MoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

48thRonin comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Just wish that we’d put more effort into fixing what was wrong with their country first

genessa replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@48thRonin your suggestions regarding me, personally, are rude and, pardon me for saying so, ignorant. you have no idea what i have done in my life or what my experience is, and your suggestion that i should bury my head in the sand to avoid being sad, rather than fighting for what will improve conditions all around, is despicable. that's all you have to say about this? good for you, and good for me too, because that's all i have to hear from you about this. when you get personal, i get blocking. g

MoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

48thRonin comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Just wish that we’d put more effort into fixing what was wrong with their country first

genessa replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@48thRonin seriously you do not hear anything about people in our country (who, by the way, BENEFIT from the presence of immigrants)? what are you reading/listening to, that you do not hear anything about the people in our country? i hear about us all the time. as for caring for people less because they were born elsewhere... sorry, but that is not a distinction i make when children are locked up (IN OUR COUNTRY, and what does that do to the psyche of the people who were born in our own country? what does that make us?) or when children die needlessly (IN OUR COUNTRY, wherever they happen to have been born). and your premise that they should only come on vacation when they can't even afford SHOES.... you make me sad.. g

MoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

48thRonin comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Just wish that we’d put more effort into fixing what was wrong with their country first

genessa replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@48thRonin i suggest you explore current events and history more fully because it would take me way too long at this hour when i am tired and sleepy to explain it all in detail. i'm not trying to be insulting. i mean it. you have your doubts about their danger. your doubts have no effect on the actual danger, which is real. g

MoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

48thRonin comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Just wish that we’d put more effort into fixing what was wrong with their country first

genessa replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@48thRonin since they're facing immediate death where they are, i don't think they can wait. g

MoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

48thRonin comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Just wish that we’d put more effort into fixing what was wrong with their country first

genessa replies on Dec 16, 2018:

we broke their countries! but we really need to fix ours too. g

For those who enjoy art (potentially way more than me).

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

i can't choose one artist or one style, though impressionism impresses me, but i do like chaim soutine quite a lot.

genessa replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@J-McIntosh no, i like too many! but i do like these. g

I smoke, I drink, I do drugs does that make me undesirable, unreliable, disloyal, unloving and ...

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

smoking, well, that will eliminate many. drugs -- you've said it's grass. big deal. it's an herb, not a drug. but when i first read your post, and the second and third times too, for some reason i thought you were calling yourself unreliable, disloyal and unloving. that would be a dealbreaker ...

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Nardi i don't feel contempt... just fear mostly since my asthma has been bad enough to send me to the e.r. a couple times this year. but again if you smoke where you do no harm to others, it's none of my business and contempt doesn't enter the picture. g

Uninterested in Christmas

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

my family, what's left of it, is jewish. we have never had christmas. i hate christmas anyway. g

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX ha, we rarely went to anything first run. second run was cheaper! g

I smoke, I drink, I do drugs does that make me undesirable, unreliable, disloyal, unloving and ...

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

smoking, well, that will eliminate many. drugs -- you've said it's grass. big deal. it's an herb, not a drug. but when i first read your post, and the second and third times too, for some reason i thought you were calling yourself unreliable, disloyal and unloving. that would be a dealbreaker ...

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Nardi no problem. i will add though that people without existing ailments are still endangered by second-hand smoke, and even setting that aside, it is extremely unpleasant for many to be in the presence of not only tobacco smoke but the saltpeter in the rolling paper (it prevents the paper from burning faster than the tobacco). so it's not as if someone needs an excuse not to tolerate smoking in their presence. if you only smoke in the presence of other smokers, or alone and away from where it can bother anyone, then it's your business -- unless you're in a relationship, in which case the other party may worry about your heart or lungs, or even just not want you to turn on your heel and leave when it's time to smoke (i've seen folks do that). g

I smoke, I drink, I do drugs does that make me undesirable, unreliable, disloyal, unloving and ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Yes,

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Wildflower well, re "@Cutiebeauty Yes, harsh... as in what right do you have to tell someone they are a shit person just because you don't agree with their lifestyle?" -- he ASKED! so he wanted an answer. he got one. if you don't take the question seriously you can't complain about such a brief agreeable answer, and if you do take the question seriously you should honor it to the extent that he wants an answer and that he cannot predict what the answer will be. who is she to agree with his expressed speculation that he is a shit person? she is one of the people he ASKED. that's who she is. who are you to tell her she can't answer unless YOU like the answer? g

MoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Horrible SHAMEFUL time in our history!!!

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@AnneWimsey i knew it was something! let's not forget internment camps. especially let's not forget who is making this dreadful thing happen! g

MoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Horrible SHAMEFUL time in our history!!!

