“Either God wants to get rid of evil, but he can’t; or God can, but he doesn’t want to; or God...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Always remember that when Adam and Eve ate the fruit and knew what they had done they hid and god called them** because he could not find them**. Suddenly they showed up with clothes on.

FEMA Will Test a System That Would Allow Trump to Text Directly to Your Phone

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Sorry. I will block all texts. The hell with that lying bastard. Even now I am getting e-mails from sites I do not know and have never heard of along with a few that I have only looked at in passing. Imagine that this bullshit was all people that you saw on the street in passing and they pestered you to buy a product. This shit is going too far. Modern sites allow that you have agreed by terms of their algorithm. This is worse than insanity. It is wrong and I do not believe that it is even legal.

Umpires Threaten to Boycott Serena Williams & Tourists Tempt Fate with a Lion | The Daily Show ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

My best advice is to leave Serena alone. On the other hand when we get to lions people need to always remember that they are wild animals. Tourists here were lucky. It means they can kill you.

This is why they helped trump...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I think he is right. Trump will go along with it because he wants to be able to borrow more money.

I am curious What are the top three things or you can say "red flags" that would make your heart ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I have a cheap mortgage and do not want to move. I no longer have money enough for extensive travel. I believe a man and woman should each have their own money without relying on the other one. I'm open to dating or living together if any woman out there can see where I am coming from. It doesn't matter about your money and it is none of my business. If you are rich I would still think this way and believe this way.

Will Trump discount or null our votes in 2020 if he loses both the public and college vote?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Trump really does want to become dictator of the U.S. This is why he will not leave quietly when his time is up and if he lives long enough we will be constantly bothered by his Tweets until he dies. It will be like a horror film in which a talking doll will not shut up even with it's head cut off.

Here I am again.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I once heard that prayer doesn't change things but it might change you. These days I'm so changed that I don't pray - ever!

Is socialism bad for the USA?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I don't think that** socialist security** has hurt anyone. In fact it gives a littler money for older people to live on so others can go about being productive and making more money for themselves and the government at large. Without it many productive people would be out of the workforce and taking care of their older relatives with many living in squalor. In case you wanted an answer that involved Communism that is a whole other matter.

Paul McCartney's song is an ode against Trump and he just admitted it is, so here you go: "Despite ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

That's about right..

TRUMP FINALLY MAKES A FRIEND NY Times [nyti.ms]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Do they lie equally as much?

Waiting for the sequel.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

He really looks good without that hair. :)

Nothing to something

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Science deals with "nothing" explained as such when they cannot exactly put a finger on what is there. Dark Matter seems to be in that category right now. Before Hubble we had no good pictures of things in our universe and even then it failed until they went up and polished the lens. I'm saying we see the universe and Cosmos but not correctly. It is nice to watch the images they have collected. It soothes me to see them but in time it will all change because of a better model and better equipment.

Every Sunday morning across the globe....

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

This is very true with myself and you find on You Tube that it was so very true with Jerry DeWitt. I have never met Jerry but his videos as the first graduate of the clergy project helped me to realize that I am indeed atheist. Gods are imaginary.

Should religion be taught in schools?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

As religions of the world YES. As an individual religious belief NO. Many do not get it that public schools are forbidden to teach religion. In some areas it is being done "after hours" on school property with full approval of the public school system district. This is illegal. By all means sue them to get rid of this and get religion out of your public school and only teach it in your Sunday School. In my area a FB friend posted that it was "National Bring Your Bible to School Day." She is wrong. There is no such day in public schools. As a theist she is hoping it to be so and most likely cannot wait until creationism is taught in class rooms. They just keep making it up and do not get it that this sort of thing is for their private religious school or Sunday School. Be advised that Betsy DeVos is one who would like to turn this all around. This is why her and Mike Pence hold the office that they do today.

Where do you find meaning?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

It is hard for me to fully grasp the question. It begs of itself that you have to be searching for some "meaning." The meaning in your life is whatever you choose to give it. Does life, the universe, and even Cosmos have a meaning? I haven't got a clue. The thought seldom crosses my mind. If it bothers you and you really want to know the answer just join one of these groups who have all the answers. If they cannot explain it all for you history shows that they will start just making it all up.

