Thankful for the little things, literally?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 14, 2018:

This lifesized statue may have been taken from a body mold, who knows. :O

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@silverotter11 About the size of a thumb, a smallish thumb at that.

Which is more offensive?

Omots comments on Aug 14, 2018:

If I had to choose one, IDIOT. Name calling is the more offensive way to go.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@Omots So if we go with a general definition of someone being an idiot if they are senseless and foolish to the point of stupidity then would that apply to a person who believes in a magical sky daddy who in a very poor excuse for a supreme being?

Happiness is the best form of revenge. :) [youtube.com]

Marionville comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I love Ceelo.....this is a great video!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

His back up singers always crack me up. :D

Which is more offensive?

Omots comments on Aug 14, 2018:

If I had to choose one, IDIOT. Name calling is the more offensive way to go.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

How else would you refer to someone who is an idiot than as an idiot? These belief systems are idiotic, completely unfounded in fact and completely without evidence to substantiate their claims. The fact that much of the world's troubles are a direct or indirect result of these idiotic dogmas makes them even more heinous. Tell it like it is.

This song was largely forgotten until is showed up at the intro to Guardians of the Galaxy.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I am very familiar with the song but had no idea they were original Americans.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@BufftonBeotch The US's insistence upon claiming the title America for itself and extending its influence over the rest of the Americas does cause confusion and a great deal of the conflict in the 'New World'. No doubt the Native populations were confused and surprised to learn that they had been 'discovered'. Your post got me thinking so I checked and the group members of Redbone were of mixed native and mexican heritage, the term 'Redbone' is a Cajun term for a person of mixed blood.

This song was largely forgotten until is showed up at the intro to Guardians of the Galaxy.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I am very familiar with the song but had no idea they were original Americans.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

I think two band members were Native and two were of Mexican descent.

Which is more offensive?

Nukdookum comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I find the religious implication that all folks who believe are not intelligent to be the more offensive of the two.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@Nukdookum Hail the King, Baby! Hail the King!

My answer would be, "You don't. How are you not stupid!?!"

Surfpirate comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Looks like we got us a Reader. What are you reading for? ;)

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@phxbillcee Anything so that you don't wind up a waiter in a waffle house.

Which is more offensive?

Nukdookum comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I find the religious implication that all folks who believe are not intelligent to be the more offensive of the two.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c93qbdqX3G4

Which is more offensive?

Nukdookum comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I find the religious implication that all folks who believe are not intelligent to be the more offensive of the two.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

Interesting that Free Thought being made illegal by intolerant and ignorant believers don't offend you as much as believers being pointed out as ignorant and delusional. To each their own, somebody crucify this guy for thinking.

Trump will never wind up like Hitler.

FrayedBear comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Wait until the world demands repayment of the $ trillions lent to America.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

The Fed will just print more and Treasury will buy the bonds,

Some Celtic Rock from the Canadian Maritimes. [youtube.com]

pixiedust comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Sometimes I really feel homesick.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 14, 2018:

I had their tape from when they played Denman Island in BC, great tunes.

In the middle of the Valle Sagrado are two interesting sites that most people who visit the valley ...

Hathacat comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Really nice. The second one keeps reminding me of a platter of French toast! Is the light color water?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

It's the build up of salt in the evaporation ponds, the salt water wells up out of a spring beneath the mountains and spills out of the mountainside to constantly fill the ponds at an elevation of 10,000' ASL.

One of the oldest, surviving houses in the new world was built in Lima by Capt.

SkotlandSkye comments on Aug 13, 2018:

That is pretty darn cool!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

It was surprisingly cool inside the old hacienda which sprawled back from the carriage door for half a block, outside it was oppressively hot and humid. The doorman I slipped the money to told me not to disturb the owner who was a tall, older gentleman I saw briefly who I gave a nod and a smile to, he was very aristocratic but you could tell the family had seen better times as they were letting me in for $30. (the tour service wanted $150 if I remember correctly so $30 was probably his cut) I took a few photos from the hip because they said no photos, most didn't come out but the doorman did let me go up to the case and take a pic of the sword, it is in the piano room behind a velvet rope like you would find at an older cinema.

