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Here's another nautical trivia.
LenHazell53 comments on Jul 25, 2018:
the storage of cannon ball, was never on deck it was in the area of the hold known as the gun deck or gun wark, it was made of wood not brass and was called the 'shot garlands'.
The phrase seems have actually been derived from the expression
"Hot enough to melt the nose h'off a brass monkey" ...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
Len, I was told this version of the story by a sailor I was sailing with on the Atlantic seaboard. I did not check it's veracity. My bad
LenHazell53 comments on Jul 25, 2018:
the storage of cannon ball, was never on deck it was in the area of the hold known as the gun deck or gun wark, it was made of wood not brass and was called the 'shot garlands'.
The phrase seems have actually been derived from the expression
"Hot enough to melt the nose h'off a brass monkey" ...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
Len, I was told this version of the story by a sailor I was sailing with on the Atlantic seaboard. I did not check it's veracity. My bad
For those who have a BA/BS or higher, do you ever feel like you just don't deserve the degrees ...
t1nick comments on Jul 25, 2018:
I used to. In fact it held me back from starting my Masters degree when an opportunity arose the first time. I eventually not only began, but completed my Masters when the school I was teaching offered to pay for it
I felt a little of this when I considered starting my PhD. But I didn't let...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
@Aivery Good luck. It actually can be a fun journey. If I can advise in any way don't hestate to contact
t1nick comments on Jul 25, 2018:
I used to. In fact it held me back from starting my Masters degree when an opportunity arose the first time. I eventually not only began, but completed my Masters when the school I was teaching offered to pay for it
I felt a little of this when I considered starting my PhD. But I didn't let...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
@Aivery Good luck. It actually can be a fun journey. If I can advise in any way don't hestate to contact
I'm thinking about moving next year but can't decide where to go.
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
If you do not mind alternative lifestyles (Buddhist and Hindu), Crestone in the southern part of the state is in a beautiful spot, nestled into the foothills of the Sangre de Crtiso Mountains and the Great Sand dunes national Monument. 60 miles down the roadto the north is another nice mountain ...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
@SonderOpia I never was a fan of Dallas-Ft. Worth. Too many oil people. Uppity
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
If you do not mind alternative lifestyles (Buddhist and Hindu), Crestone in the southern part of the state is in a beautiful spot, nestled into the foothills of the Sangre de Crtiso Mountains and the Great Sand dunes national Monument. 60 miles down the roadto the north is another nice mountain ...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
@SonderOpia I never was a fan of Dallas-Ft. Worth. Too many oil people. Uppity
I'm thinking about moving next year but can't decide where to go.
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
If you do not mind alternative lifestyles (Buddhist and Hindu), Crestone in the southern part of the state is in a beautiful spot, nestled into the foothills of the Sangre de Crtiso Mountains and the Great Sand dunes national Monument. 60 miles down the roadto the north is another nice mountain ...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
@SonderOpia I used to live on Houston when I worked the oil field. Humidity was killer
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
If you do not mind alternative lifestyles (Buddhist and Hindu), Crestone in the southern part of the state is in a beautiful spot, nestled into the foothills of the Sangre de Crtiso Mountains and the Great Sand dunes national Monument. 60 miles down the roadto the north is another nice mountain ...
t1nick replies on Jul 25, 2018:
@SonderOpia I used to live on Houston when I worked the oil field. Humidity was killer
I'm thinking about moving next year but can't decide where to go.
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
If you do not mind alternative lifestyles (Buddhist and Hindu), Crestone in the southern part of the state is in a beautiful spot, nestled into the foothills of the Sangre de Crtiso Mountains and the Great Sand dunes national Monument. 60 miles down the roadto the north is another nice mountain ...
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@SonderOpia Cripple Creek is about the size as Crestone (fairly small). There is gambling and casinos in Cripple Creek. Could be wild. You end up there let me know and I'll come up and join you in a drink. I hsvent been in yesrs. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
If you do not mind alternative lifestyles (Buddhist and Hindu), Crestone in the southern part of the state is in a beautiful spot, nestled into the foothills of the Sangre de Crtiso Mountains and the Great Sand dunes national Monument. 60 miles down the roadto the north is another nice mountain ...
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@SonderOpia Cripple Creek is about the size as Crestone (fairly small). There is gambling and casinos in Cripple Creek. Could be wild. You end up there let me know and I'll come up and join you in a drink. I hsvent been in yesrs. Lol
autocthonous - indigenous to an area, native to an area
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
A request was made to post my science poem, "Anamalia' which uses the term autochthonous within in it. I warn you it's a little long, so don't feel you to read all of it. Its written in sort of a Victorian styles. Hope you enjoy.
Animalia
By Terry Nickerson, 3/01
Kingdom
Dawn spreads ...
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@FrayedBear lol
t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2018:
A request was made to post my science poem, "Anamalia' which uses the term autochthonous within in it. I warn you it's a little long, so don't feel you to read all of it. Its written in sort of a Victorian styles. Hope you enjoy.
Animalia
By Terry Nickerson, 3/01
Kingdom
Dawn spreads ...
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@FrayedBear lol
i also love old nautical sayings: For instance, "Between the devil and the deep blue sea".
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
That is a great bit of info. Are you ex Navy?
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@AmelieMatisse U.S. Brig Niagara. It's ports in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was built for the Great Lakes part of the war of 1912. It does an eastern sea board summer about every three years. It takes co-ed volunteers. They feed you and give you a swinging berth (hsmmock) below deck. It makes several stops along the eastern seaboard.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
That is a great bit of info. Are you ex Navy?
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@AmelieMatisse U.S. Brig Niagara. It's ports in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was built for the Great Lakes part of the war of 1912. It does an eastern sea board summer about every three years. It takes co-ed volunteers. They feed you and give you a swinging berth (hsmmock) below deck. It makes several stops along the eastern seaboard.
autocthonous - indigenous to an area, native to an area
iamjc comments on Jul 24, 2018:
Oh god, I can't pronunce it! (he he) New clee are? no, no, that's not it. Newclar? Maybe. Yeah, that might be it
au·toch·tho·nous
ôˈtäkTHənəs
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
Awk -tech- tawn-nous
iamjc comments on Jul 24, 2018:
Oh god, I can't pronunce it! (he he) New clee are? no, no, that's not it. Newclar? Maybe. Yeah, that might be it
au·toch·tho·nous
ôˈtäkTHənəs
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
Awk -tech- tawn-nous
autocthonous - indigenous to an area, native to an area
Justjoni comments on Jul 24, 2018:
VS allocthonous - from elsewhere. I first learned these terms in stream biology, which includes both sources of nutrient matter.
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
I'm a geology teacher. I often use a,1910 Merrium-Webster dictionary for my poetry. I like Victorian style poetry.
Justjoni comments on Jul 24, 2018:
VS allocthonous - from elsewhere. I first learned these terms in stream biology, which includes both sources of nutrient matter.
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
I'm a geology teacher. I often use a,1910 Merrium-Webster dictionary for my poetry. I like Victorian style poetry.
autocthonous - indigenous to an area, native to an area
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
I just love this group. Such an amazing assortment of words!
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@iamjc. It's fairly long. Ill copy from my laptop snd post if ypu would like to see it.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
I just love this group. Such an amazing assortment of words!
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@iamjc. It's fairly long. Ill copy from my laptop snd post if ypu would like to see it.
i also love old nautical sayings: For instance, "Between the devil and the deep blue sea".
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
That is a great bit of info. Are you ex Navy?
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
No, but I crewed on a floating museum ship several yesrs ago. It was a two-master Brig built for the war of 1812. I sailed along the eastern seaboard fir a summer. Furling ssils, swabbing decks the whole nine yards. I just love nautical trivis. I have more.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
That is a great bit of info. Are you ex Navy?
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
No, but I crewed on a floating museum ship several yesrs ago. It was a two-master Brig built for the war of 1812. I sailed along the eastern seaboard fir a summer. Furling ssils, swabbing decks the whole nine yards. I just love nautical trivis. I have more.
autocthonous - indigenous to an area, native to an area
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
I just love this group. Such an amazing assortment of words!
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
I actually worked this word into one of my science poems, "Animalia".
AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 24, 2018:
I just love this group. Such an amazing assortment of words!
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
I actually worked this word into one of my science poems, "Animalia".
The first folk song I heard on the radio was probably "Good Night, Irene" done by the Weavers.
t1nick comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Didn't LeadBelly record a version of, "Goodnight Irene?"
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat. Yes but your far from ignorant. I've played around musicolgy a little, but I can not even begin to claim the insight and knowledge you have.
t1nick comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Didn't LeadBelly record a version of, "Goodnight Irene?"
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat. Yes but your far from ignorant. I've played around musicolgy a little, but I can not even begin to claim the insight and knowledge you have.
The first folk song I heard on the radio was probably "Good Night, Irene" done by the Weavers.
t1nick comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Didn't LeadBelly record a version of, "Goodnight Irene?"
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat. Cool. I'm impressed with your knowledge.
t1nick comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Didn't LeadBelly record a version of, "Goodnight Irene?"
t1nick replies on Jul 24, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat. Cool. I'm impressed with your knowledge.
I started with folk music when I was 13 or so.
t1nick comments on Jul 23, 2018:
To edit a post, go o the button (icon) with three vertical lines at the bottom of your post. Tap it and a pull down menu will descend. It has the EDIT command on it. Tap it, and it will bring up your post in an editable format. Mske your edits, then you have to select Preview Post. Click on it,...
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat I know the feeling. I use my phone, but my fingers are too fat not to make mistskes. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 23, 2018:
To edit a post, go o the button (icon) with three vertical lines at the bottom of your post. Tap it and a pull down menu will descend. It has the EDIT command on it. Tap it, and it will bring up your post in an editable format. Mske your edits, then you have to select Preview Post. Click on it,...
