Jeffrey Epstein, accused sex trafficker, is dead by suicide, found in his Manhattan jail cell

TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 10, 2019:

The house of cards was just preserved by this convenient death, what do you mean Paula? His death covers it all up for the guilty members of his sex ring.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 10, 2019:

Once the dust settles I think this will be an acceleration of the fall of the game of Drumpf.

The high cost of medical care.

callmedubious comments on Aug 9, 2019:

i have veins sticking out on my arms. i've had nurses tell me that it's a relief to draw blood from me after struggling to find veins on other patients.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 10, 2019:

Me too. It takes someone really inept to not be able to draw blood from me. My veins just pop up and say "take me!"

We used to call Grampie's GrapeNuts gravel.

creative51 comments on Aug 9, 2019:

I have always been a Cheerios lover.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@creative51 I try to avoid most dairy, I just seem to do better without it. Sometimes during the winter I'll make a big pot of oatmeal and then refrigerate individual portions, and nuke them for breakfast. I try to do my cooking on the weekends and less cooking during the week. I'm looking forward to retirement when I don't have to think about it.

Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, left notes about high medical bills

sydarthur7 comments on Aug 9, 2019:

This is exactly why you guys need Bernie in office!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2019:

Amen and AAAAAAAAmen!

We used to call Grampie's GrapeNuts gravel.

creative51 comments on Aug 9, 2019:

I have always been a Cheerios lover.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@creative51 I eat oatmeal most days, but it is cold with pureed fruits and flax meal and chia seeds and hemp seeds. And some honey. I mix it all up on Sunday and grab a bowl a day. If I have to "cook" in the morning I might not go to work.

We used to call Grampie's GrapeNuts gravel.

creative51 comments on Aug 9, 2019:

I have always been a Cheerios lover.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2019:

Cheerios were great finger food for babies. I generally don't eat cereal and haven't for years.

The high cost of medical care.

wordywalt comments on Aug 9, 2019:

A great indicator of how broken our profit driven healthcare system is.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2019:

I work for a "not for profit" hospital...

The high cost of medical care.

MakeItGood comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Are you saying the procedure would have cost $543 less if the nurse didnt use the vein illuminator?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2019:

I'm sure that is the theory.

HOITY-TOITY.

Charlene comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Another good one is Hoi-Paloi or the High Hat..my parents used hoity-toity.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@Charlene I actually remember looking that word up so many years ago. I used to have a fascination for all things British, especially rich British. Like I said, huge escapism. I still read a ton, but I have expanded my genres quite a bit, current book is about a WWII French female spy, fascinating stuff.

HOITY-TOITY.

Charlene comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Another good one is Hoi-Paloi or the High Hat..my parents used hoity-toity.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 8, 2019:

Hoi Polloi - the masses or the common people. I remember reading that term in Regency Romances. True escapism reading.

Famous Atheist - Jodie Foster

Trajan61 comments on Aug 7, 2019:

A good actress and I respect her for her atheist beliefs but unfortunately she’s a gun control nut.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@Trajan61 I am 99.9 sure that nothing I say would ever change your mind and vice versa, I am going to end my part of this conversation, I don't have time for an exercise in futility.

Famous Atheist - Jodie Foster

Trajan61 comments on Aug 7, 2019:

A good actress and I respect her for her atheist beliefs but unfortunately she’s a gun control nut.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@Trajan61 I don't care if you have guns, I just want them licensed, insured, bonded, and locked. I want gun owners to be required to take gun safety courses. And no one needs to own an automatic weapon. Those are true WMDs, no civilian needs one of those. I grew up around guns, my dad was a hunter and reloader. I've shot pistols, rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers, and an M16A1 rifle. I had extensive training before I handled some of those. Yes, training was courtesy of Uncle Sam, I was active duty Army.

So, life changing, age defining happening in my life today.

jackybeanstalk comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I'm so happy for you :D I need to get my stubborn dad to do this! >.<

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@JamesUC My ex is retired so it really doesn't matter for employment. I know the granddaughter gets frustrated with him, she's 2.5. I think it's kinda funny, but I think it would make a difference in their relationship. I want what is best for the babies. But he's a big boy. His dad at 80 said hearing aids were for old people. I asked him to define old... For me, continued employment requires me to be able to hear well, so it wasn't an option.

