What are the odds at this time?

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

We like to think we're invincible...but this COVID situation showed us a thing or three. I'm afraid that all the sign waving about "The end is near" might be coming to pass. Here's Sagan's famous words....in English and Spanish.

Talk on the best electric bikes: [bicycling.

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

@gsiamne I'm curious. I've never owned electric bikes nor trikes. But I'm getting up there...fit for my age...but still - I'm 76. But I took a nasty spill and seriously bruised a shoulder...and I'm tempted to go that route. There's many recommended and reviewed in Amazon. What's your opinion?

Lewis Black... [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Lewis is so good...his "rants" are off the wall...a little too profane for me...but he's funny!

One of my favorite numbers from the 2002 musical Chicago.

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

20 years later she's still doing well (IMO) with "The Equalizer"....no singing...but good acting.

Here is a scene that might interest those of you familiar with older films: from 1938 Alexander's ...

Robecology comments on Mar 22, 2022:

Great old clip. Who are the players? Read this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%27s_Ragtime_Band_(film)

Why Hybrid Animals May Take Over the North [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Mar 22, 2022:

It's called evolution. The arctic is disappearing. Fast. Evolution of hybrids can barely keep up. https://youtu.be/2MhcPvX7enA

Wars are a waste.

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

A peace song... In 1943, not yet twenty, Hank Williams sold the song (I’m Praying for the Day That) Peace Will Come to Grand Ole Opry star Pee Wee King after opening a show for him. Hank wrote this song, but never recorded it himself. It was recorded by other artists in the following years (famous performance by Roscoe Haskins in 1951). "I have not heard the song, so it is a best guess based on the phrasing and the chords, which I believe would be early in his writing career when he was writing gospel songs. I added part of a John Lennon’s song, which I feel goes along with the flow. So, apologies to the memories of these great artists.... I felt, I had to give it a try". Hank Williams The Peace Song. Oh I'm praying for the day when the whole wide world can say That this cruel war is now o'er And the ones who are gone start their long journey home Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come. When the black clouds roll away, and the skies are bright all day And the guns are silenced forever more When the bombs no longer fly -from the planes up in the sky Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come. Oh there's your momma and your dad don't you know they'll be so glad To see their child's a comin' home to stay This whole world will rock with joy -for freedom, girls and boys Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come. Sweethearts and loves so dear who have waited for this year When their loved ones would safely return This whole world will come to play -on that great and happy day Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come Calling all nations give peace a chance, All we are sayin' - give peace a chance

Do you pray? Do you yearn for spirit-based community?

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Some favorite Memes which will answer whether I talk to the imaginary sky daddy.

It is about to get nasty

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Talking tough to these arrogant and righteous folk will just egg them on. Let's hope wisdom and justice prevails....or we are proving to the Authoritarian world that democracy doesn't work. Again.

Harder Daddy! Nail me like Jesus.

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Maybe not that extreme....but I know good, caring, considerate adults who run children's rescue and recovery programs - and are just #religulous to the max. I set up my smile dot amazon dot com program to benefit them...and they do good...but they're just so "deluded"!

New Rule: Apply Precision to the Pandemic | Real Time (HBO) - YouTube

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

We learned a lot about our mistakes with HIV...and that was an S.T.D.; COVID19 was simply an air-carried viral infection. Big difference. This is over a month old...Bill's point was why aren't we more precise with out infectious disease targets...Yea, but....

Take your pick...

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

It's careless of us to call them stupid. They were clever enough to get in to positions of power and wealth with little effort, little common sense. Let's call it "indoctrination". They've been "indoctrinated" (a politer word for being brain-washed). They decide the direction of our nation. NO.....they're not stupid. We're stupid for letting them take control.

Or What Was I Thinking?

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

I've made ignorant and careless decisions...but I think "stupid" is a little too harsh;

Guess he didn't think that through

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

The brainwashing is stunning! Here's my favorite memes on "thoughts and prayers"...

I have my own personal love hate relationship with Tim, sometimes I love him then I hate the ...

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

So sad for Tim (crippled with a stroke...in a wheelchair and living a quiet life)....but happy that he's still alive and arrogant as ever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZDWZFtyWY

What was mankinds greatest achievement?

