I completed my first full day on the job in almost 6 months.

wordywalt comments on Mar 4, 2019:

I can understand that. When I first retired, I was at a loss for a while not having some place to go every day, and not having something to accomplish.

Trump Lays Groundwork To Ban Mandatory Vaccinations Across U.S.

wordywalt comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Beyond the bounds of both sanity and morality.

26 degrees.

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

73 egrees here and my tomato plants are 2 and 1/2 feet tall and full of blossoms.

Do you agree or not agree?

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

For me, if I had remained in the rural, religious southern culture in which I was born anxd raised, that might habe been true. But, in my late teens I was already questioning religion. Spending almost 3 years in Berlin, Germany at the height of the Cold War, and later graduate school changed my beliefs and attitudes greatly. Today I could not live in the culture in which I grew up.

[alternet.

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Not yet, but it is in the process of killing itself. Remember the old adage" "Never interrupt he enemy when it is in the process of destroying itself." But we can and should give it a little assistance in doing so.

New commandments for the religious right.

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Covers it pretty well.

Sued 3500 times!

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Every word true. That is his "art of the deal>" -- lie steal, cheat.

Possibly the best trump meme? The last 3rd part of the pic just kills it!

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

And, that is just the front tier.

REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED IDAHO CONGRESS REJECTS BILL TO END CHILD MARRIAGE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF ...

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Therre has always been some male members of the Mormon church who want the freedom to both practice polygamy and prey on young women.

Is there such a thing as a "free market"?

wordywalt comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Absoltely correct. Without such rules, the ruthless will dominate, manipulate, use, and abuse others.

Has Porn Become the Ultimate Passion Killer?

wordywalt comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Sex is delightful onlu when there is real emotional as well as physical intimacy. The idea of anal sex is repulsive to me.

Gun slips from waistband, shoots man in genitals

wordywalt comments on Mar 2, 2019:

That is what he gets from mixing stupidity and guns.

Explainer: In Trump-Russia probe, when does collusion become a crime?

wordywalt comments on Mar 2, 2019:

collusion, per se, is not a crime. Conspiracy is. I believe that there is clear evidence of conspiracy.

Fordham confirms that Trump team threatened the school if his grades became public - MarketWatch

wordywalt comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I wish that they had the nerve to actually publish his grades.

Intuition is a constant.

wordywalt comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I do not see coherency i what you are saying. I find it a rambling series of forced platitudes which does not hang together. I also disagree with you statement that discontinuity ius bad. Indeed, discontinuit yis a springboard for learning and for curiosity. When there is a break or discrepancy in how we perceive things, it gets our attention and raises questions in our mind.

Mark Meadows; the congressman from N.

wordywalt comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Confronting him with the truth of his own behavior makes him angry.

So, I am curious.

wordywalt comments on Feb 28, 2019:

I am a US citizen by birth, but learned to speak German fluently in my twenties. To me, the learning of German causes me to compare English language to the structure of German, and helped me to understand the structure of language in general. I have always said that learning German was the best English lesson I ever had. I agree that learning a second language increases overall intelligence, as it causes one to develop new and more powerful cognitive schema.

Real news! Trump was out of his depth in Hanoi.

wordywalt comments on Feb 28, 2019:

It was destined to fail. The man is incapable of serious preparation for anything.

Replaced a broken zipper and saved favorite jacket.

wordywalt comments on Feb 27, 2019:

I alos hang on to favorite cloting as long as I can.

Michael Cohen's closing statement was powerful and wise

wordywalt comments on Feb 27, 2019:

Trump will lose the 2020 election. I hope that he does try to hold onto power after the election. That will ensure his imprisonment for the rest of his damnable life.

Congressman Gaetz (R -FL) is an example of just how smarmy Trump Republicans have become.

wordywalt comments on Feb 27, 2019:

Gaetz should be censured by the House immediately for attempting to intimidate a witness, and warned that if he repeats such behavior again he will be expelled from the House .

