The Drop in Centre

[MichaelS36]

Many of us have had recent celebrations of our Country's births. For some that is today. 

Sadly, there is a lot of history that is buried in dark places. Forgotten peoples, people who have been hurt along the way. People whose ancestors paid huge prices and people who are still downtrodden today.  There is much to be proud of and much to learn from. 

Personally, these are days to reflect, there isn't much to cheer about.  I am trying to find ways to help and to move forward.  I don't think destroying statutes or ripping pages out of history books is the answer.  The bad stuff, the wrong things happened. We shouldn't celebrate it, but we should learn from it. Without the past, we would not be here. 

Now we need to learn from history and use it to make a better future.  I wish you all the best. 

And  now, I have my own small world to worry about. Take care. 

[mollyhousemouse]

hello @MichaelS36 Sir, sending all my love

hello friends, it's been an introspective kind of day 

hope y'all are doing well

[kbois]

8 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

hello @MichaelS36 Sir, sending all my love

hello friends, it's been an introspective kind of day 

hope y'all are doing well

It has been a rather introspective kind of day. 

Our poor dog got a double whammy of noise. Fireworks started early so I put his thundershirt on him. He headed straight for our closet. Then a thunderstorm rolled through and as soon as it ended the fireworks started up in earnest. It's been nonstop for at least a half hour. Zeke is still in the closet, but at least he's not shaking uncontrollably like he usually does, so I  guess the thundershirt is working. 

Here's hoping that all will remain calm everywhere this evening. 

[Mikiesboy]

“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”

― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

[kbois]

Good morning everyone!

Today it's @Brayon 's turn.

You've been rather quiet here lately. I hope that everything is OK. I like your enthusiasm and your determination. It's not easy maintaining the GPA that you have and juggling everyday life as well. You have a positive outlook and I  can picture you going out and grabbing life by the horns and making the most of it. 

I hope you have a good day.

[Starrynight22]

I know it's July and it's expected it'll be hot but my Lord.......

 

Does it really have to be 80F at 9am?????

[Reader1810]

3 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”

― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

This is a good one, timothy james. The weather seems to have broken a bit, so hope it has for you too.  

[Kitt]

2 hours ago, Starrynight22 said:

I know it's July and it's expected it'll be hot but my Lord.......

 

Does it really have to be 80F at 9am?????

I am SO  glad i told my 2 students 8 am saddle time. Now that the real feel is mid 90's here the horses are in their stalls with fans on and will go out after dinner. Me? I am headed to a tall iced gatorade and ac!

[Brayon]

5 hours ago, kbois said:

Good morning everyone!

Today it's @Brayon 's turn.

You've been rather quiet here lately. I hope that everything is OK. I like your enthusiasm and your determination. It's not easy maintaining the GPA that you have and juggling everyday life as well. You have a positive outlook and I  can picture you going out and grabbing life by the horns and making the most of it. 

I hope you have a good day.

Thank you. It's been hectic around the house, and school. This past class I was paired with 4 others as a learning team, with one of them in Alaska. And of course, the only time, I was able to talk to the guy in Alaska was 3AM my time. Online college is great, but damn.

[Ashi]

10 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”

― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

Tim, you know how I feel.  Ice cream. 

[MichaelS36]

21 minutes ago, Ashi said:

Tim, you know how I feel.  Ice cream. 

I'll get him some. 

[kbois]

1 hour ago, Ashi said:

Tim, you know how I feel.  Ice cream. 

Music soothes the savage beast.

Ice cream soothes the rest of us!

🍦🍧🍨

[mollyhousemouse]

good night Sirs
good night friends

[chris191070]

Good Morning all. I hope everyone is well and that my American friends had a good Independence day weekend. All is well here in the 🇬🇧. Still dull wet and miserable.

Edited July 6, 2020 by chris191070

[kbois]

Good morning everybody. 

@Ashi, you get some Monday morning well wishes. I like the lightheartedness you bring here. You have a sort of good quirkiness that makes people smile. Your comments are often just what we need to brighten our mood. 

I hope your day is good and ice cream is on the menu!

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in. 

things are better and i can put weight on my ankle. still taking it easy.

How are things with you?

may you have a Good Monday.

[mollyhousemouse]

26 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in. 

things are better and i can put weight on my ankle. still taking it easy.

How are things with you?

may you have a Good Monday.

morning rick

it's my furlough day, so i'm actually curled up under a blanket on the couch watching Phil work & having coffee.

good to hear your ankle is better

Edited July 6, 2020 by mollyhousemouse

[Reader1810]

15 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in. 

things are better and i can put weight on my ankle. still taking it easy.

How are things with you?

may you have a Good Monday.

Good morning, rick. It’s early, but it’s already quite warm, so I think it’s going to be hot and sticky.

Glad to hear your ankle is better.

[chris191070]

2 hours ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in. 

things are better and i can put weight on my ankle. still taking it easy.

How are things with you?

may you have a Good Monday.

Glad to here your ankle is getting better. Take it easy and I hope you have a good day.

[rickproehl]

3 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

Glad to here your ankle is getting better. Take it easy and I hope you have a good day.

 

2 hours ago, Reader1810 said:

Good morning, rick. It’s early, but it’s already quite warm, so I think it’s going to be hot and sticky.

Glad to hear your ankle is better.

 

2 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

morning rick

it's my furlough day, so i'm actually curled up under a blanket on the couch watching Phil work & having coffee.

good to hear your ankle is better

thanks for all the good wishes.

i hope you all have a good afternoon / evening 

[Wayne Gray]

Good morning, Folks. I saw this ... and thought of a few of us.

[rickproehl]

6 hours ago, Wayne Gray said:

Good morning, Folks. I saw this ... and thought of a few of us.

Wayne

thanks for this picture.

[kbois]

Today was quiet at work. Until 4 County Sherriff Department cruisers pulled up. 

Me to Boss- "wonder which one of the residents is misbehaving this time?"

I go open the door.

Me: "Can I help you Officer?"

Officer: "We've had multiple abandoned 911 calls from this location."

Me: "Oops."

We've been having issues with our phone lines and Spectrum was out working on the problem. We have five lines. Two are dedicated emergency lines that only call out to 911. Guess which lines were tested multiple times. 

I guess we inadvertently tested the theory that the police would rather come out and find nothing wrong. 

I thanked the officer for checking on us. Then closed the door and told my boss "911 lines work fine!"

[Reader1810]

All I want to know is how after gardening - ie weeding -  I ended up with an ant (  ) in my hair?  

Found it while I was washing my hair, and luckily, I’m pretty sure it was dead. And, even luckier, it was an itty bitty one rather than a big Goliath. 

Oh well, I’m still in one piece, so I guess that’s what counts.  

[kbois]

23 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

All I want to know is how after gardening - ie weeding -  I ended up with an ant (  ) in my hair?  

Found it while I was washing my hair, and luckily, I’m pretty sure it was dead. And, even luckier, it was an itty bitty one rather than a big Goliath. 

Oh well, I’m still in one piece, so I guess that’s what counts.  

Why don't ants get sick?

Spoiler

Because they have little anty-bodies!😜