Happy Birthday @Glennlab. Hope your day is grand! 🎂🎉🎊🌈💕

seattlepanda comments on Sep 10, 2020:

Hey Glenn...same birthdays! :D

glennlab replies on Sep 11, 2020:

Happy Birthday

Happy Thursday Everyone! I hope today finds you doing well.

glennlab comments on Sep 10, 2020:

No, apathy works as well.

glennlab replies on Sep 10, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty about some things I am..

My self image

Zoohome comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Yeah, I would say blue would fit you better.

glennlab replies on Sep 10, 2020:

you know me too well

I had several relatives lose their homes in the recent hurricane in La.

tinkercreek comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Happy Birthday!! Wishing you a fun and safe birthday trip, and I hope you have lots of elbow-room in Vegas!!

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

all the families with kids should be gone, so that is at least 50% of who was there last time. Thank you. I've got about 20 minutes untill I leave for the airport.

As I've gotten older this has become more true. When I was younger I only admitted the first 2.

Lavergne comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Yes - the patience diminishes with each passing decade. "WTF" becomes your mantra at some point. ;) ;)

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

Idealism gets worn thin, doesn't it?

I've always liked this one even though it was released before I was born.

glennlab comments on Sep 9, 2020:

The stones put out a lot of great music in the 60s, I really wish they had lead the British invasion instead of the Beatles. This song was one played a lot along with Sky Pilot in SEA.

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

@JimG They were just as popular once they were here, but they were part of the British Invasion and not the landing party. The first always gets more credit whether the diserve it or not.

I've always liked this one even though it was released before I was born.

glennlab comments on Sep 9, 2020:

The stones put out a lot of great music in the 60s, I really wish they had lead the British invasion instead of the Beatles. This song was one played a lot along with Sky Pilot in SEA.

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

@Marionville I think we could have been spared a lot of bubblegum.

I had several relatives lose their homes in the recent hurricane in La.

Cutiebeauty comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Great! Take many pics and Happy birthday!! :)

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

Thanks, this is my camera trip, weather is supposed to be in the 80s sunny to partly cloudy. Seven magic mountains and maybe Joshua tree National landmark and Willow beach.

I had several relatives lose their homes in the recent hurricane in La.

bobwjr comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Be careful you can catch it again and second time is worse

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

I will be taking precautions, but the data shows only 3 cases of actual reinfection worldwide. Many cases of relapse. So I am watching my energy, O2, blood sugar, and vision closely.

I had several relatives lose their homes in the recent hurricane in La.

MichelleGar1 comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Safe travels and happy birthday 🎈🎉🎁🎊🎂

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

Thank you ribeye while watching the Bellagio fountains dance outside the window, trip to the seven magic mountains, 35 pair of gloves and 15 facemasks, prepped and planned. I also charged all my camera batteries.

Happy Tuesday! How do you type?

glennlab comments on Sep 8, 2020:

I took typing in high school, it is the only class that a teacher has ever asked me to drop. My lack of hand/eye coordination is legendary. I still home row, but I have to look at what I am typing.

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

@silverotter11 I thought I was just bad, until I took a career planning course, as part of the course you spend 3 classes taking a whole battery of tests ranging from mechanical to straight IQ. On the mental tests I scored 140-160, on the mechanical aptitude I was around 100 on the mechanical practical I was at 65. The professor took me aside to explain the term at the time(1974) was functionally retarded. But not to worry, with my other scores I should be able to hire someone to do the typing for me.

And then there is this

Pralina1 comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Pls don’t say that man , I am at the end of my rope as it is .

glennlab replies on Sep 9, 2020:

Really hope I'm wrong.

And then there is this

Lorajay comments on Sep 8, 2020:

At least it's up instead of down.

glennlab replies on Sep 8, 2020:

I see a hole in the lake.

Please pay heed to the warning

HumanistJohn comments on Sep 8, 2020:

Biden was not my 1st choice, nor my 2nd, nor my 3rd, nor... However, I agree whole-heartedly with the sentiment in this tweet.

glennlab replies on Sep 8, 2020:

same here. Since my first presidential ballot in 1972. I have never had my first choice on the ballot.

Just in case you thought it would make a difference

WonderWartHog99 comments on Sep 8, 2020:

## "Unnamed sources" makes the story less credible but Trump's generals are mysteriously keeping their yaps shut about it. Although most of the enlisted would vote against Trump although he's citing them among his supporters.

glennlab replies on Sep 8, 2020:

With the vindictivness and vitriol of this administration I do not blame anyone for not wanting to be named. The fact that at least 4 different news reporting sevices have all confirmed the validity of the statement, I think that reduces the lack of crdibility. Out of the 200 + stories Woodard and bernstien broke on Watergate over 90% were from unnamed sources, turned out to be 100% valid and only the tip of the iceberg.

