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Why have mammals got 2 testicels instead of 1 or 3 ?
birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:
And two eyes, two nostrils, etc., but of course not all animals have two testicles..carabid beetles only have one testicle, for instance.
And not all creatures have bilateral symmetry either; many have radial symmetry, and sponges are asymmetrical.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@VAL3941 I assume it's because it makes for the most efficient locomotion. If something is lopsided, it will tend to go in circles. Also, it makes it simpler for the brain to manage all the neurological connections.
Furthermore, evolution has hard-wired most bilaterally symmetrical animals to choose mates with highest degree of symmetry, since any deviation usually indicates DNA flaws.
This is also true of humans also. When hundreds of photos of faces of women are combined into a single photo, the face appears to be beautiful. When newborn babies are shown photos of a beautiful face, several plain faces, and the face of the babies' mother, the babies invariably stare the longest at the beautiful face.
birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:
And two eyes, two nostrils, etc., but of course not all animals have two testicles..carabid beetles only have one testicle, for instance.
And not all creatures have bilateral symmetry either; many have radial symmetry, and sponges are asymmetrical.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@VAL3941 I assume it's because it makes for the most efficient locomotion. If something is lopsided, it will tend to go in circles. Also, it makes it simpler for the brain to manage all the neurological connections.
Furthermore, evolution has hard-wired most bilaterally symmetrical animals to choose mates with highest degree of symmetry, since any deviation usually indicates DNA flaws.
This is also true of humans also. When hundreds of photos of faces of women are combined into a single photo, the face appears to be beautiful. When newborn babies are shown photos of a beautiful face, several plain faces, and the face of the babies' mother, the babies invariably stare the longest at the beautiful face.
A few photos of spring migrating birds photographed on or near my farm in Morehead, Kentucky, when I...
CaroleKay comments on May 8, 2018:
What beauties! Nice photos too ❤️
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
Thanks.
I probably photographed them with a Canon EOS 40d, but I don't remember. I used a Canon 400mm fixed lens, though.
CaroleKay comments on May 8, 2018:
What beauties! Nice photos too ❤️
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
Thanks.
I probably photographed them with a Canon EOS 40d, but I don't remember. I used a Canon 400mm fixed lens, though.
Weird wish
birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:
I don't know why Christians even say they're praying for sick people, since they also claim that God "controls everything," so everything that happens is "God's will."
If anyone does get a miracle or is healed, it's from the calm belief of the people themselves, not a "god," since anyone can do ...
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@NoMagicCookie So sad. On the other hand, maybe she's already incarnated into somebody who actually has fun for a change.
birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:
I don't know why Christians even say they're praying for sick people, since they also claim that God "controls everything," so everything that happens is "God's will."
If anyone does get a miracle or is healed, it's from the calm belief of the people themselves, not a "god," since anyone can do ...
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@NoMagicCookie So sad. On the other hand, maybe she's already incarnated into somebody who actually has fun for a change.
I told a customer today of how my father, my two older brothers, and my little sister are all in ...
birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:
I don't mind offending the people who put Trump in power, in fact I tell them my feelings about that often.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@Jnutter819 Wow..time to block you. I came to this website to escape racist Trumpites.
birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:
I don't mind offending the people who put Trump in power, in fact I tell them my feelings about that often.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@Jnutter819 Wow..time to block you. I came to this website to escape racist Trumpites.
Why have mammals got 2 testicels instead of 1 or 3 ?
birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:
And two eyes, two nostrils, etc., but of course not all animals have two testicles..carabid beetles only have one testicle, for instance.
And not all creatures have bilateral symmetry either; many have radial symmetry, and sponges are asymmetrical.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@VAL3941 No, that's why I said "animal." All mammals have bilateral symmetry, so have two of most things.
birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:
And two eyes, two nostrils, etc., but of course not all animals have two testicles..carabid beetles only have one testicle, for instance.
And not all creatures have bilateral symmetry either; many have radial symmetry, and sponges are asymmetrical.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
@VAL3941 No, that's why I said "animal." All mammals have bilateral symmetry, so have two of most things.
(meme) Ain't it the truth..
sassygirl3869 comments on May 8, 2018:
Actually may not be true-having lost 50 lbs and not being able to eat I am just doing fine at what I weighed in my 20s and plan to stay slim.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
Yeah, my weight is the same as it was in high school right now, but that's due to a stomach issue.
sassygirl3869 comments on May 8, 2018:
Actually may not be true-having lost 50 lbs and not being able to eat I am just doing fine at what I weighed in my 20s and plan to stay slim.
birdingnut replies on May 8, 2018:
Yeah, my weight is the same as it was in high school right now, but that's due to a stomach issue.
I told a customer today of how my father, my two older brothers, and my little sister are all in ...
birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:
I don't mind offending the people who put Trump in power, in fact I tell them my feelings about that often.
birdingnut replies on May 7, 2018:
@Jnutter819 So YOU are a TRUMPITE--one who championed a sexual predator, Nazi-loving, Russian colluder. He's the reason minorities are being persecuted, legal residents having their status revoked, LGBTQ people's rights being taken, or national forests being opened for development, women's rights being curtailed, Medicare being dismantled, people losing their benefits, schools closing as teachers protest..YOU
birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:
I don't mind offending the people who put Trump in power, in fact I tell them my feelings about that often.
birdingnut replies on May 7, 2018:
@Jnutter819 So YOU are a TRUMPITE--one who championed a sexual predator, Nazi-loving, Russian colluder. He's the reason minorities are being persecuted, legal residents having their status revoked, LGBTQ people's rights being taken, or national forests being opened for development, women's rights being curtailed, Medicare being dismantled, people losing their benefits, schools closing as teachers protest..YOU
French outrage after US President Trump mimics Paris attackers - BBC News
sassygirl3869 comments on May 5, 2018:
trump put his foot in his mouth again.
birdingnut replies on May 6, 2018:
When is his foot ever out of his mouth? Actually, Trump doesn't care. He just blabs on, lie after lie, until it is almost normalized.
sassygirl3869 comments on May 5, 2018:
trump put his foot in his mouth again.
birdingnut replies on May 6, 2018:
When is his foot ever out of his mouth? Actually, Trump doesn't care. He just blabs on, lie after lie, until it is almost normalized.
Competition, good/bad for productivity and morale.
birdingnut comments on May 5, 2018:
Light-hearted competition that rewards EVERYONE who does a good job with EXTRA benefits, while having plenty of perks at the job for everyone equally, seems best.
I've learned that the way to keep the attention of students is to make playful games out of less pleasant tasks, with fun, casual ...
birdingnut replies on May 6, 2018:
@buzz13 I disagree. The Thai students love the games, and get so excited they scream with excitement. They are fun to teach, and learn quickly. There are no sad, upset students, as the classes are small, and everyone participated.
birdingnut comments on May 5, 2018:
Light-hearted competition that rewards EVERYONE who does a good job with EXTRA benefits, while having plenty of perks at the job for everyone equally, seems best.
I've learned that the way to keep the attention of students is to make playful games out of less pleasant tasks, with fun, casual ...
birdingnut replies on May 6, 2018:
@buzz13 I disagree. The Thai students love the games, and get so excited they scream with excitement. They are fun to teach, and learn quickly. There are no sad, upset students, as the classes are small, and everyone participated.
What other languages do you speak? I'm learning French and getting better at my Spanish.
birdingnut comments on May 5, 2018:
Haitian Creole, French, Spanish, Thai, some Japanese
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
@Redcupcoffee I was born of American missionaries in Haiti and grew up there. The western side of the island, the Dominican Republic, speaks Creole and French, the eastern two thirds speak Spanish. So I grew up hearing and speaking the languages with my friends.
The Thai I Iearned from living in Thailand since 2010, and Japanese I learned while commuting 4 hours each way to teach in Narathiwat, on the border of Thailand and Malaysia. I stopped doing it when the Japanese began overwriting my Thai.
birdingnut comments on May 5, 2018:
Haitian Creole, French, Spanish, Thai, some Japanese
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
@Redcupcoffee I was born of American missionaries in Haiti and grew up there. The western side of the island, the Dominican Republic, speaks Creole and French, the eastern two thirds speak Spanish. So I grew up hearing and speaking the languages with my friends.
The Thai I Iearned from living in Thailand since 2010, and Japanese I learned while commuting 4 hours each way to teach in Narathiwat, on the border of Thailand and Malaysia. I stopped doing it when the Japanese began overwriting my Thai.
How many people find it difficult to ask for help?
Surfpirate comments on May 5, 2018:
I've had nicknames like MacGyver, The Fixer and The Troubleman because that's the sort of thing that floats my boat, I love a challenge and I am very independent BUT when it comes to big problems and big projects I learned a long time ago that it just makes sense to delegate tasks. One man can ...
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
Awesome!
Surfpirate comments on May 5, 2018:
I've had nicknames like MacGyver, The Fixer and The Troubleman because that's the sort of thing that floats my boat, I love a challenge and I am very independent BUT when it comes to big problems and big projects I learned a long time ago that it just makes sense to delegate tasks. One man can ...
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
Awesome!
How many people find it difficult to ask for help?
gater comments on May 5, 2018:
Your male side?
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
LOL! I know..most people here are unfamiliar with gender issues, believing humans to be the religious binary of "male" and "female."
However all people are on a gender/sexual orientation/gender identity spectrum, with percentages, instead of absolutes.
In my case, I'm about 60% male in traits (studies show male traits to be mainly on the right brain hemisphere, and female traits mostly on the left) and a partial transmale (that means I see myself as male).
I used to be gender fluid, switching back and forth between male and female personalities/perspectives, and not remembering what I did while in the opposite gender modes. Luckily I stumbled across derris scandens, a Thai herb that blends my gender modes so that I can live peacefully as an androgyne (mixed gender) with both sides always aware of each other.
Most of the people on this forum are androgyne, although they aren't aware of it, since most high IQ creative people are androgyne. A person who is androgyne isn't necessarily transgender..they still identify with their birth gender, but have mixed gender traits.
gater comments on May 5, 2018:
Your male side?
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
LOL! I know..most people here are unfamiliar with gender issues, believing humans to be the religious binary of "male" and "female."
However all people are on a gender/sexual orientation/gender identity spectrum, with percentages, instead of absolutes.
In my case, I'm about 60% male in traits (studies show male traits to be mainly on the right brain hemisphere, and female traits mostly on the left) and a partial transmale (that means I see myself as male).
