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Kindness may be achieved by all, rich and poor, learned and illiterate. Brilliance of mind and capacity for deep thinking have rendered great service to humanity, but by themselves they are impotent to dry a tear or mend a broken heart. -unattributed

miriandra, what a piece of sh-t that guy was. It’s tragic that misogyny is directed even at 5th grade girls. I am proud of you for speaking up back then! And you’ve continued to do so on into adulthood!

Trish, I, too, appreciate your post. I don’t know what it’s like to have grown up in liberal surroundings, but knowing you and hearing about your experiences is an incredible inspiration to me! I feel like the seeds of feminism lay dormant inside me for decades until many events gradually converged to fertilize the ground, some rains came and then the clouds departed, the sun came out and the seeds finally began to grow. This thread has been like the gardener nurturing the growth and I’m grateful for it. To know that you and other women are out there who’ve been push, push, pushing for women’s equality all their lives is humbling. I am glad to have joined the movement.

Yay! I am happy with Harris’s VP selection, Tim Walz. HARRIS/Walz has a nice ring to it for signs and campaign buttons. We all know it won’t be anything like a cake walk, but I am hoping Harris “walz-es” into the White House with a presidential victory!

Love hearing your thoughts on Walz, ruth. I am hoping his tenure as a teacher brings an endorsement from the National Education Association and The American Federation of Teachers. And while I liked Shapiro, his being the VP pick would have brought too much controversy. We need to WIN.

It’s all good, the things I’m reading about Walz. Among other things:

He has been an ardent supporter of President Joe Biden and was a surrogate for his reelection campaign. After the president’s disastrous debate performance in June, Walz often took to the airwaves to defend Biden and boast about the administration’s accomplishments, even in the face of Democratic doubts.

After Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 amid rising concerns about his age, Walz took to X, formerly Twitter, calling him “an American hero” and saying that history “will look fondly on his legacy.”

In naming Walz as her running mate, Harris selected a pro-union Democrat who can speak to the concerns of blue-collar workers in Midwestern states – and beyond.

Trishyla: "I tried to join the Cub Scouts in 1966, when I was 8, because they did stuff like learning to make fire and camping."

Me too! I clearly remember in 5th grade when a guy came to our class to talk about the Boy Scouts and try to build membership. I raised my hand to get a pamphlet, but he skipped over me, which got me in an attitude. When he was talking about what the Scouts do, he mentioned learning how to tie knots. Because I'm a smartass, my hand shot up. "I can tie a knot," I challenged.

"Ok, little girl, let's see you do it," and he handed me a stretch of rope.

I then proceeded to tie a perfect square knot, when he was obviously expecting a granny knot. I handed it back triumphantly, he looked at it, untied it, then went on with his speech without acknowledging my knot. What an ass.

*speaking of weird, I think RFK Jr wins the gold medal of weirdness!

All of the above……..