Pay attention to patterns.

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Me when I was young & dumb...

Feel the love❤?

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Sometimes you can't find anyone, so this post may not be a very positive message for some people.

Dating profiles, am I right? In reality though, dating profiles are a way of avoiding an awkward ...

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Interest in sports, drinking, smoking, liking to dance (I can't though I wish I could) & sometimes appearance. Also serious spelling or grammar errors in the case of native English speakers are an immediate disqualification.

This may be the sexiest thing I've seen in a long, long while. Many more of similar ingeniousness...

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

If you explain it I guess it wouldn't be sexy anymore?

7 Steps to Happiness - Agree/Disagree?

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

All except the first--most people don't think enough.

Texters....which do you do?

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I don't text, but I like emojis. For some reason can't stand "lol"--maybe because it's usually fake. Like how often are you actually laughing out loud when you type that? Usually it's not nearly THAT funny.

Hi, my name is Karl and I live in Denmark. Although I grew up with atheist parents we never ...

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Hi Karl! Sounds like this is an important time in your life. Glad you are here.

We are the Resistance.

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I wonder why they chose that Star Wars lady for their sign.

[msnbc.com] The Trump Administration tracked individual migrant girls pregnancies - Were they ...

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Yes to all of that. The level of entitlement to women's bodies in this country is infuriating.

The first photo was taken yesterday the others were taken today.

Carin comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Wow! Amazing change! I love your garden features too.

I remember the first time I heard this quote, it kind of startled me; and each time I come upon it, ...

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Each time I read it, it resonates just a little bit more! Thanks for reposting it--it reminds me I'm making progress.

After much soul searching, talking, advice, and support: I’m going no contact with my family, ...

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

You have my total support. I made this decision decades ago & never regretted it, even when my parents died. I only felt relief. So here's me wishing you good luck, although I don't think you need it because you have taken CONTROL of this situation with confident decisiveness.

Hold each other up Stolen from FB

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Perfect! I love to see a stranger's face light up when I tell her I love her colors, or her sweater looks so comfy & pretty. Someone doesn't need to be dressed up for us to notice something special. & no reason we can't compliment a guy on his shoes or shirt or something either. But the day I casually complimented a store clerk on his masculine choice of nail polish color, I realized I was officially a naturalized Californian.

Changes in diet may have led to changes in speech. [archaeology.org] Sounds a little ...

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

One of my areas of expertise is human lactation. Shorter duration of breastfeeding, only possible in agricultural societies where non-human milk & softer foods were available for infants, would have quickly changed oral development in similar ways. Studies have shown that failure to breastfeed results in higher rates of speech problems, while another study showed that breastfeeding till age 3 (which would have been at the low end of breastfeeding duration in pre-agricultural times) reduces the need for future orthodontia by over 70%! I've seen no information on breastfeeding & wisdom teeth problems, but the data is clearly showing that active breastfeeding rather than passive bottle feeding, which requires no jaw movement, promotes more normal oral development. Thanks for sharing this article!

Stag horn ferns. Looks better than a dead animal and proves he can keep things ALIVE! Good hunting ...

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

He may be the second most perfect man in the world! The arrangement in the upper left is very interesting.

Chris Rock has a joke about most relationships not lasting, because it’s too hard to keep up the ...

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I didn't even need to re-evalaute the relationship. What I learned was so horrible that a 32 year relationship ended in maybe 30 seconds. & never second guessed myself on it either, though it took a long time to physically leave due to having minor children & almost no money.

Good Morning all. What do you think of this tree and its message? I see it as a tree reaching out to...

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

It made me wonder why tropical trees have buttress roots & roots coming down from branches...stability in thin tropical soils? Trying to absorb more nutrients? Spreading out to monopolize more canopy area & sunlight? Maybe someone here knows. Nice picture. In Hawai'i it would stink like Mynah birds though....

How to keep zombies out.

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

What about that corner?

I did it. I emailed a lawyer. Maybe soon I’ll be actually single.

Carin comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Consider yourself single now & start having fun! Don't let that man waste another minute of your life. Divorce can take a while.

Welcome to our group @Susan4birds .... ?

Carin comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Hi Susan!

Zehra Duman, an EX-Aussie, I.S.I.S. bride now wants back into Australia because she has 2 children ...

Carin comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I tend to agree with you. Let the kids in if they are young enough to be salvageable. We have a similar case in the US right now. Her father is pleading for her to be allowed back in. I would almost say, make an example of her.

