That's gonna hurt

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

That's going to be one tall kid with Hepatitis B....

This may seem gross to some of you, but can anyone identify the kind of creature that left this in ...

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

The darkness and the round shape suggest a deer; but I'm not familiar with "Scat".... sca·tol·o·gy /skəˈtäləjē/ noun an interest in or preoccupation with excrement and excretion. obscene literature that is concerned with excrement and excretion.

If someone gave you a box.....

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

A mother cow holding her baby ceramic salt and pepper shaker. I lost it in a move

Love your.....

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Profanity is the inability of feeble minded people to express themselves forcefully. Learn to express yourself without profanity.

How old.....B. for me😊

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Mowed lawns 12=18 Sold seeds, flags, light-bulbs door to door...12-15 painted home numbers on curbs, 16 delivered newspapers, 12-15 Worked as a stock boy in a deli 16-17 Gas station attendant 18 stock boy in a department store 18-20 hamburger flipper 20-21

Do people really wear MAGA hats?

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

The MAGA hats have become a "solidarity" figure for the extreme pro-Trump group. Many of them know that they're racist, sexist, and white nationalist...they just don't care who knows it.

Scratch and sniff..

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Wow! I DO recall that smell! OMG...I'm old!

Two daylilies with rather similar coloring, blooming on the same day, on different plants .

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

You might have stumbled on to what geneticists call a "di-hybrid' or "polyploid-hybrid" species. These "freaks" have double the chromosome number. Many "breeders" are in to selecting for larger and varied color traits. The daylily lends itself to easy cross-breeding - like dogs did. https://www.waltersgardens.com/article.php?ID=78

Sex would be a little more interesting with that kind of dexterity!

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

That's the case for most insects.... That's a small male "Lubber Grasshopper" scientific name: Romalea microptera (Palisot de Beauvois) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Romaleidae) https://image.shutterstock.com/z/stock-photo-mating-flyes-two-common-grey-flyes-isolated-on-white-background-extreme-closeup-macro-on-an-103477790.jpg

A nice shiny hinny to view for your Saturday morning... 😄

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Cute!

Checking in.

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

I'm staying at the home of Aletta Vett; who's a costume maker and designer herself. (New Paltz, N.Y.) And it runs in the family; Ilya, her son, is famous for the Costumes in Lion King on Broadway. I'll copy this comment to Aletta; she'd probably like to chat with you!

Lots of truth in this. And we sure as hell need to be better stewards of that six inch layer:

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2019:

The bad news is that we have less topsoil every year. The good news is that erosion is slowing down; Data from the 2003 Annual NRI, the most up-to-date NRI information available, indicate that average soil erosion rates on all cropland and CRP land have decreased more than 38 percent since 1982. The bad news is, at this rate, crops will continue to degrade, plant diseases will rise, Chemical additives will rise. and that "six inch layer of topsoil" will eventually go to the sea, iwith the "fact that it rains". Sorry; Scientific Agnostic here likes to look this stuff up.... https://pubs.usgs.gov/misc/FISC_1947-2006/pdf/1st-7thFISCs-CD/8thFISC/Poster_Kertis.pdf

Donald Trump accused of rape as journalist E Jean Carroll alleges sexual assault by president

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Katie Johnson was his first and probably his youngest to charge DJT with rape. Chances are good that this woman can no longer be found. You can bet he spent money on her to change her name, give her a new set of boobs, a new home, and a new ID... ...or snuffed her? But she did get as far as this affidavit; And she did complain about threats to her....but then she "mysteriously withdrew the charges"...and the case wen't cold... https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2016/06/Donald_Trump_Lawsuit_.jpg?resize=806,539

Doesn't she look so smart with those glasses?

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

She's wearing glasses? Oh....yea....

I just hit Level 7. Do I get anything for that?

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Level 8 takes patience...but what group, what website rewards you for participation with a themed T shirt...or anything for that matter? By all means, hang in there. It's very rewarding to be an official "T-shirt-wearing club member" By the same token...quit now while you're ahead. Us 8's like the feeling of exclusivity.....

