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People don't talk about the rules, they just follow them. -- Barry Prizant
And that is our WHOLE problem, right there.-- Lucy Montrose "
And that is our WHOLE problem, right there.-- Lucy Montrose "
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Lucy Montrose's Profile
Wisconsin-born Coloradan. Ambivert, nonbinary (she/they), Ravenclaw.
Groups: Colorado COmmunity, Global Expats, Community Access Media, DenverKos
Diaries published: 50 (736 days since last diary on Wed Dec 01, 2021 at 04:46 PM PST)
Comments posted: 7832 (187 days since last comment on Sun Jun 04, 2023 at 04:56 AM PDT)
Diary frequency: seldom
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 3215
Total Comment Ratings: 4421
Most Recommended Diary: I'm listening to Hannity, and I'm gobsmacked., 291 comments, 336 recommends
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Everyone remembers the bat-crap crazy speech Josh Hawley gave to the National Conservatism Conference lamenting that more young men are playing video games and looking at porn, than marrying and having families. Completely leaving aside the fact that...
by Lucy Montrose
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on Wed Dec 01, 2021 at 04:46 PM PST
with 15 Recommends
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There’s a huge, crazy-making paradox in our society. And indeed, in most Western societies today. We say social skills are the most important skills people can possess. In a time when binary, black-or-white thinking is being phased out on multiple...
by Lucy Montrose
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on Mon May 25, 2020 at 02:08 PM PDT
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As of today, I am down to one cat. My girl, Munchkin. She’s going to have to get used to being an only cat. A mere three weeks after I said goodbye to Rocky, I had to say goodbye to my oldest, Andy. Named by my Mom after a neighbor’s cat after the...
by Lucy Montrose
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on Sat Feb 08, 2020 at 06:58 PM PST
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I never thought Rocky would be the first to go. Of my three cats, he was definitely the most energetic. And rambunctious. And just plain bumptious. In fact, often he was an insufferable narcissist, demanding first crack at the food dish, the attention,...
by Lucy Montrose
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on Sun Jan 19, 2020 at 11:14 PM PST
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Well, I am deep into training for what will hopefully become a more stable, better paying job than that of tutor… substitute teacher. Eventually, maybe, fully licensed teacher. That requires more education and preparation— and tuition— than I have...
by Lucy Montrose
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on Sat Aug 17, 2019 at 09:37 PM PDT
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Today in Psychology Today there was a discussion about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, a likely subset of social anxiety disorder that might become a diagnosis in the next version of the DSM.
Normally I'm opposed to the DSM's creating new psychiatric...
by Lucy Montrose
7 comments
on Thu Jul 25, 2019 at 10:53 PM PDT
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- I’ve been coming to Daily Kos less and less because all there is is despair. The diary on the front page about Europe falling into far right rule has done me in entirely. I waited patiently through COVID for some kind of hope for the future, but Daily...39 comments 16 Recs
- Last week I asked my wife if she wanted to try an eight mile hike on the weekend, I had a spot in mind. She said yes. It was about and hour out of Portland near a pair of rural communities. I’ve been on this trail many times. Other than the bear and...397 comments 595 Recs
- So Space Karen might have really broken Twitter this time. Over the holiday weekend, Twitter started behaving even worse than it usually has under Musk. �First, Twitter became unavailable to anyone ...59 comments 97 Recs
- "The climate impacts you hear about most often, from sea-level rise to drought to wildfires, are all second-order effects of a hotter planet. The first-order effect is heat. It is the engine of planetary chaos, the invisible force that melts the ice...169 comments 302 Recs
- Our culture has passed conservatism by. Stuck in their old, bigoted, uncompromising ways, conservatives are ill-equipped to handle our society’s accelerated progress toward tolerance and acceptance. Indeed, it was just 20 years ago that the idea of...192 comments 465 Recs
- Here we go again! Here is the link to the list I am using: en.wikipedia.org/… Sly Fox, at number 45: Truly one of my all-time favorites. Turn it up! Cyndi Lauper, at number 41: The anthem of the Gay Pride movement, as I understand. Back when it was on...105 comments 51 Recs
- One of the Republican themes for the upcoming 2024 presidential election is going to be “Joe Biden is going to die,” followed quickly by “Then Kamala Harris will become president.” A party that enthusiastically embraces the possible death of an...474 comments 514 Recs
- Colorado Springs is a very red city in a blue/purple state. I can’t remember the last time there was a “Democratic” mayor — though municipal elections are supposed to be nonpartisan. Anyone who has lived in El Paso County knows it is very Republican...90 comments 217 Recs
- The year was 2022, our company had changed hands, and I had to switch to a new insurance from BCBS. I wasn’t familiar with it, but it said PPO and I was in a hurry. Usually the copay assistance ...85 comments 161 Recs
- As if kitties needed more energy for zoomies, they seem to have opinions on consuming caffeine…�Do we dare venture there??? But first, the rules… You are all welcome to join us! Here are ...65 comments 71 Recs
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