I thought this was interesting to see how "the Mitten" state doesn't look too much like a mitten.

t1nick comments on Apr 9, 2019:

Its fun how maps change as exploration opens new areas and technologies getter better.

And so it goes....

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

Lol.

?. Piercing... Eyes?

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

My goodness that caught my attention when it came up.

Shall descendants of Neanderthals get reparations from Homo Sapiens?

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

Lol. Taking analogies a little far aren't we?

Make of this what you will ....

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

When you are below the poverty line and poor, and it seems like there is no way out one takes some desperate chances.. Financially it doesn't make sense to you and me who are not struggling at the level. But those families who know they do not have any ither way to rise above, it seems a risk worth taking. They don't really believe they'll win, but when you have nothing else to look forward too, the off chance that you might get lucky is appealing and comforting. So instead of finding fault with peolle who are struggling, why don't you do something to help those in need. I would be willing to bet that you don't give to anybody but yourself. Never have and never will. Instead you look for opportunity to find people less fortunate than yoursrlf and dump on them. First rate individual aren't you. Our previous encounters have drmonstrated this.

Boy 'surfing' on car roof tumbles off, run over by parents, California cops say

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

Parents and child, Darwin Award nominees

?. Wow!! That's a huge tree!!

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

Nature hirl. Nice

Assortment of what I think are very sensual pics!

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

My goodness, a large but fun collection.

Republican quotes HITLER to defend Trump on floor of Congress [youtube.com] so that happened....

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

I knew it only a matter of time before the Repubs would invoke Nazi doctrine to justufy their shamable behavior. Stay tuned, they'll probably be quoting El Dulce next.

I'm lost can you help?

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

Nice, very attractive

??. Good morning from the beach... Getting ready for a skinny dipping...

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

Very nice. I'll join her for a dip.

INSOUCIANCE - Noun.

t1nick comments on Apr 8, 2019:

I alwatys liked this word. Never used it in conversation, but liked it.

Funny how Republicans know everything in the report when they haven't even read it. [salon.com]

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Republicans are like teenagers. They know everything and can't be told anything. Afterall nobody is as smart as they are.

I love carnivals, but I love boobs more!

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Lol. Me too.

A Cowboy Walks Into a Saloon, Naked . . . : Jokes

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Lol

excited, i built a fire in my back yard! There was something so relaxing about it, like I was out ...

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I concur with the soothing nature of a fire and fire ring. One of my goals this summer. Enjoy.

For viewing, make your own caption.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Quite a diverse group of pics and women

I believe what we have now is a mix between a plutocracy and a kakistocracy.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Agreed

"And another bites the dust.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

The lions got their just dessert. Lol

Oranges. This freak of nature has lost the two brain cells he started with. smfh [google.com]

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

What do Republicans care whether he's sane or not. They have a sugar daddy in the WH whose teat they can suck on and pretend its alright.

Dragoon Mountains Cochise Stronghold Arizona. Flowers every where.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

My first job in archaeology (1975) was in historic Ft Bowie a short ways to the east of where you are.

I thought this was appropriate to post here.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Learn to discriminate between persons who want to change the discrimination and inequities in this country legally, and terrorists. Dont forget white domestic terrorism is up 400% since Trump came to office. Do you support domestic terrorism?

My favorite flag that is in one of my good friends front yard.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

With Trump its nothing but bullshit. Through and through.

God, Irony and non-believers As I wander through this site and read here and there a connecting ...

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

First, who says the Big Bang says it all came from nothing? What is does say is that all matter was compressed into a a small bundle until it could compress no futher and internal forces caused it to explode outward. Any obvious evidence about what came prior to the actual explosion was destroyed in the explosion. Therefore, it appears mass was conserved. Second, MRI scans, while not totally disproving the existence of a god, do show that religious euphoria eminates from the same part of the brain hemisphere as cocaine addiction, or any other addiction for that matter, chemical or psychological. Good enough for me. Enjoy your addiction.

Lovely. Love her face.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Love the eyes

Oh my! I'm in love... again! 💘

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Love the color of the lingerie on her.

Trump Is Playing, It Isn’t Golf. Trump makes golf gross again

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

There's a new book that came out last week that lays out how Trump cheats at golf continually. It relates his golf game to everything else he does in his life and business.

157 Republicans Just Opposed Renewing The Violence Against Women Act | HuffPost

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Time to roll out the guillotine and play some kick ball with Republican head on Pennsylvanian Ave.. Lol

Is evolution natural if Ebola is so bad for us?

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

With all due respect, do you undetstand what evolution is? What background besides grad school do you profess on the subject.

