Well, well, well it seems the lefties are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Wellspring comments on Nov 2, 2018:

We already got tent cities in Houston. I don't call them caravans. Of course, they use drugs, sleep in tents, even got prostitutes, male and female. The police make them move location every once in a while. Some die from smoking Kush, or have seizures.

DUCHESSA replies on Nov 2, 2018:

I guess I wasn't clear enough....The "tent cities" you refer to have about 1% of the people right now walking to get into USA. Oh, well...some people read what they want to read.

You have to stop it if not you will be replaced by other countries.[youtu.be]

DarrelScott comments on Nov 1, 2018:

We as Americans must unite to stop this invasion by what ever means required. Even military force.

DUCHESSA replies on Nov 2, 2018:

@MrLink Well, no as easy as you say. Very similar situation is taking place in South America; thousands of Venezuelans and people from border countries -as I type this post- are walking towards Argentina. Many have already arrived. Guess what? Few days ago, three Venezuelans, two Paraguayans and a Turkish nationals were arrested among those trowing stones and handmade bombs to the Argentinian police in front of the country's Congress; they wanted to prevent the Representatives from deliberating.

You have to stop it if not you will be replaced by other countries.[youtu.be]

MrLink comments on Nov 1, 2018:

Neither political party is behind this. These types of on-foot migrations North towards America, what we're calling the Caravan, has been happening periodically for 10 years or more. It just has never been made into a huge issue before Donald decided to earlier this year. It is not an invasion of ...

DUCHESSA replies on Nov 2, 2018:

No, it never has been such amount of people attempting to enter USA....AT ONCE.

I made another hat/beanie? This time with a faux fur pom-pom. This one is for my daughter ?

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Can I have it? Lovely.

DUCHESSA replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@AndiPandi Thank you....but I have one already.

I knitted this hat and gave it to my friend/employer. I'm a nanny.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Lovely hat; I am sure your friend will appreciate this present .

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@AndiPandi I never knitted a hat or a scarf. I should start. Some of the ladies in my group do...they donate them to the local Veterans Hospital.

LOL.

PinkyandtheBrain comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Dude if this caravan goes through you will have millions of Venezuelans coming up because there are starving because a stupid leftist Communist socialist garbage perverted government greed destroy their country.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 28, 2018:

No, No Venezuelan; they are heading south and many are already in Argentina, Chile and Brazil. In fact, Argentina is in the process of deporting two of them for throwing stones to the Congress and other crimes against the estate's property. The caravans heading to USA are "made" mostly of Hondurans and Salvadoreans. ADDITIONALLY, DON'T CALL ME DUDE; i AM A LOVELY LADY. and the reason that group's leader blocked me is I told him / her his/her knowledge on the subject is nil.

LOL.

SpikeTalon comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Was it someone who blocked you directly, or were you banned from a group? Found out the other day I'm banned from an Hawaiian themed group and Halloween group because I had banned the host of those groups from this one as she had complained and reported our conservative group in the past for no good...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

No idea...but they know I am a Trump supporter so they don't like me.

I understand conservative values.

Wellspring comments on Oct 27, 2018:

SSDI is an entitlement program. It's actually a ponzi scheme. SSI is need based, (for those who never worked or didn't work half of their adult life). SSDI is for those who become disabled while working and have worked at least half of their adult life. SSI can't have more than *2000 dollars in ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Wellspring As a former Bilingual Social Caseworker and a teacher I do know very well what SSI is for...as well as Medicaid. If the person is getting SSI do to a disability...and if she paid in the past -when well and able to work- she deserves the benefit even more than the people who never worked and nees help

Well, what are your thoughts on the bomber getting caught?

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

What calls my attention is "If they found DNA on one of the packages"...why no on the others?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@dokala He sent several packages but his DNA was present ONLY on one. Did he used gloves to handle all packages but one?

