Favourite quote?

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Oooo! Oooo! Voltaire and King Lear quotes...I like. Appropo for Trump times.

Last one for the night.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Pretty..and cute!

Some of my feathered friends from my defunct Brook Glen Farm in Bainbridge NY

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Aaw!

Good morning! Here is a picture of my Daisy Citron Cockatoo on the outside of the house looking in.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Now THERE'S a "yard bird" I'd like to have, LOL!

Don't sweat the petty things.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

My policy is to never pet strange dogs or cats, because in the US most are slathered with dangerous pesticides. Also, their lawns, as thoughtless Americans contribute to killing wildlife and poisoning the ground water. Why lawns at all..taking up water and making the yard barren of diversity. Plant native plants..help the world.

Prairie warbler in an ornamental plum tree.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Lovely!

In the beginning.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Neither is correct. The latest theory is that the universe has always existed, and there is more proof for Lloyd Pye's terraforming theory in his book, "Intervention Theory," than in conventional evolution theory.

No one is challenging this guy for the peanut feeder.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Lucky you! I never got Pileateds at my suet feeder in KY-probably because I hung the feeders on hooks under the house eaves, in front of the picture window.

Fahrenheit 451 (2018) - IMDb

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Yup.

David Goodall, 104, traveled from Australia to Switzerland to end his life - The Washington Post

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

That would be perfect, if you could make sure nobody could be pressured and/or "guilted" into killing themselves, by family members who want to get rid of a burden.

If Republicans think that god made trump president - how good is God, seriously?

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Are you kidding? I'd say they're acting EXACTLY like their Christian god. Religious people say god "loves" them but that same god will torture them in hell forever if they mess up in the slightest in this life. They say to love others as you love yourselves, but to reject anyone who doesn't attend their own denomination, or is a different race, religion, financial status, or sexual orientation. Jesus said that you get into heaven if you give away all your money and follow him. He also said that you had to obey every single law of Moses to get into heaven, but also said that you had be born again, etc. It was all over the map.

President Trump lied more than 3,000 times in 466 days - CNNPolitics

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

So the saying, "I breathe when I lie," and "I lie when I breathe," is the same thing in Trump's case..

All my life I've loved cars, I've bought over 80.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

I'm a bit dotty over the two-door Chevy Bel Airs; especially the '55 and '57. In 1974, my husband bought a rusted out Chevy Bel Air '55 two-door, and, with the help of a couple of buddies, sanded it down, sprayed on several coats of paint, top coat was royal blue metal fleck, then a protective coating of sheer lacquer. He installed white bucket seats, put in a racing steering wheel, tore out the automatic shift, and installed a four-on-floor, bought extra wide chrome mag wheels, and put on a fiber glass pack muffler, to make a cool sound. We also owned '56 and '59 Bel Airs, but drove them as they were, in original condition. Whenever I drove the '55 in platform shoes, I was in trouble; the new shift pedals were stiff and I'm only 5' 3," so could barely reach them, plus my shoes tended to slip off the brake and shift pedals when trying to hold my own on a steep hill at a stop sign. I learned to turn my foot sideways to do it. I couldn't take off my platform shoes or I couldn't reach the pedals at all. It required athleticism to drive it, since there was no power steering, and that monster was made of solid metal. Still, I was proud as punch whenever I drove it around the Mishawaka, IN area, where I was working at the time, finishing my senior year at Bethel College. Men's heads would snap around whenever they heard me coming and they'd hang out their car windows, almost drooling. They'd honk wildly, yelling, ""GREAT CAR!!" as I passed.

Is it just me or is Colbert giving Drump a pass on reneging on the Iran deal?..

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Dunno..he seemed to be ridiculing him. "You literally just backed out of an American promise": Colbert blasts Iran deal withdrawal http://www.newsweek.com/stephen-colbert-trump-iran-deal-american-promise-916494

Anyone read the article about the Muslim lady who got strangled by a guy claiming to be Jesus?

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

LOL! True, that. Hopefully, the comment was a reflex statement, made out habit.

