Did Anthony Bordain have the right idea?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Ohferpetessake. I have had a Damn tough 70 years of life & I wake up every day, complete with aches, pains, scar tissue, and am so happy to see the sun....get a change of attitude, ennui is not attractive!

I have never met or personally know anyone in my life that is not a believer.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Move to Connecticut, I am surrounded by people who are not religious, or do not care much who is or isn't!

Alright people mainly the woman on this site what is it you find most important and attractive in us...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

1.Make me laugh 2. Like to dance 3. Don't be a slob. Bingo!

It seems god hates amputees. Any idea why?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

You couldn't approach the Ark of the Covenant if you weren't "whole" (oh, yeah, and male) so this discriminatory crap has been going on a Long time.......

Advice needed please

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Maybe just ask "innocent" questions that appeal to the strong sense of right & wrong that kids this age have, like why the Cannaanites had to be slaughtered, or why Job went through all that horror? Or, why we are condemned from birth by a "loving" gawd. Have Good discussions, you do not need to convert them, just make them Think.....the rest will take care of itself, just as it did for you.

This Just In: The Holy Spirit, angry over her role as an amorphous and misunderstood blast of ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Why not just declare himself omnipotent, like drumpy wishes to do.......

How will the universe end? Four theories.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

I d9 not think the correct answer is find-able at this time....Quantum mechanics is going through Huge changes!

Should I have my kids visit my religious mother and father-in-law?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

As the kids get older, if the grandparents are still around, It could lead to very productive thought-provoking discussions, plus, the more people that love a child, the better for the child. On the other hand, if they are scaring the kids, they get One (1) warning to knock it off!

Does Satan believe the Word of God?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

What? And Why?

Obviously I'm biased in this assessment, but does it seem to anyone else like the people on this ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Well, thankyu, thankyuvurrymuch....

Absolutely not!

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

I hear ya!

These Six Senators Have Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination In Their Hands - Lets Call Them

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Thank You for posting this! Positive action we can all take from the comfort of our recliners...Call Now! I just called all six numbers, got 2 real people & left 4 messages, pointing out that there are 100's 's of judges in this country, is Kavanaugh Really the best we can do? Total time for everything, less than 5 minutes.

Atheist Mom Forced Into Court-Ordered Christian Counseling | Michael Stone

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Call the ACLU, they live for crap like this!

Does the lack of ANY bio seem suspect to anyone else? Just curious.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

A true con/scammer would be careful to fill out things plausibly, 100%.

I got my puppy! Everyone say hello to Roxy!

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Hello, Roxie!

Why do ppl think that the phrase " I am a person of faith" is something to be proud of?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

I am a person of faith in myself and my ability to cope with life, no imaginary friends needed.

Should one bring/send flowers on a first date?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

A lovely thought....a nice (not too large!) bunch from the supermarket will set you back around $8, and you will have the pleasure of seeing her delight. Sending flowers will set you back $50 or more, and seems excessive in many ways.....

So, the biggest effect Florence had on me?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

No phone at this venue? Or, if it wasn't being answered, you didn't make the assumption, given the storm, that they were closed? Being treated for that OCD, I hope........

I understand that our pointage may change because some things are reviewed, but i am wondering how ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

I have never heard of anyone losing points on here...is your math correct? Oh, and you are the only one I know of that concerned with points......maybe some counseling for that OCD?

Just thinking.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

This is, sadly, not sarcasm, but exactly the plan.....

Anything I can learn that is new in thought and science I can benefit from.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Bad science for sure........opposites can stimulate & excite each other!

Here's an interesting proposition (which another post has prompted me to write): You have a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

1.They cannot sue you for "not praying"....just ridiculous! 2. You could offer to do something productive, like mow their lawn, care for their pets, clean their house, shop, etc etc instead of useless "praying", SO much more helpful! 3. To make a good analogy, IMO, it needs to be more close to actuality........

Is socialism bad for the USA?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Uuuummm, a society should be about enhancing life for those in it. Period.

If you have a pet do you support the agencies that work on their behalf.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Like The Red Cross fof humans, or any organization, do your research before donating!

