Dunno how many here are using dating sites... [buzzfeed.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2021:

I have given up on dating apps, since I am not willing to relocate I will have to meet someone locally. Well, that ended with the Pandemic. Post pandemic the only way I'm likely to meet someone is if they are a member of one of my meetup groups. my main one is a Humanist group. Where I live it ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 19, 2021:

@1of5 I don't know where you live, but Washington State has a few Humanists groups: https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/ I hope you can find one near you. The Omaha group is visible on MeetUp. I lived in the Seattle/Tacoma/Snohomish area for about 6 years way back in the 90s, in fact moved in 1999. I loved it out there, that is where I realized how liberal I really was. Moved to Kansas, and now Nebraska. Oy, conservative bastions. But my kids and grands are nearby. I'm pretty well entrenched here.

By Terry Tomlinson 01/16/2021 The Social Studies question of the moment seems to be, “Where ...

Lavergne comments on Jan 19, 2021:

I think your comments are 100% spot on. Add to that: the population stats that have been circulating over the last couple of years clearly show that in just another two or so generations, the white population will most likely be in the minority. There is a certain percentage of the ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 19, 2021:

I think you're totally right. The educator, Jane Elliot has asked who would want to walk around with brown skin for a day, no one raised their hand.... We know they're treated like dirt.

Craic krak Part of speech: noun Origin: Irish, 1970s 1: Enjoyable social activity.

Krish55 comments on Jan 18, 2021:

These exotic words crack me up!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 18, 2021:

I'm so pleased we could amuse you.

Pastor Who Advised Two Presidents Is Sentenced to 6 Years for Cheating Investors

freedom41 comments on Jan 18, 2021:

I considered becoming a Methodist in my late 20s. I'm glad I avoided that train wreck.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 18, 2021:

I was a Methodist for many years, I appreciate the education I got from them, still have pastor friends, but don't miss the church at all.

Eschew əs-cho͞o Part of speech: verb Origin: Late Middle English, 14th century 1: To avoid...

Krish55 comments on Jan 18, 2021:

I eschew chewing tobacco

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 18, 2021:

I had one date with a gent that chewed tobacco. Gross.

Eschew əs-cho͞o Part of speech: verb Origin: Late Middle English, 14th century 1: To avoid...

creative51 comments on Jan 18, 2021:

I Eschew Donald Trump.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 18, 2021:

I eschew for moral and cognitive reasons.

This is an absolutely subjective list that someone made of the most beautiful English words.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2021:

I don't know if petrichor is a beautiful word, but I do love petrichor.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 17, 2021:

@altschmerz Lack of maintenance is not a race, I'm comfortable with my level or lack thereof. I very much am a hippie in more ways than one. And no, not a Dr. Who fan, never watched it and know very little about it.

This is an absolutely subjective list that someone made of the most beautiful English words.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2021:

I don't know if petrichor is a beautiful word, but I do love petrichor.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 17, 2021:

@altschmerz I haven't worn perfume in years. I have to be careful due to allergies, and I haven't had any reason to wear any that I had in such a long time. I'm a really low maintenance kinda gal. Really low maintenance.

imback sounds like someone who was kicked off for bad behavior, and is now back to cause more ...

Pralina1 comments on Jan 16, 2021:

And if he claims that went to grad school then from now I m claiming that I was born and raised in texas , I am blonde , and yiiiihaaaaaaa!!! 😂😂😂 He and his friend thirsty2learn are trolls . And they love every minute of it . Interaction w them can be useful and uplifting . Example : on ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 16, 2021:

Thirsty2learn has been blocked from the Trump Piñata for a while, I checked after I read your comment.

ANAGNORISIS an-ag-NOR-ih-sis Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, late 18th century 1: The ...

t1nick comments on Jan 16, 2021:

Are you sure of your pronunciation? I'm wondering if the "g" is silent as in gnostic? Ana-nor-I-sis?????

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 16, 2021:

That was the pronunciation provided. Check here: https://www.google.com/search?q=dictionary=1C1CHBF_enUS772US778&oq=dictiona=chrome.0.35i39i457j69i57j0i433j0i395i433l3j0i395j0i395i433.3801j1j15=chrome&ie=UTF-8#dobs=Anagnorisis

This huckabitch asshole needs to STFU! [dailycaller.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jan 16, 2021:

Huckabitch? Are you referring to Sarah? ;-)

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 16, 2021:

No, her daddy.

Greta Thunberg trolls Trump with throwback to his ‘anger management’ tweet This article is ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2021:

Sad how a portly old man can't deal with a smart young woman.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 16, 2021:

@anglophone I love Greta. She is smart and no nonsense. Some see her Asperger's or whatever she has as a disability, I think it is a super power for her. She has never been the "average" girl, she is so much more aware and focused than the average girl.

