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Can you give a brief review of a favorite, but perhaps little known, book you frequently reread?
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Feb 17, 2018:
Have you read Fire from Heaven? It is the precursor to The Persian Boy and Alexander's life. If you have not read Renault's books on Greek myth, The Bull from the Sea and The King must Die, I recommend them, as well. It has been decades since I read any of them, though.
I rarely reread a book ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
Thanks for the tip! I'll check out the "look inside" feature on those books and read the amazon reviews.
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Feb 17, 2018:
Have you read Fire from Heaven? It is the precursor to The Persian Boy and Alexander's life. If you have not read Renault's books on Greek myth, The Bull from the Sea and The King must Die, I recommend them, as well. It has been decades since I read any of them, though.
I rarely reread a book ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
Thanks for the tip! I'll check out the "look inside" feature on those books and read the amazon reviews.
Can you give a brief review of a favorite, but perhaps little known, book you frequently reread?
markdevenish comments on Feb 17, 2018:
the jungle books rudyard kipling followed by kim . india has not changed much
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
I read Kim when I was eight, in Haiti, and LOVED it. I reread it many times, but an adult, I began to feel uneasy about the white privilege and colonialism in Kipling's works.
markdevenish comments on Feb 17, 2018:
the jungle books rudyard kipling followed by kim . india has not changed much
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
I read Kim when I was eight, in Haiti, and LOVED it. I reread it many times, but an adult, I began to feel uneasy about the white privilege and colonialism in Kipling's works.
I am the beloved choice of mate for an umbrella cockatoo and an african grey parrot.
walklightly comments on Feb 17, 2018:
Is the cockatoo native to where you live, or an australian one? & do they fly freely, or do you keep them in an aviary?
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
There are many escaped tropical birds in both FL and CA but they aren't a danger to native wildlife since they mostly hang in urban areas where non-native tropical fruit trees and shrubbery provide their food. But if such birds are kept as pets, they can't free fly or someone could recapture them and keep them, or even shoot them, since they have no protection as non-native species.
However, many people in warm parts of the US feed escaped tropical birds at their outdoor feeders. An Umbrella Cockatoo can cost thousands of dollars, however, and few would turn loose such a valuable pet.
walklightly comments on Feb 17, 2018:
Is the cockatoo native to where you live, or an australian one? & do they fly freely, or do you keep them in an aviary?
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
There are many escaped tropical birds in both FL and CA but they aren't a danger to native wildlife since they mostly hang in urban areas where non-native tropical fruit trees and shrubbery provide their food. But if such birds are kept as pets, they can't free fly or someone could recapture them and keep them, or even shoot them, since they have no protection as non-native species.
However, many people in warm parts of the US feed escaped tropical birds at their outdoor feeders. An Umbrella Cockatoo can cost thousands of dollars, however, and few would turn loose such a valuable pet.
Can you give a brief review of a favorite, but perhaps little known, book you frequently reread?
Benthoven comments on Feb 17, 2018:
One of my favorite books is from C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy.
First of all, it played with my boyhood dreams. Shasta, the main character has a horrible father, runs away, discovers that he was adopted, and his real father was a king. In the process, he meets Aslan, one...
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
I love that book also! Our family wore out several sets of Chronicles of Narnia book series, after wearing out the library copies. The kids were taking their turns reading chapters aloud from four and five years old. Now, however, my favorite C.S. Lewis book is Till We Have Faces.
Benthoven comments on Feb 17, 2018:
One of my favorite books is from C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy.
First of all, it played with my boyhood dreams. Shasta, the main character has a horrible father, runs away, discovers that he was adopted, and his real father was a king. In the process, he meets Aslan, one...
birdingnut replies on Feb 17, 2018:
I love that book also! Our family wore out several sets of Chronicles of Narnia book series, after wearing out the library copies. The kids were taking their turns reading chapters aloud from four and five years old. Now, however, my favorite C.S. Lewis book is Till We Have Faces.
What do you know well enough to teach others?
birdingnut comments on Feb 16, 2018:
Piano (I gave lessons for years), English, English literature, writing (I taught these subjects at universities, and overseas) how to ride horses MY way (no rein pulling or touching the horses' lower sides..using weight shifts to guide them), basic Thai phrases to get around town, Creole, art.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@kensmile4u I'm completely fluent in Haitian Creole, but don't consider myself proficient in French, since the Haiti French is corrupted.
birdingnut comments on Feb 16, 2018:
Piano (I gave lessons for years), English, English literature, writing (I taught these subjects at universities, and overseas) how to ride horses MY way (no rein pulling or touching the horses' lower sides..using weight shifts to guide them), basic Thai phrases to get around town, Creole, art.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@kensmile4u I'm completely fluent in Haitian Creole, but don't consider myself proficient in French, since the Haiti French is corrupted.
Why do I hate it when a man sexualize my insights/intelligence/etc?
NicThePoet comments on Feb 3, 2018:
Yes, I'm right there with you. It is so demeaning to constantly be sexualized no matter what you say or do just because you're female. It's great if a man finds my intelligence sexy, but he crosses the line when he gets sleazy about it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
Hmm...there are exceptions, of course. I'm a panromantic (can fall in love with anything) and I suspect that if my two gender sides weren't busily canceling out each other's sexual attractions, I'd also be mostly pansexual (can be turned on by anything) instead of just demisexual.
When I see new birds, or a great bird photo op coming up I can sometimes feel myself getting pleasurably physically turned on. That can happen with music, or starting a new book and realizing it's amazing, etc.
NicThePoet comments on Feb 3, 2018:
Yes, I'm right there with you. It is so demeaning to constantly be sexualized no matter what you say or do just because you're female. It's great if a man finds my intelligence sexy, but he crosses the line when he gets sleazy about it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
Hmm...there are exceptions, of course. I'm a panromantic (can fall in love with anything) and I suspect that if my two gender sides weren't busily canceling out each other's sexual attractions, I'd also be mostly pansexual (can be turned on by anything) instead of just demisexual.
When I see new birds, or a great bird photo op coming up I can sometimes feel myself getting pleasurably physically turned on. That can happen with music, or starting a new book and realizing it's amazing, etc.
Here is my Theodore - he is SUPPOSED to be a Scottish Fold, but his ears aren't very folded.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
HOW FLUFFY!! Very cute-all of them.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@koshkamat Humans are great, but animals are the greatest. Well, I like both, but MUST also have animals in my life, and in my case, that includes wild birds and animals since no pets allowed in my building.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
HOW FLUFFY!! Very cute-all of them.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@koshkamat Humans are great, but animals are the greatest. Well, I like both, but MUST also have animals in my life, and in my case, that includes wild birds and animals since no pets allowed in my building.
Trying to reconcile a quandry
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Depends on the religion.
Thai Buddhists have universal health coverage, and are kind to most races of people, although the government has a poor track record in helping immigrants.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@noworry28 Like I said, the government (usually somewhat nonreligious) persecutes other religions/races and immigrants, but the general Thai Buddhist population doesn't, as a rule. Most schools I've taught here in southern Thailand, on the border of Muslim Malaysia, even have two different school morning ceremonies; one led by a Buddhist student where they chant Buddhist blessings, and a Muslim student, where they say Muslim things. I can only tell the two religions apart in the classroom by the clothing..the Muslim girls wear a head scarf, and the boys wear long pants instead of khaki shorts.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Depends on the religion.
Thai Buddhists have universal health coverage, and are kind to most races of people, although the government has a poor track record in helping immigrants.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@noworry28 Like I said, the government (usually somewhat nonreligious) persecutes other religions/races and immigrants, but the general Thai Buddhist population doesn't, as a rule. Most schools I've taught here in southern Thailand, on the border of Muslim Malaysia, even have two different school morning ceremonies; one led by a Buddhist student where they chant Buddhist blessings, and a Muslim student, where they say Muslim things. I can only tell the two religions apart in the classroom by the clothing..the Muslim girls wear a head scarf, and the boys wear long pants instead of khaki shorts.
Anyone ever been in a large earthquake?
Biagnostic comments on Feb 16, 2018:
I have a friend who was in the Hebgen dam earthquake in West Yellowstone, year ago...was asleep and suddenly splashed with cold water...after everything settled, he tried to figure where the water came from...the only source in line with his sleeping was the toilet...yup the quake had literally ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
Eew! I'm glad he wasn't hurt.
Biagnostic comments on Feb 16, 2018:
I have a friend who was in the Hebgen dam earthquake in West Yellowstone, year ago...was asleep and suddenly splashed with cold water...after everything settled, he tried to figure where the water came from...the only source in line with his sleeping was the toilet...yup the quake had literally ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
Eew! I'm glad he wasn't hurt.
What do you know well enough to teach others?
birdingnut comments on Feb 16, 2018:
Piano (I gave lessons for years), English, English literature, writing (I taught these subjects at universities, and overseas) how to ride horses MY way (no rein pulling or touching the horses' lower sides..using weight shifts to guide them), basic Thai phrases to get around town, Creole, art.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@kensmile4u Thanks. I learned Creole because that's the language spoken in Haiti, and I was born in Haiti, of American missionary parents. Because the other side of French/Creole-speaking Haiti is the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic, I picked up Spanish and French as well.
I'm fluent in Haitian Creole, but, but even though I can understand, read, and get by in Spanish, French, and Thai, I wouldn't call myself skilled enough to teach them.
birdingnut comments on Feb 16, 2018:
Piano (I gave lessons for years), English, English literature, writing (I taught these subjects at universities, and overseas) how to ride horses MY way (no rein pulling or touching the horses' lower sides..using weight shifts to guide them), basic Thai phrases to get around town, Creole, art.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@kensmile4u Thanks. I learned Creole because that's the language spoken in Haiti, and I was born in Haiti, of American missionary parents. Because the other side of French/Creole-speaking Haiti is the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic, I picked up Spanish and French as well.
I'm fluent in Haitian Creole, but, but even though I can understand, read, and get by in Spanish, French, and Thai, I wouldn't call myself skilled enough to teach them.
Just a pizza dish in the bush...
pied butcherbird & baby, lured close by peanuts & water.
birdingnut comments on Feb 16, 2018:
Aaaah! I'm so jealous.
That's it.
Here are a few Thai birds from several places around Thailand where I've lived. I was just going through my Amazon Drive photos this morning and pulled up a few for Facebook.
A breeding Oriental Pratincole, near Nakhon, Thailand.
Stripe-throated Bulbul ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@walklightly Thanks!
birdingnut comments on Feb 16, 2018:
Aaaah! I'm so jealous.
That's it.
Here are a few Thai birds from several places around Thailand where I've lived. I was just going through my Amazon Drive photos this morning and pulled up a few for Facebook.
A breeding Oriental Pratincole, near Nakhon, Thailand.
Stripe-throated Bulbul ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@walklightly Thanks!
I'm ornery.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
The people willingly traded (riskier) higher profits for a sure price now and saving the cost of six week's worth of feed.
Kind of a mild version of selling flight insurance at the airport,
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@misstuffy That's how the "stock market" works. I used to trade options.
Sometimes I won more profit, sometimes I lost, but fear could make me sell early.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
The people willingly traded (riskier) higher profits for a sure price now and saving the cost of six week's worth of feed.
