Climate Change: UK plants flowering a month early - CBBC Newsround

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2022:

I haven't noticed it in the central US, but now I will have to keep an eye out for it.

It’s also sad and outright pathetic.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2022:

And most of those are white males who never worked a real job in their lives.

Heard this word on the radio: gal·li·mau·fry /ˌɡaləˈmôfrē/ Learn to pronounce noun ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2022:

I've never heard of that before, and now I'm hungry :) Actually, it's dinner time anyway so I'm hungry.

ANALOGUE.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2022:

I have used and seen the word analogous for years, and basically understood what it meant. I don't think I've ever looked up the meaning. Way cool.

This is a very curious way to behave.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2022:

The Republican party will be the end of democracy as we know it.

No internet yesterday. Felt like a hopeless Luddite.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2022:

Two of three kids and their partners are IT people, and their dad was also. The mantra is: When all else fails REBOOT. In my current job I work from home. There are days that the connections are strong and we are rolling well, and other days the internet drops out, and other days that we just don't know what gremlin has hit the system. We are advised before calling tech support to 1: clear cache and cookies, 2: switch browsers, and if all else fails then 3: reboot. Then you can call tech support. Today was a double reboot day, and still not everything was working right. I keep a Google speaker in the living room with a radio station playing. If I can still hear that, it isn't my internet that is causing problems. We can no longer switch browsers, one of our systems works only on Edge. We had one for a while that only worked on IE. It is cold in Omaha today and my internet has been dropping off and on all evening. It was strong until about 5. And yes, this morning I rebooted the modem and router, just in case. I am thinking I am going to move the modem and router to a more central location in the house in the near future. Sometimes on the other side of the house the reception is less steady. I am waiting for a day off with not much else to do to move it because it is going to take some gymnastics to get it where I want it to go, and I don't want any pressure of time to get it up and running. I might have to walk away for a few.

Gnomon noun the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2022:

Way cool, I didn't know it was called that. New one for me!

I have been sick since October, went for endoscopy and biopsy last week, found out I have hiatal ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2022:

Do you have someone you are close to to use as a sounding board? Sometimes it helps to put your thoughts into spoken words with a safe person. Sometimes the right answer today won't be the right answer tomorrow. And then there is the risk factor, considering Florida and Covid, is this worth risking your life for? There are no easy answers, but you need to do what is best for you. Calling Employee support is a great idea.

His bills are going to get bigger soon!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2022:

His ego stays ahead of his bills, someday he is gonna pop all over and he is going to be even uglier than he is now.

I finally finished this puzzle ! I’ve been plinking at since early January or so - right after ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2022:

Doesn't it feel great!! When I am stuck on an issue I go to the sewing machine, same effect. I did make a jigsaw puzzle when I was between jobs, I had plenty of time for the puzzle and for sewing. Now I have my WFH set up on that desk, no room for puzzles for a while.

Ataraxia noun a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquility.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2022:

Does it come in pill form?

VAGARY/VAGARIES - Noun…an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2022:

Which is where we get the term Vagrant, which is one who wanders, and has less pleasant connotations.

Just care... that's not so hard is it?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2022:

I have no idea how to teach people to care, I can't imagine how they can be people without caring for others.

Looking for Lady Slipper flowers, we found a couple having sex.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2022:

Ah to be young and foolish....

The combined arrogance, stupidity, and loud mouth of Donald Trump have finally combined to give ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2022:

@Wordywalt did you forget the link?

I don’t blame her…

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2022:

Yeah if I had to see Donnie Boy every day I'd act like a fool for a sugar pie like Justin Trudeau.

A thread has been started concerning online dating.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2022:

And this is why I have pretty much given up online dating. I don't lie on my profiles, and now I realize that because I say I'm current age they're thinking it means I'm much older. Oy. Good info if I ever have an insanity attack and try online dating again.

Very sad, Very True.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2022:

That has been going on far too long.

