I have had tinnitus for a very long time.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Just the unknown. Looking back on it I see that my hearing loss may have created some problems with my last job. In my new job (started March) my supervisor noticed I didn't seem to understand something she said, and as she says, she's loud. So she was able to put the clues together and my office ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2019:

@yvilletom I get my aids next week, I think. I have an appointment on Tuesday at Costco. Then I need to start the process with the VA. I figure they're going to be slow, and I gotta figure out where I filed my DD214. Or I gotta dig out the file where the DD214 is supposed to be.

DRIV URSELF Baby Seat. Really, how did we ever make it this far?

Hathacat comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Gah! That being said, I don’t think my parents used anything!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2019:

We didn't use seat belts. When I was three I was STANDING on the floor of the front seat, my mom held my baby sister in her lap, 3 brothers in the back seat. We were in a minor collision and I ended up with nose to dash. I bled..... and was thereafter banished to the back seat with the mean ass brothers, at least til the next baby sister came along. Then we got a station wagon.

This is how I feel after I have read a book that touches my heart or challenges my mind or teaches ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2019:

Love it!! Love to read. I have two books in progress now. I belong to a secular book club through my Humanist group, we meet every Sunday at an Irish pub. It is our "church"! :)

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 30, 2019:

@BeeHappy https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/ I found my local Humanist group through MeetUp. Good luck!

Just posting to keep alive...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2019:

We've all been busy!!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty Enjoy watching her grow, and she will grow so fast!! And remember, your future grandchildren are in her ovaries now, they started in your body. So her children will be a part of you.

I would like to suggest that, in the future, whenever any member is about to be banned from the ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jul 29, 2019:

I would like to know how many complaints are lodged against me, etc- maybe yearly.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2019:

I'm not sure I want that information... to each his own, but I have enough trouble sleeping as it is.

Whatever's customary:

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 28, 2019:

LOL! Once a date gave me a potted violet. I thought it was wonderful. But it died because the apartment I was in had crappy lighting. And that person is history now. I no longer try to keep houseplants or fresh flowers in the house. I have housecats and they think houseplants and flowers are ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@bigpawbullets My dream is to have a greenhouse. I don't see that happening in this lifetime.

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

Lochowitz6411 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Against late term abortion. Abortion in first trimester only.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@DUCHESSA actually I was addressing @Lochowitz6411.

Does anyone else have problems with our current meaning of the word "bespoke"?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2019:

LOL, language is awesome!! However, I've been told to dumb down my language at work. I work in Customer Service and I'm told I'm speaking on a college level to folks that speak/understand on a kindergarten level.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@stepping I would say stressed and likely sleep deprived customers. I work in a the billing department for a Children's Hospital, so right there you likely have a person with sick kids... And then we start talking about money. I have a great deal of empathy for most of the people who I have to talk to.

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

Lochowitz6411 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Against late term abortion. Abortion in first trimester only.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

In 1983 I was pregnant. I was SO Excited! I was also 25, and fairly newly married. I had just gotten out of the military and joined my husband who was still active duty. At 4.5 months they did a sonogram, which I did not get the results of for a month. The baby had some anomalies, we were being referred to an Air Force Medical Center that had better ultrasound equipment and high risk maternity care. My husband was put on temporary duty to go with me. There they did more ultrasounds, x rays, genetic testing, everything. We were there for a week. The baby had multiple neural tube defects: spina bifida, anencephaly, and the front line didn't close. The danger was if I continued the pregnancy there was danger of miscarriage due to excess amniotic fluid build up caused by the anencephaly. If I went to term and delivered the baby would be born with brain damage due to the anencephaly and spina bifida. We chose to abort, and due to being so far along I had to deliver. The brain detached during birth. The baby also had cleft lip and cleft palate. The stomach, liver, and other organs were protruding from her body. She had NO hope of normal life. IF we went by your preference I would have been forced to carry to term and may have died. Ya know, I'm glad you weren't consulted. I have three healthy daughter and two grand children. Your opinion is worth exactly and precisely nothing when it comes to a body that isn't yours.

What gives your life meaning? Why keep going? (just curious)

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 27, 2019:

This is the reason I keep on keeping on, my reason for fighting for a better earth, a better society, a better life. I love their moms, and until SamSam (Samantha) was born I thought I couldn't possibly love more. And then I held SamSam and my heart and my love grew. SamSam is the daughter of my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@Nightshade1313 Thank you!! Her hair is already thicker than mine, thanks to her daddy. Austin is a ginger like his mommy and his dad's sister. The last name is Irish, the genes are there. But he looks so much like my brothers it takes my breath away.

