For those who might be interested, I went back and posted a "video" of a song that my friend Chuck ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I went back and listened. Really nice. Love those harmonies.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

Thank you.

Ten Years Gone In the kitchen of the empty house we sat, my friend and I, night after night,...

Lincoln55 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Well played Sir. I am so pleased to see you added the video. Good stuff. How did you record it?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

I had a 4 track TEAC reel-to-reel and a six channel mixer that was technically for a PA. That's how we were able to record 4 separate tracks. It's a little noisier than I'd like, but I got better with it as we went along.

Ten Years Gone In the kitchen of the empty house we sat, my friend and I, night after night,...

Justjoni comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Well played. I wonder, did love save you?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

Yes indeed it did.

Were you a sick child in the 80s?

pixiedust comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I hated VapoRib - still do.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

Loved it.

A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate | Quanta Magazine

Carin comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Wow--what little I understood of that was fascinating. But I don't remember seeing any of that stuff....

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

I do. But kind of as a general overlay rather than clear visions.

The Last King Of Scotland - 2nd Installment .

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Great! Are we gonna get the whole book?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Sorry if that sounded snarky. I didn't mean it that way. I'm honestly interested in the rest of the story. The characters and setting are very real feeling and interesting. Looking forward to more.

Bet he'd be surprised.

Captnron59 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Why? She's naked...who needs pizza?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

But they'd both be there.

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!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@stinkeye_a Yeah, but not till I got further down in the poem. Then I knew.

Sound logic?

LEPeff comments on Aug 1, 2018:

If you add Pythonic logic to that post you are also 72% witch, 72% wood, 72% duck, and 72% small rock! I think they could find a way to burn 72% of you.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

Pythonic logic. Love it!

Yeah baby!!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

You betcha!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@BeeHappy As long as we don't make the mistakes that Jurassic Park made.

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.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@Scottzillyun Depends on what you're here for.

Well, having read Dan's piece about the Last King of Scotland, I'm inspired to post a piece of ...

Lincoln55 comments on Aug 1, 2018:

The Bronx Bar has a special the week. PBR and a shot of Bushmill's $5.00. Now thats doggerel. Or the hair of the doggerel. Guess it depends on how often you submit.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

I'd take 'em up on the Bushmill's and pass on the PBR.

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.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse I can imagine. Haiku are more subtle than some feelings can be.

I just read that I have Trump Derangement Syndrome.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Knew what he was about since the '80's, never watched the Apprentice and considered him a pompous, vulgar and egotistical charlatan. But that was just me... I guess.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Same here. I hated the man before I ever knew what his politics were.

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

Justjoni comments on Jul 31, 2018:

So powerful. A rhythm, just like that water, lapping at the consciousness of all who listen as they read.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Thank you.

I would agree with that.

psycheworks comments on Jul 31, 2018:

and decreases the size of the erection by ???

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Depends on how old you are.

You decide.

Mofferatu comments on Jul 31, 2018:

What about a combo?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Mofferatu I have a really heavy beer mug that holds about 2 and half bottles. That's a workout, right there.

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

dede18 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Beautiful. I feel like we need a GROUP HUG :-)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@dede18 I know what you mean. It's just me and the dogs here.

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

dede18 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Beautiful. I feel like we need a GROUP HUG :-)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Thank you. Come on over!

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

Cast1es comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Tears are rolling down my cheeks .....

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Cast1es Thank you.

Anybody want to accept this challenge?

Snickers77 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I got that beat! If that doesn't stop it right there, you need help.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

MY EYES!!!

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

ProudMary comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Oh man, so beautiful and so sad. And so indicative of the little threads that tie us to each other.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Thank you.

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

Cast1es comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Tears are rolling down my cheeks .....

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

I don't know whether to thank you or not. How do you thank somebody for crying? I know I cried for the first time in a long time when I finished the poem.

You decide.

Mofferatu comments on Jul 31, 2018:

What about a combo?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Now you're talkin'!