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

@darren316 Yes....wheels win the Pre-historic invention "device" or "tool" But then there's **clear glass windows**. **Hinges and handles **are up there, IMHO. As are **plows**....which gave birth to agriculture...which gave birth to our first population boom. But these "**tools**" and **"inventions**" are now thousands of years old. About a thousand years ago we went* from devices to processes *that are the "winners"... Kudos to **-mathematic**s (this goes back 2 or 3 thousand years...depending on the formulas and their uses) Then **art.**...statuary, painting...less than 2000 years ago Then, less than 1000 y.a. -**astronomy (the lens - and the microscope and telescope) **- Thanks to Copernicus, Galileo, Leeuwenhoek - and let's not forget eyeglasses..(thanks, Ben Franklin!). And only a few hundred years ago **-evolution -germ theory -medicine, and public sanitation** Louis Pasteur and many others.... Imagine if we didn't solve the "**Bubonic" plague**? And yes...that's where the term **Bubu** comes from!

“I do honestly think that if women were running the world, there would be more investment in ...

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

This is going to be close. The global temps are rising. Wars and territoriality is making a comeback. Populations are still growing at absurdly fast rates. But- The pace of growth has slowed. Women are become more "in charge". Alternative and renewable energy forms and uses are making breakthroughs. I'm cautiously optimistic. Here's a great "book preview" on this issue... that's worth at least $19 on Amazon (it used to be $79). Please read it, share, it, and consider a donation to them. https://populationspeakout.org/the-book/view-book/

Wow! Just wow!

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Indeed. I hate grammatically incorrect posts.

The helical model - our solar system is a vortex - YouTube

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

here's some pretty awesome images (mouse-zoomable- pseudo 3-d) of the JWST. https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html

"Stupid is as stupid does." -- Forest Gump

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Yes....sadly he became crippled in his teenage youth... in a car crash....which then tipped him irreversibly in to being #religulous (god saved me that night, he's said). So with his good looks and religious bend - and crippled condition - he's appealing to the cult that is American right wing/#religulous. Read what a horrible youth he had. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Cawthorn

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

A great scientist...and I followed his regimen for mega dosing vitamin C for decades...I'm not convinced that his research was flawed...but many suggest it was; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9350474/

Tomato, tomahto

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Or...we're obsessively compulsed to be neat, clean, and organized...yeh, that's it!!

This is fucked up.

Robecology comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Soooo typical

I’m sure that’s what the religious had in mind…

Robecology comments on Mar 19, 2022:

That's one of the many reasons I often use the term #religulous...

Exhausted and dreaming sweet dreams....

Robecology comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Or they grow old, and die? Why must they always be "sleeping"?

I try to live my life as if no one is watching

Robecology comments on Mar 18, 2022:

But I just took a hard fall on a bike...and if you're in a condition like that fella you're gonna break stuff. I did...and maybe I didn't take biking seriously enough. Uh...uh...I have my fun...and have my dangly stuff from the handle bars and silly basket in front...but I won't let myself go like he has.

Not at all humorous, but largely true.

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Mexican food is simple. Homestead, Florida is a very large Mexican-American population due to the influx of farm labor there....consequently there's many good Mexican restaurants there. Delicious...very competitive...and with all sorts of local entertainment. Lyle's talking about decades ago...this simply isn't true today.

From 50 years ago: theme music from The Godfather, by composer Nino Rota. [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Great music, and great snippets from the movie! Thanks for the memories!

In my January 16th post this year I posted the America dance number from the original West Side ...

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Great singing...great camera work, great lyrics...great setting...and so prophetic! Wow!

Will the really big problem of low carbon ever be solved ?

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

It's a good question...and a key one. Elon Musk...CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and a whole bunch of other companies...has a unique solution...watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM

That's not a knife ......... THIS is a knife!

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

And he's serious! And where's his left arm?

Happy St.

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

And no...I don't work for Tesla...this is NOT spam....but in case you'd like to test drive one... https://www.tesla.com/drive

No BINGO here.

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

Elon Musk wants to wrestle him?

Understandable...

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

I'm convinced that he will have a good talk with his Offensive line. He knows that they are his "insurance" for security. One tough, mean, aggressive rule breaker who could terminate his career breaking through the front line would spell disaster for him.

Who are those close to Putin?

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

And - wow....did Elon Musk really do this?

Maui - I just returned from a trip to Maui, Lanai and Molokai with my daughter.

