Ah ah ah ah...

Eclipsechaser comments on Jul 10, 2018:

In the UK, the government recommend using "Staying Alive" as a timing guide for giving CPR. Seems appropriate.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

They recommend it here, too. The rhythm is perfect for CPR.

Digging a Hole I haven't reached the bottom yet, or found that succulent sassafras taproot ...

azzow2 comments on Jul 10, 2018:

Reminds me of hunting for rams head mushrooms on oak trees in the forest. Good write

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

Thanks.

Good planning.

phxbillcee comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Rub rub you long time, Joe!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

Long time is right. 7 days, to be exact.

Good planning.

phxbillcee comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Happy endings guaranteed?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

I'll have to ask.

This is from an older journal entry: All my concern over my lack of education, or rather, the ...

sewchick57 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

So there is a name for knowing things when I have no tangible way of knowing them.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@sewchick57 Sometimes things happen like that. I sometimes know with my gut rather than my brain.

This is from an older journal entry: All my concern over my lack of education, or rather, the ...

sewchick57 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

So there is a name for knowing things when I have no tangible way of knowing them.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@sewchick57 I know. I used to worry about it more than I do now. I'm too old to give a shit anymore.

Hmm...let me think about it.

LEPeff comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Depends on the day.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

True dat!

This is from an older journal entry: All my concern over my lack of education, or rather, the ...

sewchick57 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

So there is a name for knowing things when I have no tangible way of knowing them.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

Yep. And a philosophy.

Of course they are.

phxbillcee comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Well that & my giant Rabbit, Harvey!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

How is Harvey anyway?

Back in my day...

phxbillcee comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Hell, used to be just the one pone in the house, & it was possibly a party line. One television per family, as a rule; black & white, rabbit ears, no remote &, between VHF & UHF, if you were in a major market, tops 8-10 stations total, & many were off the air by midnight! Test pattern time!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

I remember all of that. For a while I was in a place in the country where the phone was on a party line and we could get 1 TV channel. Sometimes. But I was young, partying with my friends, and I had a stereo, so I didn't care.

This is from an older journal entry: All my concern over my lack of education, or rather, the ...

mordant comments on Jul 9, 2018:

1) I am a senior software developer / architect with 32 years of experience 2) I have a high school education (plus a useless 1 year certificate from a Bible Institute). Make of it what you will. In and of itself, a sheepskin is just surface appearances. Indeed, many people who hire ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

I worked in various capacities the computer industry for over 30 years, and when I started, they would take anybody who could even pretend they knew what they were doing (I bluffed my way into my first job in the field, myself) but later I started seeing the requirements for degrees popping up, and when I lost my last job, due to company changes, I was 58, and almost no one would even talk to me, partly because of my age and partly because of my lack of formal training. But what I was most interested in about this post, was the old Taoist concept of "unknowing" that was mentioned.

Literal translation from German to English -- do you understand what this is trying to say?

thinktwice comments on Jul 9, 2018:

My husband's family is Pennsylvania Dutch (Deutsch)...they outen the dog...mox nix...and it is always spritzing! lol I totally understand what it says...lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

A friend of mine lived in Pennsylvania Dutch country, and he always laughed about sentence structure. "Throw your father down the stairs his slippers." "Throw the cow over the fence some hay."

Where Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia meet. Also my home town.

snytiger6 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

I hope those white spots are wild flowers and not litter.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

They're not litter. They're leaves.

That'll do it!

scurry comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Perfect!! Except for the Coors Light.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Yeah, I'd actually prefer a better beer.

Where Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia meet. Also my home town.

ProudMary comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Kenova?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Yep. That's Virginia Point, where the Big Sandy runs into the Ohio. The point was named before it became West Virginia.

The Old House for Katie In my house my other house the one I don’t live in anymore the ...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Memories are made of this. Years ago I decided to make memories important, to give them their own separate file. My friends ask how I can remember all that. "Because I made them important." Comes in handy when you write a story.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

They come in handy for lots of things. I have lots of "memory" poems.

