Why I'm Pro-Choice

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Women won't have to chose once they're given family planning tools generously, unrestrictively. Why don't they see that by fighting "family planning"...because to them that's against "god's will"....they're also encouraging the desperate turn to abortion?

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Marionville https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Reasons-for-abortions.jpg

Queen. - Who Wants To Live Forever [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Magnificant performance. I think this was made after he not only was diagnosed with AIDS...but still hadn't made it known to the public. He was diagnosed as having the dreaded disease in 87 but never officially announced it until weeks before his death,in 91. ...

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

Post-script edit; It looks like it was written in '86 by lead guitarist Brian May who wrote it as a tune for a movie. May even did some vocals in this one; so the question remains about Mercury's awareness of his fatal disease. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever

So hard to choose

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Sharing this with our "legalize Cannabis" group! Too funny! I would add; Drunk; "I can drive 95 in this 45 zone and do great. High; "Can I go 45 in this 55 zone and not get pulled over"? LOL!

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Naejidlopalev I too, have driven stoned....that's why I made that comment. It must affect different parts of the brain. Very funny post using a Venn diagram! LOL!

Hello there?!🙄 hey Dave where are you? Booooom! You been missing?😋

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

As you say so loudly in your profile; MY ATTITUDE IS BASED ON HOW YOU TREAT ME!

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Boomtarat03 You never explained about being blocked for being a "believer".... So I just looked up your profile and copied your opening comment. Which is a good one; I like it...and respect it. But you're here - and responding to me - so I welcome you; You're obviously here because you're curious. Don't fear/disrespect the blockers....they're as afraid of being religiously "prosyletyzed"... as you might be of being persuaded to becoming agnostic/atheist. So keep that "attitude" respect has to be earned, not demanded. I'm with you on that.

So hard to choose

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Sharing this with our "legalize Cannabis" group! Too funny! I would add; Drunk; "I can drive 95 in this 45 zone and do great. High; "Can I go 45 in this 55 zone and not get pulled over"? LOL!

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Naejidlopalev I confess; not only have I driven drunk....but rolled a VW minivan decades ago...with a Pinto...drunk...but so was he....

Why I'm Pro-Choice

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Women won't have to chose once they're given family planning tools generously, unrestrictively. Why don't they see that by fighting "family planning"...because to them that's against "god's will"....they're also encouraging the desperate turn to abortion?

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@genessa Maybe your rant was just confusing? "the choice going down and women not needing to choose are not the same thing"....huh? I think we're on the same page....I just don't follow you. Simplify your diatribe, if you can? Reminder; all I said was; Women won't have to chose once they're given family planning tools generously, unrestrictively. Why don't they see that by fighting "family planning"...because to them that's against "god's will"....they're also encouraging the desperate turn to abortion? Do you not agree with that? I just don't get what your complaint is.

Why I'm Pro-Choice

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Women won't have to chose once they're given family planning tools generously, unrestrictively. Why don't they see that by fighting "family planning"...because to them that's against "god's will"....they're also encouraging the desperate turn to abortion?

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@genessa Sorry; Your POV is debunked by science/data/facts. I've supported feminists issues since the 1970's. My first wife died of cancer from too strong a birth control pill then. Of course I'm pro-choice. Read, please. https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2016/03/new-clarity-us-abortion-debate-steep-drop-unintended-pregnancy-driving-recent-abortion

Why I'm Pro-Choice

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Women won't have to chose once they're given family planning tools generously, unrestrictively. Why don't they see that by fighting "family planning"...because to them that's against "god's will"....they're also encouraging the desperate turn to abortion?

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty Read the article I shared above. I'll share it again here. Of course they should have a choice. But the need to choose goes way down of the tools for contraception are readily available. https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/access-to-free-birth-control-reduces-abortion-rates/

Is it true that women in the US were arrested for wearing short swimsuit in 1920s?

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Religions have played a strong and profound influence on our morality. I'm not sure if you were asking this sarcastically or seriously....but religion has been the obvious reasons for almost all our sexist views that still exist. Even the "in god we trust" on our money and in our pledge to the ...

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Noor92 I don't get your "Not at all" reply. I'm surprised you're even wondering if it was an issue among Christians... -isn't it obvious that it was, and still is? -The U.S. government is only "secular" on paper. There's not one declared agnostic/atheist member of any of our U.S. government positions; none of the 534 Congress people, none of the 100 Senators, nor the thousands ofJudiciary (judges) are officially "atheist/agnostic". As I pointed out, we still have the "in god we trust" emblazoned on all our money. We're secular in name only. The #religulous have a firm grip on the U.S. here's Bill Maher, a late night talk show host, comedian, and avowed atheist, summarizing the #Religulous of the world; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uqiv3tCghA

Why I'm Pro-Choice

Robecology comments on May 13, 2019:

Women won't have to chose once they're given family planning tools generously, unrestrictively. Why don't they see that by fighting "family planning"...because to them that's against "god's will"....they're also encouraging the desperate turn to abortion?

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty and @Marionville All I'm saying is that ideally - If contraception is freely available - then the only reason for an abortion will be if the child is observed, prenatally, to have developed a deformity that the parents decide they can't live with- or if she's pregnant from a failure of a contraceptive tool, or rape. So they won't have to use "abortion" as a form of birth control except in extreme cases. I don't get the "rape" restrictions...but if a woman knows she's pregnant from a rape - it's the wise woman who seeks an early abortion before the archaic laws kick in. https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/access-to-free-birth-control-reduces-abortion-rates/

We need to stop eating fish.

JackPedigo comments on May 12, 2019:

I agree but here on the islands there is a family that go to Alaska to fish. They have a good sized boat and filet, vacuum pack and freeze the fish on the spot and come to the islands twice a year. They mostly sell Salmon and cod with some shellfish. It is a small operation and many go to them but ...

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

We can't and won't stop eating fish. What we are doing right now is turning to fish farming. We were once hunter-gatherers for a reason. We then saw that "gathering" wasn't enough...so we evolved plant farming. Then land animal farming. Now we've finally turned a corner on shrimp and fish farming as well. We already raise and breed many species of endangered land animals in zoos. We have discovered Tilapia, Oyster, clam and Shrimp farms; and most big store chains are successfully selling farmed fish very effectively. Lobster farming has already started. It's true; the farmed fish don't have all the "trace" elements/nutrients of wild caught. But how does wild cattle, or wild pig, compared to domesticated? How does wild grown oats and tomatoes compare to domesticated? Sorry; farming was, is, and will be the only way we willl continue to grow as a population. Not that I'm at all happy about that growth; as pointed out, above. But until we reach ZPG....this is how we will avoid decimation of ocean (and land) wildlife, while feeding the growing populace.