Reports of Voter Intimidation at Polling Places in Texas — ProPublica

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I am voting in USA since 1986, I am a well known Republican in my district.... and I have never seen / faced any kind of intimidation before the elections or at the polling places.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@genessa Well, ignorance doesn't know about geographical areas.

Those Caravans

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Muy question is: Why they don't demand from their own Presidents the benefits and rights all human beings are entitled to...instead of trying to get their problems solved by other nations. Watch out, I know what is going on in Latin America....

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@genessa Obviously your knowledge of the region is non-existent. Gee, ignorance always finds a way to get "in between".

I've been gone from this site for quite some time.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Atheists and Agnostigs differentiate from the "others" because we reason....So, your comment about Trump capturing "those unable to reason" doesn't apply here.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@brentan I don't see "Atheist Republican" as a contradiction; this site is full of them. And yes, many people were fed up with "all talk n no action" from other politicians. I voted for Trump for a very specific reason and few others no "that" specific. So far, he is delivering the most important to me.

I understand conservative values.

Wellspring comments on Oct 27, 2018:

SSDI is an entitlement program. It's actually a ponzi scheme. SSI is need based, (for those who never worked or didn't work half of their adult life). SSDI is for those who become disabled while working and have worked at least half of their adult life. SSI can't have more than *2000 dollars in ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Wellspring Yes, whatever she paid in most likely went to help somebody who, also, has paid in and his / her money went to help another person. Is a chain...my friend.

I knitted this hat and gave it to my friend/employer. I'm a nanny.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Hey, I'm a nanny, as well. Sadly, I don't knit.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Donotbelieve If I win the Lotto I get two dogs, one cat and a house with a craft room. ...:) Today knitting machines are small enough to be placed on a regular table; they cost around U$S 2,000.-

I knitted this hat and gave it to my friend/employer. I'm a nanny.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Hey, I'm a nanny, as well. Sadly, I don't knit.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Donotbelieve Here. I also had the part required to knit the cuffs (seen here)

I knitted this hat and gave it to my friend/employer. I'm a nanny.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Hey, I'm a nanny, as well. Sadly, I don't knit.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Donotbelieve I could even find an identical one here....and probably with all the necessary tools but I don't have room in my co-op to use it as I did in my home (I had my craft room there). The original Knitax -including the table to place it in- takes a lot of space.

I knitted this hat and gave it to my friend/employer. I'm a nanny.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Hey, I'm a nanny, as well. Sadly, I don't knit.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Donotbelieve Well, as soon as baby is home....get your 4 teenagers to take care of him / her and you start crocheting. :) I wish I had a loom. I had a knitting machine...a Knitax...but my mother -a hand knitter- sold it as soon as I moved to USA. Grrrrrrrr

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 21, 2018:

This is Granny blanket I made for the Veterans: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2183518125005319=a.347171878639962=3=ARBNEgtm9fZZJo8Dyckckk7HJGSYQuohFmcCO-7jo5mNgs7-f3qfMAZlc0mctsJbQxiXzC-0KDrmfQFW This is a "wool basket". ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@CeliaVL To suit my pots.

I've been gone from this site for quite some time.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Atheists and Agnostigs differentiate from the "others" because we reason....So, your comment about Trump capturing "those unable to reason" doesn't apply here.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@DaveRohbock Isn' t my comment obvious? Yours is. You want people to think those who vote/ed for DT lack the ability to reason....ability well developed among people who are Atheists / Agnostic. Anyway, friend, nobody is 100% conservative or 100% progressive...we all are a mix of both. Bye.

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 21, 2018:

This is Granny blanket I made for the Veterans: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2183518125005319=a.347171878639962=3=ARBNEgtm9fZZJo8Dyckckk7HJGSYQuohFmcCO-7jo5mNgs7-f3qfMAZlc0mctsJbQxiXzC-0KDrmfQFW This is a "wool basket". ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@CeliaVL Here is the "pot disguiser"

I knitted this hat and gave it to my friend/employer. I'm a nanny.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Hey, I'm a nanny, as well. Sadly, I don't knit.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

Do you crochet? I am not a nanny...not even a mother.

