Does this bother you?

Chrissybudleaf comments on Jan 30, 2018:

He's a horrible human being who should NOT run around naked.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 30, 2018:

IKR!!!

Does this bother you?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Personally I no longer patronize Jimmy John's. I will not support big game slaughter. And really, the ass on the man in the upper left picture just forever killed my appetite for that product.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@ThatpersonIam Yes, sadly he is. I loved JJ's, they make a bread free sandwich (I was low carbing at the time). I haven't eaten there since I first found out about his "hobby". And now seeing his ass, what an ego!

Dating dealbreakers

NerdyOkieDude comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Ordering sweet tea!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@FrayedBear Sugar is addictive, but I've kicked that habit hundreds of times..... And I'm working on it again this week.

Dating dealbreakers

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Bad personal hygiene, Baby Mama Drama. Kids still at home. Substance abuse issues and by that I do not mean occasional usage. Chronic unemployment. Fiscal irresponsibility. Choosing NOT to read. Bad grammar. Too much excess baggage, we all have some but please have it downsized to carry on. ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@FrayedBear Well, sadly it isn't. It is also my alarm clock so it is within arm's reach. And yes I know it should be,

Dating dealbreakers

AdorkableMe comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Bad hygiene, being a bad human, religious zealot, Trumpanzee, drama llama, narcissist, psycho or sociopath. I'll start with those...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@jeffy OMG I will so use Trumpanzee!

I have just had the dirtiest thing I could ever imagine said to me.

steve148 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

As much as I hate Trump I will watch it. If for nothing else but to be informed and to re-confirm for the 500th time What a corrupt idiot he is.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I appreciate your sacrifice.

Dating dealbreakers

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Bad personal hygiene, Baby Mama Drama. Kids still at home. Substance abuse issues and by that I do not mean occasional usage. Chronic unemployment. Fiscal irresponsibility. Choosing NOT to read. Bad grammar. Too much excess baggage, we all have some but please have it downsized to carry on. ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@josh_karpf I won't have a TV in my bedroom. I don't keep a computer in the bedroom either, except for the cell phone. I usually read a chapter or two before sleep, or three, or... well if it is a weekend.

Dating dealbreakers

BucketlistBob comments on Jan 29, 2018:

From a guys veiw.... 1. bad posture 2. Bare fingernails. 3 implants 4. Painted hair 5. Smoker That's enough....

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I thought guys liked implants.

Dating dealbreakers

NerdyOkieDude comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Ordering sweet tea!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I hear that!! Ugh! I'm still shuddering.

Dating dealbreakers

EricTrommater comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Well, she has to be breathing.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

there are standards and then there are standards.

Dating dealbreakers

RoboGraham comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Biggest deal breaker for me, lack of vagina. I say that humorously, but it is true.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

ya like what ya like.

Some people say that practicing gratitude is good for your health.

Charlene comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I am most grateful for still being alive..I beat stage 3 throat cancer...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Wow!! Way to go!!

I do not fear death, in view of the fact that I had been dead for billions and billions of years ...

Fearlessfreep comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Love the Twain. My favorite goes something like "If you always tell the truth you don't have to remember what you said.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

My memory is so bad now I always tell the truth, not even little white lies.

Senate Confirms Anti-LGBTQ Gov. Sam Brownback to Ambassadorship | Human Rights Campaign

wordywalt comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Brownback is a morally bankrupt political and religious demagogue who took Kansas back 70 years and left the state virtually bankrupt. He has no place in ANY public office!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@wordywalt I was in OP from 1999 to 2005. Sprint moved us there for Y2K, ex was an IT guy. I was a SAHM. Sprint outsourced their IT iin 2005, and the ex's job went to India. He found a job with UP and we ended up in Omaha.

This chart is a good help for your news source.

Or-Humanist comments on Jan 28, 2018:

My wife found this chart some time ago. Based on it, I did get two of the online papers from the middle group. Am happy, as they seem to be pretty fair in reporting. And do stay away from the extremes on both side. For my own sanity, I read a little each morning to be informed, then get away ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I read enough to stay informed, but not too much or my anxiety will sky rocket. It is hard to find the happy medium.

Hey guys, we all are from different place.

Crimson67 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I live in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. 45 minutes south of Louisville, where the Kentucky Derby is held every year in May. The dialect is southern//redneck. Very religious area with baptist being the dominant religion. Also a very poor and bigoted area. The positives are that it is mostly safe, ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I was at Ft. Knox many years ago, late 70s or early 80s.

