Small Talk: Out of Genoa

[Cupid Stunt]

GOP attorneys general seek to block Equal Rights Amendment -- The five attorney generals - Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska and South Dakota - are men, serving under conservative governors and legislatures. Thanks guys.

 

B. Smith, model-turned-TV host and lifestyle guru, dies at 70 after Alzheimer's battle

 

Losing $450,000 in Three Days: Hackers Trick Victims Into Big Wire Transfers -- Oops!

 

California agrees to spend $50M to help kids who can’t read

 

Appeals court approves of $6.7M award to graffiti artists

 

Bear that wandered yards near Los Angeles moved to forest

 

‘We’re in a Petri Dish’: How a Coronavirus Ravaged a Cruise Ship

 

Don’t Send Them Here: Local Officials Resist Plans to House Coronavirus Patients

 

Judge halts plan to move virus patients to California city

 

California tells 7K people to stay home because of new virus -- Self-quarantine.

 

Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast

 

How the feds missed their chance at a coronavirus vaccine -- Scientists say interest and funding waned after SARS died out.

 

10,000 mourn victims of racist shooting rampage in Germany

 

It’s Jeff Bezos’s Planet Now -- In an age of political dysfunction, the Amazon founder has begun to subsume the powers of the state. -- We're not paranoid.

 

Bill to prevent sexual assault testing delays appears dead -- Thanks asshats.

 

Probe finds sexual, physical abuse at school for the deaf -- An investigation has revealed multiple credible allegations of sexual and physical abuse by former faculty and staff spanning decades at a school for deaf children in Connecticut.

 

Michigan sex-misconduct claims mirror Ohio State doctor case

 

Nassar victim slams Michigan for response to doctor abuse

 

Teaching Children How to Reverse an Overdose -- Horrifying.

 

Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths

 

Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo -- You're magnificent, Camila! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

 

Report: At least 138 sent from US to El Salvador were killed

 

San Diego sheriff agrees to share immigration information

 

The Lost 110 Words of Our Constitution -- The 14th Amendment says states that infringe the vote must lose representation in Congress. It’s time to make this happen.

 

Is $13 too much for a box of cereal? General Mills doesn't think so

 

Hurricanes turn to Zamboni driver as emergency goalie

 

 

Edited February 24, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[peacheslatour]

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Horrifying

But god forbid they teach comprehensive sexual health.

[Cupid Stunt]

Harvey Weinstein convicted of sex crimes -- Harvey Weinstein, the powerhouse film producer whose downfall over sexual misconduct ignited a global movement, was found guilty of two felony sex crimes after a trial in which six women testified that he had sexually assaulted them (NYT). Monday’s verdict in Weinstein‘s New York trial means the attention now will shift west to California, where the disgraced former movie mogul faces similar charges (People). With the 25-year maximum on the first degree charge, the conviction could see the 67-year-old Weinstein spend the rest of his life in prison. There is a four-year minimum on that conviction (Deadline).

 

This chart is the best explanation of middle-class finances you will ever see

 

Administration asking Congress for $2.5 billion to fight coronavirus

 

Drugmaker Ships First Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine for Human Tests

 

All 16 of Vietnam's coronavirus sufferers cured

 

South Korea to launch mass coronavirus testing, U.S. pledges $1 billion for vaccine

 

An employee from a disinfection service company sanitizes the floor of a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea, February 24. Fears grew that the coronavirus outbreak in China will grow into a pandemic with disruptive and deadly consequences for countries around the world, after sharp rises in infections in South Korea, Italy and Iran. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Reuters Photos: Fears grow as coronavirus outbreaks spread beyond China

 

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims

 

Opinion: $143,396.66 biopsy charge highlights medical bill transparency woes

 

A man was awarded over $150K after he was denied a license plate that read 'IM GOD'

 

Kent State 'gun girl' vows return to Ohio University with 'army of gun owners' after protest

 

Animator Ismael Sanz-Pena took a single image of a medieval cathedral and used the facade’s repeating elements to find the movement within, kind of like a zoetrope.

 

US appeals court uphold rules involving abortions -- The changes ban taxpayer-funded clinics in the Title X program for low-income women from making abortion referrals, a restriction opponents characterize as a “gag rule.”

 

America May Be Nearing the End of the Roe Era June -- June Medical Services v. Russo presents the Supreme Court with the power to green-light extremely restrictive abortion laws.

