I’ve actually done that before, James…

Can’t say I’ve watched every second of the debates you’re referring to…

but i can see how charming Reagan is…and there weren’t any insults…maybe subtle jabs…nothing directly or overt

But i also can’t really see huge differences in the parties back then.

Now…the republicans are unrecognizable…and democrats are even unrecognizable even from the Clinton days…

I didn’t watch the Republicans debate last night nor have i really tried to watch clips…but if what I’m reading is true, i cannot believe what a waste of time debates have become…why bother?

They’re fighting over voters that are with Trump by doing…what? Why does anyone on that stage actually feel they have a chance? Either offer an alternative or give up. And by alternative i mean…don’t just say what trump wants you to say…

Maybe they want to be VP?

I think it would be interesting to still have my grandparents around and ask them if they felt the same way at any point in their lives.

Someone wise once told me that the older you get the less you’ll recognize the world…

There are two major reasons for that in our times…one is technology which every generation had to deal with…

But i also think the social media technology was just something we weren’t prepared for…and anyone born after FB, Twitter etc thinks this is just how it always was…

I remember before internet. I remember being totally enamored with the possibilities of it all. i have slowly been falling out of love with social tech because it makes me so unhappy.  I can only hope it was all an unintended consequence but still the damage for me is done.

The other thing? 2020…i already cannot remember what life was like before then. It accelerates changes in all directions. It give people a mouthpiece that no one knew existed.

What's going on with public schools these days? What purpose are they serving anymore? My step daughter came home without any homework almost all of last year and I'm hearing that homework will be a thing of the past in our district. Everyone's getting As, everyone's passing...

Also, the girls are dressing like hookers at school. Boys are increasingly being taught that if they have a problem to go fuck themselves. Meanwhile, my property taxes go through the roof and the teachers are getting younger and cheaper and dumber.

What is the purpose of school? I guess based on the trends I'm seeing, it's a place you drop your kids off so you can go work.