A sadly peculiar phenomenon taking place in Japan: [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

And how is this different than the weirdos living in parents' basements here?

Do you believe in ghosts?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Ummm, nobody polices what you believe here. And I think you grossly overestimate the believers in ghosts.....and have you read the responses to posting something like that hat?

Is A Tax On The Ultrarich The Best Way To Eradicate Extreme Poverty? : Goats and Soda : NPR

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

How about a tax on upscale goods & services? Example: You buy a new car. The average price of a new car is $30,000.00. (have no idea on this, just using round numbers to keep it simple) You choose a $135,000 top end BMW. You then must donate, to the charity of your Choice, 15% of the difference between $30,000 and $135,000. Win-win!

When dealing with the VA doctors, by trial and by error, what I have discovered is that dealing with...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Not exclusive to the VA, trust me!

When people wake up do they choose to be nice and pleasant or sour and grumpy?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Depends on how much my joints hurt.....

Latin obscenity - Wikipedia

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

How charming....and you posted this Why, exactly?

what does peace look like for you? for me, it's this:

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Magical!

who would be likely to jump on a plane and travel 3K miles or more on the off chance of meeting a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Seems pointless unless you want to relocate...

[yahoo.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Uber drivers have the right to refuse service to anyone. Perhaps he is allergic, or has a phobia, or worries that other passengers might be allergic. She should specify when she calls as a common courtesy, and for better service! Not hard!

[ktla.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Good thinking, excellent choice with full sentences and rational thought on view!

What do you know about Paganism/Wicca etc?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

"Satan" has No place in Wicca! That is Xian propaganda to justify persecution/murder/ seizure of assets from herbalists. Paganism covers a Huge territory, from a diety in every tree to Zeus, Freya, et al.....

Are you suggesting I’m enjoying this?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Drunk on power since he shut down Obama

[huffp.st] An excellent article on how relationships really work. Found on Facebook

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

After reading this, I am Flee-ing to singlehood, & staying there!

Slate Ann Coulter on Her Support of Trump: “OK, I’m a Very Stupid Girl”

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 27, 2019:

We have only been telling her that for about a decade....

This just in - Melania Trump nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress. [newsthump.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Yup.

trump and his republican Fascists removing protections and safeguards once afforded to "domestic ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Because if "barefoot & pregnant" isn't sufficient to control 'em, use fists! I lived in Alabama in the late 60's, and this was an all-too-real thing!

You know, once 45 has been removed from office, I think we should do like the ancient Egyptians used...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

They tried...but we still know about them.....

In Japan, transgender people must be sterilized in order to officially change gender. [msn.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Ummm, surgically turning a penis into a vagina, or constructing a penis from a vagina, is going to accomplish that automatically! Nasty homophobic post!

If you're poor, would you date?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

I can read a local newspaper for free while nursing a coffee at the diner and find plenty of low-cost or free local things to do on every day of the week! Or invite friends over, BYOB & a dish to share, to play board games/cards/watch TV. Imagination can easily take the place of $$$, Only If you hang out with people who value your company and not cash!

I had quite an interesting response to my query about masculinity vs toxic masculinity.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

There are 8ndeed toxic people of all types.....why label according to preferred gender?

Hope is just around the coroner.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Hope who? Or are we talking about getting rid of Cheeto & ilk....

I think one of the main reasons there are so many failed relationships and divorces is that people ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

And, also some spouses are egotistical assholes, and some cheat e very chance they get, etc etc etc. Maybe you should say "marriages between people of goodwill".....

Wait, before we go in...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Adorable!

Tim Hortons to include mandatory tip in price of hot beverages | The Manatee [themanatee.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Which will cost you 2-3 times what TH charges......

I'm quite unsettled and I will take any advice anyone has to offer except to tell me not to worry.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

She is probably under heavy meds & has some kind of outpatient counseling. You could try asking the local police, but everyone will be under laws to not reveal much. If you are a documented victim of hers, they may Have to give you info under safety-for-you guidelines, though, so I hope you reported the incidents. I would keep an eye & both ears cocked, call 911 at the first tiny sign out-of-controlbehavior! Documentation is Key in these situations. You do no one (her or you) by looking the other way

So the woman you've dedicated the last 10 years to and gave up everything you've accomplished for ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

My ex told me the same thing after 33 years of me doing nothing for myself because he needed new hunting clothing, new boat, new rifle/shotgun, new LL Bean boots to enjoy his time-sucking hobbies.... It is called Narcissism, you get drained & feel Deeply hollow inside even though everybody keeps saying how lucky you are to have them. My life is unbelievably better without him, yours will be too!