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat I know the feeling. I use my phone, but my fingers are too fat not to make mistskes. Lol
I have heard this from Christians.
mordant comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Just another form of argument from incredulity. "I don't understand how the eye / the human body / life / the universe could exist without a creator, therefore, god. And by the way ... I don't *want* to understand, either. My ignorance is what feeds my faith."
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@mordant true, sorry I thought you were expressing this as your opinion. My bad.
mordant comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Just another form of argument from incredulity. "I don't understand how the eye / the human body / life / the universe could exist without a creator, therefore, god. And by the way ... I don't *want* to understand, either. My ignorance is what feeds my faith."
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@mordant true, sorry I thought you were expressing this as your opinion. My bad.
I have heard this from Christians.
mordant comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Just another form of argument from incredulity. "I don't understand how the eye / the human body / life / the universe could exist without a creator, therefore, god. And by the way ... I don't *want* to understand, either. My ignorance is what feeds my faith."
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
Why you are on this website. It appears you made a wrong turn somewhere.
mordant comments on Jul 23, 2018:
Just another form of argument from incredulity. "I don't understand how the eye / the human body / life / the universe could exist without a creator, therefore, god. And by the way ... I don't *want* to understand, either. My ignorance is what feeds my faith."
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
Why you are on this website. It appears you made a wrong turn somewhere.
Is there a purpose in living?
t1nick comments on Jul 22, 2018:
Yes a biological, evolutionary imperative.
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@nosferatu_ca. far from random. Just because we don't always recognize which process had the dominant affect does not mean that there are not strict physical laws that govern the processes. There is a random factor at the genetic level. But is just one process and it is governed by physical laws as well.
t1nick comments on Jul 22, 2018:
Yes a biological, evolutionary imperative.
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@nosferatu_ca. far from random. Just because we don't always recognize which process had the dominant affect does not mean that there are not strict physical laws that govern the processes. There is a random factor at the genetic level. But is just one process and it is governed by physical laws as well.
Is there a purpose in living?
t1nick comments on Jul 22, 2018:
Yes a biological, evolutionary imperative.
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat. I disagree. Evolution has a very definitive imperative. But it decribes multiple ways a species can arrive at it. And the outcome can look different from species to species.
t1nick comments on Jul 22, 2018:
Yes a biological, evolutionary imperative.
t1nick replies on Jul 23, 2018:
@nosferatu_cat. I disagree. Evolution has a very definitive imperative. But it decribes multiple ways a species can arrive at it. And the outcome can look different from species to species.
Following posts?
JILost comments on Jul 22, 2018:
In your profile, look at the gray box on the right side. "Followers" shows how many people are following your posts (yes, the "favorite users" feature) and if you click on the number, you can see who they are.
t1nick replies on Jul 22, 2018:
@JustLynnie I think it may be on the lab top version which is set up differently.
JILost comments on Jul 22, 2018:
In your profile, look at the gray box on the right side. "Followers" shows how many people are following your posts (yes, the "favorite users" feature) and if you click on the number, you can see who they are.
t1nick replies on Jul 22, 2018:
@JustLynnie I think it may be on the lab top version which is set up differently.
How Trump Led America’s Economic Comeback [youtube.com]
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 22, 2018:
@Trajan61 da comrade
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 22, 2018:
@Trajan61 da comrade
Nicaragua: Ortega blames 'satanic sect' for uprising against his rule | World news | The Guardian
t1nick comments on Jul 20, 2018:
He's not too far off. It's called big business and big agribusiness from the US in the 1890' through 1940's if I'm not mistaken. These organizations came in and turned subsistence farming into monoculture farming which changed the economy. They for all intensive puroses enslaved the peon farmer....
t1nick replies on Jul 22, 2018:
Sarcasm mixed with some political rant.
t1nick comments on Jul 20, 2018:
He's not too far off. It's called big business and big agribusiness from the US in the 1890' through 1940's if I'm not mistaken. These organizations came in and turned subsistence farming into monoculture farming which changed the economy. They for all intensive puroses enslaved the peon farmer....
t1nick replies on Jul 22, 2018:
Sarcasm mixed with some political rant.
How Trump Led America’s Economic Comeback [youtube.com]
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@gater. What do you know, two cases of "uppity nigger syndrome blues"
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@gater. What do you know, two cases of "uppity nigger syndrome blues"
How Trump Led America’s Economic Comeback [youtube.com]
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@gater SAD
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@gater SAD
Have you ever been attracted to someone in a position of authority, over you?
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Yes and turned out badly. I was working on an archaeological dig in northern Wyoming. The lady in question was the field director of the dig. We worked together for a couple of months, and as archaeologist in general tend to be promiscuous.
About two months in, we decided to take a trip ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@nutrition_nerd. Idon't know if you've run across it, but I offered up a story on one of your other posts. Just sn fyi
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Yes and turned out badly. I was working on an archaeological dig in northern Wyoming. The lady in question was the field director of the dig. We worked together for a couple of months, and as archaeologist in general tend to be promiscuous.
About two months in, we decided to take a trip ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@nutrition_nerd. Idon't know if you've run across it, but I offered up a story on one of your other posts. Just sn fyi
Have you ever been attracted to someone in a position of authority, over you?
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Yes and turned out badly. I was working on an archaeological dig in northern Wyoming. The lady in question was the field director of the dig. We worked together for a couple of months, and as archaeologist in general tend to be promiscuous.
About two months in, we decided to take a trip ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@nutrition_nerd Worked me over at the time. Major confusion.
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Yes and turned out badly. I was working on an archaeological dig in northern Wyoming. The lady in question was the field director of the dig. We worked together for a couple of months, and as archaeologist in general tend to be promiscuous.
About two months in, we decided to take a trip ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@nutrition_nerd Worked me over at the time. Major confusion.
How Trump Led America’s Economic Comeback [youtube.com]
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@gater There is no comparison between Obama and Trump intellectually. Obama was a civil rights lawyer, has written HIS OWN book, has the erudition of a scholar, had a tremendous knowledge of history, and appreciation for precedent and legal and historical context.
Meanwhile, Trump has the erudition. lexicon and syntax of a 8th grader, is deslexic, cannot read (open admission by the people that work around him in the WH) had someone else write his book and took credit, does not understand history, made it through Wharton because of his father's donations to the school (admission by multiple of his instructors at Wharton), is morally bankrupt, and is a pathologic narcissist.
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
The way was paved for him by Obama. Trump's policies have encouraged big business to re-invest and expand. He deserves credit for encouraging this stimulation. But it would not have been posdible had nit Obama recovered and stabilized the economy after the great recession on 2008. Trump could ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@gater There is no comparison between Obama and Trump intellectually. Obama was a civil rights lawyer, has written HIS OWN book, has the erudition of a scholar, had a tremendous knowledge of history, and appreciation for precedent and legal and historical context.
Meanwhile, Trump has the erudition. lexicon and syntax of a 8th grader, is deslexic, cannot read (open admission by the people that work around him in the WH) had someone else write his book and took credit, does not understand history, made it through Wharton because of his father's donations to the school (admission by multiple of his instructors at Wharton), is morally bankrupt, and is a pathologic narcissist.
To all my friends out there who interact or follow my posts, I have updated my profile with more ...
LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 21, 2018:
See? NOW we know how interesting you are! Tell about living on traditional land....
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
I've lived on two reservations. From 1988 to 1991 I was teaching on the Hopi reservation in Northeastern Arizona. this reservation is an island inside the larger Navajo reservation. it was tremendous time, as the people were very welcome and opening. I was able to [participate in many of their activities and festivities. I was even able to dance on !st Mesa, Hano village during the mixed Kachina dance. I left beuuase my next school, Santa Fe Indian School offered to pay for my masters (which they did). I iwas there 13 years. I have just recently returned to the Navajo reservation after a 10 year hiatus from Indian Education. I enjoy the culture and the peoples.
LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 21, 2018:
See? NOW we know how interesting you are! Tell about living on traditional land....
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
I've lived on two reservations. From 1988 to 1991 I was teaching on the Hopi reservation in Northeastern Arizona. this reservation is an island inside the larger Navajo reservation. it was tremendous time, as the people were very welcome and opening. I was able to [participate in many of their activities and festivities. I was even able to dance on !st Mesa, Hano village during the mixed Kachina dance. I left beuuase my next school, Santa Fe Indian School offered to pay for my masters (which they did). I iwas there 13 years. I have just recently returned to the Navajo reservation after a 10 year hiatus from Indian Education. I enjoy the culture and the peoples.
Does anybody out their have experience with Tantric ?
Justjoni comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Seeing as how no one has shared they’ve had tantric sex yet, I’ll share. It’s a powerful and deeply bonding and satisfying experience. Very different from the Western, orgasm-driven approach to sex, and a challenge too, at first. Patience pays off big time though. It is spiritual, but not ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
Thank you. From the article reference that I attached, that it what I got out of it as well. I first ran across Tantric Massage when I was living in Santa Fe. At the time I didnt have an amenable partner. I hope that will change with my new partner.
Justjoni comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Seeing as how no one has shared they’ve had tantric sex yet, I’ll share. It’s a powerful and deeply bonding and satisfying experience. Very different from the Western, orgasm-driven approach to sex, and a challenge too, at first. Patience pays off big time though. It is spiritual, but not ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
Thank you. From the article reference that I attached, that it what I got out of it as well. I first ran across Tantric Massage when I was living in Santa Fe. At the time I didnt have an amenable partner. I hope that will change with my new partner.
I am very fascinated by ravens and crows.
