mopinko
mopinko's Journala little inspiration for y'all.
i posted this in a reply in this thread, but it’s been so well received, i thought i’d make an op of someone who inspires me in many things.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218787976
bonus song-
pls dont take this as a humble brag.
but i had the best convo w a homeless man this morning.
i never used to give money to the homeless, cuz i’m the daughter of an alcoholic. didnt want to b an enabler. a former bf changed that. he’s someone who collects winter coats, makes care packages, and goes out in the middle of the night when it gets below zero. so, i changed my ways.
i started passing out a dollar or 2, but i’m a lucky sucker, and i bumped that up to fivers. and a touch, a pat on the shoulder, a touch of the hand. and a take care, or stay warm.
i popped into a 7-11 for smokes, and gave the guy a 5 on my way out. but i was having a truly shitty morning, and as i sat in my car i thought, i cd use a hug. i wonder if he cd. turns out, he was happy to have 1. hugs r my super power and but they’re rare in my life these days.
we started talking, and he said he was a vet w a tbi. he says he has seizures, and i tend to believe him cuz he mentioned a med that is used to treat them. (i also had a tbi, as a kid as did my youngest. my seizures went away, kiddo’s have been tough to treat.) maybe none of that is true. i dont doubt it cuz he’s homeless, but cuz he’s a man. (no offense to honest men, but…)
i was so outraged that this cd b happening, i gave him a $20. he threw his cup away.
made.my.day.
we ended up chatting for a while. turns out we’re both extremely irish. we swapped a couple stories about that.
i told him to contact jan schakowsky, and how to do that.
i hope i bump into him again. i feel like i made a good friend.
my local npr station used to have a regular during their fund drives that always said- give til it feels good. this felt so good.
i highly rec.
dont pat me on the back. i’m so lucky, and i shd do more.
do try it yourself, tho. turned a shitty day on it’s head.
then i came here and saw tsf cant make his bond. i feel like i’m on a beach in hawaii, even tho it’s cold, grey and starting to snow here.
eta- said bf is a trumpkin, btw. met in 15 when the idea of tsf in the wh was a joke. we rarely talked politics, and when we talked issues we agreed across the board. lest u think they’re all rotten to the core.
it doesnt matter if disgruntled goopers vote for biden as long as
they’re equally mad at the do nothings in congress, and vote accordingly.
if they just stay home, that’s still a vote for us. but if they rly want the government to get back to governing, they shd vote out the xitter caucus.
eta my reply below-
my da used to say- there's no zealot like a convert.
when as many as 50% of primary voters refuse to vote for him, that’s a big pot of voters. and they’re already pissed off, which is what motivates a whooooole lot of voters, esp this time around.
so, yeah, i think you’re wrong about begging ppl who dont care to care.
we shd b reaching these proven voters.
anyone here get a resolution to a problem after bitching on yelp?
i’m curious. i have a beef w a local biz. tho i’ve done business w them before, i checked their yelp this time. mostly glowing but 2-3 citing a specific problem.
the owner was actively responding to all, and offering to work w the unhappies.
well, i had the same issue. and i’m pretty pissed about it. so i went back to look at the bad reviews, and they’re gone.
i’m guessing he reached out, and made them happy. was taking down the review a condition of a refund?
since the reviews r so glowing, i assume. maybe made them sign an nda.
i wonder how many others he managed to disappear. i plan to take him to small claims court. i thought i’d warn him, and give him 30 days to pay up. i might anyway just to see how he handles it.
anyone else have similar experiences? is this y some ppl look so squeaky clean? i’ve always taken that stuff w a grain of salt, but damn, so sketchy!
well, i got a text from my ex last night that i've been dreading.
time is short for dr doom, 1 of the best dogs ever. a 100lb bundle of love. he wouldnt get up for food or water.
he was supposed to b his dog, but u know dogs. he didnt know that. but through some convoluted circumstances, he ended up w him. i’m not mad about that. he ended up having a great dog life. living in mich, on a lake, w a boat dock to jump off.
after the split, i bought him a pair of bionic hips. i got stuck w the tab, that we were supposed to split. but it’s all good. he’s a great dog who deserved the best.
he’s 12 1/2, and up until recently was doing well.
it hits harder cuz biff is his half brother and only 6 mos younger. he’s high on the list of the best dogs i’ve had. even tho i havent seen him in years, i’ll miss him.
sure do wish i cd see him 1 more time, tho.
u guys, i never grovel for rt's, but damn it, this xit is funny.
https://twitter.com/mopinkodu/status/1765059797509161399posted this as a reply and thought it deserved an op. and a xit.
full reply- beware of flying brains. and bits of skull.
am looking forward to collecting the fragments to make into a throne. and some nifty jewelry.
maybe a couple tibia daggers.
anyone here saying ‘never heard her music’- fix that. ferrealz. you’ll b a swifty too, unless you’re just dead inside. full blown ‘get off my lawn’.
there’s still time.
well, hell. restarted my voice lessons saturday.
i’ve been over hiatus after getting rly broke, owing him a lot of money, which he refused to keep track of. paid him back, but have had a lot going on. we did ft, but he’s back to inperson, and saturday was the 1st time. i’m way rustier than i thought i was, but it was ok.
we’re at the point where my big issue is breath control. not sure how well that’s gonna go, cuz when we hugged goodbye, there was a big popping sound. dont know y it took this long to start hurting, but yeah, def cracked a rib. i think this makes 10, tho 1 incident was- 4-5 cant rly tell. cracked the whole bottom section.
i guess i rly am dangerous. to myself. lol.
i adore this guy, and his wife. i’ll b getting lesson free, cuz his wife needs a promoter. she has 3 different productions she does, including loose chicks story tellers, who i’ve performed w once. brought her some pages and she loved what i’m working on now. (working title- love letters to crazy men) another group she has is beast women, who put out a call for auditions recently. i’m not exactly sure what they do, but it’s storytelling, plus. she also does burlesque shows. and she’s a rly good jazz singer.
i have a pretty good voice, but sure dont hold a candle to her. hoping to rope her into some duets in lessons, tho.
wont get paid but there will b some commissions, etc. and likely get to perform at least sometimes.
and i get to spend time w 2 of the best ppl i know.
i dont usually bother w docs at this point. they can do nothing. but might hit the minute clinic, and get some better drugs, cuz ibuprofen isnt cutting it. wd b fun to have a pic, too.
i tell ya tho- 1 step forward, 2 steps back. story of my life.
for those who r still mired in the xitter, here's an important account to follow-
https://twitter.com/Courage4America/status/1762236080814703030eta- hubba hubba officer fanone.
if u heard about bannon's lawyers were trying to throw out the election manual in maricopa co,
u can relax. marc alias signed up to defend democracy, like he does, they pulled the suit.
these is absolutely the sleaziest and stupidest idea of all the vote stealing ideas yet.
they wanted to throw out the ‘bible’. i just did my training in cook co, and man, i cant imagine. it was 4 hrs of just pouring facts into 50 heads at once. a fair amount of that undoubtedly fell out the ears.
u can run 1 polling place w/o the bible, let alone a whole county.
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