Spicy for me🌶🌶🌶

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 26, 2019:

Mild. I don't like anything highly spiced.

Do what you love.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 26, 2019:

I love napping, and when I can I do. I also love various needlecrafts. I sew, crochet, knit, cross stitch. I have a quilt in progress right now, and am crocheting a scarf to go with my new winter coat. I have made quilts and afghans for my children. It makes me happy to know that those will carry memories for my kids and grands long after I am gone, and they are useful too.

Why do people put pictures of their kids but not themselves in dating profiles?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 26, 2019:

I avoid them. I want a relationship with the person before I try to tackle the kid/s. I don't even tell my kids if/when I'm dating until it is established and fairly serious. Because of my age I even avoid men that have children still in school. I'm done with all that and have NO desire to go back. I love being a grammy which means I can do school stuff as I want to. But hey, it's the grands, I want to :)

The FFRF invites you to take the US Secular Survey

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Done, Thank you!!

Have you ever borrowed time?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 25, 2019:

If I am living with a terminal illness, I could be said to be living on borrowed time. The interest I pay is the treatment required to keep me alive. In the case of chemo I think that is too high a price to pay, I doubt I will ever agree to chemo. Borrowed time will be a debt you can never repay or give back. Whom or what it is borrowed from is the universe. That which makes you who/what you are cannot be released back to the universe while you are using/inhabiting it. When I was a claims examiner for short term disability, one of my claimants was a 72 year old single lady schoolteacher. She had not missed a day of school in over 40 years, and then she got a cancer diagnosis. She was kept alive by chemo. She had chemo three days a week was sick for two or three days, and had one to two good days a week. From talking to her she had very little quality of life, I always wondered why she was putting in so much effort for so little reward. But not my business, she rolled to long term disability and I rolled to another job. I care about quality of life, and if I can't have it I want to go quietly into that long dark night. No tubes, no machines, no restrictions. My kids know this.

Have not seen one in a very long time.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 25, 2019:

I have a drawer full of stamps and I rarely mail a letter per month. I guess it will be an inheritance for my kids.

Hi Everyone! Good Evening! Got home from work by 2.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

I don't often go out in the evenings after work, especially in the middle of the week.. However, I also am not the social butterfly, I like my quiet time.

SARTORIAL.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

That is one word I picked up from Regency era romance novels. Those used to be my drug of choice.

Every week.. glued to the tv set to watch this show.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Me too!!

I was in Target today and the cashier said that she liked the tats on my hands; I have a blue ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

I admire your forthrightness.

Heard this one on a podcast today.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 23, 2019:

And in Bambi it was Twitterpated.

As the "poster bunny" for the vet clinic's pet costume contest, Shane has to look his sharpest! One...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

Adorable!

JOHN PAVLOVITZ, a religious man who is nonetheless, right, on the right side, and righteous, even to...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

I like John Pavlovitz, he is frequently right.

QUANDARY.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

I love this word, use it frequently as needed.

ARE YOU GOING TO DRESS UP YOURSELF OR YOUR KIDS AS TRUMP THIS HALLOWEEN?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2019:

I am not in charge, but I think granddaughter has a cat costume, and grandson will likely be in bed.

What would you really tell your 25 year old self?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2019:

I would tell me to get that college degree sooner. Having the education to get a good job would have given me more options earlier and I'd be better off now.

Who wore earth shoes?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2019:

I had one pair, they were interesting, but not enough to repeat the process.

Joined today, [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2019:

I took a look at him earlier. He did make a bunch of stupid posts. He has not completed a bio, and his responses are pretty random. I'm not sure if he is a scammer or if the elevator isn't rising properly. Yes, he bears watching.

Very low day today. Again. By the Earth! Why can’t life just give me a fucking break?????

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2019:

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and gives you some incredibly dark coping skills.

I make no apologies for cat calls....

