FWIW, here's my non-eventful experience with my first shot of the COVID vaccine.

Robecology comments on Feb 15, 2021:

I had almost the exact same reaction to the Phizer shots...an ache in the shot (right) arm for a few days. I'm a total gym user..and I could barely pull myself up for a couple of days. I'm 75. The second shot had a lot less soreness...but it was still there. Happy to be double vaccinated.

It is no secret that i hate winter and prefer the tropics

Robecology comments on Feb 15, 2021:

Except in Florida...

Mars In 4K [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Feb 15, 2021:

It's bitter cold. There's no Oxygen. The water that probably exists is now deep underground. Since the core is no longer molten and plastic, there's no magnetosphere...so deadly Gamma radiation rains down on the surface. Why we are even considering human trips to Mars is beyond me. It might have been alive and watery eons ago...perhaps our DNA even got started there. But there's clearly no life there now...and no reason to visit there - let alone colonize it.

Who uses a rice cooker or a magic pot?

Robecology comments on Feb 14, 2021:

I'm a pressure cooker junkie; so basic works for me...and the 15 minutes cooking /10 minutes rest turns in to 3 and 6 minutes, for me. Same amount of H2O...rinsing is more a tradition than a valuable process...but do try the pressure cooker method. Faster. Fluffier.

For those who would like to have a better understanding of bitcoin. [thehustle.co]

Robecology comments on Feb 14, 2021:

Problems with it. Bitcoin is a currency. Not a technology. Not an internet app. Not a tool. Just currency. It's basically a pyramid scheme. An increasing amount of folk on here and fB (I assume twitter, as well) pose a friendly "hi, how are you, I hear you have money"....and then the lure begins. If you want to invest in a growing stock...I recommend TSLA...the stock behind the Tesla electric vehicles (EV's) . Lucid - another E.V. is struggling to get in to a "public offering" and they have an EV with similar, but even more deluxe features than Tesla. But I recommend you stay away from Bitcoin - and there's lots of investors who, like Mitch, want you to get comfy with it...and buy in. Do your research. Search Tsla 1 month, 1 year, and 5 year graphs. Drive one. Then you'll know.

-6 degrees outside. I definitely would rather be on a tropical island today.

Robecology comments on Feb 14, 2021:

Do I have to keep reminding you? It's 79º in the East Coast of Florida!

What do you think scammer or just a misguided individual? [agnostic.com]

Robecology comments on Feb 11, 2021:

Cute, young, cleavage prominent in the pic...yep...scammer.

There is an upcoming lockdown Worldwide 😂😂😂😂 set aside your bitterness ...

Robecology comments on Feb 10, 2021:

LOL...I'll be "nursing" a nurse back to health...she goes for hip surgery tomorrow AM! I'll give her The "Saint Valentine's" sendoff. The myth is charming.. Signing a card "Your Valentine" is mimicking history...but it wasn't always a greeting of love! https://www.history.com/news/real-st-valentine-medieval

Reminders of warmer weather.

Robecology comments on Feb 10, 2021:

I'm an East Coast American....and I've never seen a "Robin" that looked like that...but my "Merlin ID" bird ID app says it is, indeed a European Robin!

Does anyone not secretly hope that there is a god and that we can spend eternity in heaven with our ...

Robecology comments on Feb 9, 2021:

To "secretly hope" is to give in to Religious dogma. If you "secretly hope" for "time travel" If you "secretly hope" for alien contact. If you "secretly hope" for the ability to travel to other solar systems. Then you, @waitingforgodo" are not well, and need some kind of special attention. If you "secretly hope" that you will have a sense of existence in another organism...say, a plant, an insect, a creature, even...in the distant future....another human...then you can have what scientists call "reasonable odds" But the other stuff? You're sad and suffering. Seek help.

I should have retired before I did. Retirement is the best mental relaxation ever!