Two weekends ago my 28 yr old daughter Sarah married the nicest guy any father could hope for.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Beautiful! Congratulations! Good thing there are normal people in the world who want to get married. Both my kids are both androgyne (mixed gender) and very high IQ, and neither of them are interested in getting married, or having kids, although they have various significant others from time to time. I'm also androgyne, and a partial transmale. I was never interested in getting married, OR having kids, but bowed to parental pressure, back when I was young and religious.

Israel has the right to defend itself.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Yup. Somebody has a friend in the US white house.

Why is there no category for choosing men/women in the "looking for option"?

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

You can enter as many gender categories as you like. I put down men, women, transmales, transwomen, etc. If you meant a category for choosing threesomes, that's something you can arrange with a lover after you get together.

Fantastic creatures - [facebook.com]

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

I'm the wrong person to comment on this. The horse is beautiful, and the display demonstrates precision training, endless hours of practice, etc, for human entertainment, since I presume nobody uses their horses to kick free in sword battles anymore. I prefer horses to be ridden naturally, preferably without a bridle or saddle, as I have always ridden mine, and for them to have as natural a life as possible.

Why the Heck Do So Many Koalas Have Chlamydia? [livescience.com]

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

That's so sad! They could still treat them with something natural..not an antibiotic. A few examples: Goldenseal Alternative Medicine Review: berberine, found in goldenseal demonstrates ability to fight viruses and bacteria, including chlamydia. Also, in a clinical study, chlamydia of the eye was cured, with no relapses, even one year after treatment with eye drops made from berberine. Echinacea Widely used by generations as a remedy, echinacea is highly effective against STDs, including gonorrhea and chlamydia. Olive Leaf Extract It contains oleuropein, a strong anti-microbial that has been found in studies to destroy bacteria that causes gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis.

Anna's Dress or Bella's dress

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

I dunno..both dresses are pretty lame..boring white, so tight and long there's no way the bride can dance with her dad afterward. Furthermore, the color and style of wedding dresses means they can only be worn at a wedding, so only ONCE, then must be stored. And the dresses can cost thousands of dollars..all for one hour's wearing. The custom of wearing lace white wedding dresses started with Queen Victoria, in 1840, after which the published photos inspired the people to try to copy her. White was usually worn by the rich, being difficult to buy and maintain, so it was a status symbol. Before that, people wore beautiful colored gowns that one could wear to a ball, and even in America, brides usually wore their best dresses, and black was popular. So I don't get why modern Americans, who are not even British, keep slavishly following such a custom.

I just love Snoopy

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

LOL!

The truth is out there

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

I'm agnostic, not atheist, but I agree with most of these. I feel loved by something greater than me, though..Source energy, Universal Consciousness, etc. I also don't feel a victim of the cosmos, since our consciousness is what drives matter..we literally create our own realities, our own universe. “Consciousness is fundamental and matter is derived from consciousness." – Max Planck, theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics

I filed for divorce from my wife of almost sixteen years today.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

I'm sorry you are going through pain right now. You can always return to this website when you feel like conversation, or even dating again.

I have a cousin and she is a 47 year old widow.

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

Sounds like she wigged out. That's so sad. You could try showing her this video, if you can somehow manage to do that: The REAL Truth About Religion And Its Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1068&v=88GTUXvp-50 Or mention that the same Bible stories and names of Bible characters appear in the Sumerian texts, carved in stone in the walls of Babylon 2000 years before the Bible was written, except from the point of view of aliens who say they genetically engineered humans to work in the mines, by mixing their DNA with that of human apes. They said they also genetically engineered domestic animals and food plants at the Garden of Aiden. I like their versions of the Bible stories better, as they are more scientific. I.e., in the story of Noah, a third of the world was flooded when another planet came too close to the earth and caused an underwater ice shelf to break off. Anu, the Sumerian leader, who is the inspiration for the "Hebrew god" of the Bible, was going to leave the human slaves to drown in the mines, but two of the geneticists helped their favorite human escape drowning by showing him how to make a submarine, and they put animal DNA onboard, 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?

