Today I turn 70.

[redstatebluegirl]

I do not feel 70, but here we are. Losing my Mom when she was 40, makes me grateful for the 30 extra years I have been granted.

I have seen alot in my life, the turbulent 60's, gas lines and no jobs in the 70's, high interest rates in the 80's, the election of an amazing Black President, a woman of color as our Vice President, and the horror of a racist moron trying to destroy our country.

The changes in technology has been mind blowing, growing up with a "party line" and encyclopedias, to now where my phone and the world is at my fingertips.

I hope my 70's are calm but I doubt it. Racists and sexist aholes have come out from under their rocks. The world seems more unsafe than ever in my lifetime, this includes living through the Cuban Missile Crisis as a child, seeing the fear my Mom tried to hide.

Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.

[Moostache]

1. Happy Birthday! (and may you have many more trips around the sun to come!)

Hope you have a great day and many fond memories to come.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Happy Birthday!

Your post is very well stated. I agree with all of it!

Celebrate your milestone birthday!
Enjoy what we have right now.
We don't know what the future holds for us.

[Walleye]

3. My mom died of cancer in 1989 when I was almost 40

She was 70 and now I’m 76 so I have six years on her. The past 30 years have brought a lot of advances in cancer treatment. She probably would have survived, these days. Of course RFK Junior wants to mess up all our cancer research. happy happy birthday, keep a good thought. There really are many good people left. They’re just being beaten up right now.

[hamsterjill]

115. My mother died in the late 60's from a cancer that would easily be curable today.

I was quite young when she died.

I am grateful for the advances in treatment, and I bring this up to illustrate the importance of the continued research and advancement. The idea that someone would try to curtail that research and advancement is disgusting to me.

And yes, there ARE many good people left, and they certainly are beaten up right now. But we have to keep fighting1

[Walleye]

116. Yes, it seems everything being done by this administration is rooted in hatred. I don't think it's sustainable.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

4. Happy Birthday!

[William769]

5. Happy Birthday my friend.

[debm55]

6. Happy Birthday. redstatebluegirl. I turned 70 the end of February

[SheltieLover]

41. Happy belated, Deb!

[Loryn]

7. Happy Birthday!

[58Sunliner]

8. Happy Birthday!! Hope you do something fun and stress free.

🍰🥂

[a kennedy]

9. Happy Birthday and many or as many as you'd like.

[bif]

10. Welcome to the club!

Happy Birthday. I turned 70 Last October. I feel like I'm about 30. We'll get through this. Just like we got through Reagan and the Bush idiots. Hang in there!

[deurbano]

31. I turned 70 last September, youngster!

I feel much younger, too, but maybe I was just wrong about how 70 would feel? (I went back to finally finish my BA at Berkeley at 68, and now I'm planning to attend graduate school.)

Yes, we will get though this! (Not sure about the 401k...)

[Solly Mack]

11. Happy Birthday!

[Quiet Em]

12. Happy Birthday!

Here's hoping we eventually return to calmness for your 7th decade by ridding this country of the con and his cult.

[SheltieLover]

40. From your keyboard to karma's ear!

[Quiet Em]

42. :)

[NCgayguy]

13. A Very Happy Birthday to YOU!

May You Be Healthy, Safe and Happy!

[SheilaAnn]

14. Happy Birthday to you, have a glorious day!

[stillcool]

15. Happy Birthday!

[Clouds Passing]

16. Happy Birthday redstatebluegirl 🎂

[Peacetrain]

17. Happy Birthday!!!!!

[JMCKUSICK]

18. Happy Birthday redstatebluegirl

I hope you have many more, especially the peaceful ones.

[OMGWTF]

19. Right behind ya Sistah!

Happy birthday and keep fighting the good fight!

[Dulcinea]

20. Happy birthday! nt

[1WorldHope]

21. Happy birthday. I'm a few months behind you. We're all in this together.

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[SheltieLover]

39. Same here.

I hit 70 in July.