A couple recent projects around my yard: I finally decided to do something with a small space ...

glennlab comments on Sep 8, 2020:

One of the great joys of gardening is being able to share both knowledge and plants. The dragon fruit seems to have really taken off. This first year, both of the passion vines may die back, but if one doesn't, that is the light blue one that fruits. It may be May before the purple one comes back,...

glennlab replies on Sep 8, 2020:

@RussRAB Next year you will need to stake the dragon fruit, a 24 inch stake should be enough. I'm glad you are happy with the plants.

Trump Felt Paying Off Stormy Daniels Was Cheaper Than Paying Off Melania A leaked excerpt from ...

GoodMan comments on Sep 8, 2020:

I'm sure his accountants will find a way to claim it as a deduction.

glennlab replies on Sep 8, 2020:

None that IRS should allow, but the key word is should.

I guess we should all strive to keep an open mind?

CommonHuman comments on Sep 7, 2020:

Too soon. It will always be too soon.

glennlab replies on Sep 8, 2020:

I should have read previous comments first.

Is it just me or should the people in groups identify with the title of the group.

glennlab comments on Sep 7, 2020:

While all the groups on Agnostics have a common theme, some require that you be a member before you post or comment, some don't. 50+ has never required that you be a member before commenting. We have only one active member under 50 and she has been for quite sometime. I encourage all members to ...

glennlab replies on Sep 7, 2020:

@Wildflower Also much like other groups that are specific, If someone is here acting with trollish behavior, they are gone. I review every post and check out every new member.

Is it just me or should the people in groups identify with the title of the group.

glennlab comments on Sep 7, 2020:

While all the groups on Agnostics have a common theme, some require that you be a member before you post or comment, some don't. 50+ has never required that you be a member before commenting. We have only one active member under 50 and she has been for quite sometime. I encourage all members to ...

glennlab replies on Sep 7, 2020:

@Wildflower already done I needed to do some research before I replied.

Happened this afternoon (06th of September) at North Point, in the North Eastern part of Hong Kong ...

glennlab comments on Sep 6, 2020:

Do you know what the flowers are? beautiful pics.

glennlab replies on Sep 6, 2020:

@Heidi68 that was what I was thinking, I've seen purple, white, and lavender, but that is a rainbow of color

Trump ended his trip to France in 2018 after uploading the art to Air Force One | FR24 News English

glennlab comments on Sep 6, 2020:

Since the White house is an official museum of the United States and all of its contents by law must be inventoried by the archivist of the US removal of any item, that has not been a gift to that specific president and paid for at FMV is a felony. US code 5 USC 7432,

glennlab replies on Sep 6, 2020:

@oldFloyd Since he would be out of power, it might make him think.

I'll start it off with this

MichelleGar1 comments on Sep 6, 2020:

All I have are memes

glennlab replies on Sep 6, 2020:

had to find my inhaler I laughed so hard

It's Sunday! Ask your questions! Have fun with it!

KKGator comments on Sep 6, 2020:

What games do you have on your phone? I only have two. Jewels Magic Lamp and Jewelry King.

glennlab replies on Sep 6, 2020:

none

Throw back

mistymoon77 comments on Sep 6, 2020:

Trimming the hedges wasn't even thought of back then. They were lucky if they got their legs shaved without tearing off half a layer of skin. lol

glennlab replies on Sep 6, 2020:

One of the first fights I had with my ex was when she used my razor to shave her legs because hers wasn't very good. I asked why she didn't just buy a man's razor since she was paying twice as much for something half as good. Long story short, I bought her one just like mine so she wouldn't be embarrassed by having to shop in the men's section.

You would think that they'd love to.

Lorajay comments on Sep 6, 2020:

Rarely indicates some do, how interesting.

glennlab replies on Sep 6, 2020:

I would expect that they are dieing to talk.

Return of the body snatchers?

ZantiMisfit comments on Sep 6, 2020:

Hmm but where?? Oh shit!!

glennlab replies on Sep 6, 2020:

baby ones

1) Half of my pomegranate 2020 crop ,2 & 3) my 5 year old pequin pepper plant, Pequin has a ...

Zoohome comments on Sep 5, 2020:

Does it die back on winter and regrow when weather gets warm again?

glennlab replies on Sep 5, 2020:

It dies back to the ground here, but farther south it will winter over. I had a friend in San Antonio that picked them year round.. I'm going to plant a couple of starts this fall and see if I can get some new plants for the spring. They seem to do well in pots and in the ground.