I knitted this hat and gave it to my friend/employer. I'm a nanny.

SkotlandSkye comments on Oct 27, 2018:

There is a quilting and knitting group on this site you should join. Here's the link: https://agnostic.com/group/quiltersandknitters

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

I am a member of that group; nice people there. I post my knits and my Art Collage class' projects. Fun.

The Man Who Went to Heaven - YouTube

pasha-one-nine comments on Oct 27, 2018:

It's disgusting that anyone can believe this.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@paul1967 Fanaticism justufy all kinds of behaviors.

The Man Who Went to Heaven - YouTube

pasha-one-nine comments on Oct 27, 2018:

It's disgusting that anyone can believe this.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

It used to bother me but, since I can't school those who don't want to be schooled...I go my merry way to enjoy life away from them. :)

The Man Who Went to Heaven - YouTube

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I couldn't watch more than few seconds; I have 0 tolerance for ignorance. Yesterday, an acquitance -a Born Again Christian- asked me where I will go when I die. My answer was "Who cares? " She retorted with "You will burn in Hell." I felt pain..***.for her***. I will never understand how ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@paul1967 According to them the all benevolent god created hell to protect the "after life world" by eliminating those that were evil in the "before death world". If all the religious nuts would had used their ability to "write fables / tales" in a normal way... Aesop would have had a lot of competition and.the world literature would have benefited plenty.

Reports of Voter Intimidation at Polling Places in Texas — ProPublica

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I am voting in USA since 1986, I am a well known Republican in my district.... and I have never seen / faced any kind of intimidation before the elections or at the polling places.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@genessa I think all depends on the area; in my district -Yonkers, NY- I never heard of people being intimidated...this doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

From my Art Collage class.

CeliaVL comments on Oct 26, 2018:

My neice who lives in Mexico is a big Mafalda fan! That is very effective. I once did a big dragon collage since I had a lot of very fancy red and gold scraps I couldn´t think of anything else to do with. I thought it was quite good, but then I put it in a craft exhibition and it got criticised ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 26, 2018:

I am sure the other teachers in the class will criticize my Mafalda but, then, they always criticize everything. :):)

From my Art Collage class.

CeliaVL comments on Oct 26, 2018:

My neice who lives in Mexico is a big Mafalda fan! That is very effective. I once did a big dragon collage since I had a lot of very fancy red and gold scraps I couldn´t think of anything else to do with. I thought it was quite good, but then I put it in a craft exhibition and it got criticised ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 26, 2018:

Yes, Mafalda is quite well known in many countries. Although this comic strip is not longer published, Argentina has honored her with a "monument" on a Buenos Aires' square.

From my Art Collage class.

sewchick57 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

That's cool as hell!!!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 25, 2018:

Thanks.

Bible Museum says five of its Dead Sea Scrolls are fake - BBC News

powder comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Irony is they used science to determine the age.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 24, 2018:

The "de"brained will tell you "God guided the hands of the Scientists."

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Another of my crocheted items.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@CeliaVL In fact, I made four bags -almost identical design- for friends.

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Another of my crocheted items.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@CeliaVL Yes, is a bag I can use with many shoes (Summer).

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Upon retiring from teaching I took (Teachers' Learning Center) a class in quilting and another on jewelry. I enjoyed both immensely; I think I will take two more. Presently, I am taking one in Art Collage.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@CeliaVL Great....Any language -even German- is OK.

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 21, 2018:

I belong to two Crochet groups. Do you?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@CeliaVL I am Argentinian; I guess the fact I speak Spanish makes the difference...or, also a fact, that whenever somebody is nasty to me I tell him/her to go wash his/her a$$hole.

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 21, 2018:

This is Granny blanket I made for the Veterans: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2183518125005319=a.347171878639962=3=ARBNEgtm9fZZJo8Dyckckk7HJGSYQuohFmcCO-7jo5mNgs7-f3qfMAZlc0mctsJbQxiXzC-0KDrmfQFW This is a "wool basket". ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@CeliaVL I did covers for "boring pots"...I will posted them later.

