This is so incredibly true. Reduce consumption! Reuse as often as possible! [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

I do many of her suggestions already. I have a foldable straw that I carry with me. I avoid plastics and reuse and reuse paper. And I try not to use disposable paper products as well. My concern is it is likely too little too late.

Trump Sandwich

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Very small pickle.

Well, I saw the neurologist.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

I'm glad they can control it. Hope you're back to full steam very soon.

Will there ever be a day that we don't ask ourselves, "Is he really this stupid?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

He is such an idiot. How can he have gotten so old being so obtuse.

A friend asked this question: Does anyone happen to know if former presidents are entitled to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Good question, I have no idea what the answer is.

Cheers ??

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Cheers!

How do people find the mental strength to make big life decisions that need to be made when ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I suggest you speak with a mental health professional as soon as possible. You need a clear outlook and to be able to speak face to face with someone is essential. Trying to help from a distance and being in another country I cannot be of much help. I don't want you to end up worse off than you are now, jumping from the frying pan into the fire as the old saying goes.

Ornaments from our past. ??

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I think we had a box or 5 of those.

We caught one of the two stray kittens we have running around our farm.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Well, if mom is ok she is likely pregnant again. Strays do that. Good luck with stray #2, sometimes they get real cagey about avoiding humans and traps.

I am sad today, and tired of feeling sad a lot of the time.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I feel your pain. You need to take time for you, to do the things that make you happy and renew your spirit. Do you need to bake and make gifts? Yes, sometimes it is hard to find the will to go on everyday, especially when we're alone. I know that feeling of "Is this all there is?" I had it bad a few years ago. I have no idea why we're here, sometimes it does seem like punishment. What got me through was my kids still need me, if not as often. Set your boundaries, explain to your pushy students what office hours are and how to be self reliant. Make some connections in your area. Are there any Humanist groups? Meet up might be a good place to find like minded people.

The very next snow...... [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

LOL, looks like fun. If I find snow high enough I might try that.

This makes my heart melt. ❤️ [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Soo cute, and sweet, and cats just want some love and attention.

My kind of friends!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Perfect!!

You can tell you have been on the dating sites too long when:

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Dropping off all dating sites has been a relief.

So the Yorkies don't think too much of this fluffy white stuff.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

They're adorable!

This time of year can be sad for mateless people.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

To me it is really sad for those who deliberately choose to be alone. I don't understand it. My brother would be invited to family gatherings, but I laid down some rules. He has to express gratitude to the hostess and he can't criticize my driving. Nope. To me his attitude says he is the big brother, he knows better, we should be grateful for his presence. So he is 50 miles away and I haven't seen him in over a year. He never married, no kids, I am the closest relative. Another of our sisters had the same reaction from him. So he is alone for all the holidays due to his own choices. Good luck with that bro.

Wrong on so many levels!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

That is just mean.

In keeping with my tradition when life is too difficult to bear, to pretend to just pack up and move...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Very nice! When you dream, dream big or stay home.

I'm 62, When I was 5 we were poor and there were 5 kids under 8.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I am so sorry for your messed up childhood and holidays. It is so hard when a parent is an alcoholic. It is a relief to be an adult, to be away from those destructive influences of childhood, and make our own lives and decisions. I am glad you are happy and safe now.

I'm 62, When I was 5 we were poor and there were 5 kids under 8.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I am so sorry for your messed up childhood and holidays. It is so hard when a parent is an alcoholic. It is a relief to be an adult, to be away from those destructive influences of childhood, and make our own lives and decisions. I am glad you are happy and safe now.

Anyone seen this?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

That's good news!

Yup! Truth!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Also parents of toddlers!! My daughter has the tree surrounded by the baby yard. Almost 2 year old granddaughter is not happy about that!!!

One of my favorite things as a child. Did you have one?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I remember having several of those. They never lasted long enough.

Yes, yes, and yes.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I never did come first for my ex, which is a good part of the reason he's my ex.

Have a new little grub crawling around?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Not to my taste, but good luck.