Definitely bad guys

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2022:

I have ordered one of the banned books, my book club is going to be reading it to see what the fuss is about.

As a person who finds it hard to walk and chew gum at the same time, this amazes me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 31, 2022:

Holy Cow!! As mom to several marching band students that is awesome.

Forfend verb (used with object) to defend, secure, or protect.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2022:

ALSO: 1. ARCHAIC avert, keep away, or prevent (something evil or unpleasant). "“The fiend forfend” said the grim Earl" 2. US protect (something) by precautionary measures. "the sacrifice of Mississippi was forfended against even the treason of Wilkinson"

A lot of people have been pretty quiet lately, sound off if you're still with us.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2022:

Is there any doubt in your mind that I'm still around :)

Taken from my bedroom window

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2022:

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr

This was what I had run across today.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2022:

Way cool!!

Hey, he got his wish, so I'm happy for this soon to be dead asshole, [insideedition.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2022:

The moron is strong with this one, what a waste of education and resources.

We have a cougar running around our neighborhood the 4 legged types not the 2 legged ones.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2022:

And your place should be a prime target for it, with all the fowl you have. Stay safe.

I’m in trouble!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 30, 2022:

My cat acts like she is starving, there are several bites of kibble left in the bowl. I add more so I don't have to do it later. She sniffs the food and walks away. I would throw something at her but I'd have to pick it up eventually.

Today I realized that matchmakers are still a thing.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

I used a dating/matching service about 10 years ago, and yeah that was a rip off. I had tried one of the dating sites before COVID thinking it would be my last attempt. I had a couple dates, and then COVID so I shut it down. Dating isn't worth risking your life over. Maybe after COVID I will try again, and then again it is very likely I won't. But I never try to predict the future...

Why can't you just try 'mind over matter'? This remark also ticks me off exceedingly.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

My ex once told me to "just get over it", and that is just part of the reason he's my ex. I did get over it, I'm doing much better since I divorced his ass and got part of his military retirement.

Xebec noun a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Cool, new one for me.

The young man comes running into the store and says to his buddy, "Tommy, somebody just stole your ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

That must have happened in Georgia, they're special like that down there.

Great song and better movie, I think I'll watch it again soon. Written by Neil Sedaka [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Wow!! Is that a trip down memory lane!

Donald Trump is visiting a school In one class, he teaches the young students about a new word: ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

If Donnie Boy's private jet were hit by a missile while he was aboard, and there were no survivors that would be the moment I believed in miracles and I'd consider conversion to whatever god's religion that caused that to happen. So not a tragedy, accident, or great loss, but a GD miracle!

I don’t know how to pronounce it but I like it!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Fabulous word!!

For those of you who have forgotten what life was like before Covid.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Thank goodness I am so very many years away from that and not going back. \

Taken from my front door

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

I have seen scenes like that locally, I am glad it is you and not me :)

SCION.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Toyota also has a Scion, I always thought it was a strange name for a car.

Sarah Palin epitomizes unethical people and is the poster child for all that is wrong with people.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2022:

I loathe Sarah Palin! If she was on fire and I had to pee, I'd still walk a mile to the nearest sanitary restroom.

Sídh noun a mound or hill in which fairies live.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2022:

New one for me!

Year One: What Biden Has Done (How many golf days has Joe taken?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2022:

He's been a busy boy, thank dawg.

Pruinose adjective covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2022:

Way cool, new word for me!

Didnt the say she'd get the vaccine over her dead body?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2022:

There occasionally IS justice in the world. I hope it kicks her ass to hell and back, if it doesn't leave her there.

I have been pursuing thought beyond atheism and I have been finding some very interesting subjects.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2022:

Good articles!

Mystique noun a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2022:

Another meaning is: an air of secrecy surrounding a particular activity or subject that makes it impressive or baffling to those without specialized knowledge. *the mystique normally associated with computers* I find that some of my crafts like crochet, knitting, or quilt making have a mystique to those who have no patience or aptitude for the craft.

