Completely obsessed with The Lemon Twigs atm, and this song in particular (ear worm alert!!) ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 27, 2018:

Nice, heavy on the Beatles influence with a bit of musical Zappa in the sensibilities department.

Came across this guy on YouTube and think he's just awesome. ://youtu.be/Y08H4j12Tls

ArdentAtheist comments on May 27, 2018:

Nice, I’m a fellow slide player... great one, his thumb is a dam clock!

What has agnostic.com provided for you?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 27, 2018:

I find here people with good ideas who I can learn from and a place for what I believe to be heard by a somewhat more receptive group. I like sharing what I’ve learned and socializing with people grounded in reality. Many of the posts I have made here would not have been well received on FB... Although Twitter does allow me a good outlet and outreach it is somewhat less personal so I do both that and this. My intention is not dating but if it was this sight is not big enough as anyone I would have liked is geographically challenged. As it grows that will hopefully change.

Make no mistake. They were always here.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 27, 2018:

These are the minds that can not see reason, you can’t reason with illogical anger.

A little deep and profound but something to think about because so many people do base their lives ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 27, 2018:

It’s a good question. I’ve not asked in awhile. This is built into the teachings of meditation based on buddhist practice . I studied this and can see I’ve let my story filter back in, as if it was real. As atheists we accept reality. Our story has nothing to do with this moment. Don’t let the shackles of the past restrain you. I’m going to revisit this aspect of letting go in today’s meditation. This is not some silly meme and it’s defiantly worth the effort. It’s not somthing to pursue, it’s simply somthing to “let go”.

Punishment

ArdentAtheist comments on May 27, 2018:

If someone were to constantly post things I found offensive I would block them, not an angry blocking but rather just as a way to adjust my settings so I won’t see their posts. That is if I were offended. The way I actually role is if I don’t like something I don’t click like and move along... I always vote for free speech :-)

>How will you vote?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 27, 2018:

I’ll vote straight Democratic ticket. On some levels I do like the Libertarian party but when push comes to shove I’ve never been able to vote for any of them as they’ve either been idiots or I simply did not want to cast my vote to the wind. I like the idea of 3rd party but in reality I want my vote to have an impact for what I want and not simply against what I don’t. I voted for Obama, I voted for Hillary and I sent some of my hard-earned money to Bernie. Voting 3rd party is just going to swing the vote for a mainstream candidate so far better to vote for the mainstream candidate so if nothing else you know exactly who and what you are voting for. Help someone real get in office and kick every republican out at every opportunity. I’ve kind of decided that being a libertarian is kind of like being a Catholic, it’s putting your heart and mind into something that doesn’t exist.

Pope Francis

ArdentAtheist comments on May 26, 2018:

Concidering the perspective of the Pope that’s better than telling the kid his dads going to hell... it’s not like we would expect him to denounce religion. What the kid needs is an adult in his life with a grasp on reality.

Can I use Silken Tofu instead of Firm Tofu in a Tofu Scramble?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 26, 2018:

No, you will end up with a sauce.

Should I let my 11 year old watch Deadpool?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 26, 2018:

I wouldn’t have taken my kids at 11 and I’m not taking them at 14. Take them kayaking.

Starskey and Hutch he's not.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 26, 2018:

Hold my beer!

How old is everyone?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 26, 2018:

Old enough to know better and young enough to do it anyway.

RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms - YouTube

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

I agree

Something Beautiful - YouTube

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

I’m going to play this for my children, they seem to understand this very well but I constantly want to reinforce the good, thanks for the post

Eva Cassidy - Over the rainbow [youtube.com]

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

Love it... I play this one... more of a Clapton version... the song pulls all my strings and pushes all my buttons, the last song I played for my Dad before he passed, forever a special song to me. Her version is wonderful.

Duke Ellington-Louis Armstrong [youtube.com]

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

Outstanding!

This is related to the "Loneliness kills" post earlier today.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

A quote that I read in a meme somewhere… “If you’re lonely you’re in bad company“. Of course there’s more to it than that but your post brought to mind that meme. There is however some truth to it though. if I’m not in a great mood getting together with friends can lift me out of it but if I am in a great mood I can toil in solitude for hours and wonder where the time went.

I shouldn't have to state the obvious, but men on this website who are hoping to date might want to ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

Kindness kindness kindness ... I strive for this daily, I fail at it on occasion and I succeed at it often. If I were here to date I would be no different than you see me now. I think you give good food for thought, we should all pause and reflect on how we are being and how we can be better. I will make an effort to pause and breath before I respond and perhaps this will encourage others to do the same. If our intention is to be a community let’s be a community to be proud of.

Before the bullets fly [youtu.be]

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

Good stuff, some of his CDs reside in my collection :-)

Do you have that one ingredient (or ingredients) that you are obsessed with and must put in just ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

Tumerick is the ingredient that goes in just about every dish, mixed with black pepper and had regularly it’s an extremely effective anti-inflammatory, among other benefits.

