Hello, Kittie Frirends.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 5, 2021:

The bottom line is you need to do what is best for you. The Humane Society will be able to advise you of the options for the kitty.

VIRAGO.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 5, 2021:

I resemble that remark, and I bear the title with pride.

Gotta love the Satanists. [yahoo.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 5, 2021:

Awesome, and quite clever, too.

What do diabetic people do with thier insulin when unhoused?

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 5, 2021:

Yes, the US is generally #1 in neglect of the most vulnerable of our citizens. If you aren't wealthy, white, or male the government doesn't care about you unless it is to regulate you and make it harder to live.

Online dating: would you meet a grouchy looking person?

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

I admire you for your tenacity. I totally believe some people just don't read, or pay attention to what they read. That was a waste of your time and his. I think your time is more valuable, he sounds like he's just taking up space until he shuffles off this mortal coil.

I tied last year's record with snake 11 today.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

What period of time was it last year, if from New Years to New Years you have ample time to break your record significantly. I'm not sure if congrats are in order, but you're becoming quite the snake wrangler.

What do a tick and the Eiffel Tower have in common? They're both Paris-sites!

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

So punny, so very punny.

Yup, true.....

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

I love my cats, they are my fur babies, but I love the grands way much more than that.

I came across this interesting article on immurement.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

It would likely be deemed cruel and unusual in the US, however; I don't notice the US is doing so good in having good judgement.

Connubial adjective of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

I have heard tales of connubial bliss. Never experienced it personally, but I am sure it exists.

WODGE.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

New one for me, and I'd love a large wodge of Chocolate Cake.

The Young Turks - Mike Lindell Threatens TYT Investigates for Uncovering THIS Secret ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2021:

OMG!! My Humanist group watched an expose of "The Family" just before the Covid shutdown. We learned all about those National Prayer Breakfasts.

Moratorium noun a suspension of activity.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

So much of the US has declared a moratorium on compassion and common sense.

Vasectomies needed for all the GOP men in Texas!

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

As soon as they hit puberty, no exceptions!!

Why do so Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: [mail.google.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

that link is broken, moving to your profile.

The Texas Republican anti-abortion laws are to control women.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

I agree, Republican men are terrified of becoming and being treated the way they are treating minorities and women. When I first read "The Handmaid's Tale" it freaked me out. My calming device was to remind myself that I was one of "the frozen chosen," and it couldn't really happen anyway. Just fiction, I told myself. OMG...... Now I'm no longer among the chosen, the blinders have been removed from my eyes. I am of the belief now that Republicans are just plain evil beasts. Yes, It is damned expensive to raise a child, and women with privilege have access to abortion and birth control. Their babies won't be turned into cannon fodder. Women of color and poor women are needed to breed those future boots on the ground no matter what it costs to bring them up. I don't see this ending well.

It's not just USA that gets flooded cities.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

Floods are all over the earth and we are likely to see more as the ice caps melt and oceans rise. One of the good things about being in the middle of the US is I'm likely to have ocean front property if things don't calm down soon.

A powerful message for Texas

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

It is indeed very powerful.

This is just to notify other members that I may be leaving agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

So glad you got it worked out. This is part of the reason I don't use my phone for much besides a phone. I'm much more comfortable on my laptop, and I so much prefer a normal keyboard.

A stupid clown.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

Wow, succinct and perfect.

McCarthyism, Writ Big! [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 3, 2021:

It has an error, moving to your profile.

Today's steep hike: Scary, narrow elevated wood trails and elderberries.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 2, 2021:

What is the treatment for your osteoporosis? Hiking should be great for it, any weight bearing exercise strengthens bones. Your photos as always are amazing.

There had to be a connection!

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 2, 2021:

I never thought about that before. I don't mind the fur, no outfit is complete without a little pet hair.

It's good to have befriended many!

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 2, 2021:

I've got some in the family!

Nature can indeed work in strange ways.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 2, 2021:

That pretty much nails it.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END: A Trump Organization executive that prosecutors have been trying to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 2, 2021:

I hope he spills all and takes the family DOWN!!

