The dog was going ratty so we decided to practice a bit of social distancing at the beach.

PondartIncbendog comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Looks like the beach I live near. We can't drive on the beach, but we can walk on it. The tourists came two weeks ago and wiped out our stores. The mayor was pissed. So the beaches were closed. The temp is around 45 blowing wind and rain. Perfect!

Cyklone replies on Apr 1, 2020:

The tourists who tried to wipe out the country stores here were told to get out of town, fast.

The dog was going ratty so we decided to practice a bit of social distancing at the beach.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Sounds good to me but from what I saw on the news today police in the UK might not like that sort of situation. If you were doing this in the UK they would tell you it was not right and order you to leave and get back indoors. Even walks in deserted places are not allowed now. I'm not from the ...

Cyklone replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Moravian we are only on stage 2 restrictions so no problem here yet. They have closed a couple of beaches, like bondi in sydney but only because the people on the beach were not complying with the social distancing rules, young people who believe they're invulnerable, No problems any where else

Days and days on the ocean sailing towards Australia trying to keep fit.

Cyklone comments on Mar 31, 2020:

If you're not australian, I hope you're not expecting to come ashore in aussie. After taking off our citizens, we've ordered all cruise ships out of our waters. Those aussies that do come ashore from a cruise ship have a compulsory 2 week quarantine and they've already fined several people $1000 ...

Cyklone replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Jolanta stay well. I don't know what news you're getting but the wa gov't has asked the federal gov't to remove the cruise ship atania at fremantle from aussie waters so you're lucky to get back. It must have been a nightmare.

We got rid of one of the puppies, but for some reason nobody is wanting these two sweethearts so ...

Cyklone comments on Apr 1, 2020:

I'd love one, it'd be a great playmate for my dog as he loves puppies. There's a bit of a problem though with you being on the other side of the world and all. 😄

Cyklone replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@1EarthLovingGal I'm glad they could go to good homes. I'm curious about the name reek though. Did he stink or was he a sneaky little shit?

The dog was going ratty so we decided to practice a bit of social distancing at the beach.

kellymkg comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Nice looking dog 🐕

Cyklone replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@AnneWimsey they do, but it's the light coloured eyebrows that make them so expressive. 🙂

Call it a weird thought, or what ever you like BUT, when this pandemic is finally over, done with ...

Paracosm comments on Apr 1, 2020:

I have a feeling we'll be hearing how god brought us through this.

Cyklone replies on Apr 1, 2020:

But which god, or did they all work together? 🤣🤣.

The dog was going ratty so we decided to practice a bit of social distancing at the beach.

Paracosm comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Beautiful dog! Mine are missing the beach but they have the river to play near. One almost jumped in a boat with someone today. Maybe they'll learn to keep their distance?

Cyklone replies on Apr 1, 2020:

Thank you. We're quite lucky here as Adelaide sits along a lovely beach line and amazingly, comparatively few people take advantage of it.

The dog was going ratty so we decided to practice a bit of social distancing at the beach.

kellymkg comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Nice looking dog 🐕

Cyklone replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Thanks, he's a rottie. I've had rotties for 40 years but this is the most overactive, affectionate, dumb one that I've ever owned. Love him though 🙂

Well, it seems that either the local Je-Ho movement is obeying the Social Distancing/Isolation ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 31, 2020:

The 'JW' acronym is well-used around here. IMHO, name-calling is an offense against critical thinking : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

Cyklone replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Triphid and they all describe behaviour more accurately than "christian"

Well, it seems that either the local Je-Ho movement is obeying the Social Distancing/Isolation ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 31, 2020:

The 'JW' acronym is well-used around here. IMHO, name-calling is an offense against critical thinking : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

Cyklone replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Triphid, @FearlessFly I'm not too sure how an epithet becomes a logical fallacy. They're often more accurate than politically correct speech. Like godbotherer for instance.

Well, it seems that either the local Je-Ho movement is obeying the Social Distancing/Isolation ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 31, 2020:

The 'JW' acronym is well-used around here. IMHO, name-calling is an offense against critical thinking : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

Cyklone replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Triphid I agree, I think that might upset him, just a wee turdy bit.

