hey @Duke! welcome to kindling!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Hey there!!

I saw this garden gate at the weekend and quite liked it, I especially like the way they used the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Very cool!

I've met the perfect guy on that fishing site. Is it possible that he is real?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

I have "eclectic" taste in music. Yes, I will listen to The Monkees and to Bach concertos, all within the same hour or less. Don't let that scare you away, other than that I'm pretty normal/boring. And yes, meet in person as soon as you can. For me that is the preferred method of operation. That is the true test of whether they are a real person or a scammer. You won't meet scammers in person.

Back from Colorado after celebrating my birthday for the weekend.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I love my instapot. Even for a single person it is a time saver. I'm glad you had a good trip. Good to know you're safely home.

Not a pencil neck. What's the right word?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

A mangina neck

After dinner pets with Mazie.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

that is one relaxed cat.

Once upon a time, news programmes told you what HAD happened.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Journalism standards have fallen since our youth. I miss Walter Cronkite.

I've had several can't 'like' comments in the last few hours, is it still a problem for some?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I haven't had any problems this afternoon/evening.

Something I noticed years ago , for some odd unknown reason , men seem to be more interested in ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Did you ever watch Bambi? Old owl says everyone is Twitterpated in spring.

I had to share this here, knowing a lot of folks would appreciate the fact (and evidence) that cats ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

When I got my heart cat, Miss Millie in 2000, we had a 4 year old golden. He was about 75 pounds, she was about 2.5. She was THE BOSS. He would defer to her in a flash, she would groom him. They were my bestest buds ever.

Mod.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

So, I've missed the first 90 minutes of it, and I'm getting ready move on to other things that need to be done before Monday gets here. A bit more notice would be helpful, and maybe not Sunday evening. Then again, for this group I'm not sure what time would be better.

Today’s blog post in advance of my trip.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I would miss my kitty girls, they are not good travelers. I've traveled with cats before, they were not amused. If I was gone for too long I'd miss my babies, the grandchildren. SamSam knows how to use Duo and she has Grammy's number. I would miss some of the comforts, stuff I have in the places where it is needed. Having lived a rather nomadic life for many years, I am a good traveler. I enjoy variety, but I also enjoy my familiar surrounding. Sometimes the best part of traveling is coming back home.

I posted a question on health and happiness a short while ago, asking for thoughts on incels.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Incel: This is what I would have been told was a personal problem when I was growing up. Involuntarily Celibate would have been the "normal" state of affairs for single folks, at least per the religious leaders. For the rest of us the common wisdom was if your style isn't working then you need to change your style. When did it happen that men decided women owed them something? I think it is too many people watching too much "unreality" TV, and not developing healthy relationships and learning healthy limits.

REVIEW PREVIOUS POSTS! It would be super amazing if some of you would quickly review the recent ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

May I suggest taking a deep breath, and then scrolling past. This fight has been fought a few times, it never changes. It is just one of the things that people do. If you felt better for having vented, well good on you. Just don't imagine you've changed anything. It is a losing battle.

WHO ARE YOU?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I am a Hippie Grammy, non believer, creative and peace loving, nurturer, encourager, firmly grounded to the earth, and protective of all it's children.

The river, returned by its strength by the rains, is joyful.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

That is not a good image for my neck of the woods. Those peaceful rivers have flooded and lives are forever changed. Most of my area has been declared a disaster area.

The toes will never be same for anyone who tried to wear these disturbing things they called toe ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Those I remember well!!! I could not stand wearing them, didn't like the toe separation. I still do not like anything between my toes, no thong type shoes/sandals for me.

No, we don't need more sleep.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

No, I'm sorry. I NEED MORE SLEEP. I need to turn off the computer earlier and go to bed, instead of following yet another link or next posting, or another game. Yes, it is all self inflicted. And yes, I need to get out more, but I do need more sleep. Next time I retire I will get more sleep and still have time to follow one more link, etc.

Good Morning Everyone.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I haven't decided if it I have a cold or my spring allergies acting up. Take care of your self.

Happy Sunday✌❤

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

My favorite part of Sunday is my book club. We meet at an Irish Pub and solve the world's problems.

Brexiting: Leaving, but not really. See photo ;)

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

It isn't uncommon. At family gatherings, my former brother in law would announce to his kids it was time to go, and then get involved in conversations for another hour or so. There were times I thought those folks would never leave.

I love this guesthouse/studio. Would you like a place to retreat to?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Good lighting, not so good privace ;)

WOW!!! Never have seen these before, have you?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I do remember seeing those as a kid. I don't remember what it was that made them jump.

@Admin, please check your messages.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

No rest for the wicked?

