Is it important for you to think that you have contributed in some small way to the benefit of ...

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Yes, it's important for me to feel I am benefiting humanity rather than taking advantage. And no, I don't think it makes much of a difference. I simply cannot help myself.

In your opinion what is the most likely thing that could halt human progress?

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 21, 2018:

It depends on what is penned 'human progress'. If it means continuing on our nonsustainable path, we will doom ourselves. Arrogance?

It's things like this that draw people together. What draws you closer to someone?

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 22, 2018:

I'm just generally amazed.

Have you ever considered going completely off the grid?

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 23, 2018:

I'm working towards that, but still have a long way to go.

Soledad.Canyon near Acton, CA

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 23, 2018:

The mountains look like they're begging to be climbed.

[youtu.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Very melancholy. Need a dark beer.

I think this one was taken at The Mall........

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 24, 2018:

What are you looking for when you form your composition? I admire it.

I took this photo at the Buffalo Canoe Club on Lake Erie last summer.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Very tranquil.

Super excited about the first 2018 sphinx to come to my sheet! This is a male lettered sphinx ...

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 24, 2018:

We should have those here as well.

Hi guys, just wanna say I appreciate you all. That’s it, carry on! ???

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 25, 2018:

And I you.

Tehachapi, CA

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Spooky

Took my neighbor crabbing yesterday.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 26, 2018:

I've only been crabbing a couple of times, when I was a kid. We went to small island off the coast of S Carolina. Crabbing was super easy. Tie some meat on a string, throw it in, and wammy, crabs. Preparation was the hard part and my mom took care of that. Time's change.

Ominous cloud bank over my neighborhood.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Has an Edward Hopper feel.

photograph by skado “screens”

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 27, 2018:

A lot of motion in a small space! Someone you might enjoy is Daniel Rozin. I encountered his work at the Hunter Museum (Chattanooga) recently and his work immediately popped into mind when I saw yours. Although, I'm sure your processes are completely different.

Warbirds on display

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 27, 2018:

@BucketlistBob

Killdeer on her nest

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 27, 2018:

We had a killdeer nest in our softball field right behind second base. She was fun. She would play like she was hurt to coax us away from her nest.

Oh yeah,.....I found this at the Mall.....

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Guess I need to start going to the mall.

A little whiskey in the shade. Then back at it.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 28, 2018:

What does 'back at it' mean?

Jared and kim

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Nothing like the kettle calling the pot black.

What is a human being?

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 29, 2018:

The concept of humanity can transcend our species. Actual humanity cannot.

Dear creative friends! I am new in this community but I want to share a call for artists, ...

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 29, 2018:

That's a shame that it's only for the UK. Good luck!

I am so glad to see the sun peeking out of the clouds today.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Yes, it is warming and refreshing.

A beautiful skunk I encountered (from a distance, thankfully) while bird watching.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Skunks are funny unless you scare one.

Mama red squirrel getting a little extra calcium from an old fragment of deer bone.

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Do gray squirrels do that as well? I've never seen or heard of that before.

My friend Jenny Butterfly @ a place we call "the locks", Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

AstralSmoke comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Is she ok? Looks like a beautiful swimming hole.

Here's one to balance out the ugliness of the decapitated vole post.

AstralSmoke comments on May 1, 2018:

It looks pretty scared. It's difficult to know sometimes if something is going to hurt you or help you.

Oldie But Goodie -Parrot Sings Let the Bodies Hit the Floor [youtu.be] [youtu.be]

AstralSmoke comments on May 1, 2018:

I accidently let the bodies hit the floor.

LMAO @Hookers for heaven [facebook.com]

AstralSmoke comments on May 1, 2018:

I believe I could have survived quit nicely without every seeing that.

Beautiful costumes designed perhaps for knuckleshufflers. ://youtu.be/SQkEL8umfBQ

AstralSmoke comments on May 2, 2018:

Reason why I like this site. Exposes me to ...

Still going.

AstralSmoke comments on May 2, 2018:

Why the bags? Does your city require them?

I'm so excited about today's finds! A stick bug,a scorpion and a handful of snails.

AstralSmoke comments on May 2, 2018:

I live in se Tennessee, the stick bugs here are much smaller and a darker brown. I'm glad we don't have scorpions.

A biologist theologian! Is that an oxymoron or a contradiction in terms?

AstralSmoke comments on May 3, 2018:

I don't think so. A biologist can believe in a omnipotent god. The god is responsible for everything. Biology is just a good way to get a little better understanding of how god works. Works well into current day theology.

And now I'm having chatroom withdrawal. lol

AstralSmoke comments on May 4, 2018:

Take your meds and a deep breath @bingst, it'll be ok.

I grow several types of berries for the birds and I.

AstralSmoke comments on May 5, 2018:

Asters are some of my favorites as well.

I am so pleased right now.

AstralSmoke comments on May 5, 2018:

Maybe my dandelions are different, but I don't see them attracting bees.

I was too tired to spend much time looking at the insect sheet last night, but here are a few of the...

AstralSmoke comments on May 6, 2018:

You must be super observant.

Morality, our achilles heel.

