MUSIC: So much incredible talent in the world! Is there a group that you love and wish you had ...

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I had a chance to see AC/DC in Seattle in the 90s and passed it up.I wanted to see them but I was a JW at the time so it wouldn't have been right. I still regret it.

The struggle is real.

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I saw that in Logan. What's going on?

Good to know...

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I hope a trade union rep doesn't turn up.

I take care of my mom who has some dementia.

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I don't think confusing someone with dementia is a good thing.

The Cure - A Strange Day I will always love this song. [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I was delighted to hear that they are playing a big anniversary concert in Sydney. They are also playing my city Dublin in the summer.

Should we atheists expose the lies of theists whenever possible, or should we sacrifice truth for ...

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Live and let live.

Thought for food: I recently had a “wonderful” experience in one group on this site.

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I think it's turning the forum into groups of echo-chambers. People seem to love the sense of belonging.

THIS WOMAN has fought a thousand battles and is still standing.

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I feel sure she must be me too.

I have a question to members of this group.

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I wondered about it too. At what stage are bones deemed to be simply historical interest? Perhaps I'm asking that question because I more or less accept this is how we learn about the past and it hurts nobody. Then I find out to my surprise that Native Americans aren't seeing it the same way. Are they wrong? Darned if I know what their religious beliefs about the dead and death in general are. I wonder, too, if they see a point in time where human bones are less personal to them.

I streamed Bohemian Rhapsody last night.

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I read that the movie seemed to be a vehicle for the other members of the band to distance themselves from Mercury's excesses.

So has anyone else run into this?

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I'm tempted that way too. Something to connect to. Something to connect to with fellow believers.

Robert A. Heinlein Quotes on God and Religion

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

He might be the man behind Dave Allen's joke. Anyway, I agree with everything he said there.

I welcome you to join my live broadcast about life in Sweden taking place on Saturday, March 9, 2019...

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Multiculturalism must be great for the inferior culture.

Pearly whites!

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

We should domesticate them with dentistry.

Some of my favorite things

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

The poor man's pizza. Very tasty too.

A very apt meme given the drama in the AG Senate.

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Victims aren't what they used to be.

Hard to feel more angry. Makes one want to resort to arms to resist. If only I were not um my age

brentan comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I recommend cocoa.

Prevent workplace injuries.

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

...from the gospel of Homer Simpson.

It's a vicious cycle!

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Sadly, that life.

Bob bob

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

They could really build up their self-esteem.

I object...

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

It was only vanilla sex anyway.

Religion's Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health | Pew Research Center

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I guess it's that nice sense of belonging, having a support group and having some certainties in life. I think lots of people try to copy that on social media platforms but it might not work as well as the real thing.

See who corrects my post this time.

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

It's similar to Chris Rock explaining the difference between a job and a career. But fuck these people who don't have to suffer boring jobs and unrealised lives telling everyone how it should be. It's like the folk at the top of the Maslow Hierarchy telling everyone they should be able to come up and enjoy the view.

had me fooled.

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

It's terrific. I'll bet you could use one of those tools in Photoshop to change the texture of the ledge to that of the ground. Then I doubt we could still make out the edge and perceive the height.

What's a matter?

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I didn't know Einstein felt that way about matter. I've recently read a book called The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist. It's about the brain. He is currently writing a book where he will propose that there is no matter at all - only processes. My guess is he wants to link matter, non-matter and consciousness together and view them as different expressions of processes. I hope he finishes it soon.

We are not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Bop til you drop.

My current grammar pet peeve is people who don't know how to use the word "myself" properly, but ...

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

It might be a consolation that we could be watching language as it evolves.

I love witty one liners from the likes of Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain and one who was renowned for ...

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Ouch!

What words of wisdom have you picked up throughout your life that you think is important enough to ...

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Tomorrow is another day.

But I don't want to be like her, I don't care what my name is...

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Some of us have greatness thrust upon us.

Ha

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I need to sit down.

Too much sanity may be madness, and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should ...

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

There is a fascinating section in Don Quixote where he goes down into the cave at Montesinos. It reads like an early expression of psychiatry, where the patient allows all their fears to be expressed in the hope of making sense of them. In Quixote's case, it gave him an insight into how far he had fallen into unreality.

New hit show, streaming platforms only...

brentan comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I think poking around might add to the pain.