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 21, 2018:

I belong to two Crochet groups. Do you?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@CeliaVL Well, surprises me to hear "not friendly town in Spain). The Spaniards are usually very welcoming. Do you speak the language? I do and every time I visited said country I was welcome with open arms.

New members are joining but no-one is putting up pictures of what they are doing.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Upon retiring from teaching I took (Teachers' Learning Center) a class in quilting and another on jewelry. I enjoyed both immensely; I think I will take two more. Presently, I am taking one in Art Collage.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@CeliaVL I am a member of two book clubs, a monthly breakfast one, two knitting groups and next semester I will take two more classes: Economic / Geography II and Forensics II. Two semesters ago I took the first levels.

A lot of posts on this site have lamented that they haven't met anyone here yet.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

All the people that have approached me here are -at least- 10 years younger. No good.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 20, 2018:

@k80b619 They are younger. What could I possibly have in common with a person in his / her 40s and/or 50s?

Abortions: should there be a time limit?

Marine comments on Oct 20, 2018:

There should be a time limit except for medical reasons for the mother. If the baby has progressed to the point it could survive outside the mother I feel it would be murder also.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 20, 2018:

Read R v W; the time limit is stated there.

Abortions: should there be a time limit?

Mike1947 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

How about rape or incest? A difficult question......

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 20, 2018:

No difficulty at all. Why to force a woman to carry a fetus she didn't planned ?

Abortions: should there be a time limit?

Green_eyes comments on Oct 20, 2018:

The abortion question has become more complicated as old white men not only want to rule our bodies, they have made it almost impossible for women to acquire a safe abortion. One of the ways they get around legal abortions is to force clinics to close by changing the physical requirements that a ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 20, 2018:

IMHO abortion is not a matter of "no man to take care of these kids but of not wanting to carry the bag during nine months."

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Paddypereira Absolutamente / absolutely

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Paddypereira Well, the accents are common in all countries, in some countries they are the result of some isolation -sometimes geographical and sometime because distance...and in other countries could be because the proximity with other nations (Gallego and Portuguese / Brazilian Portuguese and Northern Argentinian Spanish. I love the impact of Geography on the languages. I hope the other members are enjoying as well. :)

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Paddypereira BTW, they are going to kick us out of these thread LOL for running out of the main theme.

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Paddypereira You surprised me; I didn't think you knew the facts you mentioned. As a professor of Spanish I know them but are not common knowledge. Still, Spanish is a lot closer to Italian than is to Portuguese.

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Paddypereira Portuguese and Gallego indeed are similar...specially about the pronunciation of the ZZZZZZZ. Spanish and Italian are a lot closer than Spanish and Portuguese

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Paddypereira 1. I know very well where Dublin is...in fact, is Ireland's capital. 2. I should have realized you are Portuguese since your name spelling is "Pereira" and no Pereyra. 3. No, Spanish and Portuguese are not "that " similar ....both languages are easier to learn (by a native of the other one) but the pronunciation and grammar -like with Italian- are not that similar. I am from South America so is easier for me to understand a Brasilian than a Portuguese person.

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

Quarm comments on Oct 18, 2018:

I see abortion as a option. Not a good one but a needed one for an imperfect world. First of all since I am not a woman I feel some limitation on my position. I think for practical reasons very late term abortions save in the case of a threat to the mothers life should be illegal. Besides that I...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

A detail: Very late abortion is always performed to save the woman; those who think it is done because the woman doesn't want the child are A) ignorant people and B) those with an agenda.

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Paddypereira I know you speak Spanish (your last name) but -I assume- you study in USA and that, also, makes a difference on this subject.