Do You Have Any Pets? We haven't done this in a while. Please post pics.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Currently I have the first two, Xena and Zelda. The kitty in the third picture is my heart cat Miss Millie. She was blind for the last 5 or 6 years of her life. The golden is Chief, we got him in 1996. He was the son I never gave birth to and the best brother my human girls ever had. He passed on in 2011 I think.

Always fun to do! [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I examine the claws fairly often, and clip at least once a month. My kitty girls can do some damage with the weapons they carry.

Nebraska Residents Suggest Satanic Alternative to Religious Courthouse Sign | Hemant Mehta | ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I am thrilled to read that there are enlightened folks out there.

To be vegan is to wake up to a pile of over ripe bananas and decide it’s time to Google the words,...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Looks yummy!

Very romantic don't you think?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I used to sit near the tree in the dark, yes it was nice. I haven't put up a tree in years. Now that I have grandchildren my sister tells me I need a tree for when they visit. I'm going to make a Xmas tree quilt and find a place to hang that in December. No lights though.

You Miss Your Ex?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I see my ex often enough that I get frequent reminders of why I left. I may be financially less well off, but OMG I am so much more content and at peace.

How to keep a cat busy ???

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Also works for babies.

Yeah, I'm thinking that Admin doesn't really care about how any of us feel about the whole join ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I hope you don't go, I will miss you. I don't plan to leave.

Are these values important to you? Diversity is very important to me.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Nationality is not important, we need to be world citizens more than nations. Our globe is home to all of us and we all have to be responsible for it's health. I think we'd be better off if religion had less influence. I am all for whatever gives you peace, but your peace cannot cause pain to your neighbor.

A little out of date, but still valid

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Very good, very damning.

Both my grandma's had one of these things.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Those bad boys were heavy, too!

Pick up sticks ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I think my mother may have burned them. Step on those bad boys in the middle of the night an it can hurt!!

The Truth is Sometimes a Very Ugly Thing!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I want them to buzz cut his hair, shave him down almost freaking bald, like military enlistees. No hairspray, no products, no orange glow. Just buck nekked fat old Donnie boy.

I need 124,000 points to get to level9. ffs, i give up!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

It took me almost a year to get to 9. Don't give up, just have fun with the process. I'm here because I love the community and the conversations. I'm here because I can help and encourage others, and I get encourage and positive affirmations from others. This is an AMAZING community. It's not a race, it is a journey. Enjoy the trip.

I'm at the Snowcats Cat Convention in Denver today, and this was one of the very first booths I saw?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I would have so added to my credit card debt!

Just found out my friend who I'd wrote about visiting a few weeks ago passed away today.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

You've really had a rough go of it here lately, with your mom and now your friend. Be extra nice to yourself and take it easy. Do what you have energy for and what makes you content. I hope 2019 is a much better year for you.

Trump calls for Mueller probe to end following Manafort, Cohen court filings [cnn.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

He's so in denial and so demented he doesn't have a firm grasp on reality. Which, hey it's nice there, not mentally taxing, but not where the leader of the free world should be. What a travesty that man is.

Just had a cookie emergency.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

LOL! Adorable I'm sure, but probably they will taste ok.

Is anybody on this site going to post an intelligent comment, ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Why don't you show us how it is done.

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

That was a scary moment, glad everyone is ok.

Sure, we can all fit in here. Vinny thinks it’s ok to park himself on top of Mittens and Nicky.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

They look comfy cozy!! And WWIII could erupt at any moment.

Family photo time

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

This is all I want for Christmas.

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Race is a man made construct, we are all the same race - Human.

One year ago today.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I'm kinda shocked that the airlines allowed a woman 8.5 months pregnant to fly, especially a flight that long.

I still keep maps in my cars, I don't trust those damn gps things.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I used to buy a Rand McNally Road Atlas annually. We used to keep track of where each of the girls had traveled with the atlas from their birth year. That was exhausting keeping that up, we traveled alot. Once I got GPS I stopped using maps except for Google Maps and MapQuest. I love my GPS. I have an old Garmin that I keep in my car for emergencies (like the cell is dead). It has lifetime updates so I try to bring it up to date annually, and I expect I'm only a year or two behind. Several years ago I arrived at the airport in San Antonio at midnight. Trying to read a map and navigate to my hotel in pitch black at 70mph was crazy. Once I got a GPS I never printed out another map.

