AMOUR FOU--Uncontrollable or unwise passion, Crazy love

t1nick comments on Oct 1, 2019:

That I'm more than familiar with. Lol

More Pix of NYC

t1nick comments on Oct 1, 2019:

The last pic is the only view of NYC I've ever had. I was on a tall ship as a crew member when we sailed out of Rhode Island, down the East River and down to Cape May. Came through NYC at 6 am.

I think we are just another piece of the universe our energy never fades the shell holding it ...

t1nick comments on Oct 1, 2019:

? There does exist such a thing as grammer marks.

This is a very dangerous moment in history.

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Thank you for recognizing my guillotine references (I'll volunteer to man it) Lol. Quite a rant. Lots to take in, but lots of red meat there. Whew. Don't disagree.

How come with over 99,000 members there is only around 220 on line at any time?

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

The other 99,780 have a life? Lol

Two daring pranksters allegedly hacked a billboard to play pornography

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Lol

Some people in my Atheist group I'm in on Facebook need to enhance their knowledge more about ...

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

The oxymoron of Christianity. I.E. the good murderer, or the good rapist because they "repented". Hell, Trump will be considered good because he says he repented. Lol

Barr And Pence Now Implicated As Suspects In House Impeachment Investigation | Deep Left Field

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Pence needs to go as well.

Dan Rather @DanRather I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime.

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Baby Boomers put him there, and millenials could have kept him out by showing up to vote.

When you hear someone in the media refer to the "deep state". How do you react.

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

I go catatonic. Lol

people who want to refuse care to patients due to personal or religious beliefs don't belong in the ...

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Agreed

Ok, here's a question.

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

The later as far as the general populace. By rich insiders who use him as a conduit to get richer.

Watching the "Life of Brian and the Quest for the Holy Grail" so I am learning the roots of ...

t1nick comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Loved both. The Castle of the Knights that go "sleee"

NASA managed to catch a black hole totally annihilating a star

t1nick comments on Sep 29, 2019:

Cool

Republican: Sick People Don’t Deserve Affordable Care

t1nick comments on Sep 29, 2019:

Republinazis

If you know what these are they are tasty I have hundreds of them around my property.

t1nick comments on Sep 29, 2019:

They are known by their spanish name as "tunas". They are prickly pear cactus fruits.

This breaks my heart and makes me wonder about people.

t1nick comments on Sep 29, 2019:

Ignorance (and Rebuplicans) know no bounds.

The Scientific Method and Quantum Physics

t1nick comments on Sep 29, 2019:

The scientific method does indeed call for replicability. When it comes to those fields of study where the body of knowledge and the attending phenomena are either too small, or to grand to observe directing, one takes the extant knowledge and forms an informed model. The model asks the question, if what we understand is true and the best explanation for the data and observations we have, all things being equal, we should expect to observe "this". Based upon mathematical and scientific principle and probability, we set up our experiment and run our model. If the data we derive falls within the acceptable range of probability and outliers and anomalies remain at a minimum, we begin to accept that our hypothesis and our model may be a plausible understanding for explaining the observed phenomenon. That's the beginning though. Here's where the replicability comes in. We run it again and again. We offer it to the scientific peers so they can run it and see if they acquire similar results. If replicability holds up, after a reasonable period of time, and the reasonable veracity of the replication and consistency, the information becomes part of the scientific body of knowledge. Science is dynamic by definition. This means that if technological developments allows scientists to take measurements that are more precise and accurate than previously possible, the understanding can be revised, or even rejected based upon the new evidence (eg. rejection of a flat earth, or the workings of plate tectonics). This dynamism conforms to the scientific method and process. John Dalton thought atoms were solid particles, we know know this is not true because of the veracity of experimentation and the demand for replicability.

Trump brings up global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality at U.N.

t1nick comments on Sep 29, 2019:

Flip, flip, flip flop. At the beginning of Trumps candidacy, the Carolina bathroom bill controversy arose. When asked, about Trans people using bathrooms in the Trump Tower and other Trump properties, "the Donald" insisted he didn't care who used his bathrooms, and he had no trouble with Trans people using the bathroom of their gender choice. He got into office, and it wasn't long before he began his initiative to restrict and eliminate Trans in the US military. Since being in office, he has opening sought to restrict Trans in many areas of society. Anti-LGBTQ violence has increased, and anti-LGBTQ laws have passed all over the country. I'm glad he has decided to speak out against LGBTQ discrimination in other countries, but about in his own country. Trump is an opportunist. He must percieve an advantage in some form or he wouldn't have included this issue in his speech to the UN. Question is, what is his hidden agenda and the advantage he perceives. He could care less about the well-being of the LGBTQ community.

