"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering." - Friedrich Nietzsche

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Neitzsche is Such a downer! Lighten up, bunkie!

If tRump is re-elected in 2020, what would be your best advice to your kids and grandkids?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Canada!

Trump seems to be kicking Micheal Cohen to the curb at a time when it makes no sense (at least from ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

When has the Orange Idiot done things that made sense?

1985: North Korea signs Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty 1992: North Korea signs historic agreement ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Doomed to repeat history if you do not remember it...and this time we have a "leader" who doesn't even Know any history.......

Let's pretend we're wrong and a supernatural diety shows up on earth! What three questions would ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Just One, before I kicked it into next week: WTH were you thinking?!??

Making friends after 30.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

"Meetup.com", a Huge site geared to getting people with similar interests together....chess? Kayaking? Book reading? Dungeons & Dragons? Go there, it's free.......mostly

Do you believe in ex lovers getting back together ?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Asking for a friend, are ya? If they mature, it can happen, but it will be over in an eyeblink as soon as one of you says, " you haven't changed at all"!

Ya know, cleaning the pool would be so much easier if I had that "walking on water" thing.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Round & round the deck, chasing leaves etc. You are soo right!

Islam is a dictatorship of Allah.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

You could say this about devout evangelical xian too. Stop using this site to incite blanket hatred!

Why Islamists don't raise questions about their religion?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Which "Islamists"? Where? Stop with the blanket nasty bashing, thankyuvurrymuch! Not the place for it...here or anywhere!

Muslims want to die as soon as possible so that they could go to heaven.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Please stop being a dumb racist, and shame on anyone who treats this post as other than nasty blanket generalizations!

Universsillogically Speaking...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

"Ether"???????

I think think a Mexican restaurant would be nice...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Someplace with Champagne!

I'm wondering about this Jesus thing, He was born and it was celebrated and they still celebrate it.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Why, exactly, are you wasting one moment of your precious life wondering was jeezus real? What difference would it make? Was Gilgamesh, or Vishnu, real? How about Zues? Buddha was real, but would that be enough to make you be a Buddist? Just fail to see any relevance.........

Matilda sulked all afternoon, following a vet visit.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Are you not mixing it into the old food gradually, for at least a week, to avoid digestive upsets?

Woof, my name is ....?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Fluffy!

An Indiana teacher refused to use transgender students’ names.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Maybe we could all just learn to 1. Mind our own. Business 2. Treat others with common courtesy. Oh, never mind, just being all pie-in-the-sky again.....

Advice needed: alcoholism

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

It is Not your problem to fix, change, or manage! Find an Al Anon branch for friends & relatives of alcoholics, or the disease will eat you alive too!

When on various dating sites have had the issue of sending messages to women and not receiving any ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

You do not create an obligation by sending a message.........i have sent plenty to men, with an actual topic to discuss, even on this site (gasp!) And got nothing.

Another thread that raised the issue of Incels led me to a line of thought: What research has been ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Some of us Had partners....lots! And now choose to have peace & quiet!

My grandfather used to get up and deliver milk to people’s houses in a horse drawn cart every ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Hey, watch your mouth! Not only did my grandfather do the same, my dad & uncle followed in his footsteps....literally! But with trucks. Also we made the milk from our own cows, so you & your sleep-late wimpy grandfather can just fergedabowdit!

No doubt the scientists in our membership will explain how supposedly ignorant Syrian men can ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

" supposedly ignorant"?? They used to be doctors, scientists, technos...now bombed back to the Stone Age thanks to us....they are intelligent, educated & motivated, and you are a racist idiot!

Tell me please if I've missed something.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

More bigliness.......again

What the hell is Trump doing over there fawning all over this murderer and proclaiming every 10 ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

TA!

House arrest.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Looks like Manson to me.....

Is playing Dungeons and Dragons harmful to young people as it encourages acknowledgement of deities?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Was playing Candyland harmful because it depicted sweets? What is with all the censureship?

If religious texts or some forms of literature are deemed harmful, should they be locked away, ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

"Deemed harmful"....by whom? Slippery slope here!

Tuesday's character actor profile, Med Flory.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I have now gone all Pavlovian on these posts...scroll down to the pic, say, "Oh, him". Thanks?

