This morning I heard conservative pundit David Frum on Sam Harris' latest podcast warn of the ...

NHjulie comments on Jun 2, 2020:

I just posted the same thing.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 2, 2020:

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and GMTA. I say the more the merrier!

This may not be all that uncommon, but not in my everyday lexicon.

t1nick comments on Jun 1, 2020:

I hear it all the time since Trump came into office. I had a general feel for it, but not clarity. Thank you

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@t1nick I own two televisions but no longer have cable. AND the sofa is across the room from one of the TVs, great viewing angle. However, I had to stop sitting on the sofa when I developed sciatica. My recent TV viewing has been videos on my laptop as I sit beside the TV. Other TV is in the basement which I no longer use... I have thought about relocating it, but I don't have a place I want to put it, and I don't watch that much TV. I turned off cable during the 2016 primary season, I looked up from my computer and saw Ted Cruz in my living room. It was an ad prior to the Iowa primary. Nope, no Ted, no cable. I'm happy.

Jot or tittle Jot or tittle is a phrase that means a very small amount.

bobwjr comments on Jun 2, 2020:

New one to me

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 2, 2020:

I am so happy I have added to your lexicon.

This may not be all that uncommon, but not in my everyday lexicon.

Cutiebeauty comments on Jun 1, 2020:

I know this word... I watched a few court shows... But I better not see any... EXCULPATORY evidence in this current murder by cop!

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 1, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Back in the day when I still watched TV (turned off cable 4 years ago) I used to watch SVU and other cop shows. I heard the word a few times.

Minneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious with neck restraints in five years

maturin1919 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

The question they need to ask themselves, and seriously, is if they want We, The People to burn this motherfucker to the ground.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 1, 2020:

Totally agree!!!

As usual for him

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

He is such a worthless twat.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 1, 2020:

@WonderWartHog99 I do admit you have a point. This group keeps me going, and has helped me get some points, so the twatwaffle has some very minor redeeming attributes.

JAMBOREE.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

I've seen the Jamboree at Disney World, some sort of bears thing... Had to google it, Country Bears Jamboree.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 1, 2020:

@Marionville It is one of their animatronic attractions. The benefit being you can sit in AC for a bit and it is cute and lively, a good break from the heat and standing.

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Mofo1953 comments on May 31, 2020:

Hilarious but not funny, if you get my meaning.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 1, 2020:

It is funny, but a huge chunk of sad and horrified in there that this has to be a thing.

Hypocrisy of Mike Pence

TheDoubter comments on May 31, 2020:

he has a short memory.

HippieChick58 replies on May 31, 2020:

He has convenient memory, for him.

HUNKER.

HippieChick58 comments on May 30, 2020:

In the middle of the US I've heard that used with hunker down and ride out the storms, especially tornado season and blizzard season.

HippieChick58 replies on May 31, 2020:

@henthabox I lived in Louisiana in 1983 to 1985. Yes, with Hurricanes you mostly get the hell out of the way. Living u[ here in Tornado Alley, tornadoes can change direction very quickly, better to lie low and wait for it to blow itself out.

The Lincoln Project is going after Moscow Mitch: [youtube.com]

Mofo1953 comments on May 28, 2020:

I posted this same thing last night.

HippieChick58 replies on May 29, 2020:

IMHO imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and GMTA, dupes happen. Some things just can't be posted enough.

Why did 53% of white women vote for Trump?

freedom41 comments on May 28, 2020:

I bet that nearly all regret voting for him and have enough since not vote for him an 2nd time.

HippieChick58 replies on May 28, 2020:

I hope you are right, but there are far too many Karens out there that think Drumpf is god's gift to humankind. I am trying to figure out if I missed the lobotomy when I was married. I used to live that life but I was never so blind.

Not everyone is aware of how easy it is to propagate baby plants of African Violets .

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2020:

I love African Violets and have propagated a few. That was before young cats lived in my house.

HippieChick58 replies on May 28, 2020:

@HerbertNewsam Yes, I have a squirt gun, and they do run like hell when they see it. It is that 40+ hours a week that I am at work, and those 56 hours per week I'm trying to sleep that they do their mischief. When I am home the spray bottle is usually nearby. In fact the bottle in the bedroom is plastic, and all I have to do it tap on it and the guilty party will fly out of what ever mischief she is up to. Both cats are less than 4 years old, so full of piss and vinegar.

Not everyone is aware of how easy it is to propagate baby plants of African Violets .

