Hormesis: the idea that short, intermittent bursts of certain stressors ("hormetic stressors") can ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 9, 2022:

I have done all these things, I didn't know it was hormesis.

Don Jr at his next job interview.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 9, 2022:

I'd love to be a fly on the wall if/when he ever interviews.

This stunning example of biblical exegesis came in the mail the other day.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 9, 2022:

I was getting a few letters like that some time ago. It got so when they arrived in my mailbox I just ripped it up and dropped it in the recycling on my way into the house. I don't need to waste any of my time with that bullcrap. Had it had a decent return address I was going to write back and point out the errors of their philosophy, but I really didn't want to waste my time on that either.

Seriously, it would do us all a world of good.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 9, 2022:

Yep, that would fix so many wrongs in the world.

My trials are not over yet.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

Always remember you will get your reward in heaven :) Cuz you sure ain't gonna get it on this earth. Hang in there.

The cats like the view from the window in my room.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

My kitties scout all the windows all day long, depending where the action is. There are big trees both front and back, and the neighbor to the back has a squirrel feeder. Yes, my kitties have better entertainment than I do.

Xyst noun a covered portico, as a promenade.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

New one for me.

MIZZLE/ MIZZLING.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

I lived in Western Washington State, Mizzle was the usual state of the weather for several months of the year.

Do you think it's wrong to lie about your age on a dating site? He's 68. His profile says 53.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

He lies about his age, and only gives headshots. He's got a track record already for lying, what else is he willing to lie about it. Consider that bullet dodged.

After his massive tax break for the wealthy was signed into law in 2017, Trump addressed a group of ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

We may need to eat the rich very soon here..

Where do you fit in this? In Ag? In society? where ever? and why if you would care to elaborate.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2022:

I think I belong here on Ag. In society I don't give a rip, but I have places I belong there. I have my family, and my Humanist community. At work, I definitely feel like I belong there, my company is great!

Trump himself is only a symptom, not the cause.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2022:

I'd love to see him in jail.

What's the dumbest question you asked your child?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2022:

After 6 years in the Army, I did not ask my kids if they'd like to learn something that is extra work. I said, "C'mere kid, let me show you the right way to do it." I know they know how, and I don't care if they do it or not. I was not a stickler for how they kept their stuff, unless it got too far out of control and affected the rest of the family. Then all hell broke loose. The daughter who was most unorganized/untidy has morphed into the most organized, tidy person in the family.

Esemplastic adjective having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

I had to look into this word more deeply, it is new to me. Wiki says: Esemplastic is a qualitative adjective which the English romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed to have invented.

It's written all over his face.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

spot on!

We hold this truth to be self-evident:

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

It is way past the time.

Agnetha from ABBA has a birthday today. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

I love this song, I love ABBA.

Tuesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

adorable gingers.

JOCULARITY - Noun…the state of being jocular; a state of good cheer or good humour; the quality ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

Father Mulcahey from MASH was fond of that word.

Yeah, why do they do that?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2022:

Her ladyship will not be rushed.

Posting this every time I see another ridiculous "Trump is a tough guy" claims. you can too

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2022:

He is a true leader.

Massive software updates are my nemesis. How about you?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 4, 2022:

I feel your pain! I have ordered a new phone, it is on back order, and when it comes in I will have to do the transfer by myself. I've always had the store do it before. I supposed I could go into the local store, but covid... and time... And yes, my job keeps updating our software, and we're migrating from old software to new and improved. And then I was nominated by my boss for training on a new project. His opinion of my abilities is way too high! I want others to be first to get the bugs out, then they can teach me, but alas... and it doesn't look that bad... so I downloaded the new app onto my phone and when it goes live I'll be as ready as I can be.

[youtube.com] Very cute cat video

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

Adorable!

Saccade noun the series of small, jerky movements of the eyes when changing focus from one ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

New one for me.

Finally a prayer I can get behind, not for me or mine, but for all those that suffer

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

YUP

My new great-grandson, Soul was born today.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

Congratulations!

Or mourn the one who died🥺😢

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

I love my kitty girls, Xena and Zelda, but I will always miss Miss Mille, my heart cat. But love isn't like cookies, there are finite amounts of cookies, but love is infinite, always enough to go around.