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

I'd talk about Trump in a way that was flattering. After all; he did "persuade" 60 million plus Americans to vote for him; and he did win the race against 20 something other candidates...so that has some cred.... The trick is to persuade him.To make him realize that he's basically a good person who's gone in an unwise direction. Not an easy task. Ask George Stephanolpolous. He is - as the original Poster pointed out, my "narcissism, my love of capital & material, my love of control and recognition,my denial of wrongdoing and my pride in being seen and treated as #1". I have to admit it.... I've felt the greed. I've nurtured the narcissism. I like the comfortable financial state my planner put me in. We have to realize that Trump does represent the darker sides of what we once were...and might even have traces of today. I am, ideally, a progressive. A liberal-minded person who's more like Jesus than most people I know; especially Christians. Below are a lot of deniers, IMO. These folks will never be able to speak "Truth to power". BTW; did you know that the phrase may have originated with a pamphlet "Speak Truth to Power: a Quaker Search for an Alternative to Violence", published in 1955. It's someone who can...and is willing to admit that there's some "Trump" in him....that might be a very valuable force for change when asked to "come on board" by the POTUS. So far many men....and quite a few women...have tried. None have succeeded.

Hi everyone! I'm procrastinating today .

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

A ad for me driving and enjoying my car (Tesla 100D- then, after a rocket-like car pass, I'd say "DAMN" - even if I am agnostic"...(gotta plug for both my Tesla and Agnostic!).

Whoa!! IDK about this

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

The sample-givers....gotta have a special temperament for that job...

Good afternoon! Time got away from me this morning, chatting with Chuck after breakfast.

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

I drove successfully, without a problem, without bad traffic, without any glitches...from Ft. Pierce, Fl to upstate NY. I'm here now and proud of the two day epic journey!

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Whereas Obama was reflective of your compassion, your diversity, your popularity, etc., (the you that immigrants like myself fell in love with). Donald Trump too is reflective of who you've always been as a nation. Truth.

Which one to choose?

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Reminds me of a great song produced by Phil Collins and Genesis in '86 in response to Reagan's absurdiity; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHmH1xQ2Pf4

Good Morning All.

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Chilly (high 60's) and rainy in upstate NY. (New Patz).... brrr...miss my hot beach weather!

What did she do to deserve that?

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2019:

What's your point? Not funny...sad...

Since swimming seems to be a theme here today...

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

That is not an easy shot to get/make. Kudos...excellent....fits the "sexy-classy" category well!

I wondered how that worked.

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

If you know you're a "1" (out of 10) then you'll eventually will find your "1". The trick is to know your relative "attraction factor". Even humans with deformities are not "ugly"....so we have to erase this last prejudice...

I have a dilemma: 1.

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Go to your profile. Make it clear that you aren't desperate. Define your limits clearly; so no potential date gets "the wrong idea". F' buddies rarely work; there's too much emotion in intimacy. Be patient - learn to say no - or maybe - depending on who you meet and how genuine they appear to be.

Good morning all! Today's topic : the wet spot.

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Wet spot..? LOL....it made me recall this classic sound byte; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cewQufCx2Is

Hey there I'm new here looking to meet new people

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Slide that cursor over to your profile at the top right, and click on "profile questions". A.com is very helpful...but you gotta help them set your "parameters"...how far you'd travel, age range, etc. Answer the details, post lots of pics (not just a somber one, like the image above; but of you "having fun" and "doing things" ) and you'll start getting more contacts sooner. Good luck!

Where do Atoms Come From? [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Excellent testimonial - but sadly, only a testimonial. I can only wish that the astronomer making the presentation provided some supporting evidence. Everything she said sounds logical...but quick video flashes to what she was describing would have made a decent story in to a great one. Call me "agnostic" - but taking someone's "word" borders on "faith-believing"....show me the evidence.

I may need this sign - I think my neighbors are starting to wonder about me...

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Great sign! And there's plenty of similar signs here; https://glorybee.com/no-spraying-please-save-the-bee-sign?gdffi=405642fc7a864391b348e9de342079cd=3B10A53597964AD19798673ED5FCEEEA=Cj0KCQjwl6LoBRDqARIsABllMSYgLP3TGsgp8b3uhVE4OCdMH5HyDGj1TtPTbA7PLXSLBT_vq2N-P6EaAmvNEALw_wcB and here! https://www.etsy.com/listing/232890464/pardon-the-weeds-im-feeding-the-bees?gpla=1=1&=google=cpc=shopping_us_d-home_and_living-other=71072842-27cd-4874-b99f-ee10cf51b747=go_1844702802_75381280491_346398235561_pla-303628061739_c__232890464=Cj0KCQjwl6LoBRDqARIsABllMSYtNzYVGRxU5A7r7LKGWTnAr7aq4WLI2yhlgqeGJVsKwwHNiP7d08AaAlp1EALw_wcB

Question for debate on coffee.

