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Researcher finds new evidence of western forest decline

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Donald R Barbera on Friday. 1 Reply 1 Like

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Tags: change, tags, soils, rainfall, decline

Ignorance is Bliss: Why Religious People Seem Happier Than the 'Nones'”.

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by kathy: ky Aug 9. 4 Replies 1 Like

“Highly Religious Volunteer More, Lie Less, and Claim to Be Happier”~ Houston Chronicle; “Strongly Religious People are Happier than Non-Religious” ~ Christian Daily."The study determined that 40 percent of highly religious adults—defined as those…Continue

Tags: Nones, happiness, non-religiosity, religiosity, bliss

If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

Started by Idaho Spud. Last reply by Jonathan Simeone Aug 5. 29 Replies 2 Likes

Today, I heard Seth Andrews talk about the question, "If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?" My first thought was religion, but after a few seconds I decided it would be irrational or anti-scientific thinking. That would take…Continue

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The Bourne Again Identity (Mr. Deity)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Loren Miller Aug 3. 3 Replies 2 Likes

There's a young man, unconscious, found tangled with the bushes which describe the edge of your property, late one evening. Who is he? Where did he come from? These are the questions which confound Ward and Pam as they attempt to deal with a most…Continue

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Where The Buffalo Roam AGAIN - Allan Savory Institute

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Daniel W Jul 31. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Where The Buffalo Roam AGAIN - Allan Savory InstituteI have followed the Justin Rhodes family for many months and each videa is unique. this one is about their adventures in Colorado, and…Continue

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Yasmine Mohammed - Confessions of an Ex-Muslim (The Thinking Atheist)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Idaho Spud Jul 7. 6 Replies 3 Likes

Yasmine Mohammed is not your average ex-Muslim. Not only did she get shut of Islam, she also managed to escape what was at one time the most notorious of radical Islamist organizations: Al Qaeda. She has since documented the story of her apostasy…Continue

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Comment by Randall Smith on November 6, 2015 at 7:22am: What, no bird book, Joan?! You gotta get one. I use mine (and trees) all the time. The Sandhill cranes should be flying overhead to their winter homes pretty soon. Love that sight and sounds.

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 6, 2015 at 12:03am: I woke up this morning to snowflakes as big as quarters that quickly covered the forest and ground. Jared left for work when it was 21 degrees F, or -6 C according to my handy gadget. I bundled up to get to the greenhouse and found it quite pleasant, altho I forgot to look at the temperatures while there. I won't be filling birdfeeders when it is this cold. I just scattered bird seeds around under the big red fir outside my window. A new bird flock arrived today. I still don't have a bird book. The one I have in Spokane is for Texas birds. It remained cold all day and I sat and read for a big part of the day. The snow was all gone when I went out to gather salad greens at about 5:00 PM.

I tell Dominic I am going to the greenhouse and he leads me there, or I tell him I am headed for the tool shed and he leads me there.

I wonder what our new normal will turn out to be, if there ever is a normal season again. Spokane had a snifter of snow this morning that didn't stick, according to Cary.

Comment by Loren Miller on November 5, 2015 at 1:02pm: Oh, CLASSIC cut, Pat. Always liked Spirit, myself. They were a fun band!

Comment by Pat on November 5, 2015 at 12:37pm: 22 °C, or 72 °F here at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Like Cleveland, that's unusual for this area at this time of the year. It's normally around 11 °C cooler or 22 °F cooler than it is today. While I'm enjoying it, in the back of my mind, I keep hearing that song from the 60's group "Spirit." Natures Way

Comment by Plinius on November 5, 2015 at 11:21am: Here it's about 4 °C warmer than usual...

Comment by Loren Miller on November 5, 2015 at 10:58am: 77° F here in Cleveland, which is CRAZY for this time of year. I think come next week the other shoe will drop and the temps will fall into something more normal.

Comment by Randall Smith on November 5, 2015 at 6:50am: To me, these are bonus days as far as weather is concerned. I'll be golfing for the fourth straight day today. Unheard of in November. And next week is supposed to be nice, too. Reality will settle in eventually. Not looking forward to that.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on November 4, 2015 at 7:03pm: We had fantastic weather here in Philly. Hope you all enjoyed your day too.

Do you have weather envy?

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p.s. It's due to Arctic Oscillation, not El Nino.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on November 2, 2015 at 10:26pm: Thanks for asking, Joan. There's only symptom control for pinched nerve syndrome. I tried a neck stretching device (about $350) a few years ago. It did make my back feel better. After two weeks my hips got very very painful. It hurt so much I couldn't sit or stand still, just paced about with my walker. Lasted about 3 weeks, then subsided. Apparently the stretching, anchored at the hip girdle, inflamed cartilage there or something. I threw it out. Now I regret it, since my symptoms are worse. Bought another device, from Australia, that worked differently. Couldn't adjust it properly. It always rotated too far and too fast. Put it in the attic. Now I'm thinking of trying again. I have a cervical stretching deice that only works on the neck, that seems OK. But it felt as if it was making my current problem, nerves down my shoulder and right arm to my hand, a little worse. <sigh> I use a lidoderm patch to help me sleep, sometimes two.

It sucks getting old.

Don't have time to look at the 30 minute video tonight. Tomorrow.

250 trick or treaters, kind of overwhelming. I got nine.

Keep us up to date on your progress, please, Flying Atheist. And thanks for the virtual hug. Here's one for you too. Hubby will get a second cataract surgery in 2 1/2 weeks, he had a capsulotomy today.

Good night, All!

Comment by Randall Smith on November 2, 2015 at 7:54am: Joan, it's hilarious to see your repeated comments popping up here and there! I'm sure it's not your doing. Wish I had time (or took the time) to watch the video you referred to.

Yes, Carl, good weather approaching here in Indiana, too. 250 trick or treaters? Whoa!!