Timing is everything.....

birdingnut comments on May 21, 2018:

And then...

What are your pet-peeves?

birdingnut comments on May 21, 2018:

On this website: I immediately block anyone who starts praising Trump and any of his racist policies, anyone who insults women for wanting equal rights, men who post pics of their genitals or say inappropriate things about women's bodies, anyone who starts insulting and attacking me when I mention anything they don't personally believe in, etc.

Not sure how I got here but I hope to meet someone who also likes garlic bread

birdingnut comments on May 21, 2018:

Gracious! Who DOESN'T love garlic bread? Back when I could eat such food with impunity, I used to bake all kinds of breads from scratch, from pita bread to French baguettes to ethnic European braided breads. I even made doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, etc. I finally noticed I didn't feel well anymore, and was getting increasingly congested, so stopped eating bread decades ago. I just started cautiously eating dry whole wheat toast recently, and no problems so far..

I figure this is the best way to get the most opinions.

birdingnut comments on May 21, 2018:

I dunno. I usually camp. Even when I had a house, I'd camp in the yard by the horse pasture year around on my KY farm near Morehead.

The more I learn the less I know. It's intriguing and sad at the same time.

birdingnut comments on May 21, 2018:

It's like the popular poster sign that says: Teenagers! Are your parents driving you nuts and ruining your lives? Quick! Move out and start paying your own rent while you still know everything!

Thank you, Agnostic.

birdingnut comments on May 21, 2018:

So now we agnostic.com members know that romance CAN be found here! Congratulations!

Today, I was lucky enough to observe a raven chasing a bald eagle.

birdingnut comments on May 21, 2018:

Totally awesome!

Evolution’s Worst Mistake?

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

Great article! Loved it, so I tweeted the link.

Should it not be A Lot Clearer in the general posts / all topics when a post is limited to ‘a ...

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

I think it would help. I keep trying to make comments over some strange post, and find myself in a restricted group because I didn't stop to read the tiny print at the bottom of the post, declaring it to be in a closed group.

Thanks to the Royal Wedding, this was the first time in a year and a half where I didn't have to ...

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

Yup. I buried my nose in the British SkyNews channel to watch every royal wedding detail, relieved not to have to see endless Brexit news, school shootings, and Trump craziness.

Although wolves and dogs have virtually the same genetic makeup, there are some observable ...

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

No, but there have been studies that show that when nuclear families are nurturing and take care of the children, the children physically mature at a much slower rate than the general population, with prolonged childhoods. Researchers theorize that when children are protected, it's safe for them to mature more slowly, gaining the advantage of more parental instruction, giving their own children more advantages. However, if the the scent of strange adult male urine is present, and children are subjected to stress, as when there is sexual abuse in the home, girls mature much more quickly, presumably to give them a chance to procreate while still alive.

Alone, and just a little lonely this Saturday evening, here with my best little buddy, Beau the ...

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

Um..you're a guy. It's up to you to make a call and ask someone out. Attend a community group of your interest; ballroom dance, kayaking, hiking, birdwatching, jamming on acoustical instruments, etc. You might meet someone there. Volunteer to help clean up a local park or national park trail, etc.

Are social expectations an influence on how parents feel towards their children?

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

Yup. I'm 65, and even in my childhood, parents lived their own, adult lives and let their kids raise themselves. Kids were to stay quiet, be instantly obedient, and were expected to be "useful," do chores, and uphold the family name. Mothers usually put food on the table, and made sure the kids got baths and did their chores. The father was expected to discipline any disobedience. Adults talked down to children, if at all. My father never told me he loved me and my mother almost never touched me, even when I was a baby, so she wouldn't "spoil" me. Today, both parents are expected to cuddle and nurture their children, constantly telling them they love them. I don't know if that makes them love them more, but it makes it seem that way, since parents who express hostility toward their children might be reported by concerned neighbors.

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

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

I would do it for a better Social Security advantage, increased health benefits, combined income to pay expenses, having a dance partner, a hiking partner, etc, if there were no other way to gain these advantages.

Man! Today was a long day! Juat niw getting off work.

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

I'm puzzled why so many Americans seem to think living alone, or being single, is a "bad thing," that needs a solution. In Thailand, nobody even notices if you are single or not. I love it, myself. My motto for dating: Being with him has to more fun than being single. If a Thai woman has a good job, she often stays single so she can keep the money herself.

