As they say down south, Vote Early, and Vote Often.

aahouck49 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

Love that poster! My mother was in the Women's Army Corp in WW2, and enlisted at age 17, and we vote, my parents and voting, mother would always vote rep, and dad would vote dem, and we would all laugh about it, cause they would cancel each other's vote!! My grandmother was something else, she ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

Part of the reason blacks and all peoples of color is gerrymandering. Areas that are predominantly non white are structured in such a way that there are physical obstacles to voting, like the polling place is miles and miles away, or the hours are very limited. There has been a concentrated effort in the US since the beginning to keep power in the hands of rich white men.

So there's been yet another mass murder shooting, this time in Virginia Beach.

mongo1977 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

Sure would have been nice if one of the victims would have been armed and competent with a gun. Could have saved some innocent lives.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

Or taken even more lives. How many innocent lives would have been lost in the crossfire/confusion. More guns don't make us safer.

Remember this and did you have one?

bookofmorons comments on May 31, 2019:

remember them but always thought what waste of material and money

HippieChick58 replies on May 31, 2019:

It keeps your ciggies from being crushed in your purse, which I am fairly certain is a problem you would never have had.

Anybody have a 1955 Huffy radio bike?

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2019:

I was lucky to get a bike that I had to share with my sister.

HippieChick58 replies on May 31, 2019:

@davknight We did grow up tough which has served us well. No helmets, no seat belts. It is amazing as many of us survived as well as we did.

I keep seeing a new trend - people who arrive here believing in archangels versus a god of any ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 31, 2019:

I am reading the BEST book right now. Fantasyland How America Went Haywire : A 500-year History by Andersen, Kurt In America you can believe anything you want to believe, and why. It is well written, and every time I read a few pages I just have epiphany after epiphany. I am aghast and amused ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 31, 2019:

@RavenCT I used to read bodice rippers. OMG, the author of this book mentions "The Flame and The Flower", one of the first bodice rippers. I remember reading it in HS and my dad asking if I should be reading that!! My GRANDMOTHER told him it was OK! LOL! Its only been in the last 5 years or so that I got into less fiction and more substantial stuff. I now belong to a book club through my Humanist group. I will recommend this book the next time we have to make a new list of books to read. Everyone gets to add two books to the list, and generally we read non fiction. I still read erotica/romances/bodice rippers from time to time, and other fiction. I also started reading Terry Pratchett on the recommendation of some site members. I can't wait to really retire and have a chance to pare down my reading list. Yeah right, that sucker just keeps growing.

Have you hugged your cat today?

dalefvictor comments on May 30, 2019:

If I do not hug at least two cats a day I go through withdrawals and do not get my daily intake of cat fur.

HippieChick58 replies on May 31, 2019:

No outfit is complete without some cat hair!!

Anybody have a 1955 Huffy radio bike?

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2019:

I was lucky to get a bike that I had to share with my sister.

HippieChick58 replies on May 30, 2019:

@davknight I was riding my brother's bike, which was a bit too big for me. A neighbor boy T-boned my back tire and I went down. I chipped a bone in my foot and was out of school for several days. That was 1968, I was in third grade.

Have you hugged your cat today?

Alvinsmama comments on May 30, 2019:

He won't let me.

HippieChick58 replies on May 30, 2019:

I'm sorry :( my kitties tolerate my hugs, that is the highlight of the days that I don't get to see my grandbabies.

This old ad is not very appealing but the product is. 😖

PickledRick comments on May 29, 2019:

Friday fish day. Reminds of why I quit the Catholic religion. LOL

HippieChick58 replies on May 29, 2019:

@thinktwice I eat fish whenever I happen to want fish, and I like fish. I did grow up eating fish during Lent. Grammy wasn't Catholic, but for some reason she thought it was a good idea. And I think of alll the faux fish we ate, called fish sticks, makes me kinda wanna hurl.

I usually don’t use others religion against them but damn if there’s one thing I can’t stand ...

dkp93 comments on May 28, 2019:

That was painful to read.

HippieChick58 replies on May 29, 2019:

You're a braver woman than I, I couldn't get through it, makes my head hurt too much.

I need to go get a fan or something for he illusion of cool.

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2019:

I grew up in Grand Island, NE in a house that was nearly 80 years old when I lived in it. Still had the old fuse boxes and occasionally would have a nickel where a fuse should be. We didn't have AC, and all the kids' bedrooms were upstairs. I'm not sure how we survived, but we did. My current house ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch I'm sorry that your childhood was so crappy. Joining the military delivered me out of the hell what my dad and stepmother devised. Sometimes childhoods are to be endured. I never understand folks who call it the happiest time of their life. My childhood made me strong, and gave me some really dark coping skills.

A question for the ladies - is this sexy?

sassygirl3869 comments on May 26, 2019:

Sorry seems forced -not natural movement.