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I've recently tried removing all creamer from my diet; I hear/read about too many calories and possibly additives in the powdered stuff. Having said that, there's also the freshness of the coffee vs the older second cup, and there's also an adaptation to the "usual taste" that makes that first one the best.

More selfies that I receive, all cool, many very amateurish but still cool

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Sorry; borderline kiddie porn to me...

Midget finds a date.

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

As a short (5'6") man, I rarely dated women taller than me...but once I did...and it was awesome...

When did everyone start gardening?

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Dad was always in the garden; planting this, harvesting that....I had to have been very young...

Are their any normal functioning, real guys out their! having been on tinder, my hopes are fading.

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Go to your home page; Then click on My Account Then click Profile Questions Then click "how far will you travel to meet someone" and change your range from world-wide to a range that fits your tastes....mine is less than 20 miles.

Mitch McConnell goes berserk – says granting Puerto Rico statehood, voting rights, representation ...

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Canada; here's your shot. Buy Puerto Rico, please? Seriously. Lock, stock and barrel. Make Trump an offer he can't refuse. You need a tropical island under your "tutelage". Think of it; the Province of Puerto Rico. Lovely.

Good morning! Here's today's question: What is the first thing you remember wanting to be when you...

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

My great, entertaining, yet structured science teachers gave me the direction I needed.... -to become a science teacher. I recall even saying to them that they inspired me to take up the career. 3 Great ones...I only recall Mr. Lohman's name... 1959-63 in Levittown memorial high school...

Does anyone have any information about our member Coral?

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

We come and go. I'll be out of touch for a while...road trip. Significant others berate us for "chatting on line to strangers" and sometimes they/we buy in to appease them. I wouldn't worry. Life goes on.

Oh boy! Can't fix stupid.

Robecology comments on Jun 18, 2019:

This is either very ignorant, or a ploy by nerds and geeks to take advantage of the apparently stable number incredibly naive people still on this planet. I motion the latter proposition is truth....

I caught this beauty in my clover.... ❤🦋🍀

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

If you have a magnifier - and you come upon a dead or captured Butterfy; take a look at the wings...stunning scale colors close up. https://www.dpreview.com/articles/3058330935/up-close-the-beauty-of-butterfly-wings

Happy Father's Day..

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

The SKOTUS (slut-king of the US) patting his lust-daugher... https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7TKMeCOV3oXSb5bq/giphy.gif

This is the result of birds not eating all of their seeds from my bird feeder.

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Confused; the result being sunflowers growing? or The result being sunflower seeds being taken from the sunflower head?

Have you.....

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I'm afraid that's been pretty much the story of my life.... They started out cool...but then things changed. Don't get me wrong. I take at least 50% of the "blame" - maybe they felt the same about me. And it was fun getting it started...and fun while it lasted...but the finish was hell.... Happily alone....I think I've finally learned the most important lesson. Love me first.

Day 4 of healing and it’s been a rough day, everything is normal but it is very unpleasant.

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I didn't follow the story. What happened?

Makes perfect sense

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Imagine if he was "hung"? All Christians would be wearing **tiny gold noose**s around their neck...and then there's the guillotine? Nah....too middle aged.

Some Famous Fathers and their Families. Can you identify them?

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Apparently relatives of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards....can't ID the guys on the left...

Kindness... we need more of it!

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Hate Religion. Love Buddhism - except for that "reincarnation" thing...they're very cool.

Too soon ?

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

They were a great team...just not the greatest this year. They'll be back. I think that this is the first time, ever, that another nation's basketball team (Canada's) beat ours. I wonder if Trump is going to invite the Raptors to the White House? LOL!

Whew! We can all relax!!

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Good scientists love to be proven wrong. It's the Religulous who are frightened of views different from their own.

If I blocked you ...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Reminds me of Bob Dylan's "positively 4th Street" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laxu04Og6Y0

Some of these are true, but I don't think all of them are. What do you think?

