I don't understand lots of stuff but one thing really baffles me. Why would you uncircle me but keep me on your friends list ? I act much better here.

The Stoke Mandeville Games were the first ever organized sporting event for the disabled, and served as a precursor to the modern Paralympic Games

 The Stoke Mandeville Games were the first ever organized sporting event for the disabled, and served as a precursor to the modern Paralympic Games
http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/sports/

Shall we minimize sin? By no means! But didn’t someone important say that laws were made for people and not people for laws? What good is it if orthodoxy is vindicated, but all the sinners are lost? So why waste time hating sin, when there are sinners who need to be loved?

Shall we minimize sin? By no means! But didn’t someone important say that laws were made for people and not people for laws? What good is it if orthodoxy is vindicated, but all the sinners are lost? So why waste time hating sin, when there are sinners who need to be loved?
http://www.kencollins.com/discipleship/disc-31.htm

The "TRENDING ON GOOGLE" stuff sure gets strange at night lately.

And now for something completely different...

And now for something completely different...

Originally shared by ****

http://www.SouthFlorida.FM WE ARE LIVE! 
http://www.SouthFlorida.FM

Everybody will be spinning this to suit their agenda for at least the next couple of days. They (and I) will be Huffing and Fauxing and blogging their little hearts out. Here's a link to the actual platform though. Just in case you want to do a little "fact-checking" of your own.

Everybody will be spinning this to suit their agenda for at least the next couple of days. They (and I) will be Huffing and Fauxing and blogging their little hearts out. Here's a link to the actual platform though. Just in case you want to do a little "fact-checking" of your own.

If it's a bit "tl/dr" for you then please accept my spinopsys as gospel. I am an ordained minister after all...
GOP=BAD They hate you and women and the environment and the working class and science. 
Dem's pretty bad too. But they do love and respect you and women and the environment and puppies and the internet.

You're welcome.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/104221532/2012-Gop-Platform

The caption said the cars were on a tow truck. (wptv.com)

The caption said the cars were on a tow truck. (wptv.com)

Thanks to http://www.wptv.com/

Thanks to  http://www.wptv.com/
Palm Beach county, FL

When I was a kid all the other kids had BB guns. I really wanted one too. My mom wouldn't buy me one. She didn't trust me. She didn't think I would be able to "keep out of trouble" if I had one.

When I was a kid all the other kids had BB guns. I really wanted one too. My mom wouldn't buy me one. She didn't trust me.  She didn't think I would be able to "keep out of trouble" if I had one.
So I scrounged up some money with Coke bottles and yard work and stuff. Eventually I bought my single pump (very low power) gun from a buddy who had moved up to a better one.
Long story short - My mom was right. At least I didn't put anybodies eye out. I was better that the other kids but still got it taken away within a week.
I know the bad guys have bad-ass guns. I would completely support taking their guns away if we could figure out a way to do it. I know the police should not be asked to go protect us and then be sitting ducks for the bad guys. But is it time maybe to ask them to be responsible too. If they can't handle the weapons maybe it's time reevaluate their training or their weapons or their roles - and ours.

I understand how unpopular this question might be and accept that there may be some contention. Please if commenting on this thread, be civil to each other. Rip ME a new one if you want to tho...

I tried to write something here about understand and fairness and the value of open debate. I want to understand how a reasonable person could believe that "no exceptions" is a good idea. But I just can't.

I tried to write something here about understand and fairness and the value of open debate. I want to understand how a reasonable person could believe that  "no exceptions" is a good idea. But I just can't. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cat5SyMBSpk

Thessalonians 3:6-18 - What ! I never knew. I thought the American Dream was to get rich and tell others what to do. Has Romney read this ? I'm going to have to re-think all my plans now...

Thessalonians 3:6-18 - What ! I never knew. I thought the American Dream was to get rich and tell others what to do. Has Romney read this ? I'm going to have to re-think all my plans now...

I never had children so I don't feel qualified to comment.

