While out yesterday they delivered a pair of Levis (£3.

Mitch07102 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Congratulations. At what size did you start?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 31, 2019:

was a 38/40 last summer - then decided to fix it - but still eat whatever and whenever I want

Two trains of thought here 1.

Zoohome comments on Mar 30, 2019:

What's wrong with peas and carrots? ?? better than fish...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 31, 2019:

@Zoohome not that the 'undressed' is unsatisfactory

Took the boat a few miles down the cut today - glorious sunshine, birds all singing, sat and read ...

Hathacat comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Do you live on it? Perfect day, if you ask me!

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 30, 2019:

No - I plan to spend more time on the boat travelling around the country (there are 2000 miles to explore) but I still need that adrenaline rush to know I am alive

Took the boat a few miles down the cut today - glorious sunshine, birds all singing, sat and read ...

Cast1es comments on Mar 30, 2019:

You live on the boat ?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 30, 2019:

No - I plan to spend more time on the boat travelling around the country (there are 2000 miles to explore) but I still need that adrenaline rush to know I am alive

One thing I really wasn't expecting to end up doing this morning: spend 45 minutes having a cup of ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Time with a dog is never a waste

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Jnei yeah - perhaps you should give that bike saddle a wipe over

One thing I really wasn't expecting to end up doing this morning: spend 45 minutes having a cup of ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Time with a dog is never a waste

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Jnei must simply be your attractive personality

One thing I really wasn't expecting to end up doing this morning: spend 45 minutes having a cup of ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Time with a dog is never a waste

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Jnei bet you do really . don't think you could hurt any living thing, except possibly another human

One thing I really wasn't expecting to end up doing this morning: spend 45 minutes having a cup of ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Time with a dog is never a waste

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 30, 2019:

@Jnei I can be out and about anywhere and dogs naturally pull across to me - they seem to know who likes them

Two trains of thought here 1.

Zoohome comments on Mar 30, 2019:

What's wrong with peas and carrots? ?? better than fish...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 30, 2019:

But not so good as a little chocolate sauce,soft ice cream, or honey .. or just let your fantasies fly

Hey Guys! Do you find me a little sexy?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 29, 2019:

thats a clever little piece of art

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 29, 2019:

@BestWithoutGods that too

Rhett Butler would have approved

Marionville comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I’ve driven past this sign often... the name does raise a few eyebrows with strangers, unfamiliar with this place! ?. Btw it’s in Co.Donegal, just a few miles from Londonderry.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 29, 2019:

I did look the place up on google because I assumed it was fake

Lot of work done since Monday Finally got the old Rayburn cooker fired up and cooking a few ...

UUNJ comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Is that stove for coal or wood? It’s cute.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 29, 2019:

can burn either, but I usually burn wood - get it hot and it does great pizza, roasts etc, - it was in my kitchen till about 3 months ago, but controlling the oven temperature is an artform with these, so I bought a gas fired range cooker.

Well, it should BEGIN with kisses.

Cast1es comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Unfortunately , he was gay and died of HIV .

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 29, 2019:

Straight, lesbian, gay, whatever - kissing is still a pleasant experience

Lot of work done since Monday Finally got the old Rayburn cooker fired up and cooking a few ...

Robecology comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Where is this?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 28, 2019:

my garden Yorkshire England

Always keep an emergency box of chocolates in the back of a cupboard

Athena comments on Mar 27, 2019:

All wrong. Throw chocolate at her and she'll never be upset.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 28, 2019:

you have obviously not given chocolates to a woman on a diet , (or thinking of starting one in my case)

Some have asked about Yorkshire .

brentan comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Bruno Ganz will be enjoyed forever for this! I love that bit: I'll even include that mincing bastard, Alan fucking Bennett.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 28, 2019:

This clip has been used for so many similar rants, but I really like this one. Sad that Bruno died recently - that film, and this clip in particular, was a memorable bit of acting ... and I like the mincing Alan fucking Bennett

Some have asked about Yorkshire .

