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Worst businessman in US History or Biggest tax cheat? Probably a bit of both.
[rollingstone.com]
Mooolah comments on Apr 24, 2020:
He is very good at bankruptcy.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
As I recall, he floated the idea of the US going bankrupt early in his presidency, you go with what you know. The FED Reserve Bank took him aside and told him to STFU, must have slapped him around a bit too because he hasn't mentioned it since.
Mooolah comments on Apr 24, 2020:
He is very good at bankruptcy.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
As I recall, he floated the idea of the US going bankrupt early in his presidency, you go with what you know. The FED Reserve Bank took him aside and told him to STFU, must have slapped him around a bit too because he hasn't mentioned it since.
It would be a very small god indeed that would lack the sense of humour to create Atheists and not ...
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@LenHazell53 an imaginary friend in the sky is merely a reflection of what most people hold dear in their heart of hearts. :(
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@LenHazell53 an imaginary friend in the sky is merely a reflection of what most people hold dear in their heart of hearts. :(
It would be a very small god indeed that would lack the sense of humour to create Atheists and not ...
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@ToolGuy Don't be too pleased, it's the special and precious that wind up cooked rare on the sacrificial altar, if history is any measure. ;) lol
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@ToolGuy Don't be too pleased, it's the special and precious that wind up cooked rare on the sacrificial altar, if history is any measure. ;) lol
It's Trumps idea so it only seems fair that Trumpets get to try this treatment first.
BirdMan1 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
Mixing with 151 rum really improves the efficacy!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
Doubles as a hand sanitizer as well.
BirdMan1 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
Mixing with 151 rum really improves the efficacy!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
Doubles as a hand sanitizer as well.
It would be a very small god indeed that would lack the sense of humour to create Atheists and not ...
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@ToolGuy We are a special breed, precious and rare. :D
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@ToolGuy We are a special breed, precious and rare. :D
It would be a very small god indeed that would lack the sense of humour to create Atheists and not ...
ToolGuy comments on Apr 24, 2020:
There is a lot wrong with this article. One should read it with caution.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
It's clearly written from a religious perspective but considering how many religious people are out there it stands to reason that would be the bias. I suppose I have just become inured to the god believers and their biases so I filter it out as a matter of course.
ToolGuy comments on Apr 24, 2020:
There is a lot wrong with this article. One should read it with caution.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
It's clearly written from a religious perspective but considering how many religious people are out there it stands to reason that would be the bias. I suppose I have just become inured to the god believers and their biases so I filter it out as a matter of course.
A mortality chart, in descending order, of the world's most affected countries.
Lorajay comments on Apr 24, 2020:
Useless statistics without information regarding the number and percentage of citizens tested.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@Petter Lorajay's point is valid, the percentages are based upon known cases versus mortality and a lack of testing equals a lack of known cases. It is the one thing that I find so frustrating about this pandemic, the lack of reliable information.
Lorajay comments on Apr 24, 2020:
Useless statistics without information regarding the number and percentage of citizens tested.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@Petter Lorajay's point is valid, the percentages are based upon known cases versus mortality and a lack of testing equals a lack of known cases. It is the one thing that I find so frustrating about this pandemic, the lack of reliable information.
It would be a very small god indeed that would lack the sense of humour to create Atheists and not ...
silverotter11 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
The pedantic nature of these attempts by non-religious to explain their position (s) makes my head want to explode.
It was an interesting article but the only reason I even click on the post is because Surfpirate is on my follow list. I don't spend much time in the Religion & Spirituality group....
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
I get it and I agree with your sentiment as it matches my own feelings on the subject. Still I have to acknowledge that religious thoughts are out there and try as I might I can never completely avoid them in my life. It is like being in an episode of the walking dead, just trying to build something worthwhile but then the damned walkers show up and make a mess of everything.
silverotter11 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
The pedantic nature of these attempts by non-religious to explain their position (s) makes my head want to explode.
It was an interesting article but the only reason I even click on the post is because Surfpirate is on my follow list. I don't spend much time in the Religion & Spirituality group....
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
I get it and I agree with your sentiment as it matches my own feelings on the subject. Still I have to acknowledge that religious thoughts are out there and try as I might I can never completely avoid them in my life. It is like being in an episode of the walking dead, just trying to build something worthwhile but then the damned walkers show up and make a mess of everything.
It would be a very small god indeed that would lack the sense of humour to create Atheists and not ...
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@LenHazell53 When you get past the childhood nightmares that religion tries so hard to program us with , Jehovah is really a bit of a laughable asshole, sort of like Trump in a Toga. lol
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
@LenHazell53 When you get past the childhood nightmares that religion tries so hard to program us with , Jehovah is really a bit of a laughable asshole, sort of like Trump in a Toga. lol
I love spring! I tried to clear ot my asparagus beds, because I'm the only one who likes asparagus ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 24, 2020:
I dug up a few of my asparagus plants by mistake when I weeded it this spring and there are still asparagus coming up from the plants I damaged while weeding. I love asparagus!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
I cover my asparagus bed with row cover to get them to come up early, I can't wait to taste that delicious freshness.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 24, 2020:
I dug up a few of my asparagus plants by mistake when I weeded it this spring and there are still asparagus coming up from the plants I damaged while weeding. I love asparagus!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
I cover my asparagus bed with row cover to get them to come up early, I can't wait to taste that delicious freshness.
It would be a very small god indeed that would lack the sense of humour to create Atheists and not ...
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
What sort of supreme being would even consider being worshiped? Assuming the premise of a creator god made sense, it would have created us out of itself and that would be akin to a human demanding that the cells of its own body must fall down and worship the human whole. It makes no sense to me.
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
If I was given 100% incontrovertible truth that a first cause creator existed, and had constructed this world and the universe, there is no way I would ever worship it, and though I might accept it as the creator, I would never call it god.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
What sort of supreme being would even consider being worshiped? Assuming the premise of a creator god made sense, it would have created us out of itself and that would be akin to a human demanding that the cells of its own body must fall down and worship the human whole. It makes no sense to me.
At some point you would think that even a Trumper would realize that the Orange One is just a ...
WonderWartHog99 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
## Shoot up bleach today!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
Probably best to shoot it into the eyeball so there are no track marks? :D
WonderWartHog99 comments on Apr 24, 2020:
## Shoot up bleach today!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
Probably best to shoot it into the eyeball so there are no track marks? :D
What is more damaging in Western societies religion or conspiratorial thinking?
SCal comments on Apr 24, 2020:
con·spir·a·cy
/kənˈspirəsē/
noun: conspiracy; plural noun: conspiracies
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
"a conspiracy to destroy the government"
Similar:
plot
scheme
stratagem
plan
machination
cabal
intrigue
palace intrigue...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
Religions fit the description of a conspiracy quite nicely. ;)
SCal comments on Apr 24, 2020:
con·spir·a·cy
/kənˈspirəsē/
noun: conspiracy; plural noun: conspiracies
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
"a conspiracy to destroy the government"
Similar:
plot
scheme
stratagem
plan
machination
cabal
intrigue
palace intrigue...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 24, 2020:
Religions fit the description of a conspiracy quite nicely. ;)
So this is pretty much me today, going grocery shopping.
JacobMeyers comments on Apr 23, 2020:
What do you think your chances of dying horribly from it are?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 23, 2020:
About the same as a car crash, the seat belt may work, the air bag may save you or you may be thrown clear and roll out without a scratch BUT you may wind up with a sucking chest wound and pink foam spilling out of your mouth so that the EMS guys don't even bother to put on the lights and the siren. Spin the wheel, try your luck.
JacobMeyers comments on Apr 23, 2020:
What do you think your chances of dying horribly from it are?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 23, 2020:
About the same as a car crash, the seat belt may work, the air bag may save you or you may be thrown clear and roll out without a scratch BUT you may wind up with a sucking chest wound and pink foam spilling out of your mouth so that the EMS guys don't even bother to put on the lights and the siren. Spin the wheel, try your luck.
My wife made this Keto Breakfast Pizza the other day and it was delicious.
AncientNight comments on Apr 23, 2020:
That looks like the kind of Pizza that anyone could sink their teeth into!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 23, 2020:
@AncientNight My wife lost 55 lbs. over the course of a year, she started off too enthusiastically but then adjusted to a more reasonable level. I have noticed that about half of my meals are now keto or ketoish. It hasn't made a difference for me but I do enjoy the meals, very tasty and healthful.
AncientNight comments on Apr 23, 2020:
That looks like the kind of Pizza that anyone could sink their teeth into!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 23, 2020:
@AncientNight My wife lost 55 lbs. over the course of a year, she started off too enthusiastically but then adjusted to a more reasonable level. I have noticed that about half of my meals are now keto or ketoish. It hasn't made a difference for me but I do enjoy the meals, very tasty and healthful.
My wife made this Keto Breakfast Pizza the other day and it was delicious.
AncientNight comments on Apr 23, 2020:
That looks like the kind of Pizza that anyone could sink their teeth into!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 23, 2020:
I'm not on the Keto Diet but this was delicious.
AncientNight comments on Apr 23, 2020:
That looks like the kind of Pizza that anyone could sink their teeth into!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 23, 2020:
I'm not on the Keto Diet but this was delicious.