It's going to be an awkward day for me today.

t1nick comments on Sep 29, 2019:

It's tough position to be in. It might open the door further down the line for more demands.

[seekingalpha.

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

That's because we are owned by the corporations. All those supporters of the present version of capitalism are not only screwing all of us, but the majority of the American people.

SHOULD AGNOSTICISM & ATHEISM BECOME RELIGIONS?

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Oxymoron

Montana Under Siege: Up To Four Feet of Snow Expected in Potentially Record Winter Storm

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

I heard that last night on the news. A bit early and too big a storm for this time of year. Slow moving storm.

Who's old enough to remember this?

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Yes I certainly do.

AMGA Way to go!

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

And they have no idea they spelled it incorrectly.. And this is our future brain trust? Lol

menticide men-tuh-sahyd noun the systematic effort to undermine and destroy a person's values...

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

If I remember my Spanish correctly, the verb "to feel" is mentir. Which makes sense since Spanish is a latinate or Romantic language.

Metal Greta [youtu.be]

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Nice piece of video editing. Thst should scare some angry white guys into dirtying their pants. Lol

The Untold Story of the Trump-Ukraine ‘Scandal’: The Routine Corruption of US Foreign Policy –...

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Well written and researched article. He brings up many salient and cogent points. Many of which I have given voice to on this site. Especially with regards to our policy actions in South and Central America. I have also pointed out that we leveraged aide in an attempt to get international support for the Iraq-Afghanistan War. Regardless, those examples, while in themselves inexcusable or unsavory at best, is momentarily irrelevant. This is now, and we are faced with our own unsavory cast of characters. I am a rabid opponent to Trump and his cabal of disreputable scumbags. I'm not so blind as to assume Biden or his son are above reproach. But neither do I want to distract ourselves with these "what about" diversions on our way to remove this gangster from the Whitehouse.

For the upcoming fight

t1nick comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Lemmings if recent history Is any indication.

AOC is too young, too naive, too ready to think what she already “knows” is all the truth there ...

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

I completely disagree. She has advanced degrees in economics. She has been out in the world and has, albeit limited, experience in politics as part of Bernies campaign. She has shown insight, tenacity, and intelligence. She has withstood the ignorant conservative white male onslaughts with aplomb and intelligence. She is what the country needs for the future. As I remember Jacar, you have trouble with strong women.

You have to love fiction.

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

I used to love Deep Space Nine.

NBC News reported that Trump met with NRA chief LePierre today, asking for funds from the NTA to pay...

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

If this would serve to bring down LaPierre and the NRA I'd be all for it.

Has donald trump lost the vote of the agnostic & atheist community?

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

There is a small cadre of hardcore conservatives and Trump supporters. They generally hang out in the Conservative atheists Group.

Last post for the day... This may be a repeat... Not sure... Good night...

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

Don't remember it from anytime before. She's cute.

acerbic, tasting sour or bitter, (of a statement or style of speaking), sharp & bitter

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

Good selection of pic to accompany word.

As Biden falters, Hillary attacks Trump and positions herself to enter presidential race

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

I hope she doesn't. Talk about not learning from your mistakes. I doubt that she is considering. Instead she is just adding her two cents to the Trump debacle.

googol In decimal notation, it is written as the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeroes.

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

Scientific notation

The Biden family is incredibly corrupted. Let's impeach Trump!

t1nick comments on Sep 27, 2019:

Sounds good to me. In fact after the House finishes with Impeachment, let's roll out the guillotine as finish the job. Lol

Cool pumpkin

t1nick comments on Sep 26, 2019:

Cool

[alternet.org] How Trump could throw Mike Pence under the bus to save himself. Will he?

t1nick comments on Sep 26, 2019:

Yes, he has no loyalty to anyone but his family. And I'm not even sure about that either.

Edited to say: I am not a Trump Supporter!!! I AM GETTING THIS SHIT EVERYDAY!! Edited again to say ...

t1nick comments on Sep 26, 2019:

Gotcha. I was surprised at first coming from you. Didn't fit at all

Edited to say: I am not a Trump Supporter!!! I AM GETTING THIS SHIT EVERYDAY!! Edited again to say ...

t1nick comments on Sep 26, 2019:

BS. There is no defending a corrupt gangster.