This one still needs work-- Jack the Mule came from who knows where.

ProudMary comments on Jul 8, 2018:

The artist at work again.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Thanks.

The Old House for Katie In my house my other house the one I don’t live in anymore the ...

ProudMary comments on Jul 8, 2018:

So very beautiful and bittersweet.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Thank you. My daughter Katie and I are the sentimentalists in the family.

That'll do it!

Cast1es comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Die young ?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@Cast1es That's more like it.

I've been working on this one for weeks.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Awesome poem. Somehow I escaped the worst of small-town negativity when I was young. Plus, I left my small town at 18 and never lived there again (though I'm still close to there.)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@LetzGetReal I'm sure that's true in some places. I just didn't find it myself.

Got a laugh out of this one. Not because it's ever happened to me or anything...

Captnron59 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Tom? Did you really read this?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Yep. Obviously it's written by a woman.

That'll do it!

Cast1es comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Die young ?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

I'm too old to die young.

I've been working on this one for weeks.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Awesome poem. Somehow I escaped the worst of small-town negativity when I was young. Plus, I left my small town at 18 and never lived there again (though I'm still close to there.)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@LetzGetReal True. Although when I moved to the REALLY big city, I missed the camaraderie and the willingness to talk and to help that you find in smaller places. Where I'm at now seems to have a good balance.

This one still needs work-- Jack the Mule came from who knows where.

Freedompath comments on Jul 8, 2018:

A nice story on the innocence of childhood...but with the danger!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@Freedompath I was right beside them until the honeysuckle patch. If they were falling anywhere that might hurt them, me and my brother would have been there to catch them regardless. We knew they wouldn't be hurt where they fell. They even laughed with us.

This one still needs work-- Jack the Mule came from who knows where.

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Love it sir. A perfect picture with words. Very well done

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Thank you.

This one still needs work-- Jack the Mule came from who knows where.

azzow2 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

When I lived in Pennsylvania a very good friend of mine an old Dutchman. He bought a portable sawmill he and I spent many of weekends deep in the forest turning logs into lumber. Sadly he passed, I had given both my kids their middle name as an honor to him. This poem gave me remind of him. Good ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Thank you.

This one still needs work-- Jack the Mule came from who knows where.

Freedompath comments on Jul 8, 2018:

A nice story on the innocence of childhood...but with the danger!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Thanks. Where was the danger?

The Old House for Katie In my house my other house the one I don’t live in anymore the ...

egyptrican comments on Jul 8, 2018:

That’s beautiful!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

Thank you.

Grandpa shakes his head.

zephr comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Must be a generational thing. My grandpa surely would have shaken his head but man buns on some guys are hot! I'm sad my grandpa's only hairdo options were "short" or "shorter."

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

I personally don't mind a man bun, but I thought the sign was funny.

The Levels

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

There's only one at level 9, and none at level 10.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@onlyif I don't know. I joined this site on March 31st, and he was already here.

Being rational all the time isn't going to do you any favors — Quartz

RPardoe comments on Jul 7, 2018:

Another interesting read ruined by the eye-catching (yet erroneous) headline. The work of Kahneman and Tversky is quite fascinating. If interested in reading more about it, I would suggest **The Undoing Project** by Michael Lewis for starters. Back to the article....the point of K&T was that ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

Right. I read "The Undoing Project" and "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Kahneman. But what this article is saying is that straight rationality can also be misleading in some cases and that we need our emotional responses as well as our rationality, which I agree with.

A truly awesome quote from Tennyson— “A kind of waking trance I have frequently had, quite up ...

skado comments on Jul 7, 2018:

Default Mode Network https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lsd-may-chip-away-at-the-brain-s-sense-of-self-network/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_mode_network?wprov=sfti1

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

Interesting. I did a lot of LSD back in the day, and I always supposed it had an affect on my thinking, but I wasn't sure quite how.

Wonder how that happened?

Captnron59 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

Tom... you know better.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

We all slip up sometimes.

