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@janewells I had to wiki "newspapers" as my short term memory is rusty this morning. I remember BC Comics was a one panel strip that didn't necessarily appear on the comic page. There were some good one liners that could spark a class discussion.

strip performed at the local high school. I actually remember this, and I remember loving it. Afterwards, “we had a big family argument.” Meaning it was just another Saturday. And by 1975, the great mosquito epidemic had faded. We had “only 1,000.”

#My1970sDiary — BC Comics! Anyone remember B.C. Comics? I think it’s still around. I used to read it all the time back when we had these things called newspapers delivered to our homes. I thought it was hilarious. Anyhow, in 1972 at the age of 11, I saw a play based on the comic

@DaveCBSColorado @LaurenCBS4 @CallieZTV @AlexLCBS4 @AshtonCBS @CBSJoeWeather @CBSNewsColorado From a friend's deck.

Getting dry again! A wildfire has started near the Sedona Hills neighborhood southeast of Loveland in Larimer County! It's around 10-15 acres but near homes in the area. #cowx @LaurenCBS4 @CallieZTV @AlexLCBS4 @AshtonCBS @CBSJoeWeather @CBSNEWSCOLORADO

@janewells "We don't need no stinking badges" remains a standard among my high school mates when we gather. This and anything from Cheech and Chong kept us alive with laughter back in the day. Dave's not here man!

#My1970sDiary — Farting in “Blazing Saddles” May 11, 1972-75 First, I found it necessary to point out that my teacher’s aide in 6th grade, Miss Israel, “is Jewish.” Mystery solved! The more important stuff is in 1975, when my mom took me to see an R-rated movie…

@JohnJHarwood The results point to the growing idea that everyone in this admin thinks they are in charge as they feed him when in fact no one is in charge, including him.

yeah if there's one thing Trump can always manage, it's "focus"

@DianeSwonk Top earners, even with their rising wages and growing inequality have failed on the infrastructure build and that is effecting supply side. The house of cards that's been known as Reaganomics may be falling apart and ppl at the top may be worried.

Monetary policy is a blunt, highly imperfect tool. The Federal Reserve, unique in having a dual mandate of promoting price stability & full employment. When both of its mandates are out of whack, it has to assess which is more out of whack AND what its tools can accomplish. I would like to believe with the slight majority of the Fed that delivered rate cuts that lower rates are enough to cure what ails the labor market and enable inflation to cool. However, what I can asses suggests that most of the underlying weaknesses in the labor market cannot by cured with rate cuts alone. The u6, or more holistic measure of unemployment - includes discouraged workers and those forced to accept part over full - rose in 2025 and 2026 in wake of rate cuts. The problems are systemic - related to extraordinary uncertainty - how AI could upend biz models, tech sector issues (cash flow needed for AI), tariffs, war, rising input costs, curbs on immigration & unique issues surrounding care economy (elder & child). If that is the case, then the focus should be more on other half of mandate, which is out of whack - inflation. Not just pandemic or tariff-related price hikes, but service sector inflation in a service based economy. It is not only persistent but showing signs of accelerating, again… Now add some more research on inflation & employment & shifting dynamics post pandemic. Historically, short term pressure to cut rates & juice employment fail if inflation is not tamed. Inflation is a labor market problem. Full employment cannot be obtained or sustained without achieving price stability - that has not occurred for 5 years. Post pandemic research reveals that the combo of elevated uncertainty amidst repeated supply shocks tend to deliver more persistent & corrosive bouts of inflation. The “look through” supply shock approach is flawed in such an environment- proof in pudding of many central banks late to game is dealing with post-pandemic inflation. That is why I am concerned that efforts to cut rates by Fed will add insult to injury. To some extent, they already have. Inflation is a regressive tax, hitting those who can afford it least the hardest - IT WORSENS INEQUALITY. That is big in an economy where inequality is already bad. It is never easy to think about the complexity of a blunt tool. I do not envy those in the positions of doing so at the moment. But these are some of the issues they are weighing and why we are seeeijg a hawkish shift among central bankers. They are weighing rate hikes with cuts more evenly and some leaning toward hikes. @ECB pretty explicit. The debate about what to do is welcome. One never knows best trajectory but I like that it is debating and showing signs of being splintered. That reflects humility of this moment. It would be better to not have to deal with them; that is not in the Fed’s purview. It can only respond to the shocks it is delivered & assess whether its decisions will make the effects worse or better over time. I am old enough to remember the 1970s - we are not there. We should not risk any sort of a repeat. The Fed had to clean up the inflation mess that was result of many policy mistakes, including its own. That was more painful after the fact and it left scars. That is what keeps me up at night.

@janewells Our custodians were often our favorite people, always there and reliable. When I was a freshman, the seniors dedicated the yearbook to the night custodian.

