So with the crazy weather we're having how is everyone doing?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2021:

I am WFH so don't need to go out. I was victim to our scheduled power outage of one hour. It started at exactly 0830, and ended at 0930. I messaged my supervisor and sat by the window and knit for an hour with a throw quilt on my lap and a jacket. My employer is not penalizing us for the hour of ...

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 19, 2021:

@RavenCT I have a snow blower, but it is tooooooo damn cold for me to be out in this weather very long. The porch, steps, and sidewalk I have to shovel, and I just don't feel like tackling that. Family comes in the garage, I'm not expecting other visitors.

A double quilt for my granddaughter.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 15, 2021:

I love the pinwheels, and the soft colors. I have done lots of projects with half square triangles. They're fun and so adaptive. I've got a couple more projects in mind that I'll be using HSTs.

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 15, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 That is one of the alternative methods for HST. There is also a method to make 8 HST from two blocks sewn together. My sister is a quilter, and she thought the blue HST quilt was trule me, a tad off center. My current project is a thanksgiving wreath quilt made with the twister blocks. After that I'm doing another HST project. I keep browsing pintrest and finding ideas. It's rather dangerous :) Then my daughter wants me to make a crocheted blanket for my grandson, so I have to fit that around my other hobbies. At least it keeps me safely at home and busy.

A double quilt for my granddaughter.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 15, 2021:

I love the pinwheels, and the soft colors. I have done lots of projects with half square triangles. They're fun and so adaptive. I've got a couple more projects in mind that I'll be using HSTs.

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 15, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 I make HSTs out of two squares laid on top of each other right sides together, draw a line down the center diagonally, and then sew 1/4 inch on both sides of the line. Then cut on the line and press. I do have pictures of several of my quilts on my profile. There are several variations for making HSTs, a google search will find them. I got away from HSTs for a while and am doing some twister quilts currently. I made a quilt for new granddaughter, and several small project to use up my stash, I made placemats and pot holders for my kitchen. My christmas tree is a hst quilt, easy to put up and take down.

The one thing impeachment accomplished.

Marionville comments on Feb 15, 2021:

I predict that history will not be kind to the Republican senators and their cowardice shown in the vote to acquit Trump. I also predict that the Party will regret a missed opportunity to distance themselves from Trump and show a clear boundary between behaviour they find acceptable and ...

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 15, 2021:

I hope you're right.

Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis : NPR

barjoe comments on Feb 10, 2021:

This was last month but it's still wonderful news. Fry his fucking ass.

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 10, 2021:

I saw it was last month, but I didn't remember reading it, and it is good news, so I posted. I'm glad I had new information and good news for you as well.

Phonology.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 8, 2021:

One of my kids had speech therapy for sibillant S's. And just now I made a sibillant s sound towards my kittie, she looked like she wanted to pounce on me! Phonics is fun. as is phonology!

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 8, 2021:

@Behind-the-dog The one we saw was very nice, very good with kids. My daughter's sibilant s's were because of horribly misaligned teeth. She had several years of expansion and braces and has great teeth today and perfect speech. And now her son has the horribly misaligned teeth... Genetics is wonderful.

Gelid JEL-id Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, early 17th century 1: Icy; extremely ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 8, 2021:

It is gelid in Omaha for this week, very happy to be working from home.

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 8, 2021:

@Marionville -4 F. for us. That is -20 C.

And now, for something completely different.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2021:

Beautiful!! You're quite talented!

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 5, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 I would never try to sell my quilts. I make them for my pleasure and give them away when I see fit. To make a profit from quilting you'd have to sell for hundreds of dollars, and people just don't see the value in them. My kids and grands all have quilts, and I know as they grow the grands will get additional quilts. I make them to make me happy, and hopefully the recipients happy. To sell them would turn my hobby into work, and that is the last thing that I want or need.

And now, for something completely different.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2021:

Beautiful!! You're quite talented!

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 5, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 I started doing some smaller projects just to fill the void. I have done pot holders and placemats. Now I'm working on what will either be a throw quilt or a wall hanging. It is a Thanksgiving wreath. I'm hoping it is done by next Thanksgiving. For the most part I'm avoiding fabric stores (and other stores as well) so I'm using up the stuff I have on hand. I don't like to give the public utilities much of my money, so I keep my thermostat pretty low. While I'm working I have a throw quilt on my lap, and I have several quilts on my bed. I sleep better under a pile of quilts and blankets.

Letters From An American 02/03/2021

barjoe comments on Feb 4, 2021:

I think they gave Marjorie Taylor Greene too much publicity. I'd just ignore her.

