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I wonder if they wear a boot on a neckchain?
JackPedigo comments on Jan 31, 2018:
So does this implicate we are "roaches"?
Actually reminds of growing up in Dallas. It is a very humid city and our house was full of roaches. One night we were watching TV and a roach appeared on the wall. My mom told our shocked guest "Oh that's just George, he always watches TV with us at this ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
In our 100-year-old French house in Haiti, cockroaches were rampant. I used to bring my two pet chickens into the kitchen at night, turn on the light and let the chickens loose. They'd be running and crunching down cockroaches as fast as they could swallow!
We also had huge Norway and Black rats that could run up the wall and go through holes barely big enough for an insect to pass. For them, we collected baby boas from the nest in our radio station ceiling and passed them out to all the houses on the Haiti mission. Just the odor of the snakes kept rats away from our wiring.
Another time, one of the missionary men put out a 5 centime bounty on rats, so after school each day, we'd race to get our Wire-haired Dachsund and hunt rats for extra money..
JackPedigo comments on Jan 31, 2018:
So does this implicate we are "roaches"?
Actually reminds of growing up in Dallas. It is a very humid city and our house was full of roaches. One night we were watching TV and a roach appeared on the wall. My mom told our shocked guest "Oh that's just George, he always watches TV with us at this ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
In our 100-year-old French house in Haiti, cockroaches were rampant. I used to bring my two pet chickens into the kitchen at night, turn on the light and let the chickens loose. They'd be running and crunching down cockroaches as fast as they could swallow!
We also had huge Norway and Black rats that could run up the wall and go through holes barely big enough for an insect to pass. For them, we collected baby boas from the nest in our radio station ceiling and passed them out to all the houses on the Haiti mission. Just the odor of the snakes kept rats away from our wiring.
Another time, one of the missionary men put out a 5 centime bounty on rats, so after school each day, we'd race to get our Wire-haired Dachsund and hunt rats for extra money..
Since you have revealed to others that you're an atheist how has it effected your love life and ...
birdingnut comments on Feb 1, 2018:
On dating profiles, it's best to be up front about the kind of person you want to meet.
The last time I put up a profile, I stated clearly that I "don't do casual sex," which should have eliminated most men, and my detailed list of things I wanted in a partner was supposed to drive the rest away,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@FrayedBear With asexuals, gotta be careful..dick pics, sex jokes, talk about sex, genitals, etc - any sexual reference could make most of us feel nauseated and want to get as far away as possible. I do tell my dates, both on my profile, and remind them as needed. But if I have to remind them more than once, there won't be a second date. I am perfectly happy single and don't particularly care if somebody likes me or not. I'm definitely not for everyone. Most/many men have only one goal on a date..to get laid. Asap. I tell them up front, before accepting a date, that if that's all they want, I'm not for them.
birdingnut comments on Feb 1, 2018:
On dating profiles, it's best to be up front about the kind of person you want to meet.
The last time I put up a profile, I stated clearly that I "don't do casual sex," which should have eliminated most men, and my detailed list of things I wanted in a partner was supposed to drive the rest away,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@FrayedBear With asexuals, gotta be careful..dick pics, sex jokes, talk about sex, genitals, etc - any sexual reference could make most of us feel nauseated and want to get as far away as possible. I do tell my dates, both on my profile, and remind them as needed. But if I have to remind them more than once, there won't be a second date. I am perfectly happy single and don't particularly care if somebody likes me or not. I'm definitely not for everyone. Most/many men have only one goal on a date..to get laid. Asap. I tell them up front, before accepting a date, that if that's all they want, I'm not for them.
Atheists at the Ark Encounter...
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birdingnut comments on Feb 2, 2018:
But we modern Americans are judging religious beliefs with our modern, rational, western ideas.
Nobody does that to other world religions..who tries to find scientific evidence for Hindu beliefs? Or tries to prove Buddhist ideology?
They are just traditions that give people something to worship,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@A2Jennifer But the other religions do the same. For some reason, their believers don't question even the most outrageous beliefs. Foreign teachers sometimes made the mistake of teasing Thai students by pretending to see a "ghost" and not only did all the students stampede out of the classroom, they'd refuse to ever use that room again, in case there really was a ghost.
birdingnut comments on Feb 2, 2018:
But we modern Americans are judging religious beliefs with our modern, rational, western ideas.
Nobody does that to other world religions..who tries to find scientific evidence for Hindu beliefs? Or tries to prove Buddhist ideology?
They are just traditions that give people something to worship,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@A2Jennifer But the other religions do the same. For some reason, their believers don't question even the most outrageous beliefs. Foreign teachers sometimes made the mistake of teasing Thai students by pretending to see a "ghost" and not only did all the students stampede out of the classroom, they'd refuse to ever use that room again, in case there really was a ghost.
How to answer religious people's prejudiced remarks?
KKGator comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Apologies. I can't think of a single thing to say to someone like that which could be remotely considered "polite". I am, unfortunately, used to hearing much the same directed at the indigenous people of the US. And black people, and hispanic people, and italians, and anyone else who isn't lily ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
In other words, most of the GOP, and most/all Trumpites. But anyone can be prejudiced, and most of the world seems to agree with the tall-blonde-Caucasian-as-top-dog-race concept, for some reason. Maybe soon it will switch to the Chinese, though.
KKGator comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Apologies. I can't think of a single thing to say to someone like that which could be remotely considered "polite". I am, unfortunately, used to hearing much the same directed at the indigenous people of the US. And black people, and hispanic people, and italians, and anyone else who isn't lily ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
In other words, most of the GOP, and most/all Trumpites. But anyone can be prejudiced, and most of the world seems to agree with the tall-blonde-Caucasian-as-top-dog-race concept, for some reason. Maybe soon it will switch to the Chinese, though.
How to answer religious people's prejudiced remarks?
BanjoTango comments on Feb 2, 2018:
I know how you feel. One of my relatives made the comment "all Abos are lazy", and I had to bite my typing fingers.
On the face of it though, a lot of the points that lady made are factual. I have spoken to several professionals working in remote areas who confirm those points.
The important ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
I don't think turning indigenous people into westerners, working in jobs in pursuit of money, is "improving " them at all. I say let them govern themselves, give them back their lands, stop poisoning the wildlife to make room for your livestock, and turning cats and other domestic animals loose to destroy the native wildlife.
BanjoTango comments on Feb 2, 2018:
I know how you feel. One of my relatives made the comment "all Abos are lazy", and I had to bite my typing fingers.
On the face of it though, a lot of the points that lady made are factual. I have spoken to several professionals working in remote areas who confirm those points.
The important ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
I don't think turning indigenous people into westerners, working in jobs in pursuit of money, is "improving " them at all. I say let them govern themselves, give them back their lands, stop poisoning the wildlife to make room for your livestock, and turning cats and other domestic animals loose to destroy the native wildlife.
How to answer religious people's prejudiced remarks?
NeoXerops comments on Feb 2, 2018:
I would have to step away. That kind of stuff gets me angry and I don't have a filter.
If I open my mouth at that point, I would have them in tears.
I have a lot of people that I care about that have a different background than I do. My ex-wife is black. My ex girlfriend is Asian.
I've dated ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
I have black and Mexican American relatives, half my friends are Muslim or Buddhist, I am androgyne, and also have LGBTQ relatives. I also couldn't have replied to her without choking on my tongue because of all the snarky things I'd want to say.
Knowing me, though, I'd probably have paused..murmured "Uh-huh, sure!" very slowly, then turned and walked away as though she were a leper.
NeoXerops comments on Feb 2, 2018:
I would have to step away. That kind of stuff gets me angry and I don't have a filter.
If I open my mouth at that point, I would have them in tears.
I have a lot of people that I care about that have a different background than I do. My ex-wife is black. My ex girlfriend is Asian.
I've dated ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
I have black and Mexican American relatives, half my friends are Muslim or Buddhist, I am androgyne, and also have LGBTQ relatives. I also couldn't have replied to her without choking on my tongue because of all the snarky things I'd want to say.
Knowing me, though, I'd probably have paused..murmured "Uh-huh, sure!" very slowly, then turned and walked away as though she were a leper.
What is your good news and bad news?
BrigitAIA comments on Feb 2, 2018:
The good news is, I love who I am.
The bad news is: Because I was born intersex and I'm a transwoman, no one seems to want to date me.
Such a wonderful society I was born into.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
Many people are attracted to transwomen, love the intersex vibe. I'm sort of inbetween genders also, qualifying for labels, such as bigender, androgyne, agender, partial transmale, gender fluid, and my sexual orientation is unclear, since I'm on the asexual spectrum, as a demisexual.
However, I still get plenty of date offers and marriage proposals (from both genders), even in my old age (65), but in my case, it's no doubt because I can pass for cis female, and seem much younger than my age, from my wild behavior.
BrigitAIA comments on Feb 2, 2018:
The good news is, I love who I am.
The bad news is: Because I was born intersex and I'm a transwoman, no one seems to want to date me.
Such a wonderful society I was born into.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
Many people are attracted to transwomen, love the intersex vibe. I'm sort of inbetween genders also, qualifying for labels, such as bigender, androgyne, agender, partial transmale, gender fluid, and my sexual orientation is unclear, since I'm on the asexual spectrum, as a demisexual.
However, I still get plenty of date offers and marriage proposals (from both genders), even in my old age (65), but in my case, it's no doubt because I can pass for cis female, and seem much younger than my age, from my wild behavior.
What is your good news and bad news?
KKGator comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Okay, the bad news. Out of the five of us who live on our little family compound, my grand-niece, and my nephew, both have the flu. So far, the rest of us haven't started exhibiting symptoms, YET.
The good news is the doctor prescribed Tamiflu for everyone.
Does this make me a fluish-princess?
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
If you ever really do want to stop getting the flu, and don't mind extreme measures, I used to get so sick with flu every winter it would go into near-pneumonia and struggle to breathe.
So, I stopped eating red meat, white flour, most processed food, white sugar, and switched to whole, organic food. I never had flu again. Or infections. And my stamina suddenly doubled when jogging.
And when I raised my kids that way they never even got the sniffles and could play outside in the snow in T-shirts without any bad consequences, or even noticing the cold.
KKGator comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Okay, the bad news. Out of the five of us who live on our little family compound, my grand-niece, and my nephew, both have the flu. So far, the rest of us haven't started exhibiting symptoms, YET.
The good news is the doctor prescribed Tamiflu for everyone.
Does this make me a fluish-princess?
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
If you ever really do want to stop getting the flu, and don't mind extreme measures, I used to get so sick with flu every winter it would go into near-pneumonia and struggle to breathe.
So, I stopped eating red meat, white flour, most processed food, white sugar, and switched to whole, organic food. I never had flu again. Or infections. And my stamina suddenly doubled when jogging.
And when I raised my kids that way they never even got the sniffles and could play outside in the snow in T-shirts without any bad consequences, or even noticing the cold.
What unusual sports do you follow/participate in?
Srijith comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Isn't takor same as sepak takraw?
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
There are many versions of the game, and I was just using the phonetic spelling of the most local version here in southern Thailand.
Srijith comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Isn't takor same as sepak takraw?
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
There are many versions of the game, and I was just using the phonetic spelling of the most local version here in southern Thailand.
Am I the only person on this site who doesn't have a pet?
ScienceBiker comments on Jan 30, 2018:
If I did get a girlfriend, where would she sleep? :-P
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
Aaaw! Your dog resembles my beloved Toy Fox Terrier, Fergie. I usually had 3-5 dogs, most of them rescues. I am biased toward terriers, though..so cheerful and intelligent!
ScienceBiker comments on Jan 30, 2018:
If I did get a girlfriend, where would she sleep? :-P
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
Aaaw! Your dog resembles my beloved Toy Fox Terrier, Fergie. I usually had 3-5 dogs, most of them rescues. I am biased toward terriers, though..so cheerful and intelligent!
People say that Christmas is a depressing time of year; I think it's valentines. What do you think?
farmboy2017 comments on Feb 2, 2018:
They're both silly, made up days. One is the same as the next. That's the way I look at it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
I go along with them, but only in context. Once I moved to Thailand in 2010, I never celebrated Christmas at all, and didn't want to. As for Valentine's Day, the Thai celebrate it as friend love, and I always got love cards, flowers, and candy from my Thai students, who honor their teachers.
farmboy2017 comments on Feb 2, 2018:
They're both silly, made up days. One is the same as the next. That's the way I look at it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
I go along with them, but only in context. Once I moved to Thailand in 2010, I never celebrated Christmas at all, and didn't want to. As for Valentine's Day, the Thai celebrate it as friend love, and I always got love cards, flowers, and candy from my Thai students, who honor their teachers.
Female body hair. Have you examined your prejudices?
birdingnut comments on Feb 2, 2018:
I stopped shaving my legs, body hair etc. years ago..but it doesn't grow anyway, so it doesn't matter.
Nor sure why, but could be from the hormone balancing herbs I take.
I also stopped wearing make up once I wasn't going to work, and that was a relief.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@GoldenDoll I don't subscribe to US/western razor stuff because I grew up in Haiti, which has both African and French cultures. Not only did they not wear make up or shave, they didn't wear deodorant. The same here in Thailand. I used to get long, dark leg hair when younger, but now my legs stay smooth and hair free.
I do wear deodorant because, unlike the Thai and Haitians, I get B.O. but my dad and brothers have enough Native American manifesting that they don't have to use it, and seldom shave either.
My daughter uses tea tree oil for deodorant, and also doesn't shave.
birdingnut comments on Feb 2, 2018:
I stopped shaving my legs, body hair etc. years ago..but it doesn't grow anyway, so it doesn't matter.
Nor sure why, but could be from the hormone balancing herbs I take.
I also stopped wearing make up once I wasn't going to work, and that was a relief.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@GoldenDoll I don't subscribe to US/western razor stuff because I grew up in Haiti, which has both African and French cultures. Not only did they not wear make up or shave, they didn't wear deodorant. The same here in Thailand. I used to get long, dark leg hair when younger, but now my legs stay smooth and hair free.
I do wear deodorant because, unlike the Thai and Haitians, I get B.O. but my dad and brothers have enough Native American manifesting that they don't have to use it, and seldom shave either.
My daughter uses tea tree oil for deodorant, and also doesn't shave.