#My1970sDiary — I’ll Miss that Custodian May 10, 1972-75 Who writes in their diary that the school custodian is leaving? THIS BORING GIRL DOES.

@LisaDNews Family first, the rest will take care of itself.

Hello everyone, First a brief personal note of regret that I have not been posting as much lately. I've been helping my mom with some health needs - and focusing on our show. Hoping to step up a little more soon. Mom is on the mend, it's a road but she is a tough, amazing woman.

@DianeSwonk This opens the door for foreign buyers and well funded and connected locals to increase holdings

The economic environment for farmers has been so hard. Tariffs triggers retaliation and hit input costs along with oil - diesel, fertilizer, pesticides. Now a drought is hitting much of the country. Brace for a long tail to heightened prices at the grocery store. A problem for the Federal Reserve, as food prices have an understandably different effect on people’s perceptions of inflation and how they become accustomed to it - it feeds into expectation. We do not have the labor contacts we one had but policy uncertainty - including how AI will upend existing business models - could substitute for sticky wages to trigger involuntary layoffs. The result is stagflation-esc impulse. Hard.

@janewells Way to go mom!

…look at the top of the page. My mother — who loved to write — was published in Reader’s Digest with one of those short quips they tuck in here and there. She made $200!! That kind of money equates to $1,200 today. Huge.

#My1970sDiary — Snobbery and $200! “Treated Mr. Heald like a total snob. ALL RIGHT!” This was the science teacher in 9th grade who told my mother at Open House about my disrespectful behavior. I reacted with more disrespect. That’s how I roll. ALL RIGHT! But…

@CUEngineering @CUBoulder @usnews Guide Dogs for the Blind puppies will be there Friday

@CUBoulder ranks top 10 among public engineering grad programs (2026–27 @usnews), with nearly all specialties in the top 20 and two in the top 10. cuboulder.engineering/48BUbBZ #CUEngineering #BestEngineeringCollege #Top20 #Rankings

@SaraEisen @CNBC When I dropped in, Becky looked drained and JK appeared conflicted on how to pose a Q. I listened to some rambling which sounded like friends did when they had been tweaking for several days. It's interesting that he's been giving several 1-1 interviews in the last few days.

“I think we’re in a very strong negotiating position… the blockade has been a tremendous success. We totally control the Strait.” President Trump on @CNBC

@JesseAPaul For years, if I wanted to vote for a particular primary candidate in either party I simply changed my affiliation. Then went back to an Indy within the month to avoid the mailing list, which is nearly always useless from both parties.

NEW: Colorado GOP asks judge for emergency order blocking unaffiliated voters from casting ballots in the party’s 2026 primaries coloradosun.com/2026/04/20/col… #copolitics #coleg

@via_lila_m @michelleakin I've seen avocados larger than a softball outside of Miami.

actually, regular hass avocados in hawaii grow to be about half that size. and they taste perfect! the only downside is, they fall off the giant trees (this is how you know they perfectly ripe!) and if they bonk you, you may be killed. by your lunch. we camped on a nut farm there and one fallen avocado would feed our whole camp for the entire day. magnificent! 😘

and it costs one million dollars

@jpalmiotti Channels 5, 11, 13 only

Channel 2-4-5-7-9-11-13- that is all there was. 13 was public broadcasting. And that is why we played outside nearly every single day except Sat. Mornings. That was for cartoons.

@janewells Bomb threats and small bombs across CO were still news.

#My1970sDiary — Bomb Threat, Patty Hearst as Tanya…and lukewarm Christianity April 16, 1972-75 Let’s jump to my random non sequiturs in 1974: “We had a bomb threat at our school today. I had a good dance lesson. They think Patty Hearst was in a bank robbery. Kings out of the

@NWSBoulder I'd be happy if moisture found a ride to 4 miles east of Boulder.

❄️Winter Returns by Friday🥶 Much colder temperatures and some snow finally returns to the lower elevations for Friday. Not a big storm, but it will be more winter-like with light snow for the lower elevations, and a few inches and slick travel for the mountains. #COwx

@TheTNHoller @atrupar He teaches Sunday school at my cousin's church, so he's got some splainin to do.

Spineless Speaker Johnson sides with Trump against The Pope and says he was “taken aback” that the Pope came out against Trump’s war.🤔 Imagine being shocked The Pope is pro peace. (From @atrupar)

@CUBuffsWBB I can uncross my fingers. Thanks Logyn!

Big Lo is back in black & gold 🖤💛

@WilliamBonnie2 @CUBuffsSoccer Round robin tournament with two groups of three teams.

@twodogsdennis @CUBuffsSoccer Wait what??

CUP CHAMPS 🏆 #SideBeforeSelf // #GoBuffs

@via_lila_m @Acyn Most ppl in the admin must keep an internist and plastic surgeon on call to fix their twisted bowel and growing nose due the constant lies and tall tales.

@Acyn what a fucking liar.

Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ? Trump: It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one.