Yetide Badaki

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Pretty

?? preparing for the west Indian parade... You wanna help?

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Sure its not Carnival?

?? Who doesn't like a woman from Brazil?

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

As they say in Brazil. "Una uva" lol

Has there been such a thing as "moral progress" in the history of mankind?

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Define what constitutes "moral", and "moral progress" in your opinion. Its a vague catch-all term that may mean many things to many people. Until we have a common understanding of what we are discussing, an intelligent discussion may not be possible.

The Case Against Iran . . . .

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Incursions into other countries and/or nation building and government replacement actions by USA Gov't? I think your point might be lost in some people? Lol. Most Americans have a very poor grasp of history, especially our own when it comes to our governments questionable actions overseas. If I get your point, couldn't we put Iraq and Syria into the Iran column? Definitely Shiite military support from Iran in bith countries.

I think the world must be coming to an end! We now have militant vegans.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Lol

There you go...

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Muy picante

Everyone knows the grumpy, truly delusional old man in the family or neighborhood who is constantly...

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I was just thinking that exact thing as I read your post. I came to that same conclusion before I got to your last line. Lol

Can I take it off?😅

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

By all means

Slender might be like?

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Actually nice proportions

The "both are the same" argument is devoid of any thought.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I've always hated the Republicans tendency to extoll the childish retort, "Same to you but more of it". The tendency to make false positive comparisons that are in fact quite untrue. To be fair Democrats do it too, just a bit more articulately and artfully.

"Mon Oncle," a 1958 French comedy, winner of 1958 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

This movie sounds familiar. When I was in college I was a frequenter of foreign films as we had a theater on campus that specialized in this genre. Then again while teaching in Santa Fe we had a theater that specialized in foreign films. Unfortunately no venue where I presently live, so have to watch online.

[out.reddit.com] Testing a gif.. does it work?

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Yes. Interesting gif. I ran into a site like this a while back which allowed one to download gifs like this as desktop screen savers. Some were much more erotic and explicit.

Athiest Republicans are scary

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Hell, they are just Southern Baptist or Evangelicals in agnostic clothing. Outwardly they disavow any connection to their religion, but outwardly espouse the same viralent, hate filled policies as the church they disdain. They are just a new form of self-centered and myopic minded teenage minds who want to rebel against authority. Like a teenager they have no sense of anybody but themselves. All things revolve around their wants, no matter how shallow or hurtful, and nobody can tell them otherwise. Afterall, a teenager knows everything and knows better than anybody else

Just had a poem published. [poets.media]

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Congrats. I've had a couple published a few years back.

Sexual identity is certainly not a modern phenomenon. Here's a famed female US general. [bbc.com]

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Interesting artcle and interesting accompanying discussion.

How the South Won the Civil War | The New Yorker

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I doubt very few conservatives, especially southern conservatives would dare read this. Ita amaxing that after 160 years sincecrhe Civil War we're still fighting it.

Great contrast!

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

There is no comparison. Our president is the most unfit individual to hold any job anywhere. Elected to office by people of equal skill and discerning ability.

How Can We Trust Survey Results?

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

People who mistrust or discount surveys off hand generally do not understand how surveys work. Surveys, like anything else are on as good as the questions being asked and thesampling methodology employed. If the person generating the survey is biased and is making no attempt to look for neutral language to solicit responses, then of course its going to be biased. The second thing to look for is what is known as a scientific survey. This does not mean they are asking scientific questions, rather they are sampling a random sample of the population. The randomness is what legitimizes the survey, along with the sample size. A good scientically-based survey controls for the language used in the questions so as not to lead the participant taking the survey in one ditection or another. A good example; if you were to go to a Trump rally and ask participants about their perception of the Democrats, you would expect to get a unanimous negative answer. First off, the sampling population is already biased against, Democrats. It is not a random.sample. The outcome is already predictable as the Republicans feelings toward Democrats is already known. If you however you do a random phone survey where numbers are generated by an algorithm, your chances are greatly improved that the trend of your survey is actually what it suggests (as long as your sample is statiscally significant). Not all surveys are created equal. Sources like Quinnipiac take greats pains to be language neutral and scientific in their approach. CNN also, despite the oppositions misplaced charges also attempts to make their polls scientific. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of their competition. FOX news is well known for only polling the population they know will give them the opinion outcome they want, or in asking leading questions introducing bias at the outset.

RICHARD DAWKINS ERROR CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Pursuing the concept that anything is ...