HAZING.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

Sadly hazing is not limited to just colleges. Military has their share of hazing, and OMG so many work places as well. People can be damn mean.

While this might not be appropriate for posting in this slot, it's worth showing what the people of ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

As the owner/moderator of this group I highly agree and approve of this post.

Oh my goodness, I made Level 9. Yeah! Will there be cake? I think I'll have a shot of gin.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Welcome to the rarefied air of level 9.

An entertaining thought experiment.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

That is the hottest things I've thought of today, OMG!

EV Charging Answer: Quantum Technology Will Cut Time it Takes to Charge Electric Cars to Just 9 ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Wow! I have friends with EVs, and taking a trip involves planning on charging stations and time constraints. That would be cool to be able to charge faster than filling up a gas tank. My car is over 15 years old, I know I will have to replace it in a few years, likely sooner than I'd like to. I'd like to go electric, but the charging constraints give me pause. This news gives me hope that my next car may be electric.

I need to complain: my furnace is broken, for the third time this winter.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

My HVAC was replaced a few years ago, when the house was about 12 or 14 years old. So, I'd say 17 is a good run. Also they're getting more efficient and eco friendly all the time. I do have a fire place, but in all my years in this place I've never turned it on. It is in the basement family room. I think that is very inefficient to have a heat source in an open basement. Most of that heat is going to go upstairs. Your family cares about you so let them fuss. It is their way of caring, and then just do your own thing. You might tell them it isn't open for discussion, you're a big girl and will take care of it on your schedule.

Magnificent

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

WoW!! Totally magnificent! No one is going to call "him" a pussy. That is one bad ass awesome C A T.

Raillery SHOW IPA noun good-humoured ridicule; banter.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Raillery is the anglicized form of the French word raillerie, which stems from the Middle French verb railler, meaning "to mock.

Hey, no peeking!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

so very helpful!

FRUMPY.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

I have been accused of being frumpy, and I really don't care. I'm dressed for comfort.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

He's been messaging with me for several days as well, I had him pegged for a scammer, just waiting for him to tip his hand.

Fake Account: ( Dejahay ) pics belong to an actor/model ( Richelle Ryan )

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

I did not get any pops on from TinEye, but she definitely has the look of a scammer. https://agnostic.com/member/Dejahay

septentrion S noun the north.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

New one to me, so I googled it: Septentrion is an obsolete Latin word, once used in English and French, to describe northern regions or the north.

Hope springs eternal.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

I'm all for that!!

Well the weather is a funny thing, is it not ?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

I also woke up to snow today, I'm so glad I wfh! Thankfully not much snow, but still.

If you have cats in your house, do not buy lilies.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

I have a few plants, and mostly they're all out of the reach of the kitties. The few I have at their level are usually behind a closed door, until I'm working in that room. It is distracting to be working on a project and realize the kitties have been chewing on spider plant leaves. Sometimes I kick them out.

“Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

I hope this leads the way to nailing his ass, however I don't think that will be soon.

Stevie Wonder not only had a number 1 song in 1974 but he must have had psychic abilities when he ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

perfect!!

Jornada noun a full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

Miriam Webster says it is an arduous usually one-day journey across a stretch of desert, that does not sound the least bit appealing to me :)

The Tibetian monks use a meditation called Tummo to raise their skin temperature.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

I meditate, but I'm not going to get that deeply into it.

Taj Mahal, Trump university, Trump Vodka…….and now “Truth Social”.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

He's a better reader than I am, I couldn't even open the book up.

I'm not too impressed with the grammar, but the basic idea is spot on:

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

Fer sure, fer sure.

Way too much attention and hype over the slap last night, it's not like a 6' 4 " was trying to hit a...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

I haven't watched television in 5 years, and I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

Ballyhoo noun a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Der Drumpf was fully of ballyhoo and BS.

If you can relate, tell me more

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

My kindle is getting heavier and heavier with all the books I'm adding. I'm adding much faster than I can read them.

Monday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

What a sweet baby!!

