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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.

Nobody here is into mind games. A discussion started with a loaded guilt-throwing question will be deleted.

This group is not intended to compete with other groups on topics they cover but to "fill in the cracks." Whenever a discussion dwells at length on a topic for which there's an existing group, we urge you to provide members a link to that group to continue along their tangent.

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Surreal, I haz it

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo 8 hours ago. 98 Replies 11 Likes

Surreal, not just found in art.Continue

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A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Plinius Sep 28. 8 Replies 1 Like

I received a gift this morning from a virtual friend, Pamela Smith:A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :" One day an old wise teacher was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have…Continue

Speak English? YOU FIRST! (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Donald R Barbera Sep 27. 5 Replies 4 Likes

Honestly, the title to this piece is badly under-representative of the content. To be far more accurate, what we have here is Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, going on a rant. Before you say it ... Say WHAAAA? Betty Bowers ranting? …Continue

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10 Things About Patriotism (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Plinius Sep 26. 2 Replies 2 Likes

It seems as though lately, Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, is evolving into America's Best Patriot. She has recently been taking some fairly well-aimed shots at a certain Orange Nightmare and his sycophantic hangers-on, regarding the…Continue

Tags: patriotism, Donald Trump, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

A Prayer for Our Nation (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 21. 2 Replies 3 Likes

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, has seen what is going on with the current occupant of the Oval Office, and my impression is that she is not at all happy with it. True to her citizenship,…Continue

Tags: prayer, Donald Trump, Oval Office, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

Any Babymetal Fans Here?

Started by Bruce Carroll. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 12. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Any Babymetal fans here besides me? I have to ask because 1) I really like Babymetal and 2) Babymetal unknowingly played a role in my journey out of religion.For those who are unfamiliar with Babymetal, here is a link to one of their most popular…Continue

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Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 25, 2016 at 7:53pm: This has nothing to do with anything, but the link below is to an article about a condo for sale here in Chicago. The place is so outlandishly jaw-dropping that I just had to share it.

(The selling price is very cheap, but the costs to redecorate will certainly pile up if you don't like the current theme.)

Curbed Chicago: 70s Time Capsule

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 23, 2016 at 7:43pm: Ruth, this is dreadful news about your reaction to Rx. Do you have alternative drugs that you can use? Your photo of the cross-eyed cat makes me laugh even as I feel for your condition.

Thanks for this lovely birthday wish. It perfectly reflects how I feel about reaching this august age.

This week offers us a cold, wet, windy week, just like a typical March day.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 23, 2016 at 6:24pm: Happy Birthday, Joan! image source

I despise religiously-motivated persecution of LGBT too, k.h.ky.

It looks as if the Ranexa prescribed three days ago won't work for me. I developed a side effect of being unable to merge the images from my two eyes, plus killer nausea. <sigh>

Haven't had links in messages lately, so I don't know about that.

Hugs to all.

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Comment by Jennifer on January 23, 2016 at 6:08pm: No email problems here.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 23, 2016 at 5:12pm: Just curious if anybody else here is experiencing this same technical email problem as I am....

My notification emails from A/N have always included clickable hyperlinks to the the posted messages and groups. Suddenly that's no longer happening. I am having to copy and paste the link from the email.

My email settings for A/N and my personal email have not changed. Additionally, emails I receive from all other sources do not have this problem. Anyone else?

Comment by kathy: ky on January 22, 2016 at 3:55pm: Joan, thanks for the well wishes.

Carl, good to know you are still around : )

Kelly, it is terrible that many gays are killed, in some countries and imprisoned in others, simple for being gay. And it's almost always because of someone's idea of their damned religion.

Uganda has been taken over by christianity and have become as batshit crazy as other religious countries.
Which is only one of the reasons I really despise religion. The appear to be evil.

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 22, 2016 at 2:25pm: Carl, thank you for the beautiful Blooming Flowers, by photographer Michel Pepe. I searched his name and find Michel Pepe very nice sounds and images for when I want to just lay back and experience the feelings they evoke.

"80", isn't that a lovely sound?! I like being 80 and surrounded by so many loving family and friends.

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 22, 2016 at 1:11pm: Carl, thank you for the beautiful Blooming Flowers! Especially nice as we go through the snow-bitter-dry-cold, rain-bitter-wet-cold season. Just now rain, the trees lost their pretty white dresses, the sewage drain field has patches of grass showing through. Wild turkeys like to come there and scratch for seeds.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 21, 2016 at 9:04pm: Kathy, you asked a while ago if heating deli meats was to kill germs. Yes, that is the reason. Listeria thrives at cold temperatures and can cause havoc with transplant patients who are on immune-suppressing drugs. I need to heat any deli meats and cheeses. Sorry for the delayed response.

Ian, I really enjoyed your poem. Very creative and thoughtful. Thanks for taking the time to translate and share with us.