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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.

Personal validation comes from paying attention to one another, giving more than you get. Everyone respects you and themselves, despite our amazing range of personal tastes and interests. They'll tell you they don't agree with an idea or behavior without implying you're a bad person or somehow deficient. It's an "I'm OK, You're OK" kind of fellowship, where nobody tries to make himself look better by picking on somebody else.

Nobody here is into mind games. A discussion started with a loaded guilt-throwing question will be deleted.

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A tribute to my father

Started by Brent Feeney. Last reply by Brent Feeney 6 hours ago. 13 Replies 1 Like

So, I guess most of you here know that my dad died back in January of complications of Parkinson's disease. There have been times that have been rough since then, but I'd think it's all part of the process, so to speak.Today was Remembrance Sunday…Continue

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Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo yesterday. 4 Replies 2 Likes

This captures my opinion of Facebook. AN is so much better.Continue

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Comment by sk8eycat on December 29, 2011 at 3:56pm: My latest...why pro football makes me barf.

http://cheezburger.com/exhoicat/lolz/View/5626213888

Ostentatious Display of Piety...lose game, anyway

Comment by sk8eycat on December 28, 2011 at 6:56pm: PS: ANY medical practice that allows or encourages their employees to proselytize on the job ought to have some kind of warning sign by the door, or prominently posted in the waiting room.

Sheesh!

Comment by sk8eycat on December 28, 2011 at 6:51pm: First I hooted with laughter, then I felt the patient's utter humiliation. What a mental picture!

I had to read all the comments posted after that, and even the krispies thought it was completely out of line, offensive/invasive.

A friend of mine, who is a believer but not pushy about it, told me that her ophthalmologist asked her to pray with him just before he performed cataract surgery on her. She found it comforting, but if any medical professional said something like that to me, I'd have been up off the gurney, and out of there so fast...no matter how I was (un)clothed or drugged up. If he/she needs supernatural help to do his/her job, I want somebody else.

My orthopaedic surgeon fell down laughing when I complained about the "scarecrow" on the wall of my hospital room a couple of years ago. The only hospital in this town anymore is Catholic, refuses to do any kind of abortions or counsel women re: contraception, and accepts federal money (Medicare).

Hypocrites.

Comment by Ernest P. Toth on December 27, 2011 at 7:15pm: Get rid-o-the weapons program n' support the dollar with weed sales..

Comment by Ernest P. Toth on December 27, 2011 at 7:14pm: Get rid-o-the weapons program n' support the dollar with weed sales..

Comment by Donna Inman on December 26, 2011 at 3:25pm: Thank you for the welcome!

Comment by Shel Lynn on December 24, 2011 at 2:08pm: Thank you for inviting me to join this group, Ruth. I'm new to the site & looking forward to participating in some interesting discussions. Happy Winter Solstice all! =)

Comment by sk8eycat on December 23, 2011 at 11:23pm: Conga-rats, Ruth. Many thanks for creating such a comfy place to hang out.

I'd like to offer you a cuppa tea, but I don't think there's any way to do it electronically.

I'm trying a new one tonight; Darjeeling Wood Smoke, nice and delicate (doesn't knock your sox off like other "smoky" teas do), and you can get two infusions out of 1 cup worth of leaves. (I like loose teas when I'm not feeling lazy, so I have several kinds of infusers and DIY tea bags. It's turned into a hobby.)