The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[Walk on water? Ha. Current lake ice conditions in the Frozen Tundra? 12"-21".]

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few house keeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Tacoma)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Be exceptional. Don't be Pretti Good.
3) Running with sharp objects is not regulated by the FDA. Good luck there Buckwheat.
4) Have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
1/24 – Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd posted some updates and requests. In the blessings department: blood glucose has continued to fall, well within normal range. BP is good. The hole where his molar used to be is coming along nicely. The youngest has jaw surgery coming up in February. This is many years in the making and should correct her bite and ease the pain in her jaw and ears. She’s not looking forward to the liquid diet, but is looking forward to the pain relief. Prayers are always appreciated, and based on what they have been through, he knows they are efficacious.
2/14 Update – His daughter’s jaw surgery seems to be fully successful, thanks be to God. She is recuperating rapidly, the swelling is sharply down, and she’s counting the days to getting off the liquid diet.
1/31 – George V asked for prayers for his wife. She needs a heart valve replacement but first needs a heart cath to assess the valve and determine the replacement procedure and perhaps put stents in the coronary arteries that may be partially blocked. Also, the preliminary CT scan of her heart showed spots on her lungs that may be cancerous.
2/21 Update – The prayers are working. Thanks be to God and everyone who prayed. The heart cath showed no blockages in her arteries. The heart valve procedure will be in about 4 weeks. The pulmonologist said the lung spots have a very low chance of being cancerous, but a second scan will tell for sure. So far good news, and thanks to all who prayed for her.
2/14 – Vmom deport deport deport asks for prayers on behalf of her husband, as his employer is expected to file for Chapter 11. They are hoping for a decent severance.
2/14 – TCN in Alaska asked for advice. She is currently allowing her son, his girlfriend, and their infant to live in a condo she owns, and they are providing a terrible environment for the baby: pot-smoking, booze, no food, no formula. TCN in Alaska asked for advice about how to handle the situation. Prayers would help.
2/14 – L gave an update on her brother Ron. He has been in declining health for the last 6+ months, and has been transferred to a nice facility for hospice. They had been discussing this possibility for months. He would make improvements, then relapse, each time ending up more disabled. The best part is that he is at peace with the decision. He is aware enough to assist with the final plans and is enjoying parceling out his remaining possessions to family and friends. L’s daughter’s cardiac recovery continues. L says she cannot thank all sufficiently for the many prayers.
2/19 – mindful webworker requested prayers for his wife. Milady Jo will be having surgery on 2/26. It should be outpatient, and then a couple of weeks of recovery. Prayers are welcome for her, her surgeon, and her hapless husband while she’s down.
2/26 Update – The surgery is for Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak (REAH) – basically a blocked up nose. It’s relatively rare. It took a while to find an ENT whose diagnosis and surgical recommendation gave confidence. The surgery should improve her life greatly. It is scheduled for 1 pm.
2/28 Update – Thanks for the good thoughts and prayers for MiladyJo’s surgery. It took about 4 hours and seems to have been completely successful. There has been a great improvement in breathing and even appearance. She said that, after years of waiting, it seems like a dream, and that she knows with family, friends, and Morons and ‘Ettes, she is much loved.
2/20 – Gouveneur Morris requested prayers for herself as she has surgery scheduled for 2/27 for spondylolisthesis.
3/5 Update - Gouveneur Morris’ surgery was successful – every prayer and thought directed her way is appreciated.
2/21 - Skip asked for prayers for his sister and her two children, as they grieve their husband/father. The memorial service was on 2/21.
2/21 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Gerry and Cathy, the elderly parents of her co-worker, B. Gerry and Cathy are in failing health, and B is bravely trying to keep them cared for and independent while also being a mom to her own kids.
2/21 – San Franpsycho requested a prayer for complete and immediate healing for PS, his oldest living relative, who is back in the hospital due to post-surgery fever and possible pneumonia.
2/21 – Sock Monkey asked for prayers of comfort and peace for Rickb223, who recently lost his wife to cancer. It was apparently a long battle and he was her primary caregiver. He is struggling. Please pray for him.
2/25 – LinusVanPelt posted a request for prayers for himself. He had a health scare and it’s freaking him out a bit. He had a real thing happen, and then received a clean bill of health, but has 2 more doctors to see. He can’t stop irrationally worrying that they’re going to say bad stuff (despite the real reason for the visits is to adjust medication levels).
2/28 Update – He woke up in a hospital ICU recently. Everything checked out, and it was a stress-induced incident, but that means he needs to make changes in his professional life. He is looking for the Lord’s guidance.
2/25 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted that she might need some prayers. Her PET scan was less than encouraging. She will have more information on 2/26.
2/26 Update – There were 2 new spots on her liver and a couple of weird things in the transverse colon. But the oncologist says he is not worried by anything he saw on the PET scan.
2/27 Update – The newest chemo protocol appears to be working. Her cancer markers are below the “cancerous” range. So for now they will continue with 2 weeks of continuous medication delivered directly into the Hepatic Artery and 2 weeks off. Unfortunately, one of the meds is a low dose of steroids, so her appetite and her Zepbound are currently duking it out.
2/25 – Robert posted that he needed an ‘Ette to kindly bash his brains in. He is suffering yet another massive gout flare up, and needs someone to end it all for him. He asks for an ‘Ette because he knows women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
2/26 – Farmer could use some prayers. A biopsy is scheduled soon. The dentist said he found a couple of suspect spots. After having had prostate cancer, anything like this really alarms him.
2/26 – Bluebell passed along news from grammie winger: “Tomorrow (2/27) I go in for an all day marathon of tests and consultations. Then Monday (3/2) they will attempt the surgery. It is quite complex and they are not exactly sure they can do it. If they can, it will be a ten hour procedure. I confess to being a little apprehensive. The Rev is a little overwhelmed poor soul. Fortunately my two kids have me covered. My daughter the nurse for the medical side, and my son for the spiritual side. He has been a rock.”
3/10 Update – GrammieWinger’s son said she wanted us to know that she had surgery last Monday, and they were able to get most of the cancer, but they had to remove her colon. It’ll be a long recovery time, but she’s in good spirits and good hands. Grammie’s daughter has been at the hospital every day. Grammie Winger is very thankful for all of your prayers and she looks forward to talking with us soon!
2/27 – turambar posted that his/her mom had surgery for a broken left hip. Lots of pins and a rod were required to fix her up. She is in recovery now and doing okay, but she has a long road ahead since she is 86 years old. Thanks for your prayers; turambar appreciated them so much.
2/28 – 2009Refugee asked for prayers for an older sister who was scheduled for brain surgery on 3/4.
2/28 – no one of any consequence requested prayers for the repose of his oldest friend, who died on 2/22. His friend had returned to the church in recent years. No one of any consequence will be giving the eulogy at his memorial mass.
2/28 – San Franpsycho asked for prayers for P’nina Bat Surel, who remains hospitalized and still is not stabilized.
2/28 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers for a friend, P, who is dealing with a pinched nerve and has to have surgery in a week or so. She also has a daughter, K, who just got out of the hospital having had major mental health problems.
2/28 – LinusVanPelt requested prayers for our troops, President Trump, and for Israel’s government and the IDF as well.
2/28 – Sock Monkey requests prayers for Mrs. Sock. She crashed and burned pretty hard while skiing Thursday. She went to work very sore and using a cane.
2/28 – JJ posted that his wife was discharged from her rehab facility and her prognosis post shunt surgery to regain strength and physical abilities is excellent.
3/2 – RickZ posted that he received bad news. He went to the ER with muscle pain and came out with a cancer diagnosis. He could use prayers for an extremely capable oncological team of cancer specialists, and that God guides their hands and minds as they work to rid Rick of cancer. And also that God would provide him peace and calm, and to help sustain him through this trial.
3/5 – Inogame posted the good news that baby #5 arrived! Baby was overdue by 12 days. Mom and baby are doing well. Baby was 9 pounds 8 ounces, and 21.5 inches long.
3/5 – IrishEI has learned that she needs major surgery on 3/16, and she would really appreciate prayers.
3/7 – Uncle Slayton posted the good news that his son-in-law, Kenny, is almost 3 years cancer-free. He beat lymphoma and leukemia, and Uncle Slayton wanted to thank everyone who prayed for him.
3/7 – Joe Kidd sent an update on a previous prayer, for a young girl named Jasmine. She is the adopted daughter of a friend of a friend. She had been rescued from abuse, but was withdrawn, etc. The friend took the family on an RV trip, and with lots of TLC for Jasmine, things have improved. It appears that God has surrounded this young girl with an army of angels, and your prayers for her are being heard. May those listed here and whispered elsewhere receive similar affirmation.
3/7 – vmom deport deport deport requested prayers for GB, the husband of her friend; he just had a quadruple bypass a couple of days ago, following a heart attack.
3/10 – Warai-otoko asked for prayers for a sister-in-law with some respiratory issues, who just took a hard turn for the worse. Thanks to everyone, even if you just take a fraction of a second for it.
3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
3/11 – Bulg sends a prayer of thanks. He called his formerly estranged sister on her birthday, and they had a wonderful conversation. It was their second conversation since February, and there was no animosity at all.
3/11 – Doof sent his appreciation for the Horde’s prayers for his mom, who has been in post-hospitalization rehab since mid-January. She has recovered from her illnesses, but her body seems to be increasingly giving up on her. PT has become too painful and exhausting for her. She is also having increased brain fog and is rapidly losing the ability to do things like answer her phone or send texts. Continued prayers requested for her, as she is very sad, and also for Doof and his sister as they figure out what’s next.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

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ESPONJA!!1!!1!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 14, 2026 08:00 AM (tljrc)

2 mornin yall

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:01 AM (vFG9F)

3 3) Running with sharp objects is not regulated by the FDA. Good luck there Buckwheat.
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Is it regulated by OSHA? That might make more sense.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 14, 2026 08:01 AM (ESVrU)

4 OSHA is not recognized here at Hamster Central

Posted by: Mis Hum Phone at March 14, 2026 08:03 AM (2y5+c)

5 I'm going to repost this from the Tech Thread because it's cool and others may know someone in need of this treatment:

My Dad's procedure at Emory yesterday was a success. They used focused ultrasound on his brain to stop the Parkinson's tremors in his left hand. The tremors were so bad he could hardly hold anything and now they are gone.

