Compassion for animals

Leutrelle comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I am not a FB member. Maybe that is why? But for what it's worth I think it's a worthy subject to explore. Try again maybe.

So they ask about the possibility of "love" at this site.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I am here for community, but think your words have validity. I really believe that the idea of like minded mingling, and sharing heart felt thoughts is bound to bring some of you into a real relationship. Best of luck

One thing I enjoy about this site is that many regulars are from towns I've never heard of before ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Thats a creative idea. might jot down some of my favorites and google earth. I also have large world map and I could put a pin in the various places if the towns aren't to small. What ever I do it will be fun:)

Does anyone here envisage a day when religious institutions would be sued to court to expunge hate ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Thats really good question. I doubt it; freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.

I don't drink alcohol.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I have to watch my blood sugar, so I can't drink which is a good thing for me. I drank for the effect. I tried some of the NA beer a few years ago, and thats when I realized I didn't like beer for the flavor as much as I thought. I wish my brain could tolerate pot though. I used to really like it, but now it tends to give anxiety unless I drink with it. OH well, live is still good W/O either;)

Have you witnessed, perpetrated or been the victim of elder abuse?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I have not. I have always even as a kid looked out for the elderly. I would put myself in harms way if that what it took to stop it.

Please excuse my ham-handedness at handling this subject.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I haven't dated for 44 years. Well I take that back my wife and I still date. I think I would go about it the same way. Dinner and a movie, coffee and pie, picnic in nature, go fishing, road trip, and of course flowers:)

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

True Truth:)

I just glanced at my possibilities on SeniorMeet . WHo could lose with 10InchWizard or FunerealDeal?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Thats some sick humor, and what is a 10" Wizard?

So much fun... [youtu.be]

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I am glad it was captioned. That was great! Thanks for sharing:)

Looking for fun and good conversations

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I think you can find the here:) Welcome

Fallacy in Discourse

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I just take a leap here: Fabricated Logic;)

Fault vs. ResponsabIlIty

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I've already seen this. Will makes a great point. It's time to quit blaming and start aiming and fix the problem within ourself.

Can life have meaning? 4 different perspectives

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I'm agnostic, where is my column? I would have to pick atheist.

Y'all crack me up!

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Why do you think we are here?:)

What do you do to help curtail negativity bias?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I remember a video on the news of a bad dog getting ready to attack a toddler (don't remember the breed), and a crazy cat ran out and attacked the dog, and saved the toddler. That was great inspirational news. Many people don't like cats, but I do, and this was an unusual cat, but a dammed good one. By the way, thanks for for your encouraging words. I like to walk and breath in the fresh air, and I find watching some older movies will sometimes elevate my mood. I also like watching surfers, and extreme down hill skiing shows. But nature always is my most dependable cure for negativity.

Who was in charge of THIS logo???

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I just don't know?

Does Nunes pose a conflict of interest?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I am just waiting for all the information to be released, so we can have intelligent discussion.

Meditation doesn't make you better

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I haven ever meditated, but sometimes I think about meditating.

Atheist.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I am pure agnostic. This site is like a water hole to me. It a place where folks gather and refresh their thoughts.

Am I the only person who cares nothing for football?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

No. I liked to watch my high school games, but after that I never cared at all. I have gone to a few Supper Ball parties, and felt like a third wheel. I would much rather just have a barbecue.

If you could change your legal name easily and for free, would you? If so, to what?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I like Lucy Lou, but that would be more of a nick name.

Evidence for a young Earth.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

You crack me up. Thats a great irony.

What types of things do you take note of and recall easily?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

To tell you the truth I recall when someone has done me wrong. I tend to remember good restaurants, travel routes, fishing spots, political news, and good times. I remember how to repair house problems and autos, tractors, and gun maintenance. I don't remember names well, or how to spell. In many ways my recall is disappointing.

Are you good at small talk?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I can be with the right person, and a familiar subject. If its about what I had for dinner, or a great restaurant, and just casual talk sure. But I typically find most small talk is something that I am not familiar with like sports. My hunch is that I am not that good at small talk. I tend not to not care if I fit in with the crowd, and I am not intimidated easily. I came to do a job, and tend to get busy with the task at hand. I detest arguing, and that maybe is another reason I am not good at small talk. If it was not for fellow agnostics, and atheists I doubt I would last long on this site. Like I said I don't like to argue. With my personality it can escalate to angry and nasty if I am not treated with respect.

