Mental health warriors: tell me about something you're really good at.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I am a stitcher and quilter. I am good at encouraging. I'm a good mom and grandmother.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@ProudMary No, I didn't know any special activities. There is an awesome Quilt Museum about 50 miles west of where I live, in Lincoln, NE.

Tsundoku: The practice of buying more books than you can read | TreeHugger

JanGarber comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I use the public library. I am trying not to accumulate more books.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

Me too! Just returned 3 books and a movie, and picked up 3 more books and a movie. Call me frugal.

OK.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Men: Your place or mine Women: Let's window shop, there is a nice wedding store down the street

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

I don't know what kind of gals you're meeting; but for me marriage is not on the table. Not now or ever. Long term shack up will suit me. And the horrible expense and dog and pony show of wedding, I'll pass.

Are you an adventurous eater?

Foot152 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Tomatoes

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@Foot152 I think they taste like liquid sunshine!!

I had a "come to Jesus" meeting with my manger last week.

ProudMary comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Don't let one job make you feel that way. You haven't let anyone down. You're obviously an intelligent individual...or you wouldn't be on here! ;) I did have one job in my life where I was made to feel dumb and I fell for it, briefly. But we are all so much more than what we do to earn money.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

This is true, other parts of my life are dandy.

I had a "come to Jesus" meeting with my manger last week.

AncientNight comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Just because you don't get it on your job doesn't mean that you're dumb or incompetent. (If anyone is dumb, it's me for dropping out of High School back in 68.) With any kind of will power, you'll land on your feet and shine.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

Thank you!!

Are you an adventurous eater?

vnufall comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Adventurous and you dont eat fish??...lol

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@kjsgenie I love salmon!! I lived in the PNW, had fresh Pacific salmon, like heaven!!

Are you an adventurous eater?

Foot152 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Tomatoes

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

I grow tomatoes, and eat them right off the vine!!

I Fed The Wolf Inside My Heart

patchoullijulie comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Have you read the book WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype....Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Este's?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

I just put it on hold at my library. I may have to read more and spend less time here!! My stack of books is growing.

A Sisyphean task.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Thanks for posting!!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@Snickers77 Thanks!!

Sweet potato fries? [tasty.co]

AntaresRose comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I have not tried them, but have had many tell me they really like them.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

Sweet potatoe fries or anything else are awesome!

Do you remember this?

Condor5 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I do remember those. Are they obsolete now?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

Just the strings. Bandaids are still around.

Do you remember this?

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2018:

That's a big bandage. Can't you get it out of the package without a string?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

maybe you didn't have them in Ireland, but in the US when I was a child Bandaids had a string you had to pull to open the wrapper.

Sir help me?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

This made me think of my childhood kitty. She was so sweet and so accepting. My sister dressed her up in baby clothes. This is Cocoa. She was my first heart cat, and the most gentle cat we ever had. When a small child picked her up, she'd go limp. And when that child put her down, she'd head for the...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@RobertNappi2 Her name was Cocoa, she "followed" my brother home from work one evening. She had a close encounter with a car at one point, and after that I was pretty much her human of choice. She would sit on the stairs at 9 pm and meow at me if I wasn't going to bed. My folks thought it was hysterical. She was Siamese, don't know if she was purebred or not. Didn't matter, she was all cat.

Some food for thought about Science.

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2018:

That comes across very arrogant.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@brentan I want scientists to be critical thinks and analytical. I don't see a believer being a critical thinker.To be a believer of things you don't see and cannot prove tells me you have WILLINGLY turned off the critical thinking skills. Well, if I can't figure it out with science I will say god did it and no one can ever disprove it and I can keep my job. This is the not scientist I want working for me.

Build Bridges Not Walls

patchoullijulie comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Normally I would agree but speaking for myself, I cannot and won't build bridges with racists, homophobes, KKK, Nazis and the likes.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

We need to connect with those that are not so extreme and can still be rescued.

