“How to want less” is the title of a piece in the latest “Atlantic.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 15, 2022:

I seek not satisfaction, and when asked, tell people I am happy enough. I am at a stage in life where I do what I want, mostly when I want. Little things make me laugh (like my dog currently barking at the squirrel that keeps coming back to the corn cob feeder in front of the window 😂). I ask for and expect little more, so am seldom disappointed.

A plethora of good news!

Barnie2years comments on Feb 15, 2022:

The second one I believe answers itself!

I spent an unexpected beach day with my un-Valentine (ex-boyfriend) since he needed a ride to a ...

Barnie2years comments on Feb 15, 2022:

My ex stopped by to drop off her dog on the way to work and eat her salad. Gave me a kiss as she was leaving, a rare treat and as close to a Valentine gift as she can bring herself to give.

Global democracy rating hits new low - Axios

Barnie2years comments on Feb 14, 2022:

And many of those hanging on by a thread!

McConnell Working to Make Sure Trump-Backed Republicans Don't Win: Report

Barnie2years comments on Feb 14, 2022:

Battle of the titans! I would say for the soul of the Republican Party, except they don’t have one.

Why is the Catholic League's Bill Donohue making $1,000,000 a year?

Barnie2years comments on Feb 14, 2022:

Tax write off!

Stupidity is not just limited to Congress.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 14, 2022:

It’s worldwide and actually a far bigger problem than the pandemic! 😕

Barnie and I chatting about what to do for Valentines Day!

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

Not sure why, it keeps loading this picture sideway!

Italy: Prominent Anti-Vaxxer Repents After Fan's COVID-19 Death, Say Reports

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

Ha! I guess better late than never. And I feel certain it’s way more than one died.

What’s normal again?

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

I still believe evil spirits live in Brussels sprouts! 😂

A long list of investigations and lawsuits involving Donald Trump

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

And yet he sits comfortably in Mar Lago and travels freely around the country spewing his hate speech. 🤬

The evolution of indoor plumbing. Now we have world leaders flushing government documents…

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

That’s the setup he had in Trump Towers. He forgot how actual modern plumbing worked. 😂

A Melania Trump event is being investigated after promising proceeds to a charity that doesn't ...

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

Why don’t they just call it “fill my pockets so I can dump Trump” charity?

Trump-Backed Cheney Challenger Says She Doesn't Know Who Won 2020 Election

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

What does a traitor look like Alex?

Germany closes consulate in eastern Ukraine - BNO News

Barnie2years comments on Feb 13, 2022:

The dominoes are lining up.

Who would have thought good hygiene was attractive???

Barnie2years comments on Feb 12, 2022:

Who would have thunk? If the Vikings were the high standard of male grooming, just imagine what the others smelled like.

Man Killed Wife After QAnon Told Him She Was a CIA-Linked Sex Trafficker

Barnie2years comments on Feb 12, 2022:

Since this worked for him, expect all Q followers to plead insanity every time they kill someone. We are doomed!

Republican state senator joins Democrats to block ban on transgender youth health care | TheHill

Barnie2years comments on Feb 12, 2022:

Yep, he'll be dead in the water to his Party now.

I’m embarrassed about 99% of previous relationships!

Barnie2years comments on Feb 12, 2022:

That’s a bad record!! 😁

72% of the Covid relief money ended up in the households with income in the top 20% [youtube.com]

Barnie2years comments on Feb 12, 2022:

Of course it did! Business as usual.

Just discovered, the REAL photo depicting Allah and Mohammed.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 12, 2022:

Watch out for that fatwa coming your way!

Blinken: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Begin - CNNPolitics

Barnie2years comments on Feb 11, 2022:

He is so upset Trump lost, he is willing to start WW lll just to prove it. Had Trump won, I'm sure Ukraine would have been handed over to him on silver platter, and Trump would have been given a key to the City of Kiev and a slew of high end prostitues to reward him for his cooperation.

Satanists will head to Scottsdale for annual conference, SatanCon 2022

Barnie2years comments on Feb 11, 2022:

My stepson is living there, maybe he can attend and send me a report! LOL

Satanists will head to Scottsdale for annual conference, SatanCon 2022

Barnie2years comments on Feb 11, 2022:

Great place to have it! I hope right next to a few churches!

