Trump, the Pied Piper of the Ignorant
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Posted:Aug 10, 2022 9:49 am
Last Updated:Aug 11, 2022 9:22 am 5300 Views
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Why does America insist on wearing its ignorance like a badge of honor. I am not saying every American, but on average, it is hard to meet one that doesn't. There are those, who pay close attention, who do their own independent research, and think for themselves. There are those who think through things in an analytical and concise manner, Then there are Trump supporters.
Pssst, the election was over more than two years ago......your boy lost, because he had his chance and he sucked. He sucked really bad. America was the laughing stock of global politics during Trumps reign. Not that they aren't a laughing stock without him, just there are not usually bells, whistles, confetti, and fireworks to accentuate it.
Trump is not what you think, he is not the poor boys president or the average mans leader, you don't mean squat to him. Granted the year he ran there was not much to choose from. Let's not hear any more of his Monkey Politics. He Lost, GET OVER IT!
He did not really care about you or your country anyway. He is not suddenly going to be amazing if he has another chance, he is going to be the same ignorant laughing stock he was during his first go.......the "old time values" Trump brought back...race, sex, class, and ignorance....he brags proudly about it.
Not that any of those things were eliminated before him, but now they are accentuated. he got away with attempting to destroy America once, why are his supporters begging to give him another chance to destroy it ?
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Awake to woke
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Posted:Aug 9, 2022 7:42 am
Last Updated:Aug 10, 2022 9:52 am 5069 Views
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Woke is a term that has been being thrown about in chat from time to time. seemingly with a lot of hatred attached and anger.
So from my understanding from what "woke" means, it means "to be alert to injustice and discrimination in society" Especially racism.
I am uncertain how this is a "bad" thing. To be aware of the injustices of a society and to want change and work for change seems to be a good thing.
If we do not learn from the past it will be repeated.
I don't care if a person is against normalizing, homosexuality.... I don't care if you do not wish to have a person of another race in your home. I don't care if you choose to feel uncomfortable with another persons sexuality or clothing choices.
To be honest, it is about time Americans stop their dumb sh*t. People of other races, people who are immigrants, people who chose a different way to express them selves or a different way to love, should be at minimal given the respect to let them live Their lives. It should not be used against them as a weapon either in a personal or work environment.
I don't care if you believe in "Woke" or not, but do wake the f*ck up.
A nation divided is a nation that falls.
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The Juice Box Gang...Update
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Posted:Aug 4, 2022 6:45 pm
Last Updated:Aug 9, 2022 7:14 am 5199 Views
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This morning the Juice box gang was out before the wrens started singing, I almost lost my coffee.
"Alvin, you can't do that"
Alvin, "Yes I can, you aren't the boss of me"
Joeseph, " My Momma is the boss of everything in this place and you and my Daddy best not forget it!"
Almost lost my coffee....going to have to set the alarm even earlier, get the coffee settled before the comedy show begins.
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"Hot and Steamy"
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Posted:Aug 3, 2022 8:24 pm
Last Updated:Aug 4, 2022 5:30 pm 5029 Views
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What isn't hot and steamy about knowing someone's views of the world, before knowing the color of their fruit of the looms.
What is there to desire more than good friends and good conversations? Exchanging insight's on interesting subjects or just daily life is very engaging. It sparks the mind. It invigorates the soul.
One of the best parts of the morning is when I can break early and have coffee with a group of people from all over the world, and we have known each other for a very long time. Some of us have known each other for decades. some exchange hellos, others include hugs.....it is like that bit of added sparkle to the sunrise.
Relaxing in the evening and finding out about everyone's day and adventures is very pleasant. In the summer I am often out and about until sunset and I miss everyone....and it is a little bit of a bummer on those days.
Some friendships are deep, others shallow. Some of us meet, either as a group or just one another. We make memories. We share bonds. We care.
Of course, some fight like bickering siblings. Sometimes heated debates come when thoughts do not meet on the same level. Every family has its disfunctional days and members.
I think the popularity of hopping a flight to "get a little" has waxed and waned. Although I still travel to visit....sometimes even exchange a real hug or kiss. I also welcome members that are traveling through and would like to stop and visit.
It may not be something that ends in senior sex. Sometimes Pie a'la Mode, a long walk, or a bonfire with refreshments.
I might be wrong, but the site does state Senior Friend Finder........I think it has certainly lived up to that, and for some, beyond.
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FB Rampages and Midnight Talks
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Posted:Jul 29, 2022 11:00 pm
Last Updated:Jul 30, 2022 9:40 am 4655 Views
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So FB is on a Bender, it is promoting dating sites. One after another, after another. Several have pictures of the same guy with the same bio (much like real life) . So, we ladies, have made fun of them for the most part. I do read some comments though and there are women, thinking these stud muffins would really need a dating site. Or as if they really didn't care about age or beauty because they were "mature". Women were posting all sorts of personal info, trying to have the men contact them, it gets nuts.
Then, there was an ad with a sexy woman, extremely busty, and young. Her ad was looking for a "mature" relationship. It was about equal to the women's comments. some knew right away it was a scam, others were desperate and giving out and emails. It was crazy.
I almost felt like they were targeting seniors, like we are gullible.
Another site had the headline, Mate Close to Home.....now many of us commented on that being the most honest of them all.
Here on SFF we are more like a community than a dating site. Some meet, date, and marry. Others share their life and find friendship. Then we have the hellions. There will always be those.