They do it while the patient is in an MRI machine, and it takes a couple of hours. Right now they are only doing 6 procedures a month, but as the process is perfected that will increase, as will the number of hospitals that offer it.

It took a year of tests and prep to get to this point but it's worth it. It does not cure Parkinson's, but will make his remaining time hopefully more pleasant.

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:03 AM (vFG9F)

6 Five? I used to start pinging after more than two shots of genuine Espresso. Good stuff. I hate to admit this, but I think “too much caffeine” is actually possible.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 08:03 AM (Iu0zc)

7 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at March 14, 2026 08:04 AM (oftw2)

8 that is AMAZING fd! Wow!

congrats and I hope these treatments work well and long for your Dad

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 14, 2026 08:05 AM (j+aD2)

9 Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at March 14, 2026 08:06 AM (Ia/+0)

10 Greetings and good morning, one and all.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 14, 2026 08:07 AM (7xrfc)

11 this morning awoke to news that CynicalPublius (fantastic follow btw) on X was doxxed by a teacher at the War College (Brad DuPlessis)

It's terrible and dishonorable, I'd wish that DuPlessis was canned, but maybe that's mean or something.

what a weasel tho

not great that leftist weasels teach at the War College

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 14, 2026 08:07 AM (j+aD2)

12 and Good Morning! only here briefly this morning it's my last day with kids home for break

was informed no one will be coming home for summer : - (

I expected it now that they have apartments but I'm a little bit sad

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 14, 2026 08:08 AM (j+aD2)

13 Karq Island? who's ya daddy now?

Posted by: Orange Man Fan Club at March 14, 2026 08:08 AM (ehY6c)

14 En mi casa toman Bustelo!"

So, over helping Mom sort out some of the Old Man's stuff, and Mrs shows up w/Cafe Bustelo for Keurig (normally... bleh).
Much to my surprise - a good cuppa! Two thumbs up for Cafe Bustelo that way...

Posted by: man at March 14, 2026 08:11 AM (XuXeR)

15 Good morning Horde thx MIsHum. Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Prayers for law enforcement officers. I've been telling the story of a NYS trooper who has been on trial twice for murder and manslaughter. A traffic stop went wrong , the driver who had prior warrants and his family in the car took off. The trooper did a pit maneuver and a small child was thrown from the car and killed. The trooper was charger by the NYS AG and found not guilty of murder , but the jury couldn't reach a verdict on manslaughter. A new trial was ordered and yesterday the trooper was found guilty of manslaughter. Father never charged
Ain't going to make cops job any easier. The coo wasn't perfect but they rarely are

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 14, 2026 08:12 AM (YsPj+)

16 Good morning again dear horde and thank you annie and mh and you morons for praying

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

17 That’s the whole point. Make recruitment and retention impossible. Criminals, for their part too, are allowed to prey on the public.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 08:15 AM (Iu0zc)

18 The trooper was charger by the NYS AG...
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Who bitch dis is?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

19 Mr nec and I have seen 29 a couple of times and still opted to take on an 11 week old beagle pup. After the last 3 nights I don't believe there's enough coffee available on this planet to keep me awake. And yes, she's happily sleeping in my lap after waking up at 3:40, eating, going out to do her thing twice and playing. Of course I am wide awake. Going to be a long day.
Prayers up for all on the list.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 14, 2026 08:18 AM (2NHgQ)

20 HAP PI DAY!

I like savory pies more than sweet ones. Actually I just like the crust

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:18 AM (DoBxX)

21 And yes, she's happily sleeping in my lap"

Ain't nothing better...

Posted by: man at March 14, 2026 08:19 AM (XuXeR)

22 fd - good news about the Parkinson's treatment for your dad. My mom has been dealing with that condition for years, though her's has progressed way beyond tremors into Parkinson's Dementia. It's only a matter of time before she will need to go into memory care. I told my wife to drop me in the Alaskan wilderness and let the bears take me if I ever get like that.

Posted by: PabloD at March 14, 2026 08:21 AM (+HNa2)

23 Lavazza Perfetto

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at March 14, 2026 08:21 AM (wOO3z)

24 aw neverenough that's great

I think we're past dogs other than adult dogs at this point but bless you guys!

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 14, 2026 08:21 AM (j+aD2)

25 HAP PI DAY!

I like savory pies more than sweet ones. Actually I just like the crust
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:18 AM (DoBxX)
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We have a place in town that gives out free slices of pie on this day.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 14, 2026 08:22 AM (ESVrU)

26 For those that saw us yesterday...got the good news my friend's husband is NOT currently deployed in the Middle East as a plane refueler, he's elsewhere. So he wasn't one of the men killed in the refueling plane crash.

RIP to those poor souls who perished.

Posted by: LizLem at March 14, 2026 08:22 AM (CwRQg)

27 this morning it's the Nespresso for me

even their coffee pods are really strong tho yikes

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 14, 2026 08:22 AM (j+aD2)

28 It’ll be interesting to see what the marines are being sent to seize; Kharg Island is a worthy target. I also have noted that there are four other small islands in the straits that are not of that much importance themselves, but which are very strategically located and useful for any force that wants to exert control over traffic through it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 14, 2026 08:25 AM (RBewl)

29 oh, what happy news, fd!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 14, 2026 08:25 AM (MIIRH)

30 fd, thank you for the bit about the Parkinson's treatment. My dad is dealing with this right now and I'll pass on the information to my mom.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 14, 2026 08:25 AM (7xrfc)

31 I know of a pizza joint that's offering a second pie today for three dollars and fourteen cents.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 14, 2026 08:25 AM (2Ez/1)

32 Morning peeps.

Got side tracked with the lap cat. It's part of his morning routine. And, I guess, mine.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 14, 2026 08:26 AM (jtM2q)

33 Had my annual physical yesterday and the very cute and obviously smitten PA told me, while she was checking me out from the corner of her eye, that I could officially stop taking one of my blood pressure meds I've been on for 20 years.

I've lost 60lbs while gaining muscle mass... I look better at 45 than I did at 27.

Enjoying my first cup of Arbuckle's Blonde roast from my Delonghi grind-and-brew maker. Delicious and just the thing to take the edge off of the realization that mother nature was a cunning scrunt last night and dropped 2" of fresh snow on us. I'm so over winter.

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 14, 2026 08:26 AM (WYStd)

34 oh, gosh, 3.14, pi day

maybe see if I can get one today ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 14, 2026 08:27 AM (MIIRH)

35 >>>Walk on water? Ha. Current lake ice conditions in the Frozen Tundra? 12"-21"

On a somewhat related note, Spring Break is in full swing here. However, Monday's forecast overnight low is 32 degrees with daytime highs most of the coming week not expected to be beach weather.

Travel all this way and spend all that money just to leave your packed beach attire in the suitcase and hang out in a hotel room or rented condo for a week. Bah.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 08:30 AM (Y1sOo)

36 You bastard! You made me cry this morning.

Posted by: Caligula at March 14, 2026 08:31 AM (gKDq2)

37 Off sock.

Posted by: RickZ at March 14, 2026 08:32 AM (gKDq2)

38 Current coffe brand - Trader Joe's Shade Grown Ground Espresso blend
I use a coffee maker; no espresso maker for me

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:34 AM (eZ5tL)

39 We will make the trek to Mexico Beach this year, later after the Summer vacationers leave and it's not quite so hot.

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:34 AM (vFG9F)

40

Oops, forgot the quote

"On a somewhat related note, Spring Break is in full swing here. However, Monday's forecast overnight low is 32 degrees with daytime highs most of the coming week not expected to be beach weather."

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:35 AM (vFG9F)

41 War on sneakers.

Trump Hands Out Dress Shoes to Cabinet to Ditch Sneakers

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 08:37 AM (ndZc7)

42 Trump Hands Out Dress Shoes to Cabinet to Ditch Sneakers
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 08:37 AM (ndZc7)
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When I started working on Wall Street I dressed like Adam Sandler in the wedding singer.

My boss was NFW and took me out and bought me what I was supposed to wear. I had no idea.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)

43 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 08:41 AM (ZOv7s)

44 Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

St. Mathilda, pray for us.

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I have prayed Rosaries for the intentions, both stated and unstated, for the Horde.

I ask for prayers for Mrs. Cop's cousin, "A.B." He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer that had been hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol - which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have the surgery.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 08:41 AM (ksbjf)

45 My Dad's procedure at Emory yesterday was a success. They used focused ultrasound on his brain to stop the Parkinson's tremors in his left hand. The tremors were so bad he could hardly hold anything and now they are gone.

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:03 AM (vFG9F)

Wow, this is amazing!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 14, 2026 08:42 AM (h7ZuX)

46 Prayers for all the horde in need.
God have mercy on us and grant us peace.

Since it is mid Lent, what ate y'alls daily /weekly/ once a while prayers like? If you want to share.

Or other types of spiritual practice.

Not for comparison or bragging or debate but just for - ya know - encouragement. Gainzz?

What's your favorites

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:44 AM (znREB)

47 Trump Hands Out Dress Shoes to Cabinet to Ditch Sneakers
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

They were laughing about it on tv because (they claim) Trump guesses at the shoe sizes and Marco's is too big but they all wear them anyway.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:47 AM (znREB)

48 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 14, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

49 Fd that's so wonderful

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:47 AM (znREB)

50 Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:34 AM (vFG9F)

Ah, the Forgotten Coast. Beautiful area that was leveled by Hurricane Michael. I presume most of it has been rebuilt by now with the usual visual scars that remain, sometimes for many, many years, following such devastation.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 08:48 AM (Y1sOo)

51 Dirka dirka Mohammad Jihad!

Armed Man in Tactical Gear Arrested at Texas Elementary, Identified as Muhi Mohanad Najm

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 08:49 AM (ndZc7)

52 The prayer list is humbling.

Prayers ascending for those who need it, both asked and unasked.

I know the prayer list has helped me and mine in the past. May this mighty community continue to be a force for good going forward.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 14, 2026 08:49 AM (u82oZ)

53 Since it is mid Lent, what ate y'alls daily /weekly/ once a while prayers like? If you want to share.

Or other types of spiritual practice.

Not for comparison or bragging or debate but just for - ya know - encouragement. Gainzz?