I used to be gender fluid, switching back and forth between male and female personalities/perspectives, and not remembering what I did while in the opposite gender modes. Luckily I stumbled across derris scandens, a Thai herb that blends my gender modes so that I can live peacefully as an androgyne (mixed gender) with both sides always aware of each other.
Most of the people on this forum are androgyne, although they aren't aware of it, since most high IQ creative people are androgyne. A person who is androgyne isn't necessarily transgender..they still identify with their birth gender, but have mixed gender traits.
Are you a good tipper?
GregGasiorowski comments on May 5, 2018:
I wish it was banned I hate it as much as dickering, but when I do I tend to round to 20%.
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
I hate it.
I'm spoiled from living in Thailand, where there is no tipping, and plan to never eat at a US restaurant again, unless its a serve-yourself buffet like the food bar at Whole Foods.
GregGasiorowski comments on May 5, 2018:
I wish it was banned I hate it as much as dickering, but when I do I tend to round to 20%.
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
I hate it.
I'm spoiled from living in Thailand, where there is no tipping, and plan to never eat at a US restaurant again, unless its a serve-yourself buffet like the food bar at Whole Foods.
What do people in this forum think about "bad" words?
smox comments on May 5, 2018:
I don't really give a shit about using most bad words as long as they aren't directed at other people with the intention to be hurtful or abusive (e.g. gay or racial slurs or abusive language like "fuck you, asshole").
..But if I stub my toe, "god fucking damn it, you asshole sidewalk"
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
Exactly, except that in Thailand I try to limit my cussing to French, Creole, and Spanish. Once I gave an expletive in French and someone nearby translated it, so now I try to only use Creole, although now I sometimes use Thai cuss words as automatic reflex.
smox comments on May 5, 2018:
I don't really give a shit about using most bad words as long as they aren't directed at other people with the intention to be hurtful or abusive (e.g. gay or racial slurs or abusive language like "fuck you, asshole").
..But if I stub my toe, "god fucking damn it, you asshole sidewalk"
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
Exactly, except that in Thailand I try to limit my cussing to French, Creole, and Spanish. Once I gave an expletive in French and someone nearby translated it, so now I try to only use Creole, although now I sometimes use Thai cuss words as automatic reflex.
Competition, good/bad for productivity and morale.
Altruisticwar comments on May 5, 2018:
It's a good thing to a point but as you've pointed out, within limitation. Just enough for people to find incentive but if that reward is too far stretched you'll find thr opposite problem might exist.
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
What he said.
Altruisticwar comments on May 5, 2018:
It's a good thing to a point but as you've pointed out, within limitation. Just enough for people to find incentive but if that reward is too far stretched you'll find thr opposite problem might exist.
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
What he said.
Rented the Last Jedi to watch. So I'll sit back, drink some Belgian beer and enjoy.
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Rogue One and the Clone Wars are currently on Netflix, if you have it.
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
@DaneintheUS I've not watched them, as they seemed juvenile to me, but I might try them tonight, since it's been challenging to find anything interesting on Netflix lately
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Rogue One and the Clone Wars are currently on Netflix, if you have it.
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
@DaneintheUS I've not watched them, as they seemed juvenile to me, but I might try them tonight, since it's been challenging to find anything interesting on Netflix lately
To agnostic, why are you an agnostic?
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
I suppose because I do believe in "Source energy," or our "Higher selves." Since all energy is connected and we are part of the universe's energy, there is a often a feeling of something greater than ourselves, especially when we are out in nature.
It's a feeling of awe, peacefulness, of being ...
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
@TuyTran888 I don't have to..I can prove it in myself. I've been able to do supernatural things all my life, born that way, as well as my sister mom, and many others I know. You are the one who has to prove it..I KNOW. But if you start to mock and troll me, I'll just block you. You're acting just like the alt-right.
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
I suppose because I do believe in "Source energy," or our "Higher selves." Since all energy is connected and we are part of the universe's energy, there is a often a feeling of something greater than ourselves, especially when we are out in nature.
It's a feeling of awe, peacefulness, of being ...
birdingnut replies on May 5, 2018:
@TuyTran888 I don't have to..I can prove it in myself. I've been able to do supernatural things all my life, born that way, as well as my sister mom, and many others I know. You are the one who has to prove it..I KNOW. But if you start to mock and troll me, I'll just block you. You're acting just like the alt-right.
What is something totally new that you've done or that has happened to you or for you in the past ...
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Being diagnosed with cancer last March after puzzling symptoms for several months. Finally was able to get some cann. oil a few months back, and CT scans show the cancer been reducing, but it's not been fun, and I've not been able to work, and have barely been able to eat.
One "good" thing, I'm ...
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@bleurowz I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine what you've been through, as I'm sure each experience is different, but it's been pretty unpleasant.
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Being diagnosed with cancer last March after puzzling symptoms for several months. Finally was able to get some cann. oil a few months back, and CT scans show the cancer been reducing, but it's not been fun, and I've not been able to work, and have barely been able to eat.
One "good" thing, I'm ...
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@bleurowz I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine what you've been through, as I'm sure each experience is different, but it's been pretty unpleasant.
Why are atheists so certain there is not some sort of intelligent design?
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Well, some of us believe in "Source energy," and "our Higher selves."
In my case, I think there's strong evidence the earth was deliberately terraformed, as shown in Lloyd Pye's book, "Intervention Theory."
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@Commonsense There is more evidence for what Mr. Pye says than what the evolutionists say. Read the book or watch "Everything you know is wrong" for yourself.
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Well, some of us believe in "Source energy," and "our Higher selves."
In my case, I think there's strong evidence the earth was deliberately terraformed, as shown in Lloyd Pye's book, "Intervention Theory."
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@Commonsense There is more evidence for what Mr. Pye says than what the evolutionists say. Read the book or watch "Everything you know is wrong" for yourself.
What is something totally new that you've done or that has happened to you or for you in the past ...
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Being diagnosed with cancer last March after puzzling symptoms for several months. Finally was able to get some cann. oil a few months back, and CT scans show the cancer been reducing, but it's not been fun, and I've not been able to work, and have barely been able to eat.
One "good" thing, I'm ...
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@JustJan In Thailand, it's only rainy and dry season, but thanks for the thought! There are birds and flowers here year around.
birdingnut comments on May 4, 2018:
Being diagnosed with cancer last March after puzzling symptoms for several months. Finally was able to get some cann. oil a few months back, and CT scans show the cancer been reducing, but it's not been fun, and I've not been able to work, and have barely been able to eat.
One "good" thing, I'm ...
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@JustJan In Thailand, it's only rainy and dry season, but thanks for the thought! There are birds and flowers here year around.
Is intelligence a curse?
powder comments on May 4, 2018:
A lack of common sense is. Met plenty of so called intelligent people who are lacking
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
High IQ doesn't mean common sense at all; in fact, geniuses are often clueless about ordinary things, and many/most are dyslexic, on the autism spectrum, or have mental health issues.
Einstein couldn't make change, for instance, and got lost almost every time he left the house, so his neighbors watched out for him.
powder comments on May 4, 2018:
A lack of common sense is. Met plenty of so called intelligent people who are lacking
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
High IQ doesn't mean common sense at all; in fact, geniuses are often clueless about ordinary things, and many/most are dyslexic, on the autism spectrum, or have mental health issues.
Einstein couldn't make change, for instance, and got lost almost every time he left the house, so his neighbors watched out for him.
You've never been judged by your skin color.
Right!?
Source- [sola.ai]
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
This is a racist cartoon, pretending that acknowledging that someone is white is somehow "racist."
The white person isn't being shot dead for being "black while sitting, walking, or eating," isn't being arrested for sitting down in a restaurant, isn't having people calling the police to report a...
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@NotConvinced Whoa! Before I block you, are you saying that white people "suffer' discrimination the same as blacks and other people of color do? If so, you are a white supremacist alt-right, and I want nothing more to do with you. I came to this website to avoid racists.
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
This is a racist cartoon, pretending that acknowledging that someone is white is somehow "racist."
The white person isn't being shot dead for being "black while sitting, walking, or eating," isn't being arrested for sitting down in a restaurant, isn't having people calling the police to report a...
birdingnut replies on May 4, 2018:
@NotConvinced Whoa! Before I block you, are you saying that white people "suffer' discrimination the same as blacks and other people of color do? If so, you are a white supremacist alt-right, and I want nothing more to do with you. I came to this website to avoid racists.
I can vouch for the accuracy of this meme.
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
Sounds like my ex. Dangerously jealous, but matched in libido and creativity with me..mild S&M, fantasy play, costume, gender role switching, scenarios, etc. That old story that when a penny is put into a jar each time a couple makes love at the beginning of a marriage, then, after two years, ...
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@TheLiberalGent YOU don't, but just the idea that you would stay in a relationship longer than you should have because the sex was so good you didn't think you'd ever have it that good again.
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
Sounds like my ex. Dangerously jealous, but matched in libido and creativity with me..mild S&M, fantasy play, costume, gender role switching, scenarios, etc. That old story that when a penny is put into a jar each time a couple makes love at the beginning of a marriage, then, after two years, ...
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@TheLiberalGent YOU don't, but just the idea that you would stay in a relationship longer than you should have because the sex was so good you didn't think you'd ever have it that good again.
A few baby Thai birds near my place, close to Songkhla, Thailand
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Dingodog comments on May 2, 2018:
One of the biggest reasons I wanted to go to Thailand was to see the extraordinarily beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@Dingodog Yes, that is a problem in Asia and Australia and Tasmania..they actively kill birds. In Asia they eat them, and in Australia they poison and shoot them to protect their crops. The best country to see undisturbed wildlife is Mexico, since the culture doesn't acknowledge them as important enough to even name the species. They simply don't "see" them.
Mexican people ignore the birds and wildlife because to them, they "don't matter." I once asked a Mexican what a particular bird species was called in Spanish, and she glanced at the bird in surprise, shrugged and said "Pajaro (bird)."
I got the same response in Tasmania when I asked about a species of lapwing. It was a "bird."
Dingodog comments on May 2, 2018:
One of the biggest reasons I wanted to go to Thailand was to see the extraordinarily beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@Dingodog Yes, that is a problem in Asia and Australia and Tasmania..they actively kill birds. In Asia they eat them, and in Australia they poison and shoot them to protect their crops. The best country to see undisturbed wildlife is Mexico, since the culture doesn't acknowledge them as important enough to even name the species. They simply don't "see" them.
Mexican people ignore the birds and wildlife because to them, they "don't matter." I once asked a Mexican what a particular bird species was called in Spanish, and she glanced at the bird in surprise, shrugged and said "Pajaro (bird)."