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

Hawaii is amazing. I've been once....and want to go again... But...check out P..R. if you live on the U.S. East coast. What many don't know is that Puerto Rico has waterfalls, beautiful seas, exotic terrain and great restaurants as well...and is here on he east coast of the U.S. Not as pristine, not as "polished" but very nice. Faster and cheaper flights to there, as well.

If you need to force people, it isn't right.

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

Can someone tell Putin this? Please?

I also like to troll my wife, but who thought it was a good idea to write these on tampon wrappers?

Robecology comments on Mar 13, 2022:

And - just like "god bless you" or "god-dammit" there's the #religulous undertones...."I swear to god"....

I have similar aspirations if time machines become available…

Robecology comments on Mar 12, 2022:

I get the same feelings when anyone starts talking about "wormholes" or theoretical instantaneous space travel. Reminds me of my #religulous days.

medical advice needed.

Robecology comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Update late Thursday PM...I got a call from an Ortho doc (receptionist, not the doc) who said he could "see me" Monday 3/21. Wow....surprised and disappointed....I drove over to the local emergency room. It had been a few years since I'd been...so I thought I'd drop in. NBD. Lots of waiting. A few hours and a dozen or so solitaire games later a doc took a look...and I was impressed. Very thorough. Moved my arms. Asked me lots of questions. Finally set me up for current x-rays. I was a little concerned.- but the docs and nurses said the dosage of radiation was lower than ever. A few hours and a dozen more solitaire games later...I got the printed report. A "sprain." - technically there were breaks but the bones went back in place...so time and rest would heal me. Thanks for all your concerns!!! Scared the s...t out of me. I'll have to bike much more carefully from now on...but the doc said.."get back on that bike'. And I will! (and the pic is on it's side...oh...well! @Admin...please fix?

One can dream... that's about all we can do right now.

Robecology comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Few make the connection between population density and supply and demand. Simply put; It was called "the good old days"...but why? The Good Old Days We crossed over from 2 billion to 3 billion in 1959 3 billion to 4 billion in 1973, 14 years later 4 billion to 5 billion in 1986, 13 years later 5 billion to 6 billion in 1998, 13 years later 6 billion to 7 billion in 2010, 13 years later And we’re rapidly approaching 8 billion. https://www.worldometers.info We should be there by the start of 2023. We’ve gone beyond our ideal number for stability - and are heading toward a crash…at the rate of… -2.5 more births, than deaths per second, -150 more per minute, -9000 more per hour, -216,000 more per day. -79,000,000 per year Again...that's not just births...that's births minus deaths. Growth. In the 1950’s there were no seat belts. No helmet laws. Deaths from accidents far exceeded those from infectious diseases. Today Cancer and heart disease are the #1 and #2 killer, followed by Malaria and several infectious diseases. Accidental deaths are way down. Oh...and leaded gasoline might have caused a dumbing down of a significant number of us; https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lead-gasoline-blunted-iq-half-us-population-study-rcna19028 I don't long for the "Good old days".

A very short history of Ukraine and Russia as it relates to the current conflict.

Robecology comments on Mar 11, 2022:

So historically it goes back hundreds of years..and Putin's thinking like a 20th century Autocrat, while the rest of Ukraine doesn't want to be told what to do. Sad that Putin's getting his way.

The only way to stop this war is cutting off the head of the snake! For once I agree with Sen.

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

Except it's an impulsive remark. We all think it...but for him to say it out loud is just foolish.

This list is meant to be "The Golden Rules of Scientific Method" Have they missed any rule out ...

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

I love memes. They're easy to read and copy. Here's my go-to about the Scientific Method;

Religions survive mainly because they brainwash the young. - A.C. Grayling

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

Truth!!

An unsolicited message I received on Match.

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

I have several memes about the term "Liberal" - perhaps you can send these?

Something I never knew about THe Ukraine. Something amazing.[youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQOqrNw6u6Q

sounds about right

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQOqrNw6u6Q

“I have just one purpose … and that is to build up a strong progressive Republican Party in this...

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

This was long before the democrats abandoned the South and the Republicans "took it over".

Couldn't quite put my finger on the similarity until now

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

Almost not funny.

I want to upload a video to my profile from my iPhone.

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

Call Apple and ask them.

New coffee cups

Robecology comments on Mar 7, 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQOqrNw6u6Q

Hi - has anyone had to pay for a post-warranty battery replacement or other part replacement?