Merseyman1 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Hey, you stupid Hitler! Did you know that the Industrial revolution started in Lancashire and they have the best if not the only Textile Schools in the UK? Sure not, you only cared about killing, conquering and mocking Chaplin! ?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 27, 2019:

I always thought industrialisation started with Abraham Derby at Ironbridge in Shropshire. Hitler started as a saviour of Germany, introducing motorways to the world, railways that ran efficiently and virtually full employment across the country. Many people across the world saw what Hitler was doing as a model for all to follow - up until 1939 ... makes you wonder doesn't it.

Worn faces on old gravestones

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 26, 2019:

This the same place as the saxon gravestone and cross? could you read any dates on these headstones?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@Jnei even mountains crumble to dust eventually. But old graves can be enchanting - can not help but wonder about the life that person lived

So true.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 25, 2019:

There are plenty, not yet twenty that don't look that good - and you don't get to be good in bed without practice.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch but they are enthusiastic learners

Nothing is more inspiring than nature.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

beautiful place - where is that?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@ElusiveMoby Maybe one day we could take a drive together to see the sequoias

Nothing is more inspiring than nature.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

beautiful place - where is that?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@ElusiveMoby I see now why you want to keep your cabin

Its a little after 4.

Seeker3CO comments on Mar 24, 2019:

You have an incredible day in front of you. I envy you

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

Envy me !!! - Not if you tried moving that stone have given up on a shovel and wheelbarrow

Its a little after 4.

BufftonBeotch comments on Mar 24, 2019:

What time zone? And that can't be 20 American tons,as I would think of it, because that would be two huge dump trucks.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch For shipping they needed accurate time for longitude ref John Harrison early 1700's - done in film Longitude. calculationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison Train travel standardisation across the country came in 1800s, when an hour difference started to matter as people travelled between cities in hours, not days

Its a little after 4.

BufftonBeotch comments on Mar 24, 2019:

What time zone? And that can't be 20 American tons,as I would think of it, because that would be two huge dump trucks.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch There are still old traditions at many major ports of guns fired, globes that drop or bells chime - all to mark a particular hour each day for (back then ships) to set the clock - then an essential for accurate navigation

Its a little after 4.

BufftonBeotch comments on Mar 24, 2019:

What time zone? And that can't be 20 American tons,as I would think of it, because that would be two huge dump trucks.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch Like many things - the USA adopted it from the mother country. I grew up with all the old measures - changes started with joining Europe in the 70's

Its a little after 4.

ElusiveMoby comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Your life intrigues me.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

in what way?

Its a little after 4.

MissKathleen comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Hope your day goes well.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@MissKathleen think this may take 2 or 3 days to move - then have 20 ton of soil arriving, but may delay that a few days

Its a little after 4.

MissKathleen comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Hope your day goes well.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

good so far - but that is an impressive pile of stone to move

Its a little after 4.

BufftonBeotch comments on Mar 24, 2019:

What time zone? And that can't be 20 American tons,as I would think of it, because that would be two huge dump trucks.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

I live in the time zone - zero hours at Greenwich, London

Its a little after 4.

BufftonBeotch comments on Mar 24, 2019:

What time zone? And that can't be 20 American tons,as I would think of it, because that would be two huge dump trucks.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

It is 20 Uk tons - 20 x 2240lb - and it was one very large truck

Ever rub your eyes so hard...😅😂😅

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Don't need to rub to get there

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@Fernapple Shadow was the black GSD, Amicus the grey Utonagan - they made an awesome pair - 240lb between them but so playful and loving. I miss them both

If you think Trump is a problem.

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Excellent! Thank you!??

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 23, 2019:

There are a lot of his rants on you tube - some are well worth a listen. I miss New York - Lived at Newark airport Hilton / Marquis on times square for 4 months back in 1997, sometimes wonder what would have happened had I stayed

Extra, extra! The real moment when the gospel was going to be written!

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Only 4 versions???!!!