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2019:

@Cast1es @Alvinsmama @Sassygirl3869 I blocked FrayedBear last year. Then for New Years I removed all my blocks just to see what would happen. FrayedBear was the first to be blocked again. Just reading your replies confirms that I made the right decision. It has done wonders for my peace of mind.

Gotta love it when your religious parents give you this as a 20 year old.

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2019:

I'm the mom of three adult daughters. The girls were brought up going to church, youth group, summer camps and all that. Well, just because I was an xian, I didn't turn my brains off. As soon as I thought there was a chance they were going to be sexually active I got them on birth control pills. In ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2019:

@linxminx their dad bought it, or rather shut up about it, and in was in part true for at least one of them. I also had dysmenorrhea prior to having kids. I was a proponent of BCP as soon as they started to show interest in boys. I didn't want babies having babies. Their dad did not have sisters, and his mom did not talk about women's stuff, so he had no real clue and didn't want to know. He only knew with 4 females in the house the odds were that every week would be estrogen central for one of them.

Is it a sign of a scammer when one of the frequent questions they ask is what your last meal was, or...

VictoriaNotes comments on May 27, 2019:

Could be a red flag. From *Scamming the Scammers* FB page *"What did you eat today dear?*" *Many scammers using fake profiles often ask their target victims this question.* *Many times when you know a profile is fake, it can be quite annoying but why do scammers ask this?* *There are a ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2019:

This is good stuff! It perfectly answers my question. I've been IMing with someone that I suspect is a scammer and he asks almost every day what I've eaten, In theory he is from Arizona, so if I take it as he is an average American I am not going to discuss my diet because I don't eat the Standard American Diet. I tend to eat vegetarian/vegan and there seems to be no middle ground so I don't discuss it until I know someone better. But I had noticed many times before the question of have I eaten today comes up and usually they were scammers. I tend to be a scammer magnet, it is what I do.

I love my garden....

HippieChick58 comments on May 26, 2019:

Love love love the peonies. That is my favorite flower and favorite color.

HippieChick58 replies on May 27, 2019:

@Bigwavedave They smell so good!! And the little buggies love them. I've been meaning to plant some around my house, but just haven't found the right spot yet. I love to see old farm houses with rows and rows of peonies.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on May 25, 2019:

One of the few things of value that my mother taught me was how to fold a fitted sheet. I have at least six sets of sheets (to match the quilts that I have made). They are of varying quality but I am the only one sleeps on them so if I am happy, then "everyone" is happy.

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

@silverotter11 She gives me hives!! And yes, I have to be uber motivated to play Susie Homemaker. I stay clean enough to be healthy, dirty enough to be sane and happy. Best investment I ever made was a Roomba.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

silverotter11 comments on May 25, 2019:

Now that tune is in my head. lol

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

@silverotter11 guilty as charged!

This article really hit home: [huffpost.

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2019:

I have never had that experience. When my partner declined it wasn't a catastrophe or even hardly noticeable.

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

@rsb97080 Ideally before it becomes chronic it would be addressed. However, most humans don't have a good track record for that.

Why is that?

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2019:

or the woman doesn't get her clothing off fast enough and gets the shit beat out of her.

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

@rsb97080 https://wtvr.com/2019/05/22/mississippi-lawmaker-punched-wife-for-not-getting-undressed-for-sex-fast-enough-police-say/

[agnostic.

GuyKeith comments on May 25, 2019:

I have seen this picture too many times. They need to up their game...or quit.

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

Quitting would make it too easy for us.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on May 25, 2019:

One of the few things of value that my mother taught me was how to fold a fitted sheet. I have at least six sets of sheets (to match the quilts that I have made). They are of varying quality but I am the only one sleeps on them so if I am happy, then "everyone" is happy.

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

Truly, I learned how to fold fitted sheets years and years ago, it always surprises me that people cannot fold them. Honestly, sometimes the sheets don't get folded before they're put back on the bed, they might stay in the basket, or elsewhere, depends on how motivated I get. When I do fold the sheets, they are folded neatly and tucked away. The fitted sheet is in the middle, topped with the pillow cases, and the flat sheet surrounds them all, one nice neat package.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

silverotter11 comments on May 25, 2019:

Now that tune is in my head. lol

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

A friend on FB IM'd that to me, and of course I heard that for the next 8 or 10 hours.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 25, 2019:

Ahaha, perfect. I only have two sets, so it’s one onto the bed, one into the laundry. I rarely iron anything, ever. I do own an iron, it’s up on a high shelf, allll alone. 😁

HippieChick58 replies on May 26, 2019:

@Petter I have a Notepad on my phone too. Now if I only remembered what all those notes were for.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 25, 2019:

Ahaha, perfect. I only have two sets, so it’s one onto the bed, one into the laundry. I rarely iron anything, ever. I do own an iron, it’s up on a high shelf, allll alone. 😁

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@Petter do you make mental notes? I do, then I lose them quite quickly. Today I made a note on paper of exactly what I wanted to buy. When I got to the store I had lost that piece of paper... though I did remember exactly what it was I was looking for.

