The cost of honesty

Jolanta comments on Jan 23, 2020:

What a lot of nonsense. In any group of people there is always going to be divisions, that doesn't meant that I feel betrayed by someone els opinions or am angry about it. Grow up I say to those who think that ones friends or family is going to think and feel the same.

Jolanta replies on Jan 24, 2020:

@demifeministgal I think that there are very few families that are not emotional. All the people I know do have at least one family member who is emotionally unstable and wrecks havoc for the rest.

Yesterday we had two fires.

sweetcharlotte comments on Jan 24, 2020:

I hope you and your property will remain safe.

Jolanta replies on Jan 24, 2020:

Thank you I am fine but I cannot imagine what it would be like suddenly your home no longer being there.

I am a recent widower and signed up on a dating site.

Jolanta comments on Jan 22, 2020:

I think you had an easy escape.

Jolanta replies on Jan 23, 2020:

@ronnie40356 More fool him if looks is the defining factor.

I have a day off work today and shall enjoy it to the fullest, and I hope all of you will too.

Bigwavedave comments on Jan 22, 2020:

Hope it rains a bit more for the roos

Jolanta replies on Jan 22, 2020:

Nil rain forecasted but we now have hurricane winds and a fire has started. The airport now cannot have any flights either out or in.

I have a day off work today and shall enjoy it to the fullest, and I hope all of you will too.

Aurora62 comments on Jan 22, 2020:

While I’m not employed, just a homemaker, everyday seems like a workday. The days can be tiring but rewarding at the same time. Enjoy your day off! 👍🏼😊

Jolanta replies on Jan 22, 2020:

Thank you.

I am a recent widower and signed up on a dating site.

Jolanta comments on Jan 22, 2020:

I think you had an easy escape.

Jolanta replies on Jan 22, 2020:

@ronnie40356 375 miles is nothing. You could have had years and years of her trying to 'save' you. Count your blessings.

After huge storm, the weather is terribly hot and very windy again and we have a big fire here in ...

Larry68Feminist comments on Jan 22, 2020:

Undo climate change by massive irrigation and tinder raking preventing fires until rains resume IF EVER....GIVE every underemployed person a job healing injured animals and preventing fighting fires

Jolanta replies on Jan 22, 2020:

Unfortunately our stupid right wing government is selling rights to water to big business while the country is in a draught.

Major evangelical nonprofits are trying a new strategy with the IRS - The Washington Post

Jolanta comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Everybody, but everybody should pay taxes, even the rich, what am I saying. I mean especially the rich.

Jolanta replies on Jan 20, 2020:

@ToolGuy what, you don’t think the rich should pay taxes?

I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell.

Jolanta comments on Dec 27, 2019:

You did a splendid job there my friend.

Jolanta replies on Jan 20, 2020:

@SilentRage Not to worry there. None of us have the ability to do and know everything in the moment.

I am quite happy with spending my Sunday here in bed alone with my computer, a book and breakfast in...

Wangobango3 comments on Jan 18, 2020:

What book?

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

@Wangobango3 Yes, but so realistic.

Kangaroos looking for food and something to drink at the back of my house.

Wangobango3 comments on Jan 19, 2020:

Did they have any luck?

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

Yes they did.

Kangaroos looking for food and something to drink at the back of my house.

Organist1 comments on Jan 19, 2020:

What kind of things do they like to eat?

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

They are vegetarians, so mainly grassroots

Kangaroos looking for food and something to drink at the back of my house.

Bigwavedave comments on Jan 19, 2020:

Hope you gave them some water!!

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

Yes, most people in my street have big vessels for them to drink from in their front yards

Kangaroos looking for food and something to drink at the back of my house.

bingst comments on Jan 19, 2020:

I take it coming this close to your house is unusual?

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

No , I live on a mountain and they live there. Canberra is a “ bush” capital so we have a lot of them here unlike Sydney or Melbourne. Thi sis of course not in the city centre, far too many buildings.

Kangaroos looking for food and something to drink at the back of my house.

RavenCT comments on Jan 19, 2020:

Are they suggesting people put anything out for them? I would think water would be helpful if you can spare it. They must all be confused as heck with all the displacement going on. They are right there aren't they? We only ever see things like deer that up close to our homes. Okay and ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

There is nothing to eat for them because of the fires, the drought and the Government letting big businesses steal water for bottling

Kangaroos looking for food and something to drink at the back of my house.