Sometimes its not the song that makes you emotional, it's the people and things that come to mind ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 27, 2019:

I've often heard people say it is "their" song because it was playing when something very good happened.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 I don't think I ever had a song from any relationship.

New Loves, Old Feelings 1) Don’t remember much about The Lifeguard (1976) other than its ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 27, 2019:

I don't like the term "boy" friend or "girl" friend. I think "friend" suffices. I am not required to define any relationship with or to others. Congrats on the job, hope it leads to the next one soon.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@Deiter If I ever have one again we will discuss it... Recently it hasn't been a consideration.

Perergrination.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Oh how I wish I had a perigrination to look forward to

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@AmelieMatisse I know, dang it! I am of the same mind. I need to get out of here, but too many demands in my way.

Reminds me of the wickedly subtle ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 26, 2019:

I have sciatica and now I need hearing aids. Yes, this getting older stuff is a challenge.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@MoonTigerII I noticed this year that I was not hearing birdsongs. I thought maybe it was the road construction that is going on all around my neighborhood, or just too busy/distracted. I'm not going to qualify for Medicaid for a long time, so I have to pay out of pocket for now. I may be able to get them through the VA, but time is of the essence, so this time I will buy and by the time the VA gets me approved I will need a new pair. I can't do my job (customer service for hospital billing department) since I can't hear everyone clearly on the phone.

Perergrination.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Oh how I wish I had a perigrination to look forward to

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

So go!! Just lock up the house and take off! Let the wind guide you.

Reminds me of the wickedly subtle ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 26, 2019:

I have sciatica and now I need hearing aids. Yes, this getting older stuff is a challenge.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@RonWilliam53 The good still outweighs the bad. I'm kinda excited about the hearing aids, except for the expense.

I'd like to reward members in my group (I'm the owner) with double points for being the first to ...

ToakReon comments on Jul 21, 2019:

IS there a procedure? If there is, I could create a group, choose to reward a poster in my group with 20,000 times the normal number of points, then post in my own group a few times to hit level 9!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 I've seen a few posters that routinely do that. On occasion I will post the URL and then copy and past the article because I know some people cannot access that website.

I'd like to reward members in my group (I'm the owner) with double points for being the first to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 21, 2019:

That should be done for all groups, isn't that standard procedure?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 There is no such thing as a stupid question. Ever. If you don't know you just don't know and you can only find out by asking.

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HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I don't even want to see what I will look like when I get older. I have enough clues every time I look in the mirror.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@Science-guy My mom passed at 45, I'm now 61 so I don't have her to go by. One of my girls used the app, and she looks an awful lot like I do now. I'm just gonna get rid of mirrors.

Adventures in cooking.

sassygirl3869 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I buy vanilla extract in a bottle at the store.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@glennlab I do this too. I'm going on 6 years at least with my bottle of vodka and real vanilla beans. I also have vanilla salt, vanilla sugar, and vanilla oil.

Adventures in cooking.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I like the smell of vanilla. If I started to list all my kitchen blunders I'd be writing a book. I've had plenty of oopsies that ended up straight into the trash can. I've pretty much slowed down on the amount I cook in recent years, being single and eating very simply does that for you.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@glennlab I have the ingredients for my breakfasts and lunches next week, just trying to find my motivation for getting them assembled. I cook on weekends and microwave or eat cold during the week.

Once again I had a terrible struggle with a dog while working today in the 110 degree heat.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I loved training my golden, he was so smart and so bonded to me. Owners get the dog they deserve. I'm sorry your dealing with such crappy people.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@AmiSue My Golden was crate trained, and if we left the house he was often crated. During the day and evening when we were at home the crate was open, he could come and go as he pleased. I did notice when the kids got rambunctious or too noisy, (or I yelled at them) he'd go in his crate. It was his safe place. There was a desk in the kitchen, when we had dinner he'd go in there and wait for food to fall. My dog was my buddy, the son I never gave birth to, and my 4th child.

"Why Did God Create Atheists?

Mooolah comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Because someone has to think reasonably for the majority of bone heads in the world. Sort of why did god create the GOP. =0}

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

I'd like to blame God for the Republicans, in fact that is the only reason I can think of, so I may have to rethink this agnosticsm/atheism thing.

