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A friend from Santa Rosa sent me this and I thought I’d share.
TheoryNumber3 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
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jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I had to do some searching and here it is. More proof women are often superior to men. https://youtu.be/TNy0v0rwnTs
TheoryNumber3 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
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jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I had to do some searching and here it is. More proof women are often superior to men. https://youtu.be/TNy0v0rwnTs
A friend from Santa Rosa sent me this and I thought I’d share.
silverotter11 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
nope - did not work.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I got it, it's worth watching. Of course a woman. https://youtu.be/TNy0v0rwnTs
silverotter11 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
nope - did not work.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I got it, it's worth watching. Of course a woman. https://youtu.be/TNy0v0rwnTs
A friend from Santa Rosa sent me this and I thought I’d share.
silverotter11 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
nope - did not work.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I was afraid of that. It opened on my computer as a document. There was nothing on the video itself.
silverotter11 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
nope - did not work.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I was afraid of that. It opened on my computer as a document. There was nothing on the video itself.
'I am a mushroom.' 😎
Have you ever heard of this company?
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I love it (not really) when sustainable and growth are in the same sentence. By saving the world we mean feeding even more people. Near my house was a piece of property. It was heavily wooded and, for years, there was a sign "For sale - soon. Then the sign got replaced and I had to take a picture of...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Flyingsaucesir I do but early on I installed a propane stove (for heating). It's a nice stove and it takes me years to go through a tank. This stove is only used to augment the heat when the temperature goes below freezing (which it seldom does). The electric are all the low wattage Envi convection wall heaters. https://www.eheat.com/ Here all the power is solar or hydro. I have solar panels which help and the county started installing a massive array on another island. https://www.commerce.wa.gov/energy-blog/orcas-power-and-light-microgrid-and-solar-array/
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I love it (not really) when sustainable and growth are in the same sentence. By saving the world we mean feeding even more people. Near my house was a piece of property. It was heavily wooded and, for years, there was a sign "For sale - soon. Then the sign got replaced and I had to take a picture of...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Flyingsaucesir I do but early on I installed a propane stove (for heating). It's a nice stove and it takes me years to go through a tank. This stove is only used to augment the heat when the temperature goes below freezing (which it seldom does). The electric are all the low wattage Envi convection wall heaters. https://www.eheat.com/ Here all the power is solar or hydro. I have solar panels which help and the county started installing a massive array on another island. https://www.commerce.wa.gov/energy-blog/orcas-power-and-light-microgrid-and-solar-array/
Chinese spy balloon could collect intelligence signals, US says
jackjr comments on Feb 11, 2023:
What surprises me is we're still using the U-2 plane.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Charlene Thought I'd do a little checking: *"Perhaps the most famous spy plane ever built, the U-2, also known as the Dragon Lady, has been in service since 1956. A prototype flew in 1955, and the last plane in the series was built in 1989."* The B-52 was built by Boeing in 1952 and is still being flown.
jackjr comments on Feb 11, 2023:
What surprises me is we're still using the U-2 plane.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Charlene Thought I'd do a little checking: *"Perhaps the most famous spy plane ever built, the U-2, also known as the Dragon Lady, has been in service since 1956. A prototype flew in 1955, and the last plane in the series was built in 1989."* The B-52 was built by Boeing in 1952 and is still being flown.
“There is a condition that is worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn’t ...
rogerbenham comments on Feb 10, 2023:
I do not completely rule out ghosts as I have known a few, whom I'd regard as otherwise thoroughly sensible,who claim to have seen them. In hospital at my blackest period on one day I was visited by three forms who appeared to be ensuring I lived. They were not distinguishable as people. I was fully...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Marionville Maybe I am,
rogerbenham comments on Feb 10, 2023:
I do not completely rule out ghosts as I have known a few, whom I'd regard as otherwise thoroughly sensible,who claim to have seen them. In hospital at my blackest period on one day I was visited by three forms who appeared to be ensuring I lived. They were not distinguishable as people. I was fully...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Marionville Maybe I am,
Anorchia: a disorder of sex development in which a person with XY karyotype, which corresponds to ...
HippieChick58 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
It is like the child is born a eunuch. That child will need hormone treatment to make up for the lost testosterone production, and they can get prosthetic implants to make it look like they have man parts.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
And if it's a male politician?
HippieChick58 comments on Feb 11, 2023:
It is like the child is born a eunuch. That child will need hormone treatment to make up for the lost testosterone production, and they can get prosthetic implants to make it look like they have man parts.
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
And if it's a male politician?
Andrew Seidel—The Lines
jackjr comments on Feb 11, 2023:
There have been calls to increase the size of Scrotus - what it's now become) and it got me to thinking about math. In order for the court to have a majority one way or the other there needs to be an odd number on the court. I suddenly realized when one adds two even numbers or even two odd numbers ...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@rainmanjr Seems to some lying and total loyalty are prime virtues
jackjr comments on Feb 11, 2023:
There have been calls to increase the size of Scrotus - what it's now become) and it got me to thinking about math. In order for the court to have a majority one way or the other there needs to be an odd number on the court. I suddenly realized when one adds two even numbers or even two odd numbers ...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@rainmanjr Seems to some lying and total loyalty are prime virtues
Chinese spy balloon could collect intelligence signals, US says
Charlene comments on Feb 11, 2023:
Yeah..like the US isn't spying on China using eyes in the sky..
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I think that's a given but, at least with sane politicians, we don't have a hissy fit when caught.
Charlene comments on Feb 11, 2023:
Yeah..like the US isn't spying on China using eyes in the sky..
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
I think that's a given but, at least with sane politicians, we don't have a hissy fit when caught.
“There is a condition that is worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn’t ...
rogerbenham comments on Feb 10, 2023:
I do not completely rule out ghosts as I have known a few, whom I'd regard as otherwise thoroughly sensible,who claim to have seen them. In hospital at my blackest period on one day I was visited by three forms who appeared to be ensuring I lived. They were not distinguishable as people. I was fully...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Marionville I have a ghost and it's on this site and still alive, but not very active. I'm not alone. Maybe I should have made my new name zombiejack.
rogerbenham comments on Feb 10, 2023:
I do not completely rule out ghosts as I have known a few, whom I'd regard as otherwise thoroughly sensible,who claim to have seen them. In hospital at my blackest period on one day I was visited by three forms who appeared to be ensuring I lived. They were not distinguishable as people. I was fully...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Marionville I have a ghost and it's on this site and still alive, but not very active. I'm not alone. Maybe I should have made my new name zombiejack.
'I am a mushroom.' 😎
Have you ever heard of this company?
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I love it (not really) when sustainable and growth are in the same sentence. By saving the world we mean feeding even more people. Near my house was a piece of property. It was heavily wooded and, for years, there was a sign "For sale - soon. Then the sign got replaced and I had to take a picture of...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Flyingsaucesir You are doing far more than most. I didn't want to have kids even before I learned of the harm this does but an oops baby came along (long and funny story) so I became a dad. I did the same as you (living on an island helps) and my car is a PriusC. I drive less than 5,000 miles and either walk (it's only a mile away) to our village or ride a bike. Also, all LED's mostly electric heat (at around 67 degrees - it seldom gets hot here) lots of insulation and on and one. It has been shown the next best thing is to go to a plant based diet. Problem, with all we do is we are rare. Most haven't a clue and if they did they would either not care or try to blame someone else for the problems. Also, we have a famous transfer here dump) there's even a take it or leave it and almost of my clothes, since moving here, have come from there. https://www.lopezsolidwaste.org/take-it-or-leave-it
Methinks that last part had a bit of touchiness in it. No, you are doing far more than most.
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I love it (not really) when sustainable and growth are in the same sentence. By saving the world we mean feeding even more people. Near my house was a piece of property. It was heavily wooded and, for years, there was a sign "For sale - soon. Then the sign got replaced and I had to take a picture of...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
@Flyingsaucesir You are doing far more than most. I didn't want to have kids even before I learned of the harm this does but an oops baby came along (long and funny story) so I became a dad. I did the same as you (living on an island helps) and my car is a PriusC. I drive less than 5,000 miles and either walk (it's only a mile away) to our village or ride a bike. Also, all LED's mostly electric heat (at around 67 degrees - it seldom gets hot here) lots of insulation and on and one. It has been shown the next best thing is to go to a plant based diet. Problem, with all we do is we are rare. Most haven't a clue and if they did they would either not care or try to blame someone else for the problems. Also, we have a famous transfer here dump) there's even a take it or leave it and almost of my clothes, since moving here, have come from there. https://www.lopezsolidwaste.org/take-it-or-leave-it
Methinks that last part had a bit of touchiness in it. No, you are doing far more than most.
Climate change and the rich | DW Documentary
ASTRALMAX comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I think that the video portrays a somewhat skewed picture of CO2 emissions. To get an accurate picture the total number of rich people and their modes of transport would need to be factored in and compared with the rest of the global population and their total emissions. All the modes to transport ...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
Early on I learned a way of dividing population groups. There are three levels: above subsistence (meaning producing waste), at subsistence (having just enough without producing waste) and below subsistence (not having enough and often living off of other's waste). There are approx. 1/4 of the world living above subsistence, 1/2 living at subsistence and 1/4 below subsistence. At 8 billion people now the math should be easy.
ASTRALMAX comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I think that the video portrays a somewhat skewed picture of CO2 emissions. To get an accurate picture the total number of rich people and their modes of transport would need to be factored in and compared with the rest of the global population and their total emissions. All the modes to transport ...
jackjr replies on Feb 11, 2023:
Early on I learned a way of dividing population groups. There are three levels: above subsistence (meaning producing waste), at subsistence (having just enough without producing waste) and below subsistence (not having enough and often living off of other's waste). There are approx. 1/4 of the world living above subsistence, 1/2 living at subsistence and 1/4 below subsistence. At 8 billion people now the math should be easy.