LucyLoohoo comments on Jan 19, 2020:

I learned today that the Association of Zoo Keepers chapter at Los Angeles Zoo just sent off a $17,000 donation. Wish there were 6 more zeroes after that figure! We are so VERY sorry!

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

Thank you

[timesofisrael.

Jolanta comments on Jan 18, 2020:

Your cousins doing the right thing. There are good Arabs just as there are good Jewish people.

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 Wow candy company. I would love a job like that but it would be very bad for me. I eat more than I would sell.

I am quite happy with spending my Sunday here in bed alone with my computer, a book and breakfast in...

Wangobango3 comments on Jan 18, 2020:

What book?

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

The Chroncler of the Wind by Henning Mankell, he is a Swedish writer who writes the famous Wallander crime novels, but this was not a crime novel but a fable. Something like what Isabella Allende writes.

I am quite happy with spending my Sunday here in bed alone with my computer, a book and breakfast in...

Buddha comments on Jan 19, 2020:

Are you getting your welcome rain ?

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

We had 1/2 hours of rain on Friday and last night it rained for 3/4 of an hour. Unfortunately in some places they have flooding and some had thunderstorms that started new fires. But I loved the sound of the rain last night on my roof.

Canberra, Australia.

sweetcharlotte comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Very cute. Are Kangaroos protected in Australia. That is what we call it in the US when the government makes a law where we are not allowed to trap certain animals or kill them. Bears and snakes are protected in the state of Tennessee.

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

@Larry68Feminist No, we don't have those here. Guns are not allowed by private people like they are in the US. There are gun clubs but they are very strictly regulated. Some farmers have guns, but they too are strictly regulated. Some criminals have guns but on a very small scale.

I am quite happy with spending my Sunday here in bed alone with my computer, a book and breakfast in...

PondartIncbendog comments on Jan 18, 2020:

Still raining I hope? I'm thinking about the animals there.

Jolanta replies on Jan 19, 2020:

No, it was just raining for 1/2 hour where I am. Other places had a lot of rain and thunderstorms. Unfortunately those thunderstorms started new fires. We are expecting some rain today and tomorrow perhaps.

What do you see as being the best approaches to normalizing agnostism, atheism etc?

Jolanta comments on Jan 18, 2020:

I think this mostly has to do with the US, the rest of the western world do not give one fig about your religious beliefs.

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@DavidLaDeau Not necessary religions but fanatic people in religions. It is usually cultural stuff that is the problem.

[timesofisrael.

Jolanta comments on Jan 18, 2020:

Your cousins doing the right thing. There are good Arabs just as there are good Jewish people.

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 Your customers? What do you do?

How do people feel about pulling good guy (or good person) deeds as an atheist?

Jolanta comments on Jan 17, 2020:

That guy must have been an ignoramus.

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@becire Yes, I was in the Phillipines a year ago and was having a conversation with a Catholic priest and a pastor from an independent church. They both asked me about my religious beliefs. When I told them I was an agnostic, they said they had not heard about which church agnostics belonged to. I said look it up on google it will tell you. I was laughing so on the inside that I could barely keep my face straight. I am going to go to the Phillipines this year and will very likely see those two again, I wonder if they have looked it up and remember. I cannot wait to have another discussion with them.

Canberra, Australia.

sweetcharlotte comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Very cute. Are Kangaroos protected in Australia. That is what we call it in the US when the government makes a law where we are not allowed to trap certain animals or kill them. Bears and snakes are protected in the state of Tennessee.

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@Larry68Feminist Shoot them.

What about believing even if you know it is not true?

Jolanta comments on Jan 17, 2020:

I am with her. Why is it so important for you to push your own beliefs onto others. Does it harm you in any way if she believes it?

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@DavidLaDeau If it makes them happy then that is up to them.

While communicating with a couple online prospects (not from this site), I've been really thinking ...

Jolanta comments on Jan 17, 2020:

You would be surprised how many people want the same.

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@evergreen Well, I don't want to get married and neither do I want to live with anybody. I love my independence and I have plenty of friends to do things with.