Lying in Bed at night when the rain comes I feel like an ink line drawing in an old book ...

LB67 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

Lovely.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

Thank you.

When we moved to West Virginia in 1982, we brought with us a dog named Jasper, part beagle, part ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

It's really tough losing pets. My favorite cat was named Jasper, and it really hurt to lose him. The same with many dogs. I have a 14 year old mutt right now, and it's going to be very hard to lose him. Good poem.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

@ProudMary I also have a German Shepherd, but he's only 4, so he should be around for a while.

Remember when doing good for others was repaid by a hitchhiker?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

I used to hitchike a lot, but never naked.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

@zorialoki I haven't hitchhiked since probably 1980. I don't even see any hitchhikers anymore.

A truly awesome quote from Tennyson— “A kind of waking trance I have frequently had, quite up ...

AwarenessNow comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Nice quote. Yep, that's it. Funny how thinking mind tries to look at it and then categorize it and describe it with words it already knows. Unfortunately, all words do not fit "it" because words were designed by the part of the mind that deals with duality. That's why you get so many traditions ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Agreed.

Christmas Eve Early evening, you called me on the phone and asked me over for a drink and ...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 6, 2018:

We bare our soul, our hopes our fears. We stand naked in the moonlight. Can you hear me? Can you see me? We come here to pin ourselves to the wall. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for shining a light on both of us

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Thank you.

Christmas Eve Early evening, you called me on the phone and asked me over for a drink and ...

ProudMary comments on Jul 6, 2018:

You are so damned good at painting a picture for the reader to see and experience.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Thank you!

Pretty sneaky!

TheGreatShadow comments on Jul 6, 2018:

In it it should be full.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Hey, if you're at work, six beers beats nothing!

Christmas Eve Early evening, you called me on the phone and asked me over for a drink and ...

azzow2 comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Those temporary gifts are just a dangle of enticement. Although a moment of pleasure is never wasted time. Good rune

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Thanks. We didn't get back together or anything. I guess she just wanted a one night stand, and I obliged her. It was a long time ago.

A truly awesome quote from Tennyson— “A kind of waking trance I have frequently had, quite up ...

Jolanta comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I would call it self hypnosis. Does happen, especially if you are taking drugs.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

It's something like that, but not that exactly. I've experienced brief flashes of it. It's exhilarating and amazing. And I wasn't on drugs.

Pretty sneaky!

JK666 comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Cervesa!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

You bet!

That's a good point.

Mofferatu comments on Jul 6, 2018:

That's a little depressing. Let me add to that lol! Life also has people telling you that they'll never let go, before letting go.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

That's even more depressing!

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

pepperjones comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I just noticed someone "unliked" my photo. Is it better to have loved and lost or never loved at all?! :'(

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@pepperjones I'll like it for ya! Will that make it feel better?

The Perfect Dress

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I wanna stand next to her at the party!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@StephC I dunno, I have pretty sharp elbows!

LOL!

Captnron59 comments on Jul 6, 2018:

NE

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Crap! You beat me to it!

Prince Charming is Rescuing Me.....

Captnron59 comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Good houseshoes

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

You mean housesocks.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

pepperjones comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I just noticed someone "unliked" my photo. Is it better to have loved and lost or never loved at all?! :'(

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

That's a new one!

Seneca on gratefulness and generosity.

Wallace comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I want to like that but I wonder if it can be universalized. For example, would it really be good for me to be grateful to someone for murdering my enemy? Or in real life, is it good to be grateful that our forefathers took the land from the native Americans to make it available to us?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

That makes it more complicated, doesn't it?

I think he's confused.

AtheistInNC comments on Jul 6, 2018:

what's the "G"?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Garlic bread?

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

OlderMusicGeek comments on Jul 5, 2018:

That could be a whole thesis for a psych student.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

I know, right? Something I just thought I'd toss out there, turned into a whole huge discussion! I love it!