Trump's letter to Kim Jong-un revealed

ArdentAtheist comments on May 25, 2018:

Sadly this meme is not far from the truth as when you distil the essence of the real letter down to it’s core this nails it.

I put this up on my Facebook page with NO commentary, to see what the reaction would be.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 24, 2018:

Could you take the picture again next to a quarter so I can see the size of the syringe?

Is it normal for a person to enjoy being single more than being in a relationship?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 24, 2018:

Normal simply means what’s excepted and done by the largest number of people… If you don’t want to be normal you don’t have to.

Could You Eat All This?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 24, 2018:

No

The insect savior

ArdentAtheist comments on May 24, 2018:

Perhaps the letter “I” was simply unavailable because it was being used elsewhere for the word idiot?

Million dollar idea - An app that automatically disables your cell service and your phone camera ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 24, 2018:

We would always know who has the app because they would be standing outside.

Got sucked down a YouTube rabbit hole of oriental rug cleaning.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 23, 2018:

That’s actually quite interesting… I also just emerged from a YouTube rabbit hole… Back in the 80s I ran sound for a band called the Ookies at the 9th St. Playhouse in Manhattan, they were on the bill with several other acts. One of these acts was a punk rock accordion player who happened to be a little person named Malcolm Tent, I never forgot him in all this time, I really should have let it go, it tainted my flawed memory, but I had to look for it.

Your religion is bullshit....every one of you. [youtu.be]

ArdentAtheist comments on May 23, 2018:

This isn’t awesome but it’s awesome.

Free peep show

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Again, we need to get Betty White involved!

I'm thankful to all of you for your thoughtful comments on my pics with the parents.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Very similar here, hard but you can do it... my Dad passed from cancer 13 months ago and I’m taking care of my mom with dementia... had to buy a house and moved hee in with me and my 3 kids. Hardest stuff ever but the good times will prevail, thier will be many in the mix.

Hello everyone.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Rule number one! Never talk about fight club!

@Charlene this is the resident Sphinx Las Vegas NM style

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Something Sphinx around here!

Several of my colleagues are convinced that the building we work in is haunted, and can reel off a ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

The mind is a strange place, thier are things we don’t understand... science will get to it but till then they will call it supernatural, or it could be a mouse in the wall?

A rather unfun day?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

She must be lonely:(

I'm not interested in the royal wedding but, I must admit, I love any wedding that's not mine

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

... Brace yourself... gonna tell a bad joke. What’s the difference between a wedding and a funeral? ....................................................................................The Cake!......................................

I'm home, alone, and it feels so good.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Good times... the lesson I keep learning over and over is that when I’m either happy or sad all that’s really different is me.

How have your priorities changed over time?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

The need to stay ever so slightly out of poverty.

I fervently hope that Mueller tells 45 and his lawyers that they can shove their "parameters" up ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

From your mouth to Gods ears, oh crap... never mind.

Or not, probably not

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

...and his search goes on.

Christopher hitchens said extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence he said this in ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

This probably is not the website to find a yes to that question, I have seen it tried, the weeker thier argument becomes the more indignant they become.

My bio vanished. POOF. WTH???

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Took me a sec as that’s what I call weed:) odd that.

Parenting advice.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Ok... the group doesn’t seem to like your joke... I have 3 kids, twins at that... no, I don’t hit them but I can’t say I don’t enjoy the idea, on occasion... so the answer is no, but nobody watches TV here. ... don’t ostracize me till you have driven my kids from Delray Beach to New York when they were toddlers and your the only adult... but alas I have self controll and we survived:)

The Tallest Man on Earth- Rivers [youtu.be]

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Wow... I loved that... so much that it caught me off guard, pulled me out of what I was doing and had me mesmerized.

Tyson vs Sagan and GO!

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Tuff but gotta give it to Sagan, kept his cool and always had your attention.

Was your first true love so profound you still feel it ?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

No, the 3rd... a unique time, not all that much good going on, pretty bad, actually except for that plus mine, hers and our music... it was long distance, managed 3 months a year and Skype the other 9 for 5 years... geography is a bitch!

Do you have several different versions of "you", in different settings? None of them quite right?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

I can behave appropriately in a variety of different situations. If you segmented those I suppose it would appear as such but they are all the actual me :-) oh... I’m generally comfortable so the feel right part is fine.... was different when I was young and shy... I’m most defiantly not shy now.

Sneeze comment

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

What me and the 3 kids actually do is yell... Ahhhh! And duck for cover... especially with the youngest daughter.

One of the annoying things about the current US regime is it's approval of people acting like ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

It’s unbelievable as we become what we feard from Russia during the Cold War, behond the iron curtain... and Russia has not improved!