What's your favorites
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:44 AM (znREB)

I pray the Rosary during my morning commute to work. Since I get in to work at 6AM, traffic is still pretty light. I can start the Rosary on my residential street, and finish when I reach my off-ramp -- some 20 minutes later. Almost as if it were Providential.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 08:49 AM (ksbjf)

54 Two things about my Dad's Parkinson's. Many years ago, over 50, a Flight Surgeon told my Dad he might develop Parkinson's disease. How he knew, I don't know.

The other is, his symptoms did not develop until after Covid. He and my mom got all the shots. Related? I don't know.

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:49 AM (vFG9F)

55 I'm enjoying all the lefties trying to say women will have to take extra steps to vote under the SAVE Act.

That they shouldn't have to do more than men.

Oh?

Like, say, register for the draft to be called up --involuntarily-- at any time to die in war?

Oh no!! You poor dears might, maybe, possibly have to ... go to a government office (or online) to get a copy of a document!!!

That's just like being sent to war!!!

That's what I have to pay to be a citizen.

GTFO with your sob stories; $10 for a copy of a paper.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 14, 2026 08:50 AM (HXT0k)

56 Morning again, fellow caffeinators,

Good to hear about all the prayer requests being answered.

I'm fed, cleaned, shaved, and checking my email and the blog before I head out for my haircut &c. This may be hard to believe, but I feel I've had enough coffee for this morning already! Yes! I doubt I'll have time or the inclination to stop off somewhere for a coffee while I'm out, esp. at today's prices.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 14, 2026 08:52 AM (wzUl9)

57 What's your favorites
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:44 AM (znREB)
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A few years ago I began looking at my Lenten practices and decided that "giving things up" wasn't that effective and that I should try to "do more." So i would go to an a daily Mass each week, or say an additional Rosary, but my schedule is making that difficult. My wife and I saw that they are doing a Vespers service on Thursday evenings (Liturgy of the Hours) and we were going to include that, but missed the first two weeks due to health/family issues.

We did got this week and it was pretty cool. It's just a bunch of singing verses, with some Latin prayers added in. It feels ancient, because it is, and I think that's one of the big things bringing people into the Church. Everything modern now feels fake, and people want genuine authenticity.

In terms of food, a couple of years ago I began observing the Friday abstinence from meat year-round (except on feast days) and in accordance with the USCCB's guidelines, I would fast during the day to have meat with dinner. (con't)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 08:52 AM (ZOv7s)

58 Dressed in tactical gear with a firearm and his real name is Kyle Chris, which is Chris Kyle backwards.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 08:52 AM (Y1sOo)

59 UN Accuses Trump of Human Rights Violations Over Immigration Policies

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Most we'll funded useless organization in history.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 08:52 AM (ndZc7)

60 We're supposed to hit the 70s today and 82 tomorrow. Then temps should crash overnight, giving us 40s on Monday morning. I'll work out tomorrow and take it easy on Mon., esp. considering the north wind, which makes it tough to trot or even walk. Maybe Tuesday I can go again, and wash and spray wax the car as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 14, 2026 08:54 AM (wzUl9)

61 > Trump Hands Out Dress Shoes to Cabinet to Ditch Sneakers
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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For nearly 15 years I worked for the Fed in California. Two different places, and departments. The dress code was... pretty much anything. Jeans, t-shirts, sneakers. Sometimes shorts. Maybe sandals or flops.

Transferred back east, to Kentucky. Yea... no. Shirt, tie, slacks, dress shoes. Except for "casual Fridays." Then you had one of the Army's civilian approved outfits.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 14, 2026 08:54 AM (jtM2q)

62 Tom Servo

Most likely the Marines are to widen the tactical options, and complicate the Iranian defense decisions. The added F-35s can help. The helos can be used for anti-drone defense in the Strait.

Plus, our SAR recovery ability will go up.

Do not expect any helo / Osprey using raids.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 14, 2026 08:54 AM (u82oZ)

63 "Ah, the Forgotten Coast. "

My extended family has been going down there since the early 60s. When I was a youngun they would rent a house on the beach for all of us with 8-10 adults and a dozen cousins. Back in those days there was not much there so we would go up to Panama City to hit the stores, arcades, and minigolfs.

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 08:54 AM (vFG9F)

64 It seems kind of silly to be fasting all year and then to go meatless and eat like normal during Lent, so I am fasting and abstaining on Fridays. Kind of tough sledding, but I'm also used to it. The hardest part is the lack of that protein surge I would get from chowing down on pepperoni pizza.

Another factor is that I have Type II diabetes, so my diet is already limited. Happily, a strict diet and increased exercise and weight loss have brought my glucose down to pre-diabetic levels without medication and I'm on the brink of being in normal range. I'll always have to watch what I eat, but being "condemned" to live a healthy and fit lifestyle is something I find easy to accept.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 08:56 AM (ZOv7s)

65 UN Accuses Trump of Human Rights Violations Over Immigration Policies

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Most we'll funded useless organization in history.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 08:52 AM (ndZc7)
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If anyone is an expert at violating human rights, it's the member nations of the Human Rights Council.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 14, 2026 08:57 AM (ESVrU)

66 What's your favorites
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 08:44 AM (znREB)
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A few years ago I began looking at my Lenten practices and decided that "giving things up" wasn't that effective and that I should try to "do more." ...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 08:52 AM (ZOv7s)

One of the "do more" things, I've decided upon for this Lent is to put more money in the Poor Box at my parish. I told Mrs. Cop how much I put in for March ($100) and she replies, "That's a lot." I told her that's kind of the point, besides we're financially secure at this time and can afford it.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 08:58 AM (ksbjf)

67 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Thank you for the good news.

We need you around to give us your wisdom.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 14, 2026 08:58 AM (u82oZ)

68 I hope everyone is well. Thank you for the prayer list Annie's Stew and Mis Hum.

My brain is coming down after being hyper vigilant being sole caregiver for 14 years. I've only seen my family doctor once in 10 years but we had a phone call. I'm not a pill person but he prescribed pills for anxiety and depression and gave me 4 pills for panic attacks. I found GABA online and bought that from Amazon for anxiety since the pills will take a month to work. Day 5.

I had my first visit from Jillian from the mental health agency. She's coming back next week. We're going to get me through this. I showed her my plans. She was impressed. My brain is processing everything at once and I'm overwhelmed. This will pass. After she left, I did take down all the outside Christmas lights. I'm in Canada and it's been cold. Really.

I did sleep 8 hours without zzzQuil yesterday. Sleeping 8 hours was amazing.

I did have my first ever panic attack Monday. The pill worked. Interesting experience. Not recommended. Once I'm through this, hopefully I can be there in some way for other Horde caregivers. That would make me happy.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 08:59 AM (Sco7b)

69 Have a great day, everyone.

May you get a Spring in your step.

Head on a swivel, and have a plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 14, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)

70 Our soldiers, sailors, and airmen are putting their lives on the line getting an incredibly difficult and dangerous job done, but the Grand Old Pussies in the Senate can't even make an honest effort to pass Voter ID which an overwhelming majority of all Americans say we should have and which is really, really important to the credibility of our elections and the future of our country.

Posted by: Thuney Rose at March 14, 2026 09:00 AM (qUkBO)

71 I pray the Rosary during my morning commute to work. Since I get in to work at 6AM, traffic is still pretty light. I can start the Rosary on my residential street, and finish when I reach my off-ramp -- some 20 minutes later. Almost as if it were Providential.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 08:49 AM (ksbjf)
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Years ago, when I was ferrying the kids to school, I started saying morning prayers in my commute. Nothing fancy, just an Our Father and then some Hail Marys. The amount varied by which school I was driving to. The middle school was three decades, the high school was two. Going straight from home is just one. On drill weekends, I might get four decades in before I hit I-69, which was when I wrapped it up with intentions and a closing Our Father.

I keep adding bits to it, so now I sometimes don't finish until I'm walking in from the parking lot or may sit in the car for a minute to finish (depending on the weather).

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:00 AM (ZOv7s)

72 I know of a pizza joint that's offering a second pie today for three dollars and fourteen cents.
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I can’t prove it, but that doesn’t even sound rational,

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:01 AM (qQhFt)

73 We need you around to give us your wisdom.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 14, 2026 08:58 AM (u82oZ)
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I'm sure my snark and sock puppets are an inspiration to all.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:01 AM (ZOv7s)

74 I'll be more engaged down the road.

I'm going to spend the weekend watching horror movies. Some Japanese. But I love the Terriifier movies. Goriest mainstream movies ever. Very brutal.

But panic attack and anxiety!!

Yes. But the movies put things into perspective.

At least I'm not being sawed in half vertically.

Later everyone. Stronger later. Have a happy weekend.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 09:03 AM (Sco7b)

75 Happy Pi Day!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 14, 2026 09:03 AM (wVcYX)

76 I have made it a point to start dropping prayers on the daily threads, especially when everyone is black-pilling.

I am also refraining from hurling pure insults at the trolls, and while my assumptions may be unflattering (that they are miserable people doing miserable work), I think it is accurate and (though I am surely biased) I think it is effective. They seem to go away after I post it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:04 AM (ZOv7s)

77 Texas elementary school story about the austere religious scholar:

https://tinyurl.com/easdhnrj

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 14, 2026 09:04 AM (2Ez/1)

78 The Marines also have mine clearing gear with them. Equipment to tow behind helicopters and such. Plus whatever drone tech they've been given.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 14, 2026 09:07 AM (jtM2q)

79 It shouldn't be easier to vote than it is to buy a gun.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 14, 2026 09:07 AM (0sNs1)

80
Funeral today for a distant in-law; there's a Rosary involved but my wife and I will be out like Protestants at a Roman communion.

Posted by: Auspex at March 14, 2026 09:07 AM (Y8DZL)

81 Our soldiers, sailors, and airmen are putting their lives on the line getting an incredibly difficult and dangerous job done, but the Grand Old Pussies in the Senate can't even make an honest effort to pass Voter ID which an overwhelming majority of all Americans say we should have and which is really, really important to the credibility of our elections and the future of our country.
Posted by: Thuney Rose at March 14, 2026 09:00 AM (qUkBO)
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I have a theory that this is a setup. Trump and Thune are collaborating to drag this out. If the bills goes through, say this week, the issue is off the table. The law goes into effect, and then there are lawsuits and injunctions, etc. Judges asserting a constitutional right to stuff ballot boxes (it's a form of free expression!).

But having this massively one-sided issue just sitting there, week after week, month after month. Forcing the Dems and Rinos to recite the same stupid talking points that women and black people are retarded, that's absolutely toxic.

