The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[Meme H/T The Grateful]

Happy Bastille Day you Froggy McFrogs.

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

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Trolls are sensitive.
3) Do not run with sharp objects. Nope, don't even think about it.
4) Have a great weekend

AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo atsign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
5/3 – D asked for prayers for his wife, Susan, who has been having some issues. They went to the hospital on 5/1, and all the signs are pointing to pancreatic cancer. They meet with other doctors on 5/5. Any prayers would be a blessing.
6/5 Update – The doctors have confirmed it is cancer, but they have not yet determined if it can be removed, or if chemotherapy will be needed first, to shrink the mass. They are so thankful for all the prayers and ask for them to continue.
7/3 Update – D asked for everyone’s prayers. At Susan’s appointment on 7/1, the doctor didn’t like what he saw. Susan has been in a lot of pain and was admitted to the hospital for a few days. They send their thanks for the love and prayers.
5/10 – Cosda asked for prayers for his wife, who recently had a mole removed that came back as melanoma cancer. She is scheduled for surgery next week, and it looks like that should remove it completely.
6/20 Update – The PET and brain scans showed no active cancer cells, which is great. But since it’s melanoma, and cancer was found in a lymph node, she is going to receive immunotherapy for the next year. Thanks to all. The prayers are working!
5/17 – neverenoughcaffiene asked for prayers for her sister-in-law, Jackie, who is looking at dialysis. Her kidneys have been failing for several years is she is getting close based on her numbers. Hopefully new meds will help.
6/28 Update – Jackie is stabilized and is working on exercising to make her last vacation to Italy in October. Thank you for the prayers; they definitely helped.
5/24 – Captain Obvious requested prayers for his friend J, who will be having surgery on 6/9 to try and relieve her chronic pain. She also has concerns because she is on blood thinners and nearly bled out after her hip replacement. Please pray for the best possible outcome and also to relieve her anxiety.
6/12 Update – J had her surgery on 6/9 and it went very well; the surgeon had to do less work than he originally thought. J is already experiencing relief from the chronic pain she had. Thanks to all for the prayers.
5/29 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update and her thanks for all the prayers and words of encouragement. They have sustained her and her family as she continues to battle cancer. She continues to receive good news: her oncologist is quite pleased with her response to the current medication protocol; they are decreasing the lab work frequency to every other week instead of weekly; the side effects from chemo have been barely noticeable; she can just take 4 tiny pills for chemo instead of spending one day a week at the cancer center. It’s been 7 months so far, and she expects that at some point the tumors will start growing again, but for now, they are encouraged.
6/6 Update – Teresa has a side effect from the chemo – her fingernails and toenails are starting to loosen and “lift” off their nail beds. It is painful, and also carries a risk of infection.
6/4 – Grumpy and Recalcitrant asked for prayers for his mother (Lynda), asking to give her strength and healing. Also, for the medical staff to be prompted to do a complete and thorough job diagnosing her.
6/7 Update – Lynda has been diagnosed with aortic stenosis. This is a correctable medical issue using surgery where they go in endoscopically via the leg, up to the heart, to fix the lower heart valve that is leaking.
6/6 – tbodie Lurker requested prayers for his son, tbodie Jr, who is in his mid-30s and was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Please pray for healing for tbodie Jr and for peace for his family.
6/11 – Legally Sufficient asks the Horde’s prayers for her friend, Bubba, who was in a bad auto wreck on 6/8. Prayers for comfort, healing, and strength are needed for Bubba and his family. He is in ICU and will be there for a couple more weeks. Thank you!
6/18 Update – Legally Sufficient asks for continued prayers for healing, strength, and comfort for Bubba. God is great! Bubba is recovering from pneumonia (on top of the other injuries from his vehicle accident) but he is fully participating in PT, walking 25 steps a day with assistance, his breathing is improving, and he is finally eating solid food! Prayers for Bubba, his wife and family, and Bubba’s many friends are very much appreciated.
6/14 – MkY sent an update on his wife Judy’s battle with kidney cancer. Like Teresa in Ft. Worth, her tumors are shrinking. The shrinkage is so dramatic, they are discussing removing the cancerous kidney. Since that is the original source, that would make it easier to attack and perhaps kill the other tumors. Thank you so much for the prayers.
6/14 – Our Country is Screwed sent prayers of thanksgiving for all the thoughts and prayers as chemo continues. It has really been uplifting. The side effects have been minimal as well, thankfully, and there are 8 weekly treatments to go.
6/14 – Inspector Cussword requested prayers for Brother Tim. He has had a horrible time, living in his car and has just been handed a cancer diagnosis. Please pray for God’s Provision to be clear and comforting to him, and for his healing.
6/28 Update (from Brother Tim himself) - On 6/23, Brother Tim had surgery to remove the cancerous mass and some nearby lymph nodes. He has been in the hospital since then. He has trouble walking already, and is concerned about how much mobility he has lost after all this. He is hopeful that PT will be able to get him properly mobile before he is discharged, or at least that a rehab facility could be arranged. He should know by 7/4 if the cancer has spread. He still has long-term housing and income issues. Prayers are appreciated.
7/5 – Update - Brother Tim posted a comment that he learned on 6/30 that the lymph nodes showed no signs of the cancer, which means that it has not spread.
6/14 – Inogame asked for prayers for his wife and family. It’s very early, but they may have baby #5 on the way. They appreciate the support and prayers of the Horde.
6/24 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers on behalf of Sock Money and family, at the death of his brother, and for AOP who has PVC and spent hours in the hospital on 6/23. Also, Pawn could use prayers due to work issues; people are being laid off. Please pray for Israel as well as our country, and for Donald Trump, JD Vance, their families, and all of the Trump administration.
6/28 – Dave R requested prayers for healing, strength, recovery, and curing, as he was recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He is 62 and a long-time AoSHQ reader.
7/5 Update – Chemo starts on 7/7.
6/28 – H asked for prayers for a mom of two elementary aged boys who lost her mother 3 weeks ago, and her husband on 6/28, both to cancer.
6/28 – Ben Had requested prayers for Jay Guevara, as he was seriously ill.
6/30 Update – IrishEi posted that Jay Guevara has passed away, and offered prayers for peaceful repose in God’s hands and for comfort for his loved ones.
7/3 – 469 requested prayers for some medical tests he has coming up.
7/3 – Ciampino’s daughter posted to let us know that Ciampino is back in the hospital. He is dehydrated again. His kidney cyst is back and bigger, so he will need to have another surgery, but they don’t know when.
7/7 Update – Ciampino passed away. His daughter posted how much he loved everyone’s witty humor on the site, and sent her thanks for giving him years of enjoyment and community.
7/5 – Boswell asks for prayers for his best friend Mark’s mother. She is 90 years old and was diagnosed with sepsis after her colon burst. She had surgery on 7/3, but her recovery is not going well. She is too weak for the tests she needs to find out what is wrong. Please pray that she recovers fully, as she and Mark are very close. He is devastated.
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.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian (ONT Cob Emeritus) at 07:30 AM

Comments

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1 Frogman blend.

Posted by: goatexchange at July 12, 2025 07:30 AM (hyS0X)

2 I'll just wait here then?

Posted by: goatexchange at July 12, 2025 07:31 AM (hyS0X)

3 Early today!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 07:33 AM (omVj0)

4 Morning, coffee people,

Today I woke up late, for me. Somehow I feel like somebody has stolen part of my day and I'll never catch up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 07:35 AM (omVj0)

5 Good morning,
I could have posted this when I first woke up..

I should have then I could have stomped Pixy

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at July 12, 2025 07:36 AM (QXQ4l)

6 I have that chick with the leg warmers on her arms selling me something.
Better than the ad with grandma trapped in the shower

Posted by: Accomack at July 12, 2025 07:39 AM (RBD82)

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

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 07:39 AM (RIvkX)

8 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2025 07:40 AM (Q4IgG)

9 This is the brother of G'rump/toby928. I had posted thanks in the ONT a couple days ago thanking you all for prayers after my burst appendix/sepsis episode. He tells me the real prayer warriors are the morning crew, so thank you all. I am recovering well.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at July 12, 2025 07:40 AM (VTJ0e)

10
The girls is all salty
The boys is all sweet
The food ain't too shabby
An' they piss in the street
Down in France

youtu.be/W6KkdhwVP4w

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to a Zappa song at July 12, 2025 07:40 AM (vFG9F)

11 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at July 12, 2025 07:42 AM (+qU29)

12 Geddy's voice first thing in the AM. A real waker upper! Thanks, Mis Hum!

Posted by: Rude Awakening at July 12, 2025 07:43 AM (G5+As)

13 I shouldn't be awake yet not getting to bed until after 2am

Posted by: Skip at July 12, 2025 07:43 AM (+qU29)

14 I thought it was Sunday. Also, I've been to Spooner.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 07:43 AM (SfhV1)

15 Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at July 12, 2025 07:40 AM (VTJ0e)

b"h for good health

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 07:44 AM (RIvkX)

16 https://tinyurl.com/bde255sm

Week in Pictures

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

17 "Geddy's voice first thing in the AM. A real waker upper! "

Is that what that was? I thought it was a rabbit getting mauled outside.

