The New Coffee Room

Wow!

Omg. Every parent’s worst nightmare. Glad it turned out ok!

How do the pages get turned on that iPad? (Or whatever it is). Is someone else doing it remotely?

I’m so sorry. Fragile indeed.

Yikes. 41 degrees here and raining, supposed to drop below freezing, had to cover all my flower beds and am hoping for the best.

@LuFins-Dad said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

@jodi said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

That man is not capable of putting a sock in it.

According to Stormy, he has a problem putting a sock on it, too.

snort

That man is not capable of putting a sock in it.

Very cool! Thank you! Now i want to try…

I do too. Very cool.

Steve gets his at Costco. He’s been happy with them. (They are not over the counter but were not $8000.) He goes in and has them checked and adusted periodically. You do have to wear them all the time, and maintain them for them to work the best for you (your parents).

Jesus.

@Axtremus said in Possible good news on the immigration enforcement front:

Or give the ones with no criminal records an easy path to citizenship. Fix our labor shortage issue, fix the low fertility rate issue, expand the tax base, fix the aging demographics issue, and solve the immigration issue all at once. If you like the America soon after Reagan’s amnesty, do it again. (Oh, do remind yourself that “amnesty” is a good, virtuous word.)

This sounds reasonable to me.

I really do appreciate everyone’s thoughtful responses. This is not an easy to deal with issue. There was a thread started a little while ago about how this forum had changed, this person thought it was for the worse. But I honestly feel like it has gotten better, more thoughtful posts about everything, including politics. - I’ve started reading and posting more here because of that feeling. So thank you.

Three lately that I’ve binged and really liked - “Sirens”, “Dept Q” (ok, the plot was a little much, but it was pretty entertaining), and “The Better Sister”

Jesus. This is both hilarious and terrifying. I cannot believe we are here.

I appreciate all of your comments. My intent was not to gang up on LD. The screaming far left isn’t any better than the screaming far right. And we always hear about the extremes in the media. But there are real people in the middle of this. I agree with Ken, sorting it out is going to take awhile. We need more compassion and less fear and anger.

I get that it is hard to wrap your mind around the scenario, but that doesn’t mean someone else can’t be that way - and it doesn’t have to be labeled an “issue” - like it’s something that needs to be fixed, if that makes sense. It’s just a difference. Ok, these may not be the best examples, can’t wrap my head around anyone wanting to fly into space or climb Mount Everest, but that doesn’t mean there are not people who feel like that is what they need to do to lead a fulfilled life. I don’t have to understand it, but i do accept it. There are things I won’t risk for myself (unnecessary surgery, like plastic surgery) but a lot of people do body changing surgeries to feel better about themselves. Breast implants, nose jobs, facelifts, whatever. I wasn’t someone who did hormone therapy for menopausal issues - but people do take hormones for all sorts of reasons, and though I wouldn’t do that for myself, I accept that others may want to. I know this is complicated. And I don’t have any answers for the sports stuff - though rare when it actually makes a difference, that feels like a wicked problem to me. But I do have a relative (through marriage ) who is trans. And a kid who is non-binary. These people are our loved ones. And they deserve to be accepted and loved for who they are.

I didn’t see that thread last year,Horace. Most people prefer not to pile on. I’ve written and erased a response already the lasts couple of days. This board it fairly trans hostile, and so I erased what I wrote yesterday. But I’m speaking up now.

I think mental disorder is the wrong term, 89. Best way I can explain how I think about it is like the continuum of a bell curve, where there will always be a smaller number of people out towards the edges in any category, outside of what the ‘average’ is, whether physical characteristics or mental characteristics. It’s not “wrong”, it’s normal, as in it’s the way life works. And vilifying the people on these edges isn’t helpful. We breed for unusual characteristics in plants and animals for Pete’s sake. And we can’t accept any unique differences in our own species. It’s really sad.

@Doctor-Phibes said in 2025 Pride - Day 4:

Why not do a series on blacks? Or how about Jews?

I find this anti gay stuff extremely fucking tiresome. I'm sure I'm not alone in having friends and loved ones who are non-binary.

You are not alone. These threads make me extremely unhappy.