Never knew Popeye had popcorn...🤔

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2019:

Spinach yes, but popcorn? Wow.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@MST3K When I went to DC I had Ethiopian food, it was WONDERFUL! We have some good Indian restaurants in Omaha and Lincoln. I love all sorts of Asian foods, I had sushi for dinner today. Omaha used to have a Cuban restaurant that was quite good, though I am not fond of plantains. I always encouraged my kids to try new stuff and today they are good cooks and quite adventurous eaters.

Never knew Popeye had popcorn...🤔

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2019:

Spinach yes, but popcorn? Wow.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@MST3K I don't know if I have ever had turnip, collard, or mustard greens. That was not in our vocabulary when I was growing up. In fact fresh spinach wasn't either, and canned not frequently. We had lettuce fresh from the garden in the summer, and that iceberg stuff during the winter. Compared to my siblings I eat a wider variety of foods and more ethnicities. Two of my brothers were in the Navy and one eats only common "American" foods that we grew up on. I love exploring new cuisines.

Never knew Popeye had popcorn...🤔

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2019:

Spinach yes, but popcorn? Wow.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend I can't/won't eat canned spinach ever. Fresh spinach anytime, but canned NOPE.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

CeliaVL comments on May 25, 2019:

I like pure cotton sheets which nearly always need to be ironed and I hate fitted sheets. I have got a few I bought in a sale and they are impossible to iron as well as to fold. They now stay at the bottom of the pile..

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@CeliaVL Or it may be that I just don't give a darn. I make the bed, smooth out the wrinkles and go on my merry way. I hate, hate, hate ironing, unless I'm sewing. I will press seams flat. I don't press anything else. Life is just too short.

It Turns Out Christians Have More Abortions Than Any Other Religious Group In America - MTV

Piratefish comments on May 25, 2019:

It's as I would expect. 70% of the U.S. population self-identifies as "Christian". So it makes perfect sense that 70% of women who have abortions would also identify as "Christian". How is this even news? I bet "Christians" also account for 70% of all divorces, too. Oh statistics, you strange...

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

The headlines would have you believe it is only godless women who have abortions. After all, the xian women are out there on the front lines of the protesters and wives of the legislators.

PSA: Instructions for folding fitted sheets.

CeliaVL comments on May 25, 2019:

I like pure cotton sheets which nearly always need to be ironed and I hate fitted sheets. I have got a few I bought in a sale and they are impossible to iron as well as to fold. They now stay at the bottom of the pile..

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

Iron? What is the ironing you speak of? I have pure cotton sheets, and I don't think they've even been in the same room as the iron.

Can an atheist be a hippy?

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2019:

I AM a hippie! And I am a happy hippie Atheist. Why would it not be possible.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@AJimboShep82 I read 10% Happier a few years ago, and realized I've done some meditating much of my life, we just called it prayers. I was impressed by the description of taming the monkeys. Having given up prayer and xianity, I had not done much with meditation for a while. Then my daughter had a crisis and her psych recommended an app called Calm. I started using that, and made some changes in my life and it has really helped.

Can an atheist be a hippy?

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2019:

I AM a hippie! And I am a happy hippie Atheist. Why would it not be possible.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@AJimboShep82 I do yoga and meditate.

The real solution

Robecology comments on May 25, 2019:

Reminds me of an early joke I heard by Red Foxx; "Rape is impossible; Women can run faster with their dress up than men with their pants down".... But this did get me thinking...These politicians seem so false, fake with their moral pleas, while extolling large families and unplanned children ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

@Robecology I didn't and don't disagree.

Yesterday I noticed an IM from my cousin through messenger on FB.

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2019:

We all have some wierdos in our extended family. I have a cousin who is a right wing nut and evangelical minister.. I have seen some of his rants online, but have gone out of my way to avoid any contact with him.

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

It wasn't my cousin, my cousin's account has been hacked, and the hacker is someone who has a grudge against Americans. However, when my cousin secures his account he will be able to read all of the conversation I had with the hacker. He's going to find out I'm a social justice warrior, and an atheist, and a liberal. The only part he might not already know is atheist, but I've never really hidden it.

The real solution

Robecology comments on May 25, 2019:

Reminds me of an early joke I heard by Red Foxx; "Rape is impossible; Women can run faster with their dress up than men with their pants down".... But this did get me thinking...These politicians seem so false, fake with their moral pleas, while extolling large families and unplanned children ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

My dad told me the same damn thing about rape. It hugely pissed me off then as it does now. I can tell you exactly when the last time I wore a dress or a skirt, It is again, victim blaming. It is men shifting responsibility for their actions to the victim. If you didn't misbehave I wouldn't have to beat you. It is BS.