So.

Sheannutt comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I have never grown tomatoes from a seed, I used to buy tomato plants from a nursery. The one I like is called Early Girl they do really well.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

I grow almost everything from seed, except peppers as I have had a devil of a time growing them from seed, maybe because I am in Canada and the season is short. Check to see if there is a seed exchange in your area, you can get heirloom seeds at these clubs when they have a sale either in the fall or the spring. I start mine early in my solarium to get a jump on things because of my climate zone but you should have no problems. Ask the people at the seed exchange what works for them in your area and then try out a couple of packets of seeds, if you find some you like then just save the seeds for next year and you don't have to buy them again, it makes for very affordable tomatoes.

A man wakes up dazed and confused in a strange city.

Nukdookum comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Beautiful execution!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

The best because in true pirate fashion I stole it from another guy. ;)

I'm watching the first season of The Handmaid's Tale and it just got real in Episode 3 when the ...

ghettophilosopher comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I don't think we're that close to a police or military force being GIVEN the order to fire live on a protest. I DO however, think we're uncomfortably close to a situation like that spontaneously spiraling out of control and the response in the aftermath turning into something completely beyond the ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

So we are just one black swan event from spiraling out of control, sounds too close for me.

Last nights dinner.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 13, 2018:

You have chickens, that's cool.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Donto101 I've only eaten it once (not a lot of alligators in Canada, guess we ate them) I found it a bit mushy and bland, not even as good as shark.

Last nights dinner.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 13, 2018:

You have chickens, that's cool.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Donto101 Catch and release then, catch him another time when he is bigger, see who eats who. ;)

Last nights dinner.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 13, 2018:

You have chickens, that's cool.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Donto101 Sweet! Too bad you didn't get some gator meat before they came and took him away. :)

Chacarero sandwich from Santiago, Chile - flank steak, tomatoes and green beans on a bun - it's ...

AncientNight comments on Aug 13, 2018:

That looks good. Green beans can be grown in a pot on your window sill. Just get the plants some water once in a while and they'll give green beans for several months (also works for Yellow Wax Beans).

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@AncientNight The fence around my garden is hung with more than a hundred pieces of reflective tape that sparkles and flaps in the breeze, there are wind chimes and motion activated lights, rows of garlic and marigolds - the deer ignore it all and they leap over the 6' fence without so much as a running start. If I throw stones at them to chase them away they just stare at me until I get within about 20' then they edge away and come back in the middle of the night. Annoying but I still like them. This is my front yard this morning, two spotted fawns and momma is in the woods checking out the hostas. :D

If you are thinking about taking your motorhome south of the border into Mexico then you really want...

Sheannutt comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I believe I'll stay in the States.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Sheannutt Well that would definitely be safe, just remember to leave the guns at home. Canada is uber safe so no need for that foolishness. ;)

Ollantaytambo, the Inca fortress that almost stopped Pizarro and his Conquistadors in their tracks.

SkotlandSkye comments on Aug 13, 2018:

You are going to inspire me to go dig out my 10,000 plus photos of all the Mayan sites I've been to in Mexico! LOL Thank you for sharing these!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

Oh I've got that too but I assume most people have had easier access to Aztec and Mayan sites in Mexico so I won't be sharing those. I keep meaning to visit Tikal but it continues to elude me, something else always comes up but Palenque was nice to visit if less dramatic.

Chacarero sandwich from Santiago, Chile - flank steak, tomatoes and green beans on a bun - it's ...

AncientNight comments on Aug 13, 2018:

That looks good. Green beans can be grown in a pot on your window sill. Just get the plants some water once in a while and they'll give green beans for several months (also works for Yellow Wax Beans).

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

I have some growing in my garden, an heirloom variety that the deer just love so it is a constant battle to keep some for myself. :D

If you are thinking about taking your motorhome south of the border into Mexico then you really want...

Sheannutt comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I believe I'll stay in the States.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Sheannutt True, the US is a beautiful country, I just find it very crowded from an RVing perspective compared to Mexico. Here are a couple of our secure campsites in Mexico, the first is in Acapulco and the second is on the border with Belize. We met a few single women travelling in Mexico and they did feel it was more of a hassle for them because of the machismo of some of the Mexican men.