I might be a little too religion focused.

Carin comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I want that last one!

Ugh! I planned on meeting a local man (not from this site) Saturday. I just spoke to him on the ...

Carin comments on Mar 14, 2019:

He may have been tired from work. And some people are phone people but many aren't, especially these days.

Greetings! I’m new to Agnostic.com and look forward to making new friends

Carin comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Hi Lawman! I like your swan.

Hello, my name is Sean. I am new to this site. I have been an atheist for about three years.Before ...

Carin comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Well at least this way you know you're not missing anything. Hope you decide to stay.

I am one of those people, how about you?

Carin comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Pretty much...I'm good at getting other people to tag along on my adventures though. I took my boyfriend on a carnivorous plant hunt today & he almost forgot to go to work.

Most know this as PI day it just also so happens to Albert Einstein birthday.

Carin comments on Mar 14, 2019:

My silly Pi Day story: Somehow I made it to my forties never having heard of Pi Day (I'm totally math phobic) until my daughter said tomorrow was Pie Day at school, & they were supposed to bring pies to cut up & share. As a hopeless wanna-be supermom type, I set to making a home made pie that would be bigger than any of the other kids' pies. My lasagna pan was the biggest baking dish I had....& my poor daughter brought a rectangular (though huge, delicious, & made entirely from scratch) apple pie to school to celebrate "Pie" day.....

Update on Sassygirl3869/Lisa: Lisa is still in Albany Medical Center, resting comfortably. They ...

Carin comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Well, a good lawyer is hard to find. & so is a good, supportive & loyal companion like you.

I hate Daylight Savings time. If you like Daylight Savings Time personally, or think it benefits ...

Carin comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Someone just told me that Trump is going to try to get rid of DST. Nothing about that in today's newspaper though, so I'm wondering if anyone here heard that too. It would be weird to support anything he does, but I sure hope it's true & he actually does it.

Adorable Police Dog Attempts to Perform CPR, [msn.com]

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

That is cute! And a good way to keep the attention of young children while teaching CPR!

I've noticed that, when debating a subject, many people perform web searches for their topic and ...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Like this?

[patheos.com] Not Dead Yet-The Right Plays Chicken with Women's Lives

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Creeps.

This guy works out every day, takes steroids and has a six pack that you can crush walnuts on - ...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Just like his idol, Trump. Maybe we should start a Go Fund Me campaign to pay for penis enlargement for conservative men. They need to mellow out!

Back from NH and court today. Trying to absorb what went down. No ruling yet but my lawyer is ...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Really a sad situation for you. I'm so sorry.

Hey ladies, festival season is right around the corner. Why pay high festival prices for wine. Bring...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Bet her boyfriend bought it for her. Or rather, himself but she has to wear it.

So, I went to the Ebb Tide the other night. It had the code for no liberals allowed. The sign said:...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

I would not do business with bigots like that, whatever Ebb Tide is.

Are you just ‘relationshopping’? Is a checklist getting in the way? [curiosity.com]

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Harsh!

I have been in this position many times. I beat the lid with a knife head, tried lightly with a ...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

No need to starve--just poke a tiny hole in the lid to get rid of the vacuum holding it on. You can put a little tape over the hole if you aren't going to use it all up. I find that my pride is well worth a bit of tape. Did anyone mention whacking the bottom of the jar with the heel of your hand as hard as you can? That will often jolt things loose.

Post a song that instantly reminds you of high school

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Highway to Hell by AC/DC. It won the vote to be my class's graduation song. I thought it was an appalling choice, though late it became sadly appropriate for me. I never did like that band.

How flexible are you when it comes to relationships? In terms of how/what you're willing to change?...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

I'm restraining myself politically right now. I don't think he realizes what a sacrifice that is for me.

What’s a hobby you enjoy that a partner has never shared? For me, reading comics/manga. Not ...

Carin comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Sewing, knitting & painting. Crafts of most kinds. & livestock.

Even at my advanced (!) age, I still sometimes have bad dreams about the abuse I have survived. ...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

I'm so sorry--that must be an awful, helpless feeling. I've been lucky not to have had that happen.

The first of the seasons 'forced' rhubarb came ready today. If you have never done it, it is very ...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

My ex had an oxylate kidney stone so when someone stole my rhubarb plant I didn't plant another. Another opportunity to celebrate my new life--I'll plant several of them this time. I used to make pie filling & can it. Can't wait to try blanching it--never even heard of it before!