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Stacey48, as you are probably aware ravens are very important to the cultures found throughout the Southwest. The Native cultures abound in raven and crow stories. They portend good luck and often time a messanger from beyond. The Puebloan people's of New Mecico, the Navajo, and the various ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@Stacey48. Being on the Navajo Res., I've read the Dine Behane (Navajo Origin Myth). I highly recommend.
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Stacey48, as you are probably aware ravens are very important to the cultures found throughout the Southwest. The Native cultures abound in raven and crow stories. They portend good luck and often time a messanger from beyond. The Puebloan people's of New Mecico, the Navajo, and the various ...
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@Stacey48. Being on the Navajo Res., I've read the Dine Behane (Navajo Origin Myth). I highly recommend.
Margaret Hamilton - Profile
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Is she the women portrayed in the movie,"Hidden Figures"? An excellent movie.
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@Lukian thanks for the clsrification
t1nick comments on Jul 21, 2018:
Is she the women portrayed in the movie,"Hidden Figures"? An excellent movie.
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@Lukian thanks for the clsrification
Earl Robinson and a song that for a short time was feted but then supressed - "Free and Equal ...
t1nick comments on Jul 20, 2018:
Do you have any background info on Earl Robinson?
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@FrayedBear thank you
t1nick comments on Jul 20, 2018:
Do you have any background info on Earl Robinson?
t1nick replies on Jul 21, 2018:
@FrayedBear thank you
As a "baby boomer", I find it amazing that any other baby boomer could still support Trump after his...
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
@Jolanta In the long run I agree. For the near future we need to keep an eye on Russia. Thanks for the stimulating conversation.
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
@Jolanta In the long run I agree. For the near future we need to keep an eye on Russia. Thanks for the stimulating conversation.
New Law Declares Israel a Jewish Nation-State with Hebrew as Sole National Language | Democracy Now!
geist171 comments on Jul 20, 2018:
Great. Because what we need is more divisive politics.
The whole 'we're gonna take Palestine away from you and make it a place for Jewish refugees' thing that spawned the nation of Israel after World War 2 is evidence of a certain set of 'shut up and live together peacefully' philosophies that ...
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
The odd thing is that Jews and Arabs (Palistineans) lived side - by' -side peaceably for generations, centuries even. There are inumerable stories of each group helping the other, prior to the Western world declaring the State of Isreal, and forcing the Palestinians out. Not that the Jews were to blame. They were an exiled people in the midst of a diaspora created by WWII. They needed a place to go and had historic ties to the area. The Western World needed a way to assuage their collective guilt for allowing the holocaust to happen. They had early chances to intervene and halt Germany, but chose to be isolationist (sound familiar to anything happening today?) and look the other way from approx. 1933 to 1944. So they created the Whiteam Paper (I think this is the correct reference) giving the area occupied by present day Isreal to the Jewish refugees from Europe. Sad thing is the British sat in ships off shore as the Arab world massed to drive the newly transplanted Jews into the sea. They would not even lift a finger to assit them. As luck and tenacitu would have it The Jewish people persevered and won against overwhelming ofds. They kept ahold of their new state and set Palestinians into exile in TransJordsn.
geist171 comments on Jul 20, 2018:
Great. Because what we need is more divisive politics.
The whole 'we're gonna take Palestine away from you and make it a place for Jewish refugees' thing that spawned the nation of Israel after World War 2 is evidence of a certain set of 'shut up and live together peacefully' philosophies that ...
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
The odd thing is that Jews and Arabs (Palistineans) lived side - by' -side peaceably for generations, centuries even. There are inumerable stories of each group helping the other, prior to the Western world declaring the State of Isreal, and forcing the Palestinians out. Not that the Jews were to blame. They were an exiled people in the midst of a diaspora created by WWII. They needed a place to go and had historic ties to the area. The Western World needed a way to assuage their collective guilt for allowing the holocaust to happen. They had early chances to intervene and halt Germany, but chose to be isolationist (sound familiar to anything happening today?) and look the other way from approx. 1933 to 1944. So they created the Whiteam Paper (I think this is the correct reference) giving the area occupied by present day Isreal to the Jewish refugees from Europe. Sad thing is the British sat in ships off shore as the Arab world massed to drive the newly transplanted Jews into the sea. They would not even lift a finger to assit them. As luck and tenacitu would have it The Jewish people persevered and won against overwhelming ofds. They kept ahold of their new state and set Palestinians into exile in TransJordsn.
As a "baby boomer", I find it amazing that any other baby boomer could still support Trump after his...
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
@Jolanta Good question. The primary difference in my opinion between Russia and China is one of both ideology and economics.
Russia is not an economic superpower. Three US states have larger GDP's than Russia. It's strength come in the form of having the 2nd largest nuclear arsenal, a leader who is desirous to return his nation to its previous glory, and a closed and controlled press. Most of Russia's motivation is ideology based.
China on the other hand had a distinct ideology, but surprisingly enough it's flexible in many wsys. China's driving force is economic. They are the largest economy in the world. Presently they own more of the US than does the US. Their desire is primarily material, ie. They want to control the world by owning it. They are an oxymoron state - communistic capitalists. Their leadership is hooked on wealth and are not about to go back. They gave up on ideology as their driving force after taking over Hong Kong in 2000. The communist charade is just a way to kerp the old guard rich and in power
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
@Jolanta Good question. The primary difference in my opinion between Russia and China is one of both ideology and economics.
Russia is not an economic superpower. Three US states have larger GDP's than Russia. It's strength come in the form of having the 2nd largest nuclear arsenal, a leader who is desirous to return his nation to its previous glory, and a closed and controlled press. Most of Russia's motivation is ideology based.
China on the other hand had a distinct ideology, but surprisingly enough it's flexible in many wsys. China's driving force is economic. They are the largest economy in the world. Presently they own more of the US than does the US. Their desire is primarily material, ie. They want to control the world by owning it. They are an oxymoron state - communistic capitalists. Their leadership is hooked on wealth and are not about to go back. They gave up on ideology as their driving force after taking over Hong Kong in 2000. The communist charade is just a way to kerp the old guard rich and in power
Earl Robinson and a song that for a short time was feted but then supressed - "Free and Equal ...
ProudMary comments on Jul 20, 2018:
You might also enjoy this one by Mark Knopfler. I’ve heard a couple of different stories about why he wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it after reading the liner notes on a gospel album. The other is that he wrote it following a conversation with a black man about how difficult it was...
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
I concur. Nice performance and wonderful song.
ProudMary comments on Jul 20, 2018:
You might also enjoy this one by Mark Knopfler. I’ve heard a couple of different stories about why he wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it after reading the liner notes on a gospel album. The other is that he wrote it following a conversation with a black man about how difficult it was...
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
I concur. Nice performance and wonderful song.
Earl Robinson and a song that for a short time was feted but then supressed - "Free and Equal ...
ProudMary comments on Jul 20, 2018:
You might also enjoy this one by Mark Knopfler. I’ve heard a couple of different stories about why he wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it after reading the liner notes on a gospel album. The other is that he wrote it following a conversation with a black man about how difficult it was...
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
@FrayedBear I agree with you about the significance to the fact that he stood up and wrote and performed the song. However I disagree with you about knowing the origin. Sometimes knowing the origin can add a whole new layer of understanding and appreciation.
ProudMary comments on Jul 20, 2018:
You might also enjoy this one by Mark Knopfler. I’ve heard a couple of different stories about why he wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it after reading the liner notes on a gospel album. The other is that he wrote it following a conversation with a black man about how difficult it was...
t1nick replies on Jul 20, 2018:
@FrayedBear I agree with you about the significance to the fact that he stood up and wrote and performed the song. However I disagree with you about knowing the origin. Sometimes knowing the origin can add a whole new layer of understanding and appreciation.
Has anybody heard of an obscure movie called "Eraserhead"?
The lady in the radiator?
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Not so obscure. It was a cult classic in the 90's.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Bendog it came out in 1977, but didn't gain cult classic srstus until late 80's, esrly 90's if I'm not mistaken.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Not so obscure. It was a cult classic in the 90's.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Bendog it came out in 1977, but didn't gain cult classic srstus until late 80's, esrly 90's if I'm not mistaken.
What do you think of parents who home school their children?
JustLynnie comments on Jul 19, 2018:
I homeschooled my son for 3 years after he was stabbed in the eye with a pencil in first grade. Honestly, the bias against homeschooling is ignorant. I loved homeschooling and wish I could still do it.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
I think you are being too harsh on the bias card. The observations are based on 30 years of teaching. Home schooling works and doesn't work. There is a wide range of motivations and levels of success/failure. To ignore this is to exhibit a bias in the opposite direction.
JustLynnie comments on Jul 19, 2018:
I homeschooled my son for 3 years after he was stabbed in the eye with a pencil in first grade. Honestly, the bias against homeschooling is ignorant. I loved homeschooling and wish I could still do it.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
I think you are being too harsh on the bias card. The observations are based on 30 years of teaching. Home schooling works and doesn't work. There is a wide range of motivations and levels of success/failure. To ignore this is to exhibit a bias in the opposite direction.
What do you think of parents who home school their children?
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2018:
As a teacher I've had some good home schooling situations and I've seen some disasters. You usually see the disasters when they re-enroll their children back into the public school system. Usually because they came to realize that they weren't prepared for the demands associated with home ...
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@JustLynnie True
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2018:
As a teacher I've had some good home schooling situations and I've seen some disasters. You usually see the disasters when they re-enroll their children back into the public school system. Usually because they came to realize that they weren't prepared for the demands associated with home ...
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@JustLynnie True
As a "baby boomer", I find it amazing that any other baby boomer could still support Trump after his...