The meaning of life

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Everyone is searching for "the meaning of life." It makes no sense really. We are alive so enjoy it. Are you searching for or concerned with "the meaning of mashed potatoes?" Maybe not. How about "the meaning of that recent bill I just got" or maybe "the meaning of that bird flying in the air."

That's the religious right for ya, bunch of hypocrites.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

The poor religious right. Apparently they never caught on to exactly why the GOP welcomed them into the party in the first place and now they go with all this crap because they know it's the only shot at political power they will ever get. This makes it easy to see why they bend the scriptures "just a little."

I Don't Know It For a Fact...I Just Know It's True | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Funny. I try to watch Bill Maher every week. He also has some good guests.

Can you say Narcissistic Sociopath?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 16, 2018:

It is true. Everything he don't like is fake news. I think a firing squad ought to be in order. I'm not sure how in the hell else you would shut him up. Is anyone aware that he will go on with this nonsense now for as long as he lives?

Don't. You. Hate. When. People. Post. Like. This. why do they do it?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Your example is much like texting which I absolutely hate. People are like that today and it's not just kids. My grown daughters can text you a letter. Why not e-mail me a letter instead. People today would rather text a job interview.

I am a loner and an outsider.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

At 72 I'm now starting to feel just about the same way that you do.

Why so many private groups ..,?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I think a lot of it is to keep the pro and con Trump people from killing each other.

I have blocked my third user.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

It reminds me of talking Trump but his supporters cannot talk Trump. All you get back is Hillary and Obama. I even had one go into great lengths about AIG at one point. I had no idea what he was talking about. Isn't that an insurance company?

Christian author who said atheists ‘exacerbate evil’ was cheating on his wife with two women –...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

How in the hell did he even have the time?

The REAL Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I agree with every word except where they are all terrified old me. In truth they are those that willfully go along with the terrified old men because they do not want to see changes in their religion or power structure. This means they are NOT rapidly dying dinosaurs approaching extinction. They are a fearful group that wants to have America as a Christian Nation and they believe everything else should go into extinction. They will sell, prostitute, or otherwise change their Jesus to get there. Their "Christianity" will indeed secure their white privilege. I hate them with a passion. The earth is a big box of crayons. We are all of the colors inside that box. The powers that be do not give a damn about Democracy. The rich will still be rich even in a Fascist regime.

My son found the black and white aerial photo of our place taken before 1982 when we moved here.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

That's nice Mary. I can find my place on Google Maps and actually see my car in the driveway. Of course, I haven't owned that car in quite some time.

Funny cartoon of our piñata!

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I find it strange that others defend this lying Twit.

Dang! Am I offending someone?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

May the gods forbid that anybody ever got offended. Oh, my!

What do you do when you're blue?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I'm in the wrong world or wrong timeframe. This is what things like MeTV are for. Binge watch this stuff and you can time travel to an area you are more comfortable with. Music is always good for the same thing. Just pick what you like and go with it. The problem is that I live this way. There is no way in hell that I can fully embrace the world around me. It has become the enemy.

'The Circus' Hosts Describe Crazy Interview With Steve Bannon - The Late Show [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I'm not sure what any of this has to do with Lincoln and Steve Bannon should be told as much in order to try and get him to answer real questions they ask him. As for Trump, he has seriously been considering firing Mueller yet again possibly after the hurricane, I am told. Other news is that a top billionaire GOP supporter has decided that this is no longer the Republican party that he knew and loved so he is quitting them and asking many of his friends to do the same. Reality TV politics is just a soap opera yet again. Donnie, you are not getting good ratings.

Destroying a Country

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

It's the turtle, the asshole, and the lying bald clown. I didn't want to insult the 3 Stooges.

I have genre dreams. do you?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I see certain anxieties here that we all might have. Some do not admit it. Did you come from a large family? Does your mother have something to do with many children? Surely you are out of place here, and the possibility of someone else in your room might make you wonder if you are going to be replaced. All of the cleanliness concerns would have came to you from your mother. It's as if your dream is taking you back in time. Most of my dreams do a similar thing and I am never in a dream situation where others speak as people do today. The language of my dreams are always what I was used to in the past and not the nonsense of today. Often I have a dream where it is raining and I wake up to hear rain on my roof. Yes, it is raining.