How do people feel about people who are childless?

birdingnut comments on May 20, 2018:

It's their business. Left to myself, I probably wouldn't have either married or had children.

When it has to do with love, relationship or marriage, you must sacrifice something or compromise ...

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

She seems to be genuinely in love, and both Harry and Meghan are passionate supporters of charities worldwide. Just because someone is a famous TV star or royal does NOT mean there's open season to criticize them. Since Harry's mother was a casualty of the royal family, and he has recently spoken out about his depression because of it, he seems to be working to loosen rigid royal traditions. The queen has learned her lesson enough this time to not try to force Harry to marry a "virgin" noblewoman, as she did with Prince Charles. No doubt Meghan's life will be more restricted, but she still has more freedom than Kate and WIlliam, who still have to maintain royal protocol, to some extent.

I swear, I can't stand it when people try to tell me that this country (USA) was founded upon ...

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

Nice retort! Think I'll borrow it next time.

Deadpool 2.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

I'll watch it when it gets to Netflix. Not worth paying for movie tickets, for now.

I just saw a group of ladies going down my street partying.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

I loved the variety of creative, and often homemade fascinators worn by both wedding guests and women in the crowd at the royal wedding event. The fascinators were pretty, but didn't offer much protection from the sun.

Weirdos Are Cool.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

Yup.

Whatsername

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

The surprise would be if Drump spelled anything correctly, or showed respect to any female.

Not sure if I belong here.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

You might be some version of agnostic, but dunno. I believe in "Higher Self," or "Source energy," etc., which might seen as a "diety" to some, but is considered to be part of the connected, intelligent, collective energy of the universe, and doesn't require anything of anyone, etc.

After decades I returned to my home town and an old friend reminded me that as teenagers we used to ...

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

Now that kind of "religious song" I don't mind, LOL!

I am distressed by the American media's obsession with the "royal wedding.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

People might not see the wedding between a white royal and a biracial, divorced, American woman as important if they are privileged whites. But for the black and biracial community..long marginalized, this was a watershed moment. Two young people who are both passionate about their charity work around the world, who are famous in their own rights, now giving hope to people who have never seen themselves represented in the royal family. I loved the black choir, the black cellist, whose incredible playing made me cry, and a black preacher from a different church denomination than the official royal Church of England, even though the preaching was my least favorite part, since I don't believe in it. The black choir even sang a black 1960s soul song..wonderful! It was amazing..even Meghan's veil celebrated each country in the Commonwealth. The royal family paid for the wedding, Meghan paid for the honeymoon, and the only cost to British taxpayers was the cost of security for the event. The thousands of tourists pouring in for the event boosted the British economy. I am sick of bad news, so this was WONDERFUL.

So, what does everyone think regarding the possible Technological Singularity, how will it turn out ...

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

According to Ray Kurzweil, 89 out of 108 predictions he made were realized by the end of 2009. An additional 13 were what he calls “essentially correct" (meaning that they were likely to be realized within a few years of 2009), for a total of 102 out of 108.

Did you make anything for your child's wedding?

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

Sounds lovely! Neither of my grown kids are married, although they usually have significant others. I didn't recommend marriage at all while they were growing up, and kept saying that they could spend as much money on their pets and themselves as they liked..it was STILL less expensive than children. Both my kids are androgyne, as I am, and, like me, don't seem at all interested in marriage and starting families..more geared toward pursuing their passions.

Yep, I'm outraged with Trump and his ilk trying to restrict the first amendment rights of clinicians...

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

Hilarious! Looks like the NRA, with help of teens armed with military weapons, is thinning the herd a bit..

New DNA.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

Queen Charlotte, the German wife of “mad” King George III and mother of his 15 children, is descended from a Portuguese noblewoman, who was in turn descended from a 13th-century king and his mistress, Madragana, who may have been a Moor, or black person. Eighteenth-century commentators said she had “negroid” features and a royal doctor declared her as having a “true mulatto face”. If Valdes is correct, all the royal family would have black heritage, including Victoria and the modern royals.

On this Friday evening, who else is spending it home alone, if you're willing to admit it like I am.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

It's Saturday afternoon, here in Thailand-1:17 PM.

God meets God (FB)

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

Whoa...very, very good. Gave me chills...

Sounds about right.

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

LOL!

I feel Michael Jackson [youtu.be]

birdingnut comments on May 19, 2018:

I didn't notice it until you pointed it out, LOL! You're right.