What do you do?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 6, 2019:

It is easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission, or so we were told in the Army. However the Army also held to the adage - to err is human, to forgive is divine, and neither is the policy of the USArmy.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@bobwjr 1976 to 1983. My ex husband was active duty until 1994ish.

So, life changing, age defining happening in my life today.

jackybeanstalk comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I'm so happy for you :D I need to get my stubborn dad to do this! >.<

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

My children (ages 27, 31, and 34) want to get their dad (my ex husband) to be tested. I see him every couple of months at family functions, and I will do my bit to either encourage or shame him to get it done. Not that I really think it will help, but I will do it for the kids and grands.

So, life changing, age defining happening in my life today.

sydarthur7 comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Must be a joyous experience!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

Thank you!!

Charged After Leaving Office!

Our_existence comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Hang the bastard. Pubiclly!!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

I think they should bring back drawing and quartering.

Another boring date in the books. I wish there was a dating site for interesting people only.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 6, 2019:

What is boring to you may be fascinating to the right person. I'm sure I'm boring as hell to some, but not everyone. I'm sure I'm also frightening as hell to conservatives... and that's the way it should be!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@ArtzyNerd Well, that isn't welcoming at all. Maybe poor social skills, but definitely someone you don't need in your life. Onward and upward!

[yahoo.

bigpawbullets comments on Aug 6, 2019:

The truth is, in my opinion, humanity will eventually become "tan". But! Then eye color will possibly replace skin tone for discrimination purposes. We seem, as a species, to need a target for our hate.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

About 20 years ago Time magazine did a cover story about what the future America would look like. I googled it, it was November 1993. http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19931118,00.html

Trump Is a White Nationalist Who Inspires Terrorism

Happy_Killbot comments on Aug 6, 2019:

There is one fatal flaw in your assumption: In the shooter's manifesto, he mentions Trump once, and it is to make clear that his opinions and viewpoints pre date his candidacy for several years. He even states that the president will probably be blamed by the media. The fact is that Trump is ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

Right now I need an eye roll emoji. Drumpf encourages it. Had Donnie Boy not been out there spewing his hate, misogyny, and vitriol I believe the shooter would have stayed underground. Whatever, you and I will never see eye to eye.

Another boring date in the books. I wish there was a dating site for interesting people only.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 6, 2019:

What is boring to you may be fascinating to the right person. I'm sure I'm boring as hell to some, but not everyone. I'm sure I'm also frightening as hell to conservatives... and that's the way it should be!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@ArtzyNerd And that is fine, in fact great. Relationships are hard, never ever settle. Be with someone that you are excited to be with, whether that is another person or just yourself. I like me and don't mind lots of time with just me. Well, kitty girls are good companions too.

I posted a picture of Jodie Foster and that started a discussion about famous Atheists.

altschmerz comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I like blogger Bruce Gerencser, but I don't know if you could consider him "famous" or not. https://brucegerencser.net

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2019:

If they are in the public spotlight it is good enough for me.

When someone asks how I slept...

Davekp comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I laugh.. but not really funny. It happens. And it takes a toll.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2019:

That it does!

When someone asks how I slept...

AncientNight comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm sitting here and wondering, how many people that's true for?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2019:

Too many of us, of that I am certain!

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2019:

No painkillers, no meds. Let him tough it out.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@ChurchLess Depends on what is in that enema. No beer, maybe coffee.

I'm just so sad and angry about this! This stupid president doesn't understand his hateful words and...

Science-guy comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Trump’s wall only helps keep the white supremacy contained within the US.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

Mexico is going to build that wall to keep the violence from the US from flowing down to them.

I'm just so sad and angry about this! This stupid president doesn't understand his hateful words and...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2019:

I agree, the man is a menace.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@MichelleGar1 I am starting to see signs of growing discontent among his followers. About damn time.

Famous Atheist - Jodie Foster

Mcflewster comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Let us start a Famous atheist gallery?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

I have started a new group based on your suggestion. It should be active within 24 hours. I look forward to your input.

Famous Atheist - Jodie Foster

yvilletom comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Let’s start an Infamous Atheist gallery. I nominate me. In my mid 40s I made myself infamous politically to landowners near Phoenix. I moved to SF and when my employed 30-ish kid brother said he might move there I replied, ”Change your last name. They know it there.”

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

I have started a new group based on your suggestion. It should be active within 24 hours. I look forward to your input.