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Jolanta I respectfully disagree, I don't think the objective has changed in the least. Putin is admittedly resentful about the fall of the Soviet Union in which he was an important player. He is probably one of the smartest politicians on the world scene today, and given his intelligence training one of the most dangerous. There is ample evidence for this.
To your other point, I am no friend or admirer of big business and corporations. We are libving in a replay of the social darwinism (a misnomer, I teach evolution) similar to the age of the robber barons (odd how Trump's son is named Baron). This is an age of uber predatory capitalism, a dysfunctional form of capitalism. It will implode on itself eventually.
However, my point I believe is valid, while both Putin and corporations are predatory, their motives are different.
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Jolanta I respectfully disagree, I don't think the objective has changed in the least. Putin is admittedly resentful about the fall of the Soviet Union in which he was an important player. He is probably one of the smartest politicians on the world scene today, and given his intelligence training one of the most dangerous. There is ample evidence for this.
To your other point, I am no friend or admirer of big business and corporations. We are libving in a replay of the social darwinism (a misnomer, I teach evolution) similar to the age of the robber barons (odd how Trump's son is named Baron). This is an age of uber predatory capitalism, a dysfunctional form of capitalism. It will implode on itself eventually.
However, my point I believe is valid, while both Putin and corporations are predatory, their motives are different.
Do you think the world will see another Hitler?
Voyagefan comments on Jul 19, 2018:
There is far worse than him...He picked the wrong folks to genocide that's why he is famous!
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Voyagefan Isreal has it's own demons to contend with. It run by the Hassidic and ultra-conservstive factions. The Hassidic were the survivors of the holocaust. There many things that I do not agree with Isreal's policies. Isreal may eventually have it own comeuppance by its own people because of its hard line policies.
Voyagefan comments on Jul 19, 2018:
There is far worse than him...He picked the wrong folks to genocide that's why he is famous!
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Voyagefan Isreal has it's own demons to contend with. It run by the Hassidic and ultra-conservstive factions. The Hassidic were the survivors of the holocaust. There many things that I do not agree with Isreal's policies. Isreal may eventually have it own comeuppance by its own people because of its hard line policies.
Do you think the world will see another Hitler?
maturin1919 comments on Jul 19, 2018:
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
It's only a matter of time.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Paul4747 disagree. History repeats itself frequently because humans refuse to learn their history and lack context to see something coming.
maturin1919 comments on Jul 19, 2018:
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
It's only a matter of time.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@Paul4747 disagree. History repeats itself frequently because humans refuse to learn their history and lack context to see something coming.
Do you think the world will see another Hitler?
Voyagefan comments on Jul 19, 2018:
There is far worse than him...He picked the wrong folks to genocide that's why he is famous!
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
Incorrect, at the level of atrocity it's impossible to rank "baddest" or "worser ".
Besides you post smacks of victim blaming. It implies that Hitler victims were to blame for their own genocide. Are you suggesting some anti-semitic leanings?
Voyagefan comments on Jul 19, 2018:
There is far worse than him...He picked the wrong folks to genocide that's why he is famous!
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
Incorrect, at the level of atrocity it's impossible to rank "baddest" or "worser ".
Besides you post smacks of victim blaming. It implies that Hitler victims were to blame for their own genocide. Are you suggesting some anti-semitic leanings?
Profanity 101
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2018:
Not in my opinion. I'm a teacher and I see the outcome of a liberal parental policy on profanity. The only word they csn spell correctly on a test is f**k
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@jennifool629 I am a scientist and a teacher and I believe in empirical evidence, but I also believe what I see with my own eyes everyday.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2018:
Not in my opinion. I'm a teacher and I see the outcome of a liberal parental policy on profanity. The only word they csn spell correctly on a test is f**k
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
@jennifool629 I am a scientist and a teacher and I believe in empirical evidence, but I also believe what I see with my own eyes everyday.
As a "baby boomer", I find it amazing that any other baby boomer could still support Trump after his...
antman comments on Jul 19, 2018:
I’d like to think it’s better that he didn’t call out the leader of the 2nd most powerful country in front of the worlds media.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
Why then can he call out our allies in public and not Putin. I do not understand the logic. He declared that Angela Merkel was under the control of Russia. It's true they buy oil from Rusdia, but that's an economic decision that they are not bound to. Angela would be one of the last persons to be under the control of Russia. Her family grew up in East Berlin and suffered mightly. Trump called her out in a speech at the last Nato summit on international tv. Yet he can't call out Putin?
antman comments on Jul 19, 2018:
I’d like to think it’s better that he didn’t call out the leader of the 2nd most powerful country in front of the worlds media.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
Why then can he call out our allies in public and not Putin. I do not understand the logic. He declared that Angela Merkel was under the control of Russia. It's true they buy oil from Rusdia, but that's an economic decision that they are not bound to. Angela would be one of the last persons to be under the control of Russia. Her family grew up in East Berlin and suffered mightly. Trump called her out in a speech at the last Nato summit on international tv. Yet he can't call out Putin?
As a "baby boomer", I find it amazing that any other baby boomer could still support Trump after his...
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
It's not the same. The KGB is an intelligence agency whose stated objective of the KGB is the dismantling of the western democracies. Putin is the leader of not only Tusdia, but the KGB itself. I do not of any businesses that state that as their objective.
Jolanta comments on Jul 19, 2018:
Being run by the KGB is like being run by big business, just a different master.
t1nick replies on Jul 19, 2018:
It's not the same. The KGB is an intelligence agency whose stated objective of the KGB is the dismantling of the western democracies. Putin is the leader of not only Tusdia, but the KGB itself. I do not of any businesses that state that as their objective.
What is Reality?
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2018:
I concur, the evidence for a round earth is pretty incontovertible, that is if you chose to believe evidence. Lol)
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
@kitarae Sorry kitare, I'm a scientist and a science teacher. I've worked for NASA and I don't own a tv. I've seen the evidence.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2018:
I concur, the evidence for a round earth is pretty incontovertible, that is if you chose to believe evidence. Lol)
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
@kitarae Sorry kitare, I'm a scientist and a science teacher. I've worked for NASA and I don't own a tv. I've seen the evidence.
Profanity 101
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2018:
Not in my opinion. I'm a teacher and I see the outcome of a liberal parental policy on profanity. The only word they csn spell correctly on a test is f**k
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
@Fulishsage yes. The students who rely on swearing tend to be academically less strong. Yes not always, exceptions do not make the rule. They are either tyyig to overcompensate, or are trying to put on an act for attention. Granted this is anecdotal evidence, but it's based on 30 years of teaching high school
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2018:
Not in my opinion. I'm a teacher and I see the outcome of a liberal parental policy on profanity. The only word they csn spell correctly on a test is f**k
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
@Fulishsage yes. The students who rely on swearing tend to be academically less strong. Yes not always, exceptions do not make the rule. They are either tyyig to overcompensate, or are trying to put on an act for attention. Granted this is anecdotal evidence, but it's based on 30 years of teaching high school
What We Have: Plenty of Evidence of Impeachment
antman comments on Jul 18, 2018:
If Trump is impeached does that mean we get pence? That’s far more scary.
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
I agree. Pense is the Evangelical nazi on steroids
antman comments on Jul 18, 2018:
If Trump is impeached does that mean we get pence? That’s far more scary.
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
I agree. Pense is the Evangelical nazi on steroids
What We Have: Plenty of Evidence of Impeachment
brentan comments on Jul 18, 2018:
I would like to read the evidence. Nothing worthy of the name has been produced yet.
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
There is plenty of evidence, just no courage in the Republican lead congress to tske the necessary steps. Trump's modus operendi is to take things to the letter of the law (pushing circumstances as far as they can legally be pushed without obviously breaking), instead of respecting the spirit of law. If evidence is still considered circumstantial, we have moral and ethical concerns in abundance to at censure him.
brentan comments on Jul 18, 2018:
I would like to read the evidence. Nothing worthy of the name has been produced yet.
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
There is plenty of evidence, just no courage in the Republican lead congress to tske the necessary steps. Trump's modus operendi is to take things to the letter of the law (pushing circumstances as far as they can legally be pushed without obviously breaking), instead of respecting the spirit of law. If evidence is still considered circumstantial, we have moral and ethical concerns in abundance to at censure him.
How many places have you lived in your lifetime?
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2018:
Let's see: early life - Denver, CO; mid and high school - Longmont, CO; junior college - Littleton, CO; undergraduate one - Tucson, AZ; paleontology- Wray, CO; Archaeology - back to Longmont, CO; 2nd undergraduate - Boulder, CO; oil field - Houston, Tx; 1st teaching position- Hopi Indian ...
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
@Stacey48 Tucson, Hopi, & Navajo Rez
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2018:
Let's see: early life - Denver, CO; mid and high school - Longmont, CO; junior college - Littleton, CO; undergraduate one - Tucson, AZ; paleontology- Wray, CO; Archaeology - back to Longmont, CO; 2nd undergraduate - Boulder, CO; oil field - Houston, Tx; 1st teaching position- Hopi Indian ...
t1nick replies on Jul 18, 2018:
@Stacey48 Tucson, Hopi, & Navajo Rez
If We Evolved from Apes, How Come There Are Still Apes?
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jul 12, 2018:
@Robin227 yrs. Fossil evidence
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jul 12, 2018:
@Robin227 yrs. Fossil evidence
Thought is merely electricity in the brain
Marionville comments on Jul 11, 2018:
Are brainwashed religious believers experiencing power cuts then?
t1nick replies on Jul 11, 2018:
I think it's more like brown outs. They keep thinking that a 2000 year old Jewish man from the middle east would have been blond haired and blue eyed.