What unusual sports do you follow/participate in?
daveyboy comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Jesus and Mary I hope cow fights isn't what it sounds like.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
It's really bull fighting..but the Thai translation is based on their language quirks. People condition and train young Thai Brahman bulls how to "fight" in the ring..shove with their horns on command, stop when the handler says so, allow themselves to be controlled. The animals must have steady, good natures to allow all that. If any of the young bulls being trained shows lack of willingness to fight, they go ahead and sell them for meat. Crowds bet on the fights, and I was even a celebrity in southern Thailand a year ago when I was recruited to play a part in a Thai pop hit song video about a bull trainer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is54fQZr0Os
daveyboy comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Jesus and Mary I hope cow fights isn't what it sounds like.
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
It's really bull fighting..but the Thai translation is based on their language quirks. People condition and train young Thai Brahman bulls how to "fight" in the ring..shove with their horns on command, stop when the handler says so, allow themselves to be controlled. The animals must have steady, good natures to allow all that. If any of the young bulls being trained shows lack of willingness to fight, they go ahead and sell them for meat. Crowds bet on the fights, and I was even a celebrity in southern Thailand a year ago when I was recruited to play a part in a Thai pop hit song video about a bull trainer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is54fQZr0Os
What unusual sports do you follow/participate in?
ChrisR comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Not sure it is classed as a sport but I run around on an army live-firing range amongst unexploded ordnance, trying to find interesting insects without getting blown up :D
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
Whoa! You definitely sound like a kindred spirit to ME..I put myself into constant peril for wildlife and bird photos, oblivious to weather, snakes, cliffs, dangerous animals, etc, obsessively following my passion. Besides birds and wildlife, I also photograph scenery, flowers, and insects, so I get that part, for sure.
ChrisR comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Not sure it is classed as a sport but I run around on an army live-firing range amongst unexploded ordnance, trying to find interesting insects without getting blown up :D
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
Whoa! You definitely sound like a kindred spirit to ME..I put myself into constant peril for wildlife and bird photos, oblivious to weather, snakes, cliffs, dangerous animals, etc, obsessively following my passion. Besides birds and wildlife, I also photograph scenery, flowers, and insects, so I get that part, for sure.
Since you have revealed to others that you're an atheist how has it effected your love life and ...
birdingnut comments on Feb 1, 2018:
On dating profiles, it's best to be up front about the kind of person you want to meet.
The last time I put up a profile, I stated clearly that I "don't do casual sex," which should have eliminated most men, and my detailed list of things I wanted in a partner was supposed to drive the rest away,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@FrayedBear I'm demisexual-I don't HAVE desires. Being demisexual means no lust for a particular gender or person, unless I have been with them for over a year. Many people on the asexual spectrum have, as I do, a libido stronger than that of a male but we don't look to others.
And yes, I do only advertise for a friend, dancing partner, etc. Like I did here, as well.
If we're still dancing and hiking together a year later, then eventually that sort of attraction kicks in, but I play either/both gender roles and do stuff most hetero males can't/won't do. I think of straight men as rabbits..quick as a flash, no frills. But from what many married women tell me, they prefer their men are quick as possible.
birdingnut comments on Feb 1, 2018:
On dating profiles, it's best to be up front about the kind of person you want to meet.
The last time I put up a profile, I stated clearly that I "don't do casual sex," which should have eliminated most men, and my detailed list of things I wanted in a partner was supposed to drive the rest away,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@FrayedBear I'm demisexual-I don't HAVE desires. Being demisexual means no lust for a particular gender or person, unless I have been with them for over a year. Many people on the asexual spectrum have, as I do, a libido stronger than that of a male but we don't look to others.
And yes, I do only advertise for a friend, dancing partner, etc. Like I did here, as well.
If we're still dancing and hiking together a year later, then eventually that sort of attraction kicks in, but I play either/both gender roles and do stuff most hetero males can't/won't do. I think of straight men as rabbits..quick as a flash, no frills. But from what many married women tell me, they prefer their men are quick as possible.
Since you have revealed to others that you're an atheist how has it effected your love life and ...
birdingnut comments on Feb 1, 2018:
On dating profiles, it's best to be up front about the kind of person you want to meet.
The last time I put up a profile, I stated clearly that I "don't do casual sex," which should have eliminated most men, and my detailed list of things I wanted in a partner was supposed to drive the rest away,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@FrayedBear Women like me, with a high percentage of male traits, androgyne, etc. though often perfectly contented living alone, still like companions for things like ballroom dancing, hiking, and birding activities.
I always had plenty of dates and suitors, even after my frank disclaimers. They were probably hoping, of course, that they would be the ones to change my mind, etc.
birdingnut comments on Feb 1, 2018:
On dating profiles, it's best to be up front about the kind of person you want to meet.
The last time I put up a profile, I stated clearly that I "don't do casual sex," which should have eliminated most men, and my detailed list of things I wanted in a partner was supposed to drive the rest away,...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@FrayedBear Women like me, with a high percentage of male traits, androgyne, etc. though often perfectly contented living alone, still like companions for things like ballroom dancing, hiking, and birding activities.
I always had plenty of dates and suitors, even after my frank disclaimers. They were probably hoping, of course, that they would be the ones to change my mind, etc.
I'm a good man...you're a good woman...what's the problem?
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
As a male, you're expected to make the first move.
In fact, bold confidence is what women usually look for in their admirers.
Women are typically the ones who look over their suitor choices and pick the best one for them, but men have to put themselves out there first.
Also, most women ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@RavenCT Men are always flattered, but people are driven by instinct, not reason. I'm partial transmale, not even a real male, and demisexual, yet I am attracted to pretty women, although not with lust. But if one of them comes after me aggressively, I also suddenly lose interest and only have one thought..ESCAPE. It's a red flag to males, a way to prioritize their energies to pursue females more likely to want to reproduce them.
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
As a male, you're expected to make the first move.
In fact, bold confidence is what women usually look for in their admirers.
Women are typically the ones who look over their suitor choices and pick the best one for them, but men have to put themselves out there first.
Also, most women ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@RavenCT Men are always flattered, but people are driven by instinct, not reason. I'm partial transmale, not even a real male, and demisexual, yet I am attracted to pretty women, although not with lust. But if one of them comes after me aggressively, I also suddenly lose interest and only have one thought..ESCAPE. It's a red flag to males, a way to prioritize their energies to pursue females more likely to want to reproduce them.
I'm a good man...you're a good woman...what's the problem?
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
As a male, you're expected to make the first move.
In fact, bold confidence is what women usually look for in their admirers.
Women are typically the ones who look over their suitor choices and pick the best one for them, but men have to put themselves out there first.
Also, most women ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@RavenCT It's the male instinct to be the predator and women the prey. Women with a high percentage of male traits who chase men only signal males that she will likely be more interested in her own career than in taking care of him, and producing/raising his progeny.
Sure, most men will gladly accept free sex, but are likely to leave later to pursue more interesting, mysterious, disinterested females, with stronger, more picky female instincts.
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
As a male, you're expected to make the first move.
In fact, bold confidence is what women usually look for in their admirers.
Women are typically the ones who look over their suitor choices and pick the best one for them, but men have to put themselves out there first.
Also, most women ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 2, 2018:
@RavenCT It's the male instinct to be the predator and women the prey. Women with a high percentage of male traits who chase men only signal males that she will likely be more interested in her own career than in taking care of him, and producing/raising his progeny.
Sure, most men will gladly accept free sex, but are likely to leave later to pursue more interesting, mysterious, disinterested females, with stronger, more picky female instincts.
Anyone out there into horses?
DragonDust comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Well I'm qualified as a stablehand and I used to have horses of various breeds but they were my parents and the last two were given away in 2009. Ressa (white) was given to a camp place and Nazgul was sold to an ex jockey to ride down the beach with his wife. Taken on the road, done some ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@DragonDust Nice vardo! Did your dad make it? You say you were attending the Miley Cyrus Gypsy Heart tour in 2011?
DragonDust comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Well I'm qualified as a stablehand and I used to have horses of various breeds but they were my parents and the last two were given away in 2009. Ressa (white) was given to a camp place and Nazgul was sold to an ex jockey to ride down the beach with his wife. Taken on the road, done some ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@DragonDust Nice vardo! Did your dad make it? You say you were attending the Miley Cyrus Gypsy Heart tour in 2011?
Not sure how it happened but Just landed in a Agnostic tutorial.
Learning how to format text .
Dick_Martin comments on Feb 1, 2018:
In the upper left corner of this page there is a "breadcrumb trail" beginning with underlined "Agnostic". Click that. See if that does it...
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
It's in the FAQ at the bottom of the page..click on that, and scroll down to all the links to tutorials and icons
Dick_Martin comments on Feb 1, 2018:
In the upper left corner of this page there is a "breadcrumb trail" beginning with underlined "Agnostic". Click that. See if that does it...
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
It's in the FAQ at the bottom of the page..click on that, and scroll down to all the links to tutorials and icons
So who else on here loves TWD and The Blacklist?
kiramea comments on Feb 1, 2018:
The Blacklist I like. TWD, I tried watching it and just could not get into it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
Me, 2!
I love the Blacklist, though, and watched it several times in a row.
I loved Zombieland, but couldn't get into the TWD show past the first couple of episodes
kiramea comments on Feb 1, 2018:
The Blacklist I like. TWD, I tried watching it and just could not get into it.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
Me, 2!
I love the Blacklist, though, and watched it several times in a row.
I loved Zombieland, but couldn't get into the TWD show past the first couple of episodes
How do I get smiley faces to appear? Every time I try, I just get question marks.
BawdyEclectic comments on Jan 31, 2018:
I feel that way when I travel to France. I always think I'm speaking correctly but there's always a quizzical look on their faces. I need to work harder.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
LOL!
Like what Mark Twain said,-"In Paris they simply stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language."
- The Innocents Abroad
BawdyEclectic comments on Jan 31, 2018:
I feel that way when I travel to France. I always think I'm speaking correctly but there's always a quizzical look on their faces. I need to work harder.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
LOL!
Like what Mark Twain said,-"In Paris they simply stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language."
- The Innocents Abroad
Paris Stunned As Scientists Debunk Climate Change Hysteria
Heartland Institute, the Committee for a...
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
This website often publishes conspiracy theories and rumors along with valid news. This article is the view of the so-called "Alliance" -people who allegedly broke away from the "Cabal, " of New World Order Illuminati, according to many.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@dc65 I follow the alleged secret government whistle blowers on YouTube, read their books, read their blogs, especially David Wilcock, Corey Goode, Simon Parkes. They talk about things I've also seen with my own eyes, so don't believe the official government news. I read and listen, then sit back and think about it. I don't know what's true or not, but I do know the government routinely lies and blocks inventions that would allow natural healing of cancer, green energy etc.
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
This website often publishes conspiracy theories and rumors along with valid news. This article is the view of the so-called "Alliance" -people who allegedly broke away from the "Cabal, " of New World Order Illuminati, according to many.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@dc65 I follow the alleged secret government whistle blowers on YouTube, read their books, read their blogs, especially David Wilcock, Corey Goode, Simon Parkes. They talk about things I've also seen with my own eyes, so don't believe the official government news. I read and listen, then sit back and think about it. I don't know what's true or not, but I do know the government routinely lies and blocks inventions that would allow natural healing of cancer, green energy etc.
Paris Stunned As Scientists Debunk Climate Change Hysteria
Heartland Institute, the Committee for a...
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
This website often publishes conspiracy theories and rumors along with valid news. This article is the view of the so-called "Alliance" -people who allegedly broke away from the "Cabal, " of New World Order Illuminati, according to many.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@dc65 Oh, I agree. Just making sure you know it and don't mistake them for mainline news. I think they are overall more accurate than the official news.
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
This website often publishes conspiracy theories and rumors along with valid news. This article is the view of the so-called "Alliance" -people who allegedly broke away from the "Cabal, " of New World Order Illuminati, according to many.
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@dc65 Oh, I agree. Just making sure you know it and don't mistake them for mainline news. I think they are overall more accurate than the official news.
Meetup Groups for Singles - Why so Religious?
birdingnut comments on Jan 25, 2018:
When I was still in the church I made my dating profile to be looking for a man who was a Christian, but I soon found out that was a BAD thing. They seemed to often be low in intelligence, intolerant, misogynistic, were poorly educated, and most of all..boring.
The kind, nonjudgmental people who ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@Dr_Plum I don't date religious people, unless they are ambivalent about their beliefs. I've had enough religion for a lifetime.
birdingnut comments on Jan 25, 2018:
When I was still in the church I made my dating profile to be looking for a man who was a Christian, but I soon found out that was a BAD thing. They seemed to often be low in intelligence, intolerant, misogynistic, were poorly educated, and most of all..boring.
The kind, nonjudgmental people who ...
birdingnut replies on Feb 1, 2018:
@Dr_Plum I don't date religious people, unless they are ambivalent about their beliefs. I've had enough religion for a lifetime.
Were you the popular type in high school or more the keep to yourself type?
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I grew up on a mission in Haiti, returning to the US every five years for one year. Our mission school was tiny..one or two kids per grade, and we did the CA Calvert Correspondence course.
We started school in Oct. and were done before Easter, only went to school for half a day, no homework, but...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
@TerrieKing60 If you like to read also, I'd love to hang with you..except we'd be staring at our books. Sounds good, actually. I switched exclusively to reading Kindle books on tablets after I moved to Thailand, in 2010.
I had so many books at my farmhouse, I couldn't store them all inside the house and had to rotate boxes of books from the attic. Before I left, I donated them to the library, and gave the best ones to my niece, who home schools her kids.
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I grew up on a mission in Haiti, returning to the US every five years for one year. Our mission school was tiny..one or two kids per grade, and we did the CA Calvert Correspondence course.
We started school in Oct. and were done before Easter, only went to school for half a day, no homework, but...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
@TerrieKing60 If you like to read also, I'd love to hang with you..except we'd be staring at our books. Sounds good, actually. I switched exclusively to reading Kindle books on tablets after I moved to Thailand, in 2010.
I had so many books at my farmhouse, I couldn't store them all inside the house and had to rotate boxes of books from the attic. Before I left, I donated them to the library, and gave the best ones to my niece, who home schools her kids.
Hello guys,
I'm new here so this is my first post.
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
Welcome!
I'm not like most of the others on this website..I was born remembering past lives, as did my sister, so I don't think dying is the end, but one of many life adventures I've been having for millions of years, since energy can't be created or destroyed.
