REAL leadership VS. lip service

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Teddy doesn't just walk away, he flies away as fast as the plane can go. He's a world class wussy man.

VERNACULAR.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Good word!

Scurryfunge!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Yeah, I don't do that. Take me as I am or go home.

Body Scan: all the better to know, and calm, yourself.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

I meditate daily, I use an app called CALM. Body scans are great biofeedback.

Someone needs to send this to companies that want people to go back to the office even if they are ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

I am thankful that my employer has decided WFH is going to stay. We don't even have desks assigned to us any longer. We will be doing hotelling, where we have to reserve a desk before we go into the office. In 10 months I've spent one full day in a training room, and been in the building twice to exchange non working parts. I so much prefer to WFH. No driving is a plus, kitty visiting is another plus. I don't care if I ever meet my teammates F2F, it may be better that way.

I've never been a fan of holidays ,,,[agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

I am thankful for every birthday I've had. My mom passed at age 45, I was 14. She didn't get to see me graduate, get married, or meet my children. She would have been an awesome grammie. For that reason, I cherish every birthday of mine, and my kids and grands. I will cherish and celebrate every milestone no matter how small. My 19th birthday was gas chamber training in Army basic training at Ft. Jackson SC. I even cherish that birthday. When someone complains about bad birthdays it's hard to top that one. (I gotta admit there are some awful birthdays that make mine seem insignificant.) I celebrated my mom's birthday by giving her a granddaughter on her birthday, and two of her grands have her middle name, and one of the great grands. Enjoy the birthdays, someone is glad you're here.

And….he is also ‘God’ to the very same ones.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

They worship a very strange god.

Fuel and logistics problems frustrate Russian advance Though Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

Putin was a fool, and he is paying the price.

Russia interfers in our democracy.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

Recently we're not so united. I don't know what would ever unite is again. Just remember, if you move a couple of letters in unite, it becomes untie.

Just when you thought you had seen every possible online dating scenario!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

The technology is new, the actions really aren't. It's a tale as old as time.

What are your fears today?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

My deepest fears have been poverty. I had some not so well paying jobs for a few years, and tenuous employment. One of the jobs I had did not pay great (but health insurance) and the manager and team lead were weirdly close and the team lead did not like me. I did end up fired. And it was during the pandemic. The tides have turned, I have a great job now, pays better than I have had in the past 10 years. And I'm doing well, my team lead praises me frequently. I have "adjusted" to the idea there will likely never be a "significant other" in my life. I'm a liberal atheist in a conservative xian state, there is a hard limit to what I will tolerate. I am not going to die alone, I have great kids and grands, and no fortune to squabble over. They are there for me because that is how I raised them. There are worse things than living alone, I could still be living with my ex, although the way things are going I am sure one of us would have ended up dead sooner than "normal". I had fantasies about him tripping on the stairs and breaking his neck... That was when I knew it was time for a divorce. I have my hobbies, I see my kids often enough, I have my social networks, and I do what I wanna do when I wanna do it. It could be lots worse. If I decided something needs to change I will change it, but for now, I'm content. And compared to some, I'm living the high life.

The average dog is pretty cleaver.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I had a golden that had a good sized vocabulary, and he also was trained to hand signals. That was very handy when he got out and ran across the street. He was headed back to me when I saw a car coming. I gave him the signal for lie down, he did. The car passed, I let him up, and he came running back to me safely. He was the BEST DOG EVER. He was my favorite son.

My new wife. [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I LOVE this woman!! Good for her.

Coronach noun a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 25, 2022:

I don't believe I've heard that one before, thanks for the expansion of my vocabulary.

SCINTILLA.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 25, 2022:

I remember seeing this word in a book as a diatribe with most of the synonyms included, so as to make sure the recipient of that diatribe fully understood what the word meant. I wish I could remember what book that was, I'm sure the speaker was female, smart, and hugely pissed off. Other synonyms are jot and tittle.

Paul Krugman has a great idea to reign in the Russian oligarchs Laundered Money Could Be Putin’s ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 24, 2022:

We live in interesting times.

Barchan noun a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 24, 2022:

Cool, new one for me.

Latest quilt . . . I am in love with it and would marry it if that were legal.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 24, 2022:

That is beautiful!! You do good work!

Oenology noun the science of viniculture.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 23, 2022:

The word oenology, derived from the Greek oînos (wine) and lógos (science) refers to the science dedicated to the study and knowledge of wines. It also studies the cultivation of the vines, the production of the wine, its ageing and packaging, its tasting, its consumption and its marketing.

Do you personally know anyone to whom this wise cowboy might well be speaking?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 23, 2022:

Fer sure.

This looks like the kind of copy pasta typical of scammers. [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 23, 2022:

Fer sure.

