Ayn Rand has come up in conversations with conservatives lately.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Not a student of hers, but I've heard enough of her ideas espoused to know I'm not a fan, especially since the conservatives have taken her up.

What is the story behind your username?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

First initial, last name, employee number from the first job I ever had.

Isn't the word "consciousness" becoming an excuse to replace the outdated "god" word?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

I'm not following your logic here.

Interesting study about how our surroundings affect our emotional health. [nbcnews.com]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Definitely. One of the reasons I'm in the house I'm in (after we had to sell our house in a nicer neighborhood) is because I'm right across the street from a well-kept cemetery, where I always walk my dogs. Lots of trees and greenery and birds. But they just put up signs saying "No dog walking in the cemetery." I am not happy, and neither are my dogs.

Haiku for a sexy weekend... After we made love smelling of great memories I left you smiling

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

I like it! Including the sense of smell was a pleasant surprise, though I'm not sure if you meant it as a metaphor, or literally.

Those enthusiastic Trump "fans" you see at his rallys are paid to be there.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

I just swiped this and posted it on facebook. I'll bet I get a lot of nasty comments from Trumpettes.

Just my thoughts : linear perception has space/time locked into a paradoxical loop of various ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Read "The Order of Time" by Carlo Rovelli.

That is one way to look at it

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Too true!

'The Last King Of Scotland' 4th Installment by DHMcCarty We made the crossin' in less than ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Can't wait for the next installment!

Another one I'm moving over from Poets' Corner, about a certain someone who's still making my heart ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Awesome!

Trail of Bent Blades A place to pause - a ledge to stand on and look back, look down at the ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Beautiful! And meaningful.

Aberfan - Filling Space by DHMcCarty 12/19/17 Some relationships are about love.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Wow. That was intense. Well told and very sad. Someone you knew? Or just imagination?

31 OCT 2013 Wish O star of evening, first in sight Grant me that which is tonight My most ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Wow! Quite a story and well told. I really don't understand men like that. I hope his other girls don't have it that bad.

I doubt the spacing will work as intended but here goes.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I like it! Very clear and concise and right to the point.

A Recapitulation - I recently rediscovered this 28 year old phrase and noticed that it required ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I like some of the phrases, though I was a bit distracted by the random capitalization. I'm also not quite sure what you're getting at. A little more concrete description would have helped. It sounds good, though.

One of my favorite poems of all time - "Autobiography in 5 short chapters" by Portia Nelson...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Very nice, and hopefully true.

....or baby laxative.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I hate when that happens.

An excellent strategy!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

It's the only correct answer anyway.

Evolution works in mysterious ways....

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I mean, come on!

For the past couple of years I’ve been working on a collection -- maybe a book or chapbook -- ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Great small town stuff! You could make it a short story.

It’s just a theory...Ha Ha 🤪🤘🏻🤣

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Yes indeed!

I would do this.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Ooh! Make one for me!

My TShirt and pen came in the mail! Woo-Hoo! How do I look?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

You look mahvelous. Congrats!

Is Agnostic.com a port in a storm for you?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Yep.

Were you a sick child in the 80s?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Hell, that's what it looked like when I was a sick kid in the 60s!

Interested in your thoughts on two different topics: 1) Karma 2) Soul-mates

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I used to believe in Karma, but I no longer do. Like god, any mysterious "force" has to be proven in a more rational way than anecdotally. As far as soul-mates, I understand what the term means, and I would say I have had two in my lifetime, but I don't believe there is a soul, and definitely not that there is only one true person for a soul-mate. If you're lucky, you'll meet someone who may grow into that status through shared love and experience.

Found This Chart on Social Media/High Tech Companies.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Conspiracies everywhere! Run! Hide! This is so ridiculous. Take any simplified logo and you can find something in the past that resembles it.

This was posted on fb by a member of my "religious right" family.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Is there a puking icon?

The Six B's Men and Some Women Love-Comments?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

The top three are great. I don't care about the bottom three.

That would be me.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

It would be tough!

The Last King Of Scotland - 3rd Installment by DHMcCarty After Dunkirk, we heard hide ner ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Awesome.