I have seen many supernatural ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
@obis Hmm..I already have, if you check my posts, and my ideas weren't always welcomed by all. But it still beats being attacked by Scriptures and Trump quotes. Just thought I'd say it from the start so I don't shock anyone.
birdingnut comments on Jan 31, 2018:
Welcome!
I'm not like most of the others on this website..I was born remembering past lives, as did my sister, so I don't think dying is the end, but one of many life adventures I've been having for millions of years, since energy can't be created or destroyed.
I have seen many supernatural ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
@obis Hmm..I already have, if you check my posts, and my ideas weren't always welcomed by all. But it still beats being attacked by Scriptures and Trump quotes. Just thought I'd say it from the start so I don't shock anyone.
How many here have tried a generic dating site?
josh_karpf comments on Jan 31, 2018:
I encourage ALL secular online daters (outside of those here) to avoid “agnostic” and “atheist” and identify as “nonreligious,” or even the equivalent of “spiritual but not religious.”
You want a date, not a soapbox.
It’s an unfair playing field, yet you have to play the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
Eeew! Hmm..maybe I don't want to date, LOL!
josh_karpf comments on Jan 31, 2018:
I encourage ALL secular online daters (outside of those here) to avoid “agnostic” and “atheist” and identify as “nonreligious,” or even the equivalent of “spiritual but not religious.”
You want a date, not a soapbox.
It’s an unfair playing field, yet you have to play the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
Eeew! Hmm..maybe I don't want to date, LOL!
No explanation for some stuff I saw while religious, now that I've ditched the church.
AMGT comments on Jan 31, 2018:
ever heard of James Randi?
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
Yup.
But his thing is to debunk stuff, and he's right on the stuff he debunked.
I've seen stuff constantly from living Haiti and even in the US no one can explain. My current theory is that everyone can do "supernatural" things, but the US people are trained not to believe they can do it, so they can't.
I've read several books that are compilations of studies done of white children captured by Apache Indians in Texas during the late 1880s, and they said that if the kids weren't returned within 6 months, the kids didn't want to return, and ran away first chance they got. Furthermore, most could do supernatural things by then; control the weather, have spirit guides that told them where game was, could heal a person or an animal at a distance, predict the future, etc.-
This even happened with adult American soldiers that had been captured, even if they had previously been staunch Christians, and returned to their old life later.
Anyway, in the US people are taught that the only truth is flesh and science, and there's no such thing as energy fields and things happening like that, yet they do happen, in places or cultures that believe they can.
So, I think everyone can do the stuff Jesus did in the Bible, it's just that we're taught we can't.
Missionaries on our Haiti mission translated the New Testament into Creole, and the Haitians in remote areas, not knowing any better, and not having been trained that they were helpless victims of fate, would read the Bible for themselves, then do what Jesus said we could all do..they healed sick people, raised the dead, did amazing miracles because they didn't know any better.
The missionaries went to doctors when sick, of course, but most rural Haitians didn't have that choice, and besides, they were already used to paying witch doctors for spells, etc., so why not? At least the Christian god was free!
AMGT comments on Jan 31, 2018:
ever heard of James Randi?
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
Yup.
But his thing is to debunk stuff, and he's right on the stuff he debunked.
I've seen stuff constantly from living Haiti and even in the US no one can explain. My current theory is that everyone can do "supernatural" things, but the US people are trained not to believe they can do it, so they can't.
I've read several books that are compilations of studies done of white children captured by Apache Indians in Texas during the late 1880s, and they said that if the kids weren't returned within 6 months, the kids didn't want to return, and ran away first chance they got. Furthermore, most could do supernatural things by then; control the weather, have spirit guides that told them where game was, could heal a person or an animal at a distance, predict the future, etc.-
This even happened with adult American soldiers that had been captured, even if they had previously been staunch Christians, and returned to their old life later.
Anyway, in the US people are taught that the only truth is flesh and science, and there's no such thing as energy fields and things happening like that, yet they do happen, in places or cultures that believe they can.
So, I think everyone can do the stuff Jesus did in the Bible, it's just that we're taught we can't.
Missionaries on our Haiti mission translated the New Testament into Creole, and the Haitians in remote areas, not knowing any better, and not having been trained that they were helpless victims of fate, would read the Bible for themselves, then do what Jesus said we could all do..they healed sick people, raised the dead, did amazing miracles because they didn't know any better.
The missionaries went to doctors when sick, of course, but most rural Haitians didn't have that choice, and besides, they were already used to paying witch doctors for spells, etc., so why not? At least the Christian god was free!
I believe this is true
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I need someone to spell it out for me, since I'm told I'm blind to flirting. If someone asks me if I "come here often," I'm likely to sincerely explain that this my first time there, etc., then walk off.
My sister used to keep me in line, socially, covertly telling me if a boy was "handsome" ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
@AxeElf Dunno.
I could be XXY, or something like that, but, in accordance with Occam's Razor, the simplest explanation is that I was conceived only three months after my older brother's birth, so absorbed the male hormones still in the womb.
This occurs with animals, as well.
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I need someone to spell it out for me, since I'm told I'm blind to flirting. If someone asks me if I "come here often," I'm likely to sincerely explain that this my first time there, etc., then walk off.
My sister used to keep me in line, socially, covertly telling me if a boy was "handsome" ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
@AxeElf Dunno.
I could be XXY, or something like that, but, in accordance with Occam's Razor, the simplest explanation is that I was conceived only three months after my older brother's birth, so absorbed the male hormones still in the womb.
This occurs with animals, as well.
Agnostic.com
Crimson67 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
For finding a community and like minded people, 99% successful (there's always that 1)
For dating, I think the results vary. For me and my age group, not very successful. I live in the bible belt of the USA so not surprising.
Welcome.
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
Yeah, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that somebody would be willing to move to where you live, so that would be great.
Crimson67 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
For finding a community and like minded people, 99% successful (there's always that 1)
For dating, I think the results vary. For me and my age group, not very successful. I live in the bible belt of the USA so not surprising.
Welcome.
birdingnut replies on Jan 31, 2018:
Yeah, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that somebody would be willing to move to where you live, so that would be great.
Indiana Church Sends Message to Women: “Stop Sexual Harassment; Wear Clothes” – Friendly ...
Varn comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Actually, that’s one I’ve long wondered about… Yesterday I’m reading an article about, you got it - sesual harassment. So there sits ‘the expert,’ in as low a top, skin tight black dress as would fit, across from ‘a man,’ full suit & tie, w/ padded shoulders I suspect.. I got to ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Most cis, hetero women don't have a clue about the strength of a male libido.
Yet when I was teaching high school in Hermosillo, Mexico, in 2001, young girls, even toddler girls, typically wore clothing that only hookers would wear in the US.
Even though the girls' bosoms would be exposed every time they leaned over, and their skirts rode up to their undies, the boys never looked, or even commented. They were used to it, apparently.
I had the kids keep daily journals, to gain bonus points for class and I was amazed at the innocence of their stories. Instead of desperate sexual activity, so common in US high schools, the kids ran around together in friend/cousins groups, attended almost nightly fiesta parties at the houses of relatives (I attended plenty myself), and their idea a having a boyfriend, was going to the same parties!
Varn comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Actually, that’s one I’ve long wondered about… Yesterday I’m reading an article about, you got it - sesual harassment. So there sits ‘the expert,’ in as low a top, skin tight black dress as would fit, across from ‘a man,’ full suit & tie, w/ padded shoulders I suspect.. I got to ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Most cis, hetero women don't have a clue about the strength of a male libido.
Yet when I was teaching high school in Hermosillo, Mexico, in 2001, young girls, even toddler girls, typically wore clothing that only hookers would wear in the US.
Even though the girls' bosoms would be exposed every time they leaned over, and their skirts rode up to their undies, the boys never looked, or even commented. They were used to it, apparently.
I had the kids keep daily journals, to gain bonus points for class and I was amazed at the innocence of their stories. Instead of desperate sexual activity, so common in US high schools, the kids ran around together in friend/cousins groups, attended almost nightly fiesta parties at the houses of relatives (I attended plenty myself), and their idea a having a boyfriend, was going to the same parties!
Does this bother you?
RoboGraham comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I've no problem with hunting. It's necessary to keep animal populations under control since we humans have mostly eliminated the predators that would be doing that. However, hunting endangered animals, and hunting for sport generally, is really not cool.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@RoboGraham That was my hope, even though I gave up eating most meat when I was in my 20s, but I might make an exception for delicious venison.
The neighbor never got anything, but my brother, who lives in Alaska, sent us a package of frozen caribou sausage from his hunting efforts (He flies a bush plane, so is able to shoot them, and pack them home)..MMMMMMMMMMMM!
RoboGraham comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I've no problem with hunting. It's necessary to keep animal populations under control since we humans have mostly eliminated the predators that would be doing that. However, hunting endangered animals, and hunting for sport generally, is really not cool.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@RoboGraham That was my hope, even though I gave up eating most meat when I was in my 20s, but I might make an exception for delicious venison.
The neighbor never got anything, but my brother, who lives in Alaska, sent us a package of frozen caribou sausage from his hunting efforts (He flies a bush plane, so is able to shoot them, and pack them home)..MMMMMMMMMMMM!
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
Alicia_J comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I had a very close friend for many years that was a demi but she referred to it as being Two Spirit. She says she was always very aware of the 2 distinct people living inside of her. Unfortunately, due to being raised not only in the Mormon Church AND having a bit of a whacko for a mother, it wasn't...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Yes, they honor "two-spirits" in the Cherokee tribe (I'm distantly related to Cherokee through my mom). My daughter recently became part-time shaman for one of her tribe groups, and joins both men's and women's ceremonies since she identifies with both.
When I return to live near her in Lexington, KY, I might join a local tribe group, but I doubt I'd be a shaman. I played that role for most of my life because I, and my mom and sister, were born highly psychic.
People knew, all my friends knew that they could ask me anything and I'd somehow know the answer, we used ESP to communicate in Haiti, since we MKs didn't have phones, and I never wore a watch but always knew the exact time. If someone had trouble with a pet they'd ask me to think to the animals and ask what was wrong and what to do, and I could.
My daughter uses this power to ask the race horses who will win at the track, but I don't know how they know, unless the races are fixed, or something. But she always wins, although she sets a winnings limit so as not to rip off Keeneland Race Track.
Alicia_J comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I had a very close friend for many years that was a demi but she referred to it as being Two Spirit. She says she was always very aware of the 2 distinct people living inside of her. Unfortunately, due to being raised not only in the Mormon Church AND having a bit of a whacko for a mother, it wasn't...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Yes, they honor "two-spirits" in the Cherokee tribe (I'm distantly related to Cherokee through my mom). My daughter recently became part-time shaman for one of her tribe groups, and joins both men's and women's ceremonies since she identifies with both.
When I return to live near her in Lexington, KY, I might join a local tribe group, but I doubt I'd be a shaman. I played that role for most of my life because I, and my mom and sister, were born highly psychic.
People knew, all my friends knew that they could ask me anything and I'd somehow know the answer, we used ESP to communicate in Haiti, since we MKs didn't have phones, and I never wore a watch but always knew the exact time. If someone had trouble with a pet they'd ask me to think to the animals and ask what was wrong and what to do, and I could.
My daughter uses this power to ask the race horses who will win at the track, but I don't know how they know, unless the races are fixed, or something. But she always wins, although she sets a winnings limit so as not to rip off Keeneland Race Track.
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
CallMeSaul comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm looking into research behind trans people and their transformation and I'll admit I'm a stickler for evidence and peer review, but I've never heard of a person having an experience like yours. You would switch back and forth and not remember what happenedd before? And you took something and it ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
If the western medical community was interested in natural remedies, like derris scandens, that they can't synthesize and patent for a huge price, they wouldn't be blocking cannabis oil, natural cancer cures, etc.
If you have faith in them, you are an optimistic person who probably is making a killing in the stock market right now.
CallMeSaul comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm looking into research behind trans people and their transformation and I'll admit I'm a stickler for evidence and peer review, but I've never heard of a person having an experience like yours. You would switch back and forth and not remember what happenedd before? And you took something and it ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
If the western medical community was interested in natural remedies, like derris scandens, that they can't synthesize and patent for a huge price, they wouldn't be blocking cannabis oil, natural cancer cures, etc.
If you have faith in them, you are an optimistic person who probably is making a killing in the stock market right now.
Does this bother you?
RoboGraham comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I've no problem with hunting. It's necessary to keep animal populations under control since we humans have mostly eliminated the predators that would be doing that. However, hunting endangered animals, and hunting for sport generally, is really not cool.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I agree, on both counts.
My eastern KY farm was overrun with white tail deer because I don't hunt.
I didn't mind, until the buggers began joining me on my jogs, frisking around me like playful dogs, and the last straw was when I turned around during a hike and saw a large buck was the last animal in line, behind my five dogs.
I bellowed at my startled (rescue) yellow cur dog, Brownie, "SIC EM!"
After a short pause, as though checking to see if I was serious, Brownie turned and galloped after the buck, who also turned and began bounding into the air while running away.
I was impressed, until I noticed that the deer's bounds weren't taking him anywhere, and that Brownie, though seeming to gallop, also wasn't going any faster than a walk.
I gave them both a lecture, but later on, I happened to look out the window at dusk and saw the horses, mule, dogs, and wild deer all together in the pasture, playing tag, leaping around playfully.
Then, I saw a deer standing on its hind legs stripping my small pear tree of its new crop.
I was so angry, I invited my redneck hunter neighbor to hunt deer on my farm, but he never was able to shoot a thing.
Those deer could easily tell humans apart.
RoboGraham comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I've no problem with hunting. It's necessary to keep animal populations under control since we humans have mostly eliminated the predators that would be doing that. However, hunting endangered animals, and hunting for sport generally, is really not cool.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I agree, on both counts.
My eastern KY farm was overrun with white tail deer because I don't hunt.
I didn't mind, until the buggers began joining me on my jogs, frisking around me like playful dogs, and the last straw was when I turned around during a hike and saw a large buck was the last animal in line, behind my five dogs.
I bellowed at my startled (rescue) yellow cur dog, Brownie, "SIC EM!"
After a short pause, as though checking to see if I was serious, Brownie turned and galloped after the buck, who also turned and began bounding into the air while running away.
I was impressed, until I noticed that the deer's bounds weren't taking him anywhere, and that Brownie, though seeming to gallop, also wasn't going any faster than a walk.