Here is a wonderful thought - From 90min.

Robecology comments on May 12, 2019:

The stats world wide are shocking... Today 384,701 people will be born and 156,936 people will die, resulting in a net gain of 227,765 humans (give or take a few thousand). This year 140 million babies will be born and 57 million people will die. If you divide that 227,765 by 24 hours; you ...

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus "if we let antibiotics fail to work" ???

and here you have it . Most of us will last on their dating sites about 15 seconds ?

RobertMartin comments on May 13, 2019:

In regards to #10, what does "God" provide?

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

She works in mysterious ways, dontyaknow?

Here is a wonderful thought - From 90min.

Robecology comments on May 12, 2019:

The stats world wide are shocking... Today 384,701 people will be born and 156,936 people will die, resulting in a net gain of 227,765 humans (give or take a few thousand). This year 140 million babies will be born and 57 million people will die. If you divide that 227,765 by 24 hours; you ...

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus That's why I counterpointed by showing the world stats on our out-of-control growth rate. It's sick that these nations value "growth" so much that they will budget taxpayer moneys to incentivise family growth. They haven't got a clue that stabilizing, even reducing a population might be good for them.

We need to stop eating fish.

Robecology comments on May 12, 2019:

The solution is not boycotting. The world population is growing by 158 more births, than deaths per minute. Nearly 3 per second. 227,0000 more per day. A million more every 5 days. -the solution is family planning. -the world knows how to do it. They know the basics of contraception. ...

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose good summary of my point! Thanks!

Here is a wonderful thought - From 90min.

Robecology comments on May 12, 2019:

The stats world wide are shocking... Today 384,701 people will be born and 156,936 people will die, resulting in a net gain of 227,765 humans (give or take a few thousand). This year 140 million babies will be born and 57 million people will die. If you divide that 227,765 by 24 hours; you ...

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@Cast1es I don't think that "maybe" was directed at my stats...no...it seems you're directing the maybe at ShadowAmicus' statement. My point is that while two areas of the world are "suffering" from a population "stagnation" the rest of the world is growing too rapidly for the maintenance of a balanced ecology on our planet. But these nations - as we - look at "growth" as a good thing...This is a strategy that must change. We have to start looking at stability, equilibrium and maintenance act driving forces in society - not growth.

The Permian Extinction This is the story of the worst extinction in the history of the Earth.

Robecology comments on May 12, 2019:

Pretty good graphics...but they needed to get a much more clearer narrator. Sorry; hard to follow.

Robecology replies on May 13, 2019:

@MojoDave Indeed; ignoring Climate shift and our own environmental abuse is very akin to gun obsession. It's definitely a thing with the more ignorant, racist, sexist, #religulous of America. If they're smoking cigarettes - then using the world as their ashtray - you can bet they feel the same about climate control, the environment, and our DJT - led national delusion.

The Permian Extinction This is the story of the worst extinction in the history of the Earth.

Robecology comments on May 12, 2019:

Pretty good graphics...but they needed to get a much more clearer narrator. Sorry; hard to follow.

Robecology replies on May 12, 2019:

@MojoDave Your post, and push, is considerate..and I know it takes work and research to find good posts that make your case; I think I get what you're saying.... -extinction events happen -Evolution will allow recovery from extinction events. -we are, in fact, as a species - close to our own extinction.

I love that Chobani stepped up.

Robecology comments on May 11, 2019:

I don't see the shaming of kids by Chobani's act. They even point out that a bill was passed to outlaw it; In 2017, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced a bill which would outlaw policies that publicize a student's lunch debt. These practices can include making a...

Robecology replies on May 11, 2019:

@NoPlanetB Sorry; I misread.

Ya'll. I need a pep talk. Does anyone else find online dating demoralizing?

Robecology comments on May 11, 2019:

I've had moderate luck with it....but only with the "free" ones. POF, OKCupid, even the now defunct "AmericanSingles" (now called "spark") worked...I'm still seeing (and often happily not seeing) a "lady-friend" I met on a dating site 13 years ago and who lives a good distance away. The first ...

Robecology replies on May 11, 2019:

@Emerald That's an easy fix; Go to My Account > Profile Questions in the question "how far would you travel" just pick your distance. If you don't answer that you get too many choices. There's also height and lots of other options.

‘Decades in the making’: Megachurch pastor gives up on Christianity in profanity-laced ...

Theresa_N comments on May 11, 2019:

You know this link is paywalled? Some of us can't afford to pay for every site we visit.

Robecology replies on May 11, 2019:

Here's the gist of it...(and no, not paywalled...that's the WaPo, and NYTimes....these guys just hit you with a lot of pop-up ads. I also don't see your claim of "profanity-laced"...he used "sh....ty" a few times...but otherwise an eloquent proclamation; - - - - - - - - - - "Missouri megachurch pastor Dave Gass stepped down from his position after 40 years and renounced his Christian faith, reported the Christian Post. “After 40 years of being a devout follower, 20 of those being an evangelical pastor, I am walking away from the faith. Even though this has been a massive bomb drop in my life, it has been decades in the making,” he tweeted. The tweets have since been made private, but a screenshots of the tweets were posted on Reddit. “When I was in 8th grade and I was reading Greek mythology, it dawned on me how much of the supernatural interactions between the deity of the Bible and mankind sounded like ancient mythology. That seed of doubt never went away,” he added. It went on to explain that even though he was a committed Christian that it could not help or save his marriage. “I was fully devoted to studying the scriptures. I think I missed maybe 12 Sundays in 40 years. I had completely memorized 18 books of the Bible and was reading through the bible for the 24th time when I walked away,” he wrote. “As an adult my marriage was a sham and a constant source of pain for me. I did everything I was supposed to – marriage workshops, counseling, Bible reading together, date nights every week, marriage books – but my marriage never became what I was promised it would be,” he said. He then added that the church was a place of abuse for him, and that church people are “sh*tty” people. “The entire system is rife with abuse. And not just from the top down, sure there are abusive church leaders, but church leaders are abused by their congregants as well. Church people are just sh*tty to each other,” he tweeted. Adding, “I spent my entire life serving, loving, and trying to help people in my congregations. And the lies, betrayal, and slander I have received at the hands of church people left wounds that may never heal.”

I love that Chobani stepped up.

TomMcGiverin comments on May 11, 2019:

I live in a very smug, Repub town where most people have too much money, yet there are also a couple of trailer parks and also plenty of run down, old houses. I wasn't surprised at all when the local school board voted to not write off the lunch debts of kids, just that they would still allow the ...