[MaineNative]

22. Brightest and most peaceful day

to you. Happy Birthday!

[ILikePie92]

23. Best wishes

Happy birthday!!! Congrats on a big milestone, 70!

[twodogsbarking]

24. I too was in my twenties in the seventies and now I am in my seventies in the twenties.

Give peace a chance. Eat some Ice Cream.

[Mustellus]

25. Threescore and Ten....

... Out of warranty, like me. Happy Birthday.

[MiHale]

26. Happy birthday young one...

Join the club…🙌👍

[LetMyPeopleVote]

27. Happy Birthday

[Jughead]

28. Happy 70th

My turn at 70 in September

[redstatebluegirl]

29. It feels weird I have to say.

The alternative really sucks though!

[LoisB]

30. Happy Birthday!

[cate94]

32. Happy birthday!!

Hoping for better days to come!

[greatauntoftriplets]

33. Happy birthday!

[yardwork]

34. Happy birthday!

I'm close to your age and am very sad that the country has come to this.

I believed that Harris would win the election and that the good reforms Biden put in motion would continue.

As bad as I thought Trump II would be, it's even worse.

Tough times to live through.

[AllaN01Bear]

35. ""

[BBbats]

36. I Just Turned 72.

I feel the same way.
Happy Birthday!

[calimary]

44. Right behind ya, BBbats.

Maybe 70 is the new 50s.

[SheltieLover]

37. Happy Birthday & many happy, healthy returns!

I know what you mean about how fast tech has evolved.

I think about my parents' generation & I'm sure they felt the same way living through The Great Depression, the advent of cars, WW II, the highway system, etc., etc.

[Sailingdiver]

38. Happy Birthday 🎂

[Colorado Liberal]

43. Fellow Taurus here

Happy Birthday! I turned 63 today myself.

[redstatebluegirl]

79. Happy Birthday!

[H2O Man]

45. Happy birthday!

[BComplex]

46. Happy birthday to you, redstatebluegirl!!!

[2naSalit]

47. Congrats!

I'm 18 months behind you!

[DinahMoeHum]

48. Congrats, you've survived the 60's TWICE!

Seriously, though, Happy Birthday!

[Gak73]

49. Happy Birthday!

Right behind you in October.
So glad we had the childhood we had though.

[surfered]

50. Happy Birthday and congratulations, you survived the 60s twice.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

51. Happy birthday

I'm only 2 1/2 years behind you.

In spite of all the bullshit in the world one can still remain positive. One thing about getting older is you learn to count your blessings.

[underpants]

52. Happy Birthday 🎂 🎁

[sarchasm]

53. Happy Birthday to a Generation Jones cohort!

Right there with you bluegirl! Analog to digital. ... (71 in may.)

Keep up the good fight, and get in some of that good trouble.

[BeneteauBum]

54. Welcome to being 70

Got there three years ago……and yes, we are living in scary times.
Peace ☮️

[Warpy]

55. Hiting that three score and ten feels like an acievement

along with a large dose of "How the fuck did this happen?" Age really does tend to creep up on you except when it starts to gallop. There's also a bit of satisfaction when we reflect on some of the rotten assholes we've managed to outlive, Limbaugh comes to mind immediately but there have been others.

So happy birthday. May you have many others in good health, going forward like the Energizer bunny, banging the left wing drum for many years until the batteries just quit and the exit is peaceful.

And my own feeling is that anyone over 70 should be able to eat any food or drug s/he desires. Period.

[TuxedoKat]

56. Well then...

a very, very Happy Birthday to you and a wonderful year and wishes for many more!!!

[SocialDemocrat61]

57. Happy birthday 🎂

[malaise]

58. Happy Birthday

[Buckeyeblue]

59. Happy Birthday and a question

Do you think technology has improved our lives?

[redstatebluegirl]

81. In some ways.

In other ways I think it keeps isolated from each other.

