I've lived in Colorado for over 25 years and am now thinking of selling my house and moving ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

My concern for Arizona is a potential lack of water in the not too distant future. When you air condition a desert it does make the inside temperatures tolerable, but the outside that comes in can still be lacking. I think finding new friends will not be too hard, just get involved. I totally understand wanting to get out of the snow. I live in Omaha, Nebraska, if my kids weren't here I wouldn't be here either.

JamesShort. [agnostic.com] He's trying to get my friend's telephone number and she's suspicious.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

His profile is a work of art: I’m caring heart man I don’t cheat or lie I’m trustworthy kind and humble Apparently he has never heard of punctuation. Just throw some good sounding words together and call it a day. He's been fairly roasted on the one post he made. Yeah, scammer boy.

Form a queue, ladies! (A friend sent me this; I refuse to be on Tinder because of this sort of ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I have never tired Tinder, and never planned to. He's a entitled little jerk off isn't he.

Remember Dennis the Menace, he was a very wise boy?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I guess that has to be better than being an old crow.

People give up far too easily. How will we know anything if we don’t even try?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Oversimplification. One size does not fit all.

Slow Saturday.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

But very good ones! Thanks for posting!

Is this practical or shallow?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I have just read the comments and I have to add one more thought. I "get along reasonably well" with my ex husband. We see each other almost once a month for something involving our kids/grandkids. We are amicable. I can get along reasonably well with almost anyone, but that doesn't mean we should have a serious relationship. Take your time, get to know him before you start thinking long term. I spent too many years in an unhappy relationship to wish that on anyone.

Thought some of you might enjoy this exchange I had today with a new user

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I need to remember that!!

Looking for someone interesting to talk to who is a women.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Everyone says they are kind, and everyone thinks they are interesting.

What makes you feel you had a good day?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I got to go on a walk with two of my daughters and the granddaughter. GD is almost 2.5 now, growing and learning. We got to show her robins and butterflies. She now remembers me between visits and is excited to see me! In fact today when we left she cried because I was not going home with her. The weather was beautiful! I had some good conversations with my daughters, we made plans for several upcoming birthdays and Mother's day. I was able to open windows in my house which amused the cats which amused me, plus brought in some fresh air. I have all my breakfasts prepared for the next week, and the supplies for lunches next week are assembled.

Someone does not know what to think of Bob. ????

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

My cat lays in the path of the robovac, and lets it run into her. Or worse, drops a toy in the path, which usually clogs it up and causes it to stop. I have twits for cats.

Trump in his early years....

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I don't think Donnie would have had enough self awareness for the oops.

Before joining I just wanted to check with y'all to verify that I will be welcome.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

No one's perfect. We're not going to quiz you or ask for voting records. We're probably all over the spectrum on this group, and discussion is always welcome. We all benefit from other points of view. I will grant you I'm not the moderator of this group, but I think she will tell you the same thing.

Cutting back on social media.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Be safe out there!

Welcome oh harbingers of spring. daffodils dogwood

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I love daffodils

Just a reminder...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Here I was thinking I was being lazy by not getting out into the yard this weekend. No, much better, I'm saving the butterflies and bees. Thank you!

Hmmm... is that all it takes?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Somehow, I don't think so..... but I could be wrong.

This is a very long read but so real.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Oh MY (substitute for god) My ex was such a critical thinker for so long, and then he started watching Fox News and he has turned into almost that same guy his dad was! Oh how horrifying! I have hated Fox News from the moment I saw it. Ex comes from a upper middle class well educated home that was only slightly religious (social xians more) but very Republican. I used to be impressed by ex's critical thinking skills until he got religion and Fox News about the same time, I think. Wow, that just blows my mind.

He's got her 6!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I need someone like that! The cats are good, but they can't go to the store.

I tagged Admin on this in the LGBT group - but I also wanted to post it here to keep track of it and...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I think that is a good idea. Growing up when we were strictly binary, adjusting to some of these terms is a challenge for me. However, I am adjusting and as it is used more commonly I think it can only be good for us in the long run.

I still can't believe they liked it. lol

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

LOL!! And a one and a two.

