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'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie on Sunday. 8 Replies 1 Like
Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue
10 Things You Can't Do and Become President
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Randall Smith on Saturday. 7 Replies 0 Likes
This was a fun article to read.When…Continue
Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Steph S. on Saturday. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo on Friday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue
Talented young singer
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by booklover May 14. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Aldrich Lloyd Talonding is going to take the world by storm. What do you think? He's singing Dance With My Father Again. Continue
Carved shell jewelry
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 13. 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 booklover on February 18, 2013 at 8:19am -
Hi Felaine! Happy you are back here! We will all be driving (renting 2 cars) from Miami to Key West. I will be on the lookout for those deer! Can't wait to visit Hemmingway's House and see all those cats with the extra toes that are the decensdants (sp?) of his cats. Steph, I am going to try and take some good bird pics for your group!!
Good stuff on here everyone! I hope you all have a good week!~Melinda
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Comment by sk8eycat on February 18, 2013 at 2:23am -
I really missed you all...there was so much going on in the gnus, and I needed many kindred "spirits" to discuss it all with! ("with whom to discuss it all"?)
Anybody else planning to watch "Hubris" on MSNBC Monday evening? It's on at 9PM ET, 6PM PST....Check their web site for your time zone.
Ian! I absodamnlutely LOVE ragtime! Actually, I love watching a good pianist's hands playing any style music....very secksy! (I just sent that link to a friend, who is an amazing pianist, as a belated Valentine.) Heh!
Fangkew.
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Comment by Ian Mason on February 18, 2013 at 1:07am -
Welcome back, Felaine. Glad you had a good time.
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Comment by Grinning Cat on February 18, 2013 at 12:47am -
Speaking of cats on keyboards, yes, it's a trend, which I'll gladly add to. Here's an intent mewsician...
Good night, everyone!
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Comment by Joan Denoo on February 17, 2013 at 11:57pm -
Steph, cat on keyboard looks as I feel. Cat for pope; he could not do any worse.
Grinning Cat, cat on a keyboard; am I seeing a trend here? Ah Ha! I was right, there is a trend of cats on keyboards.
Tony Carroll, "Truth" sign is what we need right now! and a lion with courage. Oh! How we need courageous leaders.
sk8eycat, welcome back; looking forward to some good conversations.
Well, dear friends, that's all for today. Nice to end the day with your fun and funny contributions.
Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070606.html
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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on February 17, 2013 at 11:22pm -
Thanks for your update sk8eycat. Cute LOLcats everyone. I'm bushed tonight so just a quick "Good night, All."
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Comment by Steph S. on February 17, 2013 at 10:23pm
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Tony I agree -cool posters.
Grinning Cat - love the lolcat.
Nice to have you back Felaine - I missed you. Yes, there has been lots of news on lately about shootings.
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Comment by sk8eycat on February 17, 2013 at 10:02pm
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O HAI! I'm back from spending almost a week with Debonair Duncan (and I forgot to take my camera again!) Looks like I have a lot to catch up on.
How is every buddy? I'm a little tired (and blind); I spent way too much time glued to MSNBC. It all started Tuesday afternoon when the rogue ex-cop and his arsenal staged a shoot-out with various law enforcement orgs in Southern California...he killed 4 people before he shot his own self inside a burning rustic cabin. This isn't very nice, I hate to say this, but I'm glad he's dead. Saved the survivors a lot of pain, and the taxpayers a LOT of money.
Then there was the rousing SOTU speech that had me cheering, and what's-his-name's awkward drink of water, and the same old same old "just say filibuster" from the GOPhers. Only they're saying it's not a filibuster (so what is it, then?)
About Rat-Boy in Rome...another "I hate to say this," but from some photos I've seen recently, it looks like the dirty old man is a major cat fan...unless the pics were all PhotoShopped.
That does NOT excuse his involvement in covering up the centuries-old "custom" of child abuse within the Crutch, but IMO even teaching small children that some supernatural being killed his own son out of "love" is also child abuse. (I wasn't heavily indoctrinated as a child, but I wonder how many children who are fear that their own parents might sacrifice them to that same invisible being.)
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Melinda, are you driving to Key West? (I hope you're not taking a Carnival cruise! Those floating giant apartment buildings scare me!) Keep an eye, and a camera, on the lookout for Key Deer. They are amazing, dainty little things; worth the entire trip.
Have a wonderful time!
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I have a little more to say, but not tonight. I have to get reacquainted with Pumpkin and Hairy Jerry; I came home smelling like a strange (to them) cat, and they've been ignoring me. As usual.
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Comment by Grinning Cat on February 17, 2013 at 8:49pm
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Tony, so true!
Steph, a feline cat-lick pope would do a much better job at "live and let live"! (S/he'd also recognize that every cat is the center of the universe!)
And thanks about the lolcat! Here's another apropos one....
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Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film video
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:37pm 0 Comments 1 Like
There is a video of the Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film. The man isn't demon possessed, there are likely no 'real' demons. He's just delusional and doesn't want to accept personal responsiblity for his own behavior for his own dysfunctional life.
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Do you support 'traditional' marriage, vot now ad
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:28pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
There is an ad that reads ' Do you support 'traditional' marriage? Vote Now"! .
No, I don't support 'traditional' marriage because there is no such thing. I support heterosexual and same-sex couples marry each other legally , yes. 'Traditional' marriage promoters largely do not believe that heterosexual women are co-equal to their husbands. Their only purpose in 'traditional' marriage is to sexually satisfy their husbands if they can and raise children and do all…
ContinueWar on Christmas in May
Posted by matthew greenberg on May 21, 2013 at 12:18pm 6 Comments 1 Like
i've got no problem with everyone saying "merry christmas" on christmas day. however, they've turned it into an entire holiday season where it lasts a month or more. in those situations it should be perfectly acceptable to say "happy holidays" or call it a…
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My first funeral as an atheist
Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.
I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).
THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…
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