closedSince the orbit of The Planet periodically brings it close to the wormhole that is The Huffington Post (mainly after full moons), I think it is high time that I made an oath here and now to stop talking about the trolls and personal conflicts at Huffington Post.

After all, the whole point of being at The Planet instead of HuffPo is so that I don’t have to be bothered with and distracted by all that petty, unnecessary stress and soap opera over there. I can get back to what I set out to do by joining HuffPo originally, blog about issues and events that really matter to me.

And by continuing to talk about all that HuffPoop  here, it’s like I’m working against my own desire to escape it. So, I vow not to talk about the inter-member bullshit at HuffPo ever again after the period at the end of this sentence.

There! That feels good! Very freeing!

No more will I talk about you know who and that other guy and “her”, not to mention “she” and the other one, you know who I mean.

In fact, I think talking about not talking about HuffPo is worth talking about often and in great detail.

And, I think anyone not talking about not talking about HuffPo is not talking about what shouldn’t be not talked about.

If we’re going to try to shrug off the HuffPo insanity, we need to start talking seriously about not talking about HuffPo.

And what better way to do that than talking about how we should be talking about not talking about it? And we can’t be all talk about not talking about it!

Know what I’m talking about?

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bito
Member

Good night all. And Kalima, don’t be doing any painting the walls today. I may have nightmares about your story. You are needed here!
G’nite.

kesmarn
Admin

G’ night b’ito. And we’ll all hold j’avez in our thoughts tonight, too.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Pleased to be here with you, see you on the rise!!

Kalima
Admin

😆 bito, I promise, no more painting and darn it, I’ve missed you again. Good night and take care.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

You mean you can even talk to each other about simple life chores like painting the walls and no one’s going to wipe your comments away like spilled coffee on the counter top?
How silly that a simple thing like that can make me feel happy, like I’m talking to real people and not just some alphabetical ruminations.

Kalima
Admin

No one will wipe your comments or leave them pending for hours, days or eternity as some of mine ended up doing.

If you find yourself up early, pop over to “Morning Blog” in Speakers Corner, it’s a place to meet up with members in the morning or in fact anytime.

Sorry for the shameless plug. *blusheslikeavrginand hidesbehindcomputer*

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

This is so good…I feel like it’s a dream come true. I might even get up earlier, but I’m more of the “night owl”.
And yes, I remember your name from a while back on HP because I have friends with similar names and I really liked it, that’s why I recognized it as soon as I saw it.

Kalima
Admin

Was this your moniker over in the “dark” place?

Pop in any time, I try to leave a few links to interesting stories, photos or even recipes. You are more than welcome.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

No, not until recently, before that it was a picture of my African American son, talking on a jail phone wearing orange and white stripped jail clothing.
Fighting for his freedom and rights has been a big part of my life, when he was finally released, I took his pic down nand put up my own.
I’m still fighting the system for him and others.
He did 1 year in county jail for graffiti.
Boy, do I have some stories to tell, this for profit prison system is so messed up…..
getting off soap box now…..
I love new recipes, I’m not going anywhere, I’ll be checking in regularly.

Bernard Marx
Member

Hopeington,
I cannot believe your son got stuck in prison for graffiti. That to me is the crime. What a messed up system!

Kalima
Admin

A hard to fathom story about your son, I’m still shaking my head and picking up my jaw from the floor, it must have been a very hard time for you both and it breaks my heart to read about it. So sorry that you went through so much unnecessary grief and I hope that you will consider doing a post about the prison system, I and I’m sure many others would be very interested to read it.

Ok, when you can make it over, if you just scroll down a little, I left a link for some Christmas recipes that looked quite delicious.

Look forward to seeing you there and anywhere here on the Planet.

Take care.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

I’m working on it, because it went so much further than I can even imagine and ended up with conspiracy gang related charges and a young man losing his life for not doing what the jail shot callers asked of him and hours of court proving the police and sheriffs conspired against my son, who is one of the few black men in the town…I’m working on the mother’s perspective and now I know where I can post it….
By the way, where are you in Europe, I’m in Santa Cruz, CA

Kalima
Admin

Take your time, it sounds worth waiting for, good luck.