Kind of a mild version of selling flight insurance at the airport,
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@misstuffy That's how the "stock market" works. I used to trade options.
Sometimes I won more profit, sometimes I lost, but fear could make me sell early.
Trying to reconcile a quandry
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Depends on the religion.
Thai Buddhists have universal health coverage, and are kind to most races of people, although the government has a poor track record in helping immigrants.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@misstuffy They are only one of thousands of world religions, although the main western one.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Depends on the religion.
Thai Buddhists have universal health coverage, and are kind to most races of people, although the government has a poor track record in helping immigrants.
birdingnut replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@misstuffy They are only one of thousands of world religions, although the main western one.
Introducing Coco, aka The Princess.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
So adorable! A toy poodle mix?
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@chicagojcb It's great nick!
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
So adorable! A toy poodle mix?
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@chicagojcb It's great nick!
I'm ornery.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
The people willingly traded (riskier) higher profits for a sure price now and saving the cost of six week's worth of feed.
Kind of a mild version of selling flight insurance at the airport,
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@misstuffy It's the old lure of the "bird in the hand.."
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
The people willingly traded (riskier) higher profits for a sure price now and saving the cost of six week's worth of feed.
Kind of a mild version of selling flight insurance at the airport,
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@misstuffy It's the old lure of the "bird in the hand.."
End of life planning for the agnostic
andygee comments on Feb 15, 2018:
The ceremonies are for the living, not the dead. And I checked the organ donor box on my license.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
I agree with him, except for the organ donor case, since they prefer young organs.
andygee comments on Feb 15, 2018:
The ceremonies are for the living, not the dead. And I checked the organ donor box on my license.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
I agree with him, except for the organ donor case, since they prefer young organs.
Compliments
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
I always say, "Thank you!" and smile at them.
Sexual comments about my body are NOT compliments, and not only make me feel uncomfortable, it can make me fighting mad, but only if spoken by a male.
I'm male enough that I give females a free pass, but they typically don't make crude sexual ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@FrayedBear Maybe it was the contrast between the Australians and most/many Americans. When I got back to Sydney after running around Australia for the past two weeks, some American tourist guy got on the shuttle and you could hear him from a block away, talking loudly and crudely hitting on an unfortunate girl in the bus. I scrunched low in the seat in shame and considered not admitting what nationality I was.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
I always say, "Thank you!" and smile at them.
Sexual comments about my body are NOT compliments, and not only make me feel uncomfortable, it can make me fighting mad, but only if spoken by a male.
I'm male enough that I give females a free pass, but they typically don't make crude sexual ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@FrayedBear Maybe it was the contrast between the Australians and most/many Americans. When I got back to Sydney after running around Australia for the past two weeks, some American tourist guy got on the shuttle and you could hear him from a block away, talking loudly and crudely hitting on an unfortunate girl in the bus. I scrunched low in the seat in shame and considered not admitting what nationality I was.
Always a party going on in Thailand!
For two days the air has been filled the noise of exploding ...
Sarahroo29 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
That's it! I'm moving to Thailand. Lol.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
You'd definitely pass for Thai..even I do!
Sarahroo29 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
That's it! I'm moving to Thailand. Lol.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
You'd definitely pass for Thai..even I do!
Name several cultural assumptions that have tripped you up when traveling, either coming to the US, ...
Unfoldingchaos comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I like Mexico but the cultural approach to time is really jarring to me. I hear "now" and they mean in maybe a half hour. "Soon" means within the hour. I'm used to being early everywhere and that means a lot of waiting there.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@walklightly Wow! It's breathtakingly beautiful there! Lucky you!
Unfoldingchaos comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I like Mexico but the cultural approach to time is really jarring to me. I hear "now" and they mean in maybe a half hour. "Soon" means within the hour. I'm used to being early everywhere and that means a lot of waiting there.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@walklightly Wow! It's breathtakingly beautiful there! Lucky you!
My best girls, Squill (the larger) and Moxie (smaller).
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Aaaaaw!
I bred Australian Blue Heelers for years, and the best dog I ever had was one of the pups.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Insectra After my beloved Border Collie, Benji, had a heat stroke and nearly died, I switched to Australian Blue Heelers (or "cattle dogs" ) because I read that the dingo mix prevented them from overheating. Benji was crazy smart, but seemed to be largely driven by instinct. The Australian Blue Heelers are stone cold intelligent-and independent thinkers. I felt like Naomi, the best of them all, was like a human, only better.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Aaaaaw!
I bred Australian Blue Heelers for years, and the best dog I ever had was one of the pups.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Insectra After my beloved Border Collie, Benji, had a heat stroke and nearly died, I switched to Australian Blue Heelers (or "cattle dogs" ) because I read that the dingo mix prevented them from overheating. Benji was crazy smart, but seemed to be largely driven by instinct. The Australian Blue Heelers are stone cold intelligent-and independent thinkers. I felt like Naomi, the best of them all, was like a human, only better.
Compliments
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
I always say, "Thank you!" and smile at them.
Sexual comments about my body are NOT compliments, and not only make me feel uncomfortable, it can make me fighting mad, but only if spoken by a male.
I'm male enough that I give females a free pass, but they typically don't make crude sexual ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@FrayedBear I dunno..I loved being there, camping with Australians during our week long camel trek. Nicest people on earth..except maybe for the Thai? I loved the casual attitude toward nudity, as well, because that's how I was raised in Haiti.
birdingnut comments on Feb 15, 2018:
I always say, "Thank you!" and smile at them.
Sexual comments about my body are NOT compliments, and not only make me feel uncomfortable, it can make me fighting mad, but only if spoken by a male.
I'm male enough that I give females a free pass, but they typically don't make crude sexual ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@FrayedBear I dunno..I loved being there, camping with Australians during our week long camel trek. Nicest people on earth..except maybe for the Thai? I loved the casual attitude toward nudity, as well, because that's how I was raised in Haiti.
What bad/good things stand out to you on a dating profile?
birdingnut comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I look for things that are similar to me..education level, age, travel experience, hobbies and interests, grown children, and look for things dissimilar as well, such as career (since most teachers are vastly underpaid for time spent, in the US).
I look for curiosity, humor, a sense of fun, and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@FrayedBear LOL! I don't require it, but I miss being around her. I was always more like a fun uncle than a mom..teaching the kids to climb trees, skip rocks, ride horses bareback without bridles, play duet jams on the piano, etc. After I moved to Thailand, I began having dreams as though I was in her mind, missing me being around. I messaged her and she admitted it, but we've always been esp connected, as well as I and my mom, etc.
birdingnut comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I look for things that are similar to me..education level, age, travel experience, hobbies and interests, grown children, and look for things dissimilar as well, such as career (since most teachers are vastly underpaid for time spent, in the US).
I look for curiosity, humor, a sense of fun, and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@FrayedBear LOL! I don't require it, but I miss being around her. I was always more like a fun uncle than a mom..teaching the kids to climb trees, skip rocks, ride horses bareback without bridles, play duet jams on the piano, etc. After I moved to Thailand, I began having dreams as though I was in her mind, missing me being around. I messaged her and she admitted it, but we've always been esp connected, as well as I and my mom, etc.
Why can’t religious people understand that atheism isn’t a religion?
KKGator comments on Feb 14, 2018:
They can't help themselves. It's part of their mental illness. And yes, I absolutely believe that religious faith is an intentional mental illness.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@KKGator OR their Hebrew god is really only a copied version of "Anu" the blood-thirsty alien leader who came to earth to mine gold and genetically engineered humans by mixing their DNA with human apes, as told about in the Sumerian texts. They were written 2000 years before the Bible, and obviously copied, since the stories parallel the Bible ones, even with similar names.
The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts http://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-folklore/origins-human-beings-according-ancient-sumerian-texts-0065?
KKGator comments on Feb 14, 2018:
They can't help themselves. It's part of their mental illness. And yes, I absolutely believe that religious faith is an intentional mental illness.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@KKGator OR their Hebrew god is really only a copied version of "Anu" the blood-thirsty alien leader who came to earth to mine gold and genetically engineered humans by mixing their DNA with human apes, as told about in the Sumerian texts. They were written 2000 years before the Bible, and obviously copied, since the stories parallel the Bible ones, even with similar names.
The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts http://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-folklore/origins-human-beings-according-ancient-sumerian-texts-0065?
Compliments
Crimson67 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I have had so many different experiences with it that I have trouble landing on an appropriate response.
I was taught to just say thank you.
I have had people expect more and then get upset and call me "stuck up" when I didn't seem more grateful. (numerous different people over the years)
I ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Men usually only have one goal in mind when chatting up women..and it's not to make her smile.
He probably felt he should have been more adequately rewarded for his effort..like getting to sleep with you.
Crimson67 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I have had so many different experiences with it that I have trouble landing on an appropriate response.
I was taught to just say thank you.
I have had people expect more and then get upset and call me "stuck up" when I didn't seem more grateful. (numerous different people over the years)
I ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Men usually only have one goal in mind when chatting up women..and it's not to make her smile.
He probably felt he should have been more adequately rewarded for his effort..like getting to sleep with you.
Always a party going on in Thailand!
For two days the air has been filled the noise of exploding ...
wotsthat comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Happy New Year: ???? (x?n nián kuài lè)
????????????????? sùk-s?n wan bpii mài
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Varn You have it right, and it's the Year of the Dog!
wotsthat comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Happy New Year: ???? (x?n nián kuài lè)
????????????????? sùk-s?n wan bpii mài
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Varn You have it right, and it's the Year of the Dog!
Always a party going on in Thailand!
For two days the air has been filled the noise of exploding ...
David1955 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Next get ready for Songkran in April. How to drown in the streets when it's incredibly hot and not a drop of rain. Now that's one to avoid. What a country!
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@David1955 Like these Thai kids? I took these photos along Samila Beach road last year.
David1955 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Next get ready for Songkran in April. How to drown in the streets when it's incredibly hot and not a drop of rain. Now that's one to avoid. What a country!
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@David1955 Like these Thai kids? I took these photos along Samila Beach road last year.
Dating as a heathen....
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
No problem..simply mention on your dating profile that you are non-religious/agnostic, atheist/ or whatever label you use, and want to meet someone with similar views. .
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Kashif That's discouraging, but when I first dated my ex, I was still religious, and that was also one of my criteria.
However, now I'm heathen and he might be by now, too.
Since he emailed me last year that he's transitioning to non-binary female, I'm guessing he's ditching religion also, so people change all the time, LOL!
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
No problem..simply mention on your dating profile that you are non-religious/agnostic, atheist/ or whatever label you use, and want to meet someone with similar views. .
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Kashif That's discouraging, but when I first dated my ex, I was still religious, and that was also one of my criteria.
However, now I'm heathen and he might be by now, too.
Since he emailed me last year that he's transitioning to non-binary female, I'm guessing he's ditching religion also, so people change all the time, LOL!
One of my favorites on this lovely day..
Or-Humanist comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Now that just about covers all the bases. My wife has said that valentines day is not a big deal for her. Just to be safe, I took her out to hear one of our favorite bands on Sunday night. And this morning took her out for breakfast at the best local restaurant for breakfasts. We had their Cajun...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Good thinking! Women typically give such disclaimers, which they expect men to ignore.