Inspired by @stellaramor This is my only viagra joke A guy goes to the doctor 'Can I have a...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Ba-dum

Started watching Randy Rainbows and obviously now I can't stop... [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

He is like really good real-butter popcorn, isn't he?

I still find this organisation of yours impenetrable, (perhaps organisation's not that an accurate ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Are you writing, right now, as if you are speaking to me/us? Ta Da!

Has anyone here had a knee replacement? What was the recovery time like? What can one expect?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

I had one approx. 6 years ago..up & walking 2 hours after I wake up, with a walker, off pain meds, except after a rehab session or occasionally at night in less than 10 days. 3 weeks in, feeling fantastic, crushing rehab, soooooo happy! Rehab's star pupil, "look how hard she works!" Week 4, increasing pain. Week 5, barely walking. Worse, far worse, than even before surgery. Had to insist on seeing the doc (obviously I was just a whiner!), in fact they told me he wasn't there that day......PA takes one look at the xray, Runs to get the doc. (i hope you never see a medical professional run!) The glue fusing the tibia to the lower prosthesis had failed. Possible complications could include internal gangrene & death....no time for healing, immediate surgery needed. (except for the wait for enough time in the OR). Week 8, back into Major surgery ( about 2x longer than the original, and that was just doing the lower portion...but they opened up everything again to check for gangrene, soundness, etc.....the removal of the first prosthesis is Horrendous work! They replace the new knee with the '"fix" they use after the thing fails after 20+ years. (Where do I go then?) Recovery, because of tremendous scar tissue and the extensive repair surgery before the thing was even healed isnow ongoing & life-long, major swelling randomly occurs 2-3-4 times a week, after even minor use. And yet I have full range of motion! If your repair goes well, you will feel better immediately! Those few weeks were the best of my adult life! But there are far more complications & problems then they admit. To this day, no one has even answered why the glue failed!

Many on this site say they are democrats and they are progressives.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Ohhhh, it's this guy again with his pathetic attempts to divide & conquer........

[theslot.jezebel.com] The House Oversight Committee will no longer be run by old white men.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Praise Gawd!

sniff, sniff.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

NO STUPID WALL!

You've got to love this site and community.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

I live to call BS!

Like, wtf someone wants to curtail how many male friends I have on here!!!?! Ahhh, hello....see ya!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

How do they even know? This makes no sense at all........

Coming to a News Organization Near You... foxnews excluded....

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

You said "fox NEWS"!!! Funny man......

For those who are not aware, this is the day (or night) that we celebrate the birthday of the "Bard ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

OMG, I had haggis once, at a Scottish festival........I guess the tip-off should have been the 5-gallon pump bottle of BBQ sauce on the condiment station.........

Kellyanne Conway looks like a heroin addict. That is all.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Nope....crack!

45 is going to do something really desperate, and really dangerous, to US.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2019:

I agree! Be prepared go take the streets in protest After you call your "representatives"!!!

I'll tell you what, you couldn't PAY me to get on an airplane and fly anywhere right now.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2019:

I think that is very prudent, sadly.

Re-start in safe mode.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Why Yes, yes I would!

Does 'character' mean anything one can define?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2019:

They keep their promises & do not telllies!

Life changing events and goal directed living.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Brain-stem stroke, turned 39 in the hospital. A stroke is the gift that keeps on giving....

Ok I am not American but to me how can the legitimacy of this presidency be maintained if all his ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Supposedly Congress, as they did under Nixon, for example, are supposed to be policing/monitoring/acting to uphold the Constitution & rule of law. But until we just voted in new/democratic members, Congress were completely abdicating their Duty. Just a sick sad time for our country! Thank gawd for Nancy Pelosi & Congresspeople with a Spine!

Roger Stone has been arrested.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Surprise, surprise, surprise!

It wasn't enough to gain her freedom, now they're gonna pay her for it?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Are you like, stupid or something?

Oh trump's Legacy... Walking around with The SOTU speech shoved Deep up his Ass by a little Lady.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Needs a firm hand & being ignored if nasty! I think Nancy P may be up to that job!