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@JimG I am fairly sure that Jesus was a real person at that time, but he was one of many 'messiahs' and quite a few ended up killed one way or another. Jesus cult would probably have ended with all the rest had Constantine not adopted the cross as the emblem on the shields of his army in the civil war, which he won. Constantine was declared emperor (306AD) by his army at York, about 30 miles away from my home

Extra, extra! The real moment when the gospel was going to be written!

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Only 4 versions???!!!

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@JimG but now we have lots of different versions of each gospel - and the rest of the book collection

If you think Trump is a problem.

TheDoubter comments on Mar 23, 2019:

i don't know the situation in Britain but it was fun to listen to the speaker.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 23, 2019:

The situation is - the people voted one way, but politicians want the other way, so the politicians play games, the media creates fear and there will probably be another vote for the people to choose the 'right' answer. Democracy at work in the EU

[wellness.] 6 Relationship Regrets to Avoid. Agree/Disagree?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 19, 2019:

1. yes - both should be happy 2. 2 - no 2 people ever agree on everything 3. 3. I don't even consider my extended family in my decisions - (only those I love,, who are not blood relatives) 4. Feelings - men dont do feelings - do they? 5. fishing, sports, bars, gigs, ....no time left for ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@MrLizard I am guessing - but she expected you to inflict the violence. sorry the relationship didn't survive

[wellness.] 6 Relationship Regrets to Avoid. Agree/Disagree?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 19, 2019:

1. yes - both should be happy 2. 2 - no 2 people ever agree on everything 3. 3. I don't even consider my extended family in my decisions - (only those I love,, who are not blood relatives) 4. Feelings - men dont do feelings - do they? 5. fishing, sports, bars, gigs, ....no time left for ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@MrLizard "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ... To entertain a thought that we don't agree with is to admit that the thought has some measure of merit, thus seemingly devaluing the thought or belief that we hold by placing it into jeopardy.' Aristotle It should be possible to discuss opposing viewpoints without conflict or acceptance of the opposing view .. agreeing to disagree should not bring about the end of a relationship

Does anyone else on here enjoy a waltz, quickstep, etc?

EyesThatSmile comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Love waltzing. Gliding across the dance floor beats swaying from side to side any day! Much more romantic.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 19, 2019:

One day I will come to Florida and we can share a whirl around

World Naked Gardening Day - any excuse to get down and dirty [wideopenspaces.com]

MissKathleen comments on Mar 19, 2019:

In case anyone remembers that it exists, no, I will not be sharing my video again this year.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 19, 2019:

but ... lots of us have never seen it ... please share .... pretty please

In a paragraph describe yourself, your passions and what you’re looking for in a partner, but also...

EyesThatSmile comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Serious answer: Your profile is perfect. (Except that you are 20 years too young!)

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@EyesThatSmile you never wanted a toy boy?

If Many Little People in Many Little Places do Many Little Things They Can Change the Face of the ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Totally disagree, and I don't believe it is possible that it will happen without some drastic change somewhere down the old evolutionary highway.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@Robecology thanks for that link - interesting site. when I look at the growth of industry in England say 1600 - 1900, there was a population explosion alongside it .. would you not expect the same as other countries industrialise.

In a paragraph describe yourself, your passions and what you’re looking for in a partner, but also...

EyesThatSmile comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Serious answer: Your profile is perfect. (Except that you are 20 years too young!)

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@btroje wouldn't recommend dating a relative ...

In a paragraph describe yourself, your passions and what you’re looking for in a partner, but also...

EyesThatSmile comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Serious answer: Your profile is perfect. (Except that you are 20 years too young!)

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 18, 2019:

20 years too young for what? None of us here are adolescents (so far as I know), so an arrest is unlikely

[youtu.be]

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 16, 2019:

illusion?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@JustRyan My vision is all fucked at the best of times

The latest in retroactive abortions

Aryn comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Burning Man is going to be different this year.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 16, 2019:

@Aryn Never been myself, but admire some of the artwork

The latest in retroactive abortions

Aryn comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Burning Man is going to be different this year.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 16, 2019:

you a regular at burning man?

