This is what my 87 year old dad gets up to when no one is watching.

Larimar comments on Sep 12, 2020:

This is the type of people my family is. My kids know I'll go doing one thing or another.

Kicked off the day celebrating the start of a 12 day staycation before starting a new job on the ...

Larimar comments on Sep 10, 2020:

I've won state fair for pie before.... :D

School cancelled because of no internet or electricity due to wildfires.

Larimar comments on Sep 10, 2020:

and cops caught someone setting fire in a median.....

Taped Confession: Trump Admitted in March he was lying about COVID-19.

Larimar comments on Sep 10, 2020:

The biggest danger to the world

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Is Now Linked to More Than 250,000 Coronavirus Cases – Mother Jones

Larimar comments on Sep 8, 2020:

Problem is that the majority is people that they've been around and didn't even attend.

A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?

Larimar comments on Sep 8, 2020:

Someone illogical wrote it since the friggin thing refers to "God"

William Barr being honored at a Catholic breakfast.

Larimar comments on Sep 8, 2020:

cannot get rid of the GOP soon enough

First day of home school. There isn't enough coffee in the world for this. Oy.

Larimar comments on Sep 8, 2020:

You have my empathy, I'd be relying on hard liquor for myself.

What is the source of non-religious prudishness or disgust at nudity or sexuality?

Larimar comments on Sep 8, 2020:

They all have their own reasons but for a couple of my friends it is lack of self confidence and a history of abuse. Myself, I just prefer the company of my own home. Or my partner's whenever I have one.

My girlfreind and I went to dinner with friends.

Larimar comments on Sep 7, 2020:

I don't think you were wrong at all. The fact is these idiots are among us and are fully willing to subject everyone else to their whims and thinking. To the point of enacting law to support it. More of us need to speak out.

"Orgasm on a plate." Laughing at the Farmer's Market.

Larimar comments on Sep 5, 2020:

I'm with you! A fully ripe cantaloupe is wonderful!!

Trump's base starting to erode, new poll shows - Los Angeles Times

Larimar comments on Sep 5, 2020:

one can but hope and continue to participate in calls, pounding the pavement, etc. I have been for two years now.

Payroll Tax Cut: Will You Get One And What You Should Do With It

Larimar comments on Sep 5, 2020:

Exactly what I, as an accountant, would recommend to all. There are some higher paying savings accounts online if you search that maybe would earn a teensy bit more. But if you're forced to participate, protect yourselves!

Rt: Effective Reproduction Number

Larimar comments on Sep 5, 2020:

Thankfully MO has come down on that list....for quite some time we were number 1. And I had to explain that to folks that that wasn't a good thing.

South Dakota, COVID-19 hot spot, follows Sturgis rally with state fair

Larimar comments on Sep 5, 2020:

As expected......

A discussion among friends led me to this one: What was your worst concert experience and what ...

Larimar comments on Sep 5, 2020:

My very first concert ever was in 1980 in Athens, OH. I went to see Foreigner....opening for them was a little known group that called themselves Double Trouble. It took me a few years to realize that I'd seen Stevie Ray Vaughan before he got a name. One of my favorite artists of all time!!!

Multiple times now I have written private messages only to have them disappear when I hit send.

Larimar comments on Sep 4, 2020:

Never

What were your best and worst birthday gifts?

Larimar comments on Sep 4, 2020:

Happy Birthday!! BTW, you could have frozen that cake in individual servings in oiled plastic wrap or aluminum foil. My birthday usually isn't very good but I've had a few. I threw my own damn party one year, that was good. But my family all never gave a crap about it when I was a child. And I shared my birthday with my godmother along with it was frequently mother's day. Many years, I got no notice and no wishes let alone a gift.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

Larimar comments on Sep 4, 2020:

expected....

Christian Group Seeks Removal Of Dinosaur From Tucson McDonald's | Tucson, AZ Patch

Larimar comments on Sep 1, 2020:

idiots

Trump declines to condemn teen who killed two in Kenosha

Larimar comments on Aug 31, 2020:

expected....it's what he wants

[sciencenews.org] water beetles live after going through a frog's digestive system

Larimar comments on Aug 30, 2020:

I mean, that's one FAST moving beetle!

Chew on this for a while, then tell us what you think. [patheos.com]

Larimar comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Militias of that sort are illegal in all states, it needs to start being enforced. This kid had his mommy drive him there with intent. He is prosecutable, period.

Steep hike today. Descending was a bitch, a technical term.