I hate Daylight Savings time. If you like Daylight Savings Time personally, or think it benefits ...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Car accidents increase following time changes.

When News and Advertising Departments work together

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

I'm betting Bargaintown is no longer advertising with this paper...

When News and Advertising Departments work together

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Actually I think that's when they DON'T work together & the editor had the day off...

Weird reasons you couldn't date someone: I had to break it off with someone because she looked too ...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

I just can't stand pretty boys. They seem to have a certain personality to go with their too perfectly cute looks.

Hi! I'm Amy, here for conversation and to make new friends. Ex or never was Roman Catholic. Where ...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Hi Amy! That's my daughter's name too. I named her that because I could not recall ever meeting anyone with that name who was unlikeable. I'm in Mississippi right now & can't wait to return to civilization.

Suede Larb Jeebus, I need to get back to hanging around in here and stay out of the general ...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

It does seem that way!

Caption this!

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

She'd heard he turned water into wine....

Hi!!! My name is Jamie and I am a hopeless romantic. I am an atheist and have been for many years. I...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Hi Jamie!

Many relationships just don't work out. What's a reason you've ended a relationship? I'll go ...

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Violence.

Deiter, your next interview ;) If you can't be hired, be memorable!

Carin comments on Mar 10, 2019:

I like your advice.

Hello. New to the site and the group. Looking forward to meeting new people!

Carin comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Hi Kittencpa! Hope you enjoy yourself here!

“I never knew I could have a relationship with God like I do now,” he said. “It’s like the ...

Carin comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Definitely going to plead insanity.

Argggg! I’m so pissed at my husband right now. He is being so unreasonable. He wants to buy a ...

Carin comments on Mar 9, 2019:

YES!!!

As the day closes Happy International Women's Day!

Carin comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Thanks & the same to you!

I know your god is fake, random Christian who is friends with my Pentecostal aunt. No, Muncie, IN ...

Carin comments on Mar 9, 2019:

I don't suppose I can disagree with any of that!

It's a war isn't it?

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Can you clarify please?

Let's see the outcome shall we?

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Cake rules!!! Extra frosting!

It's both laughable, and very, very sad when white males whine and complain about reverse ...

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Those white males are to be known & referred to henceforth as Broflakes.

Hello to all. I'm new. My name is Brian and I'm in central Connecticut. I was raised in a Roman ...

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Welcome! Good intro.

Does age matter in a relationship? I'm in a age gap relationship with American older guy he's 48 and...

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

If you are both fine with it that's what matters. I'm 10 years older than my boyfriend & I don't really think about our age difference much until someone mentions it, which is, unfortunately, rather often as he looks about 10 years younger than he really is. People think I must be his rich sugar mamma when in fact we are both pretty broke!

‪In Alabama the tornado is called an act of God that caused a lot of damage and 23 lost lives. The...

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Kind of surprising they even blame god for that, now that you mention it!

Luckily a few survived the 20° temps the past couple of nights.

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I like that really dark blue one!

Being attentive is so important to me. It is the very best gift.

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

That is really a nice feeling, isn't it?

On International Women's Day! Women who, through their efforts, be they direct or indirect, ...

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

The biographies were great! I especially appreciated the first woman doctor in England who started a medical school there for women after being forced to leave the country to get her own medical degree.

Some more fun time, mine was hopscotch. ??

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Hide & seek & pretend games like "house" and "store." We would pick dandelions & daisies & have a pretend flower store.

Whahoo! I got the shirt! Thanks @Admin

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

You look good in it! Nice color choice.

Whahoo! I got the shirt! Thanks @Admin

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Me too! Now I have to get up the nerve to wear it outside of the house down here in Mississippi...

Damn texting!

Carin comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Welcome to the force.

I really don't know why we keep celebrating Christopher Columbus when he was clearly a Johnny come ...

Carin comments on Mar 6, 2019:

& also not a very good person either.

Good idea. I had a dead fir in my front yard that I planted around then trained up. It would stop ...

Carin comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Very pretty.

Not really looking for answers or anything here, just musing. I am talking to a new guy, and when...

Carin comments on Mar 6, 2019:

That is so cool!

So, I turned 25 recently and it just hit me that I'm 5 years away from being 30... Too soon to have ...

