We have a new design for the group pages and want to let you, level 7+ members, see it first to give...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

I don't see the "3 line" button next to 'Community Senate'.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@icolan Thank you again!!

We have a new design for the group pages and want to let you, level 7+ members, see it first to give...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

I don't see the "3 line" button next to 'Community Senate'.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@icolan Ahhhhhh!! Thanks!!

Bengrims [agnostic.com]

GuyKeith comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Showing not available. Anyone else able to see him?

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

I am getting the not available message.

Made it to Orange County, flight was great, middle seat, but good seat mates.

FrayedBear comments on Apr 4, 2019:

How do you try a tattoo?

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@FrayedBear at this time I am not responsible for either your happiness or sadness. You make that choice, we all make the choices how to react to what life throws our way. If you need some help there are a few mental health support groups you can check out.

This is back on here!!!! OMG.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Do you have proof he's a scammer? If so block him and provide details. Where is @GuyKeith? He usually follows up on so many of these.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@GuyKeith Glad you're back anyway.

Made it to Orange County, flight was great, middle seat, but good seat mates.

FrayedBear comments on Apr 4, 2019:

How do you try a tattoo?

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@Janiesuper He does have that effect on people

This is back on here!!!! OMG.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Do you have proof he's a scammer? If so block him and provide details. Where is @GuyKeith? He usually follows up on so many of these.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@GuyKeith I'm glad to see you again!

Made it to Orange County, flight was great, middle seat, but good seat mates.

FrayedBear comments on Apr 4, 2019:

How do you try a tattoo?

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@FrayedBear How about it means she likes the look. It's jewelry, it doesn't have to have meaning, just a pretty trinket.

There's still hope! [nytimes.com]

Tooreen comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Yada yada yada fake news

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 3, 2019:

@Tooreen I ask because we bash Drumpf, this is the whole purpose of this group. We sometimes get members who want to stir up trouble and dampen our enthusiasm. The story fits the purpose of the group so it is welcome. If you want serious news this might not be the best place to find it.

There's still hope! [nytimes.com]

Tooreen comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Yada yada yada fake news

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 3, 2019:

Am I misreading your comment? Why do you think this is fake news?

This letter is to you.

AncientNight comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My "LIKE" button is still broken! (((LIKE))) I'm doing better than I have in a long time. But, I'm not incredible,or wonderful. I don't have that much time left. If life was a highway, I would have to say that, at the age of 69, I have more highway in my rear view mirror than I do in my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 3, 2019:

@AncientNight I hope the trip is good for both of you.

Would someone please take one for the team and grab trump by the ding-ding?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Really, according to sources you'd have to be really up close and personal to find the damn thing. I'm not sure I could get that close with a magnifying glass in my hands.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 3, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow I was vaguely aware that Stormy was coming to Omaha. I don't know anyone who went, and I'd never go to something like that. I don't do crowds and I have better uses for my time. I just started a new job, I've been kinda distracted.

Does anyone know who this is? A very special lady who believed in womens rights.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Wow, were we ever that young?

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@Athena Thank you!! That is very sweet! And I'm tearing up here, nicest thing I've heard today.

Someone's always there...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

LOL!! I consider laundry to be a perpetual motion machine.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@BeeHappy I do laundry usually at least once a week. Since I am now back to work full time M-F I do laundry every weekend. When I was off work I'd do laundry when I thought the basket was full enough, but still at least one load a week. I was towels/sheets only as needed.

Care more...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

It's tough when you care, your heart gets bumped and bruised frequently.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@BeeHappy If you don't take the risk you will never reap the rewards.

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

racocn8 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Can we at least mention the elephant in the room? That being how religion has instructed the cultural values so that women withhold sexual availability. Now we have men becoming mass murderers in response to their frustration. As long as the underlying issues are self-censored, we shouldn't ...

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

To some extent I agree, however, men should never "expect" that a woman will have sex with them. It has to be equal choice with equal veto. I may choose to have sex with you, but if you say no, then no is no, and vice versa. It is never a given that either side will choose to say yes. And I agree about religion. Religion has fucked everything up. And if men choose to be mass murderers from frustration, then something is really wrong with their socialization skills.

This letter is to you.

AncientNight comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My "LIKE" button is still broken! (((LIKE))) I'm doing better than I have in a long time. But, I'm not incredible,or wonderful. I don't have that much time left. If life was a highway, I would have to say that, at the age of 69, I have more highway in my rear view mirror than I do in my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@citronella Actually, until this week I did not have any life insurance. Why bother, no one is dependent on me. But Life Insurance is provided by my new employer, so I signed up. And as of this week she is a beneficiary, I think. Yeah, I need to sit down and bring everything up to date. Or not, I can put it off for a while yet, right?

