I may be losing my job soon.

Bigwavedave comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Why are you stressed. ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@rogueflyer Thank you! That was very helpful.

I may be losing my job soon.

Bigwavedave comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Why are you stressed. ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 16, 2018:

My job. It is a tough job, and I am dealing with people who are stressed/hurt. I work in Short Term Disability claims. The case load is high, and I'm just not fast or efficient enough to keep up. So many variables. So much that can go wrong. Some of the stuff wakes me up at night. I wake up reading medical records, or trying to make phone calls. Then the current news scene doesn't help, but compounded with my job, it is overwhelming. We have a fairly large turn over in staff because it is a tough job. I can see the stress on my coworkers faces. Some folks can handle it, some not so much.

Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?

seaspot_run comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Neil DeGrasse Tyson! LOL! he's awesome, hot, and has an amazing voice. And he is able to render astrophysics comprehensible for us dummies~

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@seaspot_run I just have to figure out how to control the drool. ;)

Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?

SukiSue comments on Aug 16, 2018:

My Mom...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 16, 2018:

Me too!! She died in 1972.

Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?

seaspot_run comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Neil DeGrasse Tyson! LOL! he's awesome, hot, and has an amazing voice. And he is able to render astrophysics comprehensible for us dummies~

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 16, 2018:

and he is hot too!!

O.K. Ladies is this true for most of you???

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Yes!! I pretty much gave heels up. I prefer stability and comfort, especially as I don't have a supporter to lean on.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@FrayedBear don't wanna use that when I'm dressed up!

Question: When a scammer contacts you, is one of the first questions they ask about your previous ...

NothinnXpreVails comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I don’t remember messaging you ?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 15, 2018:

I think I'd remember you.

Question: When a scammer contacts you, is one of the first questions they ask about your previous ...

Condor5 comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Are you talking specifically about "dating" sites? Or...?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 15, 2018:

yes, almost any dating site, and I recently have gotten it here.

It is interesting, how woman's blue jeans used to look new when you purchased them new, and now when...

Condor5 comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I remember my mother buying iron-on patches to put on the knees of my jeans as a kid. To this day, I dislike wearing denims with even a small hole in them. This look (the current trend), baffles me altogether.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Condor5 6 kids, my dad was a brickmason and we lived in Nebraska. Essentially my dad didn't work for several months every year. We gardened, we used it up, wore it out, made it do, or did without. I wore hand me downs most of my life, some from my brothers and some from older cousins. We went without a lot.

It is interesting, how woman's blue jeans used to look new when you purchased them new, and now when...

Condor5 comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I remember my mother buying iron-on patches to put on the knees of my jeans as a kid. To this day, I dislike wearing denims with even a small hole in them. This look (the current trend), baffles me altogether.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 15, 2018:

IKR!! I remember patching my kids jeans when they were younger, and they told me to NEVER do that again. I mended jeans when I was a kid, my brothers were hell on jeans.

Today I was listening to ABC morning program and an interview with good old KellyAnn Conway.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

She looks ghastly! Like her halloween face already.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Captain_Feelgood I do look the mirror every damn day. I see a tired plain 60 year old female. I am not one of the beautiful people and I am happy with that. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Your corpulent, flabby orange blow hole Twittler in Chief seems to have a preference for the beautiful people and is positively lethal to the less advantaged. Why he chose KellyAnn I have no idea, but makes me wonder who or what she knows. If you don't like reading what I post you are very welcome to block me.

The dish it was sitting on was about to overflow so I improvised. mymotherinlawstongueisonthetoilet

IrishTxJudy comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Nice. I have no luck with plants ...?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@misternatureboy I love Sanseveria, I have several. Sadly my cats like them too.

Are handmade items a dying art?

yogafan108 comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I make my own soap. Does that count?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 14, 2018:

me too!!

Today I was listening to ABC morning program and an interview with good old KellyAnn Conway.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

She looks ghastly! Like her halloween face already.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@Captain_Feelgood I haven't seen bags like that since I last took a vacation.

This guy is such a piece of shit.

JustLynnie comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I hate him

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 14, 2018:

Most of us do. Actually it is more than hate, but I'm too tired to find a better word.