Well, it seems that either the local Je-Ho movement is obeying the Social Distancing/Isolation ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 31, 2020:

The 'JW' acronym is well-used around here. IMHO, name-calling is an offense against critical thinking : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

Cyklone replies on Mar 31, 2020:

What about "god botherers"? That is a fairly common epithet here in aussie but we apply it to all of them.

Anyone ever had a virtual date?

LiterateHiker comments on Mar 31, 2020:

I refuse to get twitterpated over a man before meeting. The best and quickest way to ruin fun and good times is to load them up with expectations in advance. NOTHING IS REAL UNTIL YOU MEET.

Cyklone replies on Mar 31, 2020:

I agree, nothing is real until you meet. On any form of text you get to edit what you've written to present a better image. Spoken language is also quite different to written language, so you can't help but give a false impression. You also lose the vast amount of non-verbal communication.

Trevor Noah get 13 minutes with the one guy you want to listen to on COVID-19

RoyMillar comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Bummer video not available in Canada yet

Cyklone replies on Mar 30, 2020:

Same for Aussie, but I've got this little thing called a VPN... works great.

Christian Preacher: God is Using COVID-19 to Warn America Against Fornication | Hemant Mehta | ...

anglophone comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Should refusing to use one's own brain become punishable by 10 years imprisonment?

Cyklone replies on Mar 28, 2020:

I was reading a fantasy book where a character was convicted and sentenced for "uncommon stupidity". I still think we should introduce legislation to make that an offence. 😄😄

Do you fear your mortality?

barjoe comments on Mar 27, 2020:

During this pandemic obviously we've all had a lot of time to reflect. People have probably turned to religion for strength and that's okay, for them. Not once have I even thought about it.

Cyklone replies on Mar 27, 2020:

I bingewatched Lucifer on netflix. Does that count?

Here is a short description of "Iroquoian " Law.. and spirituality... not quite what you think?

Cyklone comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Sounds like you're proselytizing.

Cyklone replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Geoffrey51 I'll agree wholeheartedly with that. Or ones that are willing to let people die because the remedy wouldn't suit them politically.

Here is a short description of "Iroquoian " Law.. and spirituality... not quite what you think?

Cyklone comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Sounds like you're proselytizing.

Cyklone replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@AmmaRE007 so I was right. They are advanced ideas for any tribe to have held 1000 years ago a d we were all bloody primitive then, except for chinese and japanese. What's the problem? I will look for the books you mention.

Here is a short description of "Iroquoian " Law.. and spirituality... not quite what you think?

Cyklone comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Sounds like you're proselytizing.

Cyklone replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@AmmaRE007 I said "ONCE primitive tribe". I assumed that these were beliefs that have long been held by your tribe and were not recent ideas. Was I wrong?

Here is a short description of "Iroquoian " Law.. and spirituality... not quite what you think?

Cyklone comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Sounds like you're proselytizing.

Cyklone replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@AmmaRE007 I don't kniw what Iroquoian law is, I'm assuming a native tribe, but if that is so, I think that these are extraordinarily advanced and liberal ideas for a once primitive tribe to have adopted. Certainly wouldn't hurt if more people thought and acted this way.

Here is a short description of "Iroquoian " Law.. and spirituality... not quite what you think?

Cyklone comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Sounds like you're proselytizing.

Cyklone replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@AmmaRE007 fair enough. They seem like nice ideas and I can see and relate to the attractiveness of them but the "no healing power beyond mother earth" and the "giving thanks to plants and animals" jars my critical analysis bone

has anyone here had a hip replacement & would care to share their experience?

Cyklone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Yep. Great operation. I was walking that afternoon and was pain free within a few days. It was like being 10 years younger again, walking and training easily without pain. Don't wait as the longer you do the more atrophy occurs in the muscles that you favour and the longer it takes to get it all ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@callmedubious if you can do 12 holes of golf you're fine for a bit. I couldn't walk 200 metres without resting it by the time I had mine done. My surgeon recommended stainless steel at the time but I think that depends on age and activity levels. I was very active.

has anyone here had a hip replacement & would care to share their experience?