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I think if his lips or fingers move he is lying.

A frequent contributor here, shuimei, seems to have disappeared. Hope she's ok...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

People do tend to come and go, tis the nature of the internet.

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

This country is going crazy.

I struggle with anxiety every day. I wish I could find peace.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

My experience and what I'm learning is that we all have anxiety of some level most of the time. Just sometimes that level cranks up and disrupts life. The idea is to make peace with it. I have found some peace with meditation. My daughter's psych recommended an app called Calm, it is a guided meditation, good coaching, and many meditations for many situations. So I've used it since September. I think it is helping.

Barbie, Barbie, Barbie!!!! In what I called her Jackie Kennedy outfit: [photos.google.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I used to make Barbie clothes! Tedious little things they were. My sisters and I had Barbies, my girls had Barbies. I am pleased to see Barbies are moving away from the sexpot bimbo era and into real situations for girls, although the dog that gives birth is kinda goofy.

The Not-So-Intelligent Designer (with Dr. Abby Hafer) - TheThinkingAtheist [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I want to suggest this to my securlar bookclub. It looks good, thanks!!

Is 8:50 pm too early to be in bed on a Friday night?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Oh heck, that actually sounds like heaven!!

Happy Friday everyone.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I was at a Humanists meeting, and since I am the DD and the only driver, I don't drink. Not that the place we were meeting has anything exciting to drink, and at 25° we weren't about to go outside.

You boomers must remember when all of this started up. Still going on.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I remember them in HS, so prior to 1976.

Eggnog, if you spike yours what do you use? I love dark rum in mine ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

When I was in HS I was coming down with the flu. I got home from school and told my step mother I didn't feel well. She pours a glass of eggnog and hands it to me and says, "Here, this will make you feel better." I hurled for several hours and was sick, weak, and tired for a solid week. I haven't had eggnog since then. Whereas I wouldn't say that woman was trying to kill me, but....

Who else had posters like this on their walls as teenager/early adulthood

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

We weren't allowed to put up posters.

[yahoo.com] Government Shutdown Postponed For 2 Weeks Thanks to Nancy Pelosi.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Good for her! I think she is a keeper.

[yahoo.com] Nancy Pelosi Reports The House Can Refuse to Seat Crooked North Carolina Rep.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Good for Pelosi! Something is rotten in North Carolina.

[yahoo.com] Marlboro Maker Leaps Into The Cannabis Trade - Good or Bad?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Bad idea. They will make it addictive somehow, just like freaking cigarettes.

[yahoo.com] Tillerson Finally Tells The Truth - Fuhrer Trump Often Talked Out of Illegal Acts

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

drumpf is a moron, he did not understand the rules when he decided to run, and now we're in a mess and he's still clueless.

Hi friends.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope they figure out what is going on soon and you can get back to life as normal. Be well, my friend.

Here are 24 cognitive biases that are warping your perception of reality [weforum.org]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

If you wanna shake your view of yourself, Harvard has an Implicit Bias Testing site. I'm so much more biased than I thought I was, but being aware of it helps. After I took that test I found out that deep down inside I am not a nice person, and since then I've made an concentrated effort to change. So, if you have some free time and you're willing to be challenged: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html

I have been signing on to this site with Facebook.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I try to NEVER sign on to anything via FB. FB is not ever going to be my keeper.

Everything You Do is Based on the Choices You Make.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Nice generalization, but not quite true. The universe does not treat all of us fairly, health issues, where and when we're born. Babies are born with birth defects all the time, they did not choose that. All generalizations are generally no good, including this one.

December 7, 1941! A day of infamy! Let’s us remember the last war were we actually fought to...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Seems like we are at war with ourselves, dems vs repubs, rich vs poor, gender wars, and so on.

