What if, what we perceived as reality is just codes and sequence on a computer program?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

What if I go trim the bushes in my yard & then relax in my pool instead of wasting my time on this existential silliness?

Last year I mentioned about growing yellow/burnt orange tomatoes, well they came up all on there own...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Try Black Krim if you get a chance...actually kind of ugly, but the flavor?!!!

Recently a Catholic friend of mine, who also knows I'm atheist, asked me the following question :...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Be c a use every society started as a bunch of scared people huddling around a campfire?

How Women's ‘Health-Care Gaslighting’ Went Mainstream - The Atlantic

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

70 years of seeing this bullcrap on family, friends, me. The classic was a friend who complained her hip implants, originally very successful, were hurting more & more and was eventually put on heavy Prozac because Obviously she was a middle-aged attention seeking nutcase. This went on for over 2 years. Then came the recall notice for the hips.

What is something that is absolutely worth the money? (I say, TP, never buy the cheap stuff)

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Real butter

Why is there all these wars and based on religious causes, they all say the same thing, god said ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

You're just seeing this? Welcome back from wherever you've been....

You know, if spiders ever come to the realization that people are terrified of them we’re all ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

I believe True for a lot of critters....try not to blab about it so much, okay?

Feckin' beaut!

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Wow!

Let the controversy begin!

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Gore instead of Bush would have been nice...thanks, Ralph Nader!

I can work well with others OR I can pass a drug test. I can't do both.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Personal problem?

Is it racist to not want an open border?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

The ACLU does Not "promote an open border". Their mission is, and always has been, to bring to court egrigious violations of our laws and specifically the Constitution. Period. You sound like a troll

Can you survive?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

My 18' diameter round pool has 10,000 gallons already, and I have bleach. I hear mice/rats are delicious. I am in a suburban environment, but my brother is near woods, and only a 17-mike walk away. So, live off my body fat, drink the pool water, feed the little dogs moles, then take a hike I guess.

Thoughts on Interracial Dating & Marriage

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

I wish everyone was color blind! Why are you asking this pretty loaded question?

So I wake up to a lot of noise outside.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I am unsure if the bushes were on your property? If so, you get all new, similar-sized bushes professionally planted after Judy Judy rules in your favor! Otherwise, you are SOOL!

A step in the right direction! This is ChoCho, Jared’s (my brother) rescue from Houston, she is ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

When I found my tiny mix, a runaway from a puppy mill (because she is Smart!) She was almost bald, red bumpy skin from flea bites, almost 50% underweight and all teeth were loose, plus tits filled with milk from yet another litter. Not easy to catch, either, then huddled in a crate all the way home (7 hours) I ended up carrying the crate into the house at 2 am because she wasn't leaving it! The next day we bonded over food, the next day my girlfriend came to see my new friend, bringing small-dog stuff from her house...i had only had 60+ lb-ers, ever. As soon as Wendy saw her, she began to tremble so violently I had to put her down, I thought it was a seizure! After about a year, she now snuggles happily on any available lap, gets all excited when she sees a party is planned. They just need love & nutrition! Even most of her teeth tightened back up! You are Great!

I believe in fluid truth.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

It was NOT true then...it was a misconception based on poor/no data! Please do not confuse opinion with Fact, we suffer more than enough of that from the WH nowadays!

This twit was, I am sorry to say, from my town.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Too stupid to understand how stupid they sound/are!

Are you horrible at karaoke?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

As someone who goes to karaoke lot (like 3-5 times a week, different venues), I assure you we admire anyone who gets up there, regardless. We all have bad nights, and we all get better with time, too...vocal cords are just another muscle, after all. Plus, song choice is Key! We love when you sing along too! Also, duets, trios, more are a lot of fun for both singers & audience! IMO "karaoke" is a much nicer atmosphere than just "meat market" bars, ready-made conversation topics, common interest, feeling happy when a song begins you forgot you even knew until the first 3 notes ring out..... P.s. I do not drink, at all, except water......

Do you like your life?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

9.5, at long last!

I'm just sitting here, thinking about life.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Ohferpetessake.........Life....you couldn't kill it if you tried! Ever observed a neglected blacktop or concrete parking pad?

Has anyone ever noticed that most atheist and agnostics know more about the Bible than most ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

LOL, that's exactly why we disbelieve!

