I'm going to book an airbnb home in Ukraine so I can help one of the hosts there.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 8, 2022:

I read about this on FB, and I think it is a great thing to do.

The DJ on the radio has asked if you had lost your small talk skill because of being isolated?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 8, 2022:

I answer phones all day, I still have my small talk skills.

Tuesday morning cuteness...Mama, that mean ol' mouse was gonna get me!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 8, 2022:

Good mamas protect their babies. She's an excellent mama.

Pretty sure he's twisted enough to take pride in the comparison

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2022:

Yes, he would look at that with pride.

Hey guys, let's play a rhyme game!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2022:

Glad I caught this early. I'm moving to your profile because I don't want any woman to be labeled like that. I don't disagree, but it is pushing a line, and I'm not going to go there.

Not having someone to talk to on a romantic level has made me delve into how to find a quality ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2022:

Jeeeeze, the crap that gets printed today. Basically, women: don't be who you are, be like this instead. Be intelligent.... but don't be too intelligent. Listen to him, because he doesn't care what you're thinking. Make him laugh. I just had dinner and now I wanna go barf.

It is Maurice Ravel's birthday. Here is Bolero [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2022:

I can't count the number of times I've heard this while watching ice skating on TV. It fits that activity well.

Superfelines

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2022:

One of my cats will lie in the path of the roomba, little twerp. She also likes to drop her stuffed toy mousie in the path, which caused the rollers to stop and then I have to go fix it. Also, little twerp. I'm waiting for one to ride it, but after 4 years I don't think it will happen.

Monday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2022:

So very gorgeous!

I often fear about getting in trouble talking with customers at work but I have to tell it like it ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2022:

I answer phones all day for a credit union. I'm speaking to people all over the world, our member base has a connection with the military. So, all sorts of political and religious leanings. I hear "god bless you" all day long. And OMG, the wackdoodlenoodles come out of the wordwork. At one time we took over the credit cards that the NRA was issuing, so yeah, lots of NRA members; those wacked out republican nutbags. I don't engage. Just don't engage. Some do want to draw us into discussion, but all the calls are timed and I'm trying to keep my "average handle time" down, and the calls are recorded. If they get close to the edge of my comfort zone I ask if there is anything else I can do for them and I wrap it up. I like my job, for the first time in years I have a job I like and it pays damn well also for the first time in years. No way do I want to screw this up. I will be polite and I will be bland as vanilla pudding. Just DO NOT engage. They are not worth it. I like the ones who swear at me, I get to hang up on them. I also flip the bird lots of time. I work from home, and I'm sure my team mates do the same thing. Yes, people are f'king cray cray, if I didn't have my kids and my Humanist book club I'd be bonkers, fer sure.

An unsolicited message I received on Match.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2022:

And that's pretty much why I dropped off of most dating sites. I'm in Nebraska, this place is chock full of xian republicans, and I can't get past the stupid.

Stark contrast:

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2022:

Perfect!!

Sciamachy noun an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2022:

Cool! New word for me.

Inefficient behavior. What's behind it?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2022:

Learned helplessness. If he does it badly someone else will take over. My ex had been a good, or at least experimental cook when I met him. He quickly learned to be inefficient in the kitchen. We agreed he would cook dinner on Saturdays. He cooked pizza every week, from scratch, and every week it got worse. Then we had another child, and then we moved, and he never cooked a dinner again. When he lived alone he reheated convenience meals from the grocery store. Now he lives in a retirement center, and from what I understand he eats in the dining room and lets them do the cooking. When we have extended family meals he never contributes, which really pisses me off. He has more money than all of us, and I don't like subsidizing him.

I notice that Pepsi-co and McDonalds are still operating in Russia.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2022:

I am all for a boycott, I don't buy any of their products anyway. But I will help spread this idea.

Enumerate verb (used with object) to ascertain the number of; count.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:

I once worked for the Census, and my official title was Enumerator. It was a fun job while it lasted.