Now Texsucks women will have to go to other states to have an abortion, thanks to the republicans in...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 2, 2021:

Not only that, but per HCR: Last night at midnight, a new law went into effect in Texas. House Bill 1927 permits people to carry handguns without a permit, unless they have been convicted of a felony or domestic violence. This measure was not popular in the state. Fifty-nine percent of Texans—including law enforcement officers—opposed it. But 56% of Republicans supported it. “I don’t know what it’s a solution to,” James McLaughlin, executive director of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, said to Heidi Pérez-Moreno of the Texas Tribune when Republican governor Greg Abbott signed the bill in mid-August. “I don’t know what the problem was to start with.” At this moment I am pretty sure I will never set foot in Texas again, and also fairly certain I will not do business with companies based in Texas. It seems unfair to some of those companies, but I am in no position to influence the government in Texas, but they are. I am pretty sure they will not notice my lack of support for their business, and I have no idea what the political leanings of these companies are, but I vote with my pocketbook whenever I can and I'm not sending another of my hard earned dimes into Texas if I can possibly avoid it. The motto of the Dept. of Roads of Texas is "Don't Mess With Texas", to which I reply Texas is doing such a darn good job of making a mess all by itself. It is now a good state to be from, as far from as possible.

Pick and choose your battles

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

I'm surprised anyone would stay that long. I'm a white girl and I would have been out of there before I ever sat down, that's just beggin for trouble.

Alma Mater noun a school, college, or university at which one has studied and, usually, from...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

I am familiar with this, I believe I heard that Harvard was JFK's alma mater, and his son's as well. Of course I heard of it with JFK Sr. way back when.

The Enemy is Within: [theguardian.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

"Two decades after 9/11, the real threat to the US is our own far right." Truer words never printed.

The Enemy is Within: [theguardian.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

The Guardian has said I can't read anymore unless I pay for it.

Dallas police officer placed on leave after allegedly killing cat | TheHill

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

What do they mean by "distress"... There are lots of details left out. If it was a mercy killing that is one thing. Did the disturbance the officer was responding to have anything to do with the cat? That seems like a click bait story.

After a COVID skeptic falls to the disease, people ask an awkward question: Should we care?

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

These past 20 or more years the ideological differences between them and us have grown. We are both so convinced that our way is right, it is the only way to be, we can no longer regard the other side dispassionately and listen for the truth of their belief. Understand that the us and the them are shifting groups of individuals who either agree with us our disagree. There is no rational discourse, it is all heated rhetoric. IF you change your mind/learn more/evolve your base groups scorns you and you may lose your identity before you are ready to. People really get dug in to being afraid of change, of education, of evolving. It is quite irrational. And that is why there are people dying of covid who have refused to be vaccinated. Our last less than illustrious president didn't do a damn thing towards reconciliation or breaking down barriers. He was all for more rigid barriers, and this is the price the nation is paying for that horrible decision. I am/was a true bleeding heart compassionate liberal. But my well of compassion has dried up and my give a damn got up and went. My mind screams let the suckers die, they brought it on themselves. My mouth and fingers try to make it less scathing than that, but really... Karma is a bitch and she is working overtime. Yes, I have a dearth of compassion, and I worry for me and for the rest of the world. This isn't going in the right direction, but I'm too tired to do more than notice it is going to hell.

Was thinking back to the beginning. Things have evolved and things have changed. Crazy.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

Life is change. Some change is beneficial, some isn't, but it is all part of change.

Biden criticizes Texas' severe new abortion law, vows to defend abortion rights.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

Texas is turning into a Gestapo state, which is rather alarming.

The difference is that one actually looks nice on at least one sex.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

That is perfect!!

Too bad it's not jail

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

Jail is preferred, but I'd settle for 6 feet under.

Just Say Neigh! Yes, eating horse manure is excellent for stopping Covid in its trot.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

I am letting this stay, but future posts please connect more directly to DT.