I have just had the dirtiest thing I could ever imagine said to me.

Hellbent comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Pardon my ignorance, but what is POF?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Dating site, Plenty of Fish.

What in the crystal meth is going on here? [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

This is one of the reasons I turned off cable TV. She is not a "real" person, she is made up by TV producers who know that stupid sells. This is why America voted for Donald Trump. Keeping the masses (or asses) occupied by TV keeps them from thinking and questioning.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@Charley43 Works for me!! I will preach it as I see it!

SCIENCE Humor......

Heathen2 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

My all time favorite is:

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Hey, that is my retirement plan!

More than once I have had a few unexplained things happen to me.

Freedompath comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I had a nightmare about someone waking me up in the night and putting a knife to my throat...it was one of those 'bigger than life' dreams and I got out of bed and went through the townhouse, checking all my windows as I sometimes left them open, because I thought I was safe on the second floor. ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

wow, scary stuff!

Pet Humor.... hehehe..... :-D :-o ;-)

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I love kitties!!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@BeeHappy hahahahahaha

Hell is made up

PeppermintDreads comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I’m sitting in an ER with IVs in both arms, being pumped fluids cuz I’m so dehydrated from puking all night. THIS is hell.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@PeppermintDreads I'm so sorry you're sick. Hang in there!! Hope you're better soon.

Hell is made up

steve148 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Hell is real, I know because my x-wife gave it to me

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Well, there is that.

I used to think this was good, now I'm not so sure.

evestrat comments on Jan 29, 2018:

So true .... my stepmom passed away almost a year ago ... I have good days .... and then I have real shitty days where all I want to do is curl up and cry ....

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I am sorry for your loss

Have you ever had a partner succumb to mental health problems?

Unicorn1824 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

My wife was bipolar. She killed herself after we were married only a year.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I am so sorry for your loss and her daughter's loss. It's hard to lose a mom, and the MH problems don't help.

Senate Confirms Anti-LGBTQ Gov. Sam Brownback to Ambassadorship | Human Rights Campaign

wordywalt comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Brownback is a morally bankrupt political and religious demagogue who took Kansas back 70 years and left the state virtually bankrupt. He has no place in ANY public office!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@wordywalt Overland Park.

Is this the smartest thing Trump has ever said?

gater comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Trump is a brilliant man, those that don't agree are clearly not aware.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@gater why do I feel like I need another shower after reading your comments?

You always hear that age old question...”what is the meaning of life?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I think life is more than just sex. As I remember sex was pretty good, but so is music, food, and children/family, and art, and so many other things. Sex is pretty basic and we've evolved. Life is making a difference, and being connected.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@Shelton I live in a conservative area and I'm selective about who I am going to date much less go any further with. Lets just say it's been a while.

I just lost one of my dearest friends.

RandyWells comments on Jan 28, 2018:

your not the only 1 I lost my brother at 12:30am today to PTSD

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I am so sorry for your loss.

Senate Confirms Anti-LGBTQ Gov. Sam Brownback to Ambassadorship | Human Rights Campaign

wordywalt comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Brownback is a morally bankrupt political and religious demagogue who took Kansas back 70 years and left the state virtually bankrupt. He has no place in ANY public office!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I lived in Kansas from 1999 to 2005. I am so glad I got out of there before he screwed everything up. My kids are glad too. I mean, we didn't go far distance or ideology wise (Nebraska) but Brownback just screwed the whole state up.

How many folks here know who this is, and/or remember his presidency?

David1955 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Did the poster seriously think that people wouldn't at least remember JFK if for no other reason than the recurring issue of the assassination? I'm sure not. As for personally remembering him, well that is a generation related question. I was 8 in 1963. I remember the shock of that time, generally ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Being the OP, and I'm being dead serious, I've met folks who ask "who?' when JFK is mentioned. We're not good with history in the US. Also I was just looking to get conversation going, that is what this site is about. And it's been a good conversation, I'm glad to have posted it. Did that answer your question?

Senate Confirms Anti-LGBTQ Gov. Sam Brownback to Ambassadorship | Human Rights Campaign

RavenCT comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I'm so embarrassed to be part of this country right now. Also angry. Disturbed. Why are we going backwards? Yes I know old orange dude.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I agree! OMFG, like a nightmare we can't wake up from.