Shaken, not stirred.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Moron is being way too kind.

On The News that a 221-Year-Old Church Closed its Doors for Good: It is tempting to take the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2022:

Yes, the lunatic fringe seems to be growing, definitely cause for alarm.

Where did you grow up? What did you like about it?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2022:

I grew up in a small town 150 miles west of where I live now. When I was in HS my mom died and my dad remarried. When I was a senior in HS dad told me I wouldn't be going to college, he was not going to sign the permission paperwork (this was 1976) because he wasn't going to be responsible for the cost. He didn't give me many options for a future. I walked downtown one afternoon, dropped in on the Navy recruiter's office. They had no openings for a women's basic for about a year, he walked me over to the Army recruiter's office and I took paperwork home to my dad that evening. Dad had no good reason not to sign, so he did. The following December I left that small town and my dad's roof and never looked back. And that, my dears, has made all the difference.

Ukraine tells Russia 'die or surrender' Ukrainian officials claimed to have gained ground around ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2022:

If the Russian people knew the truth there would be a revolt. Their sons and daughters may be buried in mass graves in the Ukraine and they may never know where or IF indeed they've passed. Every mother in Russia will be mourning for her missing child.

Yup another one lol

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 27, 2022:

S/he owns that post!

A once in a lifetime post.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2022:

My mom died at age 45. I have been really aware that I'm in uncharted territory for the last 19 or so years. And now three small people call me Grammy, and my knees hurt, and other parts of me, and I'm post menopause. So yes, every damn day I'm well aware of how old I am.

I guarantee this has crossed his mind

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Yep, he could have plowed right through them then, with full support of the pres of the US. Thank goodness for timing.

Apparatus noun any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Some aparatus I like, some I don't care about. I love my sewing machine.

Snowshoeing above my comfort level. Three years ago today.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2022:

I think you were wise to turn back. It is beautiful, and quite and adventure, but not worth risking your life.

I love this…

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2022:

A cat is a cat is a cat, no matter how large or small.

Don't disturb the kitty....

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Nobody wakes up kitty when she's sleeping.

I had taken my kids fishing today. We are having a very fresh dinner.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2022:

I love, love, love asparagus. I also love fish. You're teaching your kids good food habits.

A very useful word indeed…

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2022:

Sometimes I spuddle, sometimes I just dilly dally.

The Era of the Too-Bright Headlight Is (Slowly) Coming to an End

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2022:

I don't often drive after dark, but I have dinner with my kids every other week, and I'm not going to skip that. In winter it does mean I drive home in the dark. I have started to keep blue blocker clip ons in my car, and that helps a great deal. My company is having a "town hall" meeting next week at a hotel downtown. There will be dinner, and our time is paid. I am joining via the web and skipping the dinner. I'd love to go for the free dinner, however, I hate driving downtown at night, and it's a Tuesday night, I don't want to stay out that late and then get up early the next day to work. I still get paid for the time online to watch it.

Friday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2022:

What an adorable family!

ARMOIRE.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2022:

I have seen an armoire used in the sewing room, a perfect place for storing fabric and other sewing supplies. If I ever move to a smaller place and not have a sewing "room" I will definitely want an armoire to hold all my sewing stuff. It will have to be a big cabinet.

Philtrum noun the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 25, 2022:

Oh nice! A med term I'm not familiar with :)

5 Generals & 15 Commanders Killed by Ukrainian fire.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 24, 2022:

Of course it isn't Putin's fault. He is like Trump, it is the fault of anyone and everyone else.

V is for vendetta!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 22, 2022:

The Russians are losing the war on so many fronts. We live in interesting times.

So, Whiskers, our new cat for the last two weeks has showed up in the morning when I was half awake,...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 22, 2022:

I had a cat that used to sleep against me under the covers. She was very people bonded. She was my heart cat.

Follow Your Cat | What Felines get up to When They Leave the House | Free Documentary Nature ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 22, 2022:

My kitties only leave the house in a carrier. They don't get to roam the neighborhood ever.

Can someone explain it to me?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 21, 2022:

As always he uses up an awful lot of words to say absolutely nothing.