HER STORY For those who turn up their noses at the words feminists and feminism or scoff that ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Wow, I didn't know about most of this... Thanks mucho for this info...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@BBJong I went to college, or Community College, I started in 2008. I was getting prepared for leaving my ex. I sometimes wish I could have toughed it out and gone beyond the Associate's degree, but mostly I wanted out of the marriage. I'm actually working in the field that my degree is in, and for the most part enjoy it. The irony is, if M4A becomes law, my job is gone. I work in Medical Billing.... I want M4A because I am too young for Medicare to be able to retire early, and private health insurance is out of my budget.

HER STORY For those who turn up their noses at the words feminists and feminism or scoff that ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Aug 4, 2019:

There is still too much discrimination, but this does show that the views of society evolve over time

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus My theory is that change is evolutionary or revolutionary, someone is always going to be upset at the speed of things. However, I think we have been more than patient and the time for that change is yesterday!

HER STORY For those who turn up their noses at the words feminists and feminism or scoff that ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Aug 4, 2019:

There is still too much discrimination, but this does show that the views of society evolve over time

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

Evolution is no longer fast enough, we need Revolution!

HER STORY For those who turn up their noses at the words feminists and feminism or scoff that ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Awesome post @HippieChick58. I still think we need the Equal Rights Amendment.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

I fully agree!!

Could hitting tRump with my Louisville Slugger be considered as a hate crime, or an act of self ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Just an advisory: Be very careful of your language... We all understand where this is coming from but it cannot appear in any way to be a threat against his tangeriness.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@Our_existence However... we don't want the site or the group shut down.

HER STORY For those who turn up their noses at the words feminists and feminism or scoff that ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Wow, I didn't know about most of this... Thanks mucho for this info...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2019:

in 1976 when I was graduating from HS my dad told me he would not sign any paperwork for me to go to college. He was not able to pay for it and didn't think I needed it. So I went to the Army recruiter's office and took home papers for dad to sign to allow me to enlist. When I went active duty it I actually entered the Women's Army Corps, the WACs. We all became USArmy just a few months later.

Michael Gerson: The return of America's cruelest passion | Columnists | lacrossetribune.com

Charlene comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Can't read it..I don't do random questionnaires..

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2019:

@Trajan61 Or maybe if we taught more critical thinking and civics we wouldn't have so many right wing racists/sexists/gun worshipping nut jobs running around trying to take us back to the bad old times.

Michael Gerson: The return of America's cruelest passion | Columnists | lacrossetribune.com

Charlene comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Can't read it..I don't do random questionnaires..

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2019:

I had fully intended to ignore President Trump’s latest round of racially charged taunts against an African American elected official, and an African American activist, and an African American journalist and a whole city with a lot of African Americans in it. I had every intention of walking past Trump’s latest outrages and writing about the self-destructive squabbling of the Democratic presidential field, which has chosen to shame Joe Biden for the sin of being an electable, moderate liberal. But I made the mistake of pulling James Cone’s “The Cross and the Lynching Tree” off my shelf — a book designed to shatter convenient complacency. Cone recounts the case of a white mob in Valdosta, Georgia, in 1918, that lynched an innocent man named Haynes Turner. Turner’s enraged wife, Mary, promised justice for the killers. The sheriff responded by arresting her, and then turning her over to the mob, which included women and children. According to one source, Mary Turner was “stripped, hung upside down by the ankles, soaked with gasoline and roasted to death. In the midst of this torment, a white man opened her swollen belly with a hunting knife and her infant fell to the ground and was stomped to death.” God help us. It is hard to write the words. This evil — the evil of white supremacy, resulting in dehumanization, inhumanity and murder — is the worst stain, the greatest crime, of American history. It is the thing that nearly broke the nation. It is the thing that proved generations of Christians to be vicious hypocrites. It is the thing that turned normal people into moral monsters, capable of burning a grieving widow to death and murdering her child. During 300 years of routine horrors — the slave ships, the brandings, the separation of families, the beatings, the lynchings, the constant flood of humiliation, the racist ads for soap and toothpaste, the anti-black riots, the segregation of buses and pools and schools and suburbs, the sundown towns, the kangaroo courts, the police dogs and water cannons, the church bombings, the cruel and petty tyranny of whites, reinforced by the most prominent politicians in the country — during all of this, none of the descendants of Europe were able to stamp this evil out. As James Baldwin said in 1963, “The only people in the country at the moment who believe either in Christianity or in the country are the most despised minority in it.” Racism is the fire that left our country horribly disfigured. It is the beast we try to keep locked in the basement. When the president of the United States plays with that fire or takes that beast out for a walk, it is not just another political event, not just a normal day in campaign 2020. It is a cause for shame. It is the violation of ...

