So typical.

HippieChick58 comments on May 30, 2021:

Please find some sympathy for your friend. Having a child with "special" needs is an overwhelming challenge whether or not you're a believer. When your child is sick you will grasp at any straws that show promise, and if you're part of the brainwashed crowd then of course god is in control. Yes, I agree, I don't understand how they can accept that god is "challenging" them and their child. The same way I don't understand why their god allows any child to be mistreated. But when they are in the trenches fighting that battle for and with their child is not the time for any challenge to their religious beliefs. Yes, now that I am out in the fresh air of sanity I know that especially the xian belief system is a wacked out delusion to be sure. But now is not the time for your friend to be challenged for her beliefs. She needs every comfort she can find. Trust me, I'm a mom and grammie, there is nothing more daunting than your child's illness. My granddaughter was born the day after xmas, 5 weeks early, and spent several days in the NICU. It was not a good time and she was born out of town so it she was not in a local hospital. (She was healthy, just needed to get over the shock of the early birth, just needed some additional monitoring.) When you have a sick child you need all the support you can get, it's freaking scary. Yes, it is sad, and even nearly criminal how people trust in "god" who arranged all this. All you can do now is support the friend, and if you can't then she needs your silence.

Pretty respectable so far.

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

I think he is doing what he was elected to do, govern. He's not golfing, or tweeting, or insulting anyone. What a breath of fresh air.

One-Quarter of White Evangelicals Believe QAnon 'Storm' Is Coming to 'Restore Rightful Leaders' ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

Sigh, so many, many children left behind.

Yes, I agree that the reverse is also true.

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

Yes, that is not gender specific. I know some confused women that I wouldn't wish on any man.

Pièce de Résistance noun the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

I am familiar with this word, I don't think it gets used enough.

Gavin MacLeod, Murray on the Mary Tyler Show, has died.

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

I think I saw that he was 90. He had a long life,

Dennise won $60,976 in scholarships so far. Many are renewable.

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

Denise is an inspiring young woman. You should be proud of her, and yourself. You directed and inspired her. You have been a force for good in her life.

I just made some garlic spray to repel mosquitoes fleas and ticks.

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

You make me happy that I have a lawn crew. My yard has a hella slope and my kid refused to mow it, so I hired a crew. Yeah, I need the exercise... but no sense killing myself.

Big cats seized from park belonging to Tiger King couple

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

No private citizen needs to own a big cat or other wild exotic animal.

My mom and stepdad adopted two calico kittens yesterday.

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

They are adorable!! And good for them for adding these sweet demons to their home.

The conscious humans must strongly reject the intrusion of evil nonsense coming from the offspring ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

Very well said, very perfect sadly for this time we are living in.

I just signed the campaign: PETITION: FIRE TUCKER CARLSON FOR DEMANDING VIEWERS HARASS MASK WEARERS...

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

Tucker Carlson is a huge waste of oxygen.

Saturday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

I love all kitties, but especially ginger kitties.

McConaughey on possible governor run in Texas

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2021:

Generally I don't think actors make good politicians. Thank DAWG I don't live in Texas.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski Says Mitch McConnell Is Blocking Jan. 6 Commission For Political Gain | HuffPost

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

Of course he is. He wouldn't do it for less. He doesn't do anything unless there is some gain for him.

G & G Toxic Sludge Company

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

Absolutely perfect. They are the bottom of the bottom of the barrel, the slime from snail trails, the little white speck on top of chicken droppings.

Skylark verb to frolic; sport.

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

That is a new definition for me.

We are getting one hail of a storm.

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

We had 1 and 1/4 inch of rain on Thursday night, thank goodness no hail! We've had 6 inches of hail a few years ago, they got out the snowplows to get it off the streets. I love spring weather, it's so robust!

Grey Fox on the back porch.

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

It doesn't look like he has started to shed his winter coat yet. I feed wildlife all the time. We've destroyed their homes, so I think we owe them.

Definitely the only wall

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

We should have built it many, many years ago, and much taller and sturdier.

Covid-19 appears to be slowly receding with more and more people getting vaccinated.

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

I will not join any dating sites, but if I meet someone IRL I'd be open to it. My Humanists group and REASON (Rationalists, Empiricists and Skeptics of Nebraska) group got together for a picnic in a local park a couple of weeks ago, and one is planned for next month as well. At least I know the religion of the people in the groups. Since I WFH, I won't meet anyone at the office.