Nowhere as good as the original

JK666 comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Trump is NO biker!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 14, 2018:

He's just the slum lord.

TC, waiting for the gardeners to leave..

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

beautiful! What does TC stand for, The Cat?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@AMGT That works!

[youtu.be]......... Who remembers this wonderful song ?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Not showing up for me. Getting a try again later error message.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@HardBlues69 Lovely, thanks for posting!!

Barnes & Noble says sales of books related to anxiety are soaring. Here's why

kmdskit3 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

My tinnitus, racing heart beat and inability to catch my breath got in the way of making sense of the article. What did it say?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 13, 2018:

I feel your pain.

How long have you been here?

Sceniq comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Just 5 minutes lol

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Woot!! Welcome!

that is so true...

John-Paul comments on Aug 12, 2018:

This is a good thing. It is a good thing that they are all coming out, like cockroaches from an upturned stone, like all the filth and slime that hides in your drains. Yes, it is a good thing that Trump has emboldened them to be more public. This shit has festered in the underbelly of our society ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@John-Paul You are cool now, we know you now. Your first post was a tad vague, and as I mentioned, I recently kicked off some trolls. I tolerate a great deal, but were here to have fun, disparage Don the Con and his administration, we don't need anyone raining on our parade. We don't have too many issues here. There are some conservative members who seem to dislike me; gosh an outspoken female who dislikes Drumpf, what is not to love? Where you have strong opinions you have fireworks. But here we are safe to bash as we see fit. Welcome to our little enclave, I hope we hear more from you!

that is so true...

John-Paul comments on Aug 12, 2018:

This is a good thing. It is a good thing that they are all coming out, like cockroaches from an upturned stone, like all the filth and slime that hides in your drains. Yes, it is a good thing that Trump has emboldened them to be more public. This shit has festered in the underbelly of our society ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@John-Paul I'm the mod for this group, and for a moment (just a tiny moment) I was concerned that a troll had infested us again. Then I checked your profile and figured you were one of us. Now you have removed all doubt and I thank you for that. I thank you for your clear, concise answer and your patience. I feel your pain in your location. I've lived all over the world, and even in my area which is the bluest of Nebraska, there are people I want to shake and ask where the hell they went to school. I lived in rural Louisiana some years back, and when I had a chance to go back I said "oh hell no!" Thank you again for being clear and concise.

that is so true...

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Somebody needs to put some LSD in their water supply, chill all that hatred out.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

I've often thought it should be mega doses of prozac or xanax.

that is so true...

John-Paul comments on Aug 12, 2018:

This is a good thing. It is a good thing that they are all coming out, like cockroaches from an upturned stone, like all the filth and slime that hides in your drains. Yes, it is a good thing that Trump has emboldened them to be more public. This shit has festered in the underbelly of our society ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Is your comment that this is a good post, or that neo nazis have been emboldened by #45?

How long have you been here?

Holysocks comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I don't know exactly when I joined, but it's been awhile. <--- types to admin 'When did I join?' Please and thank you.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Go to your profile and off to the right it gives you a bunch of details about your profile, and way at the bottom it gives the date you joined.

Is my forehead too big?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

There is nothing about that picture that would make me run the other way. You aren't drop dead gorgeous, but you are not hard on the eyes. I don't see anything that looks weird.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Deveno Thank you, that is very sweet, and made me cry. I do have kids and grandkids. I got lots of cuddle time last night with my granddaughter. If I can't have an SO, I will take baby hugs and kisses any day. And then there are the kitties as well.

Is my forehead too big?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

There is nothing about that picture that would make me run the other way. You aren't drop dead gorgeous, but you are not hard on the eyes. I don't see anything that looks weird.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Deveno I live in the middle of a conservative backwater and I'm atheist to boot. I've done so many dating sites/services/processes, I've lost count. I am convinced a potential partner is not in my area, and I am not willing to relocate. The only way I can find a partner in my area is to have a lobotomy, and I'm not wiling to do that either. There is no dating up, down, or sideways in this equation. I will likely live alone until I have to move in with one of my kids, which is not good cuz then I'd end up seeing their dad much more often. Hopefully by then I will be senile and won't notice.

