Would you play Russian Roulette with your life? With your destiny? With what you will experience in terms of gains and losses based on the roll of the dice? If experience is what y... moreWould you play Russian Roulette with your life? With your destiny? With what you will experience in terms of gains and losses based on the roll of the dice? If experience is what you seek to repair a car or fix an appliance or teach your child how to play an instrument why isn't it equally important when you need someone to run a country or fight a war?
At meeting yesterday prez suggested firing Nicholson. Maybe sending McMaster there to take over. To take over and do what? Send more troops? Pull all out and admit defe... more At meeting yesterday prez suggested firing Nicholson. Maybe sending McMaster there to take over. To take over and do what? Send more troops? Pull all out and admit defeat after 16 years? Prez is ANGRY we're not winning. He doesn't like what his Generals are doing. What does prez propose?
We KNOW drinking red wine is good for the heart. Dark chocolate and walnuts too. Old news. Here's what we didn't know.According to a recent study by the University of California at... moreWe KNOW drinking red wine is good for the heart. Dark chocolate and walnuts too. Old news. Here's what we didn't know.According to a recent study by the University of California at San DiegoModerate to heavy alcohol drinkers are more likely to reach age 85 without dementia or similar cognitive issues.Moderate is defined as one drink per day for all women or men over 65Heavy is defined as 3 drinks a day for all adult women and men over 65 and 4 drinks a day for menunder 65Excessive drinking is defined as more than the above-stated amounts less
1. Natural disaster.b. Nuclear war.3. Human promulgated climate change.4. Uncontrollable disease.e. Alien invasion.f. Famine (caused by any of the above).7. Trump. 8. O... more1. Natural disaster.b. Nuclear war.3. Human promulgated climate change.4. Uncontrollable disease.e. Alien invasion.f. Famine (caused by any of the above).7. Trump. 8. Other____________
Is there any country anywhere that is pure WHITE? Strictly Caucasian? A dictator could certainly force all non-Caucasians out, citizen or not, thereby resulting in a completely whi... moreIs there any country anywhere that is pure WHITE? Strictly Caucasian? A dictator could certainly force all non-Caucasians out, citizen or not, thereby resulting in a completely white citizenry. Anything is possible in a world where might is right. Right?
Except for my first 3 years in Michigan where I was born and 5 years living in Massachusetts where my son was born I'm a California Girl/Woman/Old Lady. I can visit places I used t... moreExcept for my first 3 years in Michigan where I was born and 5 years living in Massachusetts where my son was born I'm a California Girl/Woman/Old Lady. I can visit places I used to live. I can go to the same beach where I went with my kid. Visit the schools I attended. I can re-experience in real time things I remember having done decades ago. So I move to a different state. Don't I leave some of my memories behind? I can't take them all with me since the places in which they were made will be out of touch out of sight the rest of my life. Are you a happily transplanted adult? How did you deal with leaving things/places behind? No problem or do you have regrets? I can't even imagine living in a different state but the day may come when I have to do so. How do you prepare for it? less
It's oddly weird and definitely SINISTER the deference Trump CONSISTENTLY shows to Putin no matter what. Find one negative thing Trump has ever said about Vlad. Just one. He doesn'... moreIt's oddly weird and definitely SINISTER the deference Trump CONSISTENTLY shows to Putin no matter what. Find one negative thing Trump has ever said about Vlad. Just one. He doesn't dare. He is clearly terrified of Putin so he will "turn the other cheek" like any good Christian would and take it. Your president in all his glory in action! SIGH
Lie number one. The head of the Boy Scouts called Trump to congratulate him on giving the "greatest" speech ever given at a Boy Scout Jamboree!The president of Mexico c... moreLie number one. The head of the Boy Scouts called Trump to congratulate him on giving the "greatest" speech ever given at a Boy Scout Jamboree!The president of Mexico called him to congratulate him on whatever!Neither call ever happened. The White House current mouthpiece Huckabee Sanders said it was a little bold calling what Trump said lies. She didn't say what they should be called because her defense was garbled and shifty and made no sense.
