Living in the south

Sticks48 comments on Mar 26, 2018:

I live in the Austin area, which is an island of liberalism in Texas. I'm not sure that exists in TN.

Have you ever had a frenemy?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

In the music business they are everywhere. It is probably the same in most businesses.

The good old days or the present?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

It doesn't matter. There are trade-off in almost everything. It is seldom simple when human beings are involved regardless of technology.

Here's a letter I sent to two local papers' OP/ED. Did you march?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Our generation dropped the ball. Hopefully they will pick it up. Big change comes when a generation or two move on.

What is something you consider important enough to go to war over?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

The last slice of pizza!

What is everyone's favorite parts of being in a new relationship?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

That anticipation every time you see them, and that look in there eyes becuase they feel the same.

Do you have a dating pattern?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

The wIllIng!

Could you consider someone a real friend, if you've never met them in person?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

NO!

Beauty exists in the eye of the beholder, as the Aphorism goes.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I have no problem with people doing whatever makes them feel good about themselves.

What harsh truths do you prefer to ignore?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

That Taylor Swift and Justin Beiber are stars. It is unequivocall proof our nation is in decline.

What harsh truths do you prefer to ignore?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

That Taylor Swift and Justin Beiber are stars. It is unequivocall proof our nation is in decline.

Hmmm........

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Cross Fit Training?

What is the most painful thing you’ve endured?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

An infection that spread through my body. My white blood cell count was 33,000. They told me a normal count would be about 3,000. I got down to 110lbs. It was extremely painful for about seven hours. Pretty sure l don't want to do that again.

Do you 'wear your heart on your sleeve'?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I gave it to someone and she never gave it back.

How do you make friends? Do you randomly talk to anyone, or are you selective?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I will talk to stangers, but l am very particular about my friends and who l spend my time with.

Any other Music-centric liberal Baby Boomers Out there?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Me.....Life by Keith Richards

Present

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Sometimes, like now, the present can be pretty damn complicated.

50 & Up

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I don't know. My body doesn't hold on to fat or hair.

What gives your life meaning? What keeps you going?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Music and my life-long search for the perfect donut.

What Guides You?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

My gut feelings and a sense of right or wrong according to me.

How old were you when you got married for the first time?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Married at 19, divorced at 22, did not marry again until l was 41.

Gun Control Information

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Pretty amazing! Math don't lie. Thanks for posting that.

What's humanity's best attribute? It's worst?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

The best is that humanity exists. The worst is that humanity exists.

I was wondering if anyone has ever actually met with someone from this site or is it just another ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I don't believe any of these people exist. As a matter of fact l'm beginning to question my own existence!

I think, with religious people, they care more about the Destination.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Well said.

When people find out im a non believer they look at me like a unicorn.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Remember, unicorns are beautiful and magical. :)

Ways in which we resit our creative sides using "healing.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

My 'work' is playing music. It is always a big part of my healing.

What defines a good person to you?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

It's like porn. Hard to define, but you know it when you see it.

God hates porn?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

And l thought l was just being paranoid when l felt like someone was watching me have sex. It would probably be more interesting for him if l had a partner. I know it would be more interesting for me.

Why do men ask other men if their girlfriends have single friends and can hook them up?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Disaster written all over it. Never would l do that.

Schedules

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I really don't have time to discuss this with you.:)

The subtext of texting....

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

It is a very small number of people that l really want to talk to on the phone or in person for any length of time. Texting is great way to communicate without getting into lengthy conversations.

Would you try to overcome a categorical refusal?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

NO!

How to explain what an atheist is to children?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

The very reason l had no children was l didn't want to get into philosophical discussions with a six year old.

What is a dirty little secret about an industry that you have worked in, that people really ought to...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Keebler cookies are NOT made by elves. Very disappointing. I hope you take this better than I did.

Do you believe that life is mostly about luck?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I have had chance meetings that have impacted my life, so unless you are a person who believes our lives are predetermined, it was luck. A Major l knew when l was in the Army had saying, " Blind Ass Luck Triumphs Over Skill And Knowledge Every Time."