Senate Confirms Anti-LGBTQ Gov. Sam Brownback to Ambassadorship | Human Rights Campaign

dkp93 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

So the bigot had to cast the tie breaking vote on the bigot's nominee to give the bigot a bigoted ambassadorship. Did I get that right?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

wow, you said that well!

Sex. And, then what?

Crimson67 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Wet towels. Please clean up and head on home. I'll call you tomorrow.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I used to keep a towel or towels close to the bed. I'm just practical that way and I hate sleeping in a wet spot.

Sex. And, then what?

ScienceBiker comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I get up, make her a sandwich, and maybe some tea. Because if I did my job right, she won't be able to move nor would she want to :-D

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

you're my kinda guy.

Sex. And, then what?

JackPedigo comments on Jan 28, 2018:

We have the term fore-play but how about after-play?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Back to the original question what to call the after play, I used to think of it as afterglow. Waiting for the heart rate to drop back to where it belongs and the breathing to return to normal. At least I think that is what I remember.

Oregon Judge Found ‘Unfit’ After Refusing To Marry Same-Sex Couples

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

He's unfit for sanitation worker.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@evestrat Thank you and back atcha!!

Gender bias & agnosticism

stinkeye_a comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Those are some BIG leaps. 1. The "purpose" of this site is not solely dating. I, for one, am "here for community." 2. Forum discussions (even in a dating-oriented environment!) do not solely serve the purpose of attracting potential matches, like some sort of Discovery Channel mating display....

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I totally agree, so very well said!!

Cape Town, South Africa, will likely run out of water by April - CNN

evestrat comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I can't *like* this post ... how utterly disheartening :( :(

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I totally agree, there is something to say for all the buttons FB has now.

Cape Town, South Africa, will likely run out of water by April - CNN

gsiamne comments on Jan 28, 2018:

That is frightening. I have also read things from Geologists who say that the Ogallala aquifer only has 30 years of water left.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Yes, and I'm right on that aquifer. And then there are those pipelines....

Which high rate atheist state/country would you love to move to?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Interestingly Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine have high rates of atheism in the US, followed by Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. I've lived in Washington state, loved it there but the high cost of living and the lack of sunshine were hard.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@MichaelSpinler Western Washington has mild winters most of the time. Now the Northeast states, it's bad enough where I live.

How many folks here know who this is, and/or remember his presidency?

IntellectualRN comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Know who he is, wasn't alive for it, hope he's not the last President Kennedy... talking about Joe Kennedy of MA right now.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I love Joe Kennedy, I'd love to see him run.

Liberals

pilgrim comments on Jan 28, 2018:

as an air force vet, it makes my blood boil when i see how conservatives have hijacked patriotism, as if liberals are somehow ill and certainly *not* capable of being patriots. i'm politically very active on twitter, and whenever i get trolled for my liberal views i send the attached definition and ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Thank you for your service. I'm an Army vet and proud liberal. I need to save that definition.

Have you ever had a partner succumb to mental health problems?

Tecolote comments on Jan 28, 2018:

My last ex thought I was working with the Feds to spy on him. Among many other things. It started off small, but progressed. He eventually took out all the smoke alarms because he thought they were bugged. One night I got up and he had piled all the kitchen furniture against the back door. He ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Wow, that had to have been hard.

How many folks here know who this is, and/or remember his presidency?

wordywalt comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I was in West Berlin when he became president, and there when he gave his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. The Berliners loved him. I also remember the exact moment when I heard of his assassination.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I was in Kindergarten when he was assassinated. The principal came into the classroom. He was crying when he told us. We really had no idea what that meant, but grownups were crying and that terrified us!

Assuming you are out of school, does continuing to learn matter to you?

JiunnWong comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Its a TRAP! Lifelong education and self improvement only makes you realise that you are surrounded by morons who ruin everything because of their ignorance. Whats more, these morons will hate you because being smart is like being evil to them. You will end up drunk and nihilist and suffering in ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@JiunnWong then I will be happy to die young and bitter. Which given my current age should probably be tomorrow. Crap, I've got so much to get done!

Expectations: to low? to high?

Rugglesby comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Minimal requirement = breathing. Essential is honesty, kindness, as real bonus is intelligence.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@MrLizard that just means you get some additional exercise which is good. And I know that feeling,some days it seems I see the ladies room as much as my desk.

Bad, bad, bad advice. What is the WORST advice someone ever gave you out of love?

