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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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A tribute to my father

Started by Brent Feeney. Last reply by Debra Stevenson 9 hours ago. 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 Grinning Cat on March 11, 2013 at 10:32am: Thanks, Patricia, for that explanation of what "paying for your sins" really means! :)

Comment by Steph S. on March 11, 2013 at 10:21am

Comment by Steph S. on March 11, 2013 at 10:20am: You made me laugh Ruth! Yeah that cat is rather strange looking huh?

Comment by Patricia on March 11, 2013 at 12:42am

Fr. Guido Sarducci Explains the After-Life

Finally a clear explanation of sin, heaven, etc.

If you are Catholic, you will laugh out loud.

If you are not Catholic, you will laugh even louder!

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=241391

Comment by Ian Mason on March 11, 2013 at 12:35am

Comment by Ian Mason on March 10, 2013 at 11:59pm: TFA, you've touched a pleasure-nerve. Radio! Not having a TV, that was our entertainment. Sunday afternoons, just after dinner, was comedy hour. The greats of the 50s repeated: "The Goon Show" and "Hancock's Half Hour" are the ones I remember most. Then the current crop of the 60s with "Round the Horne" and "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" being the most memorable. "The Navy Lark" ran from 1959 until 1975, changing style with the years. For those who don't know it, the Goon Show was a revolution in radio and comedy. The Monty Python team have often said "no Goons - no Python" so it inspired a generation.

The most serendipidous discovery I made when I first got a PC 5 years ago was BBC Radio 4 Extra, where they are all repeated. The best of them haven't aged at all and I usually have a weekly session of loud, neighbour-disturbing laughter. Such joy!

Comment by Lillie on March 10, 2013 at 11:45pm: Flying A, get an electric toothbrush. The biggest problem with teeth is gums and the electric toothbrush is the best for gums. Use it for about six months prior to going to the dentist to get everything healthy again. This might save you some gum treatment.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on March 10, 2013 at 11:42pm: The Flying Atheist, skipping regular dental cleaning doesn't make you a bad person, it only raises your risk of mortality. There are lists of the most critical things you can do to avoid dying prematurely, like hire someone else to climb a ladder to clean your gutters (so you don't fall off). Keeping your teeth and gums healthy is right near the top of the list. Bacteria you never notice in your gumline can "get loose" and infect your heart. BTW, I did not see that walking stick till the third time I looked.

Yes, sk8eycat, the horrors of metal on metal joints has been newsworthy for months.

Ian, that Satanic Leaf Gecko will inspire a horror movie. Those red eyes and sharp features *shudder*.

Steph, I would not want to wake up with that cat staring in my face. I'd leap out of bed screaming and hit the wall or something.

Nice to hear from you. Hugs

Comment by The Flying Atheist on March 10, 2013 at 8:58pm: Wow!!! I leave town and I'm seven pages behind upon my return. Finally caught up.

Felaine, I'm glad your tooth pain went away and that you're back to 'normal.' I'm very embarrassed to admit this, but I haven't been to a dentist in nine years. That's really bad, I know. I haven't had any problems, but I know I'm long overdue for a regular checkup, etc. I pay a very low insurance premium for dental care every year through work, so there's no excuse. Just me being a very bad and irresponsible person.

Joan, I enjoyed you reminiscing about days gone by. I still remember "telephone exchanges." My childhood home phone exchange was TU9 (Tuxedo 9) or today known as 889. You also mentioned Amos and Andy. They are a favorite of mine as well, as are many of the old radio shows. I listen almost daily to them. I sometimes feel as though I was born a few decades too late. You might enjoy the following links that I use all the time: Amos & Andy audio page 1, Amos & Andy audio page 2 and Old Time Radio archive.

Ian, I love the Satanic Gecko. Nature never fails to amaze and 'wow' me. I've always been fascinated with the walking stick insects.

Oh, and I too signed the DST petition. Changing clocks twice a year may have been necessary in the bygone farming era of pre-industrialization, but it's just not relative to today's modern society......kinda like religion.