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Afrodisiacs – African Aphrodisiacs

Started by Joan Denoo 11 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Am I so old and not know the definition of aphrodisiac, and its historical definition being based on Aphrodite, that her name came from the African drugs that Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans used for sexual enhancement? Dhu! Aphrodite, ancient Greek…Continue

Tags: Africa, Lady, Victorian

Degrees of Doubt: The Claims and Credentials of Ravi Zacharias (The Thinking Atheist)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Chris May 17. 1 Reply 2 Likes

Anyone here ever run onto an apologist by the name of Ravi Zacharias? I've seen his name dropped multiple times on YouTube as supposedly being THE ONE APOLOGIST that no atheist wants to cross swords with, because of his facility with christian…Continue

Tags: Ravi Zacharias, Steve Baughman, The Thinking Atheist, Seth Andrews

The Most Hated Woman in America (The Thinking Atheist)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Gary S Apr 19. 7 Replies 3 Likes

Before Aron Ra and Matt Dillahunty, before Dawkins or Dennett or Harris or even Hitchens, there was Madalyn Murray O'Hair. In the midst of an America where Christianity was being flaunted as a defense against the godless communists of the Soviet…Continue

Tags: Frank Zindler, The Thinking Atheist, Seth Andrews, Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Proud Dad is REALLY Proud Now!

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Todd Williams Apr 12. 16 Replies 6 Likes

As some of you may or may not know, my daughter is a television news producer, currently working in Nashville, Tennessee. Her assignment is the morning news, which means she blasts herself up at umpti-ump in the morning to organize and prepare a…Continue

Tags: Emmy, news, television, daughter, dad

attacking ideas (TheraminTrees)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Grinning Cat Apr 4. 1 Reply 4 Likes

Attacking ideas is a considerable portion of what we as atheists do. Why attack ideas? Ideas earn attack when they don't serve people, not just us but those who adopt said ideas, mistakenly thinking that they have value when they don't. Our…Continue

Tags: ideas, Islam, TheraminTrees

bending truth, or "We Can All Be Manipulated" (TheraminTrees)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Grinning Cat Apr 4. 40 Replies 6 Likes

The following is one of TheraminTrees' most thorough-going pieces, wherein he looks at the process and techniques whereby a "religious" organization (which will sound VERY familiar to most of us, once introductions are made!) takes a person who…Continue

Tags: indoctrination, truth, manipulation, TheraminTrees

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Comment by sk8eycat on March 2, 2014 at 6:36pm: Joan, when I worked at KCET I was either a volunteer or a temp, so I didn't know the full-time staff except for the people I worked with directly. Especially not the technical guys. Val is much younger than I am, and seemed to be totally focused on his work whenever I saw him. But he WAS good-looking.

He's been concentrating on architectural photography for the past 15-20 years

Everyone I knew got fed up with KCET's management policies at one time or another, and left. They actually hired a hatchet man and made him Vice President...one day he "downsized" by firing about 15 gay employees from all departments, and nobody spoke up in their defense. That was a year or two after I decided not to go back (I had two sick parents to take care of at home by then.)

KCET recently left PBS, and sold the studio to (Ewww!) The "Church" of Scientology. I would have been grossed out even if they'd sold the lot to the Los Angeles Diocese, but to the El-Ronners? Gack!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCET_Studios
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Oh! I "invented" a word last night: "Crasstians." It applies to professional xians of all types, but especially praying politicians, TV evangelists, and ostentatious behavior like Timmy Tebow's grandstanding act of kneeling on the football field..

Comment by sk8eycat on March 2, 2014 at 6:05pm: Patricia, how far can you travel with the scooter, mand do you have to negotiate any hills?

The closest market to our house is about a mile and a half, opne way. And it's all downhill from here, so coming back would be mostly uphill...especially the last block to the house. The front walkway is fairly level, but the driveway (around the corner) is fairly steep.
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Speaking of neighborhoods changing, when we first moved here (1945) the area was semi-rural with a huge vinyard and winery one block uphill from us. There were 7 houses on our 2-block street. This is how things had changed by 1949. (The one time it snowed here, and stayed on the ground for 3 days)
And this is how our street looks now:

Lotta changes, eh?

Comment by The Flying Atheist on March 2, 2014 at 3:50pm: Scary ladder photos, Joan. You couldn't pay me to be in some of those situations. At least Patricia and her ladder were on terra firma.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on March 2, 2014 at 3:43pm: I always feel melancholy when I drive through my old neighborhood and past my childhood home. I have a lot of wonderful memories of growing up there and the many fun families and friends who were so important at the time. It was my entire world. But so much has changed. The neighborhood looks run-down. People have erected big iron or chain-link fences in front of their homes. It seems very uninviting and cold. Exterior re-modelings have brought about an unfamiliar look to the area. At the end of my street where I attended grammar school, they built a big addition to the school right up to the boundary of the sidewalk, eliminating a big grassy hill where I went sledding in winter as a kid and played among the dandelions in summer. How fortunate we are to be able to live out our lives with such memories.

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 2, 2014 at 3:33pm: Patricia, I like the being inventive part! Your description of the ladder on your scooter gives me nightmares. So happy you made it home! Safely! I know you are wise how you use ladders!!!!!

Fun With Ladders

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 2, 2014 at 2:43pm: I have never used the feature on my computer, "Search Google for this Image". I found it and the place where the picture was taken.

CLOUDED LEOPARD 1

CLOUDED LEOPARD 2

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 2, 2014 at 2:31pm: Felaine, funny video clip; did he play tricks when you were there?

Patricia, your scooter looks so cool and a handy thing to be able to use. That cat is an amazing animal with a sweet face.

Mindy, I find it bitter/sweet to go back to former homes of loved ones. Everything changes, yet I can sometimes see remnants of former memories. Your cat and face in the window evokes memories as well. I would be worrying as well with a loved one on wet or icy roads.

Comment by Loren Miller on March 2, 2014 at 1:40pm: WHOA!!! Now THAT is a PUDDY-CAT, Patricia!

Comment by The Flying Atheist on March 2, 2014 at 11:57am: Love the cat photo, Mindy. Beautiful, cute, artistic, introspective. It's a fantastic picture on several different levels.