Cyklone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Yep. Great operation. I was walking that afternoon and was pain free within a few days. It was like being 10 years younger again, walking and training easily without pain. Don't wait as the longer you do the more atrophy occurs in the muscles that you favour and the longer it takes to get it all ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 25, 2020:

@callmedubious I was pushing to get back into martial arts training within 3 weeks. Felt fine. They wouldn't let me for 6 weeks though. That's how quick you'll recover. Just get an experienced surgeon and do your physio.In terms of when, I'd say that if it is interfering with your sleep get it done now or if you are taking antiinflamattories get it done now. Those things stuff your kidneys and I ended up with mild but permanent kidney damage because I postponed mine so long.

When Trump was elected, my sister and I agreed that perhaps our biggest fear about him was how he ...

Fortyseven comments on Mar 24, 2020:

All political rulers are embarrassments. My country's Prime Minister is a devotee of some happy clapper Christian cult so he's certainly a dickhead. But I do feel sorry for decent Americans who have to put up with their current President.

Cyklone replies on Mar 24, 2020:

And I used to think abbot was bad but this arsehole plumbs new depths of incompetency.

When Trump was elected, my sister and I agreed that perhaps our biggest fear about him was how he ...

AkEyHeAdAkE comments on Mar 24, 2020:

evil, selfish, stupid, ignorant, delusional man well said! might i add... embarrassing, ignorant, phoney, ostentatious, neurotic

Cyklone replies on Mar 24, 2020:

And narcissistic, psychopathic

Should we let Trump focus on restarting the economy and forget about saving lives?

Cyklone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Excuse the metaphor but I suspect you're preaching to the choir on this site.

Cyklone replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 how about sarah mcguinness's "I'm glad you're gone"instead. We don't want to mourn them.

I'm no scientist but it seems to me we sure are giving the climate a breather with much of the world...

Athena comments on Mar 24, 2020:

I find it interesting how people find it disgusting when someone litters, or they don't recycle, yet applaud those who are well travelled. Carbon emissions are real and there should be more consideration for one's carbon footprint, in ALL areas. When people talk about traveling overseas for ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@Philip21 a truly free democracy?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Whoopsie, my bad. I thought you were referencing USA

So first they shut down the country borders and now they're shutting down the state borders while ...

bobwjr comments on Mar 22, 2020:

They are trying to keep us alive, look at Italy and what happened when people ignored quarantine

Cyklone replies on Mar 22, 2020:

Yes, I get that and that's why I comply. It doesn't make it feel any better about having your freedoms restricted

Sometimes when everything seemed so perfect just a moment ago and then you sense a disturbance in ...

Cyklone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

What is it about you that men think they need to wear armour in your presence? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Cyklone replies on Mar 22, 2020:

Don't think this is criticism. I trained my daughter to make men very afraid.

To those who have a Christian background: How are New Testament theology and evolution compatible?

anglophone comments on Mar 22, 2020:

The Christians of which you speak do not confront that question. They choose instead to engage in compartmentalised thinking: they refuse to consider the two concepts in juxtaposition.

Cyklone replies on Mar 22, 2020:

Yep and the rest of us don't bloody care because we know there is no logic to chistianity and you can't resolve the delusions of a christian through logic

I just discovered that one of my old student's mother has a career, now, as an evidential medium.

Novelty comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I’m just reading from your reaction that you feel this brand of spirituality or whatever to be less than credible. I’m still learning about a suspected global consciousness invoked to explain why frequently useful or creative ideas seem to pop up simultaneously all over the world. It’s why ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Novelty you continue to impress me. Go girl.

I just discovered that one of my old student's mother has a career, now, as an evidential medium.

Novelty comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I’m just reading from your reaction that you feel this brand of spirituality or whatever to be less than credible. I’m still learning about a suspected global consciousness invoked to explain why frequently useful or creative ideas seem to pop up simultaneously all over the world. It’s why ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

Creative ideas flow from established data. Given the number of people in the world and the general access to that data, it would be more surprising if creative ideas didn't pop up simultaneously around the world. That's a more likely statistical phenomena that conforms more to occam's razor principles.