I hate being bi-polar. It's awesome.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I've worked with a few people with that disorder, high producing most of the time but when they crash they really crash and they can be counterproductive for other workers around them.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@ugly They were starting to become a problem in Bermuda when I retired, mostly it was little bottles that I found on site before that, what the locals called 'nippers', the sort you would get on an airline flight.

If you are thinking about taking your motorhome south of the border into Mexico then you really want...

Sheannutt comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I believe I'll stay in the States.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

Or you could take a day trip to San Felipe just south of the border, a beautiful little resort town with tons of gringos to make you feel comfortable. We stayed at a nice park on the beach with hook ups for $20/nt. It's quite American only without all the guns, I was relieved when we finally got out of the States, especially near the border which is quite dangerous, Mexico is much safer.

August 13: Dream Diary

Iam4MY comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I spend too much time on this site. I dreamt last night that there was an option for a paid account. But those who signed up for it and paid were sworn to secrecy about what you got for paying.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

So what did you get? Do tell.

Today is International Left-hander's day

Surfpirate comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Both my wife and I are Ambis, we feel your pain Lefties. Enjoy your day! :)

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@SukiSue I've always just switched back and forth but my wife had righthandedness beaten into her by the nuns at school. :(

I accidentally took a woman’s multivitamin.

SukiSue comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Well now you know how we feel!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

We know how you feel, we just don't always understand it and that's being charitable.

I think this belongs here. Sauce: [imgur.com]

VAL3941 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Like the visible camel toe !!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

The medium is the message.

Where is everybody this Sunday, gone to church or what ?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Up at the usual time but busy doing other things this morning, just got online.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@VAL3941 Yep, we don't wear clothes.

For all of you doubters out there....

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I'm sure the aliens are scared. BTW, aren't their laws against having a "space force" as a defense unit for your country?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Trump says they were just guidelines.

Clearing out the weeds in my wild garden and I came across this - Spelt.

Sheannutt comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Sure does make a lovely arrangement for any part of the room.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

That's my wife for you, I saw an interesting curiosity and she saw a center piece. Guess which one of us used to own an art gallery - hint, it wasn't me. ;)

Wild gardening is something I started doing after a bad fall down a flight of stairs did some damage...

Sheannutt comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Wow you better be careful, your garden looks like it's doing good. Take it easy?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

That's all the weed camoflague.

Chacarero sandwich from Santiago, Chile - flank steak, tomatoes and green beans on a bun - it's ...

Cast1es comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Are the beans cooked or raw ?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Cast1es De nada.

Chacarero sandwich from Santiago, Chile - flank steak, tomatoes and green beans on a bun - it's ...

sellinger comments on Aug 12, 2018:

That looks good, sounds good too, is that dipping sauce on the side?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@sellinger Adobo sauce, smoked peppers and some spices and vinegar. The assumption most Norte Americanos make is that all Latin American cuisine will be a variation on Mexican cuisine but there is a broad range of cooking styles and much of the food we ate in South America was rather bland to be honest. This sauce wasn't very hot at all but it did have lots of flavour to it.

Chacarero sandwich from Santiago, Chile - flank steak, tomatoes and green beans on a bun - it's ...

Cast1es comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Are the beans cooked or raw ?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Al dente'

Chacarero sandwich from Santiago, Chile - flank steak, tomatoes and green beans on a bun - it's ...

sellinger comments on Aug 12, 2018:

That looks good, sounds good too, is that dipping sauce on the side?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

That's a type of adobe hot sauce, not sure about the ingredients but very good. Mayo is usually part of the mix, with or without avocado and sometimes you will get pickled peppers in there as well, depends upon the stand that is selling the sanduche.

I'm not down with this new trend of age-exclusive groups.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

People are funny about age, just a couple of years and they think that you must be somebody completely different. I've known 80 year olds that were like 20 somethings and 20 somethings who acted like 80 year olds. Mileage not years, attitude not age.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Stacey48 I think it's important that when my life flashes before my eyes in my last mortal moments, it should hold my interest.