Ladies, how were you proposed to ? Was it what you expected ?

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

My ex hinted at marriage the first time he met me. I was NOT interested in marriage, but he was happy to wait me out for over a year, being a hiking pal, dance partner, and friend.

No, seriously.. what the ACTUAL fuck is this?

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

They already know their customers will believe anything, LOL!

Let the beatings begin:

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

Thus the old joke: if a man says something in the forest and there's no woman around, is he still wrong? (Hint: Yup.)

Every bishop in Chile just resigned over the child sex abuse scandal - Vox

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

Good for them. Last time this scandal was mentioned, the Pope denied it.

I'm pretty private on Facebook.

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I agree...you, for instance.

Hubble Celebrates 28 Years [facebook.com]

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I love the Hubble photographs they post. I wish I could just wrap that glittering blanket of stars and galaxies around me, and roll in them.

Kinda wish casual Friday meant you could wear sweatpants to work. Just putting this out there.

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I think everyone should be able to wear comfy casual wear to work. Better, work remotely at least three days a week, which would save money for everyone. 5 Ways Telecommuting Saves Employers Money via @Entrepreneur @DrewAHendricks http://entm.ag/1wAoz6f

[yahoo.com] 8 Dead in Texas School Shooting AGAIN

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

Time to outlaw NRA bribery, except that the lawmakers are the ones getting rich from this massacre.

Do you pre-read comments before responding here?

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

No, I usually just respond to the original post and move on, since I'm often the first one to respond. That's probably because Thailand is 13 hours ahead of the EST, so I'm the only one around when someone posts late at night. Just like in this one..

Would u like to chat?

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

Hi, Aaron, and welcome to the website! You'll earn points and help members get to know you better if you write your profile and answer the profile questions, since it's the first place many people look when they see a new member. Then you make comments and write your own posts to gain more points, and when you reach level two you can private message people. There is a link to FAQ and a website tutorial on the home page. Good luck!

I can be cool with anyone but I can only truly be comfortable with nonbelievers.

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

Depends on the religion. I'm cool with all my Buddhist and Muslim friends in Thailand because they never try to attack me with religion. I even sometimes join Thai friends and/or students in Buddhist temple events. Photos: 1-2Thai students teaching me traditional Thai dance moves as we dance our way to the Buddhist temple for meditation and a feast afterward, near Ranot, Thailand 3 Selfie inside temple after meditation 4.Students having feast in temple after procession

Ladies would you be comfortable being a sister wife ?

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I once discussed having a threesome relationship with a transwoman old high school friend and my ex, both of whom are bisexual. We were all agreed, but along the way I realized that the transwoman wasn't willing to share me, so I nixed the whole deal. I didn't care either way, as I'm demisexual.

Uranus, surrounded by its rings and some of its moons

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

Totally awesome! What equipment do you use?

Sneezing demons

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I pay little attention. Besides, I've been living in Thailand since 2010 and nobody says that here.

Six months on the site.

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

Wow. I'm a spiritual agnostic so much of what you say attacks me. Doesn't sound very accepting or tolerant, to me. Also, I also object to so many here going on endlessly complaining about religious people. I came here to avoid the subject of religion entirely. Surely there is something more interesting to talk about than ranting against some myth.

Who is going to Bay Area Makers Fair this Saturday?

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

If I could teleport reliably, I'd go. I have a married niece and nephew in that area.

Insidious nature of the closet

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I technically qualify all of the above, except that I resemble a pretty, cis hetero woman, so generally get a free pass. Besides, I'm a demisexual, lacking sexual attraction for any person or gender, so am not seen chasing the wrong gender.. Because I'm female, my fearless male-like behavior is seen as brave and admirable by both genders, and I didn't realize I'm agnostic until the 2016 election. Since I've been in tolerant Thailand since 2010, no religious confrontations in the US yet, although I'm been preached at by Christian ex-pats I've met here. I immediately distanced myself from them.

This is my second try with this site and as previously experienced, not a single person has shown me...

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I suggest you declutter and simplify your profile, leaving enough details that potential dates can evaluate your compatibility. Right now, it's a wall of words, which might make people move on. Suggestions: list hobbies, dating preferences, and interests, and enough background to inform potential dates. Then make comments and write posts and interact with people who respond to you.

If a man says you're hot, that's not a compliment.