Now I might contribute to that? Were is that time machine when you want it?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Does anyone had a flux capacitor laying around?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@BettyColeman Doc Brown

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Sheannutt comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Sure do, then we had to do all the housework.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

My dad used to do the laundry, then my sister and I had to fold it and put it away. To this day I loathe, abhor, detest, and hate tighty whiteys. T shirts, handkerchiefs, and tighty whiteys for dad and 3 brothers was lot of whites.

Is my forehead too big?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

There is nothing about that picture that would make me run the other way. You aren't drop dead gorgeous, but you are not hard on the eyes. I don't see anything that looks weird.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Deveno Yes, I did. I think if I told him he was drop dead gorgeous he wouldn't have believed me, and maybe blocked me. I don't usually talk to men that are drop dead gorgeous. If they have contacted me I suspect them of being a scammer, and most of the time they are. As for taking leave of my senses. Well, depends on who you talk to. That may have happened 10 or 15 years ago, or just last night.

Here is my method of making homemade Miracle Grow. [youtu.be]

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

If you eat vegetables from China then you are eating veggies grown using human waste or night soil as the fertilizer. This is a long standing farming method in Asia.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

It is in Europe as well, however it is treated before it is spread. I remember driving by fields when the "honey wagons" were out there. Just keep driving...

Here is my method of making homemade Miracle Grow. [youtu.be]

pixiedust comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Never would have guessed this. Then why is dog urine so bad for lawns?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

more concentrated and all in one spot.

Warm up those printers and get ready for a road trip.

Snickers77 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@glennlab True, true, true.

Puget Sound Mussels Found to Contain Trace Amounts of Oxycodone | Inverse

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Were they tested previously? And what were the levels then? If no data exists, then there is nothing to talk about....yet

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

The mussels were taken from unpolluted beds, and moved into the sound.

Warm up those printers and get ready for a road trip.

Snickers77 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Snickers77 I was going 60

Warm up those printers and get ready for a road trip.

Snickers77 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 12, 2018:

LOL! As I generally regard speed limit signs as strong suggestions.... and at 60MPH would not have time to read that....

Resigns, goes to jail, chokes to death on a Big Mac...whatever

kenriley comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Made me smile. Now smile and vote, smile and vote.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 11, 2018:

vote early and vote often!

A question for someone out there with arcane knowledge: were oxen ever used extensively as draft ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 11, 2018:

YES, the Oregon Trail had plenty of oxen pulling the wagons. I'm a history buff, and live in Nebraska. I grew up on Oregon trail lore. http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ag.026

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@Wurlitzer And you're the same age as my kids....

A question for someone out there with arcane knowledge: were oxen ever used extensively as draft ...

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 11, 2018:

YES, the Oregon Trail had plenty of oxen pulling the wagons. I'm a history buff, and live in Nebraska. I grew up on Oregon trail lore. http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ag.026

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@Wurlitzer I LOVED that game. I could play it for days!! My kids loved it too, they still talk about it.

Why We Hurt Each Other: Tolstoy’s Letters to Gandhi on Love, Violence, and the Truth of the Human ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I wonder what would have happened if the Allies would have fought Hitler with love.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 11, 2018:

There are times force is needed, but other times, we need to use a tad more caution.

Can you survive?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I garden now and know quite a bit about edible plants. Would I kill animals, only if necessary. I eat mostly vegan now. I know a bit about animal care, I am sure I could raise and milk cows and chickens. I will eat eggs and milk products on occasion, I can also sew, make soap, i know how to dry ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@azzow2 Thank you! I've always felt out of step with society, and within the last few years have really moved to embrace it. It is good to be self reliant. I dream of living off the grid, but never alone. So I do what I can to live in society with as small a carbon footprint as possible. I use reusable towels and personal wipes instead of paper towels and toilet papers. I make my own deodorant, toothpaste, and lip balm. I have a worm box in my pantry and a compost pile. When you call yourself a hippie, you can't be like everyone else.

I started clearing off some shelves I hadn't touched in over a decade.