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2020:

I love African Violets and have propagated a few. That was before young cats lived in my house.

HippieChick58 replies on May 28, 2020:

@dede18 If I didn't work full time and was home to protect them... but no, the kitties have been death to houseplants. My previous cat was blind and she didn't bother much of anything.

GOP operatives worry Trump will lose both the presidency and Senate majority - CNNPolitics

NotReligious71 comments on May 28, 2020:

Sounds good to me too. Have you seen this? https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265855459719892993

HippieChick58 replies on May 28, 2020:

I have heard about it today, I have not watched it. I have a limit to how much crap I can deal with in one day.

Trump executive order would challenge Section 230 protections for Facebook, Twitter and Google - The...

wordywalt comments on May 28, 2020:

One would hope that our courts would rejct hat.

HippieChick58 replies on May 28, 2020:

@BitFlipper RBG would bite the damn thing off.

Has the likes hamburger been at the bottom of the emoticon list on posts for long?

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2020:

I don't see it.

HippieChick58 replies on May 28, 2020:

@hankster The bottom one for me is the angry face. Should I be feeling deprived.

Trump to Executive Order Against Social Media Companies

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2020:

Very eloquent

HippieChick58 replies on May 28, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez You should have told him he was a Karen

These things write themselves

yogafan108 comments on May 27, 2020:

Wish the process was a little faster.

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2020:

It is said that good things come to those who wait, but damn I'm tired of waiting too!

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JacarC comments on May 26, 2020:

Reports from the globe: intubation has killed more china-19 victims than it has saved.

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2020:

China 19, seriously dude, racist much?

Nebraska Medicine reports COVID-19 inpatients at an all-time high

JackPedigo comments on May 26, 2020:

Omaha, isn't there a large meat processing facility in this city?

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2020:

@JackPedigo I know the city used to have some major meat processing, and major stockyards. That was before I moved here. I do see from Google there are still a few plants in the city. North of Omaha there is a chicken processing plant in Fremont that made the local news recently. The residents fought hard to keep the plant out, but lost. Whodathunk it could be such a problem now.

Nebraska Medicine reports COVID-19 inpatients at an all-time high

JackPedigo comments on May 26, 2020:

Omaha, isn't there a large meat processing facility in this city?

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2020:

No, but there are some within 150 miles. The town I grew up in, Grand Island, has a big meat packing plant.

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bbyrd009 comments on May 23, 2020:

Nurses and doctors live about 5 to 7 years less than the rest of us, I guess; “dead doctors don’t lie.” Iow She may reliably be ignored, as long as one is not immune compromised or breathing compromised. Healthy people should not be wearing masks

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2020:

@TomMcGiverin I agree with your assessment.

Nebraska Medicine reports COVID-19 inpatients at an all-time high

glennlab comments on May 26, 2020:

Is it April yet, this was all supposed to go away by April.

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2020:

It was supposed to magically go away after 15 cases.... Look where we are now.

Nebraska Medicine reports COVID-19 inpatients at an all-time high

alexxalan comments on May 26, 2020:

Is this the highest of all time in the state ?

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2020:

We have some really hot spots in several small towns where there are meat packing plants. I grew up in Grand Island, 150 miles west of where I live now. It is booming with COVID from the meat packing plants. I don't know for sure what is driving Omaha's boom, but we draw from Iowa as well as all of Nebraska. I work for a hospital, and I am amazed at the number of my coworkers who don't take this seriously.

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TomMcGiverin comments on May 23, 2020:

Everyone should be wearing masks when around other people indoors, even if they are healthy, because they may well be infected without symptoms or knowing they are infected.

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2020:

@TomMcGiverin Good points!! This forum has made me realize we need an eye roll reaction and I'd love to see one of tongue sticking out. But OMG the discussion has been enlightening!

Does Trump have PSP Frontotemproal Dementia? I am sure that he does.

JayOleck38 comments on May 25, 2020:

And here I thought he was just a sniveling little shit.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

Well, it doesn't mean he's NOT a sniveling little shit. Or sniveling big shit.

Does Trump have PSP Frontotemproal Dementia? I am sure that he does.

Justme43 comments on May 25, 2020:

OMZ (Zeus) !

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

@Justme43 I googled it a few days ago, and yes, it is a real thing. He is literally one sick puppy.

CLAMBER I noticed a member with the user ID including the term CLAMBERER and it tickled some ...