Do you believe President Donald Trump is racist? | | kearneyhub.com

slydr68 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I don't understand how it's still a question...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

It is a small college town in Nebraska, out there in Farm Country, populated by conservatives and churches. I grew up in that neck of the woods, (well.... plains actually) about 50 miles away, and have no desire to go back because of the rednecks and the churches and farmers and small town regressive mindsets.

I would like to know how to do an image search because there's a couple images I'd like to find out ...

Cast1es comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Try accessing tineye .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2019:

@Looking4-Others My pleasure, I use it lots.

I would like to know how to do an image search because there's a couple images I'd like to find out ...

Cast1es comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Try accessing tineye .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2019:

@Looking4-Others https://www.tineye.com/

Make the Asshole Go Away!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Please. Far away. Like Russia, or North Korea

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2019:

@LucyLoohoo No, the inlaws did the chain migration thing, they're here in the US.

Hearing loss as a result of exposure during military service is a lead in to receiving disability ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I used radios, copied Morse code. I used weapons, rode in a tank. So as soon as I can find my DD-214 I will head up to the VSO to talk with them and get the process started.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@glennlab I was going to say never used them... but oh wait, we did use my benefits to buy the house in Virginia, which is now 30 years ago. Woot!! Thanks again!

Hearing loss as a result of exposure during military service is a lead in to receiving disability ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I used radios, copied Morse code. I used weapons, rode in a tank. So as soon as I can find my DD-214 I will head up to the VSO to talk with them and get the process started.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@glennlab Thank you so much!!

Hearing loss as a result of exposure during military service is a lead in to receiving disability ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I used radios, copied Morse code. I used weapons, rode in a tank. So as soon as I can find my DD-214 I will head up to the VSO to talk with them and get the process started.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@glennlab WoW, I have no idea if I snore or not. The girls aren't complaining (kitty girls). I wouldn't be surprised if I do, but...

This stuff about getting older is messed up!! I have discovered I have "not insignificant" hearing ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 18, 2019:

You will save well over $2000.00 (!!!!!) by getting your hearing aids at a Costco with an audio shop....their people do not work on commission, so what they recommend is right...plus, best hearing test I had of the 3 places I researched, and they threw in a couple freebies (a drier, & a remote ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

There are two in Omaha. My closest (pass it on the way to work) was booked up for 6 week. I called the further one, and have an appointment 3 weeks earlier.

This stuff about getting older is messed up!! I have discovered I have "not insignificant" hearing ...

silverotter11 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Yes the slow creep to decrepitude is upon us. Best to try and laugh about cause it's the road we are all on. I know there is some but since I still hear better than everyone around me I'm not concerned. It the other stuff, digestion changes, gas, aches and pain oh and vision changes. I gave up ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

I also have sciatica, not uncommon in those over 60. Who wrote that users manual, I'd like to kick their ass, but I might mess up my back again.

This stuff about getting older is messed up!! I have discovered I have "not insignificant" hearing ...

242Foxtrot comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I'm sorry, could you say that again?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

I seem to be saying that quite often as well.

George Will's startling assessment of Donald Trump - CNNPolitics

xyz123 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Accurate assessment. But since both the Republicans and Democrats have done nothing of any value except the spin doctor thing; does it matter what history will make of it? The next POTUS may be worse than this one.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@Detritus I don't even want to think it. Sleep is hard enough to come by now.

My furbabies demand that I open up a can of their favorite food almost every night.

dalefvictor comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Every evening at 4:30. I have no idea how they know what time it is.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

@SKH78 I had a cat when I was growing up that would sit on the stairs and meow at me if I wasn't going to bed at 9. She slept on the bed with me most nights. The one night my dad let us stay up late, she was so insistent! We had quite a confused cat.

If anyone wants to actually know what Trump fans think, this article will give you a good idea.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

We've had a national lobotomy.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez By all means, share around!

A very good way to explain to people about the constitution as it pertains to asylum seekers.

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 17, 2019:

This guy is so correct about many of these so called patriots NOT reading the Constitution. They mostly just vomit up the shit they hear on Faux Noise.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

I don't want to seem like I am splitting hairs, but IMHO Faux News is real noise, just not real news. It is noise in the very truest and worse sense of the word. ;)

George Will's startling assessment of Donald Trump - CNNPolitics

xyz123 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Accurate assessment. But since both the Republicans and Democrats have done nothing of any value except the spin doctor thing; does it matter what history will make of it? The next POTUS may be worse than this one.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

Do you really think that is possible? That is such a scary thought.