Does anyone else get physically ill when you see his face?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I feel like you do and if your wish never comes true you can bet that Donald Trump will go down in history in "Kenny's World Book of Retards." :)

Any Russian speakers in the community?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I'm not Russian and do not speak the language but I use a lot of their English versions of computer cracks and hacks. Anything from KMS to Dr. Web antivirus. On 3 or more occasions in the past nothing would work for me and Dr. Web emergency rescue saved my ass. Using suck programs I've found stuff on my computers that should have been erased over 5 years before. Sometimes these leftovers will cause a problem and I don't find that many programs that catch them.

Sam's already has all their Xmas decorations out this morning.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

**It's those poor merchants again**. Nobody will give them a chance. Truth be told it's all about money and how to get it away from you. Now wait for a video of only one BB gun left and 2 people fighting over it.

The Kountze Independent School District is implicit in giving permission for the religious banners ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

This is all wrong and I'm posting a section close to the end of the article showing it as such. The only way this ISD would be correct is if they were a religious school in the first place. *The Texas courts are wrong in their assessment of the facts of this case. It does not matter if private money is used for the religious symbolism on the signs. It does not matter if the cheerleaders made the signs on their own time. The signs are used on school property and the cheerleaders represent the school; therefore, the school district has sanctioned the use of the religious signs.*

Who created the creator?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Oh, you didn't know? The creator always existed and that whole argument is nullified in proving anything. Better yet to look for the Cosmos and our universe that might have always existed in some form. That's where we came from and it has been proven that we are made up of "star stuff." The problem with religion is that believers "have to know" and their book tells them all the answers. Immediately they are one up on you because they "know." Do they really know? I don't know. Do you know? It's the nature of humankind to want to know. In studying the great book, the bibble, I came to find it's errors, fallacies, and cherry picking ways that the many books were chosen and rejected to make a book out of other smaller books that were never meant to be bound together as one in the first place. This is proof that a creator being had nothing to do with this book at all. It is also proof that this book is a fiction. It came about such a long time after Jesus. True believers today continue to cherry pick and get around this by making things up all over again. I've studied other books with similar results. It appears there are no creator beings trying to get in touch with us, tell us how to live, or punish us. In fact, Jesus said originally that he came to save the lost sheep of Israel. Later the Apostle Paul came along and changed it to include everyone. Do I have to go to hell just because of that bastard?? Paul never even met Jesus.

I think it would be cool to join a lodge or the Masons or something, but they all require a belief ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I believe in a higher power but I have no idea what power that may be. To pray to or worship this unknown power is very much ridiculous. I would not belong to anything that wanted you to bow your head, close your eyes, and then start talking to yourself. I would not want to belong to anything that dwelled upon a higher power. If you can get away from all this by all means join whatever suits you and don't worry about it. My take here is that mankind only thinks they are the highest power. Without evidence we do not even know this for sure. Disease germs have been trying to take over for centuries. Cats might be plotting a rebellion.

Amazing Twitter thread written by a Mormon woman about the male privilege surrounding reproductive ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

OK. I have read it now and I can say 5 stars (out of only 5 possible) and 3 cheers for Gabrielle Blair. She is a very honest and truthful woman. She told the story exactly like it is, but men think the opposite because they want to control women's bodies. After all, if mommy had an abortion they might not be here. Also note that a women's clinic is a proper term for what we all know as an abortion clinic. Politicians deliberately use the wrong term because they know the top 1 percent do not want to pay for a woman's healthcare. In fact, they don't want to pay for anyone's healthcare.

Amazing Twitter thread written by a Mormon woman about the male privilege surrounding reproductive ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I'm not on Twitler. Agolf is.

What is an item you've inherited that you most treasure?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Not much. My deceased mother had a lot of jewelry but it was mostly costume stuff. After she passed my step dad's girlfriend told me she wanted to give back jewelry that dad tried to give to her. She just knew it was mom's, she said. I told her to keep it. How could I possibly know it was once mom's jewelry? Mom also had a set of dishes that we never ate off of. That was the "good china" that stayed in a cabinet but was always visible. I'm not sure where it went after mom died. Do I want that stuff? Hell no. What are you going to do with it? Not expensive at all, it was just "stuff."

Why is it that most people here are from the US?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I think this is because people in the USA are free to speak of their atheist views without fear of punishment. If the current American regime is allowed to continue that situation could change.