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

indeed. and it reminds me of something... can't imagine what.... g

Uninterested in Christmas

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

my family, what's left of it, is jewish. we have never had christmas. i hate christmas anyway. g

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX haha we were on the east coast! but i never heard of doing that until i was an adult and had moved away. as for everything's being closed, we didn't notice or care because we just didn't go out that often anyway. my folks both worked and were wiped. if they had a day off, they might have slept! g

Uninterested in Christmas

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

my family, what's left of it, is jewish. we have never had christmas. i hate christmas anyway. g

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX nope! we never did. we didn't go out and eat chinese food either. christmas just wasn't a thing. it just wasn't. why would we do something special on that day? g

I would rather deal with haters than live in a society where nobody, even haters, can speak their ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Exactly but with one major rule applied. I don’t care if you speak your mind as long as it’s coming from your mind and not from those for whom you follow.

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@48thRonin not instead of. in addition to. they're not mutually exclusive. g

Uninterested in Christmas

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

my family, what's left of it, is jewish. we have never had christmas. i hate christmas anyway. g

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX what have i left out? g

For those who enjoy art (potentially way more than me).

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

i can't choose one artist or one style, though impressionism impresses me, but i do like chaim soutine quite a lot.

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

oh ignore the maroon portions of the first picture. i just did that so the picture would fit somewhere else. you can see which part is the actual painting. g

If your kid was gay. Yes or no and why?

Jjlh19u8 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

It's common sense. Yes or no and why. But I'll help. ( YES or NO. ) would you except it? ( IF NO WHY ) ? Very mature with the burrito comment.

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

you mean accept, i guess. and what kind of monster would not accept his/her own child? g

I would rather deal with haters than live in a society where nobody, even haters, can speak their ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Exactly but with one major rule applied. I don’t care if you speak your mind as long as it’s coming from your mind and not from those for whom you follow.

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@48thRonin of course they are and i understand. and you're right to that extent. but as far as hate speech goes, we are talking about freedom of speech and where, if anywhere, to draw the line, not as individuals and how to respond as individuals, but as a country, and how to respond, if at all, legally. g

I would rather deal with haters than live in a society where nobody, even haters, can speak their ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Exactly but with one major rule applied. I don’t care if you speak your mind as long as it’s coming from your mind and not from those for whom you follow.

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

where it's coming from is important but should not be the determining factor when it comes to our rights to speak. the determined factor should be where it's going, not where it's coming from. if someone wants to parrot someone else's thoughts, that's sad but should not be illegal. if someone wants to incite violence, that's a whole different ballgame. g

Lately i've been seeing quite a few scam profiles here and it would be helpful to be able to search ...

PolyWolf comments on Dec 15, 2018:

I'd recommend enabling it after a certain ranking, because most scammers don't stick with it, or last long enough, to hit probably level 6 or so.

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@PolyWolf hmm, i was about to concede that this is better than nothing but then i realized that it is still perfectly possible to steal a picture without that feature (i have a handy dandy screen capture program myself). the only thing you cannot do without the feature is search for it on google. so since blocking the feature doesn't prevent theft, why not open it up so at least it's easier to CATCH the thieves? g

Lately i've been seeing quite a few scam profiles here and it would be helpful to be able to search ...

PolyWolf comments on Dec 15, 2018:

I'd recommend enabling it after a certain ranking, because most scammers don't stick with it, or last long enough, to hit probably level 6 or so.

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

you mean so scammers could not steal profile pictures? but then people who were not at level six or so could not check in order to be surer about scammers they were trying to report. it's a normal internet feature, which works just about everywhere. in fact this is so far the only place i've seen where it doesn't work! g

Lately i've been seeing quite a few scam profiles here and it would be helpful to be able to search ...

GreenAtheist comments on Dec 15, 2018:

How do ya know a guy is a scam? ...Better yet how to protect me from scam alleged females

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

for one thing, often the person uses a stolen picture (one can usually tell but it would be better to be SURE and enabling this feature would make that possible) and a stolen profile (this one can check easily). but mostly it's a matter of common sense. the one i encountered most recently is purportedly female, by the way. g

Lately i've been seeing quite a few scam profiles here and it would be helpful to be able to search ...