Happy Friday, Heathens! What's your favorite popsicle flavor?

Lauren comments on Sep 4, 2020:

It was probably a tie between banana and root beer.

glennlab replies on Sep 4, 2020:

I forgot about banana.

2020, the longest year in human history and it's not even 3/4ths over

FrayedBear comments on Sep 4, 2020:

I think that it has gone very quickly.

glennlab replies on Sep 4, 2020:

I'll have some of whatever you are taking/drinking or smoking as long as the side effects are not terrible.

Tomorrow, my son will be getting married.

LucyLoohoo comments on Sep 4, 2020:

Best wishes to everyone! They can always throw a party later. Does this mean you wear a coat/tie/tux on top and shorts/bare feet on the bottom?

glennlab replies on Sep 4, 2020:

I am planning to just dress normally, but I have already checked my background to make sure that there are no embarrassing items/ messes for the camera to pick up.

Tomorrow, my son will be getting married.

hankster comments on Sep 3, 2020:

Congrats!

glennlab replies on Sep 3, 2020:

thanks

Tomorrow, my son will be getting married.

ZantiMisfit comments on Sep 3, 2020:

Congrats to your son!

glennlab replies on Sep 3, 2020:

thanks

Ok, but... The visual made me laugh.

glennlab comments on Sep 3, 2020:

I'll just sit tight. 2020 taught us that the gun nuts can't go 6 weeks with out a pedicure, haircut and latte.

glennlab replies on Sep 3, 2020:

@scurry I wouldn't talk about it or even admit it to myself until about 35 years after it happened, it's not something I'm proud of or would want to do again. That running at them naked and screaming would work for me too. Either scare them or make them laugh so hard, they fall out.

Ok, but... The visual made me laugh.

glennlab comments on Sep 3, 2020:

I'll just sit tight. 2020 taught us that the gun nuts can't go 6 weeks with out a pedicure, haircut and latte.

glennlab replies on Sep 3, 2020:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz I like the reach of the 24 inch machete, and it is more intimidating. but both would do lethal damage.

Ok, but... The visual made me laugh.

glennlab comments on Sep 3, 2020:

I'll just sit tight. 2020 taught us that the gun nuts can't go 6 weeks with out a pedicure, haircut and latte.

glennlab replies on Sep 3, 2020:

@AtheistInNC I never knew whether to believe them or not, but I damn sure wouldn't get into a helicopter with one.

1) Half of my pomegranate 2020 crop ,2 & 3) my 5 year old pequin pepper plant, Pequin has a ...

RussRAB comments on Sep 3, 2020:

I don't know about those hot, hot, hot peppers. I have come to understand that I am not fond of food that bites back.

glennlab replies on Sep 3, 2020:

I made 2 quarts of hot sauce last year, it was chase it with ice cream hot. Less than a teaspoon in a big pot of chilli was enough to take the hair off your chest. I gave away one bottle, and the other is still in my pantry. It is going to take a loooooong time to use it all.

Ok, but... The visual made me laugh.

glennlab comments on Sep 3, 2020:

I'll just sit tight. 2020 taught us that the gun nuts can't go 6 weeks with out a pedicure, haircut and latte.

glennlab replies on Sep 3, 2020:

@scurry I may have some guns left over from my hunting days, but I'll have to get fresh ammo. I've got machetes, baseball bats and other assorted implements of destruction as backup and unlike most of these pansy right wingers I have killed someone (Vietnam War) and been fired at.

just a few today

dkp93 comments on Sep 1, 2020:

Love that military approval graph, and Trevor Noah is spot on.

glennlab replies on Sep 2, 2020:

The military is generally more conservative than the general population, I think it show there is hope in November

just a few today

Redheadedgammy comments on Sep 1, 2020:

Love em all a Glenn. Especially the last one with Trevor!

glennlab replies on Sep 2, 2020:

Trevor always seems to hit the point.

This happens way more than I am willing to admit, for far longer than I can remember

wordlady-63 comments on Sep 1, 2020:

This is me, especially since I had Covid-19. Can't keep a thought in my head for very long!

glennlab replies on Sep 1, 2020:

Brain fog is common in Covid-19 even after recovery, but I forget where I was going with this.