Leftie Mishap 10,001.

Jolanta comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Me thinks you need someone to take care of you,

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@LiterateHiker See, what I mean you need someone who can sharpen left handed stuff. Proves my point. I married a left handed person, he was lovely until he was not.

How do people feel about pulling good guy (or good person) deeds as an atheist?

Jolanta comments on Jan 17, 2020:

That guy must have been an ignoramus.

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

@becire Yes if he did not know that agnostics do not believe in God.

Canberra, Australia.

Larry68Feminist comments on Jan 18, 2020:

Hoping cars don't squish them under wheels or gun nuts don't shoot the roos

Jolanta replies on Jan 18, 2020:

We don't have gun nuts here. Only in the US are guns allowed. But yes they do jump in front of cars sometimes and make a mess and sometimes people die.

BROKEN WRIST?

Jolanta comments on Jan 8, 2020:

Well you direction in life -live well and die happy- may just not be working so well for you.

Jolanta replies on Jan 17, 2020:

@ShadowAmicus there are other ways to help people without being a medical person. A lot of people are hurting on the inside from various things that have happened to them.

What about believing even if you know it is not true?

itsmedammit comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Some people just can't be bothered with thinking. See that a lot in politics as well.

Jolanta replies on Jan 17, 2020:

I think you are wrong about the politics bit there. I think they think very much about how to enrich themselves, day and night.

I may post this as well in the general forum.

Jolanta comments on Dec 29, 2019:

Just nonsense from both religions.

Jolanta replies on Jan 16, 2020:

@kmaz I am talking about religion not Jewish culture. Just like there is a huge difference between being anti semitic and anti zionist.

Has anyone ever attended a Meet Up Atheist/Freethinker group?

Jolanta comments on Jan 15, 2020:

No, but I would like to.

Jolanta replies on Jan 15, 2020:

@ElusiveMoby That's a good idea. I am a bit busy right now but when I come back from my trip I shall give it some thought and try to arrange something.

Kentucky Christian School Expels Student For Eating Rainbow Birthday Cake | Michael Stone

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 15, 2020:

I was driving through Northern Indiana a couple months ago and saw an "Evangelical Day Care" with their big ass sign and cross. They were painted in rainbow colors - I expect the irony was lost on them. Maybe now a mad rush of parents will get them repainted - black.

Jolanta replies on Jan 15, 2020:

Maybe this was an progressive Evangelical Day Care.

And this man may become Prime Minister of Australia - [sydneycriminallawyers.com.au]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

It appears that we have crazies in power all over the world now.

Jolanta replies on Jan 14, 2020:

I certainly hope not. Reminds me of the SS he does.

So much for those who claimed Judaism was the least mysogynistic religion. [bbc.com]

Jolanta comments on Jan 13, 2020:

That is complete nonsense about Judaism. Very religious Jewish women are only looked at as baby makers, they have many laws, women are not allowed to show their hair, thus wear wigs, the man is the boss, education is not allowed either.

Jolanta replies on Jan 14, 2020:

@Mofo1953 As you can see I am talking about orthodox Jewish women. They don’t serve in the army.

So much for those who claimed Judaism was the least mysogynistic religion. [bbc.com]

Jolanta comments on Jan 13, 2020:

That is complete nonsense about Judaism. Very religious Jewish women are only looked at as baby makers, they have many laws, women are not allowed to show their hair, thus wear wigs, the man is the boss, education is not allowed either.

Jolanta replies on Jan 14, 2020:

@Mofo1953 true but many are orthodox

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Jolanta comments on Jan 13, 2020:

Most democrats should be republicans.

Jolanta replies on Jan 14, 2020:

@rogerbenham Yes, yes. I wonder whether one has to be from far afar to see it.

Never take love for granted. Look at all the people who did and now are alone.

rsoulliere comments on Jan 13, 2020:

I think the question of love is very complicated. First, we have to differentiate being in love with being in a relationship. One does not necessarily equal the other. My favourite Chinese proverb goes something like this: "Marriage is like the forbidden city. Everyone on the outside wants in and...

Jolanta replies on Jan 13, 2020:

Don’t take it for granted that love is only ever between people.

Here in Florida my tomato plants are up and growing in peat pots.

beenthere comments on Jan 9, 2020:

How do you treat for nematodes?