Do you remember this?

mistymoon77 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Yup. and if you didn't turn them back in, there was a fine.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

There is still a fine for not turning in your library books. I had about $30 in fines in 2018. So far none this year. I love my library.

Reported this clown already . I am hoping than no lady here falls for that crap .

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

JamesHartley has messaged me this morning.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@glennlab Because he is not in Washington State, he's in Syria. I am messaging with him, just because I know he's full of hokum. I just want to see where he takes it. And when he is kicked off the site then I'll know, and when he gives me ammo to make a case I will take it to SiteSuppor/Admin.

Reported this clown already . I am hoping than no lady here falls for that crap .

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

JamesHartley has messaged me this morning.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@Pralina1 He claims to be an Army doctor. I know the Army, I'm a veteran and an ex wife of a veteran. I've done this rodeo before.

Do you remember this?

Redheadedgammy comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Not sure, something to do with banking?

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

Better than that!! Books!

Waiting for 45 to tuck tail and run.

Redheadedgammy comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Love this one, and once again I can't like your comment. Come on admin. Get this thing fixed!!!!

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

Growing pains. Just remember the mantra of life: This too shall pass.

The buttons are up one day, down the next for me. What is going on????

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Growing pains

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@kenriley I stopped getting taller at about 12, but I have had other times of growth in my life. And thankfully shrinkage in some ways. Things change all the damn time.

This is to inform as many members of Agnostic that if points are mysteriously removed from your ...

JacarC comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Why are points rescinded? More FB/YT/Twittee/patreon censoring? Somebody's feelings were offended/insulted, so they complain and points are taken away from the bad guy? Points earned according to the "Rules" are taken without reason or "rules." This is the kind of shit that discourages me from...

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 1, 2019:

@steve148 Admin does have a life, so give him a few days to get back to you.

This letter is to you.

AncientNight comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My "LIKE" button is still broken! (((LIKE))) I'm doing better than I have in a long time. But, I'm not incredible,or wonderful. I don't have that much time left. If life was a highway, I would have to say that, at the age of 69, I have more highway in my rear view mirror than I do in my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 1, 2019:

@AncientNight I'm so sorry, I know that has to hurt.

Me: "I think I'm finally getting my life together!" My life: "Hold my beer."

Spinliesel comments on Apr 1, 2019:

I'm with you !

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 1, 2019:

in my case that bobby pin seems to be rusty.

I was going to put this in the coffee drinkers group.

Wangobango3 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Piping hot. Good morning to you. P.S. the Like button still doesn't work.

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 1, 2019:

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Weird.

I was going to put this in the coffee drinkers group.

AncientNight comments on Apr 1, 2019:

OH, CRAP! IT'S MORNING ALREADY? I'm sitting here with my first cup and remembering some things. Like, I used to have a pipe like those two in the picture. My Daughter was friends with a guy that made them. PS. My "LIKE" button is working again!

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 1, 2019:

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Weird.

Dear @Admin: If y'all could kindly fix the 'Like' options, that would be great.

Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 1, 2019:

They should know about it by now.. there have been a dozen posts about it already

HippieChick58 replies on Apr 1, 2019:

At least a dozen, likely very many more.

Once upon a time, news programmes told you what HAD happened.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Journalism standards have fallen since our youth. I miss Walter Cronkite.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@Petter It is the freakiest thing. I have been liking all afternoon til I came to this post. And the drop down for notification wasn't working on this page. Gremlins.

Life expectancy..

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Impeach the motherfucker!

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

Have you ever kept count of the number of times you've used that phrase? I'm thinking you have it set up as a smart phrase somewhere. There's nothing wrong with it, I just have been noticing and I think it is clever and funny.

REVIEW PREVIOUS POSTS! It would be super amazing if some of you would quickly review the recent ...

Wildflower comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Super amazing! Relax! People need to feel like they have some control. Scroll on by, it's nothing personal.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@darthfaja I disagree about it being laziness. It is that people are __________. Fill in the blank with whatever word works, because it is true. And you aren't going to change them, you can only change you.

The river, returned by its strength by the rains, is joyful.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

That is not a good image for my neck of the woods. Those peaceful rivers have flooded and lives are forever changed. Most of my area has been declared a disaster area.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@WilliamCharles I had lunch with several Humanist friends who have grown up in this area and know farming. Seems the floods washed away the top soil and has deposited sand, and in some cases heavy metals. The floods also destroyed grain being stored for later sale. This flood will take years to recover from, 2 years in a best case scenario and never in the worst case. Expect food prices to go up this year as farmers can't plant.

