I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Wow! I stopped using my 35 MM when I could no longer get it repaired. I've not invested in a high-tech digital yet.

fishline79 replies on Jun 14, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse That's one I've never heard!

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nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 14, 2018:

@Geoffrey51 We have two small dogs we only take in cabin. I would never trust them to baggage! And quarantine is out of the question.

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nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@nicknotes May be. I haven't had to de-shoe for a year or two, come to think of it, although just a week ago, "Homeland Security" left a card in my luggage. I was carrying a framed piece of artwork, glass and all, and they broke the frame to take it apart. I can't imagine what they were looking for! Not a word of apology, of course.

I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

Insectra comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I just photographed slower birds, lol.

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Insectra Beautiful. I have perched ones too but I' still working on my project Took hundreds of exposures today and dumped nearly all of them! Don't worry. I will prevail. I'm a stubborn SOB..It is a real challenge! Is "birding" your preferred hobby? Your pictures are great. A regular Roger Tory Peterson.

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

That is a mute question but life is meaningless anyway!

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 Imagine a PHD dissertation that was plagiarised! Yuk Yuk. BTW. If you would live forever you'd trip over your hair! You could play Repunzel!

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nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Geoffrey51 We used to fly an airline called Spanair between Washington and Madrid. It was cheap and convenient (for us) and so easy to get to DC from Central Pennsylvania (unlike JFK! Five hours or more in horrible traffic). On 9/11 they were en route to USA and were intercepted and ordered to turn back and had to return to Madrid! They never flew that route again! We now have one option, as we travel with dogs. That is Iberia, which used to be good but now run by British Air and has gone to hell. Last week in one day 300 passengers had to claim lost luggage!

I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Wow! I stopped using my 35 MM when I could no longer get it repaired. I've not invested in a high-tech digital yet.

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse I was on my terrace again today trying to catch the perfect shot. I must have taken 500 exposures and save about 6 but none is the "good one". I'm determined and I'll send a couple in one of these days. I'm not working all summer so I have nothing but time.

The Pride of the Susquehanna riverboat.

MrLizard comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Just be careful who your with. Never mention the Susquehanna Hat Company in the wrong company.

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

SUSQUEHANNA HATS !!!!

This picture was one I took during an evening photography course.

DotLewis comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Although it is an interesting picture, it is sad to say it may go back to looking like that. I'd say that 45 lacks foresight to realize destroying the planet will doom his descendants but I don't think he even cares about his descendants and besides he clearly has no foresight into anything so ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

Scott Pruitt should be stranded 200' up a giant redwood!

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nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Geoffrey51 Been doing it for 40 years but back then I wasn't 71! It doesn't get any easier and flying used to be much more relaxed. Terrorists have fucked up everything!

I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Wow! I stopped using my 35 MM when I could no longer get it repaired. I've not invested in a high-tech digital yet.

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

Nor have I, but there are very nice cameras with built in telephoto and lots of features. They only lack manual focus (which is admittedly important) and interchangable lenses and actual mirror viewing but you can do a lot with them, and, instead of $800.00- $1200, they can be had for under $300.00. I, for example have a Fujifilm S1 (I think it is). It weighs a ton and has the SLR equivalent of 1200 mm! Also 24 mm wide angle. You do sacrifice light-gathering ability. Remember when the old Nikon or Cannon had F1.4 or 1.8. Even the 135 mm lenses were 2.8. Don't get me wrong. I like the old system. These new cameras are so difficult to set up in manual mode that by the time you have everything ready, you've lost the shot. That's why most people just use Auto with everything. They just don't know what real photography entails.

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

That is a mute question but life is meaningless anyway!

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 I assume this is HS. Of course what you said is correct. It would be easy. I was sort of referring to College but these days, they are probably not much more sophisticasted either!

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Insectra comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I just photographed slower birds, lol.

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

Terriffic! Much better than mine. I'll try again but those swallows turn on a dime!