Jolanta replies on Jan 12, 2020:

@wordywalt What did you do with the squirrels? Squirrel pie maybe?

Fake News Might Have Just Stopped a War

Travler comments on Jan 9, 2020:

The only thing that prevented an all out war was thinking men in Iran and a cowardly child man in Washington. Fortunately for the world the leaders in Iran not only know how to play the game they are engaged in with the United States they know how to war a limited war against and insane adversary....

Jolanta replies on Jan 11, 2020:

@hankster Nobb.

Fake News Might Have Just Stopped a War

Travler comments on Jan 9, 2020:

The only thing that prevented an all out war was thinking men in Iran and a cowardly child man in Washington. Fortunately for the world the leaders in Iran not only know how to play the game they are engaged in with the United States they know how to war a limited war against and insane adversary....

Jolanta replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@hankster So you just say whatever comes to your mind without looking into it then.

Here in Florida my tomato plants are up and growing in peat pots.

beenthere comments on Jan 9, 2020:

How do you treat for nematodes?

Jolanta replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@wordywalt How about aquaphonics then?

Do atheists overreach?

Jolanta comments on Jan 10, 2020:

He's a nobb, don't pay any attention to him.

Jolanta replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog No nobb. It is an English put down.

Here in Florida my tomato plants are up and growing in peat pots.

beenthere comments on Jan 9, 2020:

How do you treat for nematodes?

Jolanta replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@wordywalt Isn't there an organic way to get rid of them or at least minimise?

Fake News Might Have Just Stopped a War

Travler comments on Jan 9, 2020:

The only thing that prevented an all out war was thinking men in Iran and a cowardly child man in Washington. Fortunately for the world the leaders in Iran not only know how to play the game they are engaged in with the United States they know how to war a limited war against and insane adversary....

Jolanta replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@hankster Who do you think is 'funding' it?

It'a 8:05 PM EST USA and we are now at war with Iran.

callmedubious comments on Jan 7, 2020:

How can you be at war with Iran? The US has a more powerful military than the next 10 countries combined. The US can attack Iran at will but there's no way that Iran can attack the US Homeland. The US against Iran would be like Texas declaring war on Rhode island.

Jolanta replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@callmedubious With better media and mobile phones it may not take that long though.

Considering the current redistribution of the wealth of the middle class going on isn't it time for ...

Jolanta comments on Jan 8, 2020:

Social democracy it the key to happy more fair society.

Jolanta replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@Musicmanmike Well, everything can be hijacked. Politicians get elected on something they say the will do or not and when in power that's it they no longer do what they promised. I have live in three different countries, communist, social democratic and now right wing and I can tell you that the social democratic one is the one that is best for everyone, even the rich.

Today it is going to be very hot 40C so I shall go to work with a smile on my face and enjoy the ...

ToolGuy comments on Jan 9, 2020:

Wow. I do not work well when the temperature gets that high.

Jolanta replies on Jan 9, 2020:

Yes, I don't think many do. I am always amazed when I go somewhere where it is always hot and see people toiling at menial jobs. Women in India howling bricks, etc, etc.

I find myself needing less and less social interaction I just try to avoid peoples BS IRL the ...

Lauren comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I do the introvert thing in most aspects of my life but that doesn't mean reclusive ... I mean, it does to my mother, who goes nuts if she doesn't socialize every.single.day. I can go days without physically seeing someone, but I'm still regularly in contact with other life forms. I still set up ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 9, 2020:

@Lauren No, just really, really surprised me, besides that I found American people very friendly and hospitable. Always had a lovely time, got a bit annoyed when I was in New York last time and sat on a chair where someone had left chewing gum which I did not see but that can happen everywhere in the world except in Singapore where chewing gum is not allowed in the whole country. If you bring it in you can be fined.

Fake News Might Have Just Stopped a War

Travler comments on Jan 9, 2020:

The only thing that prevented an all out war was thinking men in Iran and a cowardly child man in Washington. Fortunately for the world the leaders in Iran not only know how to play the game they are engaged in with the United States they know how to war a limited war against and insane adversary....

Jolanta replies on Jan 9, 2020:

@hankster I wonder whether that is so though or is it something the US media has made up?

