Got the shirt and pen, thanks folks! sorry 'bout the face; been sick, looking kinda old. g

Shelton comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Congratulations. You wear it well

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

aww thanks! g

Got the shirt and pen, thanks folks! sorry 'bout the face; been sick, looking kinda old. g

Charity comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Oh, I hope you get better soon. I'm sorry you've not been well.

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@Charity thanks. it doesn't look as if it'll be quick as we need to get funding, but when we do get it, i will do my best to make sure it's efficient! g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

assange is not challenging corporate america. assange works for russia, which loves corporate america, especially american oil. just because no one wants him to print his stolen and altered secrets that doesn't make him a journalist. he doesn't report the truth. he reports what russia tells him ...

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@WilliamCharles okay, so you think i remember wrong or that i am lying. fine. whatever. no, i got the snarkiness. i didn't get WHY. i didn't say anything wrong, untrue or rude. i told you the truth, and my memory, while as i say i didn't memorize it, is in general quite good. so there was absolutely no need for snarkiness. we could have disagreed civilly. i guess now we can't. g

Got the shirt and pen, thanks folks! sorry 'bout the face; been sick, looking kinda old. g

PolyWolf comments on Nov 26, 2018:

You still look great to my eyes! Congrats. ?

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

aww 'blush 'blush 'blush thanks! g

Got the shirt and pen, thanks folks! sorry 'bout the face; been sick, looking kinda old. g

Charity comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Oh, I hope you get better soon. I'm sorry you've not been well.

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

thanks :-)) it's probably the effects of the mold we need remediated from our house. we're working on it! g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

assange is not challenging corporate america. assange works for russia, which loves corporate america, especially american oil. just because no one wants him to print his stolen and altered secrets that doesn't make him a journalist. he doesn't report the truth. he reports what russia tells him ...

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@WilliamCharles lol just as unfamiliar. but i stand by what i remember because it made a big impression on me at the time. g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

assange is not challenging corporate america. assange works for russia, which loves corporate america, especially american oil. just because no one wants him to print his stolen and altered secrets that doesn't make him a journalist. he doesn't report the truth. he reports what russia tells him ...

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@WilliamCharles zerohedge i don't know. snopes is often good, more often good than otherwise. bu i remember reading the actual texts, not reading ABOUT them but reading them. i didn't memorize them lol. i remember one that might not have been altered and it was a couple of clinton employees discussing whether or not to sabotage bernie in the south about his possibly being an atheist. it was just a plan to make sure someone asked him about it during a town hall or debate or some such thing. they never did it. that was the worst thing i read that was said in the emails. but as i say that is not necessarily one of the ones i read where i saw the original and then the altered version. g

Today, on Facebook, I got a reminder that I'd like to post here as a reminder to us all that we are ...

genessa comments on Nov 26, 2018:

repurposing is my middle name! i just finished making a salad to bring with me where i am going today. i took the red cabbage out of a bag i saved from another product, and i put the whole salad into a plastic container that richard wanted to throw away because i had already used what was in THAT ...

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@PolyWolf my grandmother was born in romaine! but is was aust at the time. g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

assange is not challenging corporate america. assange works for russia, which loves corporate america, especially american oil. just because no one wants him to print his stolen and altered secrets that doesn't make him a journalist. he doesn't report the truth. he reports what russia tells him ...

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@WilliamCharles i do not remember where i read the originals but i did read them at the time (not ALL of them lol) so i know that someone turned something over and they WERE doctored. i saw the examples myself. so your statement, while probably well meant, isn't accurate. but i can't back it up, alas, except with my own memory. i have wondered for the past couple years why no one has been mentioning it. g

What is it that makes women go on the defensive, or even the offensive, against other women who ...

CoastRiderBill comments on Nov 25, 2018:

In US culture and society, it mostly has to do with tradition and the worldview of their religion. Much of it has to do with survival in more traditional homes and traditional America where the man is the breadwinner. We see this in white Christian women because they believe that the Bible instructs...

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@CoastRiderBill oh but i just reread the end of your post and remember, those dixiecrats ARE now republicans. republicanism got redefined, remember. we're not talking about lincoln OR the civil rights era. dixiecrats all became republicans, starting with the civil rights act. so my saying "republican" meaning modern republicans encompasses those dixicratettes. g

What is it that makes women go on the defensive, or even the offensive, against other women who ...

CoastRiderBill comments on Nov 25, 2018:

In US culture and society, it mostly has to do with tradition and the worldview of their religion. Much of it has to do with survival in more traditional homes and traditional America where the man is the breadwinner. We see this in white Christian women because they believe that the Bible instructs...

genessa replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@CoastRiderBill i will certainly grant that expansion, although i think the categories overlap. christian women who are not religionists (you know, evangelical or at least deeply involved in their religion, as opposed to, say, my presbyterian or episcopalian friends who go to church and don't try to make jesus a part of every decision they make, like my one evangelical who won't accept a job or buy a car unless jesus says it's okay) are not necessarily republicans, but the ones who behave this way i think generally are. still, the expansion is worth noting, to catch any strays lol. g

Agnostic vs Athiest

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

for one thing, most atheists can spell atheist (not athiest), while most agnostics can spell agnostic lol. i do not see atheism as questioning religion and "the higher power." i see atheism as not questioning but rejecting "the higher power," which generally leads to a rejection of religion, if ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Alungabardi again, no more than, and much less than, theists. if you've seen more atheists than theists do this, all i can say is you are probably working with a small sample. g

Agnostic vs Athiest

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

for one thing, most atheists can spell atheist (not athiest), while most agnostics can spell agnostic lol. i do not see atheism as questioning religion and "the higher power." i see atheism as not questioning but rejecting "the higher power," which generally leads to a rejection of religion, if ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Alungabardi you're welcome. i feel i must mention that yes, by definition, an atheist rejects the idea of a "higher power." that doesn't mean all atheists reject the PEOPLE who believe in those things -- they reject the beliefs but not necessarily the people. not all theists are morons. their beliefs may be moronic to some of us, but people DO compartmentalize. as for spirituality, everyone has a different definition. to me it's religion light, and i DO reject it, but not people. as for ignorant atheists, how is that different from the general population? i do not find atheists more ignorant than anyone else; i find them in general slightly less ignorant. g

There is a $5 fee to join.