A very sexy and classy pic for your enjoyment.... Very sexy!

t1nick comments on Sep 26, 2019:

She is very nice and more to my liking. Thanks

homunculus ho·mun·cu·lus /həˈməNGkyələs,hōˈməNGkyələs/ noun a very small human ...

t1nick comments on Sep 25, 2019:

A homunculus (English: /hoʊˈmʌŋkjʊləs/; Latin: [hɔˈmʊnkʊlʊs]; Latin for "little person") is a representation of a small human being. Popularized in sixteenth-century alchemy and nineteenth-century fiction, it has historically referred to the creation of a miniature, fully formed human. The concept has roots in preformationism as well as earlier folklore and alchemic traditions. The homunculus first appears by name in alchemical writings attributed to Paracelsus (1493–1541). De natura rerum (1537) outlines his method for creating homunculi: That the sperm of a man be putrefied by itself in a sealed cucurbit for forty days with the highest degree of putrefaction in a horse's womb, or at least so long that it comes to life and moves itself, and stirs, which is easily observed. After this time, it will look somewhat like a man, but transparent, without a body. If, after this, it be fed wisely with the Arcanum of human blood, and be nourished for up to forty weeks, and be kept in the even heat of the horse's womb, a living human child grows therefrom, with all its members like another child, which is born of a woman, but much smaller. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus

I discovered this while doing my search this morning, an African style bikini! I think it's ...

t1nick comments on Sep 25, 2019:

It is nice actually. I like African textiles.

[dailykos.

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

I think Trump actually said, " That if a Republican would have done or said what Biden did, he (the Republican) would get the electric chair. This is unless Trump had a second interview with FOX that I missed. Lol

I hate to say this, but now that the senate voted 100% on releasing the documentation on trump's ...

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

There is no way to know if the transcript, if it truly is released, won't be tampered or altered to make it more benign that what it really is. One prominent Democratic politician says that he doubted than tampering would occur because of the legalities that will follow. Trump and his minions have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law on numerous times in the past. So his argument may not hold water. Following the release tomorrow of the transcript, the actual whistleblower and his legal counsel are scheduled to appear before the intelligence committee later this week. So any changes in the transcript will be illuminated at that time.

Yay! I’ve just joined the ranks of blockers!! Always swore that I would never do it, but being...

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

I always found you rational and reasonable. Sorry had to endure another ignorant republican rant. They can be vile.

We can’t keep you from killing your own kids, but we can keep you from killing others.

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

About time. Should be a national policy

Going for a ride

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

Nice piece. This appears to part of the pre-Impressionistic movement, known as the Orientalist movement I believe. My favorite period.

Christian pastor: Greta Thunberg should read the bible and stop worrying about this ‘imaginary ...

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

Jeffress is an idiot.

[inspiremore.com] I need to remember to close the terrarium lid. LOL.

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

Lol

She's got a nice smile...

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

Mmmmm, nice.

Bathing.....

t1nick comments on Sep 24, 2019:

Nice piece. Who's the artist?

[motherjones.

t1nick comments on Sep 23, 2019:

The thing about Obama's legacy. I think that his legacy is fairly safe. In fact in the post-Trump future, people will actively work to undo the harm Trump has created. In the process, Obama' forward looking work will form the foundation for even further reaching policy change to counter the Trump depredations to our institutions.

[motherjones.

t1nick comments on Sep 23, 2019:

I was wondering how long it was going to take for him and DeVos to attack Michelle Obama's school lunch initiative. I'm surprised it took so long.

[alternet.

t1nick comments on Sep 23, 2019:

I dont think his constitutes treason. He has several other actions with Russia and Putin that more closely approach treason. This is impeachable though. Its unethical, unprofessional, and petty, but then again everything Trump does is unethical, unprofessional, and petty. Trump's followers are like recalcitrant students. Like recalcitrant students they are willing to destroy themselves and everything that makes this country unique and respected just to make a point. Like a student which refuses to do the assignment because they are mad at the teacher. By not doing the assignment they believe they are punishing the teacher. They inadvertently make the teacher's life a modicum easier; one less assignment to grade -lol... in the process they harm themselves by not getting that grade. This what Trump supporters are doing. Destroying themselves in the long run to make a point.

Gustav Klimt. "Danae" One of my favorites.

t1nick comments on Sep 22, 2019:

Interesting piece. I'm familiar with other Klimt works.