I got the same response in Tasmania when I asked about a species of lapwing. It was a "bird."
We all have that one fantasy celebrity cheat. Who is yours? Mine is Rachel Maddow.
Ben13 comments on May 3, 2018:
Angelina Jolie or Scarlet Johanson
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
Me, too! In a panromantic way, however, without lust!
Ben13 comments on May 3, 2018:
Angelina Jolie or Scarlet Johanson
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
Me, too! In a panromantic way, however, without lust!
Any Collectors here? I collect various shit, coins for examle.Indian pennies 1900- 1920.
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
I would, and have had various collections over the years, but every time I move I have to lose the extra stuff, so donate it to others.
Nevertheless I still collect knives, even though I can't carry them legally most places. Just today I needed to open something and didn't have my jackknife with ...
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@hankster I probably can here in Thailand but it was ingrained in me from teaching in the US to never have a "weapon" on me because of zero tolerance school rules, and from riding airlines. I don't know if my having a pocket knife will get me in trouble or not.
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
I would, and have had various collections over the years, but every time I move I have to lose the extra stuff, so donate it to others.
Nevertheless I still collect knives, even though I can't carry them legally most places. Just today I needed to open something and didn't have my jackknife with ...
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@hankster I probably can here in Thailand but it was ingrained in me from teaching in the US to never have a "weapon" on me because of zero tolerance school rules, and from riding airlines. I don't know if my having a pocket knife will get me in trouble or not.
By Gray’s theory I’m a God hater. I’m okay with that. What about you? [facebook.com]
powder comments on May 3, 2018:
Nothing to hate ;)
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@buzz13 LOL! SOOOO true...
powder comments on May 3, 2018:
Nothing to hate ;)
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@buzz13 LOL! SOOOO true...
I'm gonna quote my favorite author, Robert Heinlein.
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
I love Heinlein!
bought most of his books for my Kindle library, after owning his paperback books for decades.
I usually read one of his novels every week, as I keep getting a thirst for one or the other of his books.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@buzz13 I started reading his short stories in sci-fi paperback anthologies in 1960, when I was eight, by sneaking into my dad's bedroom and reading his private stash of sci-fi books.
I didn't see Heinlein's full novels until later. They aren't all good, but most are.
birdingnut comments on May 3, 2018:
I love Heinlein!
bought most of his books for my Kindle library, after owning his paperback books for decades.
I usually read one of his novels every week, as I keep getting a thirst for one or the other of his books.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@buzz13 I started reading his short stories in sci-fi paperback anthologies in 1960, when I was eight, by sneaking into my dad's bedroom and reading his private stash of sci-fi books.
I didn't see Heinlein's full novels until later. They aren't all good, but most are.
A few baby Thai birds near my place, close to Songkhla, Thailand
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Dingodog comments on May 2, 2018:
One of the biggest reasons I wanted to go to Thailand was to see the extraordinarily beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
That's why I moved here in 2010. One of my Thai Morehead University students showed me photos of birds he'd taken at Khao Yai National Park and I told him I'd go there to do bird photography some day. So I did.
Dingodog comments on May 2, 2018:
One of the biggest reasons I wanted to go to Thailand was to see the extraordinarily beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
That's why I moved here in 2010. One of my Thai Morehead University students showed me photos of birds he'd taken at Khao Yai National Park and I told him I'd go there to do bird photography some day. So I did.
A few baby Thai birds near my place, close to Songkhla, Thailand
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walklightly comments on May 2, 2018:
awwww! the sweetness of childhood :) how can you tell the age of the first & the third, that i'd never have guessed?
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
The baby munia is a different color than its parents, has the little yellow fold "baby gape" in the corner of its beak, plus its parents were feeding it at the time. The prinia was also still getting fed by its parents and is also a different color than the adults.
The first pic is an adult scaly-breasted munia, the second is an adult yellow-breasted prinia
walklightly comments on May 2, 2018:
awwww! the sweetness of childhood :) how can you tell the age of the first & the third, that i'd never have guessed?
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
The baby munia is a different color than its parents, has the little yellow fold "baby gape" in the corner of its beak, plus its parents were feeding it at the time. The prinia was also still getting fed by its parents and is also a different color than the adults.
The first pic is an adult scaly-breasted munia, the second is an adult yellow-breasted prinia
A few baby Thai birds near my place, close to Songkhla, Thailand
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emilyh comments on May 2, 2018:
They are amazing. You are so lucky to live in a place you share with these kinds of birds. Are you a professional photographer?
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
Technically, I could be called a professional because I often post my photos on a stock photo website, but the payments don't amount to much. I mostly do it because I love birds and wildlife.
emilyh comments on May 2, 2018:
They are amazing. You are so lucky to live in a place you share with these kinds of birds. Are you a professional photographer?
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
Technically, I could be called a professional because I often post my photos on a stock photo website, but the payments don't amount to much. I mostly do it because I love birds and wildlife.
Religious =/= Far Right?
oldsinner111 comments on May 3, 2018:
well don't mind homo women,as some men are jerks.However putting oneself in a anus is filthy.Not made for sex.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@oldsinner111 Whoa..time to block this alt-right nut job!
oldsinner111 comments on May 3, 2018:
well don't mind homo women,as some men are jerks.However putting oneself in a anus is filthy.Not made for sex.
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
@oldsinner111 Whoa..time to block this alt-right nut job!
Hmm.
madmac comments on May 3, 2018:
Well how on Earth did you finish up in Thailand ? I think there may be an interesting story here.
You would make a great photographer, I like your pictures......
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
Thanks! I moved to Thailand after one of my Thai Morehead University students showed me photos he'd taken at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. I told him I would go there myself and take photos, so I did. I've been teaching ESL here since 2016, and spend free time in swamps, climbing cliffs, hiking in jungles taking bird and wildlife photos. I have many photos on Big Stock photos to sell, but they only earn a tiny amount. It's mostly for my pleasure.
madmac comments on May 3, 2018:
Well how on Earth did you finish up in Thailand ? I think there may be an interesting story here.
You would make a great photographer, I like your pictures......
birdingnut replies on May 3, 2018:
Thanks! I moved to Thailand after one of my Thai Morehead University students showed me photos he'd taken at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. I told him I would go there myself and take photos, so I did. I've been teaching ESL here since 2016, and spend free time in swamps, climbing cliffs, hiking in jungles taking bird and wildlife photos. I have many photos on Big Stock photos to sell, but they only earn a tiny amount. It's mostly for my pleasure.
When I was a kid, hardly anyone talked about plastic surgery.
HippieChick58 comments on May 2, 2018:
I think people deserve to do what makes them happy. In my work I've processed a few claims for gender reassignment surgery. I've read descriptions of the surgeries and the recovery times and expectations. Definitely NOT my cup of tea, and I'm very happy to be the gender I am. But if it gives you ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
It was a joke..you, know; when people get botox treatments, they can't raise their eyebrows!
HippieChick58 comments on May 2, 2018:
I think people deserve to do what makes them happy. In my work I've processed a few claims for gender reassignment surgery. I've read descriptions of the surgeries and the recovery times and expectations. Definitely NOT my cup of tea, and I'm very happy to be the gender I am. But if it gives you ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
It was a joke..you, know; when people get botox treatments, they can't raise their eyebrows!
Anyone else love to ballroom or jitterbug dance?
catlady5 comments on May 2, 2018:
I'd love to dance, but I have a torn tendon in one ankle, and I shattered the other, I'm just happy I can walk. Dancing looks really fun.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
You can always "slow dance," LOL! You just hold someone and gently rock back and forth to the music while slowly turning in circles. Many nonathletic women appreciate a dance that is mostly cuddling, and isn't hard work.
Most dances have a severe man shortage, so women often dance with each other; they'd be glad to do the slow dances with you, and you could probably find a chance to ask one of them out.
catlady5 comments on May 2, 2018:
I'd love to dance, but I have a torn tendon in one ankle, and I shattered the other, I'm just happy I can walk. Dancing looks really fun.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
You can always "slow dance," LOL! You just hold someone and gently rock back and forth to the music while slowly turning in circles. Many nonathletic women appreciate a dance that is mostly cuddling, and isn't hard work.
Most dances have a severe man shortage, so women often dance with each other; they'd be glad to do the slow dances with you, and you could probably find a chance to ask one of them out.
How many say you're here for community, because you know there's little chance of meeting anyone ...
PhoebeCat comments on May 2, 2018:
I'm incredibly incompatible in a long term romantic relationship; however, I am a wonderful friend and nonsexual companion.
I don't consider myself sexually attractive and the losers I meet locally seem to think I should be so grateful for attention that I'll fall on their dicks.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
I'm physically attractive, but it's what I'm like mentally that is challenging. I'm a partial transmale, live as an androgynous female, and a demisexual, so I'm also incredibly incompatible with most. I am attracted to all genders and variations, but not sexually, so I'm not even sure of my "true" sexual orientation, if any.
I've already found out that I'm too independent to date women, and too male-ish to date most men. I suppose a gender blend might work, but that's what my ex was..he had such strong female traits that he was dangerously jealous of my attention and kept taking revenge on me for liking my job.
PhoebeCat comments on May 2, 2018:
I'm incredibly incompatible in a long term romantic relationship; however, I am a wonderful friend and nonsexual companion.
I don't consider myself sexually attractive and the losers I meet locally seem to think I should be so grateful for attention that I'll fall on their dicks.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
I'm physically attractive, but it's what I'm like mentally that is challenging. I'm a partial transmale, live as an androgynous female, and a demisexual, so I'm also incredibly incompatible with most. I am attracted to all genders and variations, but not sexually, so I'm not even sure of my "true" sexual orientation, if any.
I've already found out that I'm too independent to date women, and too male-ish to date most men. I suppose a gender blend might work, but that's what my ex was..he had such strong female traits that he was dangerously jealous of my attention and kept taking revenge on me for liking my job.
