In Texas, a Quiet Effort to Protect 'Conversion Therapy' Is Underway - Rewire.News

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Sounds like some crude form of brain washing. I was unaware of this bizarreness before your posted article.

Atheism is just another religion. Here’s why: 1. You spend too much time thinking about the ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Silly, but at least partially true.

? Seriously, the resident jackass sinks to a new low by attacking a man who's been dead for seven ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 20, 2019:

So, are we debating the impropriety of his action? Or are we debating if he is of sound mind? Be specific CB!!!! ;-)

Tonight 2 guys from the church of jesus chrit of latter day saints can to my door I said not ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 20, 2019:

One of the reasons I tolerate the wife's 80+ pound GS. Nobody I don't want hanging around, does. Plus, he's now a great friend of the cats.

This is a bizarre catch. That little kangaroo rat set off that giant 440 conibear to boot it ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 20, 2019:

"If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all."

What is your idea of a good death?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 19, 2019:

"Death may come at a crawl, or come with a pounce. It matters not when, or why. It's not so much that your dead that counts. But only, how did you die?"

Is the "afterlife" possible without a god or gods?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 19, 2019:

In my opinion, yes. Continuing on in some form after our biological body dies is a possibility. It has nothing to do with Gods or things to be worshiped.

Waterfall Garden? What do you think?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I'm going to do a water feature in our habitat garden this year. No old rusty truck though.... ;-)

Have you ever got on a bus like this? Would you want to venture on such a trip? My girlfriend had a ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 19, 2019:

We've been to a few places in Mexico where the buses pretty much look like that.

Well that was fun and intriguing. I recently posted: Space (A.K.A. Outer Space, Cosmological Space)...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 19, 2019:

This is a good representation of how things have changed from my general science education back in H.S. https://www.facebook.com/thespaceacademy/videos/376578269549395/​

Well that was fun and intriguing. I recently posted: Space (A.K.A. Outer Space, Cosmological Space)...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Agree. I look back on the stuff I was taught in Science classes in the 60s. Lots of those "truths" have fallen by the wayside. Sometimes it's hard to let go of that stuff.

I've been becoming more hippie with age. I've been needing to chill the hell out my whole life. Now ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

It's a journey.

Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears [youtube.com]

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

An all time favorite.

[yahoo.com] 7 US Military members are discovered to be White Nationalists. - Do you think they ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

No more so than the Gangbangers from the west coast who join up for the combat training. As long as they perform their duties and are in adherence with the UCMJ, they're fine.

Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2014 - Scotland the Brave Bagpipe and Drum Procession - End Performance...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Whoa! Fix bayonets! Give them a taste of cold steel!

Ok this is a debate group so.....Convince me this meme is not accurate

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

So, my little mentoring group doesn't worry about those distinctions listed above. We try to assist all young men referred to us. What's everyone else doing to turn this around?

I need some advice. To put it out there... I've been traveling 2 hours one way to connect with a ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Seems like you're putting forth all the effort. Invite him to your place. See what happens.

Ok this is a debate group so.....Convince me this meme is not accurate

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

So, what's your solution to this? Or, are you just meming the obvious?

Good Morning Fellow Hippies. Its bright and sunny here - Spring is coming. I can feel it can't you?...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

So far... it's been good! Housekeeper showed up all upbeat. Celebrated a "rite of passage" with her. Wine store had some great stuff to sample and buy. Krogers had lots of my shopping list on sale. Backup generator kicked in for the weekly diagnostics run... all is good! Heading out for a pleasant jog through the 'burb & forrest.

This is directly from Quora: How much does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know about economics in the ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Well, I'm a mean, old, white, Rethuglican. And I think she's GREAT!

Career / vocational training wise - what would you do differently today than what you did?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Nothing.

This is so stupid!

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Hysterical

Here's one for you old fuckers, like me. [youtube.com]

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I remember this! The Kingston Trio?

