Some timely thoughts on the practicalities of living solo: [theatlantic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2021:

I agree, society is set up for couples and families, not for singletons.

What a tragedy.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2021:

I remember reading about this family off and on over the years, what a travesty that was.

UNCONSCIONABLE.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2021:

This is a word I have used alarmingly frequently, often describing the US Republican party and their policies and procedures.

I need a snappy comeback: I know there are some very intelligent people on this site, ao I'm calling...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2021:

I used to work with Military Intelligence (yeah, I know an oxymoron when I see one) but I'd tell him he doesn't have the need to know, or otherwise that it is classified information.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2021:

Thank DAWG and Greyhound he's gone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8x3LCnYZw

Just one more reason as to why I have become a misanthrope. [washingtonpost.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Well, I grant you that many humans make me feel that way, but not all. This is definitely messed up, but he did save us the cost of a trial.

US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human US surgeons say they have successfully given a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2021:

We already do this with heart valves.

DouglasRobb211 wants to know about my religion and he's following me.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2021:

He's gone, thank DAWG and greyhound! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8x3LCnYZw

Thursday morning cuteness/ Co-pilot

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Far better than Jeebus as a copilot, much cuter and real.

TRACTABLE.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2021:

I really don't know what a tractable or obedient child is... Oh wait, a sleeping child is :)

DouglasRobb211 wants to know about my religion and he's following me.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Def a scammer. No way in hell is he a surgeon or AF LTG. He visited my profile but left no message. I hope you reported him.

I am sick and tired of being told I must understand Trump voters.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2021:

You're bold, and I admire that. I don't generally confront people when I'm out and about, but anymore I'm rarely out and about. I was good at social distancing before it was a thing. I keep my distance, get in and get out as quickly as I can. Other people are selfish, mean, and not quite bright enough.

You can now mix shots. Who will be the first to mix sloe gin with tequila?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2021:

I noticed something on MSN news about that the other day, I am all for whatever gets people out there to get their vaccines. I just got my third Covid vacc, all Pfizer. I know I have had sloe gin, but it might have been 40 or so years ago. Wow, memories...

A fascinating, old street in Durham, England.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2021:

This is why there are umbrellas in Durham. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northdurham/17773589.portugal-durham-umbrellas-prove-hit-shoppers/ I love google.

The Young Turks - Meghan McCain: The View Was A Hostile Work Environment [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2021:

I saw The View once, they were disparaging nurses. I knew then it was not worth my time.

SIBILANT - Adjective…making or characterised by a hissing sound; sounded with a hissing effect ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2021:

My oldest daughter had some mouth/jaw disporportion when she was young, she had some speech therapy in early elementary for those issues. Then she had some massive orthodontic work for several years. She started Kindergarten with an expansion device and high pull headgear. That took care of the sibilant S's. She nearly does have a million dollar smile.

Fogbow: Fogbows are sometimes called white rainbows, or cloudbows or ghost rainbows.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2021:

Way COOL!

Tuesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 19, 2021:

Sweet little ginger babies.

Even though the medical community is already explaining that Powell's death is not a vaccine ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2021:

Yeah, the morons are going to believe what they want to believe. Powell was the last good Republican.

Up close, golden Northern Larch branches look like flowers.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2021:

Beautiful!

QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM or Q.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 18, 2021:

Nice to know what it really means.

FrankRich17 is a scammer! His profile says he's a doctor with a high school education and is a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2021:

I am unable to find him so I hope that means he is gone, gone, gone.

Quickhatch noun a wolverine.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 17, 2021:

I had to look further: WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF QUICKHATCH? Quickhatch “wolverine” is a borrowing of East Cree kwi˙hkwaha˙če˙w, with the spelling and pronunciation altered significantly probably because of association with the similar-sounding yet unrelated words quick and hatch. East Cree belongs to the Algonquian family of languages, and the cognate of kwi˙hkwaha˙če˙w in East Cree’s close relative Montagnais was kwa·hkwa·če·w, which was borrowed into French and became carcajou, another name for the wolverine. Wolverines are also known as gluttons, and while glutton is of Latin origin, it is used as a name for wolverines as a translation of German Vielfrass “eating much.” Quickhatch was first recorded in English in the late 1600s.