Posted by: fd at July 12, 2025 07:46 AM (vFG9F)

18
Happy Bastille Day you Froggy McFrogs

You are early by two days.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 07:46 AM (Tv15w)

19 Help! Help!

Posted by: Grandma trapped in the shower at July 12, 2025 07:46 AM (XQo4F)

20 Now we know where all those illegal kids went.

They are slave laborers on Gavin Newsom's pot farms in Ventura County.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 07:48 AM (RIvkX)

21
Grandma trapped in the shower

The beginning of the end for Penthouse Letters.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 07:49 AM (Tv15w)

22 It's sad to realize that some of our friends on the prayer list have passed away.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 07:49 AM (SfhV1)

23 Wolfus, in the Tech Thread I gave you my prescription for the car battery situation.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 12, 2025 07:52 AM (XQo4F)

24 Good morning!

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 07:53 AM (TwZXH)

25 To all that are suffering from cancer; by the grace of God go I. And to Teresa in Fort Worth, you're a life lesson in endurance and will; hell of way to come to admiring somebody.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at July 12, 2025 07:53 AM (NXz8h)

26 It's sad to realize that some of our friends on the prayer list have passed away.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025

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I hope Ciampino wrote down some of his unique experiences growing up in Africa.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 07:54 AM (omVj0)

27
Good morning! Again!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 12, 2025 07:55 AM (HZi96)

28 Wolfus, in the Tech Thread I gave you my prescription for the car battery situation.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 12, 2025

***
I saw; thanks. I don't think I know anyone with a Costco membership, though!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 07:55 AM (omVj0)

29 https://tinyurl.com/5n6h239u
Powerlineblog.com week in pictures

Posted by: Skip at July 12, 2025 07:55 AM (+qU29)

30 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at July 12, 2025 07:59 AM (G5+As)

31 “ Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!”

Isaiah 30:18

Posted by: Marcus T at July 12, 2025 08:02 AM (hLl4k)

32 I keep going to the front door. There's a bird, a starling I think, that keeps getting into the cat food. He's persistent and not afraid of me.

Or the cats.

The lesson here escapes me.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2025 08:03 AM (Q4IgG)

33 Happy Bastille Day you Froggy McFrogs
You are early by two days.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 07:46 AM (Tv15w)
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Yep, Bastille is the 14th.

Today is the 12th of July which is celebrated by dirty proddies of the Orange Order in Northern Ireland with parades commemorating the Battle of the Boyne.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 12, 2025 08:04 AM (3ImbR)

34 En mi casa toman Bustelo!
Posted by: Caffiend at July 12, 2025

***
Cafe Morro tambien

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 08:04 AM (omVj0)

35 Fortune favors the bold.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at July 12, 2025 08:04 AM (/HDaX)

36 For my diet cola/cold brew concentrate concoction experiments, so far I've discovered that Cameron's concentrate tastes distinctly better than Great Value's, but at twice the price. I will try Dunkin Donuts concentrate soon. I will also be trying chocolate syrup for mocha synthesis at some point, but first I have to make repairs to the fume hood and eye wash station.

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:05 AM (TwZXH)

37 The lesson here escapes me.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2025 08:03 AM (Q4IgG)

Don't dare turn off EBT without extreme precautions first.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 12, 2025 08:06 AM (i24o9)

38
"Grace be with you all."

Posted by: Hebrews 13:25 at July 12, 2025 08:07 AM (XQo4F)

39 Kenny Barron:
youtube.com/watch?v=mfftxIW_rdY

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:07 AM (TwZXH)

40 Did Ciampino's daughters reach their Go Fund Me goal for his cremation?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 12, 2025 08:08 AM (2NHgQ)

41 May Jay Guerva & Ciampino rest in God's peace.

I pray that the Good Lord hears our prayers - those mentioned above, and those held in the silence of our hearts.

I give thanks to the Lord for he is Good. His love is everlasting.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 12, 2025 08:09 AM (7v6oI)

42 Good morning.

Statistics show that substantially more household injuries are caused by dull sharp objects than by sharp sharp objects. Something about more effort exerted trying to cut with a dull knife making you prone to slip and accidentally stab yourself or a family member or household guest. I learned this in Boy Scouts.

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:11 AM (poXs5)

43 Update because I'm slow and banished to cell phone posting which sucks: I got into rehab on Monday 7/7, and am making progress. God willing I can be hobbling around normally before terribly long!

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at July 12, 2025 08:11 AM (QvWzx)

44 "The lesson here escapes me."

I think the lesson here is gratitude. Gratitude that you're not dealing with the demonic kitten from the ONT.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 12, 2025 08:11 AM (XQo4F)

45 Good morning Horde. Happy weekend. Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 12, 2025 08:12 AM (JrdHf)

46 I got into rehab on Monday 7/7, and am making progress. God willing I can be hobbling around normally before terribly long!

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at July 12, 2025 08:11 AM (QvWzx)

That's great news, Brother Tim!

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 08:12 AM (SfhV1)

47 I very much admired Ciampino's big heart, and Jay Guevara's hatred of woke nonsense and ahistorical myths. Rest in peace, and consolations to all who loved them.

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:14 AM (TwZXH)

48 Moar memey goodness from Bookworm Room:

https://is.gd/HBo5Oj

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 12, 2025 08:15 AM (PiwSw)

49 Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:14 AM (TwZXH)

I knew Jay Guevara in real life...he was a fine man with an amazing mind.

In a couple of days I'll post a remembrance website created by some of his friends.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...Conspiracy Theorist at July 12, 2025 08:16 AM (d3xAd)

50 Finished up breakfast, coffee, and a pipe. Time now for a shave and shower.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 08:18 AM (omVj0)

51 Bacon is 73% fat and salty.
Me too, bacon. Me too.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 12, 2025 08:19 AM (XQo4F)

52 Hey, Racially Ambiguous Honky...pull up a seat. You fit good.

Posted by: creeper at July 12, 2025 08:21 AM (zFwIe)

53
Exception to the Rule - a limerick

In this era of conflict and strife
In a knife fight that threatens your life
When a body gets a fright
And the instinct's "fight or flight"
Then it's okay to run with a knife

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:22 AM (poXs5)

54
Exception to the Rule - a limerick

muldoon

Now do scissors!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 08:24 AM (Tv15w)

55 53 Pretty soon AI is going to figure out how you perform that sorcery, Muldoon. It's too terrible to contemplate what happens after that.

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:26 AM (TwZXH)

56
Tasks await me outdoors (or "out of doors", if that's how it works for you).

Try as I might, I cannot put them aside as we are heading back north tomorrow morning.

Later.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 08:26 AM (Tv15w)

57 >>>>>Exception to the Rule - a limerick

muldoon

Now do scissors!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 08:24 AM (Tv15w)
*******
Yes, please do!!

Posted by: Busty Lesbians at July 12, 2025 08:27 AM (ZvhGA)

58 I’m starting to feel like the 6 million dollar man but with no special powers. Prosthetic knee and other artificial parts… had eye surgery a week ago.

Technology in medicine is fantastic these days but I’m here to tell you the replacement parts are not as good as the originals. My eye is healing very well but still one more week with no exercise. Usually Saturday morning I’d be out doing my weekend “long run” (10 miles or so). Eye surgeon said take it easy one more week so I’m stir crazy.

I feel very thankful though… usually anyone with an artificial knee is told “don’t run!!” But I’ve been running with it for a few years now and it’s fine… not as good as the original equipment though!

Our Creator is unmatched but the equipment wears out in this imperfect world

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 12, 2025 08:29 AM (i5Vkf)

59 Has moron robbie / boron cobbie commented lately?
I haven't seen his nic in awhile.

Posted by: old chick at July 12, 2025 08:30 AM (F3Dlr)

60 gp:
"Grok, write a limerick about Muldoon, the limerick-composing physician."

Grok 3:
"Muldoon, a doc with a quill,
Wrote limericks with quite a thrill.
His rhymes healed the soul,
Made the sick feel whole,
Curing woes with his poetic skill."

Time elapsed: one second.

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:31 AM (TwZXH)

61 Ok, so I asked DDG's AI tool to give me a limerick about running with a knife:

In a rush with a knife in my hand,
I dashed through the park, oh so grand.
But I tripped on a stone,
And I let out a groan,
Now I’m stuck with a cut, unplanned!

Meh.
I prefer Muldoon.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 12, 2025 08:31 AM (XQo4F)

62 Horde mind.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 12, 2025 08:34 AM (XQo4F)

63 Good morning good people.

Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2025 08:34 AM (cYBz/)

64 Let's get more meta.

"Write a limerick about LLMs that writes limericks."

"An LLM with a knack for a rhyme,
Spins limericks in record-fast time.
With a prompt and a hum,
Words cleverly come,
Crafting verses both witty and prime!"

Nothing good can possibly come from this.

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:34 AM (TwZXH)

65 Geddy's voice first thing in the AM. A real waker upper! "

Is that what that was? I thought it was a rabbit getting mauled outside.
Posted by: fd at July 12, 2025 07:46 AM (vFG

If it sounds like a really old, corded power drill, it must be Geddy Lee.

Posted by: MadameMayhem at July 12, 2025 08:35 AM (dL+yU)

66 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.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)

67 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.

I have prayed Rosaries for the peaceful repose of the souls of Jay Guerva, Ciampino and those killed in the flooding in Texas. May the Lord comfort their families.

I have also prayed for the intentions, both stated and unstated, of members of the Horde.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:36 AM (pJWtt)

68 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 July 12, 2025 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)

69 How did it get to be Saturday morning again? Well, to be fair, that's a good thing...

Prayers up for those who have asked us for them;
Prayers up for those who need them but haven't asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don't know it yet;
Prayers up for those that pray alone in silence whose petitions are known only to God;
And bless all those that have sought Your wisdom, heard Your answers, and are trying to do Your will on this Earth!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at July 12, 2025 08:37 AM (hOUT3)

70 Horde mind!

Posted by: Grok at July 12, 2025 08:38 AM (i24o9)

71 Good morning, People of the Brew.

I'm not doing anything productive today, except maybe make another pot of coffee (Rootless Coffee's "Nostalgia", an Ethiopian Yirghacheffe, floral and somehow redolent of strawberrries).

