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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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10 Things About Patriotism (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Patricia 1 hour ago. 1 Reply 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 Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Thomas Murray on Saturday. 5 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 Thomas Murray on Friday. 4 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

Tags: America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

A Prayer for Our Nation (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on Friday. 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

Tags: Japanese Idol, Babymetal

If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

Started by Idaho Spud. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 11. 30 Replies 2 Likes

Today, I heard Seth Andrews talk about the question, "If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?" My first thought was religion, but after a few seconds I decided it would be irrational or anti-scientific thinking. That would take…Continue

Tags: anti-scientific, irrational

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Comment by Idaho Spud on August 22, 2014 at 12:43pm: Thanks Carl.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on August 22, 2014 at 12:33pm: Spud, whatever you decide to do is fine with me. I have to admit, I always thought the picture of you on the phone with the cat by your side was very, very cute.

I changed my photo because the last one was seven years old and I've put on weight since then and grown older looking. Such is life!

If you wish to have your privacy respected, that's totally understandable.

For whatever it's worth, I'd bet the farm that displaying a current photo of you with some added weight would not matter one bit to any of us here. You're a great guy and that is what really matters. Just do whatever is comfortable for you.

Comment by Idaho Spud on August 22, 2014 at 10:16am: Think I need to update my avatar Randy? I appreciate faces in avatars also. I also don't like avatars changing too often.

I've been thinking of putting my 73 year-old face in place of my 4 year-old one. Haven't done it yet for 2 reasons. One, I'm embarrassed by how fat I am still. Two, I'm not sure I want to make it easier for my mormon family to find me, although it might make them think to read some of the posts here.

What do the rest of you think? Should I put my present face on my avatar?

Comment by The Flying Atheist on August 22, 2014 at 8:40am: Randy, that's wonderful that you play the piano. Is that a talent you learned as a kid and held onto all these years? Music is a wonderful outlet and pastime. I had six years of piano lessons as a kid, and of course my saxophone.

When I was working in the 1990's for Lyon & Healy, they decided to get out of the piano selling business. They had all their pianos brought back to Chicago from music stores all over the country and had an unbeatable employee sale before selling the remaining to a barter company. I purchased a very nice brand new walnut-finished upright piano at manufacturing cost. At this time in the company's history, the pianos were good solid instruments built for us in Holland.

Now that my niece and her husband just purchased a home, I'm donating the piano to them because I just don't play it any more. I still have my saxophone to play. I now need to find a way to get the piano to Pittsburgh.

Comment by Randall Smith on August 22, 2014 at 8:18am: I assume ol' Doc is still alive. I know Johnny and Ed are dead. He could sure play.

Carl and others, I appreciate avatars with members' faces. Somehow, I feel closer to those I'm communicating with. Time to update, Spud? Me, too.

My piano tuner cancelled out today because of the storms we're having. The piano, a Chickering, is 100 years old this year. It was a wedding gift my grandfather gave to my grandmother (on my mother's side). Eventually, I inherited it. And yes, I can play it.

Comment by Plinius on August 22, 2014 at 1:17am: Thanks FA! I hope you all have a great day! Breakfast is over here. My pc had a rattling cooler that made me crazy - now it works without a sound, and I enjoy the silence very much!

Comment by The Flying Atheist on August 22, 2014 at 12:20am: It's Friday. I hope all of you have a great day.

Comment by Idaho Spud on August 21, 2014 at 12:05pm: Joan, thanks for that list of expressions of surprise. I remember geewillikers from the distant past as well, but not how long ago it was, or where I heard it.

Comment by Joan Denoo on August 21, 2014 at 11:16am: Randy, enjoyed your term, Geewillikers, as well. It is a keeper.

I looked up a synonym for it and found

Interjection, Sense: an indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or shock and I found a long list of expressions. (sorry, I can't get the Bold off)

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wikisaurus:wow

Comment by Joan Denoo on August 21, 2014 at 11:05am: Ian, love your report of your trip to England. Great fun, interesting, and varied. You do squeeze a lot into your time England.