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

It is true that what is evolving on another planet in another galaxy may have no bearing on what is evolving on this planet. I'll give you that. However, having not read Dawkins explanation I will address the issue given my understanding. First, who's to say it was entirety random. The Universe has physical laws that apply equally to biology and evolutionary science as well as physics and chemistry. The present hypothesis as I understand it has life beginning at the bottom of the ocean around "black smokers" where nutrient rich mineral is welled up from the mantle. Within that mineral material upwelling were many of the componrnts that would combine to make the first simple RNA structures needed for the reproduction and perpetuation. The surrounding environment was warm and nutrient rich. Having stated thus, my point was that it wasnt entirely random. The combination of extant conditions were not necessarily unusual or farfetched. Any planet experiencing tectonic crustal formation with a molten interior would potentially carry the necessary elements and they would arise at the tectonic edges as did ours hypothetically.

Evolutionary changes played a crucial role in industrialization, study finds

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

This sounds like a discussion that we had following the 50's and 60's. Greater economic opportunity for segments of society (predominantly white America), brought about a trend of young couples and young prefessionals to delay having children until later in their lives. Newly found income had couples opting to become more selfish, pursuing personal interests before having children. I'm not sure if there is an evolutionary connection, but the circumstances sound similar in some ways.

I'm interested to see the comments

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Atractive photo shoot of her, but she's void of empathy like her father. Her demeanor and behavior destroys what attractiveness she might otherwise have.

This weeks scavenger hunt : Sexy women in pretty dresses....

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I think I feel a breeze.

You have the chance to meet someone with whom you can have the most satisfying love imaginable-the ...

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Yes

zebra stripes

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Nice artistic pic.

Someone said that even if you don't believe in God, it is advisable to live your life as if there is...

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Pascals wager.

buxom blonde

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Woah!

No pic today.

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I hope for an invitation should the group change.

? Cute and she knows it...!

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Nice

Patiently waiting 4 U.....

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Ohhh la la

I recently came across a short video about the Hodenosaunee Confederacy.

t1nick comments on Apr 5, 2019:

I was taught about this confederacy in high school 45 years ago. I am very familiar as I teach high school in the Native American community. The founders of our government drew upon the declarations of the French Revolution and the structure of the Iroquois confederacy in designing our Republic.

What do you think of this look?

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Interesting. Could be fun for a date.

This post will break the 6K barrier for me to Level 8.

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

I'm at 3500 away from level 8. Hang in there we're almost there.

My five year old needs one item that starts with X and one that starts with Z for preschool show and...

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

A piece of wood. The center wood is the known as xylem. and the movie Zoolander. Lol. Sorry not much help.

Time for your captions!! Do your best!!

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Whats the hold up? Follow me.

?? She's my type of girl... She's a real cutie...

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Indeed. I agree

Indigo Children

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

That's a lot of ink.

This should get her butterfly wings

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Interesting pic

? One girl, three poses...

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Nice

✨Getting a little sun....

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Careful, don't get too much. Could be painful. Lol

A gorgeous,classy,sexy half filipina half Chinese woman.

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Very attractive

Cuddling. WOULD you pay? [psychologytoday.com]

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Interesting article. The research makes a lot of sense. Most peopleferl better and are happier when in proximity to another bring or pet.

An import from Russia!

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Da!

Mars methane surge spotted from space [bbc.co.uk]

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

It will be interesting if future research can nail down the origin and source of methane.

I'm ready to take a little dip. How about you?

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

She reminds me Daisy Duke, only a little more buxom.

[alternet.

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Yes. Maybe he'll hold his breath and turn various shades of orange- and blue for the cameras. Lol

[marketwatch.com] [nytimes.com] Is trump helping or hurting our american farmers?

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

If the soy bean market is any indication it seems he is doing more harm than good. Couple that with the loss of stored goods in silos in the midwest due to flooding and future doesn't look so bright.

?? Double trouble....

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

That's the type of double trouble worth getting into.

The great C.J. Miles.... ?

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Definitely a beautiful woman.

Good morning Girls and Boys.

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2019:

I find that doctors are very fallable. I've had exchanges with doctors before where it turned out I was correct and they were wrong.

Well the trump thing didn't work out for me, so I'm back to being my old self.

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Lol. Careful you are asking them to think. Be prepared for short circuits. Lol

Oh my Gourde! I don't want to disturb her. I just want to stare at perfection!! ??

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

My goodness.

? Bootylicious

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I finally got my like emojis back. Lol

Does anyone know what type of stone this is?

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Its hard to tell from a pic. The 3 variations have the same chemical composition, SiO2, but have different origins. They appear to grade into one another in appearance. Milky quartz is fine, not valuable and pretty common. Ubiquitous across the US.