Here's a Molotov type of post: I heard someone (a leftist female) say the other day that drag and ...

birdingnut comments on May 10, 2018:

I think that cis hetero people shouldn't make judgmental comments about the LGBTQ community. Might as well claim that gay people are "choosing" their sexual orientations, and that unarmed black men wouldn't be shot if they cooperated with the police. They don't even realize they live in a white, hetero bubble of privilege.

A Trae Crowder Tribute/Redneck Liberal Atheist with a Killer Sense of Humor/Solid Talking Points! ...

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

SO hilarious! Thank you for posting another one of Trae's videos! Again, I posted the link to Twitter and Facebook. Now I'm going to stay on YouTube and watch more of him.

I have no artistic talent.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Not I..I just stare at paintings, especially those by Monet, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh, until I feel like I'm one with their minds-sort of like in "Being John Malkovich," with a feeling of such euphoria, I cry from the awesomeness of it all. I sometimes stay in the big galleries until they close, and I'm chased out by a guard.

Political Athiest I was a conservative, then a libertarian, then a progressive.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

I have moved to the left from being a Conservative Republican 15 years ago, and now I'm not sure what I am, since the label meanings keep changing also.

Logophile Life

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

You go, Girl!

This Friday I sign the final papers.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

So sorry you're going through a painful experience. I left my ex in 2010 and moved to Thailand to teach, and never regretted it-had the time of my life! Pick is of me, swimming at Samila Beach, ten minutes from my Songkhla apartment by motorbike, an hour from the Malaysia border.

Hello! New here! I live in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Hi, Wild, and welcome to the website! You live in a beautiful area and have a wonderful profile. You gain points for writing your profile and answering the profile questions, but also for posting a photo, which most people will look for, when they view the profile. You gain more points when you make comments and post your own questions, and when you reach level two, you can private email people. If I lived near you, I'd want to hang with you, since you sound intriguing!

Is there any science lovers out there? Nietzsche reader? Newton's fan? Am I an endangered species?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Sure, I've read them, but I certainly don't sit around reading them for entertainment. There are far more exciting books to read than that! Last night started "Till We Have Faces," the last novel written by C.S. Lewis-a rewriting of the Psyche myth from the point of view of the ugly older sister, who learns to sword fight, becomes queen when her father dies, and reigns wisely. The premise of the book: her complaints about the unfairness of the gods to accuse her of tricking her younger sister into looking at Cupid in his sleep, and her ultimate realization that we are ALL gods, creating our own collective reality. SO true. I've read it numerous times, but after a while I'll read it again, like I do all my favorite books. I think it's his best one, by far, and I thought so when I was only 21 years old and still religious.

How far are you willing to travel for a first date?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

I won't meet travel out of my town to meet men..if they want to meet me, they can come to me. The exception..if I'm dating a woman while I'm in male mode, I would probably travel up to 20 miles to meet them.

What do you to make yourself feel sexy?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

I never felt sexy as a woman..ever, being a partial transmale. But, as an androgyne (mixed gender traits), I used to enjoy gender switching roles and mild S&M with my ex (a 6'1" airline pilot and former Navy pilot and engineer), and would wear costumes that pleased him. In return, he'd dress as a male Las Vegas stripper, which he resembled anyway. He bought me a Catwoman outfit replica, so I'd don long, spike heel boots, crack the fake leather leather whip, he'd start the Barry White CD, and I'd play a "dom." He loved it, and even I got into it, because afterward he'd do a strip show for me.

If you were God?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Like I keep saying, that's already true. We are our own gods, and are contributing to creating our own realities. Power over time: "For physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." -Einstein. Power for creating our own realities: “Consciousness is fundamental and matter is derived from consciousness." – Max Planck, theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics

The best part of waking up is baking up

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Yup. But cannabis oil works best, and cures cancer also.

Veterans, submit your favorite (or at least ONE) story here: One morning, my squad and I were ...