Are you happy enough?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

NO. I would be more happy if I woke up Sunday morning t find I had the winning lotto ticket. At that point I would immediately hire a professional financial planner who was experienced with this sort of thing.

The Most Canadian Marijuana Story Ever - The Late Show [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Most older people using marijuana were once younger people using marijuana. It never did much for me until one day I discovered that simply breathing and being around it was enough.

The Robert Mueller Investigation has cost approximately $8.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

If the Feds can keep his money this is exactly correct. :)

Good morning, kind people.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

With Trump upset that Obama drank the milk I was wondering where Hillary fit in? Also, Trump could use some of that Ronald Rogaine. Bigly, bigly.

Are you very concerned what happens to your body after death?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

How would I be concerned? I would be dead. Keep in mind that it was Christianity that brought back burials in preparation for a survival of the body at resurrection. Now that belief has changed more into only a spirit that survives and no heavenly body at all. Some today look at you and god as the "big spark and little spark." I will die and a spark will start my cremation.

I’m tired of living in the south & hearing the same lines & religious conversations.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I'm in Missouri and it can be as bad here sometimes. I work, come home and lock my door, only go out in public when I have to and avoid the nonsense I hear even then. I do not want of expect company outside of my own fantasies, and I ran off 2 Baptist door to door people this summer without letting them inside. I'm inside naked doing my own things and watching TV. I'm in my world and come Monday morning I will be clothed and in my right mind to go out and tackle the world for another 5 days. Moving somewhere else will not change this. I will still be me and would just be around more ignorant people, nosy, and making up things about an invisible man.

Is there something fundamentally different with our bodies before we die as opposed to after we die?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

You don't have a soul. You are a soul. As for a fundamental difference in our bodies before and after death, this is true. I have a bad liver and I'm diabetic also. This gives me a distinct oder that requires daily soap and water. I hear that's a good idea anyway, but they tell me this gets worse after death. I hope this helped you.

I am 48.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I fall in love almost every week. It's just that at my age I cannot afford to take a gamble and I think a lot of women feel the same way. Also at my age this "love" business can mostly be in your head. A man needs to think with the right head.

What happens to your spirt / mind when you die?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I keep wondering what happened to my dog or cat's mind and spirit after they died. Every now and then I hear a "meow" and I wonder if that is from my cat. Is he trying to communicate with me? Of course we will get reincarnated. The universe re-uses star dust and another dimension is where the believers have now put their god so they can protect him.

This ought to be one hell of an album

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Laughing my butt off here. Conservative talk radio plays it all down and claims the Dems forced it and they have nothing really. Guess that makes Mueller a RINO.

12,800 children. Let that number sink in... [nytimes.com]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

The administration simply ignores what judges tell them about separation of children and parents. They do what they want to anyway. It gets worse when a relative of mine sends me a propaganda piece by a young woman claiming all is fine and dandy. The kids there get to do anything they want to at any time they want to. It's all like a big summer camp that she would be proud to send her own children to, etc., etc. Looks like shades of Nazi Germany to me. Ask yourself why the top 1 percent would care at all what happens if they get more money and can keep what they already have. I'm still wondering if and when Bozo is going to show up wearing a military uniform.

This is some of what the Orange Baboon was tweeting today.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2018:

The only way history is going to be nice to this man is if he and his party somehow get control over American history. This would mean that history as reported in the rest of the world would still be at odds and disagreeing with him. For any of this to happen the vast majority would have to believe his "fake news" stories. POS president for sure.

The only non-fake news source gets a makeover!

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I love it!

I have a quandary with my wife's final wishes.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

You should be there and I agree that I do not like funerals myself. You are correct in that it is more about the survivors than your deceased wife. Even so, try to brave through this. It will help all the other survivors.

When are people going to stop subsidizing child rape? Close them down!

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I agree but the Catholic Church is one of the strongest organizations on earth. You cannot shut them down. The best you can do is keep telling the truth about them. Child rape is only one aspect about them. Praying people out of purgatory and similar acts is how they got filthy rich over the years. They are nothing more than a group of wishful fortune tellers.

[youtu.be] Its Friday, Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I played this just because I thought it would be a good idea to be sedated. Maybe I could have been River Phoenix in another time.