CaroleKay comments on Nov 25, 2018:

Maybe the joke went over your head and you missed it. Either way, not worthy of a separate blast post. https://agnostic.com/group/chat/post/230793/hi-everyone-is-there-a-formal-application-process-for-joining-the-group-i-didnt-see-anything-that

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

aren't jokes supposed to be -- correct me if i'm wrong -- funny? g

What is it that makes women go on the defensive, or even the offensive, against other women who ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Nov 25, 2018:

At the end of the day we are mammals. Competing whether for mates or resources comes very naturally. Unlessss we are self aware enough to observe and correct our own behaviours, we will continue to behave in instinctual ways. I think tje instinct to quash a "rival" when the opportunity arises is ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum i am sad that you characterize it as idiotic and get personal. you may certainly disagree without doing either of those things. g

Has anyone thought of

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

i think someone could rake trump's head with something sharp and we'd all benefit. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Triphid okay by me! i was just going to drive a lawnmower over it. g

Conflicted and Curious

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

it is a personal matter but the problem is, the more persons are involved, the more likely there is to be a conflict, even if everyone involved starts out thinking s/he's okay with the arrangement. people DO get jealous. people DO get emotional. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@mordant i once had the good and bad luck to be "dating" a married man. i didn't intend for it to happen. he was a wonderful man, and i do not regret being with him, even though i am not proud of the circumstances. i eventually ended it and when i did, i told him, i can't find someone for myself, just for myself, while i am seeing you. he said, no, i don't mind. i said, but i mind! i can't be with two guys. i can't. (obviously he hadn't got that problem, and you may criticize him in your minds for that, but it wasn't the sum total of who he was, not even close, and i stand by my description of him as a wonderful man. no one is perfect.) g

Overpopulation – The Root Cause of Our Problems – Why Is It a Taboo Topic?

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

seriously? as opposed to greed, for example? it's A problem. it's not THE problem. as for its being a taboo topic, it is discussed from time to time. in what way is it taboo? taboo among whom? this assertion makes no sense at all. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@mordant how have you escaped them? rofl rofl it is odd. once in a while on fb and sometimes here too i see "why is everyone not talking about (fill in blank)" and it's something that's all over msnbc, pbs, the nyt, wapo, even cnn, even newsweek lol, and everyone i know is talking about it. so this is a twist: now we have something supposedly taboo, except it's not, of course. g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

Jolanta comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I think that now it is just revenge trying to get Assange. There is always going to be an Assange, thank god or thank someone els.

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Jolanta surely you can respond without gaslighting. now i know. BYE. g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

Jolanta comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I don't know why she is a democrats. She should join the republicans they would all get along just fine, after all they have the same outlook on what is good for the American public.

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Jolanta well, i still can't tell whether you're a poor reader or a gaslighter but i have no use for you any longer. i know what i said, and i know i said my piece clearly. if your head is a fishbowl, good for you. i don't need to deal with you. g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

Jolanta comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I don't know why she is a democrats. She should join the republicans they would all get along just fine, after all they have the same outlook on what is good for the American public.

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@THHA whatever. i have no particular need to communicate with you anymore. i don't care whether you get it. g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

Jolanta comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I think that now it is just revenge trying to get Assange. There is always going to be an Assange, thank god or thank someone els.

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Jolanta in what way, shape or form did i ever say that? are you actually reading what i sahy, or are you not a good reader, or are you actually trying to gaslight me? you can't gaslight me. assange doesn't tell the truth, next? g

Is Christmas a well earned break from the working world or a major inconvenience because you can’t...

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

for me, neither. it's an affront to those who are not christian (and those who are not capitalist, but we're used to that, daily, not just at christmas). from october through mid-januray i, a jewish atheist, don't exist in the media, on the street, in shops, anywhere. i am accosted by christmas ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Geoffrey51 oh that must be my asthma lol. and yes i ramble but i think i said something pretty early on... anyway thanks for the compliment! g

What is it that makes women go on the defensive, or even the offensive, against other women who ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Nov 25, 2018:

At the end of the day we are mammals. Competing whether for mates or resources comes very naturally. Unlessss we are self aware enough to observe and correct our own behaviours, we will continue to behave in instinctual ways. I think tje instinct to quash a "rival" when the opportunity arises is ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum wasn't accusing, just pointing out, since the topic was specifically women. if the answer is that we're mammals, then there should be no specific behavior just for women in regard to attacking one another without a correponding action from men toward one another, and in this case there simply isn't (for sure there is in other cases; men compete for attention just as women do!) but in regard to this specific question, our mammalian nature isn't the answer. g

What is it that makes women go on the defensive, or even the offensive, against other women who ...