Letters From An American 02/27/2023
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I did not watch or listen as it will be just another feeding frenzy for the other side. Still, I wonder how many would listen or watch if not for the circus atmosphere? Too many people continue to take the anger way viewing politics. It's the same old crap, it's easier to get angry and blame then to...
jackjr replies on Feb 9, 2023:
@silverotter11 Unfortunately things change and we need to change to meet the problems some of our past practices have brought upon us. The United States used to have two centers, Ellis and Angel Island to quarantine newcomers lest they bring in communicable diseases and to try and check out whether or not the were not bringing in problems from their own country. We used to have a quota of some 250,000 but after the Vietnam war that crept up to accommodate all the people that were displaced when the Vietnamese communists won (I visited the country for a month and the people are doing well despite communism). I also had to file for a visa in Germany and know of how things are supposed to work. Bottom line it is a very complicated situation and most have no idea of the impact of the harm our large immigration quota puts on the country, and indirectly, the rest of the world. One important step to learning some uncomfortable facts to stop blaming people and thinking this is purely a racist issue. It is not always so. Remember, I was married to an immigrant and she felt even stronger than I. I learned a lot from her.
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I did not watch or listen as it will be just another feeding frenzy for the other side. Still, I wonder how many would listen or watch if not for the circus atmosphere? Too many people continue to take the anger way viewing politics. It's the same old crap, it's easier to get angry and blame then to...
jackjr replies on Feb 9, 2023:
@silverotter11 Unfortunately things change and we need to change to meet the problems some of our past practices have brought upon us. The United States used to have two centers, Ellis and Angel Island to quarantine newcomers lest they bring in communicable diseases and to try and check out whether or not the were not bringing in problems from their own country. We used to have a quota of some 250,000 but after the Vietnam war that crept up to accommodate all the people that were displaced when the Vietnamese communists won (I visited the country for a month and the people are doing well despite communism). I also had to file for a visa in Germany and know of how things are supposed to work. Bottom line it is a very complicated situation and most have no idea of the impact of the harm our large immigration quota puts on the country, and indirectly, the rest of the world. One important step to learning some uncomfortable facts to stop blaming people and thinking this is purely a racist issue. It is not always so. Remember, I was married to an immigrant and she felt even stronger than I. I learned a lot from her.
'I am a mushroom.' 😎
Have you ever heard of this company?
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I love it (not really) when sustainable and growth are in the same sentence. By saving the world we mean feeding even more people. Near my house was a piece of property. It was heavily wooded and, for years, there was a sign "For sale - soon. Then the sign got replaced and I had to take a picture of...
jackjr replies on Feb 9, 2023:
@Flyingsaucesir Yeah, all the accoutrements to make us all feel good about the real harm we are doing. Another example of death by a thousand cuts.
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I love it (not really) when sustainable and growth are in the same sentence. By saving the world we mean feeding even more people. Near my house was a piece of property. It was heavily wooded and, for years, there was a sign "For sale - soon. Then the sign got replaced and I had to take a picture of...
jackjr replies on Feb 9, 2023:
@Flyingsaucesir Yeah, all the accoutrements to make us all feel good about the real harm we are doing. Another example of death by a thousand cuts.
Joe Biden killed it from the moment he was announced as POTUS.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Feb 8, 2023:
This was followed by GOP rep Sarah Huckabee Sanders spending 20 mins lying and spinning everything Biden said to paint the Dems as rampaging Visigoths out to destroy everyone's life and sell their children into slavery.
Every minute of Biden' address were proposals to ease the burdens on the ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@Barnie2years And most of America is feeling the pain.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Feb 8, 2023:
This was followed by GOP rep Sarah Huckabee Sanders spending 20 mins lying and spinning everything Biden said to paint the Dems as rampaging Visigoths out to destroy everyone's life and sell their children into slavery.
Every minute of Biden' address were proposals to ease the burdens on the ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@Barnie2years And most of America is feeling the pain.
I watched a new Netflix documentary (‘True Spirit’ ) about a young Australian woman who became ...
Archeus_Lore comments on Feb 7, 2023:
I have no clue what you are talking about either.
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@Archeus_Lore After the comment I added (we had to head north and tack). Tacking is a strategy used when heading into the wind. It's like climbing a hill - instead of going head on one goes at an angle to minimize the load. http://sailoradvice.com/what-is-tacking-in-sailing/#:~:text=So%2C%20what%20is%20tacking%20in%20sailing%3F%20Tacking%20or,the%20desired%20direction%2C%20generally%20in%20an%20upwind%20direction.
Archeus_Lore comments on Feb 7, 2023:
I have no clue what you are talking about either.
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@Archeus_Lore After the comment I added (we had to head north and tack). Tacking is a strategy used when heading into the wind. It's like climbing a hill - instead of going head on one goes at an angle to minimize the load. http://sailoradvice.com/what-is-tacking-in-sailing/#:~:text=So%2C%20what%20is%20tacking%20in%20sailing%3F%20Tacking%20or,the%20desired%20direction%2C%20generally%20in%20an%20upwind%20direction.
Joe Biden killed it from the moment he was announced as POTUS.
Julie808 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I was impressed with Biden's performance. I felt the overall address was upbeat and he skillfully turned negatives into positives. I did find it sad that McCarthy wouldn't clap or stand for some of the things a caring person would, but I'm sure he has to walk a fine line between pleasing the asses...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@barjoe Too often positions change because of the people in it. Look at SCOTUS today.
Julie808 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I was impressed with Biden's performance. I felt the overall address was upbeat and he skillfully turned negatives into positives. I did find it sad that McCarthy wouldn't clap or stand for some of the things a caring person would, but I'm sure he has to walk a fine line between pleasing the asses...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@barjoe Too often positions change because of the people in it. Look at SCOTUS today.
After affirming LGBTQ people, a Christian school lost donors and will shut down
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
That's the problem with religion. When a certain dogma is pushed for years any slight change in that dogma will get many to flee. When the Catholic Church went over to giving mass in the vernacular people left. People say that when they follow a certain creed and then that creed changes how do they ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@yvilletom And then blame others for enslaving them.
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
That's the problem with religion. When a certain dogma is pushed for years any slight change in that dogma will get many to flee. When the Catholic Church went over to giving mass in the vernacular people left. People say that when they follow a certain creed and then that creed changes how do they ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@yvilletom And then blame others for enslaving them.
After affirming LGBTQ people, a Christian school lost donors and will shut down
xenoview comments on Feb 8, 2023:
Just shows how much hate theist have for lgbt.
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
Or how much hate they have for change.
xenoview comments on Feb 8, 2023:
Just shows how much hate theist have for lgbt.
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
Or how much hate they have for change.
Climate change and the rich | DW Documentary
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
Everyone seems to have excuses and everyone likes to blame others. I guess being in the upper echelons of society means having to have a lot of fingers pointing at you. In my postings of the ‘Core’ issue, overpopulation it has been said many times it’s not just about (individual) activity but ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@rainmanjr At one time the population problem was clear to most. I joined Zero Population Growth (on the local board) to one of the very first environmental groups created when the environment first became a serious issue. Population Demographics is a real science which people seem to forget. Around the turn of the century things started to change and more and more organizations saw the need for more money to get their message out. ZPG courted some big moneyed people (like Ted Turner). Problem is, when wealth and big corporations enter the picture the corporations demand something in return and that something is to not go against the constant growth mantra. The National Geographic is now owned by Disney. However, the word on overpopulation is slowly starting to re-emerge. In the latest 'Smithsonian' there was an article about 'Canned Lion Hunts' *"...conflict between lions and people is enormous, especially given Africa's exploding human population."* Later the article went on, *"Given the economic situation in S. Africa with almost 35% unemployment and poverty crushing the country, it seems unlikely that a massive, expensive old folks home for captive-bred lions is a plausible option."*
jackjr comments on Feb 8, 2023:
Everyone seems to have excuses and everyone likes to blame others. I guess being in the upper echelons of society means having to have a lot of fingers pointing at you. In my postings of the ‘Core’ issue, overpopulation it has been said many times it’s not just about (individual) activity but ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@rainmanjr At one time the population problem was clear to most. I joined Zero Population Growth (on the local board) to one of the very first environmental groups created when the environment first became a serious issue. Population Demographics is a real science which people seem to forget. Around the turn of the century things started to change and more and more organizations saw the need for more money to get their message out. ZPG courted some big moneyed people (like Ted Turner). Problem is, when wealth and big corporations enter the picture the corporations demand something in return and that something is to not go against the constant growth mantra. The National Geographic is now owned by Disney. However, the word on overpopulation is slowly starting to re-emerge. In the latest 'Smithsonian' there was an article about 'Canned Lion Hunts' *"...conflict between lions and people is enormous, especially given Africa's exploding human population."* Later the article went on, *"Given the economic situation in S. Africa with almost 35% unemployment and poverty crushing the country, it seems unlikely that a massive, expensive old folks home for captive-bred lions is a plausible option."*
I watched a new Netflix documentary (‘True Spirit’ ) about a young Australian woman who became ...
Krish55 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
She had the privilege of sailing around the world while Australia was rejecting boat immigrants from Vietnam. They were fleeing the destruction caused by the US war on their country which Australia had participated in also.
I am more impressed by those who use their privilege to help the ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
Sorry, I totally disagree. Developed countries cannot be the worlds social workers and bring in billions (the number is accurate) of people in other countries that are suffering. The usual excuse of what horrible things we have done to others does not work. I have been to Vietnam. We went with a brother and his Vietnamese wife and spent a month going from Saigon to Ha Long Bay. We saw the country as few do. In Vietnam it's call the American war. This is a country, the size of Calif. with over 90 million people. There was garbage and poverty everywhere yet having big families was paramount with the people. Sometime (almost always) people create the conditions that they eventually have to live. Haiti is a prime example. Compared with the Dominican Republic one can clearly see how two parts of the same island have completely different lives.
There are some who push the idea of 'open borders.' In reality this is nothing short on insane. In the end everybody will suffer.
My late partner, in immigrant from Iran, once asked her 2nd graders, "what's more important, people or dirt?" We live in a natural system and when we destroy that system, which we are rapidly doing, no one will survive.