Well, what a busy, baking Saturday that was! 24 shortbread fingers, one large date-loaf, three ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:

I make soups on the weekend to consume in the coming weeks, I usually freeze individual portions for my lunches during the work week. Today I am making cheddar broccoli potato soup. I can actually stop making soup now, when it is warm I will make salads for my work day lunches, but I found this recipe and it looked good... I have another two months or so of soups in the freezers. I should really stop making soups, but there is great peace of mind/comfort for me with a full freezer.

Spring has sprung, Kimbo is playing with his first lizard in a long time.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:

My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.

Goodbye to Robert. I tried to be kind. Was I clear?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:

Seriously, you need to write a book or a blog about adventures in dating, especially aimed at boomers. It would be great fun, cathartic, and other women would know that they are not alone and I'm sure the feedback from readers would be a whole 'nother book.

Brown eyed parents and blue eyed children.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2022:

My parents were blue eyed and had all blue eyed children. My ex's parents were brown and green eyed and he has brown eyes. He expected all our kids would be brown eyed. They are all blue eyed.

Pindan noun semiarid country; scrubland.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2022:

From Wikipedia: Pindan is a name given to the red-soil country of the south-western Kimberley region of Western Australia. The term comes from a local language and applies both to the soil and to the vegetation community associated with it.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pindan That is a new one for me.

Friday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2022:

Look at those little knives in her/his feet!! Kitty can do some serious damage there.

The best possible outcome:

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2022:

Looks like he is working on that.

Sylvan adjective consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2022:

I remember in elementary school I learned that Pennsylvania was actually Penn's Woodlands, or a wooded area formerly belonging to Mr. Penn.

The Patriot vs. The ANTIFA fearing mamas boy.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2022:

He is an example to world leaders everywhere.

Before I start, I realize that I'm risking sounding like a spoiled brat.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2022:

You've learned something about yourself and your mom, good info for the future. If you want something specific get it yourself. Your mom doesn't put the same priority on it as you do. It is OK to be angry, that is part of cutting the cord from your mom. You're an adult now, don't wait for anyone else to meet your needs. You don't sound like a spoiled brat to me. Yes, you're disappointed in your mom. You're both human. Save your money for when it does become available.

bibliophile noun a person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2022:

I admit, I am a bibliophile. But I just love books. I don't care what they look like, and many of mine are now digital. Much easier to pack up and move my kindle rather than boxes and boxes of books.

Interesting bit of stock market news.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2022:

OTOH, makes it really expensive to drive a car now.

Boris Johnson has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2022:

I agree, and I think Putin is gonna get his ass whipped all the way.

Thom Hartmann is calling republicans the Seinfeld party.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2022:

Best description I've heard of the GOP all year.

In case you missed the subtext: Fuck you, Putin!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2022:

Not truly directly Drumpf related, but I will allow.

Wednesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2022:

pretty baby!

ANODYNE.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2022:

I am most familiar with the med term usage.

Nailed it

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2022:

Wow! Perfect!

A difference worth noting ....

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2022:

True patriots there.

Tired of canned messages, I answered literally. Critiqued his profile. Ha!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2022:

Please share the reply if you get one, that will be the true measure of the man.

WELLY.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2022:

Another one I'm familiar with due to reading Regency and Historical romances.

My house is under the flight pass of helicopters and military flying circus machines making their ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2022:

One the one hand, thank goodness they are there. I don't envy them their jobs. I've been there, I'm a veteran. OTOH, yes, it's hard to have a peaceful coexistence, they do make a great deal of noise.

I'm back. Able to get into my account for the first time in a week,

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Glad to see you back!

Metronymic adjective derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

It is also spelled m*a*tronymic. My first name is a matronymic, I was named for my maternal grandmother and great aunt, they were both named Pauline.

Monday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

They can come home with me.

REAL leadership VS. lip service

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Teddy doesn't just walk away, he flies away as fast as the plane can go. He's a world class wussy man.

VERNACULAR.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Good word!

Scurryfunge!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Yeah, I don't do that. Take me as I am or go home.

