I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

IMHO this is not our problem.  We have been humming along having nice conversations and should just continue to do so.  My only complaint about the moderation back in the old days was that they did not jump in when things started to go bad and put out the fire before it exploded.  I'm not inclined to give them a hard time now when they are trying to do just that.

Good work Kam!  Is the buyout just within your agency?  They are going to get a lot of grief over that 4 day window. 

RR ... my DH is probably going to be having that surgery after the first of the year.  Although not the most extensive form of it from what he says they said.  Hope yours recovers quickly and that it works for him. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1DFRj1KslQ

Here's another fractured fairytale....I loved them as the kid. It was fun to see a modern day version....no need to look if you don't enjoy the flavor.  Funny, I could have sworn Ed Asner was the same voice, but the original voice is slightly different.  These tales always had a message.....

Mary - they kept that post. They removed one I posted after that. I have this annoying habit of thinking too far in the future and wondering, if the other thread died by attrition, whether we would go back to the old days when this one thread had to accommodate two irreconcilable views of the world, which we know would not be feasible. So, WR, it ain't our business right now, but it could be in the future. Either that or I'm being paranoid (which would not surprise me).

And soteria - lol! You are not the first one to say the mods are having a bad day. Don't know if it's true or not, but they are certainly having an inconsistent one.

I think I'll keep yawning - that's one way to keep my big mouth "shut" if you will.

Off to drink coffee.

Good luck to our soon to be retirees!

Wow....just wow !!!!  I go away for awhile ( maybe I shouldn't do that anymore ) and come back to find so much.  I do read often next door.  Ok, it may be a bad habit, but despite our sometimes huge viewpoints about things....we all came together for a reason.

Anyway, it does seem that we just didn't have much going on here in the political sense and sorry that the neighbors felt we had something to do with it.  Like most here.....I may feel a stir inside over some of the things I read from time to time over yonder, but felt......it was their thread and I needed to have respect for that first and foremost no matter how much I might diagree.  I am terribly guilty of "catty" remarks here though and so have to own up to that. 

On a lighter note.....I had looked at poetry to put in here the other day.  That being said.....we get awfully fluffy here and I do miss being able to be a little more the real me.  Someday......just wish we could be allowed to discuss all concerns....political and non-political alike. 

Very light note here.  This late afternoon, my daughter and sil should be here ( driving from southern California ) and I am breathless with anticipation.  It has been 5 yrs.  I am working today and tomorrow as well, but that is ok.  We will have plenty of time to catch up. 

Hope you are all well and hope to catch up tonight so I don't have so much later.

Jackie

I understand that the job of being a moderator can be difficult, and I appreciate that they want to keep things from spinning out of control.  We are all here on BCO because we have a common disease.  But breast cancer is just that - a disease.  We fight it in many forms, and one of the ways most of us fight it is to keep it from defining us - individually and as a group.

We found like-minded women here.  Both conservative and liberal.  IMHO the moderators need to take a step back and realize that discussion and even disagreement are not bad things.  In fact, I would go so far as to say that they are good things, because above all else they are normal.  Normalcy is difficult to regain after the life-shattering diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. 

I think that talking about all things should be acceptable.  I'm certain that it's easier for the mods to simply ban political discussion than to get involved in making sure it doesn't get out of hand, but the two main "camps" have really been quite good about not posting derogatory remarks on each others threads.  (Catty remarks on our own threads...  well, yeah, there has definitely been that).  I wasn't here a few years ago, when I understand that things did get rather nasty, but that hasn't been the case this year.

I don't like the feeling of being muzzled. 

LOL ... when we get fluffy here on subjects I don't know much about I like it.  I just keep my mouth shut and read and learn some stuff.  I'm not really into art but enjoyed the pictures and art lessons.  I do blame the fact that my Christmas packages aren't wrapped yet on the Henry VIII and his wives discussion.  Had been into that in the past and had to spend a few hours with Mr. Google to refresh my memory on who was who. 

I vote we just feel free to put our everyday stuff amongst the more serious discussions and run our trains on several tracks at the same time.

Jackie ... happy for you that you will get to enjoy a nice visit with your daughter!

ETA ... re the politics.  The Mods are letting both sides make short comments on current events that involve politicians and on issues like Medicare as it involves us personally.  Rants get zapped.  I can live with that.        

Yeah - civility really is the requirement, IMO.  I like civil discourse.  I truly dislike rudeness. 

BTW - the fact that I like freedom of speech about everything doesn't in any way mean that I haven't truly enjoyed the art (and poetry) discussions of late, as I have.  I don't want us to just talk about politics, as that gets bbbooooorrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnggggggg!  I just don't like that nagging feeling at the back of my neck that says, "oh, dang it, I can't say that!  Someone might think it's political"

OK.  nuff belly aching.

Back to vacation planning.... 

tomorrow I'm going to get a pedicure and meet my step-daughter for coffee.  Then I need to complete the laundry, get in touch with the real estate lady, finish packing.  Sunday is the finish cleaning day, make some food to take on the plane...

I am soooo excited... 

I'll try to take pictures.  (I'm abysmal at it, as I always forget to take the camera along...)  It would be sooo great if the house sold, but I'm not expecting it.  I've got more hope for next summer.

When we talk art or gardening or politics, we can forget for a moment or two.  We can pretend that our sisters aren't faced with bone mets.  We can pretend that the day may come when we may be faced with mets.  This thread is a treasure to me and, I am sure, to all of us.

Brenda is in my thoughts and heart.

And here's another couple (so much for stereotypes, eh?):

The bottom couple, according to the story I saw, moved from Texas to Washington state a few years ago because it was more gay-friendly. Good for Washington state! I think it is wonderful! Love is hard to find -- it is good to hold onto to love when you find it!



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I'm so glad these people can find happiness through their marriage vows! 

Came back before getting my shower. Love the pictures will show our friends who are coming over for dinner tonight. A lovely couple who are 58 and 66 been together for 30 years. Our children always refer to the as 'The Boys'

DH is back must fly.

Morning girls. We had a great dinner last night - 7 of us here in Aust. - so great to meet some of our lovely ladies from BCO.

Me, Kate, Trish and Chrissy

Me, Kate, Trish and Lynda