Robecology comments on Feb 9, 2021:

I concur; if you play your cards right...it truly can be your "golden years". I do get sad when I hear of losses...especially today..Onc of the original voices of the Supremes..**.Mary Wilson**. Here's a video she made just a few days ago. Her death was "sudden and mysterious" ...it's being investigated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGCwWipSEMY

Keep it in the family

Robecology comments on Feb 8, 2021:

She was and is....thanks to the miracle of plastic surgery - still a cutie!

”For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.

Robecology comments on Feb 7, 2021:

Sad that you feel that way, @JackPedigo

How We Grow Food Could Determine Whether 28,000 Species Can Survive: [ecowatch.com]

Robecology comments on Feb 7, 2021:

The root of the issue is our population growth. 150 more births, than deaths, per minute. 216,000 more per day 1,512,000 per week 78 million more per year. COVID19 might have put a dent in that number; I'm guessing it slowed us down to 76 million. More. Births than deaths...Growth in the world human population.In one year. and 10 species becoming extinct per day...to make room for us.; from obscure ants with almost a different species in each section of forest to great whales - I'm lucky to be alive...and thankful to have made it to 75. I don't look forward to the approaching extinction that might happen...rather soon...we can fix this...it's called family planning...or we can avoid the fix and suffer.... https://www.worldometers.info

“Once people get hung up on theology, they're lost to sanity forever.

Robecology comments on Feb 7, 2021:

Population control...

What do you think when you hear an extremely loud car or truck?

Robecology comments on Feb 7, 2021:

They're suffering some ego inadequacies - they need attention as they go down the road. It's one of the strong suits for my almost too quiet Tesla... Oh...and of course there's new markets popping up to make our quiet Teslas noisy; for both ego-centric reasons and for alleged need to "alert pedestrians".. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds

Black and White

Robecology comments on Feb 7, 2021:

True Sexy -Classyi image!

Doing THIS kind of representation or explanation of Liberalism has to be a form of brain disease, or...

Robecology comments on Feb 7, 2021:

When ever I get in to "what is a"...with anyone...I save these two excellent phrases by these two great folk from the past;

[youtu.

Robecology comments on Feb 7, 2021:

The problem boils down to the reason we're here...religion/the #religulous https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/05/trumps-language-of-hate-has-deep-roots-in-american-religious-bigotry/

Every morning...

Robecology comments on Feb 6, 2021:

Bacon...if there ever was a non-sweet food addiction...that and black, unsweetened coffee are at the top of my list....and the coffee is partially explainable by the caffeine. I have no clue about why bacon is so addictive.

Are some people just not right for marriage?

Robecology comments on Feb 6, 2021:

When I read Alvin Toffler's future shock...what he explained to me (in the book) explains why we fall in and out - and back in - to marriage. It's the growing population, and the root cause of it...our increasing longevity. As he put it; 100 years ago there were far fewer people...and we didn't live as long...so marriages were both shorter and the old fashioned "commitment" was much more real. Today we are doubling in population faster and faster. When I was born there were less than 3 billion on the planet; now we're approaching 8 billion. And longevity - while having leveled off recently...increased for decades during the late 20th century. So we meet more people today than ever before. We either grow similarly or grow differently faster today than ever before. Our tastes - in food, in habits, in friends - change -- faster than ever. So of course we easily marriage...and easily divorce. Of course it's not an easy process....but fewer are changing their names. More are doing prenuptial agreements. And more are finding that living by themselves works best. Not a bad thing...and as Toffler implied...if we hold to traditions then it will be a "future shock" that relationships are changing. (and yes; this was co-written with Alvin's spouse, Adelaide). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock Sad about your grandfather and those #religulous children of hers...

Spread those bananas around

Robecology comments on Feb 5, 2021:

Thus we worship the perfect addiction - greed - and it will lead to our extinction.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity; there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all ...