I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

Insectra comments on Jun 12, 2018:

This guy was fast but he was flying against the wind and was almost still in the air.

fishline79 replies on Jun 13, 2018:

There you go! You see, I said you could do much better than me. I'll have to go out myself and have another go at it. Did you use the tripod?

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nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@nicknotes, @Geoffrey51 My second home, where I now abide, is in Menorca. Being a Brit you might be familiar with it. In case you or any friends want to come for a stay, my rental property is on my website and I just heard that Ibiza is booked solid already but I have lots of time open this summer and Menorca is much nicer, anyway. See: davidfishel.net/menorcanhouse for info.

TESTIMONIAL FOR FRUSTATED AGNOSTICS: I'm surrounded by people who bore me They just don't ...

nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@nicknotes Sarcasm will get you nowhere.

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

That is a mute question but life is meaningless anyway!

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 I'll bet that's a big problem these days. Didn't I hear that there was a special search-engine available to sus out plagiarism?

TESTIMONIAL FOR FRUSTATED AGNOSTICS: I'm surrounded by people who bore me They just don't ...

nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

One thing you have to understand about me (well, you don't HAVE to) is that I am a writer, and people who write are not always literal, even if they are literary, if you get my drift. So what I was saying was more like a poem than a testimonial. It comes out of my feelings but I don't exactly expect it to be analyzed or remedied! My primary intent in most of my writing is humor, irony and satire. (Same reply could go to you, Geoffrey 51.)

TESTIMONIAL FOR FRUSTATED AGNOSTICS: I'm surrounded by people who bore me They just don't ...

nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Geoffrey51 I guess I'd have to think about that a bit. At the moment, I'm drawing a blank. I've just wrapped up a harrowing week of travel from one home to the other and am currently engaged in connecting the ravelled shards! (Too long a story.) I'll get back to you on that.

Picture of a piece of marble from the castle wall at Castle Rising in Norfolk, England.

fishline79 comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Do you think that perhaps it is a fossel? (maybe even a skull)

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@BohoHeathen Oh well. Nice try.

Tasha ❤️ She’s a good buddy.

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

I'll have to send you the poem I wrote about Shi-tzus.(If I can find it) That is a Shi Tzu isn't it?

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Christiep77 Yeah, word-play is sort of my thing. I always thought I should have studied etymology but all one has to do is read people who know how to write and it's cheaper! I'm a singer-songwriter so that is my writing genre. davidfishel.net

Been to Sunday Assembly London East End in Poplar this morning.

fishline79 comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Must be Unitarians!

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@webspider555 Never mind!

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

That is a mute question but life is meaningless anyway!

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 What happened?! Like I tried to say, if they all made the same mistakes they must have been coping each other's notes! wink

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

That is a mute question but life is meaningless anyway!

fishline79 replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 If they all made the same mistakes they must have b

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

BoingoOingo42 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

This sums up my viewpoint perfectly.

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

Imagine all of the Mayflies out there saying, "What have you guys got to bitch about?"

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

That is a mute question but life is meaningless anyway!

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 Oops, there I go again!

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

Hermit comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I don't know about immortality making life meaningless, but it would definitely make things seem a lot less urgent. I'm 435. I've been thinking I'd like to learn to play the piano.

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@Aralt Maybe you could learn to use the subjunctive tense.

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

MARDUK comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I want to live forever and be an observer! I want to be a recorder of life and events! Just watch the universe flow around me!

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

Didn't Siddartha do that?

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

Jagnostic comments on Jun 9, 2018:

If I can live forever and continually accumulate, assimilate and aggregate new information and experiences into an ever growing, deepening and interconnecting view/awareness/understanding of reality then it will never be meaningless.

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

And imagine the "reality shows" you could watch!

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

That is a mute question but life is meaningless anyway!

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 Yeah, I guess that was some sort of Freudian skip!

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nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

Good advice, but I guess my purpose is just a need to be able to share meaningful conversation with the people with whom I come in contact. I think, to do that, I would have to move to some place other than Conservative Central PA. The average persons here are vapid, stagnated and self-satisfied Trump voters! What can I say? That is why I think Agnostic is refreshing because, like you say one can find others who share one's interests. It's sort of like preaching to the choir but at least they listen and respond.