Probably gonna get cussed out
AnneWimsey comments on May 2, 2018:
I think that is your interpretation.....however: guys, no matter in what excellent shape you may be in, STOP POSING WEARING BANANA HAMMOCKS! thank you.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
AMEN
AnneWimsey comments on May 2, 2018:
I think that is your interpretation.....however: guys, no matter in what excellent shape you may be in, STOP POSING WEARING BANANA HAMMOCKS! thank you.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
AMEN
Lost in Space on Netflix.
oldsinner111 comments on May 2, 2018:
Hollywood movie industry,is so lazy.they won't read any books,just remake old shows,and movies over and over.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@oldsinner111 The movie makers are business people. Right now they are boring and annoying me with their endless comic book movies. If the movie is witty and humorous, fine, but big, hulking "heroes" who "save the world" and act all melodramatic targets 12-year-old boys. I was over that superhero melodrama by the time I was twelve, but I like fun superheroes.
oldsinner111 comments on May 2, 2018:
Hollywood movie industry,is so lazy.they won't read any books,just remake old shows,and movies over and over.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@oldsinner111 The movie makers are business people. Right now they are boring and annoying me with their endless comic book movies. If the movie is witty and humorous, fine, but big, hulking "heroes" who "save the world" and act all melodramatic targets 12-year-old boys. I was over that superhero melodrama by the time I was twelve, but I like fun superheroes.
Lost in Space on Netflix.
Surchin comments on May 2, 2018:
Thanks for saving me the time. Still catching up on Supernatural.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@Surchin Please do your nudity in your own home. Only some white male would think it's ok. If a woman appeared to be naked on this website there would be an uproar. I don't want to be forced to look at people's naked bodies against my will. Same as I don't want to watch people using the bathroom or having sex in public.
Surchin comments on May 2, 2018:
Thanks for saving me the time. Still catching up on Supernatural.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@Surchin Please do your nudity in your own home. Only some white male would think it's ok. If a woman appeared to be naked on this website there would be an uproar. I don't want to be forced to look at people's naked bodies against my will. Same as I don't want to watch people using the bathroom or having sex in public.
Ear infection.
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
I used to get frequent ear infections before I stopped eating white flour, red meat, refined sugar, and most processed food.
But if you don't want to improve your diet, eat a section of raw garlic just before bedtime. Also, red pepper and ginger help.
Antibiotics are bad for you..they kill ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@CrassBrauer "Hippy dippy" to eat healthy food? LOL! I thought agnostics had high IQs! Go ahead and gorge on junk food and then take toxic drugs to cure the diseases. It's your body! But you are just talking like many Americans who like to make such declarations as "I'd rather smoke and die younger!"
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
I used to get frequent ear infections before I stopped eating white flour, red meat, refined sugar, and most processed food.
But if you don't want to improve your diet, eat a section of raw garlic just before bedtime. Also, red pepper and ginger help.
Antibiotics are bad for you..they kill ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@CrassBrauer "Hippy dippy" to eat healthy food? LOL! I thought agnostics had high IQs! Go ahead and gorge on junk food and then take toxic drugs to cure the diseases. It's your body! But you are just talking like many Americans who like to make such declarations as "I'd rather smoke and die younger!"
Lost in Space on Netflix.
oldsinner111 comments on May 2, 2018:
Hollywood movie industry,is so lazy.they won't read any books,just remake old shows,and movies over and over.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
I think they are just going for a sure thing instead of betting millions on new ideas that might not "get legs." After all, many/most of the big movie money-makers are sequels and remakes of popular old shows.
oldsinner111 comments on May 2, 2018:
Hollywood movie industry,is so lazy.they won't read any books,just remake old shows,and movies over and over.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
I think they are just going for a sure thing instead of betting millions on new ideas that might not "get legs." After all, many/most of the big movie money-makers are sequels and remakes of popular old shows.
Lost in Space on Netflix.
birdingnut comments on May 2, 2018:
One show I give a big A+, if you have a strong stomach and nerves of steel, and don't mind a LOT of casual profanity, sex and full body nudity, is the British TV sci-fi comedy-drama series on Netflix, Misfits.
The acting is TOP notch, beyond good. Way beyond.
The writing is sharp, innovative, ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@buzz13 They manage to spoof about every horror and fantasy genre there is, LOL!
birdingnut comments on May 2, 2018:
One show I give a big A+, if you have a strong stomach and nerves of steel, and don't mind a LOT of casual profanity, sex and full body nudity, is the British TV sci-fi comedy-drama series on Netflix, Misfits.
The acting is TOP notch, beyond good. Way beyond.
The writing is sharp, innovative, ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@buzz13 They manage to spoof about every horror and fantasy genre there is, LOL!
Lost in Space on Netflix.
birdingnut comments on May 2, 2018:
One show I give a big A+, if you have a strong stomach and nerves of steel, and don't mind a LOT of casual profanity, sex and full body nudity, is the British TV sci-fi comedy-drama series on Netflix, Misfits.
The acting is TOP notch, beyond good. Way beyond.
The writing is sharp, innovative, ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@germangirl90439 Oh, yeah, plenty of that, but since most American shows have violence and gore already, I didn't bother to mention it, although I referred to zombies and killing people.
birdingnut comments on May 2, 2018:
One show I give a big A+, if you have a strong stomach and nerves of steel, and don't mind a LOT of casual profanity, sex and full body nudity, is the British TV sci-fi comedy-drama series on Netflix, Misfits.
The acting is TOP notch, beyond good. Way beyond.
The writing is sharp, innovative, ...
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
@germangirl90439 Oh, yeah, plenty of that, but since most American shows have violence and gore already, I didn't bother to mention it, although I referred to zombies and killing people.
Here are a few Thai birds
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Nickbeee comments on May 2, 2018:
Wow beautiful thanks for sharing !!!
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
Thanks!
Nickbeee comments on May 2, 2018:
Wow beautiful thanks for sharing !!!
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
Thanks!
Does anyone have advice for a person that's been an atheist less than 3 months?
misternatureboy comments on May 2, 2018:
Don't become one of those rude, arrogant, condescending, judgmental atheists.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
Too late! For me, at least. But then I was that way before I was an atheist, which is fairly recent.
misternatureboy comments on May 2, 2018:
Don't become one of those rude, arrogant, condescending, judgmental atheists.
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
Too late! For me, at least. But then I was that way before I was an atheist, which is fairly recent.
Hi!
I qualify for a number "alternate" labels, including partial transmale, androgyne, nonbinary, ...
Peeves comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Well that is so cool, I've.never heard of that! That would be interesting to look into for sure. Welcome!
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
I don't know how the herb works, or if it will work for anyone else that way.
You can order derris scandens capsules on amazon.com, though. They are cheap if anyone wants to try them out. My daughter tried them and said she didn't notice any difference, but she's also not gender dysphoric.
Peeves comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Well that is so cool, I've.never heard of that! That would be interesting to look into for sure. Welcome!
birdingnut replies on May 2, 2018:
I don't know how the herb works, or if it will work for anyone else that way.
You can order derris scandens capsules on amazon.com, though. They are cheap if anyone wants to try them out. My daughter tried them and said she didn't notice any difference, but she's also not gender dysphoric.
Ear infection.
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
I used to get frequent ear infections before I stopped eating white flour, red meat, refined sugar, and most processed food.
But if you don't want to improve your diet, eat a section of raw garlic just before bedtime. Also, red pepper and ginger help.
Antibiotics are bad for you..they kill ...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@CrassBrauer LOL! Not true. After I changed my diet in 1975, I had no more infections of any kind, I never got the flu again, no more "colds," no more yeast infections, and my stamina suddenly doubled. My kids were so healthy they never so much as got a sniffle growing up. Go ahead and take toxic drugs and pretend that you're being "healthy" to do so.
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
I used to get frequent ear infections before I stopped eating white flour, red meat, refined sugar, and most processed food.
But if you don't want to improve your diet, eat a section of raw garlic just before bedtime. Also, red pepper and ginger help.
Antibiotics are bad for you..they kill ...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@CrassBrauer LOL! Not true. After I changed my diet in 1975, I had no more infections of any kind, I never got the flu again, no more "colds," no more yeast infections, and my stamina suddenly doubled. My kids were so healthy they never so much as got a sniffle growing up. Go ahead and take toxic drugs and pretend that you're being "healthy" to do so.
Just finished writing my first book. Can’t wait for the next step.
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
Is it on Amazon Kindle yet? What is the subject/genre? I love new indie books, but only if they are engaging and well-written.
Some of the worst, most poorly written books I've read are self-published, but then someone like Misha Burnett comes along with the Catskinner series and I'm in awe!
...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@HippyKnight Oh, ;you said there were angels and demons, so I'm totally not interested. I avoid all things occult, and anything religious.
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
Is it on Amazon Kindle yet? What is the subject/genre? I love new indie books, but only if they are engaging and well-written.
Some of the worst, most poorly written books I've read are self-published, but then someone like Misha Burnett comes along with the Catskinner series and I'm in awe!
...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@HippyKnight Oh, ;you said there were angels and demons, so I'm totally not interested. I avoid all things occult, and anything religious.
I have been dating a Christian woman for about a month.
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
I would never date a religious man, even back when I was still in the church.
I usually found them to be poorly educated, have low intelligence, patriarchal, no hobbies, no interests, and zero sense of humor.
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@Athos No, I avoid them.
birdingnut comments on May 1, 2018:
I would never date a religious man, even back when I was still in the church.
I usually found them to be poorly educated, have low intelligence, patriarchal, no hobbies, no interests, and zero sense of humor.
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@Athos No, I avoid them.
Anybody know anything about Atrial Fibrillation?
birdingnut comments on Apr 30, 2018:
Use google to find out medical terms. As for trusting the US medical society you are obviously naive.
Always find out as much as you can about your heath conditions and natural cures and treatments before turning yourself over to people who get kick-backs from the synthetic, toxic drug pharmacy ...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@Hellbent Exactly, which is why one googles everything, compares stories, then cautiously tries the cures that seem most likely to be effective. If a natural cure doesn't work ,at least it usually doesn't poison you and doesn't cost much. If you check on natural cures being used abroad you'll find that many things, like cannabis oil for curing cancer, are being used by mainstream medical staff in other countries, like Spain.
birdingnut comments on Apr 30, 2018:
Use google to find out medical terms. As for trusting the US medical society you are obviously naive.
Always find out as much as you can about your heath conditions and natural cures and treatments before turning yourself over to people who get kick-backs from the synthetic, toxic drug pharmacy ...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@Hellbent Exactly, which is why one googles everything, compares stories, then cautiously tries the cures that seem most likely to be effective. If a natural cure doesn't work ,at least it usually doesn't poison you and doesn't cost much. If you check on natural cures being used abroad you'll find that many things, like cannabis oil for curing cancer, are being used by mainstream medical staff in other countries, like Spain.
Trying to start over.
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
The book The Rules has great advice that I've found to work perfectly.
