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Incomplete Truths by the Self-Imploding Expert Sleepy Joe [bbc.

nogod4me comments on Aug 5, 2020:

Both parties serve money, we may be able to survive the lesser evil.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 5, 2020:

@St-Sinner I quoted you. You said "holier than thou members" not "holier than thou approaches". You've made a factual claim about certain members. Your claim has no credibility because you won't or can't support it with evidence.

Incomplete Truths by the Self-Imploding Expert Sleepy Joe [bbc.

nogod4me comments on Aug 5, 2020:

Both parties serve money, we may be able to survive the lesser evil.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 5, 2020:

@St-Sinner I don't believe that we have any "holier than thou members who see nothing wrong in their heroes". Name them.

How does one process the fact when you grow up and come to the conclusion that you don't really like...

BitFlipper comments on Aug 3, 2020:

I don't remember ever liking either of my parents. And I don't remember them liking me either.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@BitFlipper I understand. I am very selective about who I interact with and no post, comment or thread is important enough for me to second guess myself. I am always busy and limit the amount of time I use this website so I want to use it wisely. My primary use of the internet is to liquidate my possessions and any other use is incidental. I do enjoy my interactions with most if the people here, however.

Since COVID is likely the most politicized topic we will see in our lifetimes I wanted to post this ...

LovinLarge comments on Aug 4, 2020:

An unreferenced opinion piece from a biased source. No thanks. https://centerjd.org/content/fact-sheet-manhattan-institute

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@IAMGROOT I skimmed it only to find what I already knew would be there. My time is the most valuable thing I have and I am highly selective with it.

How does one process the fact when you grow up and come to the conclusion that you don't really like...

BitFlipper comments on Aug 3, 2020:

I don't remember ever liking either of my parents. And I don't remember them liking me either.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@BitFlipper I am sorry that sharing your experiences here garners a lot of hostility but glad that you find benefit from the feedback. I use the block function to separate the wheat from the chaff. What my childhood lacked, I had the great fortune to have the resources to be able to make up for with determination and chutzpah. Please feel free to call on me for support at any time.

Since COVID is likely the most politicized topic we will see in our lifetimes I wanted to post this ...

LovinLarge comments on Aug 4, 2020:

An unreferenced opinion piece from a biased source. No thanks. https://centerjd.org/content/fact-sheet-manhattan-institute

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@IAMGROOT An "extremely conservative, corporate-funded" policy group is so far from unbiased that it lacks credibility sufficient to reject out of hand.

How does one process the fact when you grow up and come to the conclusion that you don't really like...

BitFlipper comments on Aug 3, 2020:

I don't remember ever liking either of my parents. And I don't remember them liking me either.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@Jolanta I am very sorry to hear that. I think parenting is the most important job there is yet so many people don't give it the effort it requires. I wish requirements had to be met before people could become parents but I know it would be unenforceable. I think the effects of poor parenting are lifelong although the can be mitigated with good support.

[fempositive.

BitFlipper comments on Aug 3, 2020:

It's difficult for men to relate to the experience of women being ogled or objectified because we never experience anything like that. I think many of us secretly wish we could be noticed. And I think it's unreasonable to expect women to dress less sexy. Anyone who has the capability being sexy ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@Storm1752 You said ogling is not objectification because it is a physical response to a stimuli. This could only be true if men could not control their eyes. We can disagree but you'll still be wrong.

[fempositive.

St-Sinner comments on Aug 3, 2020:

This is your personal experience and I sympathize with it. But are you suggesting it is all men's fault mostly, or every time, or generally and women really have nothing to do with it or women don't ever ever wear suggestjng clothes, low cut blouses, dresses, tight dresses on the ass, never lead ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@VeronikaAnnJ There really, needs to be a "thumbs down" or perhaps even a "puking" or a "fuck you" reaction available given the quality of some of these comments.

[fempositive.