It seems its Earth Day, and we have to celebrate the things we do for nature.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 22, 2020:
They say that an overly tidy desk is the sign of a sick mind, I think the same goes for gardens.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 22, 2020:
@JackPedigo My wife is a minimalist and an organizer, we've been retired for more than a decade and still she feels the need to file, lablel and colour code everything, it makes no difference but it keeps her happy, I let it go unless she touches my stuff, then we have a nice discussion about boundaries. :)
At the moment I am looking for a set of keys for the motorhome that has a key for the trailer hitch. I know where I left it but it is no longer there, she is being very evasive about the topic so I expect she has filed it and can't remember where because it isn't particularly important to her. OCD behavior can be quite annoying.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 22, 2020:
They say that an overly tidy desk is the sign of a sick mind, I think the same goes for gardens.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 22, 2020:
@JackPedigo My wife is a minimalist and an organizer, we've been retired for more than a decade and still she feels the need to file, lablel and colour code everything, it makes no difference but it keeps her happy, I let it go unless she touches my stuff, then we have a nice discussion about boundaries. :)
At the moment I am looking for a set of keys for the motorhome that has a key for the trailer hitch. I know where I left it but it is no longer there, she is being very evasive about the topic so I expect she has filed it and can't remember where because it isn't particularly important to her. OCD behavior can be quite annoying.
It seems its Earth Day, and we have to celebrate the things we do for nature.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 22, 2020:
They say that an overly tidy desk is the sign of a sick mind, I think the same goes for gardens.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 22, 2020:
@JackPedigo I've always been a fan of the strewn system of organization, it appears to be chaos but I know where everything is and can reach out a get it immediately. Years ago a boss challenged me on this and I put every file he pulled off the top of his head, out of where I had it filed in assorted piles and placed it in front of him, he gave up trying to make his point around a half dozenth attempt.
However, I had a secretary once who decided to help me out and file everything away for me while I was off sick for a few days, I was lost for weeks until I could get things reorganized, she never did that again.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 22, 2020:
They say that an overly tidy desk is the sign of a sick mind, I think the same goes for gardens.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 22, 2020:
@JackPedigo I've always been a fan of the strewn system of organization, it appears to be chaos but I know where everything is and can reach out a get it immediately. Years ago a boss challenged me on this and I put every file he pulled off the top of his head, out of where I had it filed in assorted piles and placed it in front of him, he gave up trying to make his point around a half dozenth attempt.
However, I had a secretary once who decided to help me out and file everything away for me while I was off sick for a few days, I was lost for weeks until I could get things reorganized, she never did that again.
An Oldie but a Goldie. :)
Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 22, 2020:
She doesn't need to be nice 😂😂😂
Surfpirate replies on Apr 22, 2020:
I try to be good but I wanna be bad. :D
Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 22, 2020:
She doesn't need to be nice 😂😂😂
Surfpirate replies on Apr 22, 2020:
I try to be good but I wanna be bad. :D
What do you/people think about China's role in this epidemic?
LiterateHiker comments on Apr 21, 2020:
Attacks on Asian Americans have increased tremendously because of racist conspiracy theories blaming China for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not enough information.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
I will never forget the two Sikhs from India who were mobbed and killed in Texas right after 9-11 because they were wearing turbans as dictated by their religion.
LiterateHiker comments on Apr 21, 2020:
Attacks on Asian Americans have increased tremendously because of racist conspiracy theories blaming China for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not enough information.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
I will never forget the two Sikhs from India who were mobbed and killed in Texas right after 9-11 because they were wearing turbans as dictated by their religion.
Typical Trumper, all those flavours to choose from but they only see two choices.
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 21, 2020:
That's exactly how I feel about our unwritten two-party system--all those flavors to choose from, and this is all we have???
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
The game is rigged, the table tilted and the deck is stacked - George Carlin
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 21, 2020:
That's exactly how I feel about our unwritten two-party system--all those flavors to choose from, and this is all we have???
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
The game is rigged, the table tilted and the deck is stacked - George Carlin
This last month has been an awful long year.
Lorajay comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I tried and tried.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
So long as you saw the smiles, that's close enough. :)
Lorajay comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I tried and tried.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
So long as you saw the smiles, that's close enough. :)
IKEA Shared The Recipe For Its Iconic Meatballs So We Can Recreate Them At Home - Secret Los Angeles
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I go to IKEA about twice a year to satisfy my wife's desire to shop there and because as a Boy Scout leader I used to teach orienteering to the Scouts and I need those skills so we can find our way out of the store. lol
I do enjoy their Gravlax but I make better meatballs at home. My wife is keto...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Petter I'm not brave enough to do that, she would be waiting for me at the truck with a dolly full of stuff for me to assemble when we get home.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I go to IKEA about twice a year to satisfy my wife's desire to shop there and because as a Boy Scout leader I used to teach orienteering to the Scouts and I need those skills so we can find our way out of the store. lol
I do enjoy their Gravlax but I make better meatballs at home. My wife is keto...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Petter I'm not brave enough to do that, she would be waiting for me at the truck with a dolly full of stuff for me to assemble when we get home.
IKEA Shared The Recipe For Its Iconic Meatballs So We Can Recreate Them At Home - Secret Los Angeles
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I go to IKEA about twice a year to satisfy my wife's desire to shop there and because as a Boy Scout leader I used to teach orienteering to the Scouts and I need those skills so we can find our way out of the store. lol
I do enjoy their Gravlax but I make better meatballs at home. My wife is keto...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Petter Love conquers all, my wife gets her IKEA fix, all good.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I go to IKEA about twice a year to satisfy my wife's desire to shop there and because as a Boy Scout leader I used to teach orienteering to the Scouts and I need those skills so we can find our way out of the store. lol
I do enjoy their Gravlax but I make better meatballs at home. My wife is keto...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Petter Love conquers all, my wife gets her IKEA fix, all good.
IKEA Shared The Recipe For Its Iconic Meatballs So We Can Recreate Them At Home - Secret Los Angeles
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I go to IKEA about twice a year to satisfy my wife's desire to shop there and because as a Boy Scout leader I used to teach orienteering to the Scouts and I need those skills so we can find our way out of the store. lol
I do enjoy their Gravlax but I make better meatballs at home. My wife is keto...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Petter after an hour or so I reach a fevered pitch and must escape that infernal maze of consumerism.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I go to IKEA about twice a year to satisfy my wife's desire to shop there and because as a Boy Scout leader I used to teach orienteering to the Scouts and I need those skills so we can find our way out of the store. lol
I do enjoy their Gravlax but I make better meatballs at home. My wife is keto...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Petter after an hour or so I reach a fevered pitch and must escape that infernal maze of consumerism.
Cov.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
For starters you should always wear a mask.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
Also maintain social distancing.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 21, 2020:
For starters you should always wear a mask.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
Also maintain social distancing.
Has anyone ever raised a few chickens along with their garden and if so how did it work out for you?
RussRAB comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I have read that Guinea Hens will keep your garden bug free, but I would never have them. They are about as homely as a bird can be and they make a screeching noise that is awful.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Allamanda Anything that kills ticks would be a favourite with my wife, she is phobic about deer ticks and Lyme disease.
RussRAB comments on Apr 21, 2020:
I have read that Guinea Hens will keep your garden bug free, but I would never have them. They are about as homely as a bird can be and they make a screeching noise that is awful.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 21, 2020:
@Allamanda Anything that kills ticks would be a favourite with my wife, she is phobic about deer ticks and Lyme disease.
Has anyone ever raised a few chickens along with their garden and if so how did it work out for you?
Allamanda comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We do. Currently about 20, have had from 6 to 30 at various times, these are I think our 4th lot. We had a local stray hen very small but she lived to be about 9 years old, amazing. Most of the others live 3 years or more. We started with Americanas, blue eggs and docile but not friendly. Then Buff ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@Allamanda I hadn't thought of that, thank you for the advice, I might have gone down the wrong road. It seems I need to do some more studying.
Allamanda comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We do. Currently about 20, have had from 6 to 30 at various times, these are I think our 4th lot. We had a local stray hen very small but she lived to be about 9 years old, amazing. Most of the others live 3 years or more. We started with Americanas, blue eggs and docile but not friendly. Then Buff ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@Allamanda I hadn't thought of that, thank you for the advice, I might have gone down the wrong road. It seems I need to do some more studying.
Has anyone ever raised a few chickens along with their garden and if so how did it work out for you?
powder comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Best I've seen is fence your garden in two with the coop in the middle with an entrance each side that can be shut or opened. You garden one side and let chooks scratch etc the other. Then swap once crops have finished. This way garden is safe from being scratched away but the ground is regularly...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@powder If your python is like boa, they are good eating.
powder comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Best I've seen is fence your garden in two with the coop in the middle with an entrance each side that can be shut or opened. You garden one side and let chooks scratch etc the other. Then swap once crops have finished. This way garden is safe from being scratched away but the ground is regularly...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@powder If your python is like boa, they are good eating.
Has anyone ever raised a few chickens along with their garden and if so how did it work out for you?