Famous Atheist - Jodie Foster

evergreen comments on Aug 3, 2019:

And her acting is superb ! And she's wa-a-a-y smart too !! And gorgeous. What a combo.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 3, 2019:

And she is decent and humane. Never got into the drug scene. Keeps her kid out of the public eye. I admire her tremendously.

[agnostic.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 2, 2019:

He's gone

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2019:

@GuyKeith FB was reinstated?? Issshhhhh. :( We didn't damage his character, he did that all on his own.

[agnostic.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 2, 2019:

He's gone

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2019:

Woot!!! That was fast!

Having Six Women Running for President Changes Everything

Bigwavedave comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Paula , I have been hoping for years to see women represented equally in our Republic. I would never have imagined people like Michele Bachman, Sarah Palin, Liz Cheney , Toni Lahren , etc I am sort of disappointed. Where is the emphasis on education, healthcare . I am not seeing them champion ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2019:

Bernie and Liz have a plan for heath care, Bernie wrote the damn bill!

Woohoo! I'm going out on a date night tonight with my love, Frankie! I'll be🕺 and enjoying some ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Have you ever been on an airplane and listened to the steward's spiel about the oxygen masks? They tell you if you're traveling with small children to put your mask on FIRST! That is because if you don't take care of your needs you won't be able to take care of their needs. Same way at home, if you ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 2, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty Even for a newborn, if you're not taking care of your needs you will be less able to take care of her needs. Babies have lots of intuition even as little as they are. If you are stressed she will feel it and react. If you are happy and fulfilled she will also feel it and react. The adage about if Mama ain't happy ain't nobody happy is true, so mama gotta make sure to do what she needs to keep happy.

Be who you need to be.

t1nick comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Fortunately I do not own a television.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 1, 2019:

I own two, and neither one has been turned on in months. The last time I watched TV was with a grandchild.

Trump is leading a hate movement, and the world is watching - The Washington Post

jerry99 comments on Jul 31, 2019:

The whole world is watching our once-great nation coming apart at the seams.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2019:

We used to be the leaders of the free world, now we're the butt of the jokes.

I have had tinnitus for a very long time.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Just the unknown. Looking back on it I see that my hearing loss may have created some problems with my last job. In my new job (started March) my supervisor noticed I didn't seem to understand something she said, and as she says, she's loud. So she was able to put the clues together and my office ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2019:

@yvilletom I get my aids next week, I think. I have an appointment on Tuesday at Costco. Then I need to start the process with the VA. I figure they're going to be slow, and I gotta figure out where I filed my DD214. Or I gotta dig out the file where the DD214 is supposed to be.

DRIV URSELF Baby Seat. Really, how did we ever make it this far?

Hathacat comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Gah! That being said, I don’t think my parents used anything!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 31, 2019:

We didn't use seat belts. When I was three I was STANDING on the floor of the front seat, my mom held my baby sister in her lap, 3 brothers in the back seat. We were in a minor collision and I ended up with nose to dash. I bled..... and was thereafter banished to the back seat with the mean ass brothers, at least til the next baby sister came along. Then we got a station wagon.

This is how I feel after I have read a book that touches my heart or challenges my mind or teaches ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2019:

Love it!! Love to read. I have two books in progress now. I belong to a secular book club through my Humanist group, we meet every Sunday at an Irish pub. It is our "church"! :)

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 30, 2019:

@BeeHappy https://americanhumanist.org/get-involved/find-or-start-a-chapter/ I found my local Humanist group through MeetUp. Good luck!

Just posting to keep alive...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2019:

We've all been busy!!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty Enjoy watching her grow, and she will grow so fast!! And remember, your future grandchildren are in her ovaries now, they started in your body. So her children will be a part of you.

I would like to suggest that, in the future, whenever any member is about to be banned from the ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jul 29, 2019:

I would like to know how many complaints are lodged against me, etc- maybe yearly.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 29, 2019:

I'm not sure I want that information... to each his own, but I have enough trouble sleeping as it is.