I gave them both a lecture, but later on, I happened to look out the window at dusk and saw the horses, mule, dogs, and wild deer all together in the pasture, playing tag, leaping around playfully.
Then, I saw a deer standing on its hind legs stripping my small pear tree of its new crop.
I was so angry, I invited my redneck hunter neighbor to hunt deer on my farm, but he never was able to shoot a thing.
Those deer could easily tell humans apart.
Who is the better parent?
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I read a study, which I can't find now in google search, where children of families with fathers and mothers were compared with gay parents, and they were surprised to find the thrive factor to be the women.
Two women, as in a lesbian couple, had more emotionally healthy children than the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Lancer Could have been..I think it said something about thriving, and it named the criteria looked at, but I don't remember off-hand.
I speed read, so read articles from my many science news feeds, hundreds of Kindle books, many on gender issues, but this was probably an article, since it had a "new study" in it.
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I read a study, which I can't find now in google search, where children of families with fathers and mothers were compared with gay parents, and they were surprised to find the thrive factor to be the women.
Two women, as in a lesbian couple, had more emotionally healthy children than the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Lancer Could have been..I think it said something about thriving, and it named the criteria looked at, but I don't remember off-hand.
I speed read, so read articles from my many science news feeds, hundreds of Kindle books, many on gender issues, but this was probably an article, since it had a "new study" in it.
Anyone out there into horses?
DragonDust comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Well I'm qualified as a stablehand and I used to have horses of various breeds but they were my parents and the last two were given away in 2009. Ressa (white) was given to a camp place and Nazgul was sold to an ex jockey to ride down the beach with his wife. Taken on the road, done some ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@DragonDust Sounds fun! So you have horse-drawn wagon trips across NSW? They have such things in the western US, and in KY, where I lived. I had a single horse cart, but never joined the others since they were mostly mule-drawn wagons, and the trip was for several days, with camping, and I had to take care of my livestock.
DragonDust comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Well I'm qualified as a stablehand and I used to have horses of various breeds but they were my parents and the last two were given away in 2009. Ressa (white) was given to a camp place and Nazgul was sold to an ex jockey to ride down the beach with his wife. Taken on the road, done some ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@DragonDust Sounds fun! So you have horse-drawn wagon trips across NSW? They have such things in the western US, and in KY, where I lived. I had a single horse cart, but never joined the others since they were mostly mule-drawn wagons, and the trip was for several days, with camping, and I had to take care of my livestock.
Anyone out there into horses?
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton You are into stock horses..cool! When I lived in Durango, CO, most horses were quarter horses or thoroughbred/quarter horse mixes for barrel racing, but some people also drove Morgan horse teams. The only stock herding I did was when I roped half grown wild boars that got into our Haiti mission corn, back when I was a teen.
I didn't ride with a bridle or saddle, but my little Haitian mustang stallion could read my thoughts.
However, I only had to think to him which hog to target and he'd expertly cut it out, block its escape, and get me into the perfect position to throw a lasso over its head and front legs, since the boars had no necks, and keep the rope taut enough it couldn't escape. After a few minutes I'd ride closer to it, so the rope loosened and fell off and it would streak for the fence.
Of course, that never stopped the hogs from trying again, so I always had new targets on which to practice my roping skills.
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton You are into stock horses..cool! When I lived in Durango, CO, most horses were quarter horses or thoroughbred/quarter horse mixes for barrel racing, but some people also drove Morgan horse teams. The only stock herding I did was when I roped half grown wild boars that got into our Haiti mission corn, back when I was a teen.
I didn't ride with a bridle or saddle, but my little Haitian mustang stallion could read my thoughts.
However, I only had to think to him which hog to target and he'd expertly cut it out, block its escape, and get me into the perfect position to throw a lasso over its head and front legs, since the boars had no necks, and keep the rope taut enough it couldn't escape. After a few minutes I'd ride closer to it, so the rope loosened and fell off and it would streak for the fence.
Of course, that never stopped the hogs from trying again, so I always had new targets on which to practice my roping skills.
Anyone out there into horses?
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton Here's a link to a photo of one that looks similar to La Brujah, although she was smaller, and had a slightly darker coat. https://www.learn-about-horses.com/akhal-teke-horse.html
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton Here's a link to a photo of one that looks similar to La Brujah, although she was smaller, and had a slightly darker coat. https://www.learn-about-horses.com/akhal-teke-horse.html
Anyone out there into horses?
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton I had the Ahkal Teke and Spanish mustangs in Haiti, when I was growing up, and into young adulthood.
I had the Arabian when I lived in Durango, CO, I had the American White, Walking Horses, racking horses, racking mule, etc. when I lived on the family farm near Morehead, KY.
That part of KY is into gaited horses..ONLY.
If you want to buy trotting horses you have to get a Standardbred, bred by the Amish.
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton I had the Ahkal Teke and Spanish mustangs in Haiti, when I was growing up, and into young adulthood.
I had the Arabian when I lived in Durango, CO, I had the American White, Walking Horses, racking horses, racking mule, etc. when I lived on the family farm near Morehead, KY.
That part of KY is into gaited horses..ONLY.
If you want to buy trotting horses you have to get a Standardbred, bred by the Amish.
Anyone out there into horses?
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm sorry..I don't think I clearly explained what a throwback is. It's a reference to when a particular breed, or type, of animal reappears in a general population of mixed genetics, such as when a foal is born with stripes on its legs, indicating ancient wild horse heritage.
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm sorry..I don't think I clearly explained what a throwback is. It's a reference to when a particular breed, or type, of animal reappears in a general population of mixed genetics, such as when a foal is born with stripes on its legs, indicating ancient wild horse heritage.
Anyone out there into horses?
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Qualia Also, she really was like a witch..that horse could run like the wind on the bottom of a ravine that was filled with smooth, round river rocks that should have broken her legs or at least slowed her down.
I got carried away with her incredible speed (my friends who drove beside us while we were cruising beside the road said she was moving at 30 mph) after riding on the ravine rocks, and rode her up a footpath that went straight up out of the river bed, and up the side of a mountain near our Cap Haitian, Haiti, mission.
The path grew increasingly steep until it was almost vertical and I decided maybe we should turn around, so I dismounted to look around.
To my horror, I couldn't see any path behind us..just an almost sheer drop off and tiny houses far below in the distance. I nearly fainted, felt dizzy, and realized that nobody knew where I was, and I had no idea how to get down again. I wondered what would happen to me.
I finally realized that La Brujah got us here..she could get us down. Best to trust her and not think about it.
So I remounted, and, keeping my eyes focused on her mane, I thought-signaled her to go back down the mountain (I didn't ride with a saddle or bridle, although how I stayed on her back on that slope, I don't know). I felt her bounding under me, but I mostly shut my eyes, and soon I felt us back on the level again.
I remembered the Bible verse (Amos 6:12), "can horses run on rocks?" and knew that mine could.
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Qualia Also, she really was like a witch..that horse could run like the wind on the bottom of a ravine that was filled with smooth, round river rocks that should have broken her legs or at least slowed her down.
I got carried away with her incredible speed (my friends who drove beside us while we were cruising beside the road said she was moving at 30 mph) after riding on the ravine rocks, and rode her up a footpath that went straight up out of the river bed, and up the side of a mountain near our Cap Haitian, Haiti, mission.
The path grew increasingly steep until it was almost vertical and I decided maybe we should turn around, so I dismounted to look around.
To my horror, I couldn't see any path behind us..just an almost sheer drop off and tiny houses far below in the distance. I nearly fainted, felt dizzy, and realized that nobody knew where I was, and I had no idea how to get down again. I wondered what would happen to me.
I finally realized that La Brujah got us here..she could get us down. Best to trust her and not think about it.
So I remounted, and, keeping my eyes focused on her mane, I thought-signaled her to go back down the mountain (I didn't ride with a saddle or bridle, although how I stayed on her back on that slope, I don't know). I felt her bounding under me, but I mostly shut my eyes, and soon I felt us back on the level again.
I remembered the Bible verse (Amos 6:12), "can horses run on rocks?" and knew that mine could.
Anyone out there into horses?
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton I have photos of her, but I was in my teens when I had her, and I'm now 65 yrs old, living in Thailand. I have old black and white photos my mom took of us but I don't even know if the photo albums survived storage, since I've been living in Thailand since 2010.
I called her La Brujah, for the reason that, because of her Akhal Teke genetic manifestation, she was ugly compared to the usual rounded Haitian mustangs..long legs, thin greyhound body, flat ribs, thin neck, scraggly mane, jutting hip bones, although I loved that shimmering metalic coat.
She was so sensitive and fiercely loyal to me that I can see that owning one might be problematic for Americans, who are used to car-like horses that let anyone ride them.
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@VirginCotton I have photos of her, but I was in my teens when I had her, and I'm now 65 yrs old, living in Thailand. I have old black and white photos my mom took of us but I don't even know if the photo albums survived storage, since I've been living in Thailand since 2010.
I called her La Brujah, for the reason that, because of her Akhal Teke genetic manifestation, she was ugly compared to the usual rounded Haitian mustangs..long legs, thin greyhound body, flat ribs, thin neck, scraggly mane, jutting hip bones, although I loved that shimmering metalic coat.
She was so sensitive and fiercely loyal to me that I can see that owning one might be problematic for Americans, who are used to car-like horses that let anyone ride them.
Anyone out there into horses?
LeighShelton comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I prefer french donkeys but all animals are cool really.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@LeighShelton Who wouldn't? It's hard for humans to compete with unconditional love.
LeighShelton comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I prefer french donkeys but all animals are cool really.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@LeighShelton Who wouldn't? It's hard for humans to compete with unconditional love.
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
kmdskit3 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I had a very similar reaction to @RavenCT This sounds like a version of DID/multiple personalities. All of the gendered behavior you describe is mostly learned and not biological. This does not in any way invalidate your experience but maybe this herb allows you to merge these 2 compartmentalized ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I thought so too, until I realized I was gender fluid. I had no choice but to see the difference when in the opposite gender modes.
As a male, I only wanted to build my latest ideas for inventions, hang out at my favorite bar and girl watch (without lust, but just appreciation for beauty, since I'm demisexual), crack jokes, scratch my (nonexistent) b-lls in the morning, hang with my male friends talking politics.
This side loved violent action movies with plenty of car chases and crashes.
I thought all chicks, of every age, were hot. I also was obedient to them when they ordered me around, so I had to keep my distance to defend keep my male side from being taken advantage of by the lady teachers, who kept asking me to do favors for them.
The male side of me usually took over when I was driving my motorbike..which is a good thing for driving in Thailand! I also strode along boldly, with stiff, brisk strides, and if any male tried to ogle me, I'd immediately, and automatically, meet his glance with an intimidating glare. I tended to become belligerent if a male dissed me by implying I was a sissy.
But I let females do and say whatever they wanted, opened doors for them, bought them things, didn't take anything they said to me seriously, tried to take care of them by walking on the street side, etc.
My female side was the side that was the bird photographer, was fussy, critical, always second-guessing, tended to become discouraged and depressed about my progress in any given effort. This side of me maintained a strict diet, watched chick flicks and emotional movies, was VERY picky about men who wanted to date me. They had to have certain education levels and income to even be considered.
Before I discovered the derris scandens I used certain tricks to jump me back into female mode. For instance, while camping at the Mu Ko Similan national marine park, Thailand, when I discovered that my male side was attracting giggling chicks in bikinis, and my female side didn't want to pay hard-earned money for their drinks, I just thought about going birding, and that reverted me instantly back to the female side, so I could then make an excuse and disappear.
kmdskit3 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I had a very similar reaction to @RavenCT This sounds like a version of DID/multiple personalities. All of the gendered behavior you describe is mostly learned and not biological. This does not in any way invalidate your experience but maybe this herb allows you to merge these 2 compartmentalized ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I thought so too, until I realized I was gender fluid. I had no choice but to see the difference when in the opposite gender modes.
As a male, I only wanted to build my latest ideas for inventions, hang out at my favorite bar and girl watch (without lust, but just appreciation for beauty, since I'm demisexual), crack jokes, scratch my (nonexistent) b-lls in the morning, hang with my male friends talking politics.
This side loved violent action movies with plenty of car chases and crashes.
I thought all chicks, of every age, were hot. I also was obedient to them when they ordered me around, so I had to keep my distance to defend keep my male side from being taken advantage of by the lady teachers, who kept asking me to do favors for them.
The male side of me usually took over when I was driving my motorbike..which is a good thing for driving in Thailand! I also strode along boldly, with stiff, brisk strides, and if any male tried to ogle me, I'd immediately, and automatically, meet his glance with an intimidating glare. I tended to become belligerent if a male dissed me by implying I was a sissy.
But I let females do and say whatever they wanted, opened doors for them, bought them things, didn't take anything they said to me seriously, tried to take care of them by walking on the street side, etc.
My female side was the side that was the bird photographer, was fussy, critical, always second-guessing, tended to become discouraged and depressed about my progress in any given effort. This side of me maintained a strict diet, watched chick flicks and emotional movies, was VERY picky about men who wanted to date me. They had to have certain education levels and income to even be considered.
Before I discovered the derris scandens I used certain tricks to jump me back into female mode. For instance, while camping at the Mu Ko Similan national marine park, Thailand, when I discovered that my male side was attracting giggling chicks in bikinis, and my female side didn't want to pay hard-earned money for their drinks, I just thought about going birding, and that reverted me instantly back to the female side, so I could then make an excuse and disappear.
Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?
BobMcDowell comments on Jan 30, 2018:
“The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.”
? Socrates
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@icolan At least, supposedly, Kennety Freeman was summarizing the comments of ancients about their younger generations.
BobMcDowell comments on Jan 30, 2018:
“The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.”
? Socrates
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@icolan At least, supposedly, Kennety Freeman was summarizing the comments of ancients about their younger generations.
Why are Christians being marginalized in America?
david7wk comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Why do Christians think they are marginalized when their party is in control of both houses of Congress and their president is in the White House? Boggles the mind!
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Because that's what Fox News tells them to think.
david7wk comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Why do Christians think they are marginalized when their party is in control of both houses of Congress and their president is in the White House? Boggles the mind!
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Because that's what Fox News tells them to think.
What are your views on polygamy?
Rideauxb comments on Jan 30, 2018:
What goes on in the bedroom of man and wife and wife and wife, should be their business.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Dida In Tibet, that's the norm for some people, LOL!