AstralSmoke comments on May 6, 2018:

I didn't vote because all three are true.

How do you feel about Yes/No voting buttons on comments from lower level members?

AstralSmoke comments on May 6, 2018:

I've never voted no, but if I did, I suppose it would not allow her/his reply to be visible.

Do you ever have moments when you experience the feeling that in some way 'everything is all right'?

AstralSmoke comments on May 7, 2018:

I have felt moments of exuberation/ecstasy (no drugs) but never because I felt 'everything was ok'.

Left handed shears I just returned indoors to rest my cramped hand from trimming the rose bushes, ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 7, 2018:

I use my right-handed pruners in either/both hands. You have to change the pressure on the grips but works just fine. I switch hands often.

Adding this to my bucket list.

AstralSmoke comments on May 8, 2018:

Looks like they had fun with this exhibition. Klimt had basically two styles, one for portraitures and another (pointillist) for landscapes.

Pictures of (1) new gulf fritillary, (2) my butterfly garden this year (3) Butterflies inside the ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 8, 2018:

Amazing!

No pic but there is a busy beaver doing a lot of work at night in the river by the hot spring I ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 8, 2018:

Beavers are fascinating to watch.

Should I get rid of facebook?

AstralSmoke comments on May 8, 2018:

Just don't use it, if you don't want. Don't burn any bridges unless you know carpentry.

Sunrise at the insect sheet. Lights are shut down and it's time to send the moths on their way.

AstralSmoke comments on May 9, 2018:

I'm not sure what I'm looking at. Is the sheet just used for viewing?

Replace one word in a movie title with bacon and go...

AstralSmoke comments on May 9, 2018:

In the Realm of the Bacon

Mom goals. :D

AstralSmoke comments on May 9, 2018:

I'm laughing really hard.

What three words best describe you?

AstralSmoke comments on May 9, 2018:

Creative, essential, astral

Taken from a 1940's Justice Society Of America comic before "Under God" was added to the pledge.

AstralSmoke comments on May 9, 2018:

has a better ring to it

Does anyone else wish there was a way to turn off notifications for posts or comments?

AstralSmoke comments on May 10, 2018:

I got tired of notifications as well. I ended my membership to photos for that reason. I'm still able to post though.

Ever been startled by someone's vehement religion-inspired opposition to something you regarded as ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 10, 2018:

Yea, there was a lot of reading, but I finally made it.

Your job do away with drinking parties?

AstralSmoke comments on May 10, 2018:

Or at least some colors that one normally keeps hidden.

Happy Birthday! JustJan Angola, Indiana Here May 10 Thomas89506 Reno , Nevada Here May ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 10, 2018:

There's a bunch of 'em! Happy Birthday all ya'll.

...

AstralSmoke comments on May 10, 2018:

A little forlorn?

I’m planning an East to West and back road trip next year, hitting as many national parks and ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

Smokey Mountains, TN & NC

How did your faith (if you were a believer) affect your love life?

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

It was great. Church was a great place to meet girls.

Just for fun: I wrote this for a Rant contest in Toastmasters.

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

I don’t wait for the ‘met’ When I can use the Internet.

This is a poem written during our "sabbatical" in southern Oregon many years ago.

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

Oblivion was a way of coping with the mundane?

It is still too early to see wild monarchs in central Illinois, but the black Eastern swallowtails ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

Do you find chrysalises or do you purchase them?

Anyone else fond of the Mr. Deity videos? [youtube.com]

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

All those things are natural, that's why he left them in.

Catfishing?

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

That is bizarre behavior that only he can explain (or not).

Happy Friday, here's Scooters version of, The Logical Song to celebrate :) [youtube.com]

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

Does Scooters also go by the name of techno-chipmunks?

I make clay 'ollas' to bury in the garden for subsurface irrigation.

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

That's a great idea. I haven't heard about these before.

Dicromantispa Interrupta! What a name.

AstralSmoke comments on May 11, 2018:

Does it have preying mantes types of arms (legs)?

Language is corrupted

AstralSmoke comments on May 12, 2018:

Expressions corrupt language, but languages are organic in nature and always changing. Are you comfortable with Shakespearean English? I’m not. We wouldn’t be able to understand English if we were alive 200 years in the future.

Remember you are the only one you can ever count on sageadvice

AstralSmoke comments on May 12, 2018:

I don’t think so. Almost everyone can be counted on sometime. Figuring out when is an algorithm that has yet to be written.

Movie night! What is your favorite drama?

AstralSmoke comments on May 12, 2018:

One of my favorites, which is a silent film, is Metropolis.

The photo on the left depicts an olla that I pulled out of the ground at the end of the growing ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 12, 2018:

That's really cool. I might have to try them.

What would you do if you suddenly and unexpectedly learned that you were someone's genetic clone?

AstralSmoke comments on May 12, 2018:

I’m sure I would.

Is it possible to have too much empathy?

AstralSmoke comments on May 12, 2018:

Definitely. People show empathy (exaggerated) to serial killers, mass murderers, Hitler, etc.

Smoke? At all

AstralSmoke comments on May 12, 2018:

I like it. Have any?