Krish55 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
She had the privilege of sailing around the world while Australia was rejecting boat immigrants from Vietnam. They were fleeing the destruction caused by the US war on their country which Australia had participated in also.
I am more impressed by those who use their privilege to help the ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
Sorry, I totally disagree. Developed countries cannot be the worlds social workers and bring in billions (the number is accurate) of people in other countries that are suffering. The usual excuse of what horrible things we have done to others does not work. I have been to Vietnam. We went with a brother and his Vietnamese wife and spent a month going from Saigon to Ha Long Bay. We saw the country as few do. In Vietnam it's call the American war. This is a country, the size of Calif. with over 90 million people. There was garbage and poverty everywhere yet having big families was paramount with the people. Sometime (almost always) people create the conditions that they eventually have to live. Haiti is a prime example. Compared with the Dominican Republic one can clearly see how two parts of the same island have completely different lives.
There are some who push the idea of 'open borders.' In reality this is nothing short on insane. In the end everybody will suffer.
My late partner, in immigrant from Iran, once asked her 2nd graders, "what's more important, people or dirt?" We live in a natural system and when we destroy that system, which we are rapidly doing, no one will survive.
Joe Biden killed it from the moment he was announced as POTUS.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Feb 8, 2023:
This was followed by GOP rep Sarah Huckabee Sanders spending 20 mins lying and spinning everything Biden said to paint the Dems as rampaging Visigoths out to destroy everyone's life and sell their children into slavery.
Every minute of Biden' address were proposals to ease the burdens on the ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
The republican play book must have a long chapter of nasty words to use against the opposing party.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Feb 8, 2023:
This was followed by GOP rep Sarah Huckabee Sanders spending 20 mins lying and spinning everything Biden said to paint the Dems as rampaging Visigoths out to destroy everyone's life and sell their children into slavery.
Every minute of Biden' address were proposals to ease the burdens on the ...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
The republican play book must have a long chapter of nasty words to use against the opposing party.
Joe Biden killed it from the moment he was announced as POTUS.
Julie808 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I was impressed with Biden's performance. I felt the overall address was upbeat and he skillfully turned negatives into positives. I did find it sad that McCarthy wouldn't clap or stand for some of the things a caring person would, but I'm sure he has to walk a fine line between pleasing the asses...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@barjoe It's bad people refuse to see the difference between tRump and Biden. My late partner's daughter said, when 'w' was the (faux) president, we have to respect anyone in the position. Of course, it was a totally different tune when Obama filled the positions.
Julie808 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I was impressed with Biden's performance. I felt the overall address was upbeat and he skillfully turned negatives into positives. I did find it sad that McCarthy wouldn't clap or stand for some of the things a caring person would, but I'm sure he has to walk a fine line between pleasing the asses...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
@barjoe It's bad people refuse to see the difference between tRump and Biden. My late partner's daughter said, when 'w' was the (faux) president, we have to respect anyone in the position. Of course, it was a totally different tune when Obama filled the positions.
Joe Biden killed it from the moment he was announced as POTUS.
Julie808 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I was impressed with Biden's performance. I felt the overall address was upbeat and he skillfully turned negatives into positives. I did find it sad that McCarthy wouldn't clap or stand for some of the things a caring person would, but I'm sure he has to walk a fine line between pleasing the asses...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
So basically the republicans have become automatons who are totally unable to step away from their prescribed road.
Julie808 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
I was impressed with Biden's performance. I felt the overall address was upbeat and he skillfully turned negatives into positives. I did find it sad that McCarthy wouldn't clap or stand for some of the things a caring person would, but I'm sure he has to walk a fine line between pleasing the asses...
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
So basically the republicans have become automatons who are totally unable to step away from their prescribed road.
Joe Biden killed it from the moment he was announced as POTUS.
Scott321 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
This was priceless:
https://youtu.be/ZqAcDGhxit4
One for Bad Lip Reading to work with…
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
What was that 2nd yellow lapel pin he was wearing - liar of the year award?
Scott321 comments on Feb 8, 2023:
This was priceless:
https://youtu.be/ZqAcDGhxit4
One for Bad Lip Reading to work with…
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
What was that 2nd yellow lapel pin he was wearing - liar of the year award?
I watched a new Netflix documentary (‘True Spirit’ ) about a young Australian woman who became ...
Archeus_Lore comments on Feb 7, 2023:
I have no clue what you are talking about either.
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
Basically it's about sailing and a wonderful documentary about a young woman who broke a record. The main part was a former enthusiasm I once had for the sport.
Others seem to have gotten it.
Archeus_Lore comments on Feb 7, 2023:
I have no clue what you are talking about either.
jackjr replies on Feb 8, 2023:
Basically it's about sailing and a wonderful documentary about a young woman who broke a record. The main part was a former enthusiasm I once had for the sport.
Others seem to have gotten it.
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jackjr comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Perhaps the school did her a favor. Maybe this will be the start of questioning the (dis)organization she believes. Also, teachers at Catholic schools often earn only 75% of what teachers in public schools earn.
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
@MyTVC15 I guess it all depends on where one lives. In this part of the country there are no real problems with accepting people in the LGBTQ group.
jackjr comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Perhaps the school did her a favor. Maybe this will be the start of questioning the (dis)organization she believes. Also, teachers at Catholic schools often earn only 75% of what teachers in public schools earn.
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
@MyTVC15 I guess it all depends on where one lives. In this part of the country there are no real problems with accepting people in the LGBTQ group.
If you had to choose a god?
KKGator comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Wouldn't choose any god. They all suck.
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
@KKGator I agree, (non-fictional) male and female.
KKGator comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Wouldn't choose any god. They all suck.
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
@KKGator I agree, (non-fictional) male and female.
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any ...
jackjr comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. People often think 'chemistry' is all important in a relationship. Sometimes that same chemistry will cause an explosion (and not a good one).
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
@ASTRALMAX Yeah sure! I learned every time there was a 'chemistry' between I and another it was simply two ingredients for a bomb. Problem with chemistry, we try to hold the inevitable reaction back so the explosion won't happen. It almost always does and a lot of damage is the result.
jackjr comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. People often think 'chemistry' is all important in a relationship. Sometimes that same chemistry will cause an explosion (and not a good one).
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
@ASTRALMAX Yeah sure! I learned every time there was a 'chemistry' between I and another it was simply two ingredients for a bomb. Problem with chemistry, we try to hold the inevitable reaction back so the explosion won't happen. It almost always does and a lot of damage is the result.
If you had to choose a god?
KKGator comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Wouldn't choose any god. They all suck.
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
Especially the male ones!?
KKGator comments on Feb 7, 2023:
Wouldn't choose any god. They all suck.
jackjr replies on Feb 7, 2023:
Especially the male ones!?
This word came to mind while discussing a subject with another member.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Muckety-muck is derived from a Chinook word (the language of the Chinookan People of the Northwestern United States.) ***muck-a-muck*** meaning literally a surplus of food, usually shared with the poor as charity.
White settlers saw this a condescending so associated the the offer of muck-a-muck ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
@Julie808 He's been in a lot of trouble and hasn't been heard from for some time. In the end he was a mini tRump.
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/02/10/tim-eyman-fine-campaign-control-thurston-county-superior-court/
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Muckety-muck is derived from a Chinook word (the language of the Chinookan People of the Northwestern United States.) ***muck-a-muck*** meaning literally a surplus of food, usually shared with the poor as charity.
White settlers saw this a condescending so associated the the offer of muck-a-muck ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
@Julie808 He's been in a lot of trouble and hasn't been heard from for some time. In the end he was a mini tRump.
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/02/10/tim-eyman-fine-campaign-control-thurston-county-superior-court/
Coruscating: adjective 1.
Marionville comments on Feb 6, 2023:
Glad you’re enjoying A.McC-S so much…I’ve only read a couple of his books. I saw him on TV last week, on a programme on Edinburgh…he was in Scotland Street where he has based one of his book series..”44 Scotland Street” ….and of course there is no such number in reality, as he ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
I know the series and read a couple of them. Too many characters and situations. The other on I started was the 'Irregular Portuguese Verbs' series. Pretty silly and only ok. I like philosophy and the Isabel Dalhousie Series is full of philosophical ideas.
Marionville comments on Feb 6, 2023:
Glad you’re enjoying A.McC-S so much…I’ve only read a couple of his books. I saw him on TV last week, on a programme on Edinburgh…he was in Scotland Street where he has based one of his book series..”44 Scotland Street” ….and of course there is no such number in reality, as he ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
I know the series and read a couple of them. Too many characters and situations. The other on I started was the 'Irregular Portuguese Verbs' series. Pretty silly and only ok. I like philosophy and the Isabel Dalhousie Series is full of philosophical ideas.
This word came to mind while discussing a subject with another member.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Muckety-muck is derived from a Chinook word (the language of the Chinookan People of the Northwestern United States.) ***muck-a-muck*** meaning literally a surplus of food, usually shared with the poor as charity.
White settlers saw this a condescending so associated the the offer of muck-a-muck ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
@Julie808 I know Mulkieo well. It's the terminal for the Mulkiteo to Whidbey ferry. Been on that ferry many times. It's also the home of a real piece of work Tim Eyeman. He's the scofflaw who constantly pushes initiatives. One done in the 90's pushed a low tab fee (which won). We are now dealing with that ruling which crippled the ferry system. Later it was overturned and Eyemen got in a lot of trouble for his crooked dealings (a strong Republican).
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Muckety-muck is derived from a Chinook word (the language of the Chinookan People of the Northwestern United States.) ***muck-a-muck*** meaning literally a surplus of food, usually shared with the poor as charity.
White settlers saw this a condescending so associated the the offer of muck-a-muck ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
@Julie808 I know Mulkieo well. It's the terminal for the Mulkiteo to Whidbey ferry. Been on that ferry many times. It's also the home of a real piece of work Tim Eyeman. He's the scofflaw who constantly pushes initiatives. One done in the 90's pushed a low tab fee (which won). We are now dealing with that ruling which crippled the ferry system. Later it was overturned and Eyemen got in a lot of trouble for his crooked dealings (a strong Republican).
