I was commenting on some of the inaugural coverage to my kid yesterday. The kid thought it was joyous, while I thought it was fawning. Nothing new there.
But when I went on about the obsequious media purring over Bernie’s mittens, the fashion choices of various politicians and their kids and the general wonderfulness of the players, my kid said “That’s just celebritization”. I had never heard that word before, but it seemed to make sense in the context.
My Canadian friend commented that Justin and Joe were going to "chinwag" today. I never heard that before but, it too, makes sense in the context.
I love Bernie and his mittens!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...eWjl8VqsKhLibc
Some people were trying to be celebrities, others like Sanders may have been made so by the media but I doubt could really give a fig about what they are wearing. Of course no woman running for Prez could have been as indifferent to their appearance as Sanders is, that's male privilege, but still no need to show off.
Trees don't grow on money
Somebody said his garb was true Vermont. If it was, I approve.
Don't Vermonters know enough to wear hats? Especially follicly-challenged Vermonters?Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. - Booker T. Washington
This made me laugh. I am joining Idahl in learning new word combos - follicly-challenged - so politically correct!Don't Vermonters know enough to wear hats? Especially follicly-challenged Vermonters?
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
Here was the article in VT Digger. I was so enchanted by this story.
(I have a pair of repurposed wool sweater mittens made by a Vermont crafter myself--but mine are a lumberjack plaid. They're super warm!)
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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OH Idahl, you are going to have so much fun learning from the kid. I don't how or when it happens but the kid will be giving you needed advice one day.
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
Upon reflection, isn't that the basis of all modern politics?
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
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