Have you found a surprise in your pocket?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2021:

I often find wadded up tissues in my pockets. I have seasonal allergies most of year, and try not to medicate until absolutely necessary. Always rummaging for a tissue, and frequently finding the spare wadded up in a pocket.

6.66 Billion COVID shots have been given out so far. Source: [bloomberg.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2021:

This doesn't look good for third world countries, but that is not unexpected. What is sad that the US has the resources to vaccinate the full population, if only that population would cooperate.

Decided to grow different items this year and had a bumper amount of bell peppers.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2021:

When I tried bell peppers they did not do so well. Glad you had a great crop.

OBSTREPEROUS.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 16, 2021:

I had an obstreperous child, she was stubborn, strong willed, smart, and she could make some noise. She grew up into a kick ass woman that I am very proud of.

Friday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 15, 2021:

What beautiful babies!

This is not directly about Trump, but boy it's close.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2021:

I will allow, as the information can help us understand more about Donnie's followers; those poor deluded morons.

Trump tells Republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024 if his election loss "isn't solved."

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2021:

I would love for them to listen to him for once, on this issue at least. We NEED fewer Republicans voting.

This was in mixed TED talks, she makes a lot of sense. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2021:

excellent!

"It's a 1,000-foot pole." Top conservative lawyers steer clear of Trump's latest legal fight.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2021:

Good!! The crappier his lawyers the faster they throw his a-- in the gaol.

TrumpPutz. TrumpPutz. TrumpPutz.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2021:

Yeah, this is not what should be shared in the Pinata. @Tourirst, I'm moving this to your profile. Any questions you can PM me.

The Ring of Fire - MyPillow CEO Launches Wild New Conspiracy As He Continues Downward Spiral ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2021:

I think this moron is a clear and present danger to the US.

We always knew they were close!!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2021:

Hell, he didn't respect you then, he used you and you're too full of yourself to see it.

Any day would be

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2021:

That would be PARTY day!

Tuesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2021:

Adorable babies.

KNOBKERRIE.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2021:

New one for me.

Fartlek noun A training technique, used especially among runners, consisting of bursts of ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Totally new one for me.

Of all the incredibly utopian and delusional memes I come across in a daily basis… this one has ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2021:

I agree.

Today's hike: "Don't look!"

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Have you considered a Women's Urination Device? Personally I haven't tried one, or needed one, I rarely get out of the city or away from civilized amenities. I did my share of peeing in the woods when I was active duty, I hated field exercises, and only partly for that reason. I don't remember why, but a few years ago I learned about aids for women to relieve themselves outdoors or standing. https://www.backpacker.com/gear-reviews/the-complete-guide-to-female-urination-devices/

JUSTE MILIEU.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2021:

I recall seeing that term before, not sure I bothered to look it up. Good to know what it means.

Trump piñata seems like an odd name.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

It is the idea of beating him with sticks.

New stretchy dress I made.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Your dress looks great, and I'm all for the natural look. I have thin, fine, naturally curly hair. In recent years I mostly keep it short. I wash my hair, comb it out, shake my head and go. If I want to fuss with it I can, but most of the time I let it do what it wants to do. I prefer to be low maintenance, YMMV.

I had not seen the guinea fowl preen the turkeys until today.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Very cool!

Lock him up!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

good ones!

Yeah, if they are dead weight and don’t have your back, they’re useless!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

LOL! Even that thought is not enough to make me want to start dating again.

Family cuteness!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Adorable

We are getting a freeze so the kids and I had to harvest about 100 pumpkins the last hour.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

That's some huge veggies! Our forecast is good for the next few days, and I need the freeze to hold off. I haven't had a chance to clear out my garden yet.

e can one say, it's self-evident ...[agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

That sums it up well

Cat age confusion? Here's a handy chart.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Yeah, that is how it works in my house.