There is a cat in this picture. Can you find it? It is hidden in plain sight.

glennlab comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I found several things that look like cats, but none could identify for sure,

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

Right hand side below the road.

This letter is to you.

AncientNight comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My "LIKE" button is still broken! (((LIKE))) I'm doing better than I have in a long time. But, I'm not incredible,or wonderful. I don't have that much time left. If life was a highway, I would have to say that, at the age of 69, I have more highway in my rear view mirror than I do in my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@AncientNight Our kids sometimes forget who raised them and try to parent us. It is vastly amusing at times, and annoying at others. When my kids tell me that they're not happy with something I plan to do, I tell them "duly noted." And then I do whatever it was that I planned to do.

The river, returned by its strength by the rains, is joyful.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

That is not a good image for my neck of the woods. Those peaceful rivers have flooded and lives are forever changed. Most of my area has been declared a disaster area.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 Ordinarily your meme is accurate, this has been an unusual spring to say the least out here.

This letter is to you.

AncientNight comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My "LIKE" button is still broken! (((LIKE))) I'm doing better than I have in a long time. But, I'm not incredible,or wonderful. I don't have that much time left. If life was a highway, I would have to say that, at the age of 69, I have more highway in my rear view mirror than I do in my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@AncientNight If it makes you happy go for it!! Yes, you are exposing yourself to more risk when you ride it than if you ride in a car. However, if you have adequate insurance, no dependents, and you're a safe driver, why the hell not? Not like you're going to leave several small children with one fewer parent if something goes wrong. When better time to ride? I wonder how many bricks my kids will pass if/when I get a motorcycle when I really do retire.

Happy Sunday✌❤

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My favorite part of Sunday is my book club. We meet at an Irish Pub and solve the world's problems.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@Sheannutt I should have added, we read great books too :). We always have a great time, thanks!!

This letter is to you.

AncientNight comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My "LIKE" button is still broken! (((LIKE))) I'm doing better than I have in a long time. But, I'm not incredible,or wonderful. I don't have that much time left. If life was a highway, I would have to say that, at the age of 69, I have more highway in my rear view mirror than I do in my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

The like buttons are hit or miss this weekend. I'm sure someone has made some changes and they will get it sorted out eventually. I am glad you're doing better, I am too. We've just got to keep on keeping on. I like the changes that being more senior has wrought. I think I'm wiser and more willing to share of that wisdom. I also don't get my knickers in a knot over stuff that just doesn't matter. I have finally figured out what matters, and most of it doesn't.

[good.

AncientNight comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My "LIKE" button is broken! (((LIKE))) 37 is me in a nutshell.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

The like buttons are hit or miss this weekend. I'm sure someone has made some changes and they will get it sorted out eventually. I'm glad you found something that spoke to you in my posting.

Good Morning Everyone.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I haven't decided if it I have a cold or my spring allergies acting up. Take care of your self.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@Elaine57 The fun thing about the allergies is they come and go. In theory it is weather patterns, wind direction, what is growing/blooming in the area, or exposure to animals that aren't my own. The reality is a choice of whether to tough it out or medicate. If the days are bad I medicate at bedtime, it helps me sleep. And then just wait for the winds to shift again.

Anyone else checked out your login page within the last hour?

Fernapple comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Are you sure your computer is not just logging you in automatically.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

my computer logs me in automatically, so I have no idea what non members see.

@Admin, please check your messages.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

No rest for the wicked?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@hankster It has been hit or miss for me this morning. Some posts I can like, some I can't. Some I gave likes to yesterday I can't today. I don't find a rhyme nor reason.

There is a cat in this picture. Can you find it? It is hidden in plain sight.

darthfaja comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Oh wow I though you were messing around. That’s crazy camo. Very cool

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 31, 2019:

I first saw this several years ago, and ran across it again this morning. I had to increase the size to find that kitty, but it is right there out in the open.

I need to vent to individuals who don’t know who I’m taking about.

freeofgod comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I've had friends like this. I'm not very sympathetic when they keep repeating the same pattern.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@WaywardAtheist Decade birthdays seem to hit lots of folks hard. Add to that the old idea that women "need" a partner to be complete. Some women of a certain age can't get past that.