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

We all "hook up" with different levels of partnership. It seems so rare to be a 5 (or 3, or 7) and find a "similar number" that you "click" with. The trick is to really know your own "number" or "level". So we evolve the various honest, semi-honest, sort of honest, or even sardonic/sarcastic comments that "end things" with the mis-match. Not a bad thing...really. All the phrases on the left can be 100% genuine. They also can be 100% "contrived". If you're "faking it" too often it's time to re-evaluate who you are and what you're seeking. If those on the left all seem to have been said by you with total truth - that, too, is a sign for a need to self-evaluate.

I'm looking for an artist who can draw out a political comic! I want it to say that we must drop...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Here's a particularly good one....damned....you got me started... https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/r9PpxKpNx61LvSHHm4kxti3oj0c=/1400x0/center/middle/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-pmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/CARIHABH3RH5NO4CHRD4Z233EQ.jpg

I'm looking for an artist who can draw out a political comic! I want it to say that we must drop...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Here's another.. http://thecomicnews.com/images/edtoons/2012/0530/other/07.jpg

I'm looking for an artist who can draw out a political comic! I want it to say that we must drop...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

If you google "faith and Abortion, images" you come up with a few; here's my first "hit" image: https://www.beliefnet.com/imgs/court.jpg In wake of a 5-4 ruling that upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, critics say the five justices in the majority may have been influenced by their Catholicism. Does the judges' faith matter? Two writers weigh in: Read more at https://www.beliefnet.com/news/politics/2007/05/is-this-cartoon-anti-religious.aspx#hwM1jbVy0fj6r283.99

Wait for it...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I'm waiting...I don't get your message....

This is true.

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Not true to me. Slightly "offensive" when I'm spoken to like this. In Transactional Analysis; these comments are the equivalent of parents talking down to a child. They might work if you're a parent, talking to a child. But they don't work if it's one adult to another. Look up "Transactional Analysis - images"; this is a classic "crossed" Stimulus-response - which often stops or ends a cooperative communication. To me they're less of an "I love you" than the actual - face-to-face, slowly and intently spoken I L-O-V-E Y-O-U. Tell me you love me -adult to adult or even child-to-child. Don't talk down to me. I was happy when I left the "loving care" of my parents....I don't need an adult being "parental" to me.

Well the Tattoo is optional

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Na...don't need the hours of skin-piercing ink-staining of my skin to show my commemorations.... But coffee? Ahhhh....now there's a brew worth the $$...and vacations? Yeah!

I didn't know much about Gloria Vanderbilt, but this is a very interesting and touching obituary by ...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

The video was the story of an amazing, adventurous, bold woman. "Love is what she believed in more than anything" Wow...what a woman...

How did you come to be atheist, agnostic, etc.?

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Raised by an Episcopal father and a non-practicing jewish mother...I went through all the rituals...Sunday school, confirmation, even got married (when I was 21) in an Episcopal church....but that faded away as I got older. Going for science as a major had a lot to do with it. Reading "Sermons in Stone" by Richard Ordway (a teacher at SUNY New Paltz, a college/home town I'll be driving to soon) was the turning point. BTW; I'll be staying near you, in Wyetheville WVa, this coming Wednesday night (June 19th). If you'd like to get together for dinner (on me) let me know...there's a nice Chinese restaurant (simply called Peking) in town right near the Tesla supercharger....if I get in around dinner time (ETA 8 PM) I'm dining there. Message me if you're interested!

Have you ever wondered why social media is so popular and "friends" are so much easier to make ...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Point taken. I love the banter that goes on here far more...you get almost immediate response. And there's no posting "favorite cat or cute baby" pics here...at least none I've come across. The comments here just seem more relevant, and often enlightening. I learn stuff here. I rarely learn stuff on FB.

It's the Neckst big thing!

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

When I was out West at a big cattle ranch, I asked the owner why he hadn't switched to the cheaper-to-raise Buffalo. He said because basically "they have no neck" He pointed out that cattle heads are easy (and cheap) to lock in to position for slaughter. Buffalo; not so much. "They need an expensive "harness" to have them hold still for the "butchering". I did more research - and found that if you eat buffalo, the main reason they're still so expensive is that they have to be "field slaughtered" (yep - shot in the head)... then the flesh needs to be transported in. No "corraling buffalo"... Besides; "corraling" boosts nervous hormones in cattle; which we consume. Buffalo get slaughtered "by surprise" and don't go through that "corraling stress" that builds up all the toxic hormones in the beef we eat. Maybe a good reason to eat the pricier buffalo?

