Ocasio Cortez is bad news for America and what’s even worse is most of the democrat presidential ...

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

What was written in the paper would be economic bad news for any country as things stand but something needs to change to stop damaging the earth. Maybe some other group should write a paper showing what they think should be done or why things should stay as they are.

I have lost all respect for Richard Branson.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Wasn't the concert scheduled for yesterday, Friday? I don't understand the reports coming out about it. Such as 'Thousands attended' but it seems it did not go ahead.If it does eventually go ahead, and it is televised, it will be the first big concert I don't watch.

Trojan Pinata ♥

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Who could refuse that offering? Permitenos entrar, cabrones!

Okay, maybe I'm procrastinating from cleaning the last room of the house.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

A Jordan Peterson video will solve that problem.

A question.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I think I would be happy about it.

While taking a breather from politics, I was just wondering how many of you remember the first LP ...

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

My first album was James Taylor's Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. The double=sleeve cover was really beautiful. My first 45 was Joe Cocker's version of You've Got A Friend. That caused an uproar in the house.

Bible Stories for Girls.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Just like Red Bull, it'll give you wings.

Thought I would share my sign on my door. It has cut down on door knockers 100% ?

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Sounds fair enough - quid pro quo.

The complete guide to tea

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

So many ways to be un-American.

"Salvation?" LOL!!!

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Mexicans must be very scary people!

Following on from the Jimi Hendrix photo I posted earlier today, here's a very young Janis.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Where on earth did you get that? That's delightful!

Do you make a conscious effort to be happy and the best person you can be - or do you just go about ...

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I think I've decided what makes me happy and every day is pretty much the same but quite pleasant. I could only suggest to people to find what they love and develop it. For me, it's most literature. For others, maybe sports, travel, helping others etc. There are a huge amount of people who cannot even aspire to loving anything because of their disadvantaged upbringing and I feel sure the only thing they can do to try to make life bearable is take drugs.

-APOTHEOSIS - O Fortuna - 1992-.wmv [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I didn't recognise it for a bit.

Ha ha. Somebody has a insight in the store.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

That was mean. It's very funny too.

Almost time for “passover”

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

That Egyptian prince must have been a little bastard.

Always listen to the woman.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

With friends like that...

Diane Feinstein is not happy with kids asking her to vote for the Green New Deal [theroot.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I thought the paper was just a very broad outline of things that would turn the world in a better direction. I'm surprised people are being asked to vote on unspecific ideas.

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's...

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I'm alright, Jack (or Jill).

So.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

You're a wicked tempter, Max.

I’ve lost count of how many parents I’ve witnessed do this......

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

One imaginary friend is a downright bore.

Who is Socialist?

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

The point, I think, is that no-one in the public eye in politics is suggesting socialism. Some promote social democracy, which is based on capitalism and wants to extend pre-existing social systems in America to close the immense gap between the haves and have-nots. Labelling these politicians as socialist is dishonest.

GOD IS REAL due to the complexity of our planet points to a deliberate designer who not only created...

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I think 'god' is a place-marker for 'this universe is beyond my understanding'.

The Bible Awaits You

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Even drinkers of alcohol. The Bible says God gave us wine to make us rejoice (Psalm 104:15).

I am declaring it James Taylor Week! Feel free to post your faves.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_YFZuxBHHk "I walked out on the mesa And I stumbled on this song"

Those who believe that humans have an "immortal soul" must be able to explain how this soul (or mind...

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I've read a theory that consciousness is out there, external to the brain which works like a TV transmitter to conduct consciousness into our bodies. This would mean that when the brain is damaged, it struggles as a transmitter to function but consciousness is still intact, just not getting through. Then when we die, consciousness continues, not needing a transmitter anymore.

I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

James Taylor once dryly told his audience 'it pays us not to know each other too well.

Danton - Outstanding movie .

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

A great film. Depardieu was a powerhouse for a while.

Song against Trump's wall? Bravo!

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Humpty Trumpy wanted a wall Humpty Trumpty had a great fall No. I can't do it.

Take a good look around you.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Capitalism is great for promoting ingenuity and high standards but the inequality between the haves and the have-nots is far too wide. Social democracy has no issues with capitalism but tries to lessen the inequality between the two.