I need to vent to individuals who don’t know who I’m taking about.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

It is hard when our friends keep repeating their patterns. Is her friendship worth the drama? Only you can answer that.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@WaywardAtheist What do you get out of your friendship with her? Sounds like she is a taker more than a giver. This is a question only you can answer, but the hard questions are: Are you better off with her or without her? And what are you getting out of the friendship. To me it seems that your needs aren't being met., but I am sure I don't have the full story. As women we're conditioned to ignore our needs and focus on others. We have to learn to put ourselves higher than that.

Word Alternatives for Environmental Terms

Arouet comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Most of these create more confusion than they resolve. Many are not synonyms at all. Examples: "biodiversity" is absolutely not the same as "wildlife"; the one relates to diversity, ie., how many different species, the other presumably relates to the number of individuals of a species. "Change" ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

I am a word nerd. Language, at least English is so expressive, why should I not find the best words to convey my meaning. I never proclaimed that this was the definitive list and we should all stop what we're doing now and implement it. It thought it was interesting and wished to share. I'm sorry you did not find it so pleasing.

The Happiness Trap: Why You’re Never Satisfied and How to Break the Cycle

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Good article. I agree that we don't find happiness by comparing ourselves to the Joneses. We're not the Joneses, and those things important to the Joneses are not important to me. I find that TV is one of the biggest traps for unhappiness in modern life. Generally all advertising. Stuff is sold to ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@mordant The common wisdom for smart shopper is to shop the perimeter of the grocery store, that is where the real food is. I don't buy much in the way of processed food, I cook large batches and freeze leftovers. I think I broke the TV habit by being in the military and living overseas. We had one channel so limited American TV. When my kids were growing up I limited their TV time. They tell me they were culturally deprived, but they were also the smartest and best read kids in their classes. I turned off cable TV during the Iowa Primary, I don't miss it. I also realized I was not watching TV so much as I was using it as background noise while I was online. I have never seen Game of Thrones, and I don't expect that to change. Give me a good book any day.

Inter-racial dating.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I can't read it because I'm too broke to subscribe.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Olnoseven I have run into that issue many times. I get around it by copy and pasting, and then editing the article. I know not everyone wants to do that. And that is OK. I find the discussion of race and dating interesting. I'm about as white and they come and grew up in a small Midwestern town. My uncle married a Japanese woman just post Korean war. Aunt Mickie gave me an attitude check once when I said something racist. She pointed out that she wasn't white. She was my hero for so many things, it was eye opening for me. I have tried to not let race/skin color influence my decisions. As Maya Angelou told us, when you know better do better.

Too close to reality shows.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I think 29 episodes of The Bachelor would pretty much drive me over the edge. Even one episode would.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@RavenCT I have binge watched Nurse Jackie, Friends, and How I Met Your Mother. I am so out of the loop on TV shows, I just don't care about most of them.

may i ask ...especially from the 50+ Singles who dare to date. will the b.s. ever cease?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Honey, if he lied to you once he will have no problem with lying to you again. Is this the way you want to start a relationship? Always, always, always my motto is to begin as you mean to go on. If he is beginning by lying to you... he will go on lying to you.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Soarfeet I know how much this sucks, I have walked down that path as well. Save yourself further heartache and end it with him. And then sing the song from Helen Reddy. Yes I am wise but it is wisdom for the pain. I am woman.

[good.

Kynlei comments on Mar 30, 2019:

This one?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

Thank you!!

Has anyone else been unable to “like” or tag anything this morning?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

It has become habit for me, and it is frustrating to not be able to like, or dislike, love, hug, etc. I still want my shaking my head icon, or a puke icon.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Marionville and now I can't tag anything again. Growing pains.

Has anyone else been unable to “like” or tag anything this morning?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

It has become habit for me, and it is frustrating to not be able to like, or dislike, love, hug, etc. I still want my shaking my head icon, or a puke icon.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Marionville In some posts it has been fixed, but not all. I've been able to like some this morning, but not all. Weird. We have gremlins I think.

Have you gone to renew your passport" I didlast Tuesday and my checkbook became skinnier.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I need to do that soon, thanks for the reminder

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@DUCHESSA I have had a passport since I became an military spouse and moved to Germany. When we were active duty I didn't need one, the ID card took care of that; but the non military member has to have one. Two of the kids had passports from the time they were just a few days old. I renewed mine when youngest was in HS and making a school sponsored trip to Europe. The organization wanted at least one parent to have an active passport in case of the worst case scenario. So I renewed mine then, and now it is time to renew again.