Robecology comments on Feb 3, 2021:

This - sadly - seems true. Most politicians know - or find out, eventually - that if they reduce scarcity and improve prosperity - a liberal/progressive POV, they invite an increase in the population growth rate. Do the opposite - improve scarcity and reduce prosperity - a Conservative/reactionary POV - and it's the greatest single factor that slows down the population growth. By that I mean the death rate might slow down a bit...people get leaner, eat more carefully, work harder, and are forced to have fewer kids...and coincidentally - they live longer. The birth rate slows down as well (although there's still growth - but at a reduced rate). The reduction of scarcity - improvement of prosperity (the Liberal POV) also reduces the Ecology/ recycling. It also raises the death rate (less focus on personal health), and raises the unhealthy/ obesity of a nation - But if more people are prosperous - they have more kids...and the population growth rate increases. So the Liberal POV...while reducing scarcity and improving prosperity - invites a higher death rate, but a much higher birth rate. Demographers know this. Insurance rate adjusters know this. Not many others do. This is a conundrum of Conservatives (who tend toward the latter relationship) and liberals (the former). Where do you draw the line?

Not a bad idea

Robecology comments on Feb 3, 2021:

It's happening. There's more and more inter-racial relationships occurring. More kids of mixed race parents coming to the fore...look at Kamala Harris...(images below) from an Eastern Indian mother and a mixed African-American father.

Qookoo for cocoa puffs..

Robecology comments on Feb 3, 2021:

Another one I heard/read; "What's it called when your I.Q. is cut in half? Answer; Q.

My last visit to US was in November 2011.

Robecology comments on Feb 3, 2021:

Stanford Mass, or Stanford California?

Hi, I am a teacher of a few years probably more than I care to mention.

Robecology comments on Feb 3, 2021:

First of all...I"m a retired teacher in Florida /USA. Secondly; you said "parents must opt in for the chaplain to work with their child" - this can't be a public school...is it a private religious/Christian school? Assuming you're an agnostic/atheist in a religious school....that's a tough one. Can you teach at any other schools? Do you have to teach at a school with a "chaplain" in it?

About a week or so ago, I joined the "conservative atheist group to post a legitimate question on ...

Robecology comments on Feb 2, 2021:

Whenever I get "attacked" for asking a question like that I offer to share the rules I learned in a college debate class. They really "opened my eyes" and make sense. I'll share them in a minute...but I want you to not feel badly. I've been blocked from that group as well. It's sort of an oxymoron - Conservatives in America are generally also religious (I call them the Bill Maher term "#Religulous" - click on the word..).It's more appropriate. But my point is - don't feel badly about being rejected by them...they're just a bunch of "Oxy-moronic" folk.

Surprise (not) Today another tRumpster tested positive for covid at my school.

Robecology comments on Feb 2, 2021:

@NoMagicCookie These last few years have been a revelation regarding your last comment; asking us if we "noticed a difference in the intellectual and logical degradation". It's not so much, I'm afraid, to admit, a degredation as a revelation - that there really are a large number of profoundly ignorant folk out there. It's like they didn't degrade to profound ignorance; it's just that some of us became more aware of it (many call it becoming "woke" or "awakened"). When I saw this video, it helped explain a lot about them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9R6jgE7SQ

This is an actual photo of the exact time lightning hits the water.

Robecology comments on Feb 2, 2021:

Jewish lasers (tongue in cheek).

This is an actual photo of the exact time lightning hits the water.

Robecology comments on Feb 2, 2021:

@TheoryNumber3 And yet still there seems to be many "trails" of super-heated atmospheric molecutes...and a cloud of steam. This does appear to be a bit of a time-lapse (I'm guessing 2-3 seconds)....but..still.....truly amazing. Is this your camera work or did you get it from another source?

So very hard...

Robecology comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Good one. Here's a few more - related.

"Be happy for no reason, like a child.

Robecology comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Easier said than done. It takes a lot of energy to "smile though your heart is breaking"...but "life is more worthwhile if you just smile". Tony Bennett's song comes to mind... Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile ...through your fears and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through for you Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Phillips

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers.

Robecology comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Love Jesse; I found this meme by him;

Time to do YOUR PART!!!

