Pain is nature's way of telling you not to do that.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 16, 2018:

Willpower uber alles!

Middle children are going extinct because Millennial family planning

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 16, 2018:

Yet another non-issue....how about worrying about us all going extinct because the water is poisoned, the foods are "modified", the air looks like smudge pots are burning?! "Middile children"? Really?

Did you know there is a scientific institution studying Parapsychological events? [noetic.org]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 16, 2018:

Duke University has been doing that for at least 40 years, and guess what? Nothing found yet....maybe keep holding your breath until they do?

Dress Code for atheists: I remember watching a very old video taken in a bar where if memory ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 16, 2018:

I prefer clothing that makes me look hot! Period!

God is love.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 16, 2018:

Maybe stop wasting your life reading the Babble quite so much? Just a thought.......

New study casts doubt on the existence of alien life in our galaxy.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 16, 2018:

How would we "fall back on" another planet, exactly? Maybe ship some vials of DNA and hope the good folks there would reconstitute them? Take care of this planet, period!

I was thinking about posting about apathy, then I thought,... Meh.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Me 2

Its one of those nights.. I want to put my tux on and go out...I just have no where to go.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Tux!?!?!! I can only offer karaoke, casual dress or whatever you like......

Protecting my mourning

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Take your best friend for a chocolate-covered chocolate donut (something normally forbidden!) on the day, you will both smile. Religious people mostly do not regard animals as "worthy" of prayers, so the religious remarks, if any, will be directed at your well-being. Feel free to say "thank you", "it's not my thing", or ignore entirely, but there will be way less than you expect.

Free will?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

That Buridan's donkey thing is about as stupid as it gets, example-wise.........hunger is one of the prime motivators in any species!

Fear of Death?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

You are wasting your LIFE & precious time worrying about something you cannot control. See someone! P.S. I have died 2x, and it is no biggie at all.........painfree, worry free, no memories just peaceful & quiet. Returning was hard!

Ok, it's been a while since I've reached out to you all.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

You will never meet anyone who believes anything 100% the same as you.....60-70% is even rare, IMO. Can you both be civil, agree to disagree, or avoid the subject Entirely? Because if he tries to convert you, the sex will go bad quick. But since he is "sinning" maybe there is hope for him?

Ok, it's been a while since I've reached out to you all.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

You will never meet anyone who believes anything 100% the same as you.....60-70% is even rare, IMO. Can you both be civil, agree to disagree, or avoid the subject Entirely? Because if he tries to convert you, the sex will go bad quick. But since he is "sinning" maybe there is hope for him?

Things the GOP has battled this week: 1. Ethics 2. Intelligence

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Sums it up nicely, especially the IQ thingy. *sobbing softly*

She said yes.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Good on you! Best wishes!

We really do create our own misery! I'm not downplaying real pain or abuse but the longer I am ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

My Mom told me you create your own Heaven or Hell.....by the way you respond to things. Thanks, Mom!

Do You have a Personal Saying Or Quote About Things Or Your Life?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

If it ain't broke, DON'T fix it.

Did you know that Prednisone makes people gain weight?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Exhibit A: Jerry Lewis...google before his diagnosis, then after 6 months or so. Not only does it make you gain weight, but you look like you have gained about 2-3times as much as you actually did...puffiness! It also leaches your calcium from your bones, plays hell with your blood sugar, etc. etc. On the other hand, it is a miracle for the right conditions! It also makes all your aches & pains disappear, you feel 16 again.

Stop to "cultural" abuses and to their support! Stop to competitions abusing the Planet! ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Girl, chill.......it's sports.

Type 2 diabetes.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Interval training...drops Ac1 like a stone.

I have fixed a hard date for myself - unless there is any improvement in my life over the next ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Oh look everybody, it is "sarahroo" back and announcing her (I think) 34th suicide attempt...or is it 37? So hard to keep track......

MSNBC Does Not Merely Permit Fabrications Against Democratic Party Critics.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I presume you like Fox?