While out yesterday they delivered a pair of Levis (£3.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I was going to the gym 6 days a week, and then I started a new job. It's tough to fit everything in, so the exercise has taken a back seat, and I'm starting to feel it; less energy, more aches and pains. I'm hoping with better weather I can reverse that. Congrats to you on wearing a smaller size. It is such a good feeling to clean out the closet. I've sold lots of my too large clothing on eBay. I'm happy to see them go.

I need to vent to individuals who don’t know who I’m taking about.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

It is hard when our friends keep repeating their patterns. Is her friendship worth the drama? Only you can answer that.

I am in love with the second photo

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I cannot imagine a cat being so patient.

What did they do with the rest of the organs?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

LOL!! I really did laugh out loud.

Help! I have a date.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

First of all, and I'm going to be both blunt and crude. I'm a grandmother, I've earned that. Why the hell do you think you're a loser? You're 26, you haven't even had a chance to fly yet, to hell with this loser stuff. You're too young to be a loser. Your whole life is in front of you. You will lose from time to time, but that makes you human and normal. When you get to my age (I'm 61) if you have never held a job, held a child, helped anyone, loved anyone or anything, then and only then I might call you a loser. Right now the only thing I will call you is young and searching, which is what you should be. I wish I was 26 again. Here is some additional advise from an older woman. Never look in a mirror except to make sure that you don't have gunk in your teeth. You're beautiful, you don't need the mirror to tell you that. You're beautiful because you are. Please internalize that no one is looking at you. People that you encounter during the day are so wrapped up in themselves they won't remember you for a nanosecond. So even if you have gunk in your teeth (or worse), it is OK. Go on the date. Wear what makes you happy, talk about what makes you happy, eat what makes you happy. Be happy, and even if the date sucks you will have been happy. Every day do something that makes you happy. And always, always, always remember to breathe and just be.

How can someone be agnostic and a believer both?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Maybe they're like the weather. If you wait a minute it will change.

It was just about this exact hour, one year ago, that I stumbled across Agnostic and signed up.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

LOL!! I am happy that you are part of this site. I joined a year ago in early December. I have no regrets.

The Happiness Trap: Why You’re Never Satisfied and How to Break the Cycle

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Good article. I agree that we don't find happiness by comparing ourselves to the Joneses. We're not the Joneses, and those things important to the Joneses are not important to me. I find that TV is one of the biggest traps for unhappiness in modern life. Generally all advertising. Stuff is sold to us by making us feel like were missing out if we don't have it, or we won't achieve our full potential without it. In fact FOMO has been coined because of it, Fear of Missing Out. Beer commercials show the good life with a six pack and our buddies. Cosmetics commercials tell us we're not good enough without that goop on our face. You can't sell a product unless you can create a need for it, and you can't create a need for it if people don't know about it and why they need it. I won't even get started on "fashion." I'm quite happy "Missing Out." I'm going to save my time and my money for what is important as I decide they are important.

@admin sorry but why i can't put likes or even using my emojis on the site?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

We had some issues this morning, I see them as pretty well fixed now.

Inter-racial dating.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I can't read it because I'm too broke to subscribe.

Here's a delightful coincidence, we're tired of his lard ass too! [rawstory.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I'm so tired of his orange visage...

Took the boat a few miles down the cut today - glorious sunshine, birds all singing, sat and read ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Beautiful.

No believers in foxholes, if the atheist is begging for for god not to kill him it's just what the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

My take on this is that we are conditioned by the society that we live in, and by the images and ideas imprinted on us from the time we are born. My dad swore like a sailor, and he was a non believer. I grew up hearing Jesus Christ, god damn it, and other religious terms used as a pejorative terms. I think under periods of extreme stress our minds go back to those early memories and reactions. When my dad hit his thumb with a hammer he let loose with something akin to J.... F.... C....!!! He wasn't praying. When I was in a near miss accident recently I did cut loose with similar sentiments. Trust me, I wasn't praying for the soul of either one of us.

Do you ever get an uncanny feeling that someone's watching you...?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I swear they know all and see all. If my girls could talk I'd be in trouble!

Too close to reality shows.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I think 29 episodes of The Bachelor would pretty much drive me over the edge. Even one episode would.

The kids are holding their breaths, crossing their fingers, waiting till we are gone and stop fkn up...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

The kids of today will bear an incredible burden for the negligence and corruption of the current leaders and generations. They may not be able to fix what has been broken.

It's this way at my house...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I have kicked or pushed a cat off the bed more than once when I heard that special sound. And I do want to add kicked as in pushed firmly with my feet because said cat was closer to the feet than to the hands. There might be some folks that I'd want to drop kick to Jeebus, but never my kitty girls.

Just curious ... Any rules about self-promoting overkill?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Can you be more specific or provide examples.