Charlene comments on May 25, 2020:

My days of clambering up and down ladders are finally finito..😁

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

I limit myself to short ladders. I have a step ladder with 4 steps that gets me as high as I need to be. Any higher and I call the kids. It gets me high enough to paint most of the rooms in my house.

The pandemic is causing an exponential rise in the online exploitation of children.

AnneWimsey comments on May 25, 2020:

If the parents are home, how/why would it be easier than when they commuted?

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

Parent are off doing their day job, kids are home and online in their rooms. When my kids were young we had one computer for them to use, and it was in a fairly public area of the house. We had their passwords, and we check browsing history. If anything was deleted or passwords changed they were off the computer until they could convince us to trust them again.

Trump spreads sexist insults about Hillary Clinton, female Democrats - Business Insider

DavidRussett comments on May 25, 2020:

Here in South Dakota where I live is strong Trump country. That leaves me with fewer friends than one would think. I live in a retirement center and have to watch what I talk about and if politics comes up I need to shut up!

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

You do what you have to do to survive.

Trump spreads sexist insults about Hillary Clinton, female Democrats - Business Insider

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

What a dirty, malevolent cretin Trump is!!!

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

Well said!!

The coolest thing about having adult children is when they apologize for the little shits they were ...

demifeministgal comments on May 25, 2020:

I regret having ever apologized to either parental unit. They did not deserve it and the apologies were coerced (out of violence) or manipulated out of me. Mind you, they are/were both toxic and one was a narcissist and the other I think is a schizophrenic with anger issues. So not the stellar ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

I don't know about stellar, but I encouraged and allowed them to explore and test limits. This particular kid took it a bit too far at times, but it was a hell of a learning experience.

North Carolina Reports Highest 1-Day Spike Of COVID-19 Cases : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

AnneWimsey comments on May 25, 2020:

Ooopsy....soon to be followed by every other state.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2020:

I work for a hospital and one of our docs has publicly announce Nebraska is moving the wrong way on opening, s/he wants social distancing, WFH, and quarantining to remain in place for at least another month. I don't know if s/he is in line with the hospital policy and will still be working for the hospital on Monday, but I was glad to see them put it out there.

Some religions ban pork...

mcgeo52 comments on May 24, 2020:

One is a fascist pig, the other is an intelligent animal.

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2020:

Very good!!

My plants are doing well and we have tomatoes on the cherry tomato I share with the neighbor.

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2020:

Looks good! I am fighting damn bunnies for the life of my basil. I have replanted 3 times, it is going to end up as damned expensive pesto or no basil at all.

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2020:

@NoPlanetB @AnneWimsey I don't have any way to do hanging pots outside. I did put one basil in a pot on the deck, so if all else fails I have high hopes for that one.

Lincoln Project is going after McConnell - and I think they will get the turtle!

alliwant comments on May 24, 2020:

I loathe him even more than Hair Furor, because he knows full well what destruction he is causing and revels in it. When he finally croaks I really wish we could bury him at the bottom of an outhouse and repay him in kind for his "service."

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2020:

I like the way you think!

Joanna schroeder on Twitter: "Do you have white teenage sons?

altschmerz comments on May 24, 2020:

Ooooh, I just read one of the stories she linked to: https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/05/05/what-happened-after-my-13-year-old-son-joined-the-alt-right/#Meme-World I can't get past my anger at what the school did to Sam. They're just as responsible for the alt-right as anyone else! And that kid...

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2020:

That was an amazing read! Thank you for pointing that out.

Texas Mayor Claims His Religious Beliefs Bar Women From Leading Public Prayer

demifeministgal comments on May 24, 2020:

Aren't y'all supposed to have separate of church and state?? Or can individual states do whatever the fck they want in that respect? If I lived there I'd tell them to keep their damn religion out of my politics!

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2020:

The US is supposed to have separation of church and state, but too often the church is active politically and it is a freaking mess.

Why to wear a mask.

Athena comments on May 24, 2020:

I agree with helping one another stay safe. However, for many, their complaint about wearing a mask may not be defiance. It's uncomfortable, hot, hard to breath and can trigger claustrophobia for some people. Fabrics also carry a scent that can trigger other sensitivities. I feel nauseated ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2020:

My first couple of times in a mask were unpleasant, I hate the humidity of the air I breathe out, it fogged up my glasses, and I did feel claustrophobic. I still feel all those things these several weeks later, but now, except for the glasses, I can ignore them because I know I can take it off soon. I take off my glasses when I can, but I can't read anything without my glasses.