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 12, 2025 08:39 AM (kpS4V)

72 Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?

Mine involves finding myself at a large hospital, maybe a major medical center, maybe a large military hospital. I have been assigned to work there and am reporting for my first day of work. I then spend the entire dream wandering the place trying to find where I am supposed to report, up and down elevators, out behind the dumpsters, different floors etc..

This morning I was at Ft. Bragg (or maybe Ft. Hood) wearing BDUs and trying to find the ER, where I was scheduled to do a month-long rotation. Odd little detail, the charts were color coded to identify over-utilizers of the ER. They were only allowed four weekend visits per quarter.

Other times it has been Children's Hospital, or Charity Hospital in New Orleans, or Fitzsimons Army Med Center. Sometimes just Generic General Hoospital.

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:40 AM (poXs5)

73 Statistics show that substantially more household injuries are caused by dull sharp objects than by sharp sharp objects. Something about more effort exerted trying to cut with a dull knife making you prone to slip and accidentally stab yourself or a family member or household guest. I learned this in Boy Scouts.

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:11 AM (poXs5)
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My grandfather, who was skilled in carpentry and wood carving, always emphasized this. Use the right tool, and if it's a blade, keep it sharp. Not only will it cut easier, you will be more careful around a very sharp knife than a dull one.

He also emphasized cutting away rather than towards yourself, but for certain fine movements, it was inevitable, and so he made special equipment. One that i remember well is taking several thumbs out of leather gloves and layering protective tape on it, so he could cut towards his thumb without hurting himself. I thought it was silly - just a leather thumb - but it worked.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:40 AM (ZOv7s)

74 Good morning, People of the Brew.

I'm not doing anything productive today, except maybe make another pot of coffee (Rootless Coffee's "Nostalgia", an Ethiopian Yirghacheffe, floral and somehow redolent of strawberrries).
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 12, 2025 08:39 AM (kpS4V)

I'm afraid that decades in the Army and the police department have killed my taste buds when it comes to coffee. I know good coffee when I taste it, but I don't seek it. I just settle for Folgers or Maxwell House.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:41 AM (pJWtt)

75 Other times it has been Children's Hospital, or Charity Hospital in New Orleans, or Fitzsimons Army Med Center. Sometimes just Generic General Hoospital.
Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:40 AM (poXs5)
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Yeah, I'll have dreams that I'm late to drill, can't find uniform parts, wander the base looking for the right room, but I'm pretty good a lucid dreaming so I often will say "Wait, I'm retired, screw this," and either wake up or just shift into a different dream.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:43 AM (ZOv7s)

76 "Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?"

Running from cubicle to cubicle, begging people to PLEASE just do it the way I very clearly instructed them.

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:44 AM (TwZXH)

77 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 12, 2025 08:44 AM (Rrx0z)

78 For the mackerel-snappers among us - check out this vid of Father Mark-Mary Ames and Sister Miriam. Absolutely inspirational:

https://t.ly/yi-Bk

Sister Miriam speaks about praying the rosary and some of the difficulties we all face when praying.

Brought this jaded, flawed man to tears. It's that good.

it's that good.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2025 08:44 AM (cYBz/)

79 Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?

I have a recurring dream that I realize I have an algebra test that day that I did not study for and I can't find the classroom. When I finally find it, it is up on the 2nd floor and someone has greased the stairs.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 08:44 AM (SfhV1)

80 Retired Buckeye Cop, years of corrosive Navy coffee and burnt office brew somehow couldn't kill my taste buds.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 12, 2025 08:45 AM (kpS4V)

81 'Not prepared for class' is a classic.

Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:46 AM (TwZXH)

82 Prayers up for those who are ailing;
God, grace all of us who are failing
And Morons who live
To run with a shiv
Lord, please prevent their impaling

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 12, 2025 08:47 AM (kOluj)

83 81 'Not prepared for class' is a classic.
Posted by: gp at July 12, 2025 08:46 AM (TwZXH)

"Oh, why are you here? The final exam was yesterday!"

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at July 12, 2025 08:48 AM (hOUT3)

84 Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?

Mine involves finding myself at a large hospital, ...
Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:40 AM (poXs5)

Back before I retired from the police department, I was having recurring dreams of fighting demons/orcs (?). The combat was in a Tolkien-ish environment with bows, swords, etc.

At the time, I was pretty burnt-out and suffering from PTSD. Within 6 months or so after retiring, those dreams stopped. My blood pressure also went back to normal.

Investigating almost 2 dozen homicides, plus accidental/natural deaths took its toll.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:49 AM (pJWtt)

85 My major recurring dream was breathing underwater.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

86 I'm afraid that decades in the Army and the police department have killed my taste buds when it comes to coffee. I know good coffee when I taste it, but I don't seek it. I just settle for Folgers or Maxwell House.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:41 AM (pJWtt)
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I don't actually like the taste of coffee. I remember the A&P grinders at checkout, and they smelled really good, but I've always hated the taste.

I've since gotten used to it, and drink a cup a day for its healthful properties, but it's always the cheap stuff because the elaborate stuff did nothing for me.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)

87 Like the late Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson of the Tuskegee Airmen, I take coffee with my cream and sugar.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:51 AM (ZOv7s)

88 I don't have recuring theme dreams as such, but most dreams generally are anxiety inducing - but ultimately about minor troubles that somehow take on a larger meaning during the dream.

When I wake and think about them, I will realize the situation was unimportant or not dangerous at all but still, caused me to be worried.

I mean, how bad is a dream where one is picking up spilled nuts, bolts, nails, washers, screws and cotter pins and you keep dropping the just picked up item?

Worrying about worrying worries me.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2025 08:51 AM (cYBz/)

89 it's always the cheap stuff

The price of Folgers jumped 3 dollars at Costco last week. Nothing's cheap anymore.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 08:52 AM (SfhV1)

90 Any ad is better than the chattering dentures.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 12, 2025 08:52 AM (n4GiU)

91 AI Can't Pun for S**t - a limerick

I asked the computer at the AI lab
To write a limerick 'bout an accidental jab
It said "Gadzooks forevermore,
I've never done that before,
But I guess I can give it a stab!"

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:52 AM (poXs5)

92 Muldoon- my friends and I used to write limericks quite regularly in junior high study hall. You've inspired me to knock off 29 years of brain dust.

Also, around that same time, I would regularly dream that I had woken up, gone outside and done my chores on the farm before heading to school. Then I'd wake up and realize I still had to go do them... the Geneva convention should ban such forms of self-torture.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 12, 2025 08:53 AM (kOluj)

93 My major recurring dream was breathing underwater.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 08:49 AM (RIvkX)
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The oldest recurring dream I have, which I can pinpoint back to first grade - is flying. It's a windy, gusty day, and I stretch out my arms, angle my palms just so, and start flying around the neighborhood. I really enjoy that one, but there's always the hint of danger that I might lose lift.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:53 AM (ZOv7s)

94 I have a recurring dream that I realize I have an algebra test that day that I did not study for and I can't find the classroom. When I finally find it, it is up on the 2nd floor and someone has greased the stairs.

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That is really eerie. I have had that dream so many times.

The oddest part is, it's never just a replay of the same dream. The setting is always different. It's the THEME that is exactly the same every time.

The scenario must key into something deeply embedded in my limbic system.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 12, 2025 08:53 AM (dDmld)

95 I'm afraid that decades in the Army and the police department have killed my taste buds when it comes to coffee. I know good coffee when I taste it, but I don't seek it. I just settle for Folgers or Maxwell House.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:41 AM (pJWtt)
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I don't actually like the taste of coffee. I remember the A&P grinders at checkout, and they smelled really good, but I've always hated the taste.

I've since gotten used to it, and drink a cup a day for its healthful properties, but it's always the cheap stuff because the elaborate stuff did nothing for me.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)

I can taste the difference. The best cup of coffee I've had was Kenyan Double-A. However, I don't doctor-up my coffee, just drink it black with maybe an ice cube so it doesn't scald.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:53 AM (pJWtt)

96 Mrs. F. says we can't afford Peet's anymore so now we are drinking Lavazza.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 08:53 AM (RIvkX)

97 Recurring dream, rushing around to make it to class and never managing to get there since I cannot find the classroom. Of course college is mumblety years behind me.
Second which I haven't had for a time. My only sibling appears at my front door and his death at age 27 was actually a mistake and he was alive all that time. He passed in 1976.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 12, 2025 08:54 AM (2NHgQ)

98 90 Any ad is better than the chattering dentures.
Posted by: From about That Time at July 12, 2025 08:52 AM (n4GiU)

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*ahem*

Posted by: Old Ladies Panties That Can Absorb A Quart Of Liquid at July 12, 2025 08:55 AM (dDmld)

99 My major recurring dream was breathing underwater.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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That might be cool!

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:55 AM (poXs5)

100 "I have also prayed for the intentions, both stated and unstated, of members of the Horde."

"Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked."

I dunno if we should be praying for the unstated intentions of this group of miscreants :-)

Back to the coffee.... Happy Saturday, everybody!

Posted by: PabloD at July 12, 2025 08:57 AM (oyCAU)

101 My only sibling appears at my front door and his death at age 27 was actually a mistake and he was alive all that time.