While I'm fairly certain @Admin and @SiteSupport are already aware of the current issue with likes ...

maturin1919 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Are we even supposed to be posting about technical issues in the Senate?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 30, 2019:

I get where you're coming from, but is complaining about people complaining wrong really going to help? Does it make you feel better? If it makes you feel better, then carry on. Personally I don't think it is helping, but if you disagree that is OK too.

I wish I had more Atheist and Agnostic offline friends.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/ Check this out, it will give you Humanist groups in your area. I am a member and now VP of the Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanist Association. Great group of people. We do have a meet up group, but we got started through the American ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 28, 2019:

@CatiValti23 My experience has been that the Humanists are some of the nicest people you could ever meet.

‘Hope,’ the Word That Sandy Hook Dad Jeremy Richman Lost at the End

A2Jennifer comments on Mar 27, 2019:

His wife ?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 28, 2019:

I know, she has so much tragedy now, and raising two babies on her own now. What a tragic legacy for those poor babies.

Do you have or would you have this Kitty clock?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

I just checked on Amazon, they don't have one :(

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Sheannutt Selling the excess on eBay was on the to-do list for when I was off work. I got a bunch sold, still a bunch left to go. Almost everything in my closet when I stopped working is now too big, and much of it has been or will be sold, or will be donated somewhere. Turns out the donation drop box I was using is for a charity that benefits the patients of my employer, so I feel good about donating there.

Is there any truth to this ladies?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

WOW, it has been a whole lotta years since I have been in a bar at closing time.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Rob1948 I spent 6 years in the Army, I was young, far away from home, and a female in a ocean of young males. Friday and Saturday night we'd regularly be at a bar, and I closed them more than once. I also have a few nights that I blacked out, I have no idea how I got back to my barracks. It was the late 70s. Yes, I was young and stupid. I got married and out of the Army in 82 so I'm guessing the last time I closed a bar was 1981. 30ish plus years later and post divorce I have limited tolerance for alcohol, one drink and I'm asleep. I haven't been in a bar in years.

Do you have or would you have this Kitty clock?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

I just checked on Amazon, they don't have one :(

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Sheannutt No, I hadn't. Which is funny as I am selling lots of stuff on eBay. I use eBay for getting rid of stuff, not for bringing stuff in :) I am not serious about getting one, I'm trying to downsize rather than add to my junk.

Let's have some fun???

Donotbelieve comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Ummm...who is that for January?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Donotbelieve I read the history of Wonder Woman a few years ago. Her creator/author had some interesting connections - Margaret Sanger, and and unusual marriage situation. The original series also had some underlying BDSM imagery. He also invented the sphygmomanometer, AKA blood pressure cuff and was a psychologist. The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. If you're a reader you might enjoy it.

I had an appointment at the hospital yesterday, with an opthalmologist.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

If you wanna be a tobacconist I suppose you'd need to be a smoker or chewer. Ewwwww.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@Petter what do I know, I've never visited a tobacconist ;) I'm not even sure if there is one in any city I've lived in. I can't imagine trying to specialize or sell any product I didn't know well, and to know it I'd have to use it.

Let's have some fun???

Donotbelieve comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Ummm...who is that for January?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@Donotbelieve @Sheanutt I don't mind being Wonder Woman.

VEXILLOLOGY.

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Sheldon Cooper... Hahaha big bang theory....most boring episodes ever ??

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 26, 2019:

That was totally what I was thinking when I read the word. That is one of the shows I actually missed after I turned off the cable.

Memories March 25

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

As the Moderator, I don't really appreciate the anti vegan post. We bash Trump not vegans. The rest are OK. We're likely all atheists/agnostics, so that one will not offend anyone.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@Aryn My strongest objection is it isn't Drumpf related. I have had pushback from people who think things are appropriate/not appropriate and some who want to post some really off the wall stuff. We bash Trump, we do it well, we do it often, and we have fun with it. What people eat or don't eat doesn't matter to me because it won't affect my life, what Drumpf does affect my life in many ways. Just for the record, today I was not vegan. Tomorrow I might be. Yeah, I don't make anybody happy some days.

Memories March 25

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

As the Moderator, I don't really appreciate the anti vegan post. We bash Trump not vegans. The rest are OK. We're likely all atheists/agnostics, so that one will not offend anyone.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@GuyKeith Watch it there!! I am a vegan, at least sometimes. I think I have it worked out so everyone hates me at least part of the time. Vegan/Vegetarian/Omnivore I bounce between them all and make no one happy besides me. But anyway, I agree about a line item deletion. It would be very helpful. @Admin and @sitesupport what are your thoughts?

