Anyone who says the Supreme Court is not a political institution is supremely deluded.

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

For damn sure.

Knowing the truth and seeing the truth, but choosing to believe the lies is sheer unfathomable ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Americans may be some of the most deluded, freaking ignorant people on the planet.

Does anyone still have wire coat hangers?

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

I think I can find some at the back of one of my closets. The wire comes in handy for many projects.

Stunning irony:

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Truly!

Truth! There are at least 5 people obsessed with your body right now [vm.tiktok.com]

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Menopause just gets better every day.

Liberals are not looking to dominate anybody. We just want fair treatment for EVERYBODY.

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

I love RBG, she shared a birthday with my mom and middle daughter.

If respect for the Constitution is an American attribute, then the MAGA crowd is fundamentally ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Very spot on.

Trump wannabe 😬🤮

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Another worthless s--t Trump knockoff.

This illegitimate SCOTUS is the direct result of this illegitimate "president".

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Very apt.

Ted Cruz Declares To The Nation, “I’m Not A Moron.

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Teddy boy lies, he is a moron, and a hypocrite.

Trumptard behaviors illustrated…

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

Spot on!

Things you didn’t know…

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

I like gruntling and hogling.

Turns out this is a Royal Poinciana, aka Delonix Regia.

HippieChick58 comments on May 7, 2022:

That is beautiful!

Disambiguate verb (used with object) to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous.

HippieChick58 comments on May 6, 2022:

IOW, to say exactly and precisely what you mean. I can be really good at disambiguating.

If Republicans have their way,...

HippieChick58 comments on May 6, 2022:

We cannot allow this to happen.

Maybe we need a new kind of bug zapper? 🤔

HippieChick58 comments on May 6, 2022:

I second that.

One thing for sure: RBG would not be deterred.

HippieChick58 comments on May 6, 2022:

WOW!! I am wearing a shirt today with this style, but my shirt says "FIGHT FOR THE THINGS YOU CARE ABOUT. You have good taste in memes.

When it comes to this Court, terms like "precedent" and "settled law" are meaningless.

HippieChick58 comments on May 6, 2022:

We have needed the ERA for such a long time.

Paso Doble noun a two-step, especially one done to Latin American rhythms.

HippieChick58 comments on May 6, 2022:

I was born with two left feet but I love to watch dancing.

Dizzying hypocrisy:

HippieChick58 comments on May 6, 2022:

For damn sure.

By firing a cheato we dodged a bullet.

HippieChick58 comments on May 5, 2022:

We didn't fire him soon enough, and his mouth still works :(

What goes around...

HippieChick58 comments on May 5, 2022:

That is absofu--inglutely perfect!

Have you returned to exercising in a gym during the pandemic?

HippieChick58 comments on May 5, 2022:

One of the local gyms has been running some really good special price memberships, I had a membership there when I was unemployed by choice a few years ago (I was taking care of family member after surgery). Aside from not having the time to go to the gym now, I remember too many folks watching Fox News on the TVs in the gym last time I was there. I won't go back. I exercise at home, and as soon as the weather stabilizes I will be outside for walks again, at least until it gets too hot.

It is now clear that Putin the Putrid will not have Ukraine by May 9.

HippieChick58 comments on May 5, 2022:

I hope this is the end of Putin. I just hope it is not the end of life as we know it.

This blue planet is the only home we will ever have. Try not to screw it up.

HippieChick58 comments on May 5, 2022:

Yeah, we seem to be working to kill it

Thursday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on May 5, 2022:

That is one regal looking animal.

QUINTESSENCE.

HippieChick58 comments on May 5, 2022:

Good word, not used often enough.

Recovering from COVID-19.

HippieChick58 comments on May 4, 2022:

I spent two weeks in the office, usually unmasked, and I am relieved and happy I have no side effects. I am not in any hurry to return to the office to actually work. I was there for training, I asked for the training and the only way to get it was in person so I bit the bullet. We had pretty good social distancing most of the time. Today I was back at home all day and I don't miss the office at all. I am quite the introvert. I don't think we're really out of the woods for COVID yet. I am very glad you're recovered.

Wednesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on May 4, 2022:

Adorable!

Tell the court , and vote

HippieChick58 comments on May 4, 2022:

It is so damn frustrating that we keep having to fight this fight.

POLLARD.

HippieChick58 comments on May 4, 2022:

And I think that must be where a Poll Tax comes from.