But why marry at all?
Rideauxb comments on Jan 30, 2018:
What goes on in the bedroom of man and wife and wife and wife, should be their business.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Dida In Tibet, that's the norm for some people, LOL!
But why marry at all?
Hiking in the Sierra
Clear water and coarse white sand,
was quite a sight for a young man.
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Sounds like fun. I used to go hiking on the Appalachian Trails, but the heavy backpack..half my weight..made my knees buckle.
I'm 5' 3" and my ex is 6' 1" so he was always getting ahead of me, then waiting impatiently for me to catch up.
I was annoyed, so invented a device I call "the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Leutrelle Thanks! And, yeah..there is a list of people who are angry with me for not having licensing them yet.
But since I also live in Thailand, that part has made me hesitate as well, in case licensing companies ask me to do a presentation in person.
But the patent law issue thing is what has made me hesitate the most.
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Sounds like fun. I used to go hiking on the Appalachian Trails, but the heavy backpack..half my weight..made my knees buckle.
I'm 5' 3" and my ex is 6' 1" so he was always getting ahead of me, then waiting impatiently for me to catch up.
I was annoyed, so invented a device I call "the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Leutrelle Thanks! And, yeah..there is a list of people who are angry with me for not having licensing them yet.
But since I also live in Thailand, that part has made me hesitate as well, in case licensing companies ask me to do a presentation in person.
But the patent law issue thing is what has made me hesitate the most.
Anyone out there into horses?
Reaver85 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm not into horses more into people. As for breeds idk they all taste the same to me.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Must be French, LOL!
Reaver85 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm not into horses more into people. As for breeds idk they all taste the same to me.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Must be French, LOL!
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
The gender-related part of your post made me think of Jungian psychology, in which the anima (feminine inner personality of a man) and animus (masculine inner personality of a woman) are two aspects of the unconscious. I'm not sure if this theory has ever been used to explain gender identities, ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Everyone is on a gender spectrum-there are no "pure" males or females.
The Asians know that everyone is a blend of female and male energies, as in "yin and yang." In Thailand, people tend to be very mixed gender..females usually have slender 10 year old boy figures until their thirties, men are often slender and graceful until 40 yrs old.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 30, 2018:
The gender-related part of your post made me think of Jungian psychology, in which the anima (feminine inner personality of a man) and animus (masculine inner personality of a woman) are two aspects of the unconscious. I'm not sure if this theory has ever been used to explain gender identities, ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Everyone is on a gender spectrum-there are no "pure" males or females.
The Asians know that everyone is a blend of female and male energies, as in "yin and yang." In Thailand, people tend to be very mixed gender..females usually have slender 10 year old boy figures until their thirties, men are often slender and graceful until 40 yrs old.
How many of you here are into wildlife or bird photography?
TerryLee comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I love nature and wildlife. Especially birds! Am always looking to learn about wildlife and hope to see all of the beautiful pictures and stories about them.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I'll have to figure out another web hosting site, since Flickr locked me out, and the others I've been using..Twitpic, Picasa web album, etc went defunct.
I can't upload photos here directly because this website won't accept large files.
TerryLee comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I love nature and wildlife. Especially birds! Am always looking to learn about wildlife and hope to see all of the beautiful pictures and stories about them.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I'll have to figure out another web hosting site, since Flickr locked me out, and the others I've been using..Twitpic, Picasa web album, etc went defunct.
I can't upload photos here directly because this website won't accept large files.
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
CallMeSaul comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm looking into research behind trans people and their transformation and I'll admit I'm a stickler for evidence and peer review, but I've never heard of a person having an experience like yours. You would switch back and forth and not remember what happenedd before? And you took something and it ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@PaulRecomStop LOL! Funny how people think they know what others are experiencing. Mansplaining.
Oh, well, I do it also. I can be as rude and overbearing as many American males.
I was always like a male. My family and friends treated me as a default male when I was growing up. I was just like my brothers..pushy, rude, thought girls were stupid, taunted my male playmates and called them "girls" if they couldn't keep up with me or were afraid at how high we climbed in a mango tree.
I didn't know anything about gender issues. My mom called me a "tomboy" and accepted me, because she was similar in that aspect.
But when I hit puberty, I had trouble. When my body started changing I was struck with horror. I prayed frantically for God to make my legs straight and beautiful again, instead of getting all those fat lumps on them.
I went on to fumble through playing female, even got married and had two kids, but acted more like a "dad" than a mom, in my being the playful, rough-and-tumble one who taught them to climb trees, ride horses, skip stones on the pond, ice skate, etc.
My daughter is just like me..she considers herself a nonbinary androgyne, and is slightly transmale, but some days she says that, but other days denies she ever said it.
CallMeSaul comments on Jan 30, 2018:
I'm looking into research behind trans people and their transformation and I'll admit I'm a stickler for evidence and peer review, but I've never heard of a person having an experience like yours. You would switch back and forth and not remember what happenedd before? And you took something and it ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@PaulRecomStop LOL! Funny how people think they know what others are experiencing. Mansplaining.
Oh, well, I do it also. I can be as rude and overbearing as many American males.
I was always like a male. My family and friends treated me as a default male when I was growing up. I was just like my brothers..pushy, rude, thought girls were stupid, taunted my male playmates and called them "girls" if they couldn't keep up with me or were afraid at how high we climbed in a mango tree.
I didn't know anything about gender issues. My mom called me a "tomboy" and accepted me, because she was similar in that aspect.
But when I hit puberty, I had trouble. When my body started changing I was struck with horror. I prayed frantically for God to make my legs straight and beautiful again, instead of getting all those fat lumps on them.
I went on to fumble through playing female, even got married and had two kids, but acted more like a "dad" than a mom, in my being the playful, rough-and-tumble one who taught them to climb trees, ride horses, skip stones on the pond, ice skate, etc.
My daughter is just like me..she considers herself a nonbinary androgyne, and is slightly transmale, but some days she says that, but other days denies she ever said it.
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
Kodi comments on Jan 30, 2018:
there are times i mentally identify more as male then female and vice versa. i don't have memory lose from it but there are times i'm more aggressive and there are times i'm very feminine. i do have mild dyslexia when i become overly tired, anxious or agitated( makes arguments hard) i'm interested ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
You can order bottles of capsules of derris scandens from both amazon and e-bay. But I can't guarantee my results for someone who has different hormone balance issues than I have, etc.
I have no idea how it fixes the gender fluid issues, and don't know if it will help a different gender identity issue.
But, at least the the medical reviews I read online said they'd been tested for long-term use for pain management, and there were no side effects, so you could try them. If nothing else, they're always going to be good muscle relaxers.
Also, when I was taking the pills by the handful for severe back pain, I found that six capsules put me into a sort of cannabis-like "zen"-like state where time seemed to stand still, and I knew that all energy was connected. I couldn't get angry with anyone because we were all one.
Kodi comments on Jan 30, 2018:
there are times i mentally identify more as male then female and vice versa. i don't have memory lose from it but there are times i'm more aggressive and there are times i'm very feminine. i do have mild dyslexia when i become overly tired, anxious or agitated( makes arguments hard) i'm interested ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
You can order bottles of capsules of derris scandens from both amazon and e-bay. But I can't guarantee my results for someone who has different hormone balance issues than I have, etc.
I have no idea how it fixes the gender fluid issues, and don't know if it will help a different gender identity issue.
But, at least the the medical reviews I read online said they'd been tested for long-term use for pain management, and there were no side effects, so you could try them. If nothing else, they're always going to be good muscle relaxers.
Also, when I was taking the pills by the handful for severe back pain, I found that six capsules put me into a sort of cannabis-like "zen"-like state where time seemed to stand still, and I knew that all energy was connected. I couldn't get angry with anyone because we were all one.
Hiking in the Sierra
Clear water and coarse white sand,
was quite a sight for a young man.
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Sounds like fun. I used to go hiking on the Appalachian Trails, but the heavy backpack..half my weight..made my knees buckle.
I'm 5' 3" and my ex is 6' 1" so he was always getting ahead of me, then waiting impatiently for me to catch up.
I was annoyed, so invented a device I call "the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Leutrelle They are really weird. Using them is like visiting a chiropractor..it crunches your spine loose so that you become very limber. Just using the gallopers a few minutes would make my spine so limber, I can put my palms flat on the floor and hold them there, even at 65 yrs old. But when I didn't have the gallopers with me for couple of months, I had to bounce to reach my toes, but I could only touch them briefly.
When I'm using them, I resemble a deer, so both birds and wild animals allow me approach closely, which is great for my wildlife photography, plus the gallopers can steady the camera equipment as well.
Once, while galloping in a jungle area near where I lived in Saraburi, Thailand, I noticed I was being hunted by a pack of wild dogs. The leader dog was instructing his minions, sending them out around to encircle me, so I quickly stopped using the gallopers, holding them away from me, and talking, to show the dogs I was human.
The leader stopped in confusion and the pack began to mill around, so I resumed galloping, but as soon as I did, the pack started to regroup again, so I yelled and threw rocks at them.
But I still might get to license the gallopers, so I should avoid disclosure by describing them to you and how they work. I haven't licensed them yet because of some new patent laws that have a catch-22 that would prevent me from making a profit.
birdingnut comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Sounds like fun. I used to go hiking on the Appalachian Trails, but the heavy backpack..half my weight..made my knees buckle.
I'm 5' 3" and my ex is 6' 1" so he was always getting ahead of me, then waiting impatiently for me to catch up.
I was annoyed, so invented a device I call "the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@Leutrelle They are really weird. Using them is like visiting a chiropractor..it crunches your spine loose so that you become very limber. Just using the gallopers a few minutes would make my spine so limber, I can put my palms flat on the floor and hold them there, even at 65 yrs old. But when I didn't have the gallopers with me for couple of months, I had to bounce to reach my toes, but I could only touch them briefly.
When I'm using them, I resemble a deer, so both birds and wild animals allow me approach closely, which is great for my wildlife photography, plus the gallopers can steady the camera equipment as well.
Once, while galloping in a jungle area near where I lived in Saraburi, Thailand, I noticed I was being hunted by a pack of wild dogs. The leader dog was instructing his minions, sending them out around to encircle me, so I quickly stopped using the gallopers, holding them away from me, and talking, to show the dogs I was human.
The leader stopped in confusion and the pack began to mill around, so I resumed galloping, but as soon as I did, the pack started to regroup again, so I yelled and threw rocks at them.
But I still might get to license the gallopers, so I should avoid disclosure by describing them to you and how they work. I haven't licensed them yet because of some new patent laws that have a catch-22 that would prevent me from making a profit.
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
josh_karpf comments on Jan 30, 2018:
That’s an amazing and inspiring journey.
Yet the odds of your having found a pioneering psychoactive off-label use for the herbal equivalent of aspirin are much less than the great achievement of your thoughtful self-development, and any other therapies you have been working hard on. The ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Don't worry, the doctors were just testing it for it's most common use here in Thailand-as a back pain blocker. Even if they knew what it could do, they'd not want to sabotage their synthetic drug business.
I hurt my back, so was taking the pills up to six at a time. I was shocked when my problems vanished..eyesight cleared up, dyslexia gone so I could suddenly keep several computer windows open doing tasks and remember where I was, and what I was doing on each one, no problem.
The gender blending startled me, though. I could feel it happening. Almost every day I would be sitting there in the teacher's lounge after taking a few capsules, feeling very male, looking at all the hot girls (who seemed to know, and would start flirting with me), and thinking how annoying and ugly my male supervisor was, when the pills would start to take affect.
I could see the girls morph into normal human beings, saw their interest in me evaporate, and observed as my supervisor would suddenly get much younger and cuter, and "smarter," too.
josh_karpf comments on Jan 30, 2018:
That’s an amazing and inspiring journey.
Yet the odds of your having found a pioneering psychoactive off-label use for the herbal equivalent of aspirin are much less than the great achievement of your thoughtful self-development, and any other therapies you have been working hard on. The ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Don't worry, the doctors were just testing it for it's most common use here in Thailand-as a back pain blocker. Even if they knew what it could do, they'd not want to sabotage their synthetic drug business.
I hurt my back, so was taking the pills up to six at a time. I was shocked when my problems vanished..eyesight cleared up, dyslexia gone so I could suddenly keep several computer windows open doing tasks and remember where I was, and what I was doing on each one, no problem.
The gender blending startled me, though. I could feel it happening. Almost every day I would be sitting there in the teacher's lounge after taking a few capsules, feeling very male, looking at all the hot girls (who seemed to know, and would start flirting with me), and thinking how annoying and ugly my male supervisor was, when the pills would start to take affect.
I could see the girls morph into normal human beings, saw their interest in me evaporate, and observed as my supervisor would suddenly get much younger and cuter, and "smarter," too.
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
BookDeath comments on Jan 30, 2018:
i'm trans (AFAB/ FtN). I find your story fascinating. I've never had the experience of forgetting anything I've done, though. That's something beyond my ken. I've heard of genderfluid. What you described was more extreme....I don't know if you are familiar with this site, but since you mentioned ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I was a member of that website last year and I still get updates, but nobody ever seemed to date anyone on that site. Plus people didn't talk much.
Someone would make a comment, and it would take several months before someone answered. Some threads had been going on like that in slow motion, for a year!
My theory is that it takes lust to motivate people enough to get out there and face possible humiliation, or being in danger, just to meet someone new.
BookDeath comments on Jan 30, 2018:
i'm trans (AFAB/ FtN). I find your story fascinating. I've never had the experience of forgetting anything I've done, though. That's something beyond my ken. I've heard of genderfluid. What you described was more extreme....I don't know if you are familiar with this site, but since you mentioned ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
I was a member of that website last year and I still get updates, but nobody ever seemed to date anyone on that site. Plus people didn't talk much.
Someone would make a comment, and it would take several months before someone answered. Some threads had been going on like that in slow motion, for a year!
My theory is that it takes lust to motivate people enough to get out there and face possible humiliation, or being in danger, just to meet someone new.
Anyone out there into horses?
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Ah..La Brujah! She was an Akhal Teke throwback. Nobody gelds or deliberately breeds horses in Haiti, but since Haiti used to be a major horse market for the French, and they kept the best horse breeds there, after the slave uprising, those horses were left to breed at will.