CoastRiderBill comments on Nov 25, 2018:

In US culture and society, it mostly has to do with tradition and the worldview of their religion. Much of it has to do with survival in more traditional homes and traditional America where the man is the breadwinner. We see this in white Christian women because they believe that the Bible instructs...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@CoastRiderBill we can only do what we can do, right? but you specified, and that was helpful. g

Today's America is like the plot of an old western movie.

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

the problem is, there IS a john wayne lol. john wayne was a poseur, never served in the military (which in itself is not a crime. some say he was a draft dodger and others say he wanted to serve but for some reason couldn't (or wouldn't). i don't care; the point is that everyone thinks he did and...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@david75090 oh but we MUST point it out, if only to keep ourselves from falling into that pit! g

Today's America is like the plot of an old western movie.

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

the problem is, there IS a john wayne lol. john wayne was a poseur, never served in the military (which in itself is not a crime. some say he was a draft dodger and others say he wanted to serve but for some reason couldn't (or wouldn't). i don't care; the point is that everyone thinks he did and...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@david75090 it's hard to tell which, isn't it? don't know or don't care. both are rather shocking. g

What is it that makes women go on the defensive, or even the offensive, against other women who ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Nov 25, 2018:

At the end of the day we are mammals. Competing whether for mates or resources comes very naturally. Unlessss we are self aware enough to observe and correct our own behaviours, we will continue to behave in instinctual ways. I think tje instinct to quash a "rival" when the opportunity arises is ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

men are mammals too, though. g

What is it that makes women go on the defensive, or even the offensive, against other women who ...

CoastRiderBill comments on Nov 25, 2018:

In US culture and society, it mostly has to do with tradition and the worldview of their religion. Much of it has to do with survival in more traditional homes and traditional America where the man is the breadwinner. We see this in white Christian women because they believe that the Bible instructs...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

so that's not about why women do it. it's why republican women do it. the original post just states outright that women do it, women period. it just isn't true. it is true in the subset of women, republican women. so unless the post specifies that, i cannot agree with the premise of the post enough to say why, since there is no WHY to something that isn't so. your sources are very good at pinpointing the why when one specifies the subset. i highly recommend that reading. thank you for posting it. however, i hate that women in general have the reputation purveyed in the original post. it works against women that this stereotype prevails. g

How spooky do you think this is!!!!! Mom asked Dad to send her a butterfly when he got to wherever...

Stephanie99 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

Strange coincidence. Maybe enough to start believing for a little while?

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

why? why would that be a reason to "start believing" even for a little while? g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

sorry, but you've been believing propaganda about hillary. it is all there for those willing to believe lies. she did support the war in iraq; it was NOT for money in exchange. everything else is just garbage. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@THHA you probably mean moot, not mute, since i am by no means muted, and you have proven not a damned thing. if you want to be delusional, that's your business. i won't interfere further. what good would it do anyway? g

Today's America is like the plot of an old western movie.

genessa comments on Nov 25, 2018:

the problem is, there IS a john wayne lol. john wayne was a poseur, never served in the military (which in itself is not a crime. some say he was a draft dodger and others say he wanted to serve but for some reason couldn't (or wouldn't). i don't care; the point is that everyone thinks he did and...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@david75090 i know. but since deception is such a big part of what is going on and there is a delusional base that thinks trump IS the good guy and that we're the bad guys he needs to wipe out (and i guess they're the girls that need to be kissed) i thought i'd point all this out. we need a real hero, not a fake one, alas. g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

David1955 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

Ok, this is what I don't understand. I was an admirer of Assange. I like whistleblowers exposing the sins of governments, the military, corporations and other structures of power. But someone explain to me how Assange helping the Republicans, Trump puppets, and undermining H Clinton and so on, was ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@David1955 i don't know about his early life. i only know what he is now and has been for some years. therefore i cannot say. it happens, eh? g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

WilliamCharles comments on Nov 24, 2018:

On the Jimmy Dore Show Solid Chst Saturday, he and guests including Abby Martin deconstructed MSM reports using misrepresentations geared towards promoting the corporate narrative. They also critiqued the Democratic party's approach to coopting their new progressive members, while unveiling a ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

yes that's a good story. it's bullshit but it sounds good, doesn't it? g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

Jolanta comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I think that now it is just revenge trying to get Assange. There is always going to be an Assange, thank god or thank someone els.

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

yes there will always be criminal traitors. thank no one. g

Assange's threat to the Corporatocracy's MSM PR machinery is something they can't allow.

David1955 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

Ok, this is what I don't understand. I was an admirer of Assange. I like whistleblowers exposing the sins of governments, the military, corporations and other structures of power. But someone explain to me how Assange helping the Republicans, Trump puppets, and undermining H Clinton and so on, was ...

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

he's not a whistleblower. he is a russian stooge. g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

sorry, but you've been believing propaganda about hillary. it is all there for those willing to believe lies. she did support the war in iraq; it was NOT for money in exchange. everything else is just garbage. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@THHA i was not referring to your video. i was referring to the original post. g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

sorry, but you've been believing propaganda about hillary. it is all there for those willing to believe lies. she did support the war in iraq; it was NOT for money in exchange. everything else is just garbage. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@THHA rt is russian propaganda. since when is msnbc rt? g

What can we do about this Barnum & Bailey government we have in our country?