A few I found to share...

glennlab comments on Sep 1, 2020:

Are you a bad girl?

glennlab replies on Sep 1, 2020:

@EyesThatSmile by your meme

I think at last count there were about 1000

Stilltrying1964 comments on Aug 31, 2020:

Diagnosed type 2 last year. Quit that stuff. Here's a neat trick: make a diet coke that won't make you fatter in 10 years! Fake sweeteners are worse than sugar, and that's pretty bad!

glennlab replies on Sep 1, 2020:

I buy a twelve pack about once every six months, for guests, I normally just drink club soda or selter water (unflavored)

Got to plan for post pandemic days.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 31, 2020:

## It's the post breakfast brunch that does me in.

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

@Stilltrying1964 thanks

University of Arizona has it's sht together. [smithsonianmag.com]

RoyMillar comments on Aug 31, 2020:

Yes i have heard of this ,any way at all to try and nip it in the bud

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

It's an efficient , non intrusive test method, that still insures maximum coverage and can account for those that break the no outside contact protocols even inadvertantly

Melania Sent Out Her Most Hypocritical Tweet Yet, The Internet Let Her Have It: "You Don't Really ...

Lauren comments on Aug 31, 2020:

I've been frustrated from the beginning with the portrayals of Melania as a victim, as someone who was tricked into marriage with a beast, as someone who's being buffeted around by all this power. In truth, she's a barracuda who can hold her own with her husband, and she no doubt is part of a team ...

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

@Lauren I think she was pretty sure he'd be dead by now, he doesn't come from very good stock. And there are losts of people that really hated him BEFORE he got into the race, now you can add another 20-30 million.

Melania Sent Out Her Most Hypocritical Tweet Yet, The Internet Let Her Have It: "You Don't Really ...

Lauren comments on Aug 31, 2020:

I've been frustrated from the beginning with the portrayals of Melania as a victim, as someone who was tricked into marriage with a beast, as someone who's being buffeted around by all this power. In truth, she's a barracuda who can hold her own with her husband, and she no doubt is part of a team ...

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

Don't forget she claimed that she was staying in NYC so that Barron could finish his school year. Cohen let us know that it was to leverage a better prenup. She is just as sleazy as DJT, but even more devious. I'm pretty sure mom and dad naturalization was part of the deal.

An aged (wo)man is but a paltry thing, A tattered coat upon a stick, unless Soul clasp its hands...

glennlab comments on Aug 31, 2020:

Happy Birthday dear lady!!

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

@MissKathleen At least you had that trip to Co. Sorry it is so hot there.

An aged (wo)man is but a paltry thing, A tattered coat upon a stick, unless Soul clasp its hands...

glennlab comments on Aug 31, 2020:

Happy Birthday dear lady!!

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

@MissKathleen Hot and tired and not in a good way. I've started doing breathing treatments and that has really helped.

Got to plan for post pandemic days.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 31, 2020:

## It's the post breakfast brunch that does me in.

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

@WonderWartHog99 Pretty much the reason I left it unattributed, after all you can lead a cat to water but you shouldn't take any wooden nickles.

Got to plan for post pandemic days.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 31, 2020:

## It's the post breakfast brunch that does me in.

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

reminds me of.. Everyone needs a bracer when they first get up, no one can deny a person a mid morning pick me up, You've got to have three or four with lunch to make it go down, a mid afternooner is a welcome relief, and a quiting time salute is a must, but this business of sip, sip sip all day long has got to stop.

I'm not Karen, either

tinkercreek comments on Aug 31, 2020:

Thankfully, neither am I, and I continue to build my wine reserves. Just in case.

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

I just bottled 4 gallons, 3 strawberry and 1 mango, stockpile for any future shortage.

Any one agree or disagree?

MichelleGar1 comments on Aug 31, 2020:

LMAO@some douche on horseback is going to save you.

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

If he's on horseback in Texas you can bet he is most likely a douche. lol

Any one agree or disagree?

FrayedBear comments on Aug 31, 2020:

No but sadly I laughed at the hunchback's dilemma!

glennlab replies on Aug 31, 2020:

I identified with it lol

As a Lefty Libertarian or Anarcho Libertarian, it behooves me to monitor the Far Right Libertarians ...

glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Ron Paul has not changed, he has always been a nut job anarchist, that thought everyone is out to get him.

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

@Surfpirate It has always been my investment philosophy that no one has ever gone broke`taking a profit, and you don't have a loss until you sell. We all remember our winners, our losers, not so much.

It hurts too much to laugh and I'm too old to cry.

glennlab comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Do any of you realize that the DNC does not select the candidate, that they are elected, and that they must stand for re election every 2 years. Joe Biden was not who I voted for in the primary or at the convention, a majority of democrats that voted, voted for Joe. Stop blaming the DNC for the ...