I had a "come to Jesus" meeting with my manger last week.

jacpod comments on Aug 5, 2018:

I dont really understand, You,re so good at everything and so capable.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

It's funny and sad in a way. I hate reading legal documents. So a huge part of my job is dealing with contracts. Some of the job I'm really good at, but I'm not fast enough, and I have trouble figuring out some of the variations and remembering stuff we don't do frequently.

UPDATE: I've received several messages regarding TROLLS and I've banned one that I could find and ...

sweetcharlotte comments on Aug 5, 2018:

please tell me how to recognize a troll.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

Inflammatory language, or suggesting you shouldn't have posted or shouldn't use. Essentially someone just trying to stir things up.

...seriously!

GreatNani comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Well he is coming, just wait, he will be here in some date in the future and the world will end and you will burn in the flames and blah blah blah! But if you send me a check for ....I will pray for you!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@rogeralyn I have thought about writing a conservative Xian women's blog. I know I could do it, it would take some time. I'd have a pay pal link and ask for donations to keep the blog going. If I thought it would pay, and if I lose my full time gig I might try that. I can run with the Xian BS.

Thank you all for your great support regarding my post [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

You sound like you are surrounded by naysayers and really crappy people. Just a suggestion, but filter what you discuss with people who have a track record of being unsupportive. I know it is hard, but there are not many people I share very much with outside people I really trust. For me, that is ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@bleurowz That's hard. Most of my life I have lived away from family so they have had very little influence in my life, and I really don't have or need many friends. I have a few good friends and my present family , my kids and my sister are supportive of me. I have a brother who is currently "not speaking" to me. I called him on his BS and how dare I speak to him that way. No great loss.

Build Bridges Not Walls

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

We need unity. A house divided against itself cannot stand.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@shockwaverider I'm not interested in compromise. Those fence sitters need to get off their asses and come into the light and help vote that moron out of office.

Sunday at 11:30 am ?

Philistrate comments on Aug 5, 2018:

How about waffles. I prefer waffles. And REAL maple syrup!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

Only, only, only REAL Maple syrup. No Maple flavored HFCS (high fructose corn syrup)

Running out of luck

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

C'mon Mueller, we're tired of this dog and pony show!! Get some speed on!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@mcgeo52 Thanks, that give me some comfort.

Trumps Abortion Bill.

Our_existence comments on Aug 5, 2018:

tRump is one warped mf

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

I think warped is way too tame to describe him, but I can't think of a better one at the moment.

[returntonow.

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I keep wondering about relative merits of different groundcovers. Thanks for adding one for me to consider. I just don't like mowing grass. I didn't realize clover varies so much in height, but I went on Amazon and read on the clover seed varieties. Some are actually upwards of 12 inches, way ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@MikeInBatonRouge That is awesome!! I have the same areas, parking strip areas that I could plant the clover in. My front yard faces south. Part of the parking strip area is bounded on 4 sides: sidewalk, driveway, street, and cement pad for the community mail box. It is about 3x4. I have long considered putting some sort of ground cover there.

Wow, wonder how long it took them to get this picture right.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

It is soooo cute!! OMG, I want them all!! I do wonder how they did it, too. If it was photoshopped you'd think they would have fixed that switch on the wall in the background.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@Sheannutt I know!! This is like my dream, ginger/white kitties and long haired as well. I'd like to see the Tom that sired them. What a pair!

My Rasputin in the sunlight.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Beautiful!! S/he looks inscrutable.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@RavenCT My kitty girls are both right at 10#, and when they bounce off me in the middle of the night I definitely notice. Another 5 pounds would definitely wake you up!

Written by a friend.

MissKathleen comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Where is the problem?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

IKR. It's like most people have had lobotomies, especially a majority of those in the WH.

Living in a small town full of religious people is one of the most depressing forms of existence.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Why do you stay? You're not a tree... People like their delusions. Thinking is challenging for them.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Unrighteous Yeah, that is tough. I'm sorry.

Running out of luck

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

C'mon Mueller, we're tired of this dog and pony show!! Get some speed on!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Krysia22 Yes, but I was younger then. I'm running out of time and patience here!

Hi @Admin and group. Anyone else that would like to see a kiss emoji as a choice?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Seriously, we need a green barf emoji.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@FrayedBear LOL. I think it is perfect.