What's a movie that you liked but we're ultimately disappointed in because of very high expectations...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Lots of them!

JESUS NEEDS TO DIE FOR OUR SINS AGAIN.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Excellent point! Oh, and for you "6,000 years" people: what about the poor Bastards that lives/died Before Jeebus, huh?

I'm looking for thoughts, opinions, and commentary on the following statement made by a believer: ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Read Job...this is the part of the Babble that opened my eyes around age 10! Explain to me how giving Job all new wives & kids would negate the pain of losing the first bunch?!?!

Who else loves Randy Rainbow?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

His best Ever! Plus I adore Rocky Horror since forever.......

STOP FEEDING THE BEAST! There is one particular person who is starting to become quite an ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

On the other hand, if you all quit replying seriously, As If he has an actual point, and instead treat him like a fractuous child, and laugh at him, he will go away on his own soon enough.

And there was war in heaven.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Chapter & verse, please. So i can retell at Babble study

Night was falling—it landed right on top of me.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Wow! Making a bowl of mixed nuts look homogeneous!

Cults vs religions

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

IMO they are all cults, but the word "cult" is quite derogatory so religious persons can distance themselves

Does anyone have suggestions, as to what to give my mom for her birthday ?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

No "things", older people have enough damned things! A new experience, one she can remember & perhaps talk about (brag!l) to friends......... I took my friend to a tea shop for formal lecture & tasting....not only cheap but fascinating!

Is the truth coming out now about NFL ending disrespect of kneeling with the national anthem?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Jeebus H. Do you not understand, or willfully ignore, WHY they were kneeling? Employing a treasured Constitutionally-guaranteed method of protest/self-expression? And your problem is...?

Chris Collins my congressman has been indicted on charges of insider trading and lying to a federal ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Same thing Martha Stewart served time for...only about 30x more $$$ involved. He wasn't paying attention. Obviously.

Q: I was on Tinder the other day and saw a Long time friends profile who I have always been very ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Wear protection and get tested afterwzrds.....

I tend to be a logical thinker.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

What you need is a sense of humor...about Yourself.

Seriously? Low radio signals could prove the existence of god. [video.foxnews.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Ohferpetessake...no they could not!

Has any here ever used dry ice to ship perishables before?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

The dry ice should be put in freezer bags, not touching anything. And all should be in a good think foam cooler. My meds get shopped that way and they are fine.

Why does the left constantly use identity politics and politically correct terms to all their ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Ohferpetessake....not only are you totally predictable and full of meaningless cliches, but BORING......

Female Trump Supporter.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Yup.

WHO'S WHO IN HELL Why are so many interesting, intelligent, talented and just plain cool people ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Nobody is in "Hell" because it doesn't exist! They are in our memories, period.

I feel that something is missing in my life but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Something (or somebod y) that you look forward to seeing/doing!

Neighbor was over this weekend.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

That was a very popular thing to say when I lived in the Deep South during the late 60's...apparently ignorance has traditions they pass on too

I wonder how many here have a working knowledge or better of the Bible.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Many if not most of us on here are familiar enough with the babble to know we want no part of it!

So disappointed… I just found out that a stress ball is not for throwing at people who stress you ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Since when? Geez louise......

Recently had a friend tell me excitedly that he met someone who is a medium and can channel 3 ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Be sure to tell them to keep their wallet in their pants!

Do you think Hillary Clinton will be held accountable for her emails scandal?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Attention: That horse is dead, stop beating it!

Passive aggressive cross stitch masterpiece!! [awkward.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Where can I get the one on the far right?!?!

The significance of number 8 in numerology

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Mumbo jumbo....

Why does the Democratic Party like Trump so much? After all they got him elected.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Really nasty rabble-rousing question with no intent other than to rile us up...pass it by, don't give the poster the satisfaction. Now is not the time for divisiveness!

Shit Happens!

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I love JL but she needs a new stylist Now!

Anyone For Toast ?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Crap! I just ate the one with jeezus on it...how much do yo think it was worth!?

So "Asbestos" has been approved by the EPA for use in the USA, we are purchasing it from Russia.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Why are we purchasing it from anyone? We have huge piles of the stuff in de-commissioned mines in the US

I am so sad here! Hate Earth sometimes! Everyone I care about thinks I am alive to fulfil some sort ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Please see a doctor of some kind Soon!

