This is a re post of my very first Top Comments from Thanksgiving 2016. I thought it was relevant still, especially the comments. All nominations for tonight will be published below the old Tops. We are opening up the bar and turning on the closed sign. Pour yourself a cup and travel back in time.
* reprinted in full, comments and all, from 2016 *
** okay, the videos are new **
Rule #1: No Football Discussion will be brooked at this table.
So, its been a rough day for a lot of you out there. Welcome home to Top Comments. We are here to help each other through each other’s post holidaze reactions.
I’m super lucky. I got to spend my morning with my lovely partner, do a little morning shopping at the grocery store, and attend an awesome potluck dinner. My partner is in the final year of her pursuit of a Masters of Divinity. We live on campus. It is an idyllic life here on “Holy Hill” and the communal dinner was everything you expect from a liberal seminary in Berzerkeley.
The best part about the community of which I am a part is the love that surrounds it. A friend of mine recently said that everybody wants to preach love but nobody wants to do the work. The people in my life do the work every day. It is kind of inspiring.
Of course, living on this campus means that I live in a literal bubble. Let me put it this way. I consider DK my mainstream news source. The politics of the people on this campus are actively progressive and transgressive and intersectional in some really amazing ways.
As the straight white non student, it took a little getting used to but it is amazing. It has been a beautiful experience. It is cool waking up every day knowing that you will look back on this part of your life with fond memories. I know a lot of people don’t get that. I try to honor that fact in the way I live my life, intentionally and out loud.
I am a East Coast transplant so I don’t have any family out here, other than said lovely partner. The blessing of that is I didn’t have to walk the tightrope of political non political discourse. There are no interpersonal power struggles or hidden agendas in my holiday this year. Again, I am super lucky and super grateful.
I hope that whatever brings you here allows you to take a moment of peace in your day. Check the mojo, read the comments. Pour a cup of coffee and cut a slice of pie. Let’s sit together around the digital table and chat.
How was your day?
TOP COMMENTS
From Tamar:
Great comment by FiredUpinCA about Hillary winning the popular vote, and a shout out to all of us to keep fighting for what we believe.
From Black Olive:
Because we can all use a laugh this week, and because we're seeing a new era of witch-hunting, enjoy this comment by fisknp.
From a2nite:
This is a good comment by limpidglass about the potential problems we will have with trump voters going forward because there is a large cultural divide between us & them & the ability for the GOP to exploit them.
From John M Webb:
Although i'm in the middle of it, the two comments on either side by Lucy Montrose are brilliant
TOP MOJO
Top Mojo for November 23rd, 2016, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo.
TOP PICTURES
Top Pictures for November 23rd, 2016. Click any picture to be taken to the full comment or picture. Thank you jotter!
And now for tonight’s TOPS :
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TOP COMMENTS
from A Siegel:
In a discussion of Trump's (yet again) idiotic comments about the US Navy's move to electro-magnetic air launching system (EMALS). NeverThere truly captures the 'no news' element of Trump's comments.
TOP MOJO
Top Mojo for yesterday, November 21, 2018, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo.
Top Pictures for yesterday, November 21, 2018. Click any picture to be taken to the full comment or picture. Thank you jotter!
For those who like to watch all the credits … an easter egg
* potentially explicit depending on your point of view about the world.
* you have been warned
* enjoy