Body Scan: all the better to know, and calm, yourself.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 28, 2022:

I meditate daily, I use an app called CALM. Body scans are great biofeedback.

Someone needs to send this to companies that want people to go back to the office even if they are ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

I am thankful that my employer has decided WFH is going to stay. We don't even have desks assigned to us any longer. We will be doing hotelling, where we have to reserve a desk before we go into the office. In 10 months I've spent one full day in a training room, and been in the building twice to exchange non working parts. I so much prefer to WFH. No driving is a plus, kitty visiting is another plus. I don't care if I ever meet my teammates F2F, it may be better that way.

I've never been a fan of holidays ,,,[agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

I am thankful for every birthday I've had. My mom passed at age 45, I was 14. She didn't get to see me graduate, get married, or meet my children. She would have been an awesome grammie. For that reason, I cherish every birthday of mine, and my kids and grands. I will cherish and celebrate every milestone no matter how small. My 19th birthday was gas chamber training in Army basic training at Ft. Jackson SC. I even cherish that birthday. When someone complains about bad birthdays it's hard to top that one. (I gotta admit there are some awful birthdays that make mine seem insignificant.) I celebrated my mom's birthday by giving her a granddaughter on her birthday, and two of her grands have her middle name, and one of the great grands. Enjoy the birthdays, someone is glad you're here.

And….he is also ‘God’ to the very same ones.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

They worship a very strange god.

Fuel and logistics problems frustrate Russian advance Though Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

Putin was a fool, and he is paying the price.

Russia interfers in our democracy.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

Recently we're not so united. I don't know what would ever unite is again. Just remember, if you move a couple of letters in unite, it becomes untie.

Just when you thought you had seen every possible online dating scenario!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

The technology is new, the actions really aren't. It's a tale as old as time.

What are your fears today?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

My deepest fears have been poverty. I had some not so well paying jobs for a few years, and tenuous employment. One of the jobs I had did not pay great (but health insurance) and the manager and team lead were weirdly close and the team lead did not like me. I did end up fired. And it was during the pandemic. The tides have turned, I have a great job now, pays better than I have had in the past 10 years. And I'm doing well, my team lead praises me frequently. I have "adjusted" to the idea there will likely never be a "significant other" in my life. I'm a liberal atheist in a conservative xian state, there is a hard limit to what I will tolerate. I am not going to die alone, I have great kids and grands, and no fortune to squabble over. They are there for me because that is how I raised them. There are worse things than living alone, I could still be living with my ex, although the way things are going I am sure one of us would have ended up dead sooner than "normal". I had fantasies about him tripping on the stairs and breaking his neck... That was when I knew it was time for a divorce. I have my hobbies, I see my kids often enough, I have my social networks, and I do what I wanna do when I wanna do it. It could be lots worse. If I decided something needs to change I will change it, but for now, I'm content. And compared to some, I'm living the high life.

The average dog is pretty cleaver.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I had a golden that had a good sized vocabulary, and he also was trained to hand signals. That was very handy when he got out and ran across the street. He was headed back to me when I saw a car coming. I gave him the signal for lie down, he did. The car passed, I let him up, and he came running back to me safely. He was the BEST DOG EVER. He was my favorite son.

My new wife. [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I LOVE this woman!! Good for her.

Coronach noun a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 25, 2022:

I don't believe I've heard that one before, thanks for the expansion of my vocabulary.

SCINTILLA.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 25, 2022:

I remember seeing this word in a book as a diatribe with most of the synonyms included, so as to make sure the recipient of that diatribe fully understood what the word meant. I wish I could remember what book that was, I'm sure the speaker was female, smart, and hugely pissed off. Other synonyms are jot and tittle.

Paul Krugman has a great idea to reign in the Russian oligarchs Laundered Money Could Be Putin’s ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 24, 2022:

We live in interesting times.

Barchan noun a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 24, 2022:

Cool, new one for me.

Latest quilt . . . I am in love with it and would marry it if that were legal.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 24, 2022:

That is beautiful!! You do good work!