Trump called Don Lemmon the dumbest man on TV.

Freedompath comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Trump may be a male, but we can hardly hold him to the standard of a man! He is a ‘fake man!’ What you see is what you get...there is no mystery behind this ‘fake man!’

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

He is a caricature!

If you could choose one book that has impacted your life the most, what would that be, and why?

Seeker3CO comments on Aug 4, 2018:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. It is awesome. A seemingly flippant title for a very substantive book

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Seeker3CO I'm looking forward to reading it.

If you could choose one book that has impacted your life the most, what would that be, and why?

Seeker3CO comments on Aug 4, 2018:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. It is awesome. A seemingly flippant title for a very substantive book

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

I just put that on hold at my local library. 11 copies, 22 holds, now 23. Popular book.

These are some of the 'new' things I'm trying this year.

HeathenFarmer comments on Aug 4, 2018:

The beans, yes, but okra I'll pass.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

me too!

Seems quiet in these parts for a Saturday night. Whats everyone doing ?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I have a hot date with the cutest and most perfect little man in the world. Or in plainer language, I'm baby sitting my 4 month old grandson. And he's asleep now... so I am online.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Stargazer13 My youngest had the first baby, she was 26, baby was born Christmas day 2016. Oldest daughter gave birth 4/21/8 at age 33. Middle daughter (age 30) says NO BABIES for her, she is an awesome auntie.

Which is why you pass those by who have no clue what life is really like.

Beelzebant comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Not intending to insult anyone here with children, but I wish only emotionally mature adults had children – or were given parenting tips at the very least. Why parenting isn't taught to all people mystifies me; we are taught every other skill in life – the most important one if lucky. It could...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@SKH78 I am sorry you have had that experience. I think babies should only be brought into the world by people who WANT to be parents and made a deliberate well thought out choice to have a baby. My middle daughter is the world's greatest Auntie, but doesn't want children of her own. I support her decision 101%. She would be an awesome mom, but I respect her choice too much to ever seriously try to influence her decision. Babies are challenging little beings, and hugely expensive and time consuming.

My Rasputin in the sunlight.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Beautiful!! S/he looks inscrutable.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@RavenCT I'm babysitting my 4 month old grandson tonight, he's 15 pounds now. That is a hefty kitty.

Which is why you pass those by who have no clue what life is really like.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I have dealt with depression since I was in my 20s. At one time in my late 30s or 40s I went on meds. I told my then husband and father of my children what was going on. He told me he didn't want to hear about it because it made him depressed. Only part of the reason he is the ex now.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@MarkusCB That was the first time in a long time the depression had lasted long enough to be concerned. His dad was famous for telling his mom to "just get over it." She dealt with depression for many, many years, in fact most of her life. My ex was an Army officer, we met and married while we were both stationed in Germany. This is why I can give the dates and where we lived. It was after he retired from Ft. Lewis. Depression waxes and wanes.

Some say there is no mental illness.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Anyone who says there is no mental illness is full of BS. It isn't weakness, a failing or a fault. It is an illness just as the flu is an illness, just as cancer is.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Beelzebant I don't think you can blame it all on parenting. In fact I don't think you can really blame parenting. It is an illness, the brain chemistry is out of whack. They have done twin studies of children who have grown in good homes and not so good homes. Mental illness knows no demographics. Sometimes it is resiliency. Possibly it is genetics. It doesn't matter why, it matters that the individual has an illness and needs to be treated with dignity and respect.

Hi @Admin and group. Anyone else that would like to see a kiss emoji as a choice?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Seriously, we need a green barf emoji.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@FrayedBear that would be a holding the barf back so I can get to a safe place cuz I don't want to make a mess.

Which is why you pass those by who have no clue what life is really like.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I have dealt with depression since I was in my 20s. At one time in my late 30s or 40s I went on meds. I told my then husband and father of my children what was going on. He told me he didn't want to hear about it because it made him depressed. Only part of the reason he is the ex now.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@MarkusCB At that time over 10 years, I think. We lived in Snohomish/Everett area of Washington State. Married in 82, so this was before 1999 but after 1995. And we were married until about 2008.