Hovis ad part2 old man and the hill and yes - northern England was like this back in the 50's ...

Jnei comments on Mar 16, 2019:

What's most interesting about the advert the sketch is based upon is that while many people assume it's Northern England, it's actually Gold Hill in Shaftesbury (it's the same hill in the sketch), which is in Dorset in the south-west of England - and features what is clearly a south-western English ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 16, 2019:

didn't know it was filmed in Dorset

Hovis Ad part 1 All outside the UK (and post 70'sUK) need to see this before part 2 An olde world ...

MojoDave comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Where's part 2?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 16, 2019:

you beat me to it - is there now

Weird reasons you couldn't date someone: I had to break it off with someone because she looked too ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

One girl, years ago, peed on my leg while in bed - I didn't freak out or anything as she treated it as normal - got rid of her ... and the mattress.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 10, 2019:

@ElusiveMoby the upside - she wasn't sat on my face - have to be thankful for that

Greatest Gift?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Undo what happened in the past

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 10, 2019:

@ElusiveMoby It is the charm of ladies such as you who help me forget it all .. thank you

Weird reasons you couldn't date someone: I had to break it off with someone because she looked too ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

One girl, years ago, peed on my leg while in bed - I didn't freak out or anything as she treated it as normal - got rid of her ... and the mattress.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 10, 2019:

@ElusiveMoby seemed normal for her. must have been someone in her past that enjoyed it.

Greatest Gift?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Undo what happened in the past

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 10, 2019:

@ElusiveMoby have tried many things, but not tried that - yet

Weird reasons you couldn't date someone: I had to break it off with someone because she looked too ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

One girl, years ago, peed on my leg while in bed - I didn't freak out or anything as she treated it as normal - got rid of her ... and the mattress.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 10, 2019:

@Olnoseven oooh yes, sat on top, lifted herself up, peed on me, settled back down and carried on ... too non-sexy for me to want to try it again.

I am honest to peaches freaked out a little!

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Sorry - what is a wil wheaton and TNG Patrick Stewart I know - has done a bit of Shakespeare

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 10, 2019:

@Hathacat got it - star trek - don't have enough life left to waste hours watching it

To celebtate international womens day .

Besalbub comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Maybe when there is gender and racial equality through out the world we won't need these special days or weeks .

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

@Besalbub but does international womens day actually highlight a problem?

I learned a new word today from my cardiologist, "deconditioned".

Wangobango3 comments on Mar 8, 2019:

It was a suggestion to up my aerobic activity.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

@freeofgod yes we do .. and ... where do you live? sadly Kentucky is quite a walk ... I will think of you next time I eat more of the colonels finest.... aah what could have been.

To celebtate international womens day .

Novelty comments on Mar 9, 2019:

WTF is an iron?

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

Its a household item used by wives to kill their husbands ... keep well away from them - wives that is

To celebtate international womens day .

Kynlei comments on Mar 9, 2019:

I give zero shits about wrinkles. I didn't even own an iron until I got married and it's still in the box 8 months later. ? I really only asked for it because I had a hell of a time thinking of things for a registry. My husband and I lived together for 8 years before getting married so we didn't ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

We too have a rarely used iron .. I wear jeans, t shirts and sweat shirts, none of which are ever ironed. On the rare occasions I have to 'dress' the front of a shirt gets ironed and a crease added to trousers (will not be put away ironed as may hang there for months before needed again). Why some people iron socks, undies, bedsheets etc is beyond my comprehension - clearly some people have too little of interest to occupy their day.

To celebtate international womens day .

Cast1es comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Funny , I've never seen men complaining about all the men specific Holidays . When I was small we celebrated Washington's Day , and Lincoln's Day , then they combined those two so they could add Martin Luther King's day . There's St Patrick's Day . There's Father's Day . There's Columbus Day . ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

If you want to add a few more women saints (and men if you wish) days, just go through the catholic saints .. I don't recall the USA ever having a woman president, but had Hilary won I'm sure there would soon be a movement for Hilary day. History is written by the winners - and the social climate of the world hasbeen, maybe still is, male dominated. I am not against women - simply the whole concept of celebration days directed toward attitudinal change, because it does not work, and can become a focus for division and conflict.