Just an FYI, I had someone posting in Trump Pinata that is not a member.

Science-guy comments on May 25, 2019:

What are your groups Access settings?

HippieChick58 replies on May 25, 2019:

Thank you!! I just learned something new and adjusted accordingly.

My sentiments exactly!

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2019:

We've had 2.5 inches in the last 10 days. Enough already!

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 I lived just outside of St. Louis, MO and was moving west the year that heavy rains washed out all the bridges over the Missouri river in Missouri. 1993. I think due to climate change the extremes are happening more often. When I moved my "baby" was 18 months old, and I just realized that is more than 21 years ago....

Trumpkins + Pu-pu-tin

Boomtarat03 comments on May 24, 2019:

They are the new love team?! Nyahahahahha!😂😂😂

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2019:

And yes, I agree with @MojoDave, join us!! We're a fun group.

Trumpkins + Pu-pu-tin

Boomtarat03 comments on May 24, 2019:

They are the new love team?! Nyahahahahha!😂😂😂

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2019:

@Boomtarat03 Thanks for letting me know, I will look into that.

My sentiments exactly!

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2019:

We've had 2.5 inches in the last 10 days. Enough already!

HippieChick58 replies on May 24, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 Parts of the state are still under water from the March/April flooding, so we're thankful it was only 2.5. The major highway going south to the Iowa/Missouri border just reopened. And there are now farmers with beachfront property where they were planning to plant corn or soybeans.

I was thinking about all the scammers I have corresponded with in my dating history.

ProudMerrie comments on May 23, 2019:

Engineers and soldiers (frequently either a general or a colonel).

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2019:

@ProudMerrie I was active duty Army for 6 years and then married to a service member for another 12 years until he retired. When someone doesn't know what his rank is, or so many other small details... geeze. And thank you for your service. We're a tough breed!

I was thinking about all the scammers I have corresponded with in my dating history.

ProudMerrie comments on May 23, 2019:

Engineers and soldiers (frequently either a general or a colonel).

HippieChick58 replies on May 23, 2019:

Oh yeah, I have heard from lots of those. I spent almost 20 years connected to the military, I can shoot those down really quickly.

If Christian dogma is to be taken seriously, then we are made to believe that God is a ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2019:

Congrats on reaching level 3. Just buckle up, once you hit 9 you need to nearly double your points to hit 10. I will be here for years to reach 10, which is OK, I like it here.

HippieChick58 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Petter the 520,000 is the only number I have remembered. I check points once a week or so, and nope, ain't there yet, and doesn't look like I will be there this week or next either. I'm still enjoying the journey and that is what it is about.

Loads of tomatoes set on, some as big as 3 and 1/2 inches wide.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

I can't even plant for several weeks yet, I'm so jealous!

HippieChick58 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Cast1es I lived in the south once, it didn't agree with me. All my children now live within 20 miles of where I live, there is nothing at this moment that would persuade me to move away from my grandbabies.

If Christian dogma is to be taken seriously, then we are made to believe that God is a ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2019:

Congrats on reaching level 3. Just buckle up, once you hit 9 you need to nearly double your points to hit 10. I will be here for years to reach 10, which is OK, I like it here.

HippieChick58 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Petter Math is not my strongest suit, and if it is after 5pm local time math doesn't happen without a calculator.

Ok I reported this guy before [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2019:

He has been PMing me. His English is not the greatest, but so far I'm not 100% convinced he is a scammer. The distance issue maybe, he's in Phoenix and I'm a long way away. I like to give them rope to hang themselves, but with my batting record he's a scammer and I'm a magnet.

HippieChick58 replies on May 22, 2019:

@pasha-one-nine Nothing exciting, just lame, very lame.

Ok I reported this guy before [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2019:

He has been PMing me. His English is not the greatest, but so far I'm not 100% convinced he is a scammer. The distance issue maybe, he's in Phoenix and I'm a long way away. I like to give them rope to hang themselves, but with my batting record he's a scammer and I'm a magnet.

HippieChick58 replies on May 22, 2019:

@pasha-one-nine He is still on the site, and having read some of his other comments, it might be a good thing he blocked you.

Do you know who this is? Did you have her?

Redheadedgammy comments on May 21, 2019:

Have no idea who she is.

HippieChick58 replies on May 21, 2019:

Mrs Beasley, she was the doll of the youngest child in the TV show Family Affair.

Do you know who this is? Did you have her?

creative51 comments on May 21, 2019:

No offense intended but I did not play with dolls.

HippieChick58 replies on May 21, 2019:

That doesn't mean you wouldn't know who she is... She was seen on TV frequently.