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

vote. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@THHA when people vote for it, to vote their "consciences," and split the liberal vote, thus giving the rule to the republicans. that changes democracy. we're not a parliamentary system. we don't have coalitions. if the winner is corrupt it's winner-take-all. both parties are not corrupt. the republican party is, as an entity, corrupt; it is a criminal organization. g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

sorry, but you've been believing propaganda about hillary. it is all there for those willing to believe lies. she did support the war in iraq; it was NOT for money in exchange. everything else is just garbage. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@THHA why would i? why in the world would i trust that source? i have an actual memory, i actually pay attention, and i don't need some idiotic russian propaganda video to tell lies to me. g

What can we do about this Barnum & Bailey government we have in our country?

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

vote. g

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@THHA oh, ha, i see, never mind. both parties are corrupt. right. you are not very observant, are you? and voting third party elects republicans. but never mind. don't vote. in fact, just complain. go for it. g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

Jolanta comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I don't know why she is a democrats. She should join the republicans they would all get along just fine, after all they have the same outlook on what is good for the American public.

genessa replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Jolanta you want me to repeat what i said? but it's in writing! g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

sorry, but you've been believing propaganda about hillary. it is all there for those willing to believe lies. she did support the war in iraq; it was NOT for money in exchange. everything else is just garbage. g

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@Secretguy yeah you noticed lol. people just don't THINK. the russians have no reason to lie about hillary, RIGHT? rofl rofl rofl! g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

Mike1947 comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Flipping and flopping?https://agnostic.com/images/answers/107328_q5b4auehfqaslne_full.jpeg?v=2

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

oh this meme is such crap. first of all, changing one's mind over a period of years to go from wrong to right is not exactly flip-flopping. it's called growing. second of all, some of the crap in here isn't even true. but hey, it's easy to attack hillary. everyone does it. g

I'm a bit more left than right, but this is hilarious.

Jolanta comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I don't know why she is a democrats. She should join the republicans they would all get along just fine, after all they have the same outlook on what is good for the American public.

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

if you REALLY think that you nothing nothing about clinton and nothing about republicans. g

Dangers of Woo: "Orgone Energy"! - Suris [youtube.com]

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

you know who swore by orgone? orson bean. you know who his daughter married? andrew breitbart. 'nuff said. g

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@phxbillcee i know, i know. it killed me, though. i was in love with orson bean when i was a child. he told the funniest joke EVER about a parrot. how can people go so wrong? g

A morning i am not a morning person but my bladder is a morning person.

Xena comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It felt as if I were sitting at your kitchen table drinking coffee and watching you do all of that........I suppose I should have helped.

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

lol it would probably have been chocolate coffee or pumpkin spice. and you wouldn't have needed to help -- unless you wanted to run to aldi and get me a few packs of fresh brussels sprouts. i'm all out. i will sprinkle some cheddar on top of the chili when i serve it! g

A morning i am not a morning person but my bladder is a morning person.

kltuckmn comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Wish I had that much energy at anytime of the day. Think I’ll take a nap, too.

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

lol me too energy me too nap! i am just the walking wounded is all. i am eating lunch now: brussels sprouts in butter and onion salt, lox and a smear of cream cheese, not enough but it's all i had left, on cheese bread (don't have bagels) and a handful of grapes. g

How would you convince a closet atheist to "come out"? [vox.com]

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

i wouldn't. i don't know everyone's circumstance. what if it was nazi germany? would you encourage a jew to come out and be killed? there are still places in the united states where it is not safe not to be openly and loudly christian, much less to be an atheist. it is not my decision whether ...

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

all right. g

How would you convince a closet atheist to "come out"? [vox.com]

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

i wouldn't. i don't know everyone's circumstance. what if it was nazi germany? would you encourage a jew to come out and be killed? there are still places in the united states where it is not safe not to be openly and loudly christian, much less to be an atheist. it is not my decision whether ...

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@Alone apologies work rather badly when followed by "but." g

How would you convince a closet atheist to "come out"? [vox.com]

genessa comments on Nov 24, 2018:

i wouldn't. i don't know everyone's circumstance. what if it was nazi germany? would you encourage a jew to come out and be killed? there are still places in the united states where it is not safe not to be openly and loudly christian, much less to be an atheist. it is not my decision whether ...

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@Alone you have totally misread me i said it was unsafe NOT to be openly and loudly christian in parts of the united states. please read ALL the words, not just some of them. it changes the meaning to leave some out. g

What's better?

genessa comments on Nov 17, 2018:

it is up to you, entirely. it sounds, from your description, which actually is not realistic (there are in-between options) as if you've already decided. g

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@WarmFluffy i do not know what you eventually decided but as of your post you sounded as if you were opting for aloneness. people who make that decision do not always abide by it, and that's fortunate lol g

There is an intimate relationship between gratitude and happiness.

genessa comments on Nov 22, 2018:

i don't agree. there can be mutual respect without gushing about it. sometimes gratitude is born of obligation, and that is a nice short cut AWAY from happiness. even if i granted that sometimes gratitude is related to happiness, it is most certainly not the shortest short cut, not that there IS ...

genessa replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@Jolanta no, and i have not tried jumping off a cliff either. you can't make yourself feel something. it's like trying to make yourself believe something. it's like pascal's wager. it's fake. it may not be fake for everyone. it would be for me. and why should this matter so much to you? let me explain something that i have had to explain to my guy, who has alzheimer's. he used to try to give me some of his food. i told him no thanks. he would get pushy about it. i had to get pushy back. he said he was just being nice. i told him, when you offered me food you were being nice. i didn't want any more food so i said no. when you asked me if i was sure, and i said i was sure, and then you KEPT pushing, it stopped being nice. you meant to be nice but you weren't being nice anymore. you were being the opposite of nice. take someone's word for something when they say they don't want something. g