PhitDoctor50 comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I hope this link works. It’s a perspective that might help.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 10, 2018:

Thank you!! I had a therapist tell me that several years ago, and every once in a while I think I need to look it up. Thanks for finding it for me :)

Yes, please.

Hathacat comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I can see her sending a picture of some book she has never read, but thinks is "deep" and then neither one has read it! Not everyone wants to admit they are on their third reading of the "Harry Potter" books, lol!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

I'd be excited to meet someone who knew Harry. I make references to the books frequently.

If only tRump were truly like Lincoln. Unfortunately tRump doesn't like live theater.

Lostin15801 comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I can't wait until he's eligible to grace some of our paper currency. We'd have to retire Washington though because tRump is definitely the lowest denomination

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

well put!!

One can hope

PinkyandtheBrain comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I love you guys but really how can a truck move a family from America to Russia impossible.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

Having moved overseas and back 3 times, yes you need the truck to take it to the ship. I have moving horror stories.

That U.

silverotter11 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

trump is a traitor and not necessarily the fucking moron we think he is.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 8, 2018:

That's freaking scary!

Here here!! Correction: Hear hear ??

educatedredneck comments on Aug 7, 2018:

You want 1/2 a banana?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@Funnygir175 AMEN! I will select the bananas I want. I don't need 6 or seven, I just need one, maybe two at the most and generally I want to use them that day or the next. No green ones.

Here here!! Correction: Hear hear ??

FrayedBear comments on Aug 8, 2018:

As you you do not respond to private messages I will relay here - your spell check has applied the wrong spelling - it should be "hear hear". http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hear+hear

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 8, 2018:

Although that is 100% correct, was it necessary?

Since joining this great group of people, I’ve had several men take a look at my profile.

JustLynnie comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Girl, do you and dont sweat a thing. The right person will love all of you.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@agnosticbuddhist Amen is always appropriate, the xians don't own that. Merriam Webster Dictionary says: used to express solemn ratification (as of an expression of faith) or hearty approval (as of an assertion). Can I get an "Amen!?" :)

Went on a date tonight.

Mokvon comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Ok apparently my date was the former girlfriend of the waitress. And during the course of our date the waitress became intoxicated started to argue with my date. I mostly sat and listened didn't have and opinion I know nothing about. I decided that I was better off just ending the date. I took her ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@Mokvon Still, the manager should have not let his staff argue with customers.

Went on a date tonight.

Mokvon comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Ok apparently my date was the former girlfriend of the waitress. And during the course of our date the waitress became intoxicated started to argue with my date. I mostly sat and listened didn't have and opinion I know nothing about. I decided that I was better off just ending the date. I took her ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

And where was the manager who was derelict in his duties of supervising his staff? That sounds like a lousy restaurant.

OK.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Men: Your place or mine Women: Let's window shop, there is a nice wedding store down the street

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@GuyKeith I might have to agree with you on that one, but I have lived in some really sucky small towns not in Nebraska. I'm not a small town type of person.

This looks like a berry good pie. [tasty.co]

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

It does look delish!!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@Sheannutt Raw local honey is my main sweetener. It helps with my allergies.

Come one come all idiots and bigots.

KKGator comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Those are the national flags of Romania on top of those tents. It's not a rally for Cheeto VonTweeto. It's a circus in Romania.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

and he is the Ring Master and driver of the clown car.

Silly Zelda is playing with Roscoe the Robovac while it is running.

Sheannutt comments on Aug 7, 2018:

She looks like she's in love with it, she's so cute.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

it was moving at the time! She was trying to get the edge brush, my little nutso.

OK.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Men: Your place or mine Women: Let's window shop, there is a nice wedding store down the street

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@GuyKeith I'm on the far side of the state to the east. 530 miles east. That's a hell of a drive to go dancing.

This looks like a berry good pie. [tasty.co]

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

It does look delish!!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@Sheannutt Yep, I try to keep sugar out of my diet.

Silly Zelda is playing with Roscoe the Robovac while it is running.

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Robot companions are the thing of the future. She knows that.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

I am so proud of my forward thinking kitty!