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2019:

All the time. I have one neighbor cat I've learned to be wary of. He acts like he wants to be petted, and then he nails you! Now I just talk to him. He likes to come up on my deck and "dance" with my kitties through the door.

“Here’s yer sign”

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2019:

That is truly very frightening.

Cat for sale. Still in original packing:

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2019:

Adorable, and room for toys too!

How does someone prepare themselves for a loss?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2019:

Three years ago I had to put down my heart cat. She was so bonded to humans it was amazing. She slept with me every night, and I'm talking full body contact. She was blind due to a congenital eye disease. She lived a good life with me, she was quite pampered, but when I knew she was not living much of a life I knew it was time to let her go. My two youngest girls and I took her to the vet and we held her and talked to her as she drifted off. To me it came down to quality of life. When there are more bad times than good times it is time to let them go. Miss Millie's remains are planted under a bush at the home of the youngest child. The dog that she spent much of her life with is planted on the other side of the bush. They will live on forever in our hearts.

Do any here have experience with tantric sex?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

That sounds amazing.

Tracking the Truth: Media Bias and Media Bastions

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

I like Al Jazeera. It is blocked at my place of work.

Bill Maher regarding Trumps constant sniffing while talking He has treasonal allergies.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

There is a cure for that, hanging comes to mind.

Who else hates having a common name?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

I grew up as a Smith. That got changed at 19 to Wilson, which was changed at 25 to another common name, which is also the name of former presidents. I kept the married name when I divorced because of kids and degree. And it doesn't matter. I am Paula which is uncommon enough. I look at it that the last names belonged to someone else, Paula was chosen for me. And not that I"m fond of it, but I'm kinda used to it. The most important people in my life call me Mom or Grammy, and maybe one day a special person will have another name for me.

[rightwingwatch.org] No need for an autopsy since god killed Elijah Cummings

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

Delusional much?

My brother had one of these, never liked them. 🎃

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

When I was a kid we were lucky to have masks, and usually hand me down masks. My kids had costume sets sorta like this, though I made lots of costumes.

When will the other G7 leaders refuse to convene at Trump’s bedbug-infested Doral hotel?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

IKR!!!

NECROMANCY - Noun.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

And then there is necrophilia, which can get you arrested in some states.

Watch this. Really. It says so much. [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

Very moving, I'm in tears.

Does anybody else remember a very trippy educational children's TV show from the 70's called "Make a...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I do remember it, mostly because I was a huge Harry Chapin fan. His was the first concert I ever went to. I had all his works, and his biography. I remember where I was when I heard Harry passed away.

When you are in REM and dreaming is it common to have progressive dreams?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I remember dreams about twice a year, and don't remember them long. I can't tell you if they are progressive, regressive, or congressive.

effluvium ef·flu·vi·um /əˈflo͞ovēəm/ plural: effluvia noun an unpleasant or harmful ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I love you!! You are reading my favorite blog! https://www.askamanager.org/ You have such good taste in reading materials.

You've been warned..

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Love it!! Me too!!!!

I need a break

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I feel your pain!

Hey, all.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I will not relocate, my kids/grands are here and I like being involved with them. I would try a relationship again, but so far my pickings are NONE. So I'm in a safe, healthy relationship with me and going very well. I think I'm a keeper.

Katebrexxyy just contacted sounds like scammer check her

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

https://agnostic.com/member/Katebrexxyy/posts https://agnostic.com/discussion/415389/what-if-rapture-happens-today-are-you-ready Way too pretty, but her one photo did not pop. The tags on her post mention xiantroll, and I have to agree. I don't think she is a real girl, she's likely a troll/scammer.

Good news, Agnostics! [pewforum.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Woot!! That is good news

I saw a Turkey Drop T shirt for sale online... Who else remembers the WKRP Turkey Drop?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

I remember that show, loved it!