Cast1es comments on Aug 3, 2020:

In reality , this is a combined responsibility . Bearing in mind , men are filled with testosterone , so think sex a LOT , and that is encouraged by what they see , just as they need to learn to control themselves , we should also bear in mind that we ,"talk," to them by the way we dress . How we ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@Storm1752 Common bs is what it was. The OP made no mention of that kind of dress. Men have the sole capacity to control their own behavior so this issue is no no way a "combined responsibility".

[fempositive.

BitFlipper comments on Aug 3, 2020:

It's difficult for men to relate to the experience of women being ogled or objectified because we never experience anything like that. I think many of us secretly wish we could be noticed. And I think it's unreasonable to expect women to dress less sexy. Anyone who has the capability being sexy ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@Storm1752 Those "physical responses" can (and should) be controlled so yes, it is conscious objectification. And it IS learned behavior, not instinct, because not all men do it.

How does one process the fact when you grow up and come to the conclusion that you don't really like...

BitFlipper comments on Aug 3, 2020:

I don't remember ever liking either of my parents. And I don't remember them liking me either.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 3, 2020:

@BitFlipper I know there's probably nothing we can do about these situations now, but just in case you had any lingering doubts I wanted to make sure you had heard an objective viewpoint about where the responsibility lay. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of yourself.

How does one process the fact when you grow up and come to the conclusion that you don't really like...

BitFlipper comments on Aug 3, 2020:

I don't remember ever liking either of my parents. And I don't remember them liking me either.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 3, 2020:

As planned pregnancies go, I think people have children for two reasons: for what they can do for those children and for what those children can do for them. The second is not a valid reason but it happens a lot anyway. People have no business having children if they are not going to make their best effort to: 1. Provide the best home they can for those children; 2. Build strong relationships with those children; and 3. Teach those children how to be independent. I'm sorry at least one of these things did not happen for you and the responsibility for that lays squarely with your parents.

This very sweet, little fellow belonged to my neighbor a couple of years ago.

TeresaWyckoff comments on Aug 3, 2020:

Lucky cat, good human!

LovinLarge replies on Aug 3, 2020:

Many thanks!

Have You Ever Wished Someone Was Dead?

LovinLarge comments on Aug 3, 2020:

That is fucking disturbing. A fantasy about killing someone has never even crossed my mind.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 3, 2020:

@jlynn37 Do you mean the commission of violence because there is a lot of violence going on in this world of which we should probably be aware.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Groups are hosted / run by community members.. This cuts down the workload of site moderators.. Each host creates their own rules for their group...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@MissKathleen So the purpose groups is to categorize topics of conversation in order to remove them from the general feed as a courtesy to other members. Thank you, I will think about that.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

IrishTxJudy comments on Aug 2, 2020:

I guess it would depend in which group you join. Some have quite a bit of activity and some not so much. Obviously groups are for people with similar interests.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@MissKathleen Thank you very much for your support. My time is the most valuable thing I have and I'm not wasting it on people who don't appreciate it.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Groups are hosted / run by community members.. This cuts down the workload of site moderators.. Each host creates their own rules for their group...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@MissKathleen All very true, thank you, thanks for the background. I know that some people enjoy the groups so there is validation in that alone, but I just can't find anything that the groups offer that is not available outside of the groups. It's really just a logistical inquiry, not a complaint.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Groups are hosted / run by community members.. This cuts down the workload of site moderators.. Each host creates their own rules for their group...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I will take your advice and I thank you for making the time and effort to assist me.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

Allamanda comments on Aug 2, 2020:

I've done book illustration and am an artist/sculptor, have also built a lot of FB pages for various purposes and groups, and 3 basic Wordpress websites, but I find I now forget how they work on a regular basis! and also that they cannot compare with a 'real' professional website. Happy to help ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Good to know, thank you. Right now I am thinking about whether it would be necessary or even just preferable to have either or both the website designer and the book illustrator local or at least in the same country (I know you are in the US). I am going to have to make those decisions before I take any further steps. I may have to contact a Book Agent for help on this one.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Sticks48 comments on Aug 2, 2020:

The only thing I see groups do is fuck up the site. Last year I counted over 750 groups. I have no idea how many there are now. There should be a limit to the number of groups and they should have to have a certain number of members after a reasonable amount of time or they should be dropped, and no...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Another good point, thank you. I even started a group to try to understand their utility and there was no announcement in the general feed nor did my welcome message cshow up there so no one knows about my group and there it will sit with me as the only member. And even if others join, then what? I don't really have time to entertain anyone.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Groups are hosted / run by community members.. This cuts down the workload of site moderators.. Each host creates their own rules for their group...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty But if nothing happens in the group, that purpose is not being fulfilled. But my question is really trying to distinguish between being a member of a group or not and so far it is to cut down on the workload of the site moderators like you say because the groups are moderated by other members but that's not really enough to interest me in joining a group. The group posts don't even show up in my feed so I have to visit each group only to usually find that there is nothing new.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

IrishTxJudy comments on Aug 2, 2020:

I guess it would depend in which group you join. Some have quite a bit of activity and some not so much. Obviously groups are for people with similar interests.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Yes, it is obvious that groups are for people with similar interests, so I asked if non-feminusts were allowed in the Women's Empowerment group and one of the responses was so nasty that I immediately blocked the person. I joined several groups and none of them have much activity but thank you for that information.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Allamanda comments on Aug 2, 2020:

One purpose is a negative sort of reason - having groups for fringe interests keeps those posts out of the main feed where those who object to them would have to see them all the time! eg. the right-wingers or the really really boring geeky stuff, or the woo.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Thank you, I should probably know what the woo is.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Groups are hosted / run by community members.. This cuts down the workload of site moderators.. Each host creates their own rules for their group...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I haven't seen any of the moderators ask members to focus on anything, except perhaps in the cooking group where the moderator asks us to post a recipe when we join but then nothing after that. And I'm not criticizing the moderators, I'm only trying to understand groups.

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Groups are hosted / run by community members.. This cuts down the workload of site moderators.. Each host creates their own rules for their group...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

So the purpose of groups is to cut down the workload of site moderators?

I think I understand how groups work here, but I still don't understand what they accomplish.

Apunzelle comments on Aug 2, 2020:

I don’t get the groups, either. 🤔

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Thank you for that.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Yes I have done three websites. Since I started early in the digital era I tend to write my own htm code, which I still think is the best way, even if it is a little slow though there are lots of ways to make it quicker.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@Fernapple Thank you very much, you have been very helpful. I may have more questions, but I have a better idea of what I am getting myself into and how to proceed. I appreciate the effort you made on my behalf.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Yes I have done three websites. Since I started early in the digital era I tend to write my own htm code, which I still think is the best way, even if it is a little slow though there are lots of ways to make it quicker.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@Fernapple I'm sorry I wasn't clearer. I have no problem working with religious people but this will be a non-religious website that only a non-religious web designer would be appropriate for. I have a laptop that I haven't opened in years. To date, my phone can do everything I need except draft documents, which I just do by hand. I like just using my phone because it is so easy to carry with me but I think that will limit me with regard to web design. I am in the middle of liquidating my possessions on ebay and Craig's List and any time I spend on this project detracts from that although if I don't proceed now it probably never will.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

Amzungu comments on Aug 2, 2020:

I'm one of the non skilled ones that managed to create a pretty decent website for an NPO I started by using the template option. Like @Fernapple said, they are not difficult but somewhat limited. It worked great for what I needed and included a secure donation link and a few informational pages, ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