Van Morrison. Into the mystic [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

That's a classy song.

Name something you can say during a job interview and during sex... Thank you, come again?

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

When do I get paid?

So, I am curious.

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

It's a really nice thing to be able to think in someone else's language. I'm Irish and have some knowledge of the Irish language. The same with Spanish and this might seem irrelevant, old English. I feel I can put myself a little bit in the shoes of some other people even though I'm separated geographically, culturally and even in time. Just a single example of the interesting things you find out about other people through their language. You can't break your arm in Spanish. To do that would be considered mad. Your arm* is* broken. That was on a Ted talk I watched recently.

The way I see it.

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

It's a pity. It seems to be the nature of the social media beast. It encourages opinion but it really wants agreement. Being lukewarm about things is a fairly safe alternative. Obviously I have no idea what goes on in the background but I suspect there's where the damage is created. I was shocked when I was first told that some groups only want members who voice the same opinions. I never thought anyone would want an echo-chamber but I was very naive about it.. So many do. So I guess we'll have to accept that the ideological divides in the real world are just re-constituted here and there's no avoiding it. I suggest maybe not leaving the forum but hanging around to see what new people might bring.

The surprising science of alpha males

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

In the words of The Elephant Man: I am not an animal!

Pope Francis is at least easier to listen to compared to others in that role.

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

That's a hoot. The Irish Onion.

Cue the violins.

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Jesus, Merrie (and Joseph too, if necessary), it's only a fucking clothes dryer.

Just shoot me now, and I don't even mind the man bun, lol.

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

I'm fed up with this shit.

Apparently the left hasn't decried racism enough to alleviate their white guilt.

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

History from a Freudian perspective. The Jungian way might be far more productive.

Bill.. I said my good-byes this morning... girls are gonna miss me.

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

We should all love an udder.

Thanks for having me ! (makes me wonder about you ) Seriously, I was raised to question ...

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Welcome aboard. I hope you enjoy the forum.

Ahhh, Coffee! :)

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

Well now! There's an attitude!

Peace out February✌❤

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

It happened so fast!

Love this ❤

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

The first premise is a bit iffy.

Hermit Crab Gets "Ahead" - An oldie but still a goodie. [upi.com]

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

You don't get to see these momentous steps in evolution every day.

Accurately disturbing:

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

I think he concluded that the socialists don't want to help poor people - they just hate rich people.

A new forest creature

brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:

That could give you a heart attack!

When you place a series of economic sanctions on a country that chokes off it's food suppy and other...

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

It's like breaking somebody's legs and then offering them crutches. I wonder is there a word for that kind of behaviour. The Germans are great for creating words for things like that.

There is no such thing as good people who fail to act, good people are the ones by definition who do...

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

Maybe people who act are not just good but brave too.

Michael Cohen's closing statement was powerful and wise

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

I've never seen repentance in my life, especially in the sense of teshuvah, so I'm very wary of this man's apparent efforts at redemption. Nonetheless, I would like to believe it.

It's pink shirt ( anti bullying day) today so all you assholes have to be nice ?

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

Being nice at work can help you avoid getting shot.

When I was 18 ?

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

I don't want to think about my toes at all but my toenails keep reminding me.

An apt description of 2018.

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

Is a semi-colon a half-assed attempt at grammar?

Pioneer environmentalist, and a pretty good judge of human nature and politics:

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

Thank goodness it's only fiction.

Funny, I thought.

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

Russians are crackers.

Everytime !!!

brentan comments on Feb 27, 2019:

That will teach them.

Here ya go, folks. [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Everything's coming up roses!

Count me in...

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Why waste 3 days?

A tip for country folk...

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

That's the colter. It's adjustable. His balls do the ploughshare.

I'm so awesome...

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

I'll bet he broke something.

A vote on gay clergy and same-sex marriage may split the United Methodist Church [msn.

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Christianity and homosexuality don't mix.

Change my mind.

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

And corporate industry are the new clergy.

Some days are diamonds

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

They don't make them like they used to.

This is what our world looks like - this is what the US looks like.

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

They hoped Trump might win back something for the forgotten because they felt liberalism meant taking from them to give to others.

Growing old

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

I think I sound like him too.

No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

The price will be complete isolation.

When did the Democratic party change from patriots to what we have today?