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

educatedredneck comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I didn't even know you could LIKE a picture, but I probably wouldn't like a picture from someone I barely know. I assume women get enough compliments on their appearance, it's just white noise or even annoying. If someone I knew well posted a picture of something fun or they seemed extremely ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@Minta79 You're pretty!

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jul 5, 2018:

What's your deal, your photos (many of which aren't terribly great... photographically) have likes. Your photos have more likes than my photos. Honestly, your photos and your presentation in them, could be a lot better. A lot of guy's pics are awful... poor composition, bad lighting, messy ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@BlueWave Okay, I agree. There was a little jokey reference about no one liking my pictures. I'm normal (at least in some ways) and enjoy thinking people might like me. I might even post a better picture or two someday. But I'm still not sweating it too much. If it was just about looks, I'd lose weight and spruce up and things like that. I never want it to be about looks that much. I yam what I yam.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jul 5, 2018:

What's your deal, your photos (many of which aren't terribly great... photographically) have likes. Your photos have more likes than my photos. Honestly, your photos and your presentation in them, could be a lot better. A lot of guy's pics are awful... poor composition, bad lighting, messy ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX The main point of my post was wondering about the seeming discrepancy between likes on women's pictures and men's. Apparently I didn't word it very well. I kind of tossed it off jokingly. Yes, I would like to meet someone, which was why I joined the site to begin with. But after a while I realized there were not many women on here close to me, and I started enjoying the posts and the jokes and things. That's the main reason I'm on here so much.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

Aivery comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I only got likes when I posted asking if they even worked right after they launched. I don't care really if I get them. I wish more people would say something to me, not just look at my profile. Though, I'm guilty of doing that to other people, so I guess I shouldn't complain. Lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@Aivery Sometimes I forget to look at the little hearts.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

Aivery comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I only got likes when I posted asking if they even worked right after they launched. I don't care really if I get them. I wish more people would say something to me, not just look at my profile. Though, I'm guilty of doing that to other people, so I guess I shouldn't complain. Lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

I'm a little leery of talking to women who are much younger than me, out of experience from other dating sites. I don't want to come across as the "creepy old guy."

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

JustKip comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Just wondering...can you tell *who* liked your pics? Somebody like my profile pic, and I'm not sure I'd want to know who it was. I mean, what if it's *her*, slightly age inappropriate or across the continent (or both, of course). Oh, to respond to your question, @tnorman1236 , nobody likes ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Lol. And there is a way to see who liked your pictures.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

Hermit comments on Jul 5, 2018:

You’ve hit on a good strategy for getting people to like your pics.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Well, that wasn't really the goal, but okay.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jul 5, 2018:

What's your deal, your photos (many of which aren't terribly great... photographically) have likes. Your photos have more likes than my photos. Honestly, your photos and your presentation in them, could be a lot better. A lot of guy's pics are awful... poor composition, bad lighting, messy ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX My idea with the pictures is for someone to get an idea of me and my life. And while I would appreciate meeting someone on here, it's not really my main goal on here any more. I like the conversations and ideas.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

Omen6Actual comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I don't know if I have any "likes" or not nor do I care personally. I only ever look at someone's profile to see their "bio" if they've looked at my profile or said something/commented/replied. Personally, I'm not interested in dating and most women on here seem to be my mother's age or older so I ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Again, I really don't care that much about the likes on my pictures, it was just curiosity. I much prefer a good conversation with someone.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

JimG comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Okay, I'm straight and I am not hitting on you, but I liked a pic in your profile. Don't get too excited though, it's because of the dogs. :D

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Lol, thanks.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

joeymf86 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Who cares if people like or don't like your photos. Having meaningful conversations with someone is more important than how many profile visitors you have or how many likes your photos get. People don't like narcissism.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Of course the conversations are more important. I was just curious about the disparity in photo likes.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

exilesky comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I liked the one with the horns. Because I love guys in goofy hats.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Lol, thanks.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

thatgirllaura comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Women don't complement physical attributes as much a they do personality attributes. Stop looking at your photo likes and start reading women's profiles and striking up conversations. :P Also women want to be pursued, not the pursuer...so they are not going to act like a dude in some ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