That's interesting, thank you. My idea encompasses a website that could accommodate unlimited capabilities and expansion such that all interest would be welcome, although I'm not even sure that is possible in this context. One of the reasons I want my collaborator to develop the program is because if something happens to me, I would have made arrangements for that person to become sole proprietor. Sounds like I have a lot to learn either way bit I'm confident the right person will come along if my idea is feasible. If I don't move forward on this now, I probably never will.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Yes I have done three websites. Since I started early in the digital era I tend to write my own htm code, which I still think is the best way, even if it is a little slow though there are lots of ways to make it quicker.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@Fernapple That's very helpful and gives me a lot to think about, thank you. Sounds like what I want to do is affordaboe if I can find the right collaborator. I have also advertised for someone on my local Craig's List but it will be harder to find someone non-religious there.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Yes I have done three websites. Since I started early in the digital era I tend to write my own htm code, which I still think is the best way, even if it is a little slow though there are lots of ways to make it quicker.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@Fernapple Thank you very much for that information. Honestly, I have a very limited understanding of what you're talking about already, although I am certainly interested in seeing what you've done. I'm really looking for the right collaborator who would be interested in doing the technical work to build upon and implement my ideas because even if I have the capacity, I don't have the time other than to make suggestions. Probably the very first thing I will need advice on is how expensive an undertaking it will be and that is one of the reasons I'm looking here for someone who not only wants to build but to participate in this project.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Yes I have done three websites. Since I started early in the digital era I tend to write my own htm code, which I still think is the best way, even if it is a little slow though there are lots of ways to make it quicker.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Could you have created this website, for instance? I really do not know the ins and outs, like whether a website like this is a complicated undertaking or not.

Have any atheists or anti-theists here (that I haven't blocked) ever designed a website or ...

hankster comments on Aug 2, 2020:

I can draw a bit. I've never done any book illustrations but I always thought it could be cool.

LovinLarge replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Thank you. I will keep it in mind because I can not draw as much as a stick figure.

Jim Jordan to tech executives: You're 'out to get conservatives'

TheInterlooper comments on Jul 31, 2020:

*Jim Jordan is paranoid.* As a 'conservative' who regularly gets censored on social media, I disagree. Here are a couple of examples of posts that weren't allowed on the general forum. https://agnostic.com/post/459358/usa-usa-usa-https-youtu-be-skfgclps-oc ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 1, 2020:

@TheInterlooper I am considering starting my own similar website. I will let you know if I decide to proceed.

Jim Jordan to tech executives: You're 'out to get conservatives'

TheInterlooper comments on Jul 31, 2020:

*Jim Jordan is paranoid.* As a 'conservative' who regularly gets censored on social media, I disagree. Here are a couple of examples of posts that weren't allowed on the general forum. https://agnostic.com/post/459358/usa-usa-usa-https-youtu-be-skfgclps-oc ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 1, 2020:

@TheInterlooper Patriotism and the National Anthem are not the exclusive domain of conservatism and Canadian Gordon Sinclair's oratory from 1973 pre-dated today's form of American "nationalism". Have you expressed your concerns to the website administratiom?

Sometimes it's ok to be happy when someone dies? Your thoughts please [youtube.com]

dermot235 comments on Jul 31, 2020:

Christoper Hitchens on Fallwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52yTqMcwuQE

LovinLarge replies on Aug 1, 2020:

@skado Thank you.

Jim Jordan to tech executives: You're 'out to get conservatives'

TheInterlooper comments on Jul 31, 2020:

*Jim Jordan is paranoid.* As a 'conservative' who regularly gets censored on social media, I disagree. Here are a couple of examples of posts that weren't allowed on the general forum. https://agnostic.com/post/459358/usa-usa-usa-https-youtu-be-skfgclps-oc ...

LovinLarge replies on Aug 1, 2020:

@TheInterlooper So the posts of conservative members are being targeted regardless of the content of the posts?

Jim Jordan to tech executives: You're 'out to get conservatives'

TheInterlooper comments on Jul 31, 2020:

*Jim Jordan is paranoid.* As a 'conservative' who regularly gets censored on social media, I disagree. Here are a couple of examples of posts that weren't allowed on the general forum. https://agnostic.com/post/459358/usa-usa-usa-https-youtu-be-skfgclps-oc ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@TheInterlooper Are you saying that they censored your posts because you are a conservative or that they censored your posts because of their content? If the latter, in what way were the posts conservative content?

