RIP Carla. I always enjoyed seeing your tweets about her. I left Twitter and that whole short-form social media format when Elon took over, so I was unaware until now if her passing. I had a similar experience with my beloved Snickers, so reading your tribute to the lovely Carla T had me teary eyed.
Absolutely agree with Tom on the emotional upheaval from a divorce.
While I also had a 32-inch waist in my 20s and was good for it until the divorce went to 36-inch in my 40s just after my 25th wedding anniversary when living in Boston.
(Great words on depression...when people think "cheer-up" is a reality.)
My life changed to being a single parent of a daughter with our pound-saved "Kitty," who importantly slept on my bed and ensconced herself on my desk. She was important for my "therapy" as well as for Alexandra.
Unfortunately, before my daughter went to Navy Boot Camp after graduating high school (didn't want to continue her road with drugging and drinking as did her older friends), our cat started limping...it turned out Kitty had an inoperable cancerous growth on her shoulder.
So within two weeks Kitty was euthanized and Alexandra was in Boot Camp; thereafter assigned to Norfolk, where I could see her when not at sea.
Tom would appreciate this...Alex's dream was to be assigned to the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) in Boston Harbor, whose crew were at least Petty Officers. After attaining rank after 4-years on active duty, she applied for that station, but the ship was placed in dry-dock for repairs.
Instead, she found a placement for the final four years of her initial enlistment in Boston, where she received her BA and MS degrees (Thank you taxpayers!)
To this day we both have pictures of she, Kitty, and me.
Regarding the discussion of black men with guns and how the NRA isn’t defending them: Philando Castile had a gun when he was stopped by police in 2016. He told the cop he wasn't reaching for the gun but was shot anyway.
Tim, faithful listener here, from Minnesota and a Wolves fan. A great series and we all thought the Nuggets had it but the wolves D prevailed this time. It’s OK for you to cheer for the wolves now!
Tom is great, cracks me up every time - I especially liked his 'variations on strongly' mock of Trump. My coping mechanism for the Trump years is to indulge in America during the WW2 era. It is absolutely astounding how great we were then, ... our industrial production pumping out ships, weapons, tanks planes dwarfed every other nation; the unbelievable courage of our military (Eighth Air Force, D-Day, north Atlantic convoys, Marines in the Pacific), our political and military leadership (FDR, Eisenhower, Bradley, Nimitz, the countless members of the greatest generation), our technical achievement (Norden bombsight, Higgins boats, B-17, Manhattan Project); our post-war leadership (Nuremburg trials, NATO, Marshall Plan, the UN). How the fuck did we go from then to now? It makes me ill.
Great episode. I’ve missed Tom Nichols! I’m not sure he’s right about the 40s sucking (I was busy with kids and a career). 50s were when I had the “Guess I’m not going to do {fill in the blank}.” So far, the 60s is the “Now what?” decade and I’m just looking for new adventures. As for politics, I’m voting for Joe Biden because the last 4 years have been pretty good and I cannot imagine a worse decision than having Trump back.
I love the Bulwark. But getting the podcasts on my Apple watch is just astonishingly bad. Impossible really. I can get the dullest Economist pod every day of the week. Any Bulwark pod won't play, won't download, usually flares to some other Bulwark pod like Thursday Night which I cannot, no matter how hard I try, get rid of, even deleting or marking as played. I like to listen when I'm out running. But it's just impossible.
Joe - Didn't even know this was possible but we're happy to try to get this sorted out. Email us at members@thebulwark.com and let us know how you are subscribed on Apple Podcasts - single shows or the super feed?
OK. Question,: who actually physically flipped the flag over? The gardener, handyman, the super the maid etc. Or did madam alito man the tackle out on the balcony herself?
Here’s what I find ironic and baffling about the antics of Mrs. Alito and Mrs. Thomas and the little their husbands have had to say about those antics: These are the two justices who are most eager to push all women back into an Old Testament status. Yet they can’t seem to bring their own wives to heel. I suspect the answer is they haven’t tried.
We need a Tim Miller shirt in the Bulwark store…it should say, “It’s Preposterous!” ❤️❤️🤣🤣
Also, I’d like to second Tom’s point that one’s 40’s are rough. At least the first half of my 40’s…I felt a little lost. I feel like I’m finding my stride in the second half of my 40’s. For me it was shedding all that no longer served me…including the extra weight! Ha!
Slight digression from the topic at hand: I’m in my early 40’s. It seems most likely to be better than my 30’s, which were absolutely better than my 20’s, which absolutely slayed my 10’s. (Though my 00’s, I’ll admit, seemed slightly better than the decade after. But that’s it.)
I seem to be aging backwards to most human beings. I do not have all that much nostalgia for decades past. They seem slow and stupid in comparison.
Weird that most people have a different take. Probably they see everything through a remaster, or somethin’. To use a Nicholsian phrase.
Absolutely loving my 50s. I'm with Tom. Like him, I had to start over in my 40s. I have a friend in his 40s now going through the mid-life blues and I always tell him to hang in there. At 54, I've never been happier. Now please tell me I will like my 60s too! :)
Bannon looks like he lives under a bridge. Rudi acts like he lives under a bridge. The left side of the Democratic Party is mad because with 50 senators ( two were really Republicans) couldn’t pass a Progress Agenda. Come on Bernie Bros-get over it.
RIP Carla. I always enjoyed seeing your tweets about her. I left Twitter and that whole short-form social media format when Elon took over, so I was unaware until now if her passing. I had a similar experience with my beloved Snickers, so reading your tribute to the lovely Carla T had me teary eyed.