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

@WilliamCharles If by silencing you mean that they could not get 50% plus 1, then every elction in history has been silencing the loser. It is a democratic organization, if youi don't have the votes, you don't have the votes. I have been a member of the progressive caucus at many conventions, but they were too unorganized to craft a plan of action. It normally meets at the same time as the veterans caucus, they better (marginally) how to get things done so my efforts rest with them more. The progressive caucus tends to shotgun approach rather than rifle shot. The black caucus was equally ineffective until they started to focus, now they are a major force to be recconded with.

Happy Sunday! It's pose your own question day!

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 30, 2020:

How many people in the community have you blocked? Or been blocked by? Does it matter?

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

I haven't blocked anyone, several have blocked me and I really don't care. the only time it matters is when someone I follow comments on one of their posts and I can't see it.

Happy Sunday! It's pose your own question day!

ZantiMisfit comments on Aug 30, 2020:

How about another edition of PET PEEVES? 😡 One of mine is people not cleaning up after themselves. I was using a gas station bathroom recently and the area around the sink was covered with water and paper towels from the last guy washing his hands. The trash is right fucking next to the wash...

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

I think you already covered most of mine, but my favorite pet peeve is intentional ignorance.

Happy Sunday! It's pose your own question day!

Seeker3CO comments on Aug 30, 2020:

What do you truly value? And I don't mean the usual pablum like family or whatever. What ELSE about life do you get out of bed for? That you pursue?

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

Traveling and being in nature, that has really been a bust this year. Much shorter trips once I could start taking them again.

I'm wondering how many of you believe that it is acceptable behavior to tresspass on private ...

glennlab comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Not acceptable, nor is placing a sign in a prohibited area, nor placing one without the property owners permission. For those of you that are unaware, most states prohibit the placement of signs on public right of way, which is from fence line to fence line, the railroads generally prohibit ...

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

@Varn We had the local republican party complain that some of our signs were in the right of way. The city called us and we moved them, they sent a crew out 24 hours later and removed every sign that was in the right of way and sent a bill to the county parties for the removal. Our bill $0, the republicans had at least 3 pickup truckloads removed, they thought the law didn't apply to them since they had been the ones to point out the violation.

It hurts too much to laugh and I'm too old to cry.

glennlab comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Do any of you realize that the DNC does not select the candidate, that they are elected, and that they must stand for re election every 2 years. Joe Biden was not who I voted for in the primary or at the convention, a majority of democrats that voted, voted for Joe. Stop blaming the DNC for the ...

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

@WilliamCharles Do you even know who you DNC rep is?

I'm wondering how many of you believe that it is acceptable behavior to tresspass on private ...

glennlab comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Not acceptable, nor is placing a sign in a prohibited area, nor placing one without the property owners permission. For those of you that are unaware, most states prohibit the placement of signs on public right of way, which is from fence line to fence line, the railroads generally prohibit ...

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

@TomMcGiverin That is the law in most places, it is a safety concern and if you have seen the tire tracks that make it that far up, you understand.

Gatos!!

BestWithoutGods comments on Aug 30, 2020:

I hope those cats don't poop on my lawn! What a cat-ass-trophy! 😲

glennlab replies on Aug 30, 2020:

Think of the pit they would dig

I am so damn depressed.

Freedompath comments on Aug 29, 2020:

And this AM I read trump has a good chance of getting re-elected! I agree with you...trump would only work America over DOUBLE , what he has done in these last nearly 4 years! If this happens it will be a disaster for the ages! Only cheating, stealing and killing...will have value with trump in ...

glennlab replies on Aug 29, 2020:

The corporate media enjoysa horse race, and will do whatever thjey have to to get one. Do not count out trump until the final votes are tallied.

As a Lefty Libertarian or Anarcho Libertarian, it behooves me to monitor the Far Right Libertarians ...

glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Ron Paul has not changed, he has always been a nut job anarchist, that thought everyone is out to get him.

glennlab replies on Aug 29, 2020:

@Surfpirate I actually made money off the Hunt brother's scam. We bought silver mine stocks on the Spokane Mining exchange, bought for around $3 sold at 29 on the way up to 30, market crashed that afternoon and it took us 6 weeks to see our money, SEC busted several trades larger than ours, but they all belonged to executives of the mines. I keep a 40 ounce silver slug as a paperweight from my days at the newspaper.

As a Lefty Libertarian or Anarcho Libertarian, it behooves me to monitor the Far Right Libertarians ...

glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Ron Paul has not changed, he has always been a nut job anarchist, that thought everyone is out to get him.

glennlab replies on Aug 29, 2020:

@Surfpirate I am well aware of how the precious metals market work and the premium you pay for coin over bullion. Ron Paul was charging coin price for bullion slugs. Anyone that knew anything about metals knew what he was doing, but the people that subscribed to his newsletter were on the same level that Joel Osteen fleeces. same market too. I still have one Kuggerand that I paid less than $250 for in the mid to late 70s. When gold made it's huge jump up to over $800, I sold most of what I held.

