Have you ever made a change to your environment that made a noticeable improvement to your sense of ...

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 12, 2018:

I grow a garden every year. Pretty soon I'll germinate my seedlings indoors and set them out after the last frost. That's just good therapy!

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@silvereyes I suggest planting a small cherry tomato or bush squash indoors and go from there. Those are fairly easy. I can advise how to do it if you're interested. It'll work best in a South facing window.

Bottom lines.

Rugglesby comments on Feb 12, 2018:

Last one first. Wealth is aggregated profit. The concept of profit to me is spurious. If we apply Newtons first law, we would have to accept that to gain, someone or something must lose, whether it is slaves, underpaid workers or devastated environment. (there are exceptions). The apply Newtons 2nd...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 12, 2018:

Yes, for every winner, someone must lose!!

Have you ever been skinny dipping?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 12, 2018:

I have my own pool way out in the country on my land.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@BeeHappy Is that a flirt? Warmer weather for such things is still a few months off:)

Have you ever been skinny dipping?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 12, 2018:

I have my own pool way out in the country on my land.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@BeeHappy I was trying to say "Yes, I've been skinny dipping". I didn't think it might come across as an invitation. I might need to re-read all my responses before hitting the Reply button. However, if we were a couple, I'd be sure to invite you:)

How Has Your Sexual Libido Changed As You Have Aged?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I'm as interested as I ever was but I'm really selective, maybe too much so. Only 3 partners in 54 years and none for the past 8 or so years. But that doesn't mean I'm dead or dying. Just means I'm looking for someone special.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@Katastrophe1969 I'm probably out of practice, ha ha. That's for sure! And I know it's a natural, normal and healthy activity. I suppose my 'practice' would need to be healthy and maybe that's what I'm looking for. Healthy for both parties!!

A lot of people have mentioned reading in the posts, so let's get a discussion going.

Stevil comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Desert Solitare by Edward Abbey it was a book about several seasons spent as a Park Ranger in Arches National Monument,condensed into one book. Abbey got into some philosophy, and it show me even at 1e when I read it how to follow my own path.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 11, 2018:

I'm reading that right now!

Anyone make any close connections yet?

Reignmond comments on Feb 11, 2018:

To hope to find a romantic partner in a chatroom is being very optimistic, and perhaps delusional. If you are very, very lucky you might meet an acquaintance by accident. Even finding a new friend that you could talk to face to face is very rare.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@Dida Got it! Thanks:)

Anyone make any close connections yet?

Reignmond comments on Feb 11, 2018:

To hope to find a romantic partner in a chatroom is being very optimistic, and perhaps delusional. If you are very, very lucky you might meet an acquaintance by accident. Even finding a new friend that you could talk to face to face is very rare.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@Dida By your definition, I have. I don't think I'm following anyone but I had a notification that I was being followed. Is that spooky or a good thing, ha ha. Been tagged a couple of times and I don't know what that means.

How Has Your Sexual Libido Changed As You Have Aged?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I'm as interested as I ever was but I'm really selective, maybe too much so. Only 3 partners in 54 years and none for the past 8 or so years. But that doesn't mean I'm dead or dying. Just means I'm looking for someone special.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@Katastrophe1969 How does one respond to the idea of test driving? Well, I know that at some point a couple will need to test drive for compatibility analysis and that's OK. I just don't want someone who is interested in being test driven by every guy. Nissans are great. I'm certainly no Rolls Royce; not even a Caddy. It's just that I want more than a quickie test drive. I'm interested in some looooooooooooooooooooooooooooong, over night road trips with someone special.

Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At, by David Fitzgerald.

AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I just posted this for someone else somewhere on here: "Virtually all New Testament scholars and Near East historians, applying the standard criteria of historical investigation, find that the historicity of Jesus is effectively certain, although they differ about the beliefs and teachings of ...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 8, 2018:

@AxeElf yes, I've read some of that. Very good. I don't know if everyone knows what primary source and peer review means for accepted scholarship. That's what I was referring to. I wasn't attacking. I apologize if I came across like that. This is a great topic!

Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At, by David Fitzgerald.

AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I just posted this for someone else somewhere on here: "Virtually all New Testament scholars and Near East historians, applying the standard criteria of historical investigation, find that the historicity of Jesus is effectively certain, although they differ about the beliefs and teachings of ...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 8, 2018:

Wikipedia has no academic or scholarly merit. We need scholarly citations.

Odd religious excuses

LeighShelton comments on Feb 7, 2018:

or without God how do you not murder and rape?

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 8, 2018:

That's brilliant!!

Who are your favorite classical artists?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Franz Liszt!! The rest are hacks, ha ha. The man was mad, absolutely mad on the piano.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 8, 2018:

@orange_girl I'll have to check it out.

Who are your favorite classical artists?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Franz Liszt!! The rest are hacks, ha ha. The man was mad, absolutely mad on the piano.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@orange_girl No, I've not seen it.

Homesteading

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I'm building a tiny house. I should be off grid (at the house, only) by the summer. Just keep it simple and ease your way into it. The thing I've had to do is realize there's more than one way to do something and figuring out that different way has been the main problem. Like refrigeration. How will...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@jlynn37 Thanks

What is your favorite Star Wars movie?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

The first 3 released were the best. The subsequent ones are simply an exercise in the attempt to remain relevant. Put simply...they suck eggs. Star Wars just needs to go away. So do the Rolling Stones...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 6, 2018:

@webbew1 I'm probably an extremist but I was pretty much done with AC/DC when they did that Fly on the Wall stuff. Everything pales in comparison to Back In Black!!! They should have stopped, then. But that's just me, hard to please:):)

I was watching the news and a report of "fans" of the winning team celebrating on the streets ...

stinkeye_a comments on Feb 6, 2018:

"We" follow sports because we (most of us) no longer go to war or hunt, but we haven't outgrown our urges toward tribalistic aggression, feats of physical power, and contest. Cue the vicarious experience. Native Americans (especially in Central and South America) had this built into their culture ...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 6, 2018:

I like your observation of how people are hopping onto the tribal identity train and wearing the costumes! I refuse to wear any costume, myself.

I was watching the news and a report of "fans" of the winning team celebrating on the streets ...

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

Shallow people living vicariously through the accomplishments of others. Kinda like soccer moms. Brain dead and clueless. But, if you vandalized them, they'd cry out about the injustice...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 6, 2018:

@Betty True. It's a riot and they ought to be prosecuted. Why should their rates go up if the authorities look the other way? And the saddest part is that the rioters didn't do a thing to earn the victory but somehow they believe they're actually a part of it when it has absolutely nothing to do with them!! Unless they bet on the game...

What is your favorite Star Wars movie?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

The first 3 released were the best. The subsequent ones are simply an exercise in the attempt to remain relevant. Put simply...they suck eggs. Star Wars just needs to go away. So do the Rolling Stones...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 6, 2018:

@webbew1 AC/DC, my favorite band, needs to just stop. Its not the real band anymore. So yeah, some bands should stop trolling

What is your favorite Star Wars movie?

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Money maker... lucas spent weeks in japan watching a japan cartoon series that got him the idea. Right from the very beginning the original idea was 9 chapters. he started with chapter 4... later from 9 chapters he decided to leave it at 6. But once disney got the rights and worked out a new deal ...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 5, 2018:

I can hear Darth Vader's voice saying "Greed is stronger than the Force".

Most ridiculous and baseless superstitious beliefs you've ever encountered?

PeppermintDreads comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I had some moron tell me at an adoption event that spayed/neutered dobermans will have their eyes turn red and attack their owners for not being bred. Jackass was dead serious and it’s not the first time I’ve heard that.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 5, 2018:

@Stevil You mean the dog or the wanna be rapper guy, ha ha!

Who's ready to watch the super bowl commercials??

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I'd rather eat cold dog vomit. But that's just me. All the men in my family were gonzo for sports. I'm an artist.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@btroje which one is faster st getting the episode behind me?