So cute, I want one of each.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2021:

Many years ago, I had that. We had a 4 year old male golden, Chief; and the we adopted the Millennium Kitten aka Millie. Miss Millie weighed about 4 pounds, Chief was 75# or greater. She bossed him. They were adorable. She'd groom him and I'd warn her that was going to be a huge hair ball for a tiny kitty. Miss Millie was my heart cat, and Chief was the son I never gave birth to. Best dog and cat ever.

Trump Fraud Lawyer Collapses Under Basic Questioning [youtube.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

I don't think she's the sharpest pencil in the box.

The Ring of Fire - GreenBerg Providing FBI With Intel To Take Down Matt Gaetz & Justice Barrett ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

Matt Gaetz needs to have a "come to Jesus" moment, he's the scum of the scum bags.

Rooster Comb Fire was 100% contained by 1:00 p.m. today.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

Modern technology is amazing. Glad you are safe and didn't have to bug out.

Vaccination isn't a guarantee of immunity against Covid, but .

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

I have a cold and have lost my voice. In one of the wakeful times last night I was googling the difference between Covid and a cold. I have no fever, I'm sure it is a cold, but in the dark hours of the night your mind goes weird places. I have been vaccinated, and if given a chance to get a third I surely will.

REGALE.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

I love this word, I love to be regaled.

Trumpanzee defined.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

Doubters have to be the most sane and most beleaguered people around. We're surrounded by ignorant masses who believe the BS coming down the pike without any consideration. I never have a 2x4 handy when I need it.

Likely Scammer [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

I got a NOT AVAILABLE message, looks like he is gone, gone, gone!!

Likely Scammer [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2021:

I could swear I've seen him before.

I would like to say a big "THANK YOU" to @HippieChick58 for allowing me to park in her very safe ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 30, 2021:

I am pleased to be of service, it was great to get to meet you, and glad you have had good travels. Maybe when we have two feet of snow in Omaha I will head for Arizona. Probably not this year, but one day.

Nostrum noun a pet scheme or remedy, especially for social or political ills; panacea.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 30, 2021:

I have heard that used before, like Ivermectin is a nostrum for Covid.

I don't drink however I found this amusing.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 30, 2021:

Actually, I drink for sleep. It usually works pretty good.

Update on yesterday's brush fire. Amazing how fast fire swept uphill.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 30, 2021:

Just always remember that things can be replaced, you can't be. I am glad you are safe.

I totally agree….

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 30, 2021:

Prophetic words for sure.

Glenn Kirschner - First Insurrection Trial Set for 10/18; Answers to FAQs About the Insurrection ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 30, 2021:

Love this! Thanks for posting!!

Great! Keep them coming! Darwin winning![politico.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

AAAAANNnnnnnnddddd another one bites the dust!

In July, McDonald was appointed by DeSantis as part of a closed-door panel on masks in schools.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

I hope for him that his malpractice carrier has a sense of humor or they are gonna drop his ass like a hot potato.

It really chaps me when I realize how much more my health insurance is going to cost next year ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

I rarely agree with insurance companies, but in this case I do. I think there should be a waiver for those who cannot be vaccinated, but the rest of the unvaccinated can get screwed with medical bills. It will be a mighty expensive lesson for them.

Found in my FB folder

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

But those fluffy jellybeans grow up to be your match. Just wait...

We eat with our eyes, too.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

I don't see that as appealing, but I could add it to other foods. I used to make refrigerator oatmeal, adding pureed fruits to oatmeal and chia seeds, mixing it in a jar or bowl and letting it sit in the fridge at least over night. I would use the yellow watermelon that way, the color and flavor would be camouflaged, and you'd get the health benefits.

A Covid sceptic who was hospitalised with the virus and went on to urge other people to get ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

Coulda, woulda, shoulda; or so soon dumb, so late smart.

Texas Anti-Mask 'Freedom Defender' Dies of COVID-19. I feel amused.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

Darwin award winner, I don't have any sympathy.

PTARMIGAN.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

I thik I first learned of this word in the Clan of The Cave Bear series by Jean Auel. I have known forever what pheasant and quail looked like, my dad and brothers hunted them. There are no Ptarmigan in our neck of the woods.

