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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 Brent Feeney 3 hours ago. 13 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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Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo yesterday. 4 Replies 2 Likes

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

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Comment by Joan Denoo on October 30, 2012 at 12:53am: Ruth, I am so glad to get your message and learn you seem to be over the worst of the storm. Did you mean to write "transformers"? That would be my guess. Glad you kept power. Still thinking about you and wishing you safety and comfort.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on October 30, 2012 at 12:34am: Just checking in. The worst seems to be over, and we didn't lose power. Just a few transients. Many others in our county did. So no flooded basement.

I was out of touch, busy bringing stuff up from the basement, just in case, filling buckets with water, cooking perishables, etc. I am really really happy we kept power.

Thanks for your concern.

Comment by Steph S. on October 29, 2012 at 10:49pm: Booklover - those Lolcats are soooooo funny! Love coming here!
You all are the best!

Comment by Joan Denoo on October 29, 2012 at 7:51pm: sk8eycat, exactly! on all points. I do wish we still had Ingersoll and Carlin!

By all means, take away tax exempt status.

booklover, love your wise cat that sat!

The Flying Atheist, your statement bears repeating:

"Prayer: when you care enough to do the very least."

Comment by sk8eycat on October 29, 2012 at 7:32pm: Flying Atheist: LOL! I love it! My all-time fave is Robert G. Ingersoll's "Hands that help are better far than lips that pray."

We need Ingersoll and George Carlin NOW!

HillBilly Graham-Cracker is taking out full-page ads (even in the Wall Street Journal!) telling people, "I strongly urge you to vote for candidates who support the biblical definition of marriage between a man and woman, protect the sanctity of life and defend our religious freedoms. The Bible speaks clearly on these crucial issues."

I hope that costs his organization its tax-exempt status.

The buybull does NOT say anything about ...how many wives a man can have, civil unions, or same-sex marriage (it only says that if two men have sex together, they must be executed...nice)...nor does it say anything at all about abortion.

Hosea 13:16 tells Hebrew soldiers to rip up pregnant women with their swords....and to kill infants and children because their parents worship the wrong god(s). I would not say that it "speaks clearly" about anything. It certainly doesn't promote "freedom of religion." It only promotes one religion.

Arrogant hypocrites.

Comment by booklover on October 29, 2012 at 7:11pm

Comment by Joan Denoo on October 29, 2012 at 3:09pm: Silly! Prayer for rescue caused by faulty reasoning is just plain silly.
"Dear god, let me use up all the easy, cheap oil and make it possible to go for difficult and expensive oil!" "Dear god, do not cause us to suffer because of our foolishness!"

Comment by The Flying Atheist on October 29, 2012 at 3:05pm: Prayer: when you care enough to do the very least.

Comment by Joan Denoo on October 29, 2012 at 3:00pm: People who pray for storm relief pray the wrong prayer. They should be praying, "What causes these changes in weather?' "Do human have responsibility in their choices for these changes?" "Is there anything I/we can do to bring about positive change?" "Give me the power to think and reason from evidence and not rely on dogma!"

Comment by booklover on October 29, 2012 at 2:55pm: Agreed sk8eycat! Can't believe idiots thinking begging an invisible friend for a favor is actually doing something helpful!!!!!!!!