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

I guess he had to go.

This is a little old but I think its aged well, particularly after Cardinal Pells fall from grace.

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AC520-cK1Q

Roseanne Bar calls Ocasio-cortez a "bug eyed bitch" [secondnexus.

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

I think she's lovely.

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

brentan comments on Feb 26, 2019:

I think works are necessary no matter what way you look at it. But while faith without works is dead, works without faith are useless.

"The Memory of a Killer" a 2003 Belgian-Dutch crime thriller.

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

That looks very good.

Carole King. Jazzman. [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

*Lift me, won't you lift me Above the old routine* and music does.

I spent a long time in the woods.I keep thinking about sex.

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

Nature imitating nature.

@phxbillcee for your haters lol

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

I'll bet there's at least one good reason why people should be triggered.

These are the faces of those that died on 911.

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

Thank goodness all those innocents who died in the Middle East are faceless.

If you are new to the idea of an ethical atheistic philosophy, this free class might be perfect for ...

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

It looks like Sandi Toksvig.

I don't think that the Teathugliscums even care any more that "Trickle Down" never worked

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

I'm as tired of socialism being paraded as social democracy as I am of anti-Zionism being paraded as anti-Semitism.

Hello! Dipping my foot back in the shallow end of online mingling.

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

Welcome aboard. I hope you enjoy the forum.

Its the 21st century.

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

I think hierarchies, like capitalism, bring the cream to the top. From what I've read, hierarchy is the natural order in society and as old as time. It's flaw is not its very existence but the excesses and tyrannies that humans bring to it. Efforts in the past to get rid of hierarchies have resulted in horrors worse than the crimes they set out to end so I think working to moderate hierarchy is the best approach.

Best books first

brentan comments on Feb 25, 2019:

I was in my 50s when I decided to do something about not knowing any of the classics. I made it my bucket list.

Is it just me or does the Bible promote separation of church and state with that "Render unto ...

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

You're right.

Looks like equal responsibility has arrived now. [rightwingfolks.com]

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

I'm not usually at a loss for words.

Venezuela I see here many US citizens concerned about what Trump might do at the moment.

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

Give Venezuela back the money stolen from their bank accounts.

Bee: buzz Me: absolutely incredible you fucking ray of sunshine, good for you!

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

Me: whack!

Probably JT’s most famous song. [m.youtube.com]

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

Yes indeed. Poor James. Poor Suzanne. I believe he changed the lyrics a little bit about 'the plans they made put an end to you' because they came across a bit judgmental.

In order to minimize the terrible suffering of the Venezuelan people it is time to eliminate the ...

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

How many times are people going to fall for this type of narrative? Memories must be very short. Just think oil.

American Taliban

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

I'll bet that person won't turn the other cheek or wash your feet.

The planet does not need more successful people.

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

I agree. Successful people are mostly measured in economic terms. The recipients of their success are consumers. It's a good thing when it's not considered everything. The other people speak to our humanity and our quality of life in non-economic terms.

What would you think of fighter escorted food drops over our needy southern neighbor as some are ...

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

Others are suggesting releasing Venezuelan money to reduce the hyperinflation there. They say there is no lack of necessities, just the money to pay for them.

this Neil Cover just makes me melt.

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

She's a wonderful singer.

Conservative Christians Claim Ocasio-Cortez Is A Witch Leading Attack Against Trump | Michael Stone

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

It's sad and mad, you bet, but it's just an extreme version of the way ordinary conservatives speak about her.

All bodies are beautiful.

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

Well, no.

Well, that's disturbing.

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

Get better or get stuffed.

She said the priest was so sloppy with the aspergillum, it was like he wanted her in a wet t-shirt ...

brentan comments on Feb 24, 2019:

That sure is uncommon. Maybe some day 'priest' will be an uncommon word.

Ignorance is a virus.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I think ignorance could be cured through education but government doesn't want that.

Van Morrison - It's All Over Now (Baby Blue) [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

That's that laconic old Nordie curmudgeon Van.

Lady Eleanor! An anthology of Edgar Alan Poe courtesy of Alan Hull's imagination.

brentan comments on Feb 23, 2019:

*I love the way real art opens up doorways to other works and leads you to further literary/artistic exploration.* This is so true and I think it also points to a thread leading all the way back to the first expressions of what it is to be a human being.