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PickledRick comments on Jun 10, 2018:

I give you an A for that.

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

Thanks. I rarely got As when I was in school!

Tasha ❤️ She’s a good buddy.

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

I'll have to send you the poem I wrote about Shi-tzus.(If I can find it) That is a Shi Tzu isn't it?

fishline79 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@Christiep77 Well...I'm not sure that qualifies as poetry, but thanks! I write alot of whimsical or nonsense poetry (Actually most are songs) and one day while I was driving my schoollbus I saw someone walking his Shih Tzu and composed this rediculous bit of alliteration while waiting to pick up the kids. I like writers like Shell Silverstein and Tom Lerher, but my favorite lyricist is Sir William Gilbert (Gilbert and Sullivan), also the late Jake Thackery (from Yorkshire, look him up).

Tasha ❤️ She’s a good buddy.

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

I'll have to send you the poem I wrote about Shi-tzus.(If I can find it) That is a Shi Tzu isn't it?

fishline79 replies on Jun 10, 2018:

Pretty classy stuff, aint it?

Tasha ❤️ She’s a good buddy.

fishline79 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

I'll have to send you the poem I wrote about Shi-tzus.(If I can find it) That is a Shi Tzu isn't it?

fishline79 replies on Jun 10, 2018:

There sits a Shih-tzu with a Shih-Tzu...It's a Shih-Tzu too If it fits you...free a ShihTzu...from a Shi-Tzu zoo If a Shih-Tzu shits a shit...that sits upon your shoe You might get the shits of it...(a bit of Shih-Tzu poo) Richie Fitzhugh found a Shih-Tzu...(Shih-Tzu through and through) Said Richie to his sister Kit..."This Shih-Tzu shits for two" I know a Shih-Tzu shits a bit...as Shih-Tzus often do So if the shit's to big to fit...the shit bag...Use your shoe!

Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

fishline79 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Great shot! This is not criticism but I'd love to see another of the same (window?) with nothing recognizable in the frame, totally abstract. What is it, anyway? No...don't tell me!

fishline79 replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@Coffeo Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work.[1][2]....And if you read what I said, you will see that (as I also said) I had no intention of criticising your photo but it WOULD be tantamount to Plagiarism to make a direct copy and represent it as a work of your own. I am not an idiot, only a bad speller!

Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

fishline79 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Great shot! This is not criticism but I'd love to see another of the same (window?) with nothing recognizable in the frame, totally abstract. What is it, anyway? No...don't tell me!

fishline79 replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@Coffeo Excuuuuuse me.

A candid shot taken in Portugal in 1972.

WalterWhite comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Sadly, some guys still do this 30 years later!

fishline79 replies on Jun 10, 2018:

How do you know? I thought I was being discrete!

More examples from my noir shoot.

fishline79 comments on Jun 9, 2018:

How did Bette get in there. I thought they only allowed five!

fishline79 replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@MrLizard Duuuuuh! Learn something new every day.

My walk to work today. I believe these are a male and female night crested heron but I'm not 100%

fishline79 comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Did you say "Black Crested Night Heron"?... wink.

fishline79 replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@Blindbird Don't mention it. BTW, I looked it up to make sure. It is. You probably did too!

A candid shot taken in Portugal in 1972.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Hahaaaaa. Best of the day!

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

Remember when kids (even basketball players) used to wear shorts like that? The girls still do but boys wear those rediculous "kulats", as we used to call them. It makes them look like dwarves! But my age is showing.

A candid shot taken in Portugal in 1972.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Hahaaaaa. Best of the day!

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

I'll have to look up some shots I took in a Gypsy camp on that trip, but most of those were elaborately posed (Gypsys are hams) I think these kids were watching a parade.