Robecology replies on May 11, 2019:

Time to find a nicer town, Tom! (but I can't talk...I retired in a very Republican neighborhood! ) but you're young....not sure of your career....If I were you I'd consider a final move...

Germany Opens First Electric Highway For Trucks [wonderfulengineering.com]

Robecology comments on May 10, 2019:

Another video explaining the evolution of the Tesla battery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE_PZQ13YTY

Robecology replies on May 10, 2019:

@altschmerz Musk is also trying to avoid the poor 3rd world mining conditions involved with Cobalt; so he's pushing his scientists to make "cobalt-free" batteries. I'm optimistic that batteries are going to get much better. https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/21/17488626/elon-musk-cobalt-electric-vehicle-battery-science

Germany Opens First Electric Highway For Trucks [wonderfulengineering.com]

Robecology comments on May 10, 2019:

Another video explaining the evolution of the Tesla battery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE_PZQ13YTY

Robecology replies on May 10, 2019:

@altschmerz I've explored the 'alleged" shortage projected. These shortages were first attacked by posting images of open-pit copper mines. Most - if not all - of the materials for the new batteries are available by "evaporative" mining...like we get salt from ocean water. Beware. The FFC...the Fossil fuel consortium...is organizing a big anti-EV campaign. They are working hard to instill doubt in the progress of EV batteries. I'm a 6 year owner of 2 teslas (one bought in 2013, traded in this past January for a late 2018). The posts I've made say that EV's will soon explode on the market. VW, Mercedes, and Ford will be the EV leaders soon - but Tesla will welcome the competition - and is likely to stay on top. You "aint seen nothin' yet"...watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Jg1IJ68_g

6 May 2019 - Diet Diary - Wet, cool day, no outside work other than a quick policing of the yard to...

Robecology comments on May 9, 2019:

I've been stuck at 146 for several weeks now. I have to cut more corners...make a portion smaller. I know it's my dinnner portions - embarrassed to detail them...but I'm writing this as a commitment/goal to inspire myself to go to the next level.....like you've said, @DotLewis.....a diet ...

Robecology replies on May 10, 2019:

@DotLewis Good advice. Thanks for your support!

Brilliant!

brentan comments on May 10, 2019:

I would give him a coin but he needs to get a regular job.

Robecology replies on May 10, 2019:

Walk by with a serious frown, and showing everyone your large hands?

Germany Opens First Electric Highway For Trucks [wonderfulengineering.com]

Robecology comments on May 10, 2019:

I don't see that catching on. Battery tech is growing in leaps and bounds. Totally electric trucks - the big rigs, the "semis"...have a range of 500 miles and a 0 to 60 with a full load faster than any I.C.E. truck. ...

Robecology replies on May 10, 2019:

@altschmerz Here's a video that captures the quiet, fast acceleration. Check the links above, or google Tesla Semi for details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFfdFfqPt4E

What if Aliens invaded Earth Tomorrow?

evidentialist comments on May 6, 2019:

@Robecology -- The question is really a rather complex issue and begs the question, why would they even bother? I have never written an outright invasion scenario because it is so incredibly difficult to picture any reason for it. I grant there could be accidental invasions, but that is an ...

Robecology replies on May 10, 2019:

You supported my point 100%. It's just not likely. If they exist they're way too far away. Even if they figured out a "wormhole' or way to travel many light years in seconds; they would not likely "invade" but try to communicate; but it seems that "wormhole" idea is just too absurd and fictional. I also concur with you; it's not a matter of "if" but "when"we will eventually get intelligent radio signals from a distant, advanced being; but we have to remember; we've been putting out radio and TV signals for over 100 years. If perchance an advanced alien being intercepted and translated them, it's likely they'll be watching early radio and/or TV. Now....if their first broadcast they get is "War of the Worlds" then I can see they might be pissed off (tongue in cheek).

James Comey; fired FBI director, on why we can't have a Liar for a President; This is a long ...

Frctnal comments on May 10, 2019:

Good interview but it seems like it was recorded a long time ago

Robecology replies on May 10, 2019:

I'm pretty sure it was Thursday night, May 9th. 2019.

Haha, mine was planned, but haha!

Robecology comments on May 9, 2019:

This is why we still have to give women the right to chose an abortion. There's still too many unplanned pregnancies...and unloved. unwanted kids. The GOP/#Religulous/misogynist men think it's their right to determine when a woman should become pregnant. We're still apparently in the ...

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@Hathacat The world has had much faster growth. The wisdom of family planning is spreading - albeit slowly. I and all my brothers were the result of dad impregnating mom when he was ready...with little guidance from her. But that was common only a few decades ago. Let's hope that family planning catches on strongly world-wide, soon. http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock/

Puff, puff, pass.....

Robecology comments on May 9, 2019:

I did a blog about Dolphins. If there ever was an alien species that not only came to earth but took over the best possible habitat; it was them. .No clothes. No School. No money. No farms. No hospitals. No cancer. No technology. Kids eat and play all day. Adults play, eat and have sex all ...

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@RobertMartin I think they're both in the class Cetaceae; sea-dwelling mammals. Whales have the clearly vestigial hind legs...indicating a more recent land mammal evolution. Their hips, however, are not vestigial... Hips don’t lie: Whale pelvic bones are not vestigial but instead evolved to help the marine mammals maneuver better during sex Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/promiscuous-whales-make-good-use-pelvises-180952620/#oE7tEFcmRkhpEx6h.99 Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! http://bit.ly/1cGUiGv Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter

Puff, puff, pass.....

Robecology comments on May 9, 2019:

I did a blog about Dolphins. If there ever was an alien species that not only came to earth but took over the best possible habitat; it was them. .No clothes. No School. No money. No farms. No hospitals. No cancer. No technology. Kids eat and play all day. Adults play, eat and have sex all ...

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@RobertMartin There's plenty of fossil evidence to trace their ancestry. Many signs prove that dolphins have terrestrial origins. They need to come to the surface of the water to get air is one factor. Their bones strongly resemble the limbs of many animals that live on land. Dolphins have spines that move vertically, and this is a characteristic mainly found in animals that can run on land. When you look at the movements of fish, their spines move horizontally. https://www.dolphins-world.com/dolphin-evolution/

Report Details 'Self-Dealing, Greed, Secrecy' At The NRA | Morning Joe | MSNBC [youtube.com]

MikeFlora comments on May 9, 2019:

Are you surprised?

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@MikeFlora Of course not. They know they sought and used Russian financial support.They know that their policies are the reason that the automatic weapons profits are huge for most gun companies. They know they've stepped in it one time too often. I used to be an NRA member until the mid 80's when I saw them shift strategies and started supporting gun companies making rapid-kill weapons for recreational non-Military use.