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

brentan comments on Jul 31, 2018:

That's a seriously well-made poem. I got the sense of the young girl's death, your death and my own.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Thank you.

Can't remember if I posted this one in one of the other groups or not.

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 31, 2018:

@tnorman And the poetry, the psalms, the lamentations and celebrations of my friends and family just keep getting better and more insightful day by day. thank you brother, thank you cousin thank you my friend. Thank you for inviting me into your home and introducing me to your friends as though you ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Whatever you'd like. You keep bringing up things, and I will too.

'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.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Lincoln55 I was getting there. Thanks for clarifying.

BACK TO THE GARAGE!

onlyif comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Damn, hate when that happens..lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

You beat me to it. That's what I was going to say.

Pieces I live in the small sky state.

Anniemae comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Well done!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

Thank you.

The Dalai Lama said: Many of the problems we face today are our own creation.

Jc007 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

The Dalai Lama is a very wise man. ?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

Yes, he is.

Humans Have Changed Earth's Seasons For The First Time, Study Shows

Quazi comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I wouldn't say there's too many of us but rather that too many of us are complacent with the problem. The bystander effect on a planet wide scale

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

I think that's true. I also think a lot of people think they can't make a difference on their own.

Love Song Our shoulders bump in the night— a sudden gasp of breath, a sharp rustle of ...

ProudMary comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I sense a marriage with a rift...mine had one for a number of years and we even stopped sleeping together for a time. This reminds me of that period.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@ProudMary Well, there was nothing that dramatic in our marriage. No huge fights, no cheating, just a gradual drifting apart, and I was blind to it, and to a lot of other things, for a few years. I was complacent, and couldn't even imagine us not being together. It's a long and fairly boring story.

Love Song Our shoulders bump in the night— a sudden gasp of breath, a sharp rustle of ...

ProudMary comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I sense a marriage with a rift...mine had one for a number of years and we even stopped sleeping together for a time. This reminds me of that period.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

The rift was starting, but I wasn't consciously aware of it yet. Apparently part of me was, though.

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

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

That will hit you like a sledgehammer. I make a point of leaving the .38 at home when I've got a date with Southern Comfort.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@Snickers77 Yeah, I can't stand Southern Comfort either.

I need some input on this one.

ProudMary comments on Jul 30, 2018:

This is most definitely another one of your paintings. And "pain and love braided into a lash" -- perfect description.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@ProudMary Thanks.

I need some input on this one.

ProudMary comments on Jul 30, 2018:

This is most definitely another one of your paintings. And "pain and love braided into a lash" -- perfect description.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

Thank you. It's not some of my crap is it?

Humans Have Changed Earth's Seasons For The First Time, Study Shows

JanGarber comments on Jul 30, 2018:

It is really hard to imagine the climate change deniers. WTF is wrong with those people except perhaps greed?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

They buy into all the propaganda from "their" side.

Pieces I live in the small sky state.

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Back in the 70's I took a detour as I was driving home. I had never driven in West Virginia so I could cross that one off my list. An hour later after countless switchbacks and hairpin turns, I was cursing my decision. Beauty is best explored when one has time on their hands. Well written Tom.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

Thank you.

Christians say Muslims and Jews are wrong Jews say Christians and Muslims are wrong and Muslims say ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

atheist says they are all wrong and don't even exist.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

The joke is that the atheists are saying that all of them are right when they say the others are wrong.

Christians say Muslims and Jews are wrong Jews say Christians and Muslims are wrong and Muslims say ...

ArdentAtheist comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Dude, a little punctuation... what you are saying holds no water... Atheists say it’s all bologna. If you can’t support your position with facts you have no position. As an atheist I stand on solid ground! The universe agrees with my data... I rely on the observations of science and my own eyes ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

No, atheists are saying that they are all right about saying the others are wrong. That's what the joke is.

You don't wanna do that. Or do you?

Snickers77 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

That's why we got a spare.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

I hadn't thought about that!

Pieces I live in the small sky state.