My brother died at age 27 also. When he appears in my dreams, it comforts me.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 08:57 AM (SfhV1)

102 Wolfus, I use Interstate Battery rebuilds, $69 with six month warrantee. I think my '99 Caravan, the van that will not die, is on its fifth.
I get three years plus out of them each time.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 12, 2025 08:57 AM (n4GiU)

103 Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?

Oh yeah.

I'm in a factory that varies in familiarity - sometimes I know its GE - and they give me a line and expect me to fix it. I don't want the job.

Posted by: Doug Roberts at July 12, 2025 08:58 AM (/+sK9)

104 > "Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?"
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I have two recurring dreams;

I'm either in a building or a city, trying to return to, "a starting point" or the exit. Keep going in weird circles and eventually wake up.

In the other one, I'm driving, usually on a highway and there's a hill I go up and over and the car leaves the ground and goes flying. Sometimes I wake up, sometime the car lands on the ground I keep going.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2025 08:59 AM (Q4IgG)

105 Investigating almost 2 dozen homicides, plus accidental/natural deaths took its toll.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop

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I can see how that could provoke some vivid dreams. Oddly, I never have imagery of patients who have died or specific incidents. Maybe mine are a subconscious quest for a restart or a do-over...?

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:59 AM (poXs5)

106 I have a recurring dream that I realize I have an algebra test that day ... and I can't find the classroom. ...
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 08:44 AM (SfhV1)

I had something similar happen to me in real life when I was getting my Mechanical Engineering degree. I was taking Vibrations (no, not that kind, you perverts) and the classroom had been converted into an office in the days between the last day of class and the final exam. Doctor "S" was P!SSED! Eves-dropping on his phone call to the University Admin was pretty amusing.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:59 AM (pJWtt)

107 grammie. My comfort comes from my brother's only child, he is a fine man who is a credit to his dad.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 12, 2025 09:00 AM (2NHgQ)

108 My brother died at age 27 also. When he appears in my dreams, it comforts me.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 08:57 AM (SfhV1)
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The blessing of memory.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 09:02 AM (RIvkX)

109 Recurring dreams often involve lack of pants in public locations. This is normal, right?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 12, 2025 09:03 AM (i5Vkf)

110 Horde mind!

***********

People keep saying that like it's a good thing.

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 09:05 AM (poXs5)

111 My brother died at age 27 also. When he appears in my dreams, it comforts me.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 08:57 AM (SfhV1)
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The blessing of memory.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 09:02 AM (RIvkX)
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I dream about my grandparents from time to time. I'm at a family reunion and everything is like it was 20+ years ago, and they're asking me about life and what's going on, and then as I'm telling them I realize that theyr'e dead, but they just say "Keep going," and so I do. I'm not entirely convinced those are dreams.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)

112 July 14...Bastille Day....Frogs don't know it but they are still in prison. Just country wide right now due to EU and European socialism (and immigration)

Posted by: Jeff Carter (@pointsnfigures1) at July 12, 2025 09:05 AM (8qMs2)

113 I keep dreaming that I'm at the office and all my coworkers are reminding me there's a new cover sheet for the TPS reports.

Posted by: Peter Gibbons at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (XQo4F)

114 Good morning all.
At least trying for a good morning. Had a lousy week. I need a tooth out. Normally not a big deal but with upcoming hip surgery it could become one. Spent 3 hrs at the Oral Surgeon and couldn't get it out because never got numb. Have to take antibiotics for a week and try again. I feel like crap. No appetite. Can't seem to get into a book. Swam yesterday and going to go again today to see if I can get my endorphins up. 39 days til hip surgery.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (t/2Uw)

115 109 Recurring dreams often involve lack of pants in public locations. This is normal, right?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 12, 2025 09:03 AM (i5Vkf)
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Is the Book Thread considered a public space? Then sure.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (kpS4V)

116 Investigating almost 2 dozen homicides, plus accidental/natural deaths took its toll.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop

*********

I can see how that could provoke some vivid dreams. Oddly, I never have imagery of patients who have died or specific incidents. Maybe mine are a subconscious quest for a restart or a do-over...?
Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:59 AM (poXs5)

I suppose the difference is the violence. I've seen some pretty gruesome stuff that I don't really want to describe. I don't enjoy horror movies of the torture-porn variety: I've seen it for real and don't want to experience it again.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (pJWtt)

117 The most fully read AOS thread. Prayers sent for everyone above as well as those suffering silently.

I want to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers for me. The house officially became mine June 30th ending 6 months of uncertainty since Mom passed.

I took a week off and Monday my friend took me to a Christian trailer park to his trailer. It was my first time out of the house overnight in 9.9 years. It was very nice there. My friend would leave the trailer unlocked even with his laptop there.

I'm stronger. I've been watching a lot of videos about surrendering to God and prayer. And this morning I watched a great video about processing emotions differently. I choose to laugh at all my past traumas to rewire my brain. Even the last 6 months when I lost so much.

I selfishly forgive my brother for myself. I'll never talk to him or his family again since I know what kind of people they are, but I forgive them.

Thank you all.

Prayers too for everyone in Texas and elsewhere.

Posted by: Stateless NOT HOMELESS! 06% towards 20% getting better at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (jvJvP)

118 I'm not entirely convinced those are dreams.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)

Same here.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (SfhV1)

119 I was taking Vibrations (no, not that kind, you perverts)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 08:59 AM

This kind?

https://tinyurl.com/2kmcvkb9

(grammie will enjoy this)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 12, 2025 09:08 AM (0sNs1)

120 Hi Muldoon. As a retired police officer and an RN for over forty years (I worked both at the same time. Working in the ER on my days off from the PD.) I have those same types of dreams. I wander around the hospital looking for where I should be and no one helps. Or I am in a gunfight and my firearm doesn’t work or the round comes out of the barrel in slow motion. Yes, I have those crazy dreams too.

Posted by: RetSgtRN at July 12, 2025 09:09 AM (9B/kK)

121
Today I woke up late, for me. Somehow I feel like somebody has stolen part of my day and I'll never catch up.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 07:35 AM (omVj0)

Your cats don't go into your room as soon as the sun rises to wake you up? Snowflake has been doing that to me. She jumps on the bed and then jumps on me until I feed her.

I'm choosing to see this as a blessing....

Posted by: Stateless NOT HOMELESS! 06% towards 20% getting better at July 12, 2025 09:10 AM (jvJvP)

122 Grammie winger, I used to have a recurring dream that I was in French class for a test and I hadn't studied. However, back in the day, when I was taking French, that was usually true.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 12, 2025 09:10 AM (t/2Uw)

123
Thank you all.

Prayers too for everyone in Texas and elsewhere.
Posted by: Stateless NOT HOMELESS! 06% towards 20% getting better at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (jvJvP)
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Great news! God be praised!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

124 "Can't stop me now..."

Posted by: pookysgirl, with a bit of Queen to start the morning at July 12, 2025 09:11 AM (PPB1b)

125 (grammie will enjoy this)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 12, 2025 09:08 AM (0sNs1)

Love it! Love the hairstyle of the girl as well!

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:11 AM (SfhV1)

126 Recurring dreams often involve lack of pants in public locations. This is normal, right?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 12, 2025 09:03 AM (i5Vkf)
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Is the Book Thread considered a public space? Then sure.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM

Ahem. In your case, it's not a dream.

Posted by: Bob from NSA at July 12, 2025 09:13 AM (0sNs1)

127 99 My major recurring dream was breathing underwater.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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That might be cool!
Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:55 AM (poXs5)

That means your secret inner superhero is Aquaman.
I’m sorry.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 12, 2025 09:13 AM (Hlfhp)

128 Susie Wiles brings calm to Trump admin -- helping the president rack up wins

When was the last time you saw her name in the media? Is it possible that the grownups are now in charge? [CBD]

Susie Wiles is trending this morning on X. People pointing out that she and AG Pam Bondi are long-time close allies. And that, because of that, there is no chance President Trump will get rid of Bondi.

X: https://bit.ly/4kDomf7

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 12, 2025 09:13 AM (P5BPp)

129 Susie Wiles is trending this morning on X. People pointing out that she and AG Pam Bondi are long-time close allies. And that, because of that, there is no chance President Trump will get rid of Bondi.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 12, 2025 09:13 AM (P5BPp)
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Can we cancel the MAGA soap opera already? The whole bromance/breakup with Elon and The Donald, and now Kash/Bognino/Bondi cat fight over who gets to sit at which lunch table and go to the prom with Trump.

Retarded. Drama for bored middle aged men.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)

130 Grammie winger, I used to have a recurring dream that I was in French class for a test and I hadn't studied. However, back in the day, when I was taking French, that was usually true.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 12, 2025 09:10 AM (t/2Uw)

That made me smile, Sharon.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:15 AM (SfhV1)

131 Going in to take an exam, and realizing I hadn't attended any classes the entire semester

Leaving the house buck naked

And one non-recurring from early days of parenting - changing baby's diaper while baby was on bed. Turned my head briefly. Then I couldn't find the baby, and was carefully searching the bedding looking for a microscopic kiddo.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 12, 2025 09:16 AM (8AONa)

132 I'm not entirely convinced those are dreams.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)

Same here.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:06 AM (SfhV1)

The supernatural exists.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 09:16 AM (pJWtt)

133 My parents had to beg me to come out of the water. We had to beg Boy F. to come out of the water. From generation to generation...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 09:18 AM (RIvkX)

134 Is this about us?

Posted by: Bored middle aged men at July 12, 2025 09:19 AM (XQo4F)

135 Step by step, Stateless

God bless you

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 12, 2025 09:19 AM (8AONa)

136 Off to walk the hell-hound before it warms up. We're expecting triple digits today and tomorrow. Yeesh.... I'd move to Antarctica if it wasn't for those filthy penguins.