Warning: You can't unsee this. Parental advisory required.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Mangina neck trump, we may have a new perjorative for the doofus #45.

The Peace Sign - history and meaning. What does it mean to you?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I had read that the peace sign was an anti xian sign, it was a broken cross, which makes it kind of meaningful for non xians actually. A good discussion of this is at: https://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/peace_sign.htm

Conservative writer zeros in on the Republican Party’s ‘painfully obvious’ vulnerability — ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Good stuff, thanks for posting.

I love you Lucky, but you're the heaviest cat in this house and you're sitting right on my bladder.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

hahaha, my kitties like to do that too.

Has anyone else been unable to “like” or tag anything this morning?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

It has become habit for me, and it is frustrating to not be able to like, or dislike, love, hug, etc. I still want my shaking my head icon, or a puke icon.

My sister sent me this of her cat, Bandit.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

sweet

Alex Jones says 'form of psychosis' made him believe events like Sandy Hook massacre were staged...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

It is called COP OUT!! It is called being too much of a weenie to take responsibility for your own actions. It is called I have no respect for this weenie called Alex Jones. He is a moron and a piece of filth I don't want in my house in any way, shape, or form.

may i ask ...especially from the 50+ Singles who dare to date. will the b.s. ever cease?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Honey, if he lied to you once he will have no problem with lying to you again. Is this the way you want to start a relationship? Always, always, always my motto is to begin as you mean to go on. If he is beginning by lying to you... he will go on lying to you.

Here is Bug in his tent-hut. He loves it! You can see, he dragged some of his paper in there.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

How sweet!!

"Stay Single Because It’s Better Than Being In An Almost Relationship" Yes! [thoughtcatalog.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

That has been my method of operation for a few years. I don't want to settle just so I'm not alone, because I've been married and alone at the same time and don't want to do that again. If I am going to put up with someone else's stuff there has to be a strong reason to keep them around.

I love the cats expression

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I wonder if the cat knows what fox tastes like and is hoping for fox dinner, or if this is just play. Looks like they are both traveling with some speed.

While I'm fairly certain @Admin and @SiteSupport are already aware of the current issue with likes ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2019:

It is like we're crippled here!! How can we go on with our lives without our likes? Or hugs, or sads. I'd really like a shaking my head icon. Or a puke.

Have you gone to renew your passport" I didlast Tuesday and my checkbook became skinnier.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I need to do that soon, thanks for the reminder

I count eight

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

How cozy!

Gimme dat ole time religion!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

This is perfect for the Trump Pinata group, just saying. This is very good, and sadly very true today.

[agnostic.com] Yet another one. Widow, christian looking for a fella and pulling at heart strings

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

She is from Alaska, Indiana which is a real town: Alaska is an unincorporated community in Morgan and Owen counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana per Wikipedia. Who knew? It looks like a great small town to be as far from as possible. She answered a question in an old question with a stupid nonsensical answer. And she is a cutie patootie. Scammer fer sure.

Culturally, I'm still partial to a "White Russian", or, a "Dirty Monkey":

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I'm sure one of those would send me to sleep in record time.

Let's take a look at Court1011.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

She stinks of scammer all over the map.

The Bird of paradise flower, amazing the variety nature creates, without any help from us.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

Beautiful!

Why do people respond so negatively to beautiful memes?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

Some people aren't happy if they can't rain on your parade. And for some people it just doesn't resonate with them and they want to share that.

Chelseadigi [agnostic.com] Usual crap.. believer, looking for her soulmate in her first post.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

Ick. Shameless hussy!!

I wish I had more Atheist and Agnostic offline friends.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/ Check this out, it will give you Humanist groups in your area. I am a member and now VP of the Omaha Metropolitan Area Humanist Association. Great group of people. We do have a meet up group, but we got started through the American Humanists Association.

[agnostic.com] Another one, strange 'google translate' posts, god botherer

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I concur, definitely a scammer.

I haven't a clue what this is? Can you decipher the encryption? [agnostic.]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Is this @Admin playing with coding?

I have started coloring to manage my stress and anxiety...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I find that coloring increases my anxiety, one of my kids finds coloring calms her. I'd rather sew, or crochet, knit, or some other craft.

What's everybody's favorite strain? I've been enjoying some Original Glue lately. Real good stuff!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I had some Pineapple Express, it was pretty damn good.

One day you will find someone???

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Yeah, if I had a clue about how much longer that will take it could be a good thing. There aren't that many good days left.

THIS! So true and once a woman truly realizes this, they will not settle for anything less.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Very true. I'm not looking for a man to complete me, I'm all I really need.

Mchlbole2 Man, Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I agree, seems scammerish, and Nigeria is prime breeding ground for scammers.

