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Capsule (Full commentary found immediately below Lead Picture):
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Sid Malvarosa passed today.
A dear man.
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Lead Picture (Story below in Thumbnail section)
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Richard Nixon campaigning for Senate in 1950
National Park Service photographer
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Commentary
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Sid Malvarosa passed today.
A dear man.
Known Sid all my life. And his wife, Helen Borofsky who worked the store with Sid.
Owned and operated a small hardware store that catered to small contractors.
Back in the 1960s and 70s when the reconstruction of the North End was in full swing, Sid knew every tidbit of construction news: who was on time, who quit, how much the latest building raked in (values increasing weekly), who was running out of money, what rents were being charged.
When I rehabbed 236 Commercial Street on the fringe of the waterfront, I was at Sid’s every day for nails, a hasp, the screwdriver.
And the inevitable exchange of information.
Haven’t seen him for years but his passing pulls heavily at me.
A shared young adulthood, a time for hope, ambition, and hard work, long since gone.
The memories lingering.
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News re: existentialautotrip
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Continuing work to meld the analytics from the several social media.
The work on the stand alone video posting is encouraging me.
As sporadically as I have posted them, Facebook has over 2,000 touches on the videos, even if it is nothing more than a viewer touching the “Read more” button.
Will commence more regular posting tonight.
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A “Hey, Dom!” video.
Publication Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019
Name: He dares you to shoot
Length: 2.39
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Thursday’s Dinner posted on
Saturday, September 7, 2019
After visiting the Downton Exhibit we LouLou and I went for a sidewalk lunch at Abe and Louie’s.
Lou had a salad and Mac and Cheese.
I had half of Lou’s salad and a Cheeseburger.
It was terrific.
Afterwards, we went for coffee at the Blue Bottle.
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Saturday, September 7, 2019
From Kali L:
I'm trying to resolve the depression through medication, supplements, clean eating, and exercise etc. All my responsibility!
Web Meister responds: My dear, we are all honored that you are sharing your struggles with us, because each of us has our own struggles and your efforts are a help.
What as a friend I’m not hearing is a pursuit of something pleasurable.
You’ve been wonderfully methodical in sending us a poetic weekly entry, even now I’m holding this week’s poem for tomorrow or next day.
What about some additional activity that captures your attention and interest?
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Chuckle of the day:
Saturday, September 7, 2019
If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise.
Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
In dog years, I'm dead.
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
- Robert Benchley
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Today’s Thumbnails
Saturday, September 7, 2019
The United States Senate election held in California on November 7, 1950, followed a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling. Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
Douglas and Nixon each gave up their congressional seats to run against Downey; no other representatives were willing to risk the contest.
Helen Gahagan Douglas concedes defeat in the United States Senate race, 1950
Loomis Dean for LIFE magazine - http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?
Both Douglas and Nixon announced their candidacies in late 1949.
In March 1950 Downey withdrew from a vicious primary battle with Douglas by announcing his retirement, after which Los Angeles Daily News publisher Manchester Boddy joined the race. Boddy attacked Douglas as a leftist and was the first to compare her to New York Congressman Vito Marcantonio, who was accused of being a communist.
Boddy, Nixon, and Douglas each entered both party primaries, a practice known as cross-filing.
In the Republican primary, Nixon was challenged only by cross-filers and fringe candidates.
Nixon won the Republican primary and Douglas the Democratic contest, with each also finishing third in the other party's contest (Boddy finished second in both races).
The contentious Democratic race left the party divided, and Democrats were slow to rally to Douglas—some even endorsed Nixon.
The Korean War broke out only days after the primaries, and both Nixon and Douglas contended that the other had often voted with Marcantonio to the detriment of national security.
Nixon's attacks were far more effective, and he won the November 7 general election by almost 20 percentage points, carrying 53 of California's 58 counties and all metropolitan areas.
Though Nixon was later criticized for his tactics in the campaign, he defended his actions, and also stated that Douglas's positions were too far to the left for California voters.
Other reasons for the result have been suggested, ranging from tepid support for Douglas from President Truman and his administration to the reluctance of voters in 1950 to elect a woman.
The campaign gave rise to two political nicknames, both coined by Boddy or making their first appearance in his newspaper: "the Pink Lady" for Douglas and "Tricky Dick" for Nixon.
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A tip o' the hat (U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 1924
Acknowledgements
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Thanks to the Jokes Warehouse for providing today’s chuckle.
Thanks to the Microsoft team at the Prudential Center for their unflagging availability to help with a constant flow of technological problems.
Always thanks to Wikipedia, the Lead and the Thumbnail sections of the Blog very often shaped from stories taken from that amazing website. They are truly worthy of public support.
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Good Morning on this Saturday, September 7, 2019
I had to put in my ear plugs.
That was the nastiest campaign: both parties guilty.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your Taeyeon