This should stir up a hornet's nest. Her famed Nigerian great grandfather sold slaves. [bbc.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 19, 2020:

I would like to think mankind has made some progress since then.

Oregon Sues!: [dailykos.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

Good, I see that as a definite overstep of the administration.

I am posting this here bcz 2/3 of my darkness and misery and sad thoughts , and “ I f hate people ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

I am 62.5, and I love history, I have read lots that was never taught in school. There has NEVER been a time in the US when we have had this much crapola going on at once, and a designated leader who doesn't have the ability to lead. I believe these are growing pains of the republic which we are, or it is the death pangs. Depends on how the next few months play out which it is going to be. But yes, it is scary as hell, and yes, I'm anxious as hell. The only reason I have any hope for the future is I see my kids and their generation as very engaged and very disgusted with the Republican party. This is why I see it as growing pains. I see the conservative evangelical republicans as about to be overthrown. I see the oligarchy as coming down soon. Times, they are a changing. Change is hard. And yes, if I am wrong we are up Schitt creek without a paddle. But it isn't there yet, we just need to wait and watch. And yes, the waiting and watching is killing me.

Up until last week, a trip to the nearest wal mart ( 30 miles away:-) meant dodging through a store ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

He is a selfish, self centered bastard.

Saturday's first.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

Very good stuff!! Thank you!

Stephen Colbert: nails it again [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

She's definitely full of beans.

Wow, this is fantastic. I wonder of tRump will send his goons to "remove" them. [thehill.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

I think that is wonderful!! I am hoping they rub it in til he bursts, and that they stay safe.

Yes, we are a bit bored. It is so hot we can't enjoy being outside.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

They are both adorable, sorry I can't decide. And I don't want to decide, they both deserve the prize.

Yes they are as un-American as I am, but is it worth telling him

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

And I bet they are very proud of it.

How could he win?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

Beautiful, just.......... wow, even mom can't love that.

Asking for a friend...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

All of them, and there isn't enough of them.

He knows how to score in Golf!

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

He practices enough, you'd think he'd be good by now. Another thing he is a failure at.

Saddleback Caterpillar - YouTube

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

ewwwww

True intimacy is a human constant.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

Intimacy means different things to different people, but to me intimacy is a meeting of minds in a very personal way. When I can trust my partner wholly and completely with my deepest darkest secrets and know that he will understand and vice versa. It has nothing to do with sex, it is mental and emotional.

The greatest business man America has ever seen?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

I will not buy Goya, if that is the only brand available I will not buy at that store, and I will let the store manager know why.

I thought about something I should be thankful for.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

I have been unemployed for about a month. The downside is no income and having to look for a job. The up side is I am out of that office, I don't have to leave my house unless I want to. When I was working the office was about 1/4 mile from where some of the protests were happening, and I discovered how racist my coworkers were. That was just part of the reason I am glad to be gone.

Auctioned off.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

A glimpse of the future...

[alternet.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

I never believed Bunker Bitch from the time he was a playboy, so I don't believe him or anyone in his administration now. From where I used to work I saw the predictions of how this could go, and I don't think they have improved since then. I do believe this is going to be a long slog to a very new normal.

Why do my photos turn up sideways even though I take them the right way?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Your questions has been asked a few times, and no one has a good answer, or I missed it. I have never had the problem, but I only access Ag.com from my laptop computer. I think most of the picture issues are from using a phone or tablet. Hopefully others will chime in if they have a solution.

Trying to Understand Hate: [nytimes.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Good article, very informative and gives some hope.

Who loves bears as much as I do?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

I don't love them that much, that is a bit too close for comfort. They have some massive claws.

What do you think of this carving?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

That is a big eagle! Can you imagine the havoc if eagles were that big. He did a good job.

Destroying everything for his own benefit...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Bunker Bitch is taking a scorched earth approach, and we're all paying the price.

Things to Always Remember.......

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Yes

If you see it respond "Got it"

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Got it!!! AWWWWWW.

Mask Education

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Very good stuff.