Carin comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Only if you plan to die at 50... Seriously, 30 might be the worst--you still feel young so it's harder to accept those big numbers. As you get older it's less of a big deal. Though I'll be 60 in 3 years, ugh--that feels like practically dead! Where do the years go once you get older? Childhood seemed to last FOREVER, time seemed barely to move. I can't remember now when it sped up--after 20 for sure... How fast do years seem to be going by for you?

01. Lobbyists spend $3,200,000,000 annually to influence U.S. Senators and Representatives 02. ...

Carin comments on Mar 5, 2019:

I voted No because I think we need to get rid of lobbyists & corporate control over our so-called democracy. Those are much more important than term limits. With term limits the lobbyists will just have to buy new politicians more often, instead of the same old ones.

What did you have for breakfast?

Carin comments on Mar 5, 2019:

3 Hershey's Kisses or my kids would have eaten them!

I wanna meet Dave...to have friends in high places ?

Carin comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Sounds like a good strategy!

why do people fall in love and end up crying?

Carin comments on Mar 5, 2019:

We will cry about being lonely & unloved otherwise, so it doesn't matter.

Evolution Where are we going?

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Devolution.

I loved this

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Nice to have easy to achieve goals.

Ah, yes and where did your mind go?

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Gross!!!

Let me pose a question to you. Just to give you a backdrop, I work in the restaurant industry and ...

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Do we have to date them or just feed them?

Climate Change

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Even catastrophic storms & disasters haven't jolted us out of our apathy. 2 summers ago the California drought brought the worst wildfire season ever--5,000 buildings burned & over 40 people died in the CA county where I lived.... & I'm really not doing anything differently now... I've always recycled & avoided wasting electricity & all that, but there were still a lot of things more that I could have done, like get rid of my minivan & get a Smart Car or something, stop taking 30 minute hot showers, & let the house be cooler in winter--but I didn't do any of those things & I still haven't. What's wrong with me? Why am I apathetic just like most everyone else?

[signherenow.org] Please sign to pass the ERA - Equal Rights Ammendment for Women. Don't you ...

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Are they going to insist on a donation in order to sign it? AFTER they get me to give them my contact info of course... I usually just ignore petitions nowadays but the ERA has been my dream since I was a teenager. Back then, I never would have believed it would not have been passed by 2019.

So im looking for some thoughts and opinions and please feel be as honest as you like (feel be ...

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Seems like most of the people with folding carts are women, & a lot of women don't care much about cars as long as they do their job. And I don't think drinking beer makes ANYONE more attractive, either, so it seems to me that if you really pay attention & look around you will notice ladies that have a lot in common with you.

Luck or things happen for a reason

Carin comments on Mar 4, 2019:

No.

missing

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

I don't get it....

add some tequilla

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

That's really a new flavor of toothpaste? Yuck.

just a fraction

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

It's only half funny.

Do you agree or not agree? "5 minutes after your birth, they decided your name,nationality, ...

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

"They" don't choose your nationality, generally. Usually it's just the same as your parents' nationality.

Do you call it soda or pop?

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Soda, but the in laws in Ohio & Michigan call it pop. & my dad from Tennessee called it soda-pop.

In the past I have been told "I don't want to know about it" a of times. One of those people who ...

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

I'm sorry you've been treated so hurtfully.

Hi, My name is Dave and I'm a new member of your group. I could really use some advice from an ...

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Yes, counseling for one or both of you. If she won't go then you would still benefit from going alone & getting the support you need. She may be more receptive to couples therapy if she chooses where you will go. Even if you decide to break up, the counselor should be able to help you both through it. Good luck!

Hi everyone! My name is Dave and I'm a brand new member as of today.

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Nice to meet you, Dave!

It's all true.

Carin comments on Mar 3, 2019:

You have! I can feel it! I'm a believer! (But I'm not sending any money!) ;)

Would you consider working for a religious organization?

Carin comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Just like I wouldn't work for a slaughter house. Against my values as a vegetarian.

Pics I took after Friday's run.

Carin comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Is it a burrowing owl?

Seems rather quiet tonight. How are you all inspite of the winter weather across the country here in...

Carin comments on Mar 2, 2019:

It's just wet here, not cold. I'm beginning to think it's never dry.

Reminder: A difference of opinion is not an attack. We can only have meaningful discussion if we ...

Carin comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Not always--if someone has a very unkind opinion of you, your racial group, your gender or profession, that is an attack.