I never had children so I don't feel qualified to comment. 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/27/new-circumcision-guidelin_n_1826069.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

Not all censorship is equal, nor does all arise from government or external force. People self-censor all the time; such restraint can be part of the price of rational dialogue. The artist Ben Shahn's poster illustration reads: "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." Silence can indicate a forced assent, or conversely, it can be contemplative, a necessary part of dialogue that rises above the din of quotidian life.

Not all censorship is equal, nor does all arise from government or external force. People self-censor all the time; such restraint can be part of the price of rational dialogue. The artist Ben Shahn's poster illustration reads: "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." Silence can indicate a forced assent, or conversely, it can be contemplative, a necessary part of dialogue that rises above the din of quotidian life.
excerpted from http://gilc.org/speech/osistudy/censorship/
http://gilc.org/speech/osistudy/censorship/

Wow!

Wow!

Originally shared by Krystyn Chong

The AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol

The very first #true industrial double barrel semiautomatic pistol of all times built to #commemorate the legendary Colt 1911-A1 in the Centenary.

The AF2011-A1 holds amazing and surprising #target performance for the #shooter: it can group all the 8 double .45 caliber rounds (16 bullets) held in the duplex, single columns magazines, on a target of the size of an orange at 15 yards and of a watermelon at 25.

This is like a Ferrari to me but instead of taking it out on the track and playing with it for a day I'd be target shooting at the range.

#16shooter #wheresmyrootbeer
#guns #firearms

Yessss...

Yessss...

Originally shared by Denise Malia

Hoping That Others Are Even Half as Angry as I Am

Some of the music and info - Iffen y'all don't like Facebook just go to

Some of the music and info - Iffen y'all don't like Facebook just go to 
http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/2012-muddy-roots-festival-official-field-guide
http://www.facebook.com/events/290414140982011/

How to Keep Your Spiritual Wits About You in a Romantic Relationship

How to Keep Your Spiritual Wits About You in a Romantic Relationship

Romantic love is not for the weak of heart. It is exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time...
http://www.spiritualsisters.com/kerrycannava1.htm

Happy Women's Equality Day !

Happy Women's Equality Day !

Equality is not a gift but a right that had to be taken and now defended. Use it or lose it. This might be a very good year for women.
http://www.freep.com/article/20120826/OPINION05/308260098/Re-energize-commitment-to-women-s-equality

I was looking into Iona for #sacredsunday because of it's early Christian roots and my interest in anything related to Ireland. There is plenty to choose from in that regard. The Celts and the Picts and the Vikings have all left their marks even before it became a world famous center of learning and even today it draws pilgrims in droves.

I was looking into Iona for #sacredsunday  because of it's early Christian roots and my interest in anything related to Ireland. There is plenty to choose from in that regard. The Celts and the Picts and the Vikings have all left their marks even before it became a world famous center of learning and even today it draws pilgrims in droves.
I found out though that it was considered a sacred place and drew people to it in great numbers long before the age of Christ. The info is not so easy to find but the "pull" is there. Open your senses and you can feel it too.  Take a peek and feel the allure of  - Iona an ancient and current spiritual center of the human experience.
http://www.ancient-yew.org/mi.php/research-paper-iona/86

Interesting question comments locked link to original if you want to chime in please. https://plus.google.com/118328436599489401972/posts/6HKHzSK26hT

Interesting question comments locked link to original if you want to chime in please. https://plus.google.com/118328436599489401972/posts/6HKHzSK26hT

Originally shared by John Fanavans

You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. Maybe you need these people to get a job, maybe they are the heads of your chosen field. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?

Thanks to miriam dunn - please share...

Thanks to miriam dunn - please share...

Originally shared by Robert Llewellyn

Renegade Raging Grannies
A wonderfully refreshing reaction to the Todd Aiken legitimate rape bollocks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anc_gP2_QeI

I always thought it was "serve and protect" but it turns out that the NYPD's actual motto is "Fidelis ad Mortem" or "Faithful Unto Death" I wonder if they might need to change it into  "Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoset" now ?

