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Sweet or savory?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 24, 2019:

potato pancakes every time - with whatever seems ok and is in the fridge

We can all live without God, but what is one thing you can't live without?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 24, 2019:

I am with Athena on this - the basics of life - air, water, food in that order

Should churches be maid to pay taxes

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 24, 2019:

Not taxing churches is ethically abhorent

Do you think Trump will go down in history as the worse President ever?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 24, 2019:

Bad maybe - worst ever has some very strong contenders - scholar review and ranking of past presidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_presidents_of_the_United_States#Scholar_survey_results

3:49 am, and I'm wide awake; and I have been for over an hour.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 24, 2019:

Thats about when I get up and start the day

The hardest part of divorce. . . Finding and removing the dead mice on your own.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 24, 2019:

You murdered a poor innocent mouse!!!!

In case anyone is interested, I am much more the former rather than the latter.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

Have to agree with him

After having a bad day, I miss the intimacy of a motorcycle ride with someone you love.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

I miss the thrill of riding fast down an open road, pushing the bends, getting close to the edge - it's an adrenaline junkie thing - knowing that if you get it wrong, you may pay a heavy price, but accepting that for the thrill of feeling truly alive ... ...I love feeling alive, more than I want to maintain breathing for the sake of it . Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life. (I forget who said that) I get less close when a friend is sat behind me - have no desire to push them to an edge they may not want to see. - and it then becomes foreplay - enough of a thrill to pump adrenaline, but tempered by security,,....a leather clad lover wrapped around behind, holding on tightly, expectantly ... feeling their tension as you fly ....it is absorbing and so sensual

United States Spend Ten Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Education

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

The study is about the impact of fossil fuel on society .. the 'subsidy' includes costs for effects of pollution (healthcare, climate change effects, etc) so the figures are at best estimates and not directly linked to the amount a government actually subsidises a fossil fuel. If you have coal fired power stations and feel bad enough about global warming - have your electricity cut off. If you have a fossil fuel driven car and you feel bad enough about global warming - take the car to a scrapyard and have it crushed (no point selling it as that would not decrease the emissions) If you have an electric powered car, and dont have solar panels, wind, hydro or other renewable source of electricity - if you want to stop global warming, sorry you must scrap yours too The whole way our societies are constructed, the lifestyle we have all bought into, is predicated on free availability of cheap electricity and transport - and society will scream loudly if, or more likely when, these are threatened

Well it fits like a dream.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

that dress is beautiful as it is - but tell her to put on some tall heels

What is the essence of 'modernity' ?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

I reject the argument completely. The pproposition is that Humans should master the world through reason and science to 'produce a more hospitable world for themselves .... so that it may serve the needs of human beings' I would suggest that seeking to live as part of the natural world, in a manner that allows all species to thrive should be the prime directive of humanity ... humans should act as conservators, not masters

Is anyone else as scared as I am about global warming?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

Why worry? global warming is going to continue and little will be done to stop it. Even if the amount of CO2, methane etc is halved per head of population it is irrelevant, as the population will soon be doubled to 15billion. The only thing that will stop global warming is a rapid decline in world human population and that is unlikely to be orchestrated by governments. Once the earth becomes inhospitable to humans - too little fresh water, air becomes unbreathable, food can not be grown, etc - whichever happens, humanity will decline and some other species will come to dominate the earth, or perhaps the remaining humans will relearn how to live with the planet without raping it every day

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

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

Dont know what frequents NY but would guess a goat / deer

You can't take me anywhere...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

A local pub, the Canal Tavern, became a hangout for the local gay community.... one night someone with a ladder and time on their hands changed the name lettering to anal Cavern ... it stayed that way a couple of days till they found the C

Name something edible that can be stored in your cabinet with an amazing shelf life?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

raisins, nuts, rice, noodles, flour, dried beans, oats, cans of --allsorts could live off my stored food for weeks - but still buy more each week

Made me chuckle! I guess he didn't like my comment about his stooopid Trump t-shirt.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

Sad to hear that you are so unwell - are your heart soul and mind affected by the one disease, or do you have multiple issues? Am sure doctor jesus can fix things for you, feel comforted by seeing how well he is caring for the whole world

Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

Home made soup is always so much tastier than shop bought - and healthier - and cheaper - so why don't we all do it?