Assorted oddities I thought might be interesting.

fishline79 comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Are all of the nuthatches that tame in N.S.? (and that colorful) They're nothing like the ones we have in the US Northeast. I am currently in Menorca and this month the Bee-eaters pass through. Now there is a colorful bird! Unfortunately, I don't think I was ever able to photograph one.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Silverwhisper Oh yeah, we have plenty of those. They eat what falls out of the feeders, and, of course chicadees but our nuthatches are, I believe,just blue-gray.

My walk to work today. I believe these are a male and female night crested heron but I'm not 100%

fishline79 comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Did you say "Black Crested Night Heron"?... wink.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

Actually, now that I think about it, I think it is Black CROWNED Night Heron.

Some of my daughter and granddaughter instruments and my granddaughter playing the bongos.

fishline79 comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Don't get me started! So it's strings you want. I'm your man.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

Well, some of them are not playable but I play as many as I can. I like old wood and steel. I still have most of them but I do buy and sell. My first instrument was a banjo uke I found in a trash can and reconstructed when I was about 12. Hence so many ukes and Banjo ukes. I quickly graduated to guitars but still love the ukeleles.

Ice on window, 2014

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Really cool ?. Now there's a pun

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Pook I only have ice for you.

Ice on window, 2014

SweetHarp comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Here's mine. Ice on my windshield, taken from the drivers seat.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

Wow! That one gets my vote.

So, my religious neighbour asked me out to lunch last week and I went, with the stipulation that we ...

fishline79 comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I'd ignore her and find another friend. She is obviously been brainwashed and conditioned nearly to death. The only way she will find out she is wrong will be to die! Tell her to send you a postcard from "Heaven" when she does!

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Teresa But you must find it frustrating to talk to someone who asks you for help, then ignores your offerings. Unfortunately, living in many places in the U.S. puts you in danger of losing brain cells for want of having someone to actually share intelligent conversation!

Should religion be taught in schools?

Grecio comments on Jun 5, 2018:

I know some members disagreed with me me but I also think atheism and agnosticism should also be taught in high schools along with world religions, Greek myths, and ancient Egyptian. You know what's interesting but different subject? I taught High School Science and Math for 20 years and ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

That's why I could never be a teacher in a public school system. Teachers in the US are totally hamstrung by the fear of offending. They are rigidly held to the accepted doctrine, most of which is compiled in Texas, the buckle on the "Bible Belt". The very nature of our educational system makes being a real "teacher" impossible. Imagine Socraties or Aristotle teaching in public schools! Also, I always wondered why Religion which is older than Christianity is called Mythology. I can't imagine anything more"mythical" than the Bible.

Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

fishline79 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Great shot! This is not criticism but I'd love to see another of the same (window?) with nothing recognizable in the frame, totally abstract. What is it, anyway? No...don't tell me!

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Coffeo Looks like you have some nice architecture in Brisbane. So I see that merely shooting a closeup of the glasswork would be sort of like plagerism.

"If wars were fought with sunbeams, we would have had solar power years ago"......Arthur C. Clark

wordywalt comments on Jun 8, 2018:

An asstute observation.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

From an equally astute man!

These two photos were taken outside of Flagstaff Arizona many years ago.

MrLizard comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Are we supposed to be able to like specific photos? I have not seen that.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

How is that possible! There are "like" symbols, as well as comments, on many of the photos, but it's certainly not obligatory.

If I keep on taking these kinds of chances......Mall Jail Awaits........

fishline79 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

That's a nice one. But the focus on the bars is a tad soft. Did you focus on the background, and did you achieve the desired result.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@jasen Your vision problem probably accounts for the minimalist abstracts you do. I see you took the original and sharpened it up with some photo app. I can't honestly decide which is better but I'm sure the original foto is soft because of the limitations of a camera with auto-focus. Don't worry about it. It's still a great image.

Local band Quiet Warning

fishline79 comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I don't understand the caption, but I like the photo.

fishline79 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Don So you can do multiple exposures with your I-Phone?

The Kittie and the Cupcake.

fishline79 comments on Jun 7, 2018:

What a great sequence! Were you sitting there with the camera? And was the yawn an attempt to throw you off guard?

fishline79 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@Vicki2018 I don't know, but I think maybe the sequence is right. I like the joke about obfuscation!