??? Today's lunch... Quick, easy, and cheating... Meaning out of a box ? The black spots are a ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Looks like a plate of heartburn to this old man. ;-)

U.S. Peace Activists in Venezuela: Nothing to Fear - YouTube

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Sound's out.... could you summarize?

Fractal of the day.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Nice... too "girly" for me. ;-)

Question for the group. A man walks into a store with a gun and points it at a child. Two men move ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Or maybe the Agnostic, being a very practical guy, simply draws and fires his own concealed sidearm before the child is harmed.

Happy Sunday Everyone! Woke up early, made Dan breakfast, and went back to bed till after noon. ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Sliced up a loaf of honey-wheat bread I made last night. Sent documentation to our credit-card company to stop payment for our not yet completed flooring project. Preparing to start some tomato, pepper, and coleus seeds indoors. Trying to decide between Niquil & Chardonnay. Watching the snowstorm.

C'mon global warming, where the hell are you? Do you realize we are just few days shy from Spring ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

My wx station is blinking; "Snow approaching!!" But I'm starting tomatoes and pepper seeds indoors today.

My friend Liz. She sang this at my Mother's funeral. I'll be missing her at the Gaelic Club today ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Glad you've returned from the wilderness. Tell us of your journey.

Is this real? [mynbc15.com]

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

While it appears to be real, it will never pass.

[yahoo.com] Chris Wallace of Fox News says there is no way Trump can win in 2020 with just his ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I like "Sassy" so I'll respond to this and prepare for a virtual beating. I voted for Trump. My vote was strategic but unpleasant. I voted to keep Hillary Clinton from winning. The Democratic Party, in my opinion, must nominate someone who can appeal to the Republicans (and there are many) who'd prefer a mainstream candidate from ANY party that they could vote for. So it's up to you good folks. Find someone.

Have you noticed the people who do not want to help refugees because we have our own poor don't want...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Whew! I glanced down through these comments and I'm truly suprised. I must live in a very odd community.

Churches open their doors to businesses in order to survive

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I wonder what that does to their tax exempt status.... must make for interesting book-keeping.

Have you noticed the people who do not want to help refugees because we have our own poor don't want...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Quite a generalization. I'd have to disagree based on personal experience & involvment.

The 7 Most Baffling Things About Women's Clothes

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Ha! This is an indicator of why I like reading your posts. You're like my wife. Her biggest complaint about "store bought" ladies' clothing is pockets. Not big enough. Not deep enough. So. She makes her own. Or.... <GASP> wears boys/men's pants & shorts she alters....

Greetings! I'm curious if there's any interest here in attempting a virtual wine tasting.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I checked the "wine" group here... little activity and only 15 members. If @frayedbear doesn't mind, I might ask them to join this group. There may be overlap already.

Seems like the right group to post this

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

President Trump's "thoughts & prayers" message is pretty typical of heads-of-state... Amee's response is pretty typical of the "Loyal Opposition's " response of blaming everything on the views of others. The beat goes on.

Today I made a hearty breakfast... Hashbrowns, breakfast sausage, scrabbled eggs, kielbasa... It...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Whoa! Going lumberjacking today?

Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for president! Well, folks... this is it. My days will ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Just read about "Beto's" interesting teen years. Like any of us, he did some things that in today's world of outrage, will be fodder for the GOP to continually harp upon. It astounds me that incidents from someone's childhood are considered red flags in the world of politics.

Trump: His "Very Fine People," & The Killer in New Zealand are Connected

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I haven't followed this story. If President Trump has not spoken out condemning this, then by default he is saying that the actions of the shootist are acceptable.

And yet another day goes by and NO ONE in the atheist community has killed ANYONE in the name of ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

These are rookie numbers! We've got to pump these numbers up!!!

Kissing Professional Women Rant... I was watching the news and in one clip they showed Trump ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Customs are strange, regardless of their origin. I don't like kissing anyone but my wife. So I don't. What's your view then of Joe Biden's behavior towards ladies in the workplace?

Trump: His "Very Fine People," & The Killer in New Zealand are Connected

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

88!