Southern Republicans are fools.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 29, 2021:

Darwin wins. I don't mind the stupid people dying, I do mind when they take out good people with them.

The comments of mentally deranged RFK Jr, the noted antivaxxer and his drug addict brother Douglas ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

Wow, that sucks. I think Sirhan Sirhan should never be allowed out in the free world again.

We are a collection of atheists, agnostics and free thinkers many of us are humanitarian and pursue ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

I tend to eat vegetarian for a variety of reasons, including the treatment of animals. I think it is healthier for all of us, including the planet. It is also cheaper, which is a contributing factor for my choices. I serve meat when my kids come for dinner, and I eat whatever they cook when I am at their house.

Spring is on its way.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

We are gearing up for Autumn, I am starting to see trees changing colors, and thank goodness the heat seems to be abating. I love your pictures, Spring is my favorite season.

Miss America, 2121.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

She looks melty!

“The Curse of Southern Culture, Part V” I am infuriated and deeply saddened by how rural and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

I lived in Louisiana for almost 2 years, left in 1983, and was never so glad to leave a state. The education system is a joke, the attitudes of the locals just drove me nuts. They seem to be proud of their ignorance.

One of the peachicks is starting to get some color, this is not an indication of the gender yet.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

OK, I googled it. Female peafowl feathers tend to be either brown, gray or cream in color. Females have white bellies, while males' bellies are the same blue as the rest of their plumage. Although males look far more attractive, females have the advantage in the wild, as it's easier for them to camouflage themselves and avoid predation.

I didn’t think it was possible to hate Trump more!

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

I don't hate Trump. What I feel goes so far beyond simple hate that it cannot be described. And this from a wordsmith. Loathe, despise, abhor don't come close enough. And yes, so many of our current ills can be laid at Donnie Dumpsterfire's feet, this is just another one.

Of course wealthy women will just be able to leave the state. [m.huffpost.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

I think this law is horrific! Yes, wealthier women can leave the state, will a private citizen sue the airlines that took her out of state? If she drives can they sue the gas station that facilitated her escape. I see such a rash of vigilante activity it makes me head spin. I'm so damn glad I never lived in Texas and have no desire to ever live there or visit ever again.

Ron DeSantis, dead politician walking.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

Should there be a link with this? Moving to your profile as there is no apparent connection to Donnie Dumpsterfire.

Someone recently posted don't vaccinate children , here are a few thoughts on that

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

I am thankful for modern science, and I will get any shots that are made available in the future.

28 August loser Him-typical liberal bitch Me- What's the point of your messaged?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

When men insult women it is a power thing. They think they are "keeping you in your place." which is subordinate to them. Of course we know better, and that type of man is best not in our lives.

Got a text from the asshat who dated me a few weeks before revealing he didn’t tell me about his ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

I'd have answered "sorry, I don't do sloppy seconds." But actually I'd have blocked his number after I found out he was stringing me along.

OBSCURANTISM.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

New word for me.

Saturday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 28, 2021:

That is just way tooooo sweet!

Everyone on here needs to read this.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 27, 2021:

I gave up on dating sites, if I can't meet in person I'm not going to meet anyone. Either way, I'm having the same success as I did when I was on dating sites and much less frustration.

Today I found out the condition shared by my overly talkative friends. It is called logorrhea.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 27, 2021:

Logos = utterance, rrhea = flow. A flow of utterances.

Definitely a ass

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 27, 2021:

Too many jackassses walking around on two legs making life more treacherous for all of us.

NERD.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 27, 2021:

I've been accused of being a nerd, I don't mind.