Suddenly dawned on me as I'm about to get in the shower this morning, there was a question I've just...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Karaoke practice, and the moisture really loosens up the vocals!

I love a good cliffhanger

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

My next tattoo....

Coping with the potential loss of a dear friendship due to their spouse feeling jealous.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Trying to isolate someone is a classic sign she is in an abusive controlling realationship and you need to remain near when the fallout happens

When is anyone going to acknowledge Trump's plan?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Many of us are noticing this! Something concrete you can do: donate to the ACLU, or similar, so We can use the courts to maintain our freedoms. Oh, and VOTE!

Well, he's had his minute.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Exactly what he is looking for....donate to the ACLU today!

If a program existed, how many of you would be willing to take an immigrant into your home for how ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Come on down! I applied for a family once but only have one bathroom....seemed ridiculous they wouldn't welcome anything other than a displacement camp......

I'm on this other dating website and I've never been married with no kids.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

The older you get without being partnered at some point, the bigger the red flags....

I joined the FFRF Freedom From Religion Foundation.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 12, 2018:

American Civil Liberties Union! Biggest & by far the most experienced

You're on a long flight next to a believer who wants to talk deeply about their faith/proselytize.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Intersting reading....many responders assume there are parachutes on-board. There are No parachutes on any commercial flights!

An oldie but goodie.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

No link?!

Here Are 5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today | ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

They would not be unelectable if We would freakin' VOTE!

Happy Peaches and Cream Day

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Peach shortcake, peaches from our tree, warm biscuit made by Mom, whipping cream from our cows...soooo good, and better than strawberry shortcake anyday!

Your best caption here

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Wanna rephrase that?

Well.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Too scared to man up

Do you have an issue with people taking a knee?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

It is my right, yes my Duty, to protest injustice and support others doing so peacefully as well! Still America last I looked....

There are scientists doing research on religion (anthropologists, cognitive and social ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

understand it, and hate it (what it does, especially). Is this a troll post...i do not understand it at all....

So choose you this day whom you will serve.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

I choose not to "serve" anybody or anything....okay, the little yappy dog gets served.....

This dog cracks me up!

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Looks like a coiled spring, lol!

Comfortable ignorance or painful truth?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Not necessarily...death could be a welcome release from pain & illness!

So black people love "God" because they are original, what does that statement mean exactly?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 10, 2018:

I find blanket statements attributed to a specific group to be suspect and probably racist in intent.

What about weird people?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 10, 2018:

If you are not a sheeple, you Must be weird? Sounds like a personal problem.......

If you were going to write a country western song what would be the title?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Shoulda seen it coming, but I didn't.....

Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I sing this frequently at karaoke...a favorite!

I'm sick with the flu. Send prayers my way

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Here ya go.........they workin yet?

Trumpanzees can eat shit and die for all I care.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I abhor the ones posting about how the love him because their stocks are doing well the Most. UGH!

And it's about time.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

1000% TRUE!

Trump: I'll Know In 1 Minute If North Korean Talks Are Going Well By 'My Touch, My Feel' | HuffPost

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

He will notice if they are kissing his ass, period......

When someone is a little too willing to give you an apple.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I would rather trust first, and allow you to reveal your goodness, or not, than be suspicious all the time.

Death is only real because we believe in it's inevitability.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Horsefeathers!

Love this!

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

YES! Brillllant!

Bon Homme county sheriff Lenny Grankow fires deputy Mark Maggs one minute after the polls closed - ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Nasty, just nasty.

Have you considered suicide before?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Not giving anyone the satisfaction!

Jelly and ice cream trauma?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Needs a Much bigger, heavily reinforced high chair for that fat dickwad!

If you're a masochist, take a listen of this "my little sister, the mongoloid" [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Well, isn't this special.......

Hope I'm not duplicating a suggestion.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

The Orange One goes missing? I would be busy celebrating, not looking.....

Anybody else wondering if the two celebrity suicides were possibly Secrete lovers?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Is there something wrong with you? Why would you put this out there? Shame!

Why I love a country that once betrayed me | George Takei - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I adore Geore Takei!