Sunflowers ward off drought and heat through their invisible colours

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2022:

Very cool!

PECUNIARY.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2022:

Yes, I remember the phrase pecuniary responsibility, don't remember where I first heard it. Good word, didn't know about the origins though. Makes sense.

Nope, nothing to see here, LOL. Also, get ready Kiev for your new Putin appointed president!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2022:

Where is Melanoma from? Did she come from the Ukraine? That would be a perfect job for her husband.

Ya know, I live a life that my ancestors--recent and ancient--would have loved.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 25, 2022:

How about making plans for post Covid? I've been feeling good lately, it is highly unusual for me. And then my kids decided to make plans for summer of 2023. They want a family trip to somewhere in the great lakes area; all of them, all the kidlets, me................. and their dad. I suppose it wouldn't be fair to leave him out. (sigh) So I'm kinda excited and kinda not, but mostly up. I've finally got a job that pays well and I feel appreciated and I'm doing well at. I keep doing these self checks, I'm not used to feeling like this. And yes it is cold, and winter, and if I get out during the week it is to the mailbox and run back inside. I've started a baby quilt for a baby girl before knowing the gender of the child (new grand in the oven, we're hoping it stays put this time). I was gifted the fabric an it inspired me. If it's a boy I will make another quilt and some lucky little lady will get this one (Raggedy Ann/4th of July inspiration). The thing to keep in mind is you have a routine, and a routine can be a rut. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the dimensions. So maybe do something to shake up your routine to challenge your mind and shake things up a bit.

Whigmaleerie noun a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 25, 2022:

New word for me!

Covid Sarah just might get her wish, I really hope! [unilad.co.uk]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 25, 2022:

I hope it kicks her a$$ to hell and back, and won't cry if it does more than that.

Tuesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 25, 2022:

Adorable babies!

Has anyone else found this sitehttps://atheist.social/popular ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2022:

I joined several weeks ago. Not much activity on that site so far.

Elytron noun one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2022:

very cool, new one for me.

[youtu.be] Love Randy bringing musical satire for the political mayhem that is going on.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 24, 2022:

I am so glad Randy Rainbow is still in business.

Frank Zappa says it all 😁👍

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2022:

That is for darn sure.

Change is our only constant

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2022:

The old myths are not helpful any longer, it is time they are exposed for what they are.

MORIBUND.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2022:

This I am familiar with as a med term.

What We Know About COVID and Penis Size as Man Says It Shrunk His Genitals (I foresee an uptick in ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 23, 2022:

That would be the impetus for all those redneck homeboy antivaxxers. This rumor should have been used years ago. If you don't use a seatbelt/wear a mask/get a vaccine your genitals will shrink, though they'd have to put it out in plainer language than that. Do they understand what genitals are?

palingenesis noun rebirth; regeneration.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2022:

New word for me! Thanks

Howard Stern Plan For The Unvaccinated: '"Go Home And Die"

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2022:

I don't like Howard Stern, but he has a valid point.

Sad but true

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2022:

True, and unsettling as hell.

I hope this is the year we see indictments!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2022:

I hope it fries their a$$es.

dishabille 1a archaic : negligee b : the state of being dressed in a casual or careless style 2...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2022:

Another word I am familiar with from years of reading Regency Romances.

LOTHARIO.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2022:

This is one word I am very familiar with from years of reading Regency Romances.

Passing the torch.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2022:

Very perfect!

Trump Trifecta…

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2022:

It will take decades to undo the damage that Donnie has done. However, Donnie did not do all the damage, he just exposed the shit that was already in the system.

Contumacious SHOW IPA adjective stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2022:

That could describe my middle daughter in her teens. She grew into an awesome woman. And thanks, that is a new word for me.

Don't assume anything about little old ladies with spinning wheels. We also have these:

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2022:

I have a friend with a spinning wheel, he husband still looks pretty whole.

My step dad broke his right hip and his right femur, one of them in two places.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2022:

He made his choices. it isn't your fault. I'm sorry you have to deal with this.