[spooky3]

60. Great post and happy birthday! Nt

[thought crime]

61. Happy Birthday! I remember driving alone across SW deserts in my old VW beetle in the 70's

The retread tires had inner tubes, and sometimes they would wear through until I could see the tube. But off I’d go! With Stevie Wonder’s “Songs to the Key of Life” playing crackling on the radio. Now I don't leave home without the cell phone fully charged.

But love is certainly still in need of love today.

[Dock_Yard]

62. Congrats, I "did" 70 6 months ago ...

... just as Election Day happened. I was so crestfallen and angry and mystified.

The first 26 years of my life, it seemed net progress towards a "more perfect union" every 4 years was largely assured, despite the criminality of Nixon/Watergate and plenty of more minor Nixon/Agnew gross-ness prior. Then came Reagan in 1980, which definitely swung the tide for the next (ongoing) 44 years. Yes, we have interrupted the "bad tide" for terms (Clinton X 2, Obama X 2, Biden X 1), but overall the negative societal trends and attitudes have become much more entrenched. We all know why and how, I won't get into that here ...

With my life-span split approaching 1/3rd of a "progressing" nation and 2/3rds of a "regressing" nation, I've decided to just the rest of my life how I want to, no matter how negative the trends are. I worry -- a lot -- for what my adult children will have to confront after I'm gone. I will continue to vote and protest, as we all should.

[Eko]

63. Happy Birthday!

[nolabear]

64. Welcome to the 70 club!

I’m a few months ahead of you. Seeing the things we believe in and have worked so hard for beaten bloody is dispiriting at best. But I plan to hang around out of pure cussedness and work as I can for my kids and grandkids’ (and everyone else’s too!) future.

Happy Birthday! All in all it’s a time of strength and perspective.

[Celerity]

65. Happy 70th! 🍾

[Sanity Claws]

66. Happy Birthday to you!

It won't be long until I'm at the milestone too.
I'm hoping for the best too --- for you and all of us.

[area51]

67. Congratulations!

Happy Birthday!

[ProfessorGAC]

68. Happy B-Day!

Pretty close to that number myself.
Hope you're planning something fun.

[Tree Lady]

69. Happy Birthday!

I know the feeling the years go by so fast especially as we age. I hope you have a wonderful day.

I am not far behind you, turn 69 soon.

[CrispyQ]

70. Happy Birthday, redstatebluegirl!

I consider myself a winner in the human lottery in terms of when & where I was born, especially as a woman. Here's a BD card to cheer you up! Okay, I stole it but I love this map!

[redstatebluegirl]

80. Love it!

[MineralMan]

71. Happy Birthday! I remember turning 70, long ago...

[Phoenix61]

72. Wishing you the happiest of birthdays!🎂🎉🎁

[Duncanpup]

73. Happy birthday

[HarryM]

74. Happy Birthday.

I am close to 70 myself. Less than 3 weeks away. We have been through a lot. As an activist for the past 55 years or so, it has been almost a full time second job to keep up with all the crap we normal folks have had to fight for. I get depressed when I think about all that we have worked for, only to get it wiped away by a schmuck from Asstoria, Queens. (my misspelling). It was a lot of work to get all the things for WE THE PEOPLE that we have worked for over our lifetime. I am not as energetic as I once was, but will fight until my last breath, to do whatever I am able to do. Granted, I am not in very great health, and cannot physically do what I once did, but I feel that things may get worse if we all don't step up and work hard for out rights, the environment, and against greed, future generations will suffer.
There are some young folks who have taken on the banners that we used to carry, and I look forward to the day when they take the leadership out of the hands of greed, and uncontrolled capitalists.
Godspeed. Stay healthy and happy.

[FailureToCommunicate]

75. Ah, to be 70 again. Happy Birthday redstatebluegirl!

[HeartsCanHope]

76. A very Happy Birthday to you, redstatebluegirl!

And many, many more!