I have joined sites that have locals and usually quit very quickly. There seems to be a mindset among local fellows that women are objects. It is not surprising, but it seems a bit much. There is a bring pizza and beer and you can watch my netflix vibe. Then, there are the ones that want to meet at McDonalds for coffee, because they can get senior coffee free. Always good to know you are thought of as worth a free coffee at McDonalds  . There are the fun daters to, bonfires with some. Hikes, love hikes. Beach days and museum visits, those are very cheap to free, and tons of fun.
The investment does not have to be financial, it can be time.
Which brings us to midnight talks. Most recently a group of us "oldies" were having bonfire chats. You know the kind, just tipsy enough to solve world crisis...lol as long as the world consists only of the yard. One of out topics, what are single people really looking for? The consensus was a really good corn beef on rye, with an excellent spicy mustard and New York style cheesecake for desert. Which translates to, we are not really looking. At least in our little group on that late night we found ourselves to be vested in ourselves more than in finding "the one" or any one for that matter.
That said, here is the monkey wrench. Often it is couples that meet older and more settled to begin with that have the most beautiful relationships.
I am not yet older and more settled...ok not yet more settled. I found out during a period of not dating for a year, that I really enjoyed not dating. I enjoy not answering to anyone but myself. It is a phase of course, but its having a good run of it.
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Waiting on Rocket for Coffee
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Posted:Jul 27, 2022 1:20 pm
Last Updated:Jul 28, 2022 9:24 am 3288 Views
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Ok, I am always renovating and I know you get bored with it all. So do I. So Just so you know, I am not just a jerk to friends, I am a jerk to total strangers. This is a cubby, I am sealing it off....yes the occupant is staying. He has a note that reads, "Hide here until he is gone, she said......I'll let you out when he leaves, she said."
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Dogs/Husbands
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Posted:Jul 25, 2022 8:49 am
Last Updated:Jul 27, 2022 7:22 am 3906 Views
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I realized suddenly this morning, that having Rufus (the dog) is very much like being married again.
Rufus requires a lot of care. He is a massive shedder and I am constantly picking up after him. He requires grooming, feeding, walking. You cannot even look as if you are going to move and he will bring you a ball to throw. He is beyond addicted to fetch.
Come near the property and you will be presented with worn out slobbery tennis balls and an anxious mutt.
How does all that relate to having the Ex around. Aside from the constant picking up after, feeding , and grooming....my husband believed himself to be a true blue romeo.
So I find myself yelling to the the same key phrase I often had to with the Ex, "Lay down, no one wants your smelly old balls" 
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Gangs in the Hood
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Posted:Jul 23, 2022 8:20 am
Last Updated:Jul 23, 2022 9:09 pm 4115 Views
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You really need to meet the neighborhood gang. They are rough and tough, riding bikes up and down the streets, sometimes on the sidewalks, screaming to each other back and forth. Juice box terrorists!
This group has to be pre-K maybe the oldest is Kindergarten and they get up early on the weekend. They are outside with the sunrise and the wrens. The older boys are the gangs leaders, they stand across the street from each other and yell....they cannot cross the street until their mom or dad come out. They make me think of those little farm boy pictures.
As the sun was rising this morning, I was in stitches. "Hey, hey........can you come over?"
"NOOOOOOOOO" " Why?" "MY Parents are sleeping" (I bet not) This went on about twenty minutes when a deeper booming voice came from an upstairs bedroom window, "Would you just Shut Up and watch cartoons" (Won that bet)
Someone woke and escorted the gang from one side to the other, they are screaming and yelling around the swing set now. Content.....for now, with life in The Juice Box Gang.
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speaking of fishing
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Posted:Jul 22, 2022 8:42 am
Last Updated:Jul 22, 2022 7:58 pm 3110 Views
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Tx made a post about going fishing and it reminded me of the nicest thing my ex ever did.
My father passed away at 83, a life long fishing enthusiast. I spent countless hours on lakes and streams with him fishing. As well as stocking a pond where we would raise brown and rainbow trout to release into the creek to make it better for fishing....a little giving back. My dad drove the seven hour stretch to come take his grand fishing on the weekends (he loved fishing here).
My sister was cataloguing and selling everything she could, and somehow the ex negotiated the dirty, grimy, half broken, used up fishing gear out of her grubby little hands. More than likely even though she saw it unfit, it cost him a lot of $$$. In other words, the stuff that was well loved and used often. He took all this fishing gear and spent much of the year cleaning, sorting, organizing, and repairing.
That Christmas, he brought out shined up old steel tackle boxes and ready to go revamped poles for everyone. Each box had in quotes "Take Me Fishing" Grandpa Owen.
Just yesterday his great grandson Drew, who was just a baby when his great grandpa passed, was out trying out his great grandfather's lures. He caught two (lures suck), His little brother caught 9, and his sister caught 7. Worms rule!!!
Even an Ex can occasionally knock one out of the ball park.
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Summer Nights
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Posted:Jul 18, 2022 6:53 pm
Last Updated:Jul 18, 2022 6:54 pm 3640 Views
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I am not sure if I should be one to write about summer nights, It is only around 70F/21C. I think some areas would beg for such a cool night. My little spot in the world is always much cooler, a combination of being north and on the lake. It can be a good thing.
Tonight's dinner was Italian beef, served with bread rolls and roasted corn. Served au fresco. Kind of nice a quiet dinner with the setting sun.
Tomorrow after PT it is back to the porch. Mess that it is, I love all the light from the sliding door, and the amazing view of the backyard.
While life seems laid back it is running at rapid speed. I miss everyone in chat. If you happen to read this, tell me how you are doing and how your summer is going in the comments below.
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