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JM's avatar

Same here. I have a visceral reaction to hearing his voice and seeing him.

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Marlene Meister's avatar

Me too! If I do see his orange face or hear his voice my anxiety level immediately goes way up!

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JM's avatar

Yup. Same. :(

It’s going to be a rough and long 4 years.

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Margaret's avatar

So...let's make the best of it. Hang out with loved ones and fun friends, take a class, enjoy a hobby, make art and/or visit museums, galleries, historical places, visit the Great Outdoors, renovate your home space, grow a garden....I'm making a 4-year list of activities for myself. Stay busy, stay happy.

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Lee's avatar

Margaret, I like the way you think! All the best!

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NanceeM's avatar

I'm working through my long-ignored vinyl albums and CDs. Much easier on my psyche!

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WJB Motown's avatar

Get a Spin Clean record cleaner. Many good YOUTUBE videos on how to fix old record covers........buy some new sleaves and plastic covers.......

Once you start back into vinal....there is no going back!!!

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Jill Halpenny's avatar

Sadly in a week moment, I gave all my collection away. Decades of vinyl and cassettes.....Still grieving

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WJB Motown's avatar

Start a new one....HIt garage sales..used record shops...( use a record cleaner on them and they sound so much better than CDs!!)

Before you know it......you grieving will be long gone.

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Jim Wilcox's avatar

Great idea, I still have around 500 albums and nearly the same with cd’s. Thanks for the reminder.

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NanceeM's avatar

Enjoy! It's so much better than just having them take up space, and reminds me that I was once young.

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JN Walsh's avatar

That's what I have done, too. No TV, etc. Books, guitars & Home repairs.

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Dianne Chrestopoulos's avatar

I am quite busy but like your idea for a 4 year list of activities. I want to get back to my piano and guitar playing, I will follow your idea. Thank you.

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Jill Halpenny's avatar

I just started back on piano after years of not playing and for something new.....learning how to sketch.

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Hal Schwalbe's avatar

I feel your pain! Even MSNBC somehow can't resist showing video clips of the Orange One. My visceral reactions: hit mute, switch channels.

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Cynthia Gregory's avatar

I don't trust most network news after they fashioned Trump as a meaningful candidate & then supported his lies & bullshit cause they made money honey. It was a eye opening lesson of just how corrupted those networks really are. MSNBC CNN, of course I'm a never Fox'r .

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Lea Andersen's avatar

Me too, I do the same thing. Whenever I hear his voice, I press mute and purposely change the channel.

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Cynthia Gregory's avatar

Thank goodness for the Mute button.. Vomit bag time. Resistance is power. Meidas Mighty strong ✔️

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Denise W's avatar

You know that feeling you get right before you vomit? That's what I feel when I see a picture or hear his wheezy, whiny voice. 🤮

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Mary Traynor's avatar

Great and accurate comparison!

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Lea Andersen's avatar

The gag reflex

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Beth Reuben's avatar

My blood pressure spikes and heart breaks all over again 💔😰

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

I hear ya.

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Caroline's avatar

I am the same way. He is a POS! Not my president!

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JN Walsh's avatar

Truer words were never spoken!

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Jean Dempsey's avatar

I agree totally with your policy of not broadcasting the inauguration! Everything about the Orange monster sickens and horrifies me. Sticks to the policy!!

Jean Dempsey

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JN Walsh's avatar

Too bad we couldn't meet up for MLK Jr day.

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John Adams's avatar

I totally agree. He should be ignored as much as possible and yet, brought to bear for his illegal and dangerous attempts at governing.

May he die an early ignominious death.

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Toni's avatar

His voice and facial expressions literally, and I do mean literally, make my stomach hurt. And I can feel my blood pressure rise.

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