BROKEN WRIST?

Jolanta comments on Jan 8, 2020:

Well you direction in life -live well and die happy- may just not be working so well for you.

Jolanta replies on Jan 9, 2020:

@ShadowAmicus Are you a nurse?

I find myself needing less and less social interaction I just try to avoid peoples BS IRL the ...

Lauren comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I do the introvert thing in most aspects of my life but that doesn't mean reclusive ... I mean, it does to my mother, who goes nuts if she doesn't socialize every.single.day. I can go days without physically seeing someone, but I'm still regularly in contact with other life forms. I still set up ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 9, 2020:

@Lauren I can understand it. I have visited the US several times and each time am so amazed about the viciousness of religious people there. I have not come upon this anywhere else in the world, not even in Islamic countries.

I really really like this quote- "If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would ...

Fernapple comments on Jan 9, 2020:

Can't argue with that.

Jolanta replies on Jan 9, 2020:

I am sure there will be someone who can or just do it for the sake of arguing.

It'a 8:05 PM EST USA and we are now at war with Iran.

callmedubious comments on Jan 7, 2020:

How can you be at war with Iran? The US has a more powerful military than the next 10 countries combined. The US can attack Iran at will but there's no way that Iran can attack the US Homeland. The US against Iran would be like Texas declaring war on Rhode island.

Jolanta replies on Jan 9, 2020:

@callmedubious Yes, when it comes to weapons but not when it comes to a lot of other things. For instance I think they are spreading themselves thin, all those countries that they insist on invading, in the end it will not end well for them. Already the rest of the world cannot stand them.

Do you find Youtube videos more helpful than instruction manuals?

Jolanta comments on Jan 7, 2020:

Have you ever tried to read a manual of some gadget bought from China. The English in them is just hilarious to try to comprehend.

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@alliwant Unfortunately they often want to cut corners and save money. So they get the cheapest translator available.

Considering the current redistribution of the wealth of the middle class going on isn't it time for ...

moosepucky comments on Jan 6, 2020:

There have been "windfall profits taxes" in the past. Nixon put one on US oil producers during the embargo and raging oil prices. It's time for a one on people making over $250,000 a year. No one needs more than that to live on. Tax income over 250k at 80%

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@Musicmanmike Why start a war? In the Scandinavian countries rich people pay a lot of taxes and nobody dies, and people have health care and enough to eat, etc, etc.

Considering the current redistribution of the wealth of the middle class going on isn't it time for ...

Charlene comments on Jan 6, 2020:

What the Fuck are you talking about?

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@Charlene You don't have time to watch the video but you do have time to respond to something you have not bothered to watch, well what can possibly go wrong.

I find myself needing less and less social interaction I just try to avoid peoples BS IRL the ...

Lauren comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I do the introvert thing in most aspects of my life but that doesn't mean reclusive ... I mean, it does to my mother, who goes nuts if she doesn't socialize every.single.day. I can go days without physically seeing someone, but I'm still regularly in contact with other life forms. I still set up ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

I do a lot of things by my self, but also a lot of things with others, but I never feel I have to suppress the kind of person I am. I am unique, one of a kind and I know I am not like others who are afraid to be by themselves.

It'a 8:05 PM EST USA and we are now at war with Iran.

callmedubious comments on Jan 7, 2020:

How can you be at war with Iran? The US has a more powerful military than the next 10 countries combined. The US can attack Iran at will but there's no way that Iran can attack the US Homeland. The US against Iran would be like Texas declaring war on Rhode island.

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

Yes, but did you miss the recents war exercises between Iran, China and Russia?

The hospital clerk asked my religion before a medical procedure.

Jolanta comments on Dec 31, 2019:

He was just doing his job and could not care less what your religion was or not. It's just a formality.

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@anglophone Maybe it made her think a bit deeper.

Hi.

Vpatel comments on Jan 8, 2020:

Yes, and not just friends, but family too.

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

Which can be even more difficult. Strangers one can avoid but not always family.

Hi.

DavidLaDeau comments on Jan 8, 2020:

I shared the same fear. When my x-wife found out I did not believe she told everyone she could to shame me. It did not work. I now have an atheist a tattoo on my forearm and a atheist oriented YouTube channel. I am ver much out and to my surprise I have had very little pushback. Much of it is I am ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

Yes, it is all in the delivery. Your x-wife sure must be angry with you.