Local band Quiet Warning

fishline79 comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I don't understand the caption, but I like the photo.

fishline79 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@Don Very nice. I don't know if I can do multiple exposures with my camera but it does everything but fry eggs so I'll check it out. Thanks for the idea. Have you ever tried zooming on a long exposure?

New member here.

Squirrel comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I working nights for a long time while living in the DC area. As a result, I took to night photography

fishline79 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

Nice, but I too am a bit confused. The first one is "astral" I assume, but the other two?

Is Turkish secularism under threat? | Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Al Jazeera

fishline79 comments on Jun 7, 2018:

You betcha!

fishline79 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

And I think ours is too, if the Southern Republicans and the Supreme Court have anything to do with it.

In case anybody cares, no posts for a few days pending my arrival at my second home in Menorca, ...

Sheannutt comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Great photos, I especially like the one of the doors.

fishline79 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

@Sheannutt Oh well, as I have said before many times. "It's not the size of your bat, it's how you swing it!"

Tonight’s sunset n birds.

fishline79 comments on Jun 3, 2018:

That's a really nice one!

fishline79 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

@Holiday We all have! Hard to swing at a ball without having a hit every so often!

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Sheannutt comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Great photos, I especially like the one of the doors.

fishline79 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

@Sheannutt Here in my village, and in all of Spain, the door of your house is sort of a status symbol. That's what I hate abiut the US. They go out and buy a fiberglass door with some phony stained glass panels and think they are hot shit. Keeps Home Depot in business. Here the doors are custom made and must have brass, which is polished daily!

In case anybody cares, no posts for a few days pending my arrival at my second home in Menorca, ...

Sheannutt comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Great photos, I especially like the one of the doors.

fishline79 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

@Sheannutt Yeah, so do I. You can always scan them and convert them to send. Unfortunately you lose resolution but at least you have them.

I love Colorado cloudscapes!

jujuofthesea comments on Jun 5, 2018:

Soon, I will retire in Colorado ... at least that's the plan.

fishline79 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

You don't need to go to California to find old barns, and I doubt you'll find such great models there either!

In case anybody cares, no posts for a few days pending my arrival at my second home in Menorca, ...

Sheannutt comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Great photos, I especially like the one of the doors.

fishline79 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

Typical Spanish Modernist (Art Deco). Early 1900s: period of Gaudi. Catalunya is full of it. That particular door is probably made of Oregon Pine and is probably surely over 100 years old. The house it's on is probably about 400 years old, as is mine. I don't have as nice a door, though!

I'll end the evening (at least for me) with this skyline of Philadelphia, and one of my old college ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 2, 2018:

I love these. I do Instagrams for what is called William Penn Wednesdays. I have a whole collection of Billy shots. Did you know that there is an observation deck right under his feet? I love Philly and try to get there for a day at least once a month.

fishline79 replies on Jun 3, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Where did they come up with enough space to display it all?

This as a little quotation to celebrate attaining Level 6:.

Mooolah comments on Jun 2, 2018:

And thus is the reason social change is so slow. The arc of history is long but it bends towards justice.

fishline79 replies on Jun 3, 2018:

Do you think so? I would like to!

I'll end the evening (at least for me) with this skyline of Philadelphia, and one of my old college ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 2, 2018:

I love these. I do Instagrams for what is called William Penn Wednesdays. I have a whole collection of Billy shots. Did you know that there is an observation deck right under his feet? I love Philly and try to get there for a day at least once a month.

fishline79 replies on Jun 3, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Thank you for that opinion. It sounds like it has merit. The man was a recluse and perhaps it seems arrogant and selfish to keep these wonderful works from the public. These works, after all. belong to everybody and it seems unfair to withhold them from the world just because one has the financial means to do so. Of course, he had the insight to recognize the artists before everybody else did. I'll have to go down to the museum and see the collection in context.