Or-Humanist comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Now that just about covers all the bases. My wife has said that valentines day is not a big deal for her. Just to be safe, I took her out to hear one of our favorite bands on Sunday night. And this morning took her out for breakfast at the best local restaurant for breakfasts. We had their Cajun...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Good thinking! Women typically give such disclaimers, which they expect men to ignore.
One of my favorites on this lovely day..
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
Even while married, I never celebrated it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Flowers and chocolates are to please the women, not men.
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
Even while married, I never celebrated it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Flowers and chocolates are to please the women, not men.
Name several cultural assumptions that have tripped you up when traveling, either coming to the US, ...
Tenacious comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Not that Australia is much different from the US, but it took me a couple of days to realize that people weren't just being rude when they constantly bumped into me while walking down the sidewalks. It has everything to do with which side of the road you drive on. Sidewalk traffic travels the same ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
When I was in Australia in 2005, my US habits would take over when I saw approaching joggers/bikders on the park trails, making me step right, and into their paths. I finally would freeze when I saw bikes or runners coming toward me, letting them sort it out.
Tenacious comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Not that Australia is much different from the US, but it took me a couple of days to realize that people weren't just being rude when they constantly bumped into me while walking down the sidewalks. It has everything to do with which side of the road you drive on. Sidewalk traffic travels the same ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
When I was in Australia in 2005, my US habits would take over when I saw approaching joggers/bikders on the park trails, making me step right, and into their paths. I finally would freeze when I saw bikes or runners coming toward me, letting them sort it out.
Always a party going on in Thailand!
For two days the air has been filled the noise of exploding ...
trois2005 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
Happy New year
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Thanks!
trois2005 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
Happy New year
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Thanks!
Always a party going on in Thailand!
For two days the air has been filled the noise of exploding ...
David1955 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Next get ready for Songkran in April. How to drown in the streets when it's incredibly hot and not a drop of rain. Now that's one to avoid. What a country!
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Truck to truck water fight along Samila Beach last year during Songkran
David1955 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Next get ready for Songkran in April. How to drown in the streets when it's incredibly hot and not a drop of rain. Now that's one to avoid. What a country!
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
Truck to truck water fight along Samila Beach last year during Songkran
Always a party going on in Thailand!
For two days the air has been filled the noise of exploding ...
Sacha comments on Feb 14, 2018:
So fun! I love Chinese new year
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
It's a ton of fun. I'd drive my motorbike behind dueling pickup trucks on the beach front so I could get wet in the cross-fire!
Sacha comments on Feb 14, 2018:
So fun! I love Chinese new year
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
It's a ton of fun. I'd drive my motorbike behind dueling pickup trucks on the beach front so I could get wet in the cross-fire!
Always a party going on in Thailand!
For two days the air has been filled the noise of exploding ...
David1955 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Next get ready for Songkran in April. How to drown in the streets when it's incredibly hot and not a drop of rain. Now that's one to avoid. What a country!
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
It's my favorite holiday! An entire country having water fights in the streets on the hottest day of the year? Yes, please!
FUN FUN FUN! I usually grab my motorbike and cruise the beach front behind the dueling pickup trucks full of people armed with super soaker guns so I can get soaked in the crossfire, then head into the ocean for a swim afterward!
David1955 comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Next get ready for Songkran in April. How to drown in the streets when it's incredibly hot and not a drop of rain. Now that's one to avoid. What a country!
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
It's my favorite holiday! An entire country having water fights in the streets on the hottest day of the year? Yes, please!
FUN FUN FUN! I usually grab my motorbike and cruise the beach front behind the dueling pickup trucks full of people armed with super soaker guns so I can get soaked in the crossfire, then head into the ocean for a swim afterward!
Name several cultural assumptions that have tripped you up when traveling, either coming to the US, ...
Unfoldingchaos comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I like Mexico but the cultural approach to time is really jarring to me. I hear "now" and they mean in maybe a half hour. "Soon" means within the hour. I'm used to being early everywhere and that means a lot of waiting there.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
I always used to ask friends who invited me places if it was "US or Mexico time?" and adjusted the deadline forward by a couple of hours if it was Mexico time.
Unfoldingchaos comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I like Mexico but the cultural approach to time is really jarring to me. I hear "now" and they mean in maybe a half hour. "Soon" means within the hour. I'm used to being early everywhere and that means a lot of waiting there.
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
I always used to ask friends who invited me places if it was "US or Mexico time?" and adjusted the deadline forward by a couple of hours if it was Mexico time.
Name several cultural assumptions that have tripped you up when traveling, either coming to the US, ...
Dwight comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I was skiing with a group of Germans a number of years ago. Language was not a barrier for us as I had recently completed seven years of German language study. At the end of a great day of skiing and story swapping, one of rhe guys turns to me and asks me, "Are you Irish?" Well, my ancestry is ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
LOL! Who knew?
Dwight comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I was skiing with a group of Germans a number of years ago. Language was not a barrier for us as I had recently completed seven years of German language study. At the end of a great day of skiing and story swapping, one of rhe guys turns to me and asks me, "Are you Irish?" Well, my ancestry is ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 15, 2018:
LOL! Who knew?
Meeting people
NFAguy53 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I have tried dating sites, friends, and I even went to a church that had a singles program. The men were losers (I guess me too) and the women seemed to be happy not being in a relationship. I would think a church group of single people would mean they are wanting to get out of being single. Not ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Men usually are the ones looking for partners, while women are enjoying their freedom, sometimes for the first time in their lives, after a divorce.
Still, if you grab someone on the rebound, that might work. I read that if women go over a few years as a single after a divorce, they find out they love independence, and seldom bother to get married again, although they often do fool around with certain friends.
NFAguy53 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I have tried dating sites, friends, and I even went to a church that had a singles program. The men were losers (I guess me too) and the women seemed to be happy not being in a relationship. I would think a church group of single people would mean they are wanting to get out of being single. Not ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Men usually are the ones looking for partners, while women are enjoying their freedom, sometimes for the first time in their lives, after a divorce.
Still, if you grab someone on the rebound, that might work. I read that if women go over a few years as a single after a divorce, they find out they love independence, and seldom bother to get married again, although they often do fool around with certain friends.
Another f@!king mass shooting here in America! At least 17 dead, 23 injured.
Funeralgirl comments on Feb 14, 2018:
they will continue to say "this isn't the time or place to talk about it" and offer "thoughts and prayers" and NOTHING will ever be done, it seems that Americans love their guns too much for any change to gun laws to happen. If they even put ONE thing into place eg. a waiting period before getting a...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
You're right..
Marco Rubio Has Accepted Millions From the NRA But Refers to Florida School Shooting as 'Inexplicable' https://splinternews.com/marco-rubio-has-accepted-thousands-from-the-nra-but-ref-1823019219?utm_medium=sharefromsite=Splinter_facebook
Funeralgirl comments on Feb 14, 2018:
they will continue to say "this isn't the time or place to talk about it" and offer "thoughts and prayers" and NOTHING will ever be done, it seems that Americans love their guns too much for any change to gun laws to happen. If they even put ONE thing into place eg. a waiting period before getting a...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
You're right..
Marco Rubio Has Accepted Millions From the NRA But Refers to Florida School Shooting as 'Inexplicable' https://splinternews.com/marco-rubio-has-accepted-thousands-from-the-nra-but-ref-1823019219?utm_medium=sharefromsite=Splinter_facebook
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Jack-of-scythes comments on Feb 14, 2018:
There are 47 current gender labels. I can't rationally accept any of them. You are born male or female. Your chosen sexual partners is not for me to question. I am a bit conservative. I wonder if I am sexist treating you as your sex first, and as a person second. Truly. I do not know that answer. ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Only a cisgendered person could make such a statement. It's like claiming that homosexuality doesn't exist because because you are heterosexual. Or saying other races don't exist, because you aren't any of those races.
Jack-of-scythes comments on Feb 14, 2018:
There are 47 current gender labels. I can't rationally accept any of them. You are born male or female. Your chosen sexual partners is not for me to question. I am a bit conservative. I wonder if I am sexist treating you as your sex first, and as a person second. Truly. I do not know that answer. ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Only a cisgendered person could make such a statement. It's like claiming that homosexuality doesn't exist because because you are heterosexual. Or saying other races don't exist, because you aren't any of those races.
What are you most passionate about?
Rugglesby comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Living things, my dog or cat or kids waking me, the birds that go crazy when I go outside, the geckos that jump off everything I pick up, having a tree snake slide down my arm while I am picking fruit. blue tongue lizard stealing raspberries out of my bowl while I am picking them, frogs going nuts ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Rugglesby But then common sun skinks are eaten by Common Kingfishers!
This was photographed near my place also.
Rugglesby comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Living things, my dog or cat or kids waking me, the birds that go crazy when I go outside, the geckos that jump off everything I pick up, having a tree snake slide down my arm while I am picking fruit. blue tongue lizard stealing raspberries out of my bowl while I am picking them, frogs going nuts ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Rugglesby But then common sun skinks are eaten by Common Kingfishers!
This was photographed near my place also.
Gays, Lesbians and Transgenders
NicoleCadmium comments on Feb 8, 2018:
Gay and transgender people don't fit neatly into your typical religion's breeding programme, therefore they're not welcome. Though the Catholic Church has found a use for its homosexuals (girls to the convent, boys to the seminary - dress them in black and put them in charge of PR) it still lives in...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Trajan61 The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops' medical care
http://wapo.st/2tD8f90?tid=ss_tw=.870a34dcea95
NicoleCadmium comments on Feb 8, 2018:
Gay and transgender people don't fit neatly into your typical religion's breeding programme, therefore they're not welcome. Though the Catholic Church has found a use for its homosexuals (girls to the convent, boys to the seminary - dress them in black and put them in charge of PR) it still lives in...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Trajan61 The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops' medical care
http://wapo.st/2tD8f90?tid=ss_tw=.870a34dcea95
Gays, Lesbians and Transgenders
Charlene comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Obviously we're an afront to their "High Moral" standards..unlike Drumpf who's an outstanding Christian liar, misogynist, greedy, 3x divorced, incest dreaming, bankrupt, sexual predator kind of man.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
But both of them pale compared to the Clintons.
Charlene comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Obviously we're an afront to their "High Moral" standards..unlike Drumpf who's an outstanding Christian liar, misogynist, greedy, 3x divorced, incest dreaming, bankrupt, sexual predator kind of man.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
But both of them pale compared to the Clintons.
Does anyone else do culture immersion when you travel?
DUCHESSA comments on Feb 14, 2018:
Except in USA, I never had the chance to live long enough to "get immersed" in a country's culture. I envy you all the languages you speak.
BTW, As you know, most immigrants to USA don't get involved in the country' s culture. I had students (HS) who were here for over five years and only spoke ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
I know it's probably worse for the immigrants to cling to their home country identity, but I love it. That's one of the best things about visiting Manhattan..walking down the street and feeling like it's an international adventure.
Besides all the ethnic vendor food carts, I relish the different languages I hear in passing..Port-au-Prince Haitian Creole, Bolivian Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Canadian French, Parisian French, etc., and other Romance languages, briefly eavesdropping in passing, and enjoying other familiar languages I didn't know, but heard growing up..Arabic, Chinese, etc.