While everything is taken place in the world right now, how many of you have starting talking to ...

JohnnyQB comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Question for you, what does being ''spiritual'' mean ?

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Is that what it is? I thought it just meant topping up my scotch glass.

While everything is taken place in the world right now, how many of you have starting talking to ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I only talk to myself...

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty 🤣🤣🤣

A most productive day in the shops today.

Zster comments on Mar 21, 2020:

It depends on how one defines "essentials". Our local groceries have no meat, rice, bread, beans, potatoes, toilet paper, disinfectants, etc... I have a decent supply of fresh and frozen vegetables, bulgar wheat, flour, and corn grits.

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Petter I totally agree on the whisky.

A most productive day in the shops today.

Cyklone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I have plenty of good red wine, cheese and chocalate. I'm good.

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Petter Sorry mate. I'd come on over and bring some good aussie red but the buggers won't let me out and wouldn't let me back in. We've completely shut down our borders.

A most productive day in the shops today.

Cyklone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I have plenty of good red wine, cheese and chocalate. I'm good.

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Petter where do you live? 🙂

While everything is taken place in the world right now, how many of you have starting talking to ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I only talk to myself...

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

But do you answer back? 😀😀

While everything is taken place in the world right now, how many of you have starting talking to ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 21, 2020:

This isn't Facebook. You'll not find many (If any) willfully ignorant members here.

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@bbyrd009 I would say that anyone who is 99.9 percent sure there is a god is the willfully ignorant one on this site.

Hi girls and women, I am single.

IrishTxJudy comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Well many of us would like someone, but this isn’t the site to put this out. This isn’t a dating site and I’m sorry for what is going on in your life. While it does offer that option, you may find slim pickings here. While people do say they are open to meeting people, that’s usually ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 negative???? Perhaps it would help if you reread who was addressing whom

Hi girls and women, I am single.

IrishTxJudy comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Well many of us would like someone, but this isn’t the site to put this out. This isn’t a dating site and I’m sorry for what is going on in your life. While it does offer that option, you may find slim pickings here. While people do say they are open to meeting people, that’s usually ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@IrishTxJudy then what I said doesn't relate to you. "If that's not you.... etc"

I'm going to start referring to America as South Canada. Just to piss people off.

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Easy for you to say, half a hemisphere away.......

Cyklone replies on Mar 21, 2020:

Yep! 😀 considering all the trouble you're going to keep them out it's gotta piss off a few. if you want to piss off us aussies then try calling us west new zealand 🤣🤣

I have a theory about karma.

p-nullifidian comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Waiting for karma to address injustices always seemed to me to be too much like waiting for the day of judgment. Meanwhile the path is strewn with victims. Whether it be a family, a team or a nation, it only takes one bad actor to do permanent harm. And this isn't just about being nice, either. ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@p-nullifidian couldn't agree more.

Hi girls and women, I am single.

IrishTxJudy comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Well many of us would like someone, but this isn’t the site to put this out. This isn’t a dating site and I’m sorry for what is going on in your life. While it does offer that option, you may find slim pickings here. While people do say they are open to meeting people, that’s usually ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

Bloody hell, what cynicism. I notice that a lot of people here are quite happy where they are and not pushing to meet others for relationships because they no longer need another person in their life anymore to make them happy. If that's not you, perhaps you're the one with the problem.

I have a theory about karma.

p-nullifidian comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Waiting for karma to address injustices always seemed to me to be too much like waiting for the day of judgment. Meanwhile the path is strewn with victims. Whether it be a family, a team or a nation, it only takes one bad actor to do permanent harm. And this isn't just about being nice, either. ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

It can come down to finding a way of moving on though. The law doesn't dispense justice, it dispenses the law, so how do we let go if we can't accept that some form of justice may be meted out in time. The alternative is to enforce justice ourselves and although that nay be tempting it may do your family more harm to see you in jail than the original injustive against them.

Morning Everyone, a nice sunny day, as usual, out here the Outback, birds singing, clear blue skies,...