 

Ex-Guatemala prosecutor granted asylum in U.S. -- Unlike her fellow countrymen seeking asylum from the civil strife generated by government corruption.

 

Where the US already has a border wall with Mexico -- Nearly 25 years ago, the federal government divided Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, with a wall that looks a lot like the one being extended along the southern border.

 

Michigan teacher won't let student write about gay marriage

 

Really? The administration couldn't see the offense in this? Fashion college probes runway show criticized as racist 

 

6 myths about the history of Black people in America -- Six historians weigh in on the biggest misconceptions about Black history, including the Tuskegee experiment and enslaved people’s finances.

 

Christopher Caldwell’s big idea: The civil rights revolution was a mistake -- Debate in four, three, two, one ...

 

Here’s an idea to save local news: Stop trying to make a profit from local news -- As another huge newspaper chain just filed for Chapter 11, which means it’s a good time to hear John Thornton’s $1 billion “venture philanthropy” plan for US news sites.

 

The best case for and against a fracking ban -- Fracking has helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But it also keeps us dependent on fossil fuels.

 

 

Edited February 25, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[jpagan05]

On 2/24/2020 at 5:40 AM, Cupid Stunt said:

Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths

This story is bananas! Has anyone else been following it?

[peacheslatour]

8 minutes ago, jpagan05 said:

This story is bananas! Has anyone else been following it?

Somewhat. I first saw it in the paper the other day. Yes, we are troglodytes who still get a newspaper. 

[boes]

15 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Somewhat. I first saw it in the paper the other day. Yes, we are troglodytes who still get a newspaper. 

So do I.  I can't start the day properly without one.  

[peacheslatour]

11 minutes ago, boes said:

So do I.  I can't start the day properly without one.  

Same. I have to have my tea and NYT crossword puzzle. And I like to get the color Sunday funnies.

[boes]

2 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Same. I have to have my tea and NYT crossword puzzle. And I like to get the color Sunday funnies.

I do the same, minus the crossword.  I'm literally dumb as a post when I first get up.  I count only walking into ONE wall in the early morning a win.

I always start with the comics, then the local news and by that time, I'm up to dealing with whatever horrendous crap is in the hard news section.  

[peacheslatour]

17 minutes ago, boes said:

I do the same, minus the crossword.  I'm literally dumb as a post when I first get up.  I count only walking into ONE wall in the early morning a win.

I always start with the comics, then the local news and by that time, I'm up to dealing with whatever horrendous crap is in the hard news section.  

Isn't it funny how we all have our little rituals? I too am an absolute zombie in the morning. I open my computer and let the horrors in the news wash over me before I can fully comprehend them. Then my DH leaves for work and the couch and the paper are all mine. I read my horoscope, do the Hocus Focus and then the front page. Since I already know what most of it is, I read the oped page and the letters to the editor. Then it's the Living section, Ask Amy, Dear Carolyn and then the funnies. The crossword puzzle I save for last.

Edited February 25, 2020 by peacheslatour

[Cupid Stunt]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

Isn't it funny how we all have our little rituals? I too am an absolute zombie in the morning. I open my computer and let the horrors in the news wash over me before I can fully comprehend them. Then my DH leaves for work and the couch and the paper are all mine. I read my horoscope, do the Hocus Focus and then the front page. Since I already know what most of it is, I read the oped page and the letters to the editor. Then it's the Living section, Ask Amy, Dear Carolyn and then the funnies. The crossword puzzle I save for last.

Mr.Stunt and I get 3 dailies, NYT, WashPost, LATimes. There's no bickering over crossword puzzles when subscribers get them online. I still read the paper, but my online news consumption expands my reach.

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Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths

2 hours ago, jpagan05 said:

This story is bananas! Has anyone else been following it?

 

When this was first was broadcast, I wondered if the mother was some sort of Truther/Flat Earth/QAnon/Conspiracy Pizzagater. As the story unfolded, it's become more deranged and grim. This morning news reports investigators searching inside Yellowstone National Park for teenage Tylee Ryan -- Not good, since a recent winter storm went through this week. Ryan, 17, and her 7-year-old brother Joshua "JJ" Vallow haven't been seen since September.

