Melissa
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Just me and my cat living our best lives in Northern Virginia
I'll always watch a Ken Burns documentary but I thought the American Revolution was too long on battles and too short on history.
My qualms about Ken Burns' American Revolution series, which strangely fails to explain what made the Revolution revolutionary.
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What’s Wrong with The American Revolution by Ken Burns
Ken Burns’s latest PBS series is long on muskets and bayonets, but the history of the American Revolution remains strangely understated.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I'll always watch a Ken Burns documentary but I thought the American Revolution was too long on battles and too short on history.
I've never been so aggravated with the internets. Got Cox when I moved last week and the Wi-Fi keeps randomly going out for a few minutes at a time. 😠
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I've never been so aggravated with the internets. Got Cox when I moved last week and the Wi-Fi keeps randomly going out for a few minutes at a time. 😠
There are typical, overly dramatic episodes of Law & Order: SVU and then there's this wacked out S11 episode 🤦🏼♀️
December 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There are typical, overly dramatic episodes of Law & Order: SVU and then there's this wacked out S11 episode 🤦🏼♀️
Nuts. Just fudging nuts.
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Nuts. Just fudging nuts.
I've watched so much Stranger Things the past few days that I easily recognized Maya Hawke's voice in The American Revolution.
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I've watched so much Stranger Things the past few days that I easily recognized Maya Hawke's voice in The American Revolution.
Big shout out to the Costco Thanksgiving meal kit!! Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, and cranberry sauce for 4 for just over $40. 🦃
Well worth the money AND it tasted great!! 👍🏼
Well worth the money AND it tasted great!! 👍🏼
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Big shout out to the Costco Thanksgiving meal kit!! Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, and cranberry sauce for 4 for just over $40. 🦃
Well worth the money AND it tasted great!! 👍🏼
Well worth the money AND it tasted great!! 👍🏼
Loved this as a kid ❤️
📺 November 27, 1980: Cult favorite sitcom "Bosom Buddies" with Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari debuted on ABC. It aired for two seasons. The main characters, "Kip" and "Henry," are named after two bars in Berkeley, CA: "Kip's" and "Henry's.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Loved this as a kid ❤️
You never hear the word "dastardly" enough.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
You never hear the word "dastardly" enough.
OMG 🤦🏼♀️
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
OMG 🤦🏼♀️
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November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Lots of people complaining on here yet no one has any opinions on a better option.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Lots of people complaining on here yet no one has any opinions on a better option.
Not sure what made me think the ads on Prime wouldn't drive me nuts
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Not sure what made me think the ads on Prime wouldn't drive me nuts
OMG, it's like he's trying to out tacky himself.
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
OMG, it's like he's trying to out tacky himself.
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Not only is Jay Jones winning, but Del. Carrie Coyner, the Republican who shared his text messages with National Review, is currently losing her seat. youtu.be/OlqRGJeiUiw?...
Tell Tell Tell (Stop Snitchin') (Explicit)
YouTube video by Project Pat - Topic
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November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Not only is Jay Jones winning, but Del. Carrie Coyner, the Republican who shared his text messages with National Review, is currently losing her seat. youtu.be/OlqRGJeiUiw?...
Funny AND factual....
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Funny AND factual....
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November 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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I can't be the only one who finds this deeply disturbing.
Add a dose of propaganda to your morning coffee.. This smells of Russian-like “special operation”
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I can't be the only one who finds this deeply disturbing.
I loved, loved, loved that CD at the time...
The singer Willow Smith and the first Lifehouse album are 25 years old today 🎂
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I loved, loved, loved that CD at the time...
If someone texts you just to say that they're giving you the space you asked for, are they really giving you your space?
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If someone texts you just to say that they're giving you the space you asked for, are they really giving you your space?
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Trump is telling lies about elections to justify steps that will intimidate Democratic voters or chill speech. These are real threats to democracy and should be understood as such. www.pbump.net/o/the-threat...
The threat to elections heats up
Over the past few days, President Trump has returned to one of his central animating issues: purported threats to the security of American elections. He has repeatedly claimed that elections at the lo...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump is telling lies about elections to justify steps that will intimidate Democratic voters or chill speech. These are real threats to democracy and should be understood as such. www.pbump.net/o/the-threat...
It takes a damn good documentary for me to put my phone down and pay full attention. Highly recommended!!
Watch Mr. Scorsese - Apple TV
Explore the many lives of Martin Scorsese through intimate interviews with the man himself, access to his private archives, plus conversations with Ro…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It takes a damn good documentary for me to put my phone down and pay full attention. Highly recommended!!
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The Washington Post opinion section is a thing to behold today. (Don't worry, I canceled my subscription, but old habits die hard, and I tend to still navigate to their front page during my news reading in the morning.)
October 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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The girl working the register in the pharmacy section of CVS clearly hates her life.
October 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The girl working the register in the pharmacy section of CVS clearly hates her life.
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Trump is now openly shaking down HIS OWN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT for hundreds of millions of dollars to line his pockets… while claiming there’s not enough money for Americans’ health care.
He has no shame. He is openly and boldly corrupt.
He has no shame. He is openly and boldly corrupt.
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Trump is now openly shaking down HIS OWN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT for hundreds of millions of dollars to line his pockets… while claiming there’s not enough money for Americans’ health care.
He has no shame. He is openly and boldly corrupt.
He has no shame. He is openly and boldly corrupt.
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Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