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Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

"Yesterday's an illusion" Tomorrow's a dream. Be Here now. Ram Dass/aka Richard Alpert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9I4SVWpfdM

16 June 2019 - Diet Diary - So, of course having been less than 1 lb from my goal this morning, I ...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I have been offered "belgian Waffle makers" by many a kind and generous friend and family...and will not succumb to having one. No matter how "nutritious" the ingredients, you're basically making a newer, unusual form of bread - a carb that's proved deadly to dieters and those trying to lose weight. I wouldn't pay a penny if I saw one at a garage sale...and I love garage sales! But kudos on reaching your goal weight! Mine's still 7 pounds away; and I've been hovering in the mid 140's too long, now. Time to get serous.

CNN’s Santorum humiliated by laughing panel after claiming Russians would never offer election ...

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Rick tries - I won't say "hard"....but he tries to defend the Republicans in ways that got him eliminated from the running early in 2016. He's not the most polished gem in the bunch, by a long shot.

Perhaps it should be in Politics

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2019:

We jumped in to the Vietnam war on the fudged and forged "Gulf of Tonkin" incident. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident We started the Iraq war with the fudged and forged "Weapons of Mass destruction" incident. https://www.vox.com/2016/7/9/12123022/george-w-bush-lies-iraq-war If Bolton and Pompeo get their way with Trump - we're likely to attack Iran and "fire-up" the warriors in Trumplandia. A "war" would make us look heroic as we march in to Islamabad (Iran's capital) and "liberate" them...but many Iranians don't want a war.... While US saber-rattling can be dismissed as a political maneuver by the President to feed his ego and build support in his base, Iran’s actions and reactions must be seen in a different light. The Iranian government is based on an unbending and violent ideology. Since its founding, Iran has banked on its military to impose its will on its citizens as well as export the Islamic revolution. Iran's citizens, by contrast; want peace, and want to live "in the style of the West". Let's not get carried away with "liberation"....we could end up starting a nuclear tit-for-tat launch.... https://www.npr.org/2019/06/14/732619332/iran-denies-u-s-claim-that-it-attacked-tankers-in-gulf-of-oman

Is it too much to expect one man to be satisfied with one woman?

Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Alvin Toffler covered that topic well in "Future Shock" Paraphrasing; "100 years ago we had far fewer chances to "meet" potential mates for several reasons; -our life was shorter. -the population was smaller -the community was more religulous/traditional Today, with 158 more births, than deaths, every minute (227,000 per day) our life extended by healthy measures....there's far more people interacting for a much longer time; so...more men and women interact, more often...and relationships change faster than ever. But to be fair, let's reverse the question. Is it too much for one woman to be satisfied with one man? The answer to both is...yes...it is too much to expect a man or a woman to be satisfied in a monogamous relationship for many decades. That's why long-term relationships are becoming rare, and divorces are over 50% after 7 years.

What would you have said?

Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Wise to not be confrontational. We know the religious are, sadly #Religulous...suffering delusions. suffering the brain-washing of myths since childhood. You're brave, bold, and open-minded for NOT conflicting with the #religulous. I have some good friends who, sadly, are stuck in that frame of mind....but they're still good people.

Thanks Science!

Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2019:

or bubous? The word "boo-boo came from when you would have open sores, called Bubous...from Bubonic plague... Largely conquered (although still exists)...thanks to sanitation standards. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bubo#English

Happy Father's Day..

Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Where's the vomit/throwing-up emoji? Please, bring it back?

SGB: A possible breakthrough treatment for PTSD [cbsnews.com]

Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Saw this on 60 minutes. Amazing. Drug-free. Just a saline solution with a numbing agent injected in to certain location near the spine...wow!

How To Make A Chickenosaurus Building a dinosaur from a chicken | Jack Horner [youtube.

Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Wow! Impressive! Shared on FB!

Why So Irritated By Believers Comments?

Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2019:

There's love, hate, and indifference. Those who go in to a tirade are in the "hate" stage...they either 1. Have doubts about their own convictions, or 2. Are exhausted with the constant proselytizing, or 3. A little of both. The "indifference" strategy is, to me, the best. You ignore the shouters and proselytizers because you're convinced they're wrong, and you're right. You feel sorry for them because they're so obviously brain-washed. You almost empathize with their naivité. Don't hate. Be indifferent.