Robecology comments on Feb 1, 2021:

How's your "footprint"? It's called an "Eco-footprint" or "Carbon footprint". Some ask for your email, sone don't. If you don't want to get on email lists, change one letter - https://www.footprintcalculator.org

Federal Agencies Have Lost Hundreds of Scientists Since 2017. What Comes Next?: [ecowatch.com]

Robecology comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Good article. Shared on FB.

So true! No Debbie Downer's! Lol

Robecology comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Debbie Downer meets Bobby Bummer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZF6EK7x4Dk

Cholla Cactus Skeleton.

Robecology comments on Feb 1, 2021:

They're the one's that Abo-Aussies make - they seal the outer shell with plaster, insert cacti spines, then insert beads, then create "Rain sticks"....I've owned a few over the decades. And there's Chilean models, as well...but both use that Cactus skeleton!

I don't see the thrill in posting dick pics

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

On behalf of men who never share (let alone take pictures of) their "dick" I'm offended. He's awful, he's a liar, he's corrupt, but please, don't call him a male sex organ?

It is taboo in our society to criticize a persons religious faith.

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Here's some "criticisms" of Faith - in copyable and shareable memes;. Enjoy...and please share if you have FB.

By golly, that Marjorie Greene was right [google.com]

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

And I heard he was sitting in a Tesla...wait...I have proof!

The New Tesla S "refresh".

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Here's a view inside the cabin. Notice the New steering wheel option. You can't get a sunroof anymore, sadly. Notice the new main screen. oh...and there won't be any gear-shift- or nob -or stick. It'll all be on screen controls. Here's an American magazine review. https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-s-x-steering-wheel-redesign-reactions-elon-musk-2021-1

Must have wound it up a couple of turns too far.

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

If the top speed is 80 mph then that little machine can break most speeding laws. Unfortunately, they're just not safe. If you wait and get an Electric small car....you'll be a lot safer...

Schrodinger's cat

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

LOL...here's Schrodinger's dumpster;

Well the lock down prevents me from doing a lot of things Long walks with my camera meeting friends ...

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

I don't feel restricted with the long walks and/or bicycle rides....In fact I've been takng more lately; it's the only time I'm out of the house except to shop!

My Sunday Sermon...

Robecology comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Good one. Here's a few I've collected; Feel free to share!

Kinder Scout, taken from the Hayfield side.

Robecology comments on Jan 30, 2021:

I see you're from the UK...can you post a map showing us where this is?

"I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself...

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

I got on this very topic on FB on "Faith is a Mental Illness". here's the image I shared (click on it and expand it to see it better). I also shared this; lots of clear evidence that Hitler really considered himself Christian. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Adolf_Hitler?fbclid=IwAR24jvMO37WupT5pjpOfVxtXtKm1pKAae9bZt1Ecgf3dof0p8GGXTuJFG9w

My star wars peeps will get it.

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

My latest ones...

I know I've posted this song before, but because today is Humphrey Bogart's birthday b.

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Died at 68 years young. Nat King Cole, another smoker...died in his 50's. Rod Serling...another chain smoker....died in his 50's. So sad for these rugged men who let a bad habit take decades from their lives.

We need to go back!

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Wars and diseases controlled our growth....but then health care started winning. The results are clear....we're growing by 150 more births, than deaths, per minute, 216,000 more per day, 1,512,000 per week. You joke about cell phones while we all sit home and rarely go out....and if we do we wear masks...and now we're being suggested to wear better masks. If wars didn't do us in...the next plague might. COVID19 was just the tip of the iceberg...a warning shot. https://www.worldometers.info

Reverse psychology? Lol

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

That appears to me to be one too well-fed horse.

I live in Nashville and I feel pretty alone in my views as an atheist; I feel like I'm in the ...

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

You came to the right place. There's no need to share your views - in public or with your family. They probably know your views anyway....and if they're religious they know there's not one shred of validation for them...so like we did when we believed in Santa....we slowly gave up on the myth.. They will, too...but it will take time. Come here....chat here...make friends here.

Checking in after being away for the last two weeks due to family things.