Larimar comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Autumn is my fav....and rose hips are high in vitamin C

Nearly 40 missing children rescued during Georgia sex trafficking bust

Larimar comments on Aug 29, 2020:

People that do this deserve to never be free again.

University of Arizona used wastewater testing to detect cases of coronavirus in a dorm - The ...

Larimar comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Awesome ingenuity!

This from my fundie sister .

Larimar comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Another reason I live three states away from my mother.....Sorry you deal with this

3-Year-Old Clinging to Unicorn Float is Rescued from Sea in Greece

Larimar comments on Aug 28, 2020:

I had a near risk as well but I don't remember it. As a result my mom never allowed me to take swim lessons. She took my brother which made no sense but my mom is a narcisstic control freak which explains much. All I can wonder is WHAT parent doesn't keep their child in sight when it concerns water???? This would destroy me as a mom if it had happened to me.

Hurricane Laura Rips Down 'South's Defenders' Confederate Statue In Lake Charles, La.

Larimar comments on Aug 27, 2020:

May they be unable to re erect the damn thing.......

Started training for a new job this week, and today we got to listen to a live call.

Larimar comments on Aug 27, 2020:

I'd never do call centers again. Between customers telling me I have a sexy voice and attempting to arrange interstate meets, between the abusive ones insisting they get their way, and ones like this...I'm done. I went back into accounting. Leave me in the corner with excel on 70%...it's more peaceful. Good luck to you!

Those who didn't evacuate before Hurricane Laura should put their name in a ziploc bag in their ...

Larimar comments on Aug 27, 2020:

I have a friend in Louisiana, she can't even afford her required medications most months. I sent her a hundred bucks for gas to get the hell out of there. She moved back there to be near her daughter and grandkids. SMH

Snakes shed their skins in a surprising place.

Larimar comments on Aug 27, 2020:

only time that frightened me was when one was found in our house

"Ilsa, du bist gekommen!"

Larimar comments on Aug 26, 2020:

she was inspired

This year I'm seeing more hummingbirds than I have in the twenty years I've lived here.

Larimar comments on Aug 26, 2020:

When I lived on the river, we would have so many that I would go through a gallon of nectar a day. We had sixty ports between numerous feeders and sometimes I filled them twice a day. I have never seen anything like it before or since.

St. Louis Gun-Waving Lawyers Deliver Funniest Republican Convention Speech Of The Night

Larimar comments on Aug 26, 2020:

Everyone I know that has had personal experiences with them tell that they are extremely litigious, and total POS's!

A man changed member's replies to support his post. I objected.

Larimar comments on Aug 26, 2020:

sounds like our GOP, he needs booted off!

Has anyone looked around lately and wondered of God only looks after his own?

Larimar comments on Aug 25, 2020:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/08/25/unemployment-benefits-americans-struggle-with-delayed-300-unemployment-coronavirus-stimulus/3411294001/ maybe you're not looking in the right places

Mask hatred?

Larimar comments on Aug 24, 2020:

Missouri isn't much better....my local area no long is requiring tables at restaurants have 6 foot social distancing. I found that by going to the store and seeing the local diner was packed. I asked at the store and found that out. SMH

Seeing this on FB tonight made me think about what I really want to know about people.

Larimar comments on Aug 24, 2020:

Some things I love: My kids My friends My ability to take care of myself Inquisitive minds Others that enjoy learning and aren't afraid to try new things to talk to Ice cold hard cider good chocolate cooking walks in trees making things CRISP salads or apples Autumn Puzzles or problems to figure out

Water rescue crews scramble amid deadliest August in years in the Seattle area.

Larimar comments on Aug 24, 2020:

I lived in a house on stilts by the Mississippi river, sometimes IN the river during flood. We would have to boat home from the levee and boat the dogs to the levee to do their business if it got too deep, etc. You can never be too safe. Lived there for ten years, it's definitely a different type of life. To get home with the dogs we would have to cut the motor and drift the last so many feet. Only one time did a dog rush the stairs and bump me out of the boat. The boat became wedged over top of my legs and I looked up to see them both looking over at me and I couldn't get them to move to take the weight off my legs. I barely pushed it off in time, severely scraping up my legs, then had to swim after the f&^%ing boat as it started to float rapidly with flood current down the river. I'd like to state, that I never formally learned to swim. I just imitate what I've seen others do. I was really fortunate. I can float forever, if need be. That doesn't help when you're held down. That dog after that never did that again and he'd be guilty looking until I told him to go on up. Yes, I had on a vest...not that it mattered. I went in the next morning and got a shot for antibiotics and a tetanus booster.