[Fla Dem]

77. Happy Birthday "redstatebluegirl"

As you can tell by my posting name, I too live in a red state. One of the most deplorable one. But for the 1st time in a long time I'm seeing Dems stepping up and pushing back. It's a steep hill to climb but we're climbing it.

Have a great birthday.

[Kath2]

78. Happy birthday and I get it.

66 here and these are terrifying times. Absolutely appalling. And, yes, the racists and sexists are out in force. Hang in there sister. We are in for long few years. Hopefully, his crimes will catch up with him and he will be impeached.

[canetoad]

82. Happy Birthday!

Wishing you many more

[SupportSanity]

83. That Seventies Show! Starring:

us!

Happy Birthday to ya’

70 was so last year.

I was told it’s all downhill from here. I’m still looking for the hill.

I’m not all seventy.

My eyes are 80
My teeth are 60
My belly is 95 and way too old for exercise
My one hip says it’s too old and is asking for a replacement
My nose is 105 and should be smelling smells that are now only a memory
And my brain is a twenty year old trapped in an older man’s body.

All in all, it’s as it should be.

Happy Birthday!

[MIButterfly]

84. Happy Birthday, redstatebluegirl!

I wish you many happy returns of the day!

I can relate to every word you wrote. It's been a heck of a ride these past 70 years. Some good times; some great times; some not so good times; some awful times; a lot of laughs and a lot of tears.

Sto lat! (meaning: 100 years; it's a traditional Polish song for best wishes and a long life.)

[La Coliniere]

85. Happy Birthday!

Getting to 70 is quite an achievement!

[beemerphill]

86. Congratulations !!!!!

I am 75 myself. I can remember talking to my grandmother. She went from a time when people used horse drawn carriages for transportation to seeing a man walk on the moon on live TV. We live interesting times, and I am glad that we do.

[Evolve Dammit]

87. Happy Birthday Girl! May we all survive to see another. I am of similar "vintage" so thank you for the post!

[tmars505]

88. 75 going to 76 in redneck city

just wait. One day you will wake up and realize you've never been this old before

[c-rational]

89. Happy Birthday redstatebluegir, I an a couple of months ahead of you.

[livetohike]

90. Happy 70th Birthday redstatebluegirl! Hope you

are having a wonderful day. I can’t believe all that we have seen in our years (I’ll be 73 in July).

[love_katz]

91. Happy birthday.

We're the same age. Welcome to your seventh decade of life.

Those of us who have lived this long have seen a lot of changes.
Sadly, we don't get to relax and enjoy our golden years.
We fought for social justice and environmental healing throughout our lives. We just have to Keep On Truckin', as Freewheeling Franklin used to say in the old Zap Comix.
Sigh .

[Hotler]

92. Just for you.

[Emile]

93. Happy Birthday 🎂

[IbogaProject]

94. Happy Birthday !!

[Xipe Totec]

95. Happy Happy Birthday! nt

[Saoirse9]

96. Happy birthday!!!

I am right behind you. Turning 65 Sunday. Definitely a depressing time to be getting old.

[Raine]

97. Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday to YOU!!! 🎂 🎁 🥳 nt

[mountain grammy]

98. Happy Birthday and welcome to the 70's

I’ve been here 7 years.

It’s a challenge but we’re still here!

[CaptainTruth]

99. Happy Birthday!!!

[Scrivener7]

100. Happy Birthday!

Hope the day was great, and the year ahead will be all you wish it to be.

[lapucelle]

101. Many happy returns of the day!

[bdamomma]

102. Happy Birthday

redstatebluegirl. Have faith, and FIGHT.

Welcome to the 70's club!!

[sheshe2]

103. Happy Birthday, redstatebluegirl!

[Katcat]

104. Happy Birthday!!!!!

From another 4/23 birthday girl!

[redstatebluegirl]

106. Happy Birthday!

[MustLoveBeagles]

105. Happy birthday 🎈🎂

[Figarosmom]

107. Congrats its a milestone

I'm right there with you. I hit 75. Never thought I'd see 50. But, man, when you think back at the developments in science, it's amazing. A Black President brought tears to my eyes, but then I knew the racists would rise to the surface and try to make us pay. I just hoped there were fewer of them.