The 'town halls' and campaign events are going to start, along with outdoor fairs and stuff, and having this sitting there is a great way to create a ruckus.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:08 AM (ZOv7s)

82 A thousand moves and couldn't win a spider solitaire game

Posted by: Skip at March 14, 2026 09:08 AM (Ia/+0)

83 Any time is a good time for pie.

Posted by: Fabienne at March 14, 2026 09:08 AM (0sNs1)

84 GTFO with your sob stories; $10 for a copy of a paper.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 14, 2026 08:50 AM (HXT0k)

And they already got that document when they got married, right? If they're too dumb to keep their docs in a safe place, they shouldn't be voting anyway.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, things happen. House fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, disorganization, blahblahblah. Suck it up and get your new copy.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 14, 2026 09:08 AM (h7ZuX)

85 Muslim violence is always
Excused
Contextualized
Rationalized
Justified
Explained
Minimized

But attacking back is always
Evil
Islamophobic
Genocidal
Racist
Unprovoked
Venal

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 09:10 AM (RIvkX)

86 The UAE's strategic oil port facility on the Gulf of Oman took a hit.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 09:10 AM (Y1sOo)

87 Yeah, yeah, yeah, things happen. House fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, disorganization, blahblahblah. Suck it up and get your new copy.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 14, 2026 09:08 AM (h7ZuX)
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The business of passports and birth certificates is only there because states decided to issue IDs to illegal aliens. I wish this was stated louder and more clearly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

88 Opening soon! Trump Hotel and Casino Kharg Island! Come enjoy the pleasures of relaxation and comfort in the middle of the Persian Gulf! Food, Fun, Booze! So hop on your camel and go, go, go! Opening in the Fall of 2027!

Posted by: Trump Enterprises Inc. at March 14, 2026 09:11 AM (Ksqrb)

89 I hope everyone is well. Thank you for the prayer list Annie's Stew and Mis Hum.

My brain is coming down after being hyper vigilant being sole caregiver for 14 years. I've only seen my family doctor once in 10 years but we had a phone call. I'm not a pill person but he prescribed pills for anxiety and depression and gave me 4 pills for panic attacks....

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 08:59 AM (Sco7b)

I seem to remember that your mother was a former Catholic nun (religious sister?). Have you tried praying the Rosary? I find it very calming. You don't have to start will all 5 decades -- just ease-in, as it were.

Also, I know you're in Canada, so options might be limited, but is there an orthodox Catholic Church close-by?

Mrs. Cop and I are both reverts back to the Catholic Church. Once you reject the "pure materialism" of the secular world, and embrace the spiritual warfare that we are called the wage, it is source of great solace. The craziness just rolls off my back, now.

Jesus Christ didn't promise us a life without suffering. The Word of God became Man, precisely so that God could experience suffering.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:12 AM (ksbjf)

90 I think the global goons determined sovereign nations were “selfish” a hundred years ago (unelected bureaucrats ruling the world illegitimately, is not selfish, somehow) and must be destroyed.

It isn’t really more complicated than that. Self determination, and “democracy” while right there in the UN charter, is most definitely not wanted by the usual suspects. So it’s no surprise the UN would posit that there is a “right” to invade other countries, basically.

That’s as transparent as the “No Nukes” crowd, who really weren’t against nuclear weapons per se, just against the US having them.

The shithole countries don’t have an illegal alien invasion, amiright? Weird, huh? We can argue about why that is the case.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:12 AM (qQhFt)

91 Tuesday is the last day in Texas for a candidate to withdraw from the runoff election. Since SAVE won't pass, looks like Paxton will remain on the ballot.

Fortunately, Cornyn assures me he votes with President Trump 99% of the time. /sarc

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 14, 2026 09:12 AM (0sNs1)

92 The post at the top describes much of my life before I retired. It's so nice to drink my coffee because it tastes good and not as a substitute for a bodily function like sleep.

Prayers and coffee humor: a good way to start a Saturday.

Posted by: JTB at March 14, 2026 09:12 AM (yTvNw)

93 Stateless, glad you are on an upward trajectory b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 09:13 AM (RIvkX)

94 The Coffee Song. Sinatra.

https://youtu.be/zTbJBnkRkFo

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 14, 2026 09:13 AM (2Ez/1)

95 Your worst nightmare: Ecofeminism.

No kidding: 'Ecofeminist' course at UVA has students consulting goats and lichen about oppression

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)

96 That’s the whole point. Make recruitment and retention impossible. Criminals, for their part too, are allowed to prey on the public.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 08:15 AM (Iu0zc)
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There was a time when politics was about legitimate policy disagreements. American society as a whole was Christian in outlook (if not actual individual belief). From that shared moral foundation, we could argue about tax rates, which laws reduced crime, how to help the poor most effectively, etc.

But as that foundation crumbled, the discussion became impossible. It is no longer possible to win an argument by proving the policy will be a disaster because the people pushing it do not care. They want chaos. They are ruled by demons. There is no other logical, rational explanation. We can use psychological terms and call it "madness" or throw a clinical term in here or there to sound erudite, but the core issue is that they get off on being angry and seeing people suffer. The failure is the goal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:16 AM (ZOv7s)

97 95 Your worst nightmare: Ecofeminism.

No kidding: 'Ecofeminist' course at UVA has students consulting goats and lichen about oppression
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)

You'd think that spores would be the ultimate expression of 'freedom'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 14, 2026 09:16 AM (bss/y)

98 Okay, I'm calming down. I want to hang here a bit.

Skip, literally a 1000 moves?

ChateauLloyd, that's a very cool way to get a nice domain. I was thrilled a few weeks ago when I managed to get larryswebsite. Literally. I love that and can't wait to put it to use.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 09:17 AM (Sco7b)

99 Happy Pi Day!
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 14, 2026

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I'd forgotten that! And at 4 pm, 1600 hours, it'll be 3.1416!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 14, 2026 09:17 AM (wzUl9)

100 The shithole countries don’t have an illegal alien invasion, amiright? Weird, huh? We can argue about why that is the case.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:12 AM (qQhFt)

Great point. I always wonder why millions of dirty euros don't hop a flight to Rhodesia and overflow the country with white folks, demand free shit while establishing no go zones and farming happily ever after while demanding reparations.

Posted by: Zombie Ian Smith at March 14, 2026 09:18 AM (Ksqrb)

101 “Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”

Psalm 25:5

Posted by: Marcus T at March 14, 2026 09:18 AM (zw+xd)

102 Adam Carolla has termed it "gynofascism."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 09:18 AM (RIvkX)

103 Come see the oppression inherent in the system!

Posted by: Goats and lichens at March 14, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1)

104 Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 08:59 AM (Sco7b)

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to warn you about the after effects of being a sole caregiver. It is definitely a real thing for the brain to have issues after losing the person who was its object of focus for years. We've seen it happen to several Horde members. Glad you are taking steps.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 09:19 AM (lFFaq)

105 This is why the Dem (and GOPe) arguments are increasingly couched in the terms of moral absolutism, and backed up by outrageous lies. It doesn't matter of gun laws work, they are the Right Thing To Do. It's fine to repeat the easily disproven claim that only the United States has mass casualty events because the lie serves a purpose.

We have gone beyond "the ends justify the means" because no one cares what the ends actually are. No one can articulate them. Oh, the right can, but the left and their allies cannot. The means now justify the means. Cruelty is the goal. They don't want prosperity for all, they want misery for their enemies, even if it rebounds onto them.

We can pray for those people, work for their repentance and salvation, but we cannot trust them. They will break every promise and violate every pledge. They are controlled by pure evil.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)

106 Yes over a thousand moves, nearly 2 hours.
Keep saying its evil to play

Posted by: Skip at March 14, 2026 09:21 AM (Ia/+0)

107 And as icing on the cake, Stirling the big black cat seems to have lost interest in leaping across and kicking me at 3 to 3:30 am. When I woke from my dream (see my recounting of it on the Tech Thread), he was right there sleeping next to me. I got up to hit the head and grab some water, and he was right there to get his dose of cold running H2O, but then I went back to bed for an hour, and found him nestled against me again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 14, 2026 09:21 AM (wzUl9)

108 Great point. I always wonder why millions of dirty euros don't hop a flight to Rhodesia and overflow the country with white folks, demand free shit while establishing no go zones and farming happily ever after while demanding reparations.
Posted by: Zombie Ian Smith at March 14, 2026

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They'd be ignored, or shot.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 14, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9)

109 Your worst nightmare: Ecofeminism.

No kidding: 'Ecofeminist' course at UVA has students consulting goats and lichen about oppression
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)
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Literally pagan practices. Do they watch the flight of birds as well? Feed chickens and see how hungry they are?

Divination is a sin.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)

110 There was a time when politics was about legitimate policy disagreements. American society as a whole was Christian in outlook (if not actual individual belief). From that shared moral foundation, we could argue about tax rates, which laws reduced crime, how to help the poor most effectively, etc.

But as that foundation crumbled, the discussion became impossible. It is no longer possible to win an argument by proving the policy will be a disaster because the people pushing it do not care. They want chaos. They are ruled by demons. There is no other logical, rational explanation. ...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:16 AM (ZOv7s)

What I find interesting is that the Trump II administration is embracing the spiritual.

Did you know that the White House worked with Cardinal Burke to write a prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and re-dedicate the United States to Our Lady of Guadeloupe, recently?

Sec. Robert Kennedy is being mocked for discussing the spiritual value of family meals to fight demons.

The usual suspects' ridicule tells me that the administration is over target.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:23 AM (ksbjf)

111 It is no longer possible to win an argument by proving the policy will be a disaster because the people pushing it do not care. They want chaos
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Everything they do actually makes perfect sense viewed from this perspective. And yes, rational debate, trying to persuade using facts, logic, and reason is pointless. I only do it in case someone persuadable is listening, or a “for the record” kind of thing.

Emptying the insane asylums was a deliberate strategy, in hindsight. Think that was bad? They want to empty the prisons next. They are doing that now, if you hadn’t noticed.

“The worse, the better”.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:23 AM (qQhFt)

112 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:12 AM (ksbjf)

Hello. Mom was actually a nun in Cleveland! The convent is closed down now. And I was a computer consultant for 8 years in Columbus. Ohio is such a beautiful state.