Oenology noun the science of viniculture.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 23, 2022:

The word oenology, derived from the Greek oînos (wine) and lógos (science) refers to the science dedicated to the study and knowledge of wines. It also studies the cultivation of the vines, the production of the wine, its ageing and packaging, its tasting, its consumption and its marketing.

Do you personally know anyone to whom this wise cowboy might well be speaking?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 23, 2022:

Fer sure.

This looks like the kind of copy pasta typical of scammers. [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 23, 2022:

Fer sure.

That's 2 Life sentences for each of these racist assholes.. [.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Good, that sends the message loud and clear that you can hate all you want in your heart, but you better damn not take any actions. I hope these morons have a good time in the slammer, and learn the hard way about what it is to be powerless.

ban math books too

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Yeah, math was never my favorite subject either.

Guillemet noun one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Way cool!! New for me!

Assaults unconscious middle schooler

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

I don't see the link to Trump in this, I'm moving it to your profile.

So very true. I used to have a very close relationship with my huge extended family. Not anymore.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

I am fortunate, I cut off the morons before the arrival of Donnie Dumpsterfire on the scene. I don't think there is anyone in my life that is an outspoken Drumpf supporter, or if they are they are keeping really quiet. I have a BIL that I will not discuss politics with, he lives in the rural part of the state and I know he leans R very hard, but other than that he is a great guy. My immediate family is very D and very liberal, except for my very xian R ex. It is hysterical when ex makes a pronouncement and one of the son in laws just calmly explains why he is so very wrong.

Tuesday morning cuteness...Strike a pose

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Very alluring!

Just curious, do any of you invest in crypto currency?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

I don't invest in crypto currency, and I won't ever. All signs point to it being a huge scam. I hope I'm wrong else there will be many people hurting.

I've got better things to do !

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

Anything is a better thing to do than go to church.

Sometimes wonder when posting about physical & mental health a bit, I wonder whether the post ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

I assume everyone is honest and posting about their issues. I don't presume to judge anyone, I take it all at face value. I don't think we have anyone posting too frequently to make me think they are posting for attention, and if they were I'm not sure I'd notice. We all have our burdens and I'm not going to judge anyone else's burdens based on mine.

Tweedy's Lewisia grows on rock cliffs. Hard to get up there.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

That is beautiful!

Togated adjective clad in a toga.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

sounds breezy.

Stick with this post from Jim Wright.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

Awesome!

I retired last September and I'm still having trouble getting into some kind of groove.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

I am NOT a neatnik or a clean freak. My philosophy of cleaning is "As Needed." My definition of "needed" varies per hour. My house is clean enough to keep the health department away.

Funniest thing I've seen all day.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 21, 2022:

Drumpf wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in his tiny mushroom.

One of my favorite political cartoonists/artists is Gary Huck. Here's his latest.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

I suppose he can dream, but damn I hope he is just a foggy memory in very short order.

Woodwose: a hairy wild man of the woods.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

New one for me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_man#:~:text=The%20wild%20man%2C%20wild%20man,Roman%20god%20of%20the%20woodlands. The wild man, wild man of the woods, or woodwose/wodewose is a mythical figure that appears in the art and literature of medieval Europe, comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands. The defining characteristic of the figure is its "wildness"; from the 12th century, they were consistently depicted as being covered with hair. Images of wild men appear in the carved and painted roof bosses where intersecting ogee vaults meet in Canterbury Cathedral, in positions where one is also likely to encounter the vegetal Green Man. The image of the wild man survived to appear as supporter for heraldic coats-of-arms, especially in Germany, well into the 16th century. Renaissance engravers in Germany and Italy were particularly fond of wild men, wild women, and wild families, with examples from Martin Schongauer (died 1491) and Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) among others.