All Your Favorite HGTV Shows Are Totally Fake

KKGator comments on May 20, 2019:

There have been multiple lawsuits brought by people who feel they've been ripped off by some of the shows they were featured on. I don't watch everything on that network, but the shows I watch, I enjoy. My question is WHO the hell decided that gray is a "trendy" color? I can't stand it, or the ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 20, 2019:

OMG!! We are truly sisters of different mothers. I loathe the Gaines and their Magnolia Home stuff. I LOATHE gray! I don't even like shades that are greyish. My oldest did the nursery in shades of gray and I thought poor little guy! I made a quilt for him, in shades of gray, I nearly hated making it. Thank goodness it was a crib size, therefore small quilt. Most of my fixtures in my house are brushed nickle or something silvery. My sister and BFF loves the Gaines stuff, even visited their store in Texas. Well, she is almost perfect otherwise. I remember before HGTV there was another network with some home dec shows, where neighbors did a project in the other neighbors house, it really seemed like the decorators had it in for the families. There were some lawsuits and some unhappy neighbors. I'm not letting anyone else in my house to make decorating decisions. I may not have great taste, but I know what I like and am willing to live with.

[agnostic.

GuyKeith comments on May 19, 2019:

Just a matter of time before he spams some sort of irresistible 'financial opportunity'. Yeah, opportunity for HIM.

HippieChick58 replies on May 19, 2019:

You're not cynical at all and we love that about you!

‘Great food, but please do something about the noise’ – the battle for quieter restaurants | ...

Ohub comments on May 18, 2019:

I'll have to do this!

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2019:

My hearing challenged friends will thank you!

Abortion rates go down when countries make it legal: report

Renickulous comments on May 18, 2019:

go down from not happening to less than not happening?

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2019:

@Renickulous Strawman fallacy. That is not a logical argument and I am not going to pursue any further.

Abortion rates go down when countries make it legal: report

Renickulous comments on May 18, 2019:

go down from not happening to less than not happening?

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2019:

@Renickulous No, women will resort to unsafe methods. Just like the used to do in the bad old days.

Abortion rates go down when countries make it legal: report

Renickulous comments on May 18, 2019:

go down from not happening to less than not happening?

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2019:

I don't think it ever doesn't happen. The difference is more women die when it is illegal.

‘Great food, but please do something about the noise’ – the battle for quieter restaurants | ...

NoPlanetB comments on May 18, 2019:

Awesome! My problem usually isn't with customers but the fucking TV everyone seem to think they need. Used to be only bars had them and I was so good with that. Now, every damn sit-down diner and restaurant around has a TV going, usually full blast. Bah!

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2019:

I know right!! I am not there to watch TV, I am there to socialize with people. If I wanted to watch TV I'd stay home and choose the program.

Reply button is not working this morning. Thank you!

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2019:

Clean your browser cache. It was mentioned on another post, I tried it and it worked. CRTL+F5 on Windows Chrome. Not being able to reply is like being gagged, and this is not the venue I want to be gagged in!

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2019:

@Charlene It is working for you yet?

Replies and edits aren't working. Thanks.

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2019:

Did you try to clean your browser cache? For Windows Chrome it is CRTL+F5. I am the least computer literate... I'm a dinosaur. Someone on another post suggested it, I goggled it, and it works!! I can reply and edit.

HippieChick58 replies on May 18, 2019:

@KKGator So far mine is working! I love it when I figure out computer things without calling one of the kids.

The "Edit" function has not been working.

Deiter comments on May 17, 2019:

I restarted the browser and cleared my History (which I hate to do) and the problem is now fixed.

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2019:

I did a CTRL F5, and it worked!

I just got home from the hospital a little while ago.

Robecology comments on May 17, 2019:

Good news. Recover well! Sorry 'bout the cat...no cats when baby will be coming will be a good thing...I just sent you a PM before I saw this...so ignore...you have enough to do!

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty I have always had cats, and I had a dog when my kids were growing up. He was the son I never gave birth to, and the best brother my girls ever had. Dogs are great for kids, my middle kid told the dog all her secrets. I so wish I could have had a recorder planted on him, it would have saved me a few weeks of sleuthing.

I just got home from the hospital a little while ago.

Robecology comments on May 17, 2019:

Good news. Recover well! Sorry 'bout the cat...no cats when baby will be coming will be a good thing...I just sent you a PM before I saw this...so ignore...you have enough to do!

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2019:

@Robecology No fighting, just discussion. No reason to go on the defensive. I realize you want best for @Cutiebeauty, as do I. I have two grandbabies that live with cats, and one with a dog as well. The only "right" position in this discussion is what Cutiebeauty decides. That is the joy of being the parent. Peace.

I have gotten better, but they still creep me out.

AlbertSchepis comments on May 17, 2019:

I'm not fond of them, but I can't kill them anymore unless they pose a threat to me or my cats. I'll always try moving them first. More often than not I've seen my cats just eat them. I just don't want them to get bitten.