I am a European living in Tokyo and 17 hours ahead of you all on the west coast, 14 hours ahead of the east coast.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

I was reading some past posts from Veterns day and found your bit of “history”…fascinating
times we’re living in.
Near midnite here, I need to get some rest…see you all soon.
Blessings

Khirad
Member

I’ve only been in and out sporadically tonight, but will join y’all tomorrow night for the boycott. Good night.

Kalima
Admin

Good night “Man in Black” see you later.

kesmarn
Admin

Good night, Khirad!

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Good night, pleasant dreams, glad to see you’re here too!!!

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

So this is where everybody went…So glad be find out I wasn’t just thinking negatively and paranoid, thinking that HP was getting foxier by the moment and AH had pulled a fast one on us.
And ok I won’t talk about it any more than to acknowledge that I’m glad I’m here. My brain feels lighter and smarter already.
And while yes, some snarky remarking was kinda fun sometimes, it really has mucked things up over there and is just plain boring..
I’ll try not to mention it again but I do think it’s just as important to call HP out about their erroneous reporting, as it is to call out Fox for their misinformation, both are committing a crime against the masses.
Ok, I’m done…good to see everyone

SueInCa
Member

Welcome to the Planet. It is better here

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Your CA buddy, totally on the same page with you.

nellie
Member

Good to see you, too, Hopeington!

Pepe Lepew
Member

“Public Option RIP!” 🙂

escribacat
Member

Rachel Maddow ticker: NBC News sources: Senate deal includes triggered public option.

Howard Dean calling the new deal a “breakthro

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

While still apprehensive, I do tend to listen to Dean and Wiener, who also says he might see these new developments as a good direction…I’m watching and waiting,i won’t hold my breath though, i don’t have insurance and I’d hate to hurt myself turning blue.

escribacat
Member

I just saw Kuchinich on Chris Matthews saying he was optimistic about it too. And Jay Rockefeller was smiling when they came out of their meeting. Without having the details, these guys are the champions of reform and I trust their judgment. (I don’t have insurance either — this is my BIG issue).

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

I’m well on my way to 60 so the medicare thing might be what they have up their sleeve for me.
My son just had surgery 2 days ago for a collapsed lung due to pneumonia.
He’s 23, and no job, I got him on CA County medical service called medicruz just in the nick of time before they sent him from the clinic to the hospital, or he would be looking at a massive bill right now.
AND….
Jobs jobs jobs, our town is 13% unemployment and I know that it’s really much higher.

escribacat
Member

Welcome the the other planet, Hopington. I know I will not stop calling out HP. With Fox and Drudge, I know what they are and don’t expect anything but the worst. But HP is still posing as a progressive website — which it isn’t. That makes me mad!

boomer1949
Member

See, I stopped reading all that garbage because it was a waste of time and more important the more they’re called out, the more attention they receive. It’s how they make the $$$. The idiots who believe their diatribe will believe it until the day they die and trying to change those minds is like trying to “talk to the dining room table” (Barney Frank, Town Hall Somewhere, 2009).

Oh and my doc wouldn’t increase my blood pressure meds.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

I’m just glad there is a place to call them out, of course, I was scrubbed almost everytime I tried to raise the cry that we were being hood winked and high jacked by the false appearance of liberal media, and it seemed like everyone excepted it for that, without even noticing the subtle changes that were occurring.
It made me mad too, in this instance, Fox has more integrity and don’t pretend to be something they’re not

boomer1949
Member

Welcome! I’m boomer1949 and a newbie here. Spent a couple of years over there, and I too thought I was losing my mind.

HITO invited me and I’m glad. Officially pulled the noose from around my neck a couple of days ago. 🙂

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

I saw a coded message from karate kid when looktotheleft got banned, thought I better check it…so glad I did, I read somewhere you wrote something and it moved to the front, can’t wait to check it out.
i always felt there was some talent being wasted over there, and some intelligent posts were just disappearing before my very eyes, only to replaced with pure wickedness and nasty things.
Time and place for everything, but it was too distracting.
I think my mental health is in safer hands here.

bito
Member

Welcome Hope to your new home. I’m the only one crazy here.

boomer1949
Member

Sorry, you can’t own it all. I’m crazy2 🙂

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Don’t worry, I knew there couldn’t be just one.
As for me, well my kids think I’m crazy, but what the heck do they know!!! They didn’t know me before I had them and they drove me there!