There is an intimate relationship between gratitude and happiness.

genessa comments on Nov 22, 2018:

i don't agree. there can be mutual respect without gushing about it. sometimes gratitude is born of obligation, and that is a nice short cut AWAY from happiness. even if i granted that sometimes gratitude is related to happiness, it is most certainly not the shortest short cut, not that there IS ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@Jolanta lol thanks but you cannot make my life happier or sadder. it's not horrible but it's silly. it is not your job and i don't think your advice regarding gratitude works. that's all i said, actually, that i didn't agree about gratitude. g

There is an intimate relationship between gratitude and happiness.

genessa comments on Nov 22, 2018:

i don't agree. there can be mutual respect without gushing about it. sometimes gratitude is born of obligation, and that is a nice short cut AWAY from happiness. even if i granted that sometimes gratitude is related to happiness, it is most certainly not the shortest short cut, not that there IS ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@Jolanta you may continue to wonder, although i fail to see how it is anyone's business. i have already said what i did yesterday. i am not on a schedule. i feel and think what i do when i feel and think it, not according to when someone else thinks i should. that does not give anyone the right to judge me. g

I bet this has been proposed before but has anyone put together a calendar of “atheist ...

genessa comments on Nov 21, 2018:

holiday literally means holy day. holiness has religious connotations! unless you want to use the word to indicate a vacation or day off, which isn't likely to happen no matter what you put on your calendar, i would eschew the creation of atheist holidays! however, i think we should all celebrate...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@TampaHeathen day of observance would work better for me, since the origins of the word "holiday," while having mutated somewhat, still have not completely lost their overtones for everyone. certainly it's a secular word in britain. in america it's still rather mixed. g

This site is awesome a bunch of lefty loopers kicking each other in the nuts.

genessa comments on Nov 23, 2018:

the democratic party is not as divided as folks say, but of course it has its divisions; that's natural. it's not a cult, after all. people have different ideas. we do not kick each other in the nuts; many of us do not have nuts, and we think that those who put too much importance in having them ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@ChuchoRomero ugh who asked you (or anyone) to be politically correct? what a stupid concept. and what does what you said before or just said have to do with political correctness anyway? by the way, i don't have a bug up MY butt. you might wanna get some raid for yours. g

In my turkey-induced laziness this evening I began researching Chibnall.

genessa comments on Nov 23, 2018:

i feel slightly differently about it. he wrote some of the best ones but also some of the worst. i don't think he understood smith's doctor at all, alas. the one he wrote best for smith he wrote also for tennant, and hurt lol, so now you know which one i mean. that one was very clever. but he ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@MarvelAnn oh for sure! because i really have not liked his work this season and yet 42 is one i make it a point to watch when i can, i like it so well. good suspense and fraught the way i like it lol. well, i guess this proves that nobody's perfect (least of all me when i have a brain fart). g

In my turkey-induced laziness this evening I began researching Chibnall.

genessa comments on Nov 23, 2018:

i feel slightly differently about it. he wrote some of the best ones but also some of the worst. i don't think he understood smith's doctor at all, alas. the one he wrote best for smith he wrote also for tennant, and hurt lol, so now you know which one i mean. that one was very clever. but he ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@MarvelAnn oh sorry, i was speaking of moffat. i think i had a brain fart there. everything i said about repetition and all of it, i was talking about moffat, not chibnall. frankly, i never liked the smith episodes as well as any of the others, even ecclestone's, and i had mixed feelings about him! clarify please, who wrote 42? i really like 42. silurians... not so interesting lol. loved 42 though. g

In my turkey-induced laziness this evening I began researching Chibnall.

genessa comments on Nov 23, 2018:

i feel slightly differently about it. he wrote some of the best ones but also some of the worst. i don't think he understood smith's doctor at all, alas. the one he wrote best for smith he wrote also for tennant, and hurt lol, so now you know which one i mean. that one was very clever. but he ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@MarvelAnn that is a good point. ah well. we'll see what happens to who. there are too few episodes to come, that's for sure! g

In my turkey-induced laziness this evening I began researching Chibnall.

genessa comments on Nov 23, 2018:

i feel slightly differently about it. he wrote some of the best ones but also some of the worst. i don't think he understood smith's doctor at all, alas. the one he wrote best for smith he wrote also for tennant, and hurt lol, so now you know which one i mean. that one was very clever. but he ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@MarvelAnn lol no, i gotcha there. yep clunkers, and yep at least one brilliant. i've thought a lot about that repetition thing. no one else does that. it's his signature, and not a good one! it's stylized; he knows it's stylized and he means it to be. but it usually doesn't work. g

Why am I like this?

genessa comments on Nov 22, 2018:

it's not weird but it's inconsiderate. you put her in a potentially embarrassing position. maybe for you the thrill was that you could get caught. oh boy, exciting. for her, it wasn't thrilling, just as i say potentially embarrassing. and how rude to your family, even if they never knew. you ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@Spudnut it is different of course if both parties are into it. i mean, there's nothing wrong with a thrill! it's not who i am but everyone doesn't have to be who i am. it would still be somewhat inconsiderate of the other people, but at least it's not controlling of the partner, right? it depends a lot on the motivations. if you're doing it because you're hot for each other and can't wait, okay, the young are immature, that's normal lol. if you're doing it out of some kind of spite for or feeling of superiority over the unsuspecting nonwitnesses, that's troubling; why would someone NEED that? and if you're doing it despite the objections of the partner, there is something seriously wrong. g

welcome @RickyAdams ! always nice to meet another leaper :-)) browse the (so far few) posts and ...