Be well, Horde.

Posted by: PabloD at July 12, 2025 09:20 AM (o2Win)

137 Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?

Posted by: muldoon at July 12, 2025 08:40 AM

I have had two different themed recurring dreams for years now.

First theme is of being back in either high school (graduated 1994) or college ('99) and finding out that I am late for an exam. Or finding out I have an exam, but for some reason did not go to class in the weeks leading up to the exam, so I have no idea what is on it. Another where I need to get to class, but I don't know where the class is and I can't find my class schedule. Another where it is 3 weeks into the semester and I find out I have a class I didn't know about and I am embarrassed thinking about walking into class for the first time during week 3.

Second themed recurring dream/nightmare is numerous, various ways of my Jeep being stolen. Have had this numerous times over the past few years. Where I walk out of my childhood home or my current home or out of a store into a parking lot and I realize that I can't find my Jeep, because it's been stolen. Woke up numerous times worried it was real.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 12, 2025 09:22 AM (P5BPp)

138 We're just thrilled when it gets all the way up to DOUBLE digits.

Posted by: Those filthy penguins at July 12, 2025 09:22 AM (XQo4F)

139 Retarded. Drama for bored middle aged men.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)
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This is why I watch Real Housewives of Miami. That Larsa is such a b*tch.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

140 I feel very thankful though… usually anyone with an artificial knee is told “don’t run!!” But I’ve been running with it for a few years now and it’s fine… not as good as the original equipment though!

Our Creator is unmatched but the equipment wears out in this imperfect world
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 12, 2025 08:29 AM (i5Vkf)

Good for you for running!

I used to run 2 to 3 hours about 3 times a week. When I started back up my knees hurt which freaked me out.

There was no running during all my drama and my knees are fine now. So I guess I'll start up again and be less worried. During all my runs, I'd thank God for protecting my cartilage andkeeping me healthy.

'Desert Runners' was a fantastic documentary about 4 peopke doing 250 mile runs. They did it in 4 deserts in a year. Including Antarctica....technically a desert.

Posted by: Stateless NOT HOMELESS! 06% towards 20% getting better at July 12, 2025 09:23 AM (jvJvP)

141 At one point in my life, I was running a non profit that had community residences and a sheltered workshop. I had a recurring dream that I had been captured and was being held somewhere in a cave, or prison with a lot of other people. I was always trying to plan an escape because all these people were relying on me. It always seemed pretty obvious what the dream was about .
I got pregnant and quit and never went back into human services and never had the dream again.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 12, 2025 09:23 AM (t/2Uw)

142 The supernatural exists.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 09:16 AM (pJWtt)
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Using spiritual discernment, I do feel sadness at the loss, but really enjoy talking with them. So it does bring me comfort and assure me that we will meet again, which is why I think it more than just my synapses going off.

In the most recent one - right after my family reunion last week - I talked to my grandfather and (after realizing he was dead) I remarked on it, and said how are YOU doing? What's it like?

He gave me a little smile and said "Fine, fine. You'll find out when it's time. Tell me more!"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)

143 I see Pope Bob is a global warming alarmist just like his predecessor, Pope Frank.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 12, 2025 09:24 AM (Y1sOo)

144 The exam prep dream is so common . . . I have to wonder if it's more common for people who went to college?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 12, 2025 09:24 AM (8AONa)

145 Does anybody have recurring dreams that are the same in overall theme while differing in certain derails?

I had a recurring dream for years and years. At least once a month. I'm back in college (the location differs), it's the end of the semester and I realize there's a class I flat out forgot to attend.

The last time I had it, in the dream I thought "Wait a minute. I already graduated and have that degree. Wait a minute. I'm retired and have no need for this class".

I haven't had that dream since.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 12, 2025 09:26 AM (CLFO/)

146 Recurring dreams often involve lack of pants in public locations. This is normal, right?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 12, 2025 09:03
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Yep. Or worse. Totally naked in line at movie theatre.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 12, 2025 09:29 AM (Rrx0z)

147 I have this dream where every day I wake up and it's Groundhog Day.

Posted by: Phil Connors at July 12, 2025 09:29 AM (XQo4F)

148 I see Pope Bob is a global warming alarmist just like his predecessor, Pope Frank.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 12, 2025 09:24 AM (Y1sOo)
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Why do you call Pope Leo "Pope Bob" but not call Pope Francis "Pope Jorge?"

I mean, if you're going to be an irreverent ass, at least be consistent.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:29 AM (ZOv7s)

149 The oldest recurring dream I have, which I can pinpoint back to first grade - is flying. It's a windy, gusty day, and I stretch out my arms, angle my palms just so, and start flying around the neighborhood. I really enjoy that one, but there's always the hint of danger that I might lose lift.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 08:53 AM

I have had a recurring flying dream as well. I remember it feeling quite amazing. Felt like I was gliding and had full control of how high I wanted to go and how far I could glide. I remember having it a few times, but it was years ago when I was much younger.

Personal Growth and Empowerment:
It can indicate a sense of newfound confidence, competence, and the ability to rise above challenges.

Spiritual Growth:
Some interpretations suggest flying dreams reflect a connection to higher consciousness or a spiritual journey.

Control and Perspective:
Feeling weightless and in control of your flight can signify a sense of mastery over your life and the ability to view situations from a different vantage point.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 12, 2025 09:30 AM (P5BPp)

150 Yep. Or worse. Totally naked in line at movie theatre.

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Really? What's playing?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 12, 2025 09:32 AM (dDmld)

151 I don't think Pope Frank had his own tee shirt. Could be wrong.

https://tinyurl.com/59ud2p8r

Posted by: one hour sober at July 12, 2025 09:33 AM (Y1sOo)

152 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 12, 2025 09:19 AM (8AONa)

Thank you both.
Thank you all.

Time to finish reclaiming the house. There were tons of renovations and since I didn't know what was going to happen, I just kept the upstairs most livable.

Even though I lived here taking care of Mom, I now need to make the place my own. I still have some of her stuff to go through. And the basement. Uuuuugggghhhh.

Everyone have a happy week or find some happiness somehow.

Posted by: Stateless NOT HOMELESS! 06% towards 20% getting better at July 12, 2025 09:34 AM (jvJvP)

153 Yep. Or worse. Totally naked in line at movie theatre.
Posted by: olddog

That bothers you?

Oh! I mean, that's terrible.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2025 09:35 AM (cYBz/)

154 It's like a nude beach. Sounds good until you get there.

Posted by: Old Dennis Miller line at July 12, 2025 09:36 AM (XQo4F)

155 The supernatural exists.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 09:16 AM (pJWtt)
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Using spiritual discernment, I do feel sadness at the loss, but really enjoy talking with them. ...which is why I think it more than just my synapses going off.
...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)

I'm certain that my mother interceded for me 3 days after she died. I got an email out of the blue from my former university's Career Services several years after I had graduated.

The person writing the email informed me that she had replaced the previous person in the office [from my one meeting I knew that previous person was useless] and had been cleaning out the office and found my resume'. She was forwarding me information on a job opportunity that she thought might be interesting. I applied and subsequently got the job (it's a very niche engineering discipline).

My boss later said, "We didn't know it at the time, but you were exactly the person we had been looking for."
Fast forward almost 11 years and its the best job I've ever had.

A strange chain of events.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 12, 2025 09:36 AM (pJWtt)

156 Last week was the Feast Day of the Chinese Martyrs (it has various other names).

You've probably heard of the Boxer Rebellion and the siege of the Legation Quarter in Peking (made into a movie starring Charleton Heston), but did you know that the Northern Cathedral in Peking was also placed under siege by the boxers.

Bishop Alfonse Favier offered sanctuary to more than 3,500 Chinese Christians and sent an appeal to the Legation Quarter for aid. In response 43 French and Italian sailors volunteered to help defend the cathedral - which actually held out for 57 days before being relieved.

In one instance, a Boxer charge was stopped dead in its tracks by two volleys from the sailors, who killed 43 Boxers instantly out of 58 shots fired.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

157 Another recurring themed dream I have is where my brain tells me I cannot wake up until I figure out a problem I am trying to solve in my dream.

First time I had it was about 10 years ago and it was a design issue that I was struggling with at work. I was working on it in my dream and I was certain that if I didn't figure it out, I couldn't wake up.

Something finally clicked and I realized, wait, I don't need to solve this to wake up, I can just wake up and... I woke up.

Other dreams like that where I felt stuck in the dream unless I completed something and thankfully found a way to wake up even though I was unable to complete the task in the dream.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 12, 2025 09:37 AM (P5BPp)

158 I have a recurring dream about showing up for something completely unprepared. For years I was a student showing up for an exam--decades after I'd actually BEEN a student. Then it was finally showing up to teach a class for which I was unprepared. (I taught for 24 years but have been retired for quite some time.)

I have a similar line of dreams where I am trying to get somewhere familiar but the streets, or terrain, or whatever keep changing, keeping me lost and frustrated.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 12, 2025 09:38 AM (FEVMW)

159 Went for a walk by the local canal . I saw sliders ( the turtles, not the burgers or sandwiches of some sort) some purple plant that looked like clover but isn't , some star shaped white flower the size of a thumbnail and with a yellow center and some tiny insect smaller than the top of a nail and which was bright blue. Now I am sitting outside a store while the guys are shopping for sporting goods inside and there are some lillies with read outside and yellow inside. I am thankful to God that I can see these lovely things.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 09:38 AM (2Gpua)

160 If not for the Perfessor's exclusionary, draconian, rule, the Sunday Book Thread could be the most popular place on the entire internets. I refuse to knuckle under!