Longtime Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway to leave White House

Larimar comments on Aug 24, 2020:

The two of them are out for anyway they can make a million. Glad to see her go but we'll be hearing a ton more, I'm sure. Hope her daughter has some good intel.

We'll be stuck in this economic slump for years, economists say - CNN

Larimar comments on Aug 24, 2020:

I've know this was going to happen since I first heard of the pandemic. Nothing new!

Do you think vaping is WORSE than smoking cigarettes?

Larimar comments on Aug 24, 2020:

I'd go with @LiterateHiker 's website info. All I do know is that many places allow neither inside their buildings. When I worked for the Dept of Corrections, it was NOT allowed.

Falwell: I Had Depression Because My Wife Had an Affair With the Pool Boy | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

Larimar comments on Aug 24, 2020:

sounds like a country song. Seriously, who give a flying F^%$?

Is is 'safe' to return to movie theaters ? Why/not ?

Larimar comments on Aug 23, 2020:

I'm sure not going!

"I brought my father with me":.

Larimar comments on Aug 23, 2020:

I think many of us try to be opposite of what we saw as parental failures. It's what my brother and I have done. We've each taken it in differing directions. There were some good qualities in our folks but entirely too many bad ones. We still love them but sometimes they make it difficult.

Did a bug fly up your nose?

Larimar comments on Aug 21, 2020:

sinus rinse squeeze bottle..........

"How do you feel about a friendship that could lead to more?" a man asked today.

Larimar comments on Aug 18, 2020:

Be you, you're pretty awesome. I don't believe that bs either......I get less of it on here and I won't bother with looking anymore.

5 key takeaways from 1st night of Democratic National Convention

Larimar comments on Aug 18, 2020:

I would have wished someone would've gone further but happy for what was said.

COVID-19 in America: We're All in This Together (lots of freakouts) : PublicFreakout

Larimar comments on Aug 18, 2020:

And I have to be honest. I'd already had a reputation at my local Aldi. I've told parents to contain their children and stop destroying product, I've told a man hitting on the cashier wondering why he doesn't get dates that he should attempt bathing (he smelled like ass), and so forth and so on. So telling someone to wear a mask is same ole, same ole to this chick.

COVID-19 in America: We're All in This Together (lots of freakouts) : PublicFreakout

Larimar comments on Aug 17, 2020:

You don't know whether to laugh or eyeroll......at least I don't

I joined this site a couple years ago.

Larimar comments on Aug 16, 2020:

I've enjoyed what you've had to say! Congrats on being an 8. LOL

Secular Tour of the Ark Encounter: Atheist Bailey Harris vs.

Larimar comments on Aug 16, 2020:

Wow, glad I've had no inclination to go waste money there. They really do not believe any science at all.

"Leave No Trace" when hiking and camping is ignored by many

Larimar comments on Aug 16, 2020:

It does no good to get angry over it but it's durned difficult not to. This was the one rule I hammered into my Girl Scout Troop's skulls. I always started with proper set up so it was easy to leave this way. This is what comes of not teaching environment importance and allowing ignorance to prevail.

Some Court Room Humour; ever wonder how court stenographers keep a straight face?

Larimar comments on Aug 14, 2020:

Many friends that are reporters. It's a hard job, lots of hours. They don't always maintain decorum but they try to focus on the words only.

Your vaccine history and mask-wearing can reduce COVID-19 symptoms.

Larimar comments on Aug 11, 2020:

Glad I just did the two dose Shingles Vaccine.......

Outdoor Yoga vs. Mosquitoes

Larimar comments on Aug 10, 2020:

You sound like my daughter. She got married on top of the Snowy Range in mid July in a strapless dress. She Was Covered In Welts!!!! Let me know if it works and I'll see if she's tried it yet.

I am such a new member; it brings tears to my eyes to write this.

Larimar comments on Aug 10, 2020:

welcome and best wishes

[agnostic.

Larimar comments on Aug 9, 2020:

there is such a ton of these.

Here’s a question for those of you who love and listen to music.

Larimar comments on Aug 9, 2020:

I like music, but, then, I've sang in bands. I prefer live if I can but it's not something I can afford daily. :D I like talent, I love when you can see that it is something that they are loving doing. Music is cathartic, it's a way to share one's experiences and beliefs/thoughts with others. Some of what I listen to isn't in the major stream.

