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Surreal, I haz it

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat 1 hour ago. 99 Replies 11 Likes

Surreal, not just found in art.Continue

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A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Plinius Sep 28. 8 Replies 1 Like

I received a gift this morning from a virtual friend, Pamela Smith:A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :" One day an old wise teacher was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have…Continue

Speak English? YOU FIRST! (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Donald R Barbera Sep 27. 5 Replies 4 Likes

Honestly, the title to this piece is badly under-representative of the content. To be far more accurate, what we have here is Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, going on a rant. Before you say it ... Say WHAAAA? Betty Bowers ranting? …Continue

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10 Things About Patriotism (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Plinius Sep 26. 2 Replies 2 Likes

It seems as though lately, Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, is evolving into America's Best Patriot. She has recently been taking some fairly well-aimed shots at a certain Orange Nightmare and his sycophantic hangers-on, regarding the…Continue

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A Prayer for Our Nation (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 21. 2 Replies 3 Likes

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, has seen what is going on with the current occupant of the Oval Office, and my impression is that she is not at all happy with it. True to her citizenship,…Continue

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Any Babymetal Fans Here?

Started by Bruce Carroll. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 12. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Any Babymetal fans here besides me? I have to ask because 1) I really like Babymetal and 2) Babymetal unknowingly played a role in my journey out of religion.For those who are unfamiliar with Babymetal, here is a link to one of their most popular…Continue

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Comment by sk8eycat on March 24, 2014 at 3:43pm: Oh, I believe Santayana's remark about repeating the past.

There was another observation that I read last night that a culture that worships the past is decadent. I'm sorry that I can't give you a reference...I was scanning quotes on the net, and doing the same with several different books, including a couple of fantasy novels. It may have been a Heinlein quote...I just don't remember.

Comment by Loren Miller on March 24, 2014 at 2:00pm: sk8ey, the only way I would amend Kennedy's statement is to recognize that we do have to look behind, at least to know and acknowledge what has happened before us. Too well do I know the famous statement made by George Santayana about those not knowing the past being condemned to repeat it. I think we have to act with the consciousness of the past and awareness of the present in order to address the future. We can't afford the blinders that others would superimpose on us.

And I think I speak for all here when I say we won't wear 'em.

Comment by sk8eycat on March 24, 2014 at 12:32pm: Mindy, I don't know what "spirituality" means anymore...and I'm sure that most people who use any form of it don't know what they're talking about, either. Here's a more concise version of the same statement:

Comment by sk8eycat on March 24, 2014 at 12:30pm: Randall, I want daylight in the morning so I can see where stuff is without turning on every light in the house...(It doesn't "save" energy...it just shifts the time of peak usage.)

I really want to know the rationale for the whole thing...

Do farm animals set their internal clocks ahead on someone's say-so? Of course not! Same goes for wild animals, and the ones who live with us...."Why are you feeding/walking me now?" (Of course most dogs I've known will eat and go "walkies" any time.)

Comment by Randall Smith on March 24, 2014 at 8:28am: Indiana succumbed to DST a few years back. I hate it. I'll skip all my reasons, but basically, it has to do with me being a morning person. And I want daylight in the morning, darkness after supper. It's the opposite now.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on March 23, 2014 at 9:21pm: Elaine and Joan, love the information the two of you posted about cats. Those are beautiful creatures, both the wild and domestic cats.

Comment by sk8eycat on March 23, 2014 at 9:19pm: Patricia, Arizona doesn't change their clocks, either. Sensible.

50+ years ago, when I was with Holiday, we toured by rail 90% of the time, and ALL the railroads everywhere in the US stayed on Standard Time all year. Now that all passenger travel is via AMTRAK, they follow the crowd.

Disgusting.

(My first year with HOI, we rehearsed in Minot ND, and they were trying Daylight time...it was twilight till almost midnight. The local yayhoos drove around and around the town all bloody night.

We hated it; we had to be on the ice at 8:30AM....that meant getting up around 6AM if we wanted to get any breakfast in the hotel's tiny coffee shop.

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 23, 2014 at 8:24pm

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 23, 2014 at 8:19pm: Felaine, I enjoyed the photos of those cats very much. The Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) rang a few bells in my head, so I looked them up and went back and reread the information about the Bengal cat. They look alike, their characteristics are alike. Here is a little blurb on Bengal cats, the domestic kind. Notice the markings on their heads and their love of water.
Domestic Bengal Cats: an Exotic Cat Breed

Notice its facial markings and compare them to the Fishing Cat.

Comment by sk8eycat on March 23, 2014 at 8:04pm: I'm still trying to get used to Daylight Squandering Time; I have always hated it. I mean, HOW are we "saving" anything, and what good does it do, except give after-work golfers an extra hour to play? All it ever did for me was blind me as I was driving home from work...facing directly west.