Wow.

wordywalt comments on Feb 27, 2019:

They are both vicious ideologues with a trace of character , truth, or morality.

Donald Trump claims every world leader congratulates him for U.

wordywalt comments on Feb 26, 2019:

The man's egomaniacal lying never ceases.

Nothing like freshly baked, hot bread.

wordywalt comments on Feb 25, 2019:

I also love love real German rye -- firm, substantive, dense, and moist and with real taste. Also like freshly baked dill bread.

Cardinal George Pell found guilty of child sexual assault | Australia news | The Guardian

wordywalt comments on Feb 25, 2019:

About damned time we started seeing some action like this.

Atheist Receives Death Threats After Ten Commandments Decision | Michael Stone

wordywalt comments on Feb 25, 2019:

Shows just how unchristian the christian right is.

US-Born Marine Detained By ICE Was Carrying His US Passport

wordywalt comments on Feb 25, 2019:

Every person involved in that action should be fired, with a concurrent loss of all benefits.

Trump accuses Spike Lee of 'racist hit' against him in Oscars acceptance speech

wordywalt comments on Feb 25, 2019:

Trump makes a fool of himself several times daily.

Trouble putting food on table? - LOL

wordywalt comments on Feb 24, 2019:

He won't starve in prison.

Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Susceptible to Fake News, but for Different Reasons - Scientific...

wordywalt comments on Feb 24, 2019:

We are all somewhat susceptible to news which appears to confirm our beliefs. That is simply human nature.

American Taliban

wordywalt comments on Feb 24, 2019:

What an angry, hate-filled idiot.

"The National Rifle Association is facing scrutiny over publishing a magazine spread that depicts ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 23, 2019:

The NRA is a despicable organization that deliberately increases the potential for violence so that the organization and the gun manufacturers can benefit financially.

No, Ivanka, The Trump Administration Is Definitely Not A 'Driver For Science'

wordywalt comments on Feb 23, 2019:

If Ivanka said that, she is either deluded or a deliberate liar.

[nymag.com] Election fraud is real and it involves a Republican in North Carolina.

wordywalt comments on Feb 23, 2019:

That is not the only place where Republican election fraud is to be found.

[washingtonpost.

wordywalt comments on Feb 23, 2019:

We do need to do everything we can to create and sustain equal opportunity for all, but reparations for slavery is not the way to go.

What if Trump refuses to accept defeat in 2020?

wordywalt comments on Feb 23, 2019:

If Trump were to refuse to accept defeat in the 2020 electio, both the FBI and military leaders would remain loyal to the Constitution, and would arrest him and hold him for trail for insurrection.

"You do not have to extend compassion to your childhood tormentors."

wordywalt comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I had two tormentors in school -- one in elementary school and one in junior high. In he fifth grade, the principal, Miss Mallory, called me in and said that if she ever saw Punky Lester picking on me again without my fighting back, she would spank me. I was more afraid of her than of Punky. The next time Punky picked on me, I fought back -- and beat him. In junior High, Downing led a pack of toadies around the schoolyard, terrorizing many, including me. In the 10th grade, I challenged Downing to a fight, and beat him soundly. In both cases, after I won, the bullies were simply irrelevant. II know that neither of them had the successes in life that I have had, so in a small way I probably would feel a bit sorry for both if I saw them again.,

You can count on 45 to get you the most up to date proven methods of handling any moronic crisis.

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

sadly, all too true.

Salvation by Words: Iris Murdoch on Language as a Vehicle of Truth and Art as a Force of Resistance ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

A brilliant article. We MUST provide the words and images which reveal truth and which stir people to constructive action.

Innocence I will never again believe in fairytales For I have seen the world as it truly is ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Experience teaches us that we should not b gullible. But, we also must not be so afraid and guarded that we are no longer capable to being open to new relationships and new ventures into life. If we become so jaded, we cheat the hear and joy out of our lives.

Have we (America) separated church and state?