Remember to vote red. Damn the Russians are hacking again.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Explain to me how the Russians ot anybody can influence people's vote. Please.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Wellspring You remind me why I flunk some of my students: Their answers do not go with the question. I didn't ask whose skills the Russian would use but WHICH skills....Would they blast Americans' computers with Communist propaganda? Would they talk glories about old cow Bernie and garbage about Trump...? What?

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 18, 2018:

@Paddypereira All depends on the text / time / place you study. I am a Spanish speaking person and a professor of said lang. and lit. Maybe that makes the difference.

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

This is the Mexico City's cathedral.....gorgeous...but the 250 years required to finish took the lives of several millions human beings.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 18, 2018:

@Paddypereira I am not talking about Latin America in general but about Mexico en particular... BTW, no the flu but the venereal diseased and the exploitation of the people obligated to work in the mines (Mita and Yanaconasgo Systems) from Mexico to Argentina were the big killers. Needless to say, the flu """helped""" a lot.

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 17, 2018:

Yes, sure, this beautiful building is a monument to poverty and humility. Please.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 17, 2018:

@Paddypereira yes, but the history behind is bloodcurdling..

I decided to share a photo of Antwerp Cathedral.

ProudMary comments on Oct 17, 2018:

I love architecture in all its forms -- whether it's a cathedral, a castle, a Victorian home with its gingerbread splendor, or a shotgun house in Mississippi. As @DUCHESSA says, cathedrals are monuments to poverty and humility, and I agree. But the fact is, they're there and they're very ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 17, 2018:

I hope you read my post with the same sarcasm I wrote it; these "" beautiful building"" have taken the lives of millions of people (those who built them) to harbor all sort of criminals...from liars to pedophiles

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

nixjoiner comments on Oct 16, 2018:

I'm against abortion. I think women shouldn't use it as birth control.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 16, 2018:

And who told you it is used as birth control? Only an idiot would do that.

I don't know what the f to say to this.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Oct 15, 2018:

Got to be a joke

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 15, 2018:

@jorj You took the words out of my mouth.

I care for my 83yo mom (cancer) and 86yo uncle (hospice at home) full time.

Shefree comments on Oct 14, 2018:

I went through that after losing my husband to cancer. He was bedridden for a year and I was his caregiver at home. I live in the bible belt ..rural small town so I am surrounded by xtians. I hear these kinds of things all the time. The new thing around here is ''Have a blessed day" ....geeze. I ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 15, 2018:

@Shefree Aleays bothers me to be nice and kind to those who are not kind / nice to me. See, a person who knows I am an Atheist and insists with his / her "god blessings / I will pray for you" is not kind / nice to me.

I care for my 83yo mom (cancer) and 86yo uncle (hospice at home) full time.

Shefree comments on Oct 14, 2018:

I went through that after losing my husband to cancer. He was bedridden for a year and I was his caregiver at home. I live in the bible belt ..rural small town so I am surrounded by xtians. I hear these kinds of things all the time. The new thing around here is ''Have a blessed day" ....geeze. I ...

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 14, 2018:

Sorry... I can't answer as you do...or in a similar way...to their god blessings and the likes. i usually look at them as if they are mentally disturbed and I keep going. I don't have patience for ignorance.

We should have seen this coming:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 14, 2018:

Did you ask yourself "why" most parents did nothing?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 14, 2018:

@bigpawbullets No....Fear of getting jailed for reprimanding the kid

Absentee ballots filled out and placed in outgoing mail. Final thought on this election:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 14, 2018:

why did you need an absentee ballot?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 14, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Happy n safe trip. Enjoy.

Absentee ballots filled out and placed in outgoing mail. Final thought on this election:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 14, 2018:

why did you need an absentee ballot?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 14, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Thanks. I was in NZ and in Australia but we didn't visit the island of Tasmania....grrrrr

I'm actually part of this movement but not directly. [youtu.be]

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 12, 2018:

The same day I became an USA Citizen I registered to vote....as a republican. The Democratic Party -at least to me- is pure populism.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 12, 2018:

@jorj Every president is populist during the campaign; the problem becomes heavy depending on which one are the populist ideas. To say "We will get rid of the illegals. /Those receiving assistance from the government will not have it so easy any longer..." are populist ideas / actions that any normal person will accept. Now, if the government increases the number of people in assistance, gives the criminals more rights than it gives to decent citizens...we are talking a different kind of populism. You have to know this by experience.