Allamanda comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We do. Currently about 20, have had from 6 to 30 at various times, these are I think our 4th lot. We had a local stray hen very small but she lived to be about 9 years old, amazing. Most of the others live 3 years or more. We started with Americanas, blue eggs and docile but not friendly. Then Buff ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@Allamanda I've only looked into a local supplier and they seem to be another hobby farm with some chickens and a rooster. We are in lock down until May 15th so hard to go anywhere in person. I wonder if I might be better off to get some laying hens and let the eggs turn into chickens naturally? I could probably do something like that more easily. Plenty of farms locally, a few hundred acres each at least.
Allamanda comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We do. Currently about 20, have had from 6 to 30 at various times, these are I think our 4th lot. We had a local stray hen very small but she lived to be about 9 years old, amazing. Most of the others live 3 years or more. We started with Americanas, blue eggs and docile but not friendly. Then Buff ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@Allamanda I've only looked into a local supplier and they seem to be another hobby farm with some chickens and a rooster. We are in lock down until May 15th so hard to go anywhere in person. I wonder if I might be better off to get some laying hens and let the eggs turn into chickens naturally? I could probably do something like that more easily. Plenty of farms locally, a few hundred acres each at least.
Has anyone ever raised a few chickens along with their garden and if so how did it work out for you?
powder comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Best I've seen is fence your garden in two with the coop in the middle with an entrance each side that can be shut or opened. You garden one side and let chooks scratch etc the other. Then swap once crops have finished. This way garden is safe from being scratched away but the ground is regularly...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@powder I'm building a fence that will be able to double as a hoop house so this could work. I do want to have them in the chicken tractor though as I need to build up the soil and I don't want them damaging the veggies in the garden if they are too confined.
powder comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Best I've seen is fence your garden in two with the coop in the middle with an entrance each side that can be shut or opened. You garden one side and let chooks scratch etc the other. Then swap once crops have finished. This way garden is safe from being scratched away but the ground is regularly...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@powder I'm building a fence that will be able to double as a hoop house so this could work. I do want to have them in the chicken tractor though as I need to build up the soil and I don't want them damaging the veggies in the garden if they are too confined.
Has anyone ever raised a few chickens along with their garden and if so how did it work out for you?
powder comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Best I've seen is fence your garden in two with the coop in the middle with an entrance each side that can be shut or opened. You garden one side and let chooks scratch etc the other. Then swap once crops have finished. This way garden is safe from being scratched away but the ground is regularly...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
I think I will have to be careful about being too free range as there are foxes, coyotes and a bald eagle or two on our island in the St. Lawrence River.
powder comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Best I've seen is fence your garden in two with the coop in the middle with an entrance each side that can be shut or opened. You garden one side and let chooks scratch etc the other. Then swap once crops have finished. This way garden is safe from being scratched away but the ground is regularly...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
I think I will have to be careful about being too free range as there are foxes, coyotes and a bald eagle or two on our island in the St. Lawrence River.
Has anyone ever raised a few chickens along with their garden and if so how did it work out for you?
Allamanda comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We do. Currently about 20, have had from 6 to 30 at various times, these are I think our 4th lot. We had a local stray hen very small but she lived to be about 9 years old, amazing. Most of the others live 3 years or more. We started with Americanas, blue eggs and docile but not friendly. Then Buff ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
A farmer is offering an assortment of a dozen fertilized eggs for $15 but it is a mixed bag of breeds so not sure what I will get. I had considered ordering chicks from a supplier, possibly bantam breeds, my grandparents had them on their farm when I was a kid back in the 60's so I just know that much about them. Meat birds vs laying hens, etc. but I think it could be a good addition to our small property, just 4 acres and half of it in hardwood forest and apple trees. I also thought about getting a few ducks or some geese as I have a few small ponds I built near the house.
Allamanda comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We do. Currently about 20, have had from 6 to 30 at various times, these are I think our 4th lot. We had a local stray hen very small but she lived to be about 9 years old, amazing. Most of the others live 3 years or more. We started with Americanas, blue eggs and docile but not friendly. Then Buff ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
A farmer is offering an assortment of a dozen fertilized eggs for $15 but it is a mixed bag of breeds so not sure what I will get. I had considered ordering chicks from a supplier, possibly bantam breeds, my grandparents had them on their farm when I was a kid back in the 60's so I just know that much about them. Meat birds vs laying hens, etc. but I think it could be a good addition to our small property, just 4 acres and half of it in hardwood forest and apple trees. I also thought about getting a few ducks or some geese as I have a few small ponds I built near the house.
Crystal Ball Time - What do you think is going to come of all this?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
My personal takeaway from how this pandemic has manifested is that it is a horrible disease that kills a small percentage of the population in a horrible way, essentially death by slow suffocation. What we haven't seen yet is a massive death toll in percentages of the total population, fairly large...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@1of5 One of the questions I keep asking myself is why is there not more wide spread testing so it can be determined just who is safe to go back to work and who is still under threat? This does not seem to be a priority.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
My personal takeaway from how this pandemic has manifested is that it is a horrible disease that kills a small percentage of the population in a horrible way, essentially death by slow suffocation. What we haven't seen yet is a massive death toll in percentages of the total population, fairly large...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@1of5 One of the questions I keep asking myself is why is there not more wide spread testing so it can be determined just who is safe to go back to work and who is still under threat? This does not seem to be a priority.
So this is pretty much me today, going grocery shopping.
SukiSue comments on Apr 20, 2020:
I'm with You Eric! Since it's only me I can shop once a month. I haven't resorted to coveralls yet, but I do change my clothes when I get home. I haven't been wearing gloves but after my shopping I load my hands with sanitizer before I even get in the car when I'm done. Of course I wash them ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@SukiSue I think that if there is a normal in the future it will be another new normal, much like the new normal after the twin towers in 2001.
SukiSue comments on Apr 20, 2020:
I'm with You Eric! Since it's only me I can shop once a month. I haven't resorted to coveralls yet, but I do change my clothes when I get home. I haven't been wearing gloves but after my shopping I load my hands with sanitizer before I even get in the car when I'm done. Of course I wash them ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@SukiSue I think that if there is a normal in the future it will be another new normal, much like the new normal after the twin towers in 2001.
Crystal Ball Time - What do you think is going to come of all this?
DavidDuhon comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We are seeing states take this in different ways, mostly determined by politics--I think the same will become increasingly true of individuals as states continue their actions to restart the economy. So we will become even more factionalized as some see others as risking people's lives in immediate...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
For the most part you align me thoughts on the matter, I just hope that we are both more pessimistic than the actual outcomes in reality. My 3 adult children live in the US and I worry greatly for them being caught up in the fallout that will inevitably come from this crisis. I live within a mile of the US border and have similar concerns with possible overflow from the US into Canada. Food is definitely a long term concern and I am encouraging everyone to plant a garden this year, they all have the time available so why not do it?
DavidDuhon comments on Apr 20, 2020:
We are seeing states take this in different ways, mostly determined by politics--I think the same will become increasingly true of individuals as states continue their actions to restart the economy. So we will become even more factionalized as some see others as risking people's lives in immediate...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
For the most part you align me thoughts on the matter, I just hope that we are both more pessimistic than the actual outcomes in reality. My 3 adult children live in the US and I worry greatly for them being caught up in the fallout that will inevitably come from this crisis. I live within a mile of the US border and have similar concerns with possible overflow from the US into Canada. Food is definitely a long term concern and I am encouraging everyone to plant a garden this year, they all have the time available so why not do it?
So this is pretty much me today, going grocery shopping.
SukiSue comments on Apr 20, 2020:
I'm with You Eric! Since it's only me I can shop once a month. I haven't resorted to coveralls yet, but I do change my clothes when I get home. I haven't been wearing gloves but after my shopping I load my hands with sanitizer before I even get in the car when I'm done. Of course I wash them ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
Without a viable vaccine there is really nothing we can do to avoid it, except to flatten the curve so there is adequate medical capacity if we do catch it. You are doing all the right things and by the book, so many others are not but all you can do is your best. My wife, Susan and I were discussing the possibility of getting tested so we knew whether or not we had already had the virus without major symptoms or were still susceptible to exposure. This is an area that a government that truly wants to get people back to work and therefore the economy back up and running again should be focusing their efforts, but they are not doing this. Why?
SukiSue comments on Apr 20, 2020:
I'm with You Eric! Since it's only me I can shop once a month. I haven't resorted to coveralls yet, but I do change my clothes when I get home. I haven't been wearing gloves but after my shopping I load my hands with sanitizer before I even get in the car when I'm done. Of course I wash them ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
Without a viable vaccine there is really nothing we can do to avoid it, except to flatten the curve so there is adequate medical capacity if we do catch it. You are doing all the right things and by the book, so many others are not but all you can do is your best. My wife, Susan and I were discussing the possibility of getting tested so we knew whether or not we had already had the virus without major symptoms or were still susceptible to exposure. This is an area that a government that truly wants to get people back to work and therefore the economy back up and running again should be focusing their efforts, but they are not doing this. Why?
