You might be alone in your physical life, but in your virtual life you have people who are here for you. And we are real people behind these usernames. I know that doesn't change the fact that you feel lonely. But I want you to know that I did go to bed last night thinking about you and you're the first person I thought of when I woke up this morning. (Which is why I'm on here now)

Do you want to talk about what's going on? Why you feel so lonely?

Edit: Just sent you a private message. Let me know if don't get it! :) Hope you're having a better day!

You're more than welcome to shoot me a line whenever you like! Throughout the years I've met some of my greatest friends online, but unfortunately the majority has either moved away or succumbed to TDS 🙄; whatever, cancer excised - out with the old, in with the new!

Hang in there, fren. You got this. Have you tried any peaceful protest Trump/MAGA rallies? Any place where you could meet similar-minded people?

I never got to the part where I spent 25 years in uniform as a Correctional Officer, and Sergeant in New York State's prison system. Only worked in men's prisons. I was among a handful of females who started working in the system back then. The job was the means for me to pursue my research, because I got decent vacations, and you could swap days and shifts with other people to get extra time off to connect with your vacations.

You can go to any historical society, or library that has manuscript collections or microfilms that you can go through. I found that many newspapers that were published during the war, offered letters that were sent home from men in the field. Sometimes they had regular reports from someone serving in a local regiment. I spent a lot of my vacations at the National Archives, going through Civil War military and pension records. The pension records can be a goldmine of history as the veteran had to be able to document his injury in order to qualify for a pension. They had to talk about their lives, and health prior to the war, what led to their disability, and how it had affected their lives and ability to make a living after the war. I found lots of fascinating information in them...even photos, and newspaper articles about the veteran. They also had to have affidavits from people who knew them before the war to attest to their good health, and from fellow soldiers and doctors who could attest to their illness, or injury while in service.

I did a paper for college once that focused on medical technology developed during the war. William A. Hammond was the Surgeon General for a couple of years, and repeatedly butted heads with Sec. of War Edwin Stanton over many things. Hammond had visited military hospitals in Europe after the Crimean War, and attempted to introduce some of the medical procedures and treatments they used there. He fought against the red tape in Washington that hindered his being able to get supplies that were needed to the field, and to the military hospitals, and did whatever he could to create a better medical corps. Stanton fired him after two years. It was really a shame because Hammond had implemented a lot of things that helped reduce mortality. One of the places I never got to was the Army Medical Museum when it was at Walter Reed Hospital. The museum has been renamed, and a separate building for it built in Silver Spring, Md. Of course it's closed due to the Kung Flu. Here's the link to the site if you're interested. I'm not sure how far a trip it would be for you:

https://www.medicalmuseum.mil

Forgot to mention in my last reply that on July 24th of this year, the Democrat House passed Bill HR - 7608, in which there are three separate provisions regarding anything Confederate The first deals with when, and where the Confederate flag may be flown. The second requires the removal of ALL Confederate monuments, statues, plaques, memorials, etc. from ALL National Park Service sites...that includes battlefields. The third provision requires the changing of the name of all military bases named after members of the Confederacy. The Bill is sitting in the Senate, but if the Democrats take control of the Senate, and the Bill is still viable in the new Congress, they will move it forward. If Biden is elected, we all know what that means.

You gotta bingewatchit. Just like the Mandolarian. This is the way. :) Weapons are part of my religion!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHyGJowN1Mk

Speaking of binge-watching, do not, I repeat, DO NOT start watching Yellowstone. I'm a Montana-pede so naturally I was curious. ... It's a leftist progressive, contrived, politically correct shit-show that in no way represents ranching life or Montanans. It's like a train wreck that I can't look away from at this point.

Another MAGA lady pede who binged Cobra Kai this past week! Johnny is a great character and we saw a different side of him in the episode when reunited with Tommy and the old crew - especially after Tommy died. I was sad to learn Ben Garrison (actor who played Tommy) died just a few months after his Cobra Kai appearance.

Ya she was great. I loved that double date episode where she doesn't beat around the bush regarding the friction between Danny and Johnny.

<3 <3 <3