Do you have a (relationship with your) car?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

My ex wanted to name all of my vehicles. Maybe that's why she's my ex, ha ha. No, those are just tools. Like a hammer. They don't need to be personified.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@walklightly His Majesty's Hammer, Sarah. I'd paint it across her stern. Where's the stern on a hammer, ha ha:):)

Do you have a (relationship with your) car?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

My ex wanted to name all of my vehicles. Maybe that's why she's my ex, ha ha. No, those are just tools. Like a hammer. They don't need to be personified.

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@walklightly Afraid not. I'd never hit a lady!

Are you going to be single for Valentine's Day?

farmboy2017 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Yes and I don't have to deal with all the garbage people dream up! Funny story: My favorite café is having a drawing for one free night at the Holiday Inn on Valentine's. So, the waitress handed me two tickets to write my name and number on for the drawing and I asked if it included a date. So, I ...

farmboy2017 replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@Trlyuniq When she handed me two tickets, I wondered if she thought I needed an extra chance. She knows I'm single. Sometimes I eat there 3 times a day...

What is your favorite cartoon show?

geeky1965 comments on Jan 31, 2018:

South Park, johnny quest, Sigmund and the seamonsters, puf n stuf, bugs and ren and stimpy. Most were from the good old days when cartons were only on Saturday, and we looked forward to them all week!

farmboy2017 replies on Jan 31, 2018:

Freddie Flute used to creep me out!!

I just found out my husband gave a church over $1,700.

ScienceBiker comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I agree with other commenters. What he did was dishonest to you but it's not the church's fault. Financial infidelity is just as serious as marital infidelity. It's the same thing as if you cheated on him with someone who had no idea you were married and would be horrified to find out. What I ...

farmboy2017 replies on Jan 30, 2018:

I love your idea of 'Financial Infidelity'. My ex is certainly guilty of that. Plus she slept around all over Amarillo, TX.........

Religion Needs a Savior

buck1977 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Religion adapts to society or it goes out of business.

farmboy2017 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Yup! People create God in their own image!!!

Where is the Bible in the Library?

GrantSmith comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Usually in the section dedicated to religion or religious studies. Or at every hotel in America....

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 26, 2017:

That's too funny!

Where is the Bible in the Library?

atheist comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Next to The Lord of the Rings which is so much better!

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 26, 2017:

I watched that the other night. Go Mr. Frodo!!!

Christian just tried to feed one of the most ridiculous claims.

Skyfacer comments on Dec 16, 2017:

As far as the Jewish concept goes , the Messiah hasn't come the first time as yet. They're still waiting for him. But the Christian belief system says that he has , in the form of Jesus of Narareth. As for the Christian idea of the 'second coming ' , the way I've figured it. there hasn't been a ...

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 16, 2017:

Right! In Judaism the Messiah was to be a living, breathing, human being, start to finish and Jesus didn't start or finish anything.

What is your dream job? What job would you never like to do?

farmboy2017 comments on Dec 13, 2017:

Forgot about the worst job to have...being a politician!!

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 15, 2017:

@BeeHappy. True. Once I was nominated to serve as president of a regional water conservation board and when I read what the State water laws are I declined. It's no wonder we have such badly polluted water because of what the State allows this stuff to actually happen and there's no enforcement. This is in Texas. TCEQ is a corrupt government agency!! They actually protect the financial environment of the polluters rather than the natural environment. No wonder big business wants to relocate to Texas!!

What do you do to help the Environment?

LeighShelton comments on Dec 14, 2017:

I didn't have my own children

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 14, 2017:

I didn't either!! I saved 15 years worth of consumption.

What are your views on marriage and its association to Religion?

MichaelSpinler comments on Nov 26, 2017:

religion hijacks everything, its not exclusive to religion, i have been married twice, both times at a court house. never a church.

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 14, 2017:

Yes!!! Religion does hijack everything. And the damnable thing is that it/they think there's authority in it. Geeeeeeeeeeeez...

Where are all the good, tolerant, creative, funny, open-minded and available men?