POLLARD.

HippieChick58 comments on May 4, 2022:

New one for me.

One of today's problems.

HippieChick58 comments on May 3, 2022:

Oh gosh yes, we have a nation of blind morons.

Food for thought.

HippieChick58 comments on May 3, 2022:

At least 1/4, and can get higher really fast. IMHO child support should start at conception. Mama's gotta keep a record of all her medical expenses and other expenses caused by the pregnancy, and the sperm donor should pay half. That would be a very effective form of birth control.

A NYPD ex-cop has been found guilty for his part in January 6: [abc.net.au]

HippieChick58 comments on May 2, 2022:

Good, I hope he finds some very close friends in prison.

Saturnian adjective prosperous, happy, or peaceful.

HippieChick58 comments on May 2, 2022:

Well, I had to go look, given the reply from @Marionville. Sa·tur·ni·an adjective adjective: Saturnian 1. relating to the planet Saturn. 2. another term for saturnine. Saturnine adjective: saturnine (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy. "a saturnine temperament" (of a person or their features) dark in coloring and moody or mysterious. "his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes" (of a place or an occasion) gloomy. "a saturnine setting"

What a brave guy, Not!

HippieChick58 comments on May 2, 2022:

Donnie is afraid of anyone who might make him look less than impressive, which is not hard to do.

Based on what happened in NY, I ain't holding my breath, but at least slight good news.

HippieChick58 comments on May 2, 2022:

Good!!

Fake Identity/Account : [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

I reported him, hopefully he will be gone soon. Thanks for your vigilance.

I'm gonna be alone forever.

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

Are you looking for advice or just venting? Not everyone is going to be partnered, it doesn't mean you can't have a life of meaning. And just because you're in a relationship doesn't mean you'll be happy or that your life will have meaning. You find meaning in your life by making it meaningful. If you don't want advice stop reading. My advice is to get involved with those less fortunate than you. Work with underprivileged kids, or with the elderly. They don't care about the man boobs or the looks. If you don't want to deal with people your humane society always needs volunteers. And then there is the AHA or American Humanists Association that may or may not have a chapter in your area: https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/ I am not familiar with North Carolina but there are a couple of chapters in the Raleigh area, and I think that is close to you. The last bit of advice I have for you is: People don't change until the pain of being the same is greater than the pain of changing. Are you in enough pain to make the changes that need to be made? Only you can decide what your are willing to do. One of the treatments for depression is to be physically active. That will help the man boobs too. Get connected to some community somehow. Helping others will help you. We all die alone, even if we're surrounded by others, it is a very solitary experience. While your living make your life count by helping others. You've taken a good first step, you've asked for help. Keep the momentum going.

Worry?

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

Every dang day it is like, "what next?" Has any one president ever fouled things up so bad in ONE term?

As of March 29, 2021, 306 bills restricting voting had been introduced in 43 state legislatures ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

Oh hayull no. They will blatantly or maybe less blatantly proscribe the rights of more colorful than white and less than affluent to vote.

This morning, I am treating myself to many hours of Nero Wolfe mysteries.

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

Sounds like a lovely lazy day. I admit I have never watched any of that series.

MAWKISH.

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

This is one I know, I'm not sure why I know it but it is a good one.

Who's guilty?

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

I had a cat that was very people bonded and she loved full body contact. She slept with me most nights, under the covers with me. I miss that girl.

Rebec noun a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

Way cool, new one for me.

Are More Expensive Hospitals Better? - Freakonomics

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Fascinating. One thing for sure, I want to stay the hell away from hospitals. All hospitals, unless I absolutely HAVE to go.

HRT, some good news here.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

That is good news. I never needed HRT, but some may dispute that.

Allodoxaphobia -- Allodoxaphobia is an irrational fear of opinions.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I have a fear of people with certain opinions, especially those closed minded who think Donnie boy was a leader.

Why did you tell me ?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Absolutely!

He pardoned Bannon for stealing the money meant to fund the wall.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Oh god no, it was just a smokescreen to rally his minions. He doesn't give a rat's ass about anything except GETTING money.

My dear departed cat was a lethal bug killer without destroying the place🤣😂🤣😉

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I love to see my kitties go after bugs in the house. They get so much exercise. Quite often they don't catch it, but they get a good work out. And it does seem like they get most of the bugs.

Its the hight of the tree blossom season here now.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I love spring! For the flowers, not so much for the pollens.