Hi.

Jolanta comments on Jan 8, 2020:

Only in the US, other western countries don’t give a toss about if you are religious or not.

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@Allamanda Yes, and the same vicious people think that they are doing gods work.

Anyone doing something for themselves in 2020?

Jolanta comments on Jan 7, 2020:

The mood blanket sounds interesting. I hope it will not all be black though.

Jolanta replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@Marcie1974 Sometimes it is so easy to “forget” about the things that make our hearts sing.

So, which odds would you choose?

PhoebeCat comments on Jan 7, 2020:

Neither, I approach most situations with indifference. Too be honest, I lack both compassion and resentment. They both require a level of investment that I'm usually unable to attain or maintain as the case may be.

Jolanta replies on Jan 7, 2020:

@PhoebeCat You could have scratched your bottom.

So, which odds would you choose?

PhoebeCat comments on Jan 7, 2020:

Neither, I approach most situations with indifference. Too be honest, I lack both compassion and resentment. They both require a level of investment that I'm usually unable to attain or maintain as the case may be.

Jolanta replies on Jan 7, 2020:

I f that is so, I am surprised that you bothered to write anything here.

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you?

HerbertNewsam comments on Jan 5, 2020:

I tend to over think it some at times, but i like living in reality, i think reality dictates the use of logic and reason. My emotions can be all over the place so i like to let them chill for abit at times. Usually because of one of my ptsd issues, which are usually triggered by perceived or not ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 6, 2020:

@HerbertNewsam You oh so very wrong there, oh you sod one.

So, which odds would you choose?

Larry68Feminist comments on Jan 6, 2020:

I am sorry I do not understand whatsoever please explain ?

Jolanta replies on Jan 6, 2020:

Ok, I shall try. Would you choose to be compassionate towards people and get a 70% positive result or would you choose to put them down and achieve a 100% negative result.

New Year's Day Gun Violence Claims 177 Lives As 2020 Begins [newsweek.com]

Jolanta comments on Jan 5, 2020:

I don't understand why people in the US or anywhere els in the world would feel a need to have a gun at all unless you are in a war zone, but then perhaps people in the US think they are in a war zone. When will you realize that you are being manipulated by the people who make guns and bullets.

Jolanta replies on Jan 6, 2020:

@Jacar You know, no it is not difficult at all. Attacks happen everywhere. They happen here in Australia and we do not have guns.

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you?

HerbertNewsam comments on Jan 5, 2020:

I tend to over think it some at times, but i like living in reality, i think reality dictates the use of logic and reason. My emotions can be all over the place so i like to let them chill for abit at times. Usually because of one of my ptsd issues, which are usually triggered by perceived or not ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 6, 2020:

@HerbertNewsam Oh, you poor sod.

Today is the first day of the year and my last day of vacation..... .what a conundrum........

Jolanta comments on Jan 5, 2020:

So you don't like your job?

Jolanta replies on Jan 6, 2020:

@IamNobody Yes, I can understand it. I am getting a bit emotionally tired of going to work. I do like my job but I do like not having to think about going there.

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you?

HerbertNewsam comments on Jan 5, 2020:

I tend to over think it some at times, but i like living in reality, i think reality dictates the use of logic and reason. My emotions can be all over the place so i like to let them chill for abit at times. Usually because of one of my ptsd issues, which are usually triggered by perceived or not ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

@HerbertNewsam Gosh must be a health hazard.

Dreams.. are they real just because we experience them when we sleep?

Marionville comments on Jan 2, 2020:

Our brains are amazing ...they’re like giant computers, everything we have experienced in our lives is in there. When we dream some of that information which is being stored is regurgitated, only it’s jumbled through usually, and not an exact replay as it happened, and it can be from very ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

@Marionville I do have pen and paper by my bedside but you know how it is. One never thinks of doing it. All I usually think of when I wake up is what shall I have for breakfast today.

If you not already have seen Japanese Manga "Spirted Away" I highly recommend it.

brentan comments on Jan 3, 2020:

Yes indeed. I love that film!

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

@brentan Mine too.

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you?