I recently went from Christian to Atheist as things just made a hell of a lot more sense as I ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Cheers?

Wait...I don't remember reading that the cross had a wheel on the bottom?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Jumping Jesus!

Apparently, asking for evidence for reincarnation is a personal attack?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 22, 2018:

Of all the things that are with all probability false reincarnation is the one I most wish was true... I also wish I had a million dolors and didn’t have to go to work today. The reason atheism isn’t a religion is simply because when you envoke reality religion dies.

Name something your mother always said. ????

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Wait till your father gets home.

Im only level seven, but just wanted to make a general comment.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Lol... I remember after my prom in 81 Going to Dangerfields in Manhattan a comedian parodied this song by singing, Ha ha ha Ha Hah singing to high, singing to high... and yes, kindness☯️

How do people feel about people who are childless?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

I’m fine with whatever people decide.

Came across this podcast and I believe I will need to here all the episodes, rather enjoyed episode ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

I’m up to episode 4, I have not gotten into a new podcast in some time... liking this... it’s terrible and wonderful in its terribleness:)

To the person who stole my copy of Microsoft Office. I will find you...you have my Word

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Lol

What's the last thing you said to the person you were leaving on the way out of your last ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

I’m leaving.

Pretty good Monday, but I still think we could sprinkle it with something original and powerful, ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Just when I thought I’d seen everything… Death metal cello! Totally not my thing yet I like it :-)

Counting down the days when this can happen. Vaca days are just around the corner. Woo hoo!

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Bbh

Counting down the days when this can happen. Vaca days are just around the corner. Woo hoo!

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

I think I would need an entire weekend away from my electronic devices just to acclimate to not having electronic devices and then I can do a few days without them… As I respond to this at a red light, LOL

You are unique!

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

That’s what I’m always saying about jazz:)

Feeling pretty stupid this morning! I overreacted to a situation with someone I'm talking to and...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Don’t judge youself harshly, talk to them... none of us are children and we all have baggage. You know I believe in meditation, it’s somthing I do to try and recognize my own triggers before they happen... with mixed success. We never stop being human☯️

Hallelujah 😋

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Why don’t healers do Gods work in hospitals and just put the doctors out of business? Or better yet, why don’t ambulances take you to church? Hmmm?

What's in your coffee?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

If you need to put stuff in your coffee you don’t really like coffee, you like stuff. It took training my pallet a bit... So much quicker to get in and out of the Circle K in the morning if you take it black, now it’s my preference. I put sugar in espresso and nothing in American coffee.

Scary ass neighbor

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

When my kids were in preschool not once but twice other kids in the school were mauled, hospitalized and permimantly disfigured by family beloved pit bulls ... They’re great dogs until they’re not. I’ve never heard of that happening with a beagle. I love all dogs, but a pit is simply not a sensible family pet... In both cases we are talking about friendly pooches that were up until that moment lovable family pets. Having seen the stitched up face of a three-year-old I don’t think you’re going to convince me. This dog is muzzled and I don’t know that they have small kids so perhaps fine... just saying.

Ok so I am curious. What one g would be the icing on your cake of life?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

The icing is so thick I’m not sure there’s any cake under there.

It seems to me that the Christians have been trying to get rid of guns for a long time! Now they ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

I have not seen Christians trying to get rid of guns… While I do not want to get rid of all guns I do want to get rid of assault weapons, raise the age to obtain a weapon and have rigorous background checks. It’s what we call common sense gun laws, Trump supporters wouldn’t understand.

Do religious curse words perpetuate religion?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Jumping Jesus is a fun one :-) I wouldn’t worry about it.

I’m an atheist and I usually don’t like religious stuff like Hollywood’s new slew of Christian...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

I love the Doobie Brothers but the song, “Jesus is just all right” always made me uncomfortable, I don’t sing along with that one :-)

Sneeze comment

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

This is about as far from the biggest problem I have with religion as you can get. There are about 100 things that you could say that don’t include God, all of them better than an awkward silence. I tend to go with, salute.

Do u think Christianity is bad ? What's your opinion on it

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

I think it and all religions are false and we are never served by believing lies.

Now that the royal wedding is over can the media move on to something that means something.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 21, 2018:

Why did you watch it?

Color fading.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

Colors fade, that’s why I went with all black ink on mine... as my tatt changes with my age I look at as one looks at a fine antique... I think it adds to why I have it, it represents my life... I won’t try and fix it, I’d rather embrace it. My life is not perfect but it’s mine.

How many of you atheist are pro-life? Just curious

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

I’m pro choice, and not my choice.

Do you think indoctrinating children into religion is a form of child abuse?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

Eh... I was raised Catholic, it didn’t stick... it was well intended cultural life of being a NY Italian... I’m not scared. I think some people like to live in the drama. Basically I was sent to church and school, school was the one I was told to get good grades in with it’s science classes:) it’s not abuse, it’s how culture has always explained the world... Anyone that believes religion these days also was sent to school and if they can’t choose wisely it’s kind of on them. It’s not about blame, it’s about cultural evolution and evolution takes time.