RickyAdams comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Thank u, ma'am

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

:-)) g

There is an intimate relationship between gratitude and happiness.

genessa comments on Nov 22, 2018:

i don't agree. there can be mutual respect without gushing about it. sometimes gratitude is born of obligation, and that is a nice short cut AWAY from happiness. even if i granted that sometimes gratitude is related to happiness, it is most certainly not the shortest short cut, not that there IS ...

genessa replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@Jolanta mutual respect is negative? or is it disagreeing with a statement you made that is negative? i have to agree or i'm negative? sorry, that simply isn't true. i'm not a negative person and what i expressed is not negative. i have not mentioned what i lack, so you do not know what i easily think about. sorry, but your generalizations are not so. i am not negative and my guy and i freely, without obligation and without expectation that it would be anything but what it was, expressed our gratitude to each other yesterday. it was not a short cut to happiness. it wasn't supposed to be. (there is no such thing as a short cut to happiness.) it was what we wanted to say and do. that's what it was. it is what it is, not more, not less. i do not have to tell you what i have to be grateful for. i already expressed it privately. that's not negative. calling someone negative because they disagree with you is pretty negative! i didn't call YOU anything. i didn't characterize you because i disagreed with you. i made no judgments about you personally at all. i disagreed with what you said is all. g

Okay folks, here's a question to ponder: what's your favorite episode?

RickyAdams comments on Nov 22, 2018:

It comes on el rey everyday, i think at 11am and noon. Ive seen every episode and I love several of them. My absolute fave is the 2 part oswald one. I also like the one where sam leaps into his great grandfather to woo his great grandmother during the civil war. And my 3rd fave is the one where sam ...

genessa replies on Nov 22, 2018:

i wish i got el rey. oh oswald is an appropriate one for today, isn't it? g

Gratitude by Gail M Feldman (that's me, genessa!) Too late! The Holiday season is here, And ...

dede18 comments on Nov 22, 2018:

a clan-based ritualistic gathering with gratitude as the theme, accompanied by over-indulgence in imbibements and prescribed culinary choices, resulting in loosening of belts, discreet belches, and a glazed expression ... requiring sacrifice of a specific large feathered bird ??? anyone add to ...

genessa replies on Nov 22, 2018:

funny thing is, i have no nearby relatives, we're not religious (obviously), we don't drink, we're only going to overeat slightly, we don't do football and have no tv binges planned. it's just me and richard (and five cats and a dog). we'll probably just talk and later play trivial pursuit.

Tallahassee's not so much in the pan-handle as it is the armpit of Florida.

genessa comments on Nov 20, 2018:

ha, all of fla is an armpit, except of course for the asshole part. g

genessa replies on Nov 21, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum they died in boynton beach. dad was sick one night and mom drove him to the e.r. he was a heart patient and 71 years old (one week past his birthday) and they didn't even do an ekg. they said he had a cold and sent him home. my sister found him dead on the floor the next day. my mom had lupus, and she was told it was okay to have her enlarged spleen out (something you don't do to a lupus patient) because she didn't have lupus "anymore." (lupus is not curable.) they took out her spleen. the incision refused to heal. she was in so much pain she demanded to be killed. they did it with morphine, at her request. that won't be in her record of course. g

In the past 5 or 6 years, I've developed an obsession with all things Ireland.

genessa comments on Nov 21, 2018:

i love ireland and have no genetic or cultural connection to it or old. do you intend to go? i can make recommendations. i've been twice. g

genessa replies on Nov 21, 2018:

@Kynlei ask when you are ready, and if i am alive i'll answer lol. take me with you, while you're at it! i would love to go back. g

This is stupid: UK bans ad about palm oil as "too political" [treehugger.com]

genessa comments on Nov 17, 2018:

the uk did not actually ban the ad, even though it has been stopped from being shown by a company following a uk law about political ads (the ad, which is from iceland, is from greenpeace and is DEFINITELY political). this article explains in as nonpartisan a manner as possible, using, well, you ...

genessa replies on Nov 21, 2018:

@Jacar no problem. yes, small distinction in some ways, but important nonetheless, especially in this world of at best inaccuracies and at worst lies, yes? 'sigh. we have to work hard to fix it even if it isn't fixed in our lifetimes. g

Tallahassee's not so much in the pan-handle as it is the armpit of Florida.

genessa comments on Nov 20, 2018:

ha, all of fla is an armpit, except of course for the asshole part. g

genessa replies on Nov 21, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum i can't argue with that, though my folks, also transplants, were staunch democrats their whole lives, which both ended in florida due to medical incompetence. i guess doctors have a lot on their hands, what with old folks on drugs driving up on the sidewalks and killing pedestrians. not that anyone pedests anymore. g

Tallahassee's not so much in the pan-handle as it is the armpit of Florida.

genessa comments on Nov 20, 2018:

ha, all of fla is an armpit, except of course for the asshole part. g

genessa replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum no, you'd still have rick scott. anyway i'm not there, so i can't leave. i've BEEN there. i left. g

Do you believe in the big bang theory?

QuidamOutrepont comments on Nov 19, 2018:

If the universe is unlimited in space and time, how can the Big Bang be the beginning of our entire universe? There must have been something before it and there must have been something somewhere else at the same time.

genessa replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@irascible it is not that there must have been. it is that evidence is coming through that there may have been. it is being explored. g

Tallahassee's not so much in the pan-handle as it is the armpit of Florida.

genessa comments on Nov 20, 2018:

ha, all of fla is an armpit, except of course for the asshole part. g

genessa replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum i have nothing against good people living in fla for whatever reason, but the rest of 'em are floridiots. i hope the good ones rise up and take over! g

welcome @brerrost! by any chance got a favorite episode?