I've landed here, on this site. Why?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Sounds like you will get along fine. Welcome

Do you identify as a Highly Sensitive Person? Or, not at all? What do you think of the term?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I seriously doubt this applies to me. I am very skeptical about HSP.

Do you let your emotions get in the way of rational thinking?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I look at in a simple manner. I choose my battles. I ask myself is this issue important enough to risk dying on this battlefield today. Usually after I settle down I no longer feel the need to engage. If I do then I can approach it with clear mind.

Do yoy find yourself still saying'bless you' when some one sneeze

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

No and I don't think I ever did. I just ignore it, or offer a kleenex if I have one, and try not breathe.

Anyone ever wonder if the solution to Americas mass shootings was very simple?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I like the idea of both. I have a concealed weapons permit, and I would like the choice of being able to use lethal or nonlethal force. I have never looked there may already be rubber bullets on the market. Shooting guns thus far and hopefully for the rest of my life is purely for sport. I love to shoot targets, and the vast majority of gun owners feel the same way. Using a weapon for self defense is the last resort.

Anyone annoyed by snotty liberals?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

You have a point. I am very liberal in some areas, an conservative in others. I find my self alone and very rarely share my political thoughts on this site. I enjoy a friendly exchange of ideas, but many times I just hear secular dogma.

What would the world be like with computers that could read minds?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Their would be more people in prison.

What is going to take until changes are made?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Sorry, but I believe in gun ownership.

Ancient history suggests that atheism is as natural to humans as religion

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Interesting read. I think that as civilization grew they begin to include religion in order to solidify their empires. There have been atheist in very early civilization, and especially in the Greek culture. These debates have gone on for millenniums, and church persecution probably hindered the atheist development.

Do you have a favorite lyric you quote?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Teach your children well, and Helpless. I didn't know any lullabies, and I would sing to my son Joe, Hey Joe by Jimmy Hendrix. It always seemed to put him to sleep, but it did make me wonder what hell was I thinking:) I have Bass voice, so that was probably the magic, but still.

Hey, dinner time

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I like shell fish, but live in Idaho.

What's your favorite chocolate ? Mine is See's. Most have never heard of it.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Sees was always a favorite,

How much do you value gratitude as an ingredient to a peaceful life?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Gratitude help you count the good parts of life, and that seems to bring peace, only because it helps to make a positive in your thinking.

How to answer religious people's prejudiced remarks?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I would say do you hear what you are saying? Usually gets your foot in the door. Because it sounds like your saying these people aren't worth helping. . . .

I post some of the most sideways views at times and y'all still like them.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Your posts are enjoyable.

My Favorite Oxymoron

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Jumbo Shrimp

And another odd bit of poetry from my files of weird things put away for another day.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Great work:)

Do you have a favorite lyric you quote?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

We are all just another brick in the wall.

Is there a thing as black "privilege"?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

If we want help the Black Folks especially in the inner city we need to put industry in the proximity, and offer training courses so they have access to good paying jobs:)

Is anyone else watching "The Chi" on Showtime?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I liked the Wire, but haven't seen "The Chi". I need to order Show Time on my Fire Stick. Is it playing now?

Ricky Gervais -- "I am an agnostic atheist" .

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Great interview, thanks for sharing. It is nice to see a friendly debate between a theist and an atheist:)

Does Your Ego Serve You, Or Do You Serve Your Ego?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Sometimes I feel like I am a slave to my ego. Other times I wonder if I have one.

Who are you reading?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Lately I read agnostic.org:)

Seeing so many vets homeless and in need what have you done to help these individuals out.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I haven't done much, but I want to. The best I do is give a vet who pan handling a 10$ bill, vote appropriately.

Name your hypocrisy

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I am going to grow more as a person I guess. I can't think of right now:(

So I recently told a friend that they're too much "effort".

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

It is called using tact in your communication. I know I've been accused of not being very tactful;)

What are some surprising things you've learned, or realized, about yourself or others from the ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

In Mexico don't eat the salad outside of the resort complex, and why can't you flush the toilet paper?

A Catholic blogger says Christians shouldn’t do yoga.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I have never tried it, but plenty of people want me to. My problem is My work as a welder, and ag tractor mechanic pretty well destroy my joints. I am afraid yoga might just finish me off. I might seize up during the first sessions:s) I don't care what Xian's think.