Posted by: Fruit of the Loom at July 12, 2025 09:39 AM (G5+As)

161 Add me to the flying dreams list.

Also, I had weird dreams that I would be at the top of a huge flight of stairs but standing up, I would slide down the stairs. Don't know what that meant.

Okay, food prep since I'm eating again, some trimming, cleaning the car and the garage. That's the plan....

Posted by: Stateless NOT HOMELESS! 06% towards 20% getting better at July 12, 2025 09:39 AM (jvJvP)

162 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

I think I've seen that movie with Charlton Heston. But, don't remember who else was in it.

Posted by: dantesed at July 12, 2025 09:40 AM (Oy/m2)

163 How to influence your own dreams.

https://youtu.be/CiuMRq32JBk

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 12, 2025 09:41 AM (XQo4F)

164 Stateless, very glad to read your update, but a tad confused on the percentages. 06% of 20%? It sounds like you are doing way better than 06%, and I look forward to seeing a number in the near future closer to 20%

Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at July 12, 2025 09:43 AM (cCn4/)

165 I think I've seen that movie with Charlton Heston. But, don't remember who else was in it.
Posted by: dantesed at July 12, 2025 09:40 AM (Oy/m2)
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David Niven and Ava Gardner as "the baroness."

An uneven film, and it takes the usual liberty with reality. The "International Gun" did not blow up, but served throughout the siege. Odd that they did that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

166 I would like to ask prayers for healing for E-who had been the nurse at home for our 98 year old former organist . E had been having intestinal digestive issues for some time but it's not cancer.
Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 09:44 AM (SZhls)

167 >>>How to influence your own dreams.

I didn’t watch the video. It’s called lucid dreaming and it’s something experts say can be a developed skill to control the narrative of one’s dreams.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 12, 2025 09:46 AM (Y1sOo)

168 Is CBD still in France? He would love this! "All Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip will be eligible for the first time to apply for asylum in France, a court ruled on Friday."

Posted by: runner at July 12, 2025 09:47 AM (g47mK)

169 I'm hardly ever in my dreams--I dream stories. Example: a basketball player named Rameses Mallaby is at a some kind of psychiatric facility to deal with his anger issues, where he meets and falls in love with Katerina van der Lynn, a former child prodigy pianist, there for killing her abusive father.

Yup, dream complete with names and histories. I felt as though I were eavesdropping.

Posted by: Wenda at July 12, 2025 09:48 AM (8p/ok)

170 The very worst dream I ever had was that I was in a vicious firefight (but oddly, that part wasn't scary) and we got hit by something big - a mortar or grenade, and I lost both legs. I startled awake, sort of, I was still half asleep, and tried to leap out of bed. I didn't realize it but I was in the top bunk, my legs had become entangled in the sheets and while jumping out, got hung up upside down and was kicking and flopping about.

Mom had heard me and stood in the doorway, afraid to come in. That one took awhile to settle down from.

I do wonder though, what came first? Did my legs fall asleep after being twisted up in the sheets and THEN I constructed the dream to comport with the state of my legs? Dunno.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2025 09:48 AM (cYBz/)

171 >>> 168 Is CBD still in France? He would love this! "All Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip will be eligible for the first time to apply for asylum in France, a court ruled on Friday."

Posted by: runner at July 12, 2025 09:47 AM (g47mK)

Oh sure, *that* will work out just great.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 12, 2025 09:48 AM (ULPxl)

172 "All Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip will be eligible for the first time to apply for asylum in France, a court ruled on Friday."
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I spotted the catch: What is a "Palestinian"?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 12, 2025 09:49 AM (/2jl7)

173 Now we shall see how fast France closes its borders.

Posted by: runner at July 12, 2025 09:50 AM (g47mK)

174 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at July 12, 2025 09:50 AM (HFx9z)

175 This may be an older story (June 2023), but I just saw it, and it's hilarious.

After Hamtramck, Michigan, known as the only American city with an all-Muslim city council and mayor, voted to NOT display the Pride flag on city buildings, former Mayor Pro Tem Catrina Stackpoole (a Lefty lesbian) said:

"We welcomed you," she told the city council in a public meeting. "We created nonprofits to help feed, clothe, and find housing. We did everything we could to make your transition here easier, and this is how you repay us? By stabbing us in the back?"

I saw it on Twitter, and laughed hard because I assumed it was about the downfall of England. Then, I saw it was a Michigan town...

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 12, 2025 09:51 AM (JCZqz)

176 I wanted to lay out and work on my tan today, but the sun has not been cooperating. There's nothing worse than a pasty Skandi.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:51 AM (SfhV1)

177 I spotted the catch: What is a "Palestinian"?

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Anthropologists are still working on it, but preliminary findings point to "people made up by the USSR to splinter the West".

Posted by: runner at July 12, 2025 09:52 AM (g47mK)

178 An uneven film, and it takes the usual liberty with reality. The "International Gun" did not blow up, but served throughout the siege. Odd that they did that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

55 days at Peking, Heston has a minor role, was supposed to be a blockbuster movie but never quite got there. The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen is better on the topic, I think.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 12, 2025 09:52 AM (Hlfhp)

179 Will they put the Palestinians in the French Riviera??

Posted by: dantesed at July 12, 2025 09:53 AM (Oy/m2)

180 "Furious Newsome says he won't stand silently by while Trump fixes California"
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heh. well done, Bee.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 12, 2025 09:53 AM (/2jl7)

181 good morning MisHum, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 12, 2025 09:53 AM (T+z9y)

182 Can we cancel the MAGA soap opera already? The whole bromance/breakup with Elon and The Donald, and now Kash/Bognino/Bondi cat fight over who gets to sit at which lunch table and go to the prom with Trump.

Retarded. Drama for bored middle aged men.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)

AMEN!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 12, 2025 09:54 AM (g8Ew8)

183 I hope Ciampino wrote down some of his unique experiences growing up in Africa.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 12, 2025 07:54 AM (omVj0)

He did not. We begged him for years to write a book, he just didn't take the time.

Posted by: Joyenz at July 12, 2025 09:55 AM (sPQoU)

184 I wanted to lay out and work on my tan today, but the sun has not been cooperating. There's nothing worse than a pasty Skandi.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:51 AM (SfhV1)
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In defense of our forebears, my theory of Viking history is they were just in search of better weather, but my kids history teachers never bought it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 12, 2025 09:56 AM (/2jl7)

185 There's nothing worse than a pasty Skandi.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:51 AM

A Skandi well-rubbed with Surströmming?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 12, 2025 09:58 AM (0sNs1)

186
"We did everything we could to make your transition here easier, and this is how you repay us? By stabbing us in the back?"

________

"We will astonish the world with our ingratitude." - Count Camillo Cavour

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 12, 2025 09:59 AM (HZi96)

187 I have also had good themed recurring dreams. Granted, they were good at the time I had them. Since they never came true, it's tough to look back at them now with the same good feelings.

But I first had recurring dreams about my first college (and first ever) girlfriend. I had them so many times in the year after we broke up and remembered them so vividly, I decided to write about them to see if I could get them to stop.

Dreaming of You (1999): https://bit.ly/3U8bHWN

Over the years, I've also had vivid dreams about a potential love or my "dream" girl that I couldn't stop thinking about after waking. It was also so disappointing waking from them. Was like the scene towards the end of "Somewhere in Time" when Christopher Reeve gets sent back in time after seeing the penny from his own time and he's desperately grasping to hang on to the dream. That's how I felt after waking up.

Only In My Dreams (2007): https://bit.ly/4lWkffz

LOST In a Dream of You (2011): https://bit.ly/4nPTsTS

It Was Only Just a Dream (2019): https://bit.ly/4kz78Q4

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 12, 2025 09:59 AM (P5BPp)

188 Did Ciampino's daughters reach their Go Fund Me goal for his cremation?
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 12, 2025 08:08 AM (2NHgQ)

We have not reached our goal yet. Thanks for asking. Also, thank you everyone for the prayers.

[Link to Ciampino's fund: https://t.co/NfEjq7HEkV]

Posted by: Joyenz at July 12, 2025 09:59 AM (sPQoU)

189 I spotted the catch: What is a "Palestinian"?
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A Jordanian. Jordanians are the Untouchables of the Kingdom of the Sand. No Arab nation wants them, so they are useful idiots for the destruction of Israel.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 12, 2025 09:59 AM (lPeS+)

190 my theory of Viking history is they were just in search of better weather,

Yeah, but then the Swedes came over and settled in Minnesota. What's that all about?

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:59 AM (SfhV1)

191 There's nothing worse than a pasty Skandi.
Posted by: grammie winger

We are doing our best to change that, inshallah!

Posted by: Muhammed Muhammad Muhammad, recent Sweedish Immigrant at July 12, 2025 10:00 AM (JCZqz)

192
Speaking of astonishing, I will actually be meeting a fellow Hordian for lunch today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 12, 2025 10:00 AM (HZi96)

193 55 days at Peking, Heston has a minor role, was supposed to be a blockbuster movie but never quite got there. The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen is better on the topic, I think.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 12, 2025 09:52 AM (Hlfhp)
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They are about completely different events. "55 Days in Peking" takes place in 1900. "The Sand Pebbles" was in the 1920s, when the Nationalist movement started to build.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)

194 Mornin' Horde, if anybody could lift a prayer for my mother it would be most appreciated. Still recovering from a UTI plus 3 falls within a couple days. No falls since early Tuesday morning. During the day, there is slight improvement in her ability to feed herself or cooperate in transferring from bed to wheelchair to toilet and such. She is also making the occasional smartass remark, which is a good thing.