Here's a futile piece of technology, marketed at bead counters! [bbc.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

SMH

Feeling pretty bad right now.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Polish up your resume and cover letter, there is good advice on Askamanager.org. I highly recommend you read it, she has worked in HR since the beginning of time or thereabouts, great advice on job searches, etc. Well presented too, and a searchable site. Make sure you are taking care of you at this time. Get some exercise daily, do things for you. And hang in there, you will get through.

Good morning Girls and Boys, first day back from vacation.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

75, but I've lived a long time and was young and dumb when it was safe to be young and dumb. Never have been arrested or suspended from college. And now I remember that I have been in a fist fight. I had mean big brothers, and mean neighbor boys.

Read Trump's strange letter to Turkey's Erdogan: "Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool."

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Like a kindergarten student wrote it.

Happy Birthday to Kelvin!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Many happy returns!!

The most important document you may ever read

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

OPINION — On the day that special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on election interference came out, cable news anchors strained to race through its 448 pages and describe the findings, all in the same breath. Computer sleuths hacked the document’s setting to let users search for “Trump,” “president,” “collusion” and “Russia.” Talking-head lawyers feverishly opined that Volume I contained less incriminating information than Volume II. But around the country, voters mostly gave an “Is that all there is?” shoulder shrug and went back to their corners. Many members of Congress admitted they didn’t even bother to read it. Nearly six months later, and to almost no fanfare last week while Congress was in recess, the Senate Intelligence Committee released the second of two installments of its own bipartisan investigation into roughly the same topic. The slim, 85-page report reads like a Russian spy novel crossed with a sequel to Orwell’s most dystopian version of the future — right down to an interview with a paid Russian troll who said his experience in 2016, pitting American voters against each other with social media platforms of their own making, was like being “a character in the book ‘1984’ by George Orwell — a place where you have to write that white is black and black is white.” Unlike Mueller, who seemed to take great pains not to point fingers and softened his recommendations, the Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Richard Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, put its warnings in the starkest possible terms. First, the Russians deliberately attacked American voters with an active measures campaign in 2016 to benefit Donald Trump and destroy Hillary Clinton. On the morning after Election Day, a former troll told the committee, exhausted hackers in St. Petersburg, Russia, uncorked tiny of champagne. They looked into each other’s eyes. “We uttered almost in unison: ‘We made America great.’” Because of Russia’s success, the committee also warned that China, North Korea, Iran and other malicious actors are activiely studying what Americans fell for (nearly everything) in order to use even more sophisticated techniques in 2020 — including at this very moment. And finally, the committee made clear that Americans themselves need to both wake up and smarten up. Only by being more sophisticated and intelligent social media users will voters truly protect themselves and our elections in the years to come. The tactics and strategies that the Kremlin directed included every major social media platform you can think of — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter — and a few you’d never suspect, including Pinterest, LinkedIn and 4Chan. The hashtags alone tell the story— #MAGA #TrumpTrain ...

I hate to say it, but in the last few months this whole site has become inundated with a lot of very...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

OMG, we have PEOPLE on here, what are we gonna do? People are, that is all. Ya just gotta roll with it.

I don't know what it is but...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

My kitties LOVE ice cream, and I don't like to share mine. I also won't say why I know that they love ice cream :)

Are you planning on doing anything for Halloween?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

I have an appointment to get my haircut at 5. And then I'm going home because I have to work on Friday. I don't give out candy because I don't keep candy in my house. I don't even know how many kids are in my neighborhood that might ring the bell. I

I think I just got blocked for the first time.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

WAY to GO!! You got someone's attention and they couldn't deal with you. You done good.

Laura trump defends dad

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

This is Drumpf's daughter in law. Barfola.

Today would have been my Dad's 75th birthday. He died almost 8 years ago. Today sucks.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

I am envious that you miss your dad. I'm thankful mine is gone and that I moved far away from him where he could never hurt me or my children. I have very few good memories of my dad, but way too many WTF ones that I have finally allowed myself to remember. Celebrate your dad's life and the good times you had with him. Do something today that would have meaning for the both of you. My mom died when I was 14, and when I was 30 I gave birth to one of my daughters on her birthday. My sisters both gave their daughters mom's middle name. When it is mom's birthday I celebrate with my daughter and remember my mom.