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2019:

My cats are my protectors!! They get all the creepy crawlies and flying intruders. Of course they knock stuff over in their zeal to protect me, but that is the price you pay for aerial acrobatics.

I just got home from the hospital a little while ago.

Robecology comments on May 17, 2019:

Good news. Recover well! Sorry 'bout the cat...no cats when baby will be coming will be a good thing...I just sent you a PM before I saw this...so ignore...you have enough to do!

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2019:

@Robecology Cats are low maintenance. I always had a cat when my kids were growing up. Dogs are higher maintenance, having a puppy is like having a toddler with very sharp teeth and claws. I got a golden puppy when my kids were 4,7, and 11. It was like having another destructive baby in the house. He was death on flipflops.

[agnostic.com] Very bland and who adds a pic of themselves and writes 'Very sweet'?

Sydland comments on May 17, 2019:

Gone? Can’t find it.

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2019:

YAY!!!

[agnostic.com] Very bland and who adds a pic of themselves and writes 'Very sweet'?

GuyKeith comments on May 16, 2019:

Not available.

HippieChick58 replies on May 17, 2019:

yay!!!

Pat Robertson: Alabama 'has gone too far' with 'extreme' abortion law | TheHill

SeaGreenEyez comments on May 15, 2019:

You **know** something's terribly wrong if Pat Robertson isn't going full-on support for oppressing women. 😮

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

He thinks it will be overturned in the courts.

Here in Italy, or at least in this part of Italy, the church bells play a little ditty at 8 a.

Surfpirate comments on May 14, 2019:

When I lived in Cuenca Ecuador the house we were renting was a block down the hill from a small cathedral and they not only rang the bells at sunrise but they also set off a barrage of fireworks on Saints Days, also at the crack of dawn or around midnight. It turns out that the Catholics have a lot...

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

@Surfpirate Fer sure!!

The Surprising Links Between Your Mental Health and Everyone Else’s Why are anxiety and ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2019:

I have done better with anxiety and depression by making sure I am getting enough Vitamin D. I'm fair, blonde, usually indoors, and over 60. There is a definite connection.

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

Edit: That was not my best explanation ever. There is a connection between lack of Vit D and depression/anxiety. Because I am over 60, fair skinned and usually indoors I am at higher risk for lack of Vit D.

Texting and driving, three were killed.

Petter comments on May 15, 2019:

Is it legal to use a mobile phone whilst driving in the USA? I know UK is now using unmarked vehicles, especially lorries, to catch phoning/texting drivers.

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

In some places it is highly illegal, other places have not legislated it yet. It is stupid as hell, but so far stupid as hell is still legal.

As fewer inmates fill Louisiana jails, wardens turn to immigration officials to fill bunks, budgets ...

silverotter11 comments on May 15, 2019:

Louisiana has a long history of getting free labor from inmates. Our prison system is horrible. Abandon all hope all who enter should be the new sign at all our borders and points of entry.

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

I lived in Louisiana for almost 2 years, I shed no tears when I saw it recede in the rear view mirror.

Texting and driving, three were killed.

silverotter11 comments on May 15, 2019:

Watch someone will blame the truck driver for being in the way. Put the damn phone down. If you can not not answer it lock it in the trunk and exit the freeway say every 30 minutes to check for IMPORTANT emergencies. Fucking idiot murdered 3 people. Here's an idea instead of going after and ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

I agree 110%

Texting and driving, three were killed.

altschmerz comments on May 15, 2019:

My brother was visiting, and I was in the car with him when we were driving home from an outing. My SIL was texting him and he was texting back. I said "Don't text and drive!" He said if he didn't text her back she'd get mad, but I tried to impress upon him that he absolutely should NEVER do that. ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

Please do, this needs to be spread far and wide.

Well, I got my first unsolicited dick pic today.

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2019:

I agree. Unsolicited dick pics are abuse. He is not listening to you now, do you think he will listen to you in the future.

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

@Cabsmom Seriously, unless there is something unusual about it, a penis is a penis is a penis. And if there is something unusual about it, it is good to be forewarned.

Texting and driving, three were killed.

snytiger6 comments on May 15, 2019:

Geez. I don't see how anyone could have lived through that one... unless the fucking driver just drove without texting. I saved the photo and posted it on Facebopok. Hope it discourages drivers from texting.

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

I got it off FB a few days ago, forgot which folder I saved it to. But yes, there cannot be enough PSAs like this, it amazes me in rush hour how many folks are on their phones. Makes me crazy! The one that really pissed me off was the guy in the supermarket parking lot looking at his phone while he was looking for a parking space. I was on foot and he was awfully close to me. I wanted to smack his car to get his attention and say "can't it wait for all the three minutes it will take you to park?"