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

I read this in the Reader's Digest military funniest true stories, submitted by a woman who was a fighter jet pilot. While she was attending a Blue Angels show with her husband and young son, the lady sitting next to them turned to her son and asked him if he was going to be a jet pilot when he grew up.. He scowled and said, "Naw..that's girl stuff!"

You are God for the day. What commandments would you make?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

What do you mean? We already are our own gods. We contribute to creating our own universes. It's all US. “Consciousness is fundamental, and matter is derived from consciousness." – Max Planck, theoretical physicist, originated quantum theory, 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics

Hey Everyone!

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Hi, Rochelle! Nice to see another "other" on this website! I'm a nonbinary, androgynous partial transmale, with no strong identity with any particular gender except possibly stronger male leanings.

Just existing right now. How is everyone

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

You must have some expectations of life improvement since you mention you are looking for a relationship. Hint: you may have to put down your controller and start talking to women more often, or find a fellow gamer.

Why the goverment of india cannot give a solution of rampant rape case in their country?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

At the risk of being attacked by the cis gendered, and those who believe in the religious teaching of the "gender binary" paradigm, I have a strange notion..that maybe seeing women as inferior is a hard-wired male trait, that can take over, if strong women don't keep men in line. I am androgyne, nonbinary, and a partial transmale. I used to be gender fluid, jumping back and forth between my male and female modes without realizing it, and when in one gender mode, I often couldn't remember what I'd done in the other gender mode. I finally realized what was happening when I read my messages to a transwoman friend from high school, while we were talking about gender issues. When I was in "male mode," my attitude was scornful and patronizing toward women, seeing them as silly, but should be humored so as not to "upset" them. At the same time, I found myself catering to women, refusing to argue with them, somehow hard-wired to try to protect them if they were female. When I was in female mode, though, I looked down on men, calling them male chauvenist morons, and knuckle-dragging idiots. I rolled my eyes at them, seeing their worth only in what they could do for me. By the way, if you troll me, I'll just block you.

Greetings all, I am totally new to this site! I've been openly atheist for many years now, but had ...

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Welcome to the website. This is a good place to find the things you mentioned.

Well my favorite Louie Lamour book is his early one which was made into john Wayne movie! Hondo!

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

The Louie Lamour books annoyed me, the way he had his characters hyper-explaining historical details at every chance, like no normal person would, but I do love the movie "Hondo."

Growing up in the baptist cult.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

I say just be yourself, and don't try to hide anything, but also don't bring anything up unless confronted, then just casually mention your stance-either about religion or being gay, and if people start to condemn you or argue about it, just look bored and repeat, "I don't believe in that," and immediately change the subject. If they persist, just look indifferent, murmur "Um, hum.." in a distracted manner, and immediately wander out of the room. Do this each time you're attacked and you will soon train people to leave you alone. If someone actually seems to be curious, just show them this video: The REAL Truth About Religion And Its Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1068&v=88GTUXvp-50

Has anyone heard of Gaia? I so please tell me your experience

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Here are some of the websites of alleged secret government whistle-blowers, who claim to have been drafted into the secret government as children, or came into contact with them in other ways. David Wilcock's bestseller book, "The Ascension Mysteries," explains what has been happening in this area, but skip to the middle of the book if you don't want to read about his childhood. David Wilcock https://divinecosmos.com/ Corey Goode's website https://spherebeingalliance.com/ Corey Goode says he was secretly drafted into the space program as a child, trained, and used to telepathically read aliens who were in negotiations with the space program officials at meetings. He says he spent a lifetime in outer space work, then was age regressed and returned to his original timeline as a child, then taken again for another lifetime, twice. He said they didn't do it more than twice in a row for fear of severely damaging the human subjects. He is a quiet, unassuming person, reluctant to speak about it, but says he does it to make people aware of what the US government is really up to. An example of a talk by Corey Goode - Secret Space Programs & Break Away Civilizations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kk1J2XNoBU Simon Parkes website: https://www.simonparkes.org/

