Happy 188th birthday, Grandma Bruce!

By: Dowser  •  History & Sociology  •  67 Comments  •  6 years ago

188 years ago today, my great great grandmother, Sophronia Ann Combs Bruce was born in a nice log cabin near New Castle, KY.  The log cabin stood until the 1960s, when it was torn down.  Buried in the family plot in New Castle, Sophronia was an accomplished seamstress, and managed the farm, gave...

Opinion: "The article removed from Forbes, “Why White Evangelicalism Is So Cruel”

Via: Dowser  •  News & Politics  •  48 Comments  •  6 years ago

Original article:  LINK **This was originally posted to Forbes on Sunday, Mar 11. Forbes took it down today. This is the explanation I received from the editor. Here is the original article in full: Robert Jeffress, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas and an avid supporter of Donald Trump,...

I am FED UP with Conservative's Derogatory Articles and Remarks -- RBRs

By: Dowser  •  Metafied  •  155 Comments  •  6 years ago

Fed up, I say.  Just in the past week, these articles have vied for position on the Front Page: LIEberals Will Say Anything Why Liberalism is a Mental Disease Cosa Sinastra - The Left as a crime family The Left's False Vision of Economics and Morality The Liberal Land Grab The 20 Most...

Good Luck to all in the Winter Storm's Path!

Via: Dowser  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  37 Comments  •  6 years ago

It's been unreasonably cold here in Louisville, just like the rest of the country, for over a week-- Now, I keep reading about this horrible superstorm blizzard hitting the north and the east coast. So, I just wanted to tell everyone that I'm thinking about them, and wishing them well!  Be sure...

Strategic Planning Session

By: Dowser  •  Herding Cats  •  22 Comments  •  7 years ago

Based on jwc2blue's comment on the front page, which I think was excellent, we have a lot to do to get ourselves a little better organized.  Any suggestions from the membership of the group are welcome!!  Please share your idea below! I'm thinking we need more members.  Any suggestions?...

The 'Make America Great Again' crowd finally turning their backs on Trump

By: Dowser  •  Herding Cats  •  13 Comments  •  7 years ago

LINK If anyone wants to publish this to the front page, please do so! Anne Coulter asks:  "Who doesn't want to impeach Trump?" When he fired an FBI director investigating him, they blamed the "deep state." When he excused the actions of violent white supremacists, they thought the media...

Donald Trump's unpresidential presidency keeps hitting new lows

By: Dowser  •  Herding Cats  •  14 Comments  •  1 Like  •  7 years ago

LINK Washington (CNN)On the eve of a critical week of foreign policy challenges,Donald Trump started his Sunday by retweeting an edited video of him hitting a golf ball into Hillary Clinton's back -- and her falling over from the impact. That message -- a trollish attempt at humor with...

Herding Cats -- To Vent or Not to Vent

By: Dowser  •  Herding Cats  •  29 Comments  •  7 years ago

Of late, I seem to have lost my will to fight.  It just doesn't feel worth it-- no matter what I say, someone is going to be vocally disapproving, insulted, and downright nasty about it.   I want to get along with everyone, (not that it will work), but I feel that I have something in common...

January Violations 2017

By: Dowser  •  NT Moderators Group  •  9 Comments  •  7 years ago

Here is the January deletion list. 

Moai Nights

By: Dowser  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  18 Comments  •  8 years ago

My husband, John, has been working every weekend for the past month on carving Moai heads for the band show...  It has been quite a job-- gluing 12' sections of styrofoam together and cutting them with a chain saw or a heated wire, and required the efforts of a lot of people!  Well, I go out...