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Post by chinadoll1981 on Jan 11, 2020 4:08:33 GMT -5
Not half as bad as written you should have heard them!! I am not ashamed for loving the sweetest woman on the planet and I’ll be d*mned if I am going to be insulted by idiotic evangelical bigots.... no no she is my partner and I am never ashamed of being queer ....I may not be ready to march in the Pride Parade but I think I can kiss her and hold her in public! I would march in a gay pride parade. My sign would say straight but not narrow. Love is love! My Twitter profile includes #LoveIsLove followed by a rainbow flag. There is much less homophobia in the UK, but there aren't a lot of evangelicals either. Thailand is also open minded. I see many tourists holding hands. Rebecca is no much on bringing attention to self...,,,me? Ha! I would dance down the street in the parade! In Taiwan we were much more comfortable because no one bats eye at two lesbians walking hand in hand Only certain people here have such difficulty with what WE do they have to interject their opinions ha! Like Rebecca say we do no give a..... what they think
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Post by 2old on Jan 11, 2020 19:57:06 GMT -5
Ignorant people:
The man looked to his spouse and said in no so quiet voice “Disgusting.... these queers are everywhere... this city is overrun with sin... “ She replies that obviously we of low status to be that way” They hurried past us and out the door.... She had a canvas bag which said Jesus Saves....
...people need to keep ignorant opinions to themselves "... this city is overrun with sin..." Says the person who worships a leader who has 4 children by three wives, has cheated on every one of his wives... even with porn stars... and is currently married to a former nude model. Says the person who, evidently, has not read the parable about the Publican praying in the city square about how much better he is than those less fortunate. Says the person who cannot show me a single verse in the New Testament that even mentions homosexuality, let alone condemns it. Says the person who openly displays an ignorance of the Beatitudes. Rebecca has walked the halls of the Pentagon and observed two men's restrooms, side by side, and two ladies restrooms, side by side. The Pentagon was constructed during the time when those people of color were not allowed in the "white folks" restroom. So, there were two for each gender... one for whites and one for blacks... in each location. From that our Country progressed through the civil rights demonstrations and resulting legislation banning discrimination in the 60's. Today, we are regressing... and regressing faster than a snowball rolling downhill. We have elected officials who preach intolerance. We have elected officials who, daily, drive the wedge that divides our country deeper and deeper. Yes, this couple was quick to display their ignorance. Their display of ignorance is stoked by the leaders of their religion and their political party. Thousands of Americans have sacrificed all in military conflicts to preserve the freedoms and liberties we all enjoy... even those freedoms that allow religious nutcases to openly show their ignorance of the very basis for the religion they profess. If they are so certain of the logo on her shopping bag, they best be praying that even the most hateful and intolerant among us will walk through the Golden Gates.
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Post by smitty45 on Jan 23, 2020 8:06:05 GMT -5
Got the local news on for back ground noise. What I hear? man fails to show up for court who was out on bail. My gripe? They give bail for someone accused of multiple rapes? how is that no more a threat than an accused serial murderer on the loose? I wonder,,, if they don't find the man, how many more woman will be raped? the laws are lacking. In my opinion. It is my understanding, if a person is a threat to society, bail can be deny'd. I guess rape isn't a threat,,, it just messes up the victims mentally. But that's okay I guess. Pathetic.
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Post by 2old on Jan 23, 2020 8:53:34 GMT -5
Got the local news on for back ground noise. What I hear? man fails to show up for court who was out on bail. My gripe? They give bail for someone accused of multiple rapes? how is that no more a threat than an accused serial murderer on the loose? I wonder,,, if they don't find the man, how many more woman will be raped? the laws are lacking. In my opinion. It is my understanding, if a person is a threat to society, bail can be deny'd. I guess rape isn't a threat,,, it just messes up the victims mentally. But that's okay I guess. Pathetic. Murder, rape, domestic assault, use of a firearm while committing a crime, second and following arrests for DUI... and a host of other crimes should be "no bond" offenses. The Constitution gives us a right to a "speedy trial". If arrested for an offense that, if the perpetrator is released back into the public, could see the accused continue to endanger the life of others... keep them locked up. Yes, we are innocent until proven guilty. I still believe having an innocent person sit in jail, accused of a violent crime until he can be exonerated in a court of law trumps having actual violent offenders back out on the street hurting people or taking lives.
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Post by smitty45 on Jan 24, 2020 6:02:41 GMT -5
Not only did I fall down the stairs hurting my side I got up and proceeded to run into the table and I think breaking a toe!!!! I taped up toe sigh.... not my night!!!
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Post by rebecca2013 on Jan 29, 2020 9:14:33 GMT -5
Doctors bah!! You have to be in time for appointments but are THEY on time? Nooooooooo!!! Just typical Army hurry up and wait!!!