That's exactly what I was wondering. I don't really care that much about the likes, I was just curious about the phenomenon.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jul 5, 2018:

What's your deal, your photos (many of which aren't terribly great... photographically) have likes. Your photos have more likes than my photos. Honestly, your photos and your presentation in them, could be a lot better. A lot of guy's pics are awful... poor composition, bad lighting, messy ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

They didn't have likes until I posted this. Also, most of my pics are either older ones taken by someone else, or current selfies taken with a crappy phone camera. I'm not interested in a beauty contest, lol.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

Seminarian comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Ok so my wife says she can tell at a glance if a guy is date worthy. I've looked at guys pics with her and it's the smile. The ones she has swiped right on look like they have a sense of humor but not an immature sense of humor (so no props). BTW, if you want more likes on your picture hold a ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Lol, I've got one pic with my dogs.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

bigpawbullets comments on Jul 5, 2018:

There. I "liked" all of your pictures. And sorry, you ARE hideous. But in a Manly way. Just kidding. ;-)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@bigpawbullets I'm not sweating it. I was just genuinely curious, especially if it was the same way with other guys.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

Iam4MY comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I have 3 pics on here, each with one like a piece. I only know this because I just looked. I don't take it personally. I've never been all that attractive and have a serious case of resting bitch face so no one is going to be interested in me based solely off a couple of selfies. I may have liked a ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

You look fine to me.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

bigpawbullets comments on Jul 5, 2018:

There. I "liked" all of your pictures. And sorry, you ARE hideous. But in a Manly way. Just kidding. ;-)

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Lol, thanks. I guess.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

LimitedLight comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Here's a different perspective. I have only one photo like here. And that's of me at about 8 years old holding the family cat. The like is from someone I've known about 38 years, who accepted my invite to join the site. On the other hand, I've had 3 dates with a woman from this site. Not even ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Interesting...

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

Donotbelieve comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I don't like anyone's pictures and I don't like my pictures being liked. That's why I took the majority of them down. It feels like a petty beauty contest. I much prefer to like people's comments and posts. That's where the real beauty is. I like you and yours a lot.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Thanks. I guess not being a woman, I'm not as sensitive to the beauty contest aspect of the whole thing. I was basically just curious, and also wondering if other guys noticed the same thing.

Okay guys, I want to ask a question.

4EvanSake comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I think most likes on women's pictures are from men.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

I know. That's why I'm wondering if it's a guy/girl thing.

A cake for Murica!

Captnron59 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

When did we lose some states?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Lol, good question!

I think somebody made this meme with me in mind.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

LMAO! I know what you mean! Me too!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@ProudMary Me too!

Trying to Write it’s all been digested slowly convolutedly thoroughly it has worked its...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Got some great lines in there. Just close your eyes and type (metaphorically unless you're a better hunt and pecker than I) I always look at writing like I do photography. Take a thousand shots and hope for 5 good ones. Just write until your fingers bleed and sort through it for the gems. Good luck ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Thank you. It was just one of those days. I've got lots more.

Let's hear it for Satin!

KKGator comments on Jul 5, 2018:

It's just so hard for me to take anyone seriously when they can't fucking spell worth a damn.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

I know what you mean. My brother is really smart, but you'd never know it by the way he spells. On social media it's worse, because that's the only way you get to know people.

I sign I don't need.

JeremyTaylor comments on Jul 5, 2018:

If it's that big you can't help but evacuate it first.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

True dat!

How come nobody ever talks about that?

scurry comments on Jul 5, 2018:

But were they friends? Really? Is Apostle synonymous with Friend? They followed him, sure, but maybe they weren't really his friends. Maybe they were the grunge kids in highschool that just seemed to band together in the smoking area and did what the toughest kid there said to do.. Or the jocks ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

It was just a joke.

Where were you on your 10,000th level point?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

You got it! Where's the party again?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@SukiSue Just kidding.