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

I would feel outraged if a man referred to me in a sexual yardstick manner, such as saying I was "hot" or a "7." I do not exist for his viewing or sexual critiquing pleasure. Unlike most cis hetero men, who would likely love to referred to in a sexual manner, I want to be seen as a person.

Hello All, my Sam is an 8 year old eclectus.

birdingnut comments on May 18, 2018:

You could try getting him a companion bird of some type. If not another eclectus, then a less expensive parrot or other bird option, so he can interact with something. Parrots mate for life, and if he sees you as his mate, he's likely to freak out when you aren't physically with him at all times. They can, however, bond with other birds, relieving separation anxiety.

Have you conquered what you are afraid of ?

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Some of them..

Folks that don't write a bio, and haven't answered any questions yet have joined months (or more) ...

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

If I see a new member missing a bio or profile questions, I usually try to encourage them in that direction. I don't want to read posts from people without bios...seems fishy to me.

This would be me

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

I'll reply tomorrow. Right now I'm ignoring my dirty dishes.

Would it surprise you to learn that the majority of clergyman are in truth atheists or anti theists ...

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

No, of course not. They willingly participate in the scam, often for both money and sexual access to women/children, who are trained to trust old white men and not question authority.

Thought I'd try this app, anybody for random convo?

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Hi,PMM, and welcome to the website! Nice to have another "other" here. You will earn points, and let members get to know you better, if you write your profile and answer the profile questions, since that the first place many people look when they see a new member. Then you make comments and write your own posts to earn more points, and when you reach level two, you can private message people. A links to FAQ and a website tutorial are on the home page.

History Is There To Remind Us.

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Yup.

I would love to have a friend / friends who have similar views.

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Hi, Maylady, and welcome to the group. If you write your profile and answer the profile questions, you will earn points, and it will help members get to know you better, since that is the first place many people look when they see a new member. Then you can make comments and write your own posts to gain more points, and when you reach level two you can private message people. There is a FAQ link on the website homepage.

I have a relative who frequently has a fake ads conversation with me before asking for money.

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Have boundaries and ditch the leech.

I'm a,married free thinking adult make in my early 40s with a radical philosophy of who we are as ...

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Hi, Expat. You'll earn points and help others get to know you better if you write your profile and answer the profile questions, since that's the first place many people look when they see a new member. Then you make comments and write posts to earn more points, and when you reach level two, you can private message people. There is a link to FAQ and a website tutorial on the home page.

Just how strange?

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Join your work peers for lunch. Join community groups of your interests..i.e., hiking, kayaking, ballroom dance, bird watching, jamming with others on acoustical instruments, etc. Check community billboards, both online and at the local library. Volunteer to clean up trash and repair trails at local parks and national parks.

Baboons kidnap and raise feral dogs as pets - YouTube

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Whoa..interesting.

BBQ on the beach....

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Actually, that's a power we have, apparently..nothing to do with "religion." I've had it happen to me a number of times..vitamins that never ran out, a money purse that was always full, no matter how many times I emptied it, food that seemed to never run out, no matter the number of people. As with most of the psychic manifestations, whenever I freaked out about it, it stopped. It mostly happened when I wasn't paying much attention, and I realized what happened only in retrospect. That's also how I teleported. My car once jumped right through an oncoming truck that was about to hit me head on, and I found myself behind it, with my car intact. I'd start on a four-hour trip with my husband and see the exit sign for the town five minutes after getting on the interstate. I drove for two years in a car without a working speedometer and was able to routinely travel to Louisville and Cincinnati in 20-40 minutes from my farm near Morehead, usually a 2-3 hour trip. After I got a car with a working speedometer, and I could monitor my progress, it stopped. To my great annoyance, I was back to long, tiresome trips. The same thing happened with my daughter and her cars. "For physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." -Einstein. We are co-creators of our own universe..making our own reality: “Consciousness is fundamental and matter is derived from consciousness." – Max Planck, theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics

Level 6, how fun. Who has the keys to the Rolls?

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

Well, you get an Agnostic T-shirt at level eight..if you don't live in Thailand, that is, LOL!

What’s a movie you can never get tired of?

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

The Gods Must be Crazy, Groundhog Day, Overboard

Just curious: besides the Internet, what other ways have you met people you've dated or been ...

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

I knew my first romantic interest from growing up together as MKs (missionary kids) in Haiti, dance partner at a ballroom dance, newspaper classified ad, neighbor, bar, dating club, friend of my family, high school friend.

If it goes deep and cuts to the bone.

