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Aug 29, 2018Aug 2018

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An interesting new way to look at the non-religious and the religious. Where do you fit in? Take the quiz and find out.

There are days when I just get so sick and tired of the inanity of most people that I could just scream.

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 26, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

This is what becoming an Atheist and shrugging off the constraints of religion felt like to me. The journey "Once there lived a village of creatures along the bottom of a great, crystal river. The current of the river swept silently over them all ...

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

May 2, 2018May 2018

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Hello and thank you for having me as a new member of this group. I have been writing as a hobby for many years and I find it is something that runs in fits and starts. A pressure to write starts to build up inside of me until I just have to sit ...

When the religious start going on about their god and all I'm thinking is what a great time share business I could develop if only I didn't have a sense of common decency. It would be like stealing the pencils out of a blind beggar's tin cup.

LINKPeople Over 40 Should Only Work 3 Days a Week, Experts Say

3 days makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Weren't we all supposed to be working only 20 hours a week by the year 2,000?

I met a new friend of my wife's the other day and she asked me how old I was right out of the blue, so I told her 'I just turned 57'. She immediately said 'Oh you're just a baby, I'm 59 years old' which struck me as odd, 2 years is nothing in your ...

Too good not to share.

I'm tired just thinking about how much effort goes into being that New Agey, I may be an Atheist just because I'm too lazy to deal with all that crap. :D

This is the sort of stuff that goes through my mind when people's conspiracy theories get out of hand.

How I feel as an Atheist when I am interacting with religious people.

North Korea destroys their primary nuclear test site as a show of good faith and Trump immediately cancels meeting to discuss peace. North Korea immediately responds by saying it still wants to talk about peace regardless of the meeting being ...

Good enough for me too! How about you?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 25, 2018May 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

It was a long winter in my part of Canada and a spring that never seemed to get here but summer is coming and I have seedling in the greenhouse and hardier plants in the ground. 600 garlic bulbs that I planted last fall have survived the winter and ...

The Irish People may a smart move and threw out the 8th Amendment, better late than never.

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Religion & Spirituality

May 27, 2018May 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

I just received an email informing me that my Ordination as a Dudeist Minister is expiring, torn about the renewal. To renew or not to renew, what do you think?

LINKThe Rage of the Incels | The New Yorker

My home city of Toronto was the scene of the latest carnage from this group of angry young men calling themselves Incels. It is hard for me to fathom the level of anger and hatred that would motivate a person to run down and kill 10 innocent people who were just walking down a sidewalk in Toronto on a sunny, spring day. What is wrong with these guys and what takes a Misogynist to the point that they become an Incel?

I'm wrapping up the build of our new house and have turned my attention to the landscaping as it is the season for it. I built this stone retaining wall on the weekend and have added top soil on top of a clay base but now I have to decide what to ...

This is what the daily commute looks like when you live on an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. There is a larger car ferry as well that takes 16 cars but I prefer this one that takes 3 cars or 2 trucks maximum, it's a bit of a thrill ...

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Music, Movies & Books

May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Swing Kids from 1993 with Benny Goodman's Sing, Sing, Sing Good Movie with a Great Soundtrack.

The late and great Bill Hicks gives his take on reality. I would like to believe that he is right but I lack the evidence to prove that he is.

The whole point of the Trump Presidency is to distract people from the destruction of everything that gets in the way of the profits for the Elites. It is beyond scary for what this means for us today and what it will mean for our children in the ...

Don't you just hate that about reality TV shows?

Sometimes what you are looking for is right in front of you but you just can't see it. This how it was for me and my wife, we were good friends so I never considered her as a lover. Finally had my eyes opened one night and the rest is history. ...

Who else remembers being told to 'turn off that idiot box and go outside and play with your friends, be back by the time the street lights come on and don't make me have to call you in'? Why did this go out of fashion? I almost never see kids ...

How many times can a friend get kicked in the face before they realize that they are no longer considered a friend? Europe is questioning their relationship with the US of A and Canada and Mexico are too, not to mention the Asian allies that now ...

Hitler was a very smart guy, tough and a great negotiator - said no Snowflake EVER!

Polls indicate that more than half of Republicans are in favour of separating children from their parents if they enter the country illegally or seek asylum in the US. These are predominantly religious people and they believe they occupy the moral ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 19, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Pretty straightforward and it would solve so many problems if more people thought this way.

GOP attacks Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in latest budget. It's not like George Carlin didn't warn you this was coming, they want you old, broke and sick because they want everything and they'll get it too.

