I am kind of new here
My tag is tech. I am probably the least techy person here, name based on my drinking with people I was not really supposed to be out with, a variation of my Polish grandmothers name, chosen after I married a man of Polish descent who still kept the Polish spelling.
Live in Wisconsin, had moved around for a while, decided we wanted to raise our daughter on Wisconsin sensibilities and closer to the Grandparents. That was 22 years ago, and worked for awhile. And then Scott Walker and Paul Ryan happened.
Disappointed in so many of my friends I went to college with. Yup, repubs. Last two reunions tried to talk to them, claimed gun rights. All white people. Trump fans. Guess I was the token liberal for that group. Did not matter as much in the 70's. Anyone remember the moral majority is neither pins? When we wore pins lol? Hubby and I have had a real hard time remembering Reagan as a hero. But recreational partying was big back then.
So I now stay home with some life altering auto immune difficulties and do not get out much. And I found du. What a pleasure. Some wonderful insight from very witty people. I get a little frustrated with the infighting. I find a little snark goes along way.
I get a little mouthy and preachy on my bad days, for that I apologize. I have my issues. I try to save them for the hubby, an artistic type who has no end to patience with me. But sometimes I fail.
So anyways, thank you all for sharing. Be warned that if you are a long post from me, ignore. Getting on a soap box with my bad knees so go on by, really nothing to read here.
Is happy New year politically correct? Ummm , really not lol. But happy next 12 months anyways. It should be fun 🎊
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Happy New Year to ya!
So glad you have joined us
Hope to see you around the board
And thanks for introducing yourself!
from another Wisconsinite. 
then you weren't trying hard enough.
Welcome to DU...
This is the best place to help keep what's left of sanity until sTrump is gone! Welcome, new friend!
Not much in-fighting in the Lounge, if that helps. The left has always squabbled with each other and I think it's a positive thing: different ideas, and we don't all march to the same drummer.
Damn nice place to call your home page, especially during tRump's time. Hopefully that won't be much longer, but I'll still call DU home!
We have a few simple rules to keep things civil and it's a good place to vent or just lurk during stressful times.....
You'll find yourself right at home here, just don't take anyone too seriously.
Spent a lot of time in WI back in the 90s, servicing paper mills and loved it there back then. Being from the South, I never knew that people actually go bar hopping on snowmobiles, LOL.
My favorite part of Wisconsin? The supper clubs, of course........
That and bringing many, many pounds of fantastic cheeses back home in my suitcase........