Putin smiles as Washington ties itself in knots over Russia [cnn.com]

zeuser comments on May 15, 2019:

I'm old enough to remember when everyone agreed that Russia was our enemy.

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

IKR!!! I miss those days!

Quaintrelle

AnonySchmoose comments on May 15, 2019:

Amazing word. The noun "Quaintrelle" fascinated the heck out of me and made me want to know more about the kind of woman who is given her own definition, which sounds like a french sobriquet. I found these elaborations: ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

Very cool!!

Tuesday blues.

Aryn comments on May 14, 2019:

Most of these are from last year.

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

Yes, but sadly they are still current, still appropriate, still happening and fit it very well here. Thanks for posting!

If you're concerned about your calcium intake: [onegreenplanet.org]

JackPedigo comments on May 14, 2019:

I am vegan and have a small frame and am concerned about calcium. I use Silk high protein nut based milk which is fortified with calcium. The item about seeds is great and I already use chia and amaranth. Unfortunately, a feed allergy test showed a reaction to sesame and sunflower seeds but all the ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 15, 2019:

@mcgeo52 I love broccoli. Apparently I fixed it way toooooo often when the kids were growing up. They don't eat it now. Silly kids, how can you have broccoli too often...

Here's a couple of good ones And they say we are the party of hate I don't remember seeing our ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2019:

Are you sure you posted them in the right spot? @sassygirl3869 what do you think?

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 Yes, quite so.

'HEARTBEAT' BILLS GET THE SCIENCE OF FETAL HEARTBEATS ALL WRONG

MizJ comments on May 14, 2019:

This is a good reason to be happy about being post-menopausal.

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2019:

I totally agree!! And I think that every time I see the dispensers in the ladies rooms.

If you're concerned about your calcium intake: [onegreenplanet.org]

Lillyfield41 comments on May 14, 2019:

i am not a vegan. i am not a vegetarian. i do look to plant-based foods as my foundation, but i'm not gonna lie - i do enjoy meat every now and then. That being said, I tend to go for whole food. I have chronic pancreatitis, which limits the amount of fat my body can eat. i literally have ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2019:

@confidentrealm The shitake mushrooms sauce sounds awesome!

Here in Italy, or at least in this part of Italy, the church bells play a little ditty at 8 a.

Surfpirate comments on May 14, 2019:

When I lived in Cuenca Ecuador the house we were renting was a block down the hill from a small cathedral and they not only rang the bells at sunrise but they also set off a barrage of fireworks on Saints Days, also at the crack of dawn or around midnight. It turns out that the Catholics have a lot...

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2019:

@Surfpirate Thanks! Good to know. I haven't looked into International Living in several years, and I have a few years til I can really retire.

If you're concerned about your calcium intake: [onegreenplanet.org]

Lillyfield41 comments on May 14, 2019:

i am not a vegan. i am not a vegetarian. i do look to plant-based foods as my foundation, but i'm not gonna lie - i do enjoy meat every now and then. That being said, I tend to go for whole food. I have chronic pancreatitis, which limits the amount of fat my body can eat. i literally have ...

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2019:

I have to describe myself as Flexitarian. Most of the time I am vegetarian. Sometimes I eat vegan for a few days. Sometimes I eat meat, especially if my kids cook or I'm cooking for my kids. I'm not going to make a big deal about what someone else cooks and eats and I'm always a good guest. Like you I eat mostly plant based foods.

Here in Italy, or at least in this part of Italy, the church bells play a little ditty at 8 a.

Surfpirate comments on May 14, 2019:

When I lived in Cuenca Ecuador the house we were renting was a block down the hill from a small cathedral and they not only rang the bells at sunrise but they also set off a barrage of fireworks on Saints Days, also at the crack of dawn or around midnight. It turns out that the Catholics have a lot...

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2019:

I want to visit Cuenca one day. I thought about moving there after I retired, and then my children started having children, so I'm not moving. But Cuenca is still on my bucket list.

Trump continues to show his stupidity and absolute ignorance of history.

Summer72 comments on May 14, 2019:

Our moral fiber has already unraveled. Our democracy is already weekend by lawsuits and ignored supoenas. Our economy will sink as his policies take their tolls. 😣

HippieChick58 replies on May 14, 2019:

you took the words right outta my head!

The search goes on

Naejidlopalev comments on May 12, 2019:

I've got a steamer trunk

HippieChick58 replies on May 12, 2019:

If you're over 25, we all do. Life is that way.

Has this guy ever looked in the mirror? Pot calling the kettle black?

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2019:

I like Joe, but I don't think he can be the president we need. I wish he'd stop diluting the field.