Yes, Chinese Spy Balloons Flew Over The U.S. When President Trump Was In Office Too
Julie808 comments on Feb 5, 2023:
Many people here in Hawaii spotted one or more of these balloons a few years ago. I guess now we know what they likely were!
I also wonder about the wisdom of waiting, but perhaps damage to the payload would be minimal if dropped into the ocean rather than on land with the force of impact ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
@Julie808 Seems, these days everything is high tech. When I was in the military I was based on a site in N. Turkey. My project was in a building which housed a 50' dish antenna. The antenna was protected by a large balloon. We were warned not to spend too much time in the 'dome' as often hunters in the village would use it for target practice.
Julie808 comments on Feb 5, 2023:
Many people here in Hawaii spotted one or more of these balloons a few years ago. I guess now we know what they likely were!
I also wonder about the wisdom of waiting, but perhaps damage to the payload would be minimal if dropped into the ocean rather than on land with the force of impact ...
jackjr replies on Feb 6, 2023:
@Julie808 Seems, these days everything is high tech. When I was in the military I was based on a site in N. Turkey. My project was in a building which housed a 50' dish antenna. The antenna was protected by a large balloon. We were warned not to spend too much time in the 'dome' as often hunters in the village would use it for target practice.
Happy groundhog day! Even in Florida
joeandbarb comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I have to admit, even though we have a shitload of idiot trumpers here the weather is hard to beat
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
@joeandbarb Funny how that works. There are part timers here that head to Arizona and New Mexico in the winter.
joeandbarb comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I have to admit, even though we have a shitload of idiot trumpers here the weather is hard to beat
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
@joeandbarb Funny how that works. There are part timers here that head to Arizona and New Mexico in the winter.
Yes, Chinese Spy Balloons Flew Over The U.S. When President Trump Was In Office Too
Julie808 comments on Feb 5, 2023:
Many people here in Hawaii spotted one or more of these balloons a few years ago. I guess now we know what they likely were!
I also wonder about the wisdom of waiting, but perhaps damage to the payload would be minimal if dropped into the ocean rather than on land with the force of impact ...
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
It was dropped down over the ocean so some of the material will remain salvageable. Of course China is having a hissy fit. Maybe because it wasn't totally destroyed and now, maybe, we can get the true reason it was sent over.
I don't think anyone ever imagine popping someone's balloon could lead to an international issue..
Julie808 comments on Feb 5, 2023:
Many people here in Hawaii spotted one or more of these balloons a few years ago. I guess now we know what they likely were!
I also wonder about the wisdom of waiting, but perhaps damage to the payload would be minimal if dropped into the ocean rather than on land with the force of impact ...
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
It was dropped down over the ocean so some of the material will remain salvageable. Of course China is having a hissy fit. Maybe because it wasn't totally destroyed and now, maybe, we can get the true reason it was sent over.
I don't think anyone ever imagine popping someone's balloon could lead to an international issue..
words zoopharmacognosy: is a behaviour in which non-human animals self-medicate by selecting and ...
HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:
way cool! I had read that explorers would watch what the animals were eating to get an idea if it was something they could eat or not. And yes hibernation would create a set of problems humans don't usually have. When you don't eat or drink something for a long time, digestion slows way down...
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
It has been said that going on hunger strike is horrible. But I have also read, as you intimated, that after a while the body slows down and the negative affects are not felt. Its like freezing to death, a lot of discomfort at first then slowly going to sleep.
HippieChick58 comments on Feb 4, 2023:
way cool! I had read that explorers would watch what the animals were eating to get an idea if it was something they could eat or not. And yes hibernation would create a set of problems humans don't usually have. When you don't eat or drink something for a long time, digestion slows way down...
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
It has been said that going on hunger strike is horrible. But I have also read, as you intimated, that after a while the body slows down and the negative affects are not felt. Its like freezing to death, a lot of discomfort at first then slowly going to sleep.
The antivaxers among us are adamant and unrelenting.
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
At least their insanity will mean fewer of them. I have told people when were kids and got sick my dad would go to the local drug store and buy a vial of penicillin. He would boil a syringe and give us a shot. When anti-biotics came out people often took them until whatever ailed them went away. We ...
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
@Lufahyu Obviously some part of the statement was overlooked *"This also applies to viruses"* viruses evolve just like bacteria's. We still need to get fully vaccinated in order to stop the virus from mutating.
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
At least their insanity will mean fewer of them. I have told people when were kids and got sick my dad would go to the local drug store and buy a vial of penicillin. He would boil a syringe and give us a shot. When anti-biotics came out people often took them until whatever ailed them went away. We ...
jackjr replies on Feb 5, 2023:
@Lufahyu Obviously some part of the statement was overlooked *"This also applies to viruses"* viruses evolve just like bacteria's. We still need to get fully vaccinated in order to stop the virus from mutating.
It's only 28 days, the easiest month to white wash
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I once had a black boss who crowed at the month being black history month until I reminded him it's the shortest and one of the darkest and coldest months of the year.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@LovinLarge I was expecting some accusations of racism. I still remember how much fun we had working together. The teasing was two sided. He also mad a lot of anti-white comments. Funny thing, his wife told him she was crazy (and so did her mother). She was and it got worse and worse. He wanted a divorce but didn't have the guts to file for one. Then he met a new worker. A petite, blonde woman from Alabama. She was married to a captain but an incident get him sent to Leavenworth and she divorced him. She and Sammy had an affair and eventually got married. The last time I saw them they were working for University of Maryland in College Park. Funny coincidence, In Germany he lived in a city named Waldorf. When they moved to Maryland they moved to a housing development in Waldorf.
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I once had a black boss who crowed at the month being black history month until I reminded him it's the shortest and one of the darkest and coldest months of the year.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@LovinLarge I was expecting some accusations of racism. I still remember how much fun we had working together. The teasing was two sided. He also mad a lot of anti-white comments. Funny thing, his wife told him she was crazy (and so did her mother). She was and it got worse and worse. He wanted a divorce but didn't have the guts to file for one. Then he met a new worker. A petite, blonde woman from Alabama. She was married to a captain but an incident get him sent to Leavenworth and she divorced him. She and Sammy had an affair and eventually got married. The last time I saw them they were working for University of Maryland in College Park. Funny coincidence, In Germany he lived in a city named Waldorf. When they moved to Maryland they moved to a housing development in Waldorf.
Happy groundhog day! Even in Florida
joeandbarb comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I have to admit, even though we have a shitload of idiot trumpers here the weather is hard to beat
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@joeandbarb Sounds like a reverse snow bird situation. To me the SW is just as bad as Florida (I know, it's dryer in the SW).
joeandbarb comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I have to admit, even though we have a shitload of idiot trumpers here the weather is hard to beat
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@joeandbarb Sounds like a reverse snow bird situation. To me the SW is just as bad as Florida (I know, it's dryer in the SW).
Like most adults, we are working with different scripts.
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
Maybe he want to exercise his fingers. Might serve him well later on.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@alliwant Sometimes I find hinting is better than being direct.
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
Maybe he want to exercise his fingers. Might serve him well later on.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@alliwant Sometimes I find hinting is better than being direct.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer a "religious community" in Norway
😉😍😙🤗😄😘
...
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Unfortunately we're supposed to have freedom of religion which seems to mean all religions (and even none). Unfortunately, we're not a civilized as some countries and are headed in the opposite direction. Now we can't even enforce our own rules (Johnson Amendment) in trying to regulate the speech of...
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@DenoPenno Doesn't matter. Firstly, it was what he supposedly said. This supposed comment got into their bible. Since when do Christians question their bible (I know all the time but they don't do it intentionally).
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Unfortunately we're supposed to have freedom of religion which seems to mean all religions (and even none). Unfortunately, we're not a civilized as some countries and are headed in the opposite direction. Now we can't even enforce our own rules (Johnson Amendment) in trying to regulate the speech of...
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@DenoPenno Doesn't matter. Firstly, it was what he supposedly said. This supposed comment got into their bible. Since when do Christians question their bible (I know all the time but they don't do it intentionally).
It's only 28 days, the easiest month to white wash
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I once had a black boss who crowed at the month being black history month until I reminded him it's the shortest and one of the darkest and coldest months of the year.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@Fernapple Sometimes, in my case, it can be contextual. I explained the situation with LL
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I once had a black boss who crowed at the month being black history month until I reminded him it's the shortest and one of the darkest and coldest months of the year.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@Fernapple Sometimes, in my case, it can be contextual. I explained the situation with LL
It's only 28 days, the easiest month to white wash
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I once had a black boss who crowed at the month being black history month until I reminded him it's the shortest and one of the darkest and coldest months of the year.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@LovinLarge Thank you for the comment. Problem is we were working in Europe. He, Sammy, had a father who was an officer in the AF and they lived in Arizona. Because he was black he had few white friends but lots of Latino friends and learned to speak Spanish fluently. The first time he came to Europe (Spain) he fell in love with it and there was very little racism. He married a Spanish woman and found a job with the University we worked for. He and I were best buds and he was always making self-deprecating jokes about being black. For example, there was a river in Gemany, the Negar. An advisor once visited the town above the river, known as the Obernegar (above the river - Ober can also mean boss). The guy took a picture of the town sign and Sammy hung that picture over his desk. We were always playing jokes on each other, sometimes against blacks and some against whites. Don't get me started about the position of the day, using gummi bears, I would put on his desk.
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I once had a black boss who crowed at the month being black history month until I reminded him it's the shortest and one of the darkest and coldest months of the year.
jackjr replies on Feb 4, 2023:
@LovinLarge Thank you for the comment. Problem is we were working in Europe. He, Sammy, had a father who was an officer in the AF and they lived in Arizona. Because he was black he had few white friends but lots of Latino friends and learned to speak Spanish fluently. The first time he came to Europe (Spain) he fell in love with it and there was very little racism. He married a Spanish woman and found a job with the University we worked for. He and I were best buds and he was always making self-deprecating jokes about being black. For example, there was a river in Gemany, the Negar. An advisor once visited the town above the river, known as the Obernegar (above the river - Ober can also mean boss). The guy took a picture of the town sign and Sammy hung that picture over his desk. We were always playing jokes on each other, sometimes against blacks and some against whites. Don't get me started about the position of the day, using gummi bears, I would put on his desk.