I don't own a crock pot - but I do have my 3 favorite slow cookers.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

If you own a "dutch oven" (large, heavy pot with lid) and a regular oven, you don't need those plug in slow cookers. I imagine you might save a few pennies of energy; but my go-to slow cooking tools are a large lided pot and an oven. Kudos for NOT owning a "slow-cooker".

Can someone give me a rough-guess based on research if there are more in Americans that went to ...

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I won't venture a guess regarding non-college Atheist/agnostics; but I think the stats from Pew is very telling; Of "college/university" educated (graduates? not clear).... Unaffiliated (religious "nones") 25% Atheist 5% Agnostic 6% Nothing in particular 14% Don't know 1% So of the 25% who indicated "none" only 1 in 5 had the conviction to declare Agnostic or Atheist. The "nothing in particular" are still "fence sitting"...so that's about half of the "unaffiliated". So this, in itself, is an important stat. When I searched "general population of millenials - non-college students - relgious/non-religious data" I found almost the same breakdown...but 11% more "unaffiliated" and 9% more "nothing in particular" Unaffiliated (religious "nones") 36% Atheist 6% Agnostic 7% Nothing in particular 23% Don't know 1% So your question was a good one; there is a difference (don't know if it's statistically significant or not) between college ed and non-college ed youth/millenials. https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/generational-cohort/younger-millennial/

Presidents and Mass Shootings | National Affairs

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

"The more crowded it gets, the crazier, more violent we are toward eachother" (J.B.Calhoun, 1962 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1501789/pdf/califmed00143-0080.pdf "As the quantity of life in any given area increases, the quality of life decreases"....J.R. Malthus, 1812 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_on_the_Principle_of_Population

I was pondering ways of despatching the Trump and thought,"The red hot iron up the anus" Does that ...

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Bette Midler got blasted for suggesting a "shiv" or stabbing for the POTUS; https://thehill.com/homenews/news/447057-actress-bette-midler-faces-pushback-over-trump-shiv-joke

‘Storm of a century’: Why voter turnout in 2020 might be nothing like we’ve ever seen ...

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

In a recent paper, the Democratic voter-targeting firm Catalist projected that about 156 million people could vote in 2020, an enormous increase from the 139 million who cast ballots in 2016. Likewise, Public Opinion Strategies, a leading Republican polling firm, recently forecast that the 2020 contest could produce a massive turnout that is also unprecedentedly diverse. Both are democratic/leftist leaning journals. I'm afraid it's wishful thinking...I sure hope they're right....but after the 2016 debacle I doubt it.

I want to go on a roadtrip.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Road Trip...yeh! Going on a long one (2000 + miles) next week.... Here's my route! Sleeping in the car? I've done it a couple of times...but it's so easy to find a place to stay for the night...strongly prefer a basic motel to snoozing in the vehicle. https://abetterrouteplanner.com/?plan_uuid=0b8da8cc-4f41-4c66-9c1f-f574599ec0d5

Finally the truth 😊

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Damned! I had to look this one up! Too funny! Here's my theory: After repeatedly failing to capture Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote has his sights set on the Roadrunner, but since his brain failed him so many times before, he has lost confidence in his intelligence and is blind to the fact that the ACME products will never work now matter how many times they blow up in his face. Quite literally. Wile is so determined to catch the Roadrunner that he has taken a vow if silence until he meets his goal, which is why he usually holds up sighs and why most people think he can't speak. And because he refuses to eat anything else, Wile has lost his strength and is unable to catch the Roadrunner on his own. A feat which would be very easy in real life, after comparing the speed if a coyote to that of a roadrunner. https://aminoapps.com/c/cartoon/page/blog/why-cant-wile-e-coyote-catch-the-roadrunner/xpRI_2uNGPrMBNBqeRB4nMwM42531

Shiny, happy, people... How do you like this lovely lady? I likey mucho... 😄😘

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

A shot like that seems personal, un-posed, private. If She was proud to "expose" herself, I'd ask her or I'd ask her photographer to find a decent "setting". She's a fit young woman...but it's hard to call this "sexy-classy"...

Difficult?

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

What's your point?