Ok This client surpassed all our expectations.

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2020:

What a pelt, poor baby!! You will fix him up good, I am sure.

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2020:

@Zoohome Did you get an after picture?

Austria Has 90% Drop in Coronavirus Cases After Requiring People to Wear Face Masks | Science Times

barjoe comments on May 23, 2020:

I would like to move to Austria. My mother was born in Vienna.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

I visited Austria when we were stationed in Germany, it is beautiful! I don't want to live there, my babies are here and my German is horrible! My mom's mom was born in Switzerland near the German border.

Why to wear a mask.

Rodatheist comments on May 23, 2020:

The requirement of wearing a face mask is due to the need of health officials to calm people’s fears, and not because it helps in any way. Wearing a mask gives a false sense of security. There is nothing that a mask can do that cannot be accomplished with safe distance, even in the presence of ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

I work in billing for a pediatric hospital. My employer has ruled that ALL staff on hospital property will be masked. The non care provider staff can wear cloth masks, those with patient contact will wear other masks. I still work full time in the office, we can remove our masks at our desks so long as we are 6 feet from the next employee. Our cubes are large enough we can do that. I wear my mask as soon as I get out of my car until I am settled at my desk. I also wear it when/if I go shopping or anyplace else. It isn't herd mentality, it is herd immunity. We are protecting the weaker members of society. It is the same reason we get vaccinations, as much to protect us as to protect those that can't get the vaccination due to weakened immune systems.

Texas Mayor Claims His Religious Beliefs Bar Women From Leading Public Prayer

glennlab comments on May 23, 2020:

I don't believe that men should lead public prayer either, keep that shit behind closed doors.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

Perfect answer!!

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bbyrd009 comments on May 23, 2020:

Nurses and doctors live about 5 to 7 years less than the rest of us, I guess; “dead doctors don’t lie.” Iow She may reliably be ignored, as long as one is not immune compromised or breathing compromised. Healthy people should not be wearing masks

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

@Alchemy I have never claimed to be a nurse. I do however work for a hospital and I read the briefings they send out every day if not more often. I have an adult child that tested positive for TB when she was 5. We had just moved to Washington state, all children entering the state school districts were required to be tested. No one else in the family or extended family and community we left behind tested positive. The pulmonologist that was also a full bird colonel explained it was possible that someone coughed on her in McDonalds. That child had to take an awful liquid medication for 6 months to kill that germ. She was too young to swallow pills yet. She is 32 now, she STILL remembers the medication. As with TB, you never know who in a crowd may be carrying an infectious disease. Most people don't deliberately spread disease. But it only takes one person to mess up the next several months of your life. My hospital has sent out information that a cloth face mask will drop your odds of breathing in the disease to about 79%. If the other person is wearing a mask your risk of contamination drops to less than 2%. We are required to wear our cloth masks when we are on the hospital property but away from our desks. If a coworker joins us at our desk we both should be masked. I am willing to bet my hospital has the latest and most up to date information. And yes, they have reported that some of the provider staff have tested positive for Covid. Considering the risk in a population of nearly 3000 one case is very low.

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mischl comments on May 23, 2020:

I'd like to pass this article along.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

Please, please, please do!! I lifted it and shared it from Facebook because it think needs wide dissemination.

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altschmerz comments on May 23, 2020:

I stopped by a restaurant for takeout yesterday (paid over the phone, just parked right by there, grabbed the bag at the door and left) and there were groups of people out walking all over, no mask. So many people not taking this seriously.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo I am about 15 miles from the border between Nebraska and Iowa. I have coworkers who live in Iowa which is less than 8 miles from the border. So tons of cross contamination between states, especially here in Omaha. IMHO, the president doesn't need any help looking bad.

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altschmerz comments on May 23, 2020:

I stopped by a restaurant for takeout yesterday (paid over the phone, just parked right by there, grabbed the bag at the door and left) and there were groups of people out walking all over, no mask. So many people not taking this seriously.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo I live in Nebraska, I'm sure a new surge is forming here. Meat packing plants all around.

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bbyrd009 comments on May 23, 2020:

Nurses and doctors live about 5 to 7 years less than the rest of us, I guess; “dead doctors don’t lie.” Iow She may reliably be ignored, as long as one is not immune compromised or breathing compromised. Healthy people should not be wearing masks

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

This is why I mask up.