MsOliver comments on Dec 10, 2017:

Apparently on the opposite side of the country from you, Winifred. I would have thought there would be more open minded men in WA than most areas, just given how blue it tends to go politically. I'm sorry if that's not the case, but I promise you they are definitely NOT located down here in the ...

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 12, 2017:

I'm in the thick of the belt!!

Scientific Study Concludes That Jesus Christ Didn’t Exist | Neon Nettle

resserts comments on Nov 20, 2017:

Something I never understood was why historians for so long insisted that Yeshua (i.e ., Jesus) was necessarily a historical figure, despite no primary sources to verify he existed. The best evidence was a historian (Josephus, I think) years later making a brief reference to Christians and what they...

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 9, 2017:

I work and live in an environment where people almost worship Paul. Strange. What he did was pervert Judaism and pathologize Jews so he could get converts from the Romans. The character of Jesus was born a Jew, lived his life as a Jew, followed the law of Moses, and died a Jew. Christians seem to think he was trying to start a new religion. He was not. He had a beef with the corrupt Sadducees and Khypus the High Priest. Sorry for the spelling errors. Loads of misconception about the traditional character of Jesus. Sad.

What do you think of people that see Jesus' face in Cheetos, toast and other things?

Mightyjustice comments on Dec 5, 2017:

This is my favorite pareidolia: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1189880/thumbs/o-JESUS-DOG-BUTT-570.jpg?1

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 9, 2017:

That's beautiful!!

Where do you fall on the Dawkin's Scale of Theistic Probability?

antitheism comments on Nov 19, 2017:

Not only do I know there is no god but I also know I would oppose the existence of one with every fiber of my being. I have no desire to spend eternity kissing the ass of a supreme being.

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 8, 2017:

Agreed!

Have many of y'all also heard alot of good convos from clips of that show called Atheist Experience

Mweens comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Some of the best Hitchslaps not delivered by the Man Himself have come on that show.

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 8, 2017:

I love Hitchslaps!

Where I live (rural Eastern Shore of MD) I see lots of pick-up trucks and business vehicles with ...

kiramea comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Anytime I see a Christian fish symbol on a business I turn the other way. I find it disturbing that you have to advertise your faith in order to get business.

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 8, 2017:

Hobby Lobby and Chic Fillet come to mind.

Is there intelligent life on other planets?

sassygirl3869 comments on Dec 8, 2017:

There probably is and they are so advanced in technology they would view our world as primitive.

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 8, 2017:

Yeah and they don't have to abduct us and give us rectal probes...they do it with some other technology that let's 'em stay hidden in the vastness of the cosmos. Little green men....geez...

Do you support Trump?

SunnySmiles comments on Oct 6, 2017:

I joined this dating site in HOPES there were less conservatives here. I have walked away from family and friends who support trump and will refuse to date anyone who does. Not being snobby but its more of a moral decision than a political one

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 7, 2017:

I'm from Texas but no friggin way am I conservative and I don't live near Austin!!!

Atheism: Do you tell co-workers?

zmac80 comments on Nov 7, 2017:

My co-workers know that I'm not a believer. Every once in awhile it's a topic that comes up. It's not something I offer up for conversation at random times, but I work at a Catholic hospital, so I can't really avoid the spirituality conversation forever. One of my co-workers seems rather surprised ...

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 7, 2017:

I work in a similar environment of 'faith'. At times it's a great place people place and at times I cannot believe how delusional these people can be...

Anyone here live an agrarian existence?

farmboy2017 comments on Dec 4, 2017:

I'm building a tiny house with an integrated greenhouse that is integrated into my garden space that is further integrated into additional work spaces at my farm. It'll be totally off grid. I wonder just how far we can become agrarians in an agribusiness dominated society. Agribusiness has taken the...

farmboy2017 replies on Dec 5, 2017:

My back wall will be on the north. It's actually the south wall of the 'micro house'. It'll block the north wind and be heated so it will release heat back into the greenhouse at night. I may paint that wall white so it will reflect light back across any plants. I don't know if that is wise or not???