She was small compared to purebred Akhal Teke horses, but much bigger than the typical Haitian horses. She had long, sloping shoulders, shape of a greyhound, wide-spread, protruding hip bones, flat rib cage, scraggly, sparse mane, and a metallic, golden sheen to her coat.
I rode her without a saddle or bridle, but her acceleration was so explosive, I had to grab her mane to fight pure inertia.
She wouldn't let anyone ride her but me, and would become upset and turn her back to me if she saw me riding my other horse, Lightning.
I used to race her against local horses whenever we were challenged, or sufficiently taunted, and she always won by so much, I was sitting under a mango tree and the mare was grazing by the time the race competitor arrived.
One morning, she wasn't tied to her tether rope in the morning. But just then she returned, and almost seemed to be smiling. The next year, she had a white foal, to my surprise, that was a miniature of his apparent dad, Lightning.
We named him Suki.
Later he turned a buckskin color, like his mom, and he also had her broken pace gait, where each foot hits the ground separately, making the horse smooth, yet very fast.
Suki saved my life from a runaway camion truck in 1975.
Qualia comments on Jan 30, 2018:
As a kid I wanted to "grow up to be a horse" LOL That love got transferred to dobermans however, which are my equine 'placebo'. There are times where seems they're just as spendy :/
What was the Teke like? And what do you mean by "throw back"?
I've been fascinated with that breed since college ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Ah..La Brujah! She was an Akhal Teke throwback. Nobody gelds or deliberately breeds horses in Haiti, but since Haiti used to be a major horse market for the French, and they kept the best horse breeds there, after the slave uprising, those horses were left to breed at will.
She was small compared to purebred Akhal Teke horses, but much bigger than the typical Haitian horses. She had long, sloping shoulders, shape of a greyhound, wide-spread, protruding hip bones, flat rib cage, scraggly, sparse mane, and a metallic, golden sheen to her coat.
I rode her without a saddle or bridle, but her acceleration was so explosive, I had to grab her mane to fight pure inertia.
She wouldn't let anyone ride her but me, and would become upset and turn her back to me if she saw me riding my other horse, Lightning.
I used to race her against local horses whenever we were challenged, or sufficiently taunted, and she always won by so much, I was sitting under a mango tree and the mare was grazing by the time the race competitor arrived.
One morning, she wasn't tied to her tether rope in the morning. But just then she returned, and almost seemed to be smiling. The next year, she had a white foal, to my surprise, that was a miniature of his apparent dad, Lightning.
We named him Suki.
Later he turned a buckskin color, like his mom, and he also had her broken pace gait, where each foot hits the ground separately, making the horse smooth, yet very fast.
Suki saved my life from a runaway camion truck in 1975.
Anyone out there into horses?
DragonDust comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Well I'm qualified as a stablehand and I used to have horses of various breeds but they were my parents and the last two were given away in 2009. Ressa (white) was given to a camp place and Nazgul was sold to an ex jockey to ride down the beach with his wife. Taken on the road, done some ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Where were the photos taken? Do you know the horses' breeds?
DragonDust comments on Jan 30, 2018:
Well I'm qualified as a stablehand and I used to have horses of various breeds but they were my parents and the last two were given away in 2009. Ressa (white) was given to a camp place and Nazgul was sold to an ex jockey to ride down the beach with his wife. Taken on the road, done some ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
Where were the photos taken? Do you know the horses' breeds?
Anyone out there into horses?
Babyseal comments on Jan 30, 2018:
My interest in horses is race horse gambling. Have you heard of Winx Australia's best
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
She is the best!
Babyseal comments on Jan 30, 2018:
My interest in horses is race horse gambling. Have you heard of Winx Australia's best
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
She is the best!
OK, here's a topic few understand, the alt-right denies, most ignore because it's not in their ...
TheInterlooper comments on Jan 30, 2018:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nh6aXeO_E0
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
That's hilarious! I'm a partial "dude" also. Before I took the derris scandens, when in male mode I was a total dude, and loved hanging out at my fave bar, looking at the babes passing by. I'm demisexual, so no lust, but I sure appreciated their beauty. Also, a reckless motorbike rider.
TheInterlooper comments on Jan 30, 2018:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nh6aXeO_E0
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
That's hilarious! I'm a partial "dude" also. Before I took the derris scandens, when in male mode I was a total dude, and loved hanging out at my fave bar, looking at the babes passing by. I'm demisexual, so no lust, but I sure appreciated their beauty. Also, a reckless motorbike rider.
4 Tips for Talking to People You Disagree With
RYSR10 comments on Jan 23, 2018:
I disagree.
1.) Assume bad intent.
2.) Personally attack people; don't ask questions.
3.) Get infuriated.
4.) Same as #2.
5.) Most importantly, be a dick.
Will get you far in life. Heed my advice.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
If you don't, you're a LOSER!
Besides, all their arguments against your views are FAKE NEWS.
Hey, I should be a politician because I'm smarter than everyone. Nobody else is smarterer.
RYSR10 comments on Jan 23, 2018:
I disagree.
1.) Assume bad intent.
2.) Personally attack people; don't ask questions.
3.) Get infuriated.
4.) Same as #2.
5.) Most importantly, be a dick.
Will get you far in life. Heed my advice.
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
If you don't, you're a LOSER!
Besides, all their arguments against your views are FAKE NEWS.
Hey, I should be a politician because I'm smarter than everyone. Nobody else is smarterer.
How many of you here are into wildlife or bird photography?
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
I've been discouraged with photo hosting sites lately..I uploaded all my photos to twitpic.com, but they went bust. Then I uploaded everything to Picasa but that went bust also, I tried Flickr, but when I changed computers, I was locked out and told I'd have to download all my photos and re-upload ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@dc65 Storing photos in hard drives is what convinced me to move to the cloud..a virus can enter and wipe out even the extra hard drives. That happened four times in a row until I had few photos left.
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
I've been discouraged with photo hosting sites lately..I uploaded all my photos to twitpic.com, but they went bust. Then I uploaded everything to Picasa but that went bust also, I tried Flickr, but when I changed computers, I was locked out and told I'd have to download all my photos and re-upload ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 30, 2018:
@dc65 Storing photos in hard drives is what convinced me to move to the cloud..a virus can enter and wipe out even the extra hard drives. That happened four times in a row until I had few photos left.
Got that personality though ...
BucketlistBob comments on Jan 29, 2018:
My friends .... I can say I have some... we pride ourselves on acquired mechanical knowledge. Not beauty.... I fix rotating equipment... lawnmowers.... weedeaters.... chainsaws. My neighbor is an electrician i run stuff by him.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Not to worry..most women love handymen, and even male strippers know to dress as various macho workmen to drive the female audiences wild.
BucketlistBob comments on Jan 29, 2018:
My friends .... I can say I have some... we pride ourselves on acquired mechanical knowledge. Not beauty.... I fix rotating equipment... lawnmowers.... weedeaters.... chainsaws. My neighbor is an electrician i run stuff by him.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Not to worry..most women love handymen, and even male strippers know to dress as various macho workmen to drive the female audiences wild.
Whats your opinion of the Bible?
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
It's a derivative of the Sumerian writings, which predates the Bible by 2000 years, but has similar stories, except from the perspective of aliens who genetically engineered humans to work the gold mines.
In the Noah and Ark story, for instance, the main Sumerian "god" leader, Anu, of the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@BanjoTango Well, when I read it I felt relief. I really had been bothered, even when still religious, that the Hebrew god of the Bible was so cruel and blood-thirsty ordering his armies to kill every man, woman, and baby, and to kill the animals, etc. Ordering people who picked up a stick on Saturday to be stoned to death, etc. The Sumerian writings account is more scientific and makes more sense to me than the Bible account, which seems like badly copied bootleg copy of the Sumerian account.
It's obvious that "Anu" is the Hebrew god, and he was unabashedly blood-thirsty, requiring blood sacrifices from his human slaves, since that race of beings drinks blood.
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
It's a derivative of the Sumerian writings, which predates the Bible by 2000 years, but has similar stories, except from the perspective of aliens who genetically engineered humans to work the gold mines.
In the Noah and Ark story, for instance, the main Sumerian "god" leader, Anu, of the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@BanjoTango Well, when I read it I felt relief. I really had been bothered, even when still religious, that the Hebrew god of the Bible was so cruel and blood-thirsty ordering his armies to kill every man, woman, and baby, and to kill the animals, etc. Ordering people who picked up a stick on Saturday to be stoned to death, etc. The Sumerian writings account is more scientific and makes more sense to me than the Bible account, which seems like badly copied bootleg copy of the Sumerian account.
It's obvious that "Anu" is the Hebrew god, and he was unabashedly blood-thirsty, requiring blood sacrifices from his human slaves, since that race of beings drinks blood.
The one philosophy I've been intrigued by since high school is "solipsism".
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
If the weed is strong enough, one hit can trash you and make it difficult, if not impossible, to tell if you are asleep or awake. Sometimes sitting down for a while helps, or a few drops of iodine in water, but if you are truly trashed you may not be able to do that, and will have to ride it out.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@Rudy1962 Don't worry. Nobody understands quantum physics because it basically says that nothing is real and things exist and don't exist at the same time, skipping in and out of our dimension, etc. Niels Bohr: "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it."
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
If the weed is strong enough, one hit can trash you and make it difficult, if not impossible, to tell if you are asleep or awake. Sometimes sitting down for a while helps, or a few drops of iodine in water, but if you are truly trashed you may not be able to do that, and will have to ride it out.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@Rudy1962 Don't worry. Nobody understands quantum physics because it basically says that nothing is real and things exist and don't exist at the same time, skipping in and out of our dimension, etc. Niels Bohr: "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it."
Transgender and Bathrooms
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
Having all genders in the same place would have some challenges. Some men like to flash their junk at women, apparently thinking women like to see them, much as they like to see naked women, so doing as the Thai do, with a low wall blocking the view of the urinals from the stalls and sinks would be ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@BlueWave I might be prejudiced, but most gay men I know are more fastidious than I am.
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
Having all genders in the same place would have some challenges. Some men like to flash their junk at women, apparently thinking women like to see them, much as they like to see naked women, so doing as the Thai do, with a low wall blocking the view of the urinals from the stalls and sinks would be ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@BlueWave I might be prejudiced, but most gay men I know are more fastidious than I am.
When I got married my wife was not religious.
Akfishlady comments on Jan 28, 2018:
Not to poke fun at your hurt, but this popped in my mind as I was reading your post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhkHG-oKCEU
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Too good!
Of course, if Jesus were really that cool, and that hot, I'd follow him myself!
Akfishlady comments on Jan 28, 2018:
Not to poke fun at your hurt, but this popped in my mind as I was reading your post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhkHG-oKCEU
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Too good!
Of course, if Jesus were really that cool, and that hot, I'd follow him myself!
I believe climate change has become pseudoscience.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 But tell me about your living and traveling in an RV. Traveling in a sustainable, green energy RV sounds ideal for me, but so far the available models are almost as expensive as buying a house. There are some compact models that you can park anywhere and it collects wind and solar power, rainwater, can be used completely off grid. Even those are out of reach to most, but I keep hoping that by the time I get back to the US, there will be more inexpensive options, or I can retrofit something myself.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 But tell me about your living and traveling in an RV. Traveling in a sustainable, green energy RV sounds ideal for me, but so far the available models are almost as expensive as buying a house. There are some compact models that you can park anywhere and it collects wind and solar power, rainwater, can be used completely off grid. Even those are out of reach to most, but I keep hoping that by the time I get back to the US, there will be more inexpensive options, or I can retrofit something myself.
I believe climate change has become pseudoscience.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 France doesn't have earthquakes, so using old school nuclear energy is worth the risk, but Japan's nuclear spill has already spread across the Pacific and fish caught off CA are lighting up the radiation detectors. And the leak is continuing to pour nuclear waste into the ocean even now.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 France doesn't have earthquakes, so using old school nuclear energy is worth the risk, but Japan's nuclear spill has already spread across the Pacific and fish caught off CA are lighting up the radiation detectors. And the leak is continuing to pour nuclear waste into the ocean even now.
I believe climate change has become pseudoscience.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 Wikipedia on India: "Renewable energy accounted for 18.37% of the total installed power capacity in India in 2017[1]. India set a target of producing 40% of its total energy needs through renewable sources by 2030, as stated in its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions statement in the Paris Agreement[2]."
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 Wikipedia on India: "Renewable energy accounted for 18.37% of the total installed power capacity in India in 2017[1]. India set a target of producing 40% of its total energy needs through renewable sources by 2030, as stated in its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions statement in the Paris Agreement[2]."
I believe climate change has become pseudoscience.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 There are many green alternatives, even safe, efficient ways to use nuclear power, but the Oligarchies control things for their profit. Patents are blocked, inventors are killed, etc, so Big Oil can force everyone to buy from them.
From Wikipedia: China is the world's leading country in electricity production from renewable energy sources, with over double the generation of the second-ranking country, the United States. In 2013 the country had a total capacity of 378 GW of renewable power, mainly from hydroelectric and wind power. China's renewable energy sector is growing faster than its fossil fuels and nuclear power capacity.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 There are many green alternatives, even safe, efficient ways to use nuclear power, but the Oligarchies control things for their profit. Patents are blocked, inventors are killed, etc, so Big Oil can force everyone to buy from them.
From Wikipedia: China is the world's leading country in electricity production from renewable energy sources, with over double the generation of the second-ranking country, the United States. In 2013 the country had a total capacity of 378 GW of renewable power, mainly from hydroelectric and wind power. China's renewable energy sector is growing faster than its fossil fuels and nuclear power capacity.
People treat you nicer or meaner based on your appearance?
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
I am very prejudiced by appearance.
If I see someone in a "Make America Great Again" cap, with a side arm, wearing jeans and a flannel shirt, I tend to discount their assumed IQ and education levels by a few levels and assume they are racist, misogynistic, and xenophobic, and I'm usually right....
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@Rugglesby I'd probably judge you for your appearance but on learning of your activites, I'd have upgraded my estimation of your IQ accordingly, probably discounting appearance in favor of actions. Anyone who rescuing animals gets an automatic upgrade, unless it's just their job, and they're just doing it for work.
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
I am very prejudiced by appearance.
If I see someone in a "Make America Great Again" cap, with a side arm, wearing jeans and a flannel shirt, I tend to discount their assumed IQ and education levels by a few levels and assume they are racist, misogynistic, and xenophobic, and I'm usually right....