Do humans have a innate affinity for drugs & is this natural behaviour for humans?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

This human does, it seems to true for a lot of humans. I used different drugs at different times in the 70's and 80's. I settled in on pot and a little alcohol, 3 or 4 drinks a week. I saw a nature film about a watering hole somewhere in Africa where some kind fruit tree drops its fruit which ferments on the ground. All these animals from monkeys to elephants and other species get together and get drunk on there asses. It is realy funny. Evidently we are not alone in this.

Do you spend time debating your views on religion with the religious?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Not a minute!

How much social interaction does one need?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Be true to yourself, unless you are a serial killer. If that is the case l would urge you to keep to yourself, PLEASE!

I have a friend who is REALLY religious/faithful.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

There is nothing wrong with being polite. I don't wear a sign pointing out my beliefs. I'm not going to be rude when someone is just being kind. If they try preaching to me that is different.

Say that some mysterious virus is set off.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Burying the dead?

Having just forced a bowl of mukimame beans down my throat (yuck, but protein, fibre, folate, ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I don't eat anything l don't like. There are many things in life l HAVE to do, eating things that taste like shit ain't one of them.

Lets see who the nerds are.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I eat pie every week because l like pie. I don't need special occasions to eat pie, or donuts, or cake, or ice cream. It is amazing I'm not diabetic or overweight!

Naturalists: How do you like to define "Naturalism"?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Being natural?

Have you ever cheated on an exam? Do you think cheating in a test is moral?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Yes. Morality has nothing to to do with it. If school had not been so incredibly boring most of the time l might have paid more attention, and wouldn't have resorted to cheating on occasion.

Farm animals?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I race turtles and have failed to lose to one yet. As l have gotten older l realize it could happen one of these days. In the 80's l raised chia-pet's, but l got bored with it in a pretty short time.

Do you feel that religion robs people of living life to the fullest?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 22, 2018:

YES

Did you ever find your calling? Or, are you still looking?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 22, 2018:

From advertising career to career in music at the age of 25. Definitely found my calling. Gave up money for passion. Still playing. Never looked back. :)

Losing Faith in Humanity

Sticks48 comments on Mar 22, 2018:

I can't lose something l never had.

Is chivalry SEXIST???

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

The next time l'm in a car with a woman and we have a flat and she tells me to stay in the car while she changes the tire, l will buy into this bullshit. I'm really bored with selective equality. Do women really want to go into court with a 50/50 chance of getting custody of the kids? Fuck no! Why do millions of women vote for Republicans when they don't believe in equal pay or control of their own reproductive system. Why don't you work on your own gender before jumping on our asses for stupid shit like opening a fucking door? There will never be an end to the battle of the sexes. I have come to the conclusion men and women are barely the same species. :)

Sugar or creamer first in coffee?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

BLACK !

Having people over

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I want a heads up so l will know whether l will be home when they show up.

Two characters

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Good one :)

What are your goals in life?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Thursday! If that works out my next goal will be Friday. If that happens my next goal will.....

To dispute or not to dispute?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Don't think of it as 'playing along,' but as support. He is not going to change his views on the subject. Like you said, you want him to happy.

Hello all.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

As a fellow vet l welcome you to the site.

Learned something new today.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I think I will walk and kind of mosey my way to Hell.

Jim Carey Wants You To Dump Facebook

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Not at all. I might wonder about you.

I need 3 points to hit 500. How much is this post worth?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Invaluable!

Kick start...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I have no idea.

How much of a roll does jealousy play in your past or present relationships?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I don't get jealous, but my ex was over the top jealous and it contributed to my leaving. I blame myself. I saw it raise it's ugly head once before we married and I should have left then. When someone gets over the top goofy once it will most likely show up again, and again, and again....

What do you think about this saying "there is someone for everyone?" Is it true or BS?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I certainly hope there is more than one. What if that person lives in China?

Vegetarianism

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Of all the isms out there being a vegetable is one l can support.

How's your week going? What have been the good/bad/indifferent events for you this week?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I had to cancel hernia surgery becuase l injured my back, and l couldn't play my Tuesday night gig. Other than that I'm good.

Atheists are nicer to Christians compared to the other way around if their religious identity is ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Because we are sure in our beliefs which is threatening to those who are not.