What makes you a catch?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 24, 2019:

I'm not a catch. I'm crotchety and opinionated. I'm set in my ways, too smart or smart mouthed, honest, bold, and outspoken. That being said. I'm warm hearted, kind, encouraging, generous, and loyal as hell. I'm also willing to compromise and talk things over, and over, and over, and over. I'm also ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@BitFlipper I am sure you are an interesting person. We don't live life without learning things and having adventures. I am so much more interesting now than I was when I was in my late 20s and 30s. Some people think I'm quite boring, I like books, learning, and don't watch TV. But for someone with chemistry or interests that mesh with mine I can be quite erudite. As for someone valuing me, haven't met that special person yet, don't know if I ever will. Sam and Austin think I'm kinda cool, but they're babies and I'm Grammy. And I'm good with that.

After 6 months of unemployment, or sabbatical, or semi-retirement.

meowmom comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Oh good. I was hoping to find witches here.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 25, 2019:

Welcome to the group. There are some who would tell you I do have a broom and I can ride!!

The real gateway drug

Amisja comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Since before the 1960s? Is that BCE? Alcohol has been around a looooong time.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 25, 2019:

statistic keeping has not been around that long.

We the People are fed up

OldGoat43 comments on Mar 24, 2019:

The cannon is aimed in the wrong direction. It should be pointed away from the capitol, into the ocean.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 24, 2019:

Or straight up into space,

Flooding damage in Nebraska - this is the BNSF Railroad track near Cedar Creek, NE along the Platte ...

Jolanta comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Wow, such devastation. Will there be any money to fix all that infrastructure?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 24, 2019:

Federal funds are being made available, but even if the money is there it is going to take a long time to get it all done.

Midwest flooding has killed livestock, ruined harvests and has farmers worried for their future - ...

Lavergne comments on Mar 24, 2019:

And I'm betting most of these farmers will hold out their hands - take the government subsidy that will no doubt come - and then vote for trump again. What's that saying about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? ;)

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 24, 2019:

There seems to be some growing anti-trump sentiment around here, so I'm very cautiously optimistic. However, there is more bad weather expected and I think things will get worse before they get better and the disillusionment with the current administration is not going to improve.

@Admin I've tried reloading and logging off and on but still get this message when I try to post:...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Yes, I am seeing that this morning as well. I can post in groups, but I cannot post on the main page, and I have some good stuff to post. :(

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@developer Thank you!! For this and for all you do!

What makes you a catch?

germangirl90439 comments on Mar 24, 2019:

I'm not. I'm poor and boring.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 24, 2019:

You are warm, funny, and kind.

San Antonio removes Chick-fil-A from airport concessions deal over company’s anti-LGBTQ giving –...

GinaKay comments on Mar 23, 2019:

It's been at least 20 years since I have patronized Chik-f-wtf. And I will never again taste one of their delicious chicken sandwiches. Fuck 'em.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

Omaha got a few in the last several years. One day while I was out and about and nearby I decided to try it again. Their quality has taken a nosedive. You're not missing much of anything by not eating there.

'Nones’ now as big as evangelicals, Catholics in the US - Religion News Service

thexter comments on Mar 23, 2019:

What do the Nuns think of the Nones.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

They are likely to whip out their rulers.

Just for fun..... I don't like avocados but I love guacamole with salsa.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I don't like peas, but I will eat Split Pea Soup

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@Carin Split pea soup is made from dried peas. My guess is the drying process changes the flavor/texture, plus all the other ingredients that are added changes the taste as well. Bacon or ham is common in split pea soup.

Definitely NOT a leader.

TheGreatShadow comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Big reason why if intelligent life lives near us, and can visit don't. It's like driving through East St. Louis at night. If you are there you sure as hell don't want to stop!

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

I lived in Belleville, IL about 25 years ago, pre GPS days. I ended up in East St. Louis in broad daylight. It did not inspire me to stop and ask for directions. I figured I'd be out of it soon enough.

Do you remember...... mine was Mrs Yates.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Mrs Johnson. I think I have the pictures to prove that.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

Second grade was Miss Reier. I think we were her last class before she retired, and I remember that she wasn't very patient!