I will be looking for a church. I need God. When I was in South Korea teaching, I actually did join a small church. We have a beautiful Catholic church here in town but it's a dwindling and older population.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 09:24 AM (Sco7b)

113 Time I hit the road. Later, all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 14, 2026 09:24 AM (wzUl9)

114 96 ... "But as that foundation crumbled, the discussion became impossible. It is no longer possible to win an argument by proving the policy will be a disaster because the people pushing it do not care. They want chaos. They are ruled by demons."

CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters was supposed to caution us. Turns out he described a procedures manual.

Posted by: JTB at March 14, 2026 09:24 AM (yTvNw)

115 If you want to consult goats about oppression, maybe start in Afghanistan.

Posted by: PabloD at March 14, 2026 09:24 AM (+HNa2)

116 Stateless that sounds wonderful. Good start!

Long ago someone taught me breathing exercises to do during anxiety attacks.
It's called square breathing or box breathing:

inhaling, holding, exhaling, and holding again for 4 seconds each

ALSO, very IMPORTANT, while doing this hold in your mind a happy or loving memory.
At the time I had 2 young kids, and I would hold the image of one of them sleeping peacefully.

These days, praying will calm me down before I get to an anxiety attack.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 09:28 AM (znREB)

117 I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to warn you about the after effects of being a sole caregiver. It is definitely a real thing for the brain to have issues after losing the person who was its object of focus for years. We've seen it happen to several Horde members. Glad you are taking steps.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 09:19 AM (lFFaq)

Really, I've been here for the better part of 25 years but didn't know that. Maybe I wasn't paying attention.

It'd be nice to have some sort of support group for ones currently caregiving. But I know how busy they are and any Horde caregivers probably aren't hanging out here a lot.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 09:28 AM (Sco7b)

118 Yes over a thousand moves, nearly 2 hours.
Keep saying its evil to play
Posted by: Skip at March 14, 2026 09:21 AM (Ia/+0)
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Four suits?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 14, 2026 09:29 AM (ESVrU)

119 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:12 AM (ksbjf)

Hello. Mom was actually a nun in Cleveland! The convent is closed down now. And I was a computer consultant for 8 years in Columbus. Ohio is such a beautiful state.

I will be looking for a church. I need God. When I was in South Korea teaching, I actually did join a small church. We have a beautiful Catholic church here in town but it's a dwindling and older population.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 09:24 AM (Sco7b)

Maybe you're being called to help revitalize that Catholic Church?

Our Catholic Church in town has seen a big growth in the number of young families. When we joined seven years ago, there were maybe 6 or 7 young children in Mass. Now, we have 40 or 50. The priest love to hear babies crying!

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:29 AM (ksbjf)

120 Emptying the insane asylums was a deliberate strategy, in hindsight. Think that was bad? They want to empty the prisons next. They are doing that now, if you hadn’t noticed.

“The worse, the better”.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:23 AM (qQhFt)
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It's interesting how things work out. In the fall of 2019 I was stricken with acute myocarditis that presented as a heart attack. Wife called 911, rushed to the hospital and after a couple of days of intense tests, that's what it was. God be praised, I took no damage. Ticker is great. But recovery was slow.

Stuck on a couch for weeks, I did a deep dive into an old interest: the Spanish Civil War. Brought it up here a bunch and of course I wrote a book about it. Yes, yes, go buy three copies, one for yourself and two to give away. Anyhow, it is strange to look back at how that chain of events went down precisely so that the book was published in the late summer of 2020. On a topic I hadn't touched on for 30 years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:29 AM (ZOv7s)

121 I've been giving up coffee and alcohol every Lent for many years now, among other things.

But as far as giving goes, I usually compile a short list of worthy organizations to make larger donations to like pregnancy centers, our local Catholic radio station, and some monasteries.

But this year I am doing an empty tomb/garden pencil artwork I hope to have finished by Easter. I hope it brings some added non-verbal praise to the Lord that day.

Everyone's in my prayers.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 14, 2026 09:30 AM (qIH9H)

122 Vanity is considered a sin in Catholic theology, often defined as an inordinate desire for recognition, admiration, or glory, often linked to excessive focus on appearance or accomplishments. It is considered a form of pride (one of the capital sins).

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 09:31 AM (Y1sOo)

123 CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters was supposed to caution us. Turns out he described a procedures manual.
Posted by: JTB at March 14, 2026 09:24 AM (yTvNw)

I have an edition with his extended introduction. C.S. Lewis stated that he refused to write a sequel because he found it so spiritually-draining to think like a demon.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:31 AM (ksbjf)

124 Emptying the insane asylums was a deliberate strategy, in hindsight. Think that was bad? They want to empty the prisons next. They are doing that now, if you hadn’t noticed.

“The worse, the better”.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:23 AM (qQhFt)
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More importantly, they want to lock US up and let the criminals roam free. It's a variation on their Replacement Strategy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 14, 2026 09:31 AM (ESVrU)

125 I will be looking for a church. I need God. When I was in South Korea teaching, I actually did join a small church. We have a beautiful Catholic church here in town but it's a dwindling and older population.

Posted by: Stateless March 14, 2026 09:24 AM (Sco7b)
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You could be the pebble that starts the avalanche. My wife and I were dissatisfied with the Lutheran church we were attending (like the pastors, but the Wisconsin Synod considers military service sinful), so she suggested we visit the local Catholic parish. It chanced that they were honoring veterans. She looked at me and said "We're home."

Anyway, we were THE converts that year. Our kids were almost the only ones crying. We had to police my middle kid because she kept trying to rush the altar. We were feeling self-conscious but one day a sweet old lady said that she loved hearing our children and that when someone on the parish council complained of noise, the priest gave a stern rebuttal, saying he wanted the Mass drowned in the noise of young children.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:33 AM (ZOv7s)

126 I like a half a shot of Fireball in my coffee.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 14, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

127 Our Catholic Church in town has seen a big growth in the number of young families. When we joined seven years ago, there were maybe 6 or 7 young children in Mass. Now, we have 40 or 50. The priest love to hear babies crying!
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:29 AM (ksbjf)
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The Diocese of Lansing will welcome 940 converts this Eastern, the highest number in more than 20 years. Something is happening.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)

128 CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters was supposed to caution us. Turns out he described a procedures manual.
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United States Strategic Bombing Survey outlined how to immobilize a modern industrial economy.

It worked in reverse. Never mind ball bearings we don’t even make Aspirin any longer. No nation could be entirely self-sufficient, but the breadth and scope of American de-industrialization is clearly enemy action. No other conclusion is possible. Our politicians have to know this, or should have known.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:36 AM (qQhFt)

129 The enemy is evil, and his goal is chaos. He tries to move towards chaos through division.

Every issue is a chance to divide. To sow hate. To promote hopelessness. To create an environment that tries to convince you differences are irreconcilable.

He is driven by the idea that if you can divide us, you can defeat us.

His mission is undertaken by instilling fear. It operates by using force multipliers to make any division seem larger than it is. It corrupts all the auspices of contemporary society- the internet, media and organized groups to give an appearance of popular support.

His enemy is the truth. It is sunlight that shines brightly on his corruption…of everything. It is also a perseverance to do good. To understand, to honestly debate, to expose mendacity, and to promote the obvious, provable greater good.

Never yield or surrender to what you know are lies. Love your brother, by bathing him in the truth.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 14, 2026 09:38 AM (zw+xd)

130 I have an edition with his extended introduction. C.S. Lewis stated that he refused to write a sequel because he found it so spiritually-draining to think like a demon.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:31 AM (ksbjf)
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He did a short story about Screwtape having a testimonial dinner that's pretty funny.

Evelyn Waugh did a similar thing, writing a short story ("Basil Seal Rides Again") to revisit his old long-running anti-hero from the Smart Set books. If you put in the work to read those books (which are a hoot), it is tremendously rewarding. I do not exaggerate when I say I wept with uncontrolled laughter over the finale. My wife thought I was having a seizure. That man could write!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)

131 Apart from my morning prayers*, I have noticed I am accruing a list of daily saints - each day I have these saints I ask to pray for me regularly:

My daughters' patron saints to look out for them
St Joseph for our family and the men in our family
St Francis & St Rocco when I feed the dog
St Christopher & St Raphael every time I get in the car
St Anthony every time I need to find something
St Jerome for my workplace
St Lucy for my vision
And now St John Henry Newman who will be my confirmation saint

*another post maybe

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 09:38 AM (znREB)

132
91 Tuesday is the last day in Texas for a candidate to withdraw from the runoff election. Since SAVE won't pass, looks like Paxton will remain on the ballot.”

Most all of Texas is relieved that Trump realized that he needed to sit this one out. Let Texas voters handle it, Donald.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 14, 2026 09:38 AM (Mh6s8)

133 There was a time when politics was about legitimate policy disagreements.

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I used to think that we all wanted the US to be strong and prosperous and the argument is about how to get there. Ahh, was I ever so strong?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 09:39 AM (ndZc7)

134 I've been giving up coffee and alcohol every Lent for many years now, among other things.
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Huh? Wine is fine for Lent.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:39 AM (qQhFt)

135 Thanks Annie. Thanks Mishum. You are greatly appreciated.

Lord, we kneel at the foot of Your cross where the ground is level. None of us are above another, none are worthy , yet you call us beloved. We praise your Holy name. Comfort those who are hurting. Heal those who are sick. Strengthen those of us who are weak Lord. Encourage and lift up those of us who are faltering. Watch over those in danger Lord. Lift up and guide our leaders Lord. Reveal yourself , let your presence be known to those who don't believe. We shall not live in fear Lord for you go before us. We ask these things in Your most precious name.
Amen

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 14, 2026 09:40 AM (7Cdr7)

136 Fortunately, Cornyn assures me he votes with President Trump 99% of the time. /sarc
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What is that 1%, John?

If you put a teaspoon of wine in a barrel of sewage, you have a barrel of sewage.

If you put a teaspoon of sewage in a barrel of wine, you have a barrel of sewage.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 14, 2026 09:40 AM (HXT0k)

137 But this year I am doing an empty tomb/garden pencil artwork I hope to have finished by Easter. I hope it brings some added non-verbal praise to the Lord that day.