To prevent men just using you for sex, only accept dates for three days ahead, forcing them to plan ahead and stop taking you for granted. If they ask you to meet them that afternoon to "hang out," just say you would love to, ...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@Desertkatt I think having a high IQ is sort of disability also. I'm restless, easily bored, I look down on conventional wisdom and pastimes, I act kind of like a ferret in intense curiosity..not the pleasant, peaceful person most men seem to be looking for.
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
The book The Rules has great advice that I've found to work perfectly.
To prevent men just using you for sex, only accept dates for three days ahead, forcing them to plan ahead and stop taking you for granted. If they ask you to meet them that afternoon to "hang out," just say you would love to, ...
birdingnut replies on May 1, 2018:
@Desertkatt I think having a high IQ is sort of disability also. I'm restless, easily bored, I look down on conventional wisdom and pastimes, I act kind of like a ferret in intense curiosity..not the pleasant, peaceful person most men seem to be looking for.
Give me your best example of catfishing please
IamNobody comments on Apr 30, 2018:
I've read all comments available at the time of this posting. It really got me thinking..... My identity here is clearly bogus, in other words, I am NOT trying to pretend to be someone else, I genuinely want to be NOBODY, that's very much intended that way and that's not like the best kept secret ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 30, 2018:
@IamNobody Wow. I would never even consider a man who hid his identity. Anyone who hides could be up to no good, and that possibility must be assumed by the wise.
IamNobody comments on Apr 30, 2018:
I've read all comments available at the time of this posting. It really got me thinking..... My identity here is clearly bogus, in other words, I am NOT trying to pretend to be someone else, I genuinely want to be NOBODY, that's very much intended that way and that's not like the best kept secret ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 30, 2018:
@IamNobody Wow. I would never even consider a man who hid his identity. Anyone who hides could be up to no good, and that possibility must be assumed by the wise.
Give me your best example of catfishing please
IamNobody comments on Apr 30, 2018:
I've read all comments available at the time of this posting. It really got me thinking..... My identity here is clearly bogus, in other words, I am NOT trying to pretend to be someone else, I genuinely want to be NOBODY, that's very much intended that way and that's not like the best kept secret ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 30, 2018:
If you really expect to date women from here, you'll have to post a photo, and enough details that they can google your information for verification. No woman who wants to survive for long would agree to meet some faceless man who could be a serial killer for all they know, seriously handicapped, or a different gender than stated.
IamNobody comments on Apr 30, 2018:
I've read all comments available at the time of this posting. It really got me thinking..... My identity here is clearly bogus, in other words, I am NOT trying to pretend to be someone else, I genuinely want to be NOBODY, that's very much intended that way and that's not like the best kept secret ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 30, 2018:
If you really expect to date women from here, you'll have to post a photo, and enough details that they can google your information for verification. No woman who wants to survive for long would agree to meet some faceless man who could be a serial killer for all they know, seriously handicapped, or a different gender than stated.
Anybody else see this
Dingodog comments on Apr 30, 2018:
Definately a goddess. Absloluty a goddess and I will worship her.
birdingnut replies on Apr 30, 2018:
@AmelieMatisse Who wouldn't?
Dingodog comments on Apr 30, 2018:
Definately a goddess. Absloluty a goddess and I will worship her.
birdingnut replies on Apr 30, 2018:
@AmelieMatisse Who wouldn't?
Just wondering
vita comments on Apr 29, 2018:
I'd have to believe in religion a first time to believe in religion again. My family can do as they please. I won't be around to care.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
Exactly!
vita comments on Apr 29, 2018:
I'd have to believe in religion a first time to believe in religion again. My family can do as they please. I won't be around to care.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
Exactly!
Anyone else tech-challenged?
nvrnuff comments on Apr 29, 2018:
I'm surprised I can even get on this site, that's how challenged I am. You're lucky to have someone to help you, I can't seem to be able to get anyone to do that.I need to be shown, not just told most of the time.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
I took advantage of the Thai Buddhist people's kind, helpful nature. Plus, I learned that any Thai person from age six up can adjust any digital device I have. I suppose the US kids are like that also, though, and I remember my high school students in Mexico when I taught there in 2001 being far ahead of me in anything tech. I was born in 1952, and spent part of my childhood before there were even transistors!
Life is a constant learning curve (sigh).
nvrnuff comments on Apr 29, 2018:
I'm surprised I can even get on this site, that's how challenged I am. You're lucky to have someone to help you, I can't seem to be able to get anyone to do that.I need to be shown, not just told most of the time.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
I took advantage of the Thai Buddhist people's kind, helpful nature. Plus, I learned that any Thai person from age six up can adjust any digital device I have. I suppose the US kids are like that also, though, and I remember my high school students in Mexico when I taught there in 2001 being far ahead of me in anything tech. I was born in 1952, and spent part of my childhood before there were even transistors!
Life is a constant learning curve (sigh).
Are you religion blind?
GoldenDoll comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Why do you think that had anything to do with her being muslim?
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
I was startled that I didn't differentiate between the religions. When I first moved to Thailand I was even afraid of Muslims. One area I lived, Lopburi, the Muslim population was hostile to Caucasians, and I was afraid to walk past their mosques because of the jeering and catcalls.
GoldenDoll comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Why do you think that had anything to do with her being muslim?
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
I was startled that I didn't differentiate between the religions. When I first moved to Thailand I was even afraid of Muslims. One area I lived, Lopburi, the Muslim population was hostile to Caucasians, and I was afraid to walk past their mosques because of the jeering and catcalls.
I'm asking a question posed to me by my 12 year old as I am interested to read the responses, "why ...
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
People who need the threat of punishment to do the right thing aren't really good anyway.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@Starletlive The ability perhaps, but not the inclination, apparently.
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
People who need the threat of punishment to do the right thing aren't really good anyway.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@Starletlive The ability perhaps, but not the inclination, apparently.
Is anyone actually on here for dating?
5082gregory comments on Apr 29, 2018:
If you want to date a girl, go to match,com or the other dating sites but stay on this one to talk to other people.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@Sneded LOL! You STILL haven't written your profile and answered the profile questions! Men tend to ignore profiles and respond to the photos and appearance only, but the first thing most women do is read the profile and go through the profile questions to see how you believe and your lifestyle.
YOU are the one expected to private message women who interest you, unless you are a highly feminine male who prefers an aggressive masculine woman to chase YOU. I sure am a male-ish female who will pursue a female crush, but my female side likes to be pursued.
5082gregory comments on Apr 29, 2018:
If you want to date a girl, go to match,com or the other dating sites but stay on this one to talk to other people.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@Sneded LOL! You STILL haven't written your profile and answered the profile questions! Men tend to ignore profiles and respond to the photos and appearance only, but the first thing most women do is read the profile and go through the profile questions to see how you believe and your lifestyle.
YOU are the one expected to private message women who interest you, unless you are a highly feminine male who prefers an aggressive masculine woman to chase YOU. I sure am a male-ish female who will pursue a female crush, but my female side likes to be pursued.
Any women north of Houston? Looking to meet someone around Spring,Conroe or Huntsville.
VAL3941 comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Maybe you should put your picture up ?
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
Always helpful in getting people's interest.
VAL3941 comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Maybe you should put your picture up ?
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
Always helpful in getting people's interest.
How do you use this site in relation to dating?
Beatnik comments on Apr 29, 2018:
I'm not lookong for dates, but if I stumble accross someone who can tollerate me, yay!
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
LOL! That's my own take on it!
Beatnik comments on Apr 29, 2018:
I'm not lookong for dates, but if I stumble accross someone who can tollerate me, yay!
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
LOL! That's my own take on it!
Anyone up for chatting about the 5th Dimension?
JustKip comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Sure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1d9faT-p5A
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
I love them!
JustKip comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Sure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1d9faT-p5A
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
I love them!
Sharing the same religious view?
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
As long as my partner isn't a fanatic, I could tolerate a nominal, non-practicing Christian or Buddhist.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@JustKip I don't believe in karma, but I have to believe in reincarnation, LOL! I was born remembering where I was before reincarnating, as did my sister, who kept talking about when she was a boy, when she was only five. She still clearly remembers her past life just before this one, but I've remembered many of them.
Many careful studies of children worldwide, ages 2-6, who remember past lives have been made, with the details and conversations in their memories verified. I have a list of the books of past life studies I personally own.
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
As long as my partner isn't a fanatic, I could tolerate a nominal, non-practicing Christian or Buddhist.
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@JustKip I don't believe in karma, but I have to believe in reincarnation, LOL! I was born remembering where I was before reincarnating, as did my sister, who kept talking about when she was a boy, when she was only five. She still clearly remembers her past life just before this one, but I've remembered many of them.
Many careful studies of children worldwide, ages 2-6, who remember past lives have been made, with the details and conversations in their memories verified. I have a list of the books of past life studies I personally own.
DMT & alien connection?
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
People who dropped acid during the 1970s said they saw god, and other beings, but I suspect our soul energies are released by the dmt to communicate freely with the energy of other souls during that time.
Since we are all made of energy, which can't be created or destroyed, so have always existed...
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@JustKip LOL! You're funny. I've teleported many times, sometimes with my husband when we were traveling..we'd start out driving, and suddenly arrive in ten minutes, instead of hours.
My daughter can do the same.
I've done astro projection, etc. Just because YOU haven't done something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. But if you start acting all "alt-right" and trolling me I'll just block you.
birdingnut comments on Apr 29, 2018:
People who dropped acid during the 1970s said they saw god, and other beings, but I suspect our soul energies are released by the dmt to communicate freely with the energy of other souls during that time.
Since we are all made of energy, which can't be created or destroyed, so have always existed...
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
@JustKip LOL! You're funny. I've teleported many times, sometimes with my husband when we were traveling..we'd start out driving, and suddenly arrive in ten minutes, instead of hours.
My daughter can do the same.
I've done astro projection, etc. Just because YOU haven't done something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. But if you start acting all "alt-right" and trolling me I'll just block you.
Well. If you're out there and are on this journey with me, I'm here. :)
josh23452 comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Hiya
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
What happened? I tried to make a post but it's disappeared.
josh23452 comments on Apr 29, 2018:
Hiya
birdingnut replies on Apr 29, 2018:
What happened? I tried to make a post but it's disappeared.
It’s okay to take the Bible seriously, just don’t take it as fact.
VictoriaNotes comments on Apr 28, 2018:
Sure, as seriously as Harry Potter.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
Harry Potter has entertainment value.
The Bible is all about condemning, limiting, threatening humankind with hell.
VictoriaNotes comments on Apr 28, 2018:
Sure, as seriously as Harry Potter.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
Harry Potter has entertainment value.