Day 4 of my Tesla-travels.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 23, 2019:

Looked at buying a tesla - very briefly - they cost a ridiculous amount in England - £50000 for a three year old car

Why do so many Americans (as they call themselves) despise the word "immigration"?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Way back in time when Russia inveaded Afghanistan (1979-89) America decided it would be a good idea to arm the Taliban resistance fighters ... seemed like a good idea at the time. Since then the whole fundamental muslim terrorist threat has been a shit studded snowball rolling downhill and steadily growing. Bits of the threat get knocked off, only to rise again elsewhere....and it will not go away ... ever ... because terrorism thrives on poverty and suppression.

Man rushes through security and injures 5 TSA agents at Phoenix airport, authorities say - CNN

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

looks like the guy could get a trial at american football. If you are a terrorist, that is not the point you want to attack - the aim is to kill and maim a crowd, or take down an aircraft in flight - maybe ransom passengers, but the latter idea seems to be out of favour. This guy had no weapon and no idea of what he was doing - there was never any real danger, no chance he could get past everyone, run down the corridors, leap into a plane and steal it - what was he trying to do????

If someone gave you a box.....

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

my heart

Illinois governor signs bill banning private immigrant detention centers | TheHill

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

If the state locks you up, the state should manage the accommodation and not subcontract it to a business whose ethos is making a profit

[youtu.be] If you want a good laugh and funny lighthearted satire, watch this video! :)

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

I was howling with laughter watching this

The benefits of demonic possession...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

My little thai masseuse will be my demon on Monday - the agony of her prising muscle and stretching sinews always leaves me tenderised

Is this dress too short?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

dress looks great;you could wear a black plastic sack and look good

Manual Transmission Cars

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

I prefer manual transmission - makes driving more fun, more thrilling, more edgy - but then I enjoy driving at 150mph and pushing through the curves

Another Saturday night and I can't go out to party.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

I went to a concert and there was a very pregnant girl there, in a crop top, with a stethoscope around her neck and a big sun drawn across her bulging belly due two weeks later .. the stethoscope was for anyone who wanted to listen to her babys heartbeat ---- there was a queue get yourself out and enjoy life

We may lose or we may win...but we will never be here again...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Siply BE - there is no requirement to compete to live well

Ok,,, if I start an atheist "church",,, how many of you will join?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

In early books adopted into the bible the word Jesus used for church was the Greek word “ekklēsia”. The same word is used for when a gathering of citizens are called from their homes into a public place for an assembly. If you are thinking of some sort of assembly / party / meeting of like minded agnostics I'm in ... but if you plan some sort of organisation with leader, heirarchy, rules and codes - not for me. I follow no god, no person, no rules but my own.(generally aligned to polite society)

Well I think I just got a dog.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

I think that last photo says it all - feeling secure,relaxed happy and contented. You keep that dog with you in the house and give her some love and affection - you will be repaid a hundred times over. Any problems message me and I will help if I can.... I run a kennels in England, have about 40 dogs here today.

Which would you believe in first? God or Bigfoot? Hehehe,,, I'll go with Bigfoot!

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

If I meet either of themI could believe in them - still waiting

Critically think to avoid the silent M

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 22, 2019:

mob decision making is a bad idea - even the romans realised it

Oh my my😅😂🤣

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Naaahhhhh you need to quit drinking when you can't even get to the refrigerator

Justin Bieber is 25, Tom Cruise is 56.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Be unfair to beat up a 93 year old - so I went 31 years younger - Rihanna, your ass is mine (thats enough to improve my day)

Can’t fall asleep tonight. Already watched three movies. I’m bored.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Dont need the ;with Iran' - JUST SAY NO

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Never even given this a thought - the possibility of a god being interested in watching me and whoever making love seems remote to say the lest ..... of course I have never thad sex with anyone called mary magdelene