Robecology comments on Mar 4, 2022:

I don't blame you for considering a trade-up. Talk to Tesla people first..I'm hearing that after-market batteries are hard to come by. If you live near California check these guys out; I just scheduled to have my range checked...it's dropped drastically. https://grubermotors.com

It's happening more and more...

Robecology comments on Mar 4, 2022:

If you're ready to go gas-free? https://www.tesla.com/drive

From the 2006 film Casino Royale: Chris Cornell singing theme song You Know My Name. [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Mar 2, 2022:

That fight scene at the start of the movie had to have been the best I've seen in a while. Great video.

I love this in reply to the stupid pray for Ukraine ridiculousness…

Robecology comments on Mar 1, 2022:

Penn Gillette addressed this issue well;

I love this in reply to the stupid pray for Ukraine ridiculousness…

Robecology comments on Mar 1, 2022:

Except that there's not one bit of evidence that god created anything.

One evident truth has emerged

Robecology comments on Mar 1, 2022:

BTW; I still have the Steele dossier on Trump. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations

One evident truth has emerged

Robecology comments on Mar 1, 2022:

He has a frighteningly efficient secret police following. They quickly and quietly "dispose" or put anyone who opposes him out of touch. There's a large number of former employees and opponents who have "disappeared" - apparently related to opposing him...but hard to confirm. "Vladimir Putin likes to associate today’s Russian Federation with the old Russian empire, and in one sense he is right. The Russian empire was the most repressive state of its era, with the most refined state police: the Okhrana. Russian revolutionaries, the men and women who would establish the Soviet state, were educated by its methods. It did not simply hunt them down; it ensnared them, often without their knowledge, in a complicated dance of incriminating their comrades. It specialized in provocations. It knew how to make its enemies do the work for it." Read more, here; https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/putin-ukraine-invasion-maskirovka-provokatsiia/622874/

And now we all bow and be thankful for the Walton family largesse. 🙄🙄

Robecology comments on Mar 1, 2022:

One of the main reasons I've stopped going to Walmart!

What a great ad for condoms

Robecology comments on Mar 1, 2022:

If only!

"View the past as your enemy, and it will be an albatross.

Robecology comments on Feb 28, 2022:

A sad and sullen reminder that we, too have made egregious mistakes with nation building and nation-blaming.

Let's keep it real

Robecology comments on Feb 28, 2022:

Good one. Copied and I will be sharing on FB. Here's more. Feel free to copy save and share these.

can't happen soon enough. I stand with Ukraine and we need to do more

Robecology comments on Feb 27, 2022:

I share this with all the folks on Facebook sending "thoughts and prayers"...feel free to copy and paste!

2 Supermassive Black Holes Are Locked in The Tightest Orbit We've Seen Yet : [sciencealert.com]

Robecology comments on Feb 26, 2022:

"Some 10 billion light-years away, two supermassive black holes are locked in an orbit so tight that they will collide with each other and form one much larger black hole in the relatively short time of just 10,000 years" So let me see if I interpret this correctly These The Astrophysical Journal Letters publishers are saying that two black holes that are 10 billion light years away will allegedly combine 10 thousand years....from 10 billion years ago? Why do we even publish this?

This Facebook Group Collects The Most 'Cursed' Foods That Might Test The Strength Of Your Stomach ...

Robecology comments on Feb 25, 2022:

Funny and gross!

What's your opinion

Robecology comments on Feb 25, 2022:

Saw and saved a similar quote by the pseudo-Religious Stephen Colbert. (I'm still not sure where he is on agnosticism...you decide;).

Actually it was much, much worse!

Robecology comments on Feb 25, 2022:

For those who are tired of those pining for "The good old days"? I'm stealing this one!

I’d laugh but I am so disgusted I have no words

Robecology comments on Feb 24, 2022:

From a recent post by Michael Moore (who I think is a closet agnostic posing as a #religulous).... Ah, Chernobyl. One of Ukraine's finest hours when it was part of the Soviet Union. (see video link, below) Nice to see Russia helping again. Of course Russia should be upset if we made Ukraine part of NATO. Like how we'd react if the Soviet Union had made Mexico or Canada a member of the Warsaw Pact. Or if Russia had tried to put nuclear missiles in Cuba. We wouldn't stand for that! Stop all war. No US troops anywhere. Putin -- get some mental help. Your people made the greatest sacrifice in WW II - 27 million dead. We couldn't have defeated Hitler without you. We in this country have never sufficiently acknowledged your suffering and your loss. And then thank God for the brilliant Gorbachev who ended the Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation between us. I prefer today to think of all the good Russia has done for the world. So let's stop. This is the 21st century . What you're doing looks so old and weird. You are no longer in the KGB. Take off your shirt, go sit in the sauna, then go ride your horse. Ukraine is not joining NATO. The people of the US are sick of war and we will restrain our government. The Czar is dead. He's not coming back. What would Marx say about your love of money and state-sponsored capitalism and oligarchs? The life expectancy of the average Russian male is between 62 and 68 years old. Focus on that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9APLXM9Ei8