I'm dying ?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

WTG on the weight loss!! I've lost about 35 pounds in the last 6 months, kinda stalled here recently. But I also went back to work after 6 months, so instead of 2 hours at the gym every day it is 8 hours at a desk. But ya gotta do. I did lose enough to turn over my wardrobe, it is all stuff I ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@LadyAlyxandrea Take care of yourself by eating enough to recover. I stopped eating sugar and my appetite disappeared. I don't miss it. Cutting out sugar was the one biggest thing I did thing I did for health. I also avoid overly processed food. I ate at a fast food restaurant for lunch yesterday, I am still feeling the effects today. Take your weight loss slowly, it didn't go on in a day it won't come off in a day. Develop healthy eating habits for a life time. Be careful of your diabetes. I know a lady my age who is having awful troubles due to her diabetes. That is scary stuff. I wish I knew at 28 what I know now. I ate so horribly when I was pregnant that I'm surprised my kids don't have more issues, but they were big babies...

Florida boy, 6, fatally shoots himself while playing with unsecured gun

freedom41 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Parents are suppose to keep crap away from children. How hard is buy a few security precations.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

When I was 14 my mom died. My 8 year old sister started to play with her toys in mom and dad's bedroom. After the funeral while the house was full of relatives, my sister was in the bedroom and noticed a handgun (antique unloaded silver pistol) on the dresser and she was touching it when my dad caught her. He scolded her terribly. My aunt who was Japanese by birth and about 4'11", 89 pounds lit into my dad. She scolded him up one side and down the other about leaving a weapon where a child could access it. Aunt Mickie became my hero that day. And after Mickie got done, dad's mother and brother also chimed in. I don't know where that handgun ended up, but it was never seen again. I don't know if dad just wasn't thinking, or if that had been a habit. I know there were shotguns in the house, and very likely accessible to youngsters. But then again this was the very early 70s. I spent 6 years in the Army, I fired expert with an M16. I have never felt the need to have any sort of gun in my house once I had kids.

@Admin I've tried reloading and logging off and on but still get this message when I try to post:...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Yes, I am seeing that this morning as well. I can post in groups, but I cannot post on the main page, and I have some good stuff to post. :(

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@jerry99 You are my hero today!! It worked!

@Admin I've tried reloading and logging off and on but still get this message when I try to post:...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Yes, I am seeing that this morning as well. I can post in groups, but I cannot post on the main page, and I have some good stuff to post. :(

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@jerry99 Thank you!! I will have to try that route.

@Admin I've tried reloading and logging off and on but still get this message when I try to post:...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Yes, I am seeing that this morning as well. I can post in groups, but I cannot post on the main page, and I have some good stuff to post. :(

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@jerry99 Yes, you all will be, and unless I can get it posted you can't judge it. Sigh, always something.

Listen to the music???

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Nice picture!! I have a radio on all the time, tuned to "adult contemporary" music. My kids tell me I've been listening to the same 100 songs all my life. Sounds good to me.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@Sheannutt There are two stations I bounce between. One plays xmas music from mid November through xmas day, and I change to the other station then. That station is now playing commercials I find irritating so I have now switched back to the first station. As soon as the first station starts playing those commercials I will switch again. I have no loyalty, I just don't want to be irritated. There are lots of commercials I find irritating, just this particular company is especially so.

NOT SARCASM, GENUINELY CURIOUS: Reading through the posts here it has been suggested by some to rate...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Because there are so few men of the age I'd consider dating that are active on this site in my area, and some of them I've already dated, there is no need for me to categorize or rate anyone. Basically if they ask I will go out with them, except for some, BTDT, we're friends, and even then I might ...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@demifeministgal Been There Done That.

Show us your bone spurs! Vietnam Veteran Ex-Senator Tells Trump How To Silence Bone Spur ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Bob used to be the governor of Nebraska. If you come visit me I'll take you over the bridge that has been named for him, if it is still standing after our flooding. It is a pedestrian bridge from Nebraska to Iowa.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@Redheadedgammy Millions of dollars of damage and livestock lost. Spring planting may be delayed or deferred. Roads and bridges damaged. Many small towns may be washed off the map. Much of the state is a disaster area. I'm fine, my kids and other family are fine, but many will be struggling for a long time.

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Sydland comments on Mar 21, 2019:

A go fund me account or anything like that should not be used for something so basic as a wheelchair. My roommate needs a seeing eye dog but it costs $50k and not covered by insurance. Disheartening.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Go Fund Me is now the biggest medical payor in the US, which is just fucking wrong!

The lovely ladies of Trumplandia.

LoneDestiny comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Did they just come from Walmart or are they on their way to Walmart, now?!