DUCHESSA comments on Feb 14, 2018:
Except in USA, I never had the chance to live long enough to "get immersed" in a country's culture. I envy you all the languages you speak.
BTW, As you know, most immigrants to USA don't get involved in the country' s culture. I had students (HS) who were here for over five years and only spoke ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
I know it's probably worse for the immigrants to cling to their home country identity, but I love it. That's one of the best things about visiting Manhattan..walking down the street and feeling like it's an international adventure.
Besides all the ethnic vendor food carts, I relish the different languages I hear in passing..Port-au-Prince Haitian Creole, Bolivian Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Canadian French, Parisian French, etc., and other Romance languages, briefly eavesdropping in passing, and enjoying other familiar languages I didn't know, but heard growing up..Arabic, Chinese, etc.
Does anyone else do culture immersion when you travel?
silverotter11 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
If I traveled I would most definitly immerse myself in the culture - I can hang with my own kind back home. But even within the United States we are so culturally diverse that the ethnic food experience is wonderful. When I was 20 my friend Mick and I did a road trip down the west coast, camping ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@JackPedigo Maybe it's just me, and my weird androgyne mix, but I find traveling alone much more fun, several times easier, and far more conducive to culture immersive.
In 2001 I got a teaching job in Hermosillo, Mexico, so I could observe whales calving in the gulf. I flew down first for orientation, and my husband stayed behind for a couple of months to pack up our stuff, and close out his job.
During the time I was by myself, I hung with locals, did what they did, went to parties or local cultural events night, slept on the rooftop of a friend on the beach, with piles of other friends who just lay down where they were, to sleep, after a party.
I woke at dawn, to see rare shore birds on the beach, and dolphins surfing the waves almost up to the door of the house. I changed and rushed out to join them. As I swam, I could see the dolphins leaping toward me, then noticed that dolphins were helping Mexican fishermen trap the fish against the shore.
When my husband arrived, the party stopped. No more hanging out with everyone, I ate at home instead of with Mexican friends, etc. It was OK, in that we continued going to the beach, and he joined me on birding adventure and mountain hikes, but the free camaraderie with locals was severely limited.
silverotter11 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
If I traveled I would most definitly immerse myself in the culture - I can hang with my own kind back home. But even within the United States we are so culturally diverse that the ethnic food experience is wonderful. When I was 20 my friend Mick and I did a road trip down the west coast, camping ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@JackPedigo Maybe it's just me, and my weird androgyne mix, but I find traveling alone much more fun, several times easier, and far more conducive to culture immersive.
In 2001 I got a teaching job in Hermosillo, Mexico, so I could observe whales calving in the gulf. I flew down first for orientation, and my husband stayed behind for a couple of months to pack up our stuff, and close out his job.
During the time I was by myself, I hung with locals, did what they did, went to parties or local cultural events night, slept on the rooftop of a friend on the beach, with piles of other friends who just lay down where they were, to sleep, after a party.
I woke at dawn, to see rare shore birds on the beach, and dolphins surfing the waves almost up to the door of the house. I changed and rushed out to join them. As I swam, I could see the dolphins leaping toward me, then noticed that dolphins were helping Mexican fishermen trap the fish against the shore.
When my husband arrived, the party stopped. No more hanging out with everyone, I ate at home instead of with Mexican friends, etc. It was OK, in that we continued going to the beach, and he joined me on birding adventure and mountain hikes, but the free camaraderie with locals was severely limited.
Does anyone else do culture immersion when you travel?
JackPedigo comments on Feb 14, 2018:
It is a common tendency. When I moved to Germany I discovered Heidelberg was a big area for Americans and Brits. I met a guy in the old city and was able to move there. Our small house had 2 Amis (not including me) and a Brit and 2 Germans. Later all the Germans moved out. It became difficult to ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
That is awesome, and congratulations for being a host and contributing to international mingling!
JackPedigo comments on Feb 14, 2018:
It is a common tendency. When I moved to Germany I discovered Heidelberg was a big area for Americans and Brits. I met a guy in the old city and was able to move there. Our small house had 2 Amis (not including me) and a Brit and 2 Germans. Later all the Germans moved out. It became difficult to ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
That is awesome, and congratulations for being a host and contributing to international mingling!
Does anyone else do culture immersion when you travel?
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I do like to immerse myself when I can. The language barrier is hard to overcome but I am reminded of a time in Malta. I found myself in a small greasy spoon type of cafe (not for tourists) and asked for an " iced coffee ". The lady thought I had said a " nice coffee " and proceeded to put a ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
That's impressive..and cool!
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I do like to immerse myself when I can. The language barrier is hard to overcome but I am reminded of a time in Malta. I found myself in a small greasy spoon type of cafe (not for tourists) and asked for an " iced coffee ". The lady thought I had said a " nice coffee " and proceeded to put a ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
That's impressive..and cool!
Does anyone else do culture immersion when you travel?
walklightly comments on Feb 14, 2018:
the thai lingo i find too hard for my brain to grasp, but when i stayed for two months on bali once i picked up enough bahasa indonesia to get around & delight the locals of course. i had a little boyfriend who took me to the village where he'd grown up. no one spoke english, there was no ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Thai is a tonal language, and most westerners can't remember exact word tone pitches since it takes "perfect pitch" skills. But one word can be many meanings, depending on pitch, some of them embarrassing if you make a mistake, so most foreigners stick to a few Thai phrases.
I don't have perfect pitch either, but have found it helps to speak Thai rapidly, sort of mumbling, limiting the sounds of the wrong word pitches, and encouraging Thai listeners to depend on word context.
walklightly comments on Feb 14, 2018:
the thai lingo i find too hard for my brain to grasp, but when i stayed for two months on bali once i picked up enough bahasa indonesia to get around & delight the locals of course. i had a little boyfriend who took me to the village where he'd grown up. no one spoke english, there was no ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Thai is a tonal language, and most westerners can't remember exact word tone pitches since it takes "perfect pitch" skills. But one word can be many meanings, depending on pitch, some of them embarrassing if you make a mistake, so most foreigners stick to a few Thai phrases.
I don't have perfect pitch either, but have found it helps to speak Thai rapidly, sort of mumbling, limiting the sounds of the wrong word pitches, and encouraging Thai listeners to depend on word context.
Who is your Valentine, on the most important day of the year.
Sacha comments on Feb 14, 2018:
My valentine is Keanu Reeves. We are also going to get married.... He just doesn't know it yet ;) Im sure he will be thrilled when he finds out. loool
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Hey, you can't take my boyfriend! He's all I have left after Alan Rickman passed away (sob).
Sacha comments on Feb 14, 2018:
My valentine is Keanu Reeves. We are also going to get married.... He just doesn't know it yet ;) Im sure he will be thrilled when he finds out. loool
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Hey, you can't take my boyfriend! He's all I have left after Alan Rickman passed away (sob).
Guys I need your help.
Rudy1962 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I don't know. But after reading all that, I might need the number to this drug dealer you guys keep referring to.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
LOL! And a religious pusher, to boot.
Rudy1962 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I don't know. But after reading all that, I might need the number to this drug dealer you guys keep referring to.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
LOL! And a religious pusher, to boot.
Oh man, sometimes I forget how awkward I am.
blago84 comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Pretty often suffer the same. Find it really difficult to start a conversation.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Dick_Martin LOL! That line would only work on someone like me but I had to give her snaps for figuring out what I couldn't resist and using it as bait.
Before I discovered the Thai herb derris scandens, and blended my gender personalities, I was gender fluid, moving back and forth between male and female perspectives. I have to admit my male side was a smooth operator, even though I'm demisexual, so feel no lust.
He'd listen to and remember what women said, what they wore, what they liked, and used it to his advantage, noticing and admiring their clothing, handbags, and conversing on their favorite topics until women were fighting over him.
This usually woke my weaker female side; horrified, she'd hurry to get rid of the giggling girls before my male side could start buying them drinks and wasting her hard-earned money on them.
It's a relief not have to to deal with switching back and forth between genders anymore, and I can live as a blended person.
Unfortunately, my blended self is somewhat neutral..I admire both genders but usually do nothing to either chase or respond to them.
blago84 comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Pretty often suffer the same. Find it really difficult to start a conversation.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Dick_Martin LOL! That line would only work on someone like me but I had to give her snaps for figuring out what I couldn't resist and using it as bait.
Before I discovered the Thai herb derris scandens, and blended my gender personalities, I was gender fluid, moving back and forth between male and female perspectives. I have to admit my male side was a smooth operator, even though I'm demisexual, so feel no lust.
He'd listen to and remember what women said, what they wore, what they liked, and used it to his advantage, noticing and admiring their clothing, handbags, and conversing on their favorite topics until women were fighting over him.
This usually woke my weaker female side; horrified, she'd hurry to get rid of the giggling girls before my male side could start buying them drinks and wasting her hard-earned money on them.
It's a relief not have to to deal with switching back and forth between genders anymore, and I can live as a blended person.
Unfortunately, my blended self is somewhat neutral..I admire both genders but usually do nothing to either chase or respond to them.
What are you most passionate about?
Rugglesby comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Living things, my dog or cat or kids waking me, the birds that go crazy when I go outside, the geckos that jump off everything I pick up, having a tree snake slide down my arm while I am picking fruit. blue tongue lizard stealing raspberries out of my bowl while I am picking them, frogs going nuts ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Yikes..you're turning me on with all the wild animal references..
At least toward returning to Australia again..such a birding paradise (sigh). But I have geckos running around my own walls here in Thailand, although I'm in an apartment building, near, but not on the beach.
Pic is of a common sun skink eating a centipede near my place, outskirts of Songkhla, Thailand
Rugglesby comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Living things, my dog or cat or kids waking me, the birds that go crazy when I go outside, the geckos that jump off everything I pick up, having a tree snake slide down my arm while I am picking fruit. blue tongue lizard stealing raspberries out of my bowl while I am picking them, frogs going nuts ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Yikes..you're turning me on with all the wild animal references..
At least toward returning to Australia again..such a birding paradise (sigh). But I have geckos running around my own walls here in Thailand, although I'm in an apartment building, near, but not on the beach.
Pic is of a common sun skink eating a centipede near my place, outskirts of Songkhla, Thailand
Oh man, sometimes I forget how awkward I am.
blago84 comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Pretty often suffer the same. Find it really difficult to start a conversation.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Dick_Martin People are easy if you know what floats their boat. I.e., I couldn't resist my beautiful, married Thai boss when she offered to show me where certain rare hornbills were nesting, near Krabi, Thailand. I knew she was hitting on me, but I didn't care. She had me at "nesting hornbills" but I didn't let anything physical happen. Nevertheless I had a wonderful several hours hiking through a jungle, seeing blue jungle pools and rare birds, laughing and talking with her. Too bad most men don't use those kinds of tactics on women. Easier for most to talk about topics they themselves like
blago84 comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Pretty often suffer the same. Find it really difficult to start a conversation.
birdingnut replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Dick_Martin People are easy if you know what floats their boat. I.e., I couldn't resist my beautiful, married Thai boss when she offered to show me where certain rare hornbills were nesting, near Krabi, Thailand. I knew she was hitting on me, but I didn't care. She had me at "nesting hornbills" but I didn't let anything physical happen. Nevertheless I had a wonderful several hours hiking through a jungle, seeing blue jungle pools and rare birds, laughing and talking with her. Too bad most men don't use those kinds of tactics on women. Easier for most to talk about topics they themselves like
MY preparations for Valentine's Day:
josh_karpf comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Lovely spouse hates my present.
