What does 'blocking' mean?

Shell shocked then, bitter and cynical in some ways now about the potential for political change and progress. That's what happens when hearts get broken.

I remember my parents holding each other, both crying.
I had seen one parent comfort the other crying parent before. But never both crying at the same time. It felt ... lost.

No, the funeral was on Monday, November 25th.

That moment continues to be a national tragedy.
Where would we be now if it had never happened?
Or if RFK had become president?

WHY IS SHE SHOUTING AT ME??

Lobster bisque? I'll take it!

I give her until the end of the year when she will be replaced by a man. You can take that to the bank.

I know that feeling. It's very different from wanting to serve someone a plate of fettuccine alfredo or a giving them a muffin. Though a nourishing muffin runs a close second.

My sister wanted to be a congressional page, so my mother contacted our senator. He told my mother that she wouldn't believe the treatment of female congressional pages that went on, the sexual overtures, harassment. That he wouldn't want his daughter in such a position.
This was in the 1970s.

All I know is Prince Harry is probably sitting at home in California with his wife and daughter eating popcorn thinking, thank god I got out of there.

Butter is the key to longevity. Julia lived to be 92. And she was dating all through her 80s.

Perish the thought! I am not cult-susceptible.

Loads of butter on the other hand ...

Could a newcomer to making sourdough pull off one of these?

My thoughts too. He's just not very smart. Palpably so.

It's hard to believe in this day and age that there is a single woman left in the U.S. who thinks she can coast on her looks.
And yet ...

I love mine. But I find I can easily be dehydrated in the morning by using it.

Stack of pancakes, that is. A full 18" tall.
And by 'blew', he meant 'inhaled'.