ANAGNORISIS an-ag-NOR-ih-sis Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, late 18th century 1: The ...

Marionville comments on Jan 16, 2021:

Is that the same as the denouement then?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 16, 2021:

Google says: Denouement: the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. "the film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous" the climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear. "I waited by the eighteenth green to see the denouement" and anagnorisis the point in a play, novel, etc., in which a principal character recognizes or discovers another character's true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances. "we see the tormented figure of Oedipus come to recognize the truth in a classical moment of anagnorisis" So, not the same thing but similar. And I'm sure that could be debated.

True Lunacy On the Far Right, Shades of Area 51? [rawstory.com]

Redheadedgammy comments on Jan 15, 2021:

The dude thinks he’s an alien 👽 nothing more needs to be said....

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 15, 2021:

His mother must be so proud!

Moving truck at 1600 Pennsylvania ave.NW Washington D.C. January 14th. 2021

Redheadedgammy comments on Jan 14, 2021:

Everything should be checked, to make sure they don’t steal anything!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 15, 2021:

It looks like staffers have been toting stuff out, I'm pretty sure there will be another investigation.

AOC about experience Jan 6th. [youtu.be]

TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 14, 2021:

I think she is exaggerating on some parts.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 15, 2021:

@JackPedigo Very well said!

AOC about experience Jan 6th. [youtu.be]

TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 14, 2021:

I think she is exaggerating on some parts.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 14, 2021:

@TheGreatShadow Just a reminder, we bash Donnie, NOT each other and not others who are bashing Donnie. Did I understand you to refer to AOC as the B word?

It runs on coal and trumper tears

BirdMan1 comments on Jan 13, 2021:

Is that the same as the "No Brain" List?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 14, 2021:

I would definitely say most if not all.

From NPRs Code Switch this morning:

LenHazell53 comments on Jan 13, 2021:

could not resist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e8PGPrPlwA

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 14, 2021:

YESSSSSS!! I know this word because of TBBT. I have been watching the series from the beginning by borrowing the DVDs from my local library.

I feel so worked up about all of this election/politics.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 12, 2021:

Define "normal". And no, the normal that was wasn't very good for many people. We need to find a new normal, one that levels the playing field so gender, skin color, and sexual orientation are no longer dangerous or discriminatory. We need to be kinder to everyone and support everyone. Let us no ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 13, 2021:

@Flowerwall "benefitted some of the population" means that there were significant members of the population that the status quo has passed by. Low mortgage rates mostly affect white folks and especially in the suburbs. Redlining is a real thing, makes it harder for blacks to qualify for those low mortgage rates to get loans. And yes, lack of jobs and biased hiring practices affect so many. With my children having small children and busy schedules I'm not going to agitate. Those few times the ex and I have to be together we're civil. If he does get obnoxious two of the daughters will rip him a new one. We ended up in a car together one time, he tried to tell us xian reasoning, and the son in law took him up on that debate and beat him to shreds. I thought it was kinda amazing.

I feel so worked up about all of this election/politics.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 12, 2021:

Define "normal". And no, the normal that was wasn't very good for many people. We need to find a new normal, one that levels the playing field so gender, skin color, and sexual orientation are no longer dangerous or discriminatory. We need to be kinder to everyone and support everyone. Let us no ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 12, 2021:

@Flowerwall There is no law or policy proposed to do that. I'm not sure how it would be done, but it needs to happen. I generally stopped speaking to those who routinely disregard me. The only person I encounter with any regularity that I'd rather not see is the father of my children, my kids like to do "family" celebrations. We generally are civil but it can be "interesting". Helps that most of the kids are atheist/agnostic. I understand your frustration, the status quo has only benefitted some of the population for a long time.

Melania Identifies Real Victim of the Deadly Capitol Riots: Herself [thedailybeast.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 11, 2021:

I agree with @TheDoubter, the language used is way beyond her ability. She is more of a one or two syllable word person rather than three or four. She is certainly whiny enough, but way beyond her language comprehension.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 11, 2021:

@chalupacabre I don't think anyone in that family has a vocabulary that big.

Letters From An American 01/10/2021

freedom41 comments on Jan 11, 2021:

I hope they impeach his ass and put it in prison.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 11, 2021:

and lose the damn key!

Oh most definitely.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 10, 2021:

What a roller coaster it has been.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 10, 2021:

@DaisyMaeNot Thank you for your service. I'm also a veteran. Our children tend to go their own paths, whether we like it or not. I'm sorry for your pain. I have one sister active on FB and she is NOT political at all. She thinks I'm a bit over the top. You can't choose your family, but your friends have your back.

Letters From An American 01/08/2020

silverotter11 comments on Jan 9, 2021:

Her audience is growing.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

That can only be a good thing, she is bright, well spoken, well written, and totally knows her stuff.

