Introduction from a new poster here on DU:
To whom it may concern:
Hi. I'm a new poster here on DU. I'm a single woman in her late 60's, who lives in a large artists' community, in a blue-collar city just outside Boston, Ma, and who's artistically, musically, and physically inclined, as well.
I'm a silversmith, a knitter, a Tae Kwon Doist, and a huge fan of movies, especially older classic ones. West Side Story (the 1961 film version) is my all time favorite movie, hands down, however.
I also wish to say that I'm a liberal whose ideology was tempered by a good dose of realism, when Boston's Federal Court-mandated, large-scale, cross-city school busing edict (which came as a result of years of extreme recalcitrance by an opportunistic, politics-and-patronage-ridden, and racist all-white Boston School Committee that refused to knuckle down and comply with the Racial imbalance law at every turn) took the city of Boston by storm, beginning in the mid-1970's, a storm that lasted for over a decade (i. e. well into the 1980's).
Although I realized that, I never thought that the remedy that the courts were compelled to implement was the best way to go about it, but it was the best that could be done at the time, given the circumstances that many people were dealing with, if one gets the drift.
I also like to walk, listen to rock-n-roll, and I own an adorable pet female Congo African Grey Parrot, now 9 years old (who I purchased when she was a 2.5 month-old baby) named Aziza, who I adore the heck out of.
Anyway, I look forward to corresponding with everybody here more and soon.
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From a fellow 60+ year old single woman.
Back at you!!
Tikki
Back at you! (Picture me waving back at you!)
Back at you, and thanks for the welcome!
i like it here already!
Her name’s Pidge. She’s seventeen and as you know a complete crackup.
I’m in Seattle but a Gulf Coast and New Orleans gal from childhood and young adulthood. Now I’m a retired therapist and a writer.
Good to meet you. Hope you like the place.
Thank you for welcoming me aboard.
We are the ship in the center of the hurricane that is in the WH. We list to the port side here. Glad to have you on board.
(Picture me waving back at you!)
Enjoy your stay.
My family loves Boston! We have been going to Cape Cod for down time for over 30 years now, and when we land in the States, we usually land in Boston.
We have a good friend who is a goldsmith/silversmith, but she lives in her home town of Stockholm. I am a musician from WAY back (as in 50 years), even played at the Nameless in Cambridge once upon a time.
You should find a lot of common ground with people here--maybe even some political common ground, although the primary bloodletting seems to have started early season, so beware of a LOT of people who just KNOW that they are right and everyone else are wrong 
You will like it here.
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Commuted over the Mystic River Bridge for 20 years to the Prudential Center. Still miss Boston. Most of my family still in the area.
Enjoy your time in DU. Pretty friendly crowd here. Can get a bit cannibalistic during election periods. This year may be better. The Lounge is always a great place to relax and have fun or learn something new. Also many other great forums for you to explore. All listed on left hand of the page.
GO SOX! Let's have another Double Championship Year!!!
Looking forward to seeing some pics of your art ... and Aziza.
right now .
Love Boston (went to college and grad school there).
We live up in Vermont.
GREAT to have you aboard-- thanks for your intro 
Enjoy!
It’s so nice that you can join us here at DU!
Check out these groups and forums that match your interests:
Crafts:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1032
Classic Films:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1030
Music Appreciation:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1034
Pets:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1161
Massachusetts:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1057
I was fascinated videos of Alex the Parrot that his human, Dr. Irene Pepperberg, used to post. So intriguing. One of my cousins has a parrot of some kind, and that bird can mimic my cousin's hearty laugh with such precision that I can't tell the difference.
I think you'll love it here.
Glad to meet you (from a 67 yr old married nurse practitioner cat lover)
I have lived in Boston for a total of about 15 years (with a stint in San Francisco and NYC in between), back now about 7 years. Even though I am a native New Yorker, I feel like a Bostonian now since I have lived here so long.
Look forward to hearing more from you!