Last post today.

t1nick comments on Sep 22, 2019:

? Is there a pic attached?

A 1950s Cincinnati 'Brockfest' Sausage Queen - crowned as part of a celebration of sausages.

t1nick comments on Sep 22, 2019:

Lol

The Indian RSS religious militant group is the largest fascist force in the world with 6.

t1nick comments on Sep 22, 2019:

This not something that the average American (unfortunately our average is generally poorly informed compared to the rest of the westernized world) would be aware of. Thanks for sharing.

I love that song

t1nick comments on Sep 22, 2019:

Chicago?

Rare polka-dotted zebra foal photographed in Kenya

t1nick comments on Sep 21, 2019:

Isnt nature and evolution amazing. I do not know his/her chance at finding a mate and procreating and passing on the polka dot fences. I dont remember if in the article said whether or not they are born sterile. I doubt it, as is a melanin condition.

Congratulations to @our_existence for finally reaching level 9 today! He took his sweet time but ...

t1nick comments on Sep 21, 2019:

Congrats.

I am intrigued by this painting.

t1nick comments on Sep 21, 2019:

Did the artist name this piece out of curiosity?

The fight, flight, or f% response... Which do you choose?

t1nick comments on Sep 20, 2019:

That depends upon her. Lol

Cavvy A "cavvy" is a group of ranch horses.

t1nick comments on Sep 19, 2019:

There is another term used in the "Old West" of the US that means nearkt the same thing: "ramuda". re·mu·da /rəˈmo͞odə/ noun NORTH AMERICAN noun: remuda; plural noun: remudas a herd of horses that have been saddle-broken, from which ranch hands choose their mounts for the day. Origin late 19th century: via American Spanish, from Spanish, literally ‘exchange, replacement’. https://www.google.com/search?q=define+remuda&oq=define+ramuda=chrome.1.69i57j0.46368j1j7=ms-android-verizon=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Donald J.

t1nick comments on Sep 18, 2019:

The world is moving away from combustion engines that burn fossil fuels. Most countries are looking further down the road and investing in electric cars. By nullifying CA's emmissions standards and regulations, he is essential playing into the oil and gas industry'hands. By the time we finally get rid of Trump, we will be so behind electric car research and technology as to render the US noncompetitive

jGood Afternoon Everyone! Busy becoming a working person again.

t1nick comments on Sep 18, 2019:

Congratulations Lisa

Black or white? Which do you prefer?

t1nick comments on Sep 18, 2019:

Black

ISONOMY.

t1nick comments on Sep 18, 2019:

New word for me. Thanks

Hobb's choice--a choice between extremes, usually both equally unacceptable (based on Thomas Hobbs'...

t1nick comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Hobbs, Locke, and Hume the big three along with Kant.

Sex education is important... Are you hot for teacher?

t1nick comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Too buxom, lol

Get your booty off my kitchen counter!

t1nick comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Nice booty though. Lol

Trump is seriously, frighteningly unstable - the world is in danger | Robert Reich | Opinion | The ...

t1nick comments on Sep 16, 2019:

Many have been saying that for a long time. But he is protected by s ruling party which has the political control, but are complete sycophants. To be a Republican today is to be a coward, hypocrite, and generally incompetent (see Lyndsey Graham for example).

Creator of Stanford Prison Experiment on Trump's camps: It's how Nazi guards behaved | Salon.com

t1nick comments on Sep 16, 2019:

As I said months ago, ICE and the Border Patrol are Trumps equivalence to Hitlers Brown Shirts. Might as well make jack boots and brown shirts part of their official uniform.

[vice.

t1nick comments on Sep 16, 2019:

It was bound to happen as the climate warmed. It will be a mess to clean up and reunite bodies with families.

Eddy Piñeiro after kicking a field goal, that he has trained for, states: If you don’t ...

t1nick comments on Sep 16, 2019:

Lol to Eddie as a jackass. I concur with the rest.

Yummmy tasty!

t1nick comments on Sep 16, 2019:

Nice collection. Thanks for sharing

A geography lesson

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

American geographic knowledge overall is a joke. Americans are so ethnocentric that they do not believe that anything exists outside our physical boundaries.

Oil prices just jumped 19% because of the attack on the Saudi oil refinery.

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

I think that Saudi is the primary source for heavy crude which is needed for several products we use. While we export mostly natural gas and lighter crude. I could be wrong, regardless the cost comes from a combination of the refinery and the distributor.