Halloween cuteness!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Adorable

I hope this imbecile croaks and bites the big one. [thedailybeast.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

The world will be better off without him.

so funny. [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

@skado is there a link to her profile so she can be reported?

One of the better stories I have read in a long time.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Sadly this is likely not true.

Armscye noun the armhole opening in a garment through which the hand, and then the arm, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Wow, had not thought of this in ages. This I know from Home Ec so many years ago. I cannot count the number of times I have dealt with an armscye, I used to make clothing for myself and my children, and sometimes their dad. Attaching sleeves can be tricky business.

HAVER.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Very cool, new one for me. Definitely not heard in these parts.

Glenn Kirschner - Senate Report Reveals More Trump Election Crimes; What Congress Should Do About ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Very good stuff.

My Bio Has Disappeared

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

My experience on this and other sites has taught me that IF I have spent lots of time crafting, I need to save my work to a safe place before I post it. Things disappear and you never know if it is gremlins, glitches, or human error. At work I have a word doc with all the contents of my sticky notes, and I have lots of sticky notes. Some of the notes maybe I could get rid of, but I am not going to take the risk of having to look it up again when I need it 25 seconds ago. My bio for Ag.com is saved in a word doc as well. Just my experience, your mileage may vary.

Have any of you had experiences similar to this: After several years in Germany and pursuing ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2021:

Oh yeah, I am not the same person that I was when I left my hometown. I never really fit in when I was there, and absolutely not now. It happened with family too, I found a backbone and they didn't like it.

I made my kids some German meatballs for after school. Here is a before and after photos.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2021:

I will be feeding my kids/grands in about 6 weeks. I'm thinking of making sauerbraten meatballs for dinner, my kids liked them as kids so I think the grands may like them as well.

FAWNING.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 7, 2021:

I am familiar with this one.

Making a new short, stretchy dress with long sleeves.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 7, 2021:

I had a serger for about 30 years, loved that machine, and I made clothing for me and my girls, and I even made a red vest for my ex for Xmas. As the girls grew older they were "less appreciative" of my talents and the clothing I produced. I hadn't used my serger in a couple years and took it in for cleaning, and it was pretty much dead. For the last 10 or so years I've done mostly home dec stuff, mending, and quilts. I think about replacing the serger once in a while, and then I look at my budget and shake my head. Too many other higher priorities. My sewing machine is less than 10 years old so I'm good to go for a while.

Gramarye noun occult learning; magic.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 6, 2021:

Cool!! New one for me.

Well, these are common words, but the explanation of their origins is fascinating ....[medium.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 6, 2021:

Fascinating! Thank you for posting! I'm sending the article to my daughters.

I heard this word hanging out with some friends this evening, it was new to me! sop·o·rif·ic ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 5, 2021:

Alcohol is soporific to me, doesn't take much which is handy.

Inculcate verb (used with object) to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 5, 2021:

Churches inculcate, and brainwash as well.

Televangelists... 😆[youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 5, 2021:

My book club is currently reading a novel that explores this topic. The book is: The Church of Exemptions: A Farce with Footnotes by Luis Granados, Sharon McGill (Illustrator), Jennifer Bardi (Editor) Really good read, I highly recommend.

CHURL.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 4, 2021:

Ah yes, one of my favorite words is "churlish".

smells [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 4, 2021:

I got a "not available" message when I clicked. Good job!

Nurses can be imbeciles too! Even if god himself or herself materializes in front of her and tells ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 4, 2021:

Too many people out there that are listening to the Dumpsterfire. The sad joke is, many of those A--holes in government saying the shot is not safe/needed have gotten the damn shot.

Here is George Clooney response after Trump accused him of being a "Hollywood elite.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 4, 2021:

Donnie Dumpsterfire has no grasp of reality.

Fighting the PUSTULE's legacy on SCOTUS

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

Moving this to your proflie as the link is broken.

You are right, Jerry.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

So true, so very true.

The Republican mantra

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

The Republican Jesus is a scary fella.

I have been writing with a 33 year old for 3 months and due to his work we have not yet met, He’s ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

Good luck with that.