MyLiege comments on Jan 28, 2018:

“If he teases you, it’s a sign that he likes you.” This statement was said often to make me “feel better” for being bullied. Basically take it as a compliment that a guy makes fun of you. What are we teaching here? In order to be acceptable to a guy, he must tease you and you must take it?...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

or when the boy snaps your bra he's only teasing or showing that he notices you.

How the Photographer of a Snake-Handling Pastor Handled the Bite That Killed Him – Friendly ...

RonaldJames comments on Jan 28, 2018:

this is stupid, just plain stupid.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Lots of religious crap is.

Expectations: to low? to high?

Rugglesby comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Minimal requirement = breathing. Essential is honesty, kindness, as real bonus is intelligence.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I add continent. Its just important to me.

Just got back from my first ever solo vacation.

icolan comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I spent 3 days in London by myself and had a great time, except it was too short. I did not have nearly enough time to see everything I wanted to.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@icolan That sound so amazing! When I was in England we had driven an American car over from Germany (we were military members). That was the most stressful thing ever! The driver could not see where he needed to see, and to remember to drive on the correct side of the road. We stayed in several BNBs (predating airBnB). I really want to go back to England one day. Soon!

Do you think scientists will find cure for aids and cancer

Gohan comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Yes, but they won't be from the USA. They aren't in the business of curing.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

No profit from healthy people

Do you think scientists will find cure for aids and cancer

kiramea comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Nope. Doctors make too much money treating them.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

There is that belief that Big Pharma doesn't want cures, it wants customers.

What tricks do your pets do?

Condor5 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

My dogs do really good impressions of couch cushions. And they have this foolproof way of making me do whatever they want me to do.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

My golden's best impression was of a heating blanket. I used to take naps with him, slept so well and so cozy!

What tricks do your pets do?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I have cats. The tricks are making mama run when she hears a crash from another room. And feeding them before she feeds herself. And the best trick of all, making Mama wad up cash register receipts into little balls which we will play with for hours and then shred for her to pick up. When I had ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@azzow2 One of my cats will "fetch" sort of. She likes Mama to throw the ball so she will bring it back. Of course her attention span is very minimal :) She also picked up a glass marble off carpet and carried it to laminate floors, I think she liked the noise it made, or it rolled better. She had to carry it down a flight of stairs. Why have TV when you have cats?

Just got back from my first ever solo vacation.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Last February I took my first solo vacation. I went to Corpus Christie, TX because I wanted a winter vacation to someplace warm. I enjoyed it. I've taken business trips, and I've taken trips to meet someone, , this was the first trip just so I could see a new place. I touristed, read, ate at good ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@KurtZeller There is a danger to women traveling alone, but I refuse to let fear be the determining factor in my life. I'm smart, and cautious, and willing to entertain some risk. That doesn't mean I'm going to to go dangerous places or throw common sense out the window.

FYI! I will hit 7.

birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:

?? Hit 7.5 of what? I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@GreenAtheist I know!! Two of my FB friends have joined, but they're not very active.

Cool Things You Didn't Know About Circadian Rhythm

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

My circadian rhythms are so messed up. I know it is killing me, but I figure I can sleep when I'm dead.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@MST3K Yes!! All the worse case scenarios run through my mind. I've had some nights where nothing turns my mind off, and I've learned that caffeine can keep me human and humane until 5:00 pm.

Just got back from my first ever solo vacation.

icolan comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I spent 3 days in London by myself and had a great time, except it was too short. I did not have nearly enough time to see everything I wanted to.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I LOVED London when I was there, 1982? A place that I found I didn't necessarily understand English.

Do you have wanderlust?

resserts comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Is there an equivalent for "sleep-lust"? If, so, that's what I have.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@resserts I work in disability claims. So in a nutshell I'm dealing with people who've had a close encounter with the health care field and now I have to tell them what they need to do to get about 60% of their basic weekly income. Can you live on 60% of your paycheck? I went into the office today to catch up a bit. It is very quiet on the weekend and I wrote two denial letters. :(

Cool Things You Didn't Know About Circadian Rhythm

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

My circadian rhythms are so messed up. I know it is killing me, but I figure I can sleep when I'm dead.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@MST3K I like sleep, it just doesn't like me as much. Stress, cats and age are sleep killers. The cats are at least amusing when it happens.