This bares repeating, over and over again. Warning, warning...danger approaching Wil Robinson!

EMC2 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

alarm has gone off and I believe the democrats will get the job done.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

IF I prayed that would be my prayer. But my experience is that prayers aren't answered because there is no one or thing to receive them... So I guess it is up to us Americans, and frankly I don't have a great deal of confidence.

Please Listen to a real POTUS..... [facebook.com] Dozer Dog says Good Morning to ALL...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Good morning Dozer, you're looking F I N E ! !

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

@joe1334us My golden was terrified of Thunderstorms, fireworks and hot air balloons. I used to sedate him the first week of July. Poor puppy. One house we lived in was a popular path for hot air balloons to take, landing in a church parking lots a few blocks away. I could tell when they were in the area.

Good news! [metro.co.uk]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2019:

Well, hell. I'm in my 60s... and no coupling in the near future. It's been a while.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 16, 2019:

@UUNJ Yes, it has been me and my toys for a while now.

Why would the President of a multicultural society openly declare himself to be a racialist when ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

The troubleis the non voting block. They think their votes don't matter, and that is what helped Drumpf.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 15, 2019:

@MojoDave I sincerely hope so! There has been too much of the ostrich syndrome lately. People gotta pay attention and VOTE!

Do you handle every stressful situation like a dog?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I wish I could.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 15, 2019:

@TheDoubter Roger that!

Do you handle every stressful situation like a dog?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I wish I could.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

@dalefvictor I think we have discovered part of my issues at work. Seems I may have some hearing loss. So next week I get to visit an audiologist to get my hearing tested. If I do have hearing loss, I'm wondering what else I have missed.... That is my major stressful situation, sadly can't piss on that one. :)

Do you handle every stressful situation like a dog?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I wish I could.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

@dalefvictor After January I will be able to retire, but not a full benefits and Medicare won't kick in for another 3 years. Most of my stress is job related, and I need to work for the health insurance.

We used to call Grampie's GrapeNuts gravel.

creative51 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I was a a big Cherrio's eater.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

I gave my kids cheerios as their first finger foods. I had a cat that used to sit under the highchair and eat the cheerios after they fell. My only cat that ever ate Cheerios.

Yes. Yes it is:

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2019:

I've been dealing with sciatica, I'm afraid if I tackle the weeds I won't be able to walk the next day. I haven't decided what I am going to do, but for right now I'm ignoring the weeds.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

@Heidi68 Trust me, you don't want sciatica or anything that makes you think before you move.

July 12, 1917: The Bisbee Deportation - Zinn Education Project

Spinliesel comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Yeah, that was an action by the mining company, not a government action. Trump. MAGA and other actions have nothing to do with it. Learn to distinguish between Capitalists sins and Federal's sins.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

The government turned a blind eye to it.

Man Perfectly Explains Women’s Rage Today Using Brutal Analogy So That All Men Can Finally ...

NoPlanetB comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Probably the best thing I have ever read on the internet. Thank you, I'm sharing.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

Please share far and wide!!!

Educational materials for summer time issues.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Mother nature has a cure for the last one, it is called menopause.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

@OpposingOpposum Seriously, I don't miss the monthly mess and mood swings. There were a few rough years, but they're mostly gone now.

This, OMG this....

tioteo comments on Jul 12, 2019:

Will he melt if we pour water on him?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

I would be willing to give it a try.

GREGARIOUS.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 11, 2019:

So NOT me. Or me for a couple of hours and then I need to go back into the quiet.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

@Marionville After I work all day I am glad to go home to my quiet house. Sometimes I have evening activities, but most of the time it is me and the kitties. I work in Customer Service for a pediatric hospital billing department, so lots of time on the phone, so I get all my talking done and all the drama I can handle.

Good morning all! It’s been a week since I joined a new dating site that I had heard of recently.