Oh well, her turn to try to please me.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
It's like one of my favorite jokes..
A man was rubbing an old lamp and a genie popped out and said he'd grant him one wish.
The man said, "OK, I want a bridge to Hawaii from the mainland."
The genie said, "That would be too far for a bridge. Choose another wish."
The man said, "All right then; what is the secret of knowing what women want?"
There was a short pause.
Then the genie said, "Do you want that bridge suspension or concrete posts?"
Don't worry..I'm a woman and I can't please women either so I have a typical female solution..before I buy a gift for a female relative, I ask her what she wants first. I even make her show me the exact thing in amazon she wants, or selection of things, for me to buy. Then I have happy campers.
josh_karpf comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Lovely spouse hates my present.
Oh well, her turn to try to please me.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
It's like one of my favorite jokes..
A man was rubbing an old lamp and a genie popped out and said he'd grant him one wish.
The man said, "OK, I want a bridge to Hawaii from the mainland."
The genie said, "That would be too far for a bridge. Choose another wish."
The man said, "All right then; what is the secret of knowing what women want?"
There was a short pause.
Then the genie said, "Do you want that bridge suspension or concrete posts?"
Don't worry..I'm a woman and I can't please women either so I have a typical female solution..before I buy a gift for a female relative, I ask her what she wants first. I even make her show me the exact thing in amazon she wants, or selection of things, for me to buy. Then I have happy campers.
Society Finches.
birdingnut comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Adorable! I bred a few finch species during the 1980s.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@MrLink I raised so many species of parrot, canary, fancy pigeon, etc., back in the 1980's I don't remember all the finch species, but they were relatively inexpensive, so nothing impressive. But I do remember Society Finches, hand-feeding some of the babies, and all of them flying behind me around the house.
birdingnut comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Adorable! I bred a few finch species during the 1980s.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@MrLink I raised so many species of parrot, canary, fancy pigeon, etc., back in the 1980's I don't remember all the finch species, but they were relatively inexpensive, so nothing impressive. But I do remember Society Finches, hand-feeding some of the babies, and all of them flying behind me around the house.
Anyone else into photography?
birdingnut comments on Feb 13, 2018:
I'm not a fan of black and white..sort of like going back to horse and cart. It's fun as a novelty, but cars are faster.
But, yes, I'm a sort of "professional" photographer because I post some of my photos on a stock photography site to make money. But since I only get 25 cents to $2 per photo ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@Jnei My attitude exactly!
birdingnut comments on Feb 13, 2018:
I'm not a fan of black and white..sort of like going back to horse and cart. It's fun as a novelty, but cars are faster.
But, yes, I'm a sort of "professional" photographer because I post some of my photos on a stock photography site to make money. But since I only get 25 cents to $2 per photo ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@Jnei My attitude exactly!
Okay single folks, how are you spending Valentine's day?
SonderOpia comments on Feb 13, 2018:
I'm going to hang out with a friend and we're going to go to an atheist Meetup. Should be fun it's at a bar. I don't drink but maybe I should start LOL.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@SonderOpia One nibble on a brownie "edible" maybe. A very small nibble. Just sayin'.
SonderOpia comments on Feb 13, 2018:
I'm going to hang out with a friend and we're going to go to an atheist Meetup. Should be fun it's at a bar. I don't drink but maybe I should start LOL.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@SonderOpia One nibble on a brownie "edible" maybe. A very small nibble. Just sayin'.
Mr. Spock, you are in error ... it is a 2008 Tesla Roadster...
;)
IAMGROOT comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Nimoy was a real loss. Watching these icons I grew up with die one-by-one is depressing. Shatner is in amazingly good shape. I hope he keeps hanging in there. As an aside, Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest, Professor Snape, and, of course Hans Gruber) was also a big loss. I love his work. Anyone seen...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
Awesome! I'll have to find that movie since it's not on Netflix.
I cried for months after Alan Rickman died..I have had a huge crush on him since I first saw him in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991.
We watched the Atlanta Olympics the year before, and that year I was watching the movie downstairs with my little nieces and nephews at a family get-together .
After Alan Rickman finished his impressive and dramatic dying scene, my 8 yr old nephew leaped up as though holding a sign and yelled, "TEN!"
I followed Rickman's movies from then on, almost worshipfully.
My daughter got a crush on him as well, especially in his Severus Snape role in Harry Potter, and painted an awesome portrait of him (she's a professional artist).
IAMGROOT comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Nimoy was a real loss. Watching these icons I grew up with die one-by-one is depressing. Shatner is in amazingly good shape. I hope he keeps hanging in there. As an aside, Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest, Professor Snape, and, of course Hans Gruber) was also a big loss. I love his work. Anyone seen...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
Awesome! I'll have to find that movie since it's not on Netflix.
I cried for months after Alan Rickman died..I have had a huge crush on him since I first saw him in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991.
We watched the Atlanta Olympics the year before, and that year I was watching the movie downstairs with my little nieces and nephews at a family get-together .
After Alan Rickman finished his impressive and dramatic dying scene, my 8 yr old nephew leaped up as though holding a sign and yelled, "TEN!"
I followed Rickman's movies from then on, almost worshipfully.
My daughter got a crush on him as well, especially in his Severus Snape role in Harry Potter, and painted an awesome portrait of him (she's a professional artist).
Took me a minute ... LMAO!!!!
VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Hahahaha -- Oh the irony.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
HAHAHAHAH "God" one!
VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Hahahaha -- Oh the irony.
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
HAHAHAHAH "God" one!
Took me a minute ... LMAO!!!!
resserts comments on Feb 13, 2018:
I saw this on Distractify several months ago and saw this ad placement. It made me so happy! (Annotation is mine.)
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
LOL! Good one!
resserts comments on Feb 13, 2018:
I saw this on Distractify several months ago and saw this ad placement. It made me so happy! (Annotation is mine.)
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
LOL! Good one!
This is me when visiting, well, just about anyone else. Hehehe.....
RavenCT comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Worked in a library as a teen. I still sort by author or subject. It can't be conquered! How else do you find a favorite book again? Memorize the color on the binding?
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@BookDeath Even when I lived in the US, our library had books you could check out via Kindle. That saved a 12 mile drive in my huge SUV into town whenever I wanted books, plus having to return it, and possibly pay a fine, if late.
I even did my shopping online, since WalMart and Lowes would ship stuff to me overnight for $1..no way I could drive 15 miles to WalMart and Lowes for that price. But, of course, in Thailand, I buy all my books from the Kindle Store, since you can't buy books in English here.
RavenCT comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Worked in a library as a teen. I still sort by author or subject. It can't be conquered! How else do you find a favorite book again? Memorize the color on the binding?
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@BookDeath Even when I lived in the US, our library had books you could check out via Kindle. That saved a 12 mile drive in my huge SUV into town whenever I wanted books, plus having to return it, and possibly pay a fine, if late.
I even did my shopping online, since WalMart and Lowes would ship stuff to me overnight for $1..no way I could drive 15 miles to WalMart and Lowes for that price. But, of course, in Thailand, I buy all my books from the Kindle Store, since you can't buy books in English here.
Do you feel somewhat annoyed or angry when you find out someone is testing you?
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Most cis women (even women like ME) "test" new boyfriend interests for mental soundness by breaking things off soon after the start of the romance, and paying attention to other males for awhile.
If her ex boyfriend goes ballistic, becomes violent, threatening, a stalker, or acts needy and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
Women mostly just pull away, not necessarily break up, as you mean it. If you are trying to insult me, I was married until 2010 and I haven't dated since. No interest. But people have certainly continued to both ask me out and propose to me.
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Most cis women (even women like ME) "test" new boyfriend interests for mental soundness by breaking things off soon after the start of the romance, and paying attention to other males for awhile.
If her ex boyfriend goes ballistic, becomes violent, threatening, a stalker, or acts needy and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
Women mostly just pull away, not necessarily break up, as you mean it. If you are trying to insult me, I was married until 2010 and I haven't dated since. No interest. But people have certainly continued to both ask me out and propose to me.
Do you feel somewhat annoyed or angry when you find out someone is testing you?
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Most cis women (even women like ME) "test" new boyfriend interests for mental soundness by breaking things off soon after the start of the romance, and paying attention to other males for awhile.
If her ex boyfriend goes ballistic, becomes violent, threatening, a stalker, or acts needy and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@arnies Most people are reacting to instincts they don't mentally comprehend. All nature cares about is procreation.
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Most cis women (even women like ME) "test" new boyfriend interests for mental soundness by breaking things off soon after the start of the romance, and paying attention to other males for awhile.
If her ex boyfriend goes ballistic, becomes violent, threatening, a stalker, or acts needy and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@arnies Most people are reacting to instincts they don't mentally comprehend. All nature cares about is procreation.
Do you feel somewhat annoyed or angry when you find out someone is testing you?
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Most cis women (even women like ME) "test" new boyfriend interests for mental soundness by breaking things off soon after the start of the romance, and paying attention to other males for awhile.
If her ex boyfriend goes ballistic, becomes violent, threatening, a stalker, or acts needy and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@arnies I don't think the women (including me) think of it as a test..they just do it instinctively. If you didn't come after them then they wouldn't care, but would go on their merry way with someone else. It's the same in the animal world..the most persistent male that pursues the female, is the one who usually wins her over. His persistence is an indication of testosterone levels, much as humor is.
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Most cis women (even women like ME) "test" new boyfriend interests for mental soundness by breaking things off soon after the start of the romance, and paying attention to other males for awhile.
If her ex boyfriend goes ballistic, becomes violent, threatening, a stalker, or acts needy and ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@arnies I don't think the women (including me) think of it as a test..they just do it instinctively. If you didn't come after them then they wouldn't care, but would go on their merry way with someone else. It's the same in the animal world..the most persistent male that pursues the female, is the one who usually wins her over. His persistence is an indication of testosterone levels, much as humor is.
Tell Me About The Worst Date You Have Ever had....
JimG comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I talked to a woman online, not on a dating site though. She asked a lot of questions about my life, job, kids, etc. And was really odd about it, but I unwittingly revealed that I was going to be going to a concert at my kids' school. We didn't live very close together, but my ex and kids lived ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Boundaries, man. Boundaries.
JimG comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I talked to a woman online, not on a dating site though. She asked a lot of questions about my life, job, kids, etc. And was really odd about it, but I unwittingly revealed that I was going to be going to a concert at my kids' school. We didn't live very close together, but my ex and kids lived ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Boundaries, man. Boundaries.
Tell Me About The Worst Date You Have Ever had....
Crimson67 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Online date site guy.
We had talked online for awhile, no red flags so we went to dinner.
The entire dinner he talked about his ex wife and the divorce and the kids and the divorce...on and on and on.
Anytime I would change the subject he would find a way back.
After dinner he walked me to...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Reporting him to the dating website might have been good also, if they had that feature.