Cool Things You Didn't Know About Circadian Rhythm

Fearlessfreep comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I'm in the middle of a twelve hour swing shift rotation. On nights as I write this. I wish my circadian rhythm had such good timing as your post ;)

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I used to work 12 hours shifts, both days and nights, and rotating 8 hour shifts. No wonder my sleep cycle is so messed up.

Would you hit your child to discipline them?

MsAl comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I rarely hit my kids when younger and found it not to my liking. I am not perfect though and it happened a few times. I got most of my parenting techniqes from Supernanny, the older ones that focussed on techniques not drama like the latter seasons. I found that being consitant and not giving false...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I had a neighbor that used the "wait til your father gets home" routine, making daddy the bad guy. I was more of a "you messed up and now you have to deal with mean mom" type. My kids were far more scared of my wrath than their dad's.

Millions of Americans Believe God Made Trump President

tioteo comments on Jan 27, 2018:

If God made tRUMP president,it's no wonder we don't want anything to do with God.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

100%

If a tree falls with no one to hear it, does it make a sound?

Hicks66 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

So if a stove element is on and no one is around to feel it, it's not hot?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

the stove element will not only be hot, a stray breeze ( or stupid cat) could knock something into it and start a fire.

Do you have wanderlust?

resserts comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Is there an equivalent for "sleep-lust"? If, so, that's what I have.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@resserts I totally get that. I need a consistent sleep schedule as well, which means I need to turn the damn computer off, but I'd rather spend time here (whine). I also need to get my workload under control. I took a few days off at the busiest time of the year, what was I thinking? We're swamped, and I've got people upset with me. My boss is cool, but still putting a bit of pressure on, which isn't helping my sleep. I can retire in two years, I'm not sure if I can hang on for two more years.

Broken?

Akfishlady comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I think the most recent 'love' was the hardest for me. I thought we had something amazing. I was finally in with someone who had similar interests, values, and just felt good to be with. I think for the first time in my life I was loving unconditionally and that is saying something. There must have...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@Funandfondles the (((()))) means hugs.

When I lived in Chicago I belonged to a Humanist dating group.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

And what happened if the girl wasn't cute?

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@btroje humor me.

Do you have wanderlust?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I have moved 23 times in my life, lived in Europe and Japan, visited many countries. Well, I HAD wanderlust, not as much now. There are still many places I'd like to visit, but mostly I want to be here to see my grandchildren grow up.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@silvereyes Aunt Micki now lives with her adult children, my cousins. They tell me she watches Satellite TV and picks up Japanese stations and has lost much of her English. She is over 90 now.

Do you have wanderlust?

resserts comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Is there an equivalent for "sleep-lust"? If, so, that's what I have.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@resserts I have stress related insomnia. I keep track of my sleep with my Fitbit tracker, and recently it has been worse than usual;, but I think I am cresting now and will hopefully improve soon.

FYI! I will hit 7.

birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:

?? Hit 7.5 of what? I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@birdingnut The numbers going up amuses me. There are some perks for higher levels. I get to approve comments from lower levels. I can't remember all of the perks, but its just part of the package.

Do you have wanderlust?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I have moved 23 times in my life, lived in Europe and Japan, visited many countries. Well, I HAD wanderlust, not as much now. There are still many places I'd like to visit, but mostly I want to be here to see my grandchildren grow up.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@silvereyes Not so much anymore. I used to make gyoza, but it is way labor intensive.I used to do lots of stir fries, but I can't say they were authentic. Now I'd rather go out for real Japanese. Aunt Micki did teach me how to use chopsticks for which I will always be grateful.

I have hit 7.5. Let me know if you want ice cream. I am celebrating!!

splittingzero comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I guess, I'm in the wrong mindset. Everyone around me is throwing you a party, and I'm wondering what the hell? But, that's okay, I have never found myself in the crowd. I think you are too cool for school, and I don't care what some computer thinks about you, because it doesn't think or feel, it...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

honey, it ain't the machine. It is the people that appreciate my input. It is the acceptance, It is the community. The numbers amuse me and it gave me something to celebrate. Never ever turn down a reason to celebrate for any reason. Life is SHORT, celebrate everything that comes your way. If you choose to celebrate differently or not celebrate don't rain on the parade of those who are celebrating. As Grammy said, if you can't say nothing good, don't say nothing. And if you do want clarification make sure you don't sound judgmental. Its OK that you don't get it, But I'm happy, my friends/acquaintances are happy for me, join the party or don't. I choose happy. Not enough happy in the world.