Whatever's customary:

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 28, 2019:

LOL! Once a date gave me a potted violet. I thought it was wonderful. But it died because the apartment I was in had crappy lighting. And that person is history now. I no longer try to keep houseplants or fresh flowers in the house. I have housecats and they think houseplants and flowers are ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@bigpawbullets My dream is to have a greenhouse. I don't see that happening in this lifetime.

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

Lochowitz6411 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Against late term abortion. Abortion in first trimester only.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@DUCHESSA actually I was addressing @Lochowitz6411.

Does anyone else have problems with our current meaning of the word "bespoke"?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2019:

LOL, language is awesome!! However, I've been told to dumb down my language at work. I work in Customer Service and I'm told I'm speaking on a college level to folks that speak/understand on a kindergarten level.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@stepping I would say stressed and likely sleep deprived customers. I work in a the billing department for a Children's Hospital, so right there you likely have a person with sick kids... And then we start talking about money. I have a great deal of empathy for most of the people who I have to talk to.

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

Lochowitz6411 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Against late term abortion. Abortion in first trimester only.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

In 1983 I was pregnant. I was SO Excited! I was also 25, and fairly newly married. I had just gotten out of the military and joined my husband who was still active duty. At 4.5 months they did a sonogram, which I did not get the results of for a month. The baby had some anomalies, we were being referred to an Air Force Medical Center that had better ultrasound equipment and high risk maternity care. My husband was put on temporary duty to go with me. There they did more ultrasounds, x rays, genetic testing, everything. We were there for a week. The baby had multiple neural tube defects: spina bifida, anencephaly, and the front line didn't close. The danger was if I continued the pregnancy there was danger of miscarriage due to excess amniotic fluid build up caused by the anencephaly. If I went to term and delivered the baby would be born with brain damage due to the anencephaly and spina bifida. We chose to abort, and due to being so far along I had to deliver. The brain detached during birth. The baby also had cleft lip and cleft palate. The stomach, liver, and other organs were protruding from her body. She had NO hope of normal life. IF we went by your preference I would have been forced to carry to term and may have died. Ya know, I'm glad you weren't consulted. I have three healthy daughter and two grand children. Your opinion is worth exactly and precisely nothing when it comes to a body that isn't yours.

What gives your life meaning? Why keep going? (just curious)

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 27, 2019:

This is the reason I keep on keeping on, my reason for fighting for a better earth, a better society, a better life. I love their moms, and until SamSam (Samantha) was born I thought I couldn't possibly love more. And then I held SamSam and my heart and my love grew. SamSam is the daughter of my ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@Nightshade1313 Thank you!! Her hair is already thicker than mine, thanks to her daddy. Austin is a ginger like his mommy and his dad's sister. The last name is Irish, the genes are there. But he looks so much like my brothers it takes my breath away.

Sometimes its not the song that makes you emotional, it's the people and things that come to mind ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 27, 2019:

I've often heard people say it is "their" song because it was playing when something very good happened.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 I don't think I ever had a song from any relationship.

New Loves, Old Feelings 1) Don’t remember much about The Lifeguard (1976) other than its ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 27, 2019:

I don't like the term "boy" friend or "girl" friend. I think "friend" suffices. I am not required to define any relationship with or to others. Congrats on the job, hope it leads to the next one soon.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@Deiter If I ever have one again we will discuss it... Recently it hasn't been a consideration.

Perergrination.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Oh how I wish I had a perigrination to look forward to

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@AmelieMatisse I know, dang it! I am of the same mind. I need to get out of here, but too many demands in my way.

Reminds me of the wickedly subtle ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 26, 2019:

I have sciatica and now I need hearing aids. Yes, this getting older stuff is a challenge.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@MoonTigerII I noticed this year that I was not hearing birdsongs. I thought maybe it was the road construction that is going on all around my neighborhood, or just too busy/distracted. I'm not going to qualify for Medicaid for a long time, so I have to pay out of pocket for now. I may be able to get them through the VA, but time is of the essence, so this time I will buy and by the time the VA gets me approved I will need a new pair. I can't do my job (customer service for hospital billing department) since I can't hear everyone clearly on the phone.