WHAT IT IS REALLY LIKE TO BE INTUBATED AND PLACED ON A VENTILATOR Written by a nurse who works ...

bbyrd009 comments on May 23, 2020:

Nurses and doctors live about 5 to 7 years less than the rest of us, I guess; “dead doctors don’t lie.” Iow She may reliably be ignored, as long as one is not immune compromised or breathing compromised. Healthy people should not be wearing masks

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

I disagree. I wear a mask to protect other people from what I may have picked up, and to protect me from what they may have picked up so we don't spread these germs to the more vulnerable populations. . I am a good driver, but I wear a seat belt because there are too many other drivers that aren't paying attention to their driving. I immunize my kids and myself to protect those who are immunocompromised, I work for a pediatric hospital that is full of kids that are immunocompromised. We all do things to protect the herd, it is part of being a good citizen.

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altschmerz comments on May 23, 2020:

I stopped by a restaurant for takeout yesterday (paid over the phone, just parked right by there, grabbed the bag at the door and left) and there were groups of people out walking all over, no mask. So many people not taking this seriously.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo No one did, and of course our supervisor was with us. I have noticed her nails now have a new manicure. one of the team left early to get her hair cut. There was talk of parties and activities planned for the weekend. I just shake my head.

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altschmerz comments on May 23, 2020:

I stopped by a restaurant for takeout yesterday (paid over the phone, just parked right by there, grabbed the bag at the door and left) and there were groups of people out walking all over, no mask. So many people not taking this seriously.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

@altschmerz We're in the billing office, no patient contact. Not even IN the hospital but across the street. This office makes me think of Mean Girls. Toxic is a good word for it.

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altschmerz comments on May 23, 2020:

I stopped by a restaurant for takeout yesterday (paid over the phone, just parked right by there, grabbed the bag at the door and left) and there were groups of people out walking all over, no mask. So many people not taking this seriously.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

Hell, I work for a hospital, most of my team doesn't take it seriously. Especially one of them is dangerously ignorant and proud of it. Yesterday we were in a meeting in a conference room, about 10 of us. There was no social distancing, we were far less than 6 feel apart. I was the only one who kept my mask on. 958 days til I qualify for Medicare so I can retire.

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sassygirl3869 comments on May 23, 2020:

I know @Hippie Chick. I decided 7 years ago when hospitalized for an induction -one month - of chemo that I would decline such extraordinary procedures like a breathing or feeding tube. Not living.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

I have told my kids that if I can't do what I want to do when I want to do it, that is not the definition of life I want to live by. I don't want to waste my money on tubes and treatments. It I decline that far just pull the damn plug and let me go. Spend the money on the living, send the babies or college or trade school.

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MrDragon comments on May 23, 2020:

My wife, before she died, was on a ventilator, fortunately she wasn't awake. And she didn't die alone, I was with her till the end.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

I am so sorry for your loss.

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MarkWD comments on May 23, 2020:

We're in the same choir. I'm aghast at all the disinformation people are absorbing around this. I sure would like more people to read this. May I re-post it to Facebook?

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

Definitely!! I am 99.9% sure I got it from FB, but I think everyone needs to see it.

Texas Mayor Claims His Religious Beliefs Bar Women From Leading Public Prayer

LucyLoohoo comments on May 23, 2020:

Let's hope this is taken up by the media...social and printed! Overturning a lifetime of conditioning by ''servants of god" takes thought and courage. In these unsettled times, my hope would be that enough publicity might help shine a light on the oppression many women are still forced to endure.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

Are you familiar with the name Westboro Baptist Church? The founder was Fred Phelps, and it was essentially a hate cult despite the name church. I read his granddaughter's book: UNFOLLOW A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church By Megan Phelps-Roper Totally awesome book! She tells what it was like growing up in that environment, and how it got worse after her grandfather got old, and how she left that church and she is working today to educate people on how dangerous these people actually are.

Texas Mayor Claims His Religious Beliefs Bar Women From Leading Public Prayer

KKGator comments on May 23, 2020:

I saw that yesterday, and I'm still so ticked off that I can't even formulate a response.

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2020:

@JackPedigo When I was 15 my uncle told me to play dumb so as not to chase away the boys, never let them know I was smarter than they were or I'd never get a husband. And my uncle was a good guy, but this was the prevailing idea for most of my lifetime. Women have been indoctrinated with the idea that men are to be the superior power. I do see this changing, especially among young women who are delaying marriage and not going to church. But for the women already in the mindset of oppression, how do you know you're oppressed if that is all you know?