Everyone's in my prayers.
Posted by: Bad Andrew

That would be wonderful to let the cobs share during the hobby thread or some weekend thread

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 09:40 AM (znREB)

138 Huh? Wine is fine for Lent.

Indeed. I don't drink any wine except the Big Holidays anyway.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 14, 2026 09:41 AM (qIH9H)

139 “But as that foundation crumbled, the discussion became impossible. It is no longer possible to win an argument by proving the policy will be a disaster because the people pushing it do not care. They want chaos. They are ruled by demons. There is no other logical, rational explanation.”

A very wise statement, I’m noting that for the long term.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 14, 2026 09:42 AM (Mh6s8)

140 The business of passports and birth certificates is only there because states decided to issue IDs to illegal aliens. I wish this was stated louder and more clearly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

Exactly.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 14, 2026 09:43 AM (h7ZuX)

141 @120 A H., I started think about the Spanish Civil War when Lemon and the idiots invaded the church in Minnesota. The burning of churches in Spain was a trigger as I recall. Not a big step from invading to burning.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 14, 2026 09:43 AM (YsPj+)

142 “The worse, the better”.

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I look for that recommendation on my porn.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 09:44 AM (ndZc7)

143 Vanity is considered a sin in Catholic theology, often defined as an inordinate desire for recognition, admiration, or glory, often linked to excessive focus on appearance or accomplishments. It is considered a form of pride (one of the capital sins).
Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 09:31 AM (Y1sOo)
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This is the key to understanding David French and the Bulwark crew. Their paramount need is status. French went to the best schools, has military service (which he brings up all the time even though it's nothing to brag about) and now he works for what he considers the ne plus ultra of media, the NYT.

And yet he doesn't understand why people who used to like him now despise him. He constantly swings from using the Affable, Patient, Christian persona to the Angry Condemnation voice. I know he's a Calvinist (the prototype Yard Sign Calvinist), but he acts like a Southern Baptist.

Only they can seamlessly transition from "I love Jesus, praise God, forgive your neighbor" to "Cindy Lou, you bitch! You keep your whore ass away from may man!"

My wife's family on facebook was a hoot. Anyhow, French doesn't care about outcomes, or theology, just how he looks.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

144 used to think that we all wanted the US to be strong and prosperous and the argument is about how to get there
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This was true, to a certain extent. David Horowitz, a red diaper baby discusses this in his book “Radical Son”. He became disillusioned in the Left because he had a front row seat in how the radicals operate.

They weren’t interested in making anything better, only burning the whole thing down. The 60s radicals won. They have been in charge for some time now, and everything is falling apart, and being destroyed, because that was their intention.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:45 AM (qQhFt)

145 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at March 14, 2026 09:29 AM (ksbjf)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)

My beautiful friends across the street found a nice church in a nearby city. They have a beautiful young family. I don't know what denomination.

But they're incredibly conservative. Seriously, they'd fit in very well here. They'd have to get used to boob threads but they'd fit in well.

Polliwog, if you're still here, what did the other Horde members experience? When you're a caregiver, your brain is constantly listening, like a mother with a newborn. Then there's estate hell, employment or income. I've always been anxious, but this surprised me.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 09:45 AM (Sco7b)

146 My biggest challenge I have recently undertaken is to pray for people I don't like

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 09:45 AM (znREB)

147 The sound of children crying in church is the sound of renewal.

I am always reminded of Isaiah 29:13 and Matthew 15 when people complain.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 14, 2026 09:46 AM (zw+xd)

148 United States Strategic Bombing Survey outlined how to immobilize a modern industrial economy.

It worked in reverse. Never mind ball bearings we don’t even make Aspirin any longer. No nation could be entirely self-sufficient, but the breadth and scope of American de-industrialization is clearly enemy action. No other conclusion is possible. Our politicians have to know this, or should have known.
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Check out Prometheus Action on the socials.
Those old ladies are sharp.
One of the recent was how the plan was laid out in the 70's, the "controlled demolition" of the US manufacturing economy. A managed decline.
And how the most consequential speech at Munich recently, wasn't Rubio's--though it was big--it was the speech that declared we are returning to Hamilton's plan for the US economy: self-sufficient and manufacturing based.

There is a reason the whole world's elite are against Trump.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 14, 2026 09:48 AM (HXT0k)

149 I'd rather sit in my boat thinking about God than sit in church thinking about fishing.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 14, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

150 Vanity is defined as an excessive need for the admiration, recognition and love of others. While vanity stems from pride, it is distinct in that it primarily seeks to showcase one's excellence to others.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 09:49 AM (Y1sOo)

151 80
Funeral today for a distant in-law; there's a Rosary involved but my wife and I will be out like Protestants at a Roman communion.
Posted by: Auspex

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My only tip is if it's a Mass, do not go up for Communion.
I do hope it's a Mass - Catholic funeral masses are one of the most beautiful and uniting services in the liturgy.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 09:49 AM (znREB)

152 4 suits Perfessor, I do tend to play hardest solitaire games I can get

Posted by: Skip at March 14, 2026 09:49 AM (Ia/+0)

153 If you're looking for a little pickmeup this morning, I found this to be very encouraging. Much of Latin America appears to be moving rightward towards increased freedom and economic common sense. The people are starting to realize that leftism is all snake oil. Bukele and Milei are being joined by other innovative young leaders coming to the fore.

Sheinbaum and Lula da Silva still need to go, but things are moving in the right direction for that to happen.

The New Monroe Doctrine: The Fear Is Gone

https://is.gd/okeSxF

Posted by: Archimedes at March 14, 2026 09:50 AM (Riz8t)

154 Actually, I have no idea.

But I heard a vintage 1950s radio advertisement yesterdsy from Roma wine, being hawked by Truman Bradley, and they were extolling how great Roma wines were for Lent. I figure they were closer to what I’d like to believe, anyhow. lol

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:50 AM (mWuSL)

155 Good morning. My sweetheart got MS in 1994. When she passed in 2019, it was very liberating. I thank the Lord daily that such a sweetheart lived. All those doctor appointments became very tiresome.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 09:50 AM (d6BF2)

156 A very wise statement, I’m noting that for the long term.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 14, 2026 09:42 AM (Mh6s

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Thank you. Many years ago Michigan adopted shall-issue concealed carry and I was on Legislative staff when it happened, doing research and providing facts to support it.

Some years later, I met a former Dem state rep through work, and I mentioned that I recalled her quite vividly (she didn't recall me). Most of the Dems were actively rude to GOP staff, even trying to shut elevator doors on them, but she was always polite and friendly, and when she disagreed on issues - like guns - she was sincere in wanting the best for our state. I said: "For what it's worth, you were the GOP staff's favorite Dem."

She had tears in her eyes and gave me a hug. This was an Ann Arbor liberal, btw. I hate Ann Arbor, but it does have some good people.

I think we need to look to the example of Tulsi and RFK. There are people of good will who have been deluded and perhaps we can save at least some of them.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:52 AM (ZOv7s)

157 Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 09:50 AM (d6BF2)
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May her memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

158 Anyhow, French doesn't care about outcomes, or theology, just how he looks.

If he's paying someone to look like that, he isn't getting his money's worth.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 14, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)

159 I'm coasting down to retirement and enjoying the freedom of just not caring anymore. I've begun burying Easter eggs in activity reports just to prove no one reads them. Things like:

There's a new cover sheet for the TPS Reports.
Low expectations are the key to satisfaction.
Indecision is the key to flexibility.

And my favorite:
I came there looking for a job. I can leave the same way.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 14, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

160 Big Other shuts down debate. The "we are all citizens of the world" crowd want to destroy Western Civilization.

Yeah, I am more than halfway through "The Camp of the Saints." Looking forward to tomorrow's book thread.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 09:55 AM (d6BF2)

161 If you're looking for a little pickmeup this morning, I found this to be very encouraging. Much of Latin America appears to be moving rightward towards increased freedom and economic common sense. The people are starting to realize that leftism is all snake oil. Bukele and Milei are being joined by other innovative young leaders coming to the fore.
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Also: It can't be a coincidence that Latin America is moving rightward just after USAID was cut.

As I've said, the only thing that will be more shocking than how much our government was working AGAINST us will be how much different it is when it is working FOR us.

Most of us alive today have never lived under a federal government that worked for the American People.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 14, 2026 09:56 AM (HXT0k)

162 "May her memory be a blessing."

It is indeed. My life began when I met her. She loved me with all of her heart.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 09:57 AM (d6BF2)

163 They weren’t interested in making anything better, only burning the whole thing down. The 60s radicals won. They have been in charge for some time now, and everything is falling apart, and being destroyed, because that was their intention.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 09:45 AM (qQhFt)
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Horowitz is a great read. The big difference is that the radicals were a fringe of the party and now they control it. You used to have Scoop Jackson and Sam Nunn types calling the shots, and of course staunchly pro-life Dems. There is still a pro-life Dem organization in Michigan, and it could meet in a single booth at Denny's. I exaggerate only slightly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 09:57 AM (ZOv7s)

164 There's a new cover sheet for the TPS Reports.
Low expectations are the key to satisfaction.
Indecision is the key to flexibility.

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Trying is the first step to failing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 09:58 AM (RIvkX)

165 Maybe two booths.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 09:58 AM (d6BF2)

166 If he's paying someone to look like that, he isn't getting his money's worth.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 14, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)
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I am of course referring to his reputation. I think the reason the "cuck" label sticks to him is that he very much looks the part.

I also have to chuckle every time he talks about being in the Army because he was probably a laughing stock for all the actual soldiers.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)

167 Fun fact: Horowitz' daughter Sarah z"l wrote our minyan's Prayer for the United States

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 10:01 AM (RIvkX)

168 A prayer for your minivan?

Posted by: Wait, wut? at March 14, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

169 Maybe two booths.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 09:58 AM (d6BF2)
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Bart Stupak's ghost continues to wander restlessly across the Upper Peninsula. I hope those 30 pieces of silver were worth it. (Stupak was a pro-life Dem who voted for Obamacare and lost what would have been a seat he could have held till death. He still wanders around trying to act important, but the UP has shifted deep red now.)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)

170 I used to think that we all wanted the US to be strong and prosperous and the argument is about how to get there. Ahh, was I ever so strong?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 14, 2026 09:39 AM (ndZc7)

I was in Ohio on 9-11. I remember how most of us woke up to what a threat Islam is.

And as the years wore on we realised that our leaders, throughout the west, were the more dangerous enemy. If they pulled Covid in 1998, I would have probably gotten the shot. In 2021, not a chance....