Perergrination.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Oh how I wish I had a perigrination to look forward to

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

So go!! Just lock up the house and take off! Let the wind guide you.

Reminds me of the wickedly subtle ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 26, 2019:

I have sciatica and now I need hearing aids. Yes, this getting older stuff is a challenge.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@RonWilliam53 The good still outweighs the bad. I'm kinda excited about the hearing aids, except for the expense.

I'd like to reward members in my group (I'm the owner) with double points for being the first to ...

ToakReon comments on Jul 21, 2019:

IS there a procedure? If there is, I could create a group, choose to reward a poster in my group with 20,000 times the normal number of points, then post in my own group a few times to hit level 9!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 I've seen a few posters that routinely do that. On occasion I will post the URL and then copy and past the article because I know some people cannot access that website.

I'd like to reward members in my group (I'm the owner) with double points for being the first to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 21, 2019:

That should be done for all groups, isn't that standard procedure?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 There is no such thing as a stupid question. Ever. If you don't know you just don't know and you can only find out by asking.

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HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I don't even want to see what I will look like when I get older. I have enough clues every time I look in the mirror.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@Science-guy My mom passed at 45, I'm now 61 so I don't have her to go by. One of my girls used the app, and she looks an awful lot like I do now. I'm just gonna get rid of mirrors.

Adventures in cooking.

sassygirl3869 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I buy vanilla extract in a bottle at the store.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@glennlab I do this too. I'm going on 6 years at least with my bottle of vodka and real vanilla beans. I also have vanilla salt, vanilla sugar, and vanilla oil.

Adventures in cooking.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I like the smell of vanilla. If I started to list all my kitchen blunders I'd be writing a book. I've had plenty of oopsies that ended up straight into the trash can. I've pretty much slowed down on the amount I cook in recent years, being single and eating very simply does that for you.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@glennlab I have the ingredients for my breakfasts and lunches next week, just trying to find my motivation for getting them assembled. I cook on weekends and microwave or eat cold during the week.

Once again I had a terrible struggle with a dog while working today in the 110 degree heat.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I loved training my golden, he was so smart and so bonded to me. Owners get the dog they deserve. I'm sorry your dealing with such crappy people.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

@AmiSue My Golden was crate trained, and if we left the house he was often crated. During the day and evening when we were at home the crate was open, he could come and go as he pleased. I did notice when the kids got rambunctious or too noisy, (or I yelled at them) he'd go in his crate. It was his safe place. There was a desk in the kitchen, when we had dinner he'd go in there and wait for food to fall. My dog was my buddy, the son I never gave birth to, and my 4th child.

"Why Did God Create Atheists?

Mooolah comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Because someone has to think reasonably for the majority of bone heads in the world. Sort of why did god create the GOP. =0}

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

I'd like to blame God for the Republicans, in fact that is the only reason I can think of, so I may have to rethink this agnosticsm/atheism thing.

Do you believe President Donald Trump is racist? | | kearneyhub.com

slydr68 comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I don't understand how it's still a question...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2019:

It is a small college town in Nebraska, out there in Farm Country, populated by conservatives and churches. I grew up in that neck of the woods, (well.... plains actually) about 50 miles away, and have no desire to go back because of the rednecks and the churches and farmers and small town regressive mindsets.

I would like to know how to do an image search because there's a couple images I'd like to find out ...

Cast1es comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Try accessing tineye .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2019:

@Looking4-Others My pleasure, I use it lots.

I would like to know how to do an image search because there's a couple images I'd like to find out ...

Cast1es comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Try accessing tineye .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2019:

@Looking4-Others https://www.tineye.com/

Make the Asshole Go Away!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Please. Far away. Like Russia, or North Korea

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2019:

@LucyLoohoo No, the inlaws did the chain migration thing, they're here in the US.

Hearing loss as a result of exposure during military service is a lead in to receiving disability ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I used radios, copied Morse code. I used weapons, rode in a tank. So as soon as I can find my DD-214 I will head up to the VSO to talk with them and get the process started.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@glennlab I was going to say never used them... but oh wait, we did use my benefits to buy the house in Virginia, which is now 30 years ago. Woot!! Thanks again!

Hearing loss as a result of exposure during military service is a lead in to receiving disability ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I used radios, copied Morse code. I used weapons, rode in a tank. So as soon as I can find my DD-214 I will head up to the VSO to talk with them and get the process started.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@glennlab Thank you so much!!