To celebtate international womens day .

Besalbub comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Maybe when there is gender and racial equality through out the world we won't need these special days or weeks .

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

You don't change hearts and minds by having an awareness day - you change social attitudes through people deciding that changing is the right thing to do..

To celebtate international womens day .

lerlo comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Hey, in Arizona they have "Drowning Awareness Month" in August. Because the idiots don't know what happens when someone drowns apparently. As long as there are idiots we will need to be reminded. But that's a good joke to piss off at least half the population :) I guess the comeback would be if ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

Drowning awareness - its just another way nature thins out the stupid

I learned a new word today from my cardiologist, "deconditioned".

Wangobango3 comments on Mar 8, 2019:

It was a suggestion to up my aerobic activity.

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 9, 2019:

Does that mean you need lots more breathless sex??!!!??

Is it Friday yet?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 4, 2019:

But Steve is right ... and Linda will always be a willing slave

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@LB67 Agree with most of your comment - a sad indictment of western attitudes and values. I have been with hunters in Borneo and they do what is needed to live and enjoy 'being' - but they say there are times when food is scarce and living is hard work. The happiest children I have met were in the slums of Bombay (now Mumbai) - they have virtually nothing, they live with very limited food, no clean water or sanitation but play together and have broad smiles all day .. their parents have seen tv shows from the west and want to own their own tv, cooker, microwave, etc and it leaves them feeling deprived. Lot to be said for if you dont know about it - you dont miss it ...... and yes, it is not funny.

Is it Friday yet?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 4, 2019:

But Steve is right ... and Linda will always be a willing slave

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@LB67 Do you find it sad that as a society we have bought into the concept of working to get money to buy food etc that allow us to continue working

Is it Friday yet?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 4, 2019:

But Steve is right ... and Linda will always be a willing slave

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@LB67 It does - and I agree with Sheldon for the voice.

This is AWESOME! Bradley Cooper is in the audience at Lady Gaga's Las Vegas concert and she calls ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Shallow - very fitting title. Gaga - no lady - nice knickers (reminds me of the mini skirtrted seventies) adopting classic (quite professional, the lady missed her calling) stripper/pole dancer poses invites Brad Lee Cooper (never heard of him before - will be unlikely to hear of him again after a...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@bleurowz They may have commercial success, but that does not always equate to being 'good'

Seems rather quiet tonight.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 2, 2019:

We have had sunny warm weather here in the UK for a while - if this is global warming, I thank you all for your efforts at improving my particular spot on the planet

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@MissKathleen Sorry, but Trump is no worse than the self serving, parasitic politicians we already have .. at least he is trying to do what he said he would do.

Hello all :) Here is a new piece of music I have written.

ShadowAmicus comments on Feb 12, 2019:

Yes - I did enjoy it. Don't understand the context of the film but assume there is something about war, destruction and loss in there, so found it very moving. Will find out later, when I close my eyes and think, if that is a good or bad thing. Thank you - the world and my view of it has changed ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 1, 2019:

@Aedolyn give us more .. please ... pretty please

Just heard on Andre Previns death - an old classic sketch with Morecambe and Wise [facebook.com]

davers comments on Feb 28, 2019:

I watched them when I was a kid and they were brilliant. It was amazing how many celebrities they had on their shows and the antics they put them through. I still remember see Angela Rippon's legs (she was a serious news presenter). Magic!

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 1, 2019:

Some very famous, international stars were on with them .. must dig out a few more clips

Time to teach, my classes vary in volume but they are always fun and I try to make sure everyone has...

MrLink comments on Feb 28, 2019:

American smooth rumba...

ShadowAmicus replies on Mar 1, 2019:

@MerlinZap Tango is a great dance of love

Saw this toy and had to buy it for Gaia.