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@Pralina1 @Knitfreak I haven't shopped at a WM in years. I used to shop there when I was working nights. Not many places are open for groceries at 3 in the morning. Some night shoppers are really scary, and the staff is bored so they talk to you, and talk, and talk, and talk.... After I learned how they screw over their employees I stopped shopping there. None of my family shops there, however, WM bought the company one of my daughters works for, so now she works for WM. She likes her job but hates that she works for WM.

The lovely ladies of Trumplandia.

Freedompath comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Wow! Why do they seem so odd?

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Because they are lobotomized freaks.

The lovely ladies of Trumplandia.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I'm sorry, but as far as I am concerned this is white trash. These are people I would not want to have any association with in any way, shape, or form.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@Bobby9 THANK YOU!! That just made my day!! Which is nice considering the time of day.

What causes you to feel loved?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Mine are quality time together, physical touch, words of affirmation, gifts/token in that order. My ex thought an act of service on his terms should be sufficient. He wrote a poem and set it to music, called it a hymn, dedicated it to me, and published it on his website (cyber hymnal) and he thought...

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@Robecology I see I was unclear. The poem was the words to a hymn. The music already existed, he wrote new words for the music. It was a Mother's day gift. He always asked me what I wanted for holidays, or had me mark pages in catalogs or send URLs. So I had told him I what I wanted, I wanted a raised bed created in the back yard. Keep in mind, it is spring, this was for Mother's day. The poem and hymn had NOTHING to do with mothers, or children, or love. It was an Easter hymn. And for years we had argued about the website, it absorbed his every. waking. hour. He got up early to work on it before anyone else was up, and he went to bed early to be able to wake up early. He essentially shut me and the kids out, and he did it for years, still does it. He has a huge collection of old hymnals that he has a program to put the words and music together. Hate stage, no I passed that while we were married. The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. There is no good memory associated with that hymn or his website. We've been divorced almost 10 years. We're amicable, the kids like to do "family" celebrations, so I see him about 8 times a year, maybe more because there are grandchildren now. And yes, he did hate getting his hands dirty. He did not do any maintenance on the car, and only reluctantly did anything around the house. OMG, painting walls, he fussed if the paint dripped on him. We used cloth diapers for a while with one of the babies, he fussed so much I had to cancel the diaper service. He has never fed or changed a grandchild and he is notoriously impatient with them. The adult children have his number, they have lived with him individually post divorce and they tell me stuff. I never bad mouth their dad to them, but they know. He is "unique".

Pat Robertson: Your neighbor’s Buddha statue ‘will bring curses upon you’ – DeadState

Jolanta comments on Mar 21, 2019:

For a long time now I have been suspecting that Pat Robertson has an early onset mental disorder and he is somehow making his disciples sick too.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Yes, he has a mental disorder, he's delusional, and has been for a long time. It is called Xianity.

Chick-fil-A has increased its funding of anti-LGBTQ groups / Queerty

Infoguy211 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I have been to one once. Never again.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Years ago I used to eat at them, then I moved to where they weren't. Omaha has gotten several in the past couple of years, so I tried one out once. I'm not missing anything by not eating there, quality has deteriorated greatly.

Chick-fil-A has increased its funding of anti-LGBTQ groups / Queerty

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Me too. Along with Hobby Lobby.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Good for you!! I also boycott Walmart, Jimmy John's, and Home Depot. HD's CEO is a Drumpf supporter, WM doesn't pay their employees fairly among other sins, and JJ's CEO goes big game hunting and has posed for pictures with some of his trophies. He was naked on the corpse of a shark. The guy has no taste, I abhor big game hunting, and he's not gonna get my money.

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Pralina1 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Seems like he is gone ! At least not available to me !

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 20, 2019:

I got the not available message as well.

How Liberals are Destroying America!!!

altschmerz comments on Mar 19, 2019:

The way some people talk, you’d think liberals were the devil incarnate.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 20, 2019:

I have "former" friends who think I have turned to the dark side. What they don't understand is that they are on the dark side and it is getting darker all the time.

Here he is Again Hit the road jack Jack 4 me

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Jack is busy putting out comments on a several posts, just a few words. His bio is careless, missing words and irregular capitalizations. I think I've seen someone as a corrosion expert before, yet a 2 year degree... hmmmmm.

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 19, 2019:

@Pralina1 still active as of this morning

Has profanity become the normal way to communicate?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

It is not acceptable in a business office, so in my little corner of the world it is not acceptable. However, get me in traffic and.....

HippieChick58 replies on Mar 19, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin I had my grandson in the car with me a few months ago, and I "heard" myself, and I told Austin he should disregard as Grammy seems to have a potty mouth,. He is of course too young to learn those words, but time to clean it up around the babies.