Clearing out the weeds in my wild garden and I came across this - Spelt.

Spinliesel comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Very decorative! Like the clean lines. I eat spelt and use the flour for baking.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

I have baked with spelt because my wife likes it so I make a loaf now and then when I am baking bread. I didn't know you could eat the grain whole though, how do you prepare it?

Clearing out the weeds in my wild garden and I came across this - Spelt.

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

That is way cool!!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

It's the little surprises that make gardening interesting, even when the raccoons ate half my corn it was still interesting but I prefer these sorts of surprises more.

I'm not down with this new trend of age-exclusive groups.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

People are funny about age, just a couple of years and they think that you must be somebody completely different. I've known 80 year olds that were like 20 somethings and 20 somethings who acted like 80 year olds. Mileage not years, attitude not age.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Stacey48 I love it when someone a few years older than me finds out I am 57 and they something really stupid like 'OH, you're just a baby then' like 2 years makes so much difference after more than 50 years on this rock. I just ask them about themselves and usually they have done half as much as I have or been half as many places or lived in as many countries - then I just smile at the little babies. :D

that is so true...

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Somebody needs to put some LSD in their water supply, chill all that hatred out.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@HippieChick58 You have to watch those drugs because they can cause psychotic behavior, not a good drug for a bunch of psychotic assholes in the first place. How about a triple dose of Viagra so they all wind up with erections that will not go away for more than 8 hours? That should keep them from marching. :D

In the middle of the Valle Sagrado are two interesting sites that most people who visit the valley ...

Donna_I comments on Aug 12, 2018:

The first area almost could be an amphitheater.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Donna_I We were looking for someplace to build and semi-retire, almost settled in Ecuador but changed our minds after a year, learned some Spanish, saw a lot of stuff, met a lot of interesting people and had a lot of fun.

that is so true...

John-Paul comments on Aug 12, 2018:

This is a good thing. It is a good thing that they are all coming out, like cockroaches from an upturned stone, like all the filth and slime that hides in your drains. Yes, it is a good thing that Trump has emboldened them to be more public. This shit has festered in the underbelly of our society ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@John-Paul I have a Trumpet staying down the road from my house, she comes up to Canada every year from South Carolina and she spends her whole time doing the nastiest shit to everyone around her. She actually spread lies that I was a house builder from Florida who bilked a bunch of people out their investments, same name on FB and about my age but not a Canadian at all. Amazing the lies that some people will believe.

In the middle of the Valle Sagrado are two interesting sites that most people who visit the valley ...

Donna_I comments on Aug 12, 2018:

The first area almost could be an amphitheater.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Donna_I The roads were the most dangerous part of that trip, nobody drew a gun on us at all during the 2 years we were in South America, pretty tame compared to some of our other adventures. lol

that is so true...

John-Paul comments on Aug 12, 2018:

This is a good thing. It is a good thing that they are all coming out, like cockroaches from an upturned stone, like all the filth and slime that hides in your drains. Yes, it is a good thing that Trump has emboldened them to be more public. This shit has festered in the underbelly of our society ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

I see North Carolina and I try not to assume the worst. I wish I was wrong more often.

Do you think Donald tRump and Melania have sex anymore?

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I think she deserves what ever crap he gives her, and I'm pretty sure there is no true affection between them. She entered into the situation willingly. She has a son to protect that she chose to create with him. I am sure she is unhappy, but I have no sympathy for her at all.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

That's the problem when you do a deal with the devil, you get fucked in the end.

Here is my method of making homemade Miracle Grow. [youtu.be]

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

If you eat vegetables from China then you are eating veggies grown using human waste or night soil as the fertilizer. This is a long standing farming method in Asia.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

That they feed it to the fish in the tilapia ponds and hang the chicken and rabbit cages over the ponds so that shit can go directly in to feed the fish, well let's just say I don't buy fish from China either.

Ok, this has got to offend somebody! [youtu.be]

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I remember when Canada banned Capital Punishment in the 60's for all crimes except for killing a cop, I was just a little kid and then in the mid 70's they removed the final loophole. Canada was finally a civilized nation like all of the other Western First Nations, except for the US but I guess ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@McVinegar Welcome to Canada, we have our own fucking problems but at least executing people who are later found to be innocent as new evidence surfaces, isn't one of those fucking problems. We do have a fuck of a lot of problems to work out though, better get back to it like a busy Canadian beaver.