GwenC comments on Dec 15, 2018:

It's not your job to be the profile police

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

are you saying we should not use the report feature? (you do not have to be profile police to notice a scammer when you see one, and if you see one, then we SHOULD report that person!) if not, then are you saying we should use the report feature without feeling fairly sure of what we're reporting? being able to search for the picture on google would provide evidence, which i am sure admin would appreciate. g

Please be aware of someone making posts called jujucewedu, they are asking us to click on a ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Dec 15, 2018:

I either ignore or block them. Don't know what they think they are doing here, but I'm sure it won't work with us heathens.....LOL

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Redheadedgammy no one is being nasty except the scammer. reporting isn't nasty to one person. it's being kind to a lot of people. g

Please be aware of someone making posts called jujucewedu, they are asking us to click on a ...

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

look at the profile. atheist, believes in god, feh, trying to hit all bases, posts the same lame christmas message in a gazillion groups, which i am guessing for a variety of reasons are not groups with which she actually has any affinity, and the picture is probably not her own either. report, ...

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Marionville totally forgiven! i just wasn't sure and thought i should check :-)) g

Please be aware of someone making posts called jujucewedu, they are asking us to click on a ...

genessa comments on Dec 15, 2018:

look at the profile. atheist, believes in god, feh, trying to hit all bases, posts the same lame christmas message in a gazillion groups, which i am guessing for a variety of reasons are not groups with which she actually has any affinity, and the picture is probably not her own either. report, ...

genessa replies on Dec 15, 2018:

y'all do know i am talking about the scammer jujucewedu about whom @Marionville posted, right? ... and that i was not talking about marionville? (that reaction baffled me!) g

OK men.

genessa comments on Dec 14, 2018:

i'm not a man, but i have a suggestion anyway: if the man cares about your image, forget him. don't worry about your image. g

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@nicknotes lol i was told by one guy that my baby face look scared. i don't see it. i am glad you can see my smile :-)) thanks for the compliment! g

OK men.

genessa comments on Dec 14, 2018:

i'm not a man, but i have a suggestion anyway: if the man cares about your image, forget him. don't worry about your image. g

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@nicknotes lol i did not choose my picture to make a point. i chose it because i can still see myself in that face so i still identify with it (not solely with it, but with it nonetheless). g

OK ladies.

UrsiMajor comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Love us for our minds.

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@Bigwavedave it's beyond sad. it's disgusting and maddening. i was lucky. i was never told that. i was told i could be whatever i wanted to be. my folks messed me up in OTHER ways but not that way! g

OK ladies.

UrsiMajor comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Love us for our minds.

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@Bigwavedave they never will ask if they're too smart. many women were told, when they were girls, NOT to be smart, not to show that they're smart, always let the boy win, always let the boy think everything is his idea. why would a woman raised like that ask if she was too smart? she's been told not to call ANY attention to her intelligence, to suppress and hide it. her ass is another story. g

OK men.

genessa comments on Dec 14, 2018:

i'm not a man, but i have a suggestion anyway: if the man cares about your image, forget him. don't worry about your image. g

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@nicknotes exactly. beauty is as beauty does. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

NoMagicCookie comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Scary. Time to transition to a LED menorah? Glad your cat was not seriously hurt.

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@NoMagicCookie as good as circumstances and our natures allow :-)) g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

NoMagicCookie comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Scary. Time to transition to a LED menorah? Glad your cat was not seriously hurt.

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@NoMagicCookie yuck! no, we're not just old but disabled. but we have not been hacked up and frozen yet. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

NoMagicCookie comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Scary. Time to transition to a LED menorah? Glad your cat was not seriously hurt.

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@NoMagicCookie we're old farts. our project is to wake up every day. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

NoMagicCookie comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Scary. Time to transition to a LED menorah? Glad your cat was not seriously hurt.

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@NoMagicCookie oh i hear you. we have a fireplace and can't deal with it until a whole slew of things are done. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

NoMagicCookie comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Scary. Time to transition to a LED menorah? Glad your cat was not seriously hurt.

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

i don't know -- there is something about lighting the traditional menorah in the right order, but this was pretty damned scary. next april she will be 17. i don't know if she will even be around for the next chanukah... i sure hope so. there are four others but she is definitely the most careless, the one who sometimes slides off the bed for example. we shall see. g

I put some cheese back at the store the other day because I noticed it said non-GMO; went back to ...

genessa comments on Dec 13, 2018:

isn't that like asking for milk from brown cows in the expectation of getting chocolate milk? g

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

@Tinocca ohh with apples! g

Trump's inaugural committee reportedly facing criminal investigation | MSNBC

Carin comments on Dec 13, 2018:

& does he know anyone who isn't a criminal?

genessa replies on Dec 14, 2018:

apparently not! g

I put some cheese back at the store the other day because I noticed it said non-GMO; went back to ...

genessa comments on Dec 13, 2018:

isn't that like asking for milk from brown cows in the expectation of getting chocolate milk? g

genessa replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@PolyWolf want caramel cheese? try gjetost! not joking! try it! g