Cyklone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Yeah, but you know, Broken Hill??? I suppose it's not a bad place, but if they were going to give Australia an enema, that's where they'd poke the tube 🤣🤣🤣

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@Triphid maybe you're right. I just seem to run into them every time I go through the place. But as you know we have our areas where the police patrol in pairs. Fortunately I'm a bit further north.

Morning Everyone, a nice sunny day, as usual, out here the Outback, birds singing, clear blue skies,...

Cyklone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Yeah, but you know, Broken Hill??? I suppose it's not a bad place, but if they were going to give Australia an enema, that's where they'd poke the tube 🤣🤣🤣

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@Triphid I've been up there a couple of times for the rifle competition and through there on my way to cobar. It's not such a bad place but you seem to have your share of ferals.

I have a theory about karma.

David1955 comments on Mar 20, 2020:

I'm still waiting for Karma to strike Rupert Murdoch. By your theory that should have happened by now, given the a-holes who surround him 24/7. He's 80++++ No sign. He'll die in his bed (assuming he hasn't bought tech to keep him alive forever); not a karma in site. I read about little kids dying...

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@David1955 too true.

I have a theory about karma.

Novelty comments on Mar 20, 2020:

The only karma that exist is the instant kind, like I get groped by you and I slam my knee into your crotch so hard it hurts your ancestors. 👄

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

Sweety, if you got groped by me it would only be because you had begged me to do it. Mind you I'd probably think all my xmases had come at once. 🤣🤣🤣 I wouldn't touch another person unless asked.

I have a theory about karma.

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Interesting but not likely. For example, let's say you have an office or any place where there's a varied mix of nice people and also assholes (notice the other spelling), then your theory falls apart. This is a diverse world.

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

You yanks really need to learn how to spell 😃 . Maybe because I'm an old bastard but so often it seems that the longer you live the more chickens come to roost. Sometimes I wonder if the worst curse is " live a long life".

I have a theory about karma.

David1955 comments on Mar 20, 2020:

I'm still waiting for Karma to strike Rupert Murdoch. By your theory that should have happened by now, given the a-holes who surround him 24/7. He's 80++++ No sign. He'll die in his bed (assuming he hasn't bought tech to keep him alive forever); not a karma in site. I read about little kids dying...

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

Nothing's perfect. Sometimes the bad guys win.

Oh damn! I guess I need to stop smoking weed all together.

Novelty comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Mostly I don't like paranoia harshing my buzz, I think I feel like this and cough the same every time I smoke weed.

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

You should try hash instead. It's been 40 years but I remember it being a much smoother buzz, less paranoia and less body hit. More mental.

Oh damn! I guess I need to stop smoking weed all together.

TimeOutForMe comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Smoking makes the lungs weaker and Coronavirus attacks the lungs - respiratory organs. I hope for your sake you don't have the Coronavirus. Phone your GP ask for advice. Please take precautionary measures and continue the social distancing as it helps to lower the risks of infection and ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@Novelty good for you. Congratulations.

Show her you care...

twshield comments on Mar 19, 2020:

people really are stupid. buying toilet paper like its a going out of style. Its a respiratory virus not a stomach virus......(rolling my eyes)

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@MissKathleen we have a slightly different obsession here generally. Hurricane = buy beer. Cyclone = buy beer. Floods = buy beer. It may not help, but at least you get to a point where you don't care 😃😃

Today, Thursday, Googling "coronavirus in CT".

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Not really possible. I have to have food.

Cyklone replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@Sticks48 just stirring you because it seems to be a thing with many of your countrymen. Toilet paper and a pistol. Perhaps so that if you run out you can rob your neighbour. 😄

Today, Thursday, Googling "coronavirus in CT".

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Not really possible. I have to have food.

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@Sticks48 then stay safe. 🙂 Are you going to buy a gun too, seems to be the thing over there 🤣🤣🤣 Just taking the piss. 🙂

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

MissKathleen comments on Mar 19, 2020:

All I got to offer is hugs.

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

Thanks, needed that 😊

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

Lorajay comments on Mar 19, 2020:

At least you didn't have to endure an altar call like I have at some Southern babtist funerals.

