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Attilatheblond

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20. Geezers might benefit with a break from so much screen time too.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:02 PM
23 hrs ago

Spent the morning prepping flower pots, filling, watering, planting seeds, placing them around the rocks in the front yard. I will be feeling it later, but the new Rx doctor ordered for me is helping me get some sleep, so energy level slowly climbing.

Nice to be outside. Birds singing. Quail screaming. Not hot, yet but all too soon. Got to wave to people walking their puppers.

Just now got online and that's weird as usual news start time is 6 AM.

Protect one's mental health. Not much I can do about the shit that is going down and less time reading about it might mean less pointless ruminating and more energy to plan for upcoming protests, register voters, and doing costumes for protests.

Also, daughter got me Denver Riggleman's book about the J6 investigation and the ash tree in the back yard is leafing out, so....

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I had one of those! jfz9580m Yesterday #13
Dungeons and Dragons angrychair Yesterday #14
Boomer here born 1959 Maninacan Yesterday #16
I used to build plastic model cars. Chemical Bill Yesterday #19
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it's not as much fun now...legal and all. ret5hd 20 hrs ago #24
I envy them jfz9580m Yesterday #18
Geezers might benefit with a break from so much screen time too. Attilatheblond 23 hrs ago #20
My daughter has both of my grandsons heavy into sports... Wounded Bear 23 hrs ago #22
Buy.A.Guitar! ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #25
Yes! highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #29
I saw a recent clip on TV where a girl was holding up a ball of yarn and knitting needle. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #27
My grandson 13 has been doing 3D printing. Liberal In Texas 18 hrs ago #30
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