Is it a 'Wonderful World' as suggested by Mr Armstrong or is this a Pollyanna view with a deceptive ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

It is a wonderful world if you embrace that idea! That outlook will get you through the darkest times, I promise!

I'll start this by isshing a warning.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 9, 2018:

The Orange Weasel

Why doesn't god intervene when innocent children are being raped or starved?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Bingo!

CrossFit employee Russell Berger fired after calling LGBT pride a 'sin' - The Washington Post

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Dumbass with a big mouth, again.

If had to eliminate one of these from the sweets in your living area, which one would it be?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Oreos...never, ever liked 'em.

Warning: rant-type post ahead! I was taking Miss P out for her final constitutional last night ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

If a driver is actually in the car, under the law it is Not parked, merely "standing".

Is this it?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

If you cannot glory in a lovely sunset or a great piece of music, you are wasting your life.

I sure don't know what kind of squirrel this is. LOL

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Big. Freaking. Squirrel. Big!

Beware ladies...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I find this to be 100% true!

Hypothetical celebrity question

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I suspect it would be deeply disillusioning, so I'll pass....

A gym canceled an LGBTQ workout, citing religion. Now members & staff are quitting. / LGBTQ Nation

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Voting with our feet! Yes!

Do you give peanutbutter to your dog?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Excellent stuff, especially the chunky kind, for slipping them pills without fuss. Not toxic! Unless you five them a half-cup instead of a teaspoonful, then, a lot of salt, sugar, etc, depending on brand.

This levels thing feels like Scientology

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Ohferpetessake, this again?

"No such thing as a dumb question," right?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Like means they hit the "like" button. Tagged means they added a comment to an ongoing thread within a post.

Why are there no categories for sports and outdoors.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Start your own group...that's where they all begin, someone steps up.

More about the insanity of rape by muslims and the silence of the the reality::: [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Get a pull-back of his audience....white males, pretty much 95%..........

Mind is blown [ideapod.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

And this makes a difference to me How?

When your favorite song comes on.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Why I go to Karaoke a lot!

Trump Removes Positive Reports About Obama Admin From FEMA Website - The Intellectualist

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

His mission is to eradicate Obama from history....something the Egyptians tried with several Pharoahs, with no success either.

So I was watching this video where this guy was talking about a girl who told him her boyfriend hits...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Warped thinking at best...sort of like "gawd" sends cancer, starvation, child rape, etc etc etc to show his love, or test us, or something........

Sam Harris 'just cannot believe' Donald Trump is US President - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

He's just back from Pluto? Or is this old?

Cult Dressing & Religious Behavior

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I do not understand your question? Dressing alike is a way to make a "tribe"....armed forces uniforms, girl scout sashes, etc etc. Why drag in religion to every single thing?

How do you deal if you have to hold your views?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Who gives a flying *whatever*? AS IF i have nothing better to worry about......

"The premise of the book is simple: take the Earth today, remove the humans, and let evolution take ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Ohferpetessake.......

Evolutionary repugnance.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

If "women are more disgusted by things than men" who's changing all those diapers & cleaning up vomit? What a load of crap!

Just watched Tremors 6 for the first time.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Rule of thumb: the higher the sequel number, the worse the movie. My personal fav: Jaws 3, where the hysterical woman keeps insisting the shark will get her...move to Arkansas, you idiot!

But are you really really sure you gave religion a fair chance?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Just wow.......

Arizona police: Video shows Mesa officers beating unarmed man; four put on leave - The Washington ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

"Innocent until proven guilty" is Dead in this country!

You've been cryogenically frozen...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Not going to let that happen....done is done!

Yeah.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I kind of think banana hammocks are worse.....

How Will We Know Asks Lawrence O' Donnell?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

That ship has sailed......

Anyone got any ideas on how to make cat litter less stinky?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Add baking soda, about 2-3 cups, when new. You can get the huge bags of it in Pool supplies.

Growth is painful.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

How come you didn't tell me this at about the 15 year mark of my 33 year marriage??? Timing!

Does anyone else feel this way?

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Watching the news can be depressing. Donating to the ACLU is empowering. VOTING can set you(us!) free!!!!

Dating and age

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I am feeling wonderful about my current situation. I can see the patterens & mistakes i used to make, and feel free to make all new ones! Lol!