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

The separation of church and state in the USA is a constant strugglr between the forces of real constitutional democracy and evangelical christianity. The separation was much greater through the early 1970s. Since then, collusion between Republicans and evangelical leaders has eroded that separation to some degree. But, I do believe that the erosion can and will be reversed.

OMGoodness, 45 looks downright evil.

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

He not only looks downright evil, he IS downright evil.

[motherjones.

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Aw. What a shame. Let's hope that it the beginning of the collapse of his entire crooked empire.

[alternet.

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Ingram is a dangerous, conscienceless demagogue.

Fuhrer Trump will cut $1.

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

He must be prevented from doing that.

[bloomberg.

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Totally appropriate for Mannefort.

A headline today at CNN.

wordywalt comments on Feb 22, 2019:

That is all that the man is capable of.

Senators Not Backing Green New Deal Received On Average 7 Times As Much Fossil Fuel Cash

wordywalt comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Politicians should be forbidden to accept any money from economic special interest groups.

Doonesbury Strip Feb 2016

wordywalt comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Trump's absolute lack of morals was always in oplain sight. Any one choosing not to see it has lost his or her moral anchors.

Wilbur Ross [amp.cnn.com]

wordywalt comments on Feb 21, 2019:

What else does one expect from a member of the Trump cabal?

Alabama newspaper editorial calls for the return of the Ku Klux Klan's infamous night rides - CNN

wordywalt comments on Feb 19, 2019:

Yes, some of the pathological racists in the south feel comfortable enough in their culture to be overt about it. That is why I could never live in the area in which I grew up.

We started our spring gardening the other day.

wordywalt comments on Feb 19, 2019:

Here in Tampa my tomato plants are 18 inches tall, my potatoes us and growing, and my beans also up. Haven't planted by yellow squash yet.

OK...here is the question...WHO do you all want to see on the 2020 Democratic Ticket?...President/VP

wordywalt comments on Feb 19, 2019:

My choice would be Elizabeth Warren at th top of the ticket, with Bevo as VP. I would also go for Biden and Warren.

Hey everyone! I'm a new member here, and I'm looking for some guidance from someone who has been ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 19, 2019:

In all honesty, if I were you, I would do it only if I were planning to leave that community permanently.

Mueller just flipped a key member of Trump's data team

wordywalt comments on Feb 18, 2019:

The net draws tighter.

...and what is everyone going to do post-Trump?

wordywalt comments on Feb 18, 2019:

Post=Trump, we need to focus on extreme pressure on our politicians on getting something positive done on critical issues for a damed change.

What Loneliness Can Do To Those Experiencing It

wordywalt comments on Feb 18, 2019:

Your posts show a deep understanding of hyman psychology and behavior and are genuinely empathic.

Any Jazz lovers here? Especially smooth jazz.

wordywalt comments on Feb 17, 2019:

I date myself by saying that I am a cool jazz lover. I have had the privilege of seeing Eolla, Brubeck, Paul Desmond Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ray Brown in live performances. I also really liked the music of Ahmad Jamal and the blind British pianist (can't remember his name).

Trump declares National Emergency after sprinklers break down at Florida golf course

wordywalt comments on Feb 17, 2019:

I believe that he is capable of such corruption.

Do you ever want to believe in the afterlife? (Post is sad.)

wordywalt comments on Feb 17, 2019:

I do believe that death is the absolute end of any biological organism, except in two senses. After a person we loved dies, we retain and treasure memories of that person, and those will be with us as long as we live. Also, as we live , we deliberately and incidentally influence the lives and decisions of other people, who may, in turn, pass those influences on to others. We can never know how long those impacts persist.

places to meet people?

wordywalt comments on Feb 17, 2019:

At age 80 and happily married, I am not looking for amorous relationships. Nevertheless, I have made a number of male and female friends at the gym. A book store can be a good place if you are looking for intelligent people.

Mitch McConnell is the thief of the nation's soul.

wordywalt comments on Feb 16, 2019:

He ceretainly is, but he is not the only one.

Will Trump win? biblesinschools

wordywalt comments on Feb 16, 2019:

Schools may not prohibit students from brining bibles to school. Teaching bible studies in public schools is unconstitutional.

Some people are just born into a lucky life while others aren’t? True or false?

wordywalt comments on Feb 16, 2019:

Soe people are born with wealth and privilege. What they do with that advantage determines their "luck."

For sara sanders to be interviewed by Robert Mueller is a very bad day for this White House ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 16, 2019:

Let's hope so.

Is a religious upbringing detrimental to the mental health of children?

wordywalt comments on Feb 16, 2019:

It depends largely on whethr the parents view their religious beliefs as "floor values" or ceiling values" If they use their beliefs as floor values, they use them as a foundation from which to reach out or grow.That encourages the children to be open to expedrience and to contacts with others. If they view their religious beliefs asw ceiling values, they emphasize the negatives, the "shalt nots", and the rejection of other people and groups who do not concur with their beliefs. That encourages lbeing highly judgmental, on discrimination against others who are different, and ethnocentrism. Those effects are highly negative.

How the Democrats Went Nuts in Three Months [nationalreview.

wordywalt comments on Feb 15, 2019:

That quote about Democrats is a damnable, complete lie. Anyone who tries to push this lie is a deliberate and dishonest demagogue.

Trump may be president but I don’t recognize that idiot as mine.

wordywalt comments on Feb 15, 2019:

You are not angry enough about that egomaniacal, corrupt sociopath. You don't need to be offended. You need to be angry.

It is time to do something about health care and the ability to claim the expense on your tax ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 15, 2019:

Thank Trump and the Republicans in Congress.

trump Wants Socialism for the Rich, Brutal Capitalism for the Rest of Us! To the conservative ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 15, 2019:

Trump is not bright enough to think about all of those things. He is simply a narcissistic, corrupt, egomaniacal -- but stupid-- socoipath.

Trump Threat to Natnl Security

wordywalt comments on Feb 15, 2019:

WHY are Republicans not listening???????

Our system of checks and balances is in shambles.

wordywalt comments on Feb 15, 2019:

Trumpis trying to destroy it, but he has not succeeded yet. We must insure that he does not succeed, nor or ever.

Newspapers Rip ‘Imperial’ Trump’s National Emergency, Calling Him Biggest Threat Of All

wordywalt comments on Feb 15, 2019:

Ler's hope that this is Trump's downfall. If the courts declare his phony national emergency unconstitutional, Trump is all but politically finished. His support in Congress will gradually erode, and he will be branded as the irrational, greedy sociopath that he is.

Trump declaring national emergency... [youtu.be]

wordywalt comments on Feb 14, 2019:

We must thwart this damnable, corrupt sociopath at every turn. Make his life a nightmare of failure.

So he isn't as dumb as he appears.

wordywalt comments on Feb 14, 2019:

He is every bit as dumb as he looks. By the time that Pelosi and the Democrats outplay him at every turn on his damned wall, he is going to look very incompetent and stupid.

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Scientific Illiteracy Threatens U.S. | Michael Stone

wordywalt comments on Feb 14, 2019:

The dumbing down of America is a deliberate policy by Republican politicians.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tweets: 'Lobbyists Pay the Homeless + Others to Hold Their Place So They ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 13, 2019:

Disgusting behavior, but to be expected from representatives of the culture of greed.

Sports store to close after removing all Nike gear in Kaepernick protest - SFGate

wordywalt comments on Feb 13, 2019:

That is the price for bad judgment.

Wow! Totally clueless! Local grocery store company stirs controversy with ad mailer ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 13, 2019:

The store owner did not sound very bright.

What does "freedom from religion" mean (compared to "freedom of religion")?

wordywalt comments on Feb 13, 2019:

To me, freedom of religion means having the publicly sanctioned permission to choose to accept or deny any or all religions. In Turn, freedom from religion means, as a matter of public policy, not any and all religions thrust upon me in any sense. That includes not having religious tenets enacted into law and made a matter of public policy, and freedom from being bombarded with proselytizing.

After you die, you're aware that you've died

wordywalt comments on Feb 12, 2019:

Your nervous system may not have shut down, but if you are aware, you cannot be completely dead.

Trump supporter attacks BBC cameraman at El Paso rally - BBC News

wordywalt comments on Feb 12, 2019:

Every Trump rally is just a step away from a mob gone amok.

I think there are way more urgent and worthwhile things to be worked on than the environment.

wordywalt comments on Feb 12, 2019:

The absolute stupidity of your remarks on this post is totally underwhelming.

Trump and the Duetsche Bank utube link below. [youtu.be]

wordywalt comments on Feb 11, 2019:

As in Watergate, FOLLOW THE MONEY!

I had to unfriend someone today on facebook.

wordywalt comments on Feb 11, 2019:

We have every right to discontinue communication with people who are abusing us, who want to prey on us, who cause us senseless discord and/or pain. I have un-friended people on facebook who were obviously trying to scam me -- as well as my grand-nephew who is so far out on the irrational religious and political right that we do not live on the same planet. I have also recently discontinued communication with a close friend of over 50 years, who, in his old age has moved to far in extreme religiousity and in reactionary political thought that continuing communication only hurts.

Do Animals Have Feelings? - The Atlantic

wordywalt comments on Feb 11, 2019:

Of course animals have feelings. The higher up the eolutionary scale, the greater the potential range of feelings.

Trump has played golf so much in the last two years that there is a web site that is keeping count.

wordywalt comments on Feb 11, 2019:

To that greedy sociopath, the USA is his piggy bank.

Economic Reality check:

wordywalt comments on Feb 9, 2019:

Reump has no clue as to how most Americans live. What is worse, he really does not give a damn.

Has this site been invaded by Russian Trolls? [google.com]

wordywalt comments on Feb 9, 2019:

I think that is is possible. About a year ago, I encounered several on this site whose comments were highly political, yet did not seem cognizant of typical American beliefs and ways of expressing ourself.

TransCanada says Keystone likely source of Missouri oil leak | Nation | omaha.com

wordywalt comments on Feb 8, 2019:

Surprise! Surprise! (Sorry for the sarcasm)

So, bad night.

wordywalt comments on Feb 8, 2019:

I get those scam calls almost daily. It is a shame that over half of the calls that I get these days are such damnable intrusions.

trump and his republican Fascists are fleecing Veterans, their Families by empowering direct thief ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 8, 2019:

We must crush Trump's culture of corruption.

I'm sure that we are all opposed to this:

wordywalt comments on Feb 8, 2019:

It is true that evangelical leaders and many Republican politicians are conspiring to co-mingle politics and religion. That is a real threat to our democracy!

The last of my carrots from last summer. Dig out of my garden this afternoon.

wordywalt comments on Feb 8, 2019:

We are just now eating carrots from my fall garden.

"So, we have a system that's fundamentally broken.

wordywalt comments on Feb 8, 2019:

Wow, does she have the ability to ask the right probing questions!! She is going to become a powerhouse.

Presidential Goals

wordywalt comments on Feb 7, 2019:

I would state Trump's goal a bit differently: To create a permanent system of oligarchic control within our country and throughout the world.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer publisher tried to extort him - CNN

wordywalt comments on Feb 7, 2019:

Exactly what I would expect from one of Trump's friends.

trump and his republican Fascists cohorts are outright destroying the Middle class, the working ...

wordywalt comments on Feb 7, 2019:

A cpontinuing display of Trump's predatory corruption.

I sincerely hope Schiff has hired James Clapper and John Brennan.

wordywalt comments on Feb 7, 2019:

Sic 'um on that SOB!

Not just going around "the wall" by sea, now they're going over it by air.

wordywalt comments on Feb 6, 2019:

The druggies are a damned sight smarter than the idiot Trump.