Mental health warriors: tell me about something you're really good at.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I am a stitcher and quilter. I am good at encouraging. I'm a good mom and grandmother.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@ProudMary No, I didn't know any special activities. There is an awesome Quilt Museum about 50 miles west of where I live, in Lincoln, NE.

Tsundoku: The practice of buying more books than you can read | TreeHugger

JanGarber comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I use the public library. I am trying not to accumulate more books.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

Me too! Just returned 3 books and a movie, and picked up 3 more books and a movie. Call me frugal.

OK.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Men: Your place or mine Women: Let's window shop, there is a nice wedding store down the street

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

I don't know what kind of gals you're meeting; but for me marriage is not on the table. Not now or ever. Long term shack up will suit me. And the horrible expense and dog and pony show of wedding, I'll pass.

Are you an adventurous eater?

Foot152 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Tomatoes

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@Foot152 I think they taste like liquid sunshine!!

I had a "come to Jesus" meeting with my manger last week.

ProudMary comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Don't let one job make you feel that way. You haven't let anyone down. You're obviously an intelligent individual...or you wouldn't be on here! ;) I did have one job in my life where I was made to feel dumb and I fell for it, briefly. But we are all so much more than what we do to earn money.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

This is true, other parts of my life are dandy.

I had a "come to Jesus" meeting with my manger last week.

AncientNight comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Just because you don't get it on your job doesn't mean that you're dumb or incompetent. (If anyone is dumb, it's me for dropping out of High School back in 68.) With any kind of will power, you'll land on your feet and shine.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

Thank you!!

Are you an adventurous eater?

vnufall comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Adventurous and you dont eat fish??...lol

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@kjsgenie I love salmon!! I lived in the PNW, had fresh Pacific salmon, like heaven!!

Are you an adventurous eater?

Foot152 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Tomatoes

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

I grow tomatoes, and eat them right off the vine!!

I Fed The Wolf Inside My Heart

patchoullijulie comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Have you read the book WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype....Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Este's?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

I just put it on hold at my library. I may have to read more and spend less time here!! My stack of books is growing.

A Sisyphean task.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Thanks for posting!!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@Snickers77 Thanks!!

Sweet potato fries? [tasty.co]

AntaresRose comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I have not tried them, but have had many tell me they really like them.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

Sweet potatoe fries or anything else are awesome!

Do you remember this?

Condor5 comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I do remember those. Are they obsolete now?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

Just the strings. Bandaids are still around.

Do you remember this?

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2018:

That's a big bandage. Can't you get it out of the package without a string?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

maybe you didn't have them in Ireland, but in the US when I was a child Bandaids had a string you had to pull to open the wrapper.

Sir help me?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

This made me think of my childhood kitty. She was so sweet and so accepting. My sister dressed her up in baby clothes. This is Cocoa. She was my first heart cat, and the most gentle cat we ever had. When a small child picked her up, she'd go limp. And when that child put her down, she'd head for the...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@RobertNappi2 Her name was Cocoa, she "followed" my brother home from work one evening. She had a close encounter with a car at one point, and after that I was pretty much her human of choice. She would sit on the stairs at 9 pm and meow at me if I wasn't going to bed. My folks thought it was hysterical. She was Siamese, don't know if she was purebred or not. Didn't matter, she was all cat.

Some food for thought about Science.

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2018:

That comes across very arrogant.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@brentan I want scientists to be critical thinks and analytical. I don't see a believer being a critical thinker.To be a believer of things you don't see and cannot prove tells me you have WILLINGLY turned off the critical thinking skills. Well, if I can't figure it out with science I will say god did it and no one can ever disprove it and I can keep my job. This is the not scientist I want working for me.

Build Bridges Not Walls

patchoullijulie comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Normally I would agree but speaking for myself, I cannot and won't build bridges with racists, homophobes, KKK, Nazis and the likes.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

We need to connect with those that are not so extreme and can still be rescued.

I had a "come to Jesus" meeting with my manger last week.

jacpod comments on Aug 5, 2018:

I dont really understand, You,re so good at everything and so capable.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

It's funny and sad in a way. I hate reading legal documents. So a huge part of my job is dealing with contracts. Some of the job I'm really good at, but I'm not fast enough, and I have trouble figuring out some of the variations and remembering stuff we don't do frequently.