Another child left behind.

silverotter11 comments on May 22, 2020:

I can't make it out - any idea what state this license plate is from?

HippieChick58 replies on May 22, 2020:

I wondered about that too, but I couldn't read it.

This is terrifying! [buzzfeednews.com]

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2020:

Wow, that is awakening. He is young and healthy, what would it do to someone not so young or healthy.

HippieChick58 replies on May 20, 2020:

@yogafan108 I'm pretty sure it would kill me too.

Quite an interesting contrast! History and history in the making!

HumanistJohn comments on May 20, 2020:

Perhaps tRump lacks a pineal gland.

HippieChick58 replies on May 20, 2020:

He lacks a brain.

The worst thing you can do to castiron frying pan is soaking it in water.

Robecology comments on May 20, 2020:

Hey Aaron; you're preaching to the choir. Sit down with mom and show her this;...give her some love! https://www.tidy.com/blog/how-to-clean-cast-iron-skillet/

HippieChick58 replies on May 20, 2020:

That is an excellent article!! Thanks!

Did ya’ll read the story of Trump being the captain of the RMS Titanic?

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2020:

he would have been the first one in a lifeboat. nothing about women and children first

HippieChick58 replies on May 20, 2020:

I can see his bloated ass pushing the children out of the way, in fact pushing them over the side of the ship.

In the last two months of sheltering in place, I have made four lap quilts for family/friends and ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2020:

I am looking forward to real retirement so I can spend more time on my projects. I was off work for 6 months, made 4 or more quilts, and got so much done. Damn, but for the want of affordable health insurance I'd have never gone back to work.

HippieChick58 replies on May 19, 2020:

@Gwendolyn2018 I draw part of my ex's military pension. I'm sure he's wishing I'd croak. I will also get part of his SS retirement. I was a stay at home mom most of our married life. My own retirement amount isn't going to be all that great, but with his added I'll do OK.

Cuteness overload!!!

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2020:

Thanks!!! I so needed that before I head off to the salt mines.

HippieChick58 replies on May 19, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow There are if you know where to find them. Actually it is an old expression. Nebraska has some chalk mines. I have been in the salt mines in Salzburg, Austria. Salz means salt, and burg is a fortified city.

In the last two months of sheltering in place, I have made four lap quilts for family/friends and ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2020:

I am looking forward to real retirement so I can spend more time on my projects. I was off work for 6 months, made 4 or more quilts, and got so much done. Damn, but for the want of affordable health insurance I'd have never gone back to work.

HippieChick58 replies on May 19, 2020:

@Gwendolyn2018 I am 962 days away from Medicare, not that I have a countdown timer on my phone or anything. I am 1571 days away from the full retirement age as per Social Security, though I am 62 now and could start drawing benefits. I know private health insurance is frightfully expensive, and serious illness or injury could bankrupt you. So, waiting for Godot, I mean Medicare.

Too Much Attention from a Widow! What to do.

TheDoubter comments on May 18, 2020:

tell her you need more alone time

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2020:

@Justme43 Yeah, and if you don't stop her she might end up moving in on you. Start as you mean to go on.

[agnostic.

Cutiebeauty comments on May 17, 2020:

Haven't seen him.. Good going..

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Not necessarily ugly, but plain. The kind that is smart, but is never going to grace the cover of a magazine or strut the runways.

Calling someone a nincompoop is like calling them a fool, idiot, bonehead, or dope.

TheGreatShadow comments on May 17, 2020:

Not a very uncommon word. 'Least 'round here.

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2020:

Ohhhh honey, I grew up in Nebraska, I've used that word since I could talk. May be a generational thing.

Calling someone a nincompoop is like calling them a fool, idiot, bonehead, or dope.

HippieChick58 comments on May 17, 2020:

We have a national nincompoop who lives in the White House.

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow The one that lives in the White House. The rest of the national nincompoops live elsewhere.

[agnostic.

Cutiebeauty comments on May 17, 2020:

Haven't seen him.. Good going..

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Woot!! I do see he is "not available." When really good looking men follow me I'm very suspicious. I don't want a pretty boy, they're generally too full of themselves.

[agnostic.

Cutiebeauty comments on May 17, 2020:

Haven't seen him.. Good going..

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2020:

@Pralina1 have fun with that if he does!! Sounds like fun!