Go.To.Hell

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

No only Go To Hell, go directly to hell, do not pass Go, and DO NOT collect $200.

I sure do, how about you?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

I didn't scar.

It was said many times, but I find it by own experience.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Hey @69ArizonaJerry, how does this connect with Der Drumpf? This is the group that bashes Donnie Boy. I will be moving this out of the Pinata. Please check out the group rules.

Would be a nice print, framed. 😺😼

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Love it!!

Racists Are Recruiting. Watch Your White Sons.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Second Article: "Racists Are Recruiting. Watch Your White Sons," warns a recent New York Times piece by the feminist writer Joanna Schroeder. While it is undoubtedly true that white supremacist trolls try to appeal to vulnerable young men, the incident that prompted Schroeder to write her piece suggests she is succumbing to unnecessary panic. What happened? Her two sons, ages 11 and 14, liked some memes and used the word "triggered." Upon hearing them use this word, "I almost lost control of the car," writes Schroeder, reacting in the very manner her sons were probably deriding. "That's because I know that word—often used to mock people who are hurt or offended by racism as overly sensitive —is a calling card of the alt-right, which the Anti-Defamation League defines as 'a segment of the white supremacist movement consisting of a loose network of racists and anti-Semites who reject mainstream conservatism in favor of politics that embrace implicit or explicit racism, anti-Semitism and white supremacy.' People associated with this group are known for trolling those who disagree with them, and calling critics 'triggered' is a favorite tactic." That is true as far as it goes. But calling critics "triggered" is also common in other parts of the right, and by now it has entered apolitical quarters as well. Next, Schroeder criticizes her son for liking a meme that he didn't understand was anti-Semitic. "I worried that he was being pulled toward a worldview that would see this painful history as fodder for jokes, or worse, as something to celebrate," she writes. It's good for parents to be engaged with what their kids are consuming and to talk to them about not being racists. But if they are in danger of succumbing to far-right internet culture, shaming them in the pages of The New York Times does not seem like the best strategy for bringing wayward teens back into the fold. Schroeder—whose oeuvre also includes two articles for The Huffington Post, "7 Things I'm Not Afraid to Tell My Sons About Love, Sex, and Their Bodies" and "Is It My Responsibility to Make My Son 'Cool'?"—also spoke with NPR about her obsessive monitoring of her son's social media usage. It veers toward self-awareness but does not make it all the way there: Schroeder has become determined to prevent her young boys from being groomed by radical messaging through these online pathways. But she says it was important to not approach her kids about the topic from a place of shaming. "They're kids and we can't expect them to automatically be able to detect propaganda when it's being presented to them," she said. And shame, as she noted on Twitter, is the same tactic used to recruit young men to extremist groups. When kids are castigated for sharing these ...

Racists Are Recruiting. Watch Your White Sons.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

