Mad Max everywhere is my perspective. But I haven’t read the referenced books.

Our cat is very low maintenance. A bit on the skinny side, but otherwise healthy.

Facebook post from Dr. Robert Gagnon regarding the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd: Everyone has a constitutional right to gather to protest (just as everyone has a constitutional right to gather for worship), even in a pandemic. But these protests have become counterproductive occasions for...

I think this might be somewhat related to this topic. How close or far do you live from any of the unrest of the last several days? Closest to me is Boston - 1.75 hours / 90 miles away. Where I live is quite rural, economically diverse neighborhood, houses with wide ranging values ($100,000 to $500...

Could anyone explain to me why Jesus used violence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple .. I don’t know, but thank you for linking that page. I learned some new things. Some views are discussed here: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/16881/in-mark-1115-17-why-did-je...

Personal Issues Score 50 Economic Issues Score 80 Centrist Centrist prefer a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride the...

Am I the only one here that thinks part of the reason the rioting has gotten so out of hand is bc of the Covid lockdown? I agree with Scott Adams that this has set the progress of Black back 10 years. But doesn't take much to make people snap under the conditions we've been under. I’m with you Pug....

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ALSO. (And sorry for the rapid fire posts.)
I wonder how many times you can use a disposable coffee cup before you get "chemicals" leached into your drink though...

At least once per day until you die.

Anyone have any further input into this? Apparently type A blood significantly more prone to complications than say the AB or type O? Doodle, no disrespect intended, but my first reaction when I read the post title was, I have red blood, I've never identified with the bluebloods. You may take that ...

Nice picture, Mountaineer. Timely! Not evident what this is in response to. Scrolled all the way back to April 18th but not seeing anything by Mountaineer. Vinny This is the avatar thread. He's talking about Mountaineer's avatar. (A picture of the Falcon 9.) Yes indeed. It’s the recent launch of th...

Greetings all! My daily check-in message is a BIG THANK YOU to Xan for maintaining this forum. I personally appreciate his efforts.

Blessings, ...Mountaineer

Most of our charitable monetary contributions go to our church. I am on the Board of Trustees. I know where and how the contributions/financial gifts are utilized and for practical purposes, none is wasted and all goes to worthy needs. We also give to our local volunteer fire department and a couple...