I was at the gym, and some moron put a water bottle in the Pringles can holder on his treadmill.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

What a fool!

[yahoo.com] Longtime Border Patrol Agent Charged With 4 Serial Murders -5th Gets Away

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Just like that episode on TV!

I've been bailing my brother out of his financial situations for three years, like a dumb ass ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

You are living with them...is your "help" actually rent?

In light of a recent discussion about what women want... [bryanreeves.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Maybe, just maybe, you could spend a lot of your time trying to find out what One Specific Person wants, and supplying it?

I have to admit that I get a little down when my NFL team loses.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Me too!

In may the 21 2011 i was terrified because that trouble making pastor told the whole world that the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

About the 500th time somebody has predicted the end of the world, or maybe 5000th.....i always volunteer to care for their property and investments while they are gone...but so far, no takers.........

We finished the Natchez Trace this afternoon, a true American treasure.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

I too HATE heat, and humidity even more! What is truly awful is going into some ice-cold A/C area, then coming out into heat again, as one does while sight-seeing, shopping, etc. Makes me actually nauseous, and I have aborted plans because of it!

Presidential Alert: Opt Out ?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

How bout if you just hit delete and/or block? No biggie.........

Tell me again why you can't work ?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Oooohhhh, Republican, are ya?

Do you have any big (or not-so-big) life regrets?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

2 asshole husbands, altho I suppose that's on me, especially the 2nd one.........

Always interesting to see the latest in psychology regarding women's thoughts.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Where/with whom was this study done?!? Because I can confidently state None of my mates, or even the partners that i can remember, have resembled either my father or any of my brothers...too creepy! In fact. Last hubby ran off with someone who looked exactly like the middle-aged version of his Mom and I think that creeped me out more than anything else about it (more than her porn site with dogs & donkeys, even)

One time me and my mom was waiting for the bus in a walmart parking lot in columbus ohio on the hill...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

You have NO sense of gratitude that a stranger offered you & your stranded Mom a lift???! And oh, horror, in Their car you had to listen to Their preferred music? You, sir, are an entitled jerk!

Brazen sexism is pushing women out of America’s atheism movement — Quartz [qz.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

FB refuses to open the page.....?

Les Wexner, CEO of L Brands, leaves Republican party after Obama visit

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2018:

He saw the light? Or sinking ship/rat's? Either way, good!

Will Trump discount or null our votes in 2020 if he loses both the public and college vote?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I plan on Voting, and I have a pitchfork to take to the streets!

From Facebook: We live in a society where people use an $800 phone to check their food stamp balance

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

My burner phone from Wal-Mart, $24.99, no contracts, looks Exactly like an $800 phone & performs all the same functions. ASSuming from looks is pretty pathetic!

Let's say randomly as you are sitting down and relaxing you suddenly die for no apparent reason.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Positing the supernatural to encourage me to think about silly stuff like gawd's & an afterlife? How clever of you, Mr. Troll..........

Does anybody here know anything about land surveying?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

There are concret/pipe markers in my backyard, mostly under inches of dirt, that are referenced in my deed, and used by surveyors when the property next door sold.

Have you ever thought of making a voodoo doll?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I want it to look like drumpy!

I have a quandary with my wife's final wishes.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Nobody likes funerals, memorial services, etc.......but there is a time to "-suck it up, buttercup" and this is one of them. Say goodbye in your own way during the event. Incidentally, you will find yourself comforting others mypuch more than you will be comforted!

Took my brother to the state fair yesterday.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

What is an elote?

I see that we have some "believers" in the group.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Beware the philosophical postings that require you to posit a higher power in order to discuss! They are trying to win you back to jeebus!

It may be that there are no politicians without skeletons in their closets, but wouldn't it be nice ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Indeed!

Paul Manafort's Flip Is A Disaster For Mike Pence - POLITICUSUSA

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

One can only hope!

I just want to be able to message her.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

If she does not want your attention, and you persist, you are a stalker!

Interesting is listening to others ideas for their position on abortion

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Ummm, and what I do with my body & life is your business How?

In other news, I went for a walk around my neighborhood about thirty minutes ago, just to get out of...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Wow would l have had fun with that!

