@cassandra17lina Most of the die hards in my neighborhood have flags that are dilapidated, faded and coming apart at the seams. No one seems to be buying new flags to replace them. We actually have a Trump store about five miles away from where I live - wonder how long that'll be a viable business?
@NorCalCherylLyn @Graci but lawyers could argue that he's absolutely, certified out of his fricken mind. That would be accurate and truthful. He is nuts!
@nblumengarten I drove from Philadelphia to southern Delaware on Friday. Every shopping center we passed was mobbed. People were waiting out on Route 1 South for parking spaces at the Delaware Mall near I-95. The same at the outlets 80 miles south on Route 1. People waiting for parking spots. Not me - but lots of other people were.
@redenigma was this a plot line on the Hallmark Channel this week?
@Ellomumsy @thedisasterautist I taught Adobe graphics programs for over twenty years, they blew me out of the water with their yearly prices a few years ago. I’m retired and do mostly volunteer work for non profits now.
@LlamaMountainStudioArts @tgraph52 they’re having a huge sale now through early December.
@tgraph52 I went with Affinity which has a suite of graphics applications (photo, vector art and page layout) that I've been able to use without any problems. Very affordable, one time purchase.
@thedisasterautist there is that huge gap between "legal" and "ethical. I pulled the plug on Adobe when they priced themselves out of my means. Quite happy with Affinity. They have rejected easy AI filters in their software development.
Our reality is suspect. Really pisses me off as a graphic artist that Adobe is so cavalier in handling these AI images that they culled from their own clients. Clients that have used their tools for decades. Seems like a betrayal to me.
https://wapo.st/47yRy1h
#politics on Thanksgiving, sorry
If is re-elected and I'm not rounded up and sent to a camp, I'll know i did too little
@tgraph52 looks wonderful. Saving that for later when I do get a turkey to cook!
@th3j35t3r I think you may be a cat guy in denial. Enjoy!
@tgraph52 I wish I were cooking the turkey - that's out of my hands. I got stuffing, sweet potatoes and a Jewish apple cake for the pie haters on my list. I'm done my list.
@Evereigh Grief is a long torture - add a holiday on top of it, and it can be even worse. Hang in there and do things to honor those you have lost - that helped me get through some terrible loss. It's hard to just skip this whole series of holidays. Take care.
@tgraph52 impressive!
Dictators, Eisenhower wrote, “make one contribution to their people which leads them to tend to support such systems—freedom from the necessity of informing themselves and making up their own minds concerning these tremendous complex and difficult questions.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-20-2023
@DevinY1 early?
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has gone to her great reward, she passed on today at age 96, with her husband of 75 years at her side, former President Jimmy Carter.
"Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished," Jimmy Carter said in a statement. "She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me."
Rest In Powerful Peace, Rosalynn
https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-dies/story?id=55565598
𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐝𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬
“The mundane truth of American politics is that much of what we want to know is in plain view. You don’t have to search hard or seek it out; you just have to listen. And Donald Trump is telling us, loud and clear, that he wants to end American democracy as we know it.”
- Jamelle Bouie
Flew in from that other place. Very Glad to be here, people are central to social media that works.