When I get high af [youtu.be]

AstralSmoke comments on May 13, 2018:

Yaah! Is that Russian?

Many in this community should be aware how erotic the Bible's Songs Of Songs is.

AstralSmoke comments on May 13, 2018:

Kate Bush seems to be a very interesting person. One who I'd like to meet.

Interior by Maria Bethania ://[www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC3QMt5Xs6E]

AstralSmoke comments on May 13, 2018:

You live by/for music, don't you?

Nearly finished my outdoor raised garden.

AstralSmoke comments on May 14, 2018:

So, as far as the corn goes, do you not have problems with birds eating it?

Whats your weather today, May 14, 2018.

AstralSmoke comments on May 14, 2018:

About the same here, but without the mushroom cloud. Suppose to rain tomorrow dropping the temps below 90.

FYI, straight men: Most men messaging women NEVER READ a woman's profile beforehand.

AstralSmoke comments on May 14, 2018:

I don't have any explanations that would hold water, so I won't make up anything. Except, I'm sure that some of my approaches have ended up with basically the same results you mentioned. I have not sent dick pics or even shirtless pics, but the results are sometimes 'unpredictable' at best. I'm sorry your experiences have been so negative.

To Bother Or Not To Bother: Finding Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type – HealthyWay

AstralSmoke comments on May 14, 2018:

I think the article takes a good look at both sides of the results from Briggs-Myers. The last time I took it I came up with INFP. I even bought a book about my 'type'. The reading was interesting, but it did come across to me as a horoscope read. Nothing solid, just a little 'breezy'.

Glad to be a part of this group.

AstralSmoke comments on May 15, 2018:

I grew up in east TN. Moved to Chattanooga when I was about 16. Stayed here for about 6 years, then went to grad school in IL and OH. Moved to Switzerland and then Germany for about 6 years. Moved back to Chattanooga when I was 46. I'm definitely a misfit living in a molding pot of soup.

Howdy I thought I will tell a little about my stroy.

AstralSmoke comments on May 15, 2018:

You lived in a belt loop.

Today's work. Got a new router but that makes cutting inlays much more precise.

AstralSmoke comments on May 15, 2018:

Tell us more.

These are a few of mine. I like waterfalls.

AstralSmoke comments on May 15, 2018:

These are the tiniest waterfalls I have ever not seen.

As worker co-chair of a health and safety committee, I like this song, especially the rendition by ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 15, 2018:

Powerful

Saw this & had to share in this group.. so fitting.

AstralSmoke comments on May 15, 2018:

My garden is weeds.

To get out of 88-degree heat, today I hiked a 6.

AstralSmoke comments on May 15, 2018:

Looks and sounds fantastic. Love the photos.

Hello. I like the idea of nog taboo. I consider myself very open minded.

AstralSmoke comments on May 16, 2018:

Taboo family porn was the first entry with Google search. I didn't even know there was such a thing. Doubt that's what you're referring to though.

Have you all had a nice day?

AstralSmoke comments on May 16, 2018:

Just some obnoxious thumb twiddling.

Looks or money?

AstralSmoke comments on May 16, 2018:

None of the above, but hey, look who doesn't have a partner.

Hi ! My name is Val. I live in South Africa. Pleased to meet all you guys.

AstralSmoke comments on May 16, 2018:

Howdy, Nice beard ponytail! Congrates on your weight loss. Looking good.

peonies.

AstralSmoke comments on May 16, 2018:

Very deep original and interesting manipulations.

Ever date someone that was someone special?

AstralSmoke comments on May 16, 2018:

?

These are some serious issues!

AstralSmoke comments on May 16, 2018:

Is there anyone left?

If it goes deep and cuts to the bone.

AstralSmoke comments on May 17, 2018:

I get distant a lot. Nothing to do with anger though.

I wrote a comprehensive essay about my life experiences with fundamentalist religion 15 years ago.

AstralSmoke comments on May 17, 2018:

I've only read a little of this. It's captivating so far, but have to run off and do choirs. Promise to finish it later. Thanks for telling your story.

Oliver North: Gun Owners Are As Oppressed As Blacks Were Under Jim Crow - The Intellectualist

AstralSmoke comments on May 17, 2018:

"It is about garnering the outrage from others that they perceive goes with the comparison."

Chris de Burgh - The Road to Freedom [youtube.com]

AstralSmoke comments on May 17, 2018:

The road to freedom is a never-ending dirt path with large rocks, sinkholes, and multiple workarounds.

At first I thought it might be fitting to put a pun on my tombstone, but then I realized that would ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 17, 2018:

You make me laugh every time. Does that mean I’m simple?

We had a great stamp club meeting last night (May 16).

AstralSmoke comments on May 17, 2018:

Are you a stamp collector?

Following the interest shown in a song performed by a father for his autistic son that I posted ...

AstralSmoke comments on May 18, 2018:

Thanks, FrayedBear.

What do you think?

AstralSmoke comments on May 18, 2018:

How can evidence prove nothing? If there is evidence, even if it's only circumstantial, it at least leads one to some sort of conclusion.