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Welcome back. I participate an hour or so nearly every day. Perhaps you can offer this ($25 a post for the 36 question forum) or open it up here....and come up with your own questions? I like your "middle-ground" approach ("the progressive left and Trumpy-types both have mostly-valid") but I think you're just being apolitical...which might be wise for an owner-administrator. The fact is, if you're agnostic you're already a progressive thinker - and while you know that many agnostics support Trump - a scientific minded agnostic knows better - but also knows not to step on toes. Anyway; welcome back. Hoping that the family issues went smoothly. Here's a quote from a quasi-religious leader that I keep handy...

Turning over a new leaf

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Good for you. Save these memes. You're growing. It's a good thing.

I hope that I am not the only one that feels like this bata test vaccination is being forced and ...

Robecology comments on Jan 28, 2021:

I suffered shoulder pain for about a week. When I researched it, i found it even had an acronym, and was popular banter among ambulance chasers... Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)...but I read enough to know it was probably caused by an inexperienced vaccinator shooting too high on the arm or too close to the shoulder joint. So - solution - if/when you go for that vaccine, mention that you are concerned about SIRVA (Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) and would they please aim their vaccine carefully. That should help. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6347325/

Sounds like a good plan But timers already take care of that

Robecology comments on Jan 27, 2021:

A.M. Coffee- indispensable. Coffee maker - indispensable. Coffee made automatically, by timer - indispensable.

I will let this book speak for itself [amazon.co.uk]

Robecology comments on Jan 27, 2021:

A whole bunch on that page. Which did you refer to?

Can 4 billion people be wrong? Wildly.

Robecology comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Fortunately your numbers are wrong; 2.382 billion Adherents in 2020 Religion Adherents Percentage Christianity 2.382 billion 31.11% Islam 1.907 billion 24.9% Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist 1.193 billion 15.58% Hinduism 1.161 billion 15.16%

I couldn’t help myself 😁

Robecology comments on Jan 26, 2021:

My latest crop of "Bernie-in-the-cold" memes;

One word.... Why.

Robecology comments on Jan 26, 2021:

You forgot the word he's probably thinking..."why not"...it's for folk with an identity crisis. it makes them "unique". Can you imagine this guy -how he'd look in a funeral? I shouldn't laugh...sorry.

Bernie Sanders hit the world 😅😊 what a cutie Sanders doll.😂

Robecology comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Those mittens are for sale! https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1914715/muk-luks-fairisle-convertible-mittens-men.jsp?prdPV=4=shopping34=ci=connexity-shopzilla=cse=connexity=16116751411448142457610080302008005=1=CKe2quP1ue4CFa_IxQodoDoAOw=ds

Beam me up Scotty!

Robecology comments on Jan 26, 2021:

It's my understanding that those words "Beam me up, Scotty" were never actually uttered on any episode of Star trek. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50607/origins-11-famous-star-trek-lines

[agnostic.

Robecology comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Don't fear the challengers. Challenge them. Make his research appear as it is...unscientific. Don't run from a debate or try to ban the challenger. Face them. Here's some useful guidelines.

IVF seems key to saving species: [theguardian.com]

Robecology comments on Jan 22, 2021:

What's cool is this; He is the progeny of an egg from a captive mother and sperm from a wild father – a hybrid from parents who were both dead. Olaf is not the first amphibian to be born via IVF – (in-vitro fertilization) that has been happening for years – but he is the first of his species to be born from sperm that was frozen and thawed. What's not cool, IMO, is that he's "named" (Olaf) and described as "cute" etc. This is serious business, trying to rescue an almost extinct species. I don't feel that seriousness in this article. As the authors themselves note; "One reason that conservationists want to boost the numbers of amphibian populations is because diseases are devastating them in the wild. Kouba says cryo-preservation has a place as a last-ditch effort to bank the remaining genetic material from a dying species. Let me add a caveat that was in the article; • This article was amended on 13 May 2020. An earlier version incorrectly stated that Olaf the toad was the first amphibian to be born using frozen sperm. He was in fact the first of his species to be born via that method. Thanks, @Theresa_N for sharing this.