[agnostic.

itsmedammit comments on May 17, 2020:

I agree that this guys sounds like a spammer, but I have noticed in this case, as in others, that you have flagged him as a believer, and I don't think that means automatically that a person does not belong here. While I would likely have no interest in a believer, and I have noticed elsewhere ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2020:

He says he believes in God and he made a post about praying. But yes, if he is looking for support to break away he should be here, but that is not the vibe I got, especially after his picture popped on Tin Eye from various scammer following sites.

[agnostic.

Cutiebeauty comments on May 17, 2020:

Haven't seen him.. Good going..

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2020:

He started following me. I don't trust pretty men that follow me.

Franklin Graham told to 'pack up his tents and leave New York' for good

NotReligious71 comments on May 17, 2020:

Franklin Graham is a turd. That's my brilliant assessment for the day. :)

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2020:

I'd say it was quite astute and dead on.

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altschmerz comments on May 17, 2020:

Did I see the woman with the curlers on Jimmy Kimmel? She looks vaguely familiar. (Also who wears curlers outside the house?)

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2020:

I was thinking who the hell wears curlers? I haven't worn curlers in ages. And no one goes outside in curlers.

Chariness noun Scrupulous integrity.

Marionville comments on May 17, 2020:

From chary meaning care; origin Germanic.

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2020:

Would that be where we get charity?

Thinking You're Young Makes Your Body Younger, Incredible Studies Show - Big Think

BitFlipper comments on May 16, 2020:

I think I'm young. That's how I keep breaking bones and injuring my back. Then, when I wash my face, there's an old fossil looking back at me.

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

I am pleased that I look younger than my younger sisters, but yes sometimes the lady looking back at me from the mirror makes me sad.

Was that the can opener????

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2020:

OMG, my poor kitties!! I use either pop top cans or a non electric can opener, otherwise known as a P38.

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow I don't think I've ever used Apple products. At least one of my kids did or does, but I was happy to remain the dinosaur that I have always been. I'm doing pretty damn well, I've talked younger people through issues with the online patient portal for my employer. Sometimes I'm amazed that they trust me with that.

Betsy DeVos funnels Covid funds to private schools.

JackPedigo comments on May 16, 2020:

What I don't get is her husband is an avid tRump hater. How does she and her husband get along? Good that this information is getting out. The country needs to see how far we haave come to disregarding our laws.

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

Politics makes really strange bedfellows.

Was that the can opener????

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2020:

OMG, my poor kitties!! I use either pop top cans or a non electric can opener, otherwise known as a P38.

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow I haven't shopped at WM in years, and it kills me now that my groceries come from WM because daughter shops there as she was employed by them and got a discount. I don't shop at Home Depot or Lowe's because of anti union activity. I don't shop Hy-Vee because I prefer Trader Joe's, Fresh Thyme, and Natural Grocers. I agree about Amazon but I need the convenience. I won't carry a buck knife because it won't fit in my pocket, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a tweezers, nail file, and toothpick. I have other knives that stay home, and a fairly complete tool kit. I even have two electric drills which I discovered when I moved into my house. I don't know why I have two drills. It is handy when the charge runs out on one that I can usually finish with the other. I like to be self sufficient. If I can't be, I have another daughter and son in law that are carpenters. If they can't help out I hire a professional.

And the republican war on science continues.

glennlab comments on May 16, 2020:

When everyone else is smarter than you, don't you think you should at least listen to their opinions on the facts.

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

Well, yes you would expect that, but Americans are a special kind of stupid.

Eric Trump Is Getting Roasted Hard After Mixing Up His Cliches While Trying To Call Out Democrats On...

TheDoubter comments on May 15, 2020:

i can't find it

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

@TheDoubter Try this link: https://www.comicsands.com/eric-trump-twitter-chips-crumble-2646008059.html

Eric Trump Is Getting Roasted Hard After Mixing Up His Cliches While Trying To Call Out Democrats On...

TheDoubter comments on May 15, 2020:

i can't find it

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

Do you mean the link isn't working for you?

Hospital responds after video shows one of their nurses in a crowded Wisconsin bar without a mask

TO_BY comments on May 16, 2020:

Doesn't make much sense does it ? That nurse has some big unfilled emptiness inside, that only a few beers at a crowded bar can fill. Kind of sad and poignant - but dumb. Hopefully she, and those around her will not get the Trump Flu, but personally I think she's an ass.

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

I don't want her caring for me in whatever hospital setting. I just don't trust her judgement.

Was that the can opener????

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2020:

OMG, my poor kitties!! I use either pop top cans or a non electric can opener, otherwise known as a P38.