SueInCa
Member

I tried that link tonight. Very interesting. I am going to learn the process and see what comes of searching for these front groups.

bito
Member

Sue, that was some list of front groups, Eh?

SueInCa
Member

Absolutely. We should be able to come up with something. I am trying to think it through. We would need Adlibs help to get something on here I think.

bito
Member

A reference link? Something up on top in contents? Your right we will have to see what AdLib thinks. nellie couldn’t believe it either.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Oh, I’m not fooled so easily, I’ve been posting over at HufnPuff long enough to know some of these other folks that are here from there, might give ya a good run for your money on that issue. 🙂
Thanks for the welcome, I’ve been browsing around and feel quite comfy here.
Pleased to be on planet with you too…crazy is good.

Pepe Lepew
Member

I am quite fou!

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

We already knew that, you stinky thing you.

Kalima
Admin

Welcome to our Planet Hopeington, hope that you will enjoy it here.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

I think it’s what I’ve been looking around for, I remember you from there, it’s weird but I really feel like I escaped a web or something.
I can real feel the respect around here, so I believe I’m stayin’.
Thanks for the welcome.

Kalima
Admin

Sorry Hopeington, I wasn’t quite sure if you were addressing kesmarn or me but I felt like I had finally extracted myself from the tar pit after I stopped posting there this April.

Feel free to express you opinions here, we are always happy to hear a new voice.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Yep, I was talkin to you, i just want to talk to everybody..I’m having some kind a fun that I didn’t know that was there to experience.
I guess it’s just lifting out of the tar that makes me feel so much ligher.
Really glad to be here with you.

Kalima
Admin

Oh ok, I just didn’t think that apart from AdLib and KQ, there was anyone who knew me from HP. I joined in June 07 and stopped posting in April this year, with two angry visits lasting 10 minutes in between and had to have a long shower to feel clean again.

It’s a great community here, you will feel at home in no time.

escribacat
Member

Hi Kalima. I haven’t seen any posts from KQ in the last few days or so… Is everything all right with him?

Kalima
Admin

He is facing a few health problems but hopes to be back next week sometime.

I will pass on that you were asking about him and thanks.

escribacat
Member

Okay. Thanks.

kesmarn
Admin

Welcome, Hopeington!

And, I have to add, I think that the vast majority of folks here are totally OK with discussing how biased and sensationalized things have gotten at HP. That’s a completely legit issue! It was just the matter of bringing personal, individual battles from that place and making overt or veiled references to them here that was getting to be a bummer. (To be perfectly candid, I was bummed often because I didn’t have the foggiest notion of what people were talking about! I don’t spend 10 minutes a day at HP any more, so I’m totally and happily out of the loop.)

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Thanks for the welcoming..I’ve been telling folks that I thought we should be wary of Huff’s tactics, and felt we were being led to the same place that Fox leads it’s viewers, the propaganda was just skewed differently, but it still was the same end result, negativity, dissent and distraction. And while I don’t always agree with the President, the nonconstructive Obama bashing was wearing me out. Glad to be here with ya.
Positive vibes help me to think more clearly.

kesmarn
Admin

I think many people have found that, Hope–the positive vibes/clearer thinking connections, I mean. And I know this sounds weird, but I feel as though my overall mood has improved since I’ve been able talk to people who are so–well, sane comes to mind! And so very smart, too. There was a high level of weirdness that was not cute over “there.” It got very depressing after a while. Again, welcome!

KevenSeven
Member

Girl!

Welcome aboard!