'Anti-woke' education wars and democratic schools
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
The purpose of education should be to help educate kids ways that help them navigate their future lives not spread propaganda from groups of whom education was lost.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Actually it was because it was in a poorer section of Seattle and a lot of students were Chinese or Latinos. It was once claimed in the Seattle School District there were over 150 languages being spoken. Think about how much it would cost to assimilate so many languages.
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
The purpose of education should be to help educate kids ways that help them navigate their future lives not spread propaganda from groups of whom education was lost.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Actually it was because it was in a poorer section of Seattle and a lot of students were Chinese or Latinos. It was once claimed in the Seattle School District there were over 150 languages being spoken. Think about how much it would cost to assimilate so many languages.
Pentagon: Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted Over Montana
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
Seems like a country with so much advanced technology could come up with something a little better than a balloon.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@barjoe Okay I give, a high tech balloon.
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
Seems like a country with so much advanced technology could come up with something a little better than a balloon.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@barjoe Okay I give, a high tech balloon.
'Anti-woke' education wars and democratic schools
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
The purpose of education should be to help educate kids ways that help them navigate their future lives not spread propaganda from groups of whom education was lost.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Not always. My late partner taught for an international school and it was about education. There are some places education is done as it should be.
jackjr comments on Feb 3, 2023:
The purpose of education should be to help educate kids ways that help them navigate their future lives not spread propaganda from groups of whom education was lost.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Not always. My late partner taught for an international school and it was about education. There are some places education is done as it should be.
Putin and the Presidents: Julia Ioffe (interview) | FRONTLINE
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We all know how incompetent republican presidents have become. Who else would give a major dictator a silly child type name, Putti-put, as 'W' himself. We thought this pos was bad the the last one was a real POS and put bush to shame.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Ideally, what kind of boring world that would be. Here we seem disgusted at a staff member servicing a president and take him to court and then, later, a president gets away with paying off a porn star (and not to mention all the other women who have accused him of sexual abuse).
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We all know how incompetent republican presidents have become. Who else would give a major dictator a silly child type name, Putti-put, as 'W' himself. We thought this pos was bad the the last one was a real POS and put bush to shame.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Ideally, what kind of boring world that would be. Here we seem disgusted at a staff member servicing a president and take him to court and then, later, a president gets away with paying off a porn star (and not to mention all the other women who have accused him of sexual abuse).
words Sepulchral: adjective 1. relating to a tomb or interment: "sepulchral monuments"
HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
It is a delightfully creepy word!!
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
Life can be so funny (one has to see the irony in some circumstances). Here I was at 9.3 and getting excited about making 6 (this item put me to 6) LOL.
HippieChick58 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
It is a delightfully creepy word!!
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
Life can be so funny (one has to see the irony in some circumstances). Here I was at 9.3 and getting excited about making 6 (this item put me to 6) LOL.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer a "religious community" in Norway
😉😍😙🤗😄😘
...
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Unfortunately we're supposed to have freedom of religion which seems to mean all religions (and even none). Unfortunately, we're not a civilized as some countries and are headed in the opposite direction. Now we can't even enforce our own rules (Johnson Amendment) in trying to regulate the speech of...
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@LenHazell53 Why are sooo many religious so ignorant of their own prechings??? Do they not forget (or want to forget): With the coin displayed in front of them, Jesus said, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” The Herodians and Pharisees, stating the obvious, said, “Caesar’s.” Then Jesus brought an end to their foolish tricks: “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21, ESV). Obvious separation of church and state.
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Unfortunately we're supposed to have freedom of religion which seems to mean all religions (and even none). Unfortunately, we're not a civilized as some countries and are headed in the opposite direction. Now we can't even enforce our own rules (Johnson Amendment) in trying to regulate the speech of...
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@LenHazell53 Why are sooo many religious so ignorant of their own prechings??? Do they not forget (or want to forget): With the coin displayed in front of them, Jesus said, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” The Herodians and Pharisees, stating the obvious, said, “Caesar’s.” Then Jesus brought an end to their foolish tricks: “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21, ESV). Obvious separation of church and state.
Happy groundhog day! Even in Florida
joeandbarb comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I have to admit, even though we have a shitload of idiot trumpers here the weather is hard to beat
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
I've been there in the summer. Noooo thank you.
joeandbarb comments on Feb 3, 2023:
I have to admit, even though we have a shitload of idiot trumpers here the weather is hard to beat
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
I've been there in the summer. Noooo thank you.
I tested finally negative for Covid last Thursday and this past Tuesday I had lens replacement for ...
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Hope you will be surprised at the results. I went from being legally blind to 20/20 in one eye to 20/15 in the other.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@barjoe It can make a huge difference and a lot of people ask - why didn't I do this sooner. Be aware they sometimes is a problem that can come up later (it did with me). You can get what is known as a nuclear cataract. I know it sounds really dangerous but, with today's technology it's not. Our lenses are free floating in a sac. When we replace a living, soft lens with a hard one sometimes the lens will rub against the sac and cause clouding and a 2ndary cataract is formed. The cataract is just zapped with a laser which burns it out. Easy Peasy.
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Hope you will be surprised at the results. I went from being legally blind to 20/20 in one eye to 20/15 in the other.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@barjoe It can make a huge difference and a lot of people ask - why didn't I do this sooner. Be aware they sometimes is a problem that can come up later (it did with me). You can get what is known as a nuclear cataract. I know it sounds really dangerous but, with today's technology it's not. Our lenses are free floating in a sac. When we replace a living, soft lens with a hard one sometimes the lens will rub against the sac and cause clouding and a 2ndary cataract is formed. The cataract is just zapped with a laser which burns it out. Easy Peasy.
Putin and the Presidents: Julia Ioffe (interview) | FRONTLINE
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We all know how incompetent republican presidents have become. Who else would give a major dictator a silly child type name, Putti-put, as 'W' himself. We thought this pos was bad the the last one was a real POS and put bush to shame.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Would you have a president screw one of his staff or the country?
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We all know how incompetent republican presidents have become. Who else would give a major dictator a silly child type name, Putti-put, as 'W' himself. We thought this pos was bad the the last one was a real POS and put bush to shame.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@rainmanjr Would you have a president screw one of his staff or the country?
My daughter has been texting me about a new form of music her 14 year old is into.
Emme comments on Feb 2, 2023:
well alrighty then, odd.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@Emme Rap is extremely distracting and it doesn't seem to bother people. Had to laugh, though,. I am a big classical fan. At one time businesses had a hard time with gangs hanging around outside the stores. Someone came up with an idea and it worked. Play classical music outside. The gangs left pronto.
Emme comments on Feb 2, 2023:
well alrighty then, odd.
jackjr replies on Feb 3, 2023:
@Emme Rap is extremely distracting and it doesn't seem to bother people. Had to laugh, though,. I am a big classical fan. At one time businesses had a hard time with gangs hanging around outside the stores. Someone came up with an idea and it worked. Play classical music outside. The gangs left pronto.
This word came to mind while discussing a subject with another member.
Marionville comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We’d probably call someone who acted a bit high and mighty - “Lord or Lady Muck, here in the U.K…I don’t recall Muckety-Muck ever being used though!
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@Charlene It does fit. Replacing the M's with F's might suit them better.
Marionville comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We’d probably call someone who acted a bit high and mighty - “Lord or Lady Muck, here in the U.K…I don’t recall Muckety-Muck ever being used though!
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@Charlene It does fit. Replacing the M's with F's might suit them better.
My daughter has been texting me about a new form of music her 14 year old is into.
Emme comments on Feb 2, 2023:
well alrighty then, odd.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
Seems every new generation has to out do the old fogies in music. Can't imagine what kind of music the youth will be listening a couple of generations from now (don't even want to think about it).
Emme comments on Feb 2, 2023:
well alrighty then, odd.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
Seems every new generation has to out do the old fogies in music. Can't imagine what kind of music the youth will be listening a couple of generations from now (don't even want to think about it).
Putin and the Presidents: Julia Ioffe (interview) | FRONTLINE
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We all know how incompetent republican presidents have become. Who else would give a major dictator a silly child type name, Putti-put, as 'W' himself. We thought this pos was bad the the last one was a real POS and put bush to shame.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@rainmanjr In my mind Clinton was a so-so president. He didn't hold a candle to Reagan and Bush jr and tRump makes him look like a saint.
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We all know how incompetent republican presidents have become. Who else would give a major dictator a silly child type name, Putti-put, as 'W' himself. We thought this pos was bad the the last one was a real POS and put bush to shame.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@rainmanjr In my mind Clinton was a so-so president. He didn't hold a candle to Reagan and Bush jr and tRump makes him look like a saint.
This word came to mind while discussing a subject with another member.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Muckety-muck is derived from a Chinook word (the language of the Chinookan People of the Northwestern United States.) ***muck-a-muck*** meaning literally a surplus of food, usually shared with the poor as charity.
White settlers saw this a condescending so associated the the offer of muck-a-muck ...
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
Interesting as there is a local tribe known as the Muckleshoot tribe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckleshoot They have the biggest casino in the area. https://www.muckleshootcasino.com/
Maybe they have a surplus of money.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Muckety-muck is derived from a Chinook word (the language of the Chinookan People of the Northwestern United States.) ***muck-a-muck*** meaning literally a surplus of food, usually shared with the poor as charity.
White settlers saw this a condescending so associated the the offer of muck-a-muck ...
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
Interesting as there is a local tribe known as the Muckleshoot tribe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckleshoot They have the biggest casino in the area. https://www.muckleshootcasino.com/
Maybe they have a surplus of money.
“Wealth is the slave of a wise man and the master of a fool”…………….