HippieChick58 replies on May 12, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow First of all, that WON'T happen. After you've been president why would you want to be second fiddle. Ish. Joe just doesn't have what it takes and way too much history that makes you go WTF. Anita Hill comes to mind, which for me immediately closes the door to the presidency. He crossed a picket line to pick up a donation from a corporate donor.... Think about that for a bit. He crossed a f*cking picket line... Talk about nailing the door shut. No, he doesn't care about the common man, he is sucking up to CORPORATE DONORS. Nope, no Joe. There is some other history with Joe that as a woman I don't like, and I don't think Joe has what it takes to bring the nomination in. He's also too old and too straight and too white. And he's run before and lost. He is what we're trying to grow away from.

I asked a guy to join Agnostic.

Cutiebeauty comments on May 12, 2019:

Is he using the app?

HippieChick58 replies on May 12, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty I'm guessing he is using the website and not an app. I don't use the app, I'm on my laptop. Yes, I am a dinosaur and proud of it :) I use Google Chrome. Having Ag.com on my phone would just be toooooo big a distraction, I don't have FB on my phone either.

It's Time to End the War on Women's Health - Scientific American

patchoullijulie comments on May 12, 2019:

I will get around to article but wanted to say I love your new pic! 😁

HippieChick58 replies on May 12, 2019:

Thank you!!

[agnostic.

dkp93 comments on May 12, 2019:

Bummer. I was hoping his money making opportunity was legit. 😂

HippieChick58 replies on May 12, 2019:

Are they ever?

[agnostic.

Green_eyes comments on May 12, 2019:

Another scammer, I reported as well

HippieChick58 replies on May 12, 2019:

Thank you!

[agnostic.

glennlab comments on May 11, 2019:

He posted in Trump group, I tagged you to let you know.

HippieChick58 replies on May 12, 2019:

I saw that, Thank you!! I have blocked him from the group and reported him.

Healthimpactnews.

Cutiebeauty comments on May 11, 2019:

I wanna smoke pot when I grow up 😂😂

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2019:

Avoid growing up at all costs, it is a vicious trap!

Do you support businesses such as Chick-Fil-A, which are anti- LGBT and promote the Christian faith ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 14, 2018:

Nope, don't go to Chick-Fil-A or Hobby Lobby either. Hobby Lobby made too much of a thing of not wanting to pay for birth control. My employer should NOT be making health care decisions for me.

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2019:

@humanist67 yes!

Principal, teachers suspended for posing with noose in leaked school photo

altschmerz comments on May 11, 2019:

WTF Reminds me of this https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/02/us/idaho-teachers-border-costume-trnd/index.html

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2019:

@Petter I have to agree with @altschmerz. To me, given the political situation in the US that there was not any humor in those costumes. Those teachers were supporting a wall aimed at keeping people of color out of the US. IF that was political satire it is NOT appropriate in a classroom setting. In private they can be as racist as they want, but in the classroom they need to be open and supportive of everyone. And even in private, if I found out one of my kids' teachers held racist views I'd be keeping a close eye on that classroom.

Principal, teachers suspended for posing with noose in leaked school photo

Petter comments on May 11, 2019:

Unfortunately, too many people are unable to see humour, prefering to see racism, etc. instead. Then social media amplifies it, in a quest to gather "likes", often to boost income. Why, for instance, bring racial lynching into it? Hanging was a universal punishment, irrespective of race.

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2019:

US history has too many instances of crowd justice aimed at people of color, thus the noose has become a symbol of white power to people of color. In the US it is seen as a racist hate symbol.

[agnostic.

Amisja comments on May 11, 2019:

Definitely. The child looks very young. At 58 it is unlikely to have such a young child.

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2019:

I dated a guy (very briefly) that was older than I am and had daughters ages 15 and 13 year old twins. He had been married several times, always to younger women. He said, "she wanted kids and I was happy to do my part." If I remember right he was late 60s if not early 70s, and had not been a good money manager. He was living in a spare room in his former Mother In Law's home. The upside is his kids were welcome to visit, the down side was she really didn't like or respect him. So he was in a sucky situation, and I was not willing to participate in that kind of rodeo.

Who all had a pet rock? 😜

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2019:

I still have the pet rock I won from a contest on my local radio station KRGI. I was a junior in high school.

HippieChick58 replies on May 11, 2019:

@HankSherman I will let my kids know my plans.

New York removes J. Marion Sims statue of surgeon who experimented on enslaved women - Vox

chazwin comments on May 9, 2019:

Are you going to blow up Mount Rushmore too?

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2019:

@chazwin Actually I've read that it will be faster than that. The monument needs constant upkeep and propping to keep the sculptures intact. I'm pretty sure in 10 to 20 years the faces will not be recognizable any longer.

Who all had a pet rock? 😜

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2019:

I still have the pet rock I won from a contest on my local radio station KRGI. I was a junior in high school.

HippieChick58 replies on May 10, 2019:

@HankSherman I have had it longer than I had either husband and any boy/gentleman friend. And kids too for that matter. I have some pictures older than the pet rock, but not much else.