Hi, everyone ?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

There's no god..you are in charge of your own life. Sadly, you've apparently been conditioned to believe otherwise and that somehow an evil god is "punishing" you. The blood-thirsty, revengeful Hebrew god of the Bible is modeled after the Sumerian leader, "Anu" from the Sumerian texts, written 2000 years before the Bible was written, but has the same stories, with similar names of the Bible characters, but from the perspective of aliens who say they genetically engineered human from mixing their DNA with that of human apes, to make workers for the gold mines. 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? This video shows that details of the story of Jesus have appeared in dozens of ancient god myths..virgin birth with a god for a father, miracles, walking on water, being crucified, rising from the dead..since Horos, the Egyptian god of the sun. It's all based on the constellations, i.e., the three stars in Orion's belt are called the "three kings," the Virgo constellation is the "virgin" in the story, etc. The REAL Truth About Religion And Its Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1068&v=88GTUXvp-50

I've decided I'm giving up sex for the past three years.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

LOL! Five years for me, but I'm demisexual, and can take it or leave it.

Is anyone else here watching the meltdown of free speech in the UK?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Britain’s free speech crisis..scary, and maybe Trump-inspired? https://www.spectator.com.au/2018/03/britains-free-speech-crisis/

Laser-Shooting Cow Eyeballs Are As Amazing As They Sound (p.s., not really, lol) [livescience.com]

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Cows with frickin' laser beams, LOL!

So I've pretty much given up on dating, specifically dating websites and apps.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Hi, Superbeast, and welcome to the website! You'll earn website points and help people get to know you better if you write a profile and answer more of the profile questions, since that's the first place many women look when they see a new member. Then make comments and post your own questions to earn more points, and when you reach level two you can private message women who interest you. Good luck, and remember that relaxed confidence, and humor, usually attracts women. If one person doesn't respond to you, just move on to another one. The main problem being a new website-there might be limited numbers of compatible women living near you.

Funny meme about LGBT parents

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

LOL! They'll have to change it to "Yo Poppa!"

Has anyone heard of Gaia? I so please tell me your experience

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Yep. I sometimes watch YouTube videos by alleged secret government whistle-blowers, David Wilcock, Corey Goode, and Simon Parkes, among many. I own David Wilcocks' bestseller book, "The Ascension Mysteries."

My parents are very religious.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Eeek! Maybe get out of there and hit the beach, or a national park. Nature doesn't judge.

Ok, I made level 7.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Hmm...I must have missed the hallowed level chat room on my way to level 8. You get an Agnostic T-shirt when you reach level eight, but I'm living in Thailand, so too expensive to ship me one until I move back to the US. Since I'll be moving to Lexington, KY, maybe I'd better not wear it in public, to stay safer. Lexington is a liberal town, but plenty of alt-rights around.

A few books I really enjoyed and would recommend; The Man Who Folded Himself - David Gerrold ...

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Thanks for the book recommendations with mini reviews. I might check out the first book on Amazon Kindle, but only after I buy a Kindle Fire, and don't have to purchase it.

Is anyone else here watching the meltdown of free speech in the UK?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

It's a bit unnerving, but maybe they are taking inspiration from Trump.

Morning all.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

You are who you are, and it's nobody else's job, or business, to dictate what you should be.

I LOVE THE WORLD When I was a boy, I was told that the world was evil, that the things of the ...

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Wonderful you finally woke up. Religion kills everything good.

This guy is my spirit animal.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

LOVE it! I posted the link to Twitter and Facebook.

Beaut of an evening here by the clear creek.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Hi! You've not written a profile yet, so I don't know much about you. When you say you live "down by the clear creek," do you mean Clear Creek county, near Denver? If so, that's a beautiful area. I lived in Durango, CO, for several years in the early 1980s, and that's where my two children were born.

Did anyone else make the mistake of reading this site as "Autistic.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

LOL!

Really? Really??? How can he NOT remember Georgie was the prez.

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Don't worry, he DID remember to say that Trump is an international money launderer, who routinely pays people for silence, including Stormy Daniels. His clueless reveals could take Trump down, making him my personal hero.