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:03 AM (Sco7b)

171 I believe a lot of people intuitively know when the government is working for the greater good, and when it’s overstepped the power given to them by the citizens and starts to use it against their will. We’ve seen the latter from Democrats during COVID and Biden’s reign. They are actively promising retribution for our current return to a constitutional government that operates within societal boundaries and ultimately on behalf of a clear majority of our citizens.

Democrats have fought against voter id, electoral reform, massive fraud and the profligate use of our taxpayer largess to fund their schemes because they know their authoritarian rule and march towards societal decline are ultimately their only means to seize and hold power.

It all makes sense and only takes a moment of honestly and clarity to recognize.

We now have our boot on the neck of the beast, but it is still dangerous. It’s not the time to relent or declare victory. It’s time to complete its demise.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 14, 2026 10:04 AM (R1D6K)

172 A prayer for your minivan?
Posted by: Wait, wut? at March 14, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)
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Seats 10

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 14, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)

173 Another trait of the vane is calling out the vanity in others and not seeing it in themselves.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 10:06 AM (Y1sOo)

174 Dumped Confuser Cellular and got Mint for $15 a month, prepaid for a year. And it's really $15 including all the taxes and fees. The sobs at CC charged me another full month though because they don't prorate bills and I was a few days into the cycle.

Be advised, Mint has zero phone support. Other than that it's been great.

Posted by: fd at March 14, 2026 10:07 AM (vFG9F)

175 ^vain

Posted by: one hour sober at March 14, 2026 10:08 AM (Y1sOo)

176 Polliwog, if you're still here, what did the other Horde members experience? When you're a caregiver, your brain is constantly listening, like a mother with a newborn. Then there's estate hell, employment or income. I've always been anxious, but this surprised me.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 09:45 AM (Sco7b)

I suspect part of what RickB is going through right now is this, since he just lost his wife. Brother Tim was hit by it very hard after the loss of his dad, and an Ette in Colorado (whose nic I'm blanking on unfortunately) after the loss of the parent she had been caring for.
Your description is very good. That person is what everything else in life is scheduled around and when they aren't there anymore it's a struggle to reorient. That can cause severe depression, on top of natural grief, and if you tend that way already it can be debilitating.
Holding to Christ is the only successful strategy I've seen. Doing so doesn't make the transition easy, but it gives a foundation that is otherwise missing.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:10 AM (lFFaq)

177 168 A prayer for your minivan?
Posted by: Wait, wut?

St Christopher & Archangel Raphael are both patrons of travelers, so you could pray for their protection while you are traveling in your minivan.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 10:11 AM (znREB)

178 I think Trump poses an interesting contrast to people like David French. Trump is not a religious person by temperament, but he does respect religion and particularly religious people. He strikes me as a sinner who is who he is, and hopes to do better, and genuinely admires people who are capable of living a wholly religious life.

I also think that he has experienced a spiritual awakening, and you can see that in unfiltered moments when he speaks about being shot, and also when he talks about salvation. He wants to be saved, is worried that he won't be, and so in his own way, does things within his measure to try to make that happen. And he loves his country and its people.

The French Davidians are certain that they are saved, they know that they are righteous and so feel free to be mean and petty when it strikes them. They see zero conflict between being super-polite to demon-adjacent heretics who bless child mutilation and then immediately denounce faithful religious people who reasoned Trump was less vile than Harris.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:12 AM (ZOv7s)

179 I never really thought much about Islam until 9-11

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 10:12 AM (znREB)

180 Everything has been happening so fast over the last 14 months I think we forget how far we've come. Huge geopolitical changes are happening that will change the course of our domestic politics for years.

No time to relax but it's also good to reflect on how far we've come when not to long ago some of things happening today seemed impossible.

>>@usembassyve
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2h
>>Translated from Spanish
On the morning of March 14, 2019, the American flag was lowered for the last time at the United States Embassy in Caracas. This morning, March 14, 2026, at the same hour, my team and I raised the United States flag—exactly seven years after it was removed.

>>A new era has begun for relations between the United States and Venezuela.

>>We're staying with Venezuela. – LFD

Posted by: JackStraw at March 14, 2026 10:13 AM (viF8m)

181 *Another trait of the vane is calling out the vanity in others and not seeing it in themselves.*

It will also tell you which way the wind is blowing.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 14, 2026 10:14 AM (2Ez/1)

182 One of Jasmine Crockett's security team was impersonating a police officer, got into a shootout with the Dallas SWAT and was liquidated. Amazing.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 14, 2026 10:16 AM (3uBP9)

183 >>>3) Running with sharp objects is not regulated by the FDA. Good luck there Buckwheat.

"Good luck there Buckwheat."

hahahahaha

That was unexpected!

Posted by: m at March 14, 2026 10:16 AM (+YA9H)

184 "Trump is not a religious person by temperament..."

Two Corinthians walk into a bar...

Posted by: Stop me if you've heard it at March 14, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)

185 Good morning, people.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 14, 2026 10:18 AM (nz1sK)

186 Your description is very good. That person is what everything else in life is scheduled around and when they aren't there anymore it's a struggle to reorient. That can cause severe depression, on top of natural grief, and if you tend that way already it can be debilitating.
Holding to Christ is the only successful strategy I've seen. Doing so doesn't make the transition easy, but it gives a foundation that is otherwise missing.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:10 AM (lFFaq)
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My stepmother going into hospice has been a great blessing for my father. It was difficult for him at first, but he visits her every day, feeds her dinner and we talk on the phone just about every other day. With her taken care of, he can drive up and share holidays with us again and it is so extraordinary for his great-grandchildren to know him.

They got sick last week and he sent colorful get well cards. He also randomly sends us food through Amazon: a case of lemonade, box of potato chips, whatever tickles his fancy. Even when he's not around, the grandkids are aware of him. Would that my mother was as kind and engaged.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

187 >>>@146 My biggest challenge I have recently undertaken is to pray for people I don't like ... Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 14, 2026 09:45 AM (znREB)
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Greetings, VMOM ... To the best of my knowledge, there are no commands in the Bible for us to LIKE one another -- only to LOVE one another ... Praying for people I don't like is how I demonstrate my love for them, but I pray from a distance ... They are forgiven and my resentment is gone, but access to my heart is no longer avaiiable.

Posted by: Kathy at March 14, 2026 10:19 AM (zuKcR)

188 Powerline week in pictures
If Iceland is only country in America's and Europe where do the get breakfast on the run?

Posted by: Skip at March 14, 2026 10:20 AM (Ia/+0)

189 Henry “Scoop” Jackson, and Stu Symington and guys like that weren’t quite as benign as advertised.

If you check out what they did during the Army McCarthy hearings, and the House Committee on Un-American Activities it should ring very familiar as to how Democrats operate today.

Never address the substance of an allegation, but go after the one making the claim. Deflect, deny, and investigate the investigators.

Even Harry Truman, practically patron saint Democrat on the right, secured all the State department background and loyalty investigation files on subversion and espionage among employees against the United States government at the White House, so congress would be unable to view them,

The notion that the Soviet Union would ever “cooperate” or co-exist was a foreign policy blunder of the first water. Fascism, communism, all those particular isms are the same goddamned thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 10:21 AM (3fPvA)

190 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:12 AM (ZOv7s)

Very thoughtful contrast. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 14, 2026 10:21 AM (xT8gx)

191
>182 One of Jasmine Crockett's security team was impersonating a police officer, got into a shootout with the Dallas SWAT and was liquidated.
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Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at March 14, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)

192 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God continue to shower blessings and grace on all of His children this day.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 14, 2026 10:22 AM (vrNzf)

193 Man, I wish.

When I was young, I could do 2-3 hours a night for a month and be absolutely fine, coffee or no coffee.

But once I turned about 30, I started needing more and more sleep. Now, in my 40s, if I get 2 hours of sleep, no amount of coffee helps, and I feel like I contracted malaria or something for the next 2 days.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 14, 2026 10:23 AM (BI5O2)

194 I dropped Verizon Wireless on the last day of the billing cycle. No problems.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 10:23 AM (d6BF2)

195 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:10 AM (lFFaq)

Thank you. This helps.

I want to expand my two cents. I listened for Mom 24-7. It was like a mother listening for her new baby except the baby eventually grows.

For Mom, I would hear the dog jump off the bed multiple times a night as Mom went to the washroom. I'd always call out "Rose, are you alright?'

And that went on for years. I know all of us would take a deep breath, gird our loins and do it again if needed. But the brain stays on hyper-alert status for years constantly looking for threats.

Mine stayed like that through estate hell, calmed only by booze and later edibles. I was under threat.

Now things are finally stable. And I think my brain is processing EVERYTHING at once. I've always been anxious but would self-medicate occasionally whenMom was safe and asleep. That was my only vacation.

I'm really not a pill person. The pharmacy knows me because of Mom but were very surprised to hear from me. It'd be great to be the last Horde to go through this. This was my experience.

Thank you for letting me know about the other caregivers.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:23 AM (Sco7b)

196 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

Hopefully, this intermediate transition will make her eventual loss less destabilizing for him.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:23 AM (lFFaq)

197 A late good morning to you, Horde, and an abundance of prayers for all of you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 14, 2026 10:24 AM (0nHVk)

198 Good Morning all
Just want to start by saying how much I appreciate Annie and Mis Hum for doing this. It just feels right to catch up with how everyone's doing and share a bit of the personal. It is what makes this place different and special. Hopeful.
Bulg, if you're still here, I also talked to one of my sisters this week around my birthday. Not the one who has cut me off but the one who understood what I was going through at the time. It still felt like a first step, reopening communication.
So, I get what you are going through. Hope I get to see you at the MoMe so I can give you a hug.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 14, 2026 10:24 AM (t/2Uw)

199 Many weeks see neat stuff for Coffee Thread then forget where I saw them

Posted by: Skip at March 14, 2026 10:24 AM (Ia/+0)

200 If you're looking for a little pickmeup this morning, I found this to be very encouraging. Much of Latin America appears to be moving rightward towards increased freedom and economic common sense. The people are starting to realize that leftism is all snake oil. Bukele and Milei are being joined by other innovative young leaders coming to the fore.
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Also the elimination of USAID money is affecting the Latin American communists.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 14, 2026 10:25 AM (xvV+O)

201 Over the past 6 years, I have been able to travel and get to know my grandkids and they know me. It is wonderful.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 10:25 AM (d6BF2)

202 My son told me yesterday "Trump is the best President since George Washington."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 14, 2026 10:26 AM (d6BF2)

203 The Dems definitely want to run against Paxton but what they don't realize is that Paxton voters will also stay home if Cornyn is the nominee. Republicans like to cut their nose off to spite their face. It's a retarded catch 22. I don't like either guy but won't stay home.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 14, 2026 10:26 AM (oob1u)

204 When you're a caregiver, your brain is constantly listening, like a mother with a newborn. Then there's estate hell, employment or income. I've always been anxious, but this surprised me.