Astonishing Image Captures The Epic Collision of Three Galaxies: [sciencealert.com]

Robecology comments on Feb 24, 2022:

Again disproving that we are "all" moving away from a central point? I'm beginning to think this "Big Bang" hypothesis was created by the #religulous who need a birth and death. I think the "Big Bang" wasn't the first...and won't be the last. Andromeda is allegedly moving towards us as well. I don't buy the "Big Bang" theory.

What's your super power...

Robecology comments on Feb 23, 2022:

Another discussion of "common sense"? We need to identify that what's "common sense" to one group of people is almost non-intersecting with the common sense that we agnostic/atheist/scientists have (if you use "Venn" diagrams) Attached are my favorites...

The Dragonfly ( 2 videos ) ● The Insane Biology of: The Dragonfly [youtu.

Robecology comments on Feb 23, 2022:

There was this cool science fiction movie...Dune, believe - where the helicopters worked and flew like dragon flies. https://screenrant.com/dune-dragonfly-aircraft-ornithopter-operable-working-details/

Bird of Prey Spotted in U.S. For the First Time, Drawing Crowds to Texas

Robecology comments on Feb 22, 2022:

I forwarde the article to a lifetime friend and fellow devotee to Falconry. Thanks!!

Can someone tell me why I have a major criteria for a man’s build?

Robecology comments on Feb 22, 2022:

Sexual drive is weird. It's very strong - as @KhaCR says - exhausting - in our youth (she says she's 29)....then - at least in my case - fades out rapidly with age. Don't get me wrong...I still like "doing it"....it's one of our finest pleasures...it just seems - again. - to me at least - to be fading - fast.

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Robecology comments on Feb 21, 2022:

So male obesity was a problem...but back then it was looked on as a prestigious possession?

Hello people here. Greetings.

Robecology comments on Feb 20, 2022:

Greetings from East coast of Florida. SpaceX launches. beaches.

MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robecology comments on Feb 20, 2022:

We jest...but it's a serous issue; http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/obesity_in_america_cdc_releases_gif_of_epidemic_over_time.html

I have been trying to figure out how to write an effective profile on these dating sites.

Robecology comments on Feb 18, 2022:

I was in to it before there was internet dating...yea...I wrote personal ads in he local newspapers. So I've been through the whole thing...and I've found the best results happen when you post LOTS of images. Images that are current...of you doing things....not just posing.

I hate it when that happens.

Robecology comments on Feb 18, 2022:

Is that even a cow?

my ego wants to kill me, and my pride wants to help it

Robecology comments on Feb 18, 2022:

And about Nihilism? Remember - you lucked out over 300 million sperm and thousands of eggs. You're lucky to be here!

my ego wants to kill me, and my pride wants to help it

Robecology comments on Feb 18, 2022:

Being a nihilist I get it....but some day you will be getting married and then it will be decision/ego time; Chose wisely...

Raiders of the Lost Ark: John Williams [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Great, superb set of movies.

I have more, but this one bites me most often

Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Therein lies the rub...what's "common sense"?

Some chuckles [50nerdsofgrey.com]

Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2022:

Wow...more than "some"!

uncanny predictions from 1964 [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

He was correct about the satellites giving us instant communication world wide. Conducting business remotely got a push (via zoom) thanks to the Pandemic...he had a point about the spread of cities....but he was dead wrong about the need for us to do less road traveling. Bioengineering? Well...not quite...but automation is given credit for 80% reduction in employment (https://fortunly.com/statistics/automation-job-loss-statistics/#gref). Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and CEO for Tesla...is now doing lots of research on Neuralink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLUWDLKAF1M Good find, @Philip21

Who knew this?

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

Pretty interesting!

This literally happened to me yesterday

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

This happened to me just last night! Uggghhhh!