Hearing loss as a result of exposure during military service is a lead in to receiving disability ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I used radios, copied Morse code. I used weapons, rode in a tank. So as soon as I can find my DD-214 I will head up to the VSO to talk with them and get the process started.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@glennlab WoW, I have no idea if I snore or not. The girls aren't complaining (kitty girls). I wouldn't be surprised if I do, but...

This stuff about getting older is messed up!! I have discovered I have "not insignificant" hearing ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 18, 2019:

You will save well over $2000.00 (!!!!!) by getting your hearing aids at a Costco with an audio shop....their people do not work on commission, so what they recommend is right...plus, best hearing test I had of the 3 places I researched, and they threw in a couple freebies (a drier, & a remote ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

There are two in Omaha. My closest (pass it on the way to work) was booked up for 6 week. I called the further one, and have an appointment 3 weeks earlier.

This stuff about getting older is messed up!! I have discovered I have "not insignificant" hearing ...

silverotter11 comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Yes the slow creep to decrepitude is upon us. Best to try and laugh about cause it's the road we are all on. I know there is some but since I still hear better than everyone around me I'm not concerned. It the other stuff, digestion changes, gas, aches and pain oh and vision changes. I gave up ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

I also have sciatica, not uncommon in those over 60. Who wrote that users manual, I'd like to kick their ass, but I might mess up my back again.

This stuff about getting older is messed up!! I have discovered I have "not insignificant" hearing ...

242Foxtrot comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I'm sorry, could you say that again?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

I seem to be saying that quite often as well.

George Will's startling assessment of Donald Trump - CNNPolitics

xyz123 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Accurate assessment. But since both the Republicans and Democrats have done nothing of any value except the spin doctor thing; does it matter what history will make of it? The next POTUS may be worse than this one.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@Detritus I don't even want to think it. Sleep is hard enough to come by now.

My furbabies demand that I open up a can of their favorite food almost every night.

dalefvictor comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Every evening at 4:30. I have no idea how they know what time it is.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

@SKH78 I had a cat when I was growing up that would sit on the stairs and meow at me if I wasn't going to bed at 9. She slept on the bed with me most nights. The one night my dad let us stay up late, she was so insistent! We had quite a confused cat.

If anyone wants to actually know what Trump fans think, this article will give you a good idea.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

We've had a national lobotomy.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez By all means, share around!

A very good way to explain to people about the constitution as it pertains to asylum seekers.

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 17, 2019:

This guy is so correct about many of these so called patriots NOT reading the Constitution. They mostly just vomit up the shit they hear on Faux Noise.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

I don't want to seem like I am splitting hairs, but IMHO Faux News is real noise, just not real news. It is noise in the very truest and worse sense of the word. ;)

George Will's startling assessment of Donald Trump - CNNPolitics

xyz123 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Accurate assessment. But since both the Republicans and Democrats have done nothing of any value except the spin doctor thing; does it matter what history will make of it? The next POTUS may be worse than this one.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

Do you really think that is possible? That is such a scary thought.

This bares repeating, over and over again. Warning, warning...danger approaching Wil Robinson!

EMC2 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

alarm has gone off and I believe the democrats will get the job done.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

IF I prayed that would be my prayer. But my experience is that prayers aren't answered because there is no one or thing to receive them... So I guess it is up to us Americans, and frankly I don't have a great deal of confidence.

Please Listen to a real POTUS..... [facebook.com] Dozer Dog says Good Morning to ALL...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Good morning Dozer, you're looking F I N E ! !

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2019:

@joe1334us My golden was terrified of Thunderstorms, fireworks and hot air balloons. I used to sedate him the first week of July. Poor puppy. One house we lived in was a popular path for hot air balloons to take, landing in a church parking lots a few blocks away. I could tell when they were in the area.

Good news! [metro.co.uk]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2019:

Well, hell. I'm in my 60s... and no coupling in the near future. It's been a while.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 16, 2019:

@UUNJ Yes, it has been me and my toys for a while now.

Why would the President of a multicultural society openly declare himself to be a racialist when ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

The troubleis the non voting block. They think their votes don't matter, and that is what helped Drumpf.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 15, 2019:

@MojoDave I sincerely hope so! There has been too much of the ostrich syndrome lately. People gotta pay attention and VOTE!

