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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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'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 Steph S. on November 28, 2012 at 8:16am -
Hugs everyone!
That's really cute Melinda - lol that LOLcat.
That's a cute one Joan.
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Comment by booklover on November 28, 2012 at 8:13am -
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Comment by booklover on November 28, 2012 at 8:13am
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Joan, love you too and all our friends here. What a wonderful thing the internet can be- bringing people together who otherwise never would have met. I love the picture of the toddler on the phone explaining how to use the computer! lol. That's about right! :)
Ian, then I guess my digestive-tract/nausea issues are atypical. Ugh. So many things to go wrong.
I'm glad you are doing better and I hope it's a VERY long time before anyone has to say anything at your funeral! We all think you're a great guy here and you can say anything you want!
Hugs to all this morning. Hope it's a nice day for everybody~ Melinda
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Comment by Joan Denoo on November 28, 2012 at 12:56am -
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Comment by Ian Mason on November 27, 2012 at 8:39pm -
Ah, the pleasure of waking up early to meet all of you :-)
Melinda: atypical because nothing fits neatly into one category. Plus, diagnoses can also be in or out of fashion among the experts, something that sometimes is related to the "efforts" of the drug companies.
It's been a couple of years since I had anything to do with women and several years since i drank but I still want "Oh didn't he ramble" at my funeral.
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Comment by Tony Carroll on November 27, 2012 at 6:51pm -
Kalliope, that is my favorite Monty Python song. I have it on my MP3, and listen whenever I feel a little down. I plan on a natural burial, you know, just a shroud and put me directly in the hole. I have let my son and family know I want this played. Will probably piss some off, but I think it is a wonderful sendoff, even though I won't be there, or anywhere, for that matter. But will let them have a smile instead of a cry.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on November 27, 2012 at 3:13pm
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Signing off to clean my oven.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on November 27, 2012 at 3:12pm
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Melinda, thanks for your kind words and assurances that I hadn't intruded. There are so many tools one can use that we should have learned in our families and education, but I didn't learn many of them until I responded the best way I could to pain and disappointment. I agree, this is a lovely group of people, wise and funny and bold.
Love you and each one.
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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on November 27, 2012 at 12:41pm -
Thanks for all of your wonderful sharing and support of one another. Yes, why do cats love boxes? Perhaps because there are so few things in their human environments that they can control. Boxes tend to be light and cat sized, as well as resembling a nest.
No fair, GrinningCat. Now I have that Grand Old Cat tune as an earworm.
I was missing yesterday because I'm working on another pullquote/slideshow. But this time I'm more ambitious and will buy Vegas Video to add sound and allow people to control it. It's a learning curve to figure out how to properly credit the pictures. I collected a bunch without getting all of the information I need, and now have to hunt for their sources or replace them.
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Comment by Chris Breman on November 27, 2012 at 11:43am
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From The Meaning of Life, an oldie, but I still enjoy it.
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Orthodox Mormon intolerance
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ContinueNathan Young That's true Jonathan Brown. At one time I was a member of the MRA board when it was more open towards hearing an orthodox Mormon views on things. Since that time the MRA is now under the stewardship of a new 'religion' the 'Society for Humanistic Mormonism' which is merely another apostate religion. It will fail just like all other apostate forms of Mormonism have failed including might I add the Mormon "Transhumanist" Association and their kind, and all the front…
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Come together one and all
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Hello fellow atheists! I have joined this site in an attempt to find other rational individuals, such as myself, and to promote a current charity drive that I am trying to get going for the Oklahoma tornado victims. I have managed to get many groups from around my area, including the Beyond Belief Foundation to back me on this endeavor.
I am located in Newnan, Ga and have my own atheist group entitled "Coweta County Atheists". I am currently being backed by Spaulding Co.…
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