Cut the Not: Why banishing one word can power up your communication.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 6, 2023:

In Dog Agility it was well-known that to tell yourself, 'I won't do _______' was to instantly ensure you Would do it! Always, always, at a tough spot on the course, rehearse in your mind what you Wanted to do to guide your dog correctly!

I'm dropping Kevins in groups because there are just so many and so many good ones.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 6, 2023:

Maury is Perfect!

2 Men Accidentally Set Themselves on Fire Trying to Burn Down an Immigration Center

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 6, 2023:

man i Love Karma!

I probably grab something from a fast food restaurant every two or three months.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 5, 2023:

At my Costco i can see the chickens being cooked....i like food i can see being cooked!

Normal day in retirement

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 5, 2023:

just omg, no caps.........

Sweet, Love is Like Oxygen. [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 5, 2023:

a great sound!

I've ordered three dozen...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 5, 2023:

Well, heeellllllloooooooo sailor!

What sorts of dogs does everyone call family around here?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 5, 2023:

As a single dog mom, my dogs are in my will with substantial $$ to care for them even if old and a designated " inheritor".

UK Town Cancels New Year Fireworks For Walrus Only For It To Masturbate And Leave "My work here is ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

And that baaaaad walrus should act according to how humans think he should.....

Why are Lyft and Uber letting Christian drivers preaching at passengers? - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

Ohferpetesake, why aren't the passengers exiting the vehicle and getting the charges reversed...."i felt frightened" ought to do it.

It's 11:37 AM CST, once again McCarthy has lost enough of his caucus to lose.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

Can i, if i listen carefully, hear laughter? Oh, wait, it's coming from inside me!

Holiday Blues Depression?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

Sorry, but if you know the ex is like that, why engage, and for sure why engage for 3 nanoseconds after he again reveals himself to you? BLOCK him Immediately ferpetesake, when or if he calms down you can unblock him IF there are children involved...otherwise Never. Nobody can abuse you if you do not let them!!!!!!!!

We're not human beings having a spiritual experience.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

None of the Above IMO.

“The Y chromosome has been shrinking for 160 million years.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

Geebus H, more stuff to worry about? Wait! Will that be before or after the sun implodes?

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AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

We Deserve a good year after the drump ones!

Today, unknown for how long, the first black woman will be in charge of the US House.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

*Jeopardy theme plays*

More thoughtful analysis from Dr.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2023:

You do realize his guy is a NURSE, right, his 'doctor' title is from a PhD in Philosophy...on the upside, he IS far more qualified than anybody else you have ever cited........

Brazil prosecutors to resume George Santos criminal case

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

i have no doubt it was much more than this one $700 incident.......

Tuesday morning cuteness

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

Holy Cow! And how long is that tail???!!!!!

Jambo The Hairless Chimpanzee in Relationship! (5 short videos) [youtu.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

She be a biter!!!!!!!

Tesla Reports 1.31 Million Deliveries in 2022, Growth of 40% Over Last Year --- CNBC

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

my friend has a hybrid Prius, 6 years old now, never a problem and 50+ mpg....more in summer, slightly less in cold weather, and about the same price as any car.

South Carolina State Sen. Tom Davis Found Drunk in Parked Car on New Year’s

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

in this state that is an automatic DUI under the theory that the perp drove there.

Time to do some repair work, I need some duct tape and spay paint.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

OMG, how much is a case??!!!!!

Is it just me or do you also find sadistic evil projected in the “loving” name of the Christian ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

not just BS but overtly nasty BS

“The true purpose is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

Bullshit!

It was fun - I think...?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

in the 60's my life sucked in almost every way....i Much prefer now!

I got conjunctivitis. Has anyone any experience of it?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

10 days no matter if you use anything or not......and HIGHLY contagious, share nothing with anybody!

'Latest ‘Twitter Files’ Reveal Biden Officials Colluded With Twitter on Widespread Censorship of...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

it doesn't make any of this true because you posted it FOUR times........ your idol drump taught you that repitition makes things true....no, it doesn't.

I was watching Monday Night Football tonight and a young man, Bills safety Damar Hamlin, collapsed ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2023:

i once knew a guy who had a heart attack at age 23, after doing well at Boot Camp & several months on an aircraft carrier, just 'one of those things', it got him thrown out of the Navy, which he had joined to escape WV and a coal-mining 'career', poor thing. Slender, looked perfectly healthy........... It happens.

Being W-a-a-a-a-a-y over fifty, I believe I have lead a very adventurous life with many learning ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 2, 2023:

most of the Senior Centers here, and some libraries, offer classes in writing the story of your life

A truly Canadian problem

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 2, 2023:

I LOVE poutine!!!!!! Gravy, french fries, cheese curds, why wouldn't anybody??!!!!?

Trigger warning: Trump lies [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 2, 2023:

the smell of pants hems smoldering is nauseating.

This will protect everyone in 2023 from any mutated variants of any viruses.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

they should hurry the f up and die!!!!!!