Can you tell a lot about a person based on movies they watch?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

Who cares? If the person's tastes in movies aren't sometimes similar to mine in some aspects, likely the romance wouldn't progress very far, if at all. Some football mentality dude type who loves violent, crude, movies probably wouldn't work out for me anyway.

Why do we continually want someone we can’t have?

birdingnut comments on May 9, 2018:

At the risk of being trolled by the religious "gender binary" crowd, who think "all females" and "all males" are exactly alike, the trait of "falling in love" and longing for the unattainable is a male trait, found on the right side of the hemisphere of the brain (where studies show most male traits are located). The "falling in love" trait is useful because it keeps sexually promiscuous men in thrall to one person long enough to help raise the children and increase his chances of continuing his DNA line. However, women who are masculine enough in traits to be able to "fall in love" are put at risk. Being besotted with a man, forgiving all, taking him back no matter what he does, etc., puts her at risk from harm once the man realizes there are no consequences for his bad behavior. Most cis (people who identify with their birth genders), hetero women with strong female traits, like most of my US women relatives and friends, wouldn't put up with any nonsense from men, and in fact, wouldn't date unsuitable men to begin with. They are the picky choosers, who look over the eager male suitors, and choose the one with most advantages for THEMSELVES. They would never date some dangerous loser, and even if they choose someone who later disrespects them, they don't hesitate to throw their stuff on the lawn and change the locks. However a masculine trait woman is likely to keep longing for a cheating lover, finding excuses to call him, etc., as men do with women lovers who leave them. Everyone is actually on a gender trait/sexual orientation/gender identity spectrum, by percentages. Studies show that even the most "femme" women and "macho" males only have about 80% of birth gender traits. Studies also show that the further the "gender trait" marker slides toward the middle of the scale, toward androgyny (mixed gender), the higher the IQs. but the less successful these people are in procreation or long-term relations. Their high IQs also usually mean they are likely busy being inventors, writers, actors, directors, etc. People on the most extreme ends of the gender trait spectrum, the most "femme" women and "macho" men, are the most statistically successful at long-term relationships and raising children, since their behaviors are evolved to match gender expectations. But they also have the lowest IQs, statistically. By the way, if you start to troll me for this comment, I'll just block you.

Interesting metaphor on therapy

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

As they said in the 1960s- "Right on!"

[patheos.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

He only got a misdemeanor? The laws should charge religious nuts of all religions who terrorize people.

Very Rare.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL!

Mind The Animals!!

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL! Reminds me of the sign at the Anchorage, Alaska, zoo polar bear exhibit after some drunk guy sneaked into it after hours and was eaten: Please send more tourists. Polar bears need to eat, too.

Lol todays funny

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Oh my dog!

So Found Out!!

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL! Great idea!

Weird wish

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

I don't know why Christians even say they're praying for sick people, since they also claim that God "controls everything," so everything that happens is "God's will." If anyone does get a miracle or is healed, it's from the calm belief of the people themselves, not a "god," since anyone can do it. I've had spectacular healings all my life, both for myself and others. Also for animals, but since nonbelievers can do this, it's all US. We create our own reality. But to get results one must believe something both consciously and subconsciously, so it's much more difficult to get results if one is afraid for a loved one, or in pain. I've gotten suddenly well from many things, but there are still things I see as "difficult" or "scary" so I've not had the detached, calm belief I've had when believing for someone else, for instance. “Consciousness is fundamental and matter is derived from consciousness." – Max Planck, theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics

You need proof!

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL!

There Is Always Someone Worse Of!

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL!

Well It Is In The Bible!!

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

The fastest way to become an atheist is to actually read the Bible.

What impressed you the most (man-made or Mother Nature creation) in the countries you have visited?

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

In Thailand, I love it all..the culture, the people, Buddhism, the glittering temples, the exotic birds and animals, the beaches, etc. Pic 1.Gulf of Thailand, behind a school where I taught ESL, an hour north of Songkhla 2.breeding painted stork near Songkhla 3.Buddhist temple at school near Ranot, where I was teaching 4.me on Tang Kuan hill temple, overlooking Songkhla 5.my daughter and I by the 99-foot reclining Buddha statue on Ko Yo Island, near Songkhla, where I live

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birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

That's great! I posted the link to Twitter and Facebook.