ProudMary comments on Jul 30, 2018:

You just described my place, down to the wild turkeys. And from the air West Virginia is the most beautiful place I've ever flown over.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

Unless you're flying over a mountain top removal site.

The truth....

Rudy1962 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Your not kidding. Their sure are alot of stupid persons who have terrible writing rules

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

They need to write gooder and improve there vocabalaries.

Here's what I'm thinking.

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Tom, I posted a piece a few minutes ago (Kenny's Social Club). It was 537 words. The piece last night (Cuffeys Cove) was 1027 words. I do this as a visual representation of what length is) 1000 words is nudging the limit of too long, I was wary about posting the Cuffeys Cove because of the length. I...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@Lincoln55 I agree. I've got a message into Admin asking how I change the parameters on a group. I want to change the wording and tags that come up when you look at the group.

Here's what I'm thinking.

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Tom, I posted a piece a few minutes ago (Kenny's Social Club). It was 537 words. The piece last night (Cuffeys Cove) was 1027 words. I do this as a visual representation of what length is) 1000 words is nudging the limit of too long, I was wary about posting the Cuffeys Cove because of the length. I...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Thanks.

Humans Have Changed Earth's Seasons For The First Time, Study Shows

weeman comments on Jul 29, 2018:

all good news

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

I don't know about that.

Free time I’ve decided that hard work is the bane of philosophy.

brentan comments on Jul 29, 2018:

An unconsidered life is not one worth living, Socrates said. I wonder is he right? And thinking constantly about life can be downer if it's not balanced with more immediate needs. Work can be healthy that way, if it's not one of those jobs better suited to a robot. I don't work anymore so I find ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

True, there is a need for balance, or you get too far removed from "real life."

Free time I’ve decided that hard work is the bane of philosophy.

Spinliesel comments on Jul 29, 2018:

That's why philosopher are generally male, well to do and idle They have only a tenuous connection to the earth,

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Some of them are that way, but not all. And I think a certain amount of philosophy and creativity are necessary, and a positive addition to life.

New model electric toothbrush.

Captnron59 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

And how's that working out for you?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Works good, man!

Love Song Our shoulders bump in the night— a sudden gasp of breath, a sharp rustle of ...

dede18 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I too sensed that it is not a love affair ... not anymore. Feeling beholden, more like it. Wondering whether the mortar keeps the house together, or whether it's the cement in the block around the ankle ... the half-remembered song crooning on the radio, expressive of a longing for that which ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@dede18 Undesired when sleeping in the middle of the night, other times not so much. The mortar in the wall is because I felt she's the one who held things together. We got up for work at different times is why we ate alone in the mornings.

Here's what I'm thinking.

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Tom, I posted a piece a few minutes ago (Kenny's Social Club). It was 537 words. The piece last night (Cuffeys Cove) was 1027 words. I do this as a visual representation of what length is) 1000 words is nudging the limit of too long, I was wary about posting the Cuffeys Cove because of the length. I...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Thank you. We'll get this figured out eventually.

Love Song Our shoulders bump in the night— a sudden gasp of breath, a sharp rustle of ...

dede18 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I too sensed that it is not a love affair ... not anymore. Feeling beholden, more like it. Wondering whether the mortar keeps the house together, or whether it's the cement in the block around the ankle ... the half-remembered song crooning on the radio, expressive of a longing for that which ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Thank you. My meaning (I think) was different than the way you interpreted it, but sometimes things sneak into my poems that make me see it a different way later on. Also, as Sylvia Plath said, once the poem is out there, the meaning is left to the reader. (Or something like that. I can't remember the exact quote.)

Love Song Our shoulders bump in the night— a sudden gasp of breath, a sharp rustle of ...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

What a beautiful piece Tom. About marriage? It is not a love affair, "We rise separately, eat alone", "do our dance of responsibility" Mortar in the wall - Solid. I read this and went, "He's done it again. Now I have to think." Do not come to Tom's page looking for the Brady Bunch. Well done...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Thank you. And yes, it's about marriage.

Love Song Our shoulders bump in the night— a sudden gasp of breath, a sharp rustle of ...