[returntonow.

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I keep wondering about relative merits of different groundcovers. Thanks for adding one for me to consider. I just don't like mowing grass. I didn't realize clover varies so much in height, but I went on Amazon and read on the clover seed varieties. Some are actually upwards of 12 inches, way ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

I hadn't thought of that. It will need more research.

What are your plans for the rest of the summer?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Trying to keep my job. Trying to stay sane in an age of heightened anxiety. Hoping to harvest some tomatoes and other garden produce. And watching the grandbabies grow. Oh, and 3 quilts to work on.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@UrsiMajor I have posted pictures of my stuff in various groups. I will make sure they are also on my profile.

When I see lovers' names ❤

Snickers77 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

WIVES WITH KNIVES auditions.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

I carry a tiny SA knife about all the time.

A new episode of GoT

Switchcraft comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I can't prove it, I just know it's true: Trump spanks Pence in the residence every Tuesday night as "Mother" watches.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

That is such a disturbing mental image. Excuse me while I go stab hot pokers into my eyes.

I think he would've too

Snickers77 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Perhaps he has.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

OMG that is Yewgly! Fugly in fact.

has anyone noticed a little gear that turns when you reply now.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I'm thinking it is that little processing icon. Perhaps the site has gotten big enough and complicated enough that it is slowing down.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@kenriley I'm on a laptop, and haven't had enough sleep or any coffee, so I'm not entirely sure what I was seeing. And I just saw it and it was moving.

If He Ain't Treating You Right....

Anonbene comments on Aug 4, 2018:

And if she isn't treating you right...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

Same thing, walk on out that door.

How many of us are spreading the word, and showing our friends and strangers, about Agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I've had two folks join the site from my FB postings. I don't wear the shirt, too small.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@kenriley Honey it is priceless. However IF I had a larger size I'd be very reasonable. I also like the idea of different colors. I like purple, but it isn't my favorite color.

[returntonow.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Adjust your sprinklers, perhaps?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

2 years running the sprinker company has told me it's as good as it is gonna get.

And you're paying for it.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

what a hideous picture of him, more hideous than usual. Thanks for posting.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2018:

@Snickers77 that has to be really beyond gross. Thanks for your consideration!

If the signs at his events reflected reality...

silverotter11 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

pat robertson needs to go straight to hell.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2018:

on a greased slide!

Work Is Weird. Alison Green of Ask a Manager Can Help.

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Aug 3, 2018:

When I said I was Retired... really meant work is filed next to bible.... don't want to know how work is doing on anyone.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2018:

Well, lucky you. Many of the rest of us are still working for the man.

I only have two words for this, I DO ?

Snickers77 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Lucky you. Giselle keeps putting her ass near my face -- what should I do?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2018:

she wants to bump your face, the ultimate of acceptance and love. You're a lucky dude!

Support for Trump 39%, Support for Trump's impeachment 42%, which is Nixon territory. [cnn.com]

Razzy3150 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Don't believe the hype. CNN's polls are garbage.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2018:

Are they garbage because you don't want to believe them?

Just curious how many people on here consider themselves 100% either liberal Democrat or ...

OlderMusicGeek comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Don't know about 100%, but yes, I'm pretty far left. Probably right of someone like @HippieChick58, but still a good deal left of center!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

I did not realize I was seen as far right. I've never really thought about it beyond Bernie Liberal. And I guess I don't really care :) I'm me and I'm good with that.

Every time I'm at a BBQ and I smell the chops and sausages cooking, my mouth starts to water.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Grass just doesn't taste as good as tomatoes, or cucumbers.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@847zgp7 but it doesn't grow in my yard

It all starts with you ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I cut sugars out of my diet about a month ago, No more rocky road ice cream for stress relief. However, I've started losing weight again, and had some other changes. Sigh, goodbye Rocky....

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@jerrykelt Thanks!! I think I will try that. I do have some baking chocolate on hand. I think I've had it for about 5 years.... I don't bake much anymore.