Marionville comments on Jul 11, 2018:
Are brainwashed religious believers experiencing power cuts then?
t1nick replies on Jul 11, 2018:
I think it's more like brown outs. They keep thinking that a 2000 year old Jewish man from the middle east would have been blond haired and blue eyed.
"The Final" A movie where bullied kids drug, kidnap, torture and mutilate their oppressors from ...
Hermit comments on Jul 9, 2018:
I don't support dictating what kind of movies filmmakers should or shouldn't make. People always have the right to choose which movies they want to see.
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
While I agree with you that morals shouldn't be dictated, afterall that we have theism for, but I also feel that the Amendments and the Bill of Rights come with certain responsibilities. That's why it is illegal to yell, "FIRE", in a crowded theater.
My point, yes they have the right to make the movie. Yes you have the right as a consumer to attend or not attend. but sometimes it may be wiser to ask the question, "Should we make it"? Perhaps if we hesitated and asked this question of social responsibility maybe some actions might just occur less frequently?
Hermit comments on Jul 9, 2018:
I don't support dictating what kind of movies filmmakers should or shouldn't make. People always have the right to choose which movies they want to see.
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
While I agree with you that morals shouldn't be dictated, afterall that we have theism for, but I also feel that the Amendments and the Bill of Rights come with certain responsibilities. That's why it is illegal to yell, "FIRE", in a crowded theater.
My point, yes they have the right to make the movie. Yes you have the right as a consumer to attend or not attend. but sometimes it may be wiser to ask the question, "Should we make it"? Perhaps if we hesitated and asked this question of social responsibility maybe some actions might just occur less frequently?
Rotten Cruise.
t1nick comments on Jul 8, 2018:
Not to take away from the humorous Ness of your cartoon, but did you know that their probably was a world wide flooding event? In culture histories all around the world, there are culture stories of a great flooding event. We also know from geology, that a flooding event did ideas happen, dating ...
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
@Coldo. Stories get their origination in actual events. Just like Noahs proverbial flood, they get embellished, exaggerated, and modified according to the culture and the impact felt. I am no subscriber to Noah or his displeasure cruise, my point was to show that culture stories are often a reflection of some real event. (E.g. stories surrounding eclipse, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc).
If a culture is at a developmental stage and their entire population disrupted, and their city buried under 100 ft of water, it doesn't matter whether it took two years or two days to effect, this becomes a defining event in their lives. It is often capures as a tale, myth, parable.
t1nick comments on Jul 8, 2018:
Not to take away from the humorous Ness of your cartoon, but did you know that their probably was a world wide flooding event? In culture histories all around the world, there are culture stories of a great flooding event. We also know from geology, that a flooding event did ideas happen, dating ...
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
@Coldo. Stories get their origination in actual events. Just like Noahs proverbial flood, they get embellished, exaggerated, and modified according to the culture and the impact felt. I am no subscriber to Noah or his displeasure cruise, my point was to show that culture stories are often a reflection of some real event. (E.g. stories surrounding eclipse, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc).
If a culture is at a developmental stage and their entire population disrupted, and their city buried under 100 ft of water, it doesn't matter whether it took two years or two days to effect, this becomes a defining event in their lives. It is often capures as a tale, myth, parable.
This is a little known fact about scientific papers.
t1nick comments on Jul 8, 2018:
One of the purposes of the scientific journals are for aspiring researchers and veteran scientists to get their work out into the scientific community. In doing so it has secondary benefits. I.e. professional recognition assists them in getting the professional recognition allowing them to be ...
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
@Lukian I won't argue that. There are still a lot of antquated practices in and science and academia
t1nick comments on Jul 8, 2018:
One of the purposes of the scientific journals are for aspiring researchers and veteran scientists to get their work out into the scientific community. In doing so it has secondary benefits. I.e. professional recognition assists them in getting the professional recognition allowing them to be ...
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
@Lukian I won't argue that. There are still a lot of antquated practices in and science and academia
Rotten Cruise.
t1nick comments on Jul 8, 2018:
Not to take away from the humorous Ness of your cartoon, but did you know that their probably was a world wide flooding event? In culture histories all around the world, there are culture stories of a great flooding event. We also know from geology, that a flooding event did ideas happen, dating ...
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
@Coldo Sorry as geologist and an archaeologist, I respectfully disagree with your rebuttal. The civilizations were not wiped out, which is true. But major disruption dud occur significantly enough to appear in their culture histories. Akso, again there is geological evidence fir a worldwide eusraric sea level change that was severe enough to impact civilizations within the impact zone.
t1nick comments on Jul 8, 2018:
Not to take away from the humorous Ness of your cartoon, but did you know that their probably was a world wide flooding event? In culture histories all around the world, there are culture stories of a great flooding event. We also know from geology, that a flooding event did ideas happen, dating ...
t1nick replies on Jul 9, 2018:
@Coldo Sorry as geologist and an archaeologist, I respectfully disagree with your rebuttal. The civilizations were not wiped out, which is true. But major disruption dud occur significantly enough to appear in their culture histories. Akso, again there is geological evidence fir a worldwide eusraric sea level change that was severe enough to impact civilizations within the impact zone.
What is the most exotic or strange food you've eaten?
UUNJ comments on Jul 3, 2018:
Canned rattlesnake. Maybe fresh and grilled, it would have been palatable. Sea cucumber isn’t exotic but was strange to me. Served whole on a plate, it was like eating semi-firm slime.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2018:
We used to grill rattlesnake on the campfire when they wandered into our camp when we were doing archaeology. We grilled them until they were brittle, then ate them bones and all.
UUNJ comments on Jul 3, 2018:
Canned rattlesnake. Maybe fresh and grilled, it would have been palatable. Sea cucumber isn’t exotic but was strange to me. Served whole on a plate, it was like eating semi-firm slime.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2018:
We used to grill rattlesnake on the campfire when they wandered into our camp when we were doing archaeology. We grilled them until they were brittle, then ate them bones and all.
Recommendations for what to watch on Netflix please.
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2018:
Altered Carbon if you are a Sci fi fan snd liked Bade Runner (be prepared for nudity)
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
@RebelKitty Then youll definitely like Altered Carbon
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2018:
Altered Carbon if you are a Sci fi fan snd liked Bade Runner (be prepared for nudity)
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
@RebelKitty Then youll definitely like Altered Carbon
My sister shared this with me today.
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2018:
I've saw this a month or so ago when I was still on FB. It's still funny the second time. And people wonder why Engliah is such a difficult language to learn. Difficult, my ass. Lol. Thanks for sharing.
Reminds me of a George Carlin routine about "stuff". Check it out.
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
@Stacey48. "Stuff" is one of his all time classics
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2018:
I've saw this a month or so ago when I was still on FB. It's still funny the second time. And people wonder why Engliah is such a difficult language to learn. Difficult, my ass. Lol. Thanks for sharing.
Reminds me of a George Carlin routine about "stuff". Check it out.
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
@Stacey48. "Stuff" is one of his all time classics
Best non-classical vocalist living & performing today.
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2018:
Posthumously: Billie Holliday, Linda Rondtadt
Paul Robeson
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
@RobLawrence I thought she passed a couple of years ago. If not my apologies,to her (I just looked up and I am mistsken, I shopped her families hardware store when I lived in Tucson)
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2018:
Posthumously: Billie Holliday, Linda Rondtadt
Paul Robeson
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
@RobLawrence I thought she passed a couple of years ago. If not my apologies,to her (I just looked up and I am mistsken, I shopped her families hardware store when I lived in Tucson)
I know you don't care, but here';s the facts. Some of us do care. About facts.
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2018:
???????????????????????? Really????????
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
Dorry, I got confused by the way you worded you original post. I didn't seem to jibe eith the article. I thought you were saying the New York Times article was fake news. It seemed genuine to me, as I've seen him on TV say many of these things. So if my ?marks confused you sorry. I was confused as well.
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2018:
???????????????????????? Really????????
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2018:
Dorry, I got confused by the way you worded you original post. I didn't seem to jibe eith the article. I thought you were saying the New York Times article was fake news. It seemed genuine to me, as I've seen him on TV say many of these things. So if my ?marks confused you sorry. I was confused as well.
Can Americans please comment on the geographical extent of oppression of atheists in your country?
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2018:
By the “Bible Belt” most people are referring to the South I think, and that description is grossly inaccurate. Religious fundamentalism is rampant all around the country.
http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/region/south/
If you click on the above link you'll see a rating of ...
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2018:
Unfortunately the "South" as its commonly called has garnered a reputation for intolerance. Regardless as to whether is true or not, as demonstrated by the PEW resesrch (and I do not doubt the veracity of their resesrch on this topic), you still suffer from a negative optics problem. The corresponding "Bible Belt" designator for the South, likewise, true or not, is an unfortunate association that persists for most of the nation.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2018:
By the “Bible Belt” most people are referring to the South I think, and that description is grossly inaccurate. Religious fundamentalism is rampant all around the country.
http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/region/south/
If you click on the above link you'll see a rating of ...
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2018:
Unfortunately the "South" as its commonly called has garnered a reputation for intolerance. Regardless as to whether is true or not, as demonstrated by the PEW resesrch (and I do not doubt the veracity of their resesrch on this topic), you still suffer from a negative optics problem. The corresponding "Bible Belt" designator for the South, likewise, true or not, is an unfortunate association that persists for most of the nation.
'The recent meeting in Singapore between Trump and Kim Jong Un was certainly instructive.
gater comments on Jun 30, 2018:
Trump will make Putin his bitch
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2018:
@gater No real substantial progress was made. Actually he set us back decades. It was all halliow, empty optics. Smoke and mirtors.
gater comments on Jun 30, 2018:
Trump will make Putin his bitch
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2018:
@gater No real substantial progress was made. Actually he set us back decades. It was all halliow, empty optics. Smoke and mirtors.