As a Lefty Libertarian or Anarcho Libertarian, it behooves me to monitor the Far Right Libertarians ...

glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Ron Paul has not changed, he has always been a nut job anarchist, that thought everyone is out to get him.

glennlab replies on Aug 28, 2020:

@Surfpirate Ron was unloading gold and silver at inflated prices to the gullible that were paid subscribers to his investment newsletter, I don't think he ever believed that people were altruistic, merely gullible. You would be an outdier in the US Libertarian party, but thanks for the explaination.

As a Lefty Libertarian or Anarcho Libertarian, it behooves me to monitor the Far Right Libertarians ...

glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Ron Paul has not changed, he has always been a nut job anarchist, that thought everyone is out to get him.

glennlab replies on Aug 28, 2020:

@Surfpirate I know Dr Ron Paul, the lake Jackson ObGyn, I had to listen to both he and his followers spout off about elimating all gov't except actual defense (no overseas involvement at all) and privatizing all other gov't services and letting people die if they didn't have insurance, since it was all personal responsibility. His stand of the gold standard was quite a scam since he was actively involved in selling gold and silver by mail order and selling a finacial newsletter that encouraged heavily investing in gold and silver. That doesn't sound very left wing to me. If left wing is selling the roads, the post office, doing away with all social programs and every man fends for himself, you have a much different understanding of right and left than I do.

Male sperm contains a high level of testosterone, which lead me to write this ditty, seven years ago...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Becuz nothing says "I love you" like bringing home an STD.......

glennlab replies on Aug 28, 2020:

more along the lines of I loved someone else

As a Lefty Libertarian or Anarcho Libertarian, it behooves me to monitor the Far Right Libertarians ...

glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Ron Paul has not changed, he has always been a nut job anarchist, that thought everyone is out to get him.

glennlab replies on Aug 28, 2020:

@Surfpirate both Ron and Rand have supported no federal gov't except defense. The believe in the privatization of all gov't funtion from the USPS to the highway system. This all the while they were suckling at the teat of big gov't. Maybe not anarchist, but so close the naked eye can't tell the difference. Their strongest support has been in the anarchist wing of the libertarian party.

Elephants being give CBD: [theguardian.com]

AncientNight comments on Aug 27, 2020:

I have to tell my Daughter this. She used to manage a half dozen Animal Hospitals. She got a promotion and now manages 19 of them in Virginia.

glennlab replies on Aug 27, 2020:

@Theresa_N Prices are dropping dramaticly, still expensive, but about 50% less than before the recent glut on the market.

Hi everyone, I'm pretty wary about joining a group like this and putting myself out there, ...

glennlab comments on Aug 26, 2020:

Welcome, check for free thinking groups in your area (kind of a coded reference to agnostic/atheist) I don't generally tell anyone what my religus beliefs are, since they are mine and I don't see the need to explain them.

glennlab replies on Aug 27, 2020:

@Cillendor This site allows a lot of feedback, feel free to ask your questions and state your problems.

And we don't bitch about it because we fully understand we're responsible for making life and death ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 26, 2020:

De-escalation training is fine and dandy, as well as trying to weed out psychos from becoming cops and also eliminating the pervasive mentality among cops that black and brown men are their enemy combatants in the streets, as well as hiring too many cops that are ex-military, and making sure that ...

glennlab replies on Aug 27, 2020:

California's strict gun laws came about under RR for just that reason. Black men were arming themselves. They would carry long guns which felons could own back then, and hand guns for those without convictions. Scared the shit out of Reagan and the republicans.

And the hits keep coming for Houston! Looks like Laura might do some damage.

glennlab comments on Aug 25, 2020:

Stay safe, I rode out Alicia on the headwaters of Trinity Bay. We were without power for a week, 2 years later, I was Dallas bound. It was more the town blowing up (Mont Belieu) than the weather. Your area is just as dangerous. (Houston Ship channel is the largest petrochemical complex in the ...

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

@WaywardAtheist I don't blame you one bit. I no longer have to worry about what to do if the car dies after driving into a fog bank. I hope you miss the excitement of the storm.

Where are the Televangelists!

Pralina1 comments on Aug 25, 2020:

U kidding me ? The hospital chaplain bailed out since March 14th , and he works from home and on call 😂. Not that I have any use for his ass , but he was the first to stay home , and still only working from home .

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

one less asshole to get in the way of people actually doing the work.