?? Baked chicken marinated with Ms. Dash poultry seasoning and cayenne pepper... Cooked with ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Looks great!

WHO comes up with this stuff? [politifact.com] [politifact.com] [politifact.com] ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

The "news" media is for entertainment value only. The primary goal is to sell advertizing, not {decimate -- error caught by @bingst. Whether autocorrect or Freudian slip, well done sir!} facts. So, they're doing a GREAT job!!!

I was uploading pictures this evening to our computer and stumbled over this one, taken in Cuba in ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

To continue, these rather comical caricatures <yes, I know they are supposed to be insulting> of Reagan and the Bushes were also displayed at the Che' monument. I always find it interesting how the rest of the world sees us.

The Rapid Decline Of The Natural World Is A Crisis Even Bigger Than Climate Change | HuffPost

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Well, that was depressing.

Space (A.K.A. Outer Space, Cosmological Space) is not an empty void, not free of substance or form.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

So, from a practical engineering point of view, a really fast space ship needs a bulldozer blade mounted on her bow?

[youtube.com] Please watch film on The west should cut ties with Saudi Arabia.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

OK.... I watched it.... Took awhile. Luckily, there's a reason for me to be sequestered in our office as an actual flooring installer is working downstairs to correct the entire mess-up of the "Three Amigos" who were here two weeks ago. So...... @kenriley! What next?

What is the EXACT amount of fraud, that ANY man or woman has the right to commit? What is the ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I'd have to say that there is no absolute value for either of your first two questions. Totally subjective. Besides, "Fraud" to some is "Gospel" to others. Let us pray. :-)

"Humans are often said to be intensely tribal. Indeed we are. But if “tribal” refers to a sense ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 14, 2019:

If we are "domesticated", then my definition of that term needs modification.

US Regime Change Blueprint Proposed Venezuelan Electricity Blackouts as “Watershed Event” ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 14, 2019:

I can assure you the the good old U.S.of A. has been in the Nation Building business since way before Vietnam, and will continue to be into the foreseeable future. Lots of money to be made in "Nation Building". Especially if the first attempt fails.

[alternet.org] Hopefully Trump will sign this bill, I wouldn't bet on it. You would think more ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Another "tribal" border conflict. An Nafud; "The Great Empty". Why the tribes there want to fight over that waste-land is beyond me. Our insatiable appetite for Nation Building is, in my opinion, insane.

@Admin - when did we lose the Nauseous emoji? Are they being worked on, a glitch, or is it gone ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 14, 2019:

And the "hmmm" . One of my favorites.

Why would I lose almost 3000 points? I understand some points are reviewed and I expect a little ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 14, 2019:

I stole them.

Trump grounds those airplanes.... Finally did something right! Too little, too late? Or just a ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Interesting question CB. I've read that it might be an erroneous software update or more disturbing, hacked software that caused loss of pilot flight control. Two crashes in 6 months with the same relatively small population of that aircraft type is unheard of. The FAA should have stepped in earlier, even if there wasn't decisive evidence of faulty gear.

Describes perfectly my attitude toward Trump. [thefederalist.]

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 13, 2019:

The Europeans & South Americans, at least those I've worked with, think our Puritanical attitude concerning our leaders is laughable. I was working in Argentina when President Clinton was being pilloried for the "Monica" incident. The one comment that pretty much summed up the attitude down there was; "He's a manly man. If you don't want him as President, send him here!" I fail to understand why folks cannot accept the fact that any male who strives to be, and is elected to the office of POTUS, isn't going to have mistresses.

"Einstein and Hawking: Unlocking The Universe" produced by the BBC for the Science Channel. i ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Wow! Excellent "points generating" post!!!! I salute you! ;-)

Describes perfectly my attitude toward Trump. [thefederalist.]

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Umm. YES!

Australia's most Senior Catholic cleric, and, until recently, the 3rd most senior world wide, ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 13, 2019:

We do this to ourselves. Organized religion should be outlawed.

[aish.com] With Mengele in Auschwitz - Sometimes who survived was timing or a matter of luck.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 12, 2019:

An amazing story.