My three worst internet dates

Larimar comments on Aug 9, 2020:

I hear you....I've had one ask for sex within the first five minutes with a similar interaction after that. I've had another ask if I'd grow my hair out for him about fifteen minutes in. Another time I met one at a car show; we talked about careers and I was working at the Dept of Corrections at the time. He had to tell me that we'd have to part because he was an interstate bank robber. I looked him up the next Monday and I had to report the meeting to my boss because he told the truth. I swear it's always something.

A 7-year-old boy in Georgia died of Covid-19, the youngest victim in the state - CNN

Larimar comments on Aug 7, 2020:

sads

Man hems and haws in his first message. Translation, please.

Larimar comments on Aug 5, 2020:

Without knowing his experience level....I'd cut him some slack. Normally if they approach me this way, I may not be the most receptive. I like to get to know someone a bit first. Not a prude but I need more than just a warm body.

It is sad and ironic how so many who claim to be rational free-thinkers also support censorship of ...

Larimar comments on Aug 2, 2020:

That video has been disproven and it is misinformation. Guess you want to believe some bullshit doc who preaches about demon seed causing gynecological problems and get meds with Alien DNA

"Nanny State" social media platforms decide what information we are allowed to observe.

Larimar comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Anyone can put on a lab coat and spout bullshit, it doesn't make them a doctor. That is what is in that video and it deserves to be shut down.

Authors Demand Removal from Anthology After Right-Wing Atheist’s Insane Foreword | Hemant Mehta | ...

Larimar comments on Aug 1, 2020:

oh FFS

An answer to those of us questioning the recent picture of tRumpty Dumpty with all his ...

Larimar comments on Aug 1, 2020:

blech.....

America Was Ripe For Humiliation  | Above the Law

Larimar comments on Aug 1, 2020:

Truth

[boston.cbslocal.com] Biometric rings?

Larimar comments on Aug 1, 2020:

I agree that it's good for the ones in question while on the job but it seems a bit big brotherish for normal life.

What's a favorite repair you did?

Larimar comments on Jul 31, 2020:

I have a picture of the uncompleted project on my old computer if anyone wants to see but I no longer have my favorite repair. The completed pics are long gone unfortunately. But they live in my head and my kids mention them at times. I gave him most everything in the divorce because pissing him off meant he could finish the job of trying to kill me that my son had interrupted and stopped. We lived in a house on stilts beside and occasionally in the Mississippi river for a while. In '08 we got flooded. We raised it and had someone gut the house through a charity. We had flood insurance and they gave us an appropriate amount to fix it except my ex drank a lot of the proceeds. We also raised it so it won't flood again using the hydraulics from a friend's skid loader but that's another story. We did ok until it came time to create a kitchen. There wasn't enough money left to buy premade cabinets. I thought to myself, how hard can it be to make boxes with dividers in them? So I made all of them myself with a table saw and a hand router since I didn't want adjustable shelves. I planned it out on graph paper ahead of time and made them to what I'd decided on. He put all the plumbing and water pump under the sink cabinet, and we moved in. I got more compliments on those things. If you want to see a pic I can transfer them over and post but they were mid job. I'd never made cabinets before. Now I wouldn't mind making more again sometime!

Killer of Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, jailed - BBC News

Larimar comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Sad

[youtu.be] gotta give these guys credit they tell it like it is

Larimar comments on Jul 30, 2020:

However, if you think they will ever be progressive or liberal, you'd be dead wrong. They just don't like Trump. Buyer Beware.

did everyone see this this morning muther flipper [youtu.be]

Larimar comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Legally, he's still out of office in January. However, who thinks that R's would do anything other than protect him? They haven't so far.

I came here to find a friend.

Larimar comments on Jul 27, 2020:

How many of us can you save after the US opens back up?

Good Morning , Have a Fantastic Day

Larimar comments on Jul 27, 2020:

a two fisted drinker....

I’m a gun aficionado, and I sometimes post pictures on Facebook of my target after I’ve shot ...

Larimar comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Twenty shots qualifying for conceal carry. It was an unfamiliar pistol.

Rt: Effective Reproduction Number

Larimar comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Missouri is #1! Oh, wait.....

What's the funniest message you received with online dating?

Larimar comments on Jul 26, 2020:

The one that told me that I was quite electable and should run while he was willing to be my campaign manager while claiming to be a feminist was interesting. Despite my continued vehement responses that I had absolutely no interest in ever running for any office especially. Of course, at that point I had to point out that a feminist would never attempt to shove a woman into doing what she was adamantly against.

Donald Trump's America is Unrecognizable

Larimar comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Thus, why I was extremely depressed for a few weeks at the end of 2016.

So first post. Woo. So much pressure um. Well first off. Hey?