Would you prefer that this site be more welcoming to religious people, or screen them out more ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

do i look like i need protection?

I'd be really freaking quiet about it....

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

HARD TO TELL WHICH OF YOU IS A BIGGER SLIMEBALL, FRANKLY.

This is the year, I feel it.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

bottom right is Horribly sad.....

Trump Appears To Float Third-Party Threat If GOP Won't Back Him [news.yahoo.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

starting the new year with gleeful laughter, i am!

Would you prefer that this site be more welcoming to religious people, or screen them out more ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

since Admin has been missing for almost 3 years now, who do you think would undertake this totally unnecessary task?

With the death of Anita Pointer on Saturday this great quartet is down to one surviving member.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

saw them live at Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den, a small intimate place, they were so personable as well as giving great stage excitement!

I'm sure Kamala's stoned in some of these, the way she's trying to suppress bursting out giggling.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

i too LOL, sometimes even giggle, and am a complete teetoler vs. both alcohol & drugs, i just do not care for either of them, and haven't for 50+ years......maybe You are unable to enjoy life without some form of crutch?

That is a true dog lover

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 1, 2023:

different kind of fun, no dogs allowed.........

Libet and Free Will Revisited [discovermagazine.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 31, 2022:

From tapping one's fingers to, say, decide on a career path (just one instance) is not the same thing in any way shape or form IMO!

Diabetes rates may surge in US young people, study finds

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 31, 2022:

EAT LESS CARBS, duuuuuuuuuuh Even just 5,000 years ago, it was crabapples once a year, not Honeycrisp year-round...and one huge Honeycrisp can have more sugar than a Snickers bar....Google it!

Everyone should watch this important 2 minute and 36 second PSA. [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 31, 2022:

Soooo, she's a shame and and embarrasment to herelf and her friends if she ain't shaven??????? Sorry, but just NO.

“Progress isn’t made by early risers.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 31, 2022:

i have known this about myself for half a century, maybe longer...."work smarter not harder"......

My cats are my children too!

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 31, 2022:

WTH are these "it's just a pet''' fools blatting on about????

Must say, my NYE plans are shaping up nicely.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 31, 2022:

Taking a spiral-cut ham to a small quiet gathering at the home of a friend, same as 6 years now...driving home quietly and defensively after having club soda all evening. We may play Trivial Pursuit or the like.

Not into stocks and shares, but seems financial markets had a bad year "As 2022 winds down, the S&P...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

and i should care becuz......

I never thought she'd really do it!

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

THAT'S COOOOOOOLLLLD

The rats are deserting the ship

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

putin "pulling a trump"!

We knew it all along, but the proof is nice to have

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

The End.

We all have our personal standards, some of them are more realistic than others.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

looks truly lovely to me...been married twice and they both Sucked in radically different ways

Is it possible to build a plane that can take off vertically as seen in sci-fi movies?

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

Harriers, in use for decades......

Miss Pat is still working on me 30+ years later.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

Nobody should ever think, for one nanosecond, that they can change anybody else!!!!!!!! Almost nobody can even change Themselves...how many gyms have you joined? ditto diets started, stopped? Quit/modified your smoking/drugs/alcohol?

For quite some time I've been interested in some of the exciting developments that are ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

are you forgetting that without potable water we are all doomed?

Sometimes you have to wonder about humans.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

So i should exert myself to charm assholes into changing their minds??? which Isn't going to happen, not them changing their mind or me using feminine wiles on them.........

Share you ideas for celebrating/spending new years eve/day.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

Going tio a friend's house, 6th year in a row. Tomorrow making a crustless quiche from the leftovers of the ham i am bringing.

Republican George Santos facing investigations for lying about resume: [bbc.com] Tee-fucking-hee!

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

where are the petitions from his constituents demanding he resign??????

Relief for migraine sufferers.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

get one of those frozen head-wrap things on Amazon, apply at the first sign, be Fine in about an hour.

Today's headline in the Daily Mail UK 12/30/22 "Steven Tyler is accused of sexually assaulting a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

reminds me of Elvis and his young not-wife....she was 16, too.

Guys Try a Period Pain Simulator [youtube.com] The ladies should get a laugh out of it.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

one of the very best days of my life was having a complete hysterectomy at age 29!

Today's headline in the Daily Mail UK 12/30/22 "Steven Tyler is accused of sexually assaulting a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2022:

What a load of Crap

All cats can be jerks.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

won't play for me :(

What do we call a person who believes in pro-gun rights who's a democrat at heart?

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

gee, i dunno....but here's a question for you: why do you spend so much time NOT minding your own business and trying to label people? i am a flaming liberal who fervently believes bringing back the Death Penalty would be a fine thing...got a name for that?

Would you prefer that this site be a comfortable echo chamber for like-minded individuals only, or ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Soooooooo, those are my only choices? ask any Loaded questions, do ya?