First article: Raising teenagers can be terrifying. Our squishy little babies become awkward hormonal creatures who question our authority at every turn. I expected that. What I didn’t predict was that my sons’ adolescence would include being drawn to the kind of online content that right-wing extremists use to recruit so many young men. The first sign was a seemingly innocuous word, used lightheartedly: “triggered.” As my 11- and 14-year-old sons and their friends talked and bantered — phones in hand, as always — in the back seat of the car, one of them shouted it in response to a meme, and they all laughed uproariously. I almost lost control of the car. That’s because I know that word — often used to mock people who are hurt or offended by racism as overly sensitive — is a calling card of the alt-right, which the Anti-Defamation League defines as “a segment of the white supremacist movement consisting of a loose network of racists and anti-Semites who reject mainstream conservatism in favor of politics that embrace implicit or explicit racism, anti-Semitism and white supremacy.” People associated with this group are known for trolling those who disagree with them, and calling critics “triggered” is a favorite tactic. The next red flag: I watched my son scroll through Instagram and double-click on an image, lighting up a heart that signifies a “like.” “Hold on a minute,” I said, snatching his phone. “Was that Hitler?” The meme showed a man in contemporary clothing tipping off the Nazi leader to the invasion of Normandy. My son said he hadn’t even read it, he’d just assumed the time traveler was trying to kill Hitler, not help him. He was shocked and embarrassed when I pointed out the actual message: that it would have been better if the Holocaust had continued. “I’m not stupid enough to like a Hitler meme on purpose, Mom,” he said. “And anyway, I’m sure my friend shared it to be ironic.” I didn’t see the irony and my son couldn’t explain it. I talked to him about the Holocaust, the trauma and violence that Jewish people all over the world still experience and my late friend Edith, whose delicate arm displayed a number tattoo that stopped my heart every time I saw it. He knew all this already, but I worried that he was forgetting. I worried that he was being pulled toward a worldview that would see this painful history as fodder for jokes, or worse, as something to celebrate. At a time when the F.B.I. reports a 17 percent rise in hate crime incidents from 2016 to 2017, the most recent year for which there is data, white parents like me have had recent, terrifying reminders that we must prevent our sons from becoming indoctrinated by a growing racist movement ...

If only women wore their jeans hanging off like the guys do.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

My daughter is a Union Carpenter! I am quite proud of her and her husband, both union strong! But she better damn well never go to work that way :) I'm sure it doesn't meet safety regulations.

Dating is such a pain I don’t do it very often.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

I have a life, I just don't have someone special to share it with. But it is still a full life. I do what I wanna do when I want to do it (other than going to work :) ) I have people that I love and who love me, I have things to do, and a nice place to live. I am not diminished because I am single, I refuse to be. Get out and get active and find younger friends. There are so many opportunities out there. There is an American Humanists Association group near you, check them out. https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/

True that!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Oh GAWD yes!!

For all the single people on here that want to try a different online dating site.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Make up an account and let me know what you think. If it is free maybe I will make one up, what the hell do I have to lose?

Hey there.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Give yourself time to get over that relationship. The menopause hormone thing for me waxed and waned, and still does. My sex drive varies from regular oven, to slow cooker, to power outage. I'm 61, in menopause over 10 years.

I haven't felt a woman close to me in so long.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

I have an assignment for you. The American Humanist Association has a local chapter near you. https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/ Yes, you need to go. Meet other Humanists in your area. Get out, get involved. Chances are good there will be some single ladies there. No promises, but it is a step in the right direction. Yeah, I know, I know; no guarantees. I've been single for about 10 years, active with my chapter for 3 years and VP for the past year. No personal relationships but great friendships. I live in a conservative bastion, I'm over 60. I think the odds that I will ever meet an truly available decent guy in my metropolitan area are about nil, but I haven't totally given up.

I have a confession.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Me too!!

Mom we can sit in your lap? Sure we can ALL fit! 🤣❤🐶🐕❤🤣

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

so cute!

HEY WOMEN, HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN TRUMP & HIS REPUBLICANS WANT TO TAKE YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE & ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Republifucks want those little cannon fodders born, but not educated, fed, or housed. Just ammunition for the war machine.

g:809 What do you all think of a "Help group" for the site.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Sounds like an interesting idea.

I don't have a Websters dictionary but does impeachment mean euthanasia?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

No, there is nothing in common between impeachment and euthanasia.

World's Best Compilation of Catchy Cat Names

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

When I got my girls I knew I wanted to use less used letters of the alphabet, and I wanted strong names. Hence I have Xena (as in Warrior Princess) and Zelda (also a princess). My brother was the only one that noticed or remarked. If I ever get a dog he is likely to be Yuri so I can comletete the XYZ. And yes, my preference would be for a male dog. Not that the girlies ever come to their names, if I want them to come to me I whisper and shake their treat jar.

