Posts by GrreatTeacher

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Remember when HITTING A WOMAN was just WRONG!

by pistolpete in

just a few years ago, any man that slapped a women was considered a piece of shit.

today people are are paying and cheering to see a man knocking the shit out of a woman.

what feminists, social warriors, and gender recognition fighters don't realized is that their actions are actually causing the world to revert back to the days when the world treated women as property, second class species, with no rights whatsoever, whose only value was a sex instrument for the male species.

GrreatTeacher

Meh, this isn't an academic context so Wikipedia is fine for online discussion as long as one realizes that the strength of its arguments are in its references. To be fair, it's a great modern tool that can instantly connect the user with general knowledge about a particular subject which should be researched further to gain the particular knowledge that comes from each of the sources listed under the Resources section. I do this often. I don't do it everytime such as, for example, if I want to know the vague historical outline about a subject such as the Battle of Hastings or a general concept like how compound interest works.

Aside that, I agree that I don't have an issue using any pronouns a person requests. I had to face this situation in a school setting, the student was addressed using their preferred pronouns and all was well. However, I don't believe that the difficulty of asking for pronoun use that might appear to be incompatible with one's appearance should be ameliorated by having everyone designate their pronouns. I will not be wearing stickers that say, "She / Her," nor will I be attaching "She/her" to my signature on email.

I agree that it may be difficult or embarrassing to correct pronouns that one finds inappropriate to one's identity, but it is that person's particular condition that requires it. I am willing to accept their direction upon their request. I don't however find the need to pretend that the world needs to be told which pronouns to use for me. It has never been required and never been confused. It should be incumbent on those who have suffered confusion to alert others and make the request, not to upend the social order.

And to those who say, "We just want to make everyone comfortable," I will say that someone asking which pronouns I prefer makes me very uncomfortable. Don't I look feminine enough?!? Further, coming from an old school Feminist perspective, I don't wish to focus on my gender. I am not my gender. I prefer to have focus on my accomplishments. It's, frankly, none of anyone's business how I feel personally about my gender. In fact, my identity is not wrapped up in my gender.

Adjusted knowledge presents a great point: biological sex is important in medicine. I certainly hope transgender people who are offended when their biological sex is considered along with their gender identity, are educated about the fact that biological sex affects medical care. Heart attack presentation and course being a great example.

Sigh. Don't get too excited; I am a Democrat, but that is a step too far for me.

8

Just changed out the summer quilts.

by GrreatTeacher in

jw
friends

i just washed all my summer quilts and put them away for the season.

i brought out the thicker and heavier winter quilts and put them on the beds.. i love patchwork quilts and have a couple of heirloom ones actually made out of the scraps of old family clothes.

my mom can point to a fabric and say," oh, that was a dress of mine when i was little," or, "that was my mother's apron.".

GrreatTeacher

I just washed all my summer quilts and put them away for the season. I brought out the thicker and heavier winter quilts and put them on the beds.

I love patchwork quilts and have a couple of heirloom ones actually made out of the scraps of old family clothes. My mom can point to a fabric and say," oh, that was a dress of mine when I was little," or, "that was my mother's apron."

I have quite a collection, but it's getting harder to find cotton patchwork quilts anymore. A lot are now cheap and thin polyester. You need the cotton batting to make the quilt heavy which is what I absolutely love about winter quilts. It was a thing before weighted blankets became all the rage.

I've also brought out the candles for the house. I light them in the evenings now that it's dark by 7 PM. My favorites this time of year are ones that smell like apples and the ones that smell like cinnamon and other spices. I have a collection of candles, too, but I keep burning them up!

Does anybody else have any changing of the season rituals or routines? I know some people like to go camping in the cooler autumn weather. Some people like to have evening bonfires. Some people shrink wrap their boats. My husband washes our vehicles. I know not why because we don't have a garage to store them in.

I think it's interesting human behavior that we seem to have so many changing of season routines. I mean, some people even pack up the house and move south for the winter! Hello snowbirds!

Summer officially ends this Wednesday. (In the northern hemisphere.) Do you have any change of season activities?

25

I have never been to Las Vegas.

by Iamallcool in

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i would like to visit las vegas one day.

if you have a choice, would you want to live there?

low humidity sounds good to me.

GrreatTeacher

LV101, I've always wondered whether the LV in your name was for Las Vegas.

Now I know!

11

protecting the oldest generation.

by waton in

this tree is named after a general, because the us called in the army to protect these oldtimers; now wrapped in a fire proof blanket.

(it has already a 4 feet fireproof bark).

when will canada do the same, on it's west coast and brazil in the amazon?