If you are pro union or not, unions helped to create what was the strongest middle wealthiest middle...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

All anyone, be they doctor, lawyer, brickmason, or laborer, has to sell is their Time (i.e. a piece of their life). If you do not "group up" to demand fair compensation for your life, you get Nothing.

Do looks and speaking manner cause us to pass over great minds for political office?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Uuummmm, cheeto?

We are facing so many recently won battles in race,gender,individual rights that are now going to be...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

1. Donate to the ACLU, in the forefront of these court battles 2. Program your phone/device with your "representatives" contact info, then use them to Express yourself, often 3. Vote whenever you can! Remember, no candidate, unless it is you (hint!) Is perfect, but not voting IS voting for the worst one!

‪HOW IS IT OKAY FOR COHEN TO BE IN FEAR OF A TESTIMONY?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Yes, it is illegal, in fact a Federal offense. Mitch Mc & his ilk again ignore such inconvenient things.....

We just ate out (very rare event).

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Did you leave your name when you made the reservations?

A 10-year-old kid won a science fair by proving Tom Brady is a cheater [sports.yahoo.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

"Science Fair"? You mean Slander Fair.......if they could the other teams would have him removed, so I suspect BS, big time!

What’s the worst “nice” compliment you’ve received?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

At my HS reunion: Oh, you look so thin! I had Gained 40 lbs........

This pisses me off to the point I'm going to join the Freedom from Religion Foundation and donate my...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

You could also donate to the ACLU and/ or Southern Poverty Law Center!

Chemistry Is Weird, Brain Chemistry Is Weirder: Part One Despite the fact that most of us were ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Good grief! Interesting but a bit TMI for me.

Can't argue with the facts... [cagw.org]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

The bashing of any female possible presidential candidate has begun!

Where might I buy a funky/edgy CANE or walking stick, something that doesn't look ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2019:

I have used canes, walking sticks, etc for knee problems, balance problems, for 35+ years...let me assure you that the almost-90-degee padded handle, if you really need assistance, is Absolutey Essential unless you want hand & shoulder to start being painful, very quickly! Even the rounded-over handles are just gawdawful after a half hour! The aluminum adjustable kind with the correct handle, are available with lovely prints...paisley, etc, at Walmart or pharmacies. Cute is only cute for 3 minutes when you have to actually Use the thing, and the adjustable feature is Very important!

What is it about your partner/spouse that you wish you knew about before getting married/committed ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

That they were Totallly self-centered....I just dumped the last one,so I guess I am getting smarter....?

The controversy about the Ohio doctor who allegedly killed at least 27 patients is really ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

I agree that many times it is better to be dead than "alive" All dog owners know this, as does anyone who had a relative with lingering illness!

This happens frequently: Trump viciously, blatantly lies and misrepresents facts not to mention ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

""Daily basis"??????? You mean HOURLY Basis, right?

The House Oversight Committee just took aim at Jared Kushner with new security investigation

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

To try & Express my hatred & contempt for the entire WH gang is overwhelming! What a nest of vipers!

I still am not able to open any links and have not heard a reply to previous requests pertaining to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Completely unplug (not just shut down) your device for 30 seconds, then allow to reboot. Since no one else has this problem it is on your equipment.

Mitch McConnell is still in hiding.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Only the people he "represents" can do that, sadly they do the opposite every couple of years.

Does anybody else have a problem with thinking while speaking?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Wait! Does this explain Cheeto? No, he can do neither properly....carry on!

The Sugar Pills in Your Birth Control Pack Were Put There to Placate The Pope

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Just use your brain! If by some chance you got pregnant, do you want the egg to burrrowinto fresh, nutrient-filled, vibrant uterine lining, or stale, drying half-dead stuff?! Or even have one or the other inside you (which is like a big Petri dish!) Or do you think there is no purpose to shedding the uterine lining frrequently? Naturetendsto be frugal with resources, doing only what is needed, ya know?

Definitely me. lol :D

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Yup, that's me!

So, today I was called emotionless.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Beware the criticism of others! What you feel inside can easily have Nothing to do with your outer demeanor and the critic has No business saying something like that when they have NO idea how you are feeling...just ignorant, literally!