Black delivery driver says two white men chased and shot at him in Mississippi

Barnie2years comments on Feb 11, 2022:

Just life as usual in the South. The biggest difference is with all the news outlets and Internet, we hear about these things more frequently. Before they would have just been a little blurb in the local paper, if it made the news at all. They have been murdering people of color down in these states forever, and they are not likely to change for at least a part of the citizenry.

Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top ...

Barnie2years comments on Feb 11, 2022:

Are they never going to put this treasonous orange blob and his sycophantic followers in jail for treason?

Arizona Senate candidate releases Super Bowl ad showing armed 'showdown' with Dem leaders | TheHill

Barnie2years comments on Feb 11, 2022:

The next Republican insurrection will definitely be an armed one. January 6, 2021 was just a test run.

Subject inflation.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 11, 2022:

There are many things I feel quite fine doing without. And while everyone is screaming and crying about inflation, gambling stocks and casinos are raking in huge profits. Super Bowl betting is expected to hit new records. It’s all relative.

AOC Says MTG 'Banned All Books From Her House' After 'Gazpacho' Gaffe

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

I love AOC!

Ted Cruz: 'Mistake' for GOP to Call January 6 an 'Insurrection'

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

Slimy Ted! Any man who could suck up to Trump after he insulted his family the way Trump did is a spineless slug!

‘Broken heart’ cases surge during COVID, especially among women Groundbreaking research by ...

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

I’ve had times in my life where my heart was so broken I was sure it was going to break! And I just didn’t care if it did! Glad those days are over!

One Menacing Call After Another: Threats Against Lawmakers Surge

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

It goes from the top elected officials to the local government maintenance employees. People just feel no need for restraint from violence since Trump basically encouraged it.

I wish!!!!

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

I hope Comey is there to cheer him on! 😂 They should let him put the cuffs on. Or McCabe. Might like to help.

Bob Saget's cause of death released - CNN

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

Wow!

Is "tar baby" a racist term?

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

It is in the US.

How Black activists turned lynching postcards into a resistance movement : NPR

Barnie2years comments on Feb 10, 2022:

The sad thing was, in many a small southern town, this was considered family entertainment, bring the kids and a couple of beers!

FBI arrests Trump supporter who stormed Capitol while on bail on attempted murder charge

Barnie2years comments on Feb 9, 2022:

Keep up the good work!

Being a good tipper is a good thing.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 9, 2022:

My stepson is making his living right now doing delivery services.

Man crashes pastor’s book burning event — throws a bible into the fire and yells: ‘Hail ...

Barnie2years comments on Feb 8, 2022:

I’m sure the authors and printers are going “yes! Buy more and more of our books! Read them, use them for door stops, burn them or eat them. Our profits spend the same!!”

Fox News Host Kilmeade Says Trump Arizona Claim Is 'Outright Lie'

Barnie2years comments on Feb 8, 2022:

Trump isn’t wasting the time of his supporters. He is just continuing to feed their need for lies. This is what they live on.

Supreme Court allows Alabama voting maps that advocates say disenfranchise Black voters

Barnie2years comments on Feb 8, 2022:

Thanks to Trump and Trumplican court stuffing, fairness in voting will never improve.

The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years - YouTube

Barnie2years comments on Feb 7, 2022:

Fascinating!

Trump Confused by Staff Not Liking Him Rewatching Capitol Riot: Report

Barnie2years comments on Feb 7, 2022:

A General always enjoys watching his troops from a distance. I doubt Hitler spent much time at the front lines.

Republican Rep.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 7, 2022:

If the Trumplicans take over our government, his son’s history book will refer to the January 6th 2021 rioter as Patriots. And Rep. Kinzinger will be in jail as a dissident,

Trump took Kim Jong-un "love letters" to Mar-a-Lago - Axios

Barnie2years comments on Feb 7, 2022:

Trump following rules? 😂😂😂 What planet are these people from?

Spotify CEO Doubles Down on Keeping Joe Rogan on Platform – The Hollywood Reporter

Barnie2years comments on Feb 7, 2022:

You livin’ in Trumperica now bro! Two different standards.

Creationist Michael Peroutka enters Maryland's Attorney General race

Barnie2years comments on Feb 7, 2022:

The Republican clown circus has gone into high gear in almost all states. The line up of extreme nitwits here in PA is just incredible. If you have a ton of money and can act as offensively as Trump or worse, the Party will back you, the despicable will vote for you and the Democrats will shake their head and wonder what happened to the Constitution they thought was indestructible.

Or to admire the idea?

Barnie2years comments on Feb 6, 2022:

I want a copy of this painting! 😂😂

Absolutely!

