The Democrats Are Holding Our Military Hostage

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

That freaking buffoon.

Here we go again! [viralthread.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Oh goody!! I can't wait for the fun and games to begin.

Loneliness and disconnection in the virtual age.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

I go to work at least 5 days a week, and I have my kids and a few local friends and my Humanists group.

Was I wrong to laugh in her face?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

She has redeeming features which is why you still call her friend?

Finally, some people I might have something in common with. Hi :)

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Welcome to this site, it's very friendly, welcoming, and open.

Crazy Names

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

This is fun!! Good post!

Crazy Names

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Then there was a low ranking sailor whose last name was Stain. So every day he was called Seaman Stain. And then AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) had a spokesperson whose last name was Minor and his rank was Major. So we had Major Minor on TV most days back in the early 80s.

Crazy Names

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Then there is Ima Hogg from Texas, real person.

Crazy Names

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

LOL!! 100% serious, I worked a referral hotline for a children's hospital. One of my referrals had the name of Zion Emmanuel. Who names a child that? Why don't you just tattoo "kick me" on his forehead. And then there was the baby girl named Vagina. Mom was high and ignorant, thought it was the most beautiful name she ever heard. She was like 14 or 15 as well.

Something on a lighter vein.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

I so want to see that movie, thanks for the reminder.

What would be the definition of hell to you?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Hell is what most US blacks face every day, the society seems to be against you (is against you) and no matter what you do you can't get ahead or make it better.

You heathens eat pineapple on pizza?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

I don't usually eat pizza, but I could go for that.

Huh. No confetti or balloons when I hit Level 5.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Congrats to you, now it gets harder!

What commercials have permanently burned themselves into your mind?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I stopped watching cable or network TV, I rarely see commercials anymore. It makes me happy NEVER to see Flo from that stupid insurance company again.

Brrr... it's cold outside again. Screwy weather!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

We got 6 inches of snow yesterday, kwitcherbitchin.

Is being on this forum an in the morning thing?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I wish I had 5 or 6 hours to stay here, but gotta go do the 8 to 5, or in the case this week, much later.

What's for breakfast? I'm having a cream horn... badly behaved Tuesday here :P

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Yum

President Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panels | Time

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Such a horrible move from such a horrible man.

How many times have you been married?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Married the first time for less than 2 years, I was 19 when I got married. Married the second time at 25 and was married for over 25 years. I forgot about the first one, and really never mentioned it to my kids, til I was with the youngest getting a passport and they asked if I had any other names. I said "oh yeah," and my daughter's voice went up an octave and a half and she said "what?!?!?!?" It was funny.

I just found some news clippings of the obituaries.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Wow, that is sad. I have one brother that has been out of touch for over 30 years. He walked out on his family after he retired from the Navy. We have no idea where he is, and he has one of the most common names in the US so impossible to track unless you are a professional.

"George Bush says he speaks to god every day, and Christians love him for it.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I chose NOT to bank at Great Western Bank because it has the same initial as George Bush. Does that say anything for how I feel about Georgie.

So how is your small talk?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I did not realize it was so small. Hope this works better

Trump's latest executive order shatters Johnson Amendment.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Jeebus Christopher

Are Immigrants Ruining America?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Very good!

RIP Ursula K Le Guin [bbc.co.uk] (What's the atheist equivalent of RIP...?)

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Enjoy the party?

Is amazing to me that people really think that unless you have some kind of religious faith you ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I am good without god. I think if you need the fear of hell to be good, you truly aren't a very good person.

Are you Bilingual/Trilingual/Etc.?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I speak a handful of words in Spanish, Japanese, French, and German. I used to be able to speak a good deal more German and Spanish, but use it or lose it. I swear in German from time to time. And then there are days where I'm not sure I'm still in command of my English. If I were to learn another language it would be Spanish. With the numbers of Spanish speakers in the US, speaking Spanish could only be helpful.

"It's all chaos.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I think 'Be Kind' is a good rule to live by. When all else fails, be kind. Anyone can be crappy as we see so often in the world.

Okay so I just changed how far I would travel to meet someone to Worldwide! and I'll cross that ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Is your passport up to date?