In his masterpiece, STEPPENWOLF, Hermann Hesse created a character, Harry Haller, who was ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

There were so many aspects of xianity that I just drew the line at, and stuff that I thought was just stupid. And society today, too involved with celebrities and stuff that doesn't matter.

If you knew of a way to use your estate following your death to greatly benefit humanity would you ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Given the state of my health and the size of my retirement accounts/estate, I don't think that is going to be an issue. If things work out right, I will have just enough for a simple funeral when I die, if that much.

Newbie here

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Welcome Joe.

Help. I'm a newbie

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Hello Joe, what do you need help with?

Hello my people! Am I welcome here?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Hello Joe, whaddya know? Of course you're welcome here, as long as you're not trying to stir up dissent or unpleasantness. Some groups get contentious, but this group is pretty tame. You're here, and a boomer, we don't turn anyone away and we're all really friendly. We've given some history lessons to some of the younger members as well.

Lawn mowers tuned.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Our grass isn't long enough to mow yet, just barely green. I hope my lawn guys call again soon.

Pleasant solitude: For over a decade, for over a decade I acted as an educational service center ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I live alone, just me and the cats. My house is my retreat, my cocoon, my nest, or sanctuary if you will. I have healed here.

Went hiking by the river and I felt like this tree wanted to start bitching about immigrants and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

How horrible that everywhere we go something reminds us of the horrible one. That poor tree, such ignominy!

Is this practical or shallow?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I'd be concerned that he is looking for a nurse with a purse. I think I'd run like a bunny! He does not have a solid work history, and he likely does not have enough saved for retirement. How can you not work for 6 years, live on your child's Social Security? I'd want to know what kind of debt he has as well. If you proceed go very slowly. There are red flags all over the field with that one.

Great contrast!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Wow, but then again Obama had impressive credentials but he was black so most of the nation could not accept that. But again, Pete may be too smart for most of the nation to deal with.

I woke up three hours ago (1:30pm EDT).

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

You can't do it because the dog needs you. Take the dog out, get the sunshine and exercise. And do it again tomorrow. It will get better.

This is Rainey - one of her favorite spots is right below my pillow - cats like to soak up scent - ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

She sleeps there because she smells you, it is comforting.

It's finally spring and we need to remember that conservation is an important part of gardening and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Well, blood is good for plants/flowers, but too much of it isn't. So maybe one enemy per flower bed.

Don Trumpote ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

This is great, thanks for posting!!

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I am very uneasy with this woman's story. There are pictures of her hugging several well known men, including Bill Clinton. The timing bothers me, why is she bringing this up now? It is a hard situation. We don't know the history they have had, or the context of the moment and the atmosphere of the office. Was there any power dynamics involved? I don't think Joe should run, so I'm not too worried about that, but is anyone safe from allegations like this if they have had a situation where they have given a friendly hug in the past that now can either misinterpreted or deliberately used against them. It is a can of worms for sure.

Who knows what you might learn from taking a chance on a conversation with a stranger?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

For reasons beyond my comprehension, strangers like to talk to me, and tell me stuff that I'd really rather not know. Some of my friends tell me it is because I have that soothing "mom" voice. I like to talk to people most of the time. I'm always open to a good conversation, but sometimes... boundaries get very blurred. Everyone has a story to tell, everyone knows something you don't. Self editing is good though.

Good morning Girls and Boys.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

It is awesome that you are doing so well!!

We are here to HEAL not harm.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

That is the way it should be, but definitely not the way it is.

Forgotten Moments in Musical History - Many thanks to our friends from the popular group America for...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

LOL!!

I'm a person who, with passion, believes that we can change the world - we can transform hate and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

we need more like him.

You have crossed into the Hippie Zone.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

You will make the house fit for the both of you. It will be a good home for the two of you, and you will make it yours. Everything will be OK in the end, because you make it so.

A good way to look at it.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

the Japanese repair pottery with gold, they think the repairs add beauty to the item. I like that philosophy. I think my cracks and repairs have made me wiser, more tolerant, and just a better person.

OMG!!! I have never seen one, it looks very useful in a very tiny apartment.?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Wow, that would work well in a camper or limited space area, but I can't see it being practical.

This should be fun ???

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I'm screwed.

Break the mold... be your unique self! &Positivevibes

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I am what I am.