Barnie2years comments on Feb 6, 2022:

I began drinking coffee in ninth grade when I was enrolled in Valley Forge Military Academy. Our breakfast every morning consisted of a one serving box of cereal, one 8oz cup of milk and a glass of juice. Each table got a pot of coffee and bowl of sugar. I discovered very few kids drank coffee, so it was the only thing I could have seconds of. And needing the milk for the cereal, I could use as much sugar as needed to suite my taste. Thus began my lifelong morning coffee routine! Two cups most of the time, I rarely drink it later in the day. And substituted sweetener for the sugar.

When was the last time you received or sent a real actual letter?

Barnie2years comments on Feb 6, 2022:

The last letter I received was from a cousin last year. It was castigating me for having said in my annual Christmas Newsletter how hopeful and relieved I was at getting rid of Trump. My expression was couched in gentle words, since I know many of my family are Republicans. But it was too much for him. He ran it through a shredder and sent it back to me along with a two page, hand written letter rant about what a terrible person I was, how my deceased father would be ashamed, my aunt hated me, blah, blah, blah. He was a cop in Kansas City, and one of the most racist people I know. No great loss.

What do you think?

Barnie2years comments on Feb 5, 2022:

I favor anyone found guilty of murder in which life in prison is the final verdict and all appeals considered, the prisoner should be offered a cyanide tablet which they can take or not, their choice. Victims have no choice of whether they live or not. A poison pill give their killer at least a choice.

I'm trying to change my tone of posting.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 4, 2022:

Sounds like you’re having a great winter! Keep impressing the boys in blue.keep up the good work! You might just learn that they mostly have your welfare mind. Not all of them, but most.

Requiring cost estimates for therapy could discourage patients, therapist say : Shots - Health News ...

Barnie2years comments on Feb 3, 2022:

😂 In other words, everyone but them should have to follow this law! Hypocrites!

Inside The Russian Tax Havens Set Up By Putin To Help Sanctioned Billionaires

Barnie2years comments on Feb 3, 2022:

There are plenty of areas in the US where crooks and billionaires can hide money as well. It is an international shell game.

ISIS leader killed in Syria raid by US special operations forces

Barnie2years comments on Feb 3, 2022:

Eliminating the next generation of terrorists bent on avenging their father. Thank you!

So.

Barnie2years comments on Feb 3, 2022:

Wow! Sometimes life just deals you a stream of bad hands. You seem to cope amazingly well, given the circumstances. And all with out the benefit of a magic invisible sky Daddy figure. I am truly in awe. And you maintain your sense of humor! Our dear pets can certainly help us get through some shit. Kitties or dogs! 🐶🐱

Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014 | Oceans | The Guardian

Barnie2years comments on Feb 3, 2022:

Just another spin of the globe. If you follow the history of the Earth, massive change occurs on a regular basis. We maybe accelerating the warming, and we could always be hit by a major meteor or a massive volcanic explosion that would cover the Earth in ash cloud and create a new ice age instead of the warming. Or some idiot politician will decide it’s a good idea to launch a nuke. I doubt any of us will be alive to see how this century ends, so I don’t pay too much attention to the predictions, which often go out that far. Do you really think anyone in 1922 could have predicted mobile phones, microwaves, or modern medicine?

Rudy Giuliani Appeared in Costume on The Masked Singer

Barnie2years comments on Feb 3, 2022:

Sarah Palin was on that one time too.

Republicans who impeached Trump outpace challengers in latest fundraising haul

Barnie2years comments on Feb 2, 2022:

We can always hope! He seems to be most popular with the slavish media who miss the constant headlines and easy stories to write.

MI GOP gubernatorial candidate urges rape victims to be "heroic" and give birth

Barnie2years comments on Feb 2, 2022:

Is he going to offer to personally support them through college? If not, shut the hell up!

Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From 'The View' For Two Weeks Following Holocaust Remarks | Fox

Barnie2years comments on Feb 1, 2022:

The problem with Liberals is we are hardest on our own. And the dick head Conservatives love it! When it is one of their own they lie, deny, cover and project on to others. And the Democrats, like cats get distracted and don’t screw down on their assholes.

Trump Admits Coup, Says He’ll Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters if He Wins in 2024: A Closer Look - YouTube

Barnie2years comments on Feb 1, 2022:

And still he walks around free! Even Hitler at least spent some time in jail. He needs to follow his hero.