Queen Bee Taj Mahal [youtu.be] All the bees wear their winter coats this morning. Brrrrr!

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

Nice

Reagan is the devil that gave us Trump, Never forget, Never forgive.

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2021:

Ronnie Raygun was definitely an acceleration of our downward spiral.

She seems to think that nap time means cuddle time.

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2021:

All times are cuddle times when they want to cuddle. I had a cat that would cuddle when I slept, I loved it. I really miss her too.

Slow news day in Australia. Does this article entice any sympathy from people here? [abc.net.au]

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2021:

I am happier if they are not dating or mating. Lets stop spreading the lies around.

Here is the porch swing it still needs to be stained and polyurethaned other than that it is ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2021:

It looks fabulous! However, you're not going to have much of a swing there. When I was growing up we had a fairly deep porch and could get the swing going pretty well. And when it bumped the wall we scattered to the winds because we knew better than that :)

Have a blessed day, folks

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2021:

So, worshiping the sky daddy? Gag me. Might as well spit into the wind.

New bill addresses college professors and faculty

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2021:

I had not realized that was an issue. This is good info, thanks for posting.

If you can, go look at that beautiful moon!!! ❤❤❤❤

HippieChick58 comments on May 27, 2021:

I got over an inch of rain last night, the moon was well hidden.

[agnostic.com] Anyone else getting this one being persistent

HippieChick58 comments on May 26, 2021:

He hasn't bothered me yet. He has that look...

Oh Pu-LEASE let it be true! Orange jumpsuits for the Trumps! I have questions about the grand jury...

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2021:

I have no doubt he would throw anyone and everyone under the bus to try to save his own ass. Can you imagine them all throwing each other under the bus. What carnage!!

Palaver noun profuse and idle talk; chatter.

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2021:

This is one I learned from my grandmother, she liked to use the word palaver to describe the neighbors' conversations.

ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS TIME FOR Lola. vhttps://youtu.be/GP0X0CRMZLU

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2021:

Lola, la la la la Lola! The memories!

Tick tock tick tock! [businessinsider.com]

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2021:

I hope they find what they need to ruin him forever.

Donald Trump Says His Website Drew 36.

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2021:

So. because he can't play on them, they're boring and nasty. Well, he didn't want to play that dumb game after all. Jeeze, he out toddlers actual toddlers, talk about arrested development. However, we all knew that.

So,...which???

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2021:

I read all the Harry Potter books, so I see the kitty as both.

These 4 Myths About Slavery Are Still Told Daily | PushBlack Now

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2021:

What amazes me is that white landowners treated the animal livestock well. So the enslaved people were treated much worse than the four legged critters. It seems to me that the degradation of the enslaved people was very personal. Like the slave masters saw their humanity and tried to stomp it right out of them, like it was an affront to them. It was and is very irrational.

New addition to the family! Meet Mazikeen, otherwise known as Maze.

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2021:

Adorable!!

Sunday morning early I was driving home from Saratoga County.

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2021:

If I apply anything while driving it is chapstick, and colorless. I wear chapstick all the time. Or almost all the time, today I actually have lipstick on.

Who else Installed an 8 track tape deck and rear speakers?

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2021:

I never did that, but I knew plenty who did.

KFC is 3D PRINTING chicken meat using 'animal flesh cells' at 'meat of the future' Russian lab

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2021:

I'll pass, and i never eat at KFC.

A man from Whidbey Island wants to meet me. I hit him with logic.

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2021:

That brought back some memories. Ex was stationed at Ft. Lewis, we lived in Tacoma. Then he retired and got a job, we lived in Bothell and Snohomish. I remember the ferries. I remember a ferry ride after a small fry puked in her car seat and started running a fever. We were headed for Whidbey Island.

Passing churches at 10am at high speeds with a loud ass scooter.

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

Good for you, just stay off my street!! I'm not near any churches.

Biden in, Trump out of Paris wax museum; Obama shall remain too

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

I think it is appropriate that Donnie Dumpsterfire is in multiple boxes. He has always been a rather disjointed individual.

This is the bullshit they are trying to sell

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

Thank DAWG that there are video cameras in nearly every pocket today, we have proof they were there and what they did.

Mot Juste: the exact right word or phrasing.

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

Good expression.

2 out of 3 should have been met with military force. Guess which one Trump chose?