Something I wrote last year to make light of my continuous dating woes, and the oversexualization of...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

girl worth having deciding between both: Put that stupid thing away! Let's go!

Keep buying them and burning them...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Giving me faith in our deep down goodness!

Are you happy enough?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I could ask for nothing better!

Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, I speak for all the words in our language.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Lately I find Spell check making me look demented!

Would you pay someone to date you?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Ummm, paying someone to be with you is using an "escort service" and has been around since the beginning of time. Paying someone to have sex with you is called "hiring a whore/gigolo" and also been around awhile. Why do you feel this is news? And "putting me out to pasture"?? I just turned 70 and now have the best boyfriend I have Ever had, turned down a 52-year old for him. WTF are you babbling about?

The Roman Catholic church has admitted many of its priests & bishops committed child rape and other ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Call/write your "representatives"...far more helpful!

Are you very concerned what happens to your body after death?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Nope.

I am 48.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Oh, silly, I turned 70 in July, am now in the Most Wonderful relationship of my entire life!

We need to stop making excuses for religion, stop enabling this disease and start treating it like ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Last I looked, I treasured my freedoms, and the best way to do that is to treasure everyone else's........

Hello all just out of a curious though how do you unwind after a hard day's graft (work).

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Angry Birds & Judge Judy.

So, you don't believe - that means you want to be your own god

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Ummm, you can be atheist/agnostic and not a narcisstic asshole......

I would like to see "friends", like Fb on here. Is that possible? Agree, disagree?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Use the "follow" feature.....?

You can tell that Monopoly is an old game.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

What a concept!

So who all refrains from using that familiar,"Oh Gawd" at that point of sexual heights?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

If you can form coherent words, you are SO not at "the heights"!

Having a hard time today.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Why asking/expecting a hug from someone who you claim 8s a friend, but you know it will be torture for her? I did not even read tgecrest, I was so horrified by this!

First impressions can be over-looked?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

You need to get out more! Have you tried asking yourself how you will feel in 6 months about your wasting your life if you find one shredd of "goodness" in him and keep seeing him? YOU CANNOT SAVE/CHANGE ANYONE, EVER!

Nation Says Goodbye To Carolinas After Trump Says Disaster Response Will Be As Successful As Puerto ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Not sadly that humorous, in fact just TRUE

I want to recommend an important book:VACCINATION IS NOT IMMUNIZATION by Dr.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Ohferpetessake...i was around before the polio vaccine was available, and I remember the canceled outings & the fear on our parent's faces every time there was a surge in cases. I remember being "treated" to public service movies in school after Thursday lunch, showing you how living in an iron lung could be just peachy. (You can still find that onYoutube, just search for "iron lung"). I remember my aunt talking about surviving whooping cough. I remember my uncle talking about the ills that killed mote men than battle in WW I. Anything that can quell infectious diseases is a wonderful thing!

We hear news of thousands of women being raped, but we never hear the news of a man being raped.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Men gets raped, just not as often, and probably only a tiny percent gets reported. Your sweeping generalization about men is better left under the rock you dragged it out from, IMO

Why are men too much attracted to sex?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Who says, too much? You The Frequency Police orcsomething?

China makes positive moves to abolish Christianity: [express.co.uk]

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Because that worked SO Well in Russia...or for the Romans......

I am thinking about starting over.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Happiness in inside you, your outlook, response to stress, general attitude. Changing your exterior citcumstances might distract you for awhile, in fact most certainly will, but if you are unhaapy inside, negative, pessimistic, those things will resurface pretty quickly. The good news is, it is Much cheaper to work on your world view than move!

I want to believe humankind has an inspiring, logical, empathetic, and reasonable need for existing.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Like rabbits, or ticks, or swallows, or frogs, or....? Why would you believe that?

No Joke: Eight States’ Constitutions Bar Atheists From Public Office. Can you guess which ones?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I do not think most court have babbles lying around anymore, nor do people get asked to swear on it...a simple affirmation that you intend to tell the truth is all that is needed. Facts?

A treat.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

SOooooo cool!

A treat.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

SOooooo cool!