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

I hit "block," then forget you exist.

Okay folks, it all here.

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

The "Anti-Christ" is any prominent leader who clashes with your own Christian religious beliefs.

I don't talk much about religion but here's a thought; If Jesus was a Jew in Israel and Israel was ...

birdingnut comments on May 17, 2018:

LOL!

Hi, I just got here and this is crazy but call me maybe <3

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

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Having such a hard time navigating this site ?

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

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Having Children

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Life isn't a "tease." We are co-creators of our own universe..making our own reality- “Consciousness is fundamental and matter is derived from consciousness." – Max Planck, theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics

My fireman buddy met first his girlfriend when he saved her from a burning building. She was hot.

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

(ignore)

Little known fact : Boiled peanuts are a cruel joke, started in the south, to re-pay northern ...

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Gross. And we are sorry we upset them..

I just learned that the guy who stole my journal died. My thoughts are with his family.

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Mmmm..nope.

Men and women are NOT equal.

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Yup..

How supportive were your parents when they learned you were not religious?

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

My parents died in 2008, and I only decided I was totally agnostic this past year.

Most people on this website are quick to show some form of passion in times of heartache.

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Yup, animals have morality. I've seen my horse, Whistle, and my son's horse, Black Jack, working together to fight off a stallion that was trying to kill my seven-year-old son while he was walking through the pasture. They held off the much larger stallion until I could get there with a bucket of oats and lead rope to get the stallion (I called the vet, threw the stallion, and had him gelded within two hours). My son's horse, Black Jack, risked injury more than once to keep my son safe.

On morality

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Studies show that both newborn humans and higher animals are born with an innate sense of morality in some things, such as justice. Everyone loves the YouTube video of the scientist giving two monkeys, in different cages, a piece of cucumber each time they pulled the correct lever sequence. But after a while, the first monkey was rewarded with a delicious grape for pulling the levers, but the second monkey was still given a piece of cucumber, when it completed the task. The first monkey immediately screamed in rage, hurling the piece of cucumber at the researcher!

A scenario. You can host dinner for people who are dead. Who would you invite?

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Most famous people are said to be notoriously unpleasant in person, so I'll pass. I wouldn't mind seeing extinct animals though, like I would like to see the world before American settlers arrived and shot all the passenger pigeons, bison and buffalo wolves, polluted the streams, and clear-cut the forests.

&LGBT hello everyone. I'm new to the group..... Anyone in the Portland Oregon area?

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Hi, Miguel, and welcome to the website! Nice to have another fellow LGBTQ around. If you write your profile and answer the profile questions, it will earn you points, and help fellow members get to know you better, since that is the first place many people look when they see a new member. Then you make comments and write your own posts to gain more points, and when you reach level two, you can private message people.

Inside the secretive religious cult in New Zealand where women are forced to submit to men for fear ...

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

Link: How sexual predator and woman abuser cult leader, Hopeful Christian, rose to notoriety in New Zealand. After his death, former members are speaking out https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/103933602/Who-was-Hopeful-Christian-and-how-did-he-rise-to-notoriety-at-Gloriavale

My new favorite shirt.....what's yours?

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

I used to hate everyone's kids, until I had my own, and then I only liked MINE. But here in Thailand, who could hate these adorable kids (my students at one school near Songkhla, Thailand)??? So..I changed my mind. Here, kids are taught to respect adults and be seen and not heard in public, so no children running amuck through stores or yanking things off shelves. Even toddlers are taught not to stare at strangers..

I thinlk life is beautiful when there is love.

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

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I'm sorta seeing this person we like each other but she was raised in a church and knows about my ...

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

I don't get why an agnostic would even WANT to date a religious person. Why? If you married, condemnation, endless church meetings, religious dogma, and oppression would be your fate. Also, pity your kids.

Offense, like insult, CANNOT be GIVEN, only TAKEN.

birdingnut comments on May 16, 2018:

There are many outspoken people on this website who feel free to vilify and insult me if I post anything with which they disagree. I exercise my own rights by immediately blocking them. Same for the abusive alt-right people on Facebook. I defriend or block them. Sure, you can be offensive, but you'll soon only have similarly abusive friends, who agree with your opinions. Everyone else will stay FAR away from you, exercising their own right to avoid asshats..