Posted by: Stateless
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My mother only lived with me for 2 years, and my brother and I had no estate hell or conflict (my brother is the best). I constantly felt like I had no idea what I was doing, that whatever I did would turn out to be wrong. Not because of my mother - she was usually cheerful and often expressed her gratitude to me. (Her neuro made me feel like a shitty caregiver.)

I knew I was constantly missing or overlooking things, when I suddenly had to manage 2 people's lives and someone else's financial affairs and medical issues. When I had always been VERY on top of things for myself. Even after she is gone I constantly have the feeling I'm forgetting things (and this is not just a feeling, it is often true). Now it manifests in work stress and in anxiety about taking care of the house (which I am now trying to resolve a lot of problems with). Some (most?) of it is probably my life stage (perimenopause, sorry for TMI). 1/2

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 14, 2026 10:27 AM (MSrAy)

205 >>Also the elimination of USAID money is affecting the Latin American communists.

Chile is the latest to flip.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 14, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)

206 Hopefully, this intermediate transition will make her eventual loss less destabilizing for him.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:23 AM (lFFaq)
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Yes, I think it is. He seems to be taking it in stride. Remarkably collected guy. The other day he told me how he went to the store wearing a furry winter hat and a woman smiled at him and said "I love your hat!" He was very pleased because the woman was attractive and couldn't help but observe "I'll probably be back on the market soon. Nice to know I can still work my magic with the ladies."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:28 AM (ZOv7s)

207 "The failure is the goal"

spot-on A. H. L.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 14, 2026 10:29 AM (MIIRH)

208 >>>OSHA is not recognized here at Hamster Central

Posted by: Mis Hum Phone

>Hand fashioned boxcutters FTW! Just put some gorilla tape around where you want the handle.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 14, 2026 10:30 AM (M9gjJ)

209 Henry “Scoop” Jackson, and Stu Symington and guys like that weren’t quite as benign as advertised.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 10:21 AM (3fPvA)
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They were selfless heroes compared to the Dems of today.

Let's also recall that the GOP in those years had plenty of villains, like that nice, proper and respectable George H.W. Bush who almost drove his wife to suicide. Such good people.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:30 AM (ZOv7s)

210 [cont'd]

I *know* the worry is making things worse and clouding my (already poor) judgment. I *know* it's rooted in unbelief. I'm praying about this but my brain still wants to obsess.

Anyway, I'm popping my email in my nic if you or others ever want to chat about caregiving and adjusting to life after caregiving ends. I always love to hear from 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 14, 2026 10:31 AM (MSrAy)

211 Chile is the latest to flip.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 14, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)
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It's funny how when you stop supporting your enemies, they crumble almost without effort.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:32 AM (ZOv7s)

212 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s

I'm very happy for your father. And the best for your mother.

I can only imagine how difficult it was for him. But he's still caring for her. It doesn't mean he loves her less. And it must be such a deep relief for him.

Like a very deep exhale.

Mom and I had great years together. Doesn't mean it didn't take a toll.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:32 AM (Sco7b)

213 "The notion that the Soviet Union would ever “cooperate” or co-exist was a foreign policy blunder of the first water. Fascism, communism, all those particular isms are the same goddamned thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 14, 2026 10:21 AM (3fPvA) "

Blunder? Homie don't think so!

IMHO, it was totally intentional, and demonstrates that the gummint was already well on its way to the present rotten-to-the-core state. just my 0.02

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 14, 2026 10:33 AM (MIIRH)

214 For me, my daughter was deathly ill for about 4 years. She's over that for a couple years now (though there are still occasional rough spots, but not life or death stuff, thank G-d).

I can tell you, in this scenario, the stress reaction doesn't really end. It's not constant, and it's much easier to manage. But I think even if a fairy godmother wove a wand and said "she is cured, go forth and worry no more," that hypervigilance would still hang around like a phantom limb.

I think that fear of doing something wrong or missing something for the person you're looking after probably sticks around forever, and the best you can do is remind yourself it's not really rational anymore and there are other things you need to do now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 14, 2026 10:33 AM (BI5O2)

215 Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:23 AM (Sco7b)

I helped my parents *once* with my grandparents overnight and it was exhausting. It took 3 70 year olds to watch them or 4 50 year olds. It definitely isn't something the weak can accomplish, but even the strongest get worn down. Doing it alone is the action of a saint. Once again, I'm very sorry I hadn't realized your situation and missed the chance to help you be prepared for the after effects.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:35 AM (lFFaq)

216 by: screaming in digital at March 14, 2026 10:31 AM

Already emailed you.

Give me a few weeks. I can be a sounding board and hopefully help in some way letting you know you're not alone.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:36 AM (Sco7b)

217
Anxiety.

What are the methods, natural and /or prescription, that others here who have suffered anxiety used to assuage or eliminate this problem? Mostly interested in natural methods, but do any prescriptions really address this?

I've recently been overcome with this. A cascade of family issues and..... my beloved dog died. Argh.

Posted by: Derak at March 14, 2026 10:37 AM (cZ6Sn)

218 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:35 AM (lFFaq)

Don't give it a second thought. We are good.

We can keep an eye out for comments from others in the same situation and offer them help in some small way.

This is comforting me.

Thank you all

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:39 AM (Sco7b)

219 I'm very happy for your father. And the best for your mother.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:32 AM (Sco7b)
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Thank you. I should clarify that my parents are divorced and my actual mother has a very fraught relationship with me and by extension the family. This is quite surprising and if you asked me when I was a teenager, who would be the better grandparent, I'd have insisted without hesitation it would be Mom. My father is often distant, doesn't express a lot of emotion, and is even worse than I am (if possible) in going on about a topic of interest to no one but himself.

He's mellowed with age, however, and is more interesting in listening than talking. My conversations with him are a blessing. I was not close to my stepmother. It wasn't her fault. She's a nice lady and my wife and kids love her. But Dad remarried about the same time my mother did, and her choice was...poor. She'd also gone through two boyfriends by then, so my stepmother was sort of caught in the emotional blast radius.

I've had some interesting talks with Dad about what no-fault divorce did to children who had to live through it. I don't think he ever thought about it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

220 Oh, and for Lent, I just ordered and received all of Brandt Pitre's books. Started with the case for Jesus. He is a Catholic theologian, phd in Latin Aramaic Greek and Hebrew. Always sources from Jewish tradition.

He's amazing.

Posted by: Derak at March 14, 2026 10:41 AM (cZ6Sn)

221 Let's turn this water to wine and get the party started!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 14, 2026 10:42 AM (M9gjJ)

222 Hi folks. I'm going to slip in here just before the likely end of the thread to put in a request. A couple months ago I told y'all that I was going to be laid off. I was and the job hunt is not going well. The severance package has run its course and as of today, we're dipping into savings to make rent and bills.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 14, 2026 10:42 AM (Fs0KI)

223 "University of Maryland student government to pledge solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran"
https://tinyurl.com/4xubzhds

Sponsors of the resolution:
Zyad Khan
Saad Ijaz
Mohammad Abukhdeir
Hasan Islam

More instigators like the recently deported Columbia University student?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 14, 2026 10:42 AM (cWLG3)

224 Blunder? Homie don't think so!

IMHO, it was totally intentional, and demonstrates that the gummint was already well on its way to the present rotten-to-the-core state. just my 0.02
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 14, 2026 10:33 AM (MIIRH)
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Churchill deeply, sincerely felt it was possible to come to an arrangement with Stalin that would lower tension and end the Cold War. I think it is one thing to be foolish in uncharted territory.

The difference now is that the evidence is overwhelming and undeniable. There is no possible way for their policies to work. That's the whole point.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 14, 2026 10:43 AM (ZOv7s)

225 Before I posted my long ramble, I should have said Mornin' Horde and prayers for y'all and your loved ones. I had a work trip this week so I haven't been here much lately. I miss y'all even when I'm not here for a day or three.

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 14, 2026 10:43 AM (MSrAy)

226 Posted by: Derak at March 14, 2026 10:37 AM (cZ6Sn)

VMom mentioned "box breathing" while holding a positive thought/image. It helps to have the positive thing pre-decided as it may be difficult to come up with one in the moment of need. Prayer definitely helps. Also, pre-choosing a hymn or praise chorus. You can just hum it if you don't like your singing voice.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 14, 2026 10:44 AM (lFFaq)

227 I've recently been overcome with this. A cascade of family issues and..... my beloved dog died. Argh.
Posted by: Derak at March 14, 2026 10:37 AM (cZ6Sn)

Check with your family doctor. Mine has me on longer term stuff and a few for panic attacks.

I have done 5000 hours of meditation, but when so many things hit at once.

I would have preferred natural things also. But that just led to booze and edible pills. The pills helped but I was getting used to them. And while I could hold my booze, it wasn't helping. I have an 14 year old dog that needs me.

Posted by: Stateless at March 14, 2026 10:45 AM (Sco7b)

228 Stateless...

Go fishing.

Posted by: creeper at March 14, 2026 10:46 AM (80oeU)

229 Stateless, in the last decade of his life, my husband went from radiation for prostate cancer, which seemed to pitch him down the stairs of Parkinson's, then dementia. He finally died with covid, so I wasn't even allowed to be with him.

It was hard caring for him when he no longer knew who I was. But he still trusted me. I used to tell him stories of his own childhood, and he listened like a child.

I still get angry at how limited he was at the end--for his sake, not mine. This was a man who once designed radar systems for fighter planes.

I think it takes years to move on. I'm still weeping as I write this.

Posted by: Wenda at March 14, 2026 10:47 AM (wPfxR)

230 Oddbob, may the Lord bless you and your family, may He lighten your load and ease your burdens.
Please Lord help Oddbob to find material stability and the opportunity to employ his talents so as to provide for his family.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord, our Savior and Redeemer.

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