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@Lorajay at a bloody funeral? You're shitting me, or I hope you are. That's so inappropriate

Today, Thursday, Googling "coronavirus in CT".

Sticks48 comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Not really possible. I have to have food.

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

If you have enough water you can actually go without food for a month and still be very healthy. Probably not anyone's favourite way to lose weight. 🤔

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

Lorajay comments on Mar 19, 2020:

At least you didn't have to endure an altar call like I have at some Southern babtist funerals.

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

What is an alter call?

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

Lauren comments on Mar 19, 2020:

I'm sorry for your loss, and that your grief was magnified by the hollow platitudes of the religious. I hope you had the chance to tip a glass with your sibs and share some stories honoring that wild girl.

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

Sure did. 🙂

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

glennlab comments on Mar 19, 2020:

I went to a funeral last Monday, it was perhaps the worst funeral I have ever attended. It wasn't because his life was cut short at 32, it wasn't because of the pain of his wife that I've known since she was 16, it wasn't because the step daughter had come to see him as a real father figure and he ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

Sorry for your loss as well. That sounds terrible. To me the empty platitudes seem like a betrayal to the reality of the loss.

something to distract for a moment

Cyklone comments on Mar 18, 2020:

I'm still not sure how that happens, but it's like some part of your brain goes into neutral. The same thing happens to women when you show them a newborn. There has to be a link there somewhere. 🤣🤣

Cyklone replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@whiskywoman 😄 what's not to like?

Venturing out for groceries.

Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2020:

We need photographic evidence please! 😄

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

@Barnie2years 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 take me to your leader. 😀😀

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

Varn comments on Mar 18, 2020:

I passed on a funeral just days ago.. Saw that three preachers were scheduled to speak. No thanks! Can’t imagine how she’d ‘be described,’ but I’ll remember her as I knew her, and had spent time with the family beforehand. Damn religion.

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

@Varn it was my brother's funeral. The only reason there was a pastor was for the benefit of my mother but I wasn't in the mood for bullshit.

Venturing out for groceries.

Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2020:

We need photographic evidence please! 😄

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

I agree, photos or no prize. 😀😀

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

Marionville comments on Mar 18, 2020:

Funerals can be a bit of an ordeal for atheists... I have endured a few in my time. The most recent just last month was excruciating with not one, but two preachers droning on at length. I go to show respect and support to the grieving relatives and friends, it’s just a small thing to do, and ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

It's an interesting experience isn't it? Like being the only person with sight in a group of blind people.

something to distract for a moment

Cyklone comments on Mar 18, 2020:

I'm still not sure how that happens, but it's like some part of your brain goes into neutral. The same thing happens to women when you show them a newborn. There has to be a link there somewhere. 🤣🤣

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

@whiskywoman sure are! 😛

I went to my aunt's funeral today.

Varn comments on Mar 18, 2020:

I passed on a funeral just days ago.. Saw that three preachers were scheduled to speak. No thanks! Can’t imagine how she’d ‘be described,’ but I’ll remember her as I knew her, and had spent time with the family beforehand. Damn religion.

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

Yes, I went out of respect for her and to catch up with family I hadn't seen in many years but the whole, gone to a better place, bullshit annoys the crap out of me. The last funeral I was at, when confronted by the pastor, I told him that I thought he was no different to a drug dealer, peddling illusions and addiction. That went down like a lead balloon.

Language is interesting.

Novelty comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Like: Lets eat grandpa. or Lets eat, grandpa. See commas save lives. 🥀

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

@Novelty 🤣🤣 yes he can if he has a bigger can can't he 🙂

Language is interesting.

Novelty comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Like: Lets eat grandpa. or Lets eat, grandpa. See commas save lives. 🥀

Cyklone replies on Mar 18, 2020:

Or the even more confusing: that that is is that that is not is not is it not.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 17, 2020:

And just like that, poof!! she's gone.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Freedompath The idea that the body changes weight with death was the result of a badly flawed experiment by a man called mcdougal in 1907. It has since been completely debunked. But feel free to hold onto your beliefs, it's not the silliest I've heard, just wrong.

"Italian Hospitals Rationing Healthcare for Older, Sicker Coronavirus Patients" [breitbart.