How soon upon meeting new people do you mention being an atheist or agnostic?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

It never comes up.....people my age were trained to Never bring up politics or religion! So rude!

One of my all-time favorite videos.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Somehow your wonderful posts have failed to get posted where I can see then for about 3 weeks.....like being in a desert (on a horse with no name?) And yes, my group alerts are all "on".......

Thanks for the heads up. "Just" curious.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

??????

Proud to be union!

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

You have one thing to sell...your time! Just like doctors & lawyers, it is valuable...but unlike them, you cannot get what you deserve for your time (your one & only LIFE!) Unless you belong to a Union! The highest standard of upwardly-mobile living was when Unions were strong!

I have fixed a hard date for myself - unless there is any improvement in my life over the next ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Ohferpetessake....

The term 'pagan' is used as a lazy method of describing many things non-christian.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

"Lazy"??? Pagans were around for millennia before jeezus showed up.......multiple gods were the norm! How is it "lazy" to describe their myriad manifestations?

Question for the single people...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Not very good sex the times I tried it....DIY better, no disease/pregnancy or gossip worries after, either.

Has Christianity ruined crosses for you?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

What? Did I spend any time, ever, thinking about them? Do NOT understand this question!

I just saw a squirrel dragging a wine bottle bag up a tree.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Fine, just dump us turtles on our backs....we can't do anything about it, can we!?!?

People who say they care about you and then they don't follow up.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Actions are words....but you need to keep in mind that some people CANNOT deal with illness, just cannot.

I've left the sidelines and am activily participating in registering new voters in historically low ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Way to go! Go All and do likewise...and if you cannot, for whatever reason, here are 3 simple things you can do Today: 1. Put your "representatives" contact info into your phone, so it is quick & easy to voice your opinion2. Donate to the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law, MoveOn, or other resistance group. 3. VOTE! Not voting means you like & endorse the current climate, it is not some kind of "protest", it is acquiescence!

About blocking.. Am I being harsh?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Why would you cut a complete unknown off....the fact that they just found this site is somehow "wrong"? ( and that since they just got here they are adapting/learning before inadvertently posting stupid stuff?) Yes I think you are a bit harsh....not all good men are blabbermouths, ya know? Unless that is a need of yours......

Quick one. Would like to hear mainly from the ladies on this once

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

70 years old Thursday, worked in mills, shipyards...not once, ever, have I heard this (or variation) from a female, the closest i guess would be a comment on a cute butt

Bring it back !!!

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Because shaming is such an effective method of training?

Some day, I will meet a woman who loves me for who I am and supports all my dreams.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Happens to me All the time!

Make it look like an "accident", 007.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2018:

At this point, "accident" shmaccident, just DO IT!

I wish my brain would stop singing songs I don't even like.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Lately my go-to song at karaoke is, "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks (And WTH are my royalty checks...i think I must have written it) But now it is a major ear-worm! Washing dishes? Laying indoor-outdoor carpet? Mowing? That thing is In There on continuous loop!

Wow...are you seeing the crowds on the streets of London?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Can I make up a country to say where I am from...too embarrassed to say the same country as dumpty. Suggestions?

Bellwether Festival

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2018:

Describe, please...i could show up in my RV

‘If England gets beaten, so will she’ – the link between World Cup and violence explained

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2018:

Ladies, get out that cast iron frying pan & Use it on these dickwads!

I don’t think I can take another season of The Handmaids Tale,” or as I call it, 2020 America.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2018:

I know what you mean.......i signed up for Hulu specifically to watch it, think I'm going to cancel......

What's are you're thoughts on modern libertarianism vs democratic socialism

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2018:

Libertarians: MeMeMe, and too bad for you unfortunates. Democratic Socialists: WeWeWe

Former secretary of state Kerry says Trump is ‘destroying our reputation in the world’

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2018:

TRUE, sadly 100% true.

Who Is Brett Kavanaugh? A Supreme Court Reading Guide — ProPublica

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2018:

I am exhausted just thinking about drumpy picking Anything other than his nose......