Tiny home restrictions, very sad. ? [dispatch.com]

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

This is happening in Ontario, Canada now. https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/8765626-put-in-rules-for-tree-houses-says-wasaga-woman/

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

The neighbors built a tree house that amounts to an adult guest house and she is freaking out about it. I heard her speaking about it on the radio and she was a really tight assed PC kind of person who kept skirting the fact that this is a personal issue for her but she is trying to make it a community issue.

Where is everybody this Sunday, gone to church or what ?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Up at the usual time but busy doing other things this morning, just got online.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@VAL3941 Well I'm not going to make it easy for you, so just do what the neighbours do and stare in my windows, most of my house is glass anyway.

I hate being bi-polar. It's awesome.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I've worked with a few people with that disorder, high producing most of the time but when they crash they really crash and they can be counterproductive for other workers around them.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@VAL3941 I've seen plenty of that in my years as a builder and a construction manager, although alcohol is the larger problem in the construction industry.

Where is everybody this Sunday, gone to church or what ?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Up at the usual time but busy doing other things this morning, just got online.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@VAL3941 The Princess is always up after I get up, make the coffee, have my cup to get going and then I bring her a cup in bed. What happens after that is my business. ;)

In the middle of the Valle Sagrado are two interesting sites that most people who visit the valley ...

Donna_I comments on Aug 12, 2018:

The first area almost could be an amphitheater.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Donna_I We wound up driving over a small foot bridge that was crowded with people carrying all manner of stuff, our driver just pushed his way through even though the bridge was no more than 8' wide and the length of a football field over a river. We wound up at this little resto in a small town in the middle of a residential area. The Alpaca was delicious, the yellow potatoes were very different and tasted like yucca and the eggs were from guinea hens.

In the middle of the Valle Sagrado are two interesting sites that most people who visit the valley ...

Donna_I comments on Aug 12, 2018:

The first area almost could be an amphitheater.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Donna_I I would guess they are about 8' tall. The site is on privately owned land so you can't walk down to it unless you are part of a tour. We hired a cab for the day and got to see a bunch of things that were not on most lists, including a fabulous meal at a tiny resto that served Inca cuisine, I had the Alpaca.

August 12: Dream Diary

Iam4MY comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I was at some kind of convention at a hotel. I was waiting on line to check in and was chatting with a guy in line behind me. I went up to the counter to check in and I had to fill out a bunch of paperwork. When I grabbed the papers to slide them across the counter, they got stuck. When I lifted ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Quite the exciting dream.

This is how Canadians commute to work each day.

Lukian comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Just noticed the legs of someone on the other side holding your Mom.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Yeah, she needed a boost up but she is 65 or 66 years old in the pic and this is downtown Toronto.

In the middle of the Valle Sagrado are two interesting sites that most people who visit the valley ...

Donna_I comments on Aug 12, 2018:

The first area almost could be an amphitheater.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 12, 2018:

You can just make out the stone stairs that protrude from the walls of each tier. I am sitting on a similar set in the pic below.

The Valle Sagrado or Sacred Valley is filled with Inca outposts and fortresses, this is the Inca ...

CelticFire comments on Aug 11, 2018:

That passage way is wild! Great photos and backstory. Thank you for sharing!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@CelticFire It's actually kind of fun digging up these old pics and the memories that come with them, good and bad, fun and scary, it's all good.

The Valle Sagrado or Sacred Valley is filled with Inca outposts and fortresses, this is the Inca ...

CelticFire comments on Aug 11, 2018:

That passage way is wild! Great photos and backstory. Thank you for sharing!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

This is what the inside of the passageway looks like. It would be pretty easy to brain an invader as they tried to scramble through this tight passage.

The Valle Sagrado or Sacred Valley is filled with Inca outposts and fortresses, this is the Inca ...