She's nice, but look carefully, is it true what I see?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 21, 2019:

That is a really nice fence - different and eyecatching

At age 82, I do not drive anymore due to macular degeneration.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Maybe you can start a scooter gang - Hells Grandads would be so cool

Happy Summer Soltice. Blessed be

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 21, 2019:

Lovely long sunny day here - trying to enjoy every minute of it

Have you ever hitchhiked?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Hitched lifts all over europe when I was younger.... just a way to travel on the cheap. Now, I always stop for anyone in uniform, but very few need to hitch lifts any more

At an open mic, a little old lady called Pat Leason came up and read some of her poetry.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:

that is a superb poem I think it is one I shall memorise would be good to meet this old lady

What are your thoughts?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Personnel dept used Myers Briggs when putting teams together .... never been sure if it was the test or the personnel dept that regularly screwed things up ... learnt to have little faith in tests

I am wondering to what extent people decide to be atheist/agnostic or just grow out of religion

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:

I decided at age 13 to cut all ties with the church

Do we know what causes solar flares?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Solar flares only occur when god eats baked beans and farts .... or maybe there is some sort of scientific bullshit lies put around by non- believers

Give me your best "what the fuck" religion moment!

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:

I was a choirboy, attending 3 churches every Sunday, which took up most of the day - mum and dad liked having 'time alone'. When I was 11 the vicar sermonised about the church needing more money for repairs. I was old enough then to realise that he drove around in a big Rover car, while almost everyone in our village used a bicycle and buses.. that the church owned farms all around the area and lots of other land and buildings. Despite these assets they were asking for more money from everyone in the village who had very little to give. That was when I began questioning the church and within a year cut all ties .... coincidentally it was about that time I became interested in original sin.

Throughout my life people have said you will find someone on a romantic level when you are not ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Sometimes you simply meet and know it is right straight away ... other times - two horny people simply stumble into each other

Hey folks.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

Happy for you both - have a great life together

If any, which 3 public figures have inspired you to make ANY change in your life that had staying ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

Cant think of 1 public figure who made me change at all

A few minutes ago Dan took this from our breezeway (porch) drinking coffee and eating breakfast.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

what a privilege

Man explaining reincarnation to his mate, imagine if we both died, and you are reborn as a daisy in ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

How to win friends and influence people

Really good question

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

It is just the heart muscle tearing apart

Anybody seen “THe Lavender Scare” last night?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

If you think sixty years ago was bad - look into earlier centuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_medieval_Europe

What is your daily menu?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

can go with fruit nuts rice salad and water ... but need coffee too

Do you suspect there is an evangelical arm of atheism that wants to convert religious practitioners ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

Since any group has a range of views within it, there will clearly be some who wish to convert others to atheism

After over a decade of mostly ignoring, shutting down, or being more than a little combative in the ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

I have email conversations with friends around the world on a range of ethical and moral issues - it is a great way to discuss philosophical differences and overlaps

As some of you know, I've been in remission from Hodgkin's Lymphoma since August 2017.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

That is such a horrible situation to be in - waiting for an answer to such an important question. You English? 'feeling some anxiety' sounds like typical English understatement - I personally would find it hard to deal with. I hope the news at the end of the month is good for you - till then stay strong. If there is any way I could help, please do ask -

Big balls little balls

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

Not sure if washington have marbles - maybe down to spotting a pea under mugs

This world is getting too politically correct. [lfpress.com]

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

We should allow everyone a platform to espouse whatever views they have - and if you disagree - then use a logical argument to eviscerate their proposition. logical debate is the basis of democracy - banning debate, of any subject, is the foundaion of anarchy

Should we all become alcoholics because there are tea-totallers?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

Should we all become sadistic killers because there are peaceful pacifists -- a preposterous proposition

Sometimes strange things happen in nature that make you wonder.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

The anthropomorphic dragonfly. all living creatures have some degree of reasoning capability - who knows what they 'think'