Bread Preference
t1nick comments on Jun 29, 2018:
Indian (Native American) fry bread.
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2018:
Although Indian "nan" is not too bad either.
t1nick comments on Jun 29, 2018:
Indian (Native American) fry bread.
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2018:
Although Indian "nan" is not too bad either.
Do you support Trump?
Trajan61 comments on May 30, 2018:
Hell yes I support Trump. He’s a damn sight better than that idiot Obama or crooked Hillary would have been!!
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2018:
@mickeyrom Mickey, I agree with you. Trajan's rage is entirely fomulgated out of racism. He has a case of the "Uppity Nigger Syndrome". He is part of a segment of society that believe that people of color can't possiby be intelligent and/or articulate. When they encounter a person of color that are both of these, they resort to saying that that person has risen above his station, thus the "uppity nigger" association. It's a throw back to the Nineteenth Century and a sad and dispicable attitude. He would never accept a person of color(or a women for thst matter ) in a leadership position. His opinions are based solely on anecdotal (non-evidence), over-simplified fake claims. So don't bother wasting your time arguing with him, you'll just end up ruining your day.
Trajan61 comments on May 30, 2018:
Hell yes I support Trump. He’s a damn sight better than that idiot Obama or crooked Hillary would have been!!
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2018:
@mickeyrom Mickey, I agree with you. Trajan's rage is entirely fomulgated out of racism. He has a case of the "Uppity Nigger Syndrome". He is part of a segment of society that believe that people of color can't possiby be intelligent and/or articulate. When they encounter a person of color that are both of these, they resort to saying that that person has risen above his station, thus the "uppity nigger" association. It's a throw back to the Nineteenth Century and a sad and dispicable attitude. He would never accept a person of color(or a women for thst matter ) in a leadership position. His opinions are based solely on anecdotal (non-evidence), over-simplified fake claims. So don't bother wasting your time arguing with him, you'll just end up ruining your day.
Now we can caption our photos! Thank you, Agnostic.com
LiterateHiker comments on Jun 26, 2018:
There is no dime. I was joking about the tightness of the jeans.
Last August, I helped a friend, Kami, with her giant yard sale. At six feet tall, Kami has 18-year-old twins (boy and girl) who are 6' 5" and 6' 1". Her older son, age 20, is 6' 6".
Obviously, her long-legged teens grew like ...
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2018:
May I compliment you on how you look in those jeans
LiterateHiker comments on Jun 26, 2018:
There is no dime. I was joking about the tightness of the jeans.
Last August, I helped a friend, Kami, with her giant yard sale. At six feet tall, Kami has 18-year-old twins (boy and girl) who are 6' 5" and 6' 1". Her older son, age 20, is 6' 6".
Obviously, her long-legged teens grew like ...
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2018:
May I compliment you on how you look in those jeans
What do we do about "white privilege"to correct it?
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Stop believing you were a forgotten demographic and got left behind by Washington. You, as a group made lifestyle choices in which things like education were deemed of little value to you and your families. You,'ve been offered training on more than one occasion and by more than one Administration...
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@Renickulous. 1. Quit taking oneself so serious, 2. realize the changing demographics are a natural consequence of the growtth of population. 3. share the power, and 4. make sure your kids don't make the same mistake your generation did and get a good education. The rest will straighten itself out. Does that work?
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Stop believing you were a forgotten demographic and got left behind by Washington. You, as a group made lifestyle choices in which things like education were deemed of little value to you and your families. You,'ve been offered training on more than one occasion and by more than one Administration...
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@Renickulous. 1. Quit taking oneself so serious, 2. realize the changing demographics are a natural consequence of the growtth of population. 3. share the power, and 4. make sure your kids don't make the same mistake your generation did and get a good education. The rest will straighten itself out. Does that work?
Different regimes, different approaches to border security:
t1nick comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Way over simplification. It's psuedo-observations like this that muddy the waters to a constructive dialogue and solution. Facts not Hyperbole. Trump does enough of thst for the whole world.
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Varn those aren't fact they are anecdores. Not the same thing
t1nick comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Way over simplification. It's psuedo-observations like this that muddy the waters to a constructive dialogue and solution. Facts not Hyperbole. Trump does enough of thst for the whole world.
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Varn those aren't fact they are anecdores. Not the same thing
Different regimes, different approaches to border security:
t1nick comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Way over simplification. It's psuedo-observations like this that muddy the waters to a constructive dialogue and solution. Facts not Hyperbole. Trump does enough of thst for the whole world.
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@bigpawbullets your welcome
t1nick comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Way over simplification. It's psuedo-observations like this that muddy the waters to a constructive dialogue and solution. Facts not Hyperbole. Trump does enough of thst for the whole world.
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@bigpawbullets your welcome
I don't know what the school curriculum teaches these days.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2 I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2 I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments
I don't know what the school curriculum teaches these days.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2, @TheGreatShadow I do not know about the math standards, but the science Common Core Standards make sense. I get the feeling that you looked at the example on its own without looking at the context and point that was trying to be made. I agree that the problem as you present is ridiculous. But knowing math teachers as I do, they would not teach an invalid concept. I suspect that there was a larger purpose to the problem that the child was unable to articulate to your friend, or more likely your friend had preconceived notions as to what the Common Core represented and failed to look into his granddaughter's lesson. Potentially another example of anecdotal hyperbole as opposed to real facts. Just sayin".
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2, @TheGreatShadow I do not know about the math standards, but the science Common Core Standards make sense. I get the feeling that you looked at the example on its own without looking at the context and point that was trying to be made. I agree that the problem as you present is ridiculous. But knowing math teachers as I do, they would not teach an invalid concept. I suspect that there was a larger purpose to the problem that the child was unable to articulate to your friend, or more likely your friend had preconceived notions as to what the Common Core represented and failed to look into his granddaughter's lesson. Potentially another example of anecdotal hyperbole as opposed to real facts. Just sayin".
I don't know what the school curriculum teaches these days.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2 I understand your point. How you get to desired objective is important. I take your point and agree.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2 I understand your point. How you get to desired objective is important. I take your point and agree.
I don't know what the school curriculum teaches these days.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2 I can understand their dilemma. I've been through a multitude of curriculums over the years. For science, the common core curriculum is pretty straightforward. It was designed to create a structure of consistency in the basic knowledge required to both; be successful in college, and to compete in a world market. The US has been falling behind in the science and math fields for a long time. The standards were written to address this deficiency. They are not perfect, but are refined and improved on a regular basis.
On a side note, the biggest group of detractors to the Common Core curriculum is coming from Christian special interest groups. The Common Core removes God from the science curriculum. So it isn't surpringly fundamentalists are raising such a rucus.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@azzow2 I can understand their dilemma. I've been through a multitude of curriculums over the years. For science, the common core curriculum is pretty straightforward. It was designed to create a structure of consistency in the basic knowledge required to both; be successful in college, and to compete in a world market. The US has been falling behind in the science and math fields for a long time. The standards were written to address this deficiency. They are not perfect, but are refined and improved on a regular basis.
On a side note, the biggest group of detractors to the Common Core curriculum is coming from Christian special interest groups. The Common Core removes God from the science curriculum. So it isn't surpringly fundamentalists are raising such a rucus.
I don't know what the school curriculum teaches these days.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
As a 30 year teaching veteran of high school science teaching. I tend to disagree with your statement. It's not the curriculum, even the Common Core, rather it's the parenting model whereby the schools and teachers aren't supported. We can't give homework because it will not get done. Then we get assailed by parents because their child is failing because they didn't do their homework, therefore did poorly on exams because they were unable demonstrate that they have mastered the material.
azzow2 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Can tell you this common core has dumbed down our country. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
As a 30 year teaching veteran of high school science teaching. I tend to disagree with your statement. It's not the curriculum, even the Common Core, rather it's the parenting model whereby the schools and teachers aren't supported. We can't give homework because it will not get done. Then we get assailed by parents because their child is failing because they didn't do their homework, therefore did poorly on exams because they were unable demonstrate that they have mastered the material.
Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?
t1nick comments on Jun 23, 2018:
I not sure if your talking about the spelling errors or the sentence construction errors. A lot of the spelling errors I blame on three things; 1. Auto correct making changes that do not get caught because on the phone screens it difficult to see them; 2. Too small of a key board, fingers get ...
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@LiterateHiker It took me a long time to learn to write. For my Masters thesis I wrote six short stories that were very Hillerman-like. The catch in the stories was that I didn't finish the story. My students had to read the story, do a lab experiment similar to the circumstances found in the story. Once the students ran the data, they wrote the ending of the story as a part of their lab write-up. The biggest problem that I encountered writing the stories was trying to avoid the passive voice, and remain consistent with the tense, i.e. going from present to past, visa versa.
I really didn't really hone my writing skills until I became active in the poetry society in my area. Once I began writing poetry I began to learn about breath. What I mean by this is that a poetic line should be no longer than what a natural breath can handle without straining. Once reached a pause (comma or other grammerical stop) is inserted. This is how I learned to write with more conciseness and clarity. This extended beyond my poetry to my technical writing as well.
t1nick comments on Jun 23, 2018:
I not sure if your talking about the spelling errors or the sentence construction errors. A lot of the spelling errors I blame on three things; 1. Auto correct making changes that do not get caught because on the phone screens it difficult to see them; 2. Too small of a key board, fingers get ...
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@LiterateHiker It took me a long time to learn to write. For my Masters thesis I wrote six short stories that were very Hillerman-like. The catch in the stories was that I didn't finish the story. My students had to read the story, do a lab experiment similar to the circumstances found in the story. Once the students ran the data, they wrote the ending of the story as a part of their lab write-up. The biggest problem that I encountered writing the stories was trying to avoid the passive voice, and remain consistent with the tense, i.e. going from present to past, visa versa.