Edited February 25, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[peacheslatour]

40 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Mr.Stunt and I get 3 dailies, NYT, WashPost, LATimes. There's no bickering over crossword puzzles when subscribers get them online. I still read the paper, but my online news consumption expands my reach.

When this was first was broadcast, I wondered if the mother was some sort of Truther/Flat Earth/QAnon/Conspiracy Pizzagater. As the story unfolded, it's become more deranged and grim. This morning news reports investigators searching inside Yellowstone National Park for teenage Tylee Ryan -- Not good, since a recent winter storm went through this week. Ryan, 17, and her 7-year-old brother Joshua "JJ" Vallow haven't been seen since September.

How does that even work? How can two children vanish off the face of the earth for six months and no one tries to find out where they are?

[PatsyandEddie]

Stepping in to say I’m back after having an abdominal hysterectomy last week. Caught up on show but have not felt well enough to post. I deliberately didn’t say anything about it after what happened with Valley. 

Finally feel semi-human tonight. Yay! 

I have had to hold my belly when reading the posts. But it feels good too! ❤️

[peacheslatour]

44 minutes ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Stepping in to say I’m back after having an abdominal hysterectomy last week. Caught up on show but have not felt well enough to post. I deliberately didn’t say anything about it after what happened with Valley. 

Finally feel semi-human tonight. Yay! 

I have had to hold my belly when reading the posts. But it feels good too! ❤️

Oh, sweetie! I hope you mend quick. We can't do without you, you know. 🌹

[Capricasix]

Patsy, so glad you’re on the mend ❤️

[boes]

3 hours ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Stepping in to say I’m back after having an abdominal hysterectomy last week. Caught up on show but have not felt well enough to post. I deliberately didn’t say anything about it after what happened with Valley. 

Finally feel semi-human tonight. Yay! 

I have had to hold my belly when reading the posts. But it feels good too! ❤️

Thanks for letting us know and love to you as you recover.  You've had too many hard things to deal with lately, I hope you get a physical and emotional break from it all.

We are all so glad you're here!!

[Cupid Stunt]

12 hours ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Stepping in to say I’m back after having an abdominal hysterectomy last week. Caught up on show but have not felt well enough to post. I deliberately didn’t say anything about it after what happened with Valley. 

Finally feel semi-human tonight. Yay! 

I have had to hold my belly when reading the posts. But it feels good too! ❤️

(((PatsyandEddie)))

O Lord God, the Life and strength of all that put their hope in You, Whose mercies are numberless, and goodness that is infinite, we give thanks to You for the blessings and restored health which You have bestowed on PatsyandEddie. As You guide her to bodily health, grace her continued perseverance to You in this life and in the Life to come. For to You are due all glory and honor, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

[Cupid Stunt]

14 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

How does that even work? How can two children vanish off the face of the earth for six months and no one tries to find out where they are?

Unfortunately situations like this can easily happen: a mobile, shifting society where homelessness isn't uncommon, strained or non-existent family ties, single parenthood, home-schooling where states conduct little or no monitoring of students, politicians using child welfare for political theater as they institute budget cuts to over-burdened social welfare systems and education departments (starve the beast).

Another ghastly explosion of child abuse is splashed all over the media and we are appalled and disgusted and everyone demands Something Must Be Done So This Never Happens Again! The legislature gathers with new purpose and a heaping helping of righteous indignation and their bill is buried in committee. Someone is arrested, our attention wanes, a new round of idiocy is splashed all over the media … and we're right back where we started.

[PatsyandEddie]

Beautiful prayer as always CS and it’s truly appreciated. 😘

12 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Unfortunately situations like this can easily happen: a mobile, shifting society where homelessness isn't uncommon, strained or non-existent family ties, single parenthood, home-schooling where states conduct little or no monitoring of students, politicians using child welfare for political theater as they institute budget cuts to over-burdened social welfare systems and education departments (starve the beast).

Another ghastly explosion of child abuse is splashed all over the media and we are appalled and disgusted and everyone demands Something Must Be Done So This Never Happens Again! The legislature gathers with new purpose and a heaping helping of righteous indignation and their bill is buried in committee. Someone is arrested, our attention wanes, a new round of idiocy is splashed all over the media … and we're right back where we started.

Kind of like your school shootings ☹️

[lovemesomejoolery]

15 hours ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Stepping in to say I’m back after having an abdominal hysterectomy last week. Caught up on show but have not felt well enough to post. I deliberately didn’t say anything about it after what happened with Valley. 

