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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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Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo 15 hours 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 sk8eycat on April 23, 2013 at 1:51am: Ian, I know that illogic is a "given" when it comes to believers. What alarms me is that The Family is so secretive, and they have so much access and influence with our lawmakers...even members of the Supreme Court. They focus on what they call "the elite." That's just NOT right. (I wish our elected officials had enough brains and guts to tell them to just bugger off.)

Women cannot be full members, ever; they are sort of an auxiliary, like women are in most churches...cook, serve, clean...and pray when they aren't working. Maybe they pray while they are working.

Sick. Sick. Sick.

Comment by Tom Sarbeck on April 23, 2013 at 12:36am: This is too much of a most delicious irony for me to ignore.

First, most of us know Catholicism has a problem with sex, and especially with women.

Second, a post by Joan told us Terrence Meaden's words of a visit to about Stonehenge: "I just happened to be there at the right time of day because only when the light is right can you see it properly. During the summer months it is only obvious for about a hour each day around 1400."

Third, get that each day around 1400 hours. That's 2:00 pm.

Fourth, in San Francisco on a sunny February day at 2:00 pm, this survivor of twelve years in Catholic schools is near the foot of Starr King Drive, a few feet away from the Unitarian Church, looking up the hill at the huge Catholic St. Mary's Cathedral, and if you've ever seen the building you know its top is not the usual steeple.

Fifth, on the street before me is a shadow of the Cathedral. It looks exactly like the profile of the chest of an exceptionally well-endowed woman.

Thirty years earlier in English classes in Catholic schools I hear of irony. At last I understand it.

Comment by booklover on April 22, 2013 at 11:03pm

Comment by booklover on April 22, 2013 at 11:02pm: I agree that that is ridiculous Ian. She is 21 now though, and she will have to choose to appeal that decision and find out how to do it, or do an UNpaid internship. So many ridiculous things in life!

Comment by Ian Mason on April 22, 2013 at 10:44pm: I think the face looks like "grumpy cat". Perhaps it stowed away on the Tardis and became a deity to my ancestors.

Can't expect logic and consistency from Believers, Felaine.

Lilie and Joan: I too experience technology and machinery as malign. As far as computers go, what can we expect from devices assembled by people working 15 hours a day on a shitty assembly-line in China? The problem might be with the mouse, Joan especially if it's a lap-top.

Melinda, that is unjust treatment of your daughter. Is there no way of appealing that decision? "Doesn't count because it's paid" is ridiculous.

Comment by Lillie on April 22, 2013 at 4:59pm: These computers are mean. I think they are out to get us.

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 22, 2013 at 4:41pm: My computer did it again, duplicates. So ... I shall "Add Comment" once and check back later if it arrived on the Comment Wall.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on April 22, 2013 at 4:37pm: That doesn't look any more like a carving of a face than the Man on Mars photo did.

I sympathize with you struggling with your computer, Joan.

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 22, 2013 at 4:30pm: Sorry for the duplicates. My computer won't "Add Comment, so I re-post ... and get duplicates. Now my computer won't delete one. I really am trying to figure out what the problem is.
I have plenty of room in memory,
I emptied my cache,
I turned the computer off and let it rest for a while,
I deleted some files that I no longer want,

Any other suggestions. The poor old lady needs a rest, perhaps. She is so slow, I can go to the kitchen for a cup and return and she tries to send or receive.

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 22, 2013 at 4:30pm: Sorry for the duplicates. My computer won't "Add Comment, so I re-post ... and get duplicates. Now my computer won't delete one. I really am trying to figure out what the problem is.
I have plenty of room in memory,
I emptied my cache,
I turned the computer off and let it rest for a while,
I deleted some files that I no longer want,

Any other suggestions. The poor old lady needs a rest, perhaps. She is so slow, I can go to the kitchen for a cup and return and she tries to send or receive.