Excuses, excuses! This just irks me.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

That is just wrong. If he doesn't want the work he should just say so!

At what point?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

When your body hurts more days than when it doesn't;)

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

You will find out;)

I have seen Washington DC, Walked on its streets, sure it's an enormous city but Portland OR is now ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

That is Strange? Wonder why?

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Death and taxes;)

PROSTITUTES and PORNSTARS So, I've had this conversation with several people, and I have yet to ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

The government gets their cut from the legal porn industry. They should legalize prostitution and set guide lines and have health check ups. O ya then the government can get their cut. The religious will fight this one, but I wonder how the porn industry through. O ya people only watch;)

What was the worse job you had to endure?Why?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I worked in an Exon refinery. They produced gas, gasoline, diesel, and other stuff. The multi story tanks have to be cleaned periodically. That means using a jack hammer, and scaffolding. Very dangerous and toxic. They didn't have proper ventilation, or good air masks. Could be one of the reasons I have COPD, because I never was a smoker.

Our relationship with food

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I have to watch my blood sugar now and loose some more weight. One thing that I love is sea food, and that doesn't seem to be deal breaker. But I am not snacker. I think the thing that hurts is no pasta. I eat for survival now.

Maya ruins discovered in Guatemala: Civilization was much vaster than known, thousands of structures...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I really love to hear this. The Mayan culture is fascinating. If you ever get chance to see them I highly recommend it. Here is a picture of that stone ring that they throw a ball through. I say having a site built for sports makes them an advanced civilization. Blow it up so you can see it:)

Not quite sure how this all works, but I'm here. Greetings my fellow heathens <3

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Welcome

What's a good romantic gift someone could give you?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

A steelhead fishing rod, and reel:)

China Glass Bridge - Crack Effect - YouTube

Leutrelle comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Maybe regulations are a good thing;)

Homeless Among the Privledged

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

It's a growing problem, and the government needs to step in and help. I suggest a Motel Six type rooms. Add clean clothes, a land line, cafeteria, security, Doctor, medicine, cleaning service, and maybe some of these people can find a job, and way out of this terrible life they live.

Krispy Kreme donuts are coming! The thing about that is, they will have one store to start with, ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Yum, but to bad for Auckland folks waist line;)

Fault Vs Responsibility by Will Smith FULL SPEECH - YouTube

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I knew there was a reason that I liked Will Smith. He nailed that one. At some point we have to quit blaming and start aiming at the real problem in our lives.

Religion and the internet.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Not really. Tools are used by all sorts to accomplish good and bad. Are we surprised that the internet is used for child porn?

I read somewhere that the native peoples living above the arctic circle didn't have words for rape ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Cultures that depend on cooperation to survive would probably have much less problems with rape and murder. My hunch is that the more a people depend on civilization it would follow the less civilized they are to one another.

“There is new life in the soil for every man.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Nature is what makes me whole.

How do you see youself in 5 years?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I hope I have less pain, but I will be happy if I am breathing, and still have a brain;)

Describe the feeling when you left religion.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I read a lot, and I drank a lot. It was a dark few years for me, mainly because I didn't have any friends. I still don't I just got used to it, and my kids grew up, and now they are my friends.

How many of us deal with anxiety and depression?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I don't have anxiety so much anymore, but depression has been an unwanted traveling companion for many years. I have to take medication, or things really go south. I have found that walking helps me.

Saw this site n had give a try.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Sounds like a good time find this site. Welcome

Faith, as a term, is often misused by people of faith.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Your a thinker I say that, and good job;)

What unusual sports do you follow/participate in?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I don't follow sports. About the most exciting thing I do is go mushroom picking, and sometimes I go fishing:)

Finish This Statement: I Believe I Am Smarter Than Most People I Encounter Because.....

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I know less now than what I new before. Too many question, and so few answers. I don't presume I am smarter. Thats a young man's game;)

Do appointments by doctors and service people that are always late upset you as much as they do me.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I have always thought it was normal to wait at the Doctors office:)

Clean cabs

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I don't ride cabs much, so don't know what is customary. I remember the last cab I did ride was a bit untidy.

Over the years the concept of our "souls" being part of a sphere of energy, from which we grab a ...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

It's out there, but it might be:)

Forgive and forget. Is it a possibility?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I wish I could forgive, but it is not in my nature to forget.

I love science!