But wow, we can talk to each other face to face from anywhere with our phones. I remember what a big deal a speaker phone was. And color TV.

[William Gustafson]

108. I turned 70 last March...

I agree with your sediments to the change we experienced.
From growing up on a small horse farm, where we got our first tv... Black and white monster that could heat the entire room from the vacuum tubes and picture tube heat.... there was the evolution of the TV's to now flat screens, we got to witness.
Our home was a few miles from my hometown, so as I grew older, I would hitchhike into town to hang with my friends, and had to be back home before the sun went down... We never worried that anyone would kidnap us, because most people were happy to give me a lift...
We had great music, great cars, great friends and great family's.... There wasn't one weekend a month where the family would get together, with Aunts and Uncles and all our cousins. We were close back then....
We, too... had a party line, but when my father worked for Bell Telelphone, we got a private line because he was on call all the time.... with five teenagers, the phone was always used. We had to remember our friends phone numbers by heart because phonebooks were scarce until the 60's.
In order to find our friends, we looked for bikes in front yards, and then later, look for cars in the driveways... there was always a lot of them either way.
Vietnam affected me because my oldest brother went there... thankfully, he came back. We worried everyday he was there. The protest on the TV... Kent State shootings by National Guard... I enlisted in 1974 into the USCG, one year before the war ended, and luckily, my draft number came up, but I was already signed up with the Guard... spent five years in the guard.
A lot of things have changed, and I have been able to keep up, but this last 8 years, what I have witnessed going on, and now with this administration doing everything they can to destroy what millions of people before us, created. It's astounding to watch everyday people believe that this group of Administration officials are actually making "Make America Great Again".
We lost Allys we have had for 80 years, turn our backs on the people that are being bombed by Russia, Destroying the economy and any retirement that people saved for - gone! Destroy the government, including 80,000 getting fired for the VA... It's all been done in just 90+ days...
I hope I get to live to see the end of all of this, so I can see the justice that will be required and "Build Back Better"

[littlemissmartypants]

109. Happy birthday!! ❤️

[Meowmee]

110. Happy Birthday 😁🎂

Yes we lived through or remember a lot of that too... what is happening since psycho is far worse and not even comparable imo. I had hoped to finally have some peace after the disasters caused to my family. But it seems it will only get worse.

I also have outlived my mother by a long time now. I don't want whatever is left marred by this insanity anymore.

[AKwannabe]

111. Happy Birthday

Party on!!

[Straw Man]

112. Happy birthday, youngster!

(I turned 71 in February, so I can say that. )

It's strange to have lived through things that young people now think of as ancient history: the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK; the Vietnam War; the Kent State massacre; Watergate; the Iran hostage crisis; 9/11 ... Well, happy birthday, and many more!

[Magoo48]

113. Happy birthday RSBG

Welcome to the club.

[Duncanpup]

114. Happy birthday

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[DFW]

117. I turned 70 three years ago.

Frankly, it didn‘t feel any differently than 69. I was still working then, I‘m still working now. Our daughters are a little older, as are our grandchildren. At least now all of them can talk.

Actually, as I type this, I am in the main Paris airport, having left Dallas last night, and am waiting for my flight back to Düsseldorf, where my wife will pick me up. No big changes so far. The plane from Dallas to Paris (Air France) was full, mostly Americans, and no one seemed to have any issues with EU immigration. I guess the test of fire comes when my wife and I leave for Boston in July.

I hope your big 70 is as uneventful as mine was. Neither of my parents made it to 80, and only one of my grandparents did. Time to start wondering about all those trips we have been putting off these past 35 years.

[Tribetime]

118. Im 65 today dont feel it either

my mom passed when I was 12. Years of heart problems from illness as a child. Very lucky my dad was always there.