Trump Calls His Puerto Rico Hurricane Response an “Unsung Success” | The Daily Show - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

We all know better. Deep down even his supporters know he is lying on this. Trump still believes that if you say something 3 times everyone will believe it. He says that in his book "The Art of the Steal." He should get "tremendously wet."

Telling it how it really is...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Ramen. If you believe in this stuff and are poor already Ramen is about all you can affords to feed your family.

Friday fun. Enjoy the weekend. Anyone still use the public library?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Not me. I go online and steal e-books and have my computer read them to me.

Could we admit that Buddhism is a religion where God is irrelevant?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

We might but why do we need religion? Why do I need to do certain things daily and believe them as a philosophy? It's like saying I do not believe in gods but I have this other thing I have to follow. What is "spiritual?" Most of the time it is woo.

Michigan Doctor Now Accused of Mutilating Genitalia of More Than 100 Young Girls | David G. McAfee

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Look at how the doctor is dressed and you will see that she thinks her religion teaches this. In fact, she might have been mutilated as a young girl herself. Is it right to do this? Oh, hell no! We should prosecute until this barbaric thing goes away. Let me explain something here. This practice takes the pleasure of sex away from the woman so that she might be more interested in her husband and a family and not really enjoy sex at all. Some in Islam think it keeps families together. A woman with no clitoris has no sexual desire and a man can have her sewn up to "be tighter." This practice is all about the property and the enjoyment of the man.

I'm on the top of the world Looking down on creation And the only explanation I can find .

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

My grandfather hunted them wild and knew exactly which ones were good or not, and which were poison. It's that poison part that keeps me from hunting them. I use store bought. They used to fry up one called an elephant's ear. It was very tasty.

Any thoughts on the Mini Coopers? How they drive, age, likes, dislikes?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I agree with ProudMary but I think the car looks neat.

Took my brother to the state fair yesterday.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Looks like you had a good time. I know it tired you out but you will recover. If you do nothing your situation will get worse so I'm all for you living your life. I think you are a smart lady. :)

BEST SHIRT EVER... laughed so hard. Happy Friday.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Nice shirt but today both of them are dead.

I see that we have some "believers" in the group.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I believe they want to save us or find out how they can counter our arguments. Curiosity is a lot of it, and in the end we can all learn something maybe. My belief is that we are in the age of instant Internet knowledge and this will be the ultimate death of gods. Believers are fighting it tooth and nail, creating more "universities" and ultimately just making more shit up.

Someone please explain the logic of putting a newscaster and/or a meteorologist in harm's way of a ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

It only has one logic. The fact that the station wants you to know how far out of the way they go to do their jobs and how you should always chose and trust them. All about ratings.

My latest rant on facebook Except for times like now, a major crisis going on, the news media is ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I agree with you totally but don't worry. The blind Trump supporters are still talking about Obama and Hillary even today. They have no idea how to confront anything that is against their hero. If a man tells you that him and his entire town suffered severely under Obama and you claim they are all racist if it is true, the answer comes back Hillary. I've had that happen even on this site! Today's conservative talk radio has the GOP making all the same claims that the Dems are making, if indeed it is Dems who are making claims. They want to warn that Obama and Hillary are in danger of being exposed. This exposure is the same thing we hear so badly about Trump. If Trump doesn't like the media that doesn't make all media Dems and Trump the only one who has or knows the truth. Currently I am of neither party and I think they both stink! It does happen however that the GOP stinks a little more. We need a balance of power here in order to actually govern. As it is we have had almost 2 years of a clown show. When and how will that stop? Trump is not fit to govern. I'm waiting for the current hurricane situation to end so Trump can show up and throw paper towels like he did in Puerto Rico. Maybe people can use those to help clean up. No electricity in that situation for 11 months and many fuck ups with poor response but Trump claims they handled it all very well. He still believes that if he says something 3 times people will all believe it. Do not be fooled. That's in his book "The Art of the Steal"

Occupant In Office

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Donald Stump. The little man. LOL

THE SECRET TO CRACKING TRUMPS' BASE Opinion Timothy Egan NY Times [nyti.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

There could be some changes coming. As the article ends I certainly agree with "the insulting con of this presidency."