And you have a special dispensation to use a little snark with me, if that comforts you.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Oh yeah, I remember you!!We can’t leave the snark behind, there’ll be plenty of good reasons to be throwin it around, I’m sure.
At least it will be quality witty snarks.
I’m so happy to be here right now, it’ll take me a minute to get snarky, but thanks for the offer…I’d been wondering where you went…glad to know you’re here and thriving.

choicelady
Member

I really want to say ONE thing. This morning, Dec. 10, Huff posted a headline that the public option in health care was RIP with Speaker Pelosi caving. I wrote to her Senior Health Consultant whom I know, and she said NO WAY!!! Not only that, but there was a public press briefing this morning in which Speaker Pelosi said to the media that she had told the Senate, “show me the plan”. She said the House of Representatives is devoted to the public option and would back down IF and ONLY IF there were something as good or better from the Senate and Congressional Budget Office. So – the story was NOT TRUE, and HuffPo totally misrepresented the information. That is serious because it was a total fabrication.

nellie
Member

I think that kind of comment on the site is completely justified — and should be made whenever misinformation is published. Just like it should be pointed out at any site.

choicelady, I would love for you to write something about Obama’s DOJ strategy that could be posted at AlterNet. They’re going crazy over there with the decision re John Woo. I posted something this morning to refute the claim that the administration has accomplished nothing — I’d love for there to be something else posted for those whiners to think about.

bito
Member

Nellie, C’Lady, is not the DOJ obligated by law to defend laws that are already in effect? How vigorous they do it is up to question. The DOJ (Holder) entered just an Amicus Brief, not a formal defense, did they not?

nellie
Member

I get so frustrated with all the emotion based on misunderstanding. It’s no better than Sarah and her minions.

escribacat
Member

Good point, Nellie. The rightwing has its disinformation generators in Sarah, Beck, Limbaugh, et al. But on the left, there’s plenty of it to go around as well (HP for example). And I’ve noticed that there’s a certain sort of leftie — the kind you have been talking about — who are easily swayed and overwhelmed with righteous indignation –against his own party. The Disappointed Dem. That “Public Option RIP” thread is crawling with them right now. Is there something in the progressive personality? I’m thinking it’s expectations — they allow them to go hogwild and then the inevitable disappointment comes.

nellie
Member

I got very snarky this morning on AlterNet. I titled my post “Short memory, inattention, and denial — the new progressive movement” or something like that. LOL I was so po’d. 😉

Kalima
Admin

I’m proud of you nellie, someone has to say it. Well done.

choicelady
Member

bitohistory – some of the first cases had indeed to be carried on as Bush entered them. DOJ had no choice, which is something people don’t understand. When, in one case, they elected not to ask for a delay, it was because they KNEW the courts would rule against the Bush doctrine, and they were right. To my knowledge, which is not complete, they have pled the cases just as Bush and company wrote them. All because they could tell that the courts would NOT uphold the Bush doctrine. Brilliant, IMHO.

NOW I’m headed to sleep!

choicelady
Member

I will work that up. I’ve not posted before, only replied, but I think – think – I have the hang of it. All your great help has made this less awesome. However, that said, can y’all wait a bit? I’m in the thick of the health care issue for our organization’s members, on the road several days next week trying to stomp down the hysteria bred by Ms. Huff and others, and moving people to speak intelligently about what they want from health reform. In other words, I’m overwhelmed. By the end of next week, I will come up for air, have some time off, and will do this reflection on Obama’s use of Bush court pleadings on torture with and for you.

You all have NO idea how much I love this site! It’s the BEST conversation going on in America, and I trust all of you – what intelligent, kind, thoughtful people! KQuark – thank you for leading me here!

Now I’m off to get ready for bed because I have to get up at 5 am tomorrow to drive four hours in the rain for a 2 hour presentation on health care then drive four hours back again. Also in the rain. Thinking about reading what funny, insighful, awesome things you all have written will carry me down and back. G’night!

bito
Member

G’nite C’Lady

Kalima
Admin

Good night choicelady, drive safely and we are happy to have you here.

escribacat
Member

Good night, choicelady. I am very glad you are here!

kesmarn
Admin

Safe travels, c’lady. And fight the good fight.

boomer1949
Member

Night choicelady. Don’t you feel like you’ve died and gone to heaven?

I’m out as well — this EST gal can no longer function with 2-3 hours of ZZZZZ. Those days are long gone.