The Bible is all about condemning, limiting, threatening humankind with hell.
Do you want a good laugh?
birdingnut comments on Apr 28, 2018:
Wow. Why do you engage with these people? You must really be bored.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@paul1967 Hey, whatever flips your switch. i just try to avoid the alt-right, since arguing only frustrated me and didn't change their minds at all. But you're apparently an optimist, so carry on!
birdingnut comments on Apr 28, 2018:
Wow. Why do you engage with these people? You must really be bored.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@paul1967 Hey, whatever flips your switch. i just try to avoid the alt-right, since arguing only frustrated me and didn't change their minds at all. But you're apparently an optimist, so carry on!
How many people have you blocked? I have blocked 2!
AmelieMatisse comments on Apr 28, 2018:
No one so far. I haven't had interaction on this site with anyone who is disrespectful. But maybe my time is coming, who knows
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@AmelieMatisse I kept getting trolls ganging up on me for mentioning anything about teleportation, ESP or anything not solid matter. It's like they never heard of Einstein and E=MC squared (sigh), with insults, jeers, etc. If I had to put up with that, no reason to leave Facebook and the alt-right to come here.
AmelieMatisse comments on Apr 28, 2018:
No one so far. I haven't had interaction on this site with anyone who is disrespectful. But maybe my time is coming, who knows
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@AmelieMatisse I kept getting trolls ganging up on me for mentioning anything about teleportation, ESP or anything not solid matter. It's like they never heard of Einstein and E=MC squared (sigh), with insults, jeers, etc. If I had to put up with that, no reason to leave Facebook and the alt-right to come here.
How many people have you blocked? I have blocked 2!
AmelieMatisse comments on Apr 28, 2018:
No one so far. I haven't had interaction on this site with anyone who is disrespectful. But maybe my time is coming, who knows
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
As long as you don't say anything anyone would disapprove of...
AmelieMatisse comments on Apr 28, 2018:
No one so far. I haven't had interaction on this site with anyone who is disrespectful. But maybe my time is coming, who knows
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
As long as you don't say anything anyone would disapprove of...
How many people have you blocked? I have blocked 2!
webbew1 comments on Apr 28, 2018:
None. I don't believe in blocking trolls. I believe in batting them around like a cat playing with a mouse before it goes in for the kill.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@Donotbelieve He's a guy..he doesn't know what you're talking about.
webbew1 comments on Apr 28, 2018:
None. I don't believe in blocking trolls. I believe in batting them around like a cat playing with a mouse before it goes in for the kill.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@Donotbelieve He's a guy..he doesn't know what you're talking about.
If I was the parent of a child with Autism, I would be outraged.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
(sigh) At the risk of bringing down a pack of raving troll nut jobs, which I will immediately BLOCK, I will again say that in the 1990s, before people were aware of the power of google search and put up defensive measures, I did research on autism when I was teaching at Morehead university, and was...
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@bingst I dunno..why does our government push dangerous GMOs when they've been killing insects and poisoning the environment, and are banned in other countries. It's all for money. With GMOs people aren't allowed to grow their own crops from seeds.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
(sigh) At the risk of bringing down a pack of raving troll nut jobs, which I will immediately BLOCK, I will again say that in the 1990s, before people were aware of the power of google search and put up defensive measures, I did research on autism when I was teaching at Morehead university, and was...
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@bingst I dunno..why does our government push dangerous GMOs when they've been killing insects and poisoning the environment, and are banned in other countries. It's all for money. With GMOs people aren't allowed to grow their own crops from seeds.
What are women really attracted to?
birdingnut comments on Apr 28, 2018:
CHOCOLATE. If you want to attract one, just stand around with chocolate.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@Nickbeee See you soon! :P
birdingnut comments on Apr 28, 2018:
CHOCOLATE. If you want to attract one, just stand around with chocolate.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@Nickbeee See you soon! :P
Inside looking out or outside looking in?
birdingnut comments on Apr 28, 2018:
I used to have that, but it was from being androgyne and a partial transmale. Taking derris scandens, a Thai herb, blended my two gender modes so that now I feel like only one person.
No more detachment except when I'm meditating, which is a lot.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@Rugglesby Physical appearance has little to do with it. I'm a tiny, pretty, feminine senior woman, but in reality I'm more male in hard-wired behavior traits than female, and few men can keep up with me on steep hiking trails. I can outdo them at most things, from shooting to training horses.
Studies show that male traits tend to be on the right hemisphere of the brain, and female traits on the left side, with each side a different gender personality.
With most androgynes (people with mixed gender traits), these brain hemisphere sides communicate, and the personality is blended, but occasionally, as when people are gender fluid, the personalities can be experienced separately.
I was gender fluid and suffered extreme dysphoria (discomfort from resembling a female while feeling "male" ) until I started taking derris scandens for back pain and discovered it not only stopped dyslexia symptoms, it blended my two gender modes into one.
birdingnut comments on Apr 28, 2018:
I used to have that, but it was from being androgyne and a partial transmale. Taking derris scandens, a Thai herb, blended my two gender modes so that now I feel like only one person.
No more detachment except when I'm meditating, which is a lot.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@Rugglesby Physical appearance has little to do with it. I'm a tiny, pretty, feminine senior woman, but in reality I'm more male in hard-wired behavior traits than female, and few men can keep up with me on steep hiking trails. I can outdo them at most things, from shooting to training horses.
Studies show that male traits tend to be on the right hemisphere of the brain, and female traits on the left side, with each side a different gender personality.
With most androgynes (people with mixed gender traits), these brain hemisphere sides communicate, and the personality is blended, but occasionally, as when people are gender fluid, the personalities can be experienced separately.
I was gender fluid and suffered extreme dysphoria (discomfort from resembling a female while feeling "male" ) until I started taking derris scandens for back pain and discovered it not only stopped dyslexia symptoms, it blended my two gender modes into one.
Artificial intelligence.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers like Corey Goode, David Wilcock, and Simon Parkes, this has already happened...long ago. Early secret advanced government AI technology tried to kill all humans and had to be shut down.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@jwd45244 Sure, go ahead and trust the government. They always tell the truth.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers like Corey Goode, David Wilcock, and Simon Parkes, this has already happened...long ago. Early secret advanced government AI technology tried to kill all humans and had to be shut down.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@jwd45244 Sure, go ahead and trust the government. They always tell the truth.
Which Religious Apologist do you dislike the most (William Lane Craig, Ray Comfort, Eric or Kent ...
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
Gracious! Why would I want to read a religious apologist's books? It's all nonsense, so why bother.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@ImRonBurgundy I have no wish to argue with religious people..I just avoid them.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
Gracious! Why would I want to read a religious apologist's books? It's all nonsense, so why bother.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@ImRonBurgundy I have no wish to argue with religious people..I just avoid them.
Out the door in a jiffy to watch the Pacers and celebrate that the weekend is upon us the way it was...
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@IamNobody (sigh) I meant that trying natural means to see if you can get off toxic, dangerous drugs is best. But it's your life. Whatever. Go ahead and take prescription drugs and never try CBD oil. It's very cheap also.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@IamNobody (sigh) I meant that trying natural means to see if you can get off toxic, dangerous drugs is best. But it's your life. Whatever. Go ahead and take prescription drugs and never try CBD oil. It's very cheap also.
Decentcy of chivalry
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
If, by "decent" you mean the conservative type women who actually want to settle down and have families, and like a man to take care of them?
You'll have better luck going after cis hetero women, as most of the women on this forum are androgyne (even if they're not aware of it) , thanks to their ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@memorylikeasieve (sigh) I hate having keep to educating people on gender issues on this forum, so I'm saving this to post as needed.
There is no "real female." Humans are all on gender spectrums for gender traits, sexual orientation, and gender identity. In a study in 2014 where anonymity was guaranteed, 85% of people admitted occasional same sex attraction by percentage.
In another study where men and women were shown porn while cameras watched their pupils and other physical signs, women responded sexually to porn with ALL genders and gender mixes shown. Men, however had three groups; gay men who only responded to men, bi men who responded to both genders and hetero men who responded only to women.
One study showed that even the most "girlie" females only had about 80% of female traits, but they were most likely to produce offspring. However, people in the extreme ends of the gender spectrum..the most "macho" men and most "femme" females had the lowest IQs.
The average IQs rose as the gender sliding scale moved toward the middle, possibly because other gender studies show that male traits tend to be on the right hemisphere of the brain, while female traits are mostly on the left. That gives androgyne people more of the use of both brain hemispheres.
I am gender fluid and used to move between both gender orientations and points of view, which were radically different. I now take derris scandens, a Thai herb that somehow blends my gender sides so I now live as an androgyne female.
Most creative high IQ people are androgyne..mixed gender, even if they don't realize it. After all, my mom and sisters are more male in behavior and looks than I am, yet all identify fully as females, while I am partially transmale.
If you troll me, I will block you. I am tired of being attacked every time I post something on gender identity.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
If, by "decent" you mean the conservative type women who actually want to settle down and have families, and like a man to take care of them?
You'll have better luck going after cis hetero women, as most of the women on this forum are androgyne (even if they're not aware of it) , thanks to their ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@memorylikeasieve (sigh) I hate having keep to educating people on gender issues on this forum, so I'm saving this to post as needed.
There is no "real female." Humans are all on gender spectrums for gender traits, sexual orientation, and gender identity. In a study in 2014 where anonymity was guaranteed, 85% of people admitted occasional same sex attraction by percentage.
In another study where men and women were shown porn while cameras watched their pupils and other physical signs, women responded sexually to porn with ALL genders and gender mixes shown. Men, however had three groups; gay men who only responded to men, bi men who responded to both genders and hetero men who responded only to women.
One study showed that even the most "girlie" females only had about 80% of female traits, but they were most likely to produce offspring. However, people in the extreme ends of the gender spectrum..the most "macho" men and most "femme" females had the lowest IQs.
The average IQs rose as the gender sliding scale moved toward the middle, possibly because other gender studies show that male traits tend to be on the right hemisphere of the brain, while female traits are mostly on the left. That gives androgyne people more of the use of both brain hemispheres.
I am gender fluid and used to move between both gender orientations and points of view, which were radically different. I now take derris scandens, a Thai herb that somehow blends my gender sides so I now live as an androgyne female.
Most creative high IQ people are androgyne..mixed gender, even if they don't realize it. After all, my mom and sisters are more male in behavior and looks than I am, yet all identify fully as females, while I am partially transmale.