I don't know why I cannot stop crying.[youtu.be]

Trajan61 comments on Oct 11, 2018:

Trump has done more for African Americans than Obama ever did but try telling them that.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 11, 2018:

It would be a futile effort since the "prejudice of attribution" is extremely difficult to eradicate. IAW, since for them DT is bad everything bad said about him is true.

Interesting observation:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 10, 2018:

BTW, this morning...on the Spanish news....I heard not once but in three different opportunities that the Latinos' are better off now -money wise- than under previous administrations. Needless to say the news were referring to legal Latinos.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 10, 2018:

@bigpawbullets I am pretty sure it is the case.

Ha! I just had a woman ring my doorbell and want to talk to me about god.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 9, 2018:

Once I told the Jehovah Witness : " Don't come back, don't bug me at 7AM> " Yes, next Sunday they knocked the door at 7AM. Since I knew they would ignore my warning I had prepared the night before a large glass of water -ready by the door. I opened the door and I bathed them. I laughed for hours....

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 9, 2018:

@Donotbelieve They never came back.

Want to see what ignorance and insanity look like?

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Guys...do you think Justice Kavannaugh will push to reverse R v W? Yes, no...why?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@SpikeTalon too doubt very much he would get involved in this issue...it's settled. As you said, USA has a lot more important problems to solve.

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@bigpawbullets LOL...they will tease you forever......juassssssssss

Pretty close to @trajan61 's meme /comment. But possibly a look into his ID's reaction:

Trajan61 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I hope he makes those liberal idiots pay for a long time!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@Trajan61 You are absolutely correct; I still remember time, date, place when a classmate yelled at me "You are the ugliest in the school." Without a doubt he will always remember this garbage

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@bigpawbullets And the kid already has it...the Australian by birth and the American because the mother is American. They were wise your kids.

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@bigpawbullets I don't know the Australia's / N. Zealand's laws on this issue (both beautiful countries) but being his mother an American the kid is also an American "by birth". Some countries apply the Jus sanguinis and others the Jus solis

Pretty close to @trajan61 's meme /comment. But possibly a look into his ID's reaction:

Trajan61 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I hope he makes those liberal idiots pay for a long time!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@bigpawbullets, @Trajan61 Sure, what was done to him will hurt forever...but I know he will not bring to the plate the character assassination attempted by the democrats....it would be childish.

Pretty close to @trajan61 's meme /comment. But possibly a look into his ID's reaction:

Trajan61 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I hope he makes those liberal idiots pay for a long time!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

, @bigpawbullets Thanks.

Pretty close to @trajan61 's meme /comment. But possibly a look into his ID's reaction:

Trajan61 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I hope he makes those liberal idiots pay for a long time!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@bigpawbullets, @Trajan61 Thanks.

Pretty close to @trajan61 's meme /comment. But possibly a look into his ID's reaction:

Trajan61 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I hope he makes those liberal idiots pay for a long time!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@bigpawbullets ...and even when two people disagree -as long as it's done with respect....everything is fine. Now, one thing that really annoys me is when a person twists my words, places words in my mouth or resources to verbal aggression ...I block him / her.

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@bigpawbullets He could have renewed the GC here and, then, leave. The baby...on account of having a NZ father.... would have had dual citizenship anyway.

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@bigpawbullets He married your daughter and that gave him the RIGHT TO APPLY FOR PERMANENT STATUS (obtaining the GC) and, eventually, the right to apply for Citizenship. Indeed, after 10 years he had to renew the GC. I don't understand why he didn't....unless, of course, he believed he had a GC and it really was a working permit. See, many immigrants think that marrying a USA Citizens makes them AUTOMATICALLY permanent residents...even Citizens. The truth is these two statuses must be applied for by the immigrant / granted by the authorities.