Sometimes it's ok to be happy when someone dies? Your thoughts please [youtube.com]

dermot235 comments on Jul 31, 2020:

Christoper Hitchens on Fallwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52yTqMcwuQE

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@skado Thank you, that is surprising although "charlaran" might be a bit of a stretch. I wish he had explained himself. He was always so dishevelled, I often wondered if he was half cut. Here's the only thing I can think of. One thing I absolutely hate is someone trying to talk me into anything. I also hate being put in the position of having to try to convince others of anything. Maybe that or something like that was his issue, I don't know. I would for sure eradicate religion if given the opportunity but maybe not every atheist would. If there is one who wouldn't, there must be more. We're under no duty to convert anyone and there is a part of me that doesn't want to anyway because I don't want to exercise undue influence over anyone and it is probably better if they arrive at this type of decision on their own. Maybe that's how Hitchens felt. Do you know who that man with him in the video is please?

Jim Jordan to tech executives: You're 'out to get conservatives'

TheInterlooper comments on Jul 31, 2020:

*Jim Jordan is paranoid.* As a 'conservative' who regularly gets censored on social media, I disagree. Here are a couple of examples of posts that weren't allowed on the general forum. https://agnostic.com/post/459358/usa-usa-usa-https-youtu-be-skfgclps-oc ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@TheInterlooper I don't understand that because there is nothing controversial about the first one. The second one is not referenced but people post unreferenced material here all the time. I know that when you are on a lower level, other members have to approve your posts but I don't know what level you were on at yet time. Have you ever tried posting them again?

Jim Jordan to tech executives: You're 'out to get conservatives'

TheInterlooper comments on Jul 31, 2020:

*Jim Jordan is paranoid.* As a 'conservative' who regularly gets censored on social media, I disagree. Here are a couple of examples of posts that weren't allowed on the general forum. https://agnostic.com/post/459358/usa-usa-usa-https-youtu-be-skfgclps-oc ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@TheInterlooper What happened when you tried to post them?

Jim Jordan to tech executives: You're 'out to get conservatives'

TheInterlooper comments on Jul 31, 2020:

*Jim Jordan is paranoid.* As a 'conservative' who regularly gets censored on social media, I disagree. Here are a couple of examples of posts that weren't allowed on the general forum. https://agnostic.com/post/459358/usa-usa-usa-https-youtu-be-skfgclps-oc ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

What do you mean "weren't allowed"?

Sometimes it's ok to be happy when someone dies? Your thoughts please [youtube.com]

dermot235 comments on Jul 31, 2020:

Christoper Hitchens on Fallwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52yTqMcwuQE

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@skado Ah, I never tire of Hitchens. I wish I had 10% of his intellectual capacity. I am not that familiar with him, though. Would you please direct me to where he admits he was a charlatan? That is something I really need to familiarize myself with.

What is the solution to high prescription drug Prices do you think? [youtube.com]

LovinLarge comments on Jul 31, 2020:

Government regulation is the only way to solve price gouging by Big Pharma.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@dermot235 I don't know for certain that it would, but if we presume that it would, I suppose there would have to be a formula that linked the costs of the drug, including R&D, to the price of the drug. This is an area of expertise that people in this field spend their careers developing ideas about how to find a balance but Big Pharma is so selfish they won't participate.

Sometimes it's ok to be happy when someone dies? Your thoughts please [youtube.com]

skado comments on Jul 31, 2020:

To trivialize someone's death, just because their worldview is different from ours, is exactly what we disliked about Falwell, is it not? So is it ok? Sure. It's ok to be just like the person you think doesn't deserve to be regarded as human. Everything is ok. Choices still have consequences ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

No. I haven't watched the Hitchens clip yet, I will later but I don't need to, to respond to this. No one trivialized Falwell's death and no one said he didn't deserve to be regarded as human. I did not dislike him because his worldview was different than mine, I opposed him because his output was detrimental to humankind and without factual support. That is much different than the way he encouraged the disenfranchisement of people on the basis of innate characteristics. Progressives like myself support the societal inclusion of everyone, including those who don't share our worldview so I indeed think he deserved to be regarded as human. I didn't trivialize his death, I celebrate it as one less toxic individual on the planet. As for proclaiming it, I did not go around throwing confetti when it happened because I would not want to make the loss more painful for some, but in this forum for discussion purposes I consider myself both free and obligated to tell the truth to the same degree as anyone else and I don't give a rat's ass if anyone agrees with me.

"Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, isn’t doing her job.

LovinLarge comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Hey, what happened to all those ammosexuals who've been stockpiling firearms for when the gubment turned on it's own citizens?

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@TheInterlooper Yes, thank you. I am interested in your perspectives and would prefer to explore the things that interest us than debate the things that divide us. I will watch for your posts.

"Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, isn’t doing her job.

LovinLarge comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Hey, what happened to all those ammosexuals who've been stockpiling firearms for when the gubment turned on it's own citizens?

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@TheInterlooper I ignore those 2A arguments. I intentionally know zip about guns. I hate them and I would never own one under any circumstances. I will, however, have to carry some defensive mechanism if he sends his goons into Denver, because I will have to go, as a matter of principle, and I will have to defend myself if I am accosted without having done anything wrong. Never before in 58 years have I had to even consider such a thing.

"Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, isn’t doing her job.

LovinLarge comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Hey, what happened to all those ammosexuals who've been stockpiling firearms for when the gubment turned on it's own citizens?

LovinLarge replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@TheInterlooper I don't remember anyone saying that but I do remember people saying it would never happen and it wouldn't have happened under competent leadership.

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 29, 2020:

If you want easy quick pizza, use Italian bread instead of making your own dough.. Just slice open lengthwise, add homemade or store bought sauce, and as any toppings you like.. Bake in 450 degree oven for about five minutes.. ☺ if you like doughy crust rather than super crunchy, wet the ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I love bread with seeds! One day I will get real brave and try to make some, after I get that cheese bread made. Yes, I will try making pizza with Italian bread with seeds, thank you.

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 29, 2020:

If you want easy quick pizza, use Italian bread instead of making your own dough.. Just slice open lengthwise, add homemade or store bought sauce, and as any toppings you like.. Bake in 450 degree oven for about five minutes.. ☺ if you like doughy crust rather than super crunchy, wet the ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

That is a good idea, I love the Italian bread from the grocery. It would certainly do just for me, especially in a pinch. Thank you.

Hello everyone.

BitFlipper comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Generally speaking, everyone is allowed in every group. However, someone who openly disparages feminism is going to get a lot of blowback. Eventually, that person might be banned from the group.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@BitFlipper Opposing something is the opposite of being interested in it. And I just don't see this as a complex system. It just makes more sense to me to avoid a problem than to let it play out, especially when we're talking about controversial topics. I understand the liberal "anything goes" approach but I'm just not on board. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of activity in a lot of these groups anyway. I guess I will start one, employ my method and see how it goes. Thanks again.

Hello everyone.

BitFlipper comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Generally speaking, everyone is allowed in every group. However, someone who openly disparages feminism is going to get a lot of blowback. Eventually, that person might be banned from the group.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@BitFlipper Thank you for indulging me. So if the point of groups is to gather people with a particular interest, it only makes sense to that having that interest would be a prerequisite to membership in that group. Say someone opposed to sexual deviancy joined your group because everyone is allowed, made posts and comments in the group that were critical of sexual deviancy. Presumably they would eventually be blocked. Thst problem could have been avoided if an interest in sexual deviancy had been required for nembership.

Hello everyone.

BitFlipper comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Generally speaking, everyone is allowed in every group. However, someone who openly disparages feminism is going to get a lot of blowback. Eventually, that person might be banned from the group.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

That was helpful, thank you. Is that a rule or is that just the general practice? If everyone is allowed in every group, I don't understand what the purpose of forming groups is.

I had two hours sleep, my eyelids are so heavy.

skado comments on Jul 29, 2020:

I think we are all biologically predisposed to be believers - not necessarily believers in gods, but we’re just creatures that must believe *something*. And through effort - our own and that of those who have influenced us - we have the option of moving our beliefs closer into alignment with ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

Yes. This aligns with two if my theories: that everyone believes in something and that humans need to feel a sense of membership with some group. Religion is attractive because it fulfills both of those. During rough patches, it helps me to reflect and if necessary act on what those two things are for me. Thanks for bringing this up. I hope it helps the OP.