My enormous extended family is in the process of a political fracturing at the moment.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 9, 2021:

@DaisyMaeNot while I support your angst, this is the Trump Pinata. In future posts please try to link your post a bit more closely to Donnie Dumpsterfire. I'm allowing the post to stay as I can find a tenuous connection, and I truly do feel your pain.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

@DaisyMaeNot Your post wasn't crystal clear that Donnie Dumpsterfire was the source of your family schisms. The purpose of the Pinata is to bash Trump. As I said, I know the ills of families schisms and Trump. My daughters are pretty liberal, their dad voted for DT, and told them about it.

The religious composition of the 117th Congress | Pew Research Center

nicknotes comments on Jan 9, 2021:

How can we get more candidates to identify as Agnostic or Atheist?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 9, 2021:

We have to set examples to the rest of America that Agnostics/Atheists are "normal" and not to be feared. For many we're baby eating, drug using, psychopaths. The other part is waiting for the boomers to die off, the younger generation is more open to agnostics and atheists, and quite often they are non believers.

OUEVRE.

Cast1es comments on Jan 8, 2021:

Wonder how that's pronounced ?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 8, 2021:

/ˈəvrə,ˈo͞ovrə/ Ev ra

I'm sorry if this opinion is unseemly, but I think the National Guard should shoot to kill.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

No, we cannot have American soldiers opening fire on American Citizens. That is just what the Right wants to create unrest and discord. Besides, it is traumatic to the soldier as well. That should never happen.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@mcgeo52 I know, the world has gone mad recently, scary times we live in. Hopefully there will be some return to sanity (or something that looks like sanity) in a few weeks.

What a day for the US. Never thought we’d have an attempted coup to kick off 2021.

St-Sinner comments on Jan 6, 2021:

My birthday is sooo eventful again after decades.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 7, 2021:

Happy belated birthday, we share the day.

I'm sorry if this opinion is unseemly, but I think the National Guard should shoot to kill.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

No, we cannot have American soldiers opening fire on American Citizens. That is just what the Right wants to create unrest and discord. Besides, it is traumatic to the soldier as well. That should never happen.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

@AnneWimsey Arrest their asses, and prosecute them. A criminal record and some jail time will be a "growing" experience for many of them. And not a cushy prison, do hard time. And then good luck getting a job when you're out.

Study: Atheists Are More Likely Than Churchgoers to Own Cats | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

I have never met a lesbian or bisexual female who did not own at least two cats and was also a none believer, so I wonder if a race of brainwashing space cats are trying to evolve humanity in to a more intelligent race by subconsciously turning us all in to lesbian atheist animal care givers? ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

I am a committed cat caretaker, and very definitely not a lesbian.

This is killing me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

I went to bed early and haven't seen/heard the news yet. Woot!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 6, 2021:

@NHjulie Priorities y'know. Many of my friends "live" here.

George Conway delivers bad news to Trump on prison time awaiting him for his Georgia election ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 3, 2021:

We can only hope!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@TheGreatShadow I take it you're speaking mostly for yourself. This last 4 years have convinced me more than anything else in my life that Xians are some deluded people and it has nothing that I want or need. If anything the past 4 years have shown glaring huge gaps in the US educational system and the need for an immediate overhaul. We need to teach Civics again, we need to teach about all religions, and we need to teach critical thinking skills. We need to teach science better. And we desperately need to stop regarding celebrities and spokespersons for anything besides their movies/shows/art.

George Conway delivers bad news to Trump on prison time awaiting him for his Georgia election ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 3, 2021:

We can only hope!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@Joanne it beats praying!

To start off the new year on a positive note , tell us about what you like most in your current ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Children are doing well, grandchildren are amazing. However, the newest grandchild decided to join us about 5 weeks early. Her parents were out of town, and she was born in an ER about 50 miles from home and is still in the NICU in that hospital. I have only seen pictures of her so far, we don't ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@Cast1es She was a boxing day baby, the day after Christmas. Her 4 year old cousin was born on Christmas day. One daughter has a birthday December 5th, one has a Jan 14th birthday, and mine is Jan 6th. This is an expensive 6 week time frame!

To start off the new year on a positive note , tell us about what you like most in your current ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Children are doing well, grandchildren are amazing. However, the newest grandchild decided to join us about 5 weeks early. Her parents were out of town, and she was born in an ER about 50 miles from home and is still in the NICU in that hospital. I have only seen pictures of her so far, we don't ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@sassygirl3869 When JFK was in the WH, Jackie delivered Patrick prematurely. He didn't make it, he essentially died of prematurity and Hyaline Membrane Syndrome. At that time 95% of babies with Hyaline Membrane Syndrome didn't make it. 50 years later it is called Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome and 95% of premature babies with it survive. We've come a long way in our lifetimes. For all those who babble "thank god", I'd much rather thank modern science and medicine.