Celebrity Atheist comments, this one is good but share if you have others.

Farmers know this, Gardeners know this and everybody else seems to think that food just magically appears overnight in the grocery store. ;)

POTUS will be starting a Trade War with Canada starting on July 1st which is Canada Day, when Canada will retaliate against illegal tariffs imposed by Trump. The same Trump who calls Canada a bad ally for refusing to accept his bullying tactics. ...

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Site & Customer Service

Jun 25, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Thank you for creating and running such a great site for the A & A community. Personally I think the Salad is delicious but there is always going to be one or two who doesn't like it, this is how to deal with it. ;)

Who pays for tariffs? Consumers do because tariffs are just a tax wrapped in the flag.

We really are just a bunch of hairless monkeys. :D

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 30, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

It is long past the time where those of us who are awake enough to see religion for what it is to stop pandering to those trapped in it's clutches. We need to stop making apologies for the torment that religion brings upon people and start treating ...

Precious metals as an investment have always been a very safe and conservative bet but many people have no idea what gold and silver are worth these days. Would you carry precious metals in your portfolio?

Canada Day long weekend here so I am up at the family cottage visiting my Mom, Brother and Niece who I haven't seen in months. Over dinner it's light conversation until someone brings up the topic of Human Evolution and my mother who is a JW says ...

I had a Newfie carpenter who worked for me and he cut the same stud 3 times and it was still too short. ;)

LINKWikipedia Can't Tell You Why Intelligent People Have a Hard Time Dating - Psych2Go

Most things in life tend to be easier if you are smarter than others but relationships don't seem to be one of those things. Atheists in my experience tend to be on the upper end of the intelligence curve so this is a concern for us or am I wrong?

Back in 2000 I built some homes for the rich and famous on the island of Mustique in the Caribbean this was what every landing was like getting onto the island after flying into Barbados to catch the Twin Otter to Mustique.

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Treehouses, tiny homes and natural building

Jul 8, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

A friend of mine built this Earth Bag house in Ecuador, right on the river and a 15 minute walk to town.

I didn't think the US Government could go much lower than it has lately but now they are coming out against mother's milk. How low do you have to be in order to threaten other countries because they are pro-mother's milk?

It was more than 6,000 years ago, there was no god and no religion too. Imagine.

Ain't that the Truth! :D

A pair of Goldfinches on pest control duty this morning, working the sunflowers in the garden.

One image explains world history for the past 500 years.

Living the American Dream in 2018.

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Religion & Spirituality

Jul 15, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

I just love being an Atheist! I've been up for 5 hours and watered the lawn, chatted with my friends in half a dozen time zones, made breakfast and I'm still in my pajamas on a Sunday morning.

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jul 15, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

What do you think, would I be the first to cover this plot angle?

How to remember your dreams. If you are one of those people who feels that they rarely dream or only have vague recollections in the morning that you were dreaming the night before, then a few simple techniques may help you remember you dreams in ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Jul 16, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

I actually had their album back in the 70's.

Much in the same way that George Orwell's 1984 was a cautionary tale and not an instruction manual, this video is a spoof not actual advice on getting guys.

LINKI said ‘grab them NOT by the pussy’, clarifies Trump

So now that the traitor in chief has made his nonsensical explanation of what he said but didn't mean and gave his nonapology to the intelligence service, it should all just go away right? Like it's the school playground and it's a do over.

The local barn cat, lurking at the edge of the garden and looking for a meal of insects, frogs, mice, snakes, etc.

I'm watching the first season of The Handmaid's Tale and it just got real in Episode 3 when the Right Wing Corporate Mercenaries opened fire with live ammunition on the Liberal protesters when they protested against the suspension of the ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Aug 4, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Perfect tune for a Saturday afternoon.

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Anthropology and Archaeology

Aug 11, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

The Valle Sagrado or Sacred Valley is filled with Inca outposts and fortresses, this is the Inca fortress of Pisac. You enter Pisac through the perfectly fitted stone blocks of the main gate in the first pic, to the left of the photo is a 2,000' ...

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Anthropology and Archaeology

Aug 11, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

In the middle of the Valle Sagrado are two interesting sites that most people who visit the valley overlook. Moray which is posited to be an ancient botanical testing site and Salinas which are evaporating pools for the salt water that pours out of ...

Chacarero sandwich from Santiago, Chile - flank steak, tomatoes and green beans on a bun - it's delicious. I came across this pic while going through a bunch of old pics of our trip to South America, makes me want to get some green beans.

