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Ego vs Eco. Do both exist? Can we choose one? What do you think?

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 8, 2019:

not a lot of flora in there - sadly, humans are the only ones who can influence the interdependent cycle of life on this speck of cosmic dust we call earth - and like all species, sooner or later we will become extinct. The sad thing is we are likely to take many other species down with us

I shared this in a comment, but @sassygirl3869 thought it merited center stage.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 7, 2019:

That is such a great poster - and so true ... we have all let opportunities pass by because we are too afraid - of rejection, looking silly, being laughed at - to simply ask

To all the singles out there! [youtube.]

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 7, 2019:

All that I need is love and romance - never heard that song before - nice - sweet even

Do you agree with this or disagree?

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Have a dream - but achieving it takes more than dreaming

I've read posts by several ladies on this site who have made various comments about their "FWB.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I have read many of the comments by ladies who would be offended at 'payment' or 'prostitution' and make an assumption that each has some degree of financial independence - as in not needing additional money to live. I have been on the other side when in my early twenties a wealthy lady (in her 40s) I was working for decided I would be her toy boy - I found out later that this was simply her lifestyle choice. Great sex and I got a couple of nice suits, gold cufflinks for the new shirts, excellent meals and a little training in social etiquette - modelling me to fit her social standing. She moved to another guy after a few months. It all benefitted me greatly; the job itself didn't pay much so I would not afford the clothing or fine food and it spurred me into doing a degree course as a way to attain the 'better' lifestyle - she completely changed my life as without her I would have quietly continued life as a bricklayer.

(Link fixed) This cracks me up! [youtu.be]

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I thought Forest Gump was fiction - appears he was based on real life americans.

Things we all need more of?

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 5, 2019:

and minions

The best revenge is no revenge.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

enact your revenge .. then move on and never look back - except for those occasional moments of sweet memory

This is appropos of nothing but: I'd received this as a Friend Request today.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Don't care about facebook ... but that bra is a monumental masterpiece of engineering design and construction

Made it to Orange County, flight was great, middle seat, but good seat mates.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Lovely tatt - maybe that, or the nose ring or maybe simply attracted to you

US secret deal approved to sell Saudia Arabia nuclear weapon technology.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

With the Saudi history on human rights, womens rights press freedom and proxy wars I would be more inclined to impose sanctions on them similar to those of Iran t - but then Russia and China would exert even greater inflence in that theatre.

They mean business!

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

You mat be kicked to death by a zebra, but not a chance that they will eat you

They mean business!

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Not all - lots of animals are perfectly adapted to eating human flesh and bone. I prefer being recycled inside an apex predator than stuck in the dirt for worms.

Last survivor of US slave ships discovered - The last known survivor of the transatlantic slave ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Interesting article .. slavery abolished in 1865(?) - but still around in so many ways

I learned the other day that to divorce in China, both wife and husband must agree.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 4, 2019:

I think the next step is to end certificates alltogether. If two people - or more - want to share their lives that is fine and when one or more wants to walk away it is equally fine

Good Morning All! Do you ever relax and accept the crazy that comes into your life?

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Hope you get evrything sorted and can start on remaking your life. God luck for the future

Okay, so here's the really important question.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 3, 2019:

I make my own and far better than any fast food place ... potato peeled and cut into half x half inch chips (heathens are allowed to regard these as french fries - but the french have nothing to do with it) Place in lightly salted boiling water for 2 minutes to blanch - part cook - remove water (yes it does) When putting into hot fat be careful it does not bubble over - deep fat fryer is safer, but care is needed Pat chips dry and place in hot dripping at 140c (beef or pork fat) and cook till outside of chips is fry hardened - about 10 -12 minutes Heat fat to about 200c - cook till browned to your liking - about 2-3 minutes I tend to cut some chips at an angle, so half inch thick at one end and made wedge like to other - then one end is crunchy on outside and soft fluffy inside but thin end is very crunchy.

The hardest part of walking away...