So I'm house sitting and that includes monitoring 7 (yes, 7) untrained, barely housebroken dogs.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I take it the dogs are not crate trained...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@Freespirit64 The old saying is that you get the dog you deserve.

More coffee. Less not coffee.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I often wonder if a coffee IV line would be more efficient.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@germangirl90439 I don't like the taste, I add sugar and cream and slug it down. I just want the caffeine.

Impossible relationship

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

How are you going to raise the children, celebrate holidays, spend your Sundays?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@Ana305 depends on the parties involved. There could be, or it could be deal breakers.

Show of hands. Who would rather go to the mountains than the beach? Anyone else?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I'm going to have to say mountains. I am palest of the pale, and on the beach there is very little shade. I have about 3 minutes of exposure before sunburn. Being pigment challenged is a pain in more ways than one.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@ProudMary I remember when I was young and foolish, I was warned if I went to the beach not to get sand in my Schlitz.

A strong person.

hipchick57 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I can forgive but sometimes hard to forget ?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

You never forget, but you move on.

Climate Change’s Newest Effect: Gentrification - TheHumanist.com

AstralSmoke comments on Aug 1, 2018:

You're just full of good news. I watched a movie the other night. I think it was called The Time ( ? ). It was about when people collected time like they do money now. The common person lived day by day (literally) where the more affluent had decades, centuries, and beyond. It's the second time ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

Sorry, but most of the news today is bad news. Especially for the poor. That movie sounds dystopian but very interesting.

Jeff Sessions Has a Religious Liberty Task Force now what's going to happen to the cannabis laws?

ArdentAtheist comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Jeff Sessions needs an enema!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@AncientNight gives a whole new meaning to "pants on fire!"

I don't follow...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Trump went through the motions of drowning the puppy, but at the last moment pulled the puppy out and took credit for saving it. Does that clarify it a bit?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@Infoguy211 I haven't tried yet. Growing pains I expect. My messages are not going out either.

Not often enough.

arnies comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I am sure he ate way more chicken than people.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

and your point would be?

Jeff Sessions Has a Religious Liberty Task Force now what's going to happen to the cannabis laws?

ArdentAtheist comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Jeff Sessions needs an enema!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@MissaDixon and Sriracha sauce.

Paul Manafort's Trial Is About More Than Him or Mueller - The Atlantic

kmdskit3 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Very well written. Shared on FB.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

sweet!! Spread that far and wide!

Reporter Carl Bernstein has seen it all, from Nixon to now.

Condor5 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Damn! I've hit my limit of free WaPo articles this monfh; can't view it. I've seen Bernstein opining on 45s fiascos in interviews, I don't think he's a fan.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Condor5 Happy to help you out.

Catholic Church: Women are to Blame for Pedophile Priests

Marine comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Next they will blame the children

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

I am sure they will....

Some of the images/memes that were floating around yesterday in response to Jeff Sessions' ...

Strabo comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I love Mrs Betty Bowers!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Strabo I was hoping that was the case.

Some of the images/memes that were floating around yesterday in response to Jeff Sessions' ...

Strabo comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I love Mrs Betty Bowers!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

ewwwwww

It all starts with you ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I cut sugars out of my diet about a month ago, No more rocky road ice cream for stress relief. However, I've started losing weight again, and had some other changes. Sigh, goodbye Rocky....

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Sheannutt Never had soda habit, can't do carbonation. That is a good thing I think. I don't do beer or champagne either.

It all starts with you ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I cut sugars out of my diet about a month ago, No more rocky road ice cream for stress relief. However, I've started losing weight again, and had some other changes. Sigh, goodbye Rocky....

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@germangirl90439 I'm not so much low carb as much as cutting simple sugars. I eat most vegetarian most of the time. I do eat whole grain bread from time to time, lots of whole grains. My drug of choice for stress was M&Ms, and Rocky Road. Tonight's dinner was pasta w/spinach and pesto.

Get a grip, Donnie.

of-the-mountain comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Like his supporters?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Like Melania.

Reporter Carl Bernstein has seen it all, from Nixon to now.