Trying to Write it’s all been digested slowly convolutedly thoroughly it has worked its...

azzow2 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Parchment that once glowed so bright with ideas if prerogative no longer seems so right. Trying to help some. It seems on track you just need to ponder a while longer.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

I just stopped where I was. Restart later on.

I'll drink to that!

Shelton comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I'll drink to that!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Cheers!

Please explain.

Mofferatu comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Strictly speaking, is that incorrect though? Maybe, cylindrical, but it is a cube with very rounded sides. Right?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

i don't know about that...

A long time ago, I ran across my own little koan, my own little insoluble puzzle.

AntaresRose comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Great story. I know the stress caused by an I want or I need it, just puts a negative influence out around it. I try to reason with myself, that the outcome will be what it is. You may or may not be pleased at first, but usually somewhere during the process the outcome in some way had an effect on ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Forcing things is almost never a good idea.

BOB DYLAN - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (live) [youtu.be]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Good one!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@patchoullijulie Always liked that song. It was on Dylan's Greatest Hits (I think Volume 2, but I forget right now). Been listening to it and others for years.

A long time ago, I ran across my own little koan, my own little insoluble puzzle.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Very good example especially the last paragraph

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Thanks.

That about covers it.

Captnron59 comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Signs signs everywhere are signs...do this do that.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

I remember that song.

Weather alert in the London Underground.

Katrik comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Please tell me this is real.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Katrik Oh well, it was funny anyway.

A Flash of Illumination on the Greyhound Bus: Physicist Freeman Dyson on Creative Breakthrough and ...

MissKathleen comments on Jul 4, 2018:

some of all y'all are way too smart for me.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Nah.

Tonight on Facebook, there are at least two different quotes by deceased musicians, John Lennon and ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jul 3, 2018:

I saw the Kurt Cobain post, and I thought it was probably bullshit, but I knew that wouldn't stop this person from believing it. They believe so much other bullshit, what's one more lie?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@yamaha45701 Yeah, well, they don't believe that's what they're doing.

Talking to the Cat 13 Haven't spoke with you yet today old friend.

azzow2 comments on Jul 3, 2018:

Inner turmoil one of our great downfalls. Good write

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

Thanks.

This cracked me up.

phxbillcee comments on Jul 3, 2018:

That would be 'douche ex machina'!!!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

Lol, gotta remember that!

I have nothing to add.

phxbillcee comments on Jul 3, 2018:

I'm an OG, I still read in the can!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

Me too.

Undeniable Miracle - YouTube

Ellatynemouth comments on Jul 3, 2018:

This is a joke? Surely.... It must be a joke.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

I wish it was a joke, but I don't think it is.

Spin the wheel.

Rudy1962 comments on Jul 2, 2018:

You should post this one in Positive Vibes

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

lol

Well, that's obvious.

phxbillcee comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Isn't that sorta the point?!?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

Exactly!

My plans for this week:

GuyKeith comments on Jul 2, 2018:

It's going to be hot almost everywhere later this week and into the middle of the month.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

I know. I'll be ready for fall by the end of July.

STORIES We were talking last night at the dinner table, and my daughter Katie said “Dad, ...

Ellatynemouth comments on Jul 2, 2018:

That piece is publishable. Written like a pro. Beautiful! Just out of interest; how long did it take you to write that post? How many edits? I wish I could write like you.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

Thank you. I just wrote and edited some as I went. No real work involved, it was just what I was thinking. Sometimes stuff just comes out. A lot of my poems are like that too.

Not Safe For Work!

Captnron59 comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Tom, is that your secretary's chair?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

Lol, I wish I had a secretary!

Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? How about Taoism?

AlmostVulcan comments on Jul 1, 2018:

A philosophy is a system of thought that must be prepared to adapt and change. Neither Buddhism nor Taoism allows that.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

I don't think that's true. I think both allow you to adapt and change. And I agree with @Stacey48 that that's not in any definition of philosophy I've heard of.