Opening theme music to Hitchcock's 1954 suspense thriller Rear Window. [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Great jazzy, big-band music.

Who`s going to don their mask and go and social distance in the line to buy lottery tickets for a ...

Robecology comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Don't buy in to that silly gamble. If you want to gamble with a good chance of winning - try stocks. Poor chance? Try horse-racing. Very poor chance? Gambling casinos, on-line gambling. Horrible choice? Lotteries.

🤔No one needs to know.

Robecology comments on Jan 21, 2021:

I'm not out to talk to or even persuade "fuckers"...but folk who count are fun to chat with, and share with...and they're definitely not "fuckers"...

So, all jokes aside, what with the shooting of the San Diego woman in that Capitol building.

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

So all jokes aside...what's your point?

Does anyone think there is truly one superior coffee maker, or process?

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The "French Press" maker is a bit messy - but can make a very satisfying cuppa Joe. If you're a drip person, consider going to the fine-mesh re-useable gold plated filters..they leave your coffee a little cloudy (like the French press does) and they're re-useable....which I prefer. Then you can wake up to a fresh brewed pot that you set up the night before (assuming you have a timer on your coffee-maker). They're available in both the cone and basket shapes. The cone shape has less plastic and more gold mesh for us "purists". Filtered water seems to make a better cup. Keep your machine clean. Cuisinarts come with a filter. Scuz, and bacterial film will form after a few weeks/months of using without cleaning..... Experiment with different mixes of Decaf, regular, and flavored . My present favored combo is half decaf half hazelnut. Sometimes I use the grinder and enjoy fresh ground; but don't notice a significant difference... I found a vacuum container for my coffees, and keep them in the fridge.

For those of you who like graphs.

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

More graphs on religion;

I refuse to believe in a god who is the primary cause of conflict in the world, preaches racism, ...

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

My favorite meme-quotes about god and religion;

Damned Girl Scouts...

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Watch out for Samoa's

Math, logic, and other magic...

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

First thing to look at is our population density; it's been proven to create many stress diseases; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1501789/pdf/califmed00143-0080.pdf Population density and Social pathology; "the more crowded it gets, the crazier we become" And we're growing at the rate of 150 more births, than deaths, per minute. 216,000 more per day, 1,512,000 per week. It's not quite the pace it was when it peaked in the 1980's - we're gradually getting our "family planning" act together....but I predict it's too little, too late. Next thing to look at is the Per capita (latin for per person, average) rate. Per capita, the highest cancer rate is in Australia; https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/cancer-trends/data-cancer-frequency-country Per capita, the highest. autism. rate is in Hong Kong; https://www.statista.com/statistics/676354/autism-rate-among-children-select-countries-worldwide/ Be aware; it's our overall growth rate that's not only causing our lifetime limit to level off (the U.S. is presently leveling off at age 81) - it's our proximity to each other. All of us are closer - so we share more diseases faster, and the diseases we share evolve more quickly. This social distancing thing is working, as are masks and vaccines...but the next pandemic will make this one look like a "walk in the park". We will go extinct -it's not a matter of "if" it's a matter of when. https://www.worldometers.info

My favorite Billionaire takes the lead. [electrek.co]

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

I have lots of interest in this man. He's said and done things that no other CEO has ever done. He's developed the Tesla motor company, then went on to develop recycleable rockets (SpaceX) then he pioneered. Solar shingles, then he pioneered underground tunneling. Most recently he's launched close to 1000 satellites each capable of transmitting the internet to the entire world...which he insists that - like GPS - should be free. In each case he's made all his patents - any discoveries that were unique to his products - available for free. No fees required. He's that interested in promoting the evolution of humanity to a higher level. Here's a great video he did at the Sorbonne in 2015 that gave him even more credibility. The "dumbest experiment" he's referring to is America's push to keep mining and selling fossil fuels and fuel using materials. BTW; The main reason he's gone to # 1 billionaire is the phenomenal growth of TSLA. Google it. Invest in them. In a few years - or sooner - you'll be able to cash out the profits and buy yourself a Tesla cash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM=IwAR3ttXRoZE4TH2OI4VDw1qediNVGMWH9IU1wecWO3GMKYVCrtyGfgDLpMEw

It's okay if you are white and a trump supporter.