Finally feel semi-human tonight. Yay! 

I have had to hold my belly when reading the posts. But it feels good too! ❤️

Cheers to feeling semi-human!!  Hope you feel better and stronger every day!

[lovemesomejoolery]

1 hour ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Unfortunately situations like this can easily happen: a mobile, shifting society where homelessness isn't uncommon, strained or non-existent family ties, single parenthood, home-schooling where states conduct little or no monitoring of students, politicians using child welfare for political theater as they institute budget cuts to over-burdened social welfare systems and education departments (starve the beast).

Another ghastly explosion of child abuse is splashed all over the media and we are appalled and disgusted and everyone demands Something Must Be Done So This Never Happens Again! The legislature gathers with new purpose and a heaping helping of righteous indignation and their bill is buried in committee. Someone is arrested, our attention wanes, a new round of idiocy is splashed all over the media … and we're right back where we started.

true, true, true...all of it.

I HAVE been following this case.  I think my level of "pistified" (half pissed off and half mystified) reached a new high last week.......this story has been on broadcast news in the evening, at least the one I watch (NBC).  Not front and center but there have been frequent updates. Random people, all over Hawaii, were following this woman around with their I-phones, filming her getting coffee, buying plane tickets, whatever and wherever.  You could hear the person filming quietly ask "Where are your children?".......when they got home from whatever trip they took, concerned citizens had placed a cardboard sign at the entrance of the neighborhood they live in saying "Where are the children?".  There were other signs, too, I just don't remember where they were.  Someone at the airport followed her around with their I-phone, filming her.  Where were the police???

I was incensed!  This woman should have been arrested the second she didn't appear in court!  Ordinary citizens knew where she was!  They were filming her!  They knew where she was!  Why couldn't the police have "found" her sooner?  Why wasn't she being arrested?  Why wasn't she arrested the minute she didn't appear in court?  Maybe there's just a lot of stuff I don't know.....

I thought my husband was going to have ME arrested, I was so angry!  A day after my tirade, she was arrested.  But why did it take so long?  And, frankly, her arrest means nothing, since she still isn't saying where her children are!  She coerced someone to say the children were with them, but now that person has confessed that she was asked to lie.  

I fear the worst for these poor children.  I hope I'm wrong, but I fear they are gone forever.   It's just been too long....and if they were somewhere safe, why wouldn't she just say where?

Sorry for the rant.  Please carry on......

[jewel21]

I'm glad you're feeling better @PatsyandEddie *hugs*

I love the story of the Zamboni driver who got to play in an NHL game. What a dream come true. It just made me smile.

[peacheslatour]

4 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

I'm glad you're feeling better @PatsyandEddie *hugs*

I love the story of the Zamboni driver who got to play in an NHL game. What a dream come true. It just made me smile.

Reminds me of the story about The Who. Keith Moon was too drunk to play so they asked if anyone in the audience knew their songs. A kid stepped up and said he did so they had him play the rest of the concert and he was apparently great.

[Cupid Stunt]

2 hours ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Beautiful prayer as always CS and it’s truly appreciated. 😘

 

We love you. You've had a painful New Year, and we're praying for your recuperation.

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 Kind of like your school shootings ☹️

Yes.

1 hour ago, lovemesomejoolery said:

true, true, true...all of it.

I HAVE been following this case.  I think my level of "pistified" (half pissed off and half mystified) reached a new high last week.......this story has been on broadcast news in the evening, at least the one I watch (NBC).  Not front and center but there have been frequent updates. Random people, all over Hawaii, were following this woman around with their I-phones, filming her getting coffee, buying plane tickets, whatever and wherever.  You could hear the person filming quietly ask "Where are your children?".......when they got home from whatever trip they took, concerned citizens had placed a cardboard sign at the entrance of the neighborhood they live in saying "Where are the children?".  There were other signs, too, I just don't remember where they were.  Someone at the airport followed her around with their I-phone, filming her.  Where were the police???

I was incensed!  This woman should have been arrested the second she didn't appear in court!  Ordinary citizens knew where she was!  They were filming her!  They knew where she was!  Why couldn't the police have "found" her sooner?  Why wasn't she being arrested?  Why wasn't she arrested the minute she didn't appear in court?  Maybe there's just a lot of stuff I don't know.....