Crystal Ball Time - What do you think is going to come of all this?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
My personal takeaway from how this pandemic has manifested is that it is a horrible disease that kills a small percentage of the population in a horrible way, essentially death by slow suffocation. What we haven't seen yet is a massive death toll in percentages of the total population, fairly large...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@1of5 Granted, each accident is different and unique in its own way, however, taken as a whole the design of the highways, safety features in vehicles and driver error are quite consistent when viewed as a greater whole. Look at how long safety features were delayed by automaker lobby groups, plenty of deaths could have been prevented had steps been taken sooner. One of the underlying conditions that determines COVID death rates is morbid obesity and diabetes, both of which have been linked to the fast food industry. The fast food industry has slowly changed their menus to more healthy options but only because of the profits to be made by meeting those demands and this took decades, many more preventable deaths.
I definitely agree that there will most likely be more waves of contagion and resultant deaths as the people are let out of confinement, probably 2 more waves this year if I had to guess. What I do wonder about is how great the death toll will be based upon the actual lethality of this virus compared to what we have been told so far by the media, compared to the resultant death toll from the economic impacts of the shutdowns. I am all for quarantines if that is what is required but if only a small segment of the population needs to be quarantined to protect them from the virus and flatten the curve then why have a general quarantine and the resulting economic impact on the average person? The big corporations can be damned, they can weather this economic storm but they are also the first ones in line for compensation from the taxpayer, the little guy who loses his job or his small business does not have that luxury and will be the last one to get compensation.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
My personal takeaway from how this pandemic has manifested is that it is a horrible disease that kills a small percentage of the population in a horrible way, essentially death by slow suffocation. What we haven't seen yet is a massive death toll in percentages of the total population, fairly large...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@1of5 Granted, each accident is different and unique in its own way, however, taken as a whole the design of the highways, safety features in vehicles and driver error are quite consistent when viewed as a greater whole. Look at how long safety features were delayed by automaker lobby groups, plenty of deaths could have been prevented had steps been taken sooner. One of the underlying conditions that determines COVID death rates is morbid obesity and diabetes, both of which have been linked to the fast food industry. The fast food industry has slowly changed their menus to more healthy options but only because of the profits to be made by meeting those demands and this took decades, many more preventable deaths.
I definitely agree that there will most likely be more waves of contagion and resultant deaths as the people are let out of confinement, probably 2 more waves this year if I had to guess. What I do wonder about is how great the death toll will be based upon the actual lethality of this virus compared to what we have been told so far by the media, compared to the resultant death toll from the economic impacts of the shutdowns. I am all for quarantines if that is what is required but if only a small segment of the population needs to be quarantined to protect them from the virus and flatten the curve then why have a general quarantine and the resulting economic impact on the average person? The big corporations can be damned, they can weather this economic storm but they are also the first ones in line for compensation from the taxpayer, the little guy who loses his job or his small business does not have that luxury and will be the last one to get compensation.
Crystal Ball Time - What do you think is going to come of all this?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
My personal takeaway from how this pandemic has manifested is that it is a horrible disease that kills a small percentage of the population in a horrible way, essentially death by slow suffocation. What we haven't seen yet is a massive death toll in percentages of the total population, fairly large...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@ToolGuy In general I would agree with your rebuttal and I took personal measures based upon those projections but the numbers have not added up, not even close to original projects that have been downgraded and revised even so far as the metrics used to calculate the death toll. I am happy that the death toll is lower than projected but the scientist in me wants to know why the models were so far off the mark. My concern is that the death toll resulting from the economic upheaval will be far greater than what was avoided by flattening the curve. The virus is real but is it the viral threat that the media and government have led us to believe? Was the cure worse than the disease and did powerful, minority players use this event for their own benefit and to the detriment of the majority? I don't know and I won't know until this thing plays out of the next year to 18 months but I would like to know what others think, even if I don't agree with them.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
My personal takeaway from how this pandemic has manifested is that it is a horrible disease that kills a small percentage of the population in a horrible way, essentially death by slow suffocation. What we haven't seen yet is a massive death toll in percentages of the total population, fairly large...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@ToolGuy In general I would agree with your rebuttal and I took personal measures based upon those projections but the numbers have not added up, not even close to original projects that have been downgraded and revised even so far as the metrics used to calculate the death toll. I am happy that the death toll is lower than projected but the scientist in me wants to know why the models were so far off the mark. My concern is that the death toll resulting from the economic upheaval will be far greater than what was avoided by flattening the curve. The virus is real but is it the viral threat that the media and government have led us to believe? Was the cure worse than the disease and did powerful, minority players use this event for their own benefit and to the detriment of the majority? I don't know and I won't know until this thing plays out of the next year to 18 months but I would like to know what others think, even if I don't agree with them.
Following is a quote from an article by the late James Laxer, an avowed socialist.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Just because you pay the piper doesn't mean you get to call the tune.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@DonConklin Wealth tends to focus in a small group, everywhere on the planet - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Typically there are resets through war, famine, plague. revolution, etc but that hasn't happened globally for many decades so the financial system which is based upon debt creation has built to the point that it is no longer sustainable, something has to give. This is never a pretty stage in history, especially if you are poor.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Just because you pay the piper doesn't mean you get to call the tune.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@DonConklin Wealth tends to focus in a small group, everywhere on the planet - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Typically there are resets through war, famine, plague. revolution, etc but that hasn't happened globally for many decades so the financial system which is based upon debt creation has built to the point that it is no longer sustainable, something has to give. This is never a pretty stage in history, especially if you are poor.
Following is a quote from an article by the late James Laxer, an avowed socialist.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Just because you pay the piper doesn't mean you get to call the tune.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@ToolGuy I think you come at this from a theoretical perspective and that's fine. I come at it from a practical experience perspective having worked with the super rich for many decades, I know the beast on a personal level. I don't need to read about it, I've been to the mountain in person.
Move along, nothing to see here.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Just because you pay the piper doesn't mean you get to call the tune.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@ToolGuy I think you come at this from a theoretical perspective and that's fine. I come at it from a practical experience perspective having worked with the super rich for many decades, I know the beast on a personal level. I don't need to read about it, I've been to the mountain in person.
Move along, nothing to see here.
Following is a quote from an article by the late James Laxer, an avowed socialist.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Just because you pay the piper doesn't mean you get to call the tune.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@ToolGuy opposed to corporate tyranny, governments are being replaced by corporate powers, it's just a matter of time.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 20, 2020:
Just because you pay the piper doesn't mean you get to call the tune.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
@ToolGuy opposed to corporate tyranny, governments are being replaced by corporate powers, it's just a matter of time.
What are we missing?
Fernapple comments on Apr 20, 2020:
I would agree that the churches have a big pull, in being able to provide a quiet sitting space and coffee shop on every high street.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
I've always felt that some of those big cathedrals would make excellent night clubs, great acoustics and an awesome dance floor once you cleared out the pews, an huge bar with seating where the altar was.
Fernapple comments on Apr 20, 2020:
I would agree that the churches have a big pull, in being able to provide a quiet sitting space and coffee shop on every high street.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
I've always felt that some of those big cathedrals would make excellent night clubs, great acoustics and an awesome dance floor once you cleared out the pews, an huge bar with seating where the altar was.
So this is pretty much me today, going grocery shopping.
freeofgod comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I've noticed if I go out with a mask people stay back. If I fail to put one on people crowd me.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
Most people barely manage to get their head around social distancing and then not all of the time. In observing what a bad job most of the population are doing with regards to containment, it has me wondering just how virulent this COVID-19 really is because at this rate I would have thought a third of the population would have already contracted it but where are the deaths?
freeofgod comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I've noticed if I go out with a mask people stay back. If I fail to put one on people crowd me.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
Most people barely manage to get their head around social distancing and then not all of the time. In observing what a bad job most of the population are doing with regards to containment, it has me wondering just how virulent this COVID-19 really is because at this rate I would have thought a third of the population would have already contracted it but where are the deaths?
So this is pretty much me today, going grocery shopping.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
William Shatner is terrifying.
The link explains.
https://www.startrek.com/article/was-michael-myers-halloween-mask-william-shatners-face
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
I always thought his acting was terrifying.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
William Shatner is terrifying.
The link explains.
https://www.startrek.com/article/was-michael-myers-halloween-mask-william-shatners-face
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 20, 2020:
I always thought his acting was terrifying.
Shrimp Ceviche
A bag of frozen shrimp, raw and diced up into half inch cubes, cleaned and ...
Zoohome comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Interesting. I just did a shrimp ceviche for lunch yesterday. A different version
Me and my sour orange frenzy 🍊
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Zoohome Peru is the only country I have driven in where it is considered a full contact sport. :D I once had to run a taxi driver off the road to keep from being driven into the back of a semi-truck and I have had drivers stop at a traffic light and pound on the hood of my car, after I refused to let them cut me off at an intersection. Great food however and lovely people (just not when they are driving) I had Cuey for the first time in Arequipa, delicious but always go for the fat ones, more money but less bony. ;)
Zoohome comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Interesting. I just did a shrimp ceviche for lunch yesterday. A different version
Me and my sour orange frenzy 🍊
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Zoohome Peru is the only country I have driven in where it is considered a full contact sport. :D I once had to run a taxi driver off the road to keep from being driven into the back of a semi-truck and I have had drivers stop at a traffic light and pound on the hood of my car, after I refused to let them cut me off at an intersection. Great food however and lovely people (just not when they are driving) I had Cuey for the first time in Arequipa, delicious but always go for the fat ones, more money but less bony. ;)
As an incentive from @frayedbear , I am going be more active here.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
It's not everyday you see venison and breakfast casserole in the same sentence but it look great.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Zoohome I haven't had venison or moose for ages, hung up my gun decades ago. Don't kill it unless you need to eat it.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
It's not everyday you see venison and breakfast casserole in the same sentence but it look great.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Zoohome I haven't had venison or moose for ages, hung up my gun decades ago. Don't kill it unless you need to eat it.