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I am the philosopher/poet. Sometimes I wish I was the scientist, but I am what I am:)

I have realized that I am getting old.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

The old body does decline:) May hope for your recovery, and good traveling:)

I really hope this site keeps getting some advertisement and expansion.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

It was pure luck that I found this site. I was researching agnostic, and atheist thought, and saw this sight. With there being so few of us I never even dreamed there would be an agnostic social site, so I never searched for one. I am glad I found it:)

Do you remember your dreams?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I have vivid dreams in color, and those are reoccurring dreams. I am usually flying an airplane. I am not a pilot, but I seem to get along fine in my dream. The planes vary from a fighter jet, passenger jet, to a single engine plane. Soooo much detail. It's like a novel in my head.

So, I'm trying to buy a house for the first time.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

It shouldn't be a huge problem for women. If anything it shows you are a loyal and responsible man.

Do you like dragons?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I am dragon in Chinese Astrology, and I watch every show with Dragons. It would make good art work for my Harley.

What countries have you visited, or would like to visit?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I have been to Canada, and Mexico. I think Great Britain is next as my wife has cousins there. If we come into money then the nation of Georgia I have a Niece there, and Germany my Wife has a cousin there also.

Volunteerism has always been an important part of my life, even after leaving religion it is remains...

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I do not. I am very tolerant of religion, but I draw the line at participation. There are plenty of secular places to serve.

Ground Hog Day - Why is this still a thing?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Hell no it's not stupid:) It's tradition, and a bit of fun. Beats most of the other news on that day! People need distraction from the every day BULL s**t. I like Ground Hog Day better than Easter. Why do you hate the Ground Hog? What he isn't as cute as the Bunny? I guess you have probably had enough by now. Thanks for being a good sport:)

At a certain age, should people be re-tested for their ability to drive?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Sadly seniors at some age should be retested, but I think it will break their spirit if they fail. Many and perhaps most seniors highly value their independence, and they might struggle to thrive if they couldn't pass the driving test. I've lived mostly in rural areas, and many seniors live out of town, and many are in remarkable shape into their nineties. Every now and then I see a senior that I wonder about, especially when I am riding my motor cycle. However they test they need to screen for "kind" people to do the testing, and the test, and examiner should be on video.

Double entendre: Erotica Intentional or Not?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

Those are some dumb ass signs.

What are some of your favorite quotes? The ones that stick with you.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

My mom "It will come home to you".

Are you for tipping or anti- tipping syndrome?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

I think the wages are very low for majority of folks. Wages need to be around 30$ per hour to come close to the standard of living I had in the early seventies. Everything costs a fortune now days. Rent is just unbelievable, autos are astronomical, and power bill, and phone expenses, and we haven't even gotten to food or medicine. It costs a fortune to live, and then add kids into the equation. I tip but I understand if you can't.

The first "god" was El.

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

My guess is you believe in god, but don't know god, but you believe in the resurrection? I've seen that symbol, and I think it is Egyptian? Welcome, and tell me more.

What's your worst restaurant experience?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

I don't remember a bad experience in a restaurant, and that is not saying I didn't have one. They say the brain is the first organ to slide, and I can't remember what the second was;) I would have remembered a roach baked in a waffle though.

Facing Pain

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

I don't know the answer to any of your questions. I can tell you as of late that I weep when I see sorrow. I feel others pain more than I used to. My hunch is crying is judged as a sign of weakness, and only the strong survive, but if that is true then we as a race have long road ahead before we can truly begin to understand life. There is more sorrow than happiness on this world. We must grab ahold of happiness when it comes our way, but we must learn to embrace sorrow in the same way.

Hear A Perfect Circle's Apocalyptic New Song 'The Doomed' - Rolling Stone

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

This is the brutal truth of the twentieth century. If we continue down this path of polarized thinking then we surely are doomed. This world must be big enough for the liberal and the conservative. This world must be big enough for the religious and non religious. This world must be big enough for man and woman. This world must be big enough for the animals, and the plants. This world must be big enough for all the living. We must be small enough that all can live on this big world.

Spiritual

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

My take on the word is based on nature. If I have killed an animal, I consider that spiritual because I have taken that animals life and use it for food. I will thank the animal. If the beauty of nature lifts my demeanor and makes happy to be alive I consider that spiritual. When I appreciate the garden's bounty and enjoy the produce that I got from the ground, then I consider that spiritual.