KENSPECKLE.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2022:

Cool!! New one for me.

Cassihardling a believer, probably a scammer!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2022:

This is the link to her profile: https://agnostic.com/member/Cassihardling Her bio says: I am a very sensual, sexual and passionate woman. I love life and see the glass half full. I am always mesmerized by the ocean and want the person I am with to feel a connection also. I love to be fun and spontaneous and enjoy each day finding something joyful to smile about? Is she selling it or what? She is a believer. No picture yet, but I get a strong scammer vibe.

Outdoor Cats Are Using $500 Starlink Satellite Dishes as Self-Heating Beds [goodnewsnetwork.org]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2022:

Cats know what is comfortable. It was good of that person to provide that for them.

Yurt SHOW IPA noun a tent like dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2022:

You can rent yurts in many places to go glamping. Yellowstone in the US has some nearby.

When my kids were small--before there was a chickenpox vaccine--parents would deliberately expose ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2022:

I just got my second shingles shot yesterday, and I am home sick today. First my shoulder that got the shot hurt like hell. It seems to be better now. Then I couldn't sleep last night, I had body aches and fever. I'm feeling somewhat better now, but I did take the day off work. I got a nap today, and shut the kitties out of the bedroom. They were greatly offended. But I slept for a couple of hours. The fever seems to be gone. And yes, years ago I did deliberately expose my kids to Chicken Pox. On Thanksgiving we had dinner with another family that the kids had chicken pox. The middle child got the pox two weeks later. On Xmas eve day the grandparents were visiting, and we took the kids to the Seattle Children's Museum. It was packed. At dinner afterwards, at Ivar's, the oldest tells me her tummy itched. I checked and she had broken out with the pox. How many kids do you figure we exposed? The next day the baby (almost 2 years old) broke out with the pox, and she was really sick. She also got RSV and a couple other viruses in the next few weeks. We were waiting for her to get better so she could have surgery for ear tubes. She got them in April. In retrospect that was not the best plan for Thanksgiving dinner.

Really sunny but really cold.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2022:

I don't like extremes. I saw -2° this morning, that is too cold for me. I also don't like it above 90°, or even 85 depending on humidity. Yeah, I'm had to please.

I had to don the long johns today with 13 degree temperature.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2022:

I saw -2 this morning. I'm so over winter.

Isn't it strange, that when we compare seatbelt laws and covert vaccinations that there are two ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2022:

I made masks at the start of the pandemic. I made mine with ties because I wear hearing aids and don't want to run the risk of losing one when taking the elastic off the ears. Well, I have been persuaded to get KN95 masks, and all I can find have ear elastic. I am sucking it up, but not thrilled. This is serious stuff, I have too much to do to get seriously sick right now. I fear the idiots.

Thursday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 20, 2022:

I got my second Shingles shot yesterday, I feel like S--t. Not even kitties are helping today.

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2022:

The ancient Chinese curse is working over time. That curse? you ask. "May you live in "interesting" times."

Wednesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2022:

I like the one on the right, s/he looks sassy!

Random cat memes

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 19, 2022:

I know how the white kitty feels...

Yep, that would be me!

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 18, 2022:

I wish that was me, I spend too many hours wondering why I'm still awake while my kitties snore beside me.

This is the day I am giving up driving.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 18, 2022:

I've told my kids I will stop driving when they pry the car keys out of my cold dead hands. I think I may have lied, time will tell.

COVIDtests.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 18, 2022:

And I got it done!

COVIDtests.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 18, 2022:

One of my kids just texted the link to me, and I had saved the site earlier. I will take this as a message to get it done!

This coked up butthole is a trump too, so I guess I can put this here.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 18, 2022:

@zeuser this is perfect here. Thanks for posting!

It's amazing how unfriendly people on this site can be.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2022:

I block the meanies. I'm sorry you haven't had a good reception here. Am I wrong, you feel like you've been mistreated, so you're returning the favor?