Love Tom’s Dorian Gray reference. A+
Great show. (fantastic bass line on the extro)
Absolutely agree with Tom on the emotional upheaval from a divorce.
While I also had a 32-inch waist in my 20s and was good for it until the divorce went to 36-inch in my 40s just after my 25th wedding anniversary when living in Boston.
(Great words on depression...when people think "cheer-up" is a reality.)
My life changed to being a single parent of a daughter with our pound-saved "Kitty," who importantly slept on my bed and ensconced herself on my desk. She was important for my "therapy" as well as for Alexandra.
Unfortunately, before my daughter went to Navy Boot Camp after graduating high school (didn't want to continue her road with drugging and drinking as did her older friends), our cat started limping...it turned out Kitty had an inoperable cancerous growth on her shoulder.
So within two weeks Kitty was euthanized and Alexandra was in Boot Camp; thereafter assigned to Norfolk, where I could see her when not at sea.
Tom would appreciate this...Alex's dream was to be assigned to the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) in Boston Harbor, whose crew were at least Petty Officers. After attaining rank after 4-years on active duty, she applied for that station, but the ship was placed in dry-dock for repairs.
Instead, she found a placement for the final four years of her initial enlistment in Boston, where she received her BA and MS degrees (Thank you taxpayers!)
To this day we both have pictures of she, Kitty, and me.
Regarding the discussion of black men with guns and how the NRA isn’t defending them: Philando Castile had a gun when he was stopped by police in 2016. He told the cop he wasn't reaching for the gun but was shot anyway.
Tim, faithful listener here, from Minnesota and a Wolves fan. A great series and we all thought the Nuggets had it but the wolves D prevailed this time. It’s OK for you to cheer for the wolves now!
Tom is great, cracks me up every time - I especially liked his 'variations on strongly' mock of Trump. My coping mechanism for the Trump years is to indulge in America during the WW2 era. It is absolutely astounding how great we were then, ... our industrial production pumping out ships, weapons, tanks planes dwarfed every other nation; the unbelievable courage of our military (Eighth Air Force, D-Day, north Atlantic convoys, Marines in the Pacific), our political and military leadership (FDR, Eisenhower, Bradley, Nimitz, the countless members of the greatest generation), our technical achievement (Norden bombsight, Higgins boats, B-17, Manhattan Project); our post-war leadership (Nuremburg trials, NATO, Marshall Plan, the UN). How the fuck did we go from then to now? It makes me ill.
Great episode. I’ve missed Tom Nichols! I’m not sure he’s right about the 40s sucking (I was busy with kids and a career). 50s were when I had the “Guess I’m not going to do {fill in the blank}.” So far, the 60s is the “Now what?” decade and I’m just looking for new adventures. As for politics, I’m voting for Joe Biden because the last 4 years have been pretty good and I cannot imagine a worse decision than having Trump back.
I love the Bulwark. But getting the podcasts on my Apple watch is just astonishingly bad. Impossible really. I can get the dullest Economist pod every day of the week. Any Bulwark pod won't play, won't download, usually flares to some other Bulwark pod like Thursday Night which I cannot, no matter how hard I try, get rid of, even deleting or marking as played. I like to listen when I'm out running. But it's just impossible.
Joe - Didn't even know this was possible but we're happy to try to get this sorted out. Email us at members@thebulwark.com and let us know how you are subscribed on Apple Podcasts - single shows or the super feed?
Yeah. In my 40's I bought a 69 Triumph Bonneville, got a subtle tatoo and spent winters in the Keys
I crushed it in my 50's and still rockin
OK. Question,: who actually physically flipped the flag over? The gardener, handyman, the super the maid etc. Or did madam alito man the tackle out on the balcony herself?
It was a false flag operation by Antifa!
Appreciated Ton Nichol's comment on Trump's policy strategy: "He is a goldfish chasing food pellets". Totally correct and utterly hilarious!
Yes, another great Nichols-ism.
Here’s what I find ironic and baffling about the antics of Mrs. Alito and Mrs. Thomas and the little their husbands have had to say about those antics: These are the two justices who are most eager to push all women back into an Old Testament status. Yet they can’t seem to bring their own wives to heel. I suspect the answer is they haven’t tried.
They are so important that they and their wives are above criticism
We need a Tim Miller shirt in the Bulwark store…it should say, “It’s Preposterous!” ❤️❤️🤣🤣
Also, I’d like to second Tom’s point that one’s 40’s are rough. At least the first half of my 40’s…I felt a little lost. I feel like I’m finding my stride in the second half of my 40’s. For me it was shedding all that no longer served me…including the extra weight! Ha!
Love Tom Nichols! Great show!
Slight digression from the topic at hand: I’m in my early 40’s. It seems most likely to be better than my 30’s, which were absolutely better than my 20’s, which absolutely slayed my 10’s. (Though my 00’s, I’ll admit, seemed slightly better than the decade after. But that’s it.)
I seem to be aging backwards to most human beings. I do not have all that much nostalgia for decades past. They seem slow and stupid in comparison.
Weird that most people have a different take. Probably they see everything through a remaster, or somethin’. To use a Nicholsian phrase.
I've even gotten better-looking!
show off ;)
Absolutely loving my 50s. I'm with Tom. Like him, I had to start over in my 40s. I have a friend in his 40s now going through the mid-life blues and I always tell him to hang in there. At 54, I've never been happier. Now please tell me I will like my 60s too! :)
Bannon looks like he lives under a bridge. Rudi acts like he lives under a bridge. The left side of the Democratic Party is mad because with 50 senators ( two were really Republicans) couldn’t pass a Progress Agenda. Come on Bernie Bros-get over it.