GrreatTeacher

So weird how the west is burning and the east is drowning from hurricanes.

Had a nice getaway to the Outer Banks, but tropical storm Larry was churning off the coast and the beach was closed for swimming because of wild currents and riptides.

Thank God he stayed off coast. Having to evacuate is a real thing and ruins vacations semi-regularly.

4

Fall camping is the best...

by MeanMrMustard in

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GrreatTeacher

Ha! I recently got blasted for using the phrase, "high-key."

"Did you just say, "high-key?" You can only say, "low-key." There is no "high-key," mom!"

So, they tried but failed at teenage speak!

BTW, great time of year to go camping. I love nature, but refuse to sleep there, although fall is the best temperature for that.

14

My 20 year anniversary

by new boy in

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friends

after being a jehovah's witness for 52 years, today marks my 20 year anniversary of being out of the borg!

i turned in my letter of disassociation on september 18th 2001. it was read to the congregation on september 19th, my wife's birthday.

of course the years have had its difficulties but it has also had many wonderful experiences and epiphanies.

GrreatTeacher

Well, gee, congrats on that!

It was harder to get out then without the internet, but not impossible. And you did it! Nice!

6

Not sure where I want to live!

by Iamallcool in

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friends

since covid have forced many stores not to be open 24 hours a day like wal-mart, etc…i do have one 24 hour kroger near my home.

if you want to know where it is, message me but i might not tell you if you have not been here long enough or i feel that i can’t trust you yet.

do you have 24 hour grocery stores near you?

GrreatTeacher

If you like history, Maryland has been here since 1634!

While its capital, Annapolis, was serving as the nation's capital, George Washington resigned his commission as general and the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Revolutionary War. The United States' boundary was designated and differentiated from Britain's remaining colonial interests. (ahem..Canada)

Virginia is great for history, too. George Washington lived just across the Potomac River at Mount Vernon. Colonial Williamsburg looks exactly like it did in the early 1700s.

Also, George Washington apparently slept all up and down the east coast. The number of establishments that brag "George Washington slept here." is mind-boggling.

Anyhoo, just plugging the Mid-Atlantic. New England always gets focused on as the cradle of American history, but the Mid-Atlantic has been settled just as long. And we weren't religious weirdos like the Puritans. We were here to make money. The state of Virginia literally started as The Virginia Company.

I'll shut up now. I'm a history nerd and love literally walking the same steps as people did who were settled here 150 years before the United States was formed. Come visit Annapolis, you'll love it if you're into American and British colonial history!

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How do JW feel about CBD?

by Iamallcool in

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i am not so sure if i am willing to discuss cbd with my jw aunt.

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GrreatTeacher

Personally I think that CBD oil is a modern version of snake oil medicine. Can it really help everything from pain to toenail fungus to making your sheets brighter and whiter? It's ridiculous the amount of maladies it's reported to cure.

Mick, I have a prescription for Ambien, and have woken up in the morning with the remains of a large bowl of ice cream on my nightstand! No memory of eating it at all! It definitely induces amnesia!

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Remember when HITTING A WOMAN was just WRONG!

by pistolpete in

just a few years ago, any man that slapped a women was considered a piece of shit.

today people are are paying and cheering to see a man knocking the shit out of a woman.

what feminists, social warriors, and gender recognition fighters don't realized is that their actions are actually causing the world to revert back to the days when the world treated women as property, second class species, with no rights whatsoever, whose only value was a sex instrument for the male species.

GrreatTeacher

I was never particularly reassured when men would say, " I would never hit a woman."

I always felt like, 'Well you're halfway there, but I'd appreciate it more if you'd never hit anybody at all. Use your words!'

4

Gigs and Music

by punkofnice in

it's nice to be getting back into the swing of going to see bands again.

also, playing in a band too.. we've done a couple of gigs, which was great.

one of which, we had to wait to be paid because most people were paying by card.. i went to see steve hackett at leicester de mountfort hall last friday.

GrreatTeacher

I had forgotten how much I liked listening to music. My kid was always very sensitive to sound and he never outgrew it. He's 20 now and still doesn't listen to music.

The only kind he occasionally likes to fool around with is what I would describe as piano saloon music from the late 1800s. He's obsessed with trains and railroading and will add that as background music when he creates his train videos.

However, he's in college most of the day so I've had a chance to cue up Pandora radio and play around with song lists. I had forgotten how much I loved loud music and how it makes the time fly when working around the house!

Once Pandora morphed to playing 70s Yacht Rock and the cat loved it. Not my favorite, but I let it play. He was just chilling and I swear I caught him bobbing his little cat head.