Cyklone comments on Mar 17, 2020:

I suspect that triage in USA won't be on the basis of likelihood of recovery but more on the basis of ability to pay.

Cyklone replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Apunzelle it would be nice to believe that you're right.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Triphid It helps to be able to recognise when you're flogging a dead horse. 😉

Hello everybody! Now that we have a "hunker down" situation in a lot of places, what are your hunker...

Cyklone comments on Mar 17, 2020:

I have solar power and I live in a very sunny country 😀😀😀😀

Cyklone replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@JustAskMe I'm self employed and I love my work so these days I work 3 days/week. 2 full days and 2 half days. I take wednesdays and the weekend off as I find that breaks it up nicely.

I want to say that I am an agnostic, and I don;t need/want anyone trying to tell me what I "really" ...

Archeus_Lore comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Those who try to tell me I am an Atheist as opposed to Agnostic strike me as being just like the christians . . . . . they claim something they cannot with 100% certainty prove, and then try to badger others into buying their bull shit story. The ones who do this also almost always assume that ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Joanne really, really well put. 👍

Sandra was out driving her car and while stopped at a red light, the car just died.

St-Sinner comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Oh Sandra... You shouldn't have gone out the first place.

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

I understand where you're coming from but isn't it sad that we have to think that way.

Our headlines read: "People in LA lining up for guns as virus cases increase in California.

bingst comments on Mar 16, 2020:

They're probably planning on the worst-case scenario, when there's a breakdown of government services like law enforcement.

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Yes but I wonder if a lot more guns is likely to make that more or less likely.

I want to say that I am an agnostic, and I don;t need/want anyone trying to tell me what I "really" ...

resserts comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Sounds like you've got it all figured out… I'm glad you feel free to express yourself so fully while telling anyone who might disagree with you to shut the fuck up. Good for you!

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Our headlines read: "People in LA lining up for guns as virus cases increase in California.

prometheus comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Wasn't that a line from Bill Maher on Friday night too? I rather think they will either be shooting at toilet paper bandits, or just shoot at anyone who gets near their homes. Let's not forget half this country probably thinks The Walking Dead is a documentary...

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Sorry, didn't see Maher. If I duplicated his comment it was accidental. I think the idea of people buying more guns is scarier than the death rate from the virus. And isn't it interesting that your death rate from guns is probably higher than it ever will be from this virus but we see what done about it?

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Freedompath yes, I agree. But a conductor (bodies, cars etc) that has a current running through it generates a measurable electromagnetic field around it as well.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Freedompath yep, and so does my car because it is also a conductor and has electric circuits running through it.

Speaking of Covid19, Was sitting on my front veranda, come shade-house for potted plants, yesterday...

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

As a wee follow up, the Evangeloon told me less than an hour ago, over the adjoining fence thankfully, that he went to the Emergency Department of the Hospital this morning and told them that thought he may " Morona Virus," and he wanted some medical advice on how he should look after himself. It ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Kudos to the doctor for catching that toss and handballing it 😃

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Novelty best laugh all day. Thank you 😅😅

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Novelty comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Don’t overthink it most of the time, then overthink it part time like on a day off. You might find out a lot about yourself. If you need to do more then find some fanatical believer and let them attempt to convince you. That should fix you up. Those guys could run off the Holy Ghost using ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 16, 2020:

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Friday, March 06, 2020 Realize - thine - Essence - LOVE - Recognize - thy - Composition - ENERGY...

Geoffrey51 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Just an observation. Why do you use archaic terms like ‘thine’ and ‘ye’ (which is not a word but early typographic shorthand) and modern abbreviations like ‘thru’ and ‘U R’?

Cyklone replies on Mar 14, 2020:

That's what you're curious about? I want to know what he's using so I can get some. 🤣🤣🤣

Seneca . . . events

Cyklone comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I agree in principle, but I imagine it would be a bit hard to keep a positive view of much if you and your kids were in the middle of a war zone.

Cyklone replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@Archeus_Lore point taken

I intern at one of the very few rehabilitation places in the nation that takes registered sex ...