YouTube

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

That is pointed and scary. Very good.

Such a Consistent Pig! [rawstory.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Wow, just wow. That might have just bombed the Drumpf family. Bunker Bitch has not tweeted anything about Mary's book. Do you wonder if he is sweating bullets?

According to a 2019 Pew Research survey, 68 percent of all atheists in America are men, with a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

I am VP of our local American Humanist Association chapter, and our membership is 50/50. This isn't saying we're all Atheists, but many if not most are not only Humanists but Atheists as well. The AHA slogan is "Good Without God".

Another great T-Shirt!!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

This is funny because orange has always been my least favorite color.

Friday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

What a fluffy floof!!

I'm not a fan of the idea of pathologising experience.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

It is the grief analogy of the ball in the box. There is a button in the box that when the ball hits it causes pain. When the grief is fresh the ball is huge and the button gets hit often. Gradually the ball gets smaller, the button is bumped less. And then something will trigger the ball to grow again, and the cycle repeats. My mom died when I was 14, yes, I adjusted. However that ball has grown several times. When my children were born I missed my mom hugely, she would have been a terrific grandmother. When I accepted that xianity was false I grieved for her again as it was comforting to think of her in heaven with the baby that I lost. It has been almost 50 years since my mom died, I still miss her. Most days that ball is small, and then something will trigger it, but it usually isn't an overwhelming pain, just part of the fabric of my life.

My mom is heading back to California tomorrow with my brother via an 11 hour or so drive.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

I love, love, love asparagus, and Mahi Mahi for that matter. If I were her, I'd plan on visiting you again soon.

Well said. [patreon.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Oh dawg yes I agree.

curmudgeon NOUN a bad-tempered person, especially an old one.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Curmudgeons can be a challenge.

Part four

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Very good!!

This is a MUST READ for all Americans and those who wish to understand America. [eand.co]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

That is totally and completely correct. Woe how the mighty have fallen. We are the leaders of the third world. That bright shining beacon on the hill has gone out and sunk to depths I never imagined it would or could reach.

Some more cuteness!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

I am in love, deeply in love.

Well, whaddaya know, somehow I got to Level 8 yesterday! So hats off to all in this group who ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Congratulations!!! The shirt is nice, I used to wear it when I went to the gym, it got some conversations started. I am glad this group helped you on your journey. As for 9 or 10, I am here for the support I get from this commmunity. If I never hit 10 I will still be here.

More Russian spying, this time on Corona Virus research. [bbc.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

I think this was to be expected.

He's made a believer out of me :)

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

I pray (IF I prayed) it would be that his true financial worth is displayed for the world to see what a broke and in debt huckster fraud he really is.

Here's a different, and intelligent, approach to refugee camps being developed in Kenya.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

That looks like a good step forward.

I know there have been a lot of them, but the stupidest thing I have have heard him say lately is ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Bunker Bitch is sh-t for brains.

Was on here for a while before I realised this group existed! How could I have been so blind.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Thank you for finding us and adding this gem!

Was outside with the Bruiser-dude this morning.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

When I lived in Louisiana we had crepe mytles. I got excited when they bloomed, it meant the end of the heat of summer. And they are a beautiful tree.

LOLOLOL!!!! Another Lincoln Project.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Wow, awesome!! And her book is very good so far.

I'm afraid this is true for me...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

I have lost some FB friends who were not friends IRL, so no great loss. With people I know, BLM has caused some strain, the pandemic has caused some strain, Bunker Boy has really not caused any strain. Unless some of my friends/family just have not said anything. What are the odds of that...

Parson: Trump 'focused' on situation with St. Louis couple - AOL News

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Good f--king grief. That couple is damn dangerous, almost as dangerous as Bunker Bitch.

Sojourn noun a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

There is a Xian publication called Sojourners. It is actually very liberal, they don't like Drumpf, and often have good articles. Their point being we're all sojourners in this life.

On our profiles under settings is a video tab. Has anyone been able to post a video?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Being a dinosaur I have not tried anything that complicated.