So the evangelicals want to have a day of prayer and fasting for that orange guy in the White House.

vnufall comments on Jan 27, 2018:

The Evangelicals can pray til hell freezes over. Trump is in big trouble with Mueller, his time is coming and all the prayer in the world won't save him.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

and IF I prayed that would be my prayer.

Broken?

Akfishlady comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I think the most recent 'love' was the hardest for me. I thought we had something amazing. I was finally in with someone who had similar interests, values, and just felt good to be with. I think for the first time in my life I was loving unconditionally and that is saying something. There must have...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@Funandfondles dude, they're both sad stories. I may be old, but I don't need your help, thanks anyway.

Broken?

jayneonacobb comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I bought a house, car and ring for a woman. She had been cheating on me for the previous six months ( I had no idea). When she left the only thing she didn't take was a positive pregnancy test and a receipt for the abortion. She left them on the floor in the middle of my empty living room. She spent...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

Do you have wanderlust?

resserts comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Is there an equivalent for "sleep-lust"? If, so, that's what I have.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

OMG, I wish I could sleep!

Do you have wanderlust?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I have moved 23 times in my life, lived in Europe and Japan, visited many countries. Well, I HAD wanderlust, not as much now. There are still many places I'd like to visit, but mostly I want to be here to see my grandchildren grow up.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@silvereyes I loved Japan for many reasons. During the Korean war my uncle was in the Navy and was sent to Japan. He brought home a wife and I thought she was the most fascinating person ever. So I was familiar with many Japanese ideas and foods. I thought it was cool to be in a place where I was tall! I love the food. I loved the unfamiliarity of it. I turned 19 while I was there, I was still very young. I saw a bull fight, but it was two water buffalo "fighting". I experienced Typhoons. I experienced my first earthquake. Looking back I can't believe I was so young and so innocent!

Do you have wanderlust?

dc65 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I like to travel using Google Earth I love being able to go down on street view. It's just like you've been there. Sometimes when I have to go someplace new I will use Google Earth street view first when you actually go to the place is like you've been there before.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

At my former job I sometimes had slow times. I'd google earth someplace I used to live and take a look around. (I have moved 23 times in my life.) I lived at Patch Barracks near Augsburg, Germany. It's not there anymore. Some of the places I used to live have been significantly changed. Some are very much the same. It is fun to travel on Google maps, and doesn't cost a damn thing.

Just wanted to say how grateful I am that this site is available.

ScienceBiker comments on Jan 27, 2018:

We love you too. Even if you keep the default avatar and won't even upload pics of your cat :-P

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@ScienceBiker I think your mom has done a good job!

Broken?

Akfishlady comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I think the most recent 'love' was the hardest for me. I thought we had something amazing. I was finally in with someone who had similar interests, values, and just felt good to be with. I think for the first time in my life I was loving unconditionally and that is saying something. There must have...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

((((((Akfishlady))))))

Have you ever felt depressed and singled out while single on Valentine’s Day?

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I have not. If I want flowers, chocolates, and an orgasm, I can take care of that myself. :D

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@Shelton that could be very true.

How much do brand names matter?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Velveeta is not real food as far as I am concerned, even though I grew up eating it. When I was eating store bought I ate only Skippy Peanut Butter, liked the flavor so much more. For the past 5 or so years I've tried to eat food closer to how it occurs in nature rather than boxed and processed ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@shockwaverider you may be healthier for it.

FYI! I will hit 7.

birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:

?? Hit 7.5 of what? I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@birdingnut I have no idea what my BMI is, I don't want to know. My doc keeps making noises about A1C. No the 7.5 is the level on this site. You're level 5. After you hit 6 it is a slow slog on up.

Ghosting -- why the hell do people do it?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I just ghosted a guy on a dating site. As soon as he told me what his job was I knew he was another scammer, and I just don't have time for that. Dealers of precious stones and metals do not live in Omaha, NE. The market is not here, and no one in their right mind settles here when the business or ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@BlueWave Thanks for your input. That makes lots of sense.

As atheists, how do you feel about fidelity, within a marriage or a long-term relationship?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I don't share some things very well, and that would be one of them. I am a one man woman, and I want a one woman man. That could so be made into a country song.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@Funandfondles Precisely! I don't let anyone isolate me until I want to be isolated.

Re-use drink bottles???