To start off the new year on a positive note , tell us about what you like most in your current ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Children are doing well, grandchildren are amazing. However, the newest grandchild decided to join us about 5 weeks early. Her parents were out of town, and she was born in an ER about 50 miles from home and is still in the NICU in that hospital. I have only seen pictures of her so far, we don't ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@tinkercreek Lydia was 6 pounds 9 oz. when she arrived, so big enough. But she is still in the NICU, not sure when she will get out. She has some coordination issues with eating, when to suck and when to breathe. Her veins collapsed easily, and her bilirubin was high so spent a few days under the bili lights. Still not sure when she will be home.

Status check! Has anyone heard from, or have knowledge of the reason, @cutiebeauty has gone "radio ...

creative51 comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Hopefully she is fine. She might have had more pressing things in life to deal with such two young toddlers.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 2, 2021:

I might be splitting hairs, but one child is a toddler, the other is an infant, and yes taking care of small children can keep you very busy.

Handsel noun a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the ...

Marionville comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Yes...I know this one. If you ever give a gift of a new wallet or purse you should always include a coin or small note to handsel it.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 2, 2021:

I was once told when you put a purse or handbag away you should make sure it has a coin in it.

Status check! Has anyone heard from, or have knowledge of the reason, @cutiebeauty has gone "radio ...

hankster comments on Jan 2, 2021:

poof!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@hankster IF I remember right, @BucketlistBob found a new relationship and moseyed off. He has come back briefly a time or two.

A king-sized quilt for my son and daughter-in-law. I swear that I will never make another king!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I did a king size once, that is just too big and bulky to do easily. I've done a few queens, even those are challenging. I don't forsee anything large in the near future, I'm concentrating on smaller pieces now just to use up some of the fabric stash. Your quilt is gorgeous, those colors pop so much...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 I made a quilt about 10 years ago, it was a generous queen size. It was made for a relationship that I was in that was supposed to be long term. The man was supposed to move to Nebraska, he found all sorts of reasons he couldn't. The quilt ended up in my guest bedroom, and then when I started working from home the desk was put in the guest room and I knew the quilt had to go, so the lap quilt I had started grew into a full size quilt and was put on the bed. The old quilt was sent to some friends who admired it. Throw quilts and lap quilts are very welcome at nursing homes and senior centers. Right now I'm working on small projects, I have made some pot holders and have placemats in process. I'm not planning to start another big project any time soon. And you know what they say about the best laid plans...

Please be safe tonight, and every night.

glennlab comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Only way to drive tonight is if I need to move the car in the driveway

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

I have 10 inches of snow on the ground, I am very happy that I have a garage, and a snowblower.

To close out 2020, yesterday I was scrolling through useless news and ran across this gem of an ...

CourtJester comments on Dec 31, 2020:

Tough to disagree with the guy

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@mcgeo52 @JeffMurray @SeaGreenEyez CourtJester is being blocked from the Pinata. We bash Trump, not each other.

Please be safe tonight, and every night.

Detritus comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I won’t be driving tonight.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 31, 2020:

I also won't be driving tonight. I hardly even go out of the house.

Eidetic adjective of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and ...

LenHazell53 comments on Dec 29, 2020:

Eidetic memory is the term used today for what used to be called "photographic memory"

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 29, 2020:

Eidetic memory (/aɪˈdɛtɪk/ eye-DET-ik; more commonly called photographic memory) is the ability to recall an image from memory with high precision for a brief period after seeing it only once,[1] and without using a mnemonic device.[2] Although the terms eidetic memory and photographic memory are popularly used interchangeably,[1] they are also distinguished, with eidetic memory referring to the ability to see an object for a few minutes after it is no longer present[2][3] and photographic memory referring to the ability to recall pages of text or numbers, or similar, in great detail.[4][5] When the concepts are distinguished, eidetic memory is reported to occur in a small number of children and generally not found in adults,[2][6] while true photographic memory has never been demonstrated to exist.[5][7] The word eidetic comes from the Greek word εἶδος (pronounced [êːdos], eidos) "visible form".[8]

EGOCENTRISM - Noun.

Castlepaloma comments on Dec 29, 2020:

Trump would be an example of an extreme Egocentric person. As far as an mental illness of an megalomaniac. Other words called the screaming me me. Where the Universe evolves around him.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 29, 2020:

Just what I was going to say!

[agnostic.

RavenCT comments on Dec 29, 2020:

# REMOVED

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 29, 2020:

Another one bites the dust!! Good way to start the day! TY.

Mensuration men-sə-RAY-shən Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, late 16th century 1: ...

JackPedigo comments on Dec 27, 2020:

Sorry, had to laugh. When I first saw the word I saw a 't' there that wasn't. Interesting how one letter can change the whole definition.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 27, 2020:

IKR!! When I first saw it I had been reading a book on women's health and did not notice the "t" was not there, and had that "Wait... what?..." moment.