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
So basically, the wealthy are not as smart as they make out to be.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@Marionville Thank you. There are differences between the wealthy. Seems, in today's world, that's often hard to see. I've been watching a documentary of Bernie Madoff so it has put me in one frame of mind.
jackjr comments on Feb 2, 2023:
So basically, the wealthy are not as smart as they make out to be.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@Marionville Thank you. There are differences between the wealthy. Seems, in today's world, that's often hard to see. I've been watching a documentary of Bernie Madoff so it has put me in one frame of mind.
This word came to mind while discussing a subject with another member.
Marionville comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We’d probably call someone who acted a bit high and mighty - “Lord or Lady Muck, here in the U.K…I don’t recall Muckety-Muck ever being used though!
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
It must have been as it just came to mind (funny how that works). I looked it up and voila.
Marionville comments on Feb 2, 2023:
We’d probably call someone who acted a bit high and mighty - “Lord or Lady Muck, here in the U.K…I don’t recall Muckety-Muck ever being used though!
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
It must have been as it just came to mind (funny how that works). I looked it up and voila.
Yesterday, was a sort of milestone – the launching of the last 747.
Julie808 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Here's the video of that last 747 taking off!
https://fb.watch/ir1iTzzOVD/
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
Thank you. I noticed a couple of other links. This plane is a cargo plane and will be carrying cargo. I wonder if the engines are different than the ones carrying people. While I was at Boeing I found some paperwork hidden behind some shelving about the B-52. This plane is even older then the 747 and is still being used. Of course the engineering was fantastic too bad the muckety-muck https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muckety-muck leaders were more concerned about money and stock holder profits than the companies reputation.
Julie808 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Here's the video of that last 747 taking off!
https://fb.watch/ir1iTzzOVD/
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
Thank you. I noticed a couple of other links. This plane is a cargo plane and will be carrying cargo. I wonder if the engines are different than the ones carrying people. While I was at Boeing I found some paperwork hidden behind some shelving about the B-52. This plane is even older then the 747 and is still being used. Of course the engineering was fantastic too bad the muckety-muck https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muckety-muck leaders were more concerned about money and stock holder profits than the companies reputation.
55% of adults think Jesus will return to Earth (this includes 1% of atheists.
[allisrael.com]
noworry28 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Jesus will retun, he just went to Mexico to visit his family. He'll be back on Monday back to work at the office. I gave him a ride to the airport when he was leaving. 😁
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
My late partner had 2 Jesus' in her classroom. Whenever the other kids called them Jesus they would cry and say my name is hesus.
noworry28 comments on Feb 2, 2023:
Jesus will retun, he just went to Mexico to visit his family. He'll be back on Monday back to work at the office. I gave him a ride to the airport when he was leaving. 😁
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
My late partner had 2 Jesus' in her classroom. Whenever the other kids called them Jesus they would cry and say my name is hesus.
55% of adults think Jesus will return to Earth (this includes 1% of atheists.
[allisrael.com]
Garban comments on Jan 31, 2023:
When that bastard comes back we agnostics should have a special party waiting for his holy ass.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@ChestRockfield They could be such but identify themselves as atheists.
Garban comments on Jan 31, 2023:
When that bastard comes back we agnostics should have a special party waiting for his holy ass.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@ChestRockfield They could be such but identify themselves as atheists.
Exploring the Edge of the Universe with Janna Levin | Podcast Highlights - YouTube
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@rainmanjr Watch the video. Start at 20 minutes and then tell me this technology is about woo woo science.
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@rainmanjr Watch the video. Start at 20 minutes and then tell me this technology is about woo woo science.
Exploring the Edge of the Universe with Janna Levin | Podcast Highlights - YouTube
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@rainmanjr One conspiracy theory does not mean all different theories are conspiratorial. The show discussed how many scientist are doing research on this theory. It is not so far fetched as some would believe. Besides, how many proven facts do we have today that were once farfetched theories?
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@rainmanjr One conspiracy theory does not mean all different theories are conspiratorial. The show discussed how many scientist are doing research on this theory. It is not so far fetched as some would believe. Besides, how many proven facts do we have today that were once farfetched theories?
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate -...
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez My comment about the drug being produced in large quantities was not about China but Mexico. The article was in the Atlantic. I agree totally with this issue of our poor concern about decent health care. We are sooo far behind even some developing countries in this area. This is clearly a rich - poor issue as the rich don't want to have to get the same (dis) service as every one else. In developed countries it also means more taxes. There is another area people often miss is that in countries like ours with a high immigration (again policy not people) rate means more cultures and languages make it much more expensive to serve everyone. It's a big problem with public schools which some (corporations) want to hide.
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 2, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez My comment about the drug being produced in large quantities was not about China but Mexico. The article was in the Atlantic. I agree totally with this issue of our poor concern about decent health care. We are sooo far behind even some developing countries in this area. This is clearly a rich - poor issue as the rich don't want to have to get the same (dis) service as every one else. In developed countries it also means more taxes. There is another area people often miss is that in countries like ours with a high immigration (again policy not people) rate means more cultures and languages make it much more expensive to serve everyone. It's a big problem with public schools which some (corporations) want to hide.
Yesterday, was a sort of milestone – the launching of the last 747.
Julie808 comments on Feb 1, 2023:
Sounds like you made the right decision for you. I lived near the Everett Boeing plant, when I was raising my family. (One of the largest buildings on earth, I think.)
I come from a Boeing family. My dad and uncle both worked at Boeing for most of their adult lives.
My dad was an ...
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
Seems I did and, at the time, didn't know how right that was. My dad worked briefly for Boeing as a tool designer for the ill fated SST program. Then I worked for a year and a younger brother has been working for the company for 30+ years as a robotical engineer.
That building is still touted as the largest building under one roof. It also doesn't have a heating or cooling system. All the machinery provide enough heat and, in the summer, the front and rear doors open and there is a breeze. One interesting fact is that the roof is so high that clouds form and it can actually rain inside.
Julie808 comments on Feb 1, 2023:
Sounds like you made the right decision for you. I lived near the Everett Boeing plant, when I was raising my family. (One of the largest buildings on earth, I think.)
I come from a Boeing family. My dad and uncle both worked at Boeing for most of their adult lives.
My dad was an ...
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
Seems I did and, at the time, didn't know how right that was. My dad worked briefly for Boeing as a tool designer for the ill fated SST program. Then I worked for a year and a younger brother has been working for the company for 30+ years as a robotical engineer.
That building is still touted as the largest building under one roof. It also doesn't have a heating or cooling system. All the machinery provide enough heat and, in the summer, the front and rear doors open and there is a breeze. One interesting fact is that the roof is so high that clouds form and it can actually rain inside.
Exploring the Edge of the Universe with Janna Levin | Podcast Highlights - YouTube
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@rainmanjr I have a close friend who is a physicists (applied) and he also does not agree. However there are many that do. There was an amazing documentary titled 'particle Fever.' An experiment was done to find the Higgs Boson (God particle). The energy level of this particle could indicate whether a multiverse existed or not. The Cern Accelerator is one unbelievable piece of machinery. In the documentary there were theoretical and applied Physicists working together. https://youtu.be/5Lx109jdGCc
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@rainmanjr I have a close friend who is a physicists (applied) and he also does not agree. However there are many that do. There was an amazing documentary titled 'particle Fever.' An experiment was done to find the Higgs Boson (God particle). The energy level of this particle could indicate whether a multiverse existed or not. The Cern Accelerator is one unbelievable piece of machinery. In the documentary there were theoretical and applied Physicists working together. https://youtu.be/5Lx109jdGCc
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate -...
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez Some time ago I read a report on Fentanyl. It is being produced in huge factories and is a major issue in drug addictions. This latest report said, in the Seattle area, drug overdoses is now killing more than Covid and some numbers were given. Of course statistics can always be fudged. When I post I welcome discussions about the report. I often learn things and get into dialogue with others, which I need. One way to exercise one's brain is through dialogue.
As far as the suicide part goes, that is a touchy subject with me. A letter appeared on the front page of our local paper which made me mad. Suicide should not be considered a problem when people are suffering (from some disease). I wrote a letter which appeared in all three of our local papers. I posted this letter several times on the site.
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez Some time ago I read a report on Fentanyl. It is being produced in huge factories and is a major issue in drug addictions. This latest report said, in the Seattle area, drug overdoses is now killing more than Covid and some numbers were given. Of course statistics can always be fudged. When I post I welcome discussions about the report. I often learn things and get into dialogue with others, which I need. One way to exercise one's brain is through dialogue.
As far as the suicide part goes, that is a touchy subject with me. A letter appeared on the front page of our local paper which made me mad. Suicide should not be considered a problem when people are suffering (from some disease). I wrote a letter which appeared in all three of our local papers. I posted this letter several times on the site.
Exploring the Edge of the Universe with Janna Levin | Podcast Highlights - YouTube
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@rainmanjr I heard that but it seemed this happens within our own universe. The theory is that a multiverse would have (and it is still happening) it's own laws and special properties. The multiverse theory says that given an infinite space, Big Bangs could be going on all the time and is not nor was not a one time event.
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
There is a theory (which has some credibility) that there may be more than one universe. This is like many issues the more you know the more you know you don't know.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@rainmanjr I heard that but it seemed this happens within our own universe. The theory is that a multiverse would have (and it is still happening) it's own laws and special properties. The multiverse theory says that given an infinite space, Big Bangs could be going on all the time and is not nor was not a one time event.
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate -...
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez I can't get this as I'm not an online subscriber but no I read a report by Danny Westneat in last Sunday's Times. 'Shadow Epidemic' has passed Covid here'
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez I can't get this as I'm not an online subscriber but no I read a report by Danny Westneat in last Sunday's Times. 'Shadow Epidemic' has passed Covid here'
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate -...
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez The report was about Seattle. However, it also stated this was a nationwide trend.
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez The report was about Seattle. However, it also stated this was a nationwide trend.
Pretty sure this is an actual intersection.
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
Is there any info where this is?
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@glennlab Why am I not surprised. This must be the street Kevin McCarthy lives on.
jackjr comments on Feb 1, 2023:
Is there any info where this is?