Crimson67 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Online date site guy.
We had talked online for awhile, no red flags so we went to dinner.
The entire dinner he talked about his ex wife and the divorce and the kids and the divorce...on and on and on.
Anytime I would change the subject he would find a way back.
After dinner he walked me to...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Reporting him to the dating website might have been good also, if they had that feature.
This is me when visiting, well, just about anyone else. Hehehe.....
RavenCT comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Worked in a library as a teen. I still sort by author or subject. It can't be conquered! How else do you find a favorite book again? Memorize the color on the binding?
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
You still read physical books?
RavenCT comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Worked in a library as a teen. I still sort by author or subject. It can't be conquered! How else do you find a favorite book again? Memorize the color on the binding?
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
You still read physical books?
Is Valentine's Day here yet?
Shelton comments on Feb 12, 2018:
You made me smile at "Rant over"! I'm am not a fan of Valentines Day either. Even if I was in a relationship I would make it clear to my woman that she is my sweetheart all year. February 14 is just another day to me.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Be advised that a sign of a man having romantic notions about a woman is that he will plan ahead for special days, thinking of ways to surprise his special someone, and make her happy. If he ignores her on those days, it's time to move on..he is only with her for (convenient) sex.
Shelton comments on Feb 12, 2018:
You made me smile at "Rant over"! I'm am not a fan of Valentines Day either. Even if I was in a relationship I would make it clear to my woman that she is my sweetheart all year. February 14 is just another day to me.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Be advised that a sign of a man having romantic notions about a woman is that he will plan ahead for special days, thinking of ways to surprise his special someone, and make her happy. If he ignores her on those days, it's time to move on..he is only with her for (convenient) sex.
11 Mormon employees quit after first female mayor elected in Utah town - --
farmboy2017 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Now, maybe the city clerks in Kentucky will quit.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Actually, the gay man who was refused a marriage license by Kim Davis has announced he will be running against her this year for her job. Kim Davis was a deputy for 26 years, under her mother, who was county clerk for 40 years..the entire time I lived in Morehead, KY (1983-2010).
Gay man to run against Kentucky clerk who denied him marriage license https://reut.rs/2iXNox8
farmboy2017 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Now, maybe the city clerks in Kentucky will quit.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
Actually, the gay man who was refused a marriage license by Kim Davis has announced he will be running against her this year for her job. Kim Davis was a deputy for 26 years, under her mother, who was county clerk for 40 years..the entire time I lived in Morehead, KY (1983-2010).
Gay man to run against Kentucky clerk who denied him marriage license https://reut.rs/2iXNox8
Do I have the most Non-Confrontational FB Christian friends?
Kimba comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Nothing unusual there, even my Facebook friends that are Christians are more likely to post something nasty about the whole "1 like = prayer" thing than rag me about blatantly atheist posts and at times sacrilegious jokes, do get a few shares though. Mind you I have a lot of atheist and agnostic ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@Lewellyn3 I sometimes used to do that, but only by posting a meme that makes fun of that custom, not mocking any of my well-meaning Christian friends directly. I already defriended the more hateful alt-right ones.
Kimba comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Nothing unusual there, even my Facebook friends that are Christians are more likely to post something nasty about the whole "1 like = prayer" thing than rag me about blatantly atheist posts and at times sacrilegious jokes, do get a few shares though. Mind you I have a lot of atheist and agnostic ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@Lewellyn3 I sometimes used to do that, but only by posting a meme that makes fun of that custom, not mocking any of my well-meaning Christian friends directly. I already defriended the more hateful alt-right ones.
What do you know that most others don’t?
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
That Thailand is a paradise. Most Americans I know don't even know where it is, and sometimes confuse it with Taiwan.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@David1955 Thanks! Old friends from Haiti used to live in Chiang Mai, and constantly invited me to come see them.
But for me, the point of living in Thailand is to be in the warm tropics by the ocean, and seeing the Southern Cross from my balcony.
The further south, the better..to a point; then it starts getting cold again!
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
That Thailand is a paradise. Most Americans I know don't even know where it is, and sometimes confuse it with Taiwan.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@David1955 Thanks! Old friends from Haiti used to live in Chiang Mai, and constantly invited me to come see them.
But for me, the point of living in Thailand is to be in the warm tropics by the ocean, and seeing the Southern Cross from my balcony.
The further south, the better..to a point; then it starts getting cold again!
Do you feel guilty when you kill insects, rats, or any other lower animals in/around your house?
Rugglesby comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Yes, I have a sneaky solution, I have huntsman spiders and asian house geckos, between them they eat midges, mosquitoes and cockroaches, so it isn't me doing the killing, I have a python in my shed, he eats rats, green ants in my front lawn hopefully do more than sting me and keep away termites.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
After my son was badly stung by hornets, I began to spray their nests, until I noticed that bald hornets were snatching flies off my horses in the pasture. From then on, I left the hornets alone and they left us alone, although they might give a stranger a warning sting if they came too close to the nest. They could even tell which people were my relatives, perhaps by their scent, and left them alone.
Rugglesby comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Yes, I have a sneaky solution, I have huntsman spiders and asian house geckos, between them they eat midges, mosquitoes and cockroaches, so it isn't me doing the killing, I have a python in my shed, he eats rats, green ants in my front lawn hopefully do more than sting me and keep away termites.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
After my son was badly stung by hornets, I began to spray their nests, until I noticed that bald hornets were snatching flies off my horses in the pasture. From then on, I left the hornets alone and they left us alone, although they might give a stranger a warning sting if they came too close to the nest. They could even tell which people were my relatives, perhaps by their scent, and left them alone.
Study: "Bad Girls" More Likely to Say "No" to Sex - Skepchick
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Yeah, I noticed that also.
Also, they're the ones most often abused in a marriage.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@AmyLF Abused women usually have high levels of male traits, and since males are typically "whatever" about their friends borrowing their car, wrecking it, borrowing money, spilling beer everywhere, and not caring, these women often lack the female "brain chip" that usually effortlessly manages men, like with most of my cis female friends and relatives .
Typically, cis females with strong female traits won't even date an unstable character..the man has to bring her status, money, and approval from others or it's "Next!"
And even if somehow she starts dating a loser, the moment the guy disrespects her, his stuff is tossed onto the lawn, she changes the locks, and moves on without a backward glance.
Women with a high level of male traits (like me) tend to act like loyal males do with their girlfriends..they make excuses for bad behavior, keep forgiving them and letting them stay, even cover up for them to their families.
Although being loyal is an evolutionary plus for males, keeping them with one woman long enough to help raise his progeny, staunch loyalty in a female can be dangerous, if she turns a blind eye to scary behavior.
As I well know (sigh).
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Yeah, I noticed that also.
Also, they're the ones most often abused in a marriage.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@AmyLF Abused women usually have high levels of male traits, and since males are typically "whatever" about their friends borrowing their car, wrecking it, borrowing money, spilling beer everywhere, and not caring, these women often lack the female "brain chip" that usually effortlessly manages men, like with most of my cis female friends and relatives .
Typically, cis females with strong female traits won't even date an unstable character..the man has to bring her status, money, and approval from others or it's "Next!"
And even if somehow she starts dating a loser, the moment the guy disrespects her, his stuff is tossed onto the lawn, she changes the locks, and moves on without a backward glance.
Women with a high level of male traits (like me) tend to act like loyal males do with their girlfriends..they make excuses for bad behavior, keep forgiving them and letting them stay, even cover up for them to their families.
Although being loyal is an evolutionary plus for males, keeping them with one woman long enough to help raise his progeny, staunch loyalty in a female can be dangerous, if she turns a blind eye to scary behavior.
As I well know (sigh).
Why do we get annoyed?
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Before puberty, I was like a boy..carefree, full of jokes, tolerant, etc.
But in my case, increased female hormones at puberty triggered PMS irritability.
You might have some female trait leanings.
Check your fingers; index fingers longer than ring fingers indicate high levels of prenatal ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@ScienceBiker Nope, I'm not bothered by stuff I used to flip out over during PMS. I mostly just shrug now. Don't care. Don't bother to react. But when I still had high levels of female hormones, everything my ex did got on my nerves during PMS.
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Before puberty, I was like a boy..carefree, full of jokes, tolerant, etc.
But in my case, increased female hormones at puberty triggered PMS irritability.
You might have some female trait leanings.
Check your fingers; index fingers longer than ring fingers indicate high levels of prenatal ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@ScienceBiker Nope, I'm not bothered by stuff I used to flip out over during PMS. I mostly just shrug now. Don't care. Don't bother to react. But when I still had high levels of female hormones, everything my ex did got on my nerves during PMS.
Why do we get annoyed?
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Before puberty, I was like a boy..carefree, full of jokes, tolerant, etc.
But in my case, increased female hormones at puberty triggered PMS irritability.
You might have some female trait leanings.
Check your fingers; index fingers longer than ring fingers indicate high levels of prenatal ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@Anonbene In my case, I was somewhat normal until a week before ovulation, so..2/3rds of the time I was blase, upbeat.
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Before puberty, I was like a boy..carefree, full of jokes, tolerant, etc.
But in my case, increased female hormones at puberty triggered PMS irritability.
You might have some female trait leanings.
Check your fingers; index fingers longer than ring fingers indicate high levels of prenatal ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@Anonbene In my case, I was somewhat normal until a week before ovulation, so..2/3rds of the time I was blase, upbeat.
So I am watching the Olympics and somehow I started wondering if men competing Olympics figure ...
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I'm not sure what you are saying. You saw male figure skaters touching female figure skaters?
Terrible things are in store for whom..the women or the men, and how do you mean that?
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@0752532706 Your sentences don't make sense to me.
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I'm not sure what you are saying. You saw male figure skaters touching female figure skaters?
Terrible things are in store for whom..the women or the men, and how do you mean that?
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@0752532706 Your sentences don't make sense to me.
Why do we get annoyed?
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Before puberty, I was like a boy..carefree, full of jokes, tolerant, etc.
But in my case, increased female hormones at puberty triggered PMS irritability.
You might have some female trait leanings.
Check your fingers; index fingers longer than ring fingers indicate high levels of prenatal ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@ScienceBiker So, you may have had even levels of male/female hormones in the womb. I am about 60/40 male/female in traits, according to online tests, so slightly more male, but my female hormones still made my nerves twist into knots and my temper flare during PMS.
But in all fairness, I'm male enough to want to sock guys in the nose who are personally dissing me, such as calling me "sissy."
birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Before puberty, I was like a boy..carefree, full of jokes, tolerant, etc.
But in my case, increased female hormones at puberty triggered PMS irritability.
You might have some female trait leanings.
Check your fingers; index fingers longer than ring fingers indicate high levels of prenatal ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@ScienceBiker So, you may have had even levels of male/female hormones in the womb. I am about 60/40 male/female in traits, according to online tests, so slightly more male, but my female hormones still made my nerves twist into knots and my temper flare during PMS.
But in all fairness, I'm male enough to want to sock guys in the nose who are personally dissing me, such as calling me "sissy."
Why can't I stop worring about everything
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The left hemisphere of the brain is the side that worries..also it's the side with female traits, so it's a female trait. Most males don't worry about much, unless they have a lot of female traits, then they can become fussy and worriers.