Hello my beautiful heathen friends.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Why give it a moment's thought? You cannot change it, and you will be "not there" when it happens. Seems like a silly waste of your actual life, to me

I did tried to keep it to Myself but... I want to see the DNA Results!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Pretty good likeness, actually, especially the beady soulless eyes

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.... LOL

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

No kidding! It sent me to a dead end, I swear I heard banjo music.

China grants Ivanka Trump 5 trademarks amid trade talks

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Oooohhh, what a surprise! A drump making a favorable deal

The Sugar Pills in Your Birth Control Pack Were Put There to Placate The Pope

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

They are there to ensure the daily habit of taking the pill, essential for its proper effect, is not broken by a longish stretch of not taking them. Just pop "something" from that pack, everyday, instead of marking a calendar, etc

Twitter Users Drag Sarah Huckabee Sanders For Tone-Deaf MLK Day Tweet | HuffPost

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

The WH and all its' denizens have NO clue at all.......

MLK’s Son Criticizes Mike Pence: My Father ‘Was a Bridge Builder, Not A Wall Builder’ | ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

TRUE!

Storm coming! Make sure you stock up on donuts and whiskey.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Rain with 1/4" of snow beforehand...I am so tired of hearing, "we're all gonna die!" from the weatherpeople!

Political alchemy - has anyone here ever hear of it?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Ask any serf, circa 1403!

Does unhealthy food make you happy sometimes?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Nobody is perfect, nobody can eat perfectly! Would it be better for you to have a bit of indulgence every day, instead of long binges?

If you can endure the commercials this is a good one [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

COOL! AND no commercials!

Just watched A.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Yup!

Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful world ( 1967 ) - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Love this xong... a karaoke favorite for me to do & audience to smile

Pet Thread.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Love them!

[huffingtonpost.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

I suspect he had no idea where be was, or who MLK was..........

How to Get a Wall

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Too many words for Cheeto.......

He's not exactly wrong.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Guess they'll be bring a veggie platter with them.......

Over the weekend, Saturday night, I am flat on the couch with both feet on the coffee table (wife is...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Could be a Blood Clot and you need ultrasound to check, STAT! Fairly easy to dissolve with oral meds, but if a bit breaks free, into the lungs, heart or brain, dead before you hit the floor. Not a joke, and Do Not do Any exercise until checked! I would not be as worried if there were other limbs swollen, but you describe the classic presentation of a blood clot....betcha $20 if you call your doctor h/she will tell you to sit quietly & call an ambulance for you!

We end up in toxic relationships because.....

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

I have gone from tolerating incredible crap for 30 years, to wasting just under 2 years with that same familiar hollow feeling inside....I should get it right when I hit, oh, 106......

Every Time guiliani defends his client, the unpresident... This Is The Result!!!!!!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Guiliani has the same powerful brain & thinking ability of his client.....such a match!

Do you trust the police?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

I am SO lucky to be an older white female in this dangerous "shoot first" culture!

You can't be agnostic and athiest so..

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

"Stutter-post"...SP for short. Give it a rest, willya?

How's that working out for you, Donnie Boo Boo?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

But, the problem is, he has no idea what he says, or said. If you showed him the video of this, he would call it Fake News.....

Notorious Mormon Gay Conversion Therapist Now Says He Just Wants to Date Men | Hemant Mehta | ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Oh, now that's a surprise......

Literally every person I've seen on here that listed themselves as agnostic also listed themselves ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

We mostly reject labels here.....

Do you think Death ever has a bad day?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

I reject the idea that a natural & necessary component of life has a personality!

When I’m angry, three things are usually true: 1.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Yup.

So how many of you have heard of Pantheism and how do you feel about it?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Why does there need to be a belief system? I love and celebrate nature, but do not need to bend a knee...to what?

Well, I survived my first trip to the bible belt (Tennessee) in over a decade.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

I was down there touring the Blue Ridge and Hilton Estate a few years ago (prior to finding this site) and I swear, a church every 500 yards, all in "you can eat off the driveway" condition....just amazing, and scary!

URGENT Anyone have a sewing pattern or know where I can buy one for this?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

I would check the lingerie patterns....I do not envy you fighting with chiffon...

Martin Luther King Jr. Supported Separation Of Church And State | Michael Stone

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

So did everybody with brains back then.....

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2019:

DISGUSTING completely devoid of intelligence, and saddening, in a full-of-rage way!