How much do we hate trump?

Robecology comments on May 6, 2019:

Bashing DJT....is going to work against us. It will never work for us. We have to stay calm. We have to stop the bashing and simply point out the illegalities and unconstitutionalities that he's professed - and committed. As Michelle Obama summed it up..."when they go low, we go high". ...

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow I get it. Piñata. Bashing is fun. You know I participate in the bashing as well...But...I'm just saying...as the time gets close; we need to raise the level of "bashing" to a sophisticated level. But perhaps bashing is a good thing for venting our frustrations, as well...so have at it....I'm still laughing!

Report Details 'Self-Dealing, Greed, Secrecy' At The NRA | Morning Joe | MSNBC [youtube.com]

MikeFlora comments on May 9, 2019:

Are you surprised?

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

About?

I mess around with handbuilt pottery as a hobby .

silverotter11 comments on May 9, 2019:

Would your little kiln work for glass fusing and slumping? I have a deck with an outlet I could use. I'll have to check to see how much a little one would cost. I use to do be a potter, I sometimes miss it but mostly not. Your plate is lovely!!!!

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@dede18 love the opalescent dichromic pieces!

4 spectacular, male rose breasted grosbeaks on the burr oak right outside my window.

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

A picture would be nice!?

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@Countrywoman Here you go....https://d1ia71hq4oe7pn.cloudfront.net/photo/63733281-720px.jpg

Just beautiful

Robecology comments on May 9, 2019:

She almost appears like the lower half was photo-shopped - too large or out of proportion for me to "like"

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@BitFlipper I've become very picky in my old age. Now if she's a sampling of women coming to give me "attention" I wouldn't turn her down....but we know the chances of that....

4 spectacular, male rose breasted grosbeaks on the burr oak right outside my window.

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

A picture would be nice!?

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@Countrywoman I was only suggesting a way to get more views and attention. Your comment was rude.

Trump: 2 years of my term were ‘stollen’ [politi.

altschmerz comments on May 6, 2019:

The fact that this moronic poseur has a fanatical following tells us all we need to know about this country.

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

Their numbers are high. Their determination is "blind"...if we don't get organized and unified...we are in for another 4 years of the #LiarInChief

Now days, with texting.. they may not find you at all.

Sticks48 comments on May 9, 2019:

Occasionally I think of they way Elvis died. That would be much worse.

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@Cast1es Elvis' Initial Cause of Death Wasn't Accurate The official coroner's report lists "cardiac arrhythmia" as the cause of Presley's death, but this was later admitted to be a ruse entered into by the Presley family along with autopsy physicians Dr. Jerry T. Francisco, Dr. Eric Muirhead, and Dr. Noel Florredo to cover up the real cause of death, a cocktail of prescribed drugs, taken in doses no doctor normally would have prescribed. https://www.thoughtco.com/overview-of-elvis-presleys-death-2522423

Ladies, I hear he’s single

GwenBFree comments on May 9, 2019:

Jeez looks like the kind of guy I’d like to slap

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

I wouldn't get that close if I were you. He'd get hard from that slap and call it a "come-on"...beware!

Just beautiful

Bungaloebob comments on May 9, 2019:

SHE'S YOUNG ENOUGH to lay off the CARBS...and still look good into her old age!!!

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

Remember; the junk food habit was started before we could walk and talk...by our "spoiling" parents. Dieting is like quitting heroin...almost impossible.

Guten Morgen! Here's an interesting question, that gives me something to think about: Is there ...

Robecology comments on May 9, 2019:

It's true. The most difficult part of travelling to exotic locations now becomes the travelling itself. The walk through long airports. The delays. The flights at 3 AM. It doesn't seem worth it.

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@silverotter11 Flying was fun - in the 70's. Today...not too much.

Guten Morgen! Here's an interesting question, that gives me something to think about: Is there ...

Robecology comments on May 9, 2019:

It's true. The most difficult part of travelling to exotic locations now becomes the travelling itself. The walk through long airports. The delays. The flights at 3 AM. It doesn't seem worth it.

Robecology replies on May 9, 2019:

@silverotter11 Yes; I forgot about all the hassles from the TSA....I had to "surrender" a deluxe Swiss army "tool".....worth nearly $100....with no promises of its' return. Thieves.

What would you do if you had the fattest kid in the world? Whose fault is it? [facebook.com]

Robecology comments on May 7, 2019:

I'm a retired science and Health teacher. Two of my greatest honors in life were NSF grants to study the "population Explosion" in '71 and earning permanent Health educator certification by passing a bank of tests in NY state around the same time. One of the studies I did concluded that the ...

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

@ladyprof70 Slate got that map from the CDC. Center for Disease control. The map was clearly labeled as to source; CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html

Today I think I 'll take a walk to Dollar Tree on Mayport Rd.

Larry-new comments on May 8, 2019:

I'm in boots all winter...can't wait to switch to sockless birks!

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

I'm a birk addict; Just found and bought my third pair at the local 2nd hand store; I'll send a pic...

I've stop trying; it never works.

brentan comments on May 8, 2019:

The bastards!

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

@brentan BINGO! ....more precisely (don't let the) bastards wear you down!

What would you do if you had the fattest kid in the world? Whose fault is it? [facebook.com]

Robecology comments on May 7, 2019:

I'm a retired science and Health teacher. Two of my greatest honors in life were NSF grants to study the "population Explosion" in '71 and earning permanent Health educator certification by passing a bank of tests in NY state around the same time. One of the studies I did concluded that the ...

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

@ladyprof70 Here's the obesity map....GIF.... As a health teacher I wish what you're saying had more weight....but it doesn't. http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

What would you do if you had the fattest kid in the world? Whose fault is it? [facebook.com]

Robecology comments on May 7, 2019:

I'm a retired science and Health teacher. Two of my greatest honors in life were NSF grants to study the "population Explosion" in '71 and earning permanent Health educator certification by passing a bank of tests in NY state around the same time. One of the studies I did concluded that the ...

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

@ladyprof70 Sorry; it's a scientific fact. We don't like to admit it; but "spoiling" the child is common; and the spoiling comes with overfeeding the wrong kinds of foods, which sets up the habits for our adult diets. It's been proven. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3426439/

I've stop trying; it never works.

brentan comments on May 8, 2019:

The bastards!

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

Something I learned early in my career as a teacher..."Illegitimi non carborundum"....google it...

God works in mysterious ways, lol.

Robecology comments on May 8, 2019:

Yep! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Race_of_Jesus.ogv/220px--Race_of_Jesus.ogv.jpg

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

From here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depiction_of_Jesus

Scrumpdillyicious! 🔥 Below

MojoDave comments on May 7, 2019:

Are you almost ready honey?