12-things-people-suffering-anxiety-people-dont-understand [rebeccasdream.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Some of those are so me.

Martin Luther King Day And Muhammad Ali Would Be 80 Today

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2022:

And that is pretty much why the government wanted MLK gone. He was right, the US is far too militaristic and blacks have been cannon fodder for years.

If an anti-vaxxer dies of COVID, they're getting what they asked for.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2022:

I'm amazed that Howard Stern said this. As a buddy of Dumpsterfire Donnie I'd think he was an antivaxxer and no holds barred treatment especially if it was not endorsed by modern medicine. I guess miracles can still happen... Or am I thinking of some other radio personality? I don't follow the "celebrity" news very much.

I had found a magnet that a string could be tied to today the UPS delivered the magnet.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Way cool!

Altruistic SHOW IPA adjective unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2022:

I think the best people have a strong streak of altruism

A critical issue that many don’t prioritize Sleep. [npr.org]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

Good article. I struggle to get enough sleep. Sometimes I just stay up too late, but frequently I just cannot fall asleep. It's very frustrating. I'm working on getting better sleep for the new year. I have blue blocker glasses, and I'm back to meditating before bedtime. I have already seen my RHR (resting heart rate) drop since I started meditating. I have the "just one more page" sydrome and just stay up too late. I'm working on it, and I've been working on it for years.......... I developed bad habit when my kids were growing up, I was a SAHM (stay at home mom) so after the kids went to school I could catch a nap. That doesn't work so good working 8 to 5.

I put instant coffee in a microwave and successfully achieved time travel.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

How far did you go?

I don't have a garden anymore but here's my semi-mini African Violet "Mac's Scorching Sun" in full ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

They are gorgeous! My house has windows treated to block the sun in the front, those windows face south. The back windows face north and don't get good light. I have a few low light plants, but I also have cats, so I don't have many plants. I have had flowering plants in the past, I loved it. I don't see that happening again. I love seeing yours. Maybe... one day.....

Circumstellar adjective surrounding a star.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

Circum is a prefix with the meaning “round about, around,” found in Latin loanwords, especially derivatives of verbs that had the general senses “to encompass or surround” (circumference; circumjacent; circumstance) or “to go around” by the means or in the manner specified by the verb (circumnavigate; circumscribe); on this basis forming adjectives in English with the meaning “surrounding” that named by the stem (circumocular; circumpolar). And there is that very favorite word of Christian men... circumcision.

Lifelong athletes face joint replacement. It's my turn. Advice?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

My left thumb is also painful, and I'm right handed. For me, it is genetic, I remember my paternal grandmother rubbing her left thumb and referring to it as "my damn thumb." I notice pain in that thumb especially when crocheting and knitting, or other hand intensive activities. My right thumb is fine. So far I'm doing OK with it, I take Motrin daily, but that is for more than just the thumb. When I worked Short Term disability claims I had a dental hygenist who filed a claim, she had just had a bilateral thumb joint replacement. Her employer also invested in new equipment for her, ones with bigger handles. I don't remember how long she was out of work. I am hoping I wont need to have any replacements, but time will tell.

I have been talking to a social worker over the past several weeks.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

I got 125

I'm curious how many members here are still actively using real online dating sites or apps, such as...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

I am not actively on any dating sites. I stopped all that right after the pandemic started. There are too many anti maskers and science deniers out there, it is too great a risk for me right now. I don't know if I will ever go back on a dating site, just tooooooooo much BS, and I live in Nebraska, the pool of eligible intelligent liberal males is pretty limited.

Roomba recommendation?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 16, 2022:

One of my cats deliberately lies in the path of the roomba. He (roomba's name is Roscoe) runs into her and reverses path. She will move to be in his path again. It is annoying as hell, but also hysterical! Whattaya gonna do? Most days I'm working and out of sight of her shenanigans. And when I'm home it just doesn't seem worth it to keep moving her out of the way. She's a diabolical little beast!