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@glennlab Why am I not surprised. This must be the street Kevin McCarthy lives on.
55% of adults think Jesus will return to Earth (this includes 1% of atheists.
[allisrael.com]
Garban comments on Jan 31, 2023:
When that bastard comes back we agnostics should have a special party waiting for his holy ass.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
At 1% there could be more than one. They must be beginner atheists (agnostics).
Garban comments on Jan 31, 2023:
When that bastard comes back we agnostics should have a special party waiting for his holy ass.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
At 1% there could be more than one. They must be beginner atheists (agnostics).
Saw this full page add in the Seattle Times.
LenHazell53 comments on Jan 31, 2023:
You cannot heal a fucking Zombie, you can only shoot it in the head before it eats someone else you care about.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
A lot of one time 'liberal' church goers have finally seen the light and gone over to being agnostics.
LenHazell53 comments on Jan 31, 2023:
You cannot heal a fucking Zombie, you can only shoot it in the head before it eats someone else you care about.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
A lot of one time 'liberal' church goers have finally seen the light and gone over to being agnostics.
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate -...
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@Jolanta It mentioned all ages but primarily young people. A previous report on NPR mentioned that the suicide rate has gone way up among Millennials as many feel there is no future. Drug use was one method used.
jackjr comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In the Seattle Times a report showed drug overdoses (mainly fentanyl) is, by far, out pacing (by 70%) Covid as a leading cause of deaths among people. It is not only local but national.
jackjr replies on Feb 1, 2023:
@Jolanta It mentioned all ages but primarily young people. A previous report on NPR mentioned that the suicide rate has gone way up among Millennials as many feel there is no future. Drug use was one method used.
55% of adults think Jesus will return to Earth (this includes 1% of atheists.
[allisrael.com]
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 31, 2023:
55% of Americans--I am sure that China, India, and other places do not buy into this. If "atheists" believe Jesus is coming back, they aren't atheists, are they?
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
Maybe they're confused or republicans
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 31, 2023:
55% of Americans--I am sure that China, India, and other places do not buy into this. If "atheists" believe Jesus is coming back, they aren't atheists, are they?
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
Maybe they're confused or republicans
55% of adults think Jesus will return to Earth (this includes 1% of atheists.
[allisrael.com]
Fernapple comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In what sort of country, do only one percent of people lie to surveys, just for fun and to screw the figures. What is happening to the world, what sort of a twit gives a truthful answer when approached by someone with a clip board ?
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
Maybe the 1% are not atheists but from religious who can't believe atheists exist.
Fernapple comments on Jan 31, 2023:
In what sort of country, do only one percent of people lie to surveys, just for fun and to screw the figures. What is happening to the world, what sort of a twit gives a truthful answer when approached by someone with a clip board ?
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
Maybe the 1% are not atheists but from religious who can't believe atheists exist.
Saw this full page add in the Seattle Times.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 30, 2023:
From my perspective, catholics have been going more and more evangelical like - Rick Santorum catholics, which is pro birth, but all other killing is fine; being racist is fine; God hates (full in blank); etc.
However, Seattle is a more liberal area and maybe those catholics are more similar to ...
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
I suspect it is a move in most liberal areas.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 30, 2023:
From my perspective, catholics have been going more and more evangelical like - Rick Santorum catholics, which is pro birth, but all other killing is fine; being racist is fine; God hates (full in blank); etc.
However, Seattle is a more liberal area and maybe those catholics are more similar to ...
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
I suspect it is a move in most liberal areas.
Saw this full page add in the Seattle Times.
of-the-mountain comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Seems they have been the sheep too Long now!!!
They just are tired of being lied and ripped off monetarily and spiritually!!!
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
There is always a tipping point and, for some Catholics, it is now. Perhaps they'll wake up to the BIG god lie and join our team..
of-the-mountain comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Seems they have been the sheep too Long now!!!
They just are tired of being lied and ripped off monetarily and spiritually!!!
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
There is always a tipping point and, for some Catholics, it is now. Perhaps they'll wake up to the BIG god lie and join our team..
Saw this full page add in the Seattle Times.
David1955 comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Funny, since old Pope Frank Eyes is currently over there laying down the law about traditional Catholic 'values' -- moral narrow mindedness -- to appease the lunatic core believers. Perhaps he was shaken by the late ( good) George Pell's back stab letter telling him the Catholic rump hate him and ...
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
His biggest problem is he is losing priests. A recent report said that new priests are mostly gay.
David1955 comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Funny, since old Pope Frank Eyes is currently over there laying down the law about traditional Catholic 'values' -- moral narrow mindedness -- to appease the lunatic core believers. Perhaps he was shaken by the late ( good) George Pell's back stab letter telling him the Catholic rump hate him and ...
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
His biggest problem is he is losing priests. A recent report said that new priests are mostly gay.
Saw this full page add in the Seattle Times.
J75243 comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Heal the church? How about healing the kids?
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
I think it's meant to imply the situation that has created such violence and sexual abuse needs to be changed and that the Poop needs to relinquish some power as he is failing.
J75243 comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Heal the church? How about healing the kids?
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
I think it's meant to imply the situation that has created such violence and sexual abuse needs to be changed and that the Poop needs to relinquish some power as he is failing.
Saw this full page add in the Seattle Times.
Fernapple comments on Jan 31, 2023:
The Catholic church is really a different church in every country, where it is forced to move one way in one, it moves back in another.
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
For some time it has been leaning strong on Africa. Lots of new kids to molest. In many parts of Africa family planning is unheard of.
Fernapple comments on Jan 31, 2023:
The Catholic church is really a different church in every country, where it is forced to move one way in one, it moves back in another.
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
For some time it has been leaning strong on Africa. Lots of new kids to molest. In many parts of Africa family planning is unheard of.
“In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the heart”………..Sigmund Freud.
jackjr comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Sounds good but whose heart should one trust? We've seen how much damage going by emotions has taken us.
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
@Marionville But there is still a reason side (what species was Spock?). My late partner had a motto which was "Discipline first then love" (which meant reason first then emotion). Living in an overly emotional world has brought to our present situation.
jackjr comments on Jan 30, 2023:
Sounds good but whose heart should one trust? We've seen how much damage going by emotions has taken us.
jackjr replies on Jan 31, 2023:
@Marionville But there is still a reason side (what species was Spock?). My late partner had a motto which was "Discipline first then love" (which meant reason first then emotion). Living in an overly emotional world has brought to our present situation.
My daughter has been texting me about a new form of music her 14 year old is into.
Julie808 comments on Jan 29, 2023:
Starts out kind of cool, with the old timey music and the sound of the needle crackling on the vinyl, like my grandparent's old 78s. Then it gets pretty dark and eerie. I don't think I'd like my grandson listening to it, as he is prone to depression as it is.
jackjr replies on Jan 30, 2023:
Good, finally someone knows about this. My daughter did say the sound got slower. I didn't want to hear the whole thing for just a period of weirdness. Thank you.
Julie808 comments on Jan 29, 2023:
Starts out kind of cool, with the old timey music and the sound of the needle crackling on the vinyl, like my grandparent's old 78s. Then it gets pretty dark and eerie. I don't think I'd like my grandson listening to it, as he is prone to depression as it is.
jackjr replies on Jan 30, 2023:
Good, finally someone knows about this. My daughter did say the sound got slower. I didn't want to hear the whole thing for just a period of weirdness. Thank you.
+ music fans
gnossienne n.
Marionville comments on Jan 29, 2023:
I am a big fan of Eric Satie’s music and am really very familiar with the three Gnossienne movements. His other work…the Gymnopedies are my favourites and I had #1 played at my son Graeme’s funeral at the crematorium…. erik satie gymnopédie analysis https://g.co/kgs/MBUCvR
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jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@Marionville I agree as men tend to be less communicative than women. Too many strong silent types. Also, more men are involved in wars.
Marionville comments on Jan 29, 2023:
I am a big fan of Eric Satie’s music and am really very familiar with the three Gnossienne movements. His other work…the Gymnopedies are my favourites and I had #1 played at my son Graeme’s funeral at the crematorium…. erik satie gymnopédie analysis https://g.co/kgs/MBUCvR
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jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@Marionville I agree as men tend to be less communicative than women. Too many strong silent types. Also, more men are involved in wars.
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gnossienne n.
Marionville comments on Jan 29, 2023:
I am a big fan of Eric Satie’s music and am really very familiar with the three Gnossienne movements. His other work…the Gymnopedies are my favourites and I had #1 played at my son Graeme’s funeral at the crematorium…. erik satie gymnopédie analysis https://g.co/kgs/MBUCvR
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jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@Marionville This is a common problem. Carrying pain and trauma inside oneself often only makes problems worse. Of course it is a natural tendency. It's easy for me to say as I don't have any deep traumas that need burying (unless I've buried them so deep even I don't know - but I doubt it). I wonder if it's worse with men or women.
Marionville comments on Jan 29, 2023:
I am a big fan of Eric Satie’s music and am really very familiar with the three Gnossienne movements. His other work…the Gymnopedies are my favourites and I had #1 played at my son Graeme’s funeral at the crematorium…. erik satie gymnopédie analysis https://g.co/kgs/MBUCvR
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jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@Marionville This is a common problem. Carrying pain and trauma inside oneself often only makes problems worse. Of course it is a natural tendency. It's easy for me to say as I don't have any deep traumas that need burying (unless I've buried them so deep even I don't know - but I doubt it). I wonder if it's worse with men or women.
Letters From An American 01/28/2023
jackjr comments on Jan 29, 2023:
*"That illustration of men having to adjust to a rapidly changing work environment while caring for their kids “brought visibility to the role of working dads across the country,"*
I have mixed feelings on this one as sometimes the mothers don't care for their kids and/or are abusive. First off,...
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@pamagain Unfortunately, the tribes of our society believe the only way to gain power is through numbers. So many tribes try to out breed other tribes and we get a race to the bottom. Unfortunately, when populations start to go down, corporations have a fit. I recently posted a study of how one country (China) benefits with a lower population.
jackjr comments on Jan 29, 2023:
*"That illustration of men having to adjust to a rapidly changing work environment while caring for their kids “brought visibility to the role of working dads across the country,"*
I have mixed feelings on this one as sometimes the mothers don't care for their kids and/or are abusive. First off,...