To get in your right hemisphere, do things only the right ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@DUCHESSA Men are 23% more likely to be left-handed than women, so it might be associated with male hormones somehow. Dunno.
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The left hemisphere of the brain is the side that worries..also it's the side with female traits, so it's a female trait. Most males don't worry about much, unless they have a lot of female traits, then they can become fussy and worriers.
To get in your right hemisphere, do things only the right ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@DUCHESSA Men are 23% more likely to be left-handed than women, so it might be associated with male hormones somehow. Dunno.
The struggle to find a partner...
resserts comments on Nov 11, 2017:
I'm the common denominator in all of my failed relationships. :P My struggle over the years has been in timing, I guess. Every time things seemed to be progressing to the point of romance (even so far as making plans to meet, in the case of some long-distance budding relationships) something would ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@resserts I didn't mean a sexual hook up, but getting into a "named relationship" with a girl; taking her out, calling her your girlfriend, seeming to be moving in the sexual direction with some making out, etc, but if hooking up is all that's expected these days, then no wonder.
resserts comments on Nov 11, 2017:
I'm the common denominator in all of my failed relationships. :P My struggle over the years has been in timing, I guess. Every time things seemed to be progressing to the point of romance (even so far as making plans to meet, in the case of some long-distance budding relationships) something would ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@resserts I didn't mean a sexual hook up, but getting into a "named relationship" with a girl; taking her out, calling her your girlfriend, seeming to be moving in the sexual direction with some making out, etc, but if hooking up is all that's expected these days, then no wonder.
Isnt it sad that it only takes one unfair person to wreck a relationship?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
NO.
It takes two to wreck a relationship, even if the reason is that someone should have noticed the red flags and left before it started.
As for advice of "elders," since people are not alike, there are many reasons why some people keep choosing unstable partners, and an older relative's ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@xamountofstars Maybe you liked him too much. It's weird but true; most cis hetero men flee women who show too much interest in them. It's an evolutionary red flag for their subconscious urge to reproduce themselves..an aggressive woman who pursues men will likely be chasing a career, and less interested in reproducing him.
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
NO.
It takes two to wreck a relationship, even if the reason is that someone should have noticed the red flags and left before it started.
As for advice of "elders," since people are not alike, there are many reasons why some people keep choosing unstable partners, and an older relative's ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@xamountofstars Maybe you liked him too much. It's weird but true; most cis hetero men flee women who show too much interest in them. It's an evolutionary red flag for their subconscious urge to reproduce themselves..an aggressive woman who pursues men will likely be chasing a career, and less interested in reproducing him.
Is this a photography or anecdote club, and for birds from which countries/continents?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Here is a bird photographed in north American bird, a Sanderling, Caladesi Island, FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@walklightly They are both from the order Charadriiformes (live near water, eat invertebrates, small animals), but Sanderlings are from the family Scolopacidae..waders, shore birds
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Here is a bird photographed in north American bird, a Sanderling, Caladesi Island, FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@walklightly They are both from the order Charadriiformes (live near water, eat invertebrates, small animals), but Sanderlings are from the family Scolopacidae..waders, shore birds
Agnostic Spiritual and/or Religious People?
Rugglesby comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I am not religious, or spiritual. But I do revere the earth and am in awe of the universe. Some call that spiritual, I don't. I also say I consider the earth sacred and the universe divine, it makes me seem less like a robot.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
I'm with you on that..I consider everything sentient-even the earth itself, and strangely, the Bible agrees, constantly addressing trees, mountains, even this planet as though they are sentient beings, making covenants with them, calling on them as material witnesses, etc.
Whenever I'm outside, I can feel my energy merging with the nature around me, and, yes, I am worshipful of all of it.
Rugglesby comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I am not religious, or spiritual. But I do revere the earth and am in awe of the universe. Some call that spiritual, I don't. I also say I consider the earth sacred and the universe divine, it makes me seem less like a robot.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
I'm with you on that..I consider everything sentient-even the earth itself, and strangely, the Bible agrees, constantly addressing trees, mountains, even this planet as though they are sentient beings, making covenants with them, calling on them as material witnesses, etc.
Whenever I'm outside, I can feel my energy merging with the nature around me, and, yes, I am worshipful of all of it.
Religion..should it matter
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Religions are mostly human constructs to get control over populations.
The GOP takes full advantage of this..scoring an obedient voter base through the alt-right religious fanatics.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@DenoPenno The "mostly" was meant to describe the purpose of the religious constructs..not only for getting control of populations, but to feed their egos, etc.
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Religions are mostly human constructs to get control over populations.
The GOP takes full advantage of this..scoring an obedient voter base through the alt-right religious fanatics.
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@DenoPenno The "mostly" was meant to describe the purpose of the religious constructs..not only for getting control of populations, but to feed their egos, etc.
What excercise routines are people doing right now?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I use my "gallopers" to zip up and down the long hallway of my apartment building three times, which replaces all my stretches, lifting, etc., makes my abs hard as rock, makes me limber, builds muscles on neck and back, etc.
I do eight pull-ups in the room, from a broom handle jammed under a ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@Rudy1962 "Gallopers" are this crazy invention I came up with in 2010 after observing how my tiny terrier was easily outrunning me. I thought about how crocodiles move, vs mammals, and, using what was near me in the woods, made a device that gives me the "four-footed advantage."
I can lope like a wolf for hours, even with a heavy backpack, on steep, stony trails without tiring or slipping, even hands-free. Because I move like a deer, wild birds and animals aren't afraid to let me approach.
Friends who borrowed it even for a few minutes noticed their abs became rock hard overnight, their shoulder muscles hardened, and their strength seemed to double. They began demanding I sell them one, but so far, I've not licensed it, and if I gave them one, it would be "disclosure" and prevent me getting a patent.
One prototype I made can fit in a backpack, but they are all homemade from parts bought at local Thai hardware stores. I would much prefer one made with nano-carbon that can fit into a purse.
I can say this because there are no religious people, but when I use the gallopers, something in my "reptile brain" is triggered and it feels like I'm "coming home" and everything is normal again. It also makes me feel euphoric, probably because it presses on certain pressure points.
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I use my "gallopers" to zip up and down the long hallway of my apartment building three times, which replaces all my stretches, lifting, etc., makes my abs hard as rock, makes me limber, builds muscles on neck and back, etc.
I do eight pull-ups in the room, from a broom handle jammed under a ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@Rudy1962 "Gallopers" are this crazy invention I came up with in 2010 after observing how my tiny terrier was easily outrunning me. I thought about how crocodiles move, vs mammals, and, using what was near me in the woods, made a device that gives me the "four-footed advantage."
I can lope like a wolf for hours, even with a heavy backpack, on steep, stony trails without tiring or slipping, even hands-free. Because I move like a deer, wild birds and animals aren't afraid to let me approach.
Friends who borrowed it even for a few minutes noticed their abs became rock hard overnight, their shoulder muscles hardened, and their strength seemed to double. They began demanding I sell them one, but so far, I've not licensed it, and if I gave them one, it would be "disclosure" and prevent me getting a patent.
One prototype I made can fit in a backpack, but they are all homemade from parts bought at local Thai hardware stores. I would much prefer one made with nano-carbon that can fit into a purse.
I can say this because there are no religious people, but when I use the gallopers, something in my "reptile brain" is triggered and it feels like I'm "coming home" and everything is normal again. It also makes me feel euphoric, probably because it presses on certain pressure points.
I would like to change to another multiverse, I am fed up with this one! check please!
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@RushinroundWI I guess all civilizations have predicted this current event, and it's supposed to occur every 25,000 years, or something like that. But being positive and kind is a good idea anyway.
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@RushinroundWI I guess all civilizations have predicted this current event, and it's supposed to occur every 25,000 years, or something like that. But being positive and kind is a good idea anyway.
Agnostic Spiritual and/or Religious People?
Beasley comments on Feb 11, 2018:
"Everything is energy and thats all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.".........Albert Einstein
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Albert didn't say that, as with many quotes attributed to him, but it is a good one anyway, and close in meaning to a Max Planck quote: “I regard consciousness as fundamental and matter as derivative from consciousness."
Beasley comments on Feb 11, 2018:
"Everything is energy and thats all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.".........Albert Einstein
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Albert didn't say that, as with many quotes attributed to him, but it is a good one anyway, and close in meaning to a Max Planck quote: “I regard consciousness as fundamental and matter as derivative from consciousness."
The struggle to find a partner...
resserts comments on Nov 11, 2017:
I'm the common denominator in all of my failed relationships. :P My struggle over the years has been in timing, I guess. Every time things seemed to be progressing to the point of romance (even so far as making plans to meet, in the case of some long-distance budding relationships) something would ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Sounds like you're slow to the gate..gotta jump in there and secure a date from the get-go. Women instinctively respond to evidence of male testosterone, and if you are acting female (timorous, hesitant) they will go for a safer bet-the bold person who seems to know what he wants. It's not personal, it's just nature's way of insuring a fertile match.
My brothers were also slow movers.. if they liked a someone, they'd keep writing them love songs, poems, and mooning over them until another guy swept in and took the girls away.
I realize that testosterone often makes men seem like jerks, but if they are being polite while still acting masculine, it seems to attract women.
resserts comments on Nov 11, 2017:
I'm the common denominator in all of my failed relationships. :P My struggle over the years has been in timing, I guess. Every time things seemed to be progressing to the point of romance (even so far as making plans to meet, in the case of some long-distance budding relationships) something would ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Sounds like you're slow to the gate..gotta jump in there and secure a date from the get-go. Women instinctively respond to evidence of male testosterone, and if you are acting female (timorous, hesitant) they will go for a safer bet-the bold person who seems to know what he wants. It's not personal, it's just nature's way of insuring a fertile match.
My brothers were also slow movers.. if they liked a someone, they'd keep writing them love songs, poems, and mooning over them until another guy swept in and took the girls away.
I realize that testosterone often makes men seem like jerks, but if they are being polite while still acting masculine, it seems to attract women.
Yay!!! I just created my first group.
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see you there :)
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I joined, even downloaded two bird photos..one from Thailand, and one from FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@walklightly Which photos? The ones on my profile?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I joined, even downloaded two bird photos..one from Thailand, and one from FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@walklightly Which photos? The ones on my profile?
I would like to change to another multiverse, I am fed up with this one! check please!
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@RushinroundWI I don't know what's true or not..hence my "agnostic" tag, but I also follow Abraham Hicks teachings on YouTube, who teaches the same thing..to follow your bliss, which allows what you want, to flow to you, once you stop resisting it.
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@RushinroundWI I don't know what's true or not..hence my "agnostic" tag, but I also follow Abraham Hicks teachings on YouTube, who teaches the same thing..to follow your bliss, which allows what you want, to flow to you, once you stop resisting it.
Agnostic Spiritual and/or Religious People?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Not sure. I put "spiritual" because even though I no longer believe in the Bible or the Hebrew God, I still believe Einstein, that all matter is a form of energy and that it is all connected, so of course things happen that seem supernatural..but have nothing to do with "God," unless you agree with ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@BanjoTango Psalm 82 6 "I have said, Ye are gods,"
John 10:34 - Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"'?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Not sure. I put "spiritual" because even though I no longer believe in the Bible or the Hebrew God, I still believe Einstein, that all matter is a form of energy and that it is all connected, so of course things happen that seem supernatural..but have nothing to do with "God," unless you agree with ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@BanjoTango Psalm 82 6 "I have said, Ye are gods,"
John 10:34 - Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"'?