I really didn't really hone my writing skills until I became active in the poetry society in my area. Once I began writing poetry I began to learn about breath. What I mean by this is that a poetic line should be no longer than what a natural breath can handle without straining. Once reached a pause (comma or other grammerical stop) is inserted. This is how I learned to write with more conciseness and clarity. This extended beyond my poetry to my technical writing as well.
Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?
t1nick comments on Jun 23, 2018:
I not sure if your talking about the spelling errors or the sentence construction errors. A lot of the spelling errors I blame on three things; 1. Auto correct making changes that do not get caught because on the phone screens it difficult to see them; 2. Too small of a key board, fingers get ...
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2018:
It's true what you say about essay writing. My science students couldn't write a decent answer to an esssay question if they had to. Even if I give them the essay question in advance and have them prepare a well constructed argument.
Because media aad technology does most everything for students they have become intellectually lazy. And media short cuts erode the fabric and texture of our language
t1nick comments on Jun 23, 2018:
I not sure if your talking about the spelling errors or the sentence construction errors. A lot of the spelling errors I blame on three things; 1. Auto correct making changes that do not get caught because on the phone screens it difficult to see them; 2. Too small of a key board, fingers get ...
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2018:
It's true what you say about essay writing. My science students couldn't write a decent answer to an esssay question if they had to. Even if I give them the essay question in advance and have them prepare a well constructed argument.
Because media aad technology does most everything for students they have become intellectually lazy. And media short cuts erode the fabric and texture of our language
I had a "First" happen in my life today.
Marine comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Wait until you are 79 and it is faded
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2018:
Marine you're being terribly negative. Is that your usual modus operendi?
Marine comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Wait until you are 79 and it is faded
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2018:
Marine you're being terribly negative. Is that your usual modus operendi?
So I'm considering buying a new tent, as the bastard thieves got our old one.
t1nick comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Not to be obvious, but there are few questions you need to answer before a recommendation can be made.
1) How many people do you accommodate?
e g. 2-person, 4-person, etc.
2) are you car camping or backing? Weight and size are a consideration.
3) Cost: ...
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2018:
@Josephine yes,, I did mean that you drive to a campsite and camp in a csmpground or camp a few yards from your car. I do this type all the time. I used to be an ardent back packer, but not anymore.
I do not know anything about inflatable tents. Never seen one, sorry can't help there. Their are many good tents in the price range you quote. The thing most important for you from what I can ascertain is the ease of assembly. I would make that my guiding question while looking. Also in the back of mind keep packing size in mind as well.
Good luck on your search
t1nick comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Not to be obvious, but there are few questions you need to answer before a recommendation can be made.
1) How many people do you accommodate?
e g. 2-person, 4-person, etc.
2) are you car camping or backing? Weight and size are a consideration.
3) Cost: ...
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2018:
@Josephine yes,, I did mean that you drive to a campsite and camp in a csmpground or camp a few yards from your car. I do this type all the time. I used to be an ardent back packer, but not anymore.
I do not know anything about inflatable tents. Never seen one, sorry can't help there. Their are many good tents in the price range you quote. The thing most important for you from what I can ascertain is the ease of assembly. I would make that my guiding question while looking. Also in the back of mind keep packing size in mind as well.
Good luck on your search
"Trigger warnings," "Safe Spaces," "Snowflakes," and other current buzz-word criticisms of the ...
t1nick comments on Jun 21, 2018:
I am an ex-archaeologist ( teach Science now). In my opinoon there rationale has some weight. I hate to call it a conspiracy, say like the grassy knoll. But there is a patriarchal bias in most modern societies. A lot of power comes from the ability to grab power and successfilly hold on to it. ...
t1nick replies on Jun 22, 2018:
@FrayedBear I agree the empirical data is gender neutral in the examples you referenced. Her argument wasn't so muchabout the physical properties or the physics and chemistry involved. Her arguments appear to be socio-cultural in origin. It appears from your initial posting that you were excited about the actual physical act of artifact creation and it's evolution. I couldn't agree more, I also found this aspect of archaeology exciting when I practiced it. It also appears that the young lady had no interest in this process. Her interests are more directed by her politics.
My point about the male biases in the sciences and engineering fields is well documrnted. Science has been taught with most of the attention in science and engineering class directed predominantly toward the male members of class. Her argument has nothing to do with the scientific process itself or the resulting data collection process.
t1nick comments on Jun 21, 2018:
I am an ex-archaeologist ( teach Science now). In my opinoon there rationale has some weight. I hate to call it a conspiracy, say like the grassy knoll. But there is a patriarchal bias in most modern societies. A lot of power comes from the ability to grab power and successfilly hold on to it. ...
t1nick replies on Jun 22, 2018:
@FrayedBear I agree the empirical data is gender neutral in the examples you referenced. Her argument wasn't so muchabout the physical properties or the physics and chemistry involved. Her arguments appear to be socio-cultural in origin. It appears from your initial posting that you were excited about the actual physical act of artifact creation and it's evolution. I couldn't agree more, I also found this aspect of archaeology exciting when I practiced it. It also appears that the young lady had no interest in this process. Her interests are more directed by her politics.
My point about the male biases in the sciences and engineering fields is well documrnted. Science has been taught with most of the attention in science and engineering class directed predominantly toward the male members of class. Her argument has nothing to do with the scientific process itself or the resulting data collection process.
Should Trump get the Nobel Prize?
markdevenish comments on Jun 20, 2018:
obama got it and trashed libya and syria so why not grump ?
t1nick replies on Jun 21, 2018:
There's a tremendous difference in character and class between Trump and Obama. Obama made his decisions based upon advice he took from his Genersld6. Do they all deserve crticism. Trump doesn't listen to anybody and thinks he's a Genersl. Just sayin'.
markdevenish comments on Jun 20, 2018:
obama got it and trashed libya and syria so why not grump ?
t1nick replies on Jun 21, 2018:
There's a tremendous difference in character and class between Trump and Obama. Obama made his decisions based upon advice he took from his Genersld6. Do they all deserve crticism. Trump doesn't listen to anybody and thinks he's a Genersl. Just sayin'.
The Bible, the old and new testament.
evergreen comments on Jun 19, 2018:
I'm happy for you.
t1nick replies on Jun 20, 2018:
I concur Aquaeyes. The bible was not the only scholarly writing to come out of this time. It is true that the Torah pre-dates Christianity by a couple of thousand years and is the basis for Christianity's Old Testament. But between the Council of Nicea (325 CE) and the Council of Rome - 500's) when the New Testament was invented, I beleive thst over 4000 books of Judiac teachings (again Old Testament) and early Christian teachings were known, but not used. Why were the one's selected and others excluded. I believe that is a significant question when addressing the Bible's biases, Christianity's worth, and whether it serves as a text that accurately reflects the timr.
You asked for some other significant writings of the time, (going from about 300 BCE to the Council of Rome - 500's CE).
The Jewish Talmud ( by a more signifacant writing than the Bible will ever be in my opnion);
The Ovid
Virgil's Aeneid
Suetonius's. " The Twelve Ceasars";
The writings of Pliny the Elder
Horace's "Odes"
The writings of Ptolemy, just to name a few. All better sources and more representative of the evolution of Western thought and civilization in my opnion.
evergreen comments on Jun 19, 2018:
I'm happy for you.
t1nick replies on Jun 20, 2018:
I concur Aquaeyes. The bible was not the only scholarly writing to come out of this time. It is true that the Torah pre-dates Christianity by a couple of thousand years and is the basis for Christianity's Old Testament. But between the Council of Nicea (325 CE) and the Council of Rome - 500's) when the New Testament was invented, I beleive thst over 4000 books of Judiac teachings (again Old Testament) and early Christian teachings were known, but not used. Why were the one's selected and others excluded. I believe that is a significant question when addressing the Bible's biases, Christianity's worth, and whether it serves as a text that accurately reflects the timr.
You asked for some other significant writings of the time, (going from about 300 BCE to the Council of Rome - 500's CE).
The Jewish Talmud ( by a more signifacant writing than the Bible will ever be in my opnion);
The Ovid
Virgil's Aeneid
Suetonius's. " The Twelve Ceasars";
The writings of Pliny the Elder
Horace's "Odes"
The writings of Ptolemy, just to name a few. All better sources and more representative of the evolution of Western thought and civilization in my opnion.
Whats the ok age difference to date?
t1nick comments on Jun 19, 2018:
If you find out let me know. I'm dating someone 30 years my junior.
t1nick replies on Jun 19, 2018:
@BucketlistBob I probably should clarify. I'm 60 and she's 30. We are primarily in a platonic relationdhip presently. We found each other by accident. I wasn't really looking for anyone. Got to talking and realized we had lots of similar interests. Been seeing each other fairly regularly and still enjoy each othera company.
t1nick comments on Jun 19, 2018:
If you find out let me know. I'm dating someone 30 years my junior.
t1nick replies on Jun 19, 2018:
@BucketlistBob I probably should clarify. I'm 60 and she's 30. We are primarily in a platonic relationdhip presently. We found each other by accident. I wasn't really looking for anyone. Got to talking and realized we had lots of similar interests. Been seeing each other fairly regularly and still enjoy each othera company.
Well.
t1nick comments on Jun 19, 2018:
I got this to celebrate earning my brown belt (tiger) and my black belt (drsgon) in Shokan karate
t1nick replies on Jun 19, 2018:
Here
t1nick comments on Jun 19, 2018:
I got this to celebrate earning my brown belt (tiger) and my black belt (drsgon) in Shokan karate
t1nick replies on Jun 19, 2018:
Here
Reality is not what we perceive!