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@pamagain Unfortunately, the tribes of our society believe the only way to gain power is through numbers. So many tribes try to out breed other tribes and we get a race to the bottom. Unfortunately, when populations start to go down, corporations have a fit. I recently posted a study of how one country (China) benefits with a lower population.
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gnossienne n.
Marionville comments on Jan 29, 2023:
I am a big fan of Eric Satie’s music and am really very familiar with the three Gnossienne movements. His other work…the Gymnopedies are my favourites and I had #1 played at my son Graeme’s funeral at the crematorium…. erik satie gymnopédie analysis https://g.co/kgs/MBUCvR
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jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
Actually, looking at the word, hit me this was the case with my late partner I did not know until after she died. Perhaps the door is locked for a reason. Perhaps, it is to hide the stairway because it leads to unpleasant events.
Marionville comments on Jan 29, 2023:
I am a big fan of Eric Satie’s music and am really very familiar with the three Gnossienne movements. His other work…the Gymnopedies are my favourites and I had #1 played at my son Graeme’s funeral at the crematorium…. erik satie gymnopédie analysis https://g.co/kgs/MBUCvR
...
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
Actually, looking at the word, hit me this was the case with my late partner I did not know until after she died. Perhaps the door is locked for a reason. Perhaps, it is to hide the stairway because it leads to unpleasant events.
Turkish creationist gets 8,658 years in prison. [timesofisrael.com]
Betty comments on Jan 28, 2023:
I guess he won't be getting out anytime soon unless his "god" saves him, NOT. Serves him right.
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@Organist1 I had forgotten about it until our discussion came up.
Betty comments on Jan 28, 2023:
I guess he won't be getting out anytime soon unless his "god" saves him, NOT. Serves him right.
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@Organist1 I had forgotten about it until our discussion came up.
Teacher shot by 6-year-old says school was warned 4 times, announces lawsuit
jackjr comments on Jan 26, 2023:
One would think, in today's world people in charge of kids would pay more attention. They will now.
Couldn't help but notice *"On behalf of the family of the child, we continue to pray for Ms. Zwerner "* So now the child is the victim??? Still, not word one about the mother.
After moving to this...
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez For some strange reason I adopted learning and knowledge as a life's endeavor. I was, luckily, born with an eclectic mind with a lot of interests. Also, for some strange reason a lot of different experiences have come my way, to further learning and a lust for knowledge.
jackjr comments on Jan 26, 2023:
One would think, in today's world people in charge of kids would pay more attention. They will now.
Couldn't help but notice *"On behalf of the family of the child, we continue to pray for Ms. Zwerner "* So now the child is the victim??? Still, not word one about the mother.
After moving to this...
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez For some strange reason I adopted learning and knowledge as a life's endeavor. I was, luckily, born with an eclectic mind with a lot of interests. Also, for some strange reason a lot of different experiences have come my way, to further learning and a lust for knowledge.
Christians are now a minority in England [theguardian.com]
Marionville comments on Jan 28, 2023:
That is a very badly worded headline, as it implies some other religion is now the religion of the majority of people in England & Wales… which is far from true. The largest religion in the U.K., England & Wales included, is still Christianity, it just means that more than half the population do...
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
I agree, the chart can be confusing but still 'fewer' (journalists should learn the difference between few and less) than 50% identify as christians. The original chart in the FFRF newsletter was better but I couldn't find it + I felt the item would bear more credibility if it came from a British report.
Marionville comments on Jan 28, 2023:
That is a very badly worded headline, as it implies some other religion is now the religion of the majority of people in England & Wales… which is far from true. The largest religion in the U.K., England & Wales included, is still Christianity, it just means that more than half the population do...
jackjr replies on Jan 29, 2023:
I agree, the chart can be confusing but still 'fewer' (journalists should learn the difference between few and less) than 50% identify as christians. The original chart in the FFRF newsletter was better but I couldn't find it + I felt the item would bear more credibility if it came from a British report.
Turkish creationist gets 8,658 years in prison. [timesofisrael.com]
Betty comments on Jan 28, 2023:
I guess he won't be getting out anytime soon unless his "god" saves him, NOT. Serves him right.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@Betty There was a (horror) film and, at one time my ghost posted it. It was about a drug dealer having to go to a Turkish prison.
Now I remember - 'Midnight Express'. https://youtu.be/lhuutAnXBzQ
Betty comments on Jan 28, 2023:
I guess he won't be getting out anytime soon unless his "god" saves him, NOT. Serves him right.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@Betty There was a (horror) film and, at one time my ghost posted it. It was about a drug dealer having to go to a Turkish prison.
Now I remember - 'Midnight Express'. https://youtu.be/lhuutAnXBzQ
Turkish creationist gets 8,658 years in prison. [timesofisrael.com]
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 28, 2023:
He definitely deserves to die in prison for his actions, sexual assaults of minors and such. That said, the court is in reality punishing him for being against Erdogan. One has to wonder if he had been an Erdogan supporter,, would his real crimes have ever been adjudicated.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
Good question. I'm sure tRump is jealous that someone else has soo much power and he has none.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 28, 2023:
He definitely deserves to die in prison for his actions, sexual assaults of minors and such. That said, the court is in reality punishing him for being against Erdogan. One has to wonder if he had been an Erdogan supporter,, would his real crimes have ever been adjudicated.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
Good question. I'm sure tRump is jealous that someone else has soo much power and he has none.
Turkish creationist gets 8,658 years in prison. [timesofisrael.com]
Betty comments on Jan 28, 2023:
I guess he won't be getting out anytime soon unless his "god" saves him, NOT. Serves him right.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
His initial sentence of over 1,000 years was not enough so thought he's appeal. Hope he's happy now. Wonder if Islam has saints!?
Betty comments on Jan 28, 2023:
I guess he won't be getting out anytime soon unless his "god" saves him, NOT. Serves him right.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
His initial sentence of over 1,000 years was not enough so thought he's appeal. Hope he's happy now. Wonder if Islam has saints!?
Turkish creationist gets 8,658 years in prison. [timesofisrael.com]
rainmanjr comments on Jan 28, 2023:
He'll likely die in prison. /s
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
Maybe Allah will rescue him.
rainmanjr comments on Jan 28, 2023:
He'll likely die in prison. /s
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
Maybe Allah will rescue him.
I will continue my posting of items from the FFRF newsletter.
glennlab comments on Jan 25, 2023:
11 @Betty we need a meme dump here to get Jack leveled back up.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@Betty Life is not fair and the best way to face it is to accept it.
glennlab comments on Jan 25, 2023:
11 @Betty we need a meme dump here to get Jack leveled back up.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@Betty Life is not fair and the best way to face it is to accept it.
I will continue my posting of items from the FFRF newsletter.
glennlab comments on Jan 25, 2023:
11 @Betty we need a meme dump here to get Jack leveled back up.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@Betty Thank you, my ghost seems to have acquired a lot of fans.
glennlab comments on Jan 25, 2023:
11 @Betty we need a meme dump here to get Jack leveled back up.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@Betty Thank you, my ghost seems to have acquired a lot of fans.
Teacher shot by 6-year-old says school was warned 4 times, announces lawsuit
jackjr comments on Jan 26, 2023:
One would think, in today's world people in charge of kids would pay more attention. They will now.
Couldn't help but notice *"On behalf of the family of the child, we continue to pray for Ms. Zwerner "* So now the child is the victim??? Still, not word one about the mother.
After moving to this...
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez My comment was about the parents. When people get hate mail and threats their natural tendency is to find ways of protecting themselves. Guns are a natural choice. I (or rather my ghost) posted several times about a study done in Germany about how owning a gun actually changes people. Guns often become a form of drug and once one has one they are more apt to use it for even minor issues. Most of the teachers I've known are not hard conservatives. Liberalism often is about education levels and teachers are more educated than a lot of people. My late partner was a teacher and was heads and shoulders smarter than the average person (and I'm not being prejudiced others have said the same thing).
jackjr comments on Jan 26, 2023:
One would think, in today's world people in charge of kids would pay more attention. They will now.
Couldn't help but notice *"On behalf of the family of the child, we continue to pray for Ms. Zwerner "* So now the child is the victim??? Still, not word one about the mother.
After moving to this...
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
@SeaGreenEyez My comment was about the parents. When people get hate mail and threats their natural tendency is to find ways of protecting themselves. Guns are a natural choice. I (or rather my ghost) posted several times about a study done in Germany about how owning a gun actually changes people. Guns often become a form of drug and once one has one they are more apt to use it for even minor issues. Most of the teachers I've known are not hard conservatives. Liberalism often is about education levels and teachers are more educated than a lot of people. My late partner was a teacher and was heads and shoulders smarter than the average person (and I'm not being prejudiced others have said the same thing).
More gleeful news. A restaurant in Richmond Virginia refused service to a Christian group. [msn.com]
yvilletom comments on Jan 28, 2023:
Had the xian group intended to harm the restaurant in some way?
IDK, but if the owners or staff had taken part in an issue the xians opposed, the xians could have done much harm.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
The reservation was for the 'Family Foundation' he reservation was for an event with supporters to inform them further about the Family Foundation, Cobb said. A total of 15-20 people, consisting of the guests and some staff members, were meant to be in attendance. So it was basically an open forum about the family foundation which is inappropriate for a public setting.
yvilletom comments on Jan 28, 2023:
Had the xian group intended to harm the restaurant in some way?
IDK, but if the owners or staff had taken part in an issue the xians opposed, the xians could have done much harm.
jackjr replies on Jan 28, 2023:
The reservation was for the 'Family Foundation' he reservation was for an event with supporters to inform them further about the Family Foundation, Cobb said. A total of 15-20 people, consisting of the guests and some staff members, were meant to be in attendance. So it was basically an open forum about the family foundation which is inappropriate for a public setting.
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