Hi fellow atheists, sceptics, and agnostics!!! What is the best secular meet up group?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

American Humanist Association - Find a Local Chapter: https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/

Why do they worship?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Praising and worship is a bonding experience. It also is brainwashing, those tunes will stick with you. It is also team building and motivation. It builds that us vs them mentality.

Why are you a humanist?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

because I believe in Good and I think it is more socially acceptable to say I'm a secular Humanist rather than Atheist, especially if you live in a conservative bastion.

Did You Predict Trump's Failure? I sure did!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I will say without a shadow of a doubt he is the worst president in my lifetime, far far worse than Tricky Dick, Ronald Raygun, and all of the Bushs combined.

MEMCON--(Washington talk), A memorandum of a conversation

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Back in my Army days if was an MFR, memorandum for record. I think in today's lexicon I can see why it might not be used any longer.

Anatomy of the phone call now imperiling Trump’s presidency

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Oh FFS...... I have overwhelming fatigue. He keeps doing dangerous, dumb, stupid stuff, and I keep being upset, annoyed, and I am so tired of it.

The man I am dating told me that most women wear thong underwear, at least on date night.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I hate thongs, they are uncomfortable and useless. I don't think I own any now And oh yeah, I haven't progressed to getting down to underthings on a date in a very long time. I think my date should be damn glad I'm showing up clean and now I think I know why I haven't had a date in a long time.

Beginning of Hunting Season in Upstate New York

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Sad but necessary.

Anyone have an adult child who is struggling to figure out what they believe?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I have three daughters that were raised IN the church, dad is still in the church. Two oldest are atheists, youngest is laying low, she's living with her dad and doesn't want to have that discussion.

@Marionville's recent post reminded me of this one. edentulous lacking teeth

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

That can be cute or repulsive, largely depending on the age of the so afflicted.

Good Morning My Hippies! Wearing sweats this morning- 55 degrees inside, no heat turned on yet.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

We got below freezing last night, down to 30°!! Kinda early in the season for us. I had my service scheduled to blow out my sprinkler system, I was glad to hear them come on early so I knew they hadn't frozen. Now that has been done for this winter. Whew!! I have a new winter coat, and new boots, and the furnace will be serviced in a couple of weeks. The car was serviced last week and is ready for winter. I need to go out and check the garden, the freeze may have ended the growing season for sure. I need to see what I can salvage.

Another one bites the dust... [cnn.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2019:

The rats are abandoning the sinking shit ship.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2019:

And I get a Not Available when I checked the link!! Another one's gone, another one bites the dust!

Great and Unmatched?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Unthatched maybe. Well maybe unmatched in lack because he leads the moron set, but it is a close tie.

Amazing interview How Twitter Helped Change The Mind Of A Westboro Baptist Church Member ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2019:

This looks good, I have put it on hold at my library. I'm #21 on 3 copies...

clem·en·cy To ask for mercy; lenience Don't think I ever heard this word (or read) until a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2019:

I am so glad your vocabulary is expanding. I remember first hearing the word when Nixon was in the WH. Yes, I'm that old.

You survive

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2019:

My record of surviving is awesome so far, I have the scars and incredibly dark coping skills to show for it.

OUTRE--unusual & startling

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2019:

Very nice!

Finally a word to describe PresidentIgnoranus

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2019:

perfect!

Another Illiterate Religious Moron Him: Hi, how are you today?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2019:

I debate from time to time about trying a dating site again. So far I'm not convinced it is worth the trouble. However... nah... but... dang.

its 4am and my body needs to shut down for a while .

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2019:

Meditation helps me, and sometimes large doses of Benadryl or alcohol. And sometimes other.

tRump is now totally obstructing the House Impeachment proceedings.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2019:

Just be careful, you never know who is reading this. We do have the legal requirement not to threaten the person of the president.