See everyone tomorrow 🙂

Kalima
Admin

Good night boomer, sleep well. Maybe see you on MB in your morning. Take care and be safe.

kesmarn
Admin

G’nite, boomer. I’m following shortly.

Kalima
Admin

kesmarn, in case I miss you, Hi and good night. Ships passing in the night it seems.

Take care and be safe.

kesmarn
Admin

Kalima, I’ve had the same feeling! I really enjoy talking with you, but it always seems my late rising has me posting in the middle of the Japanese night. (Lucky for Japan).

If ever I can retire (hahahahahaha) maybe we can talk in real time. Have a wonderful day!

Kalima
Admin

I always make a point of reading through your comments to keep in touch.

Real time would be wonderful. Sleep well and take care. GN.

kesmarn
Admin

Likewise, Kalima!

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Night, and yeah, I kinda feel that happy, just about the heasven part, not the dying part.:)

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

I know I’m late wishing you a good night, but sweet dreams from me too. Looking forward to more in the day light..Have a safe drive

Kalima
Admin

Any HP propaganda is fair game choicelady, they should be shown up for false claims. Their goal seems clear, they want to undermine the President, they might as well proclaim themselves as a RW blog, that is where they are heading.

escribacat
Member

That headline is still there: “Public Option RIP”. The comments section is teeming with comments like “Dems are sissies” ad nauseum.

Kalima
Admin

The link should be saved and thrown back in their faces when the time comes. More clicks for AH, means more money.

Pepe Lepew
Member

I pulled an e’cat and went to a bunch of news sites … not one of them — not one — had a headline even remotely similar to the HP one.

escribacat
Member

For a small fee, Pepe, you may steal my idea.

boomer1949
Member

Betcha’ you’d find something if…you went to one of the tabloidish places, pretending to be official newsy organizations. Heh, heh.

Pepe Lepew
Member

I didn’t bother with Drudge or Faux. I went to legitimate sources — MSNBC, ThinkProgress, even CNN, Reuters, NY Times, LA Times, WashPo, etc. Nada.

bito
Member

This is the kind of thing that have no more use for that site. I read a head line and story that was completely false from everything I had read or seen (and completely un-sourced). No more!
Anyone want to see Leader Pelosi’s briefing May get it at C-Span. (they are tight about their links, sorry)

javaz
Member

Something funny to keep everyone’s mind off not talking about unmentionables –

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/10/palin-gore-debate/

Sarah Palin debating Al Gore about climate change.
Now, I’d actually pay to see that.

bito
Member

Snark, “depends on the venue”. Why am I so compelled to read about stories on her? Train wreck? Crash on the interstate? Humor?

javaz
Member

Embarrassment for the GOP?

escribacat
Member

A Palin-Gore debate would be delicious. I imagine Gore wouldn’t feel so obliged to be so gentlemanly and intellectually generous as Joe Biden was during the VP debate. I thought Biden resisted several opportunities to bury the little twit because he’s a gentleman. I’d love to see Gore finish her off.

boomer1949
Member

twit…haven’t heard that one in awhile lol!

nellie
Member

As my friends would say, Oh GAWD!

Khirad
Member

I get what you’re saying, but I might just fall off the wagon once and again… for those of those still there (plugging this website for one), it is sometimes irresistible to ‘cleanse’ after wading through the toxic sludge.

SueInCa
Member

AdLib
Good morning,I took an even bigger step this morning. I changed my home page for the internet to Planet Pov. So when I now log on to the internet, Planet Pov is my first destination. What that means is that it is better to be a part of a real community and not a contrived one set up by a Queen. Thanks to all the originators here and the progressives who come here, more and more everyday.

choicelady
Member

While I think I agree ( my head is spinning ) because the other blog is what it is, and it’s boring to talk about it, there is an Voldemort-ian quality to She Who Must Not Be Named. I guess I’d prefer NOT to belabor the weirdness over there, but when something egregious occurs, may we discuss it as an issue of free speech, trying to understand the framework, etc? Otherwise it’s giving an awful lot of power to SWMNBN. There are concerns such as this morning’s post that the public option is DOA (it’s not – got that directly from senior health care staff in both the Senate and House) which is very misleading. So can we talk about that?