I wonder when the left will give up its revenge fantasy and return to a political persuasion I can ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Ha!! They can’t admit their own responsibility for trump even running for president let alone anything else.

genessa replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@48thRonin if you think the two major parties are the same, i have nothing else to address in your comment. nothing. they're NOT the same. very few dems get bought by lobbyists. i don't vote dem out of loyalty to the party. i vote dem because the people who run as dems tend to want the things that i want and the republicans tend to want the things that keep them rich and in power, even if those things are illegal, unconstitutional and against the interests of the american people (excluding gazillionnaires). the party platforms are completely different. and revenge? your entire premise is ridiculous. g

I wonder when the left will give up its revenge fantasy and return to a political persuasion I can ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Ha!! They can’t admit their own responsibility for trump even running for president let alone anything else.

genessa replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@48thRonin the democrats. the ones i intend to vote for, the exciting ones and the less exciting ones. g

I wonder when the left will give up its revenge fantasy and return to a political persuasion I can ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Ha!! They can’t admit their own responsibility for trump even running for president let alone anything else.

genessa replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@48thRonin so nothing they stand for, nothing any of them have said and tried to do, nothing they've tried to stop on the other hand, means a thing to you: just that one thing. wow. i am glad i'm not stuck. g

I wonder when the left will give up its revenge fantasy and return to a political persuasion I can ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Ha!! They can’t admit their own responsibility for trump even running for president let alone anything else.

genessa replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@48thRonin media yes. that, no. g

I wonder when the left will give up its revenge fantasy and return to a political persuasion I can ...

48thRonin comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Ha!! They can’t admit their own responsibility for trump even running for president let alone anything else.

genessa replies on Dec 13, 2018:

oh please. like that's why he won the nomination. g

I’m against circumcisions.

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

i am curious as to why you think the cleanliness aspect is junk science. g

genessa replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@JessZ see @Amzungu2 's answer above. g

One good thing about Chibnall - he put the kibosh on this “lonely god” crap and made the Doctor ...

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

good article, with which i largely, but not totally, agree. i rather miss the lonely god thing; it was a huge part of the tenth doctor's persona, and it was his major flaw. every hero should have at least one flaw. it doesn't happen to be part of the current doctor, and that's okay, i guess, but ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Closeted yeah exactly! and even the science channel is starting to go that way, a little -- mostly still good though. history channel is, well, to coin a phrase, history! g

One good thing about Chibnall - he put the kibosh on this “lonely god” crap and made the Doctor ...

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

good article, with which i largely, but not totally, agree. i rather miss the lonely god thing; it was a huge part of the tenth doctor's persona, and it was his major flaw. every hero should have at least one flaw. it doesn't happen to be part of the current doctor, and that's okay, i guess, but ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Closeted i never watch it anymore and the only reason i would watch it would be if it showed something i liked that fit the genre. at the moment, it doesn't. EVER. those would be doctor who, which it mysteriously dropped not long after i noticed it censoring that one bit. hmm. quantum leap. millennium. red dwarf. the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (original tv version, not movie). maybe something else i am blanking on? as far as i can recall that would be it, and it doesn't show any of those things, PLUS syfy has become more of a horror channel than a sf channel, so eww. so i have no motivation to watch it at all. g

The limits to freedom of speech

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 12, 2018:

No one has ever died in history because of what someone has said; it takes an action to kill a man, not a word. There is no D&D-like "powerword: kill" in our reality. If I say "kill this man and I'll give you a million dollars" it is not my words that killed that man but the choice of a person to ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay until we have better education, i'd rather have protection against incitement to violence. it is a reasonable exception. g

One good thing about Chibnall - he put the kibosh on this “lonely god” crap and made the Doctor ...

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

good article, with which i largely, but not totally, agree. i rather miss the lonely god thing; it was a huge part of the tenth doctor's persona, and it was his major flaw. every hero should have at least one flaw. it doesn't happen to be part of the current doctor, and that's okay, i guess, but ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Closeted wait, let's make sure we're talking about the same thing. doctor who did not censor its own show. syfy did. doctor who IS progressive. when you said "they" made claims to progressiveness i assumed you meant syfy, since we already know doctor who is. doctor who is very open about captain jack's bisexuality. syfy didn't like that one moment when he expressed it. they may have censored other episodes; that's the only one i know about and remember. so i am talking about how bad syfy is. i am not laying any of this nastiness on the show! the show is great! g

The limits to freedom of speech

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 12, 2018:

No one has ever died in history because of what someone has said; it takes an action to kill a man, not a word. There is no D&D-like "powerword: kill" in our reality. If I say "kill this man and I'll give you a million dollars" it is not my words that killed that man but the choice of a person to ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay the words do not have to be ultimately responsible. if they contribute meaningfully, that's enough. orderly exit... dream on. not everyone has the wherewithal. you can condone it and i condone it too but it won't happen. it just won't. people are not like that. g

The limits to freedom of speech

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 12, 2018:

No one has ever died in history because of what someone has said; it takes an action to kill a man, not a word. There is no D&D-like "powerword: kill" in our reality. If I say "kill this man and I'll give you a million dollars" it is not my words that killed that man but the choice of a person to ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

no one in history has died from words? hmm. thomas å beckett might disagree. words can lead directly to action that otherwise would not be taken, and not everyone has the wherewithal to sit and ponder whether a theatre is actually on fire. g

One good thing about Chibnall - he put the kibosh on this “lonely god” crap and made the Doctor ...

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

good article, with which i largely, but not totally, agree. i rather miss the lonely god thing; it was a huge part of the tenth doctor's persona, and it was his major flaw. every hero should have at least one flaw. it doesn't happen to be part of the current doctor, and that's okay, i guess, but ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Closeted they did? i didn't watch them enough to know what they pretended to be. all i know is that i don't watch them at all now. g

The limits to freedom of speech

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

your right to swing your arm ends at my nose. freedom of speech ends at incitement to riot/violence, endangering others (yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre where there is no fire) and slander/libel. when does each individual statement become an incentive or incitement? that has to be decided...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@sfvpool you're right. i keep hearing cries of "censorship" applied to private entities such as facebook (or ag dot com though i have not heard it here -- if it happened, it would be legal because it's a private place. but even a private entity can break the law by encouraging violence or committing slander or libel, for example. g

Michael Cohen Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison – Rolling Stone

thinktwice comments on Dec 12, 2018:

A bit confused by what he said.. .In court on Wednesday Cohen said, “I take full responsibility for each act that I pled guilty to: The personal ones to me and those involving the President of the United States of America.” So, does this mean he is willing to take the fall? Did he just ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@thinktwice there will be more! not manafort... but then, he is going away forever, EVEN if trump pardons him, because if trump pardons him, trump is out that much faster and some, if not all, of his crimes will be reversed. g

Michael Cohen Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison – Rolling Stone

thinktwice comments on Dec 12, 2018:

A bit confused by what he said.. .In court on Wednesday Cohen said, “I take full responsibility for each act that I pled guilty to: The personal ones to me and those involving the President of the United States of America.” So, does this mean he is willing to take the fall? Did he just ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@thinktwice i am not bothered by it. it doesn't mean anything in terms of prosecuting trump. it'll be fine. he takes full responsibility for his own part in it, and he goes out of his way to implicate trump again. fine with me! i don't know how long he will serve but as i say i do hope he testifies. g

Michael Cohen Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison – Rolling Stone

thinktwice comments on Dec 12, 2018:

A bit confused by what he said.. .In court on Wednesday Cohen said, “I take full responsibility for each act that I pled guilty to: The personal ones to me and those involving the President of the United States of America.” So, does this mean he is willing to take the fall? Did he just ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

no that does not sound like his taking the fall. it sounds like his implicating the president too. he should get more time, since he's such a sleaze; i hope there is a clause somewhere saying that if he changes his mind and doesn't testify against the president when the time comes, he gets life. g

Some people say that the signs that say ‘it’s okay to be white’ came from the kkk and neo ...

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

wrong. there is context. there is history. it does matter where it comes from because it is a dog whistle and it means more than it says. in this society, it is a GIVEN that it's okay to be white. just as "black lives matter" and "black pride" do not need to be countered by "white lives matter" ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@CarolinaGirl60 thanks but i think i left out something important, actually. that is, there wouldn't BE an "it's okay to be white" sign if the 4chan folks didn't feel pressured and offended by the horrible claim by nonwhites that it's okay NOT to be white, too. it's not a random statement like "ice cream tastes good." it's a reaction and it's the wrong reaction. the right reaction is "yes, black lives matter too. we're with you." there is a REASON we say "consider the source." "black lives matter" means "black lives matter TOO." "it's okay to be white" means "it's only okay to be white, not okay not to be white." how do we know it means this? consider the source! g

Just watched mirror image. I guess its the very last episode. I get it, but it just weird.

