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You'd have had a lot of "fun" at the 1967 SDS National Convention (of which I tell a story above)

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An idiot who had the partial excuse of being a 16 year old boy (kid brother of an actual rent-paying roomie), invited some self-anointed "revolutionaries" to move into our living room. These two men wore all white, ate our food, contributed nothing but a pack of useless followers. They told respectful stories of a "revolutionary" in Central America whose virtue lay in hosting them on his hacienda. They smoked a lot of pot, never let anyone get any peace and quiet. They got a neighbor's kitten high, let it burn its paws on the electric stove without alerting anyone (neighbor took his cat to the vet when he got home), then self-righteously flounced off to parts unknown a few days later when I kicked them out. Did you happen to meet them?

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there were a lot of weirdos around back then, they must have gotten lost in the crowd on Telegraph.

Do you remember a very hip women's clothing store down Telegraph from the Mediterraneum - about halfway down? It was created by a young woman named Jacqueline West. Today she's an older woman with three Oscars and several nominations for costume design on A-list movies. She works with the likes of Dennis Villenueve (Blade Runner 2049, Dune 1 and 2) and Scorsese - nominated this year for costume design for "Killers of the Flower Moon."

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Ah, no. My fashion sense has always been zilch. But I do remember a womenтАЩs book store in Berkeley from the early 70s, very cosy place.

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Good lord, kitten abuse the worst

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It's right up there with shooting your bird hunting puppy when it hunts birds (as in chickens) instead of putting a better fence around your coop.

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You are so right. Dog was doing what she trained it to do. SHE was the problem.

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Dog was doing what its breed does. As Jess Piper writes, Noem has shown she canтАЩt be trusted with animals or guns.

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Absolutely true. Got an email from my insurance company about dog ownership. Says to observe your dogs behavior, use caution before buying, and socialize your animal. Too bad that dogs can't vet the people who take them. They are at the mercy of morons, cruel ones at that. Now Cricket is being slandered on Fox, making the original cruel stupidity worse.

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Does the additional proof that the people on Faux are completely worthless and their (sooner rather than later, please) permanent departure will only make things better surprise you?

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I wonтАЩt live so long, but I hope Rupert does

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