office per another poster's actions. 👍