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

it is weird. it is meant to be weird, i think. it's sad, too, isn't it? bittersweet ending to the series. excellent guest cast! g

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@RickyAdams lol it's okay to overanalyze after the fact; it's not as if our doing so will change the show, right? i think they meant to end with a paradox and drive us all crazy. it worked, yes? g

One good thing about Chibnall - he put the kibosh on this “lonely god” crap and made the Doctor ...

genessa comments on Dec 12, 2018:

good article, with which i largely, but not totally, agree. i rather miss the lonely god thing; it was a huge part of the tenth doctor's persona, and it was his major flaw. every hero should have at least one flaw. it doesn't happen to be part of the current doctor, and that's okay, i guess, but ...

genessa replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Closeted oh, i got a lot of emotional mileage out of the crushes. did you know that syfy, back when it was scifi and used to show the occasional doctor who, cut one of the episodes (well, at least one, but one that i saw and noticed and was pissed off about) not for commercial time but for content? remember the second of the trilogy, the sound of drums? there is a moment when the doctor is explaining the thingie they were to wear to make them not quite invisible but unnoticeable, and he said that it's like when you fancy someone and they don't even know you're there. jack notices martha's longing look and says "you too?" they cut his line! homophobic creeps! g

My employer just hired their first Trans person, female to Male.

ArdentAtheist comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I have a gender fluid daughter and whatever path she finds to be hers I’ll support it. I hope she doesn’t experience to many people that don’t know how to act, I think you will do fine... be yourself, your all there to work. If you find yourself becoming friends it’s a friend like any other....

genessa replies on Dec 10, 2018:

@SoullessHeathen well, if it doesn't detail what is women's attire and what is men's attire.then it will be difficult to enforce this law, and if it DOES detail what is women's attire and what is men's attire, it is likely unconstitutional. g

Atheists, what is the one main thing that keeps you from believing in God?

genessa comments on Dec 9, 2018:

nothing. there is nothing that encourages me to believe in any gods. i don't need a reason NOT to believe. i would need a reason TO believe. g

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@irascible zaphod is an exception, of course! g

My employer just hired their first Trans person, female to Male.

ArdentAtheist comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I have a gender fluid daughter and whatever path she finds to be hers I’ll support it. I hope she doesn’t experience to many people that don’t know how to act, I think you will do fine... be yourself, your all there to work. If you find yourself becoming friends it’s a friend like any other....

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@SoullessHeathen women have been wearing suits (and pants in general) for almost a century now. how can they say that the women using women's facilities are actually dressing like men? are they DISGUISING themselves as men or simply not wearing dresses? how clear is the law? g

Atheists, what is the one main thing that keeps you from believing in God?

genessa comments on Dec 9, 2018:

nothing. there is nothing that encourages me to believe in any gods. i don't need a reason NOT to believe. i would need a reason TO believe. g

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@irascible i wonder how people would respond to a post that asked "what is the one main thing that keeps you from believing that you have six arms and two heads?" g

My employer just hired their first Trans person, female to Male.

ArdentAtheist comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I have a gender fluid daughter and whatever path she finds to be hers I’ll support it. I hope she doesn’t experience to many people that don’t know how to act, I think you will do fine... be yourself, your all there to work. If you find yourself becoming friends it’s a friend like any other....

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@SoullessHeathen a trans person dressing as a man is not the same as a completely straight woman dressing like a man. the women do not think they're men. what does how they dress have to do with which facilities they should use? they're women and they use women's facilities. their clothing is irrelevant. the trans man doesn't doesn't THINK he's a man either; he's a man. if his body hasn't caught up with who he is yet, he's still a man nonetheless. it isn't about his clothing either. g

This is how a church should be. Your thoughts?

genessa comments on Dec 9, 2018:

i have never been christian; i don't go to churches (i mean, to visit, like for the architecture of the history, or a concert, yeah, but "go to church" isn't something i have a history of doing. so why would i want to choose a church and see how a church should be? it all sounds very pleasant if ...

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@LiterateHiker there is nothing wrong with that, if that is what you want. i don't want the community of people in a church. there are other communities. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

itsmedammit comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Glad you were close by!

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

oh we never leave the candles unattended. that would be pushing our luck for sure. that's why i can't figure out how she did it, right in front of us! i must have been looking at richard. then i smelled burning fur.... g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

kmdskit3 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Same thing happened to me and one of my previous cats. Her tail caught on fire from a jack 'o' lantern candle and I just clapped it out with one clap of my hands. She, the cat, had no idea that anything had happened but she could be kinda thick. Glad you didn't have any major issues either.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

oh penny had no clue either! she'll never know! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Alvinsmama comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Thank goodness nothing worse happened. Your quick action saved your baby from further harm. And, of course, you cried. That's your baby.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

she sure is! and she is the mother of my grandkittens too! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Lavergne comments on Dec 9, 2018:

we have a cat that loves to get really close to the fireplace and I have recurring nightmares about her fur accidentally catching on fire. So glad you were able to catch her and extinguish before it hurt her - how very scary. Totally understand the crying - sometimes we do it when we are ...