CelticFire comments on Aug 11, 2018:

That passage way is wild! Great photos and backstory. Thank you for sharing!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@CelticFire Our ship dropped off some scientists at the Polish station by Zodiac, they didn't look that pleased as they bounced across the swells of icy water. :)

The Valle Sagrado or Sacred Valley is filled with Inca outposts and fortresses, this is the Inca ...

CelticFire comments on Aug 11, 2018:

That passage way is wild! Great photos and backstory. Thank you for sharing!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@CelticFire Tourist, it's the first place we went when we retired back in 2010.

This is how Canadians commute to work each day.

Lukian comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Do whatever to that moose... it roots for the Maple Leafs.. (lol)

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@Lukian but do you miss the Nordiques?

The Valle Sagrado or Sacred Valley is filled with Inca outposts and fortresses, this is the Inca ...

CelticFire comments on Aug 11, 2018:

That passage way is wild! Great photos and backstory. Thank you for sharing!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@CelticFire I've seen a bit and I still have a great deal to see. It depends how much more I will get to see but I am happy to have been able to see Antarctica. It's possibly the only place on this planet where humans haven't managed to assert themselves, at least not yet.

This is how Canadians commute to work each day.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Blue moose, must be cold.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

There was a fundraiser in Toronto years ago and these moose statues and heads were auctioned off for charity. There are still a few around but most have disappeared over the years.

He may be a lazy son of a bitch but at least he managed to find time to look after his friends.

TheDoubter comments on Aug 11, 2018:

who is sticking up for T?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@BBeberstein Isn't there a group here for idiot atheists? I bet they are sticking up for The T Man. lol

The Valle Sagrado or Sacred Valley is filled with Inca outposts and fortresses, this is the Inca ...

CelticFire comments on Aug 11, 2018:

That passage way is wild! Great photos and backstory. Thank you for sharing!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

I have some pics from Ollantaytambo around someplace, it's probably a 3 day walk through the Valle Sagrado from Pisac and the stonework there is amazing. I don't imagine I could replicate it without pulse lasers and some CNC equipment.

This is how Canadians commute to work each day.

Lukian comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Do whatever to that moose... it roots for the Maple Leafs.. (lol)

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

Habs fan?

This is how Canadians commute to work each day.

Betty comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Maple Leaf's fan I gather. :)

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

Just a bunch of friends she knows from Scotland, showing them around our home town of Toronto.

I spent a couple of years in South America in 2011/12&13 and one of the places we visited was ...

Anonbene comments on Aug 11, 2018:

They all look too new.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

The ceramics in this area of South America was very advanced compared to the pottery found in North America, most of which is in very poor condition after only a century or two.

I spent a couple of years in South America in 2011/12&13 and one of the places we visited was ...

pixiedust comments on Aug 11, 2018:

An interesting collection indeed. I especially like the mummy

Surfpirate replies on Aug 11, 2018:

You can't see it in the pic but the dwarf had severe spina bifida as well but appears to have lived quite a few years which is surprising as without treatment most infants with spina bifida don't live very long at all, months not years.

Okay. I haven't had to slap anyone in about a week. What gives?

nikkir comments on Aug 10, 2018:

You can slap...I will probably like it..lol

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@SukiSue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqomZQMZQCQ

August 10: Dream Diary Totally forgot about this today. I'm a slacker. Sorry guys!

pixiedust comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I dreamt my daughter was competing in a beauty pageant/fashion reality show, something she would never do in RL. I also dreamt she was quite stocky, something she is not.Nevertheless, she passed through several rounds of the competition. The next round was cocktail dresses which were assigned to and...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@pixiedust You couldn't get the Midale, SK prom queen to wear that dress. :) I know because my aunt was the mayor. ;)

Keep on fucking off....

PontifexMarximus comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Why don't we all just follow that advice?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@SukiSue, @PontifexMarximus, @ugly Die you gravy sucking, capitalist pigs. :D

August 10: Dream Diary Totally forgot about this today. I'm a slacker. Sorry guys!

LB67 comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I wish I had a good one to share. I go through long periods of not remembering my dreams.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@Iam4MY Try not moving for the first minute of consciousness, then go over the dream again in your mind like it was something you had just done IRL, it really helps. Something about moving position, especially standing up that is like a magic, dream eraser.