This is a story about the relationship I have with my hair.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Starting in puberty, my hair has always basically been uncontrollable. In the sixties I was so disappointed that I couldn't have that Beatles long straight hair look. I tried Dippity Do for a while to try to get some of the kink and curl out. Finally, I gave up and let it do what it wanted to do, and that's what I've done since. Men have it so much easier than women when it comes to the hair department.

The Last King Of Scotland - 2nd Installment .

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Great! Are we gonna get the whole book?

I will begin piecing together my memoir tonight.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I've got a bunch of fragments of one that I need to work on. But I'm lazy.

Wishing I had the libido I had at 20, the health that I had at 30, and the wisdom I think I have ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

It would be nice! And a woman to share it with!

Maybe he could have spent a few of those "Two and Two" breaks reading up on the enlightenment.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Some people...

TUE 23 DEC 2014 this is how I “kick rocks” He’d seen her riding so he broke the ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Cool! I kept trying to picture what kind of riding. At first I thought horse, but then you said wheels, so I thought car? motorcycle? Did you mean skateboard? My oldest son was seriously into skateboarding when we lived in California. Anyway, good poem!

All of reality is one. We're still in the singularity.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I would agree that, in one sense, all of reality is one. However, depending on how you define the singularity, I think I would have to disagree.

Can anyone help me rectify "the man walks in front" with "always hold the door for a lady"?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I walk wherever I want to, and I hold the door for anybody.

Christian author says he received ‘spiritual confirmation’ that Trump has been ‘transformed ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

*snort* Hahaha!

I'm perhaps the most secular person in my intermediate family, since I've join this site I no longer...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Yep. I really like it here. Glad you do, too.

Guess we are having this out on the board itself.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Yeah, there have been some on here I really cringed at.

52 more points to level 6 . Points seem to be harder to get the closer you get !

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

And there are more and more points needed to move up as you go along. I made it to level 8 and got my t-shirt, and now I'm not worrying about points anymore.

Semantics.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Good one! That always got me.

five!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

You can't blame him!

I Gave You What You Wanted

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

What good is a half cup of coffee?! That's like having half a beer!

Yeah baby!!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

You betcha!

Constellation Prize [docs.google.com]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Wow. That was awesome, but maybe a little above my level of comprehension. I'll have to read it again. Have you been published? Because you're an excellent writer.

I am often a woman of few words - but lots of deep thoughts.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I've not seen a haiku chain before. Excellent and succinct.

First Chapter of 'The Last King Of Scotland' by DH McCarty This one is over 1500 words but I ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Awesome! I'd like to have been there myself, though your story did an excellent job of making me feel as if I were.

All I normally post here are my insane ramblings.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I feel for you.It's a horrible thing. When my youngest son was 3, he had open heart surgery. It was terrible, but everything came out okay in the end. I hope it does for you, as well.

Constellation Prize [docs.google.com]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Sorry I missed this one. It's late now, and I'll check it out tomorrow.

I once dated a dyslexic woman. I took her home and she ended up cooking my sock.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Well, that was good for a laugh!

Non-judgement

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Its very hard to do, and I'm unsuccessful most of the time, especially depending on the circumstances and subject. But I do try to back off mentally and to understand the reasons for whatever is happening. Obviously this works better with things I have been through or dealt with myself.

...and the insanity of humanity continues...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

It sure would fix a lot.

That's my favorite position

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I know what you mean.

Another recent poem: The Busted Neon Loneliness I drink overpriced Chardonnay in a ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Wow. Great poem with vivid imagery. And I think I understand the emotion behind it. I haven't been in San Francisco since the 80s, but I could still picture it clearly. Kudos.

Do you believe your life is predetermined, governed by genetics or totally random?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Yes.

How many of you have gone through a tornado or earthquake?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I was in an earthquake while working on the computer system in a hospital in San Jose, CA in the 80s. I was in the Medical Records Dept. when it began, and everything started shaking. The cubicles were divided by glass, and were shaking and rattling, and I decided I'd better get under a desk before all the glass started breaking. Just as I was about to do so, it stopped, and the lights went out. The emergency power kicked on, which only powered certain critical areas. I was on the 3rd floor, and because all the elevators had stopped, I had to take the stairs down. I later talked to someone who had been outside, and they said the parking lot was rippling with waves during the quake. No one was hurt, but it was pretty intense. Living in California for 9 and a half years, I experienced quite a few, but that was the worst one I experienced directly.