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

yes, relief crying, looks funny to others but we feel it. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

orange_girl comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I’m so glad she’s OK!

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

thanks! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Sydland comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Oh that’s scary. Of course you cried. Mine have singed their whiskers on candles and the other had a fluffy tail that was caught on fire. It just reminds us of how vulnerable they are.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

they and we. if she had jumped off the table, the house would've caught fire. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Booklover comments on Dec 9, 2018:

My little Monty decided to walk across the table once when we had candles. Caught the end of his tail on fire. Aaaaaa! A swoop up the tail with a hand and nobody was hurt.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

that would've been scary but not AS scary. penny was just aflame! glad kitty and tail survived! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Kynlei comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I'd cry too. I worry about one of my cats jumping onto the oven door when I have it open. I can"t even imagine! Glad she is ok!

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

she has a big orange patch on her fur now. the outer layer (tabby) got burned off and apparently she is a secret marmie under that coat! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Hathacat comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Wow! You were scared and that’s why you cried. Hugs!

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

thanks! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Susieq comments on Dec 8, 2018:

poor Penny. We had a chihauhau (sp) that fell into our campfire . Hubby kicked her back out. She was drunk from drinking from drinks that were sitting on the ground.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

omg i can picture that! we have a mostly longhaired chi too. we don't camp, though. g

How much should you sleep? Napping, fatigue, and oversleeping

genessa comments on Dec 9, 2018:

my bladder will not let me sleep long. i also have a cat who pulls my hair when she's hungry, and she has good access while i'm lying down. g

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@Science-guy i love naps! g

How much should you sleep? Napping, fatigue, and oversleeping

genessa comments on Dec 9, 2018:

my bladder will not let me sleep long. i also have a cat who pulls my hair when she's hungry, and she has good access while i'm lying down. g

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@Science-guy it doesn't matter whether i drink anything or not; my bladder is old and weakened by a childhood illness. meanwhile, i have diabetes so i cannot go very long with hydrating, and the diabetes itself makes me have to pee a lot. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Jay1313132018 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

My dogs are like my children. Seeing one in danger would be torturous for me. Men don't like to see women cry. We feel like we ha e to fix sometíng to make you stop crying. Ignorantly, we sometimes think that if get you to "see it logically" you will realize that crying doesn't make sense and ...

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

i hate when my guy asks me why i am crying. i want him to hold me and murmur comforting sounds at me! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

CoastRiderBill comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I am glad your cat is OK. It is OK to cry and cry, because a person healthy in mind is compassionate toward children and animals being hurt or the possibility of hurt. It shows your love.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@CoastRiderBill my penny is catching up to yours; she will be 17 in april if she doesn't set herself on fire anymore. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

TomMcGiverin comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I'm glad the cat is ok and didn't suffer. I suppose burnt fur didn't smell too good.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

thanks! ugh it's an awful smell. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Anniemae comments on Dec 9, 2018:

That’s scary! I’m glad your kitty is ok.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

thanks, me too! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

nicknotes comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I looked up "cat" in the Bible and there were no entries for "cat."

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

oh no! cats don't exist! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

CoastRiderBill comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I am glad your cat is OK. It is OK to cry and cry, because a person healthy in mind is compassionate toward children and animals being hurt or the possibility of hurt. It shows your love.

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

i think it shows that but also relief that she wasn't injured. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

A2Jennifer comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Whoa scary! I’m glad kitty is ok!

genessa replies on Dec 9, 2018:

thanks, me too! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

RobertNappi2 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

NNNOOO!!!!

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

all is well now but wow, i was terrified. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Been there, done that, scary. Glad kitty is OK.

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

@Druvius they're incredible. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Been there, done that, scary. Glad kitty is OK.

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

thanks! she has no clue anything happened. g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

Buddha comments on Dec 8, 2018:

You have to have emotions when it comes to your cat...

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

i love my cats! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

MojoDave comments on Dec 8, 2018:

That would be quite a shock, to see a cat on fire!

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

it sure was! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

PolyWolf comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I'm glad she's safe. I'm glad you're safe too, and Richard. Can be a terrible situation.

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

thanks. no one else and nothing else caught fire, though she managed, as it turns out, to extinguish two of the candles! g

I had a hell of a scare tonight.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

That was a scary moment, glad everyone is ok.