Biblical holiday problems: Side chicks

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

And here's some useful references - for those who still peruse the bible.

Now, what 10-year-old kid wouldn't find this funny.

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

I had no idea we Tesla owners could even change external sounds.!!

How is your weather out there?

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

It's been months since Agnostic lost its' photo-orientation thing...I've given up on posing photos here! Oh...and the weather has been on the cool side (high 60's during the day...low 50's (ºF)at night...brrr.

More funny quotes this time about Life.

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

All good ones. Steven Wright is one of my favorites.

My grandfather was was part of the greatest generation; surviving the Great Depression, and serving ...

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

Let's see. Republicans won Florida by 30,000 votes in 2020. Since then 87,000 have died (in Florida) for resisting the vaccine...so they were mostly Republicans. I see a trend here.

I had listened to these radio shows on a crystal radio when I was 7 years old.

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

I'm 76....so yes, i made a crystal and then several transistor radios....and listened to early radio shows (I loved Jean Shepherd!)...but I recall trying to listen to these...and got bored.

Why the Pentagon’s latest UFO report is a turning point on the issue - YouTube

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

Are there Aliens? Can we travel to stars? Is there another "Earth" out there that we can move to? Should we? Can we expect communication via radio (and/or) Visitation from aliens? Quick answer; No....no, no, no, and....no. For several reasons; #1 - We can go 18.6 miles per second now. That's 1/10,000th the speed of light. That will get us to our nearest star system - which is 4.3 light years ( L.Y.) away, in only 43,000 years. Eventually, rocket scientists foresee going 1/1,000th the speed of light...that's 186 miles per second. But... that would still take us 4,300 years to reach the nearest star and its' planets. Ughhh. #2. Even talking to our alleged ET "neighbor", via radio (going speed of light, or 186,000 miles per second) would take 8.6 years round trip message - assuming that there's radio-communicating life on the nearest star system. So we can't even "talk" with them...let alone visit them. #3.The odds of being life on any planets within 100 L.Y. of us are nil. Really nil. Drakes equation* suggests....quite simply - that the odds of an intelligent, radio communicating civilization out there is immensely large... perhaps 99.995%. A famous radio astronomer once said...."if only one in a million stars out there had life on it....and out of that million - if only 1 in a million....if one of them had intelligent, radio sending and receiving life on it...then the numbers of their existence - in our galaxy alone...is in the millions. But that the odds of there being one - within our 100 LY range...is close to 0.001%. That's one thousandth of one percent. As of 2021, we have discovered that there's about 70 systems within that range...of which only a few have rocky planets that are in the "goldilocks" zone (not too hot, not too cool...so likely to have water and life). Out of those few, there's a much reduced likelihood that they evolved at the same pace we did...so their civilization's have either come and gone...or they're not there yet. *https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1350/are-we-alone-in-the-universe-revisiting-the-drake-equation/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So... are there aliens? Perhaps, far away, if we could go hundreds or thousands of light years in an instant (worm holes? - a lame theory)...then there's good probability that aliens exist and we could meet them. And they probably will look just like us. But - are there any close by? No. Not a chance in our neighborhood (100 LY). And let’s not forget - the Cetaceans have larger brains than we have. Live a life of no money, no technology, no clothes, no school - quite happily. Who’s to say they’re not more advanced than we are? http://www.solstation.com/stars3/100-as.htm

Hallelujah!

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

It's almost as if we evolved a need for coffee and tea - or more specifically, the caffeine high? https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2017.00027

Seems the NFL has responded

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

Come on. The half time show showed us little musical talent. Rappers might have a grip on the minorities and other Americans....but their lyrics are confusing complaints about life at best...disgruntled rhymes showing little talent. No wonder so many tuned out. I'm not racist...but I know musical talent when I see/hear it. There was very little on display there.

I assert that the generation born from 1917 to 1940 is truly deserving of the title “The Greatest ...

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

This includes anyone 82 and older. I'm 76 and I have nothing but respect for these people!

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:

The big difference is that it seems to be required to pay money to our governments.

“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing.

Robecology comments on Feb 15, 2022:

Love Leo. He wrote a great book "On Loving" ....and I bought and shared several copies.

So, recently, I had my Facebook account restricted, for life apparently.

Robecology comments on Feb 12, 2022:

All it takes is a few "reports" by disgruntled FB followers...and you're in FB jail....I've been there too many times.