Are you able to allow others to be who they are with out judgement?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Allllll day long we have to make judgments. Will I make it through that traffic light before it changes? Will I be able to stop before I hit that Cadillac in front of me. I make multiple judgments an hour in my job. I choose my clothing for the day on whether or not I will be sufficiently warm in my office or house. When I meet people one of the first things I notice is teeth, (weird, I know) and there are a few judgement to be made there. Yes, I can allow others to be who they are, but I am also judging them. Judgement doesn't necessarily mean a negative thing, it is more assessing information. Our ancestors had to rely on split second judgments to stay alive, as sometimes we do (stopping distance).

Who do you think exemplifies hypocrisy more than anyone else in public life?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Trump

Homelessness... what are the solutions?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25852784-evicted This book was so enlightening, how laws and rules are created to help keep poor people poor and sometimes homeless. Did you know in certain zip codes if you are a renter and call 911 the police will complain to your landlord, and by complain I mean they will strongly suggest that the landlord evict you using nuisance laws. The poor pay a greater portion of their income on rent than the general population. Most marginal housing rents are exorbitant for what you are getting. As to what to do, there are many possible solutions. One is tiny house communities. Provide small efficient homes to the less able community. That will help them find some stability to move up. Mental health treatment needs to be unstigmatized and treatments need to be more available. And substance abuse also needs to be unstigmatized. Treat the underlying problems, but you need stability of housing to do this. I don't know all the answers, but I know the US has the resources to make a huge dent in the homeless issue, if only that is where our resources were directed instead of giving more money to the already rich.

Homeopathy for farmers … with the support of Prince Charles … foolish and immoral

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

To be fair, there are some homeopathic remedies that do work. I used oil of cloves for a toothache. Amazing, it killed the pain for several hours so I could sleep. I use Eucalyptus oil to calm coughs. Lavender oil is relaxing.

Another reason why I'm not going to the Superbowl game.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Another reason I'm not a sports fan.

I never realized how much strife there is between the religious and the non-believers until I joined...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I think that the conservative christian movement is just getting louder as they feel threatened but non believers.

In case you didn’t know...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I have read similar stuff about her, and that she wasn't all that nice a person. I also read that she felt silence from God, though she remained faithful. I think she was a huge fraud, she had family money and she liked the adulation.

So I started a new job on the 2nd of Jan and am thrilled because its close to home and other good ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Unless you're working for a church, I don't think they can discriminate because of religion.

Have you noticed that some of the people whom commented on a lot of your posts when you first ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I really hadn't noticed, but then I have a memory like a sieve.

"Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer" Unknown I love the above ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Very good!! Much nicer than pray with one hand and spit in the other and see which fills up faster.

What Reason?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Well, depends on who is says it and how upset I am. I can think of several that probably should never be said aloud, by me anyway. Bullshit is one acceptable answer.

Grandparents of shackled children: ‘God called’ on parents to have large family | fox8.com

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

LOL, fer sure. There are some people who should be tied to train tracks with the express train coming.

Be sure to follow the directions .... ;)

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Pride and Prejudice

Did you know the Baby Boomers are no longer the largest demographic.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I have three millennial children, they're pissed off, smart, politically active, and they vote.

Today I close the door to the past...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I wish it were that easy. One day/one moment at a time.

I don't have time to worry but...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

nice!!

This year I just want to go

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Sounds good!!

Why complicate life?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Good advice!!!

I cannot tell a lie, or can I?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

We all lie from time to time. Some folks lie every time their lips are moving and most of them are elected officials.

Moral question?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

My nephew has cystic fibrosis. I'd be good with preventing that. Designer children, not so much.

Thoughts on kids? Have them? Want them? No!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

My "baby" is 26, and has a baby of her own. My oldest is 33 and will have her first child in May. The middle child says she will never have babies but is happy to be an Auntie. I always wanted to be a mom, and I mostly enjoyed raising my kids. They turned into amazing adults and are all doing pretty well. I think I done good and they've done good and being a grandmother is amazing.

My kids like to go to Sunday school.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

The cross was a torture device, the Roman government crucified hundreds if not thousands of people. It was a pretty gruesome way to die. Sounds like that is a rocking adult class and your pastor sounds lame.