I am seeing some comments suggesting that Joe Biden is beginning to suffer from dementia and should ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 29, 2020:

The Mother Jones interview with Mary Trump (clinical psychologist) is illuminating. :O https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/watch-mary-trump-on-why-donald-trump-lies-why-hes-racist-and-why-she-wrote-her-book/

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@FearlessFly Wasting away your life on the internet must tiring. Anyone with a scintilla of class would have just said thank you and that would have been the end of it.

I am seeing some comments suggesting that Joe Biden is beginning to suffer from dementia and should ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 29, 2020:

The Mother Jones interview with Mary Trump (clinical psychologist) is illuminating. :O https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/watch-mary-trump-on-why-donald-trump-lies-why-hes-racist-and-why-she-wrote-her-book/

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@FearlessFly Don't.

I am seeing some comments suggesting that Joe Biden is beginning to suffer from dementia and should ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 29, 2020:

The Mother Jones interview with Mary Trump (clinical psychologist) is illuminating. :O https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/watch-mary-trump-on-why-donald-trump-lies-why-hes-racist-and-why-she-wrote-her-book/

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

You're welcome.

"Growing salmon and leafy greens in Wisconsin and in the dead of winter" [youtube.com]

LovinLarge comments on Jul 25, 2020:

Not big on fish farming. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48266480

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@TheInterlooper One of the articles I posted above says "(s)laughter methods in the aquaculture industry are appalling" and goes on to give specifics even worse than what your cousin did. I have to limit how much I think about things like this because it is overwhelming.

I am seeing some comments suggesting that Joe Biden is beginning to suffer from dementia and should ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 29, 2020:

The Mother Jones interview with Mary Trump (clinical psychologist) is illuminating. :O https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/watch-mary-trump-on-why-donald-trump-lies-why-hes-racist-and-why-she-wrote-her-book/

LovinLarge replies on Jul 29, 2020:

Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/watch-mary-trump-on-why-donald-trump-lies-why-hes-racist-and-why-she-wrote-her-book/

"Growing salmon and leafy greens in Wisconsin and in the dead of winter" [youtube.com]

LovinLarge comments on Jul 25, 2020:

Not big on fish farming. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48266480

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@TheInterlooper Vermiculture sounds promising but overcrowding alone can cause health problems for the fish. Quality of life remains an issue as does slaughter. I am aware that not very many people are concerned with the quality of life of fish but that doesn't diminish how I feel about it.

The Seattle journalist, Danny Westneat wrote a piece that puts a kabosh on all who think going to ...

LovinLarge comments on Jul 28, 2020:

I enjoyed the article, thank you, but with respect, war was not even implied by any of the Canadian actions or communications.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@JackPedigo I seem to be misinterpreting text more and more frequently as my health deteriorates. It is very difficult to figure out how to cope with your mind not being what it once was. Anyway, this was an interesting issue you raised, I learned some things from it today.

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Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 28, 2020:

I'm not sure.. Try the metoo group too..

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Okay thanks, good to know. I will keep trying.

Hello everyone.

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 28, 2020:

I'm not sure.. Try the metoo group too..

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Are you finding much benefit from being a member of any groups?

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Cast1es comments on Jul 28, 2020:

The identifier is whether you believe in religion , not whether or not you are a feminist .

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

In a women's empowerment group?

The Seattle journalist, Danny Westneat wrote a piece that puts a kabosh on all who think going to ...

LovinLarge comments on Jul 28, 2020:

I enjoyed the article, thank you, but with respect, war was not even implied by any of the Canadian actions or communications.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@Redheadedgammy Happy to explain and I probably should have done a better job of it in my original comment. I find two-way communication by text so limited. The last sentence of his post says "(m)aybe the Canadians are seeing themselves as the actually winner of that fight". I read that sentence prospectively as if the border closing could start a war. But he may have meant it retrospectively about the Pig War, although the US took the San Juans by way of a diplomatic resolution so I think that is why I ruled out that interpretation. I didn't realize my comment was ambiguous when I made it so thanks for the opportunity to clarify. I think these opportunities for interaction are important and I surely hope I did not offend the OP.