Do you handle every stressful situation like a dog?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I wish I could.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 15, 2019:

@TheDoubter Roger that!

Do you handle every stressful situation like a dog?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I wish I could.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

@dalefvictor I think we have discovered part of my issues at work. Seems I may have some hearing loss. So next week I get to visit an audiologist to get my hearing tested. If I do have hearing loss, I'm wondering what else I have missed.... That is my major stressful situation, sadly can't piss on that one. :)

Do you handle every stressful situation like a dog?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I wish I could.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

@dalefvictor After January I will be able to retire, but not a full benefits and Medicare won't kick in for another 3 years. Most of my stress is job related, and I need to work for the health insurance.

We used to call Grampie's GrapeNuts gravel.

creative51 comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I was a a big Cherrio's eater.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

I gave my kids cheerios as their first finger foods. I had a cat that used to sit under the highchair and eat the cheerios after they fell. My only cat that ever ate Cheerios.

Yes. Yes it is:

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2019:

I've been dealing with sciatica, I'm afraid if I tackle the weeds I won't be able to walk the next day. I haven't decided what I am going to do, but for right now I'm ignoring the weeds.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2019:

@Heidi68 Trust me, you don't want sciatica or anything that makes you think before you move.

July 12, 1917: The Bisbee Deportation - Zinn Education Project

Spinliesel comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Yeah, that was an action by the mining company, not a government action. Trump. MAGA and other actions have nothing to do with it. Learn to distinguish between Capitalists sins and Federal's sins.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

The government turned a blind eye to it.

Man Perfectly Explains Women’s Rage Today Using Brutal Analogy So That All Men Can Finally ...

NoPlanetB comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Probably the best thing I have ever read on the internet. Thank you, I'm sharing.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

Please share far and wide!!!

Educational materials for summer time issues.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Mother nature has a cure for the last one, it is called menopause.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

@OpposingOpposum Seriously, I don't miss the monthly mess and mood swings. There were a few rough years, but they're mostly gone now.

This, OMG this....

tioteo comments on Jul 12, 2019:

Will he melt if we pour water on him?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2019:

I would be willing to give it a try.

GREGARIOUS.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 11, 2019:

So NOT me. Or me for a couple of hours and then I need to go back into the quiet.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

@Marionville After I work all day I am glad to go home to my quiet house. Sometimes I have evening activities, but most of the time it is me and the kitties. I work in Customer Service for a pediatric hospital billing department, so lots of time on the phone, so I get all my talking done and all the drama I can handle.

Good morning all! It’s been a week since I joined a new dating site that I had heard of recently.

Cast1es comments on Jul 11, 2019:

While I know the group here works very hard , to remove potential scammars early on , I sometimes wonder , if they're removing folks who aren't scammers , because they were originally from a different country , so their communication is a little different from what we're used to .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

First I want to stress that the group does not remove anyone. The findings are reported to Admin and Site Support. We image search their pictures to see if they have been used on other sites and frequently scammers use photos from porn sites. We do pay attention to language, but we're looking at the broader package. Does the use of language reflect the level of education they say they have, even given for the non native English speakers. We also look at the interactions they have with other groups. Do their comments make sense or do they follow the thread of the conversation. Often potential scammers are reported to the group by other site members when they have had contact and red flags are raised. One red flag is that they want your phone number right away, or call you dear, or similar flags. Bios are frequently copied from other sites. If you google parts of the bio you can find other sites where it is used. People who claim to be from the US but are working overseas are frequently scammers. Sadly I think I have had more contact with scammers than with "real" people on dating sites, except for this one, and I've had contact with more than one scammer here as well. Like I said, we don't remove them, we simply report and let Admin/Site Support make the judgement on that.

The further a society drifts from the truth... Be strong my fellow fighters!

AnonySchmoose comments on Jul 11, 2019:

This is a great quote! What a conscientious critic of contemptible corruption in his time.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

I like your alliteration!

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer ...

wordywalt comments on Jul 9, 2019:

You thinbk of others. That is very good of you.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

I have your back!! And most of the others on here as well.

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer ...

LiterateHiker comments on Jul 9, 2019:

Excellent advice. Thank you. Please put a **space** between the last number of the area codes and the end parenthesis. This website turned the last number of the area codes into an emoticon.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

Thanks for letting me know, I hadn't noticed that right away. Fixed!!