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@bigpawbullets No, a person can be a Green Card holder forever; he / she will need to renew the card every 10 years....most of them become US Citizens before the first renewal. The work permits / college visas expire for good. BTW, the Green Card status can be revoked if the person commits a crime.

Pretty close to @trajan61 's meme /comment. But possibly a look into his ID's reaction:

Trajan61 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I hope he makes those liberal idiots pay for a long time!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Will see.

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@bigpawbullets The Green Card holders are not here at our request. I know this issue very well; they are people who came legally and became "permanent residents (this is a different subject) and have all the rights (except the right to vote) of the Citizens. My ideas derive from a mix of experiences in USA and in my other country as well as from years of teaching. If we are going to mention sources mine would be Horace Mann, Domingo F. Sarmiento, Albert Shankler, my students, colleagues, people who didn't get an education but with overflowing common sense... growing up under a very different set of rules.

Pretty close to @trajan61 's meme /comment. But possibly a look into his ID's reaction:

Trajan61 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I hope he makes those liberal idiots pay for a long time!

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

And I hope he is as fair as any Justice should be...for your sake, mine and for the sake of our nation.

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Excellent. Thanks. BTW, I would extend the Universal Health Care to all legal person who pay taxes. Remember, "Green Card" holders are legal and pay taxes. Additionally, I would suggest the direct deportation of everybody that is illegal and committed a crime. The illegals who are "inside the law" are different and I would study their situation case by case. EDUCATION, mandatory, tested, universal, mandatory attendance, general knowledge and, also, specialized from HS...more

Now, if we could just get on with making America Great:

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 6, 2018:

And what would you change to achieve greatness?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@bigpawbullets I didn't think it would be so tough for you to list several changes that, in your opinion, would lead to greatness. Your answer, although good and it engulfs a need, sounds like a politician's comeback.

I'm getting really tired of trying to engage leftists.

ldheinz comments on Oct 4, 2018:

College, for the last few decades. has trained them to believe that insults are logical arguments. Their schooling has mentally crippled them.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 7, 2018:

@ldheinz No, dear, I don't think women are mentally crippled....BUT YOU DO. Here is your post (last lines) "" College, for the last few decades. has trained them to believe that insults are logical arguments. Their schooling has mentally crippled them."""" So, dear, don't even try. BTW, since this is not the first time you attempt to twist what I say I not longer wish to debate / read your comments.

I'm getting really tired of trying to engage leftists.

ldheinz comments on Oct 4, 2018:

College, for the last few decades. has trained them to believe that insults are logical arguments. Their schooling has mentally crippled them.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 6, 2018:

Well, dear, no all women are mentally crippled as you want people to believe. Now, and I am not saying he did / didn't do what this lady says...but if it was me making the accusations I would be presenting day, date, time, clothes' colors, whether,...and a description of the exact words / actions. Why? Because I would have recorded all these details for further needs.

Sent out an email to an old traveling compadre' I met awhile ago while touring Peru.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Lucky you; Peru and New Zealand are both beautiful countries....

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 5, 2018:

@Trajan61 We spent three weeks in Peru and one in NZ; the people in both countries are lovely....and the smell of sulfur in Rotorua is overwhelming. :) NZ's countryside reminds me of my Pampas.

Sent out an email to an old traveling compadre' I met awhile ago while touring Peru.

Trajan61 comments on Oct 5, 2018:

I think you’ll like New Zealand. I’ve been there and it’s the most beautiful foreign country I’ve ever been to. I was on the north island and stayed in the Bay of Islands area I believe.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 5, 2018:

I will never forget my visits to Rotorua and to the Waitomo caves. In Peru...well, El Cuzco and the bridges between the Andes.

Some people are beyond recovery: A guy was very pissed off on account of the Ambler alert ...

DarrelScott comments on Oct 4, 2018:

Funny thing is my leftist ex-wife said the same thing.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 5, 2018:

Surprised?