The Seattle journalist, Danny Westneat wrote a piece that puts a kabosh on all who think going to ...

LovinLarge comments on Jul 28, 2020:

I enjoyed the article, thank you, but with respect, war was not even implied by any of the Canadian actions or communications.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@Redheadedgammy I mentioned it because of the last sentence in the OP's post.

It seems like there is a law or regulation for nearly every aspect of our lives.

LovinLarge comments on Jul 28, 2020:

Laws are enacted to enhance civil functioning. Your laws are too simplistic and generalized to be enforceable. Environmental protection is one critical area of concern regarding deregulation. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html

LovinLarge replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd My intuition tells me that you have led a diverse and interesting life and there are two examples. Thank you for sharing them. I don't think anyone really likes rules. They feel like an infringement on our liberty. I felt that way when I was young, but over time I came to accept rules because they let me know in advance what was expected of me so that I could stay out of trouble. But as you pointed out, as with everything, money has infected lawmaking to benefit the wealthy and so it will be until we get money out of politics.

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

Allamanda comments on Jul 26, 2020:

well - 3 generations of us have and do, and in a couple of different styles as tastes change. Happy to give our methods if you'd like to say what sort of pizza you are aiming at?

LovinLarge replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@Allamanda Yes, I think you have given me what I needed to have another go at it and it was nice of you to take the time to do so. Thanks again for your help.

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

Allamanda comments on Jul 26, 2020:

well - 3 generations of us have and do, and in a couple of different styles as tastes change. Happy to give our methods if you'd like to say what sort of pizza you are aiming at?

LovinLarge replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@Allamanda Thank you very much, I sure appreciate the help.

The traditional news organizations continue to refuse to acknowledge that rioters and arsonists are ...

LovinLarge comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Criminals by definition are people who have been convicted of crimes. Let's see your evidence that the protestors have been convicted of crimes.

LovinLarge replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@dumasarok The moon is made of green cheese.

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

DavidDuhon comments on Jul 26, 2020:

I bake bread a lot, and I find the dough transition to be pretty easy. You can also make whatever the hard part is be easier--buy the dough or the crust pre made, buy any old pasta sauce,whatever. I like to make a crust that is thick and very bready, And I think any way you go, having a pizza ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@DavidDuhon I had one years ago and got rid if it because it didn't seem to make any difference but if I get enough new ideas here maybe I will look for another one, thank you.

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

MissKathleen comments on Jul 26, 2020:

I used to make my own pizza dough years ago. Look for a recipe online. Once it was only me, I switched to making Stonefire Brand Flat Bread pizza, which was completely satisfactory. Now that I found out I am allergic to gluten, I pretty much have given up on pizza because I am not fond of the ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 26, 2020:

Good info, thank you. I have not been brave enough to try the cauliflower crusts yet.

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

DavidDuhon comments on Jul 26, 2020:

I bake bread a lot, and I find the dough transition to be pretty easy. You can also make whatever the hard part is be easier--buy the dough or the crust pre made, buy any old pasta sauce,whatever. I like to make a crust that is thick and very bready, And I think any way you go, having a pizza ...

LovinLarge replies on Jul 26, 2020:

Thank you, what have you found to be the benefits of a pizza stone?

I was wondering if anyone here has had much luck making pizza at home and if so, if you have any ...

Allamanda comments on Jul 26, 2020:

well - 3 generations of us have and do, and in a couple of different styles as tastes change. Happy to give our methods if you'd like to say what sort of pizza you are aiming at?

LovinLarge replies on Jul 26, 2020:

Thank you, I would accept anything edible at this point. Of course I like the deep dish best because of all the bread. I think that's what you meant by what sort. Other than frozen or my own, it's hard to go wrong with pizza.

Biden Tells Wall St. He Won't Crack Down On Them - YouTube

LovinLarge comments on Jul 25, 2020:

In your unsourced, undated clip where the moderator stresses the importance of "truth", he also says there are strong arguments that favor voting for Biden and acknowledges that Biden is the better candidate.