That's 2 Life sentences for each of these racist assholes.. [.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Good, that sends the message loud and clear that you can hate all you want in your heart, but you better damn not take any actions. I hope these morons have a good time in the slammer, and learn the hard way about what it is to be powerless.

ban math books too

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Yeah, math was never my favorite subject either.

Guillemet noun one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Way cool!! New for me!

Assaults unconscious middle schooler

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

I don't see the link to Trump in this, I'm moving it to your profile.

So very true. I used to have a very close relationship with my huge extended family. Not anymore.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

I am fortunate, I cut off the morons before the arrival of Donnie Dumpsterfire on the scene. I don't think there is anyone in my life that is an outspoken Drumpf supporter, or if they are they are keeping really quiet. I have a BIL that I will not discuss politics with, he lives in the rural part of the state and I know he leans R very hard, but other than that he is a great guy. My immediate family is very D and very liberal, except for my very xian R ex. It is hysterical when ex makes a pronouncement and one of the son in laws just calmly explains why he is so very wrong.

Tuesday morning cuteness...Strike a pose

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Very alluring!

Just curious, do any of you invest in crypto currency?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

I don't invest in crypto currency, and I won't ever. All signs point to it being a huge scam. I hope I'm wrong else there will be many people hurting.

I've got better things to do !

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

Anything is a better thing to do than go to church.

Sometimes wonder when posting about physical & mental health a bit, I wonder whether the post ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

I assume everyone is honest and posting about their issues. I don't presume to judge anyone, I take it all at face value. I don't think we have anyone posting too frequently to make me think they are posting for attention, and if they were I'm not sure I'd notice. We all have our burdens and I'm not going to judge anyone else's burdens based on mine.

Tweedy's Lewisia grows on rock cliffs. Hard to get up there.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

That is beautiful!

Togated adjective clad in a toga.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

sounds breezy.

Stick with this post from Jim Wright.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

Awesome!

I retired last September and I'm still having trouble getting into some kind of groove.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

I am NOT a neatnik or a clean freak. My philosophy of cleaning is "As Needed." My definition of "needed" varies per hour. My house is clean enough to keep the health department away.

Funniest thing I've seen all day.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

Drumpf wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in his tiny mushroom.

One of my favorite political cartoonists/artists is Gary Huck. Here's his latest.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

I suppose he can dream, but damn I hope he is just a foggy memory in very short order.

Woodwose: a hairy wild man of the woods.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

New one for me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_man#:~:text=The%20wild%20man%2C%20wild%20man,Roman%20god%20of%20the%20woodlands. The wild man, wild man of the woods, or woodwose/wodewose is a mythical figure that appears in the art and literature of medieval Europe, comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands. The defining characteristic of the figure is its "wildness"; from the 12th century, they were consistently depicted as being covered with hair. Images of wild men appear in the carved and painted roof bosses where intersecting ogee vaults meet in Canterbury Cathedral, in positions where one is also likely to encounter the vegetal Green Man. The image of the wild man survived to appear as supporter for heraldic coats-of-arms, especially in Germany, well into the 16th century. Renaissance engravers in Germany and Italy were particularly fond of wild men, wild women, and wild families, with examples from Martin Schongauer (died 1491) and Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) among others.

Acequia noun an irrigation ditch.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

New one for me! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acequia#:~:text=An%20acequia%20(Spanish%3A%20%5Ba%CB%88%CE%B8ekja,in%20the%20Americas%20for%20irrigation. An acequia (Spanish: [aˈθekja]) or séquia (Catalan: [ˈsɛkia]) is a community-operated watercourse used in Spain and former Spanish colonies in the Americas for irrigation. Particularly in Spain, the Andes, northern Mexico, and the modern-day American Southwest particularly northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, acequias are usually historically engineered canals that carry snow runoff or river water to distant fields. Examples of acequias in New Mexico have lengthy historical roots to Pueblo and Hispano communities, and they are incorporated into traditions including the matachines, life in the Rio Grande Bosque of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, and pilgrimages to El Santuario de Chimayo. The term can also refer to the long central pool in a Moorish garden, such as the Generalife in the Alhambra in Southern Iberia.

New tool for the archivist.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

Fireplaces in every room, and he flushes it. He is some kind of special.

No wonder they look so happy all the time.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

Where can I get some of that?

Callipygian: having beautiful buttocks.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

I may have been accused of that about 40 years ago... Not so much now.

Jovial [ joh-vee-uhl adjective endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I like jovial people.

This is me!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

When you've been in a unhealthy environment you often don't realize how sick the group is until you are strong enough to get away from it.