August 10: Dream Diary Totally forgot about this today. I'm a slacker. Sorry guys!

pixiedust comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I dreamt my daughter was competing in a beauty pageant/fashion reality show, something she would never do in RL. I also dreamt she was quite stocky, something she is not.Nevertheless, she passed through several rounds of the competition. The next round was cocktail dresses which were assigned to and...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

Even I know enough about women's fashion to say WTF! Orange Gourds? Magenta Sparkle Satin?

Are women happier being single ? [independent.co.uk]

Surfpirate comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I think there is a real shortage of men that are perfectly suited for all women at any given time. The kind of men who are sensitive and financially well off, strong and independent but willing to drop everything to attend to a woman's every need, the sort of guy that you could bring home to your ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@16classic Charming apparently is not enough to make a man Prince Charming, aren't people funny? My other favourite is women who insist that a man be 6' tall MINIMUM!! Have I got a guy for them, EZ Ed was an electrician who worked for me in Bermuda, 6'6" tall and a total douche bag (great electrician and that what I was paying for so his personal life is not my business), the ladies loved him until they got to know him, then they ran but usually he showed them a good time and the rest of the show first before kicking them to the curb like garbage if they weren't smart enough to run for it first.

Are women happier being single ? [independent.co.uk]

Surfpirate comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I think there is a real shortage of men that are perfectly suited for all women at any given time. The kind of men who are sensitive and financially well off, strong and independent but willing to drop everything to attend to a woman's every need, the sort of guy that you could bring home to your ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@Hermit Don't blame me, blame all those perfect bitches who are hoarding those Prince Charmings from the rest of us. :D

Keep on fucking off....

PontifexMarximus comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Why don't we all just follow that advice?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@SukiSue Don't you just fucking wish. lol

This twit was, I am sorry to say, from my town.

webbew1 comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Daddykins will make it all better with an under the table bribe to a judge and she'll be able to go back to being good for nothing but giving frat boys blow jobs real soon.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

Frat boys need blow jobs too, they can't be expected to give them to each other all the time.

This twit was, I am sorry to say, from my town.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Like all thoroughbreds she is fast and expensive.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@BufftonBeotch Miss Clairol Ash Blonde #10C?

August 9: Dream Diary

Hellbent comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Often I have a dream, wake up, realise that it is a recurring dream and then forget about it until the next time it happens when I say to myself "Hey! This has happened before." Last night's dream was one such. I am wandering through a city that has various elements in common with real cities or ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 9, 2018:

Those recurring dreams can be fun if you become aware in them and then start playing around with them like a director of a movie. Change the scenery, change the plot line, change some of the characters and change the ending, it's great fun.

Go Canada and also go continuing resolutions of Native Canadian human rights issues.

qpr81 comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Good riddance. why would be pals with paranoid governments? It wouldn't surprise me if that moron in Washington had something to do with it...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 9, 2018:

Not the first person to suggest this to me and it is a good point. What could be more annoying to Trump than to have a humanitarian government right next to his as a foil for all the inhuman policies he has?

I keep eating my meal before taking a pic of it because it looks so good.

MrLizard comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I'm ordering in, tonight. Probably a Poke Bowl from out local Asian fusion place. Shall I take pictures?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@MrLizard Yum, I haven't made Sushi or Sashimi in a couple of months, will have to keep my eyes open for some good tuna.

Go Canada and also go continuing resolutions of Native Canadian human rights issues.

Science-guy comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Saudi Arabia’s response to Canada’s chide is overblown at the very least. It smacks of Trump poking his nose in to punish Canada for standing up to his bully tactics.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

You may have a point, the GOP hates Canada because we are living proof that all of the social programs they tell people are just impossible to provide are in fact very possible indeed. I think some of them would love to see Canada wiped off the map and this time I don't think it would be like it was in 1812.

I keep eating my meal before taking a pic of it because it looks so good.

MrLizard comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I'm ordering in, tonight. Probably a Poke Bowl from out local Asian fusion place. Shall I take pictures?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@MrLizard there's always room for improvement, even in a good restaurant, maybe they will give you a free coupon for the feedback?

