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In reply to the discussion: Maxwell's Silver Hammer [View all]malaise
(287,204 posts)39. I have a good relationship with folks on the street
Vendors, regular taxi men and utility workers and I never walk past a bus stop without saying good morning or good afternoon.
One day last year during our morning walk, my keys fell off the chain around my neck and someone literally strung them up on my fence. I still dont know who saw them drop.
Being civilized is painless. It builds community.
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Your last paragraph really brings the point home for me, my dear H20 Man!
CaliforniaPeggy
Saturday
#1
But a lot of what is going on is tied to psychology and social psychology.
kerry-is-my-prez
Saturday
#30
i have posted on here before, when he croaks , i will raise my pinky finger in victory dance and only then.
AllaN01Bear
Saturday
#5
i remember seeing public domain news reels of the celebration of vj and ve day.
AllaN01Bear
Saturday
#35
The past couple of decades feel like an exercise on the part of government...
malthaussen
Saturday
#8
This is easily the best thing posted here in the past week, maybe longer. Nicely done, water dude. Erudite, even.
FadedMullet
Saturday
#13
January 6 should stand as another example of a type of very toxic emotional contagion...
AntiFascist
Saturday
#28
Why waste your life making the grocery checker miserable, lift them up, joke, laugh, smile.
Clouds Passing
Sunday
#45