Robecology replies on May 8, 2019:

A unique pose!

Would you be a slide or stairs person?

altschmerz comments on May 7, 2019:

Do you think a wheelchair would work on the slide?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

I bet any wheelchair bound person would love to be slid down one of those...I could see the smiles on their faces!

I know this is sort of religulous.

EMC2 comments on May 7, 2019:

IF GOD IS GONE BEFORE I WAKE I PRAY TO HELL THAT TRUMP IS FAKE******

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

Prayers answered; http://time.com/4710615/donald-trump-truth-falsehoods/

What would you do if you had the fattest kid in the world? Whose fault is it? [facebook.com]

KITDFOHS comments on May 7, 2019:

I would name him Hercules!

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

I got that; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxYQQoYfMtQ

Big Tech and the Rise of Surveillance Capitalism

Cutiebeauty comments on May 7, 2019:

Surveillance ... If you're not doing anything wrong, what's the problem?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty You've run in to a bunch of paranoids. I concur with you. Basically; change the passwords of your bank and credit accounts every so often, and you're good. Even that might be the ultra-secure strategy that I've been sold...

Radical Islam and Violence? What about Christian Crusades and Inquisitions?

Bigwavedave comments on May 7, 2019:

Christianity has been very violent, I agree. But it pales in comparison to Islam.

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

Not so sure about that. Do you have any data? facts? references? I found this; https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-have-died-because-of-religion Warren Kramer Answered Nov 26, 2016 · Author has 5.9k answers and 11.9m answer views How many people have died because of religion? You will hear it stated and re-stated often that “religion has caused more violence than anything else in history” or some variation thereof. This statement is provably false and historically inaccurate. Most wars have been about resources (give me your stuff), power (bow down to me, not some god), or political and border disputes. Only about 7% of all wars in history have been waged for religious causes, accounting for only about 2% of all of history’s war deaths. That’s ALL RELIGION, not just the Christian faith. When we consider that half of history’s religious wars have been Islamic, and a number of them non-Abrahamic faiths, the Christian faith has been responsible for less than 1% of all history’s war deaths. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-078d663bfda02fc8d8a010d173fe2b97-c If you want to discuss incidents other than war, we cannot count the Holocaust as “religious” violence, since Hitler hated Christians and killed other non-Aryan races as well. The Holocaust was genocide, not religious violence. But even if you count it, the total is between 16 and 31 million deaths due to religion in recorded history. Again, this is even if you count the Holocaust as “Christian” violence rather than ethnic genocide. If you don’t, the total is going to be from 10 to 25 million. Other non-war violence will not give you a total of anything near another million. For example, the Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil's magic—and 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted. In fact, anti-religion has caused more deaths than religion. Communist dictators enforcing their religion-free societies have accounted for more deaths than all the religious violence in all history. Mao and Stalin alone account for over 100 million deaths, and the Kims in North Korea are killing, imprisoning, and exiling Christians daily. These account for more deaths than all religions put together through all history, let alone just Christians.

Trump becomes World Champion with masterful display [bbc.co.uk]

Robecology comments on May 7, 2019:

Snooker? Snookering? It's a sport? I had to scroll far down to see a pool table and a cue...to get a clue....

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus It was just spoken of as if everyone knew what "snookering" was...you brits are charming....

Trump becomes World Champion with masterful display [bbc.co.uk]

Robecology comments on May 7, 2019:

Snooker? Snookering? It's a sport? I had to scroll far down to see a pool table and a cue...to get a clue....

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus to do what? to "pot" balls? LOL!

Big Tech and the Rise of Surveillance Capitalism

Cutiebeauty comments on May 7, 2019:

Surveillance ... If you're not doing anything wrong, what's the problem?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@LenHazell53 Did you really suggest that someone might penalize you for "being observed to have been pissing in the toilet"...? .do you carry your camera in to the bathroom with you? Do you ever - EVER take video of you doing anything even the slightest bit irreverent, illegal, or incorrect? Wow....are you paranoid!

"We are all equal, but some are more equal than others" George OrwellAnimal Farm Always reminds ...

Cutiebeauty comments on May 7, 2019:

Who are these five and what country are they from?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@Marionville OK...thanks for the explanation. Do you foresee any overhaul on that system in the U.N.?

"We are all equal, but some are more equal than others" George OrwellAnimal Farm Always reminds ...

Cutiebeauty comments on May 7, 2019:

Who are these five and what country are they from?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@Marionville As I pointed out....I tried to find "US issues about the UN" and didn't find anything about the security council...only that HRC. I didn't intend to "digress" so much as to point out that it was the Republicans; Bush and Bolton....who attacked Clinton's and Obama's defense of the HRC. The Republicans in general, in their attempt to push more money in to wealthy Americans - want to take it away from the poor - of America and the world. Note that it was "President Bush’s ambassador to the UN, John R. Bolton, likened joining the Human Rights Council to “getting on board the Titanic after it’s hit the iceberg.” Bolton is now the one who pushed harassing Iran and pushing the military to send attack ships to the Persian gulf.

How much do we hate trump?

Robecology comments on May 6, 2019:

Bashing DJT....is going to work against us. It will never work for us. We have to stay calm. We have to stop the bashing and simply point out the illegalities and unconstitutionalities that he's professed - and committed. As Michelle Obama summed it up..."when they go low, we go high". ...

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow Not sure what you mean....and who you're directing that comment to?

"We are all equal, but some are more equal than others" George OrwellAnimal Farm Always reminds ...

Cutiebeauty comments on May 7, 2019:

Who are these five and what country are they from?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@Marionville I searched "problems and issues the US has with the UN....and found that. You're right....and I'm not sure what the problem is with the security council members...perhaps you can elaborate?

"We are all equal, but some are more equal than others" George OrwellAnimal Farm Always reminds ...

Cutiebeauty comments on May 7, 2019:

Who are these five and what country are they from?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty Exactly. In 2009, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the United States would seek membership in the HRC—reversing the policy of former President George W. Bush, whose advisors had considered the Council little improvement over its predecessor, the now defunct Commission on Human rights (CHR). Critics pilloried the decision. President Bush’s ambassador to the UN, John R. Bolton, likened joining the Human Rights Council to “getting on board the Titanic after it’s hit the iceberg.” President Obama’s policy of working with the Council, rather than critiquing it from the outside, has been the subject of much debate ever since, with skeptics maintaining that the HRC is irretrievably flawed. https://www.cfr.org/blog/assessing-us-membership-un-human-rights-council

Global warming is a hoax...sigh

Wangobango3 comments on May 6, 2019:

Global Climate Change IS Hell and we are creating it.