Very interesting history

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

Curious George was one of my kids most beloved books. I think the grands have it, if they don't they will by Christmas.

Dolmen noun a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 2, 2021:

New one for me.

Ruminating While High: Women’s Rights March - YouTube

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 2, 2021:

The Women's march event in Omaha was a rally and it was pretty well attended.

this article well-explains what I'm dealing with and has good advice for anyone who might encounter ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 2, 2021:

I read that somewhere else recently, what a sad state of affairs.

Reagan redux☠️ The first stupid con man POTUS!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 2, 2021:

I didn't like him then, and I like him even less now.

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: “Oh, she says, well, you're not a...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 2, 2021:

This only happens if you are in a place where people actually walk, and where can you buy just ONE envelope? There is no place that I can walk to to buy anything that I will have sidewalks all the way and won't have to try to cross a busy street with no stop lights unless I want to cross an overgrown field with no sidewalks. I've lived here 8 years and know very few of my neighbors.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19 [cnn.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

I read this on MSN news this morning while I was working. I made a note on a post it note to remind myself to find the article and post it on FB and here. And damn it! That post it is still at my desk.... You scooped me. Oh well. The news did give my day a lift.

Parody on mask wearing

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

for those that don't want to go to FB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltjBT_TuUVA

Scrimp verb (used without object) to be sparing or frugal; economize.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

I have been known to scrimp a time or three...

"Distance can never be a barrier," a man wrote. Eye roll.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

For me, distance IS a deal breaker. People my age do not just up and move, and moving is a gigantic hassle as I know from experience. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded or horribly naive. Neither is acceptable in a future partner.

WIFE WANTED! $2,000 FINDER'S FEE IF YOU SEND THE RIGHT WOMAN TO ME, WE FALL IN LOVE, AND GET ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

I saw nothing there to make me want to contact him, With all the retiree ladies in Florida, why can't he find someone close to home. He reeks of desperation or stupidity, neither of which is attractive.

Diabetic gastric

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

You need to talk to your doctor and a nutritionist. Asking strangers on the internet is a good way to get really bad advice.

I hate Trump!

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

What a weird world we live in the someone like Donnie Dumpsterfire became president of the USA. How far we have fallen as a nation. I'm not especially proud of being an American most days.

This seems to be my life story

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 1, 2021:

I know I am unique, and some people consider me weird. I don't care. I do what I wanna do when I wanna do it, and I don't care what anyone else thinks. My kids are use to it and do their own thing as well. Most of my life has been marching to the beat of a different drummer and it is way too late to change now. If others can't hear my drummer or keep up, I'm fine solo. Or as my sister tells me, I do me so very well.

Aureate adjective golden or gilded.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 30, 2021:

New one for me.

Cordial adjective courteous and gracious.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 29, 2021:

And also: NORTH AMERICAN another term for liqueur. Similar: liqueur alcoholic drink 2. a comforting or pleasant-tasting medicine.

WERSH.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 29, 2021:

New one for me.

One cannot be considered a moral person when he or she chooses to believe thinks that are not true, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 28, 2021:

And what happens if they don't know the things they believe are not true? When I think of some of the things I was taught as a child, I had some really messed up ideas. Why would I doubt those who taught me? They "loved" me after all. If I believed it, it must therefore be true. It is what I was taught, and I'm sure I was a "moral" person. All generalities are no damned good, including this one.

Rout noun a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I wish we'd rout more Repubs.

Cats May Connect to Their Owners Just as Much as Dogs | PEOPLE.com

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 28, 2021:

One of my cats has been really clingy this week, when I'm working she tries to get my attention and asks for attention. I love the nitwit, but I gotta work to afford to keep a roof over her furry little butt.

Farron Balanced - Arizona Republicans Call For Resignations After Ballot Audit Collapses ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 28, 2021:

Of course they do! They should all resign, every blasted Republif--k out there.

Chernozem noun a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 27, 2021:

New word for me.

RBG knew the truth

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 27, 2021:

Gee, I just reposted that on FB yesterday :) I'm glad you liked it so much.

Monday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 27, 2021:

What a sweet little family.