When she starts sundowning though, she can't get comfortable in any position until she finally conks out. As the day goes on she becomes a dead weight when we have to lift her - clings to whatever she can hold in abject fear. She only weighs about 105-110 but it is HARD to lift/move someone who is frozen in fear. Yesterday evening she was barely speaking. She's eating very little. The one consistent positive is she is drinking a lot of fluids, and we know her kidneys are working. We also got her a hospital bed.

If she cannot regain a little more mobility (doesn't have to be able to walk, but to transfer and get around without being lifted every time) and consistently feed herself, she won't be able to stay at assisted living.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 12, 2025 10:00 AM (DnMuk)

195 Posted by: runner at July 12, 2025 09:47 AM (g47mK)

I'll be long gone by the time those savages arrive in France.

Which, by the way, has plenty of muslim savages already!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...Conspiracy Theorist at July 12, 2025 10:01 AM (d3xAd)

196 'Desert Runners' was a fantastic documentary about 4 peopke doing 250 mile runs. They did it in 4 deserts in a year. Including Antarctica....technically a desert.
Posted by: Stateless NOT HOMELESS! 06% towards 20% getting better at July 12, 2025 09:23 AM (jvJvP)

I believe I’ve watched that… those people are nuts! I’ve run marathons but 26.2 miles is my limit

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 12, 2025 10:01 AM (nrfI8)

197 Repost from earlier thread because I thought it was cute funny , and Lord, knows, this site could sometimes use some more laughs: Man talks about two things to worry about- wisdom learned from his grandma . Scroll down past description to video. "Faithpot" site:

https://tinyurl.com/2vzvbp7k

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:02 AM (SZhls)

198 Anyone interested in more Chinese history, book available, etc & etc.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)

199 prayers for all.

Will miss Jay. It was nice to know there was someone that thought like that in the world.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at July 12, 2025 10:03 AM (jPdyB)

200 Which, by the way, has plenty of muslim savages already!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...Conspiracy Theorist at July 12, 2025 10:01 AM (d3xAd)
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And an increasingly Catholic Army officer corps. Could be fun.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)

201 Yeah, but then the Swedes came over and settled in Minnesota. What's that all about?
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 09:59 AM (SfhV1)
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They heard the Norwegians were next door in North Dakota, so being close by seemed familiar. Plus, you have to stop somewhere on your way to Arizona.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 12, 2025 10:04 AM (CtvVQ)

202 I selfishly forgive my brother for myself. I'll never talk to him or his family again since I know what kind of people they are, but I forgive them.

Not selfish. It's how you start letting go of anger and resentment, and sorting things out for the perspective you'll gain from it.

{{{Stateless}}}

Posted by: barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at July 12, 2025 10:04 AM (R3yzU)

203 Posted by: screaming in digital at July 12, 2025 10:00 AM (DnMuk)

It sounds very hard for your family. I will pray for her and for all of you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:04 AM (SZhls)

204 What have you got against Spooner? You from Trego?

Posted by: Kafiroon at July 12, 2025 10:06 AM (c7wPu)

205 I see Pope Bob is a global warming alarmist just like his predecessor, Pope Frank.

Wake me up when Bob raises a few divisions.

Posted by: Doug Roberts at July 12, 2025 10:07 AM (/+sK9)

206 I'm either blessed or cursed with only being able to remember snippets of dreams and that irregularly, almost never the entire dream. What I do remember is extremely vivid. Just never very long.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at July 12, 2025 10:09 AM (hKoQL)

207 I saw the village of Dolton, a Chicago suburb, purchased the home where the Pope grew up. I think it went for around 300,000.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 10:10 AM (SfhV1)

208 https://t.co/NfEjq7HEkV

Ciampino z"l

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 10:10 AM (RIvkX)

209 Fen, many thanks for your prayers!

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 12, 2025 10:10 AM (DnMuk)

210 And my son is playing classical music to accompany the feeding of the neutered and spayed cats in the back of the house in the neighborhood. It sounds nice. There are beautiful purple and pink Rose of Sharon plants outside.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:11 AM (SZhls)

211 Why do women go to barber shops? I live in a small community where women have over a hundred beauty shops, yet there they are in the barber shop. They used to be a mans domain, not anymore. So we sit in line while these women tell the barbers, they need this done and that done and I'm thinking, GO TO A DAMN BEAUTY SHOP!

Posted by: Case at July 12, 2025 10:12 AM (ilX37)

212 Voting on cheap Coffee? Lavazza is good, 8 O'Clock is better!

Posted by: catman at July 12, 2025 10:13 AM (3Kepb)

213 Roses of Sharon and the butterfly bush in full bloom. A little sun to illuminate this would be nice.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 12, 2025 10:13 AM (n4GiU)

214 I’m getting tired of the “seven times stronger than viagra” lady in the (sometimes torn) knit top. She is a perfect example of an impending “first rule” violation.

Posted by: Fenderbender at July 12, 2025 10:14 AM (1FEc1)

215 Posted by: screaming in digital at July 12, 2025 10:10 AM (DnMuk)

No need to thank me, screaming in digital I'm glad to pray . My mother was gone by the time she was 59, and didn't have dementia, but I have had dear folks in the congregation in assisted living or at home and their care has been quite challenging ,so prayers for strength for you as well and all here caring for family.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:16 AM (SZhls)

216 I’m getting tired of the “seven times stronger than viagra” lady in the (sometimes torn) knit top. She is a perfect example of an impending “first rule” violation.
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 12, 2025 10:14 AM (1FEc1)
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How do you quantify that? I thought if your erection lasts more than four hours you need to see a doctor, so this drug will get you to 28 hours? How is that a good thing?

Or maybe it raises your muzzle velocity to 2,800 fps, enabling bukakke at ranges up to 300 yards.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:18 AM (ZOv7s)

217 SiD your mom should be evaluated for hospice, then she can stay. (Not sure what the exact rules are in your jurisdiction...)

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2025 10:19 AM (RIvkX)

218 The discharge of firearms is banned in my burg, but I guess that drug would allow me to plink squirrels though fapping.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

219 WARNING: Use only with 3A certified condoms or your partner may be injured.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

220 {{{SiD}}}
❤️❤️❤️

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 12, 2025 10:21 AM (t/2Uw)

221 Horrible recurring dream: I'm being chased and to get away I crawl into a ditch, which becomes a tunnel, which collapses. I'm buried in rubble and cannot move, except for one finger. I panic, frantically moving my finger, only to suddenly awake, sweating and gasping for breath.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 12, 2025 10:21 AM (TaMP4)

222 San Franpsycho, she's already on hospice.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 12, 2025 10:21 AM (DnMuk)

223
A grandson was born last night, over the moon happy.

Posted by: Auspex at July 12, 2025 10:24 AM (TUCTx)

224 A grandson was born last night, over the moon happy.
Posted by: Auspex at July 12, 2025 10:24 AM (TUCTx)
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Congratulations! Grandkids are the payoff for having kids.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:25 AM (ZOv7s)

225 A grandson was born last night, over the moon happy.

Posted by: Auspex at July 12, 2025 10:24 AM (TUCTx)

How wonderful! Sign him up for Little League.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 12, 2025 10:26 AM (SfhV1)

226 >>>I’m getting tired of the “seven times stronger than viagra” lady in the (sometimes torn) knit top. She is a perfect example of an impending “first rule” violation.

Download Brave
Open AoSHQ
And (Pope) Bob’s your uncle

Posted by: one hour sober at July 12, 2025 10:26 AM (Y1sOo)

227 Posted by: Auspex at July 12, 2025 10:24 AM (TUCTx)

Congratulations ! And God bless the new baby boy and all family.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:28 AM (2GCMq)

228 Horrible recurring dream: I'm being chased and to get away I crawl into a ditch, which becomes a tunnel, which collapses. I'm buried in rubble and cannot move, except for one finger. I panic, frantically moving my finger, only to suddenly awake, sweating and gasping for breath.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 12, 2025 10:21 AM (TaMP4)

Sleep apnea would cause that. It will also cause dying. You need to see a doc.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 12, 2025 10:30 AM (g8Ew8)

229 Today is the 12th of July which is celebrated by dirty proddies of the Orange Order in Northern Ireland with parades commemorating the Battle of the Boyne.

I once worked with a guy who owned exactly one orange shirt which he wore every St. Patrick's Day. Yeah, he was kind of an ass.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 12, 2025 10:31 AM (/y8xj)

230 Man with a lawn hose and some cute kids:

https://tinyurl.com/49zjj6b4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:33 AM (2GCMq)

231 Congratulations, Auspex!! Grandkids are awesome.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 12, 2025 10:33 AM (kOluj)

232 This thread is dying quickly.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 12, 2025 10:35 AM (g8Ew8)

233 FYI - Anyone who likes movies, go watch Superman. The most Kansas/farm boy values version of the hero ever done, one who completely assimilates to America and rejects his former homeland DURING the movie. I know why Gunn made his comments this week - he was afraid he'd lose the left with this movie.

It is the best Superman movie I've ever seen - far and away better that 1978 - and Lex is a revelation in this (he's also the best ever done)...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 12, 2025 10:38 AM (tOcjL)

234 I'm not dead yet!

Posted by: The Thread at July 12, 2025 10:39 AM (XQo4F)

235
The thread may be dyeing quickly, but not so once it is woven into cloth.

Such a mordant crowd here!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 10:39 AM (Tv15w)

236 I keep going to the front door. There's a bird, a starling I think, that keeps getting into the cat food. He's persistent and not afraid of me.

