u/RoguePlanet2

There was a christian in another thread that posted some oft-regurgitated sentimental claptrap about Jesus (a thread about the Jesus freak preaching on the plane.) Something along the lines of "aren't you glad he died for our sins?" I wrote the following response, only to find out the thread was locked and I couldn't reply after all, so I'll just vent here instead:

What frustrates me, is that there are SO many people whose deaths led to tangible results. We rarely celebrate them, certainly not in the way they deserve.

Clair Patterson and Dr. Needleman- discovered how dangerous levels of lead in daily life were poisoning us. The Radium Girls. The 146 women who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, which led to better conditions for workers. The Soviet scientists who chose to starve to death rather than consume the seeds being preserved to grow more food. Countless others are dying now, trying to preserve the rights others have already died for.

I'm tired of hearing about the one guy who suffered for a weekend and was then whisked away to eternal paradise. Enough already.

(Feel free to modify/copy/paste as needed, when anybody else starts praising you-know-who yet AGAIN like we've never heard it before.)

Apparently, most every plant in my garden is non-native. I was hoping these cuties were like wood sorrel, nope no such luck. Cinquefoil is invasive and not indigenous to my state. Harumph 😤

As you can see, it's nestled under the azaleas, also non-native, along with my geraniums, columbine, fire witch (?), day lilies, asian lilies, hostas, autumn joy, ​​daffodils.....🤦‍♀️

All I can do is replace them bit by bit. Sigh.

EDIT: Turns out these are likely native in most of the US, okay not all hope is lost!