I saw a person on here basically imply that they were offended by an older man calling women ...

birdingnut comments on May 15, 2018:

I once said that my post was for "ladies only," since it was about their opinions of men's behavior on dates, and was immediately attacked by a woman for using the term "ladies." I kept asking what term was OK to use, and the only one that wasn't nixed was "woman." This is difficult for me to grasp, since I resemble a normal, cis female but I don't identify with either gender. I don't mind being referred to by either female or male pronouns, but neither gender label seems to have anything to do with my self-identity. For that reason, I appreciate cis women telling me what gender labels make them feel comfortable, since I can't speak from the perspective of a "fellow woman." All my life, I felt puzzled that I felt a flash of rage whenever anyone used a female pronoun or label for me. I also choked back anger whenever someone used my female name. After I realized I'm a partial transmale, in 2014, I understood why..my male side was outraged at being mislabeled as a GURL. I discovered that a common Thai herb, derris scandens, found here in Thailand but also sold on Amazon and eBay, blends my male and female gender modes into a blended androgyne personality that accepts both gender sides, and doesn't take offense at gender labels anymore. But I still love it when my ex, who came out as nonbinary female in 2016, calls me by my chosen male name and says things like, "How are you doing, man?. I also call her by female pronouns and her chosen female name, because I understand how it feels.

My perfect match would be someone who loves nature as passionately as I do, and is either a climber ...

birdingnut comments on May 15, 2018:

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My friend really changed after becoming a vegetarian. It's like I've never known herbivore.

birdingnut comments on May 15, 2018:

BOOO. Or, "Moooo."

The good things in life.

birdingnut comments on May 15, 2018:

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We can talk about it until we are in the face, it's not going to change anyg.

birdingnut comments on May 15, 2018:

Yup. Maybe Trump is vile enough to inspire Millennials to vote and get rid of him.

The good guy with a gun argument example happened in Brazil.

birdingnut comments on May 14, 2018:

The link is blocked.

Any childfree atheists out there?

birdingnut comments on May 14, 2018:

Hi, Boho, and welcome to the website. You earned points by writing a profile and answering many of the profile questions, but you might consider writing a more succinct profile that includes pertinent information about your tastes and hobbies that could influence their decision to choose you.

Trying to understand transgender perspective

birdingnut comments on May 14, 2018:

Transmen and transwomen are usually born assuming they're the opposite gender of their birth genders, but transmales usually don't fully realize it until puberty and their bodies "betray" them. For transwomen, it's the first time they choose feminine toys or clothing, and are punished by adults. It's not something they "want" to achieve, or learned from culture. I never "wished" I could be a boy..I just knew I was, and my family and friends assumed it also. We all knew at some level I was born a girl, but my mind had been initialized with male hormones so that's how I acted, assuming my male superiority, and people reacted to me as though to a male.

Kind, loving and looking for someone to share with every moment

birdingnut comments on May 14, 2018:

Hi, David, and welcome to the website! If you write your profile and answer the profile questions, you'll earn points, and members can get to know you better, since that's the first place most people look when they see a new member. Then you make comments and write your own posts to gain more points, and when you reach level two you can private message people.

What terms do you prefer?

birdingnut comments on May 14, 2018:

The US is big on labels. I noticed that my transgender and androgynous European friends here in Thailand don't bother with labels at all, and the Thai only have a few, paying little attention to mixed gender presentations. But since people seem to comprehend reality through language, it clarifies my mind on my own issues to compare myself with current gender labels to see if my experience matches others. This helps me understand myself and know who else is similar to me. Many of the labels are vague and/or overlap, so I qualify for many more labels than I choose to claim. I was gender fluid but became androgyne from taking the Thai herb derris scandens. I am also a partial transmale, and qualify for other nonbinary labels: agender, other, genderqueer, and neutrois, among others.

Any Sam Harris fans?

birdingnut comments on May 14, 2018:

Sam Harris' book, Waking Up is an improved, revised version of his first rational viewpoint. I don't agree with everything, for instance I know from experience that there's reincarnation, but at least he's starting to think now. Why not reincarnation? Einstein showed us that all matter is a form of energy, so since energy can neither be created nor destroyed, we have always existed and will always exist in some energy form. "For physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." -Einstein Also, we are co-creators of our own universe..contributing to making our own reality; “Consciousness is fundamental and matter is derived from consciousness." – Max Planck, theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics

Rape culture is real: spare me your tears for toxic masculinity

birdingnut comments on May 14, 2018:

Excellent! I tweeted the article link.