Cast1es comments on Jul 11, 2019:

While I know the group here works very hard , to remove potential scammars early on , I sometimes wonder , if they're removing folks who aren't scammers , because they were originally from a different country , so their communication is a little different from what we're used to .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

First I want to stress that the group does not remove anyone. The findings are reported to Admin and Site Support. We image search their pictures to see if they have been used on other sites and frequently scammers use photos from porn sites. We do pay attention to language, but we're looking at the broader package. Does the use of language reflect the level of education they say they have, even given for the non native English speakers. We also look at the interactions they have with other groups. Do their comments make sense or do they follow the thread of the conversation. Often potential scammers are reported to the group by other site members when they have had contact and red flags are raised. One red flag is that they want your phone number right away, or call you dear, or similar flags. Bios are frequently copied from other sites. If you google parts of the bio you can find other sites where it is used. People who claim to be from the US but are working overseas are frequently scammers. Sadly I think I have had more contact with scammers than with "real" people on dating sites, except for this one, and I've had contact with more than one scammer here as well. Like I said, we don't remove them, we simply report and let Admin/Site Support make the judgement on that.

The further a society drifts from the truth... Be strong my fellow fighters!

AnonySchmoose comments on Jul 11, 2019:

This is a great quote! What a conscientious critic of contemptible corruption in his time.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

I like your alliteration!

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer ...

wordywalt comments on Jul 9, 2019:

You thinbk of others. That is very good of you.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

I have your back!! And most of the others on here as well.

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer ...

LiterateHiker comments on Jul 9, 2019:

Excellent advice. Thank you. Please put a **space** between the last number of the area codes and the end parenthesis. This website turned the last number of the area codes into an emoticon.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

Thanks for letting me know, I hadn't noticed that right away. Fixed!!

The billionaire cofounder of Home Depot plans on donating up to 90% of his $5.

Bierbasstard comments on Jul 8, 2019:

> Yeah, the guy is a real POS: "After the 90-year-old billionaire dies, 80 to 90% of his total wealth will go to his foundation to build centers to help veterans with disabilities around the country, fund medical research, and provide care for children with autism." "I've got all the houses I ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

So, you're saying Business Insider is wrong in the article dated last Friday, whereas your information from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is correct? Would you care to give sources for your information>

You want yours with hair or without?

Ray13 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

This morning I sat a bowl of blueberry oatmeal on the table, turned to get my coffee off the counter, looked back and there's Nala rubbing her head all over my bowl of oatmeal. Not only hair in my oatmeal, she had oatmeal in her hair! What a morning;)

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

YUM!

USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Trump is 'unfit for the presidency'

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2019:

They just noticed?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

No, they just finally admitted it.

Logorrhea - log-uh-RI-uh: Noun, An excessive flow of words.

Cast1es comments on Jul 8, 2019:

I should pay more attention to these . I could be learning Greek .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

I had to take classes on Med Terms which I found fascinating. Mostly Greek and Latin terms.

14 Illustrations That Are All Too Real For People With Anxiety

AncientNight comments on Jul 8, 2019:

I have to admit that I've been bothered by, at least 6 of the 14 things listed at one time or another and some, even to this day. 1. The Boss wants to see you. This would still bother me now, if I was still working. 2. Indecisiveness. There are times when I can't make up my mind. For example, ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

My supervisor asked me to follow her last week, and then teased me about not keeping up, the woman is over 6 ft tall and I'm about 5'4". And she led me to the manager's office.... I have been struggling learning this job. Well, instead of being fired, I was told to go get my hearing checked. They have realized I'm not hearing well... I was floored. And I now have an appointment to get my hearing checked, which in itself is another anxiety. Am I really not hearing well, or just not catching on to the job. However hearing loss would explain a few things from the past few years and if that is the case why the hell didn't I do it before...

Evangelical Christians Face a Deepening Crisis - The Atlantic

birdingnut comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Actually, studies show that biggest single reason people voted for Trump is because he used racism, fear of people of color and the LGBTQ community, women, education, etc to attract uneducated people who want to keep their "white privilege." Other studies correlated Trump support with men who ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2019:

So why do women vote for Trump?

'We Are in a Climate Emergency, America': Anchorage Hits 90 Degrees for First Time in Recorded ...

Detritus comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Cheer up, if the insects (particularly bees) die off we will all starve and get a free reboot of evolution. Perhaps sans goat-herder based (im)morality.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2019:

For me I don't care so much, I'm not likely to be here. For the babies I am very concerned, but what can we do?

Donald Trump, again, falsely says Obama had family separation policy | PolitiFact

larsatrg comments on Jul 6, 2019:

i don't like the ones about him lying anymore. boooo lying posts. we all know it. let politfact deal with it. i wanna see more he's a blundering idiot posts, memes, and general orange buffoonery. these are a downer. those are a downer that make you chuckle. this plus that is a net one less chuckle ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2019:

@larsatrg I understand. and I feel your pain.