HankSherman comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Just to be persnickity......hand too large.....,too much hair.....no red tie hanging over crotch.......and too intelligent looking....

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 28, 2019:

She is a very intelligent dog

Saw this toy and had to buy it for Gaia.

BestWithoutGods comments on Feb 28, 2019:

You should take Gaia to the White House. ;)

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 28, 2019:

I would like being in the white house .. there would be some radical policy directions

5.

CourreurDeBois comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Good Morning as I say Good night

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 28, 2019:

@CourreurDeBois Only part of Canada I have ever seen is Niagara .. but plan to spend some days in wood bison reserve - just wander into the wildness and admire it

5.

CourreurDeBois comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Good Morning as I say Good night

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 28, 2019:

you a westie coast american?

5.

Cast1es comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Handsome dogs .

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 28, 2019:

They are both dead now, but were two very fine friends who I miss too much.

Be careful what you ask for.

FrayedBear comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Seriously you are not asking the correct question. It should be "if America is not under attack why does it need a military unless it is because like pirates the American people want their military to go and rob and steal from others so that they can drive around at next to no cost in fuel-guzzling ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 26, 2019:

Let me propose a way forward. 1. The national armies all around the world are steadily demobilised 2. each country is allowed a military of 0.5% of population, spend limited to 0.5% of GDP, to be used for civil support (emergencies such as floods guarding civil buildings and monuments, etc) 3. civilian armaments are banned apart from very limited access through a system such as Japan now has. 4. A world army, set up from volunteers from all countries to do what the UN peacekeepers do now - but do it effectively 5. Inter and intra country disagreements to be settled by negotiation. 6 Violence - inter or intra countries will not be tolerated and the world army will step in to prevent it through overwhelming force 7 armaments manufacture around the world will be stopped - a few well controlled factories will supply the limited military forces around the world with small arms only - world army only allowed greater military strength 8. The world army should be needed for only a few decades - till military violence is deemed abhorrent Problems - who and what system controls the world army. who controls negotiation and arbitration and of course - how do you get humans to co-operate to gain peace.

Dave Allen - gods own comedian -second joke clearly explains god [youtube.com]

tioteo comments on Feb 25, 2019:

I've seen parts of this before, namely the funeral scene.

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 26, 2019:

There are a lot of clips on youtube. Sadly he put in his will that TV series recorded could not be shown as repeats, so unlikely to be seen again.

Dave Allen - gods own comedian -second joke clearly explains god [youtube.com]

Jamespuck comments on Feb 25, 2019:

Stunning! Never heard of this dear fellow till now.

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 25, 2019:

He was an Irish guy whose comedy didn't translate to America

Perhaps single is a personal choice. Some people do single better than married.

ShadowAmicus comments on Feb 21, 2019:

Persons A and B love each other - person A has sex with person C - this means person A can no longer love person B. I just don't agree with the concept. If you love that one person you must want them to be happy. There must be times when your partner will find happiness with another person. That ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 21, 2019:

@Deb57 Trust him to do what? Do you trust him to cherish you? Do you want your partner to be happy in all aspects of life? Does your partner want you to be happy in all aspects of your life? Do you have a relationship purely based on sexual exclusivity?

Hi all - just started a new music group (like this site needs more music groups) but this is all ...

MissKathleen comments on Feb 19, 2019:

Link to group?

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 19, 2019:

How to do this?

Hi all - just started a new music group (like this site needs more music groups) but this is all ...

Wildflower comments on Feb 19, 2019:

Sharing the link might help to get people to go directly to the group. I like the idea of your group!

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 19, 2019:

new to thsi - where do you do a link

4am here in the UK and I am still wide awake - and am taking antibiotics, hence not allowed alcohol.

MissKathleen comments on Feb 16, 2019:

I hate nights like that. Enjoy your walk. Take a nap if you can.

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 17, 2019:

I don't mind the nights without sleep .. but I do badly when laid awake without my thoughts being under control and directed to some purpose. The walk was, as always, beautiful.