If you troll me, I will block you. I am tired of being attacked every time I post something on gender identity.
Brain scans can accurately identify your friends in groups of people, because the scans match!
...
Wildgreens comments on Apr 28, 2018:
No wonder we are perfect for each other, too bad we are both straight.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
I have no idea what my sexual orientation is, if any, since I'm demisexual (only sexually attracted to one person at a time and only after a protracted relationship of over a year).
Wildgreens comments on Apr 28, 2018:
No wonder we are perfect for each other, too bad we are both straight.
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
I have no idea what my sexual orientation is, if any, since I'm demisexual (only sexually attracted to one person at a time and only after a protracted relationship of over a year).
If I was the parent of a child with Autism, I would be outraged.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
(sigh) At the risk of bringing down a pack of raving troll nut jobs, which I will immediately BLOCK, I will again say that in the 1990s, before people were aware of the power of google search and put up defensive measures, I did research on autism when I was teaching at Morehead university, and was...
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@bingst I googled the US medical society papers. I didn't google outside sources because I was trying to find the reason behind the steep rise in autism. Link: The Unvaccinated Amish Rarely Get Cancer, Autism or Heart Disease… Coincidence? https://endalldisease.com/amish-rarely-get-cancer-autism/ via @endalldisease_
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
(sigh) At the risk of bringing down a pack of raving troll nut jobs, which I will immediately BLOCK, I will again say that in the 1990s, before people were aware of the power of google search and put up defensive measures, I did research on autism when I was teaching at Morehead university, and was...
birdingnut replies on Apr 28, 2018:
@bingst I googled the US medical society papers. I didn't google outside sources because I was trying to find the reason behind the steep rise in autism. Link: The Unvaccinated Amish Rarely Get Cancer, Autism or Heart Disease… Coincidence? https://endalldisease.com/amish-rarely-get-cancer-autism/ via @endalldisease_
Out the door in a jiffy to watch the Pacers and celebrate that the weekend is upon us the way it was...
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@IamNobody Oh, right, because toxic synthetic drugs are good for you. Best to ditch the greedy western doctors and cure yourself.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@IamNobody Oh, right, because toxic synthetic drugs are good for you. Best to ditch the greedy western doctors and cure yourself.
Out the door in a jiffy to watch the Pacers and celebrate that the weekend is upon us the way it was...
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@Heliotrope Which one? But both would be nice. I will take CBD oil when I can get it, but for now they don't sell it in Thailand, thanks to the US who forces Thailand to enforce their medical society rules to suppress natural cures and promote patented toxic synthetic drugs.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@Heliotrope Which one? But both would be nice. I will take CBD oil when I can get it, but for now they don't sell it in Thailand, thanks to the US who forces Thailand to enforce their medical society rules to suppress natural cures and promote patented toxic synthetic drugs.
If I was the parent of a child with Autism, I would be outraged.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
(sigh) At the risk of bringing down a pack of raving troll nut jobs, which I will immediately BLOCK, I will again say that in the 1990s, before people were aware of the power of google search and put up defensive measures, I did research on autism when I was teaching at Morehead university, and was...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@bingst YES. And I'll block you if start one of your rants at me. I don't really care what you say. I read it myself. You are NAIVE to believe the corrupt medical system.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
(sigh) At the risk of bringing down a pack of raving troll nut jobs, which I will immediately BLOCK, I will again say that in the 1990s, before people were aware of the power of google search and put up defensive measures, I did research on autism when I was teaching at Morehead university, and was...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@bingst YES. And I'll block you if start one of your rants at me. I don't really care what you say. I read it myself. You are NAIVE to believe the corrupt medical system.
CHANGING YOUR OPINION
Sometimes it's hard to change your opinion of a performer, celebrity or ...
MarvelAnn comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I just don't understand the Cosby thing. He had everything...must be a predator thing. It saddens me on so many levels. All those women...so much covering up. It angers and disgusts me.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@MarvelAnn Exactly. The same could be said for Michael Jackson, yet he targeted vulnerable poor children because he knew their parents could be bribed. Insiders say he had older male lovers as well, but preferred children.
MarvelAnn comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I just don't understand the Cosby thing. He had everything...must be a predator thing. It saddens me on so many levels. All those women...so much covering up. It angers and disgusts me.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@MarvelAnn Exactly. The same could be said for Michael Jackson, yet he targeted vulnerable poor children because he knew their parents could be bribed. Insiders say he had older male lovers as well, but preferred children.
Out the door in a jiffy to watch the Pacers and celebrate that the weekend is upon us the way it was...
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@IamNobody Warning..I'm taking high THC cannabis oil so an occasional toke or two might not do anything. Smoking cannabis doesn't cure cancer, just highly concentrated doses of oil, but even CBD oil is said to help diabetes.
Link: CBD compound in cannabis could treat diabetes, researchers suggest https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2015/apr/cbd-compound-in-cannabis-could-treat-diabetes,-researchers-suggest-95335970.html via @Diabetescouk
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I accidentally found out that cannabis oil cures diabetes, somehow.
I'm taking it to treat cancer (and it's working!) but noticed that now I can eat fruit, rice, and things I've not been able to touch for years because of a scary diabetic reaction.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@IamNobody Warning..I'm taking high THC cannabis oil so an occasional toke or two might not do anything. Smoking cannabis doesn't cure cancer, just highly concentrated doses of oil, but even CBD oil is said to help diabetes.
Link: CBD compound in cannabis could treat diabetes, researchers suggest https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2015/apr/cbd-compound-in-cannabis-could-treat-diabetes,-researchers-suggest-95335970.html via @Diabetescouk
CHANGING YOUR OPINION
Sometimes it's hard to change your opinion of a performer, celebrity or ...
MarvelAnn comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I just don't understand the Cosby thing. He had everything...must be a predator thing. It saddens me on so many levels. All those women...so much covering up. It angers and disgusts me.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
It's like what Chris Rock said; "A man is only as faithful as his options.."
Cosby was rich, he had opportunity, there were beautiful women, he had the drugs and the race card/loyal fans to pull out if anyone tried to accuse him. So he had options.
MarvelAnn comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I just don't understand the Cosby thing. He had everything...must be a predator thing. It saddens me on so many levels. All those women...so much covering up. It angers and disgusts me.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
It's like what Chris Rock said; "A man is only as faithful as his options.."
Cosby was rich, he had opportunity, there were beautiful women, he had the drugs and the race card/loyal fans to pull out if anyone tried to accuse him. So he had options.
Do you feel any kind of self-restriction in this site?
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I realize this is a dating website and I'm not really in a position to date, so just been using it to amuse myself.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@Scoobs Yeah..you do have an impressive profile, except that I'm also 65 years old! And an ageist snob (sigh).
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I realize this is a dating website and I'm not really in a position to date, so just been using it to amuse myself.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@Scoobs Yeah..you do have an impressive profile, except that I'm also 65 years old! And an ageist snob (sigh).
Weird comfort foods
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
Hot cornbread crumbled into milk.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@ScienceBiker Wow..having durian growing up would have been awesome. They're coming back into season now but the price is still intimidating. Usually during May prices drop low enough that I can justify to myself buying one every day.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
Hot cornbread crumbled into milk.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@ScienceBiker Wow..having durian growing up would have been awesome. They're coming back into season now but the price is still intimidating. Usually during May prices drop low enough that I can justify to myself buying one every day.
How long did it take you to achieve your current level?
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I joined Jan. 24rth, so three months to pass level eight.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@ebdb I made a lot of comments. I was only on in the mornings and evenings, but this is Thailand, so was one place where I could talk about weird things in English, which I keep finding that I'm forgetting. Even with all this English exposure I find myself struggling for English words when messaging with my daughter, as Thai words and phrases are all that come up. I finally gave up and started teaching my daughter some Thai, same as I had to do with Creole and Spanish when the kids were little.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I joined Jan. 24rth, so three months to pass level eight.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@ebdb I made a lot of comments. I was only on in the mornings and evenings, but this is Thailand, so was one place where I could talk about weird things in English, which I keep finding that I'm forgetting. Even with all this English exposure I find myself struggling for English words when messaging with my daughter, as Thai words and phrases are all that come up. I finally gave up and started teaching my daughter some Thai, same as I had to do with Creole and Spanish when the kids were little.
Do Muslims Jews and other religions hate and despise Christians as much as Christians hate them?
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
I've not heard any here in Thailand from Hindus, Muslims, or Buddhists. They just mind their own business, as people should.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@Jnei I don't want to get into trouble but that was mostly government troops firing at people on the border who are being marginalized. They also did/do horrible things to fleeing Myanmar refugees. They keep being found out and saying they're cleaning up their act, but they have a no-tolerance there for a lot of things.
But when I was teaching in Narathiwat, right on the Malaysian border, where most of the trouble was, the people themselves got along well. The school where I taught was about 50-50% Buddhists and Muslims, and in the morning exercises before school started, kids from each religion took turns leading in prayer chants. I adored ALL the kids..SOOO cute.
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
I've not heard any here in Thailand from Hindus, Muslims, or Buddhists. They just mind their own business, as people should.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@Jnei I don't want to get into trouble but that was mostly government troops firing at people on the border who are being marginalized. They also did/do horrible things to fleeing Myanmar refugees. They keep being found out and saying they're cleaning up their act, but they have a no-tolerance there for a lot of things.
But when I was teaching in Narathiwat, right on the Malaysian border, where most of the trouble was, the people themselves got along well. The school where I taught was about 50-50% Buddhists and Muslims, and in the morning exercises before school started, kids from each religion took turns leading in prayer chants. I adored ALL the kids..SOOO cute.
What was your best first date?
Rugglesby comments on Apr 27, 2018:
Had to really stress my brain, didn't think I had one. But turns out I did. I was in a town I had never been to before, dropping off a bus for a new team leader on a project. He met me in town, I followed him to his place where a co-worker would pick me up after I dropped the bus off. While we were ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
When women aggressively "come on to" my male side, he backs off and runs for it, and I avoid them after that. My male side has to be the instigator and pursuer.
Rugglesby comments on Apr 27, 2018:
Had to really stress my brain, didn't think I had one. But turns out I did. I was in a town I had never been to before, dropping off a bus for a new team leader on a project. He met me in town, I followed him to his place where a co-worker would pick me up after I dropped the bus off. While we were ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
When women aggressively "come on to" my male side, he backs off and runs for it, and I avoid them after that. My male side has to be the instigator and pursuer.
Do you feel any kind of self-restriction in this site?