Santos statements about mother’s death, 9/11 come under scrutiny | The Hill

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

disgusting not-human!!!!!!!

Having a great moment

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

When one of your tits is bigger than your head it's time for reduction surgery IMO

Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican [bbc.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

not the first to kick the bucket....they got ceremonies for that.......

[huffpost.com] Get your rotten tomatoes and best pitching arms ready. What a sick world we live in.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

drumpdementia is contagious?

Scientists publish the first complete human genome | Reuters

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Ohferpetessake, do you really feel this post is worthy of you?

OK...How about perks for those reaching level 10?

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2022:

I have been on here posting and commenting, usually 2-3 times a day, for almost 2 years, since reaching Level 8, but my point score has remained Exactly the same the entire time....good thing i already got the T & pen!

If you're stupid and you know it....

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 28, 2022:

WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE GOOD IN THE WORLD THE VALUE OF JUST ONE OF THOSE CARS COULD PROVIDE I FEEL SICK!

Generally, most of the men in the world today are suffering from problems like erectile dysfunction ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 28, 2022:

Or maybe they just need better partners......

This link will show you what your area looked like millions of years ago.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 27, 2022:

i added it to my Home Screen to revisit. TFP!

Suits me just fine. 😉

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 27, 2022:

Thinking about getting another dog......

This has to be said...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Sounds like a plan, a fine plan indeed!

Russian State TV Hails Lauren Boebert For Refusing To Stand For War Hero Volodymyr Zelensky | ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Just when you think she has gone as low as possible (fighting with MTG over Jewish Space Lasers)......... i hope she is proud of herself. And you, @puff, you Putin-loving DREG, you should be ashamed of yourself!!!!!!!! Move to Russia, take up arms with them, please.....

In several other posts i have gone over god semantics but only in part.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Ummmm, what? As close to word salad, and much fuller of ASSumptions, than i care to get

Persecution fetish 5. I went to Trump U

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

She forgot #13, i'm an idiot.

Not to mention, leaves everyone disappointed

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Bleh!

Anthropologists of Jesus Christ and Devils, and Satans, and Atheists

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Stop smoking that stuff. I'm begging you!!!!!!

Picket Walkway to The Moon.......

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Been reading Ezekiel again?

Major aid groups suspend work in desperately poor Afghanistan after Taliban bar women

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

The Taliban are going to wake up from their belief that fairies, or something, do all tne work (& always have.)

Greg Abbott Faces Texas Grid 'Emergency' as Power Plants Fail

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Taking care of business, aincha, asshole.......

Agnostic, atheist, druid, buddhist, martian.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

The words are actually pretty anti-religious! Go see them on Youtube, just add the word "lyrics" to your search.

Everywhere I go, I would wear it.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

You will no doubt attract lots of admirers!

How does a hippie polygamist count his wives? 1 Mrs. Hippie, 2 Mrs. Hippie, 3 Mrs. Hippie...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Jeebus H........

'Easy to Imagine' Mark Meadows Has Flipped on Trump: Former Special Counsel

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

IF, BIG IF, any of these syncophants had ever had any ethics or morals, they would never have worked for drump....ipsa res.

It seems that the more things change, the more they remain the same.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Too Perfect!

My plans for the coming year.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Love me A Man With A Plan!

There are no heroic people, only heroic acts. Author unknown Agree? Disagree? Other, explain.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

Soooooooo, who exactly is Doing these heroic acts?!!!

Get a vibrator, honey, they are easy, clean, and reliable.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

"A" vibrator?

I am "AMAZED" that on the 'day of virgin births' that every coffee shop and pub can be forced to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

exactly who is "FORCING" them? WTH are you trying to foment??????

Potential GOP presidential contenders face crossroads as 2024 decisions near [cbsnews.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

i know One thing, those touted as frontrunners now will be a distant memory by Spring.

Why are Atheists and Agnostics still getting caught up in this Xmas BS?

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

1. it is the Greyest landscape, short, dark days...my indoor & outdoor lights help dispell those things...i leave them up awhile too. 2. my favorite charities all run fabulous "sales" this time of year, my funds go much farther & help more people, for example i got 6 llamas for the price of 3 from Heifer International, and Smile Train doubled my contribution. Makes me happy!

Variations on Canon - arranged by George Winston - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

Lovely! TFP!

These figurines called "Caganers" ("Shitters") are a tradition in the Catalunya, (northeastern ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

Somebody had the idea, somebody approved the molds, somebody painted them, somebody priced them, and people bought them. My hopes for humanity are in the shitter!

Washington Post's MENSA chapter asked its members to choose one word from Webster’s; replace one ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

loved them all!

It made news

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

What's up with the totally inaccurate accompanying pic? Shoulda been Boebert & almost-ex!

If you created the higher power "government " which is imaginary and followed its orders OR You ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 25, 2022:

Sooooooo, this poster went through this thread and deleted all his pathetic "rebuttal" posts, which got stupider & stupider........certainly a better comment on this post than any of us could make, IMO!