Brerrost comments on Nov 20, 2018:

I am so happy to have found this group.. I am just now looking at Roku and the NBC site has all the episodes available. I think we should have a viewing party :) I'm going to start season 1/episode 1 tonight!!! Favorite? I don't know.. I just love Sam. I still remember the final episode.. ...

genessa replies on Nov 20, 2018:

oh yes, i think you do have a binge in your immediate future, and your comments as you go along will be very welcome here! scroll down and see my fan fiction if you like. comments on that are ALSO welcome lol g

The reason I'm not a complete Atheist is because of two things that happened to me which I can't ...

genessa comments on Nov 19, 2018:

not i. in addition to not believing in any kind of deity whatsoever, i do not believe there is any kind of existence after death, apart from becoming part of the food chain. our brains put out electrical and other energy. that is what accounts for our consciousness, and what some people call the ...

genessa replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@KittiPerry disappointing for many i am sure. i don't like the idea of disappearing but i also don't like the idea of an afterlife. i know that sounds senseless but that's just how i feel. g

Instead of using weed under ground tax it make it legal it cannot be worse than achohol.

genessa comments on Nov 20, 2018:

worse than? it's not even a bad thing. anyone can be abused. i know two people who live exclusively on chicken and cola. they're mentally ill (i don't mean they live on that because they're nuts; i mean they're nuts because they live on that). you can abuse the internet or tv or blueberry ...

genessa replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@Dhiltong it's not necessary at all. i love it. i think it will help me and i enjoy it. but i don't enjoy celery. some people love celery. should they urge me to eat celery? if marine doesn't want to smoke grass, fine! we don't need pushers; we just need laws that don't try to throw us in jail if we do smoke it. g

Michael Avenatti Was Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, And Then Things Got Weird

Sunsetmermaid comments on Nov 20, 2018:

This whole mess is easily and cheaply and properly fixed.

genessa replies on Nov 20, 2018:

all it takes is people who care and can act honorably. g

Looks like Chibnall has Chris Eccleston syndrome: [outpostskaro.com]

genessa comments on Nov 19, 2018:

all rumors so far. i don't care about chibnall; i don't think he's especially good. last night's episode, the first really good one this season, didn't come from him, which i guess it why it was really good. but i would've liked to see more than a season, and more than a slim season at that, from...

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@Closeted last night's writer showed a lot of promise. g

Looks like Chibnall has Chris Eccleston syndrome: [outpostskaro.com]

RavenCT comments on Nov 19, 2018:

Sigh. I miss Moffat.

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

i don't miss moffet. he had some brilliant moments but he had some annoying habits too. i miss davies. a LOT. g

The problem of racism as it presents itself in antisemitism, versus the Nation of Israel which ...

genessa comments on Nov 19, 2018:

since when does israel claim to represent all jews? antisemites use israel as an excuse to hate all jews; to them it represents all jews. israel has not made such a claim. g

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@cava i take issue with both but agree, especially with its truth. yet antisemites proclaim it to be true in order to condemn all jews when israel misbehaves. indeed, i think even israel mostly hates bibi and what he does. i don't think he comes by his leadership honestly. g

The problem of racism as it presents itself in antisemitism, versus the Nation of Israel which ...

genessa comments on Nov 19, 2018:

since when does israel claim to represent all jews? antisemites use israel as an excuse to hate all jews; to them it represents all jews. israel has not made such a claim. g

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@cava she may be brilliant and i may watch it when i can, but i do take issue with her statement that israel speaks for all jews. g

The problem of racism as it presents itself in antisemitism, versus the Nation of Israel which ...

genessa comments on Nov 19, 2018:

since when does israel claim to represent all jews? antisemites use israel as an excuse to hate all jews; to them it represents all jews. israel has not made such a claim. g

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@cava no. i have no sound at the moment. can't hear anything. g

Michael Avenatti Was Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, And Then Things Got Weird

Dancing comments on Nov 19, 2018:

It was the same group that tried to pay women to make up allegations about Mueller.

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

yep! and anyone who takes a half a glance about mueller knows THAT was crap, and i don't mean he's not attractive -- i mean he just exudes integrity! g

Michael Avenatti Was Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, And Then Things Got Weird

MarvelAnn comments on Nov 19, 2018:

Hmmm....kind of like the officers who fudged Stormy Daniels' charges when they arrested her in Columbus, Ohio not too long ago. Coincidence....I think not!

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

yeah funny about that! it is hard to know whether to be horrified at the evil or amused at the ineptness. g

Is it harder for non-believers to find love?

Lucy_Fehr comments on Nov 19, 2018:

The dating pool is smaller so in my opinion, yes

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

not everyone finds love via dating (much less a dating site). i didn't. i found it quite by accident! g

Remember this "Live" TV series from the 50s?

genessa comments on Nov 19, 2018:

oh yes. some of the best! g

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@Ray13 i was quite young too but had the pleasure of seeing some of them, don't ask me how, later on. i don't remember bang the drum slowly -- i remember the theatrical film of that. i do remember watching it with my folks even if i don't remember details. i had remarkably good taste as a small child rofl rofl and probably didn't have a choice anyway. g

DC Considering Lowering The Voting Age To 16. Do you think this is a good idea?

genessa comments on Nov 17, 2018:

no. 18 was a good idea. if one can be drafted (as one could when the law was changed) and sent to war, one should be able to vote. this was true of 18-year-olds. it was not and is not true of 16-year-olds. at 16 one cannot drink, and cannot get married without permission, and is still ...