♥ No time on earth is long enough to share with the dogs we love, or prepare our hearts to say ...

fishline79 comments on Jun 3, 2018:

I know how you feel. This was my tribute to my terrier. About 10 years ago.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UykRBl0tzN8

fishline79 replies on Jun 3, 2018:

Sorry. Only 6 years. Seems like 10

Just me and my granddaughter goofing.

fishline79 comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Tell her next time the peace sign is palm forward! If she does in in England she might get into a tiff! Cute kid.

fishline79 replies on Jun 2, 2018:

@Cherie44 Actually, that makes the photo all the better.

On my way home, I drive by this wetland area every day.

fishline79 comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Don't get too close to the edge. You might get swallowed by a Burmese (or is it Mienmarese?) Pithon!

fishline79 replies on Jun 2, 2018:

@germangirl90439 I understand those damned pithons even eat the alligators! "Sad" (as Trump would say)

I'll end the evening (at least for me) with this skyline of Philadelphia, and one of my old college ...

jujuofthesea comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Awe geeze!!! ?

fishline79 replies on Jun 2, 2018:

It "aroused" lots of mirth for me and a couple of my fellow art students back in the late 60s, one of whom was Joe Dante, director of The Howling, the Burbs, Gremlins etc. etc.

I'll end the evening (at least for me) with this skyline of Philadelphia, and one of my old college ...

Donna_I comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Lol! Someone didn't check all the perspectives before the bronze cast. 😶😁🙃

fishline79 replies on Jun 2, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse When I lived there I used to ride all over in my bicycle. But walking is also good. Try Barcelona, sometime, if you haven't already.

I'll end the evening (at least for me) with this skyline of Philadelphia, and one of my old college ...

Donna_I comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Lol! Someone didn't check all the perspectives before the bronze cast. 😶😁🙃

fishline79 replies on Jun 2, 2018:

And I'm so glad!

I'll end the evening (at least for me) with this skyline of Philadelphia, and one of my old college ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 2, 2018:

I love these. I do Instagrams for what is called William Penn Wednesdays. I have a whole collection of Billy shots. Did you know that there is an observation deck right under his feet? I love Philly and try to get there for a day at least once a month.

fishline79 replies on Jun 2, 2018:

Did you know about the "meat loaf" angle of Billy? I never knew if anybody outside of my small circle were aware of it? One of my favorite places in the world is the Art Museum, but, I must say that its image has been somewhat tarnished for me after seeing the documentary about the breach of the Barnes Foundation will and the part the museum committee played in it. I don't recall the title of the film but it was fascinating. I saw the Barnes just after they decided to open it to the public at certain times, and it was one of the world's greatest personal collections.

This is in Winslow Arizona, it is a beautiful place.

fishline79 comments on Jun 1, 2018:

"Don't forget Wynona!" "Get your kicks".

fishline79 replies on Jun 1, 2018:

@Sheannutt You got it, babe!

Just me and my granddaughter goofing.

fishline79 comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Tell her next time the peace sign is palm forward! If she does in in England she might get into a tiff! Cute kid.

fishline79 replies on Jun 1, 2018:

@Cherie44 Then,I hate to tell you,Cherie, but the only one who doesn't know what this precocious little nipper is saying is YOU! (certainly not your "English friend")

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sassygirl3869 comments on Jun 1, 2018:

We had another song posted on this singer. Excellent.

fishline79 replies on Jun 1, 2018:

Yes. I posted it. It's me. davidfishel.net

I live in a small river city.

fishline79 comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Looks familiar.

fishline79 replies on Jun 1, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse I have one I took many years ago on a hazy day in which three bridges appear. I can't find it but it was Photographic.

Just me and my granddaughter goofing.

fishline79 comments on May 31, 2018:

Is she English?

fishline79 replies on Jun 1, 2018:

@Cherie44 I asked that question because that is the British version of the extended middle finger jesture! I'm sure that was not her intention, but what exactly was the meaning of the gesture? BTW, the English version of "Shooting the Bird" is actually representative of "shooting the arrow" from the victory over the French by English archers at the battle of Agencourt.

