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Demeter

(85,373 posts)
23. Gorgeous!
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:38 PM
Mar 2012

I found a tiny agate like that in Lake Superior, and tumbled it...too small for jewelry, but I liked it.

My dream is to get a summer place so I can hunt agates...and a life that permits it.

ONE BANK DOWN, AND IT'S TOO CLOSE TO HOME FOR COMFORT! Demeter Mar 2012 #1
The Supreme Court and the ACA: Is Health Care Unique and Does it Matter? Demeter Mar 2012 #2
Nightmare Scenario: Supreme Court Guts Public Healthcare and Guarantees Private Insurance Monopoly Demeter Mar 2012 #5
What Happens to Health Care if the Court's Conservative Activists Just Strike Down the Mandate? Demeter Mar 2012 #6
What's Going to Happen to the Affordable Care Act? Demeter Mar 2012 #11
Krugman: Healthcare Ruling Could Prove Supreme Court is Motivated by Politics, Not Constitution Demeter Mar 2012 #13
The Nine Circles of the ACA Garrett Epps Demeter Mar 2012 #28
Single-Payer or Bust Steve Erickson Demeter Mar 2012 #34
As Health Law Is Contested, Developing a Plan B Demeter Mar 2012 #38
I saw that too - and had the same reaction as your last sentence bread_and_roses Mar 2012 #15
Amen. n/t Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #50
Fucking sad! n/t Hotler Apr 2012 #91
Gas Prices Explained Demeter Mar 2012 #3
Moody’s takes actions on seven Portuguese banks; Outlook negative Demeter Mar 2012 #4
Thomas Frank: How Americans Have Gotten Played -- Over and Over and Over Again Demeter Mar 2012 #7
Groupon shares fall on downward sales revision (the con job begins to unravel) rfranklin Mar 2012 #8
Well, it's 8:00pm. Time for the "Not Keith Olbermann Show Anymore". Fuddnik Mar 2012 #9
Robert Greenwald on the New Film 'Koch Brothers Exposed' -- the 1% at Its Very Worst Demeter Mar 2012 #10
Every Progressive Should Know About the "Budget for All" That Would Support the 99% Demeter Mar 2012 #12
Visa, MasterCard scramble after massive data breach Demeter Mar 2012 #14
10 Most Obscene Lifestyles Choices of America's 1% Elite Demeter Mar 2012 #16
Challenge the 1% EMAIL NOTICE Demeter Mar 2012 #17
The Shadow of Depression By J. Bradford DeLong Demeter Mar 2012 #18
While White House Emphasizes Easing Student Debt Burden, Fed Contractors Play Hardball Marian Wang Demeter Mar 2012 #19
The Age of Obama: What Went Wrong (and How to Fix It) By Van Jones Demeter Mar 2012 #20
Musical Interlude hamerfan Mar 2012 #21
How I will be spending April Fool's Day Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #22
Gorgeous! Demeter Mar 2012 #23
Very lovely! DemReadingDU Mar 2012 #24
that is wonderful! nt xchrom Mar 2012 #29
No foolin'. . . Tansy_Gold Apr 2012 #86
Just beautiful Tansy. nt Mojorabbit Apr 2012 #97
Break Up the Big Banks, Says the Dallas Fed By Robert Reich Demeter Mar 2012 #25
White House Burning: Putting Out the Wrong Fire By Dean Baker Demeter Mar 2012 #26
A World Bank President We Can Get Behind? By John Cavanagh and Robin Broad Demeter Mar 2012 #27
after a lovely evening of dining on butter shicken w/ rice and cauliflower -- i find this xchrom Mar 2012 #30
Sweden backs limited tax on share purchases xchrom Mar 2012 #31
Organized Money From Cities, Unions and Churches Moving Out of Big Banks Demeter Mar 2012 #32
Matt Taibbi: Bank of America Is a “Raging Hurricane of Theft and Fraud” Demeter Mar 2012 #33
Love Matt Taibi. He tells it like it is, always. A raging hurricane of theft and fraud, and they mother earth Mar 2012 #53
Robert Reich / Lopsided Recovery: The Economy Is Rebounding ... Only Just for the Rich Demeter Mar 2012 #35
Tax Breaks Exceed $1 Trillion: Report Demeter Mar 2012 #37
Gretchen Morgenson: Wall Street Really Does Enjoy a Different Set of Rules Than the Rest of Us Demeter Mar 2012 #41