I thought my husband was going to have ME arrested, I was so angry!  A day after my tirade, she was arrested.  But why did it take so long?  And, frankly, her arrest means nothing, since she still isn't saying where her children are!  She coerced someone to say the children were with them, but now that person has confessed that she was asked to lie.  

I fear the worst for these poor children.  I hope I'm wrong, but I fear they are gone forever.   It's just been too long....and if they were somewhere safe, why wouldn't she just say where?

Sorry for the rant.  Please carry on......

Don't apologize for being outraged by thoroughly craven behavior -- You have good reason to rant.

I've seen the same news reports in Oahu, and shout at the TV Why aren't you calling the police!

I don't under stand it either. Is the casual abandonment of children so normalized that no one can make protecting two children as their first response?

[peacheslatour]

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I don't under stand it either. Is the casual abandonment of children so normalized that no one can make protecting two children as their first response?

Now she's asking the court to lower her bail. Sure, I mean she's not a flight risk at all.

[Cupid Stunt]

11 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

I'm glad you're feeling better @PatsyandEddie *hugs*

I love the story of the Zamboni driver who got to play in an NHL game. What a dream come true. It just made me smile.

Emergency goalie David Ayres headed to Carolina

It's absolutely a dream come true for Davey!  

[lovemesomejoolery]

1 minute ago, peacheslatour said:

Now she's asking the court to lower her bail. Sure, I mean she's not a flight risk at all.

Right?  I heard that and thought "Boo fucking hoo, lady. You're lucky they are even considering bail!"

And why she should even get bail?  She doesn't deserve it!  She's dangerous, as far as I'm concerned!  She should be locked up until she reveals the whereabouts of her flesh and blood.

[lovemesomejoolery]

P.S. and I swear I'll stop with these angry posts.....

This woman who won't reveal the whereabouts of her children is involved in some sort of doomsday cult.  She's concerned about doomsday?  I'm sure whatever jail she's going to end up in will be happy to show her freakin' doomsday.

[peacheslatour]

31 minutes ago, lovemesomejoolery said:

P.S. and I swear I'll stop with these angry posts.....

This woman who won't reveal the whereabouts of her children is involved in some sort of doomsday cult.  She's concerned about doomsday?  I'm sure whatever jail she's going to end up in will be happy to show her freakin' doomsday.

Vallow reportedly believes she is "a god assigned to carry out the work of the 144,000 at Christ's second coming in July 2020," according to divorce documents Charles Vallow filed before his death.

 

[Cupid Stunt]

Today is Ash Wednesday and derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants to either the words "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" or the dictum "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." The ashes are prepared by burning palm leaves from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebrations.

 

America’s failure in Afghanistan, explained by one village -- 18 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the capital city of Kabul is prospering. In rural areas, it’s a different story entirely.

 

UN: 100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years

 

New virus has infected over 80,000 people, killed 2,700

 

'Black Patriots' Were Heroes Of The Revolution, But Not The History Books

 

Minnesota's constitution still allows slavery as a punishment for crimes. Now lawmakers are trying to change that

 

Activists with assault rifles stir fears at Nebraska Capitol

 

New Jersey just raised its threat level for white supremacists to 'high,' well above ISIS and al Qaeda

 

Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation

 

New Mexico governor to sheriffs: Enforce gun law or resign

 

Greyhound will no longer consent to warrantless searches by border patrol agents -- Greyhound previously said it had no choice under law but to let CBP conduct warrantless searches.

 

MIT Physicist Proposes New "Meaning of Life" -- Jeremy England explains how simple physical laws make complex life more likely than not. In other words, it would be more surprising to find no life in the universe than a place like Earth.

 

I Was a Hollywood Assistant and I Got Yelled at on the Toilet -- Mean people suck.

 

Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs sentenced to 5 months imprisonment in college admissions scam

 

Former University of Texas tennis coach sentenced in admissions scam

 

A man crosses the frozen Volga River. MSN In Photos: Winter weather across the globe

 

 

Milan's timeless fashion icons share what style means to them

 

Why the Restoration Hardware Catalog Won’t Die -- The surprising persistence of the mail-order business

 

Renowned Catholic figure Jean Vanier has been accused of sexual manipulation and abuse -- Once considered a near-saint, Vanier is accused of sexual abuse by six women.

