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D-Tooned/by Rob Pudim
Lonely hearts club
I sincerely enjoyed (ruefully laughed along and pitiably empathized with) Michael Jennifer’s recent article, “Dating in Durango.” I couldn’t find any direct links to the author via the eTele or across social media by which to send my thanks/commiseration/laughter/appreciation. Michael – shining a public spotlight on your love life took tremendous courage. Your sense of humor is a testament to your resilience! While I haven’t suffered any accidental nudes, I have self-inflicted my own dating debacles (such as the time I accidently bungled two dates on the same day, winding up with both eligible bachelors seated to my right and left simultaneously at one coffee shop table). Candace Bushnell and Chelsea Handler got nothin’ on me! At any rate, from one Jennifer to another, take heart, and may you find lots to laugh at and less to mourn as the search unfolds. The quest is both epic and worthy. Every time I don’t find “the one,” I rediscover myself and am reminded that I am the only person I will definitely spend the rest of my life with no matter what. Which means my relationship with me had better be the best one of all. I close with a deep bow of gratitude to
you and to the Telegraph! – Jenny Mason, Durango Editor’s note: “Dating in Durango” was written under the pseudonym Michael Jennifer to protect the identity of the author, and, you know, all the women he encounters (including the “accidental nude” chick). We do, however, hope to receive reports from Mr. Jennifer’s escapades on a more regular basis.
Talk is cheap The Red Cross was unsuccessful in bussing out Ukrainians in the eastern coastal section during the time Russia was killing women and children and destroying the entire countryside. After the horrific carnage, Russia left to get a fresh batch of warriors, and there was a safer time frame to bus out surviving women and children. Didn’t happen. The next Russian convoy could have been easy pickings on the road to neutralize. Again, didn’t happen. Instead, newer troops successfully set up with a commander known for using chemical weapons in areas of Syria. Recently, Russia set off a missile from a silo to warn us of using long-range nuclear missiles next. The United Nations is still allowing Putin to have a limited presence. There is a U.N. relief commercial with a celebrity, Kate Blanchard, pleading for donations. Really? Although I have noble family members that sacrificed injury and deaths for our
country, I watch in utter amazement at the current strategies, without our troops in battle, used to try to defeat Russia. I get it that our military is war weary of using our brave troops, but if Ukraine asks for weapons, please double the amount each time and help their heroic fighters nip this war in the bud. If our nation seriously wants to have a democracy in Ukraine, a continued
democracy in the U.S. and sustain a peaceful atmosphere in the surrounding NATO countries: Instead of a slow and agonizing Russian victory plus new openings for an autocratic way of life elsewhere, show our super strength, America, and don’t just talk. Talk is cheap unless you act on it for all the world powers to witness. – Sally Florence, Durango
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