I am LMAO!!! I made a post and it got stuck so I clicked it.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Hit the three little horizontal bars in tbe upper right of the post, select "delete"

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh argues that presidents can't be indicted, sued, or even investigated

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

This alone should disqualify him! No one is above the law!!!

It sure is hard to hire a handy man.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

They are self-employed because they dislike schedules! Patience & references!

Advice for parenting a first born teen?? So....much.....drama.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Pick your battles! They will adopt the opposite to whatever you want/believe, so ignore the filthy room, work on not-smoking, get & keep you'd priorities straight.

Suggestion to help make it harder for the scammers that are on this site.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Too much worry about scammers, which even low-IQ people should be able to spot at 100 yards or more. Policing this site for whatever bogeyman someone worries about will not improve it.

CVS Is Being Sued for Selling Bullshit Homeopathic Products

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

I do not agree on the policing of what a business sells........just DON'T buy the stuff!

Is totally original thought actually possible?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

PEOPLE step back from me on a regular basis because I rarely see things "normally"

Nasty Naming!

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

I have always loved how the censors missed "Beaver Cleaver"!

Fenton the dog in Richmond Park (UK) This went viral in the UK, not sure if it made it across the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Dumb ass owner....

If you met Jim Bakker in person, could you resist the urge to slug him?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

What is the fine for Assault & Battery in your state...years ago, cheap at twice the price!

Rather than to serve a Religious God first with your entire soul.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

"Serve"????!!!! I ain't no servant!

I found an acceptable pork dumpling bulk frozen brand so I don't have to keep buying them from the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Trader Joe's has wonderful ones in pork, chicken, and vegetarian versions, nice thin wrapper, ANdD that fabulous dipping sauce too!

What are some of your personal “rules” that you never break?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Don't become a hoarder like grandma! Speak out when hearing/seeing racism/hatred. Spend my money on me while i can enjoy it. Enjoy my dogs more. Sing karaoke every chance i get!

Just when you thought we’d left the Dark Ages… ‘a lawyer for Trump's Department of Justice ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

PEOPLE are PEOPLE, none of my, or anyone's business what they do in private! (I shudder to think about Pence & his "mommy", for example)

I just want to find fellow atheists I can have deep conversations with who aren't jerks.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

I can have great conversations on any subject...you get to decide which "side" you take. But I am also sometimes a jerk......

Have encountered several fake profiles or scammers trying to get on was wondering if checking IP ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Just read their generic words, fir example calling you "dear" right away, making life plans when you've never even had coffee, and do they actually reply to your specific questions?! Oh, and do they mention money..... They are All the same, and change addy's like you change clothes anyway.

Maybe you'll go away and never call.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Going to sing this at karaoke tonight!

Overweight shows weakness?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

And none of these people ever had an illness that made them immobile, or took meds that cause weight gain, or comforted themselves with food? I say BS!

91-year-old man beaten with brick, told 'go back to Mexico'

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Some manly man somewhere is bragging about his great "statement"..........

Fear not! Brett Kavanaugh knows at least three women. - The Washington Post

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2018:

2 more than Pence...does he call them all "mommy"?

Human Ancestors Were Nearly All Vegetarians ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

Chimps, most etc will relish meat, although they do not organized to hunt it.

Read this today.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

TRUE!

You don't have to be religious to believe in a higher power that surpasses what our mind makes it ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

And why, exactly, would I need or want to do that?

With typical comedic and ironic timing, I finally screwed up the courage to contact a dating site in...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

Plenty of Fish (POF). FREE.

What I want is to hear a valid argument that their is a God.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

Looking here ain't helping.......

Those of you previously married. How likely are you to marry again or are you put off completely?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

Twice is 2x too many!

I feel like no one exists in Connecticut, USA. lmao

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

Browsw "people" by state or region...you will be pleasantly surprised...i too live in CT, there are lots! Myriads if you include N.Y., MA, RI.

AA is agnostic.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2018:

You need more help than an AA meeting, buddy........