Remember these things? I this in an antique store and was a little surprised .

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I remember the cabbage patch kids.

When in a relationship, how important is it to you to get good morning and good night messages, or ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I think frequent communication is good and sweet texts throughout the day are very welcome.

@RavenCT [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Adorable!

Kelly expected to resign soon, no longer on speaking terms with Trump By Kaitlan Collins, CNN ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Jeebus! I know 45 is a petulant toddler, I didn't realize it was contagious.

Well, that was a night that can go fuck itself sideways.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Good for you, Mary!! Get out there and enjoy yourself!

We were surprised by a frost.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Are they going to be OK?

And they got a guy that wears orange face

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Just blows my mind in the worst possible way.

Has anyone been FWB?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I will never be able to FWB, so not an option for me.

Perspective

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Yeah, I don't see that relationship working out.

Wow! She’s blonde beautiful and from Faux News. What else do you want? [cbc.ca]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

That is everything Trump considers qualifications. The swamp gets deeper.

Here is a still of Esmeralda... She is a laser "Dat" I commented on below...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

She's beautiful!

Have you ever? ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

No!! Even now I wanna gag.

My Zoe perches on the back of my chair when I am online.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

My cats used to try to lay across the laptop. Nope honey, that isn't going to work.

Have a great night everyone

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Love it!! Thanks!

Not all heroes wear capes. [thereisnews.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Darn, they can't be altar boys anymore. That might keep them out of the hands of the priests.

is it contradictory to say " yes, i want to explore a potential LTR with you " AND " i intend to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

To me it is contradictory and I would not be in an arrangement like that. YMMV

Unbelievable!! Trump on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama's travel spending in 1 year It’s an...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

This article is from April 2017, so it is kinda old news.

Making President Trump’s Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers [mobile.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

We so need a shaking my head icon.

Trumpty Dumpty Probably Felt Like Robert Mueller Was Sitting In Back of Him at George H W Bush's ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

He obviously had some problems sticking him in the ass. How sour can he be, freaking petulant toddler. He has to do the job, do it with some grace. Oh, he wouldn't know grace if she sued him for harrassment.

Not sure it would fit in the bathtub [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

That song makes me laugh the first time I hear it each year. After that, not so much.

Waiting for my knight in gingerbread armor!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Looks delicious!

Pathetic. Guess what I would do to this "person"? [bbc.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Oh dear god this is a future serial killer. I hope there is a good psych in his future. What a sick, sick, sick young man.

Kingkio...notsa sure

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

From looking at his post and what he has posted, to me it looks like he is interested in transitioning away from religion. My guess would be English is not his first language. He looks pretty benign at this time.

Went for a haircut today. Thoughts?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Lovely!

Today is my last day

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Woot!! Good for you! Good luck on the job search.

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

What this administration is doing to innocent babies just makes my heart cry. These poor babies, and poor families. This is a nightmare. This is not the United States that I grew up in.

Have you ever considered going to church just to meet people for friends or possible relations?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

The only reason I will go into a church is if there is something happening that involves my children or grandchildren. Last church visit was grandson's baptism. And great gods and little fishes... his dad is catholic so we have many more churchy things to look forward to.

Here in Tampa.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

I'm almost jealous. We have 3" of snow on the ground and I think the high temperature today will be 21°.

JUST HEARD ON TV: A substitute teacher in New Jersey won't be asked back next semester because ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Seriously, depending on the grade, most teachers wouldn't have done that. That is the parents realm on how long they want their child to believe in that magic. We did the Santa myth with our kids until they had figured it out. And the older girls let their little sister believe in it for longer than they did. Childhood is about magic and innocence. If that was a Kindergarten teacher and my kid I'd have wanted to kick her ass. Now a second grader, maybe not. But that is the privilege of the parents. And the time to blab is AFTER Christmas for pete's sake. You don't burst the bubble before the date. Was it really a firing offense... depends on what else is in her file.

Does anyone remember "Penny Loafers?"

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2018:

I've had penny loafers off an on for several years, sometimes even with a bright shiny new penny in them.