Trump ally pushes Republican Party to expel Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger - The Washington Post

Barnie2years comments on Feb 1, 2022:

At least there is a small chance that some sane Republicans will form their own Party and split the vote. Though they are so power hungry and need their crazy base to keep the Party in position to win elections

DeSantis says people calling for him to condemn Nazis are trying to 'smear' him - CNNPolitics

Barnie2years comments on Feb 1, 2022:

He’s counting on their vote. His pandemic ignorance is killing off the elderly Jewish population in Florida, he has to secure replacement votes somewhere!

Oklahoma lawmaker wants to fire teachers who offend students' religious beliefs

Barnie2years comments on Feb 1, 2022:

They should fire lawmakers who have no clue they don’t work for the church when they take a government office.

Trump Says Biden Can't Escape Jeers at Sporting Events, Despite Being Booed Himself

Barnie2years comments on Jan 31, 2022:

Why does anyone even pay any attention to what this has been spews out of his ugly mouth?

Ginni Thomas letter on Jan.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 31, 2022:

McConnell certainly funneled a whole lot of money into his wife’s business interests. Why wouldn’t Thomas push favorable rulings for his love bunny?

Graham: Biden Nominating a Black Woman to SCOTUS Isn't Affirmative Action

Barnie2years comments on Jan 31, 2022:

I get sick every time I see Republicans trying to act all butt hurt because they don’t get to control this Court appointment after they jammed three religious morons on to the Court, two of them stolen seats, all shoved through with no Democratic support! F**k you to McConnell’s and all his cry babies. Graham must be back on his meds! Maybe he’ll turn on Trump and admit what Trump was using to keep him in line.

So sad I try not overload this to ya all, sparing the worst, but this is so sad.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 31, 2022:

One of the problems is the same as the bad guys. They have high capacity, semi auto weapons. Meaning, once they start shooting, they are throwing a whole lot of lead down range. Back in the old days, when they carried six shooter revolvers, there was a good chance the person they were shooting at would survive. They had to aim and reload if they didn’t stop the person. Now, out of 19 rounds, even if only half of them hit the target, survival chances are minimal.

At his Texas rally, Trump recited the lyrics to a '60s R&B hit to warn against immigration.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 30, 2022:

His sources of quotes has always been muddled. Quoting Mussolini and Hitler was appropriate but certainly uneducated.

Priorities for next 14 days : No matter what , making sure I have no wear down panties on and ...

Barnie2years comments on Jan 30, 2022:

💕 You have my deepest sympathies. I used to have them on a regular basis. Two of them put me in the ER for a couple of hours. When the suckers finally come out, it’s as close to heaven as I’ll ever get! From grit your teeth pain to total relief in like a second! Keep drowning that nasty bitch! 😍

Today's BEST person A young female office stops senior officer from abusing a handcuffed ...

Barnie2years comments on Jan 30, 2022:

One of the reasons most cops don’t stand up. The payback can be hell personal as well as a career level. 😡

Kids will be kids!

Barnie2years comments on Jan 30, 2022:

Hate when that happens!

Putin's Plan. Sadly, It's Spot On.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 29, 2022:

He is definitely a chess player. His original plan was Trump would still be president and as Mike Flynn has pretty much admitted, they would have supported Putin’s move into Ukraine. It would have been repayment for all the money Russia spent to get Trump elected.

McConnell: Biden shouldn't "outsource" SCOTUS nominee "to the radical left" - Axios

Barnie2years comments on Jan 28, 2022:

This from the man who stole two Supreme Court seats for the Catholic fascist wing, that’s rich!

Sarah Palin epitomizes unethical people and is the poster child for all that is wrong with people.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 28, 2022:

Why is anyone acting surprised? She has always been oblivious of any thing but her own happiness.

You are not fooling anyone, Elon.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 28, 2022:

Taxes are based on income, not net worth. That seems to be an issue on these calculations. You can be worth billions on paper, but if you are not selling anything or taking dividends and interest, your actual taxable income can be quite low. Pennsylvania used to have a Property Tax. You calculated the tax according to the value of your investments on a certain date. If the market was high, your taxes for that year were high. They might go down the rest of the year, but you paid on their value on that one date. The tax was eliminated quite a while ago, thankfully. As a small investor and moderate income person, I sometimes had to sell stick at a loss to cover the valuation of my paper net worth, regardless of whether I had actually made any money that year.