 

University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago

 

Bob Moore, founder of Bob's Red Mill, on his recipe for success

 

Student debt forgiveness will widen national divide

 

These 26 words 'created the internet.' The US government is coming for them

 

The United States of Anxiety

 

David Roback, Mazzy Star Co-Founder, Dead at 61

 

Edited February 26, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[lovemesomejoolery]

1 hour ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Today is Ash Wednesday and derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants to either the words "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" or the dictum "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." The ashes are prepared by burning palm leaves from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebrations.

 

America’s failure in Afghanistan, explained by one village -- 18 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the capital city of Kabul is prospering. In rural areas, it’s a different story entirely.

 

UN: 100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years

 

New virus has infected over 80,000 people, killed 2,700

 

'Black Patriots' Were Heroes Of The Revolution, But Not The History Books

 

Minnesota's constitution still allows slavery as a punishment for crimes. Now lawmakers are trying to change that

 

Activists with assault rifles stir fears at Nebraska Capitol

 

New Jersey just raised its threat level for white supremacists to 'high,' well above ISIS and al Qaeda

 

Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation

 

New Mexico governor to sheriffs: Enforce gun law or resign

 

Greyhound will no longer consent to warrantless searches by border patrol agents -- Greyhound previously said it had no choice under law but to let CBP conduct warrantless searches.

 

MIT Physicist Proposes New "Meaning of Life" -- Jeremy England explains how simple physical laws make complex life more likely than not. In other words, it would be more surprising to find no life in the universe than a place like Earth.

 

I Was a Hollywood Assistant and I Got Yelled at on the Toilet -- Mean people suck.

 

Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs sentenced to 5 months imprisonment in college admissions scam

 

Former University of Texas tennis coach sentenced in admissions scam

 

A man crosses the frozen Volga River. MSN In Photos: Winter weather across the globe

 

 

Milan's timeless fashion icons share what style means to them

 

Why the Restoration Hardware Catalog Won’t Die -- The surprising persistence of the mail-order business

 

Renowned Catholic figure Jean Vanier has been accused of sexual manipulation and abuse -- Once considered a near-saint, Vanier is accused of sexual abuse by six women.

 

University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago

 

Bob Moore, founder of Bob's Red Mill, on his recipe for success

 

Student debt forgiveness will widen national divide

 

These 26 words 'created the internet.' The US government is coming for them

 

The United States of Anxiety

 

David Roback, Mazzy Star Co-Founder, Dead at 61

 

the time lapsed, 28" snowfall was amazing to watch!

[Petunia13]

On 2/25/2020 at 6:24 PM, PatsyandEddie said:

Stepping in to say I’m back after having an abdominal hysterectomy last week. Caught up on show but have not felt well enough to post. I deliberately didn’t say anything about it after what happened with Valley. 

Finally feel semi-human tonight. Yay! 

I have had to hold my belly when reading the posts. But it feels good too! ❤️

Love you ❤️ X infinity. Get well soon! 

My morning ritual walking George. 

[boes]

Cupid Stunt, how is the vacation going?  Has Bea made it there yet?

I hope you're all getting some rest and recharging from your time there.

[Cupid Stunt]

I've gone native. Swim suit, cutoffs flip fops, tee shirt, sun screen. Mr. Stunt and I surf, do chores, doze in the hammock, eat until we're tired, ignore the phone.

My in-laws have a commercial vegetable and fruit truck farm. Bea and I run in the morning and then she goes to work at the farm for the day. The in-laws love having her around and they asked her to stay with them until they return home in April.

There's a melancholy, a silence in Bea that's not been there before. She fills it with physical labor, wears herself out. And it's there again the next morning. 

Edited February 27, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[peacheslatour]

2 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

I've gone native. Swim suit, cutoffs flip fops, tee shirt, sun screen. Mr. Stunt and I surf, do chores, doze in the hammock, eat until we're tired, ignore the phone.

My in-laws have a commercial vegetable and fruit truck farm. Bea and I run in the morning and then she goes to work at the farm for the day. The in-laws love having her around and they asked her to stay with them until they return home in April.

Sounds like heaven! 

[Cupid Stunt]

13 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Sounds like heaven! 

It is.

Mokuleia Beach at sunset

[bannana]

3 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

It is.