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

He has been a blight on American history for long enough, for far too long.

Stray, Three-Legged Cat Who Spent 9 Winters Outside Has His Own Fireplace Now | The Dodo Cat Crazy -...

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

What a beautiful face!! I am so glad he has a comfy life now.

Bubblehead Boebert Colorado Rep.

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire, but also a certified dangerous dingbat.

I thought we fought this battle in the 60s and 70s

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

Like we're reinventing the damn wheel.

Like daddy, like son!

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

LOL! Adorable!

Amber Ruffin: I didn't think there was a space for me in late-night.

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

I just finished Amber Ruffin's book with her sister. They are from here in Omaha, and I had no idea Omaha and the surrounding area was so racist. That is my white privilege showing. I am glad she has found her audience, and I hope she goes far. Times, they are a changing, but not nearly fast enough.

this is how I sometimes feel ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

I had an in person interview recently that should have been a zoom call. Aside from the fact it got me out of the house, it was a waste of my time.

Dreaming of TUNA....

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

Adorable!!

Talk me through this?

HippieChick58 comments on May 23, 2021:

IMHO, this is a train wreck.

I finally got a look at the babies while mama was away!

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2021:

What a huge change in just a few days! Thanks for the front row seat.

They are trying to and must be stopped

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2021:

The truth must come out and some asses must be fried.

We are on a tornado watch.

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2021:

I have lived in Tornado Alley most of my life, I have seen funnel clouds, I have seen the damage to my childhood hometown after a tornado blew through. We are well versed here that watch means it could happen, warning means be ready for it. When the sirens blow get to the lowest level that you can. I have done that more times than I care to think about.

The 12 Stages of a Book Hangover

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2021:

I don't think I've ever had a book hangover, at least not as has been described. I do know the acute sense of loss when a really good book ends. And yes, I stay up way past my bedtime way too often to read a good book. And sometimes I do that with a book that is just OK. One of the last books I did a marathon read on was Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicles. Not my usual reading material, it was recommended by one of my kids. I read the first two right through. And then I found out the third and final has not been written yet!! I was horrified, and horribly angry. It has been 10 years since book two came out. Recently he had some fun with the waiting fans https://winteriscoming.net/2021/05/12/kingkiller-author-patrick-rothfuss-trolls-fans-the-doors-of-stone-twitter/

Good job, Albert. 😂

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2021:

Years ago i had a cat that farted. I also had a boyfriend that would gag whenever he did. This boyfriend was dad to three kids and had changed plenty of diapers, the youngest were twins. We broke up for other reasons, no great loss, as he would have been useless to have around. The Army sent me to Germany (I asked to be transferred) and he was busted for DUI. I'm so glad I dodged that bullet.

Theopneustic: (Adjective) divinely inspired From the recent posting FFRF wins lawsuite against ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2021:

I am so glad you picked that up. I barreled right past it.

What do you think?

HippieChick58 comments on May 22, 2021:

My rule is that there are NO rules. What works for couple A may not apply to couple B. The only rule that applies to life is the "Golden Rule", do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The Buybull, Koran, etc don't do much better than that, in fact do far worse. I won't get into the sexism of the meme. "His woman?" Well, maybe I am going into that after all. "His woman?" She's not property, his or anyone elses; and vice versa.

Lest we start feeling all forgivey

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

I will be a very long damn time before I feel remotely forgivey. It was my birthday! And what they did is almost 100% not forgivable by any stretch of the imagination.

First settler cabin (1886) build in a rural area restored in Eastern WA

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

That is way cool! And as far as men with white beards, Santa wanna bees? I don't care, if it makes them happy I'm all for it. Same as for whatever gals wanna do. Might not be my choice, but it's all good.

All-Female 82nd Airborne Team Jumps Out of Woman-Crewed Air Force Cargo Plane | Military.com

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

Awesome!!

I don't always have time to stop and smell the cactus today I did.

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

Sooo pretty!!

Pentheraphobia noun Fear of one's mother-in-law From the Greek "penthera" (mother-in-law) and ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

My late former mother in law was a doormat. There was nothing to fear from her.

Dr.

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

Wow!! That is way cool and sounds like it will be greatly interesting.

He would in a heartbeat

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

He damn tried!

From 1999 to 2015 my organic veggies at Brook Glen Farm kept me healthy and happy.

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

How did the Tax Man take it?