I was hoping to post these two versions of a poem side by side, but didn't manage to do so.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Excellent! Not having experienced it, I can only imagine. But it seems to me to be true. It takes something more than a wishy-washy positivity to get through something that tough.

New Poem: Music for Ghosts It's likely all the ghosts and stars and forgotten gods ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Subtle and beautiful.

You guys are soooooo good for me! You don’t know how many times I have tried to write about this.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Wow. Intense! A very clear and stunning picture.

It's probably for the best

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Nah.

Except you could kind of see it coming. Our response to ISIS: anything you can do I can do better!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Or like the Taliban religious police that go around beating women who show an ankle.

They sure don't... enjoy it while you can.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I spent most of my money on liquor and women. The rest I just wasted.

let's blow on the coals of this cozy fire we're sitting next to, in Tom's poetry parlor .

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Beautiful! Keep those embers glowing!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY -- WHITE BIRD [bing.com]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I had that album back in the day. Played the hell out of it.

Ha ha ha ha

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

First for points. Ha!

Time to post something a little irreverant.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

That's like the one about the southern woman on a plane who meets a group of women from New York. The southern woman says "So where y'all from?" And one of the New Yorkers replies, "We're from where we don't end our sentences with prepositions." And the southern woman says, "I'm sorry. Where y'all from, bitch?"

'Luca And Leon' from the Joe, Mose, Bud and Luca series By DH McCarty You ever notice that ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I need to think about this some more. I'm not quite sure I'm getting the picture.

Last Journey Will I know death is coming for me?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Lovely.

Where is it?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Funny/not funny.

Finally, a princess to whom I can relate! LOL

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Klinger is now one, too!

Bad kitty!!!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

LMFAO!!!

...and Easter would be on the same Sunday every year!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

And done a much worse job of it, as well.

Somehow I blame Zuckerberg.....

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Wishful thinking.

This was the first poem I posted on here.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Excellent depiction the discrepancy between words and deeds.

Tom, I was thinking of moving some of my old stuff from Poets' Corner over to here.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

That's fine with me. I might move a few things over myself.

Hi All.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Very nice! Finding the music in the mundane, and even in the sad moments.

I'm always interested how objects can tell a story.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Yes. Way too many.

Every day, this place amazes me. I truly love it here.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I'm pretty fond of it myself.

Absolutely Oblivious. :D

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Absolutely.

Education is the root of all evil? I think not.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

It amazes me how some people rave about colleges in this country and how they're trying to "indoctrinate" kids. Would they rather they not get an education?

So, with my job I have A LOT of time to think.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

If they don't, they should.

Doggy philosophy

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

That's my dog Toby.

I thought I was receiving threatening emails from a group of milliners once.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

That's a groaner. But that's okay, I like groaners.

Should I talk to the boy?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I'd try to talk to him some, but not about that. See if you can get him engaged or interested in something else, even briefly. Once you're talking, you can feel your way into the situation and maybe get an idea where he's at.

FLASH FICTION -- 101 WORDS OR LESS PEACE OF MIND?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Been close to there, but not quite all the way.

An offer you can refuse.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Stealing!

The character Bobbie Bigham is based on a true character that I had a run in with in Ware County, ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Great story. How do you pronounce Maise? Just wondering.

Man-kini Monday

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

No thanks.

Gotta Sign Up

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Yep.

I do write some prose poems now and then .

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Nice! Sounds like a relationship that didn't work out.

A few years ago, I attended a weekend writers workshop.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

A very clear and very personal picture. Kudos.

SSR Island It’s my island, mine alone, so I’m alone.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Awesome! A prose poem? Lots of internal rhyme and alliteration. I like it.

She Was Coolsville By Daniel H McCarty QueenCity Writers Guild - Fiction ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I like it. Watch out though, if you keep posting at this rate, you're going to run out of stuff.

Strand of Pearls I take the back roads, winding westward, each town a pearl I do not explore.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Very nice! The anticipation and the hinted at denouement.

Alt J- Something Good [youtu.be]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I like these guys. I have their last cd.

Slavery in heaven

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Sounds like it to me.

Don't listen to Journey, stop believing.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Sad but true.