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I use stainless steel bottles, my favorites are Hydroflasks. Costly but you can use them forever, and it keeps stuff hot or cold for hours if not days. Seriously, I've had ice stay in the water for two days. And seriously Sweet tea??? O hurl! Be careful when reusing plastic, they can leach out all ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@BucketlistBob sugar! I like tea straight up and I try to avoid sugar. Try being the operative word there, It keeps finding me, or me it, not sure.

One thing I was told very often when I was younger was "You'll get more right wing as you get ...

jacpod comments on Jan 27, 2018:

70 this year and still an anarchist, if I had the health for it I'd be marching with the gang, been on more U.k. demo's than I can count (or remember these days) - loved it all!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I think I have found a new role model!! Thank you!

I have hit 7.5. Let me know if you want ice cream. I am celebrating!!

splittingzero comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Why do you place so much importance on the approval of a software program? I think you are cool, so I hope that's enough. I think I piss it off, and I don't care and occasionally do it on purpose, just to see what it does. But, surprisingly, my approval keeps rising too. Seriously, if this ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

It amuses me immensely.. I am enjoying the conversations here, I enjoy the ebb and flow of ideas. Most of the people here are interesting and amusing. As for my self worth, I know who I am and what I stand for. I don't give a rip for what others think of me. What pain do you carry that makes you take potshots at me? What have I done that violated your borders? If you must take pot shots or throw barbs to make yourself feel better, go at it.

Why do old songs make you cry?

AMGT comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Many songs make me cry because I’m a grieving mom. There’s songs that remind me of my son.. I can’t hear them without breaking down. When it was his night to clean the kitchen, if I was in there with him, he’d put on one of my favorite artists and we’d both belt out the chorus and ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

There is no pain so great as to lose a child. I am so sorry for your loss.

Why do old songs make you cry?

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 27, 2018:

It doesn't have to be old to make me cry or deeply move me, and it doesn't really have to remind me of someone. But I really like *Hello It's Me*. I have it listed in my favorites on YT. Above & Beyond is one of my favorite bands. They usually do house/electronic dance. A couple of years ago they...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

Very lovely!

Why do old songs make you cry?

Akfishlady comments on Jan 27, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I love this one.

FYI! I will hit 7.

birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:

?? Hit 7.5 of what? I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I am at level 7.5 now.

FYI! I will hit 7.

azzow2 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

It's a little cold for ice cream this time of year in the mid west. Think hot.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

It is NEVER to cold for Rocky Road Ice Cream.

What kind of snob are you?

Lucy_Fehr comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I won't buy generic toilet paper

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@MrLink I used cloth diapers sometimes with my kids, but washed them myself. The reason I didn't use them full time - their dad. He couldn't stand getting dealing with messy diapers. He was OK with just throwing it away. For me, I save by rarely buying toilet paper, and never needing to remember to put it on the shopping list. I've never done the math, I'm not sure I could do the math, but I'm pretty sure my initial outlay of cash for the supplies has been recovered, and I'm not killing trees. I wanted to reduce my carbon footprint, and I think that helped. Do I expect others to do it, not so much.

FYI! I will hit 7.

Shelton comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Lucky for you I don't live close to you. I would take you up on that!

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

why is that lucky for me? I'd love to have company at Cold Stone.

FYI! I will hit 7.

clarkatticus comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I am currently living in the he'll that is called Missouri, the thought of intentionally going to Nebraska, or worse yet, Kansas, is too much depression for me to handle. Thanks for the invite though and I wish you a fine b-day. Say hello to Warren Buffet because until you posted, I thought him the ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

LOL!! Love Warren, I've lived in Missouri, and Kansas. Nebraska is where I started and just happened to be where we ended up. Football, meh.

FYI! I will hit 7.

tsjames comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Well, have some maple walnut. The best.

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

No, I want chocolate!!

Have you ever felt depressed and singled out while single on Valentine’s Day?

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I have not. If I want flowers, chocolates, and an orgasm, I can take care of that myself. :D

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

and usually have a better orgasm, and the exact flowers and chocolates you prefer.

When I got home I felt really beat up, I still feel kinda beat up, but y'all make me so happy.

Dougy comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Have you heard of MSM ? I think your body makes it naturally . You can get it at GNC or Vitamin World . This is the life , we just don't always admit it . . . I had so little of a life before social media , it's my link to the secular community , & I suffered greatly without it for decades . When ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

I will look it up, thank you.