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Full Time RVers, Van Living, and Boat Living

Aug 13, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

If you are thinking about taking your motorhome south of the border into Mexico then you really want to read what Mike and Terri Church have to say, we found their advice and information to be invaluable, honest and practical. Baja Mexico is the best...

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Anthropology and Archaeology

Aug 13, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Ollantaytambo, the Inca fortress that almost stopped Pizarro and his Conquistadors in their tracks. Manco Inca lead the defense and was a brilliant general, he waited until Pizarro, his Spaniards and their Native allies were close to the fortress ...

Even the Dark Side gardens.

Resistance is futile but I will continue to resist with my last breath.

What else would a bunch of Trekkies be doing on a Friday night?

A little something for the grammar nazis. :D

Farmville, how is this entertaining or fulfilling?

Iam4MY seems to have flown the coop so the reins have been handed to me for the moment. Is there anything different that people would like to see in this group?

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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

Aug 19, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

My wife and I took a boat cruise from Rio de Janiero to Antarctica and back to Buenos Aires, we had never taken a cruise before but this was the only way for us to see Antarctica which was on our bucket list. On the way to Antarctica we had a ...

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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

Aug 19, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Antarctica is perhaps the weirdest place I have ever been to because humans are the interlopers, the foreign element on this continent that is largely uninhabited by humans. The animals seem to regard the ships that ferry in the scientists and the ...

What could be more Canadian and in both official languages too.

I asked Grumpy Cat his opinion on Trump and he was nonplussed.

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Anthropology and Archaeology

Aug 21, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

The Olmec Civilization flourished in the Yucatan but then just disappeared, there are plenty of theories about what happened to them but only their giant basalt carvings remain.

I used to just have trouble remembering my dreams but lately it seems to have crept into my waking life as well.

The 19th century is approaching quickly, time to turn the tide.

The polarization continues as some of the dupes wake up and abandon ship.

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The Escapees- - Hide here!

Aug 28, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Oh the fun I could have if I ever get my dragon egg for reaching level 8. :D

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Science? MEH! Who needs that?

Sept. 8th: Dream Diary

It's been a while since I've had one of these dreams, tell us your nightmares as well as your dreams. Sometimes it feels better just to tell someone about the bad ones to get it off your chest.

I think that most people feel pretty well grounded in their reality but how do we really know if we are real or just part of someone else's reality. What is real and does it even matter?

Back to OZ with the Crazy Wizard and his Evil Witch.

Xstian Scammers spouting their BS will likely get a bunch of fundamentalist Xstians killed by Hurricane Florence.

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The Escapees- - Hide here!

Sep 12, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Was anybody else raised in one of the Xstian Apocalyptic Death Cults where they talked about the Love of Jesus but what they were really interested in was the destruction of a second coming where all their enemies would be destroyed by the wrath of ...

Music and Dreams, is there a connection? I often find that after I have had some intense dreaming I will wake up with an ear worm song rolling around in my head, sometimes it will be stuck in there for days. Some of these songs seem to correlate ...

Sept. 16: Dream Diary

These neanderthals are against women's rights, contraception and sex education. Little wonder shit like this keeps coming out of their mouths.

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Anthropology and Archaeology

Sep 25, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Not exactly the Funny Pages but still interesting that comic style writing was around long before the modern era.

Decisions, decisions.

I haven't been a pot smoker for decades but this plant has so many more uses that replace the wood products that we harvest trees for, trees that are the lungs of our planet. I understand that the Boomer generation doesn't get it, they generally ...

Feeling a bit nostalgic this afternoon and this came up so I thought I would share it.

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The Escapees- - Hide here!

Oct 8, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

My father was adopted as a child so he had a rough ride and when I was facing bullies because I was a JW and had to go out into the hall when the anthem and the prayer was played over PA system, he took me aside and showed me how to hit to the center...

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Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll

Oct 8, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

One of my favourite movie theme songs from the 70's. What were some of yours?

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Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll

Oct 10, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

I would hear this song over the PA system in the mornings and know that my night shift was almost over and I could go to high school, then off to my girlfriend's apartment before going back to work again. The stuff you do when you are 18 years old. ...

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Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll

Oct 10, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

What a drag it is getting old.

This is very disturbing when you consider just how many people use social media as their primary source for news.

Never mind futile, resistance would be nonexistent.

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Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll

Oct 20, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

The Guess Who, Classic Canadian Rock.

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Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll

Oct 23, 2018Oct 2018

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The incomparable Nina Simone.

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