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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 09:14 AM Aug 2014

Reading the news lately is so depressing

I find myself only reading headlines, unless I'm really interested in a story. Bad Steve, but it's a coping mechanism. I just can't deal with seeing bodies of dead kids and other horrors, omg.


Who has GOOD news to share ?

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Reading the news lately is so depressing (Original Post) steve2470 Aug 2014 OP
It's almost 10AM Tribalceltic Aug 2014 #1
I know. I can't take the news either. Too sad. Too horrifying. applegrove Aug 2014 #2
It's a beautiful cool sunny morning. Birds are frolicking in the birdbath. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #3
Wow! That is great news! femmocrat Aug 2014 #4
It's wonderful watching the birds drinking from the fountain in the Koi pond. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #7
I agree. Need kitty pictures to help cope. n/t Paper Roses Aug 2014 #5
Same here, I'm trying to stay away from news/politics this Summer. Raffi Ella Aug 2014 #6
Mrs. Lib had a tremendous checkup the other day rurallib Aug 2014 #8
I read the news today, oh boy... The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2014 #9
This little sweetie-pie could use a bedtime story! shenmue Aug 2014 #10
cute doggie ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #11
I picked up beer. Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2014 #12

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
3. It's a beautiful cool sunny morning. Birds are frolicking in the birdbath.
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 10:59 AM
Aug 2014

My Koi pond is looking good. The small bubbles clinging to a water lily leaf may turn out to be fish eggs.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
7. It's wonderful watching the birds drinking from the fountain in the Koi pond.
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 12:58 PM
Aug 2014

I scooped out bird feathers and leaves that have drifted into the water. Several lilly pads are surrounded by bubbles that aren't moving away from the pads.





Bigger little birds chase the sparrows until the sparrow holds its ground, spreading its wings in defense of a favored location.

Raffi Ella

(4,465 posts)
6. Same here, I'm trying to stay away from news/politics this Summer.
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 11:54 AM
Aug 2014

I've read the headlines but that's it.

My good news is that I finally! unclogged my ear. For the last week I couldn't hear out of the left one. I was on my 5th day of the ear clearing routine before bed last night and it finally worked- relief! I am so happy to be able to hear again and have the pressure gone.



rurallib

(62,423 posts)
8. Mrs. Lib had a tremendous checkup the other day
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 09:29 PM
Aug 2014

She's type 2 diabetic and all her numbers were well under what was bad. New diet that is essentially vegan.

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