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Today I watched him leave for Florida. I'm sincerely hoping that the legal folk keep pursuing him...I doubt they will but - I can hope....

I narc’d on my FB friend who was in DC yesterday.

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

@Unicorn1824 I don't call that "narcing". I call that doing a patriotic favor to the America most of us love. Thank you for reporting her; you not only did no wrong...you helped to strengthen the Constitution and the American way. I thank you.

Happy Thursday evening Everyone! If you saw yourself as an animal, what would you be?

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

I kinda don't like these 'after thought" questions (I call them the "coulda-woulda-shoulda" comments...but I fell in love with Falcons...Peregrines - in fact. Having been a long time student and devotee to professor Heinz Meng at SUNY New Paltz; the man pioneered the Peregrine's recovery in the North-eastern U.S.; even got them nesting on skyscrapers to help control the pidgeon populations there. I adopted the "Falcon" logo as my call name when I was in to CB...and have generally loved the stories connected to them.

What to do if you're abducted!?

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

I clicked on it...far too much info to bother reading. Being a scientist I know #1. They've never visited #2. They wouldn't bother "abducting" if they did. #3.There are obviously civilizations out there....they are just far too far away to bother coming to "drop in"...it's obviously easier to simply send messages first.

New pic. for POF.

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Yea...it's pretty much down hill after that...

Do I like coffee?

Robecology comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Why is that? I'm sitting here wondering why I can't drink coffee all day, or towards the evening..it has such a pleasant mouth feel...and then the high creeps in...love it!

Re: New strains of COVID, it may be a long summer.

Robecology comments on Jan 19, 2021:

The movies "Outbreak" and "Contagion" were popular because there was a strong element of reality in both of them. I'm afraid we're closing in on extinction. A combination of more people on the planet (150 more births, than deaths, per minute, 216,000 more per day, 1,512,000 per week) plus the rapid evolution of the viruses make COVID19 look like a walk in the park. Another analogy is "the tip of the iceberg". Keep wearing those masks. Find out about vaccines. Social distance. And consider being "child-free" not child-less"...or we are speeding up to that midnight "doom/extinction" event. Fact check my data here; and google "Outbreak /Contagion trailers" if you haven't seen either. https://www.worldometers.info

I have a suspicion that @Thirst2learn and @imback are the same person.

Robecology comments on Jan 19, 2021:

Maybe they want two t-shirts and pens when they reach level 8?

Backstage with legends.

Robecology comments on Jan 19, 2021:

I was particularly saddened by losing Sean Connery; and the movie I remember him best in - was a relatively recent one; Medicine Man". It also introduced me to slow-motion zip-lines - and Lorraine Brocco appeared in it as well. He's missed; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQs9NrHc7qo

My conversation with my sister tonight: (The steak was wonderful.)

Robecology comments on Jan 19, 2021:

The filet mignon is from the small end of the tenderloin area of the animal. This is non-weight bearing and not toughened by exercise, resulting in extremely tender meat. The name is French for “cute filet” with “filet” meaning thick, boneless slice and mignon meaning “dainty.” https://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/filet-mignon-fun-facts/

A great perk if you ask me! Lol!!!

Robecology comments on Jan 19, 2021:

That's women you're thinking about...not girls.

Just don't walk too close to anyone else

Robecology comments on Jan 19, 2021:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02989-9 Andrew Wakefield is credited with single-handedly starting the Anti-Vaxxer movement; https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02989-9

I'm running out of excuses now that I've got way more time than I need

Robecology comments on Jan 17, 2021:

Au contraire; when I dine out I tend to get a deluxe item...something I don't often make at home.

