I am rooting for Meghan and Harry to stay together not because I am a huge fan. I have my own life to live but I do feel bad about the way so many have gone after this couple, eagerly waiting for their divorce etc. It's similar to my support of Hillary. The hatred leveled at Hillary also bothers me. I can't imagine being on the receiving end of all this hatred but actually having been bullied in school I can imagine it and I will always support Hillary, Meghan and Harry and wish them well

@jsto Thanks will check it out.

@jsto Thanks for sharing this article and it is so terrible what happened to Becky. As patients we are told to trust the doctors and we should but not always and if something doesn't feel right in our bodies we must pursue it and get the rght answers.

Today I watched a YouTube video by a young woman sharing her cancer diagnosis. She kept going to doctors insisting that something was wrong. Her doctors ran a few tests but not the right ones and told her not to worry but she wouldn't drop it. She knew something was wrong.

It's an inspiring video because I fear even routine checkups. But this woman had the courage to follow through even though it must have been scary and fortunately her cancer was caught at an early stage. It's inspiring.

It's going to be a long hot summer and not just temperature wise.

"Debt ceiling talks break up with negotiators unsure when they’ll next meet"

What do they mean they don't know when they'll next meet? The stock market fworldwide for starters will be taking a big dive next week if this isn't figured out.
A US default could happen as soon as June 1st and so what else do they have to do but meet and figure this out. What else do they think is on their plate but this?

There is now a pause in debt ceiling talks and here is Trump on Truth Social today posting the following:

“Republicans should not make a deal on the debt ceiling unless they get everything they want (Including the ‘kitchen sink’). That’s the way the Democrats have always dealt with us. Do not fold!!!”

No President or former President would ever post something like this with a US default looming. They would be too worried about the economic catastrophe a US default would bring.

People have been saying that in DeSantis vs Disney, Mickey is having the last laugh. I haven't been sure about that until now. But this move Disney pulled announcing a week before DeSantis possibly announces his Presidential run that Disney is scrapping a billion dollar deal to build a new employee campus in Florida is quite the chess move and DeSantis is not in the same league.

@Jacki I so hope you are right. DeSantis will never win. The country has gotten a good look at him and said no way. But I do worry about Trump. Biden is not young and I will always be grateful to him for defeating Trump in 2020. But does he have the energy for the 2024 campaign.

"CNN - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 GOP presidential race next week"

I was sure DeSantis had no plans to run for Pres and was playing games with the media by remaining silent leading to all this speculation. That's the sort of guy he is.

But DeSantis is not stupid. He has always known were he to win the GOP nomination that Trump would ruin his chances, even running third party if he had to.

"Licht said he wished he had introduced the in-person audience to TV watchers so that viewers could better identify who they were, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions were private" - CNBC

The problem is the CNN Trump townhall audience rincluded only Trump supporters which is not an accurate view of the country. But for Chris Licht to be making any admission he might have done things differently shows there has been strong pushback from CNN staff and viewers.

Over the years people have told me that just because I fear going to the doctor doesn't mean I don't have what it is I already have. They say this to be helpful but we health worriers already know this. We dread medical tests because we want to remain in denial.

But a doctor once told me something that really hit home. He said, " do you want to wait until you have symptoms?" No of course not and I have never forgotten that wise advise.

I have found that with Alvin Bragg securing an indictment of Trump and E Jean Carroll winning her civil case that I am not as angry anymore at the stalling igoing on at the DOJ. I'm still angry don't get me wrong. But Alvin Bragg and E Jean Caroll have made it possible for me to relax. They took a risk bringing charges. These cases could have gone another way with Trump escaping accountability once again. But Alvin Bragg and E Jean Carroll had courage and I am very grateful.

"Britain's disgraced Prince Andrew is refusing to downgrade from his 30-room royal mansion to 5-bed Frogmore Cottage, Harry and Meghan's old home" - The Independent.

Anyone would be thrilled to live in Frogmore Cottage. But you see in Andrew's behavior how right Harry was in pointing out that growing up a "spare" comes at a cost. You end up fighting over the size of your royal mansion which really belongs to the British tax payer.

"Biden expected to meet with Hill leaders Tuesday following ‘productive’ debt limit meetings among staff" - CNN

Let's hope.

@redenigma Thanks will read it.

@ProjectShadow I agree. And if Trump gets another term he will be bad on levels that will shock even some of his supporters. I say this because Trump held himself back in his first term knowing he had to face the voters again. But this time there will be no guard rails and I suspect there will be millions who vote for Trump in 2024 who by 2026 will be horrified though they may never say so.

Saw an Interview with Marianne Williamson. Never read her. I am sure she has said things that are problematic but she came across well in her interview. She is running for Pres on the Democratic ticket. I will be voting for Biden but I do worry.

Its Biden's age. Trump is not young either but there is so much bile and rage in Trump that it can be mistaken for energy and alertness. But in reality if Trump had to memorize or learn facts for a debate his true incompetence would shine through

I will be reading Nowhere For Very Long by Brianna Madia in a few days. It's a travel memoir and I have loved travel memoirs since I was in my twenties and read Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon.

Sometimes though taking off in a van for a year is not affordable or feasible if one has family. But you can travel in other ways by setting your life on a different path. I always travel through books but I need to take more chances and explore more.

Gov Sununu said it was ‘embarrassing’ when the audience laughed at Trump’s dismissal of the E. Jean Carroll verdict. And when the camera panned the supposedly undecided crowd, he says: ‘I knew pretty much everyone in there, they’re all Trump supporters.’ - Trip Gabriel

This took guts on Gov Sununu's part.