Making home self quarantine sound more heroic.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Novelty TMI, no visuals required.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Novelty TMI, no visuals required.
What are atheists for?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy There you go again, let's break up but we can still be friends, okee dokee?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy There you go again, let's break up but we can still be friends, okee dokee?
Making home self quarantine sound more heroic.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy you may want to increase your fibre intake then, just a suggestion but IBS isn't a good thing and as my naturopathic doctor says, Sinkers are Stinkers.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy you may want to increase your fibre intake then, just a suggestion but IBS isn't a good thing and as my naturopathic doctor says, Sinkers are Stinkers.
What are atheists for?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy Don't get all personal about it, I enjoy your posts as well but I don't always want to go reading every link that you post either. I prefer to be a Lobo but wind up being cast into the Alpha role by necessity. I'm much happier going my own way and doing my own thing, it's just my nature.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy Don't get all personal about it, I enjoy your posts as well but I don't always want to go reading every link that you post either. I prefer to be a Lobo but wind up being cast into the Alpha role by necessity. I'm much happier going my own way and doing my own thing, it's just my nature.
A distant Trump relative, no doubt, same modus operandi.
BirdMan1 comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Where are the sharks, when you really want them?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@BirdMan1 Surprising, you think he would have brought Pence along to row the boat for his lazy ass. :D
BirdMan1 comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Where are the sharks, when you really want them?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@BirdMan1 Surprising, you think he would have brought Pence along to row the boat for his lazy ass. :D
What are atheists for?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy Okay, I'm good with that. Have a great day.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy Okay, I'm good with that. Have a great day.
What are atheists for?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy I have to level with you, I almost never follow up on the posts that you share. I recognized early on that we have very widely differing opinions and that I don't have the time to waste chasing every rabbit down your preferred rabbit holes. I respect that you have different opinions but I don't have to follow them anymore than you need to follow my opinions. Be safe and be well.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy I have to level with you, I almost never follow up on the posts that you share. I recognized early on that we have very widely differing opinions and that I don't have the time to waste chasing every rabbit down your preferred rabbit holes. I respect that you have different opinions but I don't have to follow them anymore than you need to follow my opinions. Be safe and be well.
Making home self quarantine sound more heroic.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Paul4747 I was the owner of a construction firm that I ran on a hands on basis, I always lead from the front and I never had to worry about my men lobbing a grenade after me instead of following.
It's an insane world and the cream does not always rise to the top but shit always floats.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Paul4747 I was the owner of a construction firm that I ran on a hands on basis, I always lead from the front and I never had to worry about my men lobbing a grenade after me instead of following.
It's an insane world and the cream does not always rise to the top but shit always floats.
What are atheists for?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy Since government is the people's business, it should be run in a fiscally responsible manner that provides for the necessities of the people who are essentially the shareholders and should provide for future contingencies, as any prudent business would. In reality, government is a venture that has been co-opted by a few elites that want all the other shareholders to pay for everything and at the same time reap almost none of the benefits; super elites, religions and multi-national corporations would be the main members of this 'elite class' although their motives and intentions are far from noble.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@ToolGuy Since government is the people's business, it should be run in a fiscally responsible manner that provides for the necessities of the people who are essentially the shareholders and should provide for future contingencies, as any prudent business would. In reality, government is a venture that has been co-opted by a few elites that want all the other shareholders to pay for everything and at the same time reap almost none of the benefits; super elites, religions and multi-national corporations would be the main members of this 'elite class' although their motives and intentions are far from noble.
Making home self quarantine sound more heroic.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Paul4747 Psychopathic behavior in a wolf pack is restricted to the Delta wolves and they are often banished from the pack. In human society we have rewarded psychopaths and elevated them to the leadership role of Alpha. The comparative example doesn't apply very well, I wish that it did.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Paul4747 Psychopathic behavior in a wolf pack is restricted to the Delta wolves and they are often banished from the pack. In human society we have rewarded psychopaths and elevated them to the leadership role of Alpha. The comparative example doesn't apply very well, I wish that it did.
Making home self quarantine sound more heroic.
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
An Alpha Male wouldn't stay home in the first place, he doesn't give a shit about other people or how much his irresponsible behavior endangers them, he's going to do whatever he wants because he's the boss of everybody. And an Asshole
Novelty comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Could it be as simple as appealing to the alpha male Jungian archetype?
Of course it is, it always is, sickening really.
💋
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
An Alpha Male wouldn't stay home in the first place, he doesn't give a shit about other people or how much his irresponsible behavior endangers them, he's going to do whatever he wants because he's the boss of everybody. And an Asshole
Shrimp Ceviche
A bag of frozen shrimp, raw and diced up into half inch cubes, cleaned and ...
Zoohome comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Interesting. I just did a shrimp ceviche for lunch yesterday. A different version
Me and my sour orange frenzy 🍊
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
Looks delish, I was out of fresh cilantro when I made mine but still very passable; not fresh made on a beach in Peru but still pretty good.
Zoohome comments on Apr 19, 2020:
Interesting. I just did a shrimp ceviche for lunch yesterday. A different version
Me and my sour orange frenzy 🍊
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
Looks delish, I was out of fresh cilantro when I made mine but still very passable; not fresh made on a beach in Peru but still pretty good.
What are atheists for?
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Storm1752 They can pay property tax the same as everybody else and if the space is underutilized they can expand their operations into areas like day care or other community services that require a fee.
Alternatively, they can sell off properties that they obtained for free and built with donated funds, this way they could reduce their overhead and improve their balance sheet, just like any other commercial enterprise would do.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 19, 2020:
I just woke up, put the coffee on and read this post. I immediately thought to myself, as I often do, What can I do to make religion better, today? Tax it was my first idea but I haven't had my coffee yet, so who knows what other wonderful ideas to help religion become better will come before the ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
@Storm1752 They can pay property tax the same as everybody else and if the space is underutilized they can expand their operations into areas like day care or other community services that require a fee.
Alternatively, they can sell off properties that they obtained for free and built with donated funds, this way they could reduce their overhead and improve their balance sheet, just like any other commercial enterprise would do.
What are atheists for?
prometheus comments on Apr 19, 2020:
You have to go look at the linked paper which I'm not sure many are reading. TL;DR it assumes the research indicating there maybe a "god gene" is true and humans are evolved to be theistic. Then it asks "but why then do we still have atheists" and examines what the benefits of atheism are.
...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
If by 'god gene' they mean a 'stupidity gene' then I agree and I see plenty of evidence wandering around in the world each day, an over abundance even.
prometheus comments on Apr 19, 2020:
You have to go look at the linked paper which I'm not sure many are reading. TL;DR it assumes the research indicating there maybe a "god gene" is true and humans are evolved to be theistic. Then it asks "but why then do we still have atheists" and examines what the benefits of atheism are.
...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 19, 2020:
If by 'god gene' they mean a 'stupidity gene' then I agree and I see plenty of evidence wandering around in the world each day, an over abundance even.
It seems like with so many different beliefs and religions in the world it would be impractical if ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
There are a group of people that spend their time chasing these pipe dreams, they are called priests, clergy, imams, lamas, gurus, rabbis, etc. etc. Yes, a whole professional class that spend their lives in a wasted effort to prove that their imaginary friend exists and that all the others are mere...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@anglophone I see him in the Avengers movies too but still, not the real deal. lol
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
There are a group of people that spend their time chasing these pipe dreams, they are called priests, clergy, imams, lamas, gurus, rabbis, etc. etc. Yes, a whole professional class that spend their lives in a wasted effort to prove that their imaginary friend exists and that all the others are mere...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@anglophone I see him in the Avengers movies too but still, not the real deal. lol
During WW II, our elected members of parliament asked the governor of the Bank of Canada (like the ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
Those who do realize that the only countries on Earth who are not part of central banking cartel are (or were until recently) Iraq, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea and Libya. See a pattern?
As Rothschild was reported to say 'Give me control over a country's money supply and I care not who sits ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@ToolGuy and so here we are today, endgame.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
Those who do realize that the only countries on Earth who are not part of central banking cartel are (or were until recently) Iraq, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea and Libya. See a pattern?
As Rothschild was reported to say 'Give me control over a country's money supply and I care not who sits ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@ToolGuy and so here we are today, endgame.