Anniemae comments on Jul 29, 2018:

And a very nice song it is.....

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Thank you.

Iris Murdoch on Storytelling, Why Art Is Essential for Democracy, and the Key to Good Writing – ...

cava comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I subscribe to Popova's blog. Popova is very knowledgeable and her posts are fascinating. My only bitch is that with all her related links I sometime forget where the hell I started. The art an artist makes, I think, is 2/3 driven by the society where the artist resides and 1/3 by the artist as ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

I agree with all of that. And I subscribe to Popova's blog as well.

Reminds me of a few of our wonderful ladies!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

I say it all the time. Am I wise?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@phxbillcee Meh. Pretty much.

And he would be right.

Captnron59 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

Is that what it is when we get a sick sense of humor?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

Not exactly.

I don't think so.

Captnron59 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

WTF?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

I know right?

An excerpt from 'Tequila And Orange Juice With A Parasol Made In Japan' By DHMcCarty Karen had ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

I like it. A sketched portrait that reveals more than it seems to. I'm assuming the woman in the second part is the same as the woman in the first part?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@Lincoln55 I looked back and saw that you added the name Karen to the woman in the second part. That clarifies it.

So apparently I'm going to level up soon.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I love it here. It's easy to spend way too much time, particularly if you're like me, and don't have much of a real life.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@Jolanta Well, I lost my job and my family broke up, all within a year or so. I had had an underlying depression (why, I don't know) before that, and those events kicked it into high gear. It's taken quite a while to get over it. I saw a therapist for a while.

Is it this hot where you live?

phxbillcee comments on Jul 28, 2018:

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/phoenix/historic

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

Not for me thanks. Even if it's a dry heat.

I need some input on this one.

dede18 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

hi Tom, I am pondering on what could be bothering you about your poem. It is deep and thought-provoking, and I'm not going to shoot something from the hip; I'm going to let it percolate before I give you my input, later.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

Thanks. I'd appreciate any input. Sometimes poems are so deep for me that I can't get any perspective on them. I'm too much inside it to see it from another's point of view.

Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet | News | The Guardian

Salo comments on Jul 27, 2018:

A fascinating read thanks. I've never travelled anywhere in the world where I've needed anything but English to communicate, and it always leaves me feeling arrogant and embarrassed. Those numbers of languages about to become extinct are frightening!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@jwd45244 Depends on how you look at it. I don't think commerce should be the primary factor determining what exists and what doesn't.

Lets take a vote. Should we open up the group to prose writers as well?

ProudMary comments on Jul 27, 2018:

There are other pages for writers, so I would prefer it stay just poetry, but I would have no problem going with the majority on this.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@Chronicarus There is The Poet's Corner, and Amateur Poetry.

So apparently I'm going to level up soon.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I love it here. It's easy to spend way too much time, particularly if you're like me, and don't have much of a real life.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@Jolanta It is getting somewhat better. I'm starting branch out more and do more things, now that I'm getting over my depression.

Lets take a vote. Should we open up the group to prose writers as well?

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I'm not much of a poet but I can tell a good tale. I like it here

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

@Lincoln55 We cool?

Lets take a vote. Should we open up the group to prose writers as well?

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I'm not much of a poet but I can tell a good tale. I like it here

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

I personally don't mind having some stories mixed in, but I don't want to get buried with other writers. I'd like to keep it mostly poetry. We'll see how it goes.

Lets take a vote. Should we open up the group to prose writers as well?

ProudMary comments on Jul 27, 2018:

There are other pages for writers, so I would prefer it stay just poetry, but I would have no problem going with the majority on this.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

We'll go with the vote, and see what happens. If we start getting swamped with other writers, maybe we'll change things.

So apparently I'm going to level up soon.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I love it here. It's easy to spend way too much time, particularly if you're like me, and don't have much of a real life.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

@Jolanta Retired. Divorced. Just me and the dogs. I always used to say my social life consisted of 2 dogs, immediate family, and facebook. Now it's this site instead of facebook.

Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin [youtu.

mistymoon77 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

This is my favorite album out of all of them. Such great tunes.. not one single bad song on here.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

I'm really fond of Presence, too.

Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet | News | The Guardian

Salo comments on Jul 27, 2018:

A fascinating read thanks. I've never travelled anywhere in the world where I've needed anything but English to communicate, and it always leaves me feeling arrogant and embarrassed. Those numbers of languages about to become extinct are frightening!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

Yes, it is frightening to think of all the languages, as well as all the other things, that are going extinct.

Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet | News | The Guardian

WilliamFleming comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I wonder why English speakers were able to spread themselves over such a large portion of the globe, and why were they able to thrive and succeed so well. Was it sheer luck or was there some sort of inherent strength lacking in others. Was it divine providence? Oh shoot! I didn’t mean to say ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

I've not noticed a problem editing. Have you read "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond. It helps to explain why the west was able to take over a lot of the world.

Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin [youtu.

Coleman comments on Jul 27, 2018:

One of my favorite Jimmy Page guitar solos.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

It's awesome.

I'm not in Texas, but from what I've heard...

phxbillcee comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Come visit Phoenix!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

I have, many times. Once I got stuck there working a weekend, and it got up to 118, and the air conditioning in the hotel broke, and my wife was with me and stuck without a car...etc. What fun! A local guy I was working with said "When we Phoenicians go to hell, we take a blanket with us!"

Be careful what's behind you.

GuyKeith comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I think that is the one they used in that scene in Requiem for a Dream.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

@GuyKeith Very true.

Be careful what's behind you.

GuyKeith comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I think that is the one they used in that scene in Requiem for a Dream.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

Oh man. I didn't think of that.

Winter Kitchen Sunday afternoon in winter: steam from the pressure cooker fogging up the ...

ProudMary comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Good lord, I can smell the food cooking. How the hell do you do that? You are such an artist!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

Thank you.

Winter Kitchen Sunday afternoon in winter: steam from the pressure cooker fogging up the ...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I can walk to the Detroit institute of Arts in 10 minutes. Admission is free for County residents. when the Museum was in dire straits and the powers opted to start selling off the $5.1B collection the people revolted Even the police refused to support any action that would remove art from the ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

Thank you very much. I write a lot of memory poems.

Free time I’ve decided that hard work is the bane of philosophy.

MsDemeanour comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Perhaps this is why philosophers of the past were the idle rich?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 27, 2018:

Yes, I think so. And also at the beginning of the Enlightenment, a lot of the people who moved science forward were "idle rich."

Movie love and true love.

Georgy303 comments on Jul 26, 2018:

This is the greatest thing I've seen today. Thanks for this.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

You're welcome.

Free time I’ve decided that hard work is the bane of philosophy.

nosferatu_cat comments on Jul 26, 2018:

It depends on the kind of work. I think a lot while doing the repetitious mindless stuff everybody has to do. House cleaning, yard work, driving the car, all the stuff that requires physical engagement without much consciousness. It's the only thing that got me through more than one job when I was...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

True. I do the same. But mental work is a whole different ballgame. I worked in the computer industry, and it took mental concentration.

Nobody's Fault But Mine - Led Zeppelin [youtu.

nosferatu_cat comments on Jul 26, 2018:

Never heard this version. It's a traditional hymn. In my coffee house folk singing days I liked to do it as a sing along. Aside from the admission of guilt it has a wide range so it's difficult to sing. I have a sick sense of humor.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

I knew it was an old song, and this is definitely a pretty drastic re-arrangement of it.

Free time I’ve decided that hard work is the bane of philosophy.

Renickulous comments on Jul 26, 2018:

Yeah the stop and philosophize person used to not suvive as often as the head down nose to the grind person. So were not all as good at it as others Ps does noone else like the posts they comment on?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

Apparently. I do though. It's helps everyone with points.

Free time I’ve decided that hard work is the bane of philosophy.

Jolanta comments on Jul 26, 2018:

I think politicians would be very happy if we were so busy with work that we had no time to ponder upon anything.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

True.