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@Rugglesby I'd probably judge you for your appearance but on learning of your activites, I'd have upgraded my estimation of your IQ accordingly, probably discounting appearance in favor of actions. Anyone who rescuing animals gets an automatic upgrade, unless it's just their job, and they're just doing it for work.
Whats your opinion of the Bible?
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
It's a derivative of the Sumerian writings, which predates the Bible by 2000 years, but has similar stories, except from the perspective of aliens who genetically engineered humans to work the gold mines.
In the Noah and Ark story, for instance, the main Sumerian "god" leader, Anu, of the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@BanjoTango The original Hebrew tells the creation story differently than how it was translated for the KJV version of the Bible; for example, the word translated "created" can also mean to bring to increasing levels or organization. The word translated "dust" means particles. The word translated "rib" meant a walled room, and can also mean "cell." But the idea that humans were genetically engineered was a story that made more sense than the one in the Bible.
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
It's a derivative of the Sumerian writings, which predates the Bible by 2000 years, but has similar stories, except from the perspective of aliens who genetically engineered humans to work the gold mines.
In the Noah and Ark story, for instance, the main Sumerian "god" leader, Anu, of the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@BanjoTango The original Hebrew tells the creation story differently than how it was translated for the KJV version of the Bible; for example, the word translated "created" can also mean to bring to increasing levels or organization. The word translated "dust" means particles. The word translated "rib" meant a walled room, and can also mean "cell." But the idea that humans were genetically engineered was a story that made more sense than the one in the Bible.
The one philosophy I've been intrigued by since high school is "solipsism".
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
If the weed is strong enough, one hit can trash you and make it difficult, if not impossible, to tell if you are asleep or awake. Sometimes sitting down for a while helps, or a few drops of iodine in water, but if you are truly trashed you may not be able to do that, and will have to ride it out.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@Rudy1962 Well the famous double slit experiment showed that our thoughts create reality-photons fired at a wall through two slits would change form from waves to particles whenever they were observed, and that the electrons could even predict if the scientists were going to observe them or not, before they even did so, changing from wave patterns to particles in anticipation of being observed. We are creating our own universes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
If the weed is strong enough, one hit can trash you and make it difficult, if not impossible, to tell if you are asleep or awake. Sometimes sitting down for a while helps, or a few drops of iodine in water, but if you are truly trashed you may not be able to do that, and will have to ride it out.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@Rudy1962 Well the famous double slit experiment showed that our thoughts create reality-photons fired at a wall through two slits would change form from waves to particles whenever they were observed, and that the electrons could even predict if the scientists were going to observe them or not, before they even did so, changing from wave patterns to particles in anticipation of being observed. We are creating our own universes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc
Broken?
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
I qualify for the demisexual label, so feel no sexual attraction for either gender, or even individuals, unless there's been a prolonged courtship of over a year.
But I do enjoy friendship with people of like interests, and, even though I see men as pals, from having a lot of male traits myself,...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@paul1967 Americans love labels, and I qualify for a bunch of them.
I have little identification with either gender, and think of myself more as androgynous. But in the gender identity list, I qualify for being gender fluid, bigender, agender, partial transmale, and in the sexual needs list, I qualify for being labeled asexual, demisexual, etc.
In other words, I have mixed gender traits, and tested at having about 60% male identity, which seems to have canceled out my lust instincts for each gender side.
But although I'm not attracted to any particular gender or person, I have a very strong libido..many times stronger than that of males, I've been told, and with my (also gender mixed) ex we constantly switched gender roles, did role play, mild S & M, etc.
Straight men bored me with their "rabbit" love, which is to be fast as possible to orgasm, jump on-roll off and start snoring techniques, but I get it.
Most cis women I've talked to barely give their men time even for that, so they have to be quick.
In the sexual orientation I can feel strong attraction to ALL genders, because I'm "panromantic" - able to fall in love with anything- but since it takes so long to win me over, so far, only males have made it past a year of courting to the sexual attraction stage.
It surprises me that any did at all.
birdingnut comments on Jan 29, 2018:
I qualify for the demisexual label, so feel no sexual attraction for either gender, or even individuals, unless there's been a prolonged courtship of over a year.
But I do enjoy friendship with people of like interests, and, even though I see men as pals, from having a lot of male traits myself,...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@paul1967 Americans love labels, and I qualify for a bunch of them.
I have little identification with either gender, and think of myself more as androgynous. But in the gender identity list, I qualify for being gender fluid, bigender, agender, partial transmale, and in the sexual needs list, I qualify for being labeled asexual, demisexual, etc.
In other words, I have mixed gender traits, and tested at having about 60% male identity, which seems to have canceled out my lust instincts for each gender side.
But although I'm not attracted to any particular gender or person, I have a very strong libido..many times stronger than that of males, I've been told, and with my (also gender mixed) ex we constantly switched gender roles, did role play, mild S & M, etc.
Straight men bored me with their "rabbit" love, which is to be fast as possible to orgasm, jump on-roll off and start snoring techniques, but I get it.
Most cis women I've talked to barely give their men time even for that, so they have to be quick.
In the sexual orientation I can feel strong attraction to ALL genders, because I'm "panromantic" - able to fall in love with anything- but since it takes so long to win me over, so far, only males have made it past a year of courting to the sexual attraction stage.
It surprises me that any did at all.
Anyone want to chat?
JoelLefkowitz comments on Jan 29, 2018:
Sure, I love to chat. And so does everyone else on here. All you have to do is click post and ask a question OR Click on the discuss button. You will go from stage one to three rather quickly. Four takes a little more time and 5 is taking a little longer. I am quickly running out of things to read ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@JoelLefkowitz So, just regular posting, like I'm doing now.
JoelLefkowitz comments on Jan 29, 2018:
Sure, I love to chat. And so does everyone else on here. All you have to do is click post and ask a question OR Click on the discuss button. You will go from stage one to three rather quickly. Four takes a little more time and 5 is taking a little longer. I am quickly running out of things to read ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@JoelLefkowitz So, just regular posting, like I'm doing now.
Lawsuit Says Pastor Told Women How to Masturbate During Pre-Marriage Classes – Friendly Atheist
JoelLefkowitz comments on Jan 28, 2018:
Speaking of masturbation, I went to a Dr last week and he turned to me and said "you must stop masturbating." I asked him why and he said, "I am trying to check your vision."
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Reminds me of the joke where the guy told his friend he and his girlfriend are so kinky, they got it on under the breakfast table.
When his friend expressed admiration, he shrugged and remarked, "Yeah, but we're banned from that restaurant now."
JoelLefkowitz comments on Jan 28, 2018:
Speaking of masturbation, I went to a Dr last week and he turned to me and said "you must stop masturbating." I asked him why and he said, "I am trying to check your vision."
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Reminds me of the joke where the guy told his friend he and his girlfriend are so kinky, they got it on under the breakfast table.
When his friend expressed admiration, he shrugged and remarked, "Yeah, but we're banned from that restaurant now."
Anyone want to chat?
JoelLefkowitz comments on Jan 29, 2018:
Sure, I love to chat. And so does everyone else on here. All you have to do is click post and ask a question OR Click on the discuss button. You will go from stage one to three rather quickly. Four takes a little more time and 5 is taking a little longer. I am quickly running out of things to read ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
That's cool about your wife!
I'm American, but my parents moved to Haiti to build a radio station just before I was born, so I grew up there, speaking Haitian Creole, French, and Spanish as well as English.
When I click the "discuss" button, it leads to a topics page. How do I do chat from there?
JoelLefkowitz comments on Jan 29, 2018:
Sure, I love to chat. And so does everyone else on here. All you have to do is click post and ask a question OR Click on the discuss button. You will go from stage one to three rather quickly. Four takes a little more time and 5 is taking a little longer. I am quickly running out of things to read ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
That's cool about your wife!
I'm American, but my parents moved to Haiti to build a radio station just before I was born, so I grew up there, speaking Haitian Creole, French, and Spanish as well as English.
When I click the "discuss" button, it leads to a topics page. How do I do chat from there?
Broken?
jayneonacobb comments on Jan 27, 2018:
I bought a house, car and ring for a woman. She had been cheating on me for the previous six months ( I had no idea). When she left the only thing she didn't take was a positive pregnancy test and a receipt for the abortion. She left them on the floor in the middle of my empty living room. She spent...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Nothing says F U, and your DNA too, like aborting your (maybe) progeny and leaving the receipt on the floor.
That's cold.
But if could have been worse.
She may have kept her affair and pregnancy a secret, had the baby, and left you to raise someone else's kid alone.
At least now you're well rid of her.
jayneonacobb comments on Jan 27, 2018:
I bought a house, car and ring for a woman. She had been cheating on me for the previous six months ( I had no idea). When she left the only thing she didn't take was a positive pregnancy test and a receipt for the abortion. She left them on the floor in the middle of my empty living room. She spent...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Nothing says F U, and your DNA too, like aborting your (maybe) progeny and leaving the receipt on the floor.
That's cold.
But if could have been worse.
She may have kept her affair and pregnancy a secret, had the baby, and left you to raise someone else's kid alone.
At least now you're well rid of her.
Broken?
Labratthecattron comments on Jan 27, 2018:
I was hung up on one girl for years. We dated off and on, because I'm an idiot. She went on letting me believe that she cared about me in the same way I did for her. One day a couple months ago, she told me point blank that she has no romantic feelings towards me. Turns out, I was a toy. A bandaid ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Too bad.
I tend to date people for something to do, because I like them, because they're fun, because I want a good dance partner, etc. I always warn them about my being leery of commitment, and even flat out told one guy I'd never marry him, and was just "using him." '
He just laughed and said, "USE me, Girl, USE me!!"
Labratthecattron comments on Jan 27, 2018:
I was hung up on one girl for years. We dated off and on, because I'm an idiot. She went on letting me believe that she cared about me in the same way I did for her. One day a couple months ago, she told me point blank that she has no romantic feelings towards me. Turns out, I was a toy. A bandaid ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
Too bad.
I tend to date people for something to do, because I like them, because they're fun, because I want a good dance partner, etc. I always warn them about my being leery of commitment, and even flat out told one guy I'd never marry him, and was just "using him." '
He just laughed and said, "USE me, Girl, USE me!!"
I believe climate change has become pseudoscience.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 Yeah, that's weird. The Thai can't believe it when they express such a wish and I start telling them how cold it gets there, the rent for a one bedroom apartment, plus utilities, deposits, a car, car insurance, medical costs, medical insurance, etc. They usually just stare at me in disbelief..they can't imagine such a world.
But many countries put the US to shame.
For instance, the Swedes issued a challenge to become the first 100-percent renewable countries, Costa Rica plans to be carbon-neutral by 2021, Nicaragua wants 90-percent renewable energy by 2020, mostly from wind, solar, and geothermal sources.
But several US states are also making progress; for instance, Duke Energy has plans to build three solar power plants in Kentucky, and a NOAA study estimates that America could reduce emissions 80 percent in 15 years without raising consumer power costs, by using more renewables.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I read and hear conflicting things, but I'll go along with whatever inspires people to cut pollution and only use renewable energy. The sooner the world is rid of oil use, the better.
birdingnut replies on Jan 29, 2018:
@dc65 Yeah, that's weird. The Thai can't believe it when they express such a wish and I start telling them how cold it gets there, the rent for a one bedroom apartment, plus utilities, deposits, a car, car insurance, medical costs, medical insurance, etc. They usually just stare at me in disbelief..they can't imagine such a world.
But many countries put the US to shame.
For instance, the Swedes issued a challenge to become the first 100-percent renewable countries, Costa Rica plans to be carbon-neutral by 2021, Nicaragua wants 90-percent renewable energy by 2020, mostly from wind, solar, and geothermal sources.
But several US states are also making progress; for instance, Duke Energy has plans to build three solar power plants in Kentucky, and a NOAA study estimates that America could reduce emissions 80 percent in 15 years without raising consumer power costs, by using more renewables.
I was an Eagle Scout, and my neighbor invited me to his son's Eagle Scout award ceremony tomorrow at...
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I'm against scouting for no other reason than that I think it's illogical to have endless meetings and ceremonies to gain badges instead of actually teaching urban kids how to survive comfortably in the wild, learn to use common codes, read animals tracks, signs, scat, etc.
In Haiti, we ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@Leutrelle Sorry about that. Wasn't trying to diminish your own experiences with them, but only relaying what happened with me, with a bitter note. Of course I'm a girl, and troops differ.
But just the thought of being made to wear their 19th century British school-esque uniform would be a deal breaker for me.
I learned more from tracking animals myself, using hints from Tom Brown's books, through my woods night and day than I could have learned in a lifetime of Boy Scouts.
I got so good I could ease into into a herd of deer and they couldn't detect me.
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I'm against scouting for no other reason than that I think it's illogical to have endless meetings and ceremonies to gain badges instead of actually teaching urban kids how to survive comfortably in the wild, learn to use common codes, read animals tracks, signs, scat, etc.
In Haiti, we ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@Leutrelle Sorry about that. Wasn't trying to diminish your own experiences with them, but only relaying what happened with me, with a bitter note. Of course I'm a girl, and troops differ.
But just the thought of being made to wear their 19th century British school-esque uniform would be a deal breaker for me.
I learned more from tracking animals myself, using hints from Tom Brown's books, through my woods night and day than I could have learned in a lifetime of Boy Scouts.
I got so good I could ease into into a herd of deer and they couldn't detect me.
Do you have to pretend to be religious to fit in?
DebraJill190 comments on Sep 16, 2017:
Yes we do and to deny it make us liars. Let's be honest! How many times do you just nod your head in silence when someone starts to pontificate over their religion, just so as not to make waves? I bet we all do it 2 or 3 times at least per DAY. Our families and immediate friends know the true ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
Not to mention the supposed dinosaurs the alt-right now claim were present, as seen in the model animal display at 510-foot long Ark Encounter, built near Cincinannati, OH, LOL!
I like the Sumerian writings version better..saying that the alien Sumerians saved some of their genetically engineered humans from flooding, that they knew was coming when another planet approached too close to the earth. Two of the gods, one of which was nicknamed "The Serpent," which meant "wisdom" in their culture, showed their favorite human family how to build a submarine, then brought all their genetically engineered wildlife and domestic animal DNA on board, NOT the actual animals.
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?