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 3, 2019:

I love 3 women and my dog more than I love myself --- and have no desire or intention of ever changing that

The paid dating site I'm on-rhymes with Batch-just removed 4 traits from its checklist of member ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I think you are getting too wrapped up in the baldness issue. I shave my head, by choice, and some women hate it (or me) - others really like it ..(but don't know much about me). I don't expect the ladies options include do you shave? or options of bald, brazillian, landing strip etc - which is just as important to some men as head hair to some women. Am equally sure the same applies with hair colout, eye colour or even skin colour - important to some and largely irrelevant to others. The most important thing - not indicated by amount of hair growth or colouring - in any relationship is how well your minds overlap and it is difficult to predict that even when stood beside someone for the first time I just go with the flow - you can please some people all of the time and all people some of the time - you can't please everyone all of the time (yes I know it is a misquote)

A thought struck me while lying here waiting for it to be a fit time to get up.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Not too often it is daylight before I am up and about - but I sit and watch the colours of dawn and listen to the birdsong, which also lifts the spirit a little

My story is filled with broken pieces, terrible choices and ugly truths.

ShadowAmicus comments on Apr 1, 2019:

All ok up to - pieces of my soul and dumb luck that saved my life

On my latest medieval buildings tour I went looking for witch marks, more correctly known as ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Have seen many similar bits of inscription around here, but never knew the meaning - thanks for the information - very interesting

I need to vent to individuals who don’t know who I’m taking about.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

You don't have to listen

Inter-racial dating.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I find the article so sad - that parental and peer pressure can be so influential as to drive someone to restrict their choices of dating and presumably friendships. Racism exists and has been around for millenia; it is a form of tribalism and will not disappear for generations, if at all - how you allow it to affect you is a personal choice. I have worked for months at a time in places where I was the only white person, only English speaker (apart from interpreter) and in a totally alien culture - you learn to adapt to the culture , pick up a little language, develop friendships and occasionally more. I have found that people all over the world, whether rich, poor, black, brown, white, yellow, intelligent, stupid, healthy, dying, all basically want to eat, sleep and just get on with living as best they can according to their own mores and social values. Does an acceptance of people from other cultures make me abnormal?

Charges were dropped against Jussie Smollett because he's a secret space alien who threatened to ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

But maybe we are all descended from human alien hybrids -- and the aliens are tired of us screwing things up and decided to inject some new intellect genes

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

Two trains of thought here 1.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

The interesting bit is that with simple clues like Jenny and the picture, we all know this is about Forest Gump....the power of cinema

In 3 words, go!? I'll start: Oh, okay. AND?! Or Take some jelly!

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I'll send condoms

Just try to turn your head and you'l be sorry??? booom!

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

Maybe she should do a little less of the burgers and fries - maybe then he would want to stare at her - not that the girl with that lovely wrist band is skinny.... just dressed to get a reaction.

There are three solutions to every problem. Agree/ Disagree? ?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

And the unacceptable problem is I can't leave it so I must try to change it, but that path is dark and I have not found the pathway

What I know of the Kardashians I learned against my will.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I know the family exists, but apparantly am fortunate in not knowing names, apart from Kim, would not recognise any of them and have no desire to become more familiar. The joy of choosing what I watch and read.

Isn't this piece beautiful.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 30, 2019:

But what is it? what is it for? Does it serve any purpose other than show the skill of the maker and be there for people to say how pretty it is? which I have to agree it has some attraction. Perhaps the top of the 'balloon' could be cut in a way to create a lid - then you have somewhere to store Grandmas ashes.

Fellow urban lighthouse keepers.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 29, 2019:

long time since i listened to this - thank you for pushing it to the front again

Hey Guys! Do you find me a little sexy?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 29, 2019:

thats a clever little piece of art

Hello, it’s been over 2 full days of being divorced and I’m happy to report that I’m happy.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 29, 2019:

Good you can be so positive when looking back on your marriage

I think i blew an opportunity So after about an hour/thirty minutes of walking to run two ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Happy Birthday. Go back - today - and have a coffee, water or even just talk ...you said about a walk, would you walk with me or wrap it all up and wander around the subject and use whatever form of avoidance is your preference. If you do not ask for something you are unlikely to ever be given it.

Stand up for something???