Follow up interview with the first person to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
I found it interesting that she felt she was very privileged and could therefore take this risky vaccine, she sounds like an average, middle class person not a person of privilege. Why not have Bill Gates take the vaccine of some of the Kardashians, maybe Mitch McConnell or the remaining Koch ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@ToolGuy whatever happened to being normal because you were middle class and most people were middle class? Wealth Inequality
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
I found it interesting that she felt she was very privileged and could therefore take this risky vaccine, she sounds like an average, middle class person not a person of privilege. Why not have Bill Gates take the vaccine of some of the Kardashians, maybe Mitch McConnell or the remaining Koch ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@ToolGuy whatever happened to being normal because you were middle class and most people were middle class? Wealth Inequality
During WW II, our elected members of parliament asked the governor of the Bank of Canada (like the ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
Those who do realize that the only countries on Earth who are not part of central banking cartel are (or were until recently) Iraq, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea and Libya. See a pattern?
As Rothschild was reported to say 'Give me control over a country's money supply and I care not who sits ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@ToolGuy Looks like we are in for a financial reset on a world scale by the time we are out the other side of this pandemic, Bretton Woods was a long time ago, guess we are overdue, everybody is so deeply in debt that we can never pay it all back.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
Those who do realize that the only countries on Earth who are not part of central banking cartel are (or were until recently) Iraq, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea and Libya. See a pattern?
As Rothschild was reported to say 'Give me control over a country's money supply and I care not who sits ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@ToolGuy Looks like we are in for a financial reset on a world scale by the time we are out the other side of this pandemic, Bretton Woods was a long time ago, guess we are overdue, everybody is so deeply in debt that we can never pay it all back.
It seems like with so many different beliefs and religions in the world it would be impractical if ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
There are a group of people that spend their time chasing these pipe dreams, they are called priests, clergy, imams, lamas, gurus, rabbis, etc. etc. Yes, a whole professional class that spend their lives in a wasted effort to prove that their imaginary friend exists and that all the others are mere...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@anglophone Odin and the other Norse gods are making a bit of a comeback in Iceland. Still doesn't make them real.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 17, 2020:
There are a group of people that spend their time chasing these pipe dreams, they are called priests, clergy, imams, lamas, gurus, rabbis, etc. etc. Yes, a whole professional class that spend their lives in a wasted effort to prove that their imaginary friend exists and that all the others are mere...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@anglophone Odin and the other Norse gods are making a bit of a comeback in Iceland. Still doesn't make them real.
Is there a meaning to life and if there is, does it even matter?
Fleury comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Now it’s about Energy & vibrations. N Tesla was right...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@Fleury From a social intimacy standpoint, Tesla was closest to his pigeons.
Fleury comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Now it’s about Energy & vibrations. N Tesla was right...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 17, 2020:
@Fleury From a social intimacy standpoint, Tesla was closest to his pigeons.
A buddy sent me this and it made me laugh and at the same time it made me sad.
EllenDale comments on Apr 16, 2020:
Unfortunately, the #ClustertRump (courtesy of George Conway) ignored then made choices which showed the world WE’RE NUMBER ONE IN CORONAVIRUS DEATHS! WE’RE NUMBER ONE IN CORONAVIRUS DEATHS!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
It really is a cause for concern, not just to Americans but also to Canadians.
EllenDale comments on Apr 16, 2020:
Unfortunately, the #ClustertRump (courtesy of George Conway) ignored then made choices which showed the world WE’RE NUMBER ONE IN CORONAVIRUS DEATHS! WE’RE NUMBER ONE IN CORONAVIRUS DEATHS!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
It really is a cause for concern, not just to Americans but also to Canadians.
A buddy sent me this and it made me laugh and at the same time it made me sad.
RoyMillar comments on Apr 16, 2020:
I was wondering why the comment was made ,
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
As I mentioned in my post, I found it funny and I found it sad. One thing this pandemic has shown us is that no country operates in a vacuum and the old expression 'When the US sneezes, Canada gets a cold' was never more true. My adult children all live in the US of A, therefore it is doubly concerning that a country that was looked to as a leader in world affairs is acting in such a stupid manner. I hope that helps clarify the post for you.
RoyMillar comments on Apr 16, 2020:
I was wondering why the comment was made ,
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
As I mentioned in my post, I found it funny and I found it sad. One thing this pandemic has shown us is that no country operates in a vacuum and the old expression 'When the US sneezes, Canada gets a cold' was never more true. My adult children all live in the US of A, therefore it is doubly concerning that a country that was looked to as a leader in world affairs is acting in such a stupid manner. I hope that helps clarify the post for you.
Hello Canadian friends!
As a Dutchie I had a question because i don't get allot of news about ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 16, 2020:
We are doing our best to flatten the curve of infection rates so that our hospital system can keep up with the more severe cases as they present themselves. I've never voted for our Prime Minister Trudeau, or any other Liberal for that matter but I have to say that he is doing a pretty decent job ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
@ToolGuy The PC's always crack me up because even when they are out of power and they usually are, they act as though they are in power and with a majority at that. Scheer bringing his whole family on a small government jet at taxpayer expense, crushed the social distancing protocols that we are all supposed to maintain. There were a Liberal Cabinet Minister and the Leader of another federal party on that jet but he dragged his wife and kids onto the plane and filled it to capacity, what an asshole and what a message to send to the Canadian public.
Nice that he took the opportunity to point the finger at Trudeau for traveling 30 kms to the official summer residence so he could spend a day with his own family, but it meant crossing the Ottawa River into Quebec so shame on the Prime Minister who has recently come out of quarantine. Scheer and his PC's are great at taking pages out of Trump and the Republicans playbook, blame the other guy when you get caught screwing up.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 16, 2020:
We are doing our best to flatten the curve of infection rates so that our hospital system can keep up with the more severe cases as they present themselves. I've never voted for our Prime Minister Trudeau, or any other Liberal for that matter but I have to say that he is doing a pretty decent job ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
@ToolGuy The PC's always crack me up because even when they are out of power and they usually are, they act as though they are in power and with a majority at that. Scheer bringing his whole family on a small government jet at taxpayer expense, crushed the social distancing protocols that we are all supposed to maintain. There were a Liberal Cabinet Minister and the Leader of another federal party on that jet but he dragged his wife and kids onto the plane and filled it to capacity, what an asshole and what a message to send to the Canadian public.
Nice that he took the opportunity to point the finger at Trudeau for traveling 30 kms to the official summer residence so he could spend a day with his own family, but it meant crossing the Ottawa River into Quebec so shame on the Prime Minister who has recently come out of quarantine. Scheer and his PC's are great at taking pages out of Trump and the Republicans playbook, blame the other guy when you get caught screwing up.
Is there a meaning to life and if there is, does it even matter?
Fleury comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Now it’s about Energy & vibrations. N Tesla was right...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
Tesla was right about a lot of things, not too sure about his position on pigeons though. ;)
Fleury comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Now it’s about Energy & vibrations. N Tesla was right...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
Tesla was right about a lot of things, not too sure about his position on pigeons though. ;)
Is there a meaning to life and if there is, does it even matter?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
No. Living itself isn't good enough.
Is it for you?
Maybe some atheists feel that way. Or maybe they're just kidding themselves.
I've never gazed at my navel, btw.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
@Storm1752 Sounds to me like living at a more intense level than the average joe but still just living. I hope you find what you are looking for. (y)
Storm1752 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
No. Living itself isn't good enough.
Is it for you?
Maybe some atheists feel that way. Or maybe they're just kidding themselves.
I've never gazed at my navel, btw.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
@Storm1752 Sounds to me like living at a more intense level than the average joe but still just living. I hope you find what you are looking for. (y)
Ever wonder what possesses a religious person to come onto an Agnostic/Atheist site and pretend that...
prometheus comments on Apr 15, 2020:
I think you should treat them as spammers and have fun wasting their time - https://www.ted.com/talks/james_veitch_this_is_what_happens_when_you_reply_to_spam_email?language=en
Some tactics might include telling them you're interested in theism but want to consider all the other gods on offer. ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
You are going to lose them at Socratic but I get it, trolling the troll, especially in times like this when so many have extra time on their hands. :D
prometheus comments on Apr 15, 2020:
I think you should treat them as spammers and have fun wasting their time - https://www.ted.com/talks/james_veitch_this_is_what_happens_when_you_reply_to_spam_email?language=en
Some tactics might include telling them you're interested in theism but want to consider all the other gods on offer. ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
You are going to lose them at Socratic but I get it, trolling the troll, especially in times like this when so many have extra time on their hands. :D
Ever wonder what possesses a religious person to come onto an Agnostic/Atheist site and pretend that...
David1955 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Who? Such people should be outed, if the case is made. I have suspected that a few so called agnostics here fall into that category and I have called them out as pseudo religionists. John Lennon put it well: 'One thing you can't hide, is when you're crippled inside.' As to why, it's obvious. ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
There have been a couple of awful ones over the course of my time here and several seem to just set up another account and come back for another round of inanity, so I don't know how much it helps to out them, they seem to be pretty good at outing themselves. :)
David1955 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Who? Such people should be outed, if the case is made. I have suspected that a few so called agnostics here fall into that category and I have called them out as pseudo religionists. John Lennon put it well: 'One thing you can't hide, is when you're crippled inside.' As to why, it's obvious. ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 16, 2020:
There have been a couple of awful ones over the course of my time here and several seem to just set up another account and come back for another round of inanity, so I don't know how much it helps to out them, they seem to be pretty good at outing themselves. :)
Ever wonder what possesses a religious person to come onto an Agnostic/Atheist site and pretend that...
FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:
I haven't seen any (yet) that actually LIE in their profile about non/belief.
I have no problem confronting those who proselytise. :O :P
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
It's the ones that are always asking leading questions that only someone from a faith background would ask that make me laugh the most. It's like going to a high school reunion and realizing that most of the people there haven't changed a bit, but you have so it is so obvious.
FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:
I haven't seen any (yet) that actually LIE in their profile about non/belief.
I have no problem confronting those who proselytise. :O :P
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
It's the ones that are always asking leading questions that only someone from a faith background would ask that make me laugh the most. It's like going to a high school reunion and realizing that most of the people there haven't changed a bit, but you have so it is so obvious.
Ever wonder what possesses a religious person to come onto an Agnostic/Atheist site and pretend that...
St-Sinner comments on Apr 15, 2020:
To bring Jebus, the savior into their Godless lives.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
Oh that Jebus, he's a sly one. ;)
St-Sinner comments on Apr 15, 2020:
To bring Jebus, the savior into their Godless lives.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
Oh that Jebus, he's a sly one. ;)
Ever wonder what possesses a religious person to come onto an Agnostic/Atheist site and pretend that...
1of5 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
They love us and want us all to be saved! Till they curse us with eternal damnation, of course, but it's our own fucking fault for being born.
Can't be a martyr if you don't walk into the lions den.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
Such a convoluted outlook on life, maybe that;s why they are so confused?
1of5 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
They love us and want us all to be saved! Till they curse us with eternal damnation, of course, but it's our own fucking fault for being born.
Can't be a martyr if you don't walk into the lions den.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
Such a convoluted outlook on life, maybe that;s why they are so confused?
Isn't it time that we started taxing the churches, synagogues and mosques, etc.?
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Churches are non-profits and really there is nothing to tax in the way of income. They could pay local property taxes. All it would take is the will of the people to impose property taxes. It appears that the public does not want to tax churches and that would be in line with not taxing other ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
The only non-profits I can think of with corporate jets, mega churches, palatial estates and gold coated offices.
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Churches are non-profits and really there is nothing to tax in the way of income. They could pay local property taxes. All it would take is the will of the people to impose property taxes. It appears that the public does not want to tax churches and that would be in line with not taxing other ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
The only non-profits I can think of with corporate jets, mega churches, palatial estates and gold coated offices.
Isn't it time that we started taxing the churches, synagogues and mosques, etc.?
Omnedon comments on Apr 15, 2020:
I'm no expert but here's what I have gathered... To take just one example, the Atheist Community of Austin is a non-profit educational organization and hence is tax-exempt -- but they have to be transparent in their record-keeping, like most non-profits. Churches are apparently exempt from this. ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
At the very least but then they also have always had an exemption from prosecution and investigation of the sexually abusive behavior, especially towards children.
Omnedon comments on Apr 15, 2020:
I'm no expert but here's what I have gathered... To take just one example, the Atheist Community of Austin is a non-profit educational organization and hence is tax-exempt -- but they have to be transparent in their record-keeping, like most non-profits. Churches are apparently exempt from this. ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
At the very least but then they also have always had an exemption from prosecution and investigation of the sexually abusive behavior, especially towards children.
Kentucky Governor Says In-Person Churchgoers Will Have License Plates Recorded, Be Forced to ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 12, 2020:
How are you going to keep people who defy quarantine in the first place from going back out again next Sunday?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
@AtheistInNC that an monitoring their phones, if the phone leaves the residence they are tracked down and arrested, almost nobody leaves their phone behind on purpose these days, they wouldn't know what to do with themselves without their phone. :D
Surfpirate comments on Apr 12, 2020:
How are you going to keep people who defy quarantine in the first place from going back out again next Sunday?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
@AtheistInNC that an monitoring their phones, if the phone leaves the residence they are tracked down and arrested, almost nobody leaves their phone behind on purpose these days, they wouldn't know what to do with themselves without their phone. :D
Is there a meaning to life and if there is, does it even matter?
Bierbasstard comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Philosophy is what unskilled people do.
Man: <hits hand with hammer instead of nail>
Supervisor: "go sit over there and think about what you did".
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
:D As a retired master builder I find that hilarious! :D
Bierbasstard comments on Apr 15, 2020:
Philosophy is what unskilled people do.
Man: <hits hand with hammer instead of nail>
Supervisor: "go sit over there and think about what you did".
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
:D As a retired master builder I find that hilarious! :D
So much damage already done by this fuckwit, many more will perish because of his ineptitude.
Diogenes comments on Apr 15, 2020:
But his mouth is STILL on full blather.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
Until the day it is stopped with dust it will always be full of blather. :(
Diogenes comments on Apr 15, 2020:
But his mouth is STILL on full blather.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
Until the day it is stopped with dust it will always be full of blather. :(
Is there a meaning to life and if there is, does it even matter?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
No. Living itself isn't good enough.
Is it for you?
Maybe some atheists feel that way. Or maybe they're just kidding themselves.
I've never gazed at my navel, btw.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
What outside of living is it that you are doing that is so unique and special that it gives you meaning?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 15, 2020:
No. Living itself isn't good enough.
Is it for you?
Maybe some atheists feel that way. Or maybe they're just kidding themselves.
I've never gazed at my navel, btw.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 15, 2020:
What outside of living is it that you are doing that is so unique and special that it gives you meaning?
Projected peak by state:
[npr.org]
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
How will these curves be effected if the Orange A-hole decides everybody can just go back to work?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 14, 2020:
@MissKathleen Good point, Obama did it. lol
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
How will these curves be effected if the Orange A-hole decides everybody can just go back to work?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 14, 2020:
@MissKathleen Good point, Obama did it. lol
Shrimp Ceviche
A bag of frozen shrimp, raw and diced up into half inch cubes, cleaned and ...
Robecology comments on Apr 13, 2020:
Now I will have to go get me some shrimp!
This looks fabulous!
Traditionally, ceviche was made with either fish or shellfish that was "cooked" by marinating in an acidic liquid (like lime juice), mixed with chopped fresh vegetables and herbs, and served with a starch like potatoes or yams....
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
It's be when it is made with camarones, pulpa and corvina but I only had shrimp in my freezer.
Robecology comments on Apr 13, 2020:
Now I will have to go get me some shrimp!
This looks fabulous!
Traditionally, ceviche was made with either fish or shellfish that was "cooked" by marinating in an acidic liquid (like lime juice), mixed with chopped fresh vegetables and herbs, and served with a starch like potatoes or yams....
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
It's be when it is made with camarones, pulpa and corvina but I only had shrimp in my freezer.
Pain, pain, pain.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
Milk of Magnesia or Pepto?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Spinliesel Any candied ginger? That helps, even ginger tea will help to settle your stomach.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
Milk of Magnesia or Pepto?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Spinliesel Any candied ginger? That helps, even ginger tea will help to settle your stomach.
Sleep deprivation was a key factor in the loss of my faith.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
In my late teens I was balancing 3 things in my life, a full time job at night, a full school load at a gifted school and a full love life with a highly sexed gal from Montreal - there just wasn't much time for sleep. For almost a year I would sleep for 24 hrs on Sunday, then just cat nap for maybe...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@MissKathleen You are a true introvert, this must be like paradise.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
In my late teens I was balancing 3 things in my life, a full time job at night, a full school load at a gifted school and a full love life with a highly sexed gal from Montreal - there just wasn't much time for sleep. For almost a year I would sleep for 24 hrs on Sunday, then just cat nap for maybe...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@MissKathleen You are a true introvert, this must be like paradise.
Is there enough Quinine in a Gin and Tonic to make the slightest bit of difference in building ...
MissKathleen comments on Apr 13, 2020:
I’d think you needn’t be so specific about your preferences after this many weeks in exile for the good of the realm.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@MissKathleen People who drink only to get drunk are missing the whole point. It would be like having sex with any women who would say yes, quality and not quantity are the way to go.
MissKathleen comments on Apr 13, 2020:
I’d think you needn’t be so specific about your preferences after this many weeks in exile for the good of the realm.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@MissKathleen People who drink only to get drunk are missing the whole point. It would be like having sex with any women who would say yes, quality and not quantity are the way to go.
Is there enough Quinine in a Gin and Tonic to make the slightest bit of difference in building ...
MissKathleen comments on Apr 13, 2020:
I’d think you needn’t be so specific about your preferences after this many weeks in exile for the good of the realm.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
I have had other gins over the years, Boodles is quite decent and Tanqueray 10 will do in a pinch, Hendricks is also nice but kind of a special because of the cucumber flavour but in the end I always come back to Bombay Sapphire as my go to, they just nail it. Canada Dry tonic water is quite good but Fever Tree really is the best and worth the extra money. If you are going to drink spirits then why mess around with second rate products?