My Uncle Giuseppe Paladino’s spaghetti sauce and meatballs as served in his restaurant.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

https://www.telegram.com/article/20131229/OBIT/312290317

My Uncle Giuseppe Paladino’s spaghetti sauce and meatballs as served in his restaurant.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I knew an "Angelo Paladino" who was a master baker and Cannoli king of Worcester at Scano’s Bakery, Massachusetts. I know his daughter well. I was wondering if they might be related?

Discount books.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

May I add "Black Holes- the nearest of which is 3000 light years away - and how they will never affect us"

What is your favorite sport....

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I try to "sweat' every day. I read that's important for us seniors. I swim every 3-4th day. (30 - 40 laps, short pool). I bike 4-8 mies every 3- 4 days I hit a tennis-ball-machine every 3-4 days. I also have a variety of workout equipment in my home...hate the 'gym scene". I have a set of clubs...and a par 3-4 9 hole walk-about course is within my community; but I've played only once. Waiting for my son to take an interest.

Had planted several new daylily starts in late Feb or March, here's my first daylily bloom of the ...

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

That looks like a Hibiscus?

Prayers are cheap.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

If anyone ever asks for "thoughts and prayers" ....I tell them I'm "hard of hearing/reading.....

How's this for a "That Sucks" topic: Home destroyed in NorCal Camp Fire on November 8; insurance ...

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

@Ogrebattle You're alive and communicating with us....that's a start. Please; read the image-meme...Dawkins makes you feel lucky to be alive;

Call them like I see them

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

So....airy....so....spacious!

Well , I will like mention , actually not sorry at all .

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I shared this on the FB group, "Faith is Mental Illness"...go there....fun chatter!

They're here.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

They present a challenge to me. I love sharing Agnostic sayings, wisdom, etc....they usually walk away quickly after I've chewed their ears.... of course; I have to have had my first coffee....lol!

A Women's World Cup Football/Soccer match is on between Cameroon and The Netherlands.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I took my son and his new wife to New Orleans a few years ago, and we found a natural museum there; and there was an exhibit called "The future of food".... I bet you can guess the main ingredients? Yep...insects. They talked about and displayed various "meals" and "flours" that were insects ground up so well that they didn't matter what they looked like. The promise is... -they grow fast -they eat weeds -they're high protein -their meal, or flour, will some day be an ingredient for "meat-like" substitutes... -the growing world population (158 more births, than deaths, per minute) need food. and of course; there were samples of the creatures themselves; both living and toasted....whole, with different seasonings. I'm not sure if allowing or encouraging "sampling" of whole critters (usually large worms, or caterpillars, or grasshoppers) was a good thing...but many a brave soul did sample them...I wish I had a pic of the look on my son's face!

Four town or row houses known as the Four Sisters, St.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

What I've learned is that despite the beauty of building on a hill, or non-level surface is that the land below the homes...even solid rock....shift and slide. Europe and Italy in particular is learning this....as "static" as any hilly land appears...it's moving. Pipes, foundations, all cracked beyond repair. I'm impressed with their external beauty; they are a monument to the home-builder... ...but you can bet they're unoccupied for just the reasons I've mentioned.

6 am.

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Wow. Sad for you. Time to re-arrange your life. Assets; you're only 29. You have a beautiful face Liabilities. Your health...you're fighting for disability? So it's time to either move, &/or quit the job, &/or change your diet/fitness/meds regimen, &/or get out of Kansas. Good luck...

Were there any problems in this world BEFORE Trump was president or did ALL of the world issues ...

Robecology comments on Jun 15, 2019:

As the human population grows (158 more births, than deaths, per minute, 227,000 more per day) but the world doesn't ...more and more have to fight for, compete for, and share less and less. ...and there's only one solution. ZPG. ...and we know how to get there. It's our greed, our need to keep "growing' that stops us....and will end it for us. http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock/

Blyde River Canyon, near Graskop, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Breathtaking!

Robecology comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Surreal landscape! Is that the ocean in the background?

Atheist media?

Robecology comments on Jun 14, 2019:

I always keep good 'ol George's classic "Religion is B.S." link...here you go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-e2NDSTuE

That is a sweet-lookin' lady!

Robecology comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Sexy and classy!

Can anyone guess this is.

Robecology comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Kayly Cuoco? https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kaley-cuoco.jpg

Nice weather today🙂 it's like very calm and no possible threat of rain.

Robecology comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Are those hi-rise buildings all "homes" or "private residences"? or are they businesses? Their "height" is impressive!