Donald Trump, again, falsely says Obama had family separation policy | PolitiFact

larsatrg comments on Jul 6, 2019:

i don't like the ones about him lying anymore. boooo lying posts. we all know it. let politfact deal with it. i wanna see more he's a blundering idiot posts, memes, and general orange buffoonery. these are a downer. those are a downer that make you chuckle. this plus that is a net one less chuckle ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Sooooo, if you want more blundering idiot post get out there and find some and post them. We can't do all the work for you. The more the merrier.

President Washington lived by 110 rules of civility. President Trump does not. - The Washington Post

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Drumpf is a donkey's ass

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@camne Yeah, the condom broke...

You're single, it is as simple as that.

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Someone just lectured me yesterday. I consider myself single. I've been divorced 19 years. This person said that I'm not single, I'm divorced. Ok ... fine ... whatever. *smh* I wonder what it matters. This isn't someone I know or intend to know. I still don't know why it matters. *shrugs*

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Tell them you're a born again single. After 19 years I think that qualifies.

'If Grandma Is on the Table, No One Will Blink at the Price': A Former Drug Company Manager Explains...

freeofgod comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Shameless. A med I took five years ago cost $150. per month. Now it $650. The med is 15 years old now. Needless to say I haven't been able to afford it for years. Fuck pharma companies.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@MizJ Yes, it did. And it was exacerbated and sped up by the Reagan presidency.

‘The Lowest White Man’

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Exactly. Who wrote this?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Charles M. Blow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Blow

I kind of wish I had a significant other.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

I've been single for 10 years. I don't need someone who thinks like me, seriously one of me is enough for this world. I just want someone who is a good fit. I'm not normal, I am eccentric and unique as we all should be. I don't give a rip what other people think, it isn't really my business what ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFugRFKqjFg

'If Grandma Is on the Table, No One Will Blink at the Price': A Former Drug Company Manager Explains...

freeofgod comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Shameless. A med I took five years ago cost $150. per month. Now it $650. The med is 15 years old now. Needless to say I haven't been able to afford it for years. Fuck pharma companies.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Read this book: An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back by Elisabeth Rosenthal. It was sooo awakening. And I work in customer service for billing at a hospital.... So many times I have wanted to recommend this book. My line is recorded and because I am new my calls are 100% reviewed every day. I do need the job so I shut up and do as I am supposed to. This book covers everything about health care, how it happened and what we can do about it.

When Will Americans Realize We're Not the Good Guys?

Robecology comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Did you know that according to many Afghan U.S. military servicemen, their main task while there was to guard the Opium poppy fields? (U.S. gets 90% of its prescription/legal opium from there) Don't believe me. Google U.S. military guarding Opium poppy fields

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Fer sure, I've known that for may years.

Donations to 'religion' declined $2 billion in 2018 after years of growth: study - The Christian ...

Payizus comments on Jul 6, 2019:

I thought of a meme instead

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Totally right on, and it happens freaking all the time.

There has been an ongoing conversation today regarding this not being a happy holiday for many of ...

thinktwice comments on Jul 4, 2019:

People like you really make me proud on any day....thanks...your thoughtfulness makes a difference, you know....

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

Sometime in the past 5 or so years I realized I was good at encouraging people, and I think more encouragement is needed in this world. I try to do my part.

Make someone's day...

thinktwice comments on Jul 4, 2019:

I want to shout out to @HippieChick58 for doing way more than her share of uplifting people today...glad to be part of this site with members like that! WOO HOO for her...thanks!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

Thank you so much for that. It keeps me going.

The 4th of July has always been my favorite holiday.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

@altschmerz wrote: he didn't come out of nowhere, and @MojoDave gave us: This too shall pass. I agree with @Our_existence, my stress/anxiety is very high today. Maybe because of what is going on in my life. I know it will pass per MojoDave, but as altschmerz pointed out, he didn't come out of ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@bobwjr that is like my dream, but they have to take out Pence too.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

We had Freddie turned in earlier today. Scammer for sure.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@mistymoon77 Good!! He seems to be making the rounds today.

pre·var·i·cate /prəˈverəˌkāt/ verb speak or act in an evasive way.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Drumpf does this well.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@Cast1es I think he does it well, and almost all the damn time. He never gives a straight damn answer. I'm not sure he would not be able to prevaricate or give a straight answer. I don't think he'd recognize the straight truth if it bit him.