Should a man be allowed to force a woman to carry his child?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

My belief is that any time you have unprotected sex you are taking the chance of pregnancy. If you don't want a baby, don't start one. I had birth control discussion with my girls when they were in middle school. There are too many forms of BC that are fairly simple, and if you can't use one, don't have sex. That being said, guys also need to wrap their whoppers. I do agree that it is a woman's body and a woman's choice, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Abortion is not easy. I know it would be awkward to have the conversation, but ask your partner if they are protected and what if we do start a baby.

If you knew you were going to die one year from today, what would you do and how would you want to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I gotta get busy,I've got projects to finish. I want to be remembered as Mama Bear, loving mom and grammy who put the kiddoes first. And a good crafter, a good friend and loyal employee.

What was a disillusionment in your life?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Just one?

From the Women's March

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

wow, GMTA!! I just posted that as well!

Women’s movements baffle me, simply because people in this day and age that try to use reasoning, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Somewhere along the line the men gained power and societies became male dominated. Women have received short shrift for hundreds of years or more. Have you read the bible? Women are not valued at all. That is why women are marching now. We want our status restored, we want men out of our uteruses and private lives. We want our voices heard. We want equal consideration with men. You're an enlightened male, I hope you will add your voice to with ours.

Not sure this correct category, don’t suppose it matters.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Makes me happy to stay home when I can and that I don't work with little kids (aka germ factories.) This has been a long winter....

I just joined American Atheists

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Woot!! good for you!!

Visited a Universal Unitarian church.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I enjoyed one of our UU churches. Problem being it was way across town and I just don't want to drive that far. I know, first world lazy person problem.

Inequal distibution

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Health care first, then infrastructure (which includes public utilities) and education, then environment.

If religion died out, how would we repurpose all the churches?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I am a boomer. When the boomers were school age, schools were built. When the baby bust followed, school districts sold schools. The elementary school my former husband went to was bought by a church. Real estate never lies around, it will be bought and re purposed. There is no lack of demand for space. They might lose some money but I don't see that as being a concern.

Do you stay current on the latest science?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

My nerdiness is medical, I find the medical field fascinating. I work in a Health Information Management field.

WikiLeaks of the religion world

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Wow!! I see this as being a good thing!

We keep having the exact same questions asked over and over,

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

If I understand this correctly, if I am new and I want to discuss something and I'm told we've done that already, that I should go check out the old stuff. I think it is the nature of groups like this that topics get revisited frequently, If you've already contributed your $.02 then you can ignore. Some of us might like to see what the newer folks have to say or add things we didn't think of the first (and possibly second and third....) time around. I think that is the nature of conversations. I wouldn't want newer folks to feel like there are hurdles and insider conversations going on.

What are the other atheist / agnostic groups and sites are you members of?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I am a member of OMAHA - Omaha Metro Area Humanists Association, also an inactive memeber of REASON (Rationalists, Empiricists And Skeptics Of Nebraska)

What genre of Music to you most enjoy?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I usually listen to what is referred to Adult Contemporary or Easy Listening.

Have all your plants died?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

The plants outside are either dead or dormant. Come spring I will replant the garden as we do up here in the frozen north. Tomatoes!!

Well.... do you think the government will allow the dreamers to stay?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I agree, ICE needs to cool it.

So, based on my question about what political affiliation you most connect with, I notice that most ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I believe that the government needs to look out for the common good of all people, especially those that are more vulnerable: elderly, young, and/or differently-abled. It is both intellectual and emotional. The government needs to set standards because private business isn't. Look at big pharma and medicine. People should be put before profit. No company should have the CEO making 1000 times what his employees make. The hoarding of wealth is one of the major ills of our society.

Judge: God Told Me to Sway Jury to Acquit Defendant in Sex Trafficking Trial – Friendly Atheist

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

If he's hearing voices in his head he really needs to be under psychiatric care.

Proud mama bragging here: My youngest son signed a letter of intent to play tennis for Midway ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

WTG!!!

Is it still cold at your house?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

It is in the low 40s or high 30s today and trying to rain. It is still winter, and dreary, and dirty. I just exist until winter is over.

Ghosting -- why the hell do people do it?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I just ghosted a guy on a dating site. As soon as he told me what his job was I knew he was another scammer, and I just don't have time for that. Dealers of precious stones and metals do not live in Omaha, NE. The market is not here, and no one in their right mind settles here when the business or family isn't here. Seriously, do scammers all use the same scripts?