Describe your love life in one word.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Selfactuation!

How many folks here enjoy the activity of mushroom hunting.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

That's why I did mushrooms, so l could see something I'd never seen before. It worked.

Some humor.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I think eventually the first three will eliminate the fourth. Unfortunately they will take out everybody else too.

Today I was encouraged to donate a sum of money to one of the local foodbank/shelter.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Thanks for the tip.

Life Quotes

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

When l was in the Army a Major l knew had a sign on his wall the letters BALTOSAKET carved into it. When l asked what it meant he said " Blind Ass Luck Triumphs Over Skill And Knowledge Every Time." A lot of truth in that. :)

If determinism is true, was marx righ to say the human will doesn't exist?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Was that Groucho or Chico? I'm guessing Harpo was silent on the subject.

Roy Moore accuser says she's running for office in Florida to get women's voices heard | The ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Great! It seems to be trending all over the country.

Does political stance and religious affiliation go hand in hand?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

My experience says no.

Atheists take 'go to hell' remark with humor, disappointment | The Wichita Eagle

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Don't exclude the rest of the state.

If you must prioritize, what is your preferred type of relationship with someone?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

1,2,3,5

The hierarchy of disagreement

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I would rather start with name calling, that ends the whole thing fast so l can get on with my life.

From one of the books I grew up with: Webster's Unabridged, 1983.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Timely and Perfect!

One out of two ain't bad.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I would be very suspicious of anyone who thought they had their shit together.

That Kim Jong whatever is not all bad..... ;-)

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Like me, he is wondering why anyone would want to learn to play such an annoying instrument.

Medication Time!!

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I would need a much larger bottle than that!

Are you fulfilled?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Only you can answer that.

How do you best keep a work-life balance?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

As a professional musician I avoid what most people call work with a vengeance. That is what l call balance.

So, I posted a couple of weeks back that I had gone to church with my mum.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Looks to me they found a home at an all you can eat buffet.

In one of my classes the professor asked everyone to stand up who loved America.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I don't love places or things. I love living entities, people and animals.

So this happened: [usatoday.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Residential areas are encroaching on THEIR territory, not the other way around.

When did you become Atheist/Agnostic

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

As Carlin said, "When I reached the age of reason".

Really nice day in Tampa today.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Or you could buy a Porsche. :)

Want to be Happy?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Some of my favorite people are assholes. It's the overly sincere that make me nuacious.

Scientists Made a Startling Discovery After Dosing People with LSD... [livescience.com]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I did a lot of acid years ago and l never had a problem with where l end and other folks began. Actually l spent a great deal of that time laughing at those other people.

Eating Insects Could Be the Future of Culinary Innovation - Reason.com

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I once ate a roach when a cop was behind me. It wasn't that bad.

This is the single most important question

Sticks48 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I'm in the dog house with very little pride.

What is worshiping money??

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

See TRUMP.

What are the worste words that a human can utter (no swear words please) that you know will have a ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

I just ate the last donut.

Opioid states vs. bible belt

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Says a lot. Time to burn one and have donut.

This is how much money you need to be happy, according to science

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

I guess l should be suicidal. Good to know.

Moral obligation.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

If there actually was a heaven you would have a room there. I wish you the very best in your endever.

How much caffeine do you consume daily?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

I drink 4 or 5 cups a day. A few months ago I switched to a coffee with half the caffeine.

If a man or woman has a platonic relationship with a past love should they tell their significant ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

It ain't easy, but it can work.

I need to understand why I choose to be with the same man; emotionally unavailable, usually ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Years ago I read an article about men and women in a Cosmo or one of those magazines that had a line that said men need to be loved and women need to be needed. I'm sure it doesn't apply to everyone, but it might fit you. Only you know that.

Why do men get so mad when they get rejected?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Some men act that way some women act that way. If you spend enough time as a single male rejection is part of the game. You get used to it, you expect it. Since most women are not doing the approaching it doesn't happen as often to them. I doubt that a lot of women could handle the amount of rejection men receive. Some folks handle rejection better than others. Most men and women don't behave that way.