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 27, 2019:

No great advance in civilisation was ever proposed by a committee

How many here would settle for this arrangement?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Many couples end up this way

Cop out: "Spiritual But Not Religious" [google.com] Agree or disagree?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 26, 2019:

I believe many young people have lost 'faith' in organised religion due to easy access to publicity about failings of personnel within religions. Priests sticking hands down childrens' pants - fraud, embezzlement, and other financial scandals - the general opulance exhibited by religions, while asking for donations - etc. When you set yourself up as arbiters of 'good' and 'evil' it becomes difficult to operate in a society where knowledge is so easily shared.... depending of course on the ability of individuals to comprehend the information

Cop out: "Spiritual But Not Religious" [google.com] Agree or disagree?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 26, 2019:

The idea that without the king james bible visual art, music and literature would have been impaired is flawed. The influence of religion on arts was predominantly that religious orders had money to pay and subject matter they wanted to disseminate. Had non-religious financial institutions predominated, and wished to propogate the idea of naturism - much of artistic output would have featured naked frolicing. Same logic applies now to any subject matter that artists are commissioned to do....we call it marketing.

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?

I had a female co-worker offer to help me with a makeover.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 26, 2019:

be comfortable - wear whatever you prefer

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.

Exit ??? ??????

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 25, 2019:

This is so like the Brexit 'negotiations' here in the UK

Insomnia causes worries about your ability to perform tomorrow.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 24, 2019:

No - it doesn't. At least not for a few days without any sleep at all ... then I start to fall over.

Nothing is more inspiring than nature.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

beautiful place - where is that?

Ever rub your eyes so hard...😅😂😅

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Don't need to rub to get there

Good morning Girls and Boys.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

What timescale do they quote before you feel the benefits?

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

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Only 4 versions???!!!

Wonderful saying by Keanu Reeves ?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 23, 2019:

4.45am here. In another 15 minutes I will sit outside with a coffee and be surrounded by the singing of birds

It's so hard not to laugh at my own depression.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 22, 2019:

There seem to be many top comedians who suffered depression, Robin Williams Stephen Fry Spike Milligan Jim Jeffries David Letterman ... I don't understand why, but maybe they need to be liked / loved / applauded? I know that a good laugh makes me feel higher when depressed, but have found it does not cure the underlying problems...and am not sure anything ever will Get a dog; they are great friends, have greater empathy than any human and at the worst times mean you have a reason to get up and 'do' every day.... and they are funny

Well girls and boys, I decided that I am going to do it.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 22, 2019:

hope it works for you

Happy Friday all.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Beautiful pic - enjoy the soup, hope it cures the cold

"I'm not one of these winners who is going to say this win won't change me," he said.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 20, 2019:

But --- will it make him happy -- or just as miserable in comfort

Our College is closed tomorrow due to weather related concerns and the fire.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Will be fine, don't worry. You just need to stop breathing for a few days - honestly - drive for your life and get the hell away for a while (ps I worked as an industrial chemist)

How many times have you been in love, as opposed to just being infatuated? Was it reciprocated?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I have my own definition of love tattooed on my left arm 'Dulce et Decorum Est, Pro Familia Mori' I love are my 'family' - none are related by blood and some are not human For those not force fed latin at school the quote is based on Horace 'It is sweet and right to die for ones family.' The original text has been widely used by various nations - some may have visited Arlington and seen it there. At some point I may add 'Sed Dulcius Pro Familia Vivere' 'But it is sweeter to live for ones family'

Waking up at 6am really sucks?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Sure does -- already way past dawn by 6

What's an album you would recommend everyone listen to once in their lifetime?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Lennon - Imagine - for the one track

[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 relationships 6. what if - you simply LIVE IT

Giving it up for what's down there: Once, my idea of vagina wokeness was to not let my ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Its a bit like buying car tyress - you have to understand the correct size, type etc to end up with the right product - easiest way is to take an empty box along to with you and look for an exact match ... get it right - do not piss off a woman with PMT - even a daughter

Has profanity become the normal way to communicate?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 18, 2019:

It has become a normal part of language for much of western society .. times change ... when the queen emphasises a point with 'fuckin right bruv' you will know it is accepted at all social levels.