Acequia noun an irrigation ditch.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

New one for me! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acequia#:~:text=An%20acequia%20(Spanish%3A%20%5Ba%CB%88%CE%B8ekja,in%20the%20Americas%20for%20irrigation. An acequia (Spanish: [aˈθekja]) or séquia (Catalan: [ˈsɛkia]) is a community-operated watercourse used in Spain and former Spanish colonies in the Americas for irrigation. Particularly in Spain, the Andes, northern Mexico, and the modern-day American Southwest particularly northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, acequias are usually historically engineered canals that carry snow runoff or river water to distant fields. Examples of acequias in New Mexico have lengthy historical roots to Pueblo and Hispano communities, and they are incorporated into traditions including the matachines, life in the Rio Grande Bosque of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, and pilgrimages to El Santuario de Chimayo. The term can also refer to the long central pool in a Moorish garden, such as the Generalife in the Alhambra in Southern Iberia.

New tool for the archivist.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

Fireplaces in every room, and he flushes it. He is some kind of special.

No wonder they look so happy all the time.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

Where can I get some of that?

Callipygian: having beautiful buttocks.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 20, 2022:

I may have been accused of that about 40 years ago... Not so much now.

Jovial [ joh-vee-uhl adjective endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I like jovial people.

This is me!

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

When you've been in a unhealthy environment you often don't realize how sick the group is until you are strong enough to get away from it.

8 Toxic Patterns in Mother-Daughter Relationships Despite the commonalities, there are differences.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I am fortunate that my mom was generous and very giving. Sadly she passed on when I was 14. The woman my dad married 6 months later was a piece of work. I think I was/am a good mom to my girls, at least that is what they tell me and we get together fairly often.

Forget Brandon , this

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I want that on a T-shirt!!

I feel sorry for the bear.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 19, 2022:

I can confirm that there was a polar bear: https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-tower-of-london-menagerie/#gs.pl2h56

Thought we could use a laugh.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I doubt if anyone that age has a rotary phone, or even a land line.

One word killed my interest. Has that happened to you?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I sometimes use the word "ain't" just for emphasis or to be contrary. Or to be a smartass, though I know you may find that hard to believe. I live in a state that is full of church going Republicans and farmers, I grew up in this state, I feel like the redheaded step child, I really don't belong here.

Some suggestions on what direction to take negativity moving forward.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

Trouble is, not all of those can be done at the instant. When/if I'm angry at work I'm not likely to be able to exercise right then. Taking a shower is likely only to be done at home, and I'm at the age where I can't take a shower that often.

Never let the war crimes of Japan ever be forgotten: [abc.net.au] [en.wikipedia.org]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I think all nations should make amends for their war crimes. I don't know of any nation that has not committed atrocities at some time in their history, some more atrocious than others.

Scary crossing Chatter Creek with huge Spring runoff.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

Quite an adventure!

Trump's Social Media App Is Making Users Donate To Republican Party [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

He is a shyster from day one.

I have been trying to figure out how to write an effective profile on these dating sites.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I think this is good info. A few years ago when I was active on dating sites, I got a few messages from guys who had pictures of them holding fish, and in their boats. It told me who they were, and it also told me that they were not who I wanted. I hate fishing, I'm not fond of boats.

It's a trap. [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

I was married once by a JP in Leominster, MA. He was also the undertaker. He married 'em and buried 'em. Second marriage was a judge in Lyngby, Denmark. We were both US Army stationed in Germany. No family at either wedding. Oldest daughter had a bit fancier wedding, but it wasn't over $10,000. Second time was much cheaper. Youngest also had a simple and cheap wedding. Yeah, wedding can be crazy ass parties that suck money down a black hole.

They can sleep anywhere, can’t they?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

awwwww, so sweet!

I'm being watched.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

If you have kids or pets you are ALWAYS being watched. Glad she is settling in.

Gunbatte (pronounced Gan-ba-tay) which id a Japanese word that loosely translates to "do your best ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Good word and good concept!

Andiron noun one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Gotta keep those balls of fire in the fireplace somehow!

Yeah.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 17, 2022:

I see this contains a number of triggers for me, so not going to watch it. I think they should be marched naked in freezing weather to a brick wall and then shot. Good grief, I hope they haven't procreated.