I have just added a post about how people say that they are lucky exactly when they are not.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL! Funny article.

What was the last book you read that you enjoyed so much you couldn't put it down.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Gidget -- The Horse Formerly Known as Witch: A Story About Changing One's Destiny (Burton's Farm Series Book 2)..a memoir about a childhood horse.

The loud, ranting, and hilarious LOUIS BLACK on the upcoming primaries: [youtu.be]

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL! That's great!

New discovery in the deep ocean.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Cool!

Why have mammals got 2 testicels instead of 1  or 3 ?

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

And two eyes, two nostrils, etc., but of course not all animals have two testicles..carabid beetles only have one testicle, for instance. And not all creatures have bilateral symmetry either; many have radial symmetry, and sponges are asymmetrical.

How does the religious right look at themselves in the mirror while backing a habitual liar and ...

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Christians have been trained since childhood to check their brains at the church door, so it's an automatic reflex. Besides, the church cultivates fear of hell and hatred of "sinners" to keep their congregations coming back, and donating money, of course. Trump is just using the advice of Machiavelli's "The Prince" to gain power- accusing a common "enemy," (the liberals, blacks, Muslims, the LGBTQ community, etc.) and frightening people to keep them in line, exactly as the church does.

Hello, I am a 56 non-binary transwoman.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Good to meet you! I'm a nonbinary, androgynous, partial transmale, who's also demisexual.

God's bloody creatures.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Insects are apparently sentient, as all living things are. My son once accidently disturbed a bald hornet nest that had been built under the tarp cover of a table saw. The hornets chased him to the creek, hovered over the water, then covered our two-story farm house windows with angrily buzzing hornets who wouldn't let us out the door all day. I went outside that night and sprayed the nest in the dark. But when I noticed a bald hornet snatching a horse fly from one of my horse's backs, I decided not to disturb the new hornet nest, built only three feet from the horse pasture gate, so they could take care of the fly problem for me, since the hornets weren't bothering us. The hornets ignored everyone in our family, the neighbor kids, and even accepted my relatives when they visited, allowing everyone to walk through the pasture gate, only three feet from the nest, except for one warning sting for my sister's husband. His scent was apparently different from ours. However, when my blue heeler pup ripped a hole in the nest, they chased her to the creek and kept her hiding under the water, and after that, she had to circle far out around to follow us and our other three dogs into the horse pasture. The hornets never forgave her all summer, until the fall when the frost killed the nest.

It's disappointing to see how many posts are about domestic politics compared to international.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Good heavens..he could have said what he wanted to say in three minutes. He is so boring, I now understand why nobody knows about him. Also, his droning on and on, illustrates the reason why US news is now mostly spin politics, scandals and nonsense... to keep US people entertained and watching, bringing in the advertising dollars. Since few blue collar people travel out of the country, they cater to them. I remember when that change in US news happened-perhaps their funding was being pulled and they had to do something to keep their audience. I was watching the news in the 1980s, and suddenly, one day they replaced the professional newscasters with sexy young women in tight clothes, who began mostly reporting on scandals and movie stars. I was shocked, but understood why...the average blue collar Joe just wants sex and violence, or they'll change channels. The old news commentators looked at each other, and one of them remarked, on camera (!), "and to think, I have a degree in political science and have been proud of my job until now..." But here in Thailand I watch international news channels, but even those newscasters are shocked and sometimes amused by our train wreck of a president, remarking that the US news is at least entertaining, since you never know what crazy, insane thing Trump will do next.

Intelligent life out there..or are we alone?