Druvius comments on Mar 12, 2020:

As I understand it, ones that have been doing it awhile and are habituated to the behavior pretty much are a lost cause. Ones who were caught early, and want to be treated, can be.

Cyklone replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@Druvius actually recidivism rates are a lot lower than for other crimes, but that doesn't change the disgust that people feel towards this crime. With regards to murderers like bundy, if there were a way to always be 100% sure, then I'd consider the death penalty but unfortunately there is ample evidence that innocents have been executed. Also, because I don't believe in any post death penalties I suspect that a life in prison is far more painful than a quick death. It's a pity that they don't have hard labour any more though.

I intern at one of the very few rehabilitation places in the nation that takes registered sex ...

Cyklone comments on Mar 12, 2020:

I work with sexual offenders and recent studies in Australia show that recidivism rate for sexual offenders is 13% compared to the recidivism rate for violence offences around 70% so treatment is very effective. Having said that, if you can't work with these people in a non-judgemental manner you ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 12, 2020:

@VeronikaAnnJ It is a very difficult area to work and even amongst professionals it is best to only work in that area part time. But, be judgemental, that's human but don't be sceptical of treatment, it works very effectively and it is better to help the perp so that you don't have to treat the subsequent victims. Especially as the other option, shoot 'em, isn't legal.

I intern at one of the very few rehabilitation places in the nation that takes registered sex ...

Druvius comments on Mar 12, 2020:

As I understand it, ones that have been doing it awhile and are habituated to the behavior pretty much are a lost cause. Ones who were caught early, and want to be treated, can be.

Cyklone replies on Mar 12, 2020:

Not so. There are hardened cases that should never be released but they are a minority. The horror or the crime hides the fact that in the overall picture sexual offender treatment programmes are extremely effective; one of the most effective rehabilitation programmes we have.

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

Bierbasstard comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Narcissism, Sociopathy, Psycopathy...

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@Bierbasstard I agree, mainly because just saying something is evil is a description that doesn't suggest solutions.

When I signed up here I was still hoping to find someone to start a relationship.

skado comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Yep, pretty much. I don't run away, but I don't invest any energy in pursuing one. Life is good.

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

I'm with you. I do wonder though whether being single is causing me to become selfish.

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

Marionville comments on Mar 9, 2020:

No, it’s a religious construct, evil as an actual entity doesn’t exist ...it shouldn’t be used as a noun. Evil can either be used as an adverb or an adjective, to describe an action or a person or thing.

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

I agree, but from what does this evil action grow?

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 9, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

Interesting link. I was interested in the concept of evil outside the idea of any god.

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

bobwjr comments on Mar 9, 2020:

No there is evil just not supernatural , witness Nazis, white supremacist, republicans and the white house and the Koch brothers

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@bobwjr you're arguing my point here. Their need before the wellbeing of others.

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

WilliamFleming comments on Mar 9, 2020:

IMO good and evil are human mind judgments having survival value but of no significance from a cosmic perspective. The welfare of other’s bodily selves might be in our best interest at times. In other situations it might be best to use the others for food. I lean toward thinking that our ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

Perhaps, but we also observe rrpeatedly that adults will instinctively sacrifice themselves for a child and not necessarily their own, so perhaps species survival transcends the self?

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

bobwjr comments on Mar 9, 2020:

No there is evil just not supernatural , witness Nazis, white supremacist, republicans and the white house and the Koch brothers

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@bobwjr that's an interesting point. I wonder with we could argue that their racism grew out of greed regarding their world view.

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

lerlo comments on Mar 9, 2020:

I'm not sure I would call serial rapists or serial killers greedy. You can try and define out of existence any word you want. For instance is there really any good in the world or is it just different forms of charity?

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

But serial rapists and killers are trying to satisfy some personal need, even if that is to create pain or subjugation and they do it without regard for the needs if the victim. They don't care.

So I've pondered, is there such a thing as evil, or are the behaviours we call evil just different ...

Bierbasstard comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Narcissism, Sociopathy, Psycopathy...

Cyklone replies on Mar 9, 2020:

This is my point. Each of these diagnoses are of people who just take what they want because they think they deserve it and have no regard for the needs or well being of others.