What's the best coffee you've ever had and where did you have it?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 9, 2018:

French press-made!

In the world of online dating and the need to get to know someone ASAP to weed out time wasters or ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Never feeling a need to speed things up. IMO with online, take time, all you need....it is so easy to find out where you live, how much $$ you have, etc etc online, you need to have antenna up and running and listen to your gut....you cannot do that if you have fallen in lust over coffee.

I used to date a girl who would punch me in the face every time she had an orgasm.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Best.post.ever.

The Social Shaming of Racists is Working [thenation.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Up until about 5 years ago, racists were automatically shamed. Now, who could be responsible for this damnable resurgence we have to put down......who?

I love my electric toothbrush but, once it a while I still pull out my acoustic.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

I put the electric one out for a yard sale....too much pressure to keep brushing until the timer said I could stop! Stinkin' timer........

Who here listened to the Bee Gees?[youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

I sang Bee Gees "To Love Somebody" at karaoke last night....very mixed ages there, but everybody knew it!

U.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

In areas (most of the world & getting worse!) where water quality is iffy at best, breast feeding is the Only safe food for young children.......boiling water to mix formula does not remove toxins, only bacteria. Plus the labor to gather firewood and even the water takes away from other food gathering. Formula-sellers are criminals within the definition of laws!

Christian Hate Preacher Will Be Deported from Australia After Harassing Muslims – Friendly Atheist

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

The smart money says Drumpy offers him a job first thing tomorrow.

How does the brainwashing in televangelism work?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

P.T. Barnum could tell you...also mass hysteria data.

Would you be interested in a PAID affiliate program for Agnostic.com?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

When you put $ on the table, you will be inundated by people only interested in getting some. Look how the quality of posts has gone down as the numbers have gond up already! I would prefer the occasional ad if you need revenue, or even just a place where we could donate......monthly or "as we can". Enough with the song postings, pdreadful poems, cat pix for points!

Do you think when you get older it is right to treat people like trash?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

You get what you earn from me, and the older I get the less "slack" i give. Does that answer your question? But You have to give me disrespect first!

"For millennia, the greatest minds of our species have grappled to gain purchase on the vertiginous ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Sorry, too many words about stuff unhelpful to me & my pursuit of happiness.

"Scientists are beginning to think an NDE is caused by reduced blood flow, coupled with abnormal ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Both times I died, no tunnel of light. No desire to save humanity when I returned, either.

There are lies,damn lies, then Trump!

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Ummmm..was his mouth moving? Then you may safely assume he was LYING. Period.

You're Most Likely on a Watch List if.....

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

I have been as offensive as possible on Twitter & FB just so I could be "honored" by making the list.....and enjoyed every minute of it!

Mike Pence is Another Trump - Anti-Women, Anti-LGBTQ, and Anti-Education

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Actually much worse...drump lies, even to himself. Pence is a true fanatic.

Pretty powerful essay.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Jeezus, there is a choice involved with pain? Since when?

Looking for woman that loves country air.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

I grew up on a farm....light work my ass!

How many straight people here had sex with someone of the same sex?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Why do you ask?

Would you, or would you not?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

These questions that require me to imagine a (demented, maniacal) "deity" in order to answer the question piss me off. HUGE waste of time

If we disbelieve in something, does that not mean that we actually believe in its existence as a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Unicorns...believe or disbelieve? Therefore demolishing your entire premise.......

My ex mother in law, a very active member of the Roman religion, once told me she had no use for me ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Talk about living in the past....Constantine??!!

Trump voters kind of remind me of the crowd that used to hang around the school bully.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Insightful!

Can you be yourself in any situation?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Sometimes my angry self shows up...like me only ANGRY!

My wife and I have been fighting about her embarrassment at my “manic” reposting of Atheist ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Agree to disagree, and avoid the subject...your posts are YOUR posts, not hers. Otherwise, get a good divorce attorney!

All-Out War on Kids and Not Just on the Border

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2018:

All true, all an abomination.