Manafort plea deal! [reuters.com]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

It strikes me as so strange that supporters of the Orange monster all think this is a doing of the "alt-left" (is there and alt left?) or they say it is all motivated by the Dems and this includes the media reporting it. What is strange is that Mueller is a Republican and history will show that if you have corruption all around you that you also are most likely corrupt. It isn't rocket science, folks.

What are 4 things that make you happy ?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I like having my needs met and just being left the fuck alone. Having a significant other around for companionship is also nice but like my ex said, "we do not need to be joined at the hip."

Are your words changing themselves on this site?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I have noticed it and it could be me. We all do typos. What I think it is really is this site correcting (or trying to correct**OR your app or computer trying to do the same. It all depends on what is in the programming. Sometimes I find that the word "up" is always wanting to be "un" or vice versa. It's like some insane built in auto correct or AI is operating. In many posts that I don't pay a lot of attention to women run ads that read "am a down to earth woman and am looking for my true love long term." Where oh, where is the word "I?" * Another example here is that I did not mean to go bold here. Something happened and I'm not sure what it was. I'm letting it go rather than redo it.

I mostly (but not always) like this lady’s independent reporting and thinking.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

The biggest reason why interventionism in Syria is stupid is that our founding fathers thought we should not get involved in foreign wars. Little did they know at the time that everything moneywise would go global and people would use humanitarian issues to break this rule. Do I want to see these people harmed? No, of course not. It yet remains that when you become involved and do it in a limited way to avoid all out war, you are doing little indeed. Lip service to the fact that whatever is going on here economically you want your share of it, and Trump's buddy, Putin, plainly does not want us involved. Then the "save face" media prints that Trump wanted to assassinate Assad. Trump and the GOP must truly think we will believe anything after hearing it 3 times.

This is the famous - I hope !- Mr Marcello ♥️ Lounging on the back patio , yet keeping an eye ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Open doors while air conditioning? I even know some people who unplug their refrigerator. Not me, but my next electric bill is $81. My neighbors who have HUD pay for everything are running $400. So be it. I wouldn't get a doggie door either.

Harry Potter and the Toupee of Doom, the Impossible Slider - Monologue - Late Night [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Ha ha. Donald Stump wears the impossible slider.

Ever notice how often “improvements” don’t feel as if they’re making anything better?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

You are only a consumer. They want you to max out 5 or more credit cards as long as you consume. Cars and homes get more pricey but it is American to have the newest one. Studies show that some of these cars last for 10 years but you will be paying for it for 8 years. I see people in the grocery lines who can't get out without paying well over $100 and more. Tonight I had a break and spent $40. That doesn't happen often but I did get 4 craft urbock German beers too. I feel blessed.

What's your favorite religious song?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

These days I no longer have any and I do not want to listen to them. Most songs are make believe and we need them to round us out and soothe or settle us in many ways. Today I have to draw the line when the make believe is singing all about the make believe. You could try "Hand of the Almighty". Happyheritic just reminded me of that one.

Racially-motivated face to face encounter between a white woman and a black cashier at a Dollar ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

This type of trash always existed. Since the Donald has been elected they all seem to have gotten worse. WTF are white people afraid of? I'm white and I guarantee you I have fewer friends today because of all this bullshit.

I just had a mind blowing conversation with my fundamental christian mother.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

It takes time but appears that you are finally making progress. My stepdad told me once that if I am right it means he has no future. Go figure.

Democrats send 'information' concerning Kavanaugh nomination to FBI - CNNPolitics

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I'm told (but cannot confirm) that it has to do with Kavanaugh and a young woman in his high school days. That concerns me very little unless it would have to do with his stand on Roe v. Wade which many think they will still try to overturn after all this time. I do not want this man confirmed either. Big money does because they want to save more money by denying women health care and many women without insurance get that care through clinics. The "free" clinics (called falsely abortion clinics) are federally funded and the top 1 percent along with others do not like to pay taxes for this. Their solution seems to be to incite religion and bring god into the picture. The religious right falls for it every time. Do I think Kavanaugh should be confirmed? Hell no! Along with the above there were too many pages of things withheld and then dumped on the table at the very last minute. This is not how you do things.

NRA TV depicts 'Thomas & Friends' characters in KKK hoods - CNN

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Loersh is not the friend that many think she is and Thomas and Friends needs no KKK hoods or endorsements. Should we have ethnic diversity in kids TV programs? Of course. To do otherwise is to teach them to hate.