After Hiker Takes Picture Atop Mountain with “I Believe in God” Sign, Someone Else Catches Him ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I was yelling at a woman who had dumped over 10 full bags of garbage in a place I walk my dogs, calling her some pretty choice names....she said, "God doesn't want you to talk to me like that". To which I replied, "Gawd doesn't want you shitting all over his world". Then I called the police.

Well it's Doctors orders.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Ooooohhhh, good one!

Thought for the day.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Getting ready to dump a new boyfriend over this, and at this age boyfriends are few & far between. But his alligator mouth and hummingbird ass is not working for me!

Lesbian Dating

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

When you fill out your profile you can choose your "seeking" category.

I’ve been trying to get in touch with my feminine side, but she’s not talking to me.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Excellent LOL! Thanx!

I think I'm communicating with someone who has a profile on this site but might not be a real ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

GOOGLE him! Plus, Read his posts, observing if they have taken place over some time. General stuff: Does he call you "dear" and assume you are or will be in a deep relationship, even though you have never even had coffee together? Do some of his comments seem like he is "one-upping" you, trying to establish dominance? Does he answer any questions you ask, (like "what have you been doing on your hobby lately? (a question that needs an exact answer!) Vaguely, or not at all? And, as always, at Any mention of money, in any amount, RUN!

It doesn't matter how many times you go look in the refrigerator. There is still no cake. ?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

You are not supposed to keep cake, or any bread product unless filled with fruit/veggies, in a refrigerator! Go look in the pantry.

This, on the other hand, does not explain a lot.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Link?

Do men have a duty to provide?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Uuummm, it is 2018, not 1888....

All kinds of monster lives in the darkness and u should know who is the monster

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Never mind this rather obscure post....what's up with your Pic?!

Just started a new job, and a male coworker has been really rude to me.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Thanx for posting this!

If your single, do you feel awkward going to social events alone?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I am 4-th term President of a Singles Social Club for over-55's, and we have a broad spectrum of social "shyness" in the group....some belong to the Club simply because they then Never need go to anything alone. Others like me just DO it!

Why Police Touch Your Taillight, It's Extremely Important! [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Have never, ever seen a cop touching a taillight...just time-wasting nonsense, move on

If you could interview a deity of your choosing, who?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Uuuhhh, gonna be pretty one-sided interview, since there aren't any.........

Why are Jews and Moslems granted much more deference (given a free pass) than Xtians in the U.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 8, 2018:

An example?

I always seem to have that one friend who uses word "literately" when they mean to use the word ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 7, 2018:

"Literately" is not an actual word.......may be in a dictionary somewhere, almost everything is, but "literally" is correct.

People like Sam Harris are saying that the supreme value that all moral systems should use as an ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 7, 2018:

You had me at "human flourishing"!

Does religion equal goodness

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Goodness? as in punishing people for whom they love? Turning away refugees? (Which our policies led to them becoming refugees!!!) Shaming people for their beliefs or non-beliefsl? Threatening those who do not act like you think they should with eternal hellfire? I do not see any atheists acting like that.........

Scorpions probably think Lobsters are Mermaids.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Wait.....scorpions got erotic dreams?

I was in a fistfight over a phone

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

After you reported it stolen (which you did not mention you did?) the police would have recovered it for you. What if he had pulled out a gun? Or, what if he had been seriously injured (hitting skull on a curb, for example)....you could find yourself supporting Him for the rest of his life?! I feel you were Very foolish on all levels. "Things" are not worth much in the long run, and this could have gone so horribly wrong. What do you think the police are for? Do you not pay for them with your taxes?

Drug problems around the world are growing hurting society on so many levels.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

The Interdiction on drugs, resulting in bigger, more aggressive law enforcement, the sheer weight of court cases, overcrowded prisons, etc etc etc is the problem. Stemming from our culture that thinks "someone" should be telling others how to live. Most heroin addicts, for example, if given methadone, can lead full productive (tax-paying!) lives. So we pay to hunt them down and pay to imprison them for an addictive Disease. In less punitive countries, there is no "drug problem" as we know it!

Pet Fooled [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Aldi makes their own brand with Excellent ingredients for Cheap! BTW Dogs need no more carbs than they would get in the intestines of their kills (usually plant-eating animals, from mice on up). Fat is their main energy/repair source, plus protein.