Former AME Zion bishop charged with defrauding congregations

Barnie2years comments on Jan 27, 2022:

Wow! A pastor ripping off his flock! How unheard of! 😂😂

Well yesterday, in a township south of here, it was a day not for umbrellas but for life-jackets, ...

Barnie2years comments on Jan 27, 2022:

Weather disasters all over the world right now, and not likely to get better the way it looks. Where I am in Pennsylvania has been pretty lucky, no major weather issues so far. Stay safe!

YouTube permanently bans Fox News host Dan Bongino - Axios

Barnie2years comments on Jan 27, 2022:

Good riddance!

Trump “children” need to STFU unless ready to testify.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 27, 2022:

Double standard is Republicans mode de vie!

I did not know this…

Barnie2years comments on Jan 27, 2022:

That helps explain why he is a little “out there!”

In Observance Of Holocaust Remembrance Day, McMinn County TN School Board Bans Pulitzer Winning ...

Barnie2years comments on Jan 27, 2022:

They are afraid the kids will make the connection between the Republicans and the Nazis.

Democrat says Tucker Carlson viewers telling his office US should side with Russia | TheHill

Barnie2years comments on Jan 26, 2022:

Sounds like some kind of setup to me!

Poll: 72% of Americans think U.S. moving in "wrong direction" - Axios

Barnie2years comments on Jan 24, 2022:

The problem is of those 72% who think the country is headed in the “wrong direction” are probably split down the middle as to which direction is the wrong one. And the 28% who don’t think it is just don’t pay any attention to the news. I actually know some of those people and slightly envy their life in the bubble.

The 3rd Leading Global Cause of Death Is Likely Not What You Think, New Study Reveals

Barnie2years comments on Jan 24, 2022:

Live for today! If one thing doesn’t get you, another one will!

Uh oh! I currently have "666 visitors" to my profile page.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 24, 2022:

You little devil! 👹

Definitely to make women second class to men..

Barnie2years comments on Jan 23, 2022:

Absolutely!

Good transport of cheese whiz or peanut butter?

Barnie2years comments on Jan 23, 2022:

Peanut butter or Ranch dressing. Or cheese.

Enough of that!

Barnie2years comments on Jan 23, 2022:

I cured my cats from trying to sneak out the door in the snow. Took them out and dropped them in it. They pretty much stopped hanging around the door after that.

Angry Racist Man Throws Smoothie at Female Teen Worker - Merrill Lynch James Iannazzo Full Story - ...

Barnie2years comments on Jan 23, 2022:

She’s lucky she didn’t get shot!

Trump’s Fraud, Giuliani’s Lying & Biden’s Endless Press Conference - YouTube

Barnie2years comments on Jan 22, 2022:

They certainly were during the entire Trump administration!

Texas AG rejects demands to hand over documents related to Jan. 6 | TheHill

Barnie2years comments on Jan 22, 2022:

Texas seems to think the succeeded and are not subject to Federal law years ago. No matter what SCOTUS decides on the abortion law, they will ignore it. They I’ll totally screw over Democratic voters going forward too.

Local GOP official in Connecticut charged with murder - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of ...

Barnie2years comments on Jan 22, 2022:

I smell a self defense pleading. Though the million dollar bond certainly doesn’t sound like they are leaning that way.

Jim Jordan Already Planning Biden Admin Investigations if Republicans Take Power in 2022

Barnie2years comments on Jan 22, 2022:

There has never been a more important mid term to get out the Democratic voters, increase the majority we hold, and ending Trump’s dreams of a shadow government.

Investigators: SD AG Seemed to Know He Killed Man With His Car

Barnie2years comments on Jan 21, 2022:

In those upper states, if they can show the guy he hit was anything but squeaky clean, they will probably give him a medal!

Republicans Want New Tool in Elusive Search for Voter Fraud: Election Police

Barnie2years comments on Jan 21, 2022:

It works well for Putin in Russia and they are doing their best to follow his playbook. This whole Ukraine thing is just to see how much he can mess with Biden.

Republican Rep.

Barnie2years comments on Jan 21, 2022:

They are all sucking up to the Trump base. The more insane they are, the better they figure their chance of winning is.

Louie Anderson Dead At 68

Barnie2years comments on Jan 21, 2022:

Damn! We are starting to know how our parents felt 20 years ago when all their heroes and famous stars were biting the dust. Except for Betty White, she saved herself for us!

Obituary: Meat Loaf - BBC

Barnie2years comments on Jan 21, 2022:

Another one bits the dust! 😕