Poll of members.

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

The problem with your menu of questions is that not everybody has a common language or understanding of what may or not be considered feminism. Perhaps that is what you were looking for. That is to say, the range of definitions or the degree of commonality. Your approach might work. Posing it like did is a lot like how the Republicans posed the concept of familiy values in the run up to his second tetm. Reagan and his Republicans defined family values as meaning one man and one women in matrimony having children. Democrats were trying to champion same sex marriage ( first election where this was an actual topic of discussion). Democrats said two people of the same sex could constitute a family. The Republicans countered by saying that if you were not in agreement with them you were opposed to family values. It worked for them quite well to squelch the same sex marriage issue for 2 decades. It was lose-lose for Democrats. If they said they were for family values (which they had to do in the presidential debates) they deneid the same sex marriage constituency. If they claimed that they disagreed with their Republican opponents, they were labeled as opposed to having familt values. Feminism is like that. Whose definition of feminism do you use? What does it look like? Until a common vocabulary is established an intelligent conversation is difficult.

Does anyone know what type of stone this is?

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Chalcedony or chert. If its a quartz it would have to be a metamorphic version - quartzite. The grain size is crytocrystaline and is translucent to opaque almost. My bid is chert.

Dems introduce bill to eliminate the electoral college. [foxnews.com]

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Choice of questions to inherently biased and not enough choices.

For your viewing pleasure.

t1nick comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Definitely enjoyable viewing.

We are in a new geological era.

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

The Anthropocene represents that period of time in which the human beings changed the features of their environment permantly. Such activities as city building, agriculture, mining, hunting to extinction (a source of great geological and anthropological debate) whereby the surface of the Earth became petmantly changed by the results of human activity. This Epoch naming is roughly equivalent to the end of the ice age (Pleistocene -12,000 yrs ago) and the end of the Holocene (9,000 - 7,000 yrs ago). The culmination of a cold dry period, to a warmet, drier period. Offered to replace the name Holocene. Archaeologically, when I was working in the field in the SW United States, the period berween 12,000 yrs to 9,000 yrs was represented by a culture assemblaged known a paleo hunters. The period between 9,000 yrs and 7,000 yrs was represented by a culture known as the Archaic. Big game hunters gave way to hunters and gathers.

Archaeologists discover 'exceptional' site at Lake Titicaca - Underwater haul of Tiwanaku ceremonial...

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Tremrndous. I hope artifacts are being curated properly.

Maps people,Maps!

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Just another reason not to watch FOX. News.

It's April Fool’s Day - time to talk cryptozoology.

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Big Foot can be disproved with population biology. Based on the number of supposed sightings, there is not a large enough of a breeding population to keep the species alive and viable. No residual bone evidence found anywhere (surley some individuals must have died and left their bones lying about and humans have thouroughly combed the forests and mountains in the area they supposed occupy), modern or ancient. Loch Ness has been solved. The Loch has a direct connection with the ocean at the north end of Scotland. A resesrch group a few years back traced the connection all the way to the ocean. They scoured the ocean between Scotland and Iceland and eventually found a species of fish that resembles the pictures, movements, and approximate dimensions consistent with the famous photo. Subsequently, the fish is capable of short term transition and can live in fresh water for a short while, then returns to the ocean.

The US is going to sell nuclear weapon technology to the Wahhabi regime, that extreme Islamic ...

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Unfortunately Rick Perry is not intelligent enough for the position he holds. He was fool in Texas and he's a fool now. To quote someone we've come to know well recently, "It's all about the Benjamins".

If it's that easy..

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Here, here!!!!

We are in a new geological era.

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

I have been teaching that concept for at least a decade.

Gainsay, a verb, means "contradict" or "speak out against.

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

I have had a few students who have tried to gainsay inappropriately on occasion.

Well, I've decided to become a Republican and start supporting Mr. Trump. Sorry Bernie.

t1nick comments on Apr 1, 2019:

a sad day indeed.

Hello, won't you join me?

t1nick comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Simple. but nice

?. Simple question... Do you like purple?

t1nick comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Very much do. Especially now

??. Current picture of Jennifer Lopez. .

t1nick comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Woohoo CB. I always did like her. Can't like emoji menu doesnt work. Sorry

Agnostic.

t1nick comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Its amazing the number weevils (no insult intended to anyone) that craweled out from under the woodwork with this post. People I've not encountered before in the year I've been on. Fascinating. And to think it was meant half tongue in cheek. Go figure. Lol.