BigDogMom
Member
BigDogMom

Afternoon choicelady, “Voldemort-ain quality”, I was thinking the same thing this morning when I read the post…he/she who’s name must not be spoken.

escribacat
Member

I agree, choicelady. I am very much interested in media issues in general and consider them of prime importance in a democracy. It’s important to critically analyze all the media and how certain issues are being presented and/or slanted. This is particularly so for HuffPo because it is still considered a “progressive site” and has a great influence on how many progressives view the issues and the president — while many of us feel that this really is NOT the case, that it is, to use an old metaphor, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I think it’s extremely important to stay on top of that and discuss it and call it out.

I think what we are agreeing to take offline here are the personal issues that arise. Adlib, please correct me if I’m misinterpreting.

Pepe Lepew
Member

I think AdLib is OK with talking about HuffPost’s outrageous inflammatory headlines and poor reporting. It’s the venting about the history of feuds, personal slights and trolls on the HuffPost forums that he — and a lot of us — feel it’s time to let go of.

TanzaniteDiamonds
Guest
TanzaniteDiamonds

Well said, Pepe. That’s the way I understood it, too. It makes sense.

I still crack up whenever I read Monk calling HP, “the hell”. lmao!

Tanzie

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

Good to see ya Pepe, I couldn’t agree more, Calling out abusive media is one thing, I didn’t come here to ignore things like that, but I did come to let go of the trolls…glad I made it out.

KevenSeven
Member

Know what else?

There is plenty of import or interest to talk about other than that other blog.

Now If I can just scare up a good debate…..

nellie
Member

Thanks, AdLib. I have a number of people I want to invite here, but I’m waiting for the talk about that which we shall not talk about to die down.

KevenSeven
Member

You are, as ever, the voice of wisdom.

Hopeington
Member
Hopeington

But let’s do it discreetly or the you know whats will head right on over and do you know what.

UncleB
Member
UncleB

“I think anyone not talking about not talking about HuffPo is
not talking about what shouldn

SeeknDestroy
Member
SeeknDestroy

I am so sorry I talked about what we’re not supposed to talk about.
Still, I feel the need to talk about that which I talked about, yet should not have talked about.
I really need to talk about this.
You know what I’m talkin’ about?

P.S. Welcome to PPOV, UncleB.
Good to meet you.

escribacat
Member

Hello UncleB. Welcome. It’s always those unknown unknowns that worry me. It’s a terrible habit.

SueInCa
Member

Welcome Uncle B

BigDogMom
Member
BigDogMom

Welcome UncleB…feel free to roam about the Planet!

MadHeart
Member
MadHeart

OK, but how do I get off the email list here? Too much clutter in my mailbox. : )

Pepe Lepew
Member

Hel/l0, M@/dhe@rt, h0w, @re y0u…

Garrrr! I can’t stop doing it!

Pashma
Member
Pashma

Greetings Everyone,

Now this is something I’d like to talk about not talking about. I know many of you (as much as you can know people online) from that other place. I for one am very happy that PlanetPOV is here.

To talk about that other place, only brings that sinking feeling of reminiscing about a place of days gone by. It was a nice place to visit but I don’t post there anymore. I used to go there to check the news every day. I don’t anymore. So I’ve kicked my habit and feel more in control of my blog life. Finally.

Adlib, I know what you’re talking about! But, I do think there’s a need to vent a bit, sometimes. To me it’s like being betrayed (too over the top?), having your hands tied and mouth taped shut (heavy moderation, comments and full pages disappearing), and speaking of the under bridge dwellers, can’t take that anymore. Not good for the BP.

Anyway, HP can’t touch PlanetPOV because you can swear your ass off here. That is if you choose to do so.

escribacat
Member

Welcome, Pashma. It’s also wonderful to be able to spell normally again here! Stick around, check it out.

BigDogMom
Member
BigDogMom

Morning e’cat, how’s poppy doing?

or should I type it:

m0rn!ng e_cathowsp0ppied0!ng?????