UPDATE: I've received several messages regarding TROLLS and I've banned one that I could find and ...

sweetcharlotte comments on Aug 5, 2018:

please tell me how to recognize a troll.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

Inflammatory language, or suggesting you shouldn't have posted or shouldn't use. Essentially someone just trying to stir things up.

...seriously!

GreatNani comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Well he is coming, just wait, he will be here in some date in the future and the world will end and you will burn in the flames and blah blah blah! But if you send me a check for ....I will pray for you!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@rogeralyn I have thought about writing a conservative Xian women's blog. I know I could do it, it would take some time. I'd have a pay pal link and ask for donations to keep the blog going. If I thought it would pay, and if I lose my full time gig I might try that. I can run with the Xian BS.

Thank you all for your great support regarding my post [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

You sound like you are surrounded by naysayers and really crappy people. Just a suggestion, but filter what you discuss with people who have a track record of being unsupportive. I know it is hard, but there are not many people I share very much with outside people I really trust. For me, that is ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@bleurowz That's hard. Most of my life I have lived away from family so they have had very little influence in my life, and I really don't have or need many friends. I have a few good friends and my present family , my kids and my sister are supportive of me. I have a brother who is currently "not speaking" to me. I called him on his BS and how dare I speak to him that way. No great loss.

Build Bridges Not Walls

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

We need unity. A house divided against itself cannot stand.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@shockwaverider I'm not interested in compromise. Those fence sitters need to get off their asses and come into the light and help vote that moron out of office.

Sunday at 11:30 am ?

Philistrate comments on Aug 5, 2018:

How about waffles. I prefer waffles. And REAL maple syrup!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

Only, only, only REAL Maple syrup. No Maple flavored HFCS (high fructose corn syrup)

Running out of luck

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

C'mon Mueller, we're tired of this dog and pony show!! Get some speed on!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@mcgeo52 Thanks, that give me some comfort.

Trumps Abortion Bill.

Our_existence comments on Aug 5, 2018:

tRump is one warped mf

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

I think warped is way too tame to describe him, but I can't think of a better one at the moment.

[returntonow.

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I keep wondering about relative merits of different groundcovers. Thanks for adding one for me to consider. I just don't like mowing grass. I didn't realize clover varies so much in height, but I went on Amazon and read on the clover seed varieties. Some are actually upwards of 12 inches, way ...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@MikeInBatonRouge That is awesome!! I have the same areas, parking strip areas that I could plant the clover in. My front yard faces south. Part of the parking strip area is bounded on 4 sides: sidewalk, driveway, street, and cement pad for the community mail box. It is about 3x4. I have long considered putting some sort of ground cover there.

Wow, wonder how long it took them to get this picture right.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

It is soooo cute!! OMG, I want them all!! I do wonder how they did it, too. If it was photoshopped you'd think they would have fixed that switch on the wall in the background.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@Sheannutt I know!! This is like my dream, ginger/white kitties and long haired as well. I'd like to see the Tom that sired them. What a pair!

My Rasputin in the sunlight.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Beautiful!! S/he looks inscrutable.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

@RavenCT My kitty girls are both right at 10#, and when they bounce off me in the middle of the night I definitely notice. Another 5 pounds would definitely wake you up!

Written by a friend.

MissKathleen comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Where is the problem?

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 5, 2018:

IKR. It's like most people have had lobotomies, especially a majority of those in the WH.

Living in a small town full of religious people is one of the most depressing forms of existence.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Why do you stay? You're not a tree... People like their delusions. Thinking is challenging for them.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Unrighteous Yeah, that is tough. I'm sorry.

Running out of luck

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

C'mon Mueller, we're tired of this dog and pony show!! Get some speed on!

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Krysia22 Yes, but I was younger then. I'm running out of time and patience here!

Hi @Admin and group. Anyone else that would like to see a kiss emoji as a choice?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Seriously, we need a green barf emoji.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@FrayedBear LOL. I think it is perfect.