Don't be half-assed about jumping into retirement with gusto!

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Those suicide pacts are tragic.

Flogging Molly. Drunken lullabies... [youtu.be] Anyone care for a Guinness with me

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

I'm there. Sláinte!

Ian Dury and the Blockheads. - Sex and Drugs and Rock n Roll. Live on TOTP 1977. [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

A talented man. I saw the Blockheads at a venue called the Stardust in Dublin where dozens of people were burned to death just a few years later. They played very well but my lingering memory was the aggression that came from the stage and permeated the air. Perhaps it was part of their persona; I just don't know.

So, it's Friday... what's up in your world?

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Canterbury Tales. Oh, and working my way through season 4 of Vikings.

Paolo Nutini - No No No [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

He's very good. I used to have his first album. I haven't heard much from him for many years.

I haven't seen this place.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

And a Emo burger with flagellated fries.

It's similar to the bible.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

I would say distribute wealth according to the division of labour. That'll sort the problem.

PS 16 11 - In your right hands, there are pleasures forever

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

I guess but you have to take breaks in between.

This makes sense, because they are made of pure hate!

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

That's like Jesus taking on the sins of the world. Or the Appalachian sin-eaters. Holy Geeses!

Need to up my point game!

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Believe me, it would be like watching a clock. Just engage and you'll get there.

One Day One day I’ll be gone leaving all my assorted clutter for someone else to clean up.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

We might gradually recede from memory into universal consciousness but for all we know it might be a good thing. The going, going, gone theme of the poem is very nicely developed. Another good one!

I heard on the radio that the average American uses three rolls of toilet paper a week.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

If it's true, they must be using TP for everything from wiping their glasses to wiping their arses.

Look familiar?

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

A better killing machine.

Why blame the voodoo medicine man in Africa?

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

He preaches the Prosperity Gospel. I think that's a really perverted twist on scripture.

If you are an athiest, is not life itself just a philosophy?

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

I think it can be a lot less than that, like what Hobbes said: Life is short, nasty and brutish.

Came across this in my FB memories section - Cock-A-Doodle, Dave...

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Not his biggest error of judgement.

Sarcasm is the spice of life

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Oh well, it's the journey, not the destination.

Dead on!!

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?'” asks Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice.

I like Tim. Do you like Tim? [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

A very talented man.

Only 27 days!

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Oh dear. I thought you were talking about Brexit. But yes, I need spring to come yesterday.

I should at least get some comments for points

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Absolutely. Two wrongs make a right.

I'll just leave this here for any interested parties [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Two great people. Stephen is well-known so enough said. Gay Byrne is local Irish talent but he almost single-handedly brought Ireland into the 20th century at a time when we were dominated by the Catholic Church. He did it through a weekly TV show called The Late Late Show.

I try to keep fear in check.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Don't keep fear too much in check. It might save your life some day.

[youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Yeah, he said it.

Be the light whenever you can...

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Be the light - pay lower utility bills.

Riverdance.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

I was living abroad at that time so it was a great boost to pride in my own culture.

I'll bet he feels terrible (about being caught)!

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

That will test 'no publicity is bad publicity'.

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

General Patton knew how to deal with cowards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtS2_TfbeY

Good news for transgender people in ?

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

I think I feel the same way about liberal churches as the mythic Jesus felt about lukewarm Christians.

Protection priorities

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

Priorities. The helmet is just an optional extra.

...it is being conscious of living.

brentan comments on Feb 22, 2019:

The unconsidered life...?

Folks I believe we are there.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Wow! Jesus looks like Trump.

This applies to far more people than it should.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Read it on the Dark Web before they close it down.

Pope and church in a frenzy.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

This pope will only put victims first if he is legally forced to do it. Despite that smiling face, I don't believe he is the slightest bit sincere.

So I joined this group for motorcycles.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Southpark nailed it. Bikers are faggots.

Gamers will relate

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Yes indeed. That's how fast the time flies with a good game.

It's hard teaching German, period!

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Benny Hill made it look easy.

Oh, I needed to hear this today! "Beautiful" by Carole King: [youtube.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

A beautiful person.

Poll for you all Do you think cigarettes should be banned?

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

What would be next? Where would it stop?

Can you figure out this sentence, please?

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Solution instead of pollution?