I keep eating my meal before taking a pic of it because it looks so good.

MrLizard comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I'm ordering in, tonight. Probably a Poke Bowl from out local Asian fusion place. Shall I take pictures?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

You could send a pic back to the restaurant for quality assurance purposes.

I have dreams just about every night wherein I can feel pain, rain, touch, wind, etc.

Sirena comments on Aug 2, 2018:

This is very interesting! I don't think I feel anything unless it's a very exhausting dream. Like running around or dreams that connect with lots of physical activities and/or adventures. Those I usually wake up like I've been running around all night. My body even aches at times.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

Nothing like going to bed to get some rest and having a harrowing dream that leaves you feeling even more tired in the morning than when you went to bed the night before.

True, they don't exist and even if they did they would all be somewhat out of alignment due to the ...

KissedbySun comments on Aug 8, 2018:

You can be anything you want if you're handy with connecting the dots!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

I'll have to sketch out a pirate zodiac sign then. :D

I've been considering making another trip back to the Caribbean to see if there are any worthwhile ...

hankster comments on Aug 8, 2018:

maybe you should just go for the party and forget about the projects.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@hankster Yesterday was certainly a frustrating day, you are probably right on the money with that interpretation. Have a great day as well.

I've been considering making another trip back to the Caribbean to see if there are any worthwhile ...

Cast1es comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Golf course at the Princess ?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

I was the construction manager for the redevelopment of Newstead Belmont Hills and my company did work at the the new Tuckers Point.

That's what happens when the football coach teaches sex-ed!

SukiSue comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Probably easier to put on than the real condom, right?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

He wouldn't even have to be standing at attention.

I've been considering making another trip back to the Caribbean to see if there are any worthwhile ...

hankster comments on Aug 8, 2018:

maybe you should just go for the party and forget about the projects.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 8, 2018:

If only the party hadn't seemed so mundane and commercialized, not like the islands used to be. Maybe they have changed or maybe it's just me that has changed. Beautiful island scenery but everyone seemed to be staring at their cell phones or something equally shallow. :(

What sort of practical jokes who you pulled in your time?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Years ago when I was still on the tools as a custom home builder I was building a mansion on the ocean for a good client of mine and my roofing subcontractor had three young guys working on the roof installing the purlins to support the cement tile roof, the oldest was barely 20 years old. My guys ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@HereticSin My thoughts exactly, although I couldn't allow an actual fight to break out on my site on my watch. The bouncer at the bar told me later that the youngsters started it and got in a couple of hits before the tables turned and my older guys put a good beating on them before the bouncer had to move in and break it up. The bouncer was a friend of my foreman so he let him get a couple of extra licks in before he broke it up. Young guys tend to be faster but older guys are denser and can take a hit or two without going down, apparently that surprised the young lads and in the worst possible way. ;)

Remember those two gray hair fat boys with a t-shirt saying: I rather be a Russian than a Democrat ...

matt79 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

i would rather be a robot

Surfpirate replies on Aug 7, 2018:

Just be patient then, cyborgs are coming.

I posted a meme which turned out to be more fact than fiction. [thisisinsider.com]

SkotlandSkye comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I drove a manual before I ever drove an automatic. It should be part of driver’s education and testing.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 7, 2018:

Although manual transmissions look like they will no longer be an option by 2020. The new automatics are more fuel efficient than even the best manual transmissions and electric vehicles will not even need transmissions as each wheel hub will be separately powered.

Now don't you wish you were a.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 7, 2018:

First wife was a redhead, tried to kill me on several occasions, too much excitement for my blood.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@VAL3941 That's it. A buddy once tried to tell me that there was no way a guy could tell if a gal was faking an orgasm and cited the When Harry Met Sally skit.

Okay, listen up please! I am running my election platform past you bunch of malcontents and ...

VAL3941 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Do your own "dirty work" . I am otta here !

Surfpirate replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@VAL3941 I had lots of ambition, the last of it went when I sold my last business, my third. Enough of that horseshit, now I have family horseshit to deal with for free. lol Early retirement is so much fun.