Let's share pictures of the beauty of Winter.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Sadly, we're in that phase where it isn't pretty. We had snow a few days ago, now it has melted down and it's just drab and dirty now. I love the colors in your pictures. The blue of the mountains and the pink of the sky are just breathtaking.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@LiterateHiker That is gorgeous, breathtaking.

[agnostic.

MichelleGar1 comments on Dec 26, 2020:

He was messaging me also and wanted me to go on hangouts too, I kept refusing. He's gone now.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 26, 2020:

Thanks for the feedback, and for letting us know he's gone! YAY!!

[agnostic.

RavenCT comments on Dec 25, 2020:

*This is Dom Arnold – BSN, RN, CCRN- (@domarnoldsrna) is a bodybuilder with plenty of tattoos who misses his dog Colt! * You can find his profile on Instagram: https://www.wanderly.us/blog/6-male-nurses-you-should-follow/ I'm going to block him - this one could be interesting. I think this is ...

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 25, 2020:

I agree with your assessment. Thank you!

I used to be a nicer person.

dave1459 comments on Dec 25, 2020:

So you want every body in China to die? That was where it started.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@dave1459 The Obama administration had placed experts in China to monitor the situations there, the Trump administration pulled them out. We would have known about it earlier if not for Donnie Dumpsterfire. Also the Trump administration downplayed the virus for months, and even now continues to downplay it. The current administration has NEVER studied history, this is the most ignorant, ill informed, biased, and oblivious president in the history of the world. Speaking of coolaid, you have obviously drunk of the coolaid of the outgoing administration which most thinking people have decided is the worst in the world. Oh how the mighty have fallen. The US is no longer the greatest nation, we're the greatest laughingstock in history.

I used to be a nicer person.

dave1459 comments on Dec 25, 2020:

So you want every body in China to die? That was where it started.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 25, 2020:

Did you have too much eggnog? I see no connection to anyone dying in China in the original post. Yes, the virus may have started in China, but the actions, and the inactions of the US government, and the willful ignorance of so many citizens have allowed it to spread and disrupt life in a way that has been unprecedented in US history.

[agnostic.

freeofgod comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Seems to be gone now.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 24, 2020:

My link got corrupted, he is still here. I fixed the link.

FFRF's Ask An Atheist: Formidable Atheist and LGBTQ Nebraska State Senator Megan Hunt

DenoPenno comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Interesting video. FFRF's Dan Barker is a former Pentecostal minister BTW. He claims that the Greek scriptures describe what Christians call "the cross" as being a "torture stake." I always found this interesting because I'm not sure how believers would "make the sign of the torture stake." This ...

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 24, 2020:

crucifixion is a horrible lingering painful way to die. You essentially die of suffocation. The Romans used it to discourage crime, definitely cruel and unusual.

Question: I´m not a member of the group "Classy sexy Pics", but its pictures keep appearing in my...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Are you following anyone who is a member of that group? If so unfollow and that will stop the pictures. I had the same problem a few months ago, and that is how I solved it.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@Matias I hid the groups, was still getting the posts.

INDITE in-DITE Part of speech: verb Origin: Middle English, unknown 1: Write; compose.

altschmerz comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Does it sound like indict?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 24, 2020:

Yes, I believe so.

I will no longer be buying anything from Adidas. [fearofgod.com]

Freedompath comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I need this ‘Fear of god,’ thing explained? In the fundamentalist tradition, fear of god’ meant ‘love of god!’ But, in my mind the word ‘fear’ means untrusting and possible danger. So why are these entities pairing up?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 23, 2020:

Fundamentalist xians believe in the "fear of God" to keep us on the straight and narrow path.

VACILLATION.

Cast1es comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I wonder if this one would also apply to a stationary fan that had a rotating head , the little fan that sits on the floor or a table of some kind and rotates in different directions ?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 23, 2020:

That is a oscillating fan. I have a few in my house. Oscillate: verb gerund or present participle: oscillating 1. move or swing back and forth at a regular speed. "a pendulum oscillates about its lowest point" 2.PHYSICS vary in magnitude or position in a regular manner around a central point

@admin, why do my posts not earn me points?

FearlessFly comments on Dec 22, 2020:

You have 10,200+ points more to get to level 8 https://agnostic.com/levels

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 22, 2020:

@Theresa_N if you write down your point total every night I am fairly sure you will see some point increases every day, or at least every day that you are on. I'm in the middle of level 9, and it seems like I have been here forever. However, points are not the main reason I'm here... although I grant that I do keep an eye on my points. I just enjoy it here, and with the pandemic there isn't much else to compete for my time and attention.

Mr.

