Holy Who?
Suleyman the Magnificent, leader of the ... Holy Roman Empire?
Really, Kathy?
(And I must confess that I have no idea what city the magazine "5280" is a guide to.
Denver? Well, that's cute. But I did not guess it.)
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Suleyman the Magnificent, leader of the ... Holy Roman Empire?
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You cannot leave. You cannot drop the armor now. Why? Because you are needed, more than ever. You are mandatory to keep the energy flowing, the karmic vibrator buzzing, to keep the progressive and lucid half of the nation breathing and healthy and awake and ever reaching out to the half that's wallowing in fear and violence and homophobia and sexual dread, hoping to find harmony instead of cacophony, common ground instead of civil war, some sort of a shared love of a country so messy and internationally disrespected and openly confused its own president can't even speak the language.
After all, you don't hand over all your children the first time the flying monkeys bang on your door...
It's far from over. The tunnel is just a little darker -- and longer -- than we imagined.
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That's "Kathy," not to be confused with Kathie (ahem!). We also couldn't believe she bet so much it dropped her from 2nd to 3rd place, either, since it cost her the difference between the 2nd place $2,000 and the 3rd place $1,000 prize (essentially covering little more her travel/hotel expenses).
Husband and I both got "5280" immediately. You never heard of the Mile High city, or Mile High Stadium?
Speaking as a geezer, I'm almost always pleased when one of my cohort wins :-)))
"...little more THAN..." (too late to type!).
I have certainly heard of them. My brother even lived in Denver fot a while. I just didn't make the connection in time.
No doubt she was confused when they called Mr. Magnificent by his Christian name.
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