Are we experiencing the last years of Capitalism ?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

No, Capitalism's epitome....poor folks ground down further, soon tipping their hats to their "betters"...what did you think Capitalism is/was about?! Making money, all the money you can, whatever it takes...that is Capitalism, always has been! Read history, see the way ordinary people were treated before Labor Unions, wise up!

Cooked beets for the first time. Looks like a murder scene.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I love beets...but...the canned ones taste Exactly like ones you cook yourself, and if you place the colander in the sink to drain them, much less mess!

Am I the only one who HATES when someone acts too familiar when they first send a message?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

This is a favorite thing of Scammers!

Compared to believers in this world, the number of Atheists and agnostics are way too small.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Believers enjoy, deeply, the sense of community/belonging and ever-present support they get from believing a powerful one is there for them 24/7/365. Atheists make a grave mistake thinking "just show them the facts & they will change"

How long do you stay married in a sexless relationship???

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 11, 2018:

27 years after no sex, 33 years total. I thought we loved deeply, just no sex....wrong again! Taking care of my needs myself, because of things in my history, was perfectly fine....but then he (who insisted on the no sex, not me) cheated. A lot. Now I get a nice alimony check every week for the rest of my life, and enjoy life tremendously

I find it difficult to use phrases like, "I do not believe in God" or "I am an atheist". Why?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

I prefer, if the situation actually calls for it: Polite: "I do not ascribe to such things." Sarcastic: "I consider such things claptrap."

Phobias Just thinking about this as we all are apparently fragile.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Put a name to it, give it power & presence. Stop that!

Romano Fenati sacked by team after pulling rival's brake lever at high speed | Sport | The Guardian

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Drug testing needed!

Seen on a bumper sticker this morning: To stupid to understand science? Try religion!

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

That would be "too", not "to".....geez louise!

Written as a response to a statement that astrology is a viable source for real information about ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Ohferpetessake....see: P. T. BARNUM, again........

I've decided that if I'm faced with problems well beyond my capacity to handle or that I may leave ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

I like the octopussy-like green one but the color would draw too much attention.

Out campaigning for republican candidates, Trump has stated tht if Democrats get a majority they ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

He doesn't even hear himself, and as for understanding "implications".....ROFLMAO!

Why do i attract the fakes and wired people takes a lot for me to trust people due to past issues ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Why do you feel like The Lone Ranger in this?

Seen today.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

How dusty is that stuff going to be by Thanksgiving!?!?

Based on this (and so many other things) I can only conclude that conservatives are complete, ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Agreed!

So, when dating, how have some of you handled disclosing the fact that you are not a believer?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

I listen very carefully Before the first date, then pursue what they say.

Calling all introverts who are in relationships: how did you do it?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

You do not have to be around "people",you are looking for ONE Person! Stop overthinking!

How does one get over a betrayal from someone. How do you get over a wasted 10 years?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Oh sweetie, I wasted 35 years on a philandering, very good liar! Now happier than I have Ever been! Treat yourself well, work on finding out what you really like, get dressed today or not, enjoy controlling the remote, the decor, the people you surround yourself with. Get a shelter pet.....in short, forget the as whole & concentrate on YOU!

Does anyone else have difficulty dating someone who has a significantly higher income?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

A frank talk about income disparity is in order here! He wants to see you, not be punished because he has more money! Traditionally, the woman cooked homemade dinners in return for evenings out paid for by the man (bigger earner in the olden days, for sure).

Pineapple pizza

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Ask for real bacon instead of that ham-like stuff, thank me later!

Are there any historical reason why some silent letters are there in English words like : knee, ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Spelling was Very fluid up until the invention of "moveable type" (Gutenburg Bible, for example) and continued to be quite fluid up until the 1800's. Remember seeing "s" written as "f"?

Seek ordination or no? (Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster)

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Can i be church rector? Also, if you form a church, i understand there can be Substantial tax advantages...i could be bookkeeper too!

Sooo, here’s a question.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Controlling Bitch! RUN! A person may dislike facial hair, of course. A nice person would have said so Immediately, or even rejected your pic. This weasel waited until you were "invested" to try to extort behavior (shaving) from you & made you feel small/uncomfortable/awkward/foolish. RUN!