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Source?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 21, 2020:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-plans-wild-protest-for-january-6th-when-congress-counts-votes/ar-BB1c4ysp

Memories | One Voice Children's Choir Cover - YouTube

Larimar comments on Dec 19, 2020:

I do not know why this affected my cat but she had to come rush and peer at the screen, then look at me confused, then back repeatedly....some tonality affecting her ears?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 20, 2020:

I played it again, no reaction from my kitties.

Greetings of the Season

Julie808 comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Love it! I wish I had this on a T-shirt to wear tonight. I'm attending a socially distanced outdoor concert, where the theme is "Crazy Christmas Clothes" and while I plan to wear my "Axial Tilt, the reason for the season" T-shirt, this would be better. Maybe I'll print this image onto a card to ...

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 19, 2020:

Glad to help!! I stole it from FB.

This would be me.

Cast1es comments on Dec 19, 2020:

If you're interested in cosplay , Sci/Fi/Fantasy Cons, , Renn Fest, , re-enactments etc. , we'd love to see photos of your gar!

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 19, 2020:

I am not into cosplay, or sci/fi. I just knit and crochet, and quilt, and sew.

[agnostic.

RavenCT comments on Dec 15, 2020:

**Lizzie has been Removed (Good job).** But tell me something - does this look like the same profile? https://agnostic.com/member/Lizzie11 Bio - I am looking for a hardworking, honest, selfless person that can look past themselves. Integrity is a must. Service oriented is really attractive to ...

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 18, 2020:

Same picture. Likely the same person.

Lagniappe lan-YAP Part of speech: noun Origin: Louisiana French, unknown 1: Something given ...

t1nick comments on Dec 15, 2020:

New word. Thanks. Cajun and/or Acadian french?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 17, 2020:

It is Acadian, or Cajun. They're essentially the same thing. I lived in Louisiana for almost 2 years (totally too long) and I did learn some of the history. From Wikipedia: In Louisiana, Acadian and Cajun are often used as broad cultural terms without reference to actual descent from the deported Acadians. ... Historically, Louisianians of Acadian descent were also considered to be Louisiana Creoles, although Cajun and Creole are often portrayed as separate identities today. http://www.acadian-cajun.com/acadiancajun.htm And if you want a semi interesting story, read about the Evangeline Oak. https://explorepartsunknown.com/southern-louisiana/a-cajun-myth-an-oak-tree-and-a-search-for-meaning/ I was fascinated by it because of some health information that came to light. Many Acadians are having babies with a disease usually found among the Jewish population, Tay Sachs disease. It is suggested that the Jews that were removed from Jerusalem during the diaspora settled in France and became absorbed into the population. That population then were among those that went to Canada then Louisiana. And yes, I am a Geek.

Flivver FLIH-vər Part of speech: noun Origin: Unknown, early 20th century 1: A cheap car ...

Frctnal comments on Dec 14, 2020:

My car has aged to the point that it us now a flivver

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 15, 2020:

Mine too!!

"Cutie"

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 14, 2020:

In these days of Covid, that is my major concern. She is young, and was traveling, plus two babies. I'm hoping they're doing OK, but still very concerned.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 15, 2020:

@altschmerz Yes, to other parts of NY.

[agnostic.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 13, 2020:

"Willing to relocate" usually means they are homeless, or about to be!!! RUN!

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 14, 2020:

Since I have no intentions of actively looking, and the cousin looked way too much like my former brother-in-law, and is in another state, that was not an attractive bait. Gad, could you imagine the interfering of a cousin? Oy, I have no interest.

[agnostic.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 13, 2020:

If someone said they found someone for me, I'd be willing to give it a look, just be cautious.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 13, 2020:

Should I give her your name?

I haven't seen anything from @cutiebeauty for a while. Has anyone heard from her?

freedom41 comments on Dec 13, 2020:

Wasn't she pregnant with a 2nd child? Maybe, she is taking some time off from the site.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 13, 2020:

She delivered #2, a son. Things were going well. She dropped out of site a few weeks after he was born.

It's the only present I want.

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 13, 2020:

What? No Erik?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 13, 2020:

He is just outside the shot, they couldn't fit him in.

Straight and to the point 👍 [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 12, 2020:

Jeebus, maybe there is a gawd......

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 12, 2020:

That was along the lines I was thinking.

This was part of the lead to an NPR story this morning, Pilloried.

Marionville comments on Dec 11, 2020:

I know a few politicians I’d like to pillory in the historical sense!

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 11, 2020:

Hear hear!!

TIME's 2020 Person of the Year: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

David1955 comments on Dec 11, 2020:

Trump is going to be sooooooo pissed.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 11, 2020:

That is what makes me happier than anything!!!! Best, absolutely best Christmas present in the past 3 years. Seriously, 4 years ago I got my first grandchild for Christmas, nothing will ever top that.

