Intermission...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Ho ho ho!

So in the moment (& the box!)...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Gotta steal this and post it on facebook. Thanks.

Message to all of you.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Sitting on Top of the World - Richard Shindell https://youtu.be/-Lt7VIczcOk An old blues number reinterpreted. I think the quietness reinforces the irony of the title and refrain.

@beerhungry shared a poem this morning about a poem slipping through his fingers because he didn't ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Love it.

A traffic Policeman recently stopped a woman for exceeding the posted speed limit.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Gotta remember that for next time I get stopped.

No words............

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

What is wrong with some people?

Ron, picking up a few things as he waits for the spin cycle to finish...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Man, you're burnin' Ron this evening aren't you?

I'm fairly sure it's not a Pokemon, but what the hell is it?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Not sure...am I trippin'?

Hi Everyone!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Hello!

What famous person would you like to sleep with?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Kate Winslet.

We ate our lox and bagels at proximate tables.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Nice.

Dating after 30

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

How about after 60?

I love this one haha

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Feels good, don't it?

On Christmas eve

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Oh goody!

I just finished An American Childhood by Annie Dillard.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

I read that one several years ago. I really like Annie Dillard.

I need a friend

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

My ex-wife owns a bookstore. And luckily, we're still friends.

Interesting article. About how "the pursuit of happiness" can actually make us unhappy. [bbc.com]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

I think pursuing happiness is like trying to grab a floating beach ball in the water. The harder you move toward it the more it floats away.

There were times in my life when I was fortunate to "receive help". I've tried to pay that forward:

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

I forget now if it was my Dad or my uncle who told me the way you pay your parents back is to pass it on to your kids. I think that holds true outside of the family as well.

This was an article written for a conference on Fiction vs Fact.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Interesting. Though I'm never gonna write sci-fi.

[m.youtube.com] I hope that your will likes this song. This genre is rabiz music

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

I like it!

Policing for profit.. has it happened to you? [aclu.org]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

One of those things I can't believe we allow to happen in this country.

Here is a little piece I dug out of my "Haven't seen this in I don't know how long," closet.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Good work. I don't think it needs to be re-written.

A little free prose written in 1985 while looking at the painting by Edouard Coates depicted here.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Wonderful!

This piece was originally written in November, 1958.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Groovy! Oh wait, wrong era. Have a cool Yule!

The Storm of Love You are not always that ready For what you are going to do Days carry pretty ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Nice!

Nope, it's in a safe place.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Of course not!

To each according to what they deserve

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Uh-oh!

Peter Pan complex

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Right there with ya, bro!

Here's an old piece of flash fiction I normally toss out around the middle of October, but I forgot ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Good story!

Numero Uno by DHMcCarty 12/20/2018 12-20-2018.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Nice. I spent most of my life writing on the fly and not editing, though, I guess because of age, I'm more careful with things now. And I've never written on here on the fly. Maybe I should.

Found it

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Here it is.

What is a sexual atheist?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

That's me!

...& the kids for free...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Boys for free!

Works for women, too!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Oh man! Surely they have some idea how that could be taken!

Hello Everyone!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Hello! This is a great site if you're looking for conversations with like-minded people. All kinds of things to check out, and people to talk to.

Is a community of like minded individuals healthy or harmful

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 19, 2018:

In my opinion, it can be both. It can be a means of support and belonging, but if carried too far, it can become the source of group-think, and blind you to other ways of being and thinking.

One law I'd like to see taken up by the new Congress would be a Presidential Standards Act, where ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Pardon the expression, but amen brother!

A Question for all the Leftists On This Site: I was listening to Steven Pinker's "Enlightenment ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

There's a huge difference in government power between even the democratic socialist countries and the planned market/collectivist countries. Capitalism needs balance and some restrictions.

Cacti grown by me. Flowers every year.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Nice!

Is there a thinker or only thoughts?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

There is a thinker, in the sense that there is a human brain in which these thoughts are occurring. I think it's true that thoughts are not chosen, and just appear, and that prior causes impact what appears. But they are still in your physical brain.

Need a lesson in Street Smarts.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Gender is a social construct. Sex is the genitalia you were born with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_construction_of_gender

In The Name Of The Father By DHMcCarty Editors note: .

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Love it. By the way, I think the site monster ate some words at the beginning of the story, and the whole thing is on here twice.

Whatever it takes

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Swiped, and on facebook. Thank you.

Those were the days

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Or that irritating scraping noise when you didn't set it down right.

That's one ugly...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Aack!!

Music In The Kitchen Something about the way the old guys talk with their eyes and point their...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Awesome! I love it! (Of course, being a guitar player might have something to do with it, lol.) Not everything, of course. Very well-written. It captures the feel of those jams very well. Do you play?

Who's going to tell her?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

No, but that bike does.

True! What's wrong with people!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

But don't call me Shirley!

I don't think this store in Japan understands what that word means...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Fuck yeah!

The world's oldest game of Telephone

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

For sure.

This phenomenon is well known and understood but seldom demonstrated so beautifully. [youtu.be]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

It's all a matter of perception.