I do care about people but the realm has never given a rat's ass about me except to figure out how much they could extract from me in taxes, the realm can go take a piss into the wind.
MissKathleen comments on Apr 13, 2020:
I’d think you needn’t be so specific about your preferences after this many weeks in exile for the good of the realm.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
I have had other gins over the years, Boodles is quite decent and Tanqueray 10 will do in a pinch, Hendricks is also nice but kind of a special because of the cucumber flavour but in the end I always come back to Bombay Sapphire as my go to, they just nail it. Canada Dry tonic water is quite good but Fever Tree really is the best and worth the extra money. If you are going to drink spirits then why mess around with second rate products?
I do care about people but the realm has never given a rat's ass about me except to figure out how much they could extract from me in taxes, the realm can go take a piss into the wind.
My last Resurrection Sunday!
The clock just chimed and my last "Resurrection Sunday" behind the ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
It's never too late to start all over again. The transition can be a little rocky but it is better to go through the fire and come out the other side a better person than to stay stagnant in a life without meaning or love.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Novelty Sadly, Americans just haven't matured to the point as a culture where they can see the obvious benefits of a female leader like Elizabeth Warren. I'm a Canadian so I like Bernie as well, a bit right of center from a Canadian standpoint but anything is better than the current choice between a dottering old fool and a narcissistic psychopath.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
It's never too late to start all over again. The transition can be a little rocky but it is better to go through the fire and come out the other side a better person than to stay stagnant in a life without meaning or love.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Novelty Sadly, Americans just haven't matured to the point as a culture where they can see the obvious benefits of a female leader like Elizabeth Warren. I'm a Canadian so I like Bernie as well, a bit right of center from a Canadian standpoint but anything is better than the current choice between a dottering old fool and a narcissistic psychopath.
My last Resurrection Sunday!
The clock just chimed and my last "Resurrection Sunday" behind the ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
It's never too late to start all over again. The transition can be a little rocky but it is better to go through the fire and come out the other side a better person than to stay stagnant in a life without meaning or love.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Novelty It's at the very end of the clip but as in the pics, the fire does not consume her but destroys a threat to human kind. Interesting that it is usually a women that saves human kind from itself, men seem to be better at causing destruction, not preventing it.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
It's never too late to start all over again. The transition can be a little rocky but it is better to go through the fire and come out the other side a better person than to stay stagnant in a life without meaning or love.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Novelty It's at the very end of the clip but as in the pics, the fire does not consume her but destroys a threat to human kind. Interesting that it is usually a women that saves human kind from itself, men seem to be better at causing destruction, not preventing it.
My last Resurrection Sunday!
The clock just chimed and my last "Resurrection Sunday" behind the ...
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
It's never too late to start all over again. The transition can be a little rocky but it is better to go through the fire and come out the other side a better person than to stay stagnant in a life without meaning or love.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Novelty I like the imagery, the best scene in an old, cult classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkE7RklRfc8
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
It's never too late to start all over again. The transition can be a little rocky but it is better to go through the fire and come out the other side a better person than to stay stagnant in a life without meaning or love.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@Novelty I like the imagery, the best scene in an old, cult classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkE7RklRfc8
Is there enough Quinine in a Gin and Tonic to make the slightest bit of difference in building ...
bigpawbullets comments on Apr 13, 2020:
At least we can continue on with style.
👌
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
Once you lose your style and grace, there's really not much left worth keeping. ;)
bigpawbullets comments on Apr 13, 2020:
At least we can continue on with style.
👌
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
Once you lose your style and grace, there's really not much left worth keeping. ;)
CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
This is a really easy recipe and you can whip it up in about an hour.
AncientNight comments on Apr 13, 2020:
I would really make a variation of this, but, unfortunately, I don't have a French Chef, so I can't use his knife!
Another variation would be to use Muenster cheese and the BACON recommended by @glennlab, because I like BACON. Ive had Chicken and Turkey Sandwiches with Muenster and BACON on them ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
Just between us, I rubbed down the pan with a healthy gob of rendered bacon fat before I put the rolled chicken into the pan.
AncientNight comments on Apr 13, 2020:
I would really make a variation of this, but, unfortunately, I don't have a French Chef, so I can't use his knife!
Another variation would be to use Muenster cheese and the BACON recommended by @glennlab, because I like BACON. Ive had Chicken and Turkey Sandwiches with Muenster and BACON on them ...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
Just between us, I rubbed down the pan with a healthy gob of rendered bacon fat before I put the rolled chicken into the pan.
Sleep deprivation was a key factor in the loss of my faith.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
In my late teens I was balancing 3 things in my life, a full time job at night, a full school load at a gifted school and a full love life with a highly sexed gal from Montreal - there just wasn't much time for sleep. For almost a year I would sleep for 24 hrs on Sunday, then just cat nap for maybe...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@twill Absolutely, I think this is the hardest thing for people to go through right now, they have been taken off of autopilot and warehoused at home, very stressful for most people. My life has always been a matter of structured chaos, it makes it fairly easy for me but I still find myself having to deal with the stressed out Normals and allowing for their change of routine. Essentially, I have found it easy enough to deal with chaos because it was always within an infrastructure of other people's routines.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 13, 2020:
In my late teens I was balancing 3 things in my life, a full time job at night, a full school load at a gifted school and a full love life with a highly sexed gal from Montreal - there just wasn't much time for sleep. For almost a year I would sleep for 24 hrs on Sunday, then just cat nap for maybe...
Surfpirate replies on Apr 13, 2020:
@twill Absolutely, I think this is the hardest thing for people to go through right now, they have been taken off of autopilot and warehoused at home, very stressful for most people. My life has always been a matter of structured chaos, it makes it fairly easy for me but I still find myself having to deal with the stressed out Normals and allowing for their change of routine. Essentially, I have found it easy enough to deal with chaos because it was always within an infrastructure of other people's routines.
Healthy Chicken Bone Broth from scraps and the left over carcass of a Costco BBQ Chicken
This is ...
Petter comments on Apr 12, 2020:
Isn't that the old Jewish mama's magic medicine for all ailments?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
You may be thinking of Schmaltz which is rendered chicken fat, suppose to cure everything but a nice Jewish Chicken Soup is a good thing too. ;)
If you got to the hipster juice bars you can often get this for about $4 a cup.
Petter comments on Apr 12, 2020:
Isn't that the old Jewish mama's magic medicine for all ailments?
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
You may be thinking of Schmaltz which is rendered chicken fat, suppose to cure everything but a nice Jewish Chicken Soup is a good thing too. ;)
If you got to the hipster juice bars you can often get this for about $4 a cup.
Covid Easter so remember to maintain 6 ft of separation and wear a mask. :)
Hathacat comments on Apr 12, 2020:
Is pic no.1 gonna surprise Grandma? ;)
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
I think that someone's husband came home unexpectedly and the guy is just trying to blend in. lol
Hathacat comments on Apr 12, 2020:
Is pic no.1 gonna surprise Grandma? ;)
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
I think that someone's husband came home unexpectedly and the guy is just trying to blend in. lol
If you could be a bird, what kind of bird would you choose?
Cavalloscuro comments on Apr 12, 2020:
https://images.app.goo.gl/9m5LVP1ckqRE7ZCaA
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
@Cavalloscuro Owls and Ravens tend to get along together but Owls and Crows do not get along at all. I have seen a murder of crows mob an owl in the daytime because come night time the owl is likely to take one of the crows for a meal while they are asleep.
Cavalloscuro comments on Apr 12, 2020:
https://images.app.goo.gl/9m5LVP1ckqRE7ZCaA
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
@Cavalloscuro Owls and Ravens tend to get along together but Owls and Crows do not get along at all. I have seen a murder of crows mob an owl in the daytime because come night time the owl is likely to take one of the crows for a meal while they are asleep.
If you could be a bird, what kind of bird would you choose?
Spinliesel comments on Apr 12, 2020:
A swan: mated for life, beautiful and mean as a snake.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
@Spinliesel There are usually about a dozen of them out on the river in front of our house, they are very serene for the most part but every once in a while the bald eagle will cruise back and forth over top of them and they will slowly move closer together for safety. The eagle has never gone for one of them but he is definitely the alpha predator and even he won't try to take an adult swan.
Spinliesel comments on Apr 12, 2020:
A swan: mated for life, beautiful and mean as a snake.
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
@Spinliesel There are usually about a dozen of them out on the river in front of our house, they are very serene for the most part but every once in a while the bald eagle will cruise back and forth over top of them and they will slowly move closer together for safety. The eagle has never gone for one of them but he is definitely the alpha predator and even he won't try to take an adult swan.
Wash your hands, maintain an appropriate social distance and wear a mask when necessary.
ToolGuy comments on Apr 12, 2020:
Not sure how the religious celebrants of Easter would react! Funny!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
@AnneWimsey It would be nice if the half wits that are attending church this weekend because they think they are covered in the blood of christ would at least heed this advice.
ToolGuy comments on Apr 12, 2020:
Not sure how the religious celebrants of Easter would react! Funny!
Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:
@AnneWimsey It would be nice if the half wits that are attending church this weekend because they think they are covered in the blood of christ would at least heed this advice.
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