A comedy of errors on snowshoes today

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 12, 2019:

So, no ten mile route marches with a full combat load in your ruck..... I totally agree.

[yahoo.com] POS POTUS promotes a model's fringe right winged jexodus campaign which encourages ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Ever listen to "The Merry Minuet" sung by The Kingston Trio?

Thank you to all who have joined! Special call out to Cutiebeauty for agreeing to co-moderate!!!! ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Oh no! Not CB!!!!!! ;-)

So, this a kind of "jobs classified" section?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 11, 2019:

Ok.... Career advice? Referral service? Job to lifestyle fit? Might need some more specific guidelines. Just a thought.

Why don't other tenants help me shovel snow?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

My wife and I shovel our driveway and sidewalk. We enjoy it as exercise. We both feel a sense of accomplishment when we're done. We've the largest driveway in our 'burb, and we only use shovels. We're also the oldest couple. All the other folks have snowblowers. When I'm occasionally asked why we don't get one, my reply is; "Well, when we're old and weak, I might." ;-)

Rolling Stones. - Gimme Shelter Fhttps://youtu.be/RbmS3tQJ7Os

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Whoa! Might be their best. Brings back some very dark and some very adrenaline rush memories of another place...... Thanks for posting.

[fee.org] [slate.com] Why I'm a liberal.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Interesting reads, both. I've become very skeptical of these types of articles, from either side, touting huge dollar figures coupled to vague, highly generalized, "programs". I'm not saying that there may not be truth there. Without an actual verified line item spreadsheet... "the books, if you will", to prove these claims, it's all just rhetoric.

Kenriley has formed a group called common ground to facilitate debate between the liberals and ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

I find everyone here in conservative-land to be logical and courteous in their posting. I think Ken would value your membership and input in his group. I think most folks here would consider me pretty conservative. I'm in the "Common Ground" group and have only positive experiences there.

Hi everyone still fighting the flu. Thanks everyone for keeping our group alive. As I recover I may ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Whiskey

[news.google.com] Ok, I can understand Reagan being Meh to an extent... but FDR? Really? That guy...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Well, she's cute. There's that. ;-)

These satellite images are solid proof that socialism just doesn’t work.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

I'd say N.Korea is a despotic dictatorship. Cuba is suffering from 50+ years of a very cruel economic embargo.

These satellite images are solid proof that socialism just doesn’t work.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

@Trajan61; You and I are "Agnostic.com buddies" At least I consider you to be a good friend. But in this particular case, I think you're incorrect.

Ebola treatment centers under attack in Congo. [msn.com] The pandemic takes one step closer.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Does that article not sound EXACTLY like so many apocalyptic science-fiction book first chapters? Whenever I hear these news articles I think of the "great filter" theory. Nature is indifferent in the methodology used to balance our planet's ecology.

My reflection in shower walls. Drill Brush is wonderful.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Mine arrives Tuesday.... can't await the first trial on the shower stall doors.

Boy I can't wait??

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I'm there.

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 8, 2019:

5 years & 10 months ago, according to Linkedin, I did just that. I'll never go back.

Good morning group! I’ve been feeling great and have gone dancing Wednesday night and Thursday ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I'm IMPRESSED!!! You have POWERS!!!

Do you guys like this for our group picture?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 7, 2019:

The multi-colored hands one is my choice.

Good Thursday Fellow Hippies. Been down with flu and just coming out of my coma. Lots of sleep. Does...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Thanks. I needed this one today. ;-)

What did you hear me say? Them's fighting words.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Another chapter in "The Life & Times of LiterateHiker". ;-). "What did you hear me say?" --- Great chapter title.

It's not just Republicans, In the pocket of Big Pharma [gritpost.com]

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Not at all surprising.