4am here in the UK and I am still wide awake - and am taking antibiotics, hence not allowed alcohol.

Nightshade1313 comments on Feb 16, 2019:

I saw a fox last week about 5 in the morning. I hope you can rest.

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 17, 2019:

I live about a quarter mile from neighbours and there is plenty of wildlife on my doorstep...a few months ago 2 adolescent foxes would come each night and play in a pile of building sand just 20 feet from my window ,, they would only stay a few minutes to half an hour or so, but a beautiful break from the world when watching them. They stopped coming and I hope they simply moved on, but it is a dangerous world for foxes and they may be dead.

4am here in the UK and I am still wide awake - and am taking antibiotics, hence not allowed alcohol.

RavenCT comments on Feb 16, 2019:

Maybe bring a camera? I did that one horribly early morning and got shots of mist rising off the lake.

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 17, 2019:

I always carry a small video/stills camera - have a lot (too many) photos and video clips - you show me yours and I'll show you mine - not been able to say that, without risking a warrant, for a long time

4am here in the UK and I am still wide awake - and am taking antibiotics, hence not allowed alcohol.

Petter comments on Feb 17, 2019:

When I cannot sleep, I put on a pair of headphones and then sit in a comfortable chair, with a recording of some great classical symphony on repeat. (Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, etc.) After a while (half an hour to an hour) I gradually doze off. I awake maybe another half hour later, climb into bed ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 17, 2019:

I used to do this way back when I more or less lived in hotels...just set the laptop playing my selections to cover the noise of everyone returning to their rooms. I don't sit and listen to music very often now, but must try this again.

Bloody brilliant: new emoji to symbolize menstruation welcomed [theguardian.com]

ShadowAmicus comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Should we not have an emoji for 'taking a dump', having a pee, cutting my toenails, plucking my eyebrows, and all those other fairly normal bodily functions and jobs that we never normally mention.

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 16, 2019:

@RavenCT Am unsure why you specify workplace in your argument. We can at any time discuss menstruation and occasionally it does come into conversations .. personally I see no real reason for it being hidden. I remember as a teenager we would have some fairly wild weekends fuelled by alcohol drugs music and sex; the string of a tampon was a moderately regular sight and no-one seemed bothered by it. It is only the loss of a small amount of blood and a tangle of hormones - I know there is a lot of stigma and prejudice, but that only applies if you allow sociological norms to impinge on your personal views and actions. (as with so many areas of social interaction)

A favourite poem of mine - think it is worth sharing with fellow insomniacs Foiled Sleep Ah ...

TheDoubter comments on Feb 15, 2019:

thanks

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 16, 2019:

welcome -- its good to share

Bloody brilliant: new emoji to symbolize menstruation welcomed [theguardian.com]

RavenCT comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Too bad they didn't use the original. I will lay odds they are going to misuse it in social media though. Also this column that was linked? Was great. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/09/period-dramas-menstruation-really-can-be-a-bloody-nightmare

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 16, 2019:

@Jnei Excerpt from a government briefing - looked this up as the subject came up in discussion today. 'The Government included provision in the Finance Bill 2016 to allow for sanitary protection to be zero-rated, once the UK had discretion to do this.[6] When debated in Committee Treasury Minister David Gauke said that the Government anticipated the zero rate being in place by 1 April 2017,[7] but as yet the Government have been unable to give a definitive date in the absence of any amendment in the EU VAT rules.' see the whole uk history at https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01128 So - the government have planned to zero rate VAT on sanitary products (and condoms I think) but implementation awaits an EU decision.

Do this, do this, do this!

Cast1es comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Teach your sons to be responsible . In stores , they post signs , "if you break it , you bought it ." He needs to know , when a male gets a female pregnant , according to the 2015 census , in this country , the cost of having and raising a child is over $250,000 , that's a quarter of a million ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 10, 2019:

A child is for life .. not just a financial commitment after a quick screw

School cancels play about Darwin and evolution after Christian parents complain - ...