Propagating a new plant from my 51-year-old Christmas Cactus.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I took a baby spider plant and another plant to Germany with me in the 80's. I don't know if that was allowed or not. I put them in a plastic bag with a wet paper towel in the pocket of my coat. I was active duty Army, and I think I was on a MAC flight. After I got to Germany I went to a garden center and bought pots and potting soil. That was a crazy trip, I spoke no German and had asked someone in my building which busses to take. It's a miracle I survived. However, the plants did great and no one ever asked where they came from. I left them in Germany when I returned to the states, don't even remember what I did with them. I have had Xmas cactus, loved them and used to have many houseplants. My current house doesn't get good sunlight and I have katzen, so I don't have as many plants.

She going to be a tiger when she grows up

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

This makes me want to get a kitten. One of my kitties is 6, the other one 5. I am limited by the county to 3 pets. But my girls would so love an energetic interloper :)

Now this is a tattoo I could see getting..

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I have been looking at tats that have hearts, cat paws, dog paws, and flowers for my kids and grands. I haven't found one yet that I'm willing to pay for.

I've been giving this A LOT of thought.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

Can you imagine the really bad PR if "the happiest place on earth" located to another state? Mickey may be the Mouse that ROARS!

Governor Moonbeam... what was she thinking?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

crazy days, or daze; not sure which.

I had gotten the new spectacles today.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

Lookin good!

KOWTOW.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

This one I am familiar with, haven't seen it in a while though.

Everybody else OK too?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I've been safe from any kind of fruit all day.

Teapoy noun a small three-legged table or stand.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

New one for me. https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/side-tables/william-iv-mahogany-teapoy/id-f_25212532/?utm_content=condensed=no=aw.ds=CjwKCAjw9qiTBhBbEiwAp-GE0eImg71zXdPAhebK_XfQwZqyHzBGZQ_NlzaZ8hbte-ujRN3Wm5w1HxoCTwUQAvD_BwE=aw.ds This one is selling for over $12,000 USD! Holy cow.

New study on Omicron immunity. I tested positive for COVID-19.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I have been working IN the office for the past 7 days. We're training, and for whatever reason they decided training has to be done in person. Yesterday I thought I was running a fever for a couple of hours, and then it went away. The office is not crowded, we're still mostly remote and I don't generally get close to people. I just want to get through this and then go back to WFH. Not that I don't trust other people, but I absolutely do not trust other people to make good decisions about what might affect me. @LiterateHiker I hope you completely recover with no residuals. Take care of yourself.

Not a backbone in the entire Republican delegation

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

good one!

Once again, I've seen worse on dating sites.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

How the hell did I miss him? And thank whatever the hell there is that I did miss him, or he missed me. Jeebus, I hope he never procreates.

Thursday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

S/he makes me wanna become the crazy cat lady. I've got the crazy handled, I just need more cats.

JOCKSTRAP/JOCK-STRAP.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I had not realized how long that item had been around.

My cat getting ready to hear about my day....

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

My cats grab toys when I get home. They love to play fetch. I have created a monster.

Guerdon noun a reward, recompense, or requital.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

New word for me.

Wednesday morning cuteness...Did U say Cheese???

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Is that a darling dozen or elegant 11s?

Usually, yeah. 😂

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Pretty much!

Who would prevail in a snap election? Ron DeSantis, or Mickey Mouse?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Mickey just for name recognition.

Disjecta Membra SHOW IPA plural noun scattered members; disjointed portions or parts.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2022:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disjecta_membra Disjecta membra, also written disiecta membra, is Latin for "scattered fragments" (also scattered limbs, members, or remains) and is used to refer to surviving fragments of ancient poetry, manuscripts, and other literary or cultural objects, including even fragments of ancient pottery. It is derived from disiecti membra poetae, a phrase used by Horace, a Roman poet.[1]

Paludal adjective of or relating to marshes.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Further expounding: adjective ECOLOGY (of a plant, animal, or soil) living or occurring in a marshy habitat. Sounds very moist.