LiterateHiker comments on Jan 4, 2020:

With an analytical mind, I don't let my emotions dictate my actions. As a parent, I'm the calm one. Don't have a temper. Like my mother, I'm an excellent problem-solver. **Saving My Little Brother When He Fell Through the Ice** When my brother, Lee, 9, fell through the ice while ice ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

I fell thru the ice when I was 5. My mother had sent me on an errant to pick something up for her and on the way back I decided to take a short cut. Well I fell into the river but it was not vey deep, only to my tummy. I screamed so much that people came running, someone dragged me out and took me home I was so frighten that my mother was going to punish me but this time she did not. When I think back on it I can still feel the cold on my body.

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you?

LiterateHiker comments on Jan 4, 2020:

Common sense definition: **Sound and prudent judgment** based on a simple perception of the situation or facts. Of course common sense exists.

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

@Seeker3CO Me, me, me.

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you?

LiterateHiker comments on Jan 4, 2020:

Common sense definition: **Sound and prudent judgment** based on a simple perception of the situation or facts. Of course common sense exists.

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

Yes, but not with many

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you?

HerbertNewsam comments on Jan 5, 2020:

I tend to over think it some at times, but i like living in reality, i think reality dictates the use of logic and reason. My emotions can be all over the place so i like to let them chill for abit at times. Usually because of one of my ptsd issues, which are usually triggered by perceived or not ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

Still overthinking about that big bushy beard that has all your breakfast, lunch and dinner in it I see.

As an Australian Prime Minister once said many years ago "life isn't meant to be easy".

Mofo1953 comments on Jan 5, 2020:

Did Australians rake the leaves as Trump suggested from Californians?

Jolanta replies on Jan 5, 2020:

Sorry, we were waiting for our own Happy Clappy prime minister to tell us.

Dreams.. are they real just because we experience them when we sleep?

Marionville comments on Jan 2, 2020:

Our brains are amazing ...they’re like giant computers, everything we have experienced in our lives is in there. When we dream some of that information which is being stored is regurgitated, only it’s jumbled through usually, and not an exact replay as it happened, and it can be from very ...

Jolanta replies on Jan 4, 2020:

I remember them when I have woken up but they soon fade. Some I can remember vividly all day long. I often thought that perhaps I shall keep a pen and paper by my bedside and write them down.

If you not already have seen Japanese Manga "Spirted Away" I highly recommend it.

brentan comments on Jan 3, 2020:

Yes indeed. I love that film!

Jolanta replies on Jan 4, 2020:

Me too. Did you see any of the other films from studio Ghibli?

Religion in the workplace

Jolanta comments on Jan 3, 2020:

Look for anther job and when you get one, complain about the religious restrains that are there and point out that is why you are leaving.

Jolanta replies on Jan 3, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe Of course you don't say anything until after you got your reference that goes without saying.

I'm sure many people on here have religious friends and family members that get on your nerves.

Jolanta comments on Jan 2, 2020:

I have got family and friends that are not religious and they do get on my nerves from time to time, just as I am sure I get on theirs.

Jolanta replies on Jan 3, 2020:

@Allamanda I am not and they are not. People get on each others nerves all the time for various reasons, doesn't have to be religion.

Canberra sky in the middle of the day. Red sky and haze.

ToolGuy comments on Jan 2, 2020:

Haze from the smoke of the fires?

Jolanta replies on Jan 2, 2020:

Yes.

"I like biting if done in the right way(s)" a man wrote.

mordant comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Well when people tell you who they are, believe them. If two consenting adults want biting and scratching as part of their sex life, it's none of my business, but I can't figure out a way to regard it as healthy. We're humans, not Klingons.

Jolanta replies on Jan 1, 2020:

Maybe he has been watching way too much sci fi.

"I like biting if done in the right way(s)" a man wrote.

BitFlipper comments on Jan 1, 2020:

I've encountered a woman who liked to be gently bitten. It didn't make me dislike her.

Jolanta replies on Jan 1, 2020:

Sure but this is something that one keeps to oneself and doesn't tell anyone about until you know that person intimately.

Canberra, Australia.

Lauren comments on Dec 31, 2019:

I'm sorry. That's so heartbreaking. Do the suburbs have enough sustenance for them?