Opinion | One nation ‘under God’?

barjoe comments on Aug 25, 2020:

This is all McCarthyism. It started with the red scare and blacklists of the 50s. Godless Communism. They added "Under God" to show that America is a God country while Communist USSR was Godless State! To me In God We Trust and Under God are unconstitutional.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

@barjoe The knights are the men's organization of the Roman catholic church, in the 1950s they were very active. They are in commemoratrion of the "Saint" that "discovered" America, they have nothing to do with Italians. They were the catholic answer to the fraternal orders that banned catholics. google it.

Opinion | One nation ‘under God’?

barjoe comments on Aug 25, 2020:

This is all McCarthyism. It started with the red scare and blacklists of the 50s. Godless Communism. They added "Under God" to show that America is a God country while Communist USSR was Godless State! To me In God We Trust and Under God are unconstitutional.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

Don't forget the huge financial contribution from the Knights of Columbus, the catholic faternal order.

Opinion | One nation ‘under God’?

xenoview comments on Aug 25, 2020:

God needs to be removed from the pledge of allegence, money, and swearing on the bible in court.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

I haven't seen a bible used in court except on TV.

The Placide in this history tidbit is my 5th great grandfather.

Killtheskyfairy comments on Aug 25, 2020:

I have heard they do this in India during a monsoon rather than go to shelters. Government gets pissed that they have to cut dead bodies down from trees.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

I had a relative on my mother's side that rode out Hurricane Audry (1957) with her twins in the top of an oak tree, she saved one and lost one. It's kind of daunting when you look at the tree later and realize how high the water got.

Some of these are a bit out of focus but I thought she was really cool! Best I can tell (research) ...

glennlab comments on Aug 25, 2020:

The orb spiders are neat. For years I would feed the ones in my backyard and really enjoyed watching them feed.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

@Heidi68 If the web will hold it, it's not too big.

The Placide in this history tidbit is my 5th great grandfather.

RoyMillar comments on Aug 25, 2020:

Amazing ,loved your history,

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

thank you

The Placide in this history tidbit is my 5th great grandfather.

Amzungu comments on Aug 25, 2020:

That's a really cool piece of your heritage. Thank you for sharing.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

He was really an interesting person to reseach, had a son and grandson both named Placide and remarried vary late in life to a very young woman. The church records didn't include the I, II, or III so you had to go to the census records to clarify which was which. Both he and his son were conscripted into the confederate army, serving in different regiments, but in some of the same battles. The other problem was that depending on the person writing the story, they spelled the name at least 3 different ways.

Some of these are a bit out of focus but I thought she was really cool! Best I can tell (research) ...

glennlab comments on Aug 25, 2020:

The orb spiders are neat. For years I would feed the ones in my backyard and really enjoyed watching them feed.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

@Heidi68 I would just immobilize a small insect1.5 inches or less, then stick it to the web, she does the rest. 3 or 4 quick wraps of web, venom, back off, then she finishes with her cocoon. The next morning the husk is kicked out of the web to be swept away. It was my revenge for the grasshoppers doing so much damage to my plants.

I'm not going to watch, but I'll bet that I still see way too much coverage.

Lauren comments on Aug 24, 2020:

Beautiful! And I'm sure it's just a conservative representation (pun unintended) of what a shit-show this will be.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo I have a feeling they have removed the news networks from his feed to keep him from stroking out.

I'm not going to watch, but I'll bet that I still see way too much coverage.

Lauren comments on Aug 24, 2020:

Beautiful! And I'm sure it's just a conservative representation (pun unintended) of what a shit-show this will be.

glennlab replies on Aug 25, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo Yes they did.

So I got a new wig for some skits and it turns out I really like it 🤩

glennlab comments on Aug 24, 2020:

looks really good on you. that was my 6 year old color, except curly.

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

@Lauren the last one I saw was at my aunt's house, she has most of my paternal grandmother's pictures. My mother kept the school pictures and most were B & W (I've got those). I was a true carrot top.

I believe there are a lot of us this old

itsmedammit comments on Aug 24, 2020:

I remember the bottle but not the name.

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

All I could remember was horse glue, but it seemed everyone had a bottle.

And It's not over just yet.

azzow2 comments on Aug 24, 2020:

Sex on the Beach and a Slippery Nipple would be better for the ego.

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

If you bring your cat with you you can have a WAP.

I'm not going to watch, but I'll bet that I still see way too much coverage.

Lauren comments on Aug 24, 2020:

Beautiful! And I'm sure it's just a conservative representation (pun unintended) of what a shit-show this will be.

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

I love that CNN cut him off mid speech because there was too much they had to fact check already.