I was hearing about a contingency of Veternarians heading to Ukraine to help deal with the animals ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 21, 2022:

The cost of war on all animals is atrocious.

Verdurous adjective Rich in verdure; freshly green; verdant.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Also: the greenness of growing vegetation also : such vegetation itself. 2 : a condition of health and vigor. I love spring, things do become verdurous again.

I'd vote for him.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 20, 2022:

I hope he kicks ass and takes names, and changes the course of world history.

Putin's titanic mistake:

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 20, 2022:

I certainly hope this debacle is the end of Putin.

Nesting birds and Gorillas.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Humans also have a nesting instinct.

Why do guys say in their profile that they have sarcastic humor?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 20, 2022:

I usually understand "sarcastic sense of humor" to be "I'm an unhappy person and I like to drag everyone else down to my level." Those go into my folder marked "life is too short for this sh-t."

Good doggie!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 20, 2022:

What a good puppy you are!!

Today's project: Taking in this jacket.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 19, 2022:

I love it when projects get done. There is such a feeling of accomplishment. Love the color of the jacket.

I don’t know.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Cats don't see well when it is really bright to totally dark. So they're programmed to sleep when sun is high and when there is no sun. The term for that is are crepuscular, which means that they are most active at dawn and dusk. Sometimes house cats will adjust away from that. I notice my cats sleep near me while I WFH, they are more active when I'm getting ready to go to work and after I'm home. I have no idea what they do at night, sometimes they do sleep with me.

Disappointed I only have men visiting my profile and not lots of cute women 😂

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Just keep in mind that you have to know what your opponent is doing to beat them effectively.

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 19, 2022:

I am reading Albert Einstein's Essays with my book club presently. I am highly impressed and in agreement with his writings.

So me right now.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 19, 2022:

I am 64 now, I moved to Omaha 17 years ago. I started taking classes at a community college after we moved here because I knew I was headed for divorce. I initiated the divorce about 14 years ago. I am not where I imagined I would be, and I won't say it hasn't been rough. But damn, it's a hell of a lot better than living with someone who didn't put me first or even second, or third... I'm in the best place now that I've been in for a very long time. I dedicate this to you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rptW7zOPX2E

Don’t EVER close the door on them!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2022:

The joy of living alone. I never close the door, the cats come and go as they please.

I am jumping back in.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2022:

Good luck with that. Just keep your wits about you and remember there are lots of false people out there.

Seattle at nighttime.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2022:

I loved visiting Seattle, and I loved leaving it as well. I loved living close enough to visit. Some day I will get back there.

Does eating chocolate upset your stomach?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2022:

Chocolate, or maybe the sugar tends to cause palpitations. I am addicted to chocolate and it's been hard cutting out the chocolate. I will cut it out for a few months, and then relapse.

Polychromatic adjective having or exhibiting a variety of colors.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2022:

I love polychromatic spring flowers!

A cute ABBA video from about a decade ago. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2022:

Cute, but sad too. Where did our youth go?

QUOIT.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 18, 2022:

I have heard of quoits, but never checked the definition. Thanks for the elucidation!

Gotta love it when a semi-literate person calls someone with an MA in English and a teaching ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 17, 2022:

WOW, I'm not sure exactly what he said, or meant. That could go so very many ways. I don't have enough days left on this earth to be able to educate someone this backwards up to some semblance of functioning human. I just hope he spilled his seed on infertile ground.

Having been raised in politics and retail, friendly is my default position.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 17, 2022:

I'm not sure I remember how to flirt.

Not Trump but an illistration of the same sickness: Randy Rainbow depiction of Marjorie Taylor from...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Thank you!! It's perfect!

I will make two predictions in regard to Vladamir Putin.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 17, 2022:

I hope you are right.

St.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Seriously, beer and food, what is not to celebrate about St. Paddy's day? I don't drink beer, but I do like corned beef. I fixed a St. Pat's day dinner for my kids when they were here last week. Corned beef, cabbage, and cheesecake.

Trust the hand-written sign over the billion-dollar corporation or the TV-dinner princeling.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 17, 2022:

As it ever has been since their beginning. Every time they broadcast it is a new set of lies.