What a bear hug!

Captnron59 comments on Jul 26, 2018:

Tom.... you run outta beer again?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

I'm not that desperate yet.

I'll watch out for that then.

Captnron59 comments on Jul 26, 2018:

Do not fist girls period.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

Yeah, I'm not into that.

Is balance worthwhile?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 26, 2018:

Light only makes the darkness recede in the place where it shines. All darkness does not go away. If everything was light, it would be as blinding as if everything was dark. The balance is always there in anything that is definable by the human mind. If there is no up, there is no down, and on and ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@Piece2YourPuzzle Maybe. I just know what I think.

Free time I’ve decided that hard work is the bane of philosophy.

stinkeye_a comments on Jul 26, 2018:

They say 15-20 hrs a week kept the hunter-gatherers going. At 40 hrs a week (plus additional time lost to chronic illness!) I had zero time left over for anything beyond work and life maintenance tasks. I know exactly what you mean. *Somebody* benefits from John Q. Worker having no free time, ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

And we know who that "somebody" is.

What's going on here?

Snickers77 comments on Jul 26, 2018:

It's Treebeard as a young sapling.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 26, 2018:

Why is is hand between his legs?

The news media acts so shocked that DT lies regarding demonstrable facts and that the “base” ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 25, 2018:

The blind & conniving leading the blind& gullible

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

^ ^ ^ This.

For those divorced and dating again...

antitheism comments on Jul 25, 2018:

I would say that when you no longer carry the baggage from your previous relationship to your next one you're ready. That timeframe is going to be different for everyone.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

If that's the case, I'll never be ready. I was married for 35 years. That much baggage just doesn't go away.

Movie love and true love.

Darthpug comments on Jul 25, 2018:

hemorrhoids??

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

Possible. But I hope not.

How convinced are you?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

99.99%. I'll leave room for doubt on anything. I can always be wrong. And it informs my views of life deeply. I could go on for several pages, but I won't.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@pnfullifidian Thanks.

What should you do if you meet the Buddha walking up the road?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Kill him.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@brentan See @CallMeDave's comment above.

What should you do if you meet the Buddha walking up the road?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Kill him.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Fornax http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/670

What should you do if you meet the Buddha walking up the road?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Kill him.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Fornax That's the old Zen koan.

THE VERDICT IS IN: Straight women have less orgasms because their partners are clueless.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

I eventually learned.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Redcupcoffee I can't answer "how many disappointed women" but I know one that wasn't. And since I was only with one for 35 years, she was the one who counted.

What to say?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Say whatever.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@HeyImBen I was asking for that, wasn't I?

Are there any peculiar phenomena in your state that draw people to do seemingly insane things?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Here's one in my statehttps://www.google.com/search?q=bridge+day+west+virginia=firefox-b-1=isch=u=univ&sa=X=0ahUKEwjFicHBsrvcAhVoU98KHT2XBRcQiR4IpwI=1252=600 https://www.google.com/search?q=bridge+day+west+virginia=firefox-b-1=isch=u=univ&sa=X=0ahUKEwjFicHBsrvcAhVoU98KHT2XBRcQiR4IpwI=1252=600

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Condor5 She's talking about the East Coast Skyline Drive. But I don't think the New River Gorge bridge is part of it. I could be wrong.

Are there any peculiar phenomena in your state that draw people to do seemingly insane things?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Here's one in my statehttps://www.google.com/search?q=bridge+day+west+virginia=firefox-b-1=isch=u=univ&sa=X=0ahUKEwjFicHBsrvcAhVoU98KHT2XBRcQiR4IpwI=1252=600 https://www.google.com/search?q=bridge+day+west+virginia=firefox-b-1=isch=u=univ&sa=X=0ahUKEwjFicHBsrvcAhVoU98KHT2XBRcQiR4IpwI=1252=600

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Condor5 She's talking about the East Coast Skyline Drive. But I don't think the New River Gorge bridge is part of it. I could be wrong.