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Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo 33 minutes 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 Steph S. on September 6, 2012 at 10:22pm: Sweet dreams to you Tony! And everyone here!
Have a good day at work tomorrow. Yeah it's nice in the mornings - soon fall will be here.

Comment by Tony Carroll on September 6, 2012 at 10:19pm: Going to bed now. Suppose to be 70 when I get up. Perfect weather to walk to work in, which I'm planning to do. Pleasant dreams, one and all.

Comment by Steph S. on September 6, 2012 at 8:50pm: Here is the video and you can see how angry the audience is and how the vote obviously did NOT pass.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/09/05/jerusalem_and_god...

Comment by Steph S. on September 6, 2012 at 8:48pm: Ok - getting caught up on the other pictures - I love that post about Evolution Tony - kinda looks like Futurama (the way it's drawn).

Booklover I love the cats and the death ray - very funny.

And Joan - that's telling them! You need to go to that Democratic Convention and tell them all that - just what you said here and also make them know how upset we are with them for reinstating god in the platform. Those people make no sense!

Comment by Steph S. on September 6, 2012 at 8:45pm: Patricia I love the cute cat cartoon with the lady and Tony with your African Iris.

Yeah I'm upset with the Democratic Party too and that sham of a vote.

The nays won and he went ahead and passed it anyway - it's like they planned on passing it regardless.

Comment by sk8eycat on September 6, 2012 at 8:31pm: You all have been posting such fun stuff today, but I need to rant (sorry)

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My in-box has been crammed with begging e-mails from every pol who has my addy. I just sent the following to ALL of them (not that I expect it to change anything, but it makes me feel better):

I'm not donating another dime until:

1) "god" (WHICH one?) is removed from the DNC platform.

2) Antonio Villaraigosa makes an apology for that farce of a voice vote Wednesday.

3) everybody makes it clear to the American people that our constitution is a SECULAR document with no mention of any gods whatsoever.

It would also be refreshing if just ONE speaker could refrain from "god-blessing" everything in sight.

Frances Elaine (See? I come by "Felaine" honestly )

Address

City, State, Zip

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Now I'll go check out that "death ray"

Thanks.

Comment by booklover on September 6, 2012 at 7:08pm: What Joan said!!!!!!

Comment by The Flying Atheist on September 6, 2012 at 5:03pm: I love the ray of death. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.

Comment by Joan Denoo on September 6, 2012 at 3:22pm: "I don't under stand evolution!" Why is it any more difficult to believe that some sky spirit created Earth and all that inhabits it in six day and took the seventh off? Or believe dinosaurs and homo sapiens co-existed? Or believe the Earth is 6,000 years old +- whatever? Or believe that man was created to obey "god" and how do you define god? Or believe that Noah's flood created the Grand Canyon, or that some poor bloke lived inside the belly of a whale, or stones talk, or a man named Jesus is the son of god, born of a virgin, was crucified, died, was resurrected and ascended into heaven? or god punishes all who do not obey him and sends them to eternal damnation in a lake of fire and rewards those sheep who follow him with eternal life with relative who make no sense, or that one must be "born-again" to satisfy some unseeable being, or that there is no moral or ethical code without religion.

You folks just make no sense to me and I am not interested in your people knocking on my door and calling me. I have very low regard for those who manipulate and exploit others using fear as a weapon instead of thinking reasonably. And above all else, keep your damnable beliefs out of science school rooms. Your message is just plain child abuse.

Comment by Derek Bly on September 6, 2012 at 3:00pm: OK, Tony, I'm stealing the evolution posting and sharing it on FB. I've got FB friends in complete denial about evolution. In fact, I think I've 'lost' a couple of 'friends' because I post pro-evolution statements. Thanks for a funny look at the issue.

And didn't I see that woman at the Republican convention??