Tongue-in-cheek....

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Gotta steal that one!

Who wants to meet a nice lady

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Is that your Mom's house?

Time moves on.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Things are converging. I like it!

Go ahead, try and sleep now

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Shit my pants?

Evangelical Christians Helped Elect Donald Trump, but Their Time as a Major Political Force Is ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

I hope so!

Do we need another political party or do we need to revise the ones we have?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

The ones we have will change, as they have done in the past, but it's a long painful process. I'm not sure another one would succeed in the system we have.

Need 45 more points to reach level 2. ?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Here's a like and a comment for ya.

kinda curious about this groups take on this guys take. [youtu.be]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

He brings up some interesting points, but it doesn't resolve anything for me.

Broken open… A thousand little pieces, smashed on the floor.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Nice!

So, tell us, do you think in terms of race or ethnicity?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 14, 2018:

I try not to think in terms of race, since it's basically a meaningless term which just groups together people with practically minor physical differences. As far as ethnicity, isn't that just another word for culture? It seems to me to be.

I didn’t need anyone to love me. Love is for fools, anyway... Isn’t it?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Nice, but very sad. I'm sorry that you feel that way.

I can identify with Ebenezer Scrooge.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Straightforward. I like it.

The Bicycle, Bullet and Bomb Brigade Portrayed in battle as Childrens Charade School is out; ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 14, 2018:

I played "Army" so much growing up, along with neighborhood kids. This conjures up good memories.

Tempting......tempting...... Not.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Depends on how much you like biscuits!

Welcome to daylily who has just joined us here in the group.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 14, 2018:

I didn't realize @Snickers77 had left! Is he still on the site?

This is hip Ry Cooder and John Lee Hooker It hardly gets any cooler. [youtu.be]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Always loved Ry Cooder. Like John Lee Hooker, too.

Place to share fab.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 13, 2018:

When I think of prog rock, I think of Yes, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and King Crimson. I love King Crimson. Jethro Tull kind of fits there too, in my opinion. Of course, there are later examples, but I kind of lost track as I got older and got into different things.

Flames Had a wood stove once.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Nice! I've been there myself. Love it.

Another DIY project gone wrong.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Whatever works!

The Bible Sanctions Abortion.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 13, 2018:

They would probably argue that those verses don't describe abortion, and then give it some other meaning.

Just a thought.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 13, 2018:

I feel you.

Parallel Universe I'm sitting in a traffic jam Looking for a wormhole To get to the place In ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 13, 2018:

I like it!

What must one change before they can learn and make different decisions?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Well, there's this, which I posted earlier: Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives - Brain Pickings - Pocket For some reason I can't get the link to post here. Anyway, it's on the site.

Take a chill pill.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Well, that's a relief!

Jade Princess You were lying face down I very tenderly, hesitantly lifted up your dress So ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Awesome.

Would you like to join me for some Fu King?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

I'm up for it!

Well, duh....

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

I'm fond of that myself!

'Not Falling In Love' by DHMcCarty 12/2018 Say baby take a little time out Sit right down...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

You need to turn that into a song. It wold make a good one.

Gotta love truth in advertising...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

I think I've been there.

The truth will set you free, or not...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

Uh-oh!

A woman sitting at her deceased husband's funeral.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

Yes, it does. lol

Awkward moment

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

I'm stealing this one!

Well, I saw the neurologist.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Well, that's relatively good news.

Woo hoo... just found the hot spot.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Ouch!

I don't know, I think they're funny... I love Pinterest....

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Got a good laugh out of those!

Lmao......

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

That was my ex-wife.

The further adventures of Maise Dubois from the Story 'Cuffeys Cove' by DHMcCarty Maise ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

I need a woman like that. Older than 17 though.

From The Elk Poems by Kate Dougherty (Used in 'Cuffeys Cove' by DHMcCarty) 'ORSO CLIFT'   ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

So is this you writing as a fictional character? Or is this a poem by the actual Kate Dougherty? Just to be clear.

My ship My ship is not a pretty ship.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Love it.

Okay people! I need some charity this season. Who is feeling charitable?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Here you go!

Cicada 3301: An Internet Mystery [youtu.be]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Weird.

Beep beep...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Where's the Acme stuff?

What else is there to talk about?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Bet that got 'em going!

In competition with Mrs. Claus on who has the silveriest hair.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Nice! I like it.

Hi friends.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Hope you get better and out of the hospital soon. I'm not so sure I can follow the "don't get old" advice.

Your busted

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Damn! Beat me to it! I was going to post that one later today. Oh well.

Is it time to reevaluate behaviours, for all of us?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Interesting. A guy who used to work with me in my office said he could tell by my voice if I was talking to a man or woman on the phone. Of course, that was 30 years ago. I've learned a lot since then, mainly from my wife and daughter. I hope I'm rid of even the benevolent sexism, that I'm sure I got from the era I grew up in.

Anbody done Ancestry.com?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Yep. Not the DNA test (I did that with 23andMe) but research into family history.

Is this happening to anyone else?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Nope. Not here.