Spring:The beginning of construction season

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Love it!! Love Escher! From my office I can see a construction with big cranes. The hospital I work for is expanding, I'm actually about 2 blocks away, admin offices are off site. So daily I watch the worker bees on the structure moving around, or not as weather directs. Tomorrow I'm taking my binoculars in so I can take a closer look.

Good morning Girls and Boys.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

That is great news, and very encouraging!

When you start identifying with “Florida Man”. ??‍♀️

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I get it, but I would only want my dog to be immortal in the prime of his/her life, not when they're old and feeble.

Mazie isn't too thrilled with the situation, but this is the closest they've been without fighting.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

They look like my fur kids. I have one dark tabby and one ginger. I have had the ginger about 2.5 years and the other about 1.5. I saw them sleeping butt to butt on my bed last week, and I was thrilled.

This sure was nice to have growing up in Phoenix Arizona in the summer.?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Some of our neighbors had the slip and slide. It was great on those summer days when the night time low was 101°. Yes, in Nebraska we have hot, hot, hot humid summers.

More LOLs ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

That is too funny. I need those sox.

Should the American call for a general stike if Bob Barr refuses to release the full report by ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Interesting idea....

Do the world a favor❤✌?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I did!! I got 3 of em.

Remember these two items? I've never seen them before.?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I kinda sorta remember the Teem, but not the other.

I'm working on myself through nutrition and reading and self-acceptance.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Sorry, you're totally normal. I am fine with my "paid for 2007 car with a sunroof" until I see the bells and whistles (and gas mileage) in newer cars and someone I know gets a newer car. And yes, when I read about some of the folks on here meeting someone special, I sigh... I am "ok" with being alone, and enjoy being alone most of the time. And then I think, with the right person we could... Road trips are more fun with two, dining out is more fun with two. It's human nature, or so I'm told. But at the end of the day I need to be with the right person, not just any other person. So for now, I am the right person for me to be with, and most of the time I'm totally OK with that. Most of the time.

Docsine Model like pics, English is incomprehensible...just spidery scammer senses on overload.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

He's adorable, well... the pictures are. They're too perfect, very staged. A believer, and smarmy replies, stupid postings. Scammer fer sure.

I have been meaning to bring this up for like a year but keep getting distracted.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I have a Samsung but I can't help you. The phone app was tooooooooo distracting. I took it off after about 2 days, it was interfering with my work and commute.

Ok Ft.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I was at Ft. Lewis about 20 years ago....

I've thought long and hard about this.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I have moved 23 times in my life, overseas and all over the US (military mostly.) I ended up 50 miles from where I was born. My kids all settled here and now there are grandchildren. I will not move. I want to watch my grandchildren grow up, I want to be involved. My kids never had that.

Name a movie you have watched 5 or more times.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I love Shawshank Redemption, for sure I've watched that a ton. The other is Princess Bride. I haven't seen it for years but my kids loved it, they watched it so often they could quote pages of dialog verbatim. My other oft watched movies are Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally (love the orgasm scene), and Twister.

Is there any truth to this ladies?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

WOW, it has been a whole lotta years since I have been in a bar at closing time.

Light Kitties in Italy [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Oh, way too cool!!

Remember to google reverse search on these photos. That’s how I caught just4me.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Has she been removed? IF not, can you provide a link?

A couple more in my newsfeed?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

We seem to have had a plethora of dubious activity today.

Yet another believer looking for love. Denisethompson [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Her posting had the oddest use of caps I've seen recently. The name is simple, and a believer, SMH. Definitely a scammer vibe.

New toy! [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

That kitty has some moves!

Just got a message from this clown. He wants a wife? Paul11332 [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

NNES, sketchy profile, blatant posting. Definitely scammer.

Queen Tribute - We Are The Champions - Child Prodigy Cover | Maati Baani - YouTube

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

This is so beautiful, I'm actually crying!

Just4Me. Big scams

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

don't find him, can you provide a link?

Do you have or would you have this Kitty clock?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

I just checked on Amazon, they don't have one :(

Do you have or would you have this Kitty clock?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

I would love that kitty clock.

It made a mess but was fun.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

We moved to the KC area just 2 days before Easter when the youngest was 7. I was pretty much going to ignore Easter when the oldest (age 14) had the perfect meltdown. It was unusual for her, and she was right. We went shopping on Saturday and bought Easter stuff so her sisters could have their hunt for eggs and candy. I think we even colored some eggs. Oh vey, I just realized that was 1999. My how time flies.

[agnostic.com] No pic and a bit weird

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

I think he has been here before, we've had some variations of Roland. No imagination. I think he is learning and refining, but too damn lazy to change the name. Scammer

Believes in Allah, has already sent me a PM. Avoid. [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

HS education, believes in Allah, and looks like she could be one of my kids. Wow, does that say scammer.