BIDEN/Harris took Times person of the year! How pissed is the Orange one going to be?????

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 11, 2020:

Link? PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T A JOKE! Obama and now Biden? Holy fuck is he gonna be pisses! I bet he's tweetin so fast he broke his phone and/or computer! GO SLEEPY JOE!

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 11, 2020:

He is going to shit a real brick, and hopefully it will be the end of him.

Housewright HAUS-rite Part of speech: noun Origin: North America, mid 16th century 1: A ...

Marionville comments on Dec 10, 2020:

Like a shipwright is a builder of ships.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 10, 2020:

@Surfpirate That is way cool!!

Housewright HAUS-rite Part of speech: noun Origin: North America, mid 16th century 1: A ...

Marionville comments on Dec 10, 2020:

Like a shipwright is a builder of ships.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 10, 2020:

and a wainright or cartwright builds wagons.... we could be here all night...

Housewright HAUS-rite Part of speech: noun Origin: North America, mid 16th century 1: A ...

Marionville comments on Dec 10, 2020:

Like a shipwright is a builder of ships.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 10, 2020:

and a wheelwright builds or repairs wooden wheels. Boy, are they out of business.

I am gruntled...

Lorajay comments on Dec 7, 2020:

I'll be very gruntled when this covid crap is gone.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 8, 2020:

You and me both, sister!

I need a sleuth, please PM me.

TheDoubter comments on Dec 7, 2020:

why a sleuth?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 8, 2020:

If you PM me you'd find out.

Getting ready for Sunday evening's zoom meeting.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 5, 2020:

I never turn on my camera, As much as I like to show off my cats, I prefer to keep my big desk top monitors on, and don't want to spend the time putting stuff back where it goes after I mess with the laptop.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 7, 2020:

@Petter This is a employer supplied computer, one laptop, two monitors, keyboard, etc. Most days I open the laptop only far enough to turn the system on. The laptop is tiny, the screen is way too small for me to use all day if I still want to be able to see at the end of the day. I'm not about to use my own stuff for work, and I think they would frown on it. The audio is enough for most of our meetings. And without video I don't have to care about what I look like, and I don't want video kept for posterity either.

Dangerous Donny, As The End Approaches: [dcreport.org]

silverotter11 comments on Dec 7, 2020:

I saw this morning at 1 am PST a Georgia election official comment that defending against trump's constant attacks on the election in his state is like play a game of Wack-a-Mole. Funny I can not find that article ANYwhere. I was going to copy the link but didn't. This is not the first time I ...

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 7, 2020:

https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/528948-georgia-election-official-says-trumps-false-election-statements

Rudy may save Trump from having to pardon him.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 6, 2020:

Thoughts and prayers for Rudy. We ain't gonna ever admit out loud what I'm thinking.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 6, 2020:

@AnneWimsey I do not disagree, he has fallen so far since he was Mayor of NY, like he has had a brain eating disease.

How Iowa Mishandled the Coronavirus Pandemic - The Atlantic

freedom41 comments on Dec 5, 2020:

I will add Iowa on states I refuse to visit until 2nd half of 2021.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 5, 2020:

I live 20 miles away and haven't crossed the border in well over a year, maybe 2, and no desire to either.

Mirific mih-RIH-fik Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, late th century 1: That works ...

nicknotes comments on Dec 5, 2020:

I looked up this word in my dictionary and couldn't find it......is this a joke?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 5, 2020:

@nicknotes I don't think I own a paper dictionary, I do everything online now. It blows my mind to think of the computer power that we carry in our pockets now.

Why coronavirus reinfections are happening

nicknotes comments on Dec 5, 2020:

Is it too much to ask that Trump proves that you can get the virus twice?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 5, 2020:

preferably fatally the second time, or at least put his ass on a ventilator for a day or three, with a lengthy convalescence.

Mirific mih-RIH-fik Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, late th century 1: That works ...

nicknotes comments on Dec 5, 2020:

I looked up this word in my dictionary and couldn't find it......is this a joke?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 5, 2020:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirific

[agnostic.com] ..........

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 3, 2020:

What is the problem? I looked and didn't notice anything that was concerning.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 3, 2020:

@skado Holy cow, definitely bears watching. Some are nearly duplicate posts, and so many in one day.

[agnostic.com] ..........

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 3, 2020:

What is the problem? I looked and didn't notice anything that was concerning.

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 3, 2020:

@skado I guess I didn't look that deeply, let me go take another look.

BISQUE.

Cast1es comments on Dec 2, 2020:

One of these days , when I'm rich , I want to try that lobster bisque .

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 2, 2020:

I have tried it, it's pretty wonderful.

Dr. Birx says Americans who gathered for Thanksgiving should assume they're infected and get tested

Detritus comments on Nov 30, 2020:

Wasn’t she the one who implicitly approved Trump’s “Clorox Colonic”?