Condor5 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Damn! I've hit my limit of free WaPo articles this monfh; can't view it. I've seen Bernstein opining on 45s fiascos in interviews, I don't think he's a fan.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

On July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted to adopt the first of three articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, charging he had personally tried to obstruct justice in the Watergate case. Nixon would resign in disgrace less than two weeks later. As every history buff and journalism nerd knows, that very likely would not have happened without the dogged investigative reporting of a couple of young Washington Post reporters: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. There is no more famous double byline in the history of the American press. So it was both fitting and slightly surreal — precisely 44 years later — to see Bernstein on cable news, talking about a story that had been published the previous day, one that also carried his name. The tripled-bylined CNN story said that President Trump, according to his former lawyer Michael Cohen, knew about the infamous June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between Russian representatives and Trump’s associates, including his son Donald Trump Jr. If there is a single through-line from the doomed Nixon presidency to the troubled Trump presidency, it may be Carl Bernstein. I caught up with Bernstein, an author and CNN analyst, Friday as he was bouncing between personal obligations and TV appearances, his phone exploding with calls and texts. He described Trump as “sui generis” — one of a kind — not only in his “habitual aversion to telling the truth” and his “willingness to embrace authoritarian and racist notions,” but also in his “considerable brilliance in figuring out and tapping into something in the country” that was forming before his arrival as a candidate. As for the Cohen news itself, Bernstein says the nub of it “goes to the question of intent to collude.” But, as he said on CNN shortly after the story broke, there remain some big “ifs.” Cohen, he noted, is “shopping for a get-out-of-jail card” through his cooperation with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of Trump. “If this information is true and accurate,” he said of Trump’s purported foreknowledge, and “if it can be nailed down” in testimony, it may be a very big deal, he said. (Trump and his son have consistently denied that the then-candidate knew about the meeting, which reportedly was convened to give the campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton.) Earlier this month, Bernstein said on CNN that he had never seen anything like the political reaction to Trump’s kowtowing to Russian President Vladi­mir Putin at a news conference following their Helsinki meeting: “We’ve never had a moment in our history like this where serious people of both parties are questioning the loyalty of the president of the United States. Unprecedented.” Unprecedented is a ...

While my daughter's medical dilemma is solved thanks to Shands and Medicaid, she was informed by her...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I see it all the time. However, unpaid FMLA is better than having to go job searching. Do they have Short Term Disability coverage? Have her check on that.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@germangirl90439 That stinks :( They have a hell of a waiting period. Well, it is WM. Two of my kids ended up working for WalMart. WM bought out their employer, Hayneedle Shops. They are not pleased, but so far no changes.

How do you feel about offering to pay on the second or third date as a woman?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I'm happy to pay for my half. I support myself, why not. However, if he insists paying I will let him, but I will pick up the tab next time. Communication is key.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@TheDoubter Awww, that is so sweet!! I accept!

CAN YOU SEE ME NOW?

Condor5 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

That must have been difficult for the both of you. Nicely related. Ever see/hear from her again?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@Condor5 I think a big vocabulary is sexy as hell.

DOGGIE DAYCARE -- A lady friend of mine in L.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Best laugh I've had today!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@Snickers77 I needed it too.

How do you feel about offering to pay on the second or third date as a woman?

Coldo comments on Jul 30, 2018:

The Man pays,story ended.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

If you insist!

NYT: Trump was enraged Melania's Air Force One TV was tuned to CNN, issued Fox-only directive.

Snickers77 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I always said Trump would be the first American president to get both divorced and impeached in office.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

As my old Jewish Grandmother would say "from your mouth to god's ears!" That is one first I'd make an annual holiday for!

What is your go to beverage of choice?

Holysocks comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Call me a short-term camel. There is never enough water.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

I love water, iced preferably. I love your description, short term camel.