Some people are beyond recovery: A guy was very pissed off on account of the Ambler alert ...

repubatheists comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Personally I do not think it is right to send political campaigns via text.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 5, 2018:

He didn't send any political comment...it was only a test....If he does...well, then, is a different case.

Some people are beyond recovery: A guy was very pissed off on account of the Ambler alert ...

azzow2 comments on Oct 4, 2018:

Figures, some out there just do not have a clue. The guy must think he has his own personal cone of silence.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 4, 2018:

What he said made no sense...since is the same system the world uses for alerts.

This crossed my mind today.

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 4, 2018:

I lack all military experience...so I ask: Why should we worry about the way we use to get rid of the Talibans and all the terrorists?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 4, 2018:

@azzow2 Thanks for the info. but my question was to the fact we shouldn't worry about the way we eliminate them ...as long as we do.

That's an invasion of privacy! Did I give you my f king number?.... Trump =ass

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Do you think the same when receiving a "regular Ambler" alert?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 4, 2018:

@HardBlues69 If you think this "alert" is an invasion of your privacy...you shouldn't, then, use / have a SS number / credit card / driver license... When a person doesn't like someone -justified or not- there is nothing that will change that person's mind...not even if the disliked someone saves his / her life. Duh!

That's an invasion of privacy! Did I give you my f king number?.... Trump =ass

genessa comments on Oct 3, 2018:

i guess i am lucky my phone is broken. g

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 4, 2018:

@genessa I don't think so...but, then, is your call.

That's an invasion of privacy! Did I give you my f king number?.... Trump =ass

genessa comments on Oct 3, 2018:

i guess i am lucky my phone is broken. g

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 3, 2018:

I hope when a real catastrophe happens your phone is not broken...or you will remember what you posted today :)

That's an invasion of privacy! Did I give you my f king number?.... Trump =ass

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Do you think the same when receiving a "regular Ambler" alert?

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 3, 2018:

@HardBlues69 Well;, the alarm/test sent today is done exactly in the same way. Duh!!!

They love their poor: [godlessmom.com]

Infoguy211 comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Not to mention their megachurches

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 3, 2018:

How about the Vatican or Mexico City's Cathedral?

When on Facebook, I like to give the "heart" emoji to positive posts about nudists ...

DUCHESSA comments on Oct 1, 2018:

The problem seats on the fact most people think Nudism / Naturism is the same as pornography.

DUCHESSA replies on Oct 2, 2018:

@snytiger6 Ignorance shows itself in many ways.

The Muslim majority republic Chechnya crosses the line of nazi Germany.

PinkyandtheBrain comments on Sep 27, 2018:

This is horrible Muslim Chechnya. Paris London Thank you Donald trump for blocking these sons of b****'s. They will not take over.

DUCHESSA replies on Sep 27, 2018:

And the world allows this to happen?

Glad those creeps got caught.

DUCHESSA comments on Sep 22, 2018:

A person may disagree with A political view / candidate but to desecrate the nation by urinating on the flag honoring a Veteran...in my opinion...is high treason.

DUCHESSA replies on Sep 22, 2018:

@DarrelScott https://youtu.be/x2L3skZ7FEw

So what can we do to draw people to this group?

bingst comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Given the creation of the co-group yesterday, I think I would rather see people drawn into the co-group instead of here. I think people who are interested in improving the "dating scene" on the site, will find this group on their own after joining the co-group. I do mention it in the description....

DUCHESSA replies on Sep 21, 2018:

How do I get to said co-group?

So what can we do to draw people to this group?

DUCHESSA comments on Sep 19, 2018:

No idea...but, is this group for people of all ages? If the group is limited to certain ages the number of members will be limited.

DUCHESSA replies on Sep 21, 2018:

@thislife No always the meeting are successful (no many show) but in general are OK. I used to go to those in a local coffee shop. The place must be accessible to many and in areas that are not bad.