LOL!

escribacat
Member

Hello BDM, Poppy is at the vet getting spayed and teeth cleaned. Two nights of peace and quiet and clean up! I’ll pick her up tomorrow again.

BigDogMom
Member
BigDogMom

Hope all goes well for her and you deserve the respite…your going straight to heaven, no stops for you!

PatsyT
Member

Say you dog lovers have you checked out dogster.com ? Oh, there is also a catster.com
for the *cat* people, I only say that because cats seem to own the people whereas dogs are loyal subjects…. Ha Ha ! :-}

I have our dogs on there.

TanzaniteDiamonds
Guest
TanzaniteDiamonds

Thanks for the ‘headsup’, PatsyT. I love them both! Cats AND dogs are wonderful.

Tanzie

HITO
Member
HITO

Morning (well, afternoon for me)Ladies.

I still find myself having to backspace and undo the programmed word-filter evasive moves on here.

Look:

Cheney
Bush
President
Troll

They’re all flying on here!

BigDogMom
Member
BigDogMom

Morning/afternoon here now in windy CT…funny, there are times when I stop before typing those “key words” here and then quickly remember….I here and not there anymore.

escribacat
Member

And thinking in complete thoughts again instead of quips.

BigDogMom
Member
BigDogMom

Afternoon Pashma, if you need to vent, see my link below that nicole set up for that purpose.

Like you, many of us here felt the same betrayal…kinda like you were duped in some way. But that goes away after a little while, I think it’s because the air is so clear here, speeds up the healing process!

And as for swearing, my mouth is like a sailors, from living with my husband too long, so no offense will be taken by me!

Pashma
Member
Pashma

Thank you for the link, BDM. I think I’m all set though with venting. I don’t want to bring that baggage here. I wanted to introduce myself, say hello and I’ll definitely be back.

Keven, Nellie in total agreement with PPOV being something different in a very good way.

I’m off…have a great day/evening everyone!

Pash

Pepe Lepew
Member

H@ll0, P@s/hm@, h0w @re y0u…?

Oh, wait, I forgot…

escribacat
Member

LOL.

SeeknDestroy
Member
SeeknDestroy

Skunkworth!

KevenSeven
Member

Mother Fucker! Welcome aboard! Now read the FAQ on authoring articles, don’t be daunted by the graphics if that is a problem for you, and write some goddam article for us to fucking read!

Holy Shit! I like this bastard!

BigDogMom
Member
BigDogMom

Adlib, I am so glad that you talked about this not talking about that place or that women…I came here to the Planet to get away from that place that we are not going to talk about and her, who’s name we dare not speak.

nicole has set up a place for those who need to talk about what we are not going to talk about here at the Planet.

http://huffpostextended.proboards.com/index.cgi

So, can we talk about something else?

TanzaniteDiamonds
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TanzaniteDiamonds

Thank you BDM, for posting Nicole’s link. I completely respect that Planet POV doesn’t want to “talk” about HP frustrations.

Obviously, we’ve all had different experiences at HP, and we all process things at a different pace.

Ironically, this was one of the first times I really wanted to “talk about it”, so I’ve signed up at Nicole’s forum. **smiles**

After last night (I won’t “talk” about it), I really appreciate it.

AdLib and UncleB, I really enjoyed your posts.

Tanzie

P.S. There are some very savvy writers here. Ya’ll never cease to amaze me!

HITO
Member
HITO

Well, now I know who the nightowls are that stay up talking, or stay up all night not talking, or agree to talk about not talking.

When do you guys get to go to sleep? (I thought I was bad with 5 hours per night.)

🙂

Corgi Lover
Guest

e me plez

HITO
Member
HITO

doing so

SeeknDestroy
Member
SeeknDestroy

Morning, HITO.
~ILK~

Kalima
Admin

In for a penny, in for a pound. May I suggest the
“Morning Blog?”

Pepe Lepew
Member

I have ADHD, I only need five hours a night of sleep. 🙂

SeeknDestroy
Member
SeeknDestroy

I have 80’s deficit disorder, and smoked myself blonder than I already was.
🙂