Mokuleia Beach at sunset

[jpagan05]

On 2/25/2020 at 1:14 PM, peacheslatour said:

How does that even work? How can two children vanish off the face of the earth for six months and no one tries to find out where they are?

I first heard about it when the couple moved to Kaua'i from Idaho and family members were concerned about her kids not being seen in months. She was with a new husband (#5) and had at least two dead exes, one killed, supposedly in self defense by her brother, who is also dead. And new hubby has a dead ex-wife who died of "natural causes" at 49 years old. They have exhumed her body. I have only recently heard about the cult stuff, which makes me believe that the children are definitely dead. I was shocked that she wasn't arrested after not showing up to court but my understanding is that they are making an airtight case before going forward. Unreal.

17 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

I've gone native. Swim suit, cutoffs flip fops, tee shirt, sun screen. Mr. Stunt and I surf, do chores, doze in the hammock, eat until we're tired, ignore the phone.

Hawaiian style, sistah! I hope that Bea finds some inner peace soon.

@PatsyandEddie Glad you are on the mend. I hope you are good as new asap.❤️

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2 hours ago, jpagan05 said:

I first heard about it when the couple moved to Kaua'i from Idaho and family members were concerned about her kids not being seen in months. She was with a new husband (#5) and had at least two dead exes, one killed, supposedly in self defense by her brother, who is also dead. And new hubby has a dead ex-wife who died of "natural causes" at 49 years old. They have exhumed her body. I have only recently heard about the cult stuff, which makes me believe that the children are definitely dead. I was shocked that she wasn't arrested after not showing up to court but my understanding is that they are making an airtight case before going forward. Unreal.

That's one sick woman or a female Jonah with her trail of destruction.

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Hawaiian style, sistah! I hope that Bea finds some inner peace soon.

Hangin' loose, jpagan.

I never want to leave. Bea and the in-laws came with us to the beach today. Boogie boarding, surfing, swimming, lunching, dozing, watching the Billabong Surf Team … If I were 25 years younger, they'd still run me over.

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@PatsyandEddie Glad you are on the mend. I hope you are good as new asap.❤️

 

Sending you good vibrations from Oahu, PatsyandEddie.

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[Joimiaroxeu]

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the cult stuff, which makes me believe that the children are definitely dead.

Yeah, I suspect the kids are either dead or they've been sold into human trafficking. Either way, the "mother" can't say anything without explaining how it happened because she likely had some knowledge. If the kids had simply disappeared then the first question would be why she's never alerted the police.

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8 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

It is.

Mokuleia Beach at sunset

I've never been to Hawaii but I would love to go one day if I could afford it. Beautiful. 

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Something lovely.

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[Petunia13]

They probably thought it was endearing. I would! 

George was super upset all weekend. He had a minor issue (I hope it’s minor) at daycare. I’m trying to keep this brief. But from what I gather he was jumping down from a ledge w a blanket on it and his foot was caught in a hole and maybe struggling to grab it strained his shoulder. He walking and sleeping down but was super pissed, aloof and cried after. I know he wasn’t putting on like the sitter said since he cried in his sleep a bit and was real careful about his positioning. His vet is very good and I told him I’ll take him if it doesn’t improve, the vet is A++ but I know he get panic attacks going so he doesn’t want that as kind and efficient as he is. He seems better today.

Its so hard like @jewel21 @AngelKitty @boes @peacheslatour when our babies we understand but they also can’t talk and they always wanna be so strong for us.  

[peacheslatour]

11 minutes ago, Petunia13 said:

They probably thought it was endearing. I would! 

George was super upset all weekend. He had a minor issue (I hope it’s minor) at daycare. I’m trying to keep this brief. But from what I gather he was jumping down from a ledge w a blanket on it and his foot was caught in a hole and maybe struggling to grab it strained his shoulder. He walking and sleeping down but was super pissed, aloof and cried after. I know he wasn’t putting on like the sitter said since he cried in his sleep a bit and was real careful about his positioning. His vet is very good and I told him I’ll take him if it doesn’t improve, the vet is A++ but I know he get panic attacks going so he doesn’t want that as kind and efficient as he is. He seems better today.

Its so hard like @jewel21 @AngelKitty @boes @peacheslatour when our babies we understand but they also can’t talk and they always wanna be so strong for us.  

That's so true. Peaches seemed to want to hide her suffering from me. I sincerely hope George is on the mend and feels his good old self tomorrow.