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Post by 2old on Jan 29, 2020 16:41:25 GMT -5
Doctors bah!! You have to be in time for appointments but are THEY on time? Nooooooooo!!! Just typical Army hurry up and wait!!! Local case currently being litigated. Lady in nursing home became ill. The nursing home nurse felt she should go to the doctor to get checked out. Call to doctor's office and appointment made for one hour from time the call was made. Nursing home van got held up transporting another resident back from an appointment. Picked up ill lady and transported her to the doctor's office. She exited the van and the van returned to the nursing home. She was 20 minutes late for the appointment due to the van being late picking her up. Doctor's staff told her since she was late, the doctor could not see her and she would need to make an appointment for a day or two down the line. She called the nursing home to have the van come pick her up. Sat down in the doctor's office waiting area. While waiting for the van... she passed away. Had she gotten in to see the doctor, perhaps they could have saved her life. Took our dog in for her annual shots and physical last week. A sign in the treatment room. "We value your time. If your wait has been longer than 10 minutes, please report it to the staff and ask to visit with one of the doctors." Sheesh! Vets working on our animals are more cognizant of a patient's time than doctors who have human lives in their hands. My wife retired as an optometrist assistant. Her office was diligent in making certain customers were seen promptly. A few months before she retired, the practice was sold to a conglomerate of optometry offices over a three-state area. Now, it is not unusual to wait 30 to 45 minutes to be seen.
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Post by 2old on Jan 29, 2020 16:46:46 GMT -5
Any loss of life is tragic! Still, the media hype over the loss of a sports celebrity hits a sore spot. We lost soldiers defending our freedoms and liberties when a chopper went down in Afghanistan this past week. Can anyone name them? A chopper goes down in heavy fog trying to get to a basketball game and the earth stands still. If less time and attention was spent on sports at the high school, college, and professional level and more time and energy spent on Constitution, civic responsibility. academics, work ethic and integrity much of the current issues in our society could be mitigated.
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Post by smitty45 on Jan 29, 2020 19:35:56 GMT -5
cold... I'm tired of cold weather. If it;s not at least 80 degrees, there's a chill in the air. My bones can't take it. My gripe? I have absolutely no fat on my body
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Post by chinadoll1981 on Jan 29, 2020 19:49:08 GMT -5
cold... I'm tired of cold weather. If it;s not at least 80 degrees, there's a chill in the air. My bones can't take it. My gripe? I have absolutely no fat on my body You no fat??? I blow away in wind like Chinese Kite!! I no like winter either... In Taipei it 80 degrees... that winter to me!! No matter how many year I stay here never used to winter
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Post by smitty45 on Jan 29, 2020 19:54:29 GMT -5
cold... I'm tired of cold weather. If it;s not at least 80 degrees, there's a chill in the air. My bones can't take it. My gripe? I have absolutely no fat on my body You no fat??? I blow away in wind like Chinese Kite!! I no like winter either... In Taipei it 80 degrees... that winter to me!! No matter how many year I stay here never used to winter Taipei sounds good right about now
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Post by chinadoll1981 on Jan 30, 2020 4:24:20 GMT -5
You no fat??? I blow away in wind like Chinese Kite!! I no like winter either... In Taipei it 80 degrees... that winter to me!! No matter how many year I stay here never used to winter Taipei sounds good right about now To me Taipei sound good most of time
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Post by rebecca2013 on Jan 30, 2020 10:19:25 GMT -5
Taipei sounds good right about now To me Taipei sound good most of time Or Playa Del Carmen on the Yucatán Soaking up the sun drinking tequila.... fun!!
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Post by 2old on Feb 1, 2020 16:46:18 GMT -5
Young couple who own the home across the street are from India. SUPER nice couple!!! She has her doctorate in bioscience. His doctorate is in entomology. After living across the street for only a few months, she received a two-year research grant at Harvard Medical School in Boston. She is within about 2 months of publishing her work. Her research has to do with the effect of antibiotics on both good and bad bacteria in our stomach. This research is cutting edge and will result in, potentially, life-saving breakthroughs in stomach cancer... and millions of dollars for HMS. She has been working 7 days/week, 10 to 12 hours/day the entire year and a half they've been in Boston. Her husband, the entomologist, has been transporting her... caring for their dog... cooking... laundry... any and everything he can to support her research work. He was employed in the entomology department at our university, here, and will return to work there when they come back "home". Good kids. Good work that could advance medical science.
He was advised, this past week, he must find work or face possible revocation of his Green Card and deportation. They have not asked for, applied for, or accepted any social service programs. Living frugally while she is doing her research. I could not understand from him exactly who advised them he must be employed. The only thing we can think of is the new regulations from this administration about immigrants supporting themselves and not being a burden on our social service programs. So... he is going to get a job with Lyft... transporting people around Boston in their little Honda Civic. He hopes to make enough off the Lyft work to pay for dog daycare, etc.
They had hired a management company to rent and maintain their home, here, while they are in Boston. The management company was crookeder than a country lane. Took the couple for a few thousand dollars before they realized what was happening. Would probably cost more to hire an attorney to fight the issue than they would get back. Spent the day, yesterday, working on their behalf. Fired the management company. Hired a new management company. Visited with the tenants as to the changes. Took most of the day of my running here and there... but was more than glad to try to help the kids out.
Can we, as a country, be any more injurious or denigrating to immigrants who are perfectly good people???!!! How much farther can we let ourselves fall in the eyes of people around the planet?
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Post by rebecca2013 on Feb 1, 2020 18:01:49 GMT -5
As an immigrant I really have huge issues with the immigration policies They now are even worse under Trump and now those idiotic travel bans Trump is totally xenophobic and is scared of those born outside Queens! Errgh!! Good people often are treated like dare I say? Criminals....
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