Obesity isn't a calorie problem, it's a hormone problem: [theguardian.com]

Robecology comments on Jan 17, 2021:

Good article; but the headline and comment is misleading. He goes on to suggest that it's not so much an issue of counting calories as the need to reduce carbohydrates - breads, and sugars. Good topic; I taught health as an adult education program for many years. Check this out; http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/obesity_in_america_cdc_releases_gif_of_epidemic_over_time.html

My Sunday sermon...

Robecology comments on Jan 17, 2021:

Another great one. Copied; and will be shared!

Interesting Covid related question

Robecology comments on Jan 17, 2021:

LOL...I'll share this with the COVID19 group. Serious question; for any who've received a Pfeizer vaccine...any reactions? My arm's been aching me for days now!

That advice to drink eight, eight-ounce glasses of water each day?

Robecology comments on Jan 17, 2021:

It's better to err on too much than not enough H2O. Too much = frequent "pit stops". not enough...prime candidate for a variety of diseases. https://www.baycare.org/en/services/primary-care/water-too-much-not-enough-and-just-right

Found this on my Facebook feed this morning.

Robecology comments on Jan 17, 2021:

Good one! copied...(and I'lll no doubt share it on FB. Here we're preaching to the choir!

Aren't you sad that you will not be able to witness the future science and technology discoveries?

Robecology comments on Jan 16, 2021:

All it takes is some imagination. Zero-gravity hotels circling earth. Earth on total wind, battery, solar and hydro power. Population reduced and leveled off No burning of any fuels. This tune is one of my favorites by Steely Dan - written in the 70's! I.G.Y. Steely Dan Standing tough under stars and stripes We can tell This dream's in sight You've got to admit it At this point in time that it's clear The future looks bright On that train all graphite and glitter Undersea by rail Ninety minutes from New York to Paris Well by seventy-six we'll be A.O.K. What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free Get your ticket to that wheel in space While there's time The fix is in You'll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky You know we've got to win Here at home we'll play in the city Powered by the sun Perfect weather for a streamlined world There'll be spandex jackets one for everyone What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free On that train all graphite and glitter Undersea by rail Ninety minutes from New York to Paris (More leisure for artists everywhere) A just machine to make big decisions Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision We'll be clean when their work is done We'll be eternally free yes and eternally young What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueivjr3f8xg

I shoulda listened...

Robecology comments on Jan 16, 2021:

Too funny! That looks like an area in South Carolina? I love Shel- this is for those who don't "get it"....

Happy Saturday, Cohorts! How's it going?

Robecology comments on Jan 16, 2021:

I've gotten nearly all of mine free. I spent $$ to support makers who were contributing to "causes". Just before Christmas I bought a couple of masks with tiny penises illustrated on them...I offered them to a lady-friend - she didn't see the humor...so they're ready to be passed on - too late to send back. If you're interested in getting them just cover the $9-$10 in postage and I'll mail them to you. Here's an image of them.

Let me precede this by saying I like naked women.

Robecology comments on Jan 16, 2021:

@Sgt.Spanky You'll love the "Classic Nude photography" site on here...almost all nudes. I've gotten kicked off for protesting about the tatooed nudes.

"It distresses me deeply that ideas are not to be circulated freely in the USA if certain persons ...

Robecology comments on Jan 16, 2021:

If you're talking about the restrictions by Twitter and Amazon (re- them cutting off Parler)...all you have to do is search for the quotes of that lawsuit which quote the dozens of anti-American, clearly threatening remarks made. I'm glad Amazon blocked them. I even got reported and blocked for posting some of the threatening remarks made on Parler toward many members of our Congress and the V.P.. So I take issue with Vonnegut's "distress" at the less than free "circulation of ideas". I call them threats of insurrection and sedition. I call them Un-American.

Sleeping in peace with a butt ton of crosses.

Robecology comments on Jan 16, 2021:

The elderly #religulous are almost scary.

Is there anyone who uses Xfinity is it any good, what are the negatives?

Robecology comments on Jan 16, 2021:

I use it because that's the only web service provider in the building. They're good at locking up monopolies. They're fairly reliable...but pricey. I pay $90+ a month.