8 Toxic Patterns in Mother-Daughter Relationships Despite the commonalities, there are differences.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I am fortunate that my mom was generous and very giving. Sadly she passed on when I was 14. The woman my dad married 6 months later was a piece of work. I think I was/am a good mom to my girls, at least that is what they tell me and we get together fairly often.

Forget Brandon , this

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I want that on a T-shirt!!

I feel sorry for the bear.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I can confirm that there was a polar bear: https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-tower-of-london-menagerie/#gs.pl2h56

Thought we could use a laugh.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I doubt if anyone that age has a rotary phone, or even a land line.

One word killed my interest. Has that happened to you?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I sometimes use the word "ain't" just for emphasis or to be contrary. Or to be a smartass, though I know you may find that hard to believe. I live in a state that is full of church going Republicans and farmers, I grew up in this state, I feel like the redheaded step child, I really don't belong here.

Some suggestions on what direction to take negativity moving forward.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

Trouble is, not all of those can be done at the instant. When/if I'm angry at work I'm not likely to be able to exercise right then. Taking a shower is likely only to be done at home, and I'm at the age where I can't take a shower that often.

Never let the war crimes of Japan ever be forgotten: [abc.net.au] [en.wikipedia.org]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I think all nations should make amends for their war crimes. I don't know of any nation that has not committed atrocities at some time in their history, some more atrocious than others.

Scary crossing Chatter Creek with huge Spring runoff.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

Quite an adventure!

Trump's Social Media App Is Making Users Donate To Republican Party [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

He is a shyster from day one.

I have been trying to figure out how to write an effective profile on these dating sites.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I think this is good info. A few years ago when I was active on dating sites, I got a few messages from guys who had pictures of them holding fish, and in their boats. It told me who they were, and it also told me that they were not who I wanted. I hate fishing, I'm not fond of boats.

It's a trap. [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

I was married once by a JP in Leominster, MA. He was also the undertaker. He married 'em and buried 'em. Second marriage was a judge in Lyngby, Denmark. We were both US Army stationed in Germany. No family at either wedding. Oldest daughter had a bit fancier wedding, but it wasn't over $10,000. Second time was much cheaper. Youngest also had a simple and cheap wedding. Yeah, wedding can be crazy ass parties that suck money down a black hole.

They can sleep anywhere, can’t they?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

awwwww, so sweet!

I'm being watched.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

If you have kids or pets you are ALWAYS being watched. Glad she is settling in.

Gunbatte (pronounced Gan-ba-tay) which id a Japanese word that loosely translates to "do your best ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Good word and good concept!

Andiron noun one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Gotta keep those balls of fire in the fireplace somehow!

Yeah.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

I see this contains a number of triggers for me, so not going to watch it. I think they should be marched naked in freezing weather to a brick wall and then shot. Good grief, I hope they haven't procreated.

Thursday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Adorable, such good lighting! An angelic looking kitten hiding the devil inside :)

I can’t wait!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

The sooner the better, this is getting interesting.

KEDGEREE.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

I've read this word so often and really never looked into what it really was. It just doesn't sound good to me, and not for breakfast.

Something does not sound quite right about Kurt 77.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

I think I got a message a few weeks ago from him. It was not very creative, I responded kinda sharply, and he just laughed. I don't see his messages any longer.

How he gets his taxes done now

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

GMTA

In my heart of hearts I know this to be true.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 16, 2022:

If you allow it to make you bitter you will lose friends. It can make you stronger and better, but it's a hard row to hoe. It's worth it in the end, but that journey really sucks.

Most people get drunk on their 21st birthday. Here's how I spent mine.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 16, 2022:

My 19th birthday I was in Army basic training and that was gas chamber day, so yes, I got gassed on my 19th. On my 21st birthday, still in the Army I had some very dull training on SAEDA, Subversion And Espionage Direct Against the US. I think I went to dinner with friends that night.

By far, the best use of this sound clip that I have found. 😍 [vm.tiktok.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 16, 2022:

Too cute and so adorable!

JURISPRUDENCE.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 16, 2022:

I used to watch lots of cop and legal TV shows. Somewhere in my misbegotten youth or younger days I learned this word, and I assume it was from that.

Tuesday morning cuteness...Snuggles!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 15, 2022:

Awwww, how sweet!!

INGRATE.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 15, 2022:

I've known a few of those :(

Trump's longtime accounting firm cut him off and said 10 years of his financial statements 'should ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 14, 2022:

Bout damn time.

Celebrating another day of greed and superficialness, this day could be replaced with another ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 14, 2022:

Yeah, I mostly ignore the day, just let it slide by and don't think about it til I have to.

Rare picture of the elusive yard panther

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 14, 2022:

Such a pretty baby!

HAUTEUR.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 14, 2022:

One I am very familiar with.