Trump called Don Lemmon the dumbest man on TV.

Freedompath comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Trump may be a male, but we can hardly hold him to the standard of a man! He is a ‘fake man!’ What you see is what you get...there is no mystery behind this ‘fake man!’

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

He is a caricature!

If you could choose one book that has impacted your life the most, what would that be, and why?

Seeker3CO comments on Aug 4, 2018:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. It is awesome. A seemingly flippant title for a very substantive book

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Seeker3CO I'm looking forward to reading it.

If you could choose one book that has impacted your life the most, what would that be, and why?

Seeker3CO comments on Aug 4, 2018:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. It is awesome. A seemingly flippant title for a very substantive book

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

I just put that on hold at my local library. 11 copies, 22 holds, now 23. Popular book.

These are some of the 'new' things I'm trying this year.

HeathenFarmer comments on Aug 4, 2018:

The beans, yes, but okra I'll pass.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

me too!

Seems quiet in these parts for a Saturday night. Whats everyone doing ?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I have a hot date with the cutest and most perfect little man in the world. Or in plainer language, I'm baby sitting my 4 month old grandson. And he's asleep now... so I am online.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Stargazer13 My youngest had the first baby, she was 26, baby was born Christmas day 2016. Oldest daughter gave birth 4/21/8 at age 33. Middle daughter (age 30) says NO BABIES for her, she is an awesome auntie.

Which is why you pass those by who have no clue what life is really like.

Beelzebant comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Not intending to insult anyone here with children, but I wish only emotionally mature adults had children – or were given parenting tips at the very least. Why parenting isn't taught to all people mystifies me; we are taught every other skill in life – the most important one if lucky. It could...

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@SKH78 I am sorry you have had that experience. I think babies should only be brought into the world by people who WANT to be parents and made a deliberate well thought out choice to have a baby. My middle daughter is the world's greatest Auntie, but doesn't want children of her own. I support her decision 101%. She would be an awesome mom, but I respect her choice too much to ever seriously try to influence her decision. Babies are challenging little beings, and hugely expensive and time consuming.

My Rasputin in the sunlight.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Beautiful!! S/he looks inscrutable.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@RavenCT I'm babysitting my 4 month old grandson tonight, he's 15 pounds now. That is a hefty kitty.

Which is why you pass those by who have no clue what life is really like.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I have dealt with depression since I was in my 20s. At one time in my late 30s or 40s I went on meds. I told my then husband and father of my children what was going on. He told me he didn't want to hear about it because it made him depressed. Only part of the reason he is the ex now.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@MarkusCB That was the first time in a long time the depression had lasted long enough to be concerned. His dad was famous for telling his mom to "just get over it." She dealt with depression for many, many years, in fact most of her life. My ex was an Army officer, we met and married while we were both stationed in Germany. This is why I can give the dates and where we lived. It was after he retired from Ft. Lewis. Depression waxes and wanes.

Some say there is no mental illness.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

Anyone who says there is no mental illness is full of BS. It isn't weakness, a failing or a fault. It is an illness just as the flu is an illness, just as cancer is.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@Beelzebant I don't think you can blame it all on parenting. In fact I don't think you can really blame parenting. It is an illness, the brain chemistry is out of whack. They have done twin studies of children who have grown in good homes and not so good homes. Mental illness knows no demographics. Sometimes it is resiliency. Possibly it is genetics. It doesn't matter why, it matters that the individual has an illness and needs to be treated with dignity and respect.

Hi @Admin and group. Anyone else that would like to see a kiss emoji as a choice?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Seriously, we need a green barf emoji.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@FrayedBear that would be a holding the barf back so I can get to a safe place cuz I don't want to make a mess.

Which is why you pass those by who have no clue what life is really like.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I have dealt with depression since I was in my 20s. At one time in my late 30s or 40s I went on meds. I told my then husband and father of my children what was going on. He told me he didn't want to hear about it because it made him depressed. Only part of the reason he is the ex now.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 4, 2018:

@MarkusCB At that time over 10 years, I think. We lived in Snohomish/Everett area of Washington State. Married in 82, so this was before 1999 but after 1995. And we were married until about 2008.