Do you think my cat will ever figure out that he needs to keep his captured prey outside unless he ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

This is why my kitty girls are inside only. When I was a teenager we had a cat that went outside. One day while I was sick at home, thoroughly wrapped up in my covers, my stepmother let my cat into the house not noticing that Cocoa had a bird in her mouth. She proceeded to hop on up on my bed and start to eat said bird. I kicked my feet and knocked the birdie off the bed and grabbed Miss Cocoa by the tail, and hollered for a parent's assistance. My dad heard my hollers and sent the step up. She grabbed bird carcas and took it to the covered trash can. Kitty girl tried to find the birdie and had not luck. She came back and set on the foot of my bed and scolded me! She was a Siamese and quite a talker. She got over it, and I've never forgotten. I don't know what you will ever be able to do with the cat coming in and out the doggie door.

Fake Identity/Account : [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

And wow! He is a way pretty guy.

Fake Identity/Account : [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

I get the impression that most scammers are LAZY! Which means it makes it easier for us to find them.

Isn't it time we outlawed gerrymandering? And did away with the electoral college?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Way past time.

Euxinia noun anoxia, or depletion of oxygen, in a body of water, along with a high level of ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I am familiar with anoxia, I've never seen it as Euxinia, so I Googled it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euxinia#:~:text=Euxinia%20or%20euxinic%20conditions%20occur,have%20anoxic%2C%20sulfidic%20bottom%20water. Euxinia or euxinic conditions occur when water is both anoxic and sulfidic. This means that there is no oxygen (O2) and a raised level of free hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Euxinic bodies of water are frequently strongly stratified, have an oxic, highly productive, thin surface layer, and have anoxic, sulfidic bottom water. The word euxinia is derived from the Greek name for the Black Sea (Εὔξεινος Πόντος (Euxeinos Pontos)) which translates to "hospitable sea".[1] Euxinic deep water is a key component of the Canfield ocean, a model of oceans during the Proterozoic period (known as the Boring Billion) proposed by Donald Canfield, an American geologist, in 1998.[2] There is still debate within the scientific community on both the duration and frequency of euxinic conditions in the ancient oceans.[3] Euxinia is relatively rare in modern bodies of water, but does still happen in places like the Black Sea and certain fjords.

anthopomorphize: To give human characteristics to gods, animals, objects.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

Humans seem to be really good at doing that.

Sunday morning cuteness...Evolution!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

Sweet baby!

FELICITATE - Verb…to praise someone and say that you approve or are pleased about a special or ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I seem to remember some TV character saying "felicitations!" I wish I could find it.

"You look great for your age" doesn't feel like a compliment.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2022:

Backhanded compliments are usually hiding an insult.

Instant karma:

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2022:

That almost makes me a believer.

So, a little after 6 AM this morning, Whiskers hops on my bed walks on me starting on my legs up to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2022:

You're a good cat dad. My kitties started checking on me about 8 to make sure I hadn't died. Their food bowls were empty and I was definitely sleeping in.

ERSE.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2022:

New one for me.

We probably have a long slog ahead before this happy outcome is reality.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Totally!

I keep seeing that this day is called Earth day when it should really be called Wind day because ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2022:

We're having a wind day as well, unsettled weather on the Great Plains.

Ultramafic adjective (of rocks) containing iron and magnesium, with little or no silica.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Cool! New word for me.

I hope this works. [scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Wonderful!

Anybody know what tomorrow is. All the women on the site should. [yahoo.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2022:

I had not realized that 4/23 was National Vagina Day I have examined mine. One of my kids gave me a great book a couple of years ago, The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter. She also wrote The Menopause Manifesto.Women do get a great deal of BS about their body parts, and ignorance can be dangerous.

Always worth it!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2022:

No outfit is complete without a little cat/dog hair.

ab urbe condita adverb from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.e.).

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2022:

To expand: Ab urbe condita or anno urbis conditae abbreviated as AUC or AVC, express a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome.

Some truth and some dogs.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Anxiety is a bitch of a burden.

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." -- Samuel Johnson

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Oh for damn sure!

Two years ago today. Circled a mountain. Eight-mile loop.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2022:

I am directionally challenged, I'd be lost without GPS.

Hot guy on dating site: "Hey let's meetup." Me: "Ok. How about Odenton?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2022:

I used to live in Odenton, MD! Boy does that bring back memories. I do agree with you, that's way too fast.

CILICE/CELICE.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2022:

That just sounds like torture!

From looking at past 3 years pictures, these should have come as the first signs spring almost a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2022:

My forsythia is blooming, so I know Spring is on the way.

How is you're garden looking?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2022:

It is too early in the spring in the midwest. I will put out my plants closer to Mother's day.