What is your go to beverage of choice?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I love ice cold water, drink it all day long.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@Belrieve I didn't get into a soda habit because of the carbonation. I can't drink anything carbonated and never have been able to. It has been the last 15 or so years that the research has come out about the dangers of soda, which makes me thankful I didn't drink it. My younger sisters have quite a soda habit, and both look older than I do. For me it is a win-win. It also means I don't drink beer, some wines, champagne, and anything sparkling. Water was hard to get in German when I lived there in 1985 to 1988. I'd usually ask for Apfelsaft, or Apple Juice. One place had only sparkling apple juice. Grrrr.

What is your go to beverage of choice?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I love ice cold water, drink it all day long.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@Belrieve the important thing is you are drinking water. It makes your skin look younger and is just generally good for you all over. You'll appreciate the younger part in about 25 years.

VA cuts :(

Infoguy211 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I'm s Veteran, and this pissed need off! Vote Blue in November!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Vote early and vote often!

Let Singles Know Who You Are By Answering These Questions

seaspot_run comments on Jul 29, 2018:

*I better let the dogs out. I overslept. *Getting injured/ill and being unable to finish nursing school and hold my job. *Make at least one new social friend in my area in Florida. *Finishing and publishing my novel, and it sells. *Defenestrate, because it's so hard to find good opportunities ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

I love your favorite word. Med terms are so fascinating. I work in Short Term disability claims. I have a claimant who has had a pelvic exenteration. I had to explain to our male resource RN what that was, blew my mind.

Ok.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Sooo, has there been any contact with him? Did you ask if he is still interested in making plans with you?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@hipchick57 read this: http://www.artofwellbeing.com/2016/09/02/attachmenttheory/ It might help you figure this out.

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Dan1947 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

Makes me wonder why certain people constantly go after the same type of under-developed people who can’t love anyone......they believe they can change them and merely feel they have to try harder?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@psycheworks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_in_adults, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/201307/how-your-attachment-style-impacts-your-relationship http://www.artofwellbeing.com/2016/09/02/attachmenttheory/

The fabric storage project continues. Impossible without "cat supervision":

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Your spouse and I are kindred spirits. I have a large fabric stash as well.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Wow, I'm glad you were along. Sounds like she got some nice stuff.

Any questions?

JanGarber comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I don't think it is harassment to call a woman pretty as lon g as you keep your hands to yourself.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

In a professional setting it would not be appropriate.

I'm not saying that I've always been a ladies man but when I was 7 years old I tried playing little ...

Cast1es comments on Jul 29, 2018:

What made you think kissing was a part of baseball ?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

the sports analogy when speaking of relationships. First base is french kissing.

A tip for the ladies: If he says he'll go to the ends of the Earth for you, he's a Flat-Earther.

JeffB comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I'm pretty sure Venice Louisiana is the end of the Earth.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Nope, I lived in Rosepine, Louisiana. That was the end of the Earth and the armpit of the the world.

What a great gift the Vikings gave to their Brides.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Cats were necessary to keep vermin in check. Makes me so happy I live in modern times!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@Ray13 and happily I live now and can live openly with my familiars ;)

That's one way to do it.

pixiedust comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I had friends who bought a pet stroller for their elderly tabby. They used it to take her for walks in the park and on camping trips. I haven't seen any pet strollers in the stores for a couple of years now.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

check amazon, lots and lots of strollers for pets.

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Dan1947 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

Makes me wonder why certain people constantly go after the same type of under-developed people who can’t love anyone......they believe they can change them and merely feel they have to try harder?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Funny thing, I was just reading about that this morning. Attached - The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find- and Keep -love by Amir Levine. Introduces the theory of adult attachment as an advanced relationship science that can enable individuals to find and sustain love, offering insight into the roles of genetics and early family life in how people approach relationships. It is fairly interesting and explores why we keep repeating relationship types.

Nice dinner with my love @MrLizard

SkotlandSkye comments on Jul 28, 2018:

So...then, not single? ((confused look....double-checking group name.....))

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@germangirl90439 You know I love you, I'm very happy for you, and that I am insanely jealous! And that I will get over it. Eventually...

Christian activist: ‘God will curse the children and grandchildren of those who opposed Trump’ ...

djangofan comments on Jul 28, 2018:

I am new to this site. This dialog makes me think I should leave it. Jeez. Why would I comment about some nut job?

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