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@lerlo well, if we're talking about dc making the decision (in the post to which we're responding), then we're talking about federal elections. g

Who created evil?

Jay1313132018 comments on Nov 19, 2018:

That's easy, pure evil has a name and its Donald Trump!

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

amen! but he has his willing minions, too. g

Who created evil?

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

evil isn't a thing. it wasn't created. it's a characteristic. you are speaking of the christian bible i imagine, since the hebrew bible has no such character as the satan you describe. g

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@Realist9 they do cherry-pick, don't they? g

Who created evil?

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

evil isn't a thing. it wasn't created. it's a characteristic. you are speaking of the christian bible i imagine, since the hebrew bible has no such character as the satan you describe. g

genessa replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@Realist9 lol then "according to the christian bible," right? silly old books, both of them! though the hebrew bible has stories of interest. (but onan -- what's with THAT?) g

Who's your favorite Christian band?

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

johnny cash is a band? cash is okay. i don't like anyone else on the list. i have never been christian and i find modern christian music extremely unpleasant, musically, not to mention thematically. i think my favorite christian band was whoever first played the music of hildegarde von bingen....

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@PolyComrade i like the sound of some of his songs. he's okay. sometimes the lyrics do irritate me if they're religious. on top of being religious, they're religious in a faith that was never part of my life, and whose practitioners often taunted me, chased me and hit me when i was growing up. g

Since a child. My favorite candy bar. Name just one of your all time faves.

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

oh, definitely nothing hersheys for me. it's all sugar, no chocolate flavor. i loved skybars. when i was VERY young i liked marshmallow peanuts. which i would squoosh and roll into balls, which were rather dark by then from my dirty fingers, and then eat them. g

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@HardBlues69 well i wasn't reading labels as a kid and i wasn't worried about health.. it just TASTED like that and i didn't like it, so it wasn't my favorite. i actually disliked the way it tasted. now i can identify why, but i could still taste its unpleasantness back then. g

Okay folks what is The Classic Atheist Sunday?

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

sunday is not meaningful to all atheists. many of us were never christians. g

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@AmiSue enjoy! g

Okay folks what is The Classic Atheist Sunday?

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

sunday is not meaningful to all atheists. many of us were never christians. g

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@AmiSue i was never religious (well, a little bit one year, age 14, sort of kind of) but yeah! blue laws suck! i've written about them. lemme see if i can find the link to that page. i apologize in advance about the state of my site. i have health issues. i have not worked on it for ages. found it! http://sh1.webring.com/people/wg/genessa/bluelaws g

Why did I never even question it?

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

but you know better now and that's what matters! g

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@Realist9 it takes time i guess. i didn't have that problem but my background is different. it's not to my shame or to my credit, or to your shame, but much to your credit as you had more to overcome. it just is. you'll be fine! g

What did you do to earn money as a kid?

Ray13 comments on Nov 18, 2018:

When I was around 12 I started making wooden bowls, cups,etc. on an old,old wood lathe my dad had in his work shed. I varnished them then sold them anywhere I could. I wish I had a picture of that lathe to show but sadly I don't. My dad had it powered with an electric motor but it was originally ...

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

i wish i'd learned to do stuff like that. i always got out of home ec because i was in the band... except for this ONE school that made me take it anyway. i would rather have taken wood shop, or i imagine now i would rather have done so. maybe at the time i would've been afraid of the machinery. in our house my dad, not ordinarily chauvinistic. nonetheless declared that women could not safely operate such a complex thing as the washing machine, so he did the laundry in the house. we didn't set him straight for obvious reasons! g

What did you do to earn money as a kid?

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

i was a sheltered child; i wasn't even allowed to go out except to school or with my folks, or to babysit, which was therefore my only source of income. in the summers, in my late teens, my mom found me volunteer jobs. i worked at a camp for what were then called retarded kids for a week, and as a...

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@Ray13 i was always shy (not now, you might notice) but i also always had a big mouth. big mouth sometimes won :-)) g

What's the one thing you hated eating as a kid but now love? For me that's celery.

genessa comments on Nov 18, 2018:

oh i still hate celery! but when i was a kid i also disliked liver (except chopped liver), lima beans and asparagus. i love them now (but not canned asparagus, thanks!) g

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@helionoftroy ha, that's how i do it too. oh well! guess you just don't like beef liver -- although calf's liver is sweeter and thus better. but our taste buds ARE all different after all. i know people who adore celery. i never will. g

What's the one thing you hated eating as a kid but now love? For me that's celery.

Bigwavedave comments on Nov 18, 2018:

Mushrooms

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

we never had mushrooms in my house because my mom said she didn't know how to tell if they were poisonous -- as if the people who provided the mushrooms went out in the woods looking for them instead of farming them! so weird. when i grew up and went out shopping i got my own. i knew her reasoning was nuts. g

What's the one thing you hated eating as a kid but now love? For me that's celery.

doubtingtommy comments on Nov 18, 2018:

Fried eggs.

genessa replies on Nov 18, 2018:

actually i didn't like eggs, especially,soft boiled, from the age of three and a half to my college years, because when i was three and a half my mother was in the hospital waiting for my stubborn sister to stop turning her head so she could be born already, and my dad was home with me, cooking soft boiled eggs for every meal because it's all he knew how to make. g