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 5, 2021:

They stripped her of her committee assignments, which I think is very fitting. It does give her more time to make noise, but she will have less influence on the government.

And now, for something completely different.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2021:

Beautiful!! You're quite talented!

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 5, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 You are filling the void with a creative endeavor. You're quite lucky to have something that gives you a way to account for your time, that you enjoy, and makes the world more beautiful. When the Pandemic ends you will have evidence that you made the world a better place. For now, your life is a quilter, just keep in mind it could be far worse.

I'm tired of hearing about 'white privilege.

freeofgod comments on Feb 3, 2021:

Not that far back. In my generation there were still segregated schools in the south. The students used the old textbooks handed down from the white schools. The number of black inmates in a prison today compared to non blacks. The number of blacks, everyday, who are followed by security inside of ...

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 3, 2021:

Well said!

Some Southern Baptist pastors are calling Kamala Harris 'Jezebel.' What do they mean?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Jezebel brought in the worship of Baal in the OT and got Ahab to do away with worship of Jahweh. If you apply this to Kamala Harris today the religious will say she is going to go for the worship of Indian gods and not the god of the bible. In other words, the ones making these claims are racist. It...

HippieChick58 replies on Feb 1, 2021:

Of course they are. I think Racist and Republican go hand in hand.

What are things you would have liked to know pre-divorce or pre-breakup to make life after easier?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2021:

I'd have gotten a better education. I have an Associate's Degree, should have gone further.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 31, 2021:

@UUNJ I'm 63 now. I can't afford to continue my education and expect to retire in less than 10 years with it paid off. The math just does not work well for that. I made sure my girls had the opportunity for higher education, one chose not to. She went to college, she just didn't do the work to graduate. To each their own.

Hi Folks--I've decided to leave the site.

hankster comments on Jan 30, 2021:

so what.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 30, 2021:

@LovinLarge OP did leave, I tried to look at his profile as I don't remember seeing anything posted by him. He was already gone... Such is life.

FFRF: Shame on Christian Nationalist disruptors inside Congress - Freedom From Religion Foundation

MakeItGood comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Wait...69 of the House are evangelical!? Arent evangelicals like...radical christians?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2021:

Fer sure, fer sure!

Confederate flag waving traitor arrested after his ankle bracelet puts him inside the Capitol.

Mitch07102 comments on Jan 24, 2021:

Nominate this boy for a Darwin award!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 24, 2021:

He can't win, he can still distribute his genes to the gene pool. Hopefully he'll spend enough time in prison that that won't be likely to happen.

Eupeptic yoo-PEP-tik Part of speech: adjective Origin: Greek, late th century 1: Relating to ...

altschmerz comments on Jan 24, 2021:

And "dyspeptic" is an antonym, right?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 24, 2021:

Seems so to me.

Pat Robertson advises 80 year old tither to get her butt to work

MizJ comments on Jan 24, 2021:

What a greedy, fucking asshat, the church should be helping this woman if they "love thy neighbor". Anyone else want to kick this guy in the face?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 24, 2021:

I am right there with you, sister!!!

Bernie Wellerman - YouTube

1BrentMichael comments on Jan 24, 2021:

Never knew Bernie could sing to!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 24, 2021:

Bernie is a man of many talents.

And den, da bacuum cleaner turned on all by itself! 😱

EyesThatSmile comments on Jan 23, 2021:

I have respect and awe for that hair gathering Roomba! (Daily on a timer is great!)

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 23, 2021:

I LOVE my Roomba, his name is Roscoe.

She Was Fired From Taco Bell for Being in Porn

Charlene comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Wow, guess that customer watches a lot of porn. Or maybe she refused to "date" him..

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 20, 2021:

That was my thought, if you complain she is in porn... how did you find it out? But ya know, small, religious, southern backwoods towns.

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 20, 2021:

@1of5 Currently the grands are 4, 2.5, and well, #3 arrived 5 weeks early on Boxing Day. She is technically not due for 10 days, but she is now 3 weeks old. She spent a week in the NICU in another town as her parents were out of town visiting the other grandparents when she decided it was time. The four year old is a granddaughter and has a Christmas day birthday, The grandson is brother to the new baby, he will be 3 in April.

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 My kids were Army Brats, which is how we ended up in Tacoma. Then we stayed a few years after ex retired from the Army. The kids scattered for a while, but as adults have all settled nearby. And there are now three grands, I'm happy to be able to see them as often as we can. Family makes life worthwhile. My kids missed knowing their grandparents, I don't want to do that to their kids.

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.