The Original O'l Farts Club.

[Littleleaf]

Let the sammach making begin....

 

[Gray Wolf]

Ok - so I don't see us old farts here striving for a better life particularly - more like just surviving and striving for a bit more life - with a bit of quality in it - as for the opposition - to interact against - we've all been doing that for decades - simply by growing a plant in purgatory - and if that pisses them off - then tough titty - and that's just fine with me -

But onsite - we need peace and harmony - so that the members are comfortable here - and anyone that comes here to erode or destroy the peace - gets a short or long vacation from ICMAG - free of charge -

Some thoughts: I personally only come to this site for enjoyment.

The fish trap exists only because of the fish. What fish are the brothers and sisters trying to catch that makes creating disharmony on this site enjoyable to them?

True communication is a concept communicated and the same concept received. A wise man once said nothing.

Somewhere in my eight decades I learned that sometimes I have to cut brothers and sisters some slack for being stupid or misguided in my non-prejudicial, all-knowing omnipotent perspective, to retain the sites harmony.

Hard to do sometimes when my ego strongly feels the need to unmask their stupidity in front of the fellow site denizens, so as to dazzle everyone with my own brilliance.

 

[Gray Wolf]

Let the sammach making begin....

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Wazza! My tamaters are still in blossoms!

 

[mudballs]

You guys dont want to see real freedom of speech...trust me.

 

[Putembk]

Morning... Happy Father's Day

 

[Magu🌈]

Being that I’m a sucker for redheads I’d have to go with Ginger.

Im not particular.

 

[Putembk]

Ok - so I don't see us old farts here striving for a better life particularly - more like just surviving and striving for a bit more life - with a bit of quality in it - as for the opposition - to interact against - we've all been doing that for decades - simply by growing a plant in purgatory - and if that pisses them off - then tough titty - and that's just fine with me -

But onsite - we need peace and harmony - so that the members are comfortable here - and anyone that comes here to erode or destroy the peace - gets a short or long vacation from ICMAG - free of charge -

Thank you Gypsy...I want to live out my days around friends an peace.

 

[imiubu]

We have a heat advisory moving in for Tue - Sat, 90's +
That is going to stall out doors projects so.. today and Monday,
I must get my lazy arse out and get a few things completed.
Then I'll retire into the AC and take care of long left inside stuffs.

Yesterday, my lovely new neighbor assisted in moving a huge
pile of composted wood chips to the front easement; that the
workers decimated and then left in horrible condition
Lumpy, bumpy w/ stones + a very sandy soft DIRT to boot, ugh.
Not conducive to good water run off and a definite ankle twister while mowing

After the piles were dumped, I decided we needed a landscaping rake.
Off to the HD we went. I discovered that he has only had his drivers
license for 15 days! I am typically not a good passenger and all too
often ride my passenger 'brake pedal' haha.
I was not freaked out at all. He is a very conscientious driver.
I told him so also.
Man oh man, that landscaping rake is the shizzle! What a game changer.

The gal down the street has a line on 'spent' soil from a group of
local growers. They have been dumping it (w/ permission) behind
an old church and we are welcome to go harvest all that we desire
I am certain the soil still has enough nutrients for growing grass in
the front yard. I will also harvest compost from the compost bin
and add that in for some loveliness I'm certain that will benefit
the greenery
Saweeeet! Free or inexpensive materials is my middle name
So... today we will be shoveling soil into ye ole Chevy bed and
spreading it out in her yard and ours... yay.

 

[D. B. Doober]

As an adoptee, don’t take it to heart if you don’t get a call. I vacillate between forgiveness and disdain of my biological mother. It is difficult to square being given away with parental instincts. In my case, my mother was young and under control of her puritanical parents. I was adopted by pretty good parents and was raised as I was raised. It can’t be revisited. I never met my biological father and he didn’t know I existed until a few years before his death. I never met the man but still think of him on Fathers Day. I am guessing your daughter has similar feelings. All you can do is be there for her if and when she realizes that giving up a child for adoption is as devastating to the biological parents as it is to the adoptee when they find out they were given up. My biological mother suffered for years not knowing what became of me and was relieved to meet me and my family when I was about 30 years old. She has since pissed me off by banning my family from her home based on a medical decision we made in 2021. Happy Father’s Day to you.

My daughter was born while I was in college and my girlfriend was like oh can you take care of like a 6 month old and I couldn't cuz I was still in college so they put her up for adoption. That was in 2008. I haven't heard anything. Maybe when she's 18 she'll write me. I'm doing my morning 3 Mile Walk I've got my dad shirt on it's like a polo with like watermelons on it

 

[Putembk]

You guys dont want to see real freedom of speech...trust me.

Why would you say that?

 

[imiubu]

That's in a perfect world and we don't have that

True that but... if more people were to engage in being considerate/ mindful
of our words and actions... there would be, IMHO, a much less reactive/ negative
world in which to navigate.

 

[mudballs]

Why would you say that?

Just seemed to be a topic going by

 

[Putembk]

Gonna be a good father's day. Will watch golf and going to my daughter's for a Father's day first.

In the mean time I gotta go down stairs and check in.

 

[Gray Wolf]

 

[Putembk]

Just seemed to be a topic going by

Understood

 

[oldfogey8]

Why would you say that?

Supporting freedom of speech means defending the right of people saying things you don’t agree with. Sadly, we have not seen much of that recently. Freedom of speech has been usurped by censorship and propaganda in direct violation of our first amendment right to free speech.

 

[OleReynard]

True that but... if more people were to engage in being considerate/ mindful
of our words and actions... there would be, IMHO, a much less reactive/ negative
world in which to navigate.

Big word this "if"

 

[BubbasPlace]

I would have to do it pre coffee also so as to allow the coffee
to pleasantly wash away the poop smell/ taste

I love kitty cats but will not have a house cat and the #! reason is...
having and cleaning a litter box.

Now, that said;
I spent 7 wks total thus far this year doing just that for my neighbors cat
whilst he and his housemate went on vakay. I even toted the
bags of poop out of the house each week to dispose of so they would not
have to deal with it upon return.

Yanno... I fed that cat and scooped the litter box each day for nearly 50 days
this year alone and that danged cat still would not come to visit w/ me

#2 reason I'll not have a house kitty... they are certainly obstinate creatures for cripes sake haha

You have really get to know a cat. Once that happens, everything changes and you get to meet someone very interesting and see a side that was hidden. Until then, you just get responded to.

 

[BubbasPlace]

I am slaves to my two cats. I’ve been emptying the cat box for years as I’ve always had cats. I’m thankful that they use it as they would be kicked outside. I’ve lost 3 outside cats to coyotes at my old place so that’s the reason they are inside cats

Coyotes are the only animal it doesn't bother me to shoot. Not counting certain humans.

 

[OleReynard]

If- if's ands and buts were candies and nuts we'd all have a great Christmas