Dangit! I needed that job.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Febreeze makes me sneeze

Yes... this is what I miss.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Yep

Please spay and neuter.....here.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Fer sure!

Having a blast at my first punk rock concert!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Love the hair!!

Tomorrow, I'm heading for a small festival in Pendleton, South Carolina.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I am working on some Earth Day stuff with my Humanists group. And if the weather is good going for a walk with my middle daughter. If the weather is cruddy we're going to go play with my granddaughter (middle daughter is favorite auntie) and wear her out so all three of us take good naps. Sunday is my Secular Book Club with my Humanist Group

Not my story but.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Medical care in the US is great, medical insurance is a travesty. We are the only "first world" country without universal coverage. This is a heart wrenching story. How tragic for all involved.

April 5 memes

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Love them all, especially the first one.

[news.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

The study could get folks hopes up, and cause greater disappointment in the long run. And while you're looking at reparations for slavery, how are you going to deal with the apartheid of the indigenous peoples?

My online experience has been underwhelming, lots of scammers , propositioned by both sex's which ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I think being comfortable is an imperative. Whether to wear makeup/nails or not is very much a personal choice. Some women don't wear makeup because of skin sensitivity, and really good makeup can be awfully expensive. I used to do my hair nicely before I went to work, and I work customer service type jobs, so I use a headset. Second time I take the headset off my hair is in total disarray. Since I don't see anyone besides coworkers I usually don't do much to the hair besides let it do what it will. That being said, everyone has their quirks, if you can't get past the lack of attention to hair and nails you're both better off away from each other. I wouldn't let it bug you as much as a learning experience of what you're really looking for.

Remember this? I remember the "moo" sound it made as the doors opened.?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I love love love little people, and my kids love love love little people. We had the barn, we had the castle. The castle was a bribe to the oldest, I think to give up her pacifier, she was 3. We had so many little people, but the girls would play with them for hours, and hours. One of the best toys ever.

[msnbc.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Go figure

JackWilson44 [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Geeze, change the name and head back. Grrrrr.

What are your thoughts on this issue?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Medical bills are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the US. Insurance companies are NOT going broke paying for your medical care. Every day we're telling people that there are deductibles and co pays and coinsurance that they have to pay, and sometimes it is a huge burden. I work in Customer Service for billing for a hospital for children. At least once a day we're sending out application packets for families to apply for financial aid for their medical costs, and they have to apply for Medicaid at the same time. It is NUTS that the US does not have some sort of universal care. AND even worse is Reagan's administration allowed hospitals to be run for profit. No one should be making an astronomical profit on your bad health. To me that is immoral The constitution guarantees life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Medical care is life. Can you tell that this is one of my soapbox moments?

Let's play.... What do you have? ?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

SUSHI!!!!!!! I have SUSHI!!!! I am so excited!! I love sushi!

Donalddoland [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I got the message: Donalddoland is not available. Woot Woot!!

I know we'd have threads before about dealbreakers in dating relationships.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I think deal breakers are judgements, and in no way does that make them bad. We use judgement ALL THE TIME. Prehistoric persons had to decide if they could kill that brontosaurus or if they needed to run and hide. When we drive we're judging other drivers, how fast are they going, can I get through that intersection before they have a chance to broadside me. I use judgement before I leave the house in the morning, do I need my coat today? I know me better than anyone else. I know I will not be happy spending a great deal of time with someone whose core values are greatly different than mine. Your xian friend sounds like a typical religious hypocrite. It is OK for her to judge, but not for anyone to judge her. You threatened her righteousness, and therefore you're bad, so she shut you down. Good freaking riddance.

All my tulips are blooming!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Beautiful!!

Here's a controversial article... what do YOU think?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I have not let a cat outside (except under controlled circumstances) in my adult life. My kitties are indoors only.

[facebook.com] kind of an agnostic image

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Very cool!

Clever cat

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

LOL!

Has anyone else noticed when a true non believer locates Agnostics.com?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

That is why there are a couple of groups dedicated to finding and neutralizing the scammers.

We have a new design for the group pages and want to let you, level 7+ members, see it first to give...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

I don't see the "3 line" button next to 'Community Senate'.

I think I just found another.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

If you look closely at his profile picture, that doesn't look like an American electrical outlet on the wall.