Ya gotta hand it to them, they understand merchandising.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 13, 2022:

That is all Ivanka is good for.

Pastor Greg Locke is all over the internet spreading conspiracies; here’s why you shouldn’t ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 13, 2022:

Well, the first clue to not believing him is "Pastor." After that, it's all redundant.

I have been saying this for years! Old people have a harder time remembering things because we have ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 13, 2022:

I remember more crap than the stuff that is important to recall. I wish I had a better filing system up there.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 12, 2022:

He's adorable, and too good to be true. I'm not sure if the typos are NNES or just a damn lazy typist.

Wow this is pretty bad.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 12, 2022:

That just infuriates me! We need a registry tracking those damn sperm donors for child support.

Awning noun a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 12, 2022:

I feel like I have known this word all my life.

This explains why I’m still crying about the loss of my cat, Lola, who died in 2019 but struggled ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 12, 2022:

The more I know people, the more I hang with my cats.

Cats doing things better than humans can. [fb.watch]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 12, 2022:

Cats have so many uses!

"Contention is better than loneliness" is an Irish saying. Your thoughts?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 11, 2022:

Our moms were taught that "For better for worse" meant forever. Yeah, I didn't buy into that. I stayed too long as it was. My parents were married for 25 years, and then dad remarried after my mom died. They stayed together for another almost 30 years, and they made each other miserable. My stepmother had been divorced before. They stayed married because they were too poor to get a divorce.

A good response about the possibility of truckers trying to upset the Super Bowl, an NSSE.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 11, 2022:

I hope that the truckers get this message. If this happens it will not be good for the truckers, but if they are there, they deserve it.

Gee, what a profitable and cathartic fund-raiser for the zoo!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 11, 2022:

The Nebraska Humane society will write a name on the bottom of a litterbox for a small donation. Yes, it is kinda funny, and I'm happy I am past the point of needing to do that.

Washington State Senate OKs ban on sales of gun ammunition magazines with more than 10 rounds.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 10, 2022:

Sometimes I am so sad that I ever left Washington State.

Ya know, I sometimes block people just because I don't like them.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 10, 2022:

After my first year here, I unblocked everyone I had previously blocked as a New Year's experiment. That lasted for less than 30 days, I started blocking people again. Life is just too short to allow just anyone into my life however peripherally. Agnostics can be a$$holes too, and I just don't have bandwidth for them. For me, now once they're blocked they stay blocked, and I don't tolerate much to block a new person. I don't keep track of how many I have, many of those blocked have left the site, thank goodness.

Male Karen Gets INSTANT Karma For Racism - YouTube

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 10, 2022:

I'd say he had it coming and it was long past due.

They worm their way into your heart, don’t they?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 10, 2022:

That would be me as well.

Are you turned off by yellow teeth?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 9, 2022:

Ewwwww! Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda after every REGULAR brushing will whiten those teeth up in just a few days. For me, that is a hard stop, unless there are some underlying health conditions that would cause it. Even then, eww, sorry, no kisses.

Has anyone built a garden or greenhouse window I am looking for ideas?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 9, 2022:

Good luck with that! I'd love to have a greenhouse window.

Republican Party is coming apart. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 8, 2022:

All I can say is About DAMN time! And woot! Let the sh!t start flowing.

Randy Rainbows Trolls Anti-Vaxxers and Conspiracy Theory in new "Rent" parody video.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 8, 2022:

PERFECT!

It's a little early but this weekend I decided to plant a few seeds in pots in the garage which has ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 7, 2022:

Little mousie was hungry, poor baby.

Ichnite noun a fossil footprint.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 7, 2022:

Cool! New word for me!

"Do you get to Seattle often?" men ask. My middle finger is twitching.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 7, 2022:

I lived in the Tacoma/Bothell/Snohomish area for 5ish years, back in 1993 to 1999. We went into Seattle on rare occassions, mostly because young kids and expense. I loved the area, except OMG cost of living. That and the rain. And distance from family. We had a memorable visit to the Seattle Children's museum on Christmas eve day 1993, and had one of my kids break out in chicken pox at dinner afterwards at Ivar's, and another broke out during the night. We must have infected more than 100 kids, the museum was packed.

EFFICACIOUS.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 7, 2022:

This is one I am familiar with from many sources.

I'd add trump to the mix for good measure

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 7, 2022:

I can't imagine anything that would put me in a boat with those people, but yeah, I'd save the boat. My sister lives on a lake, she'd keep my boat and I'd have more reasons to visit her.

Ode to a major turd

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 6, 2022:

well said!

If you are spiritual here is proof ...[agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 6, 2022:

That happens to me everytime I hear someone praise Donald Trumplestiltskin.