Top Military Officers Unload on Trump

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

For most of the past two decades, American troops have been deployed all over the world—to about 150 countries. During that time, hundreds of thousands of young men and women have experienced combat, and a generation of officers have come of age dealing with the practical realities of war. They possess a deep well of knowledge and experience. For the past three years, these highly trained professionals have been commanded by Donald Trump. To get a sense of what serving Trump has been like, I interviewed officers up and down the ranks, as well as several present and former civilian Pentagon employees. Among the officers I spoke with were four of the highest ranks—three or four stars—all recently retired. All but one served Trump directly; the other left the service shortly before Trump was inaugurated. They come from different branches of the military, but I’ll simply refer to them as “the generals.” Some spoke only off the record, some allowed what they said to be quoted without attribution, and some talked on the record. Military officers are sworn to serve whomever voters send to the White House. Cognizant of the special authority they hold, high-level officers epitomize respect for the chain of command, and are extremely reticent about criticizing their civilian overseers. That those I spoke with made an exception in Trump’s case is telling, and much of what they told me is deeply disturbing. In 20 years of writing about the military, I have never heard officers in high positions express such alarm about a president. Trump’s pronouncements and orders have already risked catastrophic and unnecessary wars in the Middle East and Asia, and have created severe problems for field commanders engaged in combat operations. Frequently caught unawares by Trump’s statements, senior military officers have scrambled, in their aftermath, to steer the country away from tragedy. How many times can they successfully do that before faltering? Amid threats spanning the globe, from nuclear proliferation to mined tankers in the Persian Gulf to terrorist attacks and cyberwarfare, those in command positions monitor the president’s Twitter feed like field officers scanning the horizon for enemy troop movements. A new front line in national defense has become the White House Situation Room, where the military struggles to accommodate a commander in chief who is both ignorant and capricious. In May, after months of threatening Iran, Trump ordered the carrier group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln to shift from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. On June 20, after an American drone was downed there, he ordered a retaliatory attack—and then called it off minutes before it was to be launched. The next day he said he was “not looking for ...

What a life to to just wander around and demand and receive massages any time of the day.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

I've always thought I wanted to be reincarnated as one of my kitties. Or a kitty to live with one of my kids, especially the one who doesn't have kids :)

Four Benefits of Adopting Two Cats [worldsbestcatlitter.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

When I was married ex said two pets only, and I went along with that. Post divorce I kept the kitty that was blind, he kept the dog as I could not take him with me. Then the dog was rehomed with his vet so it was a very good fit. I did try to get a second kitty but old kitty's eye issues made her crabby and new kitty picked on her. New kitty went with my daughter after a few months. I had old kitty as an only for the last 5 or 6 years of her life. A few months after she passed I got Xena who was about a year old at the time. Then 10 months later I got Zelda and she was about 6 months old. It is so entertaining to watch them. Xena can groom Zelda, but not the other way around. It seems like they egg each other into mischief, or one will watch for me while the other gets into stuff. Xena is a ginger and she prefers the ginger grandson. Zelda is a dark tabby and she prefers the brown haired granddaughter. I love my kitties, don't ever want to have a single kitty again. I'd like to have a dog one day, but not while I'm working. However, I will never live without a kitty, they just make the house homey.

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HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

I love it when another one bites the dust.

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HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

And then there are his messages. His opener: **Hello dear friend how are you doing today** My response: **I'm far away from you. Seriously not interested in long distance**. Is that plain enough? His responses: **What matters is feelings and understanding distance dooes matter my dear** **Can i have your email or whatsapp number so that i will reach you there** My response: **What part of not interested are you not understanding?** His response: **I don.t understand​ break it down for me** **So that i can understand​ you very clear ** FFS

I am family.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

My kitties is my four legged fur kids. I kept my kitties when I had my own babies. Now my kids have all sorts of babies, they're all my kids and grands. I have 5 grand cats and a grand dog, and two human grands.

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HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

YAY