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

i think i got some new gray hairs and maybe lost a year of my expected lifespan but we're all otherwise fine. penny is snuggled with one of her daughters and still apparently has no clue she ever was aflame. g

It is Jim Morrison's birthday. Anyone have a favorite Doors song?

genessa comments on Dec 8, 2018:

john lennon died on jim morrison's birthday? strange! but then people are strange. i, too, love the alabama song, but morrison changed an important lyric. the original says "next pretty boy," not "... girl." you wouldn't think morrison would be afraid of that lyric. check out dave van ronk's ...

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

@Beowulfsfriend ouch g

I think that many of my friends who adamantly oppose today's Republicans are missing one point.

genessa comments on Dec 8, 2018:

i do not think we are missing that point. we know that. but that third is not what is important. it's the republican politicians who, while already realizing they're making themselves unelectable, still for the most part HAVE to support trump because they, too, are compromised. they will leave ...

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

@wordywalt well, a number of them will indeed pull away. and you're right, their motives will be selfish. and i said nothing that conflicted with that, so with what do you respectfully disagree? g

Would you date a man without a steady paycheck?

genessa comments on Dec 2, 2018:

you want brutal honesty? okay. i am not sure why you are excluding men when there are certainly men who date men, and considering that at any rate a man might have the same considerations about a woman. i am not sure why you consider being between jobs, often a euphemism for being unemployed, as ...

genessa replies on Dec 8, 2018:

@MuzikDan i see your so what and raise you one whatever. if you're going to be dismissive of the answers then your request for brutal honesty is not going to be taken seriously. g

The difference between religion and cults is tax exemption. Agree or disagree?

genessa comments on Dec 6, 2018:

disagree. many people belong to a religion but it doesn't run their lives. in a cult, there is a charismatic leader, isolation of the members from nonmembers, including and sometimes especially family, and the cult's control of every aspect of their lives. religion CAN be like that, but mostly it...

genessa replies on Dec 6, 2018:

@Dave75 that is one identifying element but i don't think it is the defining one. g

LETS DISCUSS GENDER IDENTITY - In the beginning, Nature created MALE and FEMALE and it was ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Some of you have raised some legitimate hypotheticals but I'm questioning the need to have an alternate identity for every possible gender permutation. Biologically there are only two, emotionally, there can be any number. Since humans are equal parts of each, who knows how many identities there ...

genessa replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@Sgt_Spanky i have a friend who is transgendered. she didn't choose to be transgendered. in fact she didn't choose anything. her parents did. she was born with genitalia from BOTH sexas. her parents decided she was a boy and had surgeons make that happen shortly after my friend's birth. much later, she found out that she'd had a twin. i don't know what happened to the twin but it didn't get born and it was likely subsumed by her, my friend. there is a word for that, as it does sometimes happen, but i forget the word and am too tired to look it up; my eyes are hurting me. at any rate, it is possible her twin was female and was subsumed, and that is why my friend was born hermaphroditic. her parents made a choice for her but the choice doesn't match who she feels she is. she spent her whole adult life as a man, married, had kids, and finally could no longer lie to herself; inside, she knew she was female. we have lost touch; i don't know if she ever got her surgery. i hope she got whatever she needed to feel like herself. but how she was born... she was born BOTH. g

Are you prepared for Xmas?

genessa comments on Dec 5, 2018:

i am never prepared for christmas. i hate christmas. i feel overwhelmed and ignored and invisible. i've never been christian and never will be christian, and i'm not even that much of a capitalist. i'm a jewish atheist in the middle of celebrating chanukah, and i have to hear christmas songs ...

genessa replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@Amisja thank you kindly! one of our cats almost walked right into the menorah but we were able to stop him from setting himself ablaze. i guess he liked chanukah a bit too much! g

Are you prepared for Xmas?

genessa comments on Dec 5, 2018:

i am never prepared for christmas. i hate christmas. i feel overwhelmed and ignored and invisible. i've never been christian and never will be christian, and i'm not even that much of a capitalist. i'm a jewish atheist in the middle of celebrating chanukah, and i have to hear christmas songs ...

genessa replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@evergreen lol i don't honor it either; it is not necessary to honor it to hate it. alas i do NOT enjoy my invisibility, which is my point. i HATE my invisibility. it is part of why i hate christmas. g

LETS DISCUSS GENDER IDENTITY - In the beginning, Nature created MALE and FEMALE and it was ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Some of you have raised some legitimate hypotheticals but I'm questioning the need to have an alternate identity for every possible gender permutation. Biologically there are only two, emotionally, there can be any number. Since humans are equal parts of each, who knows how many identities there ...

genessa replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@Sgt_Spanky okay if you choose to interpret it that way. it seems to me it does not say that at all. and YOU did not say that: you did not stop at the word species, and what you added next is with what i disagree. g