Billionaires hurt economic growth and should be taxed out of existence, says bestselling French ...

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

There was a short-lived movement awhile back that wanted to make it not possible for originators of great wealth (millionaires and billionaires) to pass their wealth on to their heirs. The idea being that when hiers become wealthy through no effort of their own it breeds corruption, unethical behavior, and pampered super class.

peccadillo--a small, rather unimportant offense or sin

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Usually associated with sexual or political offences

This is so cool

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Cool

56 years ago today four young African-American girls were killed in a Church bombing in Birmingham, ...

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Thanks for reminding us, lest we as nation forget.

From Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet.

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

I've been familiar with this quote for years. It one I like and appreciate.

Look at this beauty from FB: “Why I’m proud to support Donald Trump.

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Each one of the claims above are just talking points. The author takes his information from conservative talking heads without asking for evidence or clarification. Each point above has verifiable evidence that negates each claim. They are face value assessments. They ignore the overarching quality, or lack thereof, for each of the so called positive advancements. The above article is not reflective of a deep thinker.

From something that came up in the Senate: Show of hands, who here has been blocked by ...

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

I think I was blocked last Christmas by SpikeTalon. I didnt know he was still around. I thought he had retreated to his echo chamber never to heard from again. He likes Republican tslking points, dislikes facts.

We have had a lot of rain this year.

t1nick comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Pinon nuts

Lucy Lui? Or another Photoshop?

t1nick comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Insure. Lucy did some revealing pictires. Not expert enough to be able to tell?

Annette Funicello... How do you like her?

t1nick comments on Sep 14, 2019:

This is only her face. Photoshopped??

Name that actress!!

t1nick comments on Sep 13, 2019:

She's from Greys Anatomy I think. Do not know name.

Last picture In the kitchen.... Until tomorrow haha....

t1nick comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Intetesting flour prints on her butt. Lol

Do you feel bad about eating meat and the slaughter of animals for meat?

t1nick comments on Sep 12, 2019:

On one hand this is a question steeped in ignorance and myth. Human digestive systems evolved early in our evolution to be omnivorous, which incldes eating meat. When humans learned to use fire, the process broke down the meat fiber so as to be digestible by humans. The human species evolution was accelerated by this discovery and evolution. Now for the other side. When humans were not so populace, hunting provided food (not trophies), kept game populations down so that weak gene's were kept to a minimum in the gene pool. BUT, today, in order to feed a our overpopulated species the cost to the environment is unjustifiable. The resources needed to raise cattle for the human species is destroying the planet. Clear cutting in the Amazon, erosion of overgrazed land, and carbon releasing are just a few of the problems incurred by livestock husbandry. The cost of bringing a lb of beef to market is more than the benefit of the protein benefit we derived from it. Not to speak of the inhumane cruelty of the livestock industry, stockyards, and livestock processing industries (all livestock animals). I eat meat, I enjoy eating meat, and I am not ignorant of the nature of the industry. I grew up in the west in cow country and have seen the industry firsthand. But, my worry and concern is the relationship between needed resources vs. available resources to an ever burgeoning human population.

Is everyone out gazing the the Waxing Gibbous?

t1nick comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Yes, it's beautiful tonight.

We so often learn far too late than the heroes of history were actually horrible people, and the ...

t1nick comments on Sep 12, 2019:

This one of the more interesting conversations I've seen on this site in quite awhile. The problem with heros are that the things that make them heros is that they are not afraid to make decisive moves. "Decisive", not necessarily moral., ethical, or just, just decisive at the critical time. One characteristic of heros is their ruthlessness in the face of adversity. There ruthlessness against adversaries, real or imagined, against external threats or internal, foreign or economic. When they succeed, humans have short memories and prefer happy endings. When they fail, they are vilified and their failure is held against them. But dispite their failure they were acting the same as those that succeeded. The thing that makes heros heros is the ability and willingness to do what needs to be done at the time that it needs doing, regardless of the outcome or impact of their actions. All heros are fallable, blind to opposing opinions, and capable of the greatest of action, and the worst of crimes.

[agnostic.com] Two good reasons to wear a bra in the kitchen... !

t1nick comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Lol

This really should trip off my tongue more considering my aptitude...

t1nick comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Sounds sort of like the caca you get into when you do that inadvisable thing and get caught. Lol

Busy interviewing and got 2 offers.

t1nick comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Moving forward in a positive way.

Barely Contained....

t1nick comments on Sep 11, 2019:

My goodness. Lol