As a simple rule, anything we sense that can not be objectively ...
t1nick comments on Jun 18, 2018:
Is that anything like Plato's essence of being ?Horseness as opposed to horse?
t1nick replies on Jun 19, 2018:
@BeerAndWine I love Plato's Cave. I've had my students act it out in my class a time or two.
t1nick comments on Jun 18, 2018:
Is that anything like Plato's essence of being ?Horseness as opposed to horse?
t1nick replies on Jun 19, 2018:
@BeerAndWine I love Plato's Cave. I've had my students act it out in my class a time or two.
Is anyone here into Westworld?
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2018:
I saw season one and was definitely drawn into the story line. I would enjoy cathing subsequent seaskns, but cannot find on Netflix. I remember the original movie with Yul Brenner. Drew me in then, I haven't left since.
Did you like the Blade Runner mivies? If so there is a Netflix series ...
t1nick replies on Jun 18, 2018:
@Maiasaura Is it? I gave up my cable provider and TV a year and a half ago. I thought that I watched it on Netflix, but quite easily I just am mis-rememberin this. Thsnks
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2018:
I saw season one and was definitely drawn into the story line. I would enjoy cathing subsequent seaskns, but cannot find on Netflix. I remember the original movie with Yul Brenner. Drew me in then, I haven't left since.
Did you like the Blade Runner mivies? If so there is a Netflix series ...
t1nick replies on Jun 18, 2018:
@Maiasaura Is it? I gave up my cable provider and TV a year and a half ago. I thought that I watched it on Netflix, but quite easily I just am mis-rememberin this. Thsnks
Is Science Hitting a Wall?, Part 1 - Scientific American Blog Network
ldheinz comments on Jun 17, 2018:
Be serious. Science is progressing exponentially. It's hard to keep us with all the new discoveries.
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
@ldheinz Technology shortcuts on regular basis to achieve bottom dollar and expediency. I've worked in both fields.
ldheinz comments on Jun 17, 2018:
Be serious. Science is progressing exponentially. It's hard to keep us with all the new discoveries.
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
@ldheinz Technology shortcuts on regular basis to achieve bottom dollar and expediency. I've worked in both fields.
The evil done in our name.
Marine comments on Jun 17, 2018:
Just looking at the people in this adm. makes one wish to throw up,trumpie,sessions,miller,pence,huckabee and so forth.
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
I prefer trumpanzees as a designator lol
Marine comments on Jun 17, 2018:
Just looking at the people in this adm. makes one wish to throw up,trumpie,sessions,miller,pence,huckabee and so forth.
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
I prefer trumpanzees as a designator lol
Is Science Hitting a Wall?, Part 1 - Scientific American Blog Network
ldheinz comments on Jun 17, 2018:
Be serious. Science is progressing exponentially. It's hard to keep us with all the new discoveries.
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
On the whole I agree with you. But be careful not to mistake technology for science. Tecology relies on science, but takes short cuts to achieve a predetermined end.
ldheinz comments on Jun 17, 2018:
Be serious. Science is progressing exponentially. It's hard to keep us with all the new discoveries.
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
On the whole I agree with you. But be careful not to mistake technology for science. Tecology relies on science, but takes short cuts to achieve a predetermined end.
Is anyone good at identifying snakes I have baby birds in my garage?
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2018:
Rat snake bull snake all the same. Regional names is all
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
@SecularSurfer sorry you are vorrect, my bad
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2018:
Rat snake bull snake all the same. Regional names is all
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2018:
@SecularSurfer sorry you are vorrect, my bad
What do you think about the idea that the human capacity for "Hive Mind" ?
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2018:
Isn't that what many cultures were / are? The Aztec, the Egyptians, the Inca. Anywhere there is ancient monumental architecture.
The people responsible for the actual construction of the pyramids were not slaves as previously thought. They were actually free people's who built them. Plenty of...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@SueZ You are right there. This is one of the more challenging questions Ive run up against. This is going to take some further contemplation. Thanks for the response and the initial questions. Happy pondering
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2018:
Isn't that what many cultures were / are? The Aztec, the Egyptians, the Inca. Anywhere there is ancient monumental architecture.
The people responsible for the actual construction of the pyramids were not slaves as previously thought. They were actually free people's who built them. Plenty of...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@SueZ You are right there. This is one of the more challenging questions Ive run up against. This is going to take some further contemplation. Thanks for the response and the initial questions. Happy pondering
If We Evolved from Apes, How Come There Are Still Apes?
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@Maiasaura no rampant autocorrect
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@Maiasaura no rampant autocorrect
If We Evolved from Apes, How Come There Are Still Apes?
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@Maiasaura small mammals that ate insects. -
Insectavores. Lol
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@Maiasaura small mammals that ate insects. -
Insectavores. Lol
If We Evolved from Apes, How Come There Are Still Apes?
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@Maiasaura yes. Not a big jump as all the first mammals were small. They evolved during the reign of dinosaurs, so their best chance at survival was to be small, live off the forest floor many of the larger predators could not reach them. Even elephants progenitors began small.
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2018:
With due respect, we did not evolve from apes. We evolved contemporaneously alongside the spes. All primate species evolved from tree dwelling insecticide from the Triassc era. It was not one jump from insecticide to Homo sp. Rather it was a multitude of experiments and trislsnd and errors. At ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2018:
@Maiasaura yes. Not a big jump as all the first mammals were small. They evolved during the reign of dinosaurs, so their best chance at survival was to be small, live off the forest floor many of the larger predators could not reach them. Even elephants progenitors began small.
If We Evolved from Apes, How Come There Are Still Apes?
Coffeo comments on Jun 15, 2018:
Ever read Desmond Morris's 1967 book _The Naked Ape_?
t1nick replies on Jun 15, 2018:
Don't forget Robert Ardreys Territorial Imperative. Ethology has been largely discredited, but I loved it in high school. Sort of drove me to become an archaeologist.
Coffeo comments on Jun 15, 2018:
Ever read Desmond Morris's 1967 book _The Naked Ape_?
t1nick replies on Jun 15, 2018:
Don't forget Robert Ardreys Territorial Imperative. Ethology has been largely discredited, but I loved it in high school. Sort of drove me to become an archaeologist.
Do you believe that all non-believers will go to hell?
t1nick comments on May 24, 2018:
I mean no disrespect, but your posit doesn't make sense. If you are non-beleiver, than by definition there is no heaven or hell. This concept only exists if you buy into a paradigm that holds this as one of its tenets. Therefore, you cannot go to someplace that does not exist in your belief ...
t1nick replies on Jun 10, 2018:
@River-david Your augment reminds me of a populAR chemistry joke about a test question that queries whether he is exothermic or endothermic? The student goes through an elaborate explanation but ends it by stating that hell must be exothermic. He posited that his girl friend explained to him that he would have a snow balls chance in he'll of getting lucky last night. Lol
t1nick comments on May 24, 2018:
I mean no disrespect, but your posit doesn't make sense. If you are non-beleiver, than by definition there is no heaven or hell. This concept only exists if you buy into a paradigm that holds this as one of its tenets. Therefore, you cannot go to someplace that does not exist in your belief ...
t1nick replies on Jun 10, 2018:
@River-david Your augment reminds me of a populAR chemistry joke about a test question that queries whether he is exothermic or endothermic? The student goes through an elaborate explanation but ends it by stating that hell must be exothermic. He posited that his girl friend explained to him that he would have a snow balls chance in he'll of getting lucky last night. Lol
Something else that has occurred to me.
OpposingOpposum comments on May 29, 2018:
Yes, yes, yes. Why do we , as atheists, spend sooo much time debating christian mythology?
t1nick replies on May 29, 2018:
It's not so much debating as voicing questions or observations one finds difficult bringing up in a theist society. Genreally not received well. Checking to see if everybody else sees the same contradictions or introduce new ones to those who weren't aware.
OpposingOpposum comments on May 29, 2018:
Yes, yes, yes. Why do we , as atheists, spend sooo much time debating christian mythology?
t1nick replies on May 29, 2018:
It's not so much debating as voicing questions or observations one finds difficult bringing up in a theist society. Genreally not received well. Checking to see if everybody else sees the same contradictions or introduce new ones to those who weren't aware.
What's the difference between anecdotal evidence and scientific evidence?
kmdskit3 comments on May 25, 2018:
Ok I'll give an example where the anecdotal evidence changed the science. For decades into the late 80's early 90's scientists were adamant that anabolic steroids didn't help increase strength or muscle mass (yeah I know but this WAS an accepted scientific truth) . Of course all the strength ...
t1nick replies on May 25, 2018:
So one mistake refutes the premise. That why experiments must be replicable before they become accepted. So for a period of time, the community was in error because they were looking at the problem incorrectly. That hsppens, after all we are humans looking and learning new phenomenon. They eventually got it right did they not. They used the scientific process and empirival evidence to continue until they got the correct results. Exceptions do not make the rule, even if it dominates for a period ofbtime.
kmdskit3 comments on May 25, 2018:
Ok I'll give an example where the anecdotal evidence changed the science. For decades into the late 80's early 90's scientists were adamant that anabolic steroids didn't help increase strength or muscle mass (yeah I know but this WAS an accepted scientific truth) . Of course all the strength ...
t1nick replies on May 25, 2018:
So one mistake refutes the premise. That why experiments must be replicable before they become accepted. So for a period of time, the community was in error because they were looking at the problem incorrectly. That hsppens, after all we are humans looking and learning new phenomenon. They eventually got it right did they not. They used the scientific process and empirival evidence to continue until they got the correct results. Exceptions do not make the rule, even if it dominates for a period ofbtime.
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