The classiest first lady our country has ever had!

LucyLoohoo comments on Aug 23, 2020:

do you suppose the Obama's paintings are safe? I read that they've been moved to obscure locations...but....are they safe?

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

@BirdMan1 He may not, but the rank and file workers that have to perform the mundane preservation are normally extremely conscientious. You might remember that the clerks were dutifully retrieving torn up documents from the trash and taping them back together so that they could be archived.

If I have to listen to Trump or anymore of his minions going on about how safe it is , or it's a ...

glennlab comments on Aug 24, 2020:

Hold on, it can be really rough, I had a mild case and wanted to die to get better. I can't emphasis enough to stock up on electrolytes, wet wipes and get plenty of rest, no matter how much you slept last night.

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

@wolf041 It progresses fairly quickly and can take a while to get back up to speed. I have asthma so I had inhalers, and a host of respiratory meds and equipment. I was only able to handle fluids for about a week. Everyone is different. A good friend (nurse with Covid experience) suggested a baby aspirin daily, my dr agreed in spite of it normally being contraindicated for me. Best of luck, and if it gets bad head to the ER.

A reporter asks a blunt question...

glennlab comments on Aug 23, 2020:

I saw that when it happened, and it answered the question about why reporters don't ask him the tough questions. He either ignores it, gives a total bs answer or ends the interview. In this case he did all three

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

@WonderWartHog99 They ruled that individual reporters couldn't be barred, but I almost bet that HuffPost lost their seat.

The classiest first lady our country has ever had!

LucyLoohoo comments on Aug 23, 2020:

do you suppose the Obama's paintings are safe? I read that they've been moved to obscure locations...but....are they safe?

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

Thanks to Jackie Kennedy, yes they are safe... As the project progressed, Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. du Pont saw the need for a permanent curator in the White House to deal with the growing collection. Lorraine Waxman Pearce became the first curator of the White House in late March 1961. By September, Congress sanctioned the restoration of the White House with Public Law 87-286, which officially declared the White House a museum. This act allowed the Fine Arts Committee and the curator's office to assure potential donors that their gifts would not be auctioned off or kept in the private collection of any president. It further protected the rooms of the White House from being radically altered in the future and clearly defined the project as historic preservation, rather than mere redecoration. ... full article https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-white-house-restoration

A reporter asks a blunt question...

glennlab comments on Aug 23, 2020:

I saw that when it happened, and it answered the question about why reporters don't ask him the tough questions. He either ignores it, gives a total bs answer or ends the interview. In this case he did all three

glennlab replies on Aug 24, 2020:

@WonderWartHog99 He feigned not hearing the question.

One final thought before bedtime:

glennlab comments on Aug 23, 2020:

and bury them deep

glennlab replies on Aug 23, 2020:

@FrayedBear not for decomposition smell, but so that anyone laying a shallow cable/pipe won't disturb them.

The classiest first lady our country has ever had!

glennlab comments on Aug 23, 2020:

Hopefully the National park Service (the ones that are responsible for maintenance) saved those plants so that they might be restored or replanted elsewhere. They are a very good group of preservationist after all.

glennlab replies on Aug 23, 2020:

@altschmerz The United States Botanic Garden would be the most likely repository or the NPS nursery, nothing from the white house is thrown away unless it has been totally destroyed beyond restoration. I would see them taking cuttings even if the mother plant was removed.

I decided that any votes and problems that Democrats and Republicans presidents cause is the voters ...

glennlab comments on Aug 21, 2020:

Your premise is false because in our system any vote not for the second place finisher is a vote for the winner. This includes all non votes and minor party votes. That is simply how our first past the post system works.

glennlab replies on Aug 23, 2020:

@Vintenar Ranked choice allows the current best chance for a third party candidate.

I decided that any votes and problems that Democrats and Republicans presidents cause is the voters ...

glennlab comments on Aug 21, 2020:

Your premise is false because in our system any vote not for the second place finisher is a vote for the winner. This includes all non votes and minor party votes. That is simply how our first past the post system works.

glennlab replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@Vintenar I have known my current rep personally for years and visit with him regularly. I have testified before congress . Glad you are involved, one thing for all to remember, democracy is not a spectator sport, get out there and get involved. You've got the ball. I used to encourage everyone to get involved, now I encourage those that are seeking good change to get involved.

2020 at least gave him a real name.

Stilltrying1964 comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Hey, it's Darrell!

glennlab replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@Stilltrying1964 glad you got the reference

2020 at least gave him a real name.

Stilltrying1964 comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Hey, it's Darrell!

glennlab replies on Aug 22, 2020:

and his other brother darrell