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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.

This group is not intended to compete with other groups on topics they cover but to "fill in the cracks." Whenever a discussion dwells at length on a topic for which there's an existing group, we urge you to provide members a link to that group to continue along their tangent.

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Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo 10 hours ago. 4 Replies 2 Likes

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

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A tribute to my father

Started by Brent Feeney. Last reply by Debra Stevenson yesterday. 12 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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Comment by Idaho Spud on February 4, 2013 at 3:07pm: Felaine, thanks for Here Comes the Sun song. Like Melinda, it brought tears to my eyes.

Comment by Patricia on February 4, 2013 at 1:13pm: Love those flash mobs.......more....more.....more!!!!

Almost everything is 'smarter' than humans!!!!

Comment by The Flying Atheist on February 4, 2013 at 12:53pm: Steph, don't feel bad about being behind. Many times I leave town for work and when I return I'm 6 or 7 pages behind.

Also, I was curious, Steph. Are you planning on attending any of the American Atheist convention in March when it's in Austin? You're lucky to have it in your city!

Comment by booklover on February 4, 2013 at 12:14pm: Love the Atheist kitteh Steph. Cats are smarter than a goodly amount of humans!!!

Comment by Steph S. on February 4, 2013 at 11:57am

Comment by Ian Mason on February 4, 2013 at 9:14am: Felaine, smashing video. Melinda, the look on "pillow-cat's" face is priceless. Thanks.

Comment by booklover on February 4, 2013 at 8:16am

Comment by booklover on February 4, 2013 at 8:14am: Felaine, that Flashmob brought tears to my eyes. Human Beings can sometimes be so awesome. Thank you for sharing that!!!

Ian, I am happy for your daughter and for you. :)

Steph, love the hoodie cat.

Tony, love the science joke!

All of you have a wonderful week and be good to yourselves! ~ Melinda

Comment by Ian Mason on February 4, 2013 at 4:58am: Thanks Joan. I will survive. Might swear and curse somewhat though.

The good news: my daughter, age 25, has a boyfriend that she feels comfortable telling me about. I met the one she had when she was 18 but she dumped him because he was more interested in beer and football than anything else. There have been others but she hasn't said anything about them. All I know so far is that his name's Martin, he's also a student at business school and they met working the same weekend job at a supermarket chain's call centre. The other thing they have in common is that his Dad is English too. I'm looking forward to meeting him at some point. He'll be all right 'cause my daughter chose him but I doubt that anyone's really good enough for my little girl :-D