How about some of your favorite "Pet" shots.

CrazyQuilter comments on May 31, 2018:

This is Fonzy's first kill. I think it was by accident from playing with it, and I decided he must be Buddhist by his remorseful expression.

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

Apropos of that. I always thought Buddhists were supposed to be pacifistic but look at Mienmar!

Definition from "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce; PIETY: Reverence for the supreme ...

VAL3941 comments on May 31, 2018:

So even the devil knew ??

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

@VAL3941 Sorry. I use sarcasm all the time and people don't notice!

How about some of your favorite "Pet" shots.

CrazyQuilter comments on May 31, 2018:

This is Fonzy's first kill. I think it was by accident from playing with it, and I decided he must be Buddhist by his remorseful expression.

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

@CrazyQuilter Luck for you he didn't catch a fox!

How about some of your favorite "Pet" shots.

CrazyQuilter comments on May 31, 2018:

This is Fonzy's first kill. I think it was by accident from playing with it, and I decided he must be Buddhist by his remorseful expression.

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

Well, I don't think you should scold him. He probably was really proud for doing what he was bred to do. Isn't he a Rat Terrier? My adorable little mixed terrier killed a squirrel and I was astounded!

How about some of your favorite "Pet" shots.

MsHoliday comments on May 30, 2018:

Here’s Fred!!

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

@CrazyQuilter I don't think they find it fun either. They are apparently making some statement but damned if I can figure it out!

How about some of your favorite "Pet" shots.

MsHoliday comments on May 30, 2018:

Here’s Fred!!

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

@Holiday The book says that about Papillons. Not lap dogs, but mine will, when he wants to, lie across my legs. Also, when I put my face up to him and request a kiss, he will dutifully give my nose a furtive lick. BTW, the one in the photo I just sent is a she, and she was cute. I think she was something mixed with Maltese, maybe Yorkie because those breeds are both gregarious on Menorca, where she was from.

Does intelligence lead to atheism?

LenHazell53 comments on May 31, 2018:

Intelligence is simply the ability to gather and apply appropriate knowledge in a critical and practical way. If you have no knowledge, or inaccurate knowledge or decide not to gain certain knowledge for the sake of an abnegation of responsibility and a peaceful life you can be very intelligent ...

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

I guess that addresses the conundrum of how IQ tests can be used to determine the intelligence of someone like the French "Wild Child. They usually use geometric figures and other such non-informational devices.

Does intelligence lead to atheism?

rsabbatini comments on May 31, 2018:

My scientific supervisor, an internationally known neuroscientist, was a very intelligent and cult man. However, he was deeply religious (Catholic). I was intrigued by this apparent contradiction and once I asked him how could he reconcile opposing views about the brain, the religious and the ...

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

@LenHazell53 My flippant comment was just an attempt at levity, probably because such discussions generally lead nowhere and convince nobody because our pre-conceived notions are so firmly planted. I feel it is usually refreshing to resort to humor!

Does intelligence lead to atheism?

JacarC comments on May 31, 2018:

“Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.” ― Aristotle, The Philosophy of Aristotle I call this “the Jesuit Barrier.” Something happens to the human brain between 6 and 8 years of age. Certain pathways become almost concretized. That is, they will prove to be ...

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

There is apparently a similar "barrier" in force with regard to the Congressional Republicans. Nevertheless I'm not sure I agree with this hypothesis. I was raised in a religious family and dragged to church and exposed to the doctrine since a very young age, and I am now an Agnostic. Some of us chose to leap this barrier.

Definition from "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce; PIETY: Reverence for the supreme ...

VAL3941 comments on May 31, 2018:

So even the devil knew ??

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

Look up the "D D". It's a great piece of satire written by the man who wrote such 19th Century classics as "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

I'm kind of wondering why Rosanne Barr is held to a higher standard than the president of the U.

farmboy2017 comments on May 31, 2018:

Trump is protected by millions of stooges.

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

Yeah, the Republican party.

I'm kind of wondering why Rosanne Barr is held to a higher standard than the president of the U.