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

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 18, 2019:

A working brain that is open to ideas ... interests beyond family, travel, sports and drinking. a crazy history - that held love and laughter, but maybe left healed scars on body and mind.... someone to walk beside me, not be led by me.

About last night.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I know this is simplistic ... but .... Did you enjoy her company over a coffee? if yes - meet again If no - don't meet again Stop overthinking it all and simply enjoy a relationship. The kissing, eating together, sex, weekends away etc will follow if it feels right to both of you

[youtube.com] If you're not having a happy Irish day then Bugger Off

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Not heard this for so long - great little song

Tapestry is one of the first albums I ever purchased. What was your first buy?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Tapestry - It is full of beautiful songs My first record - only single I have ever bought - Hendrix-Voodoo Chile - still have it in a sealed plastic bag in my box of memories

Pretty much...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Is that Mrs May waiting? there

I'm glad I'm getting back to who I really want to be.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Have you ever watched Eat Proy Love - the bit where the girl is worried her boyfriend will think she is fat ...??? Have you ever been kicked out of bed for being too fat, too thin, wrong hairstyle, hairy toes, funny eyebrows -- or ant other self perceived defect? thought not.

Please help me! Finish this sentence: “Sending a prayer chain to an atheist is like .

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 17, 2019:

am insult to my intellect

[youtu.be]

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 16, 2019:

illusion?

Blackadder....A Bout Of Insanity. [youtu.be]

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 15, 2019:

The whole of Blackadder was such well crafted comedy. The real insanity was depicted so well at the finale of the series; when thousands of men walked across open fields towards machine guns - because they were ordered to.... the old lions led by donkeys argument.

Red wine with supper tonight, red wine for dessert..... this may not end well

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 15, 2019:

sounds good

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ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Saturday weather forecast here is torrential rain - so I will keep warm and dry, sort out invoicing that should have been completed yesterday, read a little more of Greek mythology, cook and eat chilli and rice. See what St Patrick brings tomorrow.

I want to let everyone know that Sassygirl3869 - Lisa, was hospitalized today for heart issues.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 14, 2019:

We all hope Lisa is ok soon.

Sorry folks still struggling with flu.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

hope you feel better tomorrow - ps whisky helps me (doesn't cure, but you stop feeling it)

I have met someone.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

You could always hike with him

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.

The girl who executed Nazis after seducing them in bars dies aged 92 ".

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

The story of a brave girl

Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 10, 2019:

That is such a truism, and so funny

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

Greatest Gift?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Undo what happened in the past

A Whinge: Why Job Searching Is Like Speed Dating with Sociopaths (Warning: The below is little ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 9, 2019:

I only ever had 3 formal job interviews at 13 for my first job (still at school), at 18 for my 'proper' full time job and a year later for the next....since then I have always met (sometimes arranged to meet) people who 'needed' someone like me.

New Dog Crossbreeds: Collie and Lhasa Apso: Collapso, a dog that folds up for easy transport.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 9, 2019:

I like the Jack Russell Terrier x Shit Tzu to give you jack shit

Small world.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 9, 2019:

You get up there - show your daughter how it is done

i have a question.

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 8, 2019:

You can meet lots of people (from prostitutes to presidents) if you pay for it - all depends how much you want to pay

Here is something fun to do, my oldest will be 52 and I'll be 73?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I will be 72 - my oldest child - honestly - no idea - probably about 50-55

Many relationships just don't work out. What's a reason you've ended a relationship?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I asked to share something she was not able to give

WWYD: What Would You Do?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Tell him face to face .. I like you (or not) but don't want a relationship with you.....be nice about it and walk away .. if he is a reasonable guy you will be ok .. if not ... run

Does age matter in a relationship?

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 7, 2019:

If you are both happy you don't have a problem. If others are not happy about your relationship, it is their problem ... only affects you if you allow it to.

I encourage clients not to define “having sex” as intercourse, since there are so many paths to ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Should be teaching younger about developing relationships, morals and ethics - generally 'be nice to others' and sex, in all its forms becomes a natural extension to this. Better that kids get true information about all aspects of human behaviour, prior to being self taught by the internet.

Let me pose a question to you.