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23. I tended my gardens, worked most of the day on a new roof for my workshop, played guitar,

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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 06:20 AM

Jul 2022

read a new book---while Jeannie binge watched Yellowstone. I did all of the bar-b-que the day before
because it was supposed to rain on the 4th so I had chicken, burgers and brats with tomatoes, onions and
garlic from the garden. I went nowhere or saw anyone or spoke much all day. I like being alone.
Yeah, the shooting and the war and the woes of Congress and the Supreme Court can really get you
down if you dwell on on that stuff, but out here in the boonies I wouldn't even know about it without
TV or the internet. I had a good quiet day and will do the same things today.

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So very sad indeed. That very few on DU are enjoying [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 OP

Are you being sarcastic? Haggard Celine Jul 2022 #1

Hell no. You can either be caught in despair as I have Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #9

Yes thank you, CNN - it WAS great! Talitha Jul 2022 #32

today's experience here is about the same it usually is nt msongs Jul 2022 #2

Glad you're enjoying yourself tenderfoot Jul 2022 #3

Sorry you aren't!!! Glad you had time to find that stupid clip! Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #10

The guy down my block is enjoying it iemanja Jul 2022 #4

Same here JI7 Jul 2022 #6

Because of the "supine court" this is absolutely the WORST 4th of July I've had in 76 years. Enter stage left Jul 2022 #5

I made it another year. Not celebrating any of it. And I liked it that way. sprinkleeninow Jul 2022 #7

Celebrations were cancelled around here because there was an armed mass killer on the loose mucifer Jul 2022 #8

JHC. So much doom and gloom here!!! You'd think we Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #11

+1. agree. Tetrachloride Jul 2022 #12

Yeah!!!!!!!! Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #13

It's curious. I've noticed, even before the Roe outrage, that many here seem very down despite our D BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #22

Well just the facts... Approval at 39% meaning at Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #43

"If we can't get what we want done then we need new leaders!" betsuni Jul 2022 #26

It might not hurt. Jeez have you seen approvals#? Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #40

You do know how government works, right? mcar Jul 2022 #30

A friend posted this earlier this evening. Today (now) Tuesday is her birthday 7/5 bottomofthehill Jul 2022 #14

Wow. What a great sentiment!! Perfect message for all us D's! Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #16

I enjoyed it some, while cogniscent of our even worse situation right now. . electric_blue68 Jul 2022 #15

Foothills are quiet. usonian Jul 2022 #17

I stopped celebrating independence day a long time ago when I woke up and faced the fact that LoisB Jul 2022 #18

Happy July 4th Laura njhoneybadger Jul 2022 #19

U 2. Music will pull us out is still my thought :) Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #41

In Canada joemacdawson Jul 2022 #20

Welcome to DU. panader0 Jul 2022 #21

Thanks a lot. joemacdawson Jul 2022 #24

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2022 #50

Welcome to our DU family officially. Glad you came in from the cold. niyad Jul 2022 #51

I tended my gardens, worked most of the day on a new roof for my workshop, played guitar, panader0 Jul 2022 #23

Wow. Read the room. Given the multiple July 4th massacres, a little sadness is only fitting. hlthe2b Jul 2022 #25

Agree totally. Kingofalldems Jul 2022 #27

People have been glooming and dooming around here for quite some time. Certainly before yesterday. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #29

Some people really enjoy doom and gloom, unfortunately. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #38

There's a difference between pessimism and realism dwayneb Jul 2022 #42

Very truly. Called reality. Wishing and hoping doesn't cut it:( Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #45

I'm not going to feel miserable about stuff I can't control. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #46

Hours After Mass Shooting, GOP Candidate Says Time to 'Move On' and 'Celebrate' demmiblue Jul 2022 #28

Pretty gross. MrsCoffee Jul 2022 #36

I don't enjoy the 4th for a different reason Unwind Your Mind Jul 2022 #31

Different people will react to different things in different ways Torchlight Jul 2022 #33

Agree. I've been watching the nation go this direction for decades Hortensis Jul 2022 #34

We are at war here in the USA dwayneb Jul 2022 #44

You're wrong that we're not winning. They captured important ground Hortensis Jul 2022 #49

Not me. I went to our parade and had a big family party where my one year old Grand-daughter Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #35

How does "FG" relate to the mass shooter? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2022 #37

Totally agree. Horrific events. Maybe just looking for savvier Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #47

I enjoyed it! Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #39

+1 Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #48

Our democracy is about to slip away from us. Can't see much to celebrate. Vinca Jul 2022 #52

I know Vinca! But we're in charge. There gets to be a point Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #53

What could we do? We being ordinary citizens? Of Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #54