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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.

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Carved shell jewelry

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on Tuesday. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Browsing carved shell jewelry by Shinji Nakaba, I came upon this ring.LOL, "Kiss the ring" has a new meaning. They show how it's made.…Continue

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Comment by Patricia on December 7, 2012 at 12:20pm: We can't even listen to tv news without being told after every broadcast to ''join us on facebook''. This damn thing is like a creeping parasite as far as I'm concerned. I keep in touch with email, which is quite sufficient as far as I'm concerned, without joining a smothering, invasive, ''social'' site like that.

Change of subject.....will be doing ''after'' photos later today after the firescreen is put in place.

Comment by Idaho Spud on December 7, 2012 at 9:46am: Steph, I love Grouch Potato Cat. I reminds me of someone I know. Hmmmmm, wonder who.

Comment by Idaho Spud on December 7, 2012 at 9:43am: Joan, I respond to my religious family the same as you do to yours, with one exception. I don't find any enjoyment in visiting them or having them visit me because we don't have much in common anymore and it's like walking on eggshells.

That is, I can't just say anything I want. I have to make sure it's not something they can connect with religion. They probably do the same thing. Also, I get too sad for them when they do mention going to church or I see the religious paintings on their walls. It deepens my depression.

Tony, that's the most attractive mary I've ever seen:)

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on December 7, 2012 at 9:32am: Hi, All! Sorry I haven't been to AN in days. Didn't look at email or news either. I've been putting all of my energy into a new short video. A huge learning curve for Movie Studio Platinum. Tutorials and help were inadequate, Had two false starts. *sigh* It should be done today. I missed you guys.

Comment by Steph S. on December 7, 2012 at 7:20am: Had to post my LOlcat for the day.

Comment by Steph S. on December 7, 2012 at 7:19am: Joan so glad you aren't having any Facebook problems. That's good to hear. I don't mind you sharing posts on Facebook - so no worries Joan.

Napoleon thanks for the video. I like Joy Division.

Cute LOLcat Booklover. Batman cat is cute.

I am drinking coffee too.

I hope you have a good weekend everyone.

Comment by booklover on December 7, 2012 at 7:09am

Comment by booklover on December 7, 2012 at 7:08am: Good Morning Everyone! I am sitting in front of our Winter Solstice Tree :) with a cup of coffee. :)

Joan, I don't mind if you post anything I say, etc. on FB. I have an FB page too, but just with my daughter, sister, a very few relatives and even fewer friends. The ones I have left on there know I'm a Liberal and an Atheist, so whoever doesn't like it there is free to unfriend me. I lost a friend a month or so ago from me posting Atheist things, but, good riddance then! Sounds cold, but I can't care anymore.

Have a happy Friday all and a great weekend!~ Melinda

Steph, love the Grouch Potato!

Comment by Napoleon Bonaparte on December 7, 2012 at 2:57am: Joy Division - At a later date

Comment by Joan Denoo on December 7, 2012 at 12:42am: Gee, I haven't had the problems you describe on Facebook. If anything comes through I don't want to waste time on, I just Block it and it doesn't return. I certainly would not want unrequested information coming in. Actually, I spend relatively little time on Facebook and a lot more time here.

Most of my family communicate on Facebook, some of us for the first time in years. Most of them have a deep and abiding faith and belief in god, and all that implies. When they send me religious messages, which they used to do frequently, I just send them a piece about my finding no evidence of god or a reason to have faith or belief. If they don't get a gentle hint, I get more confrontational.

Their great fear for me is that I will burn in hell, and my great fear for them is that they will miss out on life. I have noticed those who have faith also have a lot of stress, anxiety, depression and "bad" days. I don't seem to have problems in those areas.

My great concern for everyone is that we are on a tipping point for so many things; climate change, loss of care for children, elderly, and being involved in constant wars since WWII. I hope to see our culture turn around by recognizing humans are not the top of a pyramid but a part of an interlinking net; that humans have the capacity to damage or destroy life as we know it on Earth.

We are a part of something so grand, so full of wonder, so magnificent, and we had no part in creating it, even as we have opportunity to enjoy this glorious sphere.