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood MetaBunk.....sorry; if you believe Cliff Harris' altered data, I got a bridge to sell you... https://www.metabunk.org/cliff-harris-one-of-americas-top-climatologists.t617/

"We are all equal, but some are more equal than others" George OrwellAnimal Farm Always reminds ...

Cutiebeauty comments on May 7, 2019:

Who are these five and what country are they from?

Robecology replies on May 7, 2019:

It's a good group; but the U.S. gives more than it gets...so the Republican/GOP are not happy with the "giving" part... https://www.un.org/en/about-un/

Global warming is a hoax...sigh

Wangobango3 comments on May 6, 2019:

Global Climate Change IS Hell and we are creating it.

Robecology replies on May 6, 2019:

@Wangobango3, @Captain_Feelgood Same thing...Climate change is really climate shift...areas getting generally warmer, and wetter....but some getting cooler and dryer....as a result of the global warming world-side.

Global warming is a hoax...sigh

Wangobango3 comments on May 6, 2019:

Global Climate Change IS Hell and we are creating it.

Robecology replies on May 6, 2019:

@Wangobango3 https://www.climatesignals.org/sites/default/files/bell_curve_increase.png

Global warming is a hoax...sigh

Wangobango3 comments on May 6, 2019:

Global Climate Change IS Hell and we are creating it.

Robecology replies on May 6, 2019:

@Wangobango3 The daily heat records for any one location are at nearly ao 2:1 ratio; for every record cold there's 1.74 record highs. Please don't try to soften the facts. "http://www.climatenexus.org/sites/default/tools/temprecords/?embed=true" style="width:500px;height:500px;max-width:100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="0">

How much do we hate trump?

Robecology comments on May 6, 2019:

Bashing DJT....is going to work against us. It will never work for us. We have to stay calm. We have to stop the bashing and simply point out the illegalities and unconstitutionalities that he's professed - and committed. As Michelle Obama summed it up..."when they go low, we go high". ...

Robecology replies on May 6, 2019:

@Charlene You need these pins, Charlene;

How much do we hate trump?

altschmerz comments on May 6, 2019:

Maybe you guys should be smoking instead of drinking.

Robecology replies on May 6, 2019:

...and by smoking...he's not referring to tobacco...

It was a bright sunny day in 1991.

Robecology comments on May 5, 2019:

I skimmed the story...it seems to be a reminisce - sorry that you "prayed with all your might" at the end...you do know why you're on Agnostic.com, I assume?

Robecology replies on May 6, 2019:

@VineetHonkan Your writing style is tedious. It's hard to read. If you write more concisely, You'll have more readers...more folk interested. Maybe it's me. But what's your point? Are you asking us for opinions - or just musing about your life?

What if Aliens invaded Earth Tomorrow?

Robecology comments on May 5, 2019:

This is such an easy question to answer; Why no contact? Because we're too far from them. Allow me to explain why we haven't heard from "Extra-Terrestrials"...and why perhaps we already have aliens living on earht. - - - - - - - - - - - Radio and TV travel the speed of light. If our ...

Robecology replies on May 5, 2019:

BTW; editing mistake; If that planet 50 LY from us got a signal from us yesterday about Nixon's 74 resignation, and then replied...just yesterday? We wouldn't get that message for another 50 years.

Happy to share my success

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That is one sick man. Our nation is suffering a major epidemic....look at this map... http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Robecology replies on May 5, 2019:

@EllieUnique Why are you asking about my children? I asked nor suggested nothing about yours. And the comment you've circled? That's nothing negative! That's a simple truth; you, as a parent, have made diet choices for your toddlers that determined their diet habits for life. Hard to believe you look at this as an attack or aggressive. Maybe you're feeling a pang of guilt? I'm guessing you have Obese kids? Grandkids? Like I said; it wasn't your fault; you did the best with what you knew. I can only hope - my message is clear - I hope that parents are making wiser diet choices for their children. That's not an aggressive nor negative desire.... and I wish you'd back off with the attacks? BTW since you asked.... I made wise diet choices for my kids; they're both now healthy adults who are making wise choices for their children; so yes; I've had children; and they've grown to have kids of their own; none overweight nor obese.

Good comments on "what Progressives want" and why "only third graders should run for President".

Looking4-Others comments on May 1, 2019:

If you want more of the same ol' status quo and seeing Trump win another election vote for one of those centrist corporate shills. If you want to see REAL change you should really consider getting behind Justice Democrats and BNC "Brand New Congress" and vote for Sanders, Warren, Gabbard. I'm still ...

Robecology replies on May 5, 2019:

@Looking4-Others Got it...thanks...and I concur. Ms. Gabbard is good, but not that well known, nor that articulate. She's young. A few more years in he circuit will give her more credit.

Good comments on "what Progressives want" and why "only third graders should run for President".

Looking4-Others comments on May 1, 2019:

If you want more of the same ol' status quo and seeing Trump win another election vote for one of those centrist corporate shills. If you want to see REAL change you should really consider getting behind Justice Democrats and BNC "Brand New Congress" and vote for Sanders, Warren, Gabbard. I'm still ...

Robecology replies on May 5, 2019:

@Looking4-Others I googled MSM and got a supplement. You refer to MSM as she....? I know who A.O.C. is...but I'm not that up on the MSM?

Good comments on "what Progressives want" and why "only third graders should run for President".

Looking4-Others comments on May 1, 2019:

If you want more of the same ol' status quo and seeing Trump win another election vote for one of those centrist corporate shills. If you want to see REAL change you should really consider getting behind Justice Democrats and BNC "Brand New Congress" and vote for Sanders, Warren, Gabbard. I'm still ...

Robecology replies on May 5, 2019:

@Looking4-Others I know that MSM is the supplement & MIC I’m not sure of either!?

Happy to share my success

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That is one sick man. Our nation is suffering a major epidemic....look at this map... http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Robecology replies on May 5, 2019:

@EllieUnique You're getting far too defensive. All I know is 1. Our nation is suffering an obesity epidemic 2. All research leads to early childhood eating habits fostered by unwitting parents. 3. This has nothing to do with cancer-causing foods as you suggested. 4. You are probably not reading any of the research I'm posting....just attacking me. 5. All obese folk...whether it be the man in the image above or any person...I do not know them; so yes...they could have a variety of reasons for their obesity. But that person and others suffering that disability were just raised, before they could walk and talk, with poor eating habits. That's all I'm saying. Stop reading in to and making excuses for their obesity.