Anyone heard about the Virginian who was protesting in Saudi Arabia and was electrocuted during ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I worked in Rhyiad for a little over a year.... Civilian contractor sent by the DoD at the request of the Saudis. My briefing included a pamphlet listing all the things you would receive a death sentence for committing. Anyone going to Saudi Arabia and not realizing that they are at the mercy of a Medieval and ruthless royal family, and that there is really nothing the US government can do to protect them is an idiot. Anyone doing anything against THEIR laws while there is an even bigger idiot.

Something to answer, Something to think about. It seems to be most Americans don't care much for ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

It occurs to me that your examples are, excluding the pro sports folk, all "government" jobs in my state. That is, all funded through, basically, property taxes. Probably suplemented by some federal matching funds for specific sub-programs. So, we don't see striking teachers. Police, or firefighters very often. All salaries are public record so public knowledge, as are our tax rates. So, it's difficult for those unions to successfully argue being underpaid. And those unions do provide benefit to the union members as well as the population their members serve. I believe the UAW and other large unions dealing with large corporations suffered, at least in Dayton, from "Union Greed". The mirror of "Corporate Greed". So it was actually "Greed" that crushed the economy here in the rust belt.

Something to answer, Something to think about. It seems to be most Americans don't care much for ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Whoa... privatize the police?

Greater than 85% of disaster releif monies (FEMA & SBA in paricular) go to more affluent white ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I'd like to see the algorithm used to disburse funds. That just seems outrageous.

This seems so common sense, but so many people refuse to see it. The radical moral implications ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Old aviator saying; "Better to be lucky than good". I was lucky. ;-)

[thehill.com] Looks like Rand Paul and other republicans might join the Senate democrats in ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I agree. Same huge amount of our taxes could be spent on numerous better options on that border. But hey, I'm just a cranky old Rethuglican.

My table dancing days are over, I do believe in the rest. ??

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Oh come on... I'll hold the table while you climb up.

Once you reach a certain age.....?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Yep

Welcome new member Yotemple!

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Welcome aboard!

Classic Elvis anyone? "Such A Night" [youtube.com] ​

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 5, 2019:

"300 Miles To Graceland" Kurt Russell's Elvis impersonation. Second to none: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RchK0Nxsv1E=FL9YdenX9EqgMX2j2zWKNiPg=3&t=0s ​

Comfy living room - my colors - how about you?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Nope. I'm an "earth tone" person.

There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil......the other is good......The wolf ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Seems like they both get fed.

Love this t-shirt. Feel free to post your faves. I once had a McDonald's inspired tee- More than 10 ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Would my Che Guevara souvenir t-shirt from his monument count? (Sarcasm @duchessa, ONLY A JOKE) ;-)

I bet this has Al Gore pissed off as hell. ? [curious.com]

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Interesting. As is this "Curio" site. Thanks for posting Captain!

Stumbled on this video today of the Phenom 300 single pilot jet. It is amazing how far avionics have...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Wow... I fondly (well, sometimes) remember printed approach plates, analog gauges, shooting a PAR with a young radar controller talking me down. Boy, am I OLD!

How much should teachers make?

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 4, 2019:

I'm puzzled then, at why these folks go into teaching. Here in Ohio, teachers are paid from property taxes. And their salaries are a matter of public record. So it should be no shock to anyone thinking of becoming a teacher as to what they are going to be paid.

[marketwatch.com] Lets talk Unions What role did the Unions play in making America great, or ...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 4, 2019:

In the early 60s, National Cash Register (NCR) was a booming business in Dayton, Ohio. As was the General Motors truck plant, and the Delphi auto parts company. All union shops. All running two, sometimes three shifts. The UAW, and other unions started to demand more and more for their members. Hourly wages increased rapidly, benefits increased exponentially, life was good! But the business model was not sustainable. GM products became too expensive for anyone but GM employees. NCR couldn't compete with imports from Europe, much less Japan. Layoffs led to a disgruntled workforce, who then started to turn out inferior products leading to more loss of business. A death spiral. The Unions refused to take pay cuts or reductions in benefits. Striking constantly. The scenario I've described resulted in three major employers simply shutting down and moving out of the state. That's what unions did to Dayton.