Who is your favorite cartoon cat?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

How can I ever choose just one?

Funny thing I told my mom recently... "I feel like I'm approaching my 'best if used by date'".

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Oh, I'm so far past that, it isn't even still in the rear view mirror.

Found this on Facebook, lol

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

To the moon, Alice, to the moon.

I'll have nightmares forever now

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

We so need that vomit icon!

Oh, PULLEEEEZE! Just received a scammer note from the handsome JW on this site, complete with "how ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

The Trolls group is aware of this person. He has been on here under several different user names. We try to ferret them out as soon as we can and report them to SiteSupport. So go ahead and report them, and block them. It happens, Ag.com is a free site.

Sologamy (marrying yourself, with a ceremony and vows and presents if you can get em) Apparently ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

That was actually an episode of Sex and The City.

Should explain the origins of the rose garden, put together about 6 years ago.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

It is beautiful even now.

EPHEMERAL.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Like spring in Nebraska. It has decided it doesn't like us anymore and shuffled off. I believe Summer is next on the agenda, after winter gets the heck out of the way.

And another one appears.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

She has to cover all the bases, in every way that she can!

This is back on here!!!! OMG.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Do you have proof he's a scammer? If so block him and provide details. Where is @GuyKeith? He usually follows up on so many of these.

Okay .

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Welcome to the Human Club. We're all messed up. I have self esteem issues quite often, and a few other issues. We're all flawed. No body is perfect, ever. Fashion mags air brush the hell out of pictures of models. We have to love each other and especially ourselves despite our flaws.

Bunny at 4 days old, 24 grams; Bunny at 4 weeks old (today), 120 grams.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

That is so sweet!! She's a fighter, and you're a good nurturer.

Rather good advice/example about consent. [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

I have seen this before. It is very well done and very accurate.

We can always redefine and redeem our lives.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

You have to do the work necessary to heal. Forgiving someone who has wronged you is some of the hardest work you will ever do.

April 3 things.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

All good, thanks for posting!!

There's still hope! [nytimes.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

I hope the report is not too thoroughly scrubbed. The is removing classified info, and then there is sanitizing.

This had to be one of the best sit com shows back in the day.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

It took me a while to figure out who they were. It was not a show I saw often, I didn't have control of what shows we got to watch.

Ladies, he's single...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

And he's likely to stay that way.

Got another one, JamesHartley16, usual stuff but he was actually quite clever.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

This moron got kicked off, and is now back with the same profile picture but now is JamesHartley36. Does he think we're stupid?

Got another one, JamesHartley16, usual stuff but he was actually quite clever.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

The scammer is gone today.

Chickenpox vaccine case: Judge won't let Kentucky students back in school

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Cool!

Would someone please take one for the team and grab trump by the ding-ding?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Really, according to sources you'd have to be really up close and personal to find the damn thing. I'm not sure I could get that close with a magnifying glass in my hands.

DELETERIOUS.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

The current US administration is deleterious to my peace of mind, and possibly to my health and retirement.

I haven't written a song for quite a while but, with my father in hospice care right now, it's made ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Beautiful, it allowed me to cry.

Gracie is beggggging for food.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

I bought my kitties a feeding tower because the younger one kept pulling food out of the bowl and playing with it until she knocked it under the stove. There must be four cups of food under the stove. With the food tower they have to work to get the food, and they actually eat it.

Trump stated, in public, that his father was born in Germany.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Republicans are sucking up to Drumpf so hard their balls are pulling into their abdominal cavities. Drumpf is just the distraction while they ransack the country for their own and their friends' gain.

Scammer Girl. Isn't that special?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

FFS, what kind of fractured language is that?

OMG!! The Orange Toddler says "we need to get rid of judges" on the immigration front! ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I'm going to have a stroke before we get the Orange Abomination out of office. Good freaking grief.

The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs - The New Yorker [newyorker.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

My daughter is taking a drug that makes her face burn when she forgets to take a pill on time. It is a well documented side effect. I don't know how she will ever wean off of it.

Does anyone know who this is? A very special lady who believed in womens rights.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Wow, were we ever that young?

President Ignoranus' healthcare coverage explained.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

OMG!! This is prefect. Please post this in Trump Pinata!