America's Best Christian Vol 1

Robecology comments on May 5, 2019:

This has to be the most popular Donald-Ivanka Giffy.... https://media1.tenor.com/images/a76f56298700289b43a3a1f68bc525f9/tenor.gif?itemid=7619679

Robecology replies on May 5, 2019:

More of the same; https://tenor.com/view/ivanka-ivanka-trump-awkward-gif-7619679

The weed is strong with that one!

Wangobango3 comments on May 4, 2019:

When I drove a motorcycle I could smell it in late summer cruising our country roads. Our county motto used to be the Xmas Tree Capital of the World. By value of harvest, weed wins that title by a long shot.

Robecology replies on May 4, 2019:

If you trace the Lyrics to the Eagles song, Hotel California; "Warm smell of Colitas, rising up through the air"....you know where their heads were at....long ago! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California

Trump declared odds on favourite to win this will get some irate pulses racing and neck veins ...

Robecology comments on May 4, 2019:

PaddyPower is a betting site...that wont let certain folk in...but American odds-makers have made similar points... https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2019/05/03/Photos/MG/MW-HI841_2020od_20190503124526_MG.jpg?uuid=da45e480-6dc2-11e9-8b35-9c8e992d421e

Robecology replies on May 4, 2019:

Here's the story behind the chart; https://www.marketwatch.com/story/who-will-be-the-2020-democratic-nominee-heres-how-the-odds-have-changed-over-the-last-month-2019-05-03

Happy to share my success

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That is one sick man. Our nation is suffering a major epidemic....look at this map... http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Robecology replies on May 4, 2019:

@EllieUnique Laugh all you want...I hear a lot of Trumpsters laughing at the FBI and oher government agencies as well....so I assume you don't trust any government agency much. I've met and known members of the FDA. They're very devoted to good science. You've obviously not even looked at the links I've provided. And again....my point is YOU and parents throughout this nation made, and make the choices for what you eat. No one is forcing you to eat alleged foods that cause cancer, and that the FDA "allegedly" approves That's why that man in the image above is morbidly obese....he eats whatever he wants to. Look at his image again. You and I know he's eating himself to an early grave, and raising the cost of health care for all of us. And the FDA had nothing to do with his eating habits. His parents did. Who's causing this obesity epidemic...? The FDA or ignorant parents ? Parents who train their children to have toxic food habits before they could walk and talk? http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Good comments on "what Progressives want" and why "only third graders should run for President".

Looking4-Others comments on May 1, 2019:

If you want more of the same ol' status quo and seeing Trump win another election vote for one of those centrist corporate shills. If you want to see REAL change you should really consider getting behind Justice Democrats and BNC "Brand New Congress" and vote for Sanders, Warren, Gabbard. I'm still ...

Robecology replies on May 4, 2019:

I agree with Sanders and Warren over Biden; -but not Gabbard. Kamala Harris has made razor sharp interrogations. both at the Barr hearing and at the Kavanaugh hearing. She's smart, articulate, mature, experienced and I think far better suited to be in the mix.

A beluga whale.

Druvius comments on May 4, 2019:

Gotta love how a "story" of zero importance that proves absolutely dipsquat is blown up into a story about Russia perfidy.

Robecology replies on May 4, 2019:

Not as unimportant as you imply! Consider how it would appear to you as a fisherman who had a white whale come up to you with a camera harness attached to it? Perfidy indeed! Blow it off if you will....I can see the fishermen's concerns. This is a science page, remember.

29 April 2019 - Diet Diary - FINALLY! The door adjustments finally were right and it closes snuggly...

Robecology comments on Apr 30, 2019:

What's your weight range been? Where are you now, and what's your "goal weight"? I'm stuck in the high 140;s used to be 160's shooting for 130's. (short male).

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@DotLewis So you're close! Kudos! Thanks for the details! I just got down to 145; but BMI numbers say that for me not to be overweight I need to break in to the 130's. I'll celebrate big time if I reach that...shooting for late June....

"Make Elizabeth Warren Hate Again" "We don’t just need Elizabeth Warren’s ideas.

Robecology comments on May 3, 2019:

@MOETKACIK and @AnonySchmoose; Confusing. Of course we need her ideas. And intelligent women like her just don't do "rage" very well. Warren politely but clearly puts out some great ideas. But she's not likely to win the nomination. And, as so Moe Tkacik said, in the article; "I realized ...

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose I've Often said that this century will not only be a change in basic energy use (fossil fuel demise, rise of solar, wind, and E.V.'s) but it will be the century of "the woman"...the calm and more genuine and even-keeled emotions of women will move them in to rolls of leadership world wide. Trump is serving as a wake-up call - he emulates the worst of the old fashioned 20th century (and earlier) male.

There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your...

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

Love Dawkins! Here's another one by him that I keep tabbed.... http://godlessmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Richard-Dawkins-014.png

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@Diogenes Wow...so glad you like Dawkins! ....I do concur; he needs to trim his eyebrows....some pay more attention to details like that then others Here's more quotes from Dawkins... https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/richard_dawkins ....and your empathy for poor folk...priceless! Here's a good page for you to peruse; imagine; 158 more births, than deaths, somewhere in this world every minute? http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock/

Okay so I want to vent about my grandpa for a moment here.

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

Try to empathize with him. As the pain gets worse, he'll ask to either get pain meds or get a set of pills that will allow him to check out. Be tolerant of either scenario....respect the need to check out. Don't fight it...just be comforting. Once he's gone you'll be prouder you were ...

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@demifeministgal Sorry for the misunderstanding...but he obviously wants to make an impression on you...his life is short; he sees his end - you don't. Empathize.

Okay so I want to vent about my grandpa for a moment here.

ToolGuy comments on May 1, 2019:

He lost his daughter. At any age that is the worst thing that can happen to a parent. I am not sure that there is much you can do but I would spend my time reminiscing with him about his life and getting his story down. Ask the questions you will want after he is gone. When people are dying they ...

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@demifeministgal Write him a card, or note. Tell him you love him, tell him he hopes he will attend to this but you understand if he won't. Remind him that you've got his back, no matter what he decides. Just gush daughter stuff to him; it's bound to be "healing" to him.

Happy to share my success

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That is one sick man. Our nation is suffering a major epidemic....look at this map... http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@EllieUnique; thanks for your input...but I don't think we're on the same page. I'd put far more emphasis on the bad choices made by well-meaning parents. There's good and bad food out there; it's up to us to do the research. We don't have to eat FDA approved food....and it's unfair of you to say that the FDA approves anything that causes cancers.... I know the FDA....and they're very cautious. But assuming some foods do cause cancers - we don't have to buy them nor give them to children. And you're right about the profit motive; The money makers are the sugar rich foods....because there's still parents out there who think "spoiling" a child is a good thing. Again...the parents can choose; to give the baby and toddler carrots or cookies. To give him/her raisins and pieces of fruit or sugar-loaded candy. To. let him/her cry it out - or to give in to their every whim. I'm saying, clearly, and specifically, that it's the parent's choices as to what to feed their 1-2-and 3 year old that create the food-addicted, obese adult That's where the root cause of the obesity epidemic is; parental choices to feed/not feed their kids, and what THEY choose to give them; not what the FDA says. If you want the sugar product companies to go broke...simply stop buying food from them. But that won't happen in the near future. They have figured out how gullible the American public is. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/overcoming-childhood-obesity-how-parents-can-help-or-hurt

Okay so I want to vent about my grandpa for a moment here.

Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

Try to empathize with him. As the pain gets worse, he'll ask to either get pain meds or get a set of pills that will allow him to check out. Be tolerant of either scenario....respect the need to check out. Don't fight it...just be comforting. Once he's gone you'll be prouder you were ...

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@demifeministgal So if he's not in pain yet, but you know it's incurable Cancer, start preparing. Find out his insurance coverage for hospice care. Go to hospice care places near you so you get a feel for what they have there...good staff, adequate, great? You'll get a sense when you meet a few. He doesn't have to come....make this your quest. Let him enjoy what ever he wants...ask him...a drink? an Ice cream? Whatever he comes up with - that's his "bucket list... Make it so.

Amazing....

Robecology comments on May 3, 2019:

And cars with no seat belts nor air bags. No bicycle helmets. The highway death toll double what it is today....Cars were the real "killers" a few dacades ago. Bikes caused a lot of folks in wheelchairs....or worse. Gun violence, household accidents took their tolls, but in America, cars were the...

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

@AtheistInNC I guess it depends on which data you're looking at; VMT = vehicle miles Travelled; More details Annual US traffic fatalities per billion vehicle miles traveled (red), miles traveled (blue), per one million people (orange), total annual deaths (light blue), VMT in 10s of billions (dark blue) and population in millions (teal), from 1921 to 2017 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/US_traffic_deaths_per_VMT%2C_VMT%2C_per_capita%2C_and_total_annual_deaths.png/1280px-US_traffic_deaths_per_VMT%2C_VMT%2C_per_capita%2C_and_total_annual_deaths.png

Joe Biden; how closely do we examine the past?

HockeyGuy comments on May 1, 2019:

I agree in second chances but I fear Joe is 2020's DNC Clinton pick that will ultimately lose to Trump when other choices (perhaps Bernie or even Mayor Pete) could have otherwise prevailed.

Robecology replies on May 3, 2019:

My opinions as well...Joe's good, Bernie's better....especially if he teams up with a strong contender; I'm hoping for him teaming with Warren, Harris, or Kobuchar.

OMG! it's been 4 months since my wife (ex wife) decided she wanted to go it alone, my god am I ...

StephenRussell comments on May 2, 2019:

@Robecology So changed profile and added a few more pics :) Anyone else feel free to comment.

Robecology replies on May 2, 2019:

@brainyactress Thanks for jumping in...Stephen is a lot more likely to respect and pay attention to a woman's POV than a guy...so thanks for adding the comment!

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Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That is one sick man. Our nation is suffering a major epidemic....look at this map... http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Robecology replies on May 2, 2019:

@MojoDave Please read what I've summarized above. If you have the time and interest, go to the links I provided. Calories in vs calories out is NOT B.S.; Its science. It's just very, very hard for a person to change their eating patterns. You ARE right about exercise. But we eat several times a day. We can't change our exercise habits that easily...so you're also right about the nearly useless value of exercise improving weight control. Health specialists have said this - not just me - that changing one's diet and permanently losing weight and changing one's diet is considered harder to do than quitting heroin....and it has a lot to do with WHEN the eating habits developed. Heroin abuser/users start in their teens. Food abuser/users started age 2 or 3. So the health issues are becoming clear; we need to treat obesity and poor diet with a much more serious attitude. Simply offering the many public diet plans are not enough. Simply providing medications that make you hyper and temporarily remove hunger won't change the deep-seated diet urges created in our pre-toddler years. Where science is weak is WHY folk who know they're shortening their lives and reducing their quality of life by eating the way they do - still do it. There's a lot of mental health work to do to fix this issue.

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Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That tree looks like a "Bristlecone Pine"....among the oldest trees in America, if not the world? From the article, below; "One member of this species, noted to be 5066 years old, is considered the oldest known living organism on Earth. The ancient tree can be found in the White Mountains in ...

Robecology replies on May 2, 2019:

@Cast1es Read the article I attached...it is a well kept secret.

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Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That is one sick man. Our nation is suffering a major epidemic....look at this map... http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Robecology replies on May 2, 2019:

@MojoDave I addressed why the obesity is so widespread, and growing so fast, above. It's the almost pre-toddler diet choices that our parents made for us that set a deep mental strategy for satisfaction of both emotions and hunger. Some parents gave their kids carrots and celery. Some gave them raisins and fruits. Some gave them candies and cookies. Some let their children cry or they ignored their demands for food. Some "coddled" their children and fed them too often. Again; this is not a blaming of parents for the nations' obesity problems....they did the best with what they knew. A lot of blame goes to advertising, to family doctors, and to our health professionals who didn't stress well enough the need to establish wise and healthy eating habits in pre-todler children. I concur with you, and @RedHeadedGammy, also, that it's not necessarily an issue of too much fats, or too much sugars; It might have been simply a matter of providing too much food too often...regardless of its' fat or sugar content, or whether it was processed, or "junk" food. The science is out on quality of food ( I tend to think fruits and veggies are better - but the research doesn't support nor refute me here). It comes down to the frequency of food presentation to these 2 and 3 year olds. It was the quantity of food, more than the quality, that started many pre-todlers on a path towards obesity. Here's a long research that explains my POV... https://www.brown.edu/Research/Shapiro/pdfs/obesity.pdf and https://academic.oup.com/her/article/19/3/261/642259

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Robecology comments on May 2, 2019:

That is one sick man. Our nation is suffering a major epidemic....look at this map... http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/130417-MOTW-obesity-map.gif

Robecology replies on May 2, 2019:

@EyesThatSmile As a NYS permanently certified Health teacher I did a lot of research on this. What I discovered is this; We developed our eating habits...good and bad ones....before we could walk and talk. Our need for something in our mouth, our need to avoid hunger pangs....all got well established in our 2's and 3's. So of course changing our diets as adults is actually proven to be more difficult than getting a heroin addict off heroin. It's the "fault' of our beloved - but unwise - parents. We have to be careful not to blame them. They did the best they could. We just have to make today's parents more aware of the profound influence a parent has on a childs' eating habits.