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cali

(114,904 posts)
Wed Apr 30, 2014, 06:47 PM Apr 2014

Is it Spring yet? [View all]

Not here. Brrr.

Just popped in to say hello to everyone.

I've spent the past month in a self-imposed news blackout. No news at all. When someone starts to bring up something in the news, I say "don't tell me. I don't want to know."

And that, I find, is true.

I don't miss news or politics. It's just so predictable and circular. So I've decided to keep on with it.

I love DU and all the bright, informed, opinionated folks who populate it, and I'll still be posting from time to time, but largely not in GD. The cooking group and other groups hold more appeal for me.

I'm grateful that there are people here who are keeping on with news and politics and are dedicated to changing things.

I didn't imagine when I took some time off that I'd find that my interest in politics would wane so much, but it has. And change is good.

Eva

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Is it Spring yet? [View all] cali Apr 2014 OP
It is! surrealAmerican Apr 2014 #1
Not in CT. bigwillq Apr 2014 #2
alaska here. I just put my pickanick table out with the umbrella roguevalley Apr 2014 #14
Well, good for you! bigwillq Apr 2014 #16
thank you. :D I wish good weather for the poor mid and east coast. Its time. roguevalley May 2014 #23
Another beautiful new england cold snap Blue_Adept May 2014 #28
summer in southern california JI7 Apr 2014 #3
Doing the same!!! dorkzilla Apr 2014 #4
Hey, wishing you the greatest good fortune with your new restaurant! cali Apr 2014 #6
Thanks, Cali!!!! dorkzilla Apr 2014 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #24
92 today in Sacramento, 95 tomorrow. Throd Apr 2014 #5
It's actually summer here in Spring! (Texas, that is) ScreamingMeemie Apr 2014 #7
I see what you did there! bigwillq Apr 2014 #17
. ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #22
Not here by Lake Mich. in WI. The defunct factory at the end of our shraby Apr 2014 #9
Cali, I know exactly how you feel... yawnmaster Apr 2014 #10
It's beautiful in Alaska. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #11
I miss your contributions to DU but I'm happy to hear this. Hope that you're enjoying life. nt Democracyinkind Apr 2014 #12
It's Spring here. Change is good. Solly Mack Apr 2014 #13
how timely. cali May 2014 #30
Good! I look forward to seeing them. Solly Mack May 2014 #31
Unfair! H2O Man Apr 2014 #15
Raw and miserable here in CT! CTyankee Apr 2014 #18
Hey cali Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #19
It's been pretty much normal here in North TX lately. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #20
81 and lovely here Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #21
100 degrees today here Recursion May 2014 #25
Nice to see you, cali. Laelth May 2014 #26
Now I'll have to seek out the cooking group malaise May 2014 #27
Sort of. LWolf May 2014 #29
heck no hfojvt May 2014 #32
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