[jta.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

It is criminal negligence to my way of thinking.

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Tru,p Front& back cover

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

I started the book last night, it is very well written, and easy to read. I think she has done a hell of a job. I was worried I would regret the cost as I am unemployed and trying NOT to spend money. I don't regret this expense in the least.

In Kenya it is illegal for anyone to be married if under 18 years old.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

I think that is a good start.

Wednesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Hello baby!!

While I was at the Mendocino Coast Bot Garden I checked out their dahlias as they have some nice ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Beautiful!!

Our calico has very unique coloring

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Wow! Very striking!!

About Mary Trump's Book (Hey, someone had to break the ice, right?) [abcnews.go.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

I started reading the book last night, fascinating!! I don't usually read celebrity gossip, it ain't gossip. Mary writes very well, no hyperbole. It is well reasoned and very readable. I was afraid I was making a stupid impulse purchase (and given that I am unemployed I am trying to avoid those), but I don't think so any more.

I was pretty bummed out Sunday.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

That bench looks so inviting! It all looks very lovely and inviting. Hope your knees and toe are doing better.

If you were feeling really sick who would you go to, a politician or a doctor?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I agree, Bunker Bitch has no qualifications for making medical decisions.

Damn you, Taco Bell

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Time to change cat food brands.

Plotting, always plotting.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Love the human hands...

Trump's bizarre COVID-19 claim: 'Biden and Obama stopped their testing'

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I would love to ask "Stopped testing for what?" He's so out of touch, scary so.

I guess its now coming to the peak season for cottage gardens with us now, so I went out today and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I love Hollyhocks, and the color of yours is amazing! I used to make dolls with hollyhocks and toothpicks when I was a kid. Good times.

Tuesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Sweet Baby!!

bo·da·cious /ˌbōˈdāSHəs/ adjective excellent, admirable, or attractive.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I have heard women described as being bodacious, at least parts of them.

I can't sleep, but someone else can.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Zelda found the softest spot in the house for her nap.

Hello.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Welcome back

[facebook.com] The most racist thing I've ever seen from the alt right...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Holy schmoley. They keep digging lower.

Donald Trump Jr’s new anti-Biden book misplaces apostrophe in title | Books | The Guardian

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I just wonder if Amazon will carry it.

Judge Lifts Restraining Order On Mary Trump, Won’t Stop Book – Deadline

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I am eagerly awaiting download to my Kindle.

I think I'm feeling better or at least my sense of humor has recovered

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I love black beans, but I'm never buying a Goya product again in my life.

gen·teel /jenˈtēl/ adjective polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Yeah, I've never been described as genteel.

He thinks he's good at debates...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

He just fills the air with words, doesn't matter what order or if they make sense.

a few for today

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Good stuff!

Law and Order, In Trump's Universe: [sheilakennedy.net]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I don't think Trump is demented, I think he is purely evil.

America is not prepared for schools opening this fall. This will be bad

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

To channel Charles Dickens, it will be a way to control the excess population which is heartless and sadistic. This idiot in the WH is another disaster in the making. There is no way the children should be back in school until it is safe for WH tours to commence, governor's mansions as well. I put a mask on my 3.5 yo granddaughter, she tolerated it for about 5 seconds. The 2 yo grandson actually did better. I can't see them wearing it for a 7 hour school day. I can't see any elementary kid wearing it for long, or social distancing. Kids need hugs, kids give hugs. They don't do social distancing.

Suffer from constipation? ExLax, MiraLax, Metamusil...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Flush that turd on November 3rd, and his offspring along with him.

Article: "British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read" [londondaily.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 12, 2020:

I have seen similar to this, I love the Brits. The best line is: he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit.

Every watch the Munsters? Remember Mariliyn, the one normal niece? That's Mary Trump.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 12, 2020:

I am sure Mary is biased as shit, and there are years of hard feelings there. Donnie and his family did not treat them well, so I am sure if is deserved. However I still ordered her book. I do trust her to deliver the details without overly much hyperbole.

