Helveticus
Army veteran - Retired Special Ed Teacher
Joined Feb 2023
@GlitteryFab OK, best of luck!
#politics "Res publica is a Latin phrase meaning 'public affair"
In other words, a Republican is a politician focusing on public affairs, not on the cult of one deranged and soon to be incarcerated individual!
But of course the present Republican party, let's call it the Eisenhower party, has changed itself to the point where it has lost its essence of seeking a smaller government without damaging the existence of ordinary people!
They have done the impossible, make Biden a true statesman!
@GlitteryFab 58K is not a good income, 70K is the new bottom salary! Can you move to a better paid job? Perhaps by getting a higher degree? or better training?
There is a shortage of skilled workers in many areas, have you considered moving?
@Spoonie_RayL I remember Blackberries, including Obama's who wanted to keep it in the WH!
I understand your ire but when I look for any tech, I focus on usefulness and quality! Regardless of brand!
Same goes with cars and we know that a lot of tech is copied in that field!
That's what lawsuits are for and every year there is a new patent infringement!
But again, I also loved my BB!😩
@JV3MJD This infantile idiot is the same cretin who wanted to invade Iran! And the same ignoramus who claimed he could end the Ukraine war in 24hrs!
He is the one who could start WWIII because of his imaginary belief that he is a "master at war strategy"!
He avoided serving thanks to his rich father just like the other low-intelligence President who did start a needless war, yep, G. Bush!
Please make sure we all vote next year to prevent a calamity just as we did in 2020!!
@Krysdammit #competition
I understand that competition plays an important role in evolution, but humans have reached such an important level of consciousness that observers have become all-important factors!
Animals do not need observers simply because they have no recording devices or abilities!
There is no need for me as a teacher to compete with other teachers! It would be meaningless because I am fully aware of the need to excel to benefit my students!
Food for thought!
@jordicusmaximus Swell, I got a nice bridge in SF for cheap😋
@BeckyWerner719 Very well said, except I prefer 'when' instad of where (The always teacher)!
@lustforlaughs Ryan?? Never heard of this guy!! I thought he was a mannequin onstage!
@Krysdammit Yeah, I was a teacher in HS and the principal wanted all of us to go to games. So I know what you felt and said something similar!!😀
I have never enjoyed competition and many friends are wondering why!
When we had running races at school, my PT teacher would rage at me as I waited for the slowest pupils and encourage them to try harder!
Maybe it has to do with my distaste of crowds and my early reluctance to appear in photographs, resulting in my mother complaining about it (she died in 2014).
In any case I have always preferred to be the observer rather than the protagonist or foil!
Am I weird?
@SuziqLeathers The trouble with Santis is that he is smart, vary smart, unlike Trump! And he is a vet, unlike Trump!
So the conclusion is simple: He really wants all non-whites to submit to "pure" blood Americans or go back to their roots!
He is extremely dangerous though so far, he isn't pulling many followers beside the Nazis!
Let us hope he stays at the bottom!
@SuziqLeathers Absolutely, better safe than sorry!!😍
@ceorl Do they all say "aye that" in NE? It is straight out of a British war movie from the 70s which I enjoy to this day!😅
As for the complaint of lost youth, I say Aye that!
@ceorl Right, that's my curse, I can spend hours mulling over incidents or happenings of the day. I have to consciously block my brain to stop analyzing all possibilities!
Your language seems to come from Scotland or thereabouts!😂
Mine is a learned third language so forgive my academic style😜
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@TheCard #sleep Sleeping well or not has nothing to do with maturity, but rather with life circumstances and environment!
I am old and I need sleeping pills only because I have always allowed my brain to fixate on daily events! Turn and toss has been my type of sleep for a long time as an adult!
So rest assured that sleeping like a baby applies to all levels of maturity!😂
#politics I have been following the work of Republicans in the house and I cannot help feeling sick, morally speaking!
It seems that the needs of ordinary Americans, such as affordable housing, food and healthcare, are of no importance!
Some attack institutions that reveal fake news! They also call on pseudo FBI agents to reveal corruption in the Biden family!
Other loony Representatives from the far right present crazy conspiracies theories with no evidence whatsoever!
That's Congress???
After what happened to Putin this week-end, we can confirm what every dictator fears, an armed rebellion within the nations's army!
The resulting amnesty for the Wagner's group by Putin is a clear signal of weakness by the Russian leader who earlier had furiously warned of terrible punishment for the rebels!
But now he can plot interference in the coming American Presidential election, again, to favor his 'buddy', Donald, who he sees as a gullible clown!
Finally! Time to stop the brutal and terrifying (for the animals) killings and butchering!
A big plus, it will help reduce the carbon foot print of raising cattle for consumption!
OK, I know, it will take several years for people to accept buying their new steaks!😜
@BillieBun De Santis has the lowest charismatic factor of all the contenders. How he was elected governor is a real mystery! And his fluty voice is hardly worthy of a President!😆