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

I've seen so many UFOs over the years in both Haiti and the US, can't count them all. Usually with friends and crowds of others-one even followed my husband and me during a trip for about 300 miles in 1973, but I stopped seeing them very much after the late 1970s. Cloaking devices, maybe? I saw one space vehicle above my Kentucky farm, about the size of a small house, that was obviously human made..kind of clunky and movie set-ish, in 1999, while star gazing with a new boyfriend. I felt disgusted at the time that our government is being so "cloak and dagger" about such sightings..mocking people who report UFOs, etc. See the documentary, "Unacknowledged" on YouTube or Netflix, for videos of world leaders, US presidents, astronauts, NSA agents, and scientists admitting that our goverment is doing an aggressive cover-up of anything to do with alien life, supposedly to avoid panic and/or collapse of financial markets, but actually to avoid sharing the technology. By the way, if you start to troll me over this comment, I will just block you.

You are weak and miserable If you believe other than your own power and strength.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Yup. Or misinformed.

Woa, we're halfway there! L8 Here I come!

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Been there, done that..

My weather app says I have about two hours of this dramatic thunderstorm tonight.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Me, too! I like to lie in bed and watch storms and lightning at night through the double glass doors of my fifth floor apartment here in Songkhla, Thailand. During rainy season I get to see a lot of lightning shows!

So just FYI , would someone fall in love with me, 2019 at the latest?

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Bernie is my hero!

Hello. I'm newbie. I don't know what should I say.?

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Hi, Lee, and welcome to the website! To earn website points and help people here get to know you, write your profile and answer the profile questions. Then you make comments and post your own questions to earn more points, and when you reach level two you can private message people. I'm sure you'll make many new friends!

This YouTube video is about an electrically powered, gyro-stabilized vehicle currently being ...

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Love it! I've been reading about this type of prototype and seeing the YouTube videos for years.It would solve my transportion problems, if the prices were low enough.

A man and a woman who do not like the same films will eventually divorce.

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Do married men and women EVER like the same movies? If they're watching the same one, likely the husband is humoring her, and wishing he could get back to the football game. Besides, married couples don't need movies as an excuse to divorce..any reason will do.

You know, when people say "if you hate this country so much, then leave" my initial retort is, GIVE ...

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Studies show that when both alt-right and liberal people take a political survey, then are given a calming session of yoga, where they are led in imagining themselves safe and happy, then take a similar survey afterward, the alt-right people's answers will now match those of the liberals. It's FEAR that drives the alt-right, and makes them obedient to someone they think will protect their rights.

Donald Trump has a Spanish doppelganger

birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

Luckily, she doesn't own a smart phone, so pays little attention to the fuss, although her daughter showed her the thousands of "Senora Trump" tweets on her own phone. I LOVE it..at least that "Trump" face is being put to good use by a decent person, and I love that she's SPANISH, and a WOMAN, LOL!

Are you stubborn enough to hunt down what you want?

birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:

I snapped some photos of the banana roll snack yesterday, and the little sidewalk food vendor place near me in Songklha, Thailand. Photos: 1. three sticky rice/banana rolls on the vendor's food table 2.sidewalk cafe where I was just eating the rolls, showing the pitcher of water I was drinking 3.the unwrapped sticky rice roll 4.a roll, after I took a bite, to show the banana and berries inside 5.tray of snacks for sale, including two banana leaf sticky rice rolls in the bottom left corner

Venting.

birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:

My attitude is less accommodating; I'd just say I don't believe in that anymore, and keep repeating that whenever questioned, followed by looking disinterested, and wandering out of the room until they learn not to ask me. I don't usually send cards to people anyway, because I think they're stupid. When I was little, the only reason I liked getting a card was that sometimes people sent money in them. I didn't care about the card at all. You pay all that money and postage and they glance at it, and toss it. It's nonsense. In the case of weddings and funerals, I make exceptions. If I send a present for a birthday or other secular event, though, I first ask them what on Amazon they would like, then ship to them it for free because I'm a Prime member, include the free gift card, and pay extra for gift wrapping.

I told a customer today of how my father, my two older brothers, and my little sister are all in ...

birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:

I don't mind offending the people who put Trump in power, in fact I tell them my feelings about that often.

Just sharing here.

birdingnut comments on May 7, 2018:

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