I’m trying hard to be comfortable in my own skin.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 12, 2020:

I guess I don't understand what conventionally attractive means. I look at you and I'm thinking reasonably attractive, probably wouldn't be a model. When I looked at myself over the years I didn't have such a kind message. I have never considered myself attractive. My dad told me as a child that I was "plain", but I was smart yes, too smart, maybe. I've met too many pretty girls or attractive women that don't have an original thought in their heads, and frequently weren't happy people. I'm plain, and hey, it is the genetics lottery. BUT when the sun goes down and I end my day I am a good person. I am reasonably content, I am secure in the relationships I do have. I know that at 62 I AM the person that I want to be. If men don't care to know me better that is their problem, I am not going to make it mine. There are so many worse things then ending the day alone. So my advice is BE YOU. Only you can do you. Know what is important to you, and do that. The right person will find you beautiful, and if it isn't the right person you don't need them in your life. The other advice I have is turn off the TV, or start looking very critically at what the advertisements are telling you. They tell you that you're not good enough! The beauty industry would go bankrupt in 6 months if women decided they liked their bodies as they are. Don't buy their BS. You are beautiful.

The Lincoln Project.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 11, 2020:

Love The LINCOLN PROJECT!! They do good work, but I hope they're working on those faithful ignorant followers.

Must be the Patchouli ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 11, 2020:

Smells like peace, love, and Rock and Roll!

How many tRumpers will catch on?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 11, 2020:

I had to google it.

Companion planting in gardening and agriculture is the planting of different crops in proximity for ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 11, 2020:

I used to have a book titled "Roses Love Garlic" which was about companion planting.

Studying behavior on an autodidact skill level is something I have been doing most of my life and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

Or women are learning from past mistakes and their BS meter gets well developed after a few encounters...

Will we ever know why Trump betrayed his responsibility to deal with Covid?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

I am positive he hates reading, he hates education, and he will never back down.

This is why I garden. This makes me so happy!

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

Gardening restores me. It makes me happy to see the plants getting bigger and the fruits getting ripe. And seriously, nothing tastes better than a fresh picked tomato, it tastes like sunshine!

Elect a Sociopath, Find Where the Rest of Them Live: [dailykos.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

That swamp sure isn't draining itself.

I guess god isn't really on his side after all. [wmur.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

Well YAY!! What are the odds he will hear that message...

Make America Great Again!

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

I LOVE this; love, love, love it! It is 100% true. Big Pharma does not want cures, they want customers. This is why "wellness" is such a big push in the US. Well people do not need to see the doctor, but doctors don't make money if you stay away.

My three black babies

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

Lovely kitties, I also like that floor. But then, I'm a quilter, that could be inspiring...

Goya CEO Praises Trump : Trump Enemy of Hispanics So Is Goya BOYCOTTGOYA GOYAWAY : NPR

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 10, 2020:

That is easy, no Goya.

Anyone have any idea what this thing is growing on an old stump behind my house?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 9, 2020:

I am seeing Japanese beetles here, I noticed some yesterday on my basil. My poor basil, first bunnies and now beetles.

[apnews.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 9, 2020:

Well, the upside if fewer Rethuglican voters...

No I didn't. Thanks to trump I should start a church.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I think we should all start churches.

Tucker Carlson claims Tammy Duckworth hates America.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

Tucker Carlson is a mindless drone spouting Trumps chosen lines.

[scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net] Cult

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

Totally true!

The Gospel According to Mary: [rawstory.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I have the Kindle version on order.

[youtu.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

In his tiny little mind the world revolves around him and NO ONE else. He is the center of the universe. It is all about him, and his supporters love that because they want it to be all about them too. We have failed as a society. I seriously don't think he will be affected by anyone's death, except maybe his daughter Ivanka. If she got sick with COVID he might be "concerned", if she died he might notice. The rest of his kids or wives/exes or staff; not even a blip on his tiny radar, so the rest of us don't even get a glance.

I am despondent.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

Yes, Bunker Boy is winning in his tiny little mind. He is getting rid of the excess population.