I have a question that maybe you all can help with.

seattlepanda comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Puget Sound area...jobs available, rents iffy...no idea about that medical stuff...NOT bible-belty...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2019:

I loved the Puget Sound area, I lived there 93 to 99. Alas the cost of living was high.

I have a question that maybe you all can help with.

Silver1wun comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Northern Arizona might be good, depending on what type 'jobs' you're talking about. I've lived in small town Nevada, but too long ago to offer an accurate endorsement. It was great in the early 70's

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Hathacat My concern for Arizona would be the heat and the potential for running out of water.

Baby Drumpf

dkp93 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Brings to mind that philosophical question: If you could go back in time, would you kill Baby Hitler?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2019:

It depends, first I'd have to study that time more closely. Were there other potential hitlers coming of age at that time or would it have made a difference. And if it would make a difference would it have been better or worse.

I visited a very close girlfriend this weekend.

thinktwice comments on Jun 30, 2019:

At least you both could laugh at the absurdity of that...what a person wears underneath is not even close to anything religious...although, I think a thong too tight up the butt is a sure sign there is a devil...ouch!!!

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 30, 2019:

You haven't spoken with any Mormons lately have you? They have their "holy underwear". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_garment

Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanists Association FIRST FRIDAY Friday, July 5, 2019 6:30 PM to ...

rogueflyer comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Is this a startup or continuing meeting? Either way, I wish you the best. I've been a core member and presenter in our local group for over six years. It's a large part of my life. Be well.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@rogueflyer We use MeetUP to publicize our activities. We have a FB page. We have had a booth at community events like the Earth Day Celebration and previous pride parades. We have done joint events with another group called REASON (Rationalists, Empiricists and Skeptics of Nebraska). We have members that are politically active and members that are Active Duty.

Well, a "thump" in the night awoke me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 30, 2019:

Every once in a while I dream that I hear the doorbell. Back when I had a dog and two cats when I napped, I'd be sandwiched with them. If I had that dream I would just look at the fur babies. If the dog heard the bell he'd be out there trying to break the door down to greet his new friends. The cats...

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@RavenCT In my house now the cats can access the space between basement ceiling and floor upstairs from the laundry room via the top of the washer and a shelf. If strangers are in the house, that is where they head. My adult kids have not met the cats, they will come out if the grandbabies are here and reasonably quiet.

Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanists Association FIRST FRIDAY Friday, July 5, 2019 6:30 PM to ...

rogueflyer comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Is this a startup or continuing meeting? Either way, I wish you the best. I've been a core member and presenter in our local group for over six years. It's a large part of my life. Be well.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 30, 2019:

This is an ongoing, every First Friday since before I joined. Our location changed about 2 months ago. This is just one of our get-togethers. We were in the Pride Parade yesterday, and today we have our weekly Book Club. We also do a Third Thursday which I think we have to move to second Thursday this month.

But would you date a person who uses a wheelchair? Able-ism?

SiouxcitySue comments on Jun 29, 2019:

So long as he was un-theistic, funny, intelligent, kind, honest, a political progressive, open-minded, etc - all the usual things I would require in a date, yes. What is able-ism?

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2019:

Ableism would be preferring people who are as able as you are, or discrimination against the differently abled.

OMAHA - Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanists Association at the Pride Parade this morning.

Seeker3CO comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Pride Parade in Omaha! Happily destroys some of my Nebraska prejudice.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2019:

Sometimes I wake up and realize I do live in Nebraska again, at least it is the city. I grew up 150ish miles west of here, and thought I had left for good back in the 70s, then I moved here in 2005. That was not part of the life plan...

OMAHA - Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanists Association at the Pride Parade this morning.

oldFloyd comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Sounds like you had a good time and that's a good thing 😁

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2019:

@oldFloyd That setting is awesome!! However those steps would be hell on the knees.

OMAHA - Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanists Association at the Pride Parade this morning.

oldFloyd comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Sounds like you had a good time and that's a good thing 😁

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2019:

I wear a fitbit, which tracks steps, flights of stairs and other health data. We walked over 15 flights of stairs today, Omaha is hilly as much as it is in the flatlands. Just waiting for our turn to go and the mile or so route we did a good 5000 or so steps.

Traceyanarchist [agnostic.