It's almost 4:20 here, so....

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

I’d like to steel that one:)

Not sure Meme or Pinata?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

And if that doesn’t work vote!

What is the age range you would seriously date within?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

I only date people born on August 23, 1967.

Trump Won't Honor Wafflehouse Hero

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

The best parts of America wil prevail provided we do not normalize a bad situation.

Robben Ford Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues ://youtu.be/wQUH2yB_7Oo

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

It won’t play here but I’m familiar, love Robin Ford. His use of diminished scales gives his blues a unique quality you don’t here from other guitarists.

Donald Trump is no Jesus Christ

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

Even Jesus was no Jesus, Donald is a random asshole with money.

It says on the internet that 2/3rds of us (brits- I suppose) were not interested in the royal ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

I’m not interested. There really is no need.

I've dealt with angry drunks, not a good thing.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

Not exactly a surprise.

Any hotheads here?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

A Korean seafood bowl... I like spicy, prior to my days as a vegan a chicken wing place had my picture on the wall... but that Korean bowl was behind sanity... I could only eat about half of it. I would not prank someone like that.

OK MY TURN: TEQUILA by The Champs ://youtu.be/Uyl7GP_VMJY

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

Awesome ... Curtis Paul was the bass player in 64 & 65 and went on to play with Seals and Croft... he lives locally but sadly is now very ill. He was a customer and a hell of a nice guy when he was well enough to still come in. He was with Seals and Croft when they broke up in Japan… The guys got great stories. We have mutual friends so I’m in the loop as to his condition. Last time he was in was a few years ago and I baught his old bass rig from his days on the road.

Question for all of you up around my age range If you've been divorced at least once would you ...

ArdentAtheist comments on May 20, 2018:

No, marriage is a bad deal for men! I don’t need legal documents for my love life and I don’t need a woman that wants one. My divorce was messy so if that sounds harsh it’s no more harsh than how the laws are tilted against men. I have 3 great kids and I’m 54, I see no benefit to marriage ... Both from the perspectives of it being a religious institution and a legal one.

It's gone way too far

ArdentAtheist comments on May 19, 2018:

Spaghetti pie bagel?

Really miss both these guys. [youtu.be]

ArdentAtheist comments on May 19, 2018:

Love it!

Dating vegan! This is damn hard! lol

ArdentAtheist comments on May 19, 2018:

I was once told no because I was vegetarian, a bullet dodged. I don’t require a partner to be vegan, but if they require me not be.... so be it.

If only for a day..

ArdentAtheist comments on May 19, 2018:

I bet that sounds better than it is. I’ll take a vacay there.

Sneezing demons

ArdentAtheist comments on May 18, 2018:

I think it’s a little silly to be bothered, it’s a cultural habit. I usually say salute but that’s my Brooklyn Italian upbringing. If someone agrees with you by saying “Damn straight” is that a problem?... or when something is a surprise I like, “jumping Jesus!” .. I get pissed when religious people go to areas high in aids and tell people condoms are sin... I don’t have time to be mad about linguistic habits that amount to nothing more than being polite.

Ankle biters? What are they, Chihuahuas, the spawn of Satan?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 16, 2018:

I guess I’m just not enough of an asshole to follow Jesus.

Shower thoughts: Did Pinocchio catch fire when he masturbated?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 16, 2018:

Not in the shower, but the wood swells up.

Fabuloso is ok...but it's kinda perfumey...I steer towards lemon scents

ArdentAtheist comments on May 16, 2018:

If he’s happy I’m amused, it’s a win win.

Science does not reject morality.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 15, 2018:

I do not see science as moral or immoral but for its application.

... or let him have her

ArdentAtheist comments on May 15, 2018:

Why I’m divorced, When my ex-wife said, I want to go up and hot air balloon I said, I want to send you. ...well maybe just one reason.

Is Red Wine Good for Your Health?

ArdentAtheist comments on May 15, 2018:

I’m 5 beers in on vacay, definitely for my health.

I made carrot hot dogs for the first time today.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 15, 2018:

I watched a video… And now with your endorsement I’m going to have to try it :-)

I am part Indigenous, and I study my indigenous ancestry A LOT.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 14, 2018:

I would participate, perhaps mention how it would have been done prior to European influence... preserve best the cultural parts most important to you... culture can be important but it has no bearing on your beliefs... ritual and history can be fascinating. We don’t want to loose our connections to the past.

Star Wars and any Transformer movies.

ArdentAtheist comments on May 14, 2018:

I would be better at naming movies nobody likes but me. Hotel New Hampshire comes to mind. To answer the question, Top Gun.