DebraJill190 comments on Sep 16, 2017:
Yes we do and to deny it make us liars. Let's be honest! How many times do you just nod your head in silence when someone starts to pontificate over their religion, just so as not to make waves? I bet we all do it 2 or 3 times at least per DAY. Our families and immediate friends know the true ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
Not to mention the supposed dinosaurs the alt-right now claim were present, as seen in the model animal display at 510-foot long Ark Encounter, built near Cincinannati, OH, LOL!
I like the Sumerian writings version better..saying that the alien Sumerians saved some of their genetically engineered humans from flooding, that they knew was coming when another planet approached too close to the earth. Two of the gods, one of which was nicknamed "The Serpent," which meant "wisdom" in their culture, showed their favorite human family how to build a submarine, then brought all their genetically engineered wildlife and domestic animal DNA on board, NOT the actual animals.
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?
Do you have to pretend to be religious to fit in?
AnthonyP comments on Oct 1, 2017:
I work as a digital advertising specialist in SC and it is my job to meet with businesses and organizations to help them with their marketing. This includes religious institutions such as churches and schools. While I don't pretend to be religious in front of them, I do feel I have to skirt around ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@SharonK Whenever that happens, it just gives me an excuse to meditate, which I'd especially need to do if I worked in such a place.
AnthonyP comments on Oct 1, 2017:
I work as a digital advertising specialist in SC and it is my job to meet with businesses and organizations to help them with their marketing. This includes religious institutions such as churches and schools. While I don't pretend to be religious in front of them, I do feel I have to skirt around ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@SharonK Whenever that happens, it just gives me an excuse to meditate, which I'd especially need to do if I worked in such a place.
Have you ever had to end a relationship with someone you loved, due to religious baggage?
mezie comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I think religious people have hard time to trust and respect different idea than theirs. I can see this can be a problem in relationship. It is good idea to end it if a person value more their imaginary belief than a real person who offer them love and friendship.
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
Unlike you, I don't think I could live comfortably with anyone pressuring me with religious ideas of any kind-even my own, LOL!
For example, someone who taunted me with "If we create our own reality, you did this to yourself!" -
it might be true, but I still don't like it.
mezie comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I think religious people have hard time to trust and respect different idea than theirs. I can see this can be a problem in relationship. It is good idea to end it if a person value more their imaginary belief than a real person who offer them love and friendship.
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
Unlike you, I don't think I could live comfortably with anyone pressuring me with religious ideas of any kind-even my own, LOL!
For example, someone who taunted me with "If we create our own reality, you did this to yourself!" -
it might be true, but I still don't like it.
Have you ever had to end a relationship with someone you loved, due to religious baggage?
lcr1005 comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I recently had a fling with a Christian. He made it clear he didn’t have feelings for me, so we parted ways. There were many contributing factors, but it still irks me today that at least part of it was most likely because I’m an atheist.
It’s probably better in the end that nothing came ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
LOL,Yup! You dodged a bullet.
lcr1005 comments on Jan 28, 2018:
I recently had a fling with a Christian. He made it clear he didn’t have feelings for me, so we parted ways. There were many contributing factors, but it still irks me today that at least part of it was most likely because I’m an atheist.
It’s probably better in the end that nothing came ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
LOL,Yup! You dodged a bullet.
What Am I?
Ligeia comments on Jan 26, 2018:
I Am that I Am. Makes sense. I am the sum total of every facet that makes up the past and present of the physical being. I am my genes and my thoughts and my memories. I am a record of a perspective of an instant of time. I am information, and that information will still exist when I as an I no ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
I love how Robert A. Heinlein slipped that concept into "Stranger in a Strange Land"-when Michael Smith taught his followers that "Thou are God!"
Even the Biblical Jesus had a similar message; John 10:34, "Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?" In John 17 he said we and God are one, and in Mark 11:23, he says we all have god powers; "Whoever says to this mountain, Be removed, and cast into the sea; and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass; he will have whatever he says."
Max Planck, father or quantum theory, confirms the power of thought on reality- "I regard matter as derivative from consciousness."
Ligeia comments on Jan 26, 2018:
I Am that I Am. Makes sense. I am the sum total of every facet that makes up the past and present of the physical being. I am my genes and my thoughts and my memories. I am a record of a perspective of an instant of time. I am information, and that information will still exist when I as an I no ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
I love how Robert A. Heinlein slipped that concept into "Stranger in a Strange Land"-when Michael Smith taught his followers that "Thou are God!"
Even the Biblical Jesus had a similar message; John 10:34, "Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?" In John 17 he said we and God are one, and in Mark 11:23, he says we all have god powers; "Whoever says to this mountain, Be removed, and cast into the sea; and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass; he will have whatever he says."
Max Planck, father or quantum theory, confirms the power of thought on reality- "I regard matter as derivative from consciousness."
When did you know you had found your life partner?
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
I haven't, unless you count my ex, who now says he's transitioning to nonbinary female, and keeps trying to get back with me (but I divorced him for acting like a crazed, jealous nut case; neither of us knew about trans issues back then).
I researched gender issues for years, including the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@icolan I wasnt calling him an alt-right, only comparing him to the alt-right, the way they come out of the woodwork to attack any doubt being cast on the gender binary trope. Being attacked by an atheist was unexpected. I thought they were more informed on gender issues. 20% of millennials identify as LGBTQ, according to new GLAAD study https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/20-percent-millennials-lgbtq-glaad-study_us_58dd140be4b05eae031d8f9c?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @huffpostqueer
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
I haven't, unless you count my ex, who now says he's transitioning to nonbinary female, and keeps trying to get back with me (but I divorced him for acting like a crazed, jealous nut case; neither of us knew about trans issues back then).
I researched gender issues for years, including the ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@icolan I wasnt calling him an alt-right, only comparing him to the alt-right, the way they come out of the woodwork to attack any doubt being cast on the gender binary trope. Being attacked by an atheist was unexpected. I thought they were more informed on gender issues. 20% of millennials identify as LGBTQ, according to new GLAAD study https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/20-percent-millennials-lgbtq-glaad-study_us_58dd140be4b05eae031d8f9c?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @huffpostqueer
The one philosophy I've been intrigued by since high school is "solipsism".
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
If the weed is strong enough, one hit can trash you and make it difficult, if not impossible, to tell if you are asleep or awake. Sometimes sitting down for a while helps, or a few drops of iodine in water, but if you are truly trashed you may not be able to do that, and will have to ride it out.
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@Rudy1962 I guess you could have given a groan of pain, as though you couldn't have helped the boy anyway, but why bother? Glad you're OK. I can't even imagine that happening in the middle of a ski run..Yikes! But to your original subject; I also thought about solipsism the last time I was a bit trashed, but I already believe in it anyway, as in “I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness." – Max Planck, father of quantum theory
birdingnut comments on Jan 28, 2018:
If the weed is strong enough, one hit can trash you and make it difficult, if not impossible, to tell if you are asleep or awake. Sometimes sitting down for a while helps, or a few drops of iodine in water, but if you are truly trashed you may not be able to do that, and will have to ride it out.
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@Rudy1962 I guess you could have given a groan of pain, as though you couldn't have helped the boy anyway, but why bother? Glad you're OK. I can't even imagine that happening in the middle of a ski run..Yikes! But to your original subject; I also thought about solipsism the last time I was a bit trashed, but I already believe in it anyway, as in “I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness." – Max Planck, father of quantum theory
Have you been on an agnostic or atheist cruise? Discuss your experience here!
kmdskit3 comments on Jan 28, 2018:
Yeah, like everybody else's comments: is this a thing? If it is I'm interested.
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
Me 2!!
kmdskit3 comments on Jan 28, 2018:
Yeah, like everybody else's comments: is this a thing? If it is I'm interested.
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
Me 2!!
Anyone have funny/great pet or animal tales to tell?
buck1977 comments on Jan 27, 2018:
Half of my cats are named after fast food breakfast items...Hashbrown, Gravy, McGriddle
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
I'm currently living in Thailand, and here, those names would be appropriate. People have to keep their cats indoors or they could be stolen and sold at $10 apiece for food in Vietnam
buck1977 comments on Jan 27, 2018:
Half of my cats are named after fast food breakfast items...Hashbrown, Gravy, McGriddle
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
I'm currently living in Thailand, and here, those names would be appropriate. People have to keep their cats indoors or they could be stolen and sold at $10 apiece for food in Vietnam
What are the commentariats' views on legal prostitution?
DavidLaDeau comments on Jan 25, 2018:
Let's face it people are going to have sex. The Romans used to sell special tokens specifically for prostitution. Modern historians did the math and found out that the going rates were almost identical to today!
Sexy sells and has for a very long time.
What I am concerned about is first that we...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Hmmm..not the same. Most cis men are horny 24-7. Better to give them an outlet. Most of their wives would like a break
DavidLaDeau comments on Jan 25, 2018:
Let's face it people are going to have sex. The Romans used to sell special tokens specifically for prostitution. Modern historians did the math and found out that the going rates were almost identical to today!
Sexy sells and has for a very long time.
What I am concerned about is first that we...
birdingnut replies on Jan 28, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Hmmm..not the same. Most cis men are horny 24-7. Better to give them an outlet. Most of their wives would like a break
Anyone have funny/great pet or animal tales to tell?
LeighShelton comments on Jan 27, 2018:
yes I was trying to breed my large dog with a large bitch and my friend came around and tried to help and then he got covered in liquid to which he said" whats this" I said well it's not piss and it's not dribble lol.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@LeighShelton I guess he put his foot in it..
LeighShelton comments on Jan 27, 2018:
yes I was trying to breed my large dog with a large bitch and my friend came around and tried to help and then he got covered in liquid to which he said" whats this" I said well it's not piss and it's not dribble lol.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@LeighShelton I guess he put his foot in it..
Had to do another just for a good laugh. This plays off of two holidays. Enjoy.
birdingnut comments on Jan 27, 2018:
Luckily, the fun parts of Christmas are borrowed from pagan customs-originally people only went to Christmas mass, read the Bible story of Jesus' birth, and that was it. Christmas trees and celebrations were considered heretical.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@GreenAtheist Because the real story doesn't give them power over people
birdingnut comments on Jan 27, 2018:
Luckily, the fun parts of Christmas are borrowed from pagan customs-originally people only went to Christmas mass, read the Bible story of Jesus' birth, and that was it. Christmas trees and celebrations were considered heretical.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@GreenAtheist Because the real story doesn't give them power over people
Well, it finally happened.
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
I used to get the flu several times each year whenever we were in the US, and after I moved here for college, I'd sometimes get so sick I could barely breathe.
In my early 20s I changed my diet, dropping red meat, white flour, most processed food, switching to organic food whenever possible, and...
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@SonderOpia Chocolate doesn't seem to harm me, but unfortunately, I'm so sensitive to caffeine, I indulged in a cup of chocolate ice cream two days ago and I've not been able to sleep since. I'm hoping tonight I will get to sleep sometime before 3 AM. I still wake up early, though.
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
I used to get the flu several times each year whenever we were in the US, and after I moved here for college, I'd sometimes get so sick I could barely breathe.
In my early 20s I changed my diet, dropping red meat, white flour, most processed food, switching to organic food whenever possible, and...
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@SonderOpia Chocolate doesn't seem to harm me, but unfortunately, I'm so sensitive to caffeine, I indulged in a cup of chocolate ice cream two days ago and I've not been able to sleep since. I'm hoping tonight I will get to sleep sometime before 3 AM. I still wake up early, though.
FYI! I will hit 7.
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
?? Hit 7.5 of what?
I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@HippieChick58 I'm unclear on the benefits of the points. I just post for my own amusement..being mostly stuck at home, left to amuse myself reading Kindle books or binge watching Netflix.
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
?? Hit 7.5 of what?
I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@HippieChick58 I'm unclear on the benefits of the points. I just post for my own amusement..being mostly stuck at home, left to amuse myself reading Kindle books or binge watching Netflix.
FYI! I will hit 7.
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
?? Hit 7.5 of what?
I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@HippieChick58 Are you referring to bmi? If so, I hate to see what mine is at this point. I've been extremely limited in my diet for the past year due to a serious health issue, and now I'm as skinny as a Thai, at 95 lbs. I try to eat fattening food, but nausea, or worsening symptoms often discourages attempts to gain weight. Right now, I'm happy to get down two meals a day. If there were no health consequences, I'd live on chocolate ice cream, LOL!
birdingnut comments on Jan 26, 2018:
?? Hit 7.5 of what?
I love ice cream, but being in Nebraska would be too hard to take. Same for Kansas.
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
@HippieChick58 Are you referring to bmi? If so, I hate to see what mine is at this point. I've been extremely limited in my diet for the past year due to a serious health issue, and now I'm as skinny as a Thai, at 95 lbs. I try to eat fattening food, but nausea, or worsening symptoms often discourages attempts to gain weight. Right now, I'm happy to get down two meals a day. If there were no health consequences, I'd live on chocolate ice cream, LOL!
Anyone have funny/great pet or animal tales to tell?
tioteo comments on Jan 27, 2018:
When I was much younger we had a basset hound, a notoriously stubborn breed. House training was not going well. One night I put papers down for her. The next morning she had messed everywhere but on the papers, and there weren't many of those places. I was younger and less patient and more quick ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
In Haiti, people throw rocks at stray dogs to make them go away. Sometimes stray dogs would come onto our mission and I'd pretend to throw a rock at them to make them leave, and often the dogs would react as though hit, flop on their sides, then limp away, dragging one leg and yelping as though I'd shot them.
tioteo comments on Jan 27, 2018:
When I was much younger we had a basset hound, a notoriously stubborn breed. House training was not going well. One night I put papers down for her. The next morning she had messed everywhere but on the papers, and there weren't many of those places. I was younger and less patient and more quick ...
birdingnut replies on Jan 27, 2018:
In Haiti, people throw rocks at stray dogs to make them go away. Sometimes stray dogs would come onto our mission and I'd pretend to throw a rock at them to make them leave, and often the dogs would react as though hit, flop on their sides, then limp away, dragging one leg and yelping as though I'd shot them.
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Mental Health Support
634 members
"Positive Vibes"
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Online Dating: The Reality
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Abuse Survivors(Emotional, verbal, physical, sexual, toxic relationship)
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Bookwurmz
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Pet pictures and discussion
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General Topics
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Action Advocates for our Environment and Ecology
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Albuquerque Atheists and Agnostics
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Community Senate
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