Have you ever heard about the lynching of a woman in Kabul, Afghanistan which took place in 2015?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I did not watch this - I have watched men and women being killed and the images are as fresh in my mind as those times long ago. It is only a few hundred years ago this happened across europe and america. and, as here, with education it will change in Afghanistan and other lands .... education means people question fanaticism. Any regime that regards women as disposable goods and chattels is unacceptable to me

What are your favorite song lyrics?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Cohen - Bird on a wire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8fT7rnRotY

That's some colorful history.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I so like to read intellectual discourse between educated adults .... maybe next time

This Is Why You Should Never Call Back an Unknown Number

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

The line in the article NEVER TRUST - ALWAYS VERIFY applies to much more than phone numbers

Question for debate on coffee.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

First thing in a morning is turn on kettle, then go pee - maybe other way around - choose beans and grind and make coffee - drink coffee while watching news (BBC Sky Al Jazeera CNN) and get an overview of what is happening around the world - usually little noteworthy. aafter a pint of good coffee I can get on with the day, walk my dog, maybe even eat

The procedure was a success, I have 20/20 vision! My eyes still hurt because the top layer is ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

You look good in the shades....so pleased it worked well for you. enjoy seeing the world differently

So true for me!

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I would try and keep them level - I like balance in my life

Does anyone else struggle with hating religion?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I do not hate religion, or religious people. One of my closest friends was an army pastor (catholic himself) and we have discussions on morality, ethics, cricket, rugby, horse riding, cooking - usual discourse between adults apart from sex (taboo for catholics). The prescence of god at a battle? If soldiers were helped to get through it by believing in a god - I am fine with it. That both sides claim gods support is enough evidence for me to know he does not exist.

Would you ever eat human meat?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Don't see why not, unless evidence shows it is detrimental to health (of the eater) Over the years I have kissed away plenty of blood, licked away at ladies body parts, eaten grubs, and all sorts of indeterminably sourced meat - - am ok with trying a human steak - maybe go medium to well done rather than rare

Trump now has a bullett with his name on it! Well it is actually a pen.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Should put trumps name on a vibrator - really would be fucked by trump - horrible thought - try and put it out of your mind

What would you have said?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

simply 'may your god go with you'

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

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

The question really should be - should any woman be limited to being satisfied with one man or maybe - should anyone expect to meet someone at age 20 and find that one person so wonderful and completely fulfilling that through the rest of life can never meet someone else with fascinatingly different qualities to explore

What's your favorite book?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Jonathon Livingston Seagull - short, sweet, limitless

Motivation

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

where theres a will !!!

Bob Dylan was a great songwriter. Can't stand his singing voice.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Great poetry - sung extremely well by many, but not by Bob

It’s all about perspective

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Would have to be a real dick to spend $60 on a pair of boxerws

Do you think having a best friend is important?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I am part of a group of friends spread around the world - we keep in touch regularly, we help each other when one is in need ... but I do not share my secrets with anyone and would not expect to share those of others.

What's a simple thing you did for someone that thrilled them?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I had a poem with roses sent to my wife, every week I was away, to let her know I was alive and loved her.

My appointment for LASIX eye surgery is in less than 12 hours, I’m nervous and excited.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I hope your surgery is as great as mine was - many years ago. About 4 hoiours after surgey I could read text on the tv subtitles, that I needed my glasses for the previous day. After 2 weeks my sight was at 25- 20. the biggest benefit was the panorama - the wide open landscape was magnificent after many years of glasses restricting the view

All religion is nonsense.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

There are aspects of morality and ethics that are supported in many religions that I fully agree with - but I see no logic in the idea that a religion is a pre requisite for the development of morality or ethics

A hypothetical moral dilemma: Dan melody are dating, Dan ask Melody" are you on birth control?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Not really a dilemma. No marriage and no kids seems to cover it ... for now

[youtu.be] Who has this muscle? Lets take a poll.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I have it on both arms

Here is a novel approach to anti-abortion demos. What do you think? [mykawartha.com]

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Just shows the intense power held by a woman with attitude

She finally found her boo, that's the spirit.

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Can we expect another virgin birth

Is it just me that thinks it's rude for people to put an in-person conversation on hold to respond ...