MrLizard comments on May 31, 2018:

Roseanne deserves all the ire we can give. So does Trump. But we can't excuse Roseanne just because Trump gets away with it.

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

That's not what I was suggesting. She can die for all I care. As if ABC didn't know what that f'ing redneck is! Just like Celebrity Apprentice, the only thing that's important is ratings!

Does intelligence lead to atheism?

rsabbatini comments on May 31, 2018:

My scientific supervisor, an internationally known neuroscientist, was a very intelligent and cult man. However, he was deeply religious (Catholic). I was intrigued by this apparent contradiction and once I asked him how could he reconcile opposing views about the brain, the religious and the ...

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

Sounds like he might have had a lobotomy.

How about some of your favorite "Pet" shots.

MsHoliday comments on May 30, 2018:

Here’s Fred!!

fishline79 replies on May 31, 2018:

@Holiday Mine is twelve and, thankfully he is in good health but a nervous wreck, as I said. I had a beauttiful little rescue who had the trachea problem but it was caused by an enlarged heart. She only lived to ten but I still miss her. She was a beautiful mix of ? and ?. I think the cause of the Papillon's emotional problems is loosing her, because he changed when she died. Doed yours have luxating patellas?

Another portrait of girl in a barn.

fishline79 comments on May 30, 2018:

Who was it? Hamilton? Your girls remind me a bit of him. A bit less etherial, but pretty models. Why is the chair tilted? I keep thinking she'll fall off and break her fiddle!

fishline79 replies on May 30, 2018:

@jujuofthesea He died just two years ago but was very well known back in the 60s and 70s. It was almost borderline "Lolita" I guess but beautiful. He was sort of the Roger Vadim of the still photography world. His coffee Table books abounded in a time when there was no stigma with photographing scantily clad girls even under the age of consent in sentuous poses. Had he lived in todays world he would probably have been censured, or imprisoned! There was such a time! Not anymore in today's evangelical USA.

How about some of your favorite "Pet" shots.

MsHoliday comments on May 30, 2018:

Here’s Fred!!

fishline79 replies on May 30, 2018:

Is he as aloof and defensive as my Poco? He's terribly dependent but if you dare try to pick him up or clean the sleepers out of his eyes or even pull a burr ot of his fur, he tries to bite you! I love him but he's incredibly neurotic. But he's a rescue Papillon from Missouri. He also likes to fold up all the throw rugs in the house. He spent three months in a pet shop in PA until we rescued him. I think your little guy is much better bred.

I decided I wanted to see if I could do some photography that would be a homage to Surrealism.

fishline79 comments on May 30, 2018:

Nice. I won't even ask about your methods!

fishline79 replies on May 30, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Well, whetever it is, it works. Is your name really Matisse?

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z0000 comments on May 29, 2018:

Clever. Very well done. More people need to hear this.

fishline79 replies on May 30, 2018:

Tell me about it1 Marketing was never my strong point. I have 10 albums and boxes of unsold CDs!....davidfishel.net

As I was saying in an earlier post.

Outlier comments on May 29, 2018:

It's difficult to compete with centuries of fine art: You did well with this photograph. Congratulations

fishline79 replies on May 30, 2018:

I used this theme partially because I live in the Catalan-speaking Balearic Islands and Borell was a Catalan artist.

My son and I were having breakfast at a restaurant in Lincoln Square one day last summer.

Outlier comments on May 29, 2018:

Fantastico, Bravo!

fishline79 replies on May 30, 2018:

Brava!

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HeraTera comments on May 29, 2018:

That is pretty awesome! I like a lot of the things you bring up in the song. I have noticed a lot of Christians (at least around here) seem to follow the old testament ways - totally ignoring the fact that Jesus came to do away with the old covenant (Old Testament). No more "eye for an eye". Put...

fishline79 replies on May 30, 2018:

I have been saying that for years. Especially Evangelicals! They play on the bigotry and violence of the Old Testament, eg. "Some say an eye for an eye, but I say".... etc.etc.!