Larimar comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Welcome! When you consider the condemnation and small mindedness you've escaped from, it's not so hard. I don't miss it!

The most preposterous thing about this isn't that the past Presidents would be in support of a ...

Larimar comments on Jul 26, 2020:

The most nauseating thing about this are that there are people that think this is correct.

Legit question.

Larimar comments on Jul 25, 2020:

truth

Texas Man Dies of COVID-19 After Visit by Granddaughter Infected at Party

Larimar comments on Jul 25, 2020:

I had a talk with the receptionist at the chiro this week. She doesn't believe masks help. I asked her why then does every place that uses them by a majority of citizens have a better track record than we do? Then I had to have a talk with my chiro. I won't be returning.

‘Stay away.

Larimar comments on Jul 25, 2020:

can't say that I blame them

Republican men try to date me, a Democrat. Dead giveaways.

Larimar comments on Jul 23, 2020:

The ones that attempt to tell me that I just don't understand or know all the reasons to not be liberal and I start pulling out real studies and facts....then they magically disappear or try to state that I'm wrong and bring up an obviously biased site. Which results in my pulling up a mediabiasfactcheck.com results....

Did Mary have an affair?

Larimar comments on Jul 23, 2020:

I think it's a fake story.....

Bang! Another Washington dam finally comes down to clear miles of salmon habitat.

Larimar comments on Jul 20, 2020:

should've never been built

Portland protests: Navy veteran speaks out after video of federal officers beating him goes viral | ...

Larimar comments on Jul 20, 2020:

and they broke his hand in two places. Sounds like he will need surgery to repair that.

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

Larimar comments on Jul 20, 2020:

Never bothered me in any way. Go find other ways to get the thrills....need suggestions?

This very sweet, little fellow belonged to my neighbor a couple of years ago.

Larimar comments on Jul 20, 2020:

We do what we can. I got my El during a snowstorm. It'd taken me two hours to drive home and as I put my key in the door, I heard a noise. I looked around and saw nothing, went to open the door again and heard it again. Under the stairs going up was a snowdrift. I dug her out, she was stiff, and it took an hour in tepid water to get her to move. Got her into the emergency vet the next morning and, she's completely fine....but he said what I heard was her dying. I put up fliers and no claims, so I chipped her. I've had her six years now. We're good buddies. When I found her she was spayed but they think her owners may have dumped her because she tests positive for feline aids. I've kept her on good food and she's never shown any symptoms, whatsoever. Vet said she may never develop it as long as I keep her on good care and good quality food. Her favorite treats are steak and low sodium ham....but that's rare.

Roku is now carrying Reuters News on it's Streaming channels.

Larimar comments on Jul 19, 2020:

Thanks! I use Roku

Dr. Fauci built a truce. Trump is destroying it. - The Washington Post

Larimar comments on Jul 19, 2020:

https://www.businessinsider.com/dr-birx-told-trump-april-coronavirus-was-going-away-nyt-2020-7 Meanwhile, branch covidian idiot, Dr Scarf, told 45 otherwise and it's exactly what he wanted to hear.

The African continent is very slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a new ocean is being born.

Larimar comments on Jul 19, 2020:

I LOVE Geology! Fascinating stuff

‘He’s a coward’: MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch predicts Trump will quit to avoid ‘stunning loss’...

Larimar comments on Jul 18, 2020:

I doubt it. I've lost a job because he doesn't pay his bills. I know his financial controller from Mar a Lago who worked for him for two years and have talked to him about the man. My friend moved his family to Germany after the election because he knew this BS would go on.

Federal Officers In Portland Face Rising Opposition On Streets and In Court

Larimar comments on Jul 18, 2020:

As I've said, we are becoming a banana republic

Federal Officers Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab People In Portland, DHS Confirms : NPR

Larimar comments on Jul 17, 2020:

we've become a banana republic

Desperation is the Mother of Invention. What's your desperate invention?

Larimar comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Magnesium gets rid of my leg cramps and restless leg syndrome. When restless leg was bad, I used legitrin or tonic water since Quinine is in that and it works. My desperation invention, however, would be using four sawhorses, two C clamps, and a straight edge clamped to sheets of plywood instead of a table saw.

Game show host retweeted by Trump deletes his account after announcing his son has coronavirus | ...

Larimar comments on Jul 16, 2020:

I don't feel a whit sorry for him, I feel sorry for his son.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for possible infection - CNNPolitics

Larimar comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Nooooo! I'll donate whatever she needs!

Climbed Mission Peak today. You have to be like a mountain goat.

Larimar comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Congratulations! Great job!