Why did an ancient Egyptian king erase all gods but Aten? | Aeon Essays

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I dunno. I thought it sounded reasonable to understand the situation of Hebrews and Egyptians living together in Egypt as the basis for some shared history. The commonalities, Moses being ethnically Hebrew and culturally Egyptian, the one true god, circumcision and the significance of the colour blue might indicate one came for the other.The last two, I accept, might have been shared across a huge number of cultures.The Hebrew exodus might have been the flight from Egypt (but not necessarily as the Bible writers tell it) after the priests rebelled in Egypt and went back to their old gods.

A question I saw elsewhere online today.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

No. It's been too interesting. Costly but worth it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gxg5dcKsds

Maybe I'll read it later...

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

They got a name for the winners in the world I want a name when I lose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTB8p3GH1VI (I know, but they're very good)

In six months, abuse allegations against over 2,600 priests and church workers have been revealed - ...

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

To think the Pope carries on as if he can get these people under control. That swamp needs to be drained.

Still relevant.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Well, wasn't he a rude man!

A sense of awe is very beneficial for our health and happiness according to a recent study.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I remember a time when Americans expressed awe almost to the point of cliché. I can understand it after my first view of Snoqualmie Falls and the Columbian dam. You don’t hear so many positive expressions anymore as the country struggles with a new kind of civil war. My sense of awe comes from the arts these days – the perceptions of ‘inspired’ writers, musicians and other artists. But what about the benefits of feeling small in the face of the universe? And would the converse mean that the search for individuality and fame is a bad thing?

[yahoo.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I wonder what his fundie buddies will think about that.

Is that an echo?

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Good one. It could be adapted very well to a proctologist too.

Thanks to direction-less, message-less Democrats, Trump will be reelected in 2020.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Maybe they could find another victimised minority to support. That gets the blood rising.

Mr.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I was starting to think he only ate meat.

Bernie Sanders explaining where his political funds come from.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Well said, Bernie but buy a bullet-proof vest.

Neil Young - Long May You Run (unplugged) [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Good old Neil. Mad as a hatter in his old age but what a talent!

The Steel Woods - Southern Accents [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I enjoyed that. I was listening to The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down just a couple of days ago on this forum. I can't help thinking the South is still working its way through issues.

Brexit is like....

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I think they'll be running on full steam again in a couple of years.

Being a graduate of high school in 1967, and having been born in L.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Earth Mother, Goddess.

I resemble this remark

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Perhaps there's two of you in one package.

Joni Mitchell - For Free [youtu.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Wonderful song. I liked the other one too that she wrote about under-appreciated performers, Furry Sings The Blues.

Joni Mitchell - For Free [youtu.

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Wonderful song. I liked the other one too that she wrote about under-appreciated performers, Furry Sings The Blues.

Who went through a Cat Steven's phase when they were young?

brentan comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I loved his beautiful songs. I was so pleased to see him come back for a bit. His concert at Vina Del Mar as the resurrected Cat was marvellous.

Who's a good boy?

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

Oh go on then, give him an Irish name!

I'm rather surprised to have attained the dizzy heights of level 5 in about a week - and I've only ...

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

In a week? My goodness, I'm sure I took much longer than that. You'll sail through Level 6. Best get your oxygen mask on for Level 7 because you'll be scaling the heights for a while.

Hmm, maybe I won't hate her as much now

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

Spread the hate. What's to lose?

I live in a city where there are nine women to every man.

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

But, but, but....something's not right in the equation. What could it be?

Grammar, Bitches!

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

Time for cocoa, Heather.

Hahaha cars will be okay??

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

Get your ass off the ground, mister.

Um..............

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

Yeah well, where's the fun in that!

The sage battles his own ego.

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

Well, that puts me in my place.

Do you prefer to be in a large group - are you happiest with a few close friends - or are you most ...

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

I'm completely reduced to 'a party of one', as Dante used to say. That explains why.

When I get angry, I go into the bathroom and lock the door.

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

And if you spend extra time there, you won't be full of shit either.

But I like her. She's like the Super-Villian in a comic book... kind of an "Anti-Trump":

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

Jobs at Amazon are more like penal servitude.

You'll understand when you're older ??

brentan comments on Feb 20, 2019:

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