GuyKeith comments on Jun 28, 2019:

She is either gone or has me blocked. Someone please check. Thanks

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2019:

@GuyKeith Time is a bitch, and there is no non surgical way to really reverse the effects. I figure you're close to my age, at least a boomer. I'm not really thrilled with how I look now, but I'm still walking upright on this side of the dirt, and I've outlived my mother so I figure I'm gonna run with that. It is what it is, I would never have won a beauty contest anyway, and I'm way beyond caring now. I'm happy with me.

"I like your book."

Hathacat comments on Jun 28, 2019:

O did not mean to post this here! Sorry!

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2019:

It is amusing, and you know I love kitties... but it isn't about Drumpf. We are all pretty damn sure that Der Donaldo has never read a book in his whole miserable life.

Traceyanarchist [agnostic.

GuyKeith comments on Jun 28, 2019:

She is either gone or has me blocked. Someone please check. Thanks

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2019:

I get a not available. Hey! New picture!!

New Alabama Law Permits Christian Church To Establish Its Own Police Force | Michael Stone

Seeker3CO comments on Jun 28, 2019:

This is SOOO cool! I hope all churches form their own police forces... and then they have dance battles in the middle of the streets in towns across the county (not the Methodists since they think dance is evil) and chant prayers at each other and howl hymns! That would be so fucking cool!

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2019:

I used to be a Methodist, I don't ever remember a reference to dancing. They were until recently one of the most liberal churches around.

"Unloved in Childhood: 10 Common Effects on Your Adult Self" ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2019:

This is all about the mom. My childhood trauma stems from my dad, and if I get started on that now I will not make it to work for the rest of the week, and maybe next week... and the next. So, oh shit yeah I have childhood trauma that affects me now, and more of it percolates to the surface all the ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 27, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose I thank the universe that she no longer walks on this earth, and that I learned from her of what NOT to do, that I overcame her abuse to raise healthy, smart, well adjusted, grounded daughters. I suppressed so many memories that when one slips out I grieve and then remind myself of how strong I am because of that, and how my girls are proud of me for how strong I am, and from that how strong they are. One of the things I did right as a parent was keeping my kids away from my folks. It helped that their dad was in the military and we did not ever live near them. When I moved away, I really moved away.

You are enough

TomMcGiverin comments on Jun 27, 2019:

Sounds a lot like Stuart Smalley from SNL "I'm smart enough, I'm good enough and, doggone it, people like me..."

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 27, 2019:

If it brings you peace, go with it.

New Alabama Law Permits Christian Church To Establish Its Own Police Force | Michael Stone

242Foxtrot comments on Jun 26, 2019:

That's a good plan, HC. I have a bucket list item in Mobile, so instead of driving in from NOLA, perhaps I can figure out how to dart in from the FL side and get back out in a hurry. The downside is, it's still FL.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 26, 2019:

Luckily (maybe) I live here in the great plains. To cross Alabama I'd have to go there first, and I didn't leave anything behind the last time I was there. That was a really long time ago.

New Alabama Law Permits Christian Church To Establish Its Own Police Force | Michael Stone

mjb007bond comments on Jun 26, 2019:

How long before they implement blasphemy bylaws?

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow You do realize that the conservative xians won the Scopes trial...

New Alabama Law Permits Christian Church To Establish Its Own Police Force | Michael Stone

TheGreatShadow comments on Jun 26, 2019:

Hopefully they are armed with only bibles. They are less effective than a gun...

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 26, 2019:

Really, the south and conservative xians... I'm sure they're armed to the teeth.

How to be Pro-Life. Are you Pro-Life? Should women be in charge of their own wombs?

TheGreatShadow comments on Jun 25, 2019:

Sorry, bit I don't agree with the last. Unless under extreme circumstances.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow When you grow a uterus and a pair of ovaries we can talk about your opinion of abortion and what women should do with their bodies.

How to be Pro-Life. Are you Pro-Life? Should women be in charge of their own wombs?

TheGreatShadow comments on Jun 25, 2019:

Sorry, bit I don't agree with the last. Unless under extreme circumstances.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow Women are not incubators, we should have complete say over what happens to our bodies. If we choose to end a pregnancy it is no one else's business. My body, my choice, no one else's business, END OF STORY. Your friend is a moron who has no concept of birth or babies. A 4 month old baby is a living being and that would freaking be murder. I am mom of 3 living children, grandmother to two, I was a practicing xian for much of my life, do you want to hear my personal abortion story? I used to never share it, in recent times I share it much more publicly and much more often,