HippieChick58 replies on May 16, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow Amazon. Though I hate Amazon I got several P38s through Amazon a few years ago. they don't seem to be as hard as the Army issued P38s I used to have, but they're cheap enough to replace as needed. Since it doesn't take up much space and my kitchen is pretty small, I'm happy to have them. And I know I am the most unfeminine of women, I carry one on my keychain, as well as a tiny Swiss Army knife on my pocket. I am always prepared.

behind the scenes at the white house .

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2020:

Paywall. I'm not willing to subscribe to Financial Times

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2020:

@Philip21 Thanks for posting!! Trump sucks!

Record-breaking primary shows the power of vote-by-mail – Civic Nebraska

Ohub comments on May 13, 2020:

I love voting by mail here in Nebraska. Not only for convenience but because it allows you to sit with a ballot and research all the candidates - from the assorted utility and college boards all the way up the ballot.

HippieChick58 replies on May 13, 2020:

I did that. I didn't recognize some of the names so I googled them. Glad I did!

Corona numbers

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2020:

His fingers are moving means he's lying again.

HippieChick58 replies on May 13, 2020:

@Cyklone I wonder if he moves his lips when he reads/texts. But I really don't want to know either.

Trump may want to grab'em by the pussy, but they kicked him in the nuts.

Mofo1953 comments on May 11, 2020:

hope he croaks soon

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2020:

Yesterday would not be soon enough.

Why you need to wear the damn mask (opinion) - CNN

glennlab comments on May 11, 2020:

I keep gloves, masks, and sanitizer in the car so I have them and don't forget them at home. I was on a military base yesterday, the difference between the base and the general population was on the order of a magnitude. While masks were being spotily worn in the general population, on base not ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2020:

Yeah, military families are used to being more disciplined. When I was an Army wife, if I did something wrong, my then husband's commander would be notified and that is not a good thing. Family members can be kicked off base, and if they are overseas the family member can be sent back to the US.

The coolest thing about having adult children is when they apologize for the little shits they were ...

Detritus comments on May 11, 2020:

Two comments: Grand children are your reward for [being a good parent/not killing your children] When you are really really upset, think of how much fun the story will be when you share it at their wedding. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers.

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2020:

Somewhere I think I have copies of that journal... Though she is the one that will likely never get married.

The coolest thing about having adult children is when they apologize for the little shits they were ...

Carin comments on May 10, 2020:

I would faint from shock if my daughter ever apologized for anything! She's 22 now and is at least friendly now. I'm grateful enough for that.

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2020:

Science says the human brain does not mature until 25, and my observations bear that out. Give it time, keep the interactions positive and you may have your daughter back in a few years. This daughter of mine was the one that gave me every grey hair I have, complete with discussions with police and lawyers, clergy, and doctors. She got turned around and is an amazing young woman now.

Now, now little one, we'll get that mouse later!

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2020:

I am partial to ginger kitties, so I am loving this.

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2020:

@Spudgun This is Xena

'The Next Crisis': Up to 43 Million Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Due to Pandemic, Study ...

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

If this does not p;rove the need for universal healthcare, nothing does. How stupid can we Americans be???

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2020:

@Petter I work with people who are convinced we should NOT have universal health care. Freaks me right out.

[medium.com] How to predict/prevent the end of a relationship.

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2020:

It has a paywall, can't read without subscribing.

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2020:

@FearlessFly I must be, I got the post not available page. Hmmm, ok then.

[medium.com] How to predict/prevent the end of a relationship.

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2020:

It has a paywall, can't read without subscribing.

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2020:

@FearlessFly This one gave a no longer available message.

'The Next Crisis': Up to 43 Million Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Due to Pandemic, Study ...

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

If this does not p;rove the need for universal healthcare, nothing does. How stupid can we Americans be???

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2020:

It isn't that the majority of Americans are stupid, it is the corporations controlling us, the government, and the media.

‘Finally, a virus got me.

FearlessFly comments on May 10, 2020:

(from the article) "There will be hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, possibly more, who will need treatments such as renal dialysis for the rest of their lives." I wonder why that isn't covered well by the media . . .

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2020:

I have seen it in some articles, but with all the other stuff going on it is not getting the attention it really should be.

After weeks with coronavirus, a sick woman wonders when it will end - The Washington Post

ToolGuy comments on May 10, 2020:

Thanks for posting this article. It is behind a paywall.

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2020:

YW, it is good stuff.