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I realize this is a dating website and I'm not really in a position to date, so just been using it to amuse myself.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@evergreen There is a remote chance I could meet someone compatible on this website, but not likely since I'm currently living in Thailand, and plan to return to Lexington, KY, to live near my daughter when I move back.
Hard enough to find anyone compatible on this website, much less someone who happens to live near Lexington and happens to love dancing, horses, birding, ballet, etc. Most cis hetero men I know are couch potatoes, eat junk food, don't do much of anything, watch sports, drink beer, are totally boring. I'd rather be single.
birdingnut comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I realize this is a dating website and I'm not really in a position to date, so just been using it to amuse myself.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@evergreen There is a remote chance I could meet someone compatible on this website, but not likely since I'm currently living in Thailand, and plan to return to Lexington, KY, to live near my daughter when I move back.
Hard enough to find anyone compatible on this website, much less someone who happens to live near Lexington and happens to love dancing, horses, birding, ballet, etc. Most cis hetero men I know are couch potatoes, eat junk food, don't do much of anything, watch sports, drink beer, are totally boring. I'd rather be single.
What is your silliest or quirkiest romantic first date?
273kelvin comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I joined a dating site a few years ago and not long after I get a lady from Glasgow making me a favorite. Now she is very nice. About my age. slim and fit, nice looker, Lithuanian. We chat a bit (not much but a bit) and I have to tell her as I live in Liverpool (about 230 miles away) " thanks but no...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
Sure she could of. Anyone can, but luckily most people don't believe in it-thanks to US "rational" teachings. I could do psychic stuff since I was born, that nobody would believe, except that my sister and mom could do it as well, and both my kids can. We tried not to tell people because no point in more people using those types of powers. Better to let them keep thinking it's all "nonsense."
273kelvin comments on Apr 27, 2018:
I joined a dating site a few years ago and not long after I get a lady from Glasgow making me a favorite. Now she is very nice. About my age. slim and fit, nice looker, Lithuanian. We chat a bit (not much but a bit) and I have to tell her as I live in Liverpool (about 230 miles away) " thanks but no...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
Sure she could of. Anyone can, but luckily most people don't believe in it-thanks to US "rational" teachings. I could do psychic stuff since I was born, that nobody would believe, except that my sister and mom could do it as well, and both my kids can. We tried not to tell people because no point in more people using those types of powers. Better to let them keep thinking it's all "nonsense."
Movie Star Crush
SinCityHeathen comments on Apr 27, 2018:
This lovely lady right here. Jessica Alba.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
Jessica Alba and Angelina Jolie were the ones who made me aware I'm not a cis hetero woman. I'm demisexual (I am not sexually attracted to anyone until after more than a year), though a partial transmale (I have a partial self identity as male) but I sure do notice the mammalian curves, though without the sexual element.
SinCityHeathen comments on Apr 27, 2018:
This lovely lady right here. Jessica Alba.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
Jessica Alba and Angelina Jolie were the ones who made me aware I'm not a cis hetero woman. I'm demisexual (I am not sexually attracted to anyone until after more than a year), though a partial transmale (I have a partial self identity as male) but I sure do notice the mammalian curves, though without the sexual element.
Are we suppose to buy each other T shirts???
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
I think the admin of the website sends you a T-shirt when you achieve level eight.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@ebdb No..but I've not pushed it since I'm living in Thailand. Better to mail it to my US address when I move back there.
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
I think the admin of the website sends you a T-shirt when you achieve level eight.
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@ebdb No..but I've not pushed it since I'm living in Thailand. Better to mail it to my US address when I move back there.
Next week is my last astronomy 101 class for the semester.
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
Hmm...so you lump global climate change in with astrology? And you are saying nobody ever saw a UFO? Wow. I myself saw more than I can count in Haiti and the US in the 1960s and 70s, usually with at least one other witness, but sometimes with an entire crowd. One even followed my husband and my car ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@AstroLou It has..many times, but our government seems anxious so suppress all videos, reports, and information online. It's not the case in other countries. I even had a high school friend who was abducted but brought back when he commanded them to do so. He was so traumatized he had to have therapy. Those stories are everywhere. My dad was within ten feet of a UFO when he was ten years old, for instance, but didn't report it because why?
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
Hmm...so you lump global climate change in with astrology? And you are saying nobody ever saw a UFO? Wow. I myself saw more than I can count in Haiti and the US in the 1960s and 70s, usually with at least one other witness, but sometimes with an entire crowd. One even followed my husband and my car ...
birdingnut replies on Apr 27, 2018:
@AstroLou It has..many times, but our government seems anxious so suppress all videos, reports, and information online. It's not the case in other countries. I even had a high school friend who was abducted but brought back when he commanded them to do so. He was so traumatized he had to have therapy. Those stories are everywhere. My dad was within ten feet of a UFO when he was ten years old, for instance, but didn't report it because why?
Another confusing matter about religion
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
?? Who cares if it's all a lie?
birdingnut replies on Apr 26, 2018:
@TimothyIII Then why worry about it?
birdingnut comments on Apr 26, 2018:
?? Who cares if it's all a lie?
birdingnut replies on Apr 26, 2018:
@TimothyIII Then why worry about it?
One of my favorite flowers.
Annaleda comments on Apr 24, 2018:
You might add the name to future posts. For those not botanically inclined.
My favorite flowers are northern lupine.
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
@Leutrelle It's a yellow hibiscus.
Annaleda comments on Apr 24, 2018:
You might add the name to future posts. For those not botanically inclined.
My favorite flowers are northern lupine.
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
@Leutrelle It's a yellow hibiscus.
In America, complaining is a normal conversational pastime.
doug6352 comments on Apr 25, 2018:
If you complain about the monarchy in Thailand you get put in jail. Maybe that sets the pattern.
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
I think it's part of the culture since Asians from other countries don't complain either. Perhaps from Buddhist training, because the secular, westernized Thai who have lived abroad do complain. I live near the Muslim Malaysia border and THEY sure complain. In fact they remind me of New Yorkers for their smart mouths and insults.
doug6352 comments on Apr 25, 2018:
If you complain about the monarchy in Thailand you get put in jail. Maybe that sets the pattern.
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
I think it's part of the culture since Asians from other countries don't complain either. Perhaps from Buddhist training, because the secular, westernized Thai who have lived abroad do complain. I live near the Muslim Malaysia border and THEY sure complain. In fact they remind me of New Yorkers for their smart mouths and insults.
Whole app lliberals?
BeOPSVMo comments on Apr 21, 2018:
You should have made different options for “liberal” and “extreme liberal”. I’m a liberal but I have a lot of conservative values. I don’t think safe spaces are healthy and I haven’t been convinced that a man who feels like a woman is a woman or vice versa.
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
@BeOPSVMo (sigh) You really must learn that not all people see things through your own gender lens. You sound possibly nonbinary or at least androgyne. Apparently you don't have dysphoria, but are a contented androgyne as I am, accepting both your gender sides.
Most high IQ people are also androgyne, I assume because they have access to both sides of the brain, since studies show male traits are mostly on the right hemisphere of the brain, and female traits on the left. Having access to both is an advantage in intelligence.
However, before I stumbled across derris scandens, a Thai herb used as a muscle relaxer which cured my dysphoria and blended the perspectives of both gender sides, I was gender fluid-moving back and forth between male and female gender perspectives, with one side resentful of, and hating, the other gender side. It was almost enough to drive me to start taking male hormones to stop the panic attacks, depression and horror at the sight of my female body in the mirror.
Gender dysphoria can drive people to suicide. I'm not sure how much societal and personal acceptance counts, since I felt this way in Thailand, where transgender people are common, and accepted in Thai Buddhism. I didn't even know I was partially transmale until 2014, when a transwoman friend from high school outed me to myself.
BeOPSVMo comments on Apr 21, 2018:
You should have made different options for “liberal” and “extreme liberal”. I’m a liberal but I have a lot of conservative values. I don’t think safe spaces are healthy and I haven’t been convinced that a man who feels like a woman is a woman or vice versa.
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
@BeOPSVMo (sigh) You really must learn that not all people see things through your own gender lens. You sound possibly nonbinary or at least androgyne. Apparently you don't have dysphoria, but are a contented androgyne as I am, accepting both your gender sides.
Most high IQ people are also androgyne, I assume because they have access to both sides of the brain, since studies show male traits are mostly on the right hemisphere of the brain, and female traits on the left. Having access to both is an advantage in intelligence.
However, before I stumbled across derris scandens, a Thai herb used as a muscle relaxer which cured my dysphoria and blended the perspectives of both gender sides, I was gender fluid-moving back and forth between male and female gender perspectives, with one side resentful of, and hating, the other gender side. It was almost enough to drive me to start taking male hormones to stop the panic attacks, depression and horror at the sight of my female body in the mirror.
Gender dysphoria can drive people to suicide. I'm not sure how much societal and personal acceptance counts, since I felt this way in Thailand, where transgender people are common, and accepted in Thai Buddhism. I didn't even know I was partially transmale until 2014, when a transwoman friend from high school outed me to myself.
In America, complaining is a normal conversational pastime.
Scoobs comments on Apr 25, 2018:
That's really interesting about their culture. I was not aware. So there's a lack of small talk? I find small talk can warm up a situation and create an opportunity for strangers to connect. Does this not happen in Thailand?
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
@Scoobs There are rules and fees involved in starting Thai businesses by foreigners. I don't know the current ones, but they used to have to have the business in the name of a Thai person and foreigners aren't allowed to have jobs that Thai people could fill. That's GOOD. I want Thailand to stay Thailand. Americans tend to swarm like cockroaches, turning the world into strip malls for profit, trashing the local environments. I hope they also keep them out of Cuba. Some birds thought extinct still survive there because Castro protected virgin forest. Many Americans would burn the last tree for profit.
Scoobs comments on Apr 25, 2018:
That's really interesting about their culture. I was not aware. So there's a lack of small talk? I find small talk can warm up a situation and create an opportunity for strangers to connect. Does this not happen in Thailand?
birdingnut replies on Apr 25, 2018:
@Scoobs There are rules and fees involved in starting Thai businesses by foreigners. I don't know the current ones, but they used to have to have the business in the name of a Thai person and foreigners aren't allowed to have jobs that Thai people could fill. That's GOOD. I want Thailand to stay Thailand. Americans tend to swarm like cockroaches, turning the world into strip malls for profit, trashing the local environments. I hope they also keep them out of Cuba. Some birds thought extinct still survive there because Castro protected virgin forest. Many Americans would burn the last tree for profit.
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