This is tragic!

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Having been an abused wife, i can state that the prospect of significant jail time deterred me from killing him!

I'm curious to understand: Do you hold grudges?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Maybe a grudge if someone has deeply betrayed me...or just self-protection so they do not have a chance to do it again? Not sure of the difference

Why has agnostic.com stopped working for me?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Shut down your devidde completely, 10 minutes, then restart. If not healed, remove the app, then reinstall. Remain confident it is not because we don't love you!

Racist commercial! Popeyes chicken commercial is racial.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Picking out "mixed couples" seems to be your real message, the commercial is fine. Look in the mirror and quit worrying about who loves whom!

In G-d we Trust I am a plaintiff in a case against the government printing “In God We Trust” on...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

My cleaning person wants cash. Tipping bartenders! The tip jar on a performer's piano top (or sidewalk).

Something I just heard and I think it's good advice: Worrying is paying for a debt you may never ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

You can sure waste your life on " what ifs"!

Ah....those wacky catholic priests. [pittsburgh.cbslocal.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

About damned time!!!

I never trust anyone who says they don't like chocolate. Even dogs eat chocolate and it kills them.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Actually, unless they eat a huge amount of dark chocolate, what you get is massive diarrhea on your bed at 3 am. Heard it from a friend..........

I live with my brother.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Change the locks! Then if he sneaks back in he is trespassing and you can get him escorted off the premises, and if needed apply for a restraining order. It sounds like he has been taking advantage of your too-nice nature for awhile now! Or, you could move & not tell him where you went........

Saw this and thought it fits perfectly.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Spanish Inquisition, anyone?

Are you a phubber or simply being phubbed?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Phub me at your peril! At Best, look up and see me Gone!

Here's another excerpt from my 'Pilgrim Musings': On the whys and wherefores Sitting on the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Living your dream! Good going!

Road signs I would love to see !

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Wishin 'n hopin', & singin' & prayin'...okay, maybe not the praying thing

420/chronic illness query...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

I find cannabis makes my fibromyalgia Much Worse...heightens the pain to unbearable levels! How much do you need to get relief? To the point of having to stay on the couch, or.....?

IAM NOT A BLT! Or an 's' (straight) I am a > G < (K-S) I like solidarity (politically or social)...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

As one who has never even thought about the sexual preferences of her FRIENDS, and one who nursed her brother in law as he died of full blown AIDS, i find you offensive beyond belief, and would strongly suggest you pull your head outta your ass!

Geese, so many middle aged people here. Where are all the young adults?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Not only oblivious to the feelings of others but blatant about it! Please go back to watching "The Kardashians", you are bothering the adults

Tinnitus and BPAs I’ve finally figured out why I have intense tinnitus after eating.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Fresh hummus comes in plastic tubs, so does cottage cheese, yogurt. Nuts come in bags too. It is Easy to avoid cans, just DO it! P.S. I get that damned ear ringing if I take aspirin

What is your response when asked what religion you profess?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

I don't believe in that stuff

Does size really matter?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Servings of ice cream? Otherwise NO

Have you gone beyond merely wanting sex to deep, true intimacy in a committed relationship?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Why do men all assume there Has to be sex?

If one has an affair on their partner, aside from the morality, guilt and violation of trust ( not ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

The partner is probably lacking something you need.

Hi everyone! 1st week on new job went well.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

I think you may be underestimating how much money commuting costs, and undervaluing your time spent commuting...a spreadsheet might surprise you!

I know the subject of age difference has come up a few times here.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

It is not your call to worry about "messing up his life" unless he wants you to adopt him! It IS up to you to decide if you would feel uncomfortable around him, which will screw up both of you. If you are starting off thinking like his Mom, fergedabowdit.

I just watched a Robert Reich video where he states that we are just six states short of having a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

The Equal Rights for Women Amendment has been floating around for DECADES. Not worried about this...lots of other stuff, intensely worried, but not this.

Do You Have a Minute to Talk About Dracula?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Loving this, just loving it!! "hurtful stereotype"! ROFLMAO!

I cannot delete alerts that I have already checked...my OCD is having a real issue with this!

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 5, 2018:

They should turn grey after/If you read them, but the little x in the upper right of each should disappear them instantly. Also, try the tiny print where you can make older ones go AWAY en masse...maybe your inbox is too full?