The Old Folks Home

[chickadoodles]

Check into humana chicka. My aunt just beat lung cancer with medicare and a free humana plan

Thanks Dude. I will see if I can find them.

 

[bamadude]

Np.

 

[dsqard]

BTW Chica depending on the size circle you need, you can just use something round. I needed a bunch of about 1/4" circles for berries for the project I am working on right now so I just used a dime as the "template". It was a little bigger than needed but not too big.

 

[chickadoodles]

Thanks dsqard. I was so hoping there was something like those paper cutters that you just pop and the fabric is cut. lol
Only in my dreams.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

You can purchase precuts - at least at shabby fabrics

 

[dsqard]

Chicka there are such cutting machines but just the base is hundreds of dollars and then you have to purchase the cutting shapes separate. I see that as a bit ridiculous so I don't own one. BTW the shapes are kind of pricey too considering you have to buy a different one for every shape you need

 

[bamadude]

Deb:
I saved up for jameson irish whiskey. $40
You are fired if it isnt good lol

 

[Alaskan]

Spoiler: Warning: Rant perhaps seen as a tiny bit political

A rant that I can't stick where I want to stick it.


The ROYAL problem that I have with this meme is that it screams "I am over privileged, or very sheltered, or have no understanding of other people different from myself"

Kind of along the lines of people walking up to a native Alaskan and saying "Oh, you aren't doing that right, let me help you" while thinking that they are being super helpful to the "underprivileged race", and never noticing that they are in fact being super insulting and very racist since they are making it clear that the only "right way" to do something is the white way.

The reason I see this meme has having those problems is that though YES, I love coffee... Coffee is a very restrictive substance.

1. Coffee is EXPENSIVE, so you are cutting out all poor

2. Coffee consumption is specific to certain areas of the world, and regions, etc. etc.

3. Also, coffee is a VERY hot topic in a number of religious groups. Muslims list coffee as NOT being a clearly good food, but it also isn't on their "you better never touch it" list (pig is on the "better never touch it" list). Because of this, strict Muslims will not ever touch coffee, but the more moderate Muslims will probably drink it. Mennonites are never supposed to drink coffee (a very clear no for them).

4. Coffee is a big hot button topic for many environmentalists and ecological types. So if you don't have a big "fair trade" and "organic" label before the word coffee, you probably made all of those people angry.

To wrap up, YES we should actually love our neighbor. However, if you are so ignorant as to not know that coffee is a highly controversial substance for a number of people, the only way you will be able to show "peace and love to all" is if you stay in your little bubble where you never meet or learn about the rest of the people of the world.

Spoiler: Warning: The happy meme that goes with my rant

 

[bamadude]

Well said. Am I still ok if I dont drink coffee? Im not sure of my ancestry.

 

[Outpost JWB]

A rant that I can't stick where I want to stick it.

The ROYAL problem that I have with this meme is that it screams "I am over privileged, or very sheltered, or have no understanding of other people different from myself"

Kind of along the lines of people walking up to a native Alaskan and saying "Oh, you aren't doing that right, let me help you" while thinking that they are being super helpful to the "underprivileged race", and never noticing that they are in fact being super insulting and very racist since they are making it clear that the only "right way" to do something is the white way.

The reason I see this meme has having those problems is that though YES, I love coffee... Coffee is a very restrictive substance.

1. Coffee is EXPENSIVE, so you are cutting out all poor

2. Coffee consumption is specific to certain areas of the world, and regions, etc. etc.

3. Also, coffee is a VERY hot topic in a number of religious groups. Muslims list coffee as NOT being a clearly good food, but it also isn't on their "you better never touch it" list (pig is on the "better never touch it" list). Because of this, strict Muslims will not ever touch coffee, but the more moderate Muslims will probably drink it. Mennonites are never supposed to drink coffee (a very clear no for them).

4. Coffee is a big hot button topic for many environmentalists and ecological types. So if you don't have a big "fair trade" and "organic" label before the word coffee, you probably made all of those people angry.

To wrap up, YES we should actually love our neighbor. However, if you are so ignorant as to not know that coffee is a highly controversial substance for a number of people, the only way you will be able to show "peace and love to all" is if you stay in your little bubble where you never meet or learn about the rest of the people of the world.

I brew up a pot of coffee at my house every morning. I don't care what religion, race you are. You are welcome to have coffee at my house. My church is also non-denominational. They serve coffee at every service. I don't pay attention to who drinks it and who doesn't. To each their own I guess.

I understand the about the cost as well. I am a coupon clipper, so I never pay full price for it. And I make it at home. I do not go to coffee shops. One week of daily coffee at the coffee shop=one month water bill, or one month garbage bill, or a nice outfit, or 2 weeks worth of gasoline, or one nice dinner for the whole family, or car insurance, or........you get the picture.