This is the same Donald who during his campaign said he had a plan to defeat ISIS which he would share with the Generals. He would listen to their plans as well but in any ca... moreThis is the same Donald who during his campaign said he had a plan to defeat ISIS which he would share with the Generals. He would listen to their plans as well but in any care ISIS under his leadership would be easy peasy to defeat. It was a secret plan of course that he wouldn't share with anyone because why warn them? So what happened to his fool-proof plan? Or was that just more baloney?
So apparently/obiously/clearly it isn't only Donald John Trump whom Vlad has in his pocket but Rex Tillerson as well. Isn't that grand? That's how they plan to MAKE AMERICA GREAT A... moreSo apparently/obiously/clearly it isn't only Donald John Trump whom Vlad has in his pocket but Rex Tillerson as well. Isn't that grand? That's how they plan to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN? What do they do with the $80 million Congress has approved for that purpose? I know. Build another golf course, right?
Since Congress CONSPIRED to provide a veto-proof bill I guess he didn't want the embarrassment of having his veto ignored. But he grumbled and kvetched and is very worried ab... moreSince Congress CONSPIRED to provide a veto-proof bill I guess he didn't want the embarrassment of having his veto ignored. But he grumbled and kvetched and is very worried about how Vlad is gonna take it. His interest in giving Putin whatever he wants supercedes everything including putting the best interests of America first. Odd.
Lovely as she is Melania is getting pretty long in the tooth for Donald John. He likes them younger. Remember Marla? Or will Melania dump Trump because she has had enough?
My family has cancer. My grandma had just about every type, but it began as ovarian and breast cancer. She made it to 71. She had four kids- My mom, who had a debilitating stroke a... moreMy family has cancer. My grandma had just about every type, but it began as ovarian and breast cancer. She made it to 71. She had four kids- My mom, who had a debilitating stroke at 55, my uncle, who died of brain cancer at 56, my aunt, who had the same issues my grandmother did and died at 54, and my second aunt, who is slightly younger than the one who just passed.My aunt who passed got tested and discovered she was a carrier of a gene mutation that almost always results in breast and ovarian cancer, meaning my grandmother had it too. My mother refused to get tested, but my aunt insisted that I get tested and I don't have it. However, my other (living) aunt told me today that she does. She called herself "a ticking time bomb." I can only imagine what she's thinking right now.During the time while I was waiting for my own test results, I had already made up my mind that I'd gladly hunt down a doctor who was willing to remove any "parts" that were likely to develop cancer, but my aunt has not done so, even thoug... less
Be creative. Or creepy. Here's a couple of examples ...GOOD: Your son has a new religion.BAD: He's into Satanism.UGLY: As a sacrifice.GOOD: Your son spends a lot of time studying i... moreBe creative. Or creepy. Here's a couple of examples ...GOOD: Your son has a new religion.BAD: He's into Satanism.UGLY: As a sacrifice.GOOD: Your son spends a lot of time studying in his room.BAD: You find a whole bunch of porn vids under his bed.UGLY: You're in them.
I'm my mom's legal guardian since she had a stroke, so I'm supposed to make sure she's not making any major financial or legal errors. At the same time, I'm also supposed to suppor... moreI'm my mom's legal guardian since she had a stroke, so I'm supposed to make sure she's not making any major financial or legal errors. At the same time, I'm also supposed to support her autonomy. Our usual financial discussions surround how she wants more cigarettes and isn't happy with the amount she can afford- to which end she calls me about once a week and asks for more, knowing she has no money until the month starts over again. When that fails, she tells me not to pay her housing and care bill because she thinks they don't earn the money. :/ Throughout her entire life, she only went to the dentist when her teeth hurt, so she has needed extractions and dentures for many years, which are not covered by insurance. She's getting an inheritance and I think she needs to spend the money on her dentist, but I'm willing to bet she's going to want to spend on random things. Pre-stroke, she would have done the same. Obviously, I can't force her to get the treatment, but I could theoretically refuse to let her ha... less
I arranged to have a beer with Unicorn Man a few years back when I visited Sydney (arrangements made via the old AnswerBag). I'd forgotten how much I hate driving in that city, the... moreI arranged to have a beer with Unicorn Man a few years back when I visited Sydney (arrangements made via the old AnswerBag). I'd forgotten how much I hate driving in that city, the Pacific Highway should be renamed the Pacific Parking Lot.