The Truth About the U.S. Postal Service By Jim Hightower Demeter Mar 2012 #36
exactly. it also fosters community - another sin bread_and_roses Mar 2012 #43
Demeter, once again, the work you do on this board is invaluable. Keep up the good work. I learn mother earth Mar 2012 #51
Was MF Global Worth More as a Carcass? Demeter Mar 2012 #39
Barcelona in the General Strike xchrom Mar 2012 #40
GERALD CELENTE PODCAST ON IRAN, INFLATION, GOLD AND MORE Demeter Mar 2012 #42
Child labour re-emerges in Naples xchrom Mar 2012 #44
Muppets 1 Gollums 0 (THE PEOPLE VERSUS GOLDMAN SACHS) Demeter Mar 2012 #45
Time for the Birthday Frenzy (Groan) Demeter Mar 2012 #46
happy birthday to your daughter! take care of your self xchrom Mar 2012 #47
Japan Production Decline Undercuts Signs of Recovery: Economy xchrom Mar 2012 #48
World’s Richest Gain $13 Billion as Batista Gets 8th Spot xchrom Mar 2012 #49
Austerity Measures Prompt Spanish Workers To Strike girl gone mad Mar 2012 #52
I think we need some musical interludes...music, by the numbers! Demeter Mar 2012 #54
Some great music here, Demeter! hamerfan Mar 2012 #55
That was the best recording I could find Demeter Mar 2012 #56
No, this is not from The Onion, or an April Fool's joke! Fuddnik Mar 2012 #57
morning xchrom Apr 2012 #58
Did the Kid get YOU up, Too? Demeter Apr 2012 #60
Sorry, Demeter. What happened to me was xchrom Apr 2012 #62
Children are a trial, whether they come with fur or not Demeter Apr 2012 #64
tis true xchrom Apr 2012 #71
Three Major Banks Prepare for Possible Credit Downgrades Demeter Apr 2012 #59
Sweden moving towards cashless economy Demeter Apr 2012 #61
The HFT Revolution: 6 Reasons Why High Speed Trading Is Taking Over the Markets Demeter Apr 2012 #63
Can America’s Descent Possibly Be Reversed? By Scott Lazarowitz Demeter Apr 2012 #65
A Primer for Those Considering Expatriation Demeter Apr 2012 #66
Part II: Important Consequences of Expatriation Demeter Apr 2012 #67
US House of Representatives Approves Plan to Destroy Medicare, Medicaid and Food Stamps Demeter Apr 2012 #68
Govt to keep info on Americans with no terror ties Demeter Apr 2012 #80
Republicans and Democrats Both Want to Kill You! Demeter Apr 2012 #81
Supreme Court Judges Have Access to Guaranteed Care, Shouldn’t You? By Rose Ann DeMoro Demeter Apr 2012 #69
Asset-backed securities markets improves-Fed survey WHOOPEE FOR THEM Demeter Apr 2012 #70
Iraq March Crude Exports Rise to Highest in Post-Hussein Era xchrom Apr 2012 #72
Gold is Manipulated (But That's Okay) Demeter Apr 2012 #73
How High and When to Sell? Demeter Apr 2012 #74
Charles Biderman: The Problem with Rigged Markets Demeter Apr 2012 #78
Nature of Self-Defeating Convictions Demeter Apr 2012 #75
After Six Months, a Look at What Occupy Wall Street Has Accomplished Demeter Apr 2012 #76
We Win When We Live Here: Occupying Homes in Detroit and Beyond Demeter Apr 2012 #77
Curacao’s central bank freezes credit Demeter Apr 2012 #79
Countries 'hoarding' crude oil, say analysts VIDEO REPORT Demeter Apr 2012 #82
Several Reasons Why Gasoline Prices are so High Demeter Apr 2012 #85
Why Don't Young Americans Buy Cars? Demeter Apr 2012 #87
No McMansions for Millennials Demeter Apr 2012 #88
China says manufacturing rises again in March xchrom Apr 2012 #83
IRS Audit Rate Nears 30% for Those Making $10 Million and Up Demeter Apr 2012 #84
I haven't posted one April Fool Demeter Apr 2012 #89
BHO Po_d Mainiac Apr 2012 #95
That's more like a nightmare than a joke, but I appreciate the effort Demeter Apr 2012 #96
BRICS leaders edge closer to setting up development bank xchrom Apr 2012 #90
Taking their cue from Chavez, who ate the IMF's and World Bank"s lunch in S. and Central America Demeter Apr 2012 #93
How I spent my April Fool's Day Demeter Apr 2012 #92
Musical Interlude hamerfan Apr 2012 #94
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