Or the cats.

The lesson here escapes me.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2025 08:03 AM

The bird is symbolic of today's leftist street rabble, who haven't yet realized that they're in the FO phase. Soon...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 12, 2025 10:40 AM (Wnv9h)

237 You aren't really living if you don't spill some coffee from time to time.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at July 12, 2025 10:40 AM (KitM9)

238 I once worked with a guy who owned exactly one orange shirt which he wore every St. Patrick's Day. Yeah, he was kind of an ass.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 12, 2025 10:31 AM (/y8xj)
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I knew a guy like that as well. Total jerk.

It's also a bit funny how their precious C of E is now completely gay.

And hosting Catholic Mass in their cathedrals. The See of Canterbury is still sede vacante BW.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)

239 Given the references to the lady wearing leg-warmers on her arms (and she's kinda cute, actually, unlike most of the others), dreaming about being naked in public (wish I was immune to that dream), and the new Superman movie release, it's time for a re-read of Larry Niven's comic essay "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex."

Posted by: Just Some Guy at July 12, 2025 10:47 AM (q3u5l)

240 -Morning, MisHum, and Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 12, 2025 10:47 AM (75zPW)

241
There are beautiful purple and pink Rose of Sharon plants outside.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I finally freed our five blue varietal Rose of Sharon bushes of the accursed honeysuckle that had been strangling them for the past year.

Next week I'm taking on the wild grape (?) that is doing the same thing to our large rhododendron, the only one with white blooms in our yard.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at July 12, 2025 10:48 AM (Tv15w)

242 CNN is confirming the Bongino-Bondi feud so I know it is bullshit and a psyop against MAGA.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable at July 12, 2025 10:49 AM (17s+e)

243 Well, time to get some chores done. God be with you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:50 AM (ZOv7s)

244 Hey, all,

Battery failed again. I'm at the tire shop I've used before. What a Saturday.

Posted by: Wolf's Aurelius at July 12, 2025 10:51 AM (gJ4Ye)

245 Bastille Day is Monday. A day where all true Rush fans listen to the first track on Caress of Steel?

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 12, 2025 10:51 AM (vm8sq)

246 225 A grandson was born last night, over the moon happy.

Posted by: Auspex at July 12, 2025 10:24 AM (TUCTx)

Congratulations! Awesome news. All the best to your family. May God forever watch over and protect him. St. Michael - you know what to do.

Posted by: ourcountryisscrewed@gmail.com at July 12, 2025 10:52 AM (7v6oI)

247 The horde is in my prayers.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 12, 2025 10:53 AM (K2fwt)

248 Hey, all,

Battery failed again. I'm at the tire shop I've used before. What a Saturday.
Posted by: Wolf's Aurelius at July 12, 2025 10:51 AM (gJ4Ye)

Just think. It could be Sunday and everyplace closed.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 12, 2025 10:53 AM (0eaVi)

249 San Franpsycho, she's already on hospice.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 12, 2025 10:21 AM

{{{SiD}}}

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 12, 2025 10:53 AM (Wnv9h)

250 198 Anyone interested in more Chinese history, book available, etc & etc.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)

It is better for half the people to die so the other half may eat their fill.

Posted by: Mao at July 12, 2025 10:54 AM (vm8sq)

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

Been sitting outside in the cool morning enjoying my first mug of coffee. Sweet!

Prayers up for all of God's children. And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 12, 2025 10:55 AM (kB9dk)

252 241- Good for you, Mr Bicycling Star for rescuing plants from strangulation . Honeysuckle is pretty and smells nice, but good grief, what a tenacious invasive plant!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:56 AM (2GCMq)

253 211: it is fashionable and trendy for women to look as masculine as possible.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 12, 2025 10:56 AM (vm8sq)

254 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Sorry for the annoyance on your Saturday morning.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 10:58 AM (2GCMq)

255 Posted by: Nova Local at July 12, 2025 10:38 AM (tOcjL)

Thanks for letting us know.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 11:00 AM (2GCMq)

256 245 Bastille Day is Monday. A day where all true Rush fans listen to the first track on Caress of Steel?
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 12, 2025 10:51 AM (vm8sq)

Absolutely! Haven't heard that one in a while, anyway.

Prayers for Ciampino's family and for SiD, in their difficult times, and Auspex, in a time of joy.
Prayers up for all who need them, for whatever that need may be.

Posted by: barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at July 12, 2025 11:00 AM (R3yzU)

257 Retarded. Drama for bored middle aged men.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 12, 2025 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)

Days ending in “y” inside the Beltway.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 12, 2025 11:03 AM (vm8sq)

258 May God bring solace and hope to all in their affliction, and may He give strength to their families and friends.

Posted by: Paco at July 12, 2025 11:05 AM (mADJX)

259 @223 Auspex congrats to you and your family

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 12, 2025 11:05 AM (JrdHf)

260 The rumor I heard was Bondi and Bongino were fucking.

Posted by: eleven at July 12, 2025 11:06 AM (fV+MH)

261 It’s Al-Bastille day now.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 12, 2025 11:06 AM (ImXfC)

262 WARNING: Use only with 3A certified condoms or your partner may be injured.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Wouldn't this leave you firing across the room in the other direction?
One of Newton's laws, I think.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 12, 2025 11:09 AM (n4GiU)

263
Prayers for Ciampino's family and for SiD, in their difficult times, and Auspex, in a time of joy.
Prayers up for all who need them, for whatever that need may be.

Posted by: barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at July 12, 2025 11:00 AM (R3yzU)

Amen and amen!

Posted by: moki at July 12, 2025 11:12 AM (wLjpr)

264 it is fashionable and trendy for women to look as masculine as possible.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 12, 2025 10:56 AM (vm8sq)

I'd say some people need to get out of blue cities and see how Americans live.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 12, 2025 11:12 AM (g8Ew8)

265 Huh. “Florida’s Natural” orange juice with the big American flag on in it is a scam. “Contains juices from Brazil and Mexico.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 12, 2025 11:13 AM (Jn3fB)

266 Considering what a horror show the French Revolution was, Bastille Day seems like an odd day to celebrate , but of course, I'm not French.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 11:14 AM (2GCMq)

267 I'd say some people need to get out of blue cities and see how Americans live.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 12, 2025 11:12 AM (g8Ew

This was in a RED city sadly for you.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 12, 2025 11:15 AM (vm8sq)

268 Oranges first originated on the border between India and China.

Posted by: eleven at July 12, 2025 11:15 AM (fV+MH)

269 Posted by: Paco at July 12, 2025 11:05 AM (mADJX)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 12, 2025 11:15 AM (2GCMq)

270 WARNING: Use only with 3A certified condoms or your partner may be injured.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Wouldn't this leave you firing across the room in the other direction?
One of Newton's laws, I think.
Posted by: From about That Time at July 12, 2025 11:09 AM (n4GiU)

The first thing it does is blow off one's balls.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 12, 2025 11:16 AM (g8Ew8)

271 "Potatoes originated in the Andean region of South America, specifically in modern-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia"

Posted by: eleven at July 12, 2025 11:18 AM (fV+MH)

272 Happy Bastille Day you Froggy McFrogs.

Well, that explains the "classical" selection du jour.

But MiladyJo and Wiki say Bastille Day is July 14.

The French Revolution has always confused me. On Bastille Day they let a bunch of prisoners go, lots of folk lost their heads, and they ended up with Napoleon or a king or something. I just know for sure they did not end up like the American Revolution. Catchy anthem tune, though, if you don't know the lyrics.
😆

Good morning. I need a 2nd cuppa and to peruse the prayer list now.

Posted by: mindful webworker - ooo la la at July 12, 2025 11:19 AM (+kBwA)

273 272 Happy Bastille Day you Froggy McFrogs.

Well, that explains the "classical" selection du jour.

But MiladyJo and Wiki say Bastille Day is July 14.

The French Revolution has always confused me. On Bastille Day they let a bunch of prisoners go, lots of folk lost their heads, and they ended up with Napoleon or a king or something. I just know for sure they did not end up like the American Revolution. Catchy anthem tune, though, if you don't know the lyrics.
😆

Good morning. I need a 2nd cuppa and to peruse the prayer list now.
Posted by: mindful webworker - ooo la la at July 12, 2025 11:19 AM
Sounds familiar.

Posted by: Eromero at July 12, 2025 11:23 AM (UYYJi)

274 Could be worse. Could be raining.

Posted by: Marty Feldman at July 12, 2025 11:25 AM (XQo4F)

275 MisHum, I enjoy the references to Wisconsin towns. My mother was born & raised in central Wisconsin and we would drive up to visit her folks every year around July 4th. The town names bring back happy memories. Thank you!

Posted by: Nazdar at July 12, 2025 12:03 PM (NcvvS)

276 I made focaccia last night, and baked it topped with olive oil, mozzarella, mackerel in tomato sauce, some hot sauce, onions and rosemary.

It was wonderful

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2025 12:05 PM (D7oie)

277 229 >>I once worked with a guy who owned exactly one orange shirt which he wore every St. Patrick's Day. Yeah, he was kind of an ass.

In 4th grade, the French teacher, of Irish descent, walked around the room praising those who wore green, disapproving of those who didn't, and was utterly stunned by the guy who wore a shirt of orange and green. Her opinion: 'Il fait mauvait.' Roughly, 'How horrible.'

Posted by: Nazdar at July 12, 2025 12:44 PM (NcvvS)

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