Well, boy did I get played.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 27, 2021:

I don't remember the exact number of times I've been corresponding with some male from a dating site and we've scheduled a meeting, and I get ghosted. It isn't exclusive to gender. It is a shitty way of doing business and a waste of my time, which is why I dropped out of dating sites. The last dude that ghosted me had told me where he works and I was able to find his work site. He told me who he worked for, and I had his picture from the site. He sells insurance, it was an easy find. I mailed a handwritten note, no return address to his office address and essentially told him he was a POS, and not to f--- with former WACs who have mad internet sleuthing skills. Online dating sucks, which is why I stopped. I don't have time for that BS. If I meet someone it will be local, so it will have to be work, REASON, or Omaha Humanists. With the new surge of Covid and WFH I'm not likely to meet anyone anytime soon, and I'm OK with that.

Some late season colour in the garden is still pleasing, even at the end of a long summer.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 26, 2021:

I love hollyhocks

MINGING.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 26, 2021:

New one for me.

BOLSHY: adj. Defiant or uncooperative. Derived from "bolshevik."

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 26, 2021:

New one for me.

How to let a man down gently.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 26, 2021:

For me one of the deal breakers is a TV in the bedroom. I have had a TV in the bedroom a few times, but it never got watched. I dated a guy who slept with the TV on. I cannot do that. I have a fan and white noise on, but never TV. I have a 2 TVs in my house, one has not been turned on in years, it is in the basement family room. The other is in the LR, but it is a small house. I don't have cable, I do have Roku and usually watch Netflix or Amazon. My TV is on less than 2 hours a day, and likely less than that. I grew up with TV in the living room and my dad watching TV every evening and sports on the weekends. I hate sports on TV. I am not put on this world to "make" anyone happy. I am content, and I make quilts. So far this year I have read 30 books. Might be more, sometimes I forget to add them to Goodreads. I once dated a guy who had not read a book since HS. He was over 50. That and his family drama made that a short relationship.

More Good Lawyer News! [rawstory.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 25, 2021:

Woot!! I hope he learns his lesson, finally, even if it is a final solution.

The 40-year-old state senator from De Pere has six children Republican Sen.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 25, 2021:

Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

Men are single because women have high standards.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 25, 2021:

I met a younger man once, we connected from a dating site. I agreed to meet him for lunch. At lunch he revealed he was unemployed, doing odd jobs, living in mom's house. He said he was looking for a woman who would help him find his path. I told him that was his mama's job and he was likely in the right place as he was living under her roof again. I told him I already raised my children and if I needed a project I'd start a new quilt. There was no second date.

Mishpocha noun an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 25, 2021:

I know this one from reading books about Jewish families when I was younger. It is a Yiddish term.

I can’t believe he’s not in jail for this mess he engineered.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 25, 2021:

I agree, he should be in prison, not flying around with secret service protection.

Wednesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 25, 2021:

Those are some fierce looking adults, I don't wanna mess with those babies.

LOQUACITY.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 25, 2021:

I have known some truly loquacious people, they can be exhausting.

Hey, nobody said Floriduh is full of Rhodes Scholars! [boingboing.net]

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 24, 2021:

Jeebus, that is messed up. I am so glad not to be in Florida. All the time actually, but especially now.

Rapprochement noun an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 24, 2021:

Makes me think of All is calm, all is bright, all is well with the world.

From the past, remember this we didn't learn anything

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 24, 2021:

Sadly our education system is failing, the meds work fine. Making America Great Again needs to start with our schools. Teach true history, teach critical thinking skills. We shouldn't have to reinvent the wheel when there is a public crisis. There shouldn't be public crisis of this sort.

Protests have accelerated ending in some parent/ teacher violence fanned by right wing media

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 24, 2021:

This is such a crazy time we live in, I am thankful I have no kidlets in schools right now.

KOWTOW.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 24, 2021:

I learned about kowtow as a part of Asian cultures.

Yes support them absolutely

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 23, 2021:

Sadly, I am afraid this is the tip of the iceberg. Both in doctors walking out and in numbers of patients going in. What a world we live in

South Florida doctors voice frustration

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 23, 2021:

I think lots of those docs would like to thunk politicians right long side the head. Wake up dammit! Your rhetoric is killing people.

Monday morning cuteness...I seez a bugie

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 23, 2021:

Sweet baby!! My kitties entertain me for hours by chasing down the bugs that get into the house.