HippieChick58 replies on Dec 1, 2020:

She was that one.

I have a feeling Joe's tweets won't be as exciting (controversial), but the country could really use...

Killtheskyfairy comments on Nov 29, 2020:

Since Trump lives on ratings and followers, this will really irritate him.

HippieChick58 replies on Nov 29, 2020:

Truly, I do hope so!!

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HippieChick58 comments on Nov 28, 2020:

My stepmother was a horrible cook, and now that I think of it I probably did pray that she didn't kill me. She absolutely hated it that at 15 I was a better cook than she was.

HippieChick58 replies on Nov 29, 2020:

@yvilletom No, my stepmother was an abused child who never had kids of her own. She got 6 when she married my dad, 3 were out of the house already, I was the oldest at home. She not only had issues, she had full subscriptions. She liked to spy on the neighbors and discuss what she saw with anyone she could. She wanted us to turn over our paychecks to her. Fortunately my dad stopped that. She hated any mention of our mother. My mom died 6 months before she married my dad. She would talk shit about how my mother did so much stuff wrong. Both my sisters went to live with other relatives, they figured I was old enough to stand up to her. I joined the Army after HS to get out of her house.

I have neuropathy in my feet.

HippieChick58 comments on Nov 28, 2020:

I know there are meds to help with neuropathy, this is something you need to discuss in depth with your doctor. I talk with seniors all day about their health and medications, I do health interviews for an insurance company selling Medicare Supplement Insurance. I have learned so much about senior ...

HippieChick58 replies on Nov 28, 2020:

@DenoPenno I have changed doctors about 5 times in the last 5 to 7 years. It started when my long time Primary care doc had to stop seeing patients and go into admin due to her own health. Her replacement then moved to a different health system and way the heck across town. Then I changed to another clinic, and the first thing my new doc asked was if I had considered bariatric surgery. Literally, that was the first question. So I changed to another doc, and second appointment with that doc she did not even mention my 30 pound weight loss. I changed insurance and had to change docs, and I like my new doc, I think I might have found a keeper.

Ray Stevens - "The Quarantine Song" (Live on Larry's Country Diner, 2020) - YouTube

barjoe comments on Nov 27, 2020:

What's with all this religious crap. Ew. Ray Stevens must be old as the hills he comes from. He did parody songs 50 years ago. I remember "The Streak" .Streaking was a fad back 1970. People would impromptu run around naked, usually in public, a quick bomb, the bigger the crowd the ballsier.

HippieChick58 replies on Nov 28, 2020:

@barjoe True that. My goal is to see the grands graduate from HS and possibly dance at the wedding of at least one of them. My newest grand is due in January. One of the girls lost a baby recently and I am sure she will be trying again soon. So, I need another 18 or 20 years. But nothing is guaranteed, especially in a worldwide pandemic.

In June I started a quilt made out of fabrics in my stash, it was going to be lap quilt size.

linxminx comments on Nov 27, 2020:

Really, really beautiful!! Do you have your own quilting machine?

HippieChick58 replies on Nov 28, 2020:

@linxminx If quilting were all you did, yes maybe. And if you have space and money. I wonder if they offer financing like a car. I think if you own a long arm then it pretty much becomes a business to get it paid off. I make quilts for a hobby, I don't want to take the joy out of it by turning it into a business. That said, I wish I knew about long arm quilting machines long ago. I might have put one on the ex's credit card before the divorce got started. It would have changed some of the dynamics, but I don't think it would have stopped the divorce.

Ray Stevens - "The Quarantine Song" (Live on Larry's Country Diner, 2020) - YouTube

barjoe comments on Nov 27, 2020:

What's with all this religious crap. Ew. Ray Stevens must be old as the hills he comes from. He did parody songs 50 years ago. I remember "The Streak" .Streaking was a fad back 1970. People would impromptu run around naked, usually in public, a quick bomb, the bigger the crowd the ballsier.

HippieChick58 replies on Nov 28, 2020:

@barjoe If I can't die until all my projects are done, I figure I have to live to at least 125, especially as I keep adding projects. However, I don't think the projects are going to prevent anything, and my mom died at 45, so I may be on borrowed time already.

Ray Stevens - "The Quarantine Song" (Live on Larry's Country Diner, 2020) - YouTube

barjoe comments on Nov 27, 2020:

What's with all this religious crap. Ew. Ray Stevens must be old as the hills he comes from. He did parody songs 50 years ago. I remember "The Streak" .Streaking was a fad back 1970. People would impromptu run around naked, usually in public, a quick bomb, the bigger the crowd the ballsier.

HippieChick58 replies on Nov 27, 2020:

Define "old as the hills". I had to google it, he is 81. I remember "The Streak" I think he looks pretty darn good for 81.