Has a certain song ever sounded faster than usual to you on the radio?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I've noticed faster and also slower. It's weird.

Nice job on the video editing! Somebody scared that caterpillar away quickly! It was like plaid ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Video unavailable here. It says Disney blocked it on copyright grounds. OK, I went to You Tube and punched it up by name to see it. Funny that Trump keeps lying about the "hire American" bit when we all know better. Funny again when his hair blew off.

Trump falsely claims nearly 3,000 Americans in Puerto Rico 'did not die' - CNN [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Who does this Orange Turd think he is? Alex Jones. Oh, I get it. Media by and large is all Democrat. This would get us to an area of how he gets his news but it doesn't matter. All he has to do is repeat something 3 times and then everyone believes it. From his book "The Art of the Steal."

Honest Liars: Dishonest Leaders May Be Perceived as Authentic - Scientific American

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Extremely depressing. Does it explain the Orange POS we have in America now? They are going out of their way to quote him about this new hurricane and he even talks of "the great success" we had with recovery after the big one that got Puerto Rico. He's a lying POS and a disgrace to his office.

Intimidation

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Apparently we think and act pretty much alike. I try to be a no bullshit goofball most of the time.

Recently ran out of Netflix series to watch, so began watching "Salvation.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

In this case you can see it as salvation from the asteroid. Even so, this doesn't interest me. BTW, when you do get "religious" even in bad ways, I watched a preview of "Veronica" on Netflix and laughed my head off. I'm not watching that either.

Back to farm murders in South Africa ! [dailymaverick.co.za]

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

The Orange Turd needs to realize that American government has to authority or reason to investigate farm murders in South Africa. The suspected bad deeds can be directed to the proper authorities.

It's been almost a year since my ex left me and went back to her ex-husband.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

My ex and I had become toxic. It was all too much drama and I really believe she thought drama was communication. It's not proper communication. I miss her. I miss her presence almost every day, but I had bit off more than I could chew. Now we each are on our own and it is the only way she will learn more about how to get along in the world. I wish her well.

I want to recommend an important book:VACCINATION IS NOT IMMUNIZATION by Dr.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Vaccination is why I no longer see people with polio in this country. Mumps, whooping cough, and others have pretty much vanished also. Yes, that's right. I knew people who had polio as a child and it deformed their bodies. I never met or knew anyone with autism in those days. Not one single person. You are being fooled by those selling books on this misunderstood subject.

Raised Atheist or left a religion?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

My parents discovered god when I was about 13. Prior to that we were not particularly religious. The next thing you know I'm studying to be a Pentecostal minister. My parents must have "called me to the ministry." Lots of study, guilt, grief, and many years later I discovered that gods are imaginary.

We hear news of thousands of women being raped, but we never hear the news of a man being raped.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Men do get raped. Some men violently so and gang raped by women. I think one difference here is that more men think of being a porn star while women feel degraded and will tell you they never asked for this. Outside of the violence involved the bottom line is that you do not (and should not) have control over another person's body. Most rape is an act of control or hate, and not a sexual act.

Greetings one and all.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

In my mind all religions are equally bogus and flawed. Sometimes people say to me "you haven't tried or followed this other religion." Once you see the flaw in religious belief there is no reason to frantically "try" others. Gods are imaginary.

First impressions can be over-looked?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I'm not sure that all of us have "redeeming qualities." I'm not very exciting, for example. I don't lie and I'm consistent to a fault but I am not exciting. Date me and you might find I'm more like an old shoe. I couldn't go for surly and obnoxious. You shouldn't either.

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Trump operates on the idea that if he can lie to you 3 times everyone will believe it. He says as much in his book "The Art of the Steal."

Wood Heat?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Yes. You have to respect wood heat and wood stoves. They take a bit of know how. Wood heat is a hot heat and my grandparents had it. From time to time my parents did also as I was growing up. About 35 years ago I learned that a wood stove with fans properly placed around in the house would allow you to heat that house with just the one wood stove.

Is there such a thing as "cultural theft"?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Cultural theft. Maybe like the great flood before the biblical great flood and the big boat before the Ark. Maybe like "The World's 16 Crucified Saviors" by Kersey Graves. The book is from 1875 but I have a copy. A subtitle is Christianity Before Christ. Yes, there is such a thing as cultural theft.