Jolanta replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@Lauren So far so good, however tomorrow is going to be even hotter and we have been warned about Saturday. There are fires raging around us and the air quality is 2500 times over what it is supposed to be, my eyes are sore, but I am optimistic. In the end it will be okay.

Canberra, Australia.

sweetcharlotte comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Very cute. Are Kangaroos protected in Australia. That is what we call it in the US when the government makes a law where we are not allowed to trap certain animals or kill them. Bears and snakes are protected in the state of Tennessee.

Jolanta replies on Dec 31, 2019:

There are millions of kangaroos in Australia, each state have different laws in relation to them. We have to cull them here in Canberra, they are very dangerous in here. They jump out in front of cars and make a lot of damage, it can be fatal.

Canberra, Australia.

Lauren comments on Dec 31, 2019:

I'm sorry. That's so heartbreaking. Do the suburbs have enough sustenance for them?

Jolanta replies on Dec 31, 2019:

I don't think that there is enough for all of them. These ones live on the hill where I live and are fortunate to find some grass to eat, but all those other animals that are in the bush will perish in the fires that are raging around us.

A Plea Vs Usage of the Word Anti-Semitism. This answers kmaz's post.

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Huh?

Jolanta replies on Dec 31, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 Why was there a need for doing it, I mean a new word?

What am I saying?

Jolanta comments on Dec 29, 2019:

I think you need help big time.

Jolanta replies on Dec 30, 2019:

@Word I think you should get on the phone straight away and make that appointment before it get worse.

I may post this as well in the general forum.

Jolanta comments on Dec 29, 2019:

Just nonsense from both religions.

Jolanta replies on Dec 30, 2019:

@kmaz Maybe some babies should be thrown out with the bathwater sometimes.

lately I'm beginning to think they should change an IQ test from measuring how intelligent someone ...

Jolanta comments on Dec 29, 2019:

I know plenty of University professors who don't know how to boil water or tie their own shoelaces. An IQ test doesn't mean much look who is the president in the US, prime minister in Australia or prime minister in UK. All buffoons. Good at lying, cheating and being generally very bad people.

Jolanta replies on Dec 30, 2019:

@Shawno1972 I agree with you about children out of wedlock, however there would be people religious or not that would find it amoral. I don't have that view.

lately I'm beginning to think they should change an IQ test from measuring how intelligent someone ...

Jolanta comments on Dec 29, 2019:

I know plenty of University professors who don't know how to boil water or tie their own shoelaces. An IQ test doesn't mean much look who is the president in the US, prime minister in Australia or prime minister in UK. All buffoons. Good at lying, cheating and being generally very bad people.

Jolanta replies on Dec 29, 2019:

@Jacar I do have to disagree with you there about Boris being moral. How many children does he have out of wedlock for instance, and are you aware that he was sacked from his vice-chairman position, which he refused to resign from after publicly lying, and that is not the first time it happened. A moral, reasonable, principled person he is not.

How far are you willing to drive to meet someone new?

Jolanta comments on Dec 3, 2019:

Stop this madness going to see them. If they are that keen they should come to see YOU. You are worth it.

Jolanta replies on Dec 28, 2019:

@Rondo And you know this................how?

Never take love for granted. Look at all the people who did and now are alone.

St-Sinner comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Think about this: 1. Being alone is not a terrible thing, often it is better to be out than be in for the wrong reasons. 2. There are relationships where love has dried up, there are only bills, the magic is gone 3. Don't assume all relationship are about love 4. Love with the right one is ...

Jolanta replies on Dec 28, 2019:

Seems to me you are trying very hard to convince yourself here.

Getting close to that time. Chinese food and a movie

Jolanta comments on Dec 25, 2019:

Sounds good, what are we watching?

Jolanta replies on Dec 26, 2019:

@bklynite53 Good movie.

And nobody is being held responsible, nobody.

of-the-mountain comments on Dec 26, 2019:

More Islamic Bull Shit! The so called Palestinians which are actually Arabs kill Jews and Christians when ever they can, the Palestinian Authorities actually pay these children and adults to kill and terrorize any one in Israel! How many Jews live in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, ...

Jolanta replies on Dec 26, 2019:

Wow, so much rubbish coming out of your mouth. Amazing. And so garbled too.