Yay!!! I just created my first group.
g:35
see you there :)
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I joined, even downloaded two bird photos..one from Thailand, and one from FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@walklightly Right now I'd settle for a friend! That's the best thing anyway, and in my case, I have to be with someone over a year before any lust comes into play, so it's a moot point.
But a fellow birder, who lives in Australia would be a dream partner for someone like me, if I were inclined to move there, etc. Actually, I have Australia listed ahead of Thailand in my favorite countries list, especially Sidney, but since I'm an English prof. not much need of my skills there!
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I joined, even downloaded two bird photos..one from Thailand, and one from FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@walklightly Right now I'd settle for a friend! That's the best thing anyway, and in my case, I have to be with someone over a year before any lust comes into play, so it's a moot point.
But a fellow birder, who lives in Australia would be a dream partner for someone like me, if I were inclined to move there, etc. Actually, I have Australia listed ahead of Thailand in my favorite countries list, especially Sidney, but since I'm an English prof. not much need of my skills there!
Where were you when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
I was on noon break at our tiny elementary mission school in Haiti.
When we were told the news, I was in shock. I couldn't grasp it.
Since we didn't have TVs in those days, our mission showed the funeral on a big screen at the front of the big mission church.
I was puzzled as to why the ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@FrayedBear That trouble with the churches had nothing to do with my mission. We were long gone. It was a local Christian church I started attending, and the MK friends who attacked me were generally from Baptist-type missions,
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
I was on noon break at our tiny elementary mission school in Haiti.
When we were told the news, I was in shock. I couldn't grasp it.
Since we didn't have TVs in those days, our mission showed the funeral on a big screen at the front of the big mission church.
I was puzzled as to why the ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@FrayedBear That trouble with the churches had nothing to do with my mission. We were long gone. It was a local Christian church I started attending, and the MK friends who attacked me were generally from Baptist-type missions,
Why didn't God populate nearby planets?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I don't get it..why is the premise that "God" created anything? Why discuss fiction?
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@dalefvictor ?? That's just what I said..why discuss god at all, as though he existed?
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I don't get it..why is the premise that "God" created anything? Why discuss fiction?
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@dalefvictor ?? That's just what I said..why discuss god at all, as though he existed?
Do you like hosting parties?
FrayedBear comments on Feb 10, 2018:
@birdingnut post has just reminded me of an occasion 30 years ago when I persuaded a woman who was making a birthday cake for her husband's 40th birthday not to make the cake in the shape of two large breasts - she had delightful handful sized breasts. Instead we made together a large dark brown ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
GROSS. I disagree with the premise that all women love large male organs, as they can damage the cervix and cause many problems. Plus most women I know think men's genitals are ugly, unlike most cis men, who seem obsessed with their male organs.
FrayedBear comments on Feb 10, 2018:
@birdingnut post has just reminded me of an occasion 30 years ago when I persuaded a woman who was making a birthday cake for her husband's 40th birthday not to make the cake in the shape of two large breasts - she had delightful handful sized breasts. Instead we made together a large dark brown ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
GROSS. I disagree with the premise that all women love large male organs, as they can damage the cervix and cause many problems. Plus most women I know think men's genitals are ugly, unlike most cis men, who seem obsessed with their male organs.
Yay!!! I just created my first group.
g:35
see you there :)
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I joined, even downloaded two bird photos..one from Thailand, and one from FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@walklightly Fine by me..I'm more likely to push away males than females, and I still don't know my "sexual orientation" since I'm demisexual. I tend to see people as people, but would love to be able to have someone in my life someday..of any gender or gender mix that got along well with me.
Although that reminds me of the joke about the genie who told a guy to make a wish and he said he wanted a bridge to Hawaii. The genie said that was impossible, the bridge would be too long to build.
So the guy said, "OK, then I want to understand how to make women happy."
The genie paused, then asked, "Do you want that bridge suspension or cement posts?"
birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:
I joined, even downloaded two bird photos..one from Thailand, and one from FL
birdingnut replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@walklightly Fine by me..I'm more likely to push away males than females, and I still don't know my "sexual orientation" since I'm demisexual. I tend to see people as people, but would love to be able to have someone in my life someday..of any gender or gender mix that got along well with me.
Although that reminds me of the joke about the genie who told a guy to make a wish and he said he wanted a bridge to Hawaii. The genie said that was impossible, the bridge would be too long to build.
So the guy said, "OK, then I want to understand how to make women happy."
The genie paused, then asked, "Do you want that bridge suspension or cement posts?"
Where were you when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
I was on noon break at our tiny elementary mission school in Haiti.
When we were told the news, I was in shock. I couldn't grasp it.
Since we didn't have TVs in those days, our mission showed the funeral on a big screen at the front of the big mission church.
I was puzzled as to why the ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@FrayedBear You are showing your prejudice. In other cultures that is probably so but in Haiti at that time, most babies died, there was no medical help; people went to witch doctors who not only didn't help them, they'd keep charging them until their livestock was gone. People appreciated the mission school educations since that enabled them to start businesses and get jobs as teachers or professionals, and everyone loved the radio station..for the first time in their lives they could listen to world news in their own languages, hear local news, hear local musicians playing original music on the air, hear radio shows on health facts and hygiene, etc...most people kept their radios on as long as it was on the air. There was a second channel in French with more highbrow programs, jazz, etc.
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
I was on noon break at our tiny elementary mission school in Haiti.
When we were told the news, I was in shock. I couldn't grasp it.
Since we didn't have TVs in those days, our mission showed the funeral on a big screen at the front of the big mission church.
I was puzzled as to why the ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@FrayedBear You are showing your prejudice. In other cultures that is probably so but in Haiti at that time, most babies died, there was no medical help; people went to witch doctors who not only didn't help them, they'd keep charging them until their livestock was gone. People appreciated the mission school educations since that enabled them to start businesses and get jobs as teachers or professionals, and everyone loved the radio station..for the first time in their lives they could listen to world news in their own languages, hear local news, hear local musicians playing original music on the air, hear radio shows on health facts and hygiene, etc...most people kept their radios on as long as it was on the air. There was a second channel in French with more highbrow programs, jazz, etc.
I would like to change to another multiverse, I am fed up with this one! check please!
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@RushinroundWI They say the main thing is to avoid anger at people, events, etc., help others, be kind, and keep a positive outlook, enjoy humor, dancing, music, etc, whatever makes you happy. That's why I stopped watching my news feeds and news on #45, even though they say he is working behind the scenes to stop the international pedophile rings, which they say have infiltrated, and are blackmailing, most of the major world leaders (except for Putin, who hates the Illuminati and kicked the Rothschild's out of Russia, Trump, and Bernie)
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@RushinroundWI They say the main thing is to avoid anger at people, events, etc., help others, be kind, and keep a positive outlook, enjoy humor, dancing, music, etc, whatever makes you happy. That's why I stopped watching my news feeds and news on #45, even though they say he is working behind the scenes to stop the international pedophile rings, which they say have infiltrated, and are blackmailing, most of the major world leaders (except for Putin, who hates the Illuminati and kicked the Rothschild's out of Russia, Trump, and Bernie)
I would like to change to another multiverse, I am fed up with this one! check please!
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@RushinroundWI Dunno, but they said it was supposed to take place in 2012, but not enough people qualified, so the jump will try again 2018-20. They say that one big, happy event could push enough people into the positive zone to make it happen. They say it almost happened in the 60s, with the love and pot movement, but that it was quickly diverted into harmful drug practices by those trying to stop it. Dunno. That's what they're saying.
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
According to alleged secret government whistle blowers Simon Parkes, Corey Goode, and David Wilcock, among others (seen on YouTube, have websites), the earth is moving into a high energy part of the universe now and people who are at least 50% kind and happy will automatically bump up to a higher ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@RushinroundWI Dunno, but they said it was supposed to take place in 2012, but not enough people qualified, so the jump will try again 2018-20. They say that one big, happy event could push enough people into the positive zone to make it happen. They say it almost happened in the 60s, with the love and pot movement, but that it was quickly diverted into harmful drug practices by those trying to stop it. Dunno. That's what they're saying.
What TV shows or movies have you seen recently?
birdingnut comments on Feb 7, 2018:
Just bought a delightful memoir by one of this website's members, Ruth Marimo; OUTsider: Crossing Borders. Breaking Rules. Gaining Pride. I'm halfway through and love it.
The last forum I joined (an MK -missionary kid-forum) had a member, Les Arbuckle who wrote his memoir of living in Saigon as a...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@TerriCity Warning on the" jungle out there" book; the parents are in the Amazon by request of the Peru government, to document unknown indigenous tribes, but their real reason is to write a Bible translation.
The parents mostly try to help people..give medication to sick Indians, teach them to read, etc., while living in open, thatch houses and eating the food the Indians eat.
They don't seem overtly evangelical, mostly humorously blase about the dangerous activities of their would-be Indian hunter son, but it might offend you anyway.
birdingnut comments on Feb 7, 2018:
Just bought a delightful memoir by one of this website's members, Ruth Marimo; OUTsider: Crossing Borders. Breaking Rules. Gaining Pride. I'm halfway through and love it.
The last forum I joined (an MK -missionary kid-forum) had a member, Les Arbuckle who wrote his memoir of living in Saigon as a...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@TerriCity Warning on the" jungle out there" book; the parents are in the Amazon by request of the Peru government, to document unknown indigenous tribes, but their real reason is to write a Bible translation.
The parents mostly try to help people..give medication to sick Indians, teach them to read, etc., while living in open, thatch houses and eating the food the Indians eat.
They don't seem overtly evangelical, mostly humorously blase about the dangerous activities of their would-be Indian hunter son, but it might offend you anyway.
Has anyone else suffered night terrors?
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
I had that happen sometimes in Haiti, where voodoo was the religion. I was terrified until I discovered that all I had to do was ignore it, and they disappeared. But I don't know if that case was the same as yours.
Later, when I started menopause I began to get panic attacks at night, so learned...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@LaylaNoGods Perhaps that solved the hormone clash.
birdingnut comments on Feb 10, 2018:
I had that happen sometimes in Haiti, where voodoo was the religion. I was terrified until I discovered that all I had to do was ignore it, and they disappeared. But I don't know if that case was the same as yours.
Later, when I started menopause I began to get panic attacks at night, so learned...
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@LaylaNoGods Perhaps that solved the hormone clash.
Is sending a child to sunday school child abuse?
birdingnut comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Criminalizing Sunday School would only swing government oppression in the opposite direction, although that would likely be the best for the child.
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@RobH86 Unfortunately, we have no jurisdiction over churches and Sunday School teaching methods, but it's a good thought!
birdingnut comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Criminalizing Sunday School would only swing government oppression in the opposite direction, although that would likely be the best for the child.
birdingnut replies on Feb 10, 2018:
@RobH86 Unfortunately, we have no jurisdiction over churches and Sunday School teaching methods, but it's a good thought!
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