NickNakorn comments on Feb 8, 2019:

The opposition to natural selection is so odd; it's easy enough to think that a god might be praised even more highly for conjuring up such an amazing system of evolution. As for Genesis (not that I've read it) I can't imagine it's too hard to say it's symbolic; after all, every sermon I've heard (I...

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 9, 2019:

@NickNakorn You actually said 'Genesis, not that I've read it' , but you were taught the stories as a child... whether this is an adequate knowledge to judge christianity is irrelevant. The point I make is that to reject an idea without knowledge of it is the basis of bigotry. In terms of 'enemy' ; I fear baptists and other fundamental religious groups such as the Taliban to an equal degree .. they would all lead the world to war for their 'god'. (as would capitalists - when it can show a profit) When such dangers exist they become my enemy.

School cancels play about Darwin and evolution after Christian parents complain - ...

NickNakorn comments on Feb 8, 2019:

The opposition to natural selection is so odd; it's easy enough to think that a god might be praised even more highly for conjuring up such an amazing system of evolution. As for Genesis (not that I've read it) I can't imagine it's too hard to say it's symbolic; after all, every sermon I've heard (I...

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 8, 2019:

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War If you have never read and have no knowledge of the bible, koran etc. how can you possibly reject their argument.

How cold is it? [apple.news]

ShadowAmicus comments on Jan 31, 2019:

Just after midnight here (England) and it is just below 0 centigrade with a light dusting of snow - not enough to cover the sole of a shoe. - Rarely gets worse than this in my part of the world

ShadowAmicus replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@seattlepanda now just before 6am - just fetched in a few logs for the fire - still only snow about (1cm) half an inch deep - and its a beautiful dawn to sit in and listen to the dawn birdsong

Why does everyone feel obliged to sleep through the night?

Meme0309 comments on Jan 31, 2019:

I sleep in 2 hour increments

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 31, 2019:

@Meme0309 I do similar, but could sleep 10 minutes or up to 16 hours - depends on how long without sleep

Why does everyone feel obliged to sleep through the night?

Meme0309 comments on Jan 31, 2019:

I sleep in 2 hour increments

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 31, 2019:

do you set an alarm, or just wake up after a couple of hours?

Why does everyone feel obliged to sleep through the night?

TheDoubter comments on Jan 30, 2019:

i don't. i go to the gym at 1 AM

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 30, 2019:

awesome - must be great I go for moonlight walks and try to spot wildlife

Eventually you will meet a man or woman.....

ShadowAmicus comments on Jan 28, 2019:

If you crave loyalty - get a dog

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@FrayedBear just a realist

I've watched this at least 50 times by now.

Mitch07102 comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Excellent.....

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 30, 2019:

Good routine, but I prefer Gingers' legs Dance at its best should be like hot raw sex without getting naked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPSETBUgvQ

One of those things I don't think I'll ever understand.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Risk? whats the worst that can happen? maybe someone hurts your feelings by telling you to bugger off ... its not usually going to lead to death and destruction.

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 Questions are - did you enjoy the ride? and did you learn anything?

One of those things I don't think I'll ever understand.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Risk? whats the worst that can happen? maybe someone hurts your feelings by telling you to bugger off ... its not usually going to lead to death and destruction.

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 I did say usually

"Adults keep saying we owe it to the young people, to give them hope.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Global warming means dramatic changes in weather patterns, some heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods but none of that will end human life on the planet - though of course large parts of many coastal cities and towns (London, New York etc) will be submerged. The more probable end of humanity ...

ShadowAmicus replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@Jnei Been thinking onthis one ... there is an unstated presumption in your argument that civilisation is equivalent to human civilisation. Yet there are many species that have distinct social behaviours (wolves, apes, bees, ants etc) but this isn't my area of knowledge. I simply question the value of placing on human existence above that of other species. Take the point on antibiotics - but viral infections often immunosuppress and open the way to bacterial and fungal infection.