It seems to me that if religious or spiritual people are to give up their faith or belief it will ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I think we just need education and to get religion out of our schools and legal system, as it was intended to be. It's like growing up and finding out Santa isn't real. We got over it.

I've always been a proponent against capitol punishment.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I think the law needs to err on the side of caution. Dead is not reversible. If you take someone's life and it turns out the evidence was wrong then there are no do overs. As a parent/grandparent Yes, I would want the murderer killed. As a rational human being I want to be 100% sure we have the right person.

Does your friends gift you religious books or souvenirs?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

My kids know better than to give anything like that. If I got a book it would go to the library or used book store. My stance is to accept, say the right thing which is usually "thank you," and then go on as I would be going on. What I do with the gift is not their business, but then I don't have relatives to keep happy and friends that would give gifts are fellow Humanists or Atheists.

More Mark Twain...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

OMG I so agree!!

Hawking hits out at Donald Trump's Paris climate decision | Daily Mail Online

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Wow, I only wish Der Donald were smart enough to understand what it means, and human enough to care about it.

I borrowed this from the library.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I just checked and my library has that book, so I am going to check it out in more ways than one!!

So the government has shut down.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Go for it dude, or dude Prime!

How do you view indoctrination?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

We were an active church going family when the kids were growing up. My kids pretty much figured out on their own that it was BS, going off to college helped. We were a military family, so away from biological family and the church was our family and social life. I led several groups, did bible studies, the kids went to VBS, sunday school, church, choir and church camp. Their dad got more and more uninvolved with them as he got more involved with his religious website. Post divorce I tried to find a church, but the truth is churches are not welcoming of middle aged single women. Then I was introduced to Zeitgeist, and did some additional reading and it was like an awakening. My kids attitude was "what took you so long."

My favorite couple. ??

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

LOL

I haven't posted anything too obvious on FB about being a nonbeliever except sharing the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I'm pretty sure I've lost some friends because of my political stances and anti church stuff I post. I have annoyed my cousin's daughter due to my support for BLM. She see's it as not supporting cops and her husband is a cop. I support cops and he is a super guy, but not all cops are. But I am who I am and what I am. I know I alienated some trump supporters, but seriously if you support that gem I don't mind if you block me.

Quick! While the US government is shut down, let's all switch everything to metric!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

YESSSS!!!

This is how I feel on most days. Can you relate?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

OMG Yes!!!

One of my favorite memes. Do you have favorites?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

LOL, good one!

If you could wipe 3 words from existence, which would you choose?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

LOL, I love Worcestershire, I would eliminate Queue, really 4 of the letters are redundant. I would eliminate IRREGARDLESS which is not a word but people keep using it.

What kind of phone do you have?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Samsung Galaxy 7, I'm happy with it.

Pop or Soda?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

None. I refer to it as either, but never drink it. I've lived all over the US, I picked up whatever the local usage was.

Donald trump Iq test

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Sadly very accurate.

Just some fun things I found floating around on the internet.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

very good, very accurate.

I became an atheist in 6th grade at my catholic school when I learned that eating meat on Friday was...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

the church and religion are about control. There must have been money involved.

Is this the smartest thing Trump has ever said?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

I don't know if it is the smartest, but it is definitely the most accurate.

Why don't we have a agnostic church ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Unitarian Universalist churches are about as close to an athist/agnostic church as you can get.

What Advice Or Support Would You Give A Friend Or Family Member Facing Death?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

I believe that death is part of life, and most of us can't avoid it forever. I want a good death, dignified, not pain, no machines. Just let my essence ebb away. I know parts of me will continue on, and life goes on.

How do you deal with Door-knockers?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

If I am not expecting anyone I might not answer the door. My kids know to call before they head my way, and they know how to get in. And then if I do answer the door I'm pretty good with saying "get the hell off my porch."

I'm interested in what everyone thinks about morality.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

I believe I can be good without god. Just because I don't believe in god doesn't mean I have no morals. I do unto others and generally try not to be a turd. And I think I do a damn good job.

So I went to lunch with my mom and sis today and told them about this website and how happy I was ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

It is good that you got to be open about your beliefs

Do We Need God?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Nope, we don't need god, and I think the world would be better off if we got rid of religions.

My favorite part of the Bible are when jeues is alone talking to God ( himself) and someone who ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Yeah, creative writing for sure. Love the bumper sticker!