Dogs are for people who want to be worshiped as gods...

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

That sums it up very well.

Friday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2021:

What a beautiful trio!

MAGA: Make the Asshole Grovel to America

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

That works for me.

It would turn out the same way for most of them, wouldn't it...???

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

Sadly it isn't too difficult to do.

Rep. Tim Ryan Unleashes Fury Fury On GOP Lawmakers Opposed to Jan. 6 Commission

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

We need more like him!

How to easily roast garlic without oil.

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

I regularly roast multiple heads of garlic, then smush up and store in the freezer in individual dollops. You can never have too much roasted garlic. I use olive oil to bake it with, I'm ok with the added oil.

8 out of 10 Klan Members Think Tucker Carlson’s a Little Too Proud of His Racism ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

Perfect!!

Guy Finds Stray Kitten And Bonds Hard With Him | The Dodo Soulmates - YouTube

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

They're lucky they found each other.

Happy Thursday all...U B my friend???

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

That is too sweet!! When my kitties see squirrels on the deck the go into attack mode.

HOYDEN.

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

This is one I saw frequently in Regency romances. I am pretty sure it applied to me when I was young.

What your favorite derisive name for Trump?

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

Donnie Dumpsterfire.

Quite possibly the only thing worse than not having your spouse be interested in you, is finally ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

I have come to the conclusion there are too few liberal single non religious men in my preferred age group in my area. I have pretty much written off dating sites. If I don't meet someone in my social life I am not likely to meet anyone ever. And I'm OK with that. I am content on my own, I have my kids, grands, Omaha Humanists, plenty of hobbies, and a huge stack of books to read.

Today daughter Claire put up curtains I made for her.

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2021:

They look great!! Love the dream catcher!

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2021:

another one bites the dust, again!!

There is nothing like mail ordered chicks.

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2021:

I have never seen a young pheasant before. I have seen dead pheasants, and occasionally I have seen pheasants in the wild, usually flying some where else as I drive by. Will you be hunting the ones you release?

Ivanka Trump Is Now Under Criminal Investigation In New York

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2021:

Awesome!!! I hope the find all sorts of shite and send her to the big house for a long, long time.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2021:

Waltergolf72 has replied to me. I messaged him yesterday that I remembered him from his previous visit. His response was "Good morning. Yeah you are right ,its been long have been here online also . Just thought of reopening my account on this site to reach out with old friends if there is still one here." Now he knows he has been observed. I highly doubt he has any friends here, but whatev.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2021:

Waltergolf77 just replied to me. I had messaged him that I remembered him from when he was here before. He replied: Good morning. "Yeah you are right ,its been long have been here online also . Just thought of reopening my account on this site to reach out with old friends if there is still one here". I have my doubts about his "old friends", I don't think he was here long enough... But whatev.

Moonshot noun a very challenging and innovative project or undertaking.

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2021:

Yes, why not shoot for the moon...

Wednesday morning cuteness...They look exhausted!!!

HippieChick58 comments on May 19, 2021:

Oh sweet babies!! Those babies are an adorable mix of mama and daddy.

[broadwayworld.com] The latest lampoon of the GOP by Randy Rainbow.

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

Love it!! Randy Rainbow rocks!

I definitely would eliminate doughnuts. What about you?

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

I am all about the sushi. I would skip the donuts, I'm trying to stay sugar free. The tacos are a maybe, and bacon is mostly meh. I can take it or leave it.

Good classification

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

His picture should be in the dictionary beside the term "dickhead".

Day 12. Might have to bulid an addition on that nest.

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

Well, ya'know gotta give the kidlets some incentive to leave the nest, and being pushed out would definitely be incentive.

Here are some plant names, you barbermongers and kickie-wickies.

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

I am familiar with Lambsquarters, not that I remember which plant it is right now. Candytuft I think is a flower.

There are three keys to a bright American future.

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

I agree!

Mother Nature is not always kind.

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

Life is hard and short sometimes.

Beau of the Fifth Column Let's talk about if I'll still wear a mask.... [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

I will still wear a mask. I don't trust anyone right now, if I ever did.

Trump and Extradition? [alternet.org]

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

I'm sure he will have the best lawyers to delay things as much as possible so he can delay paying those lawyers as long as possible, if ever. He's on a sinking ship.

Judder verb (used without object) to vibrate violently.

HippieChick58 comments on May 18, 2021:

That is a new one for me!