Thanks Gord Birch - great piece

Thanks Gord Birch - great piece

Originally shared by ****

I can't make this stuff up

I'm sitting in a Starbucks doing random whatever over an iced americano. While I waiting for my drink, I watched a guy with his friend, pick up a newspaper; and start to remark on the Samsung Apple verdict.

Guy: "Wait, so what they're saying is, Samsung is the same as Apple?"
Friend: "I know, right? Makes me think twice about how much I paid for my Mac Book"
Guy: "Seriously"

Not 10 minutes later, a husband and wife, same newspaper:

Husband: "... Samsung's iPad is the same as Apple's iPad, and I paid how much for the Apple one? Honey, I told you they were a ripoff", after looking up the Samsung tablet on his iPhone.
Wife: "Oh wow," looking at the screen, "... that's a lot cheaper. Think we can return it?"

I put my Samsung QX410 on my table, and started to plug in, when he leans over to me, "Sorry, you don't mind if I ask, how much did you pay for your Samsung laptop?"

"Oh, no worries, it was $700." I replied. 

I watched shock overcome his face, like actual shock. He looked at me, blankly, for an awkward amount of time, "Mind if I have a look?" he asked. 

So, I obliged, and showed him a few things. He commented on Windows 7, so I opened up my virtual machine of OS/X... By the time the conversation was over, he was ready to kick Cupertino in the nuts, I think.

... Now, the punchline: 

I'm writing this post after the FOURTH group of Starbucks patrons have made the connection that Samsung is now the same as Apple. They don't know the details, they don't really care, what they know is Apple is saying that Samsung is the same as Apple ... and with one simple Google Search, you get prices that are basically half for what seems to be the same products -- for nearly everything. 

Two of these groups (including the husband/wife) asked me about my Samsung laptop, the second group noticed my Galaxy phone (also by Samsung)... Best billion dollar ad-campaign Samsung ever had.

RIP - The end of the beginning of a new age.

RIP - The end of the beginning of a new age.

Originally shared by Breaking News

Neil Armstrong, the 1st man on the moon, has died at age 82

NBC News

http://www.nbcnews.com/

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FOF (found on facebook) #caturday

FOF (found on facebook) #caturday

An oldie but gooddie for #caturday

An oldie but gooddie for #caturday  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krGsAMJraMQ

Escorts is a "code" word. Oh, just listen- or read it.

Escorts is a "code" word. Oh, just listen- or read it.
http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/high-end-escorts-expect-big-business-during-rnc?nopop=1

This is an excerpt from a post I found while randomly wandering the trending things. The Googler is a middle school student in a good school district. Sigh...

This is an excerpt from a post I found while randomly wandering the trending things. The Googler is a middle school student in a good school district. Sigh...

" American kids need to start winning the spelling bees. I think it makes sense to win a contest featuring a language that you invented."

Yo New York ?

Yo New York ?

Originally shared by ted kelly

Somebody needs to go check this out, please...

August 24th is International Strange Music Day. It's a real holiday, yes it is. To celebrate, some of NYC’s best and brightest composers and performers are getting together to have a very unserious night of music making. This as an opportunity to for them to share unusual sounds, unusual instrumentation, and unusual compositions rarely heard or new ones that will never be heard from again.
http://patrickgrant.com/ISMD2012.html

Dress comfortably. Wear good shoes. Worry about staying cool first instead of looking cool. Expect rain. And for the ladies, here’s some beauty tips specifically catered to Muddy Roots:(or any other outdoor festival you may be camping at this summer)

Dress comfortably. Wear good shoes. Worry about staying cool first instead of looking cool. Expect rain. And for the ladies, here’s some beauty tips specifically catered to Muddy Roots:(or any other outdoor festival you may be camping at this summer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzJnch-k3eU

Do you think the government should be making your decisions ?

Do you think the government should be making your decisions ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA3ff8bjiZ8

So Romney want to talk about money and NOT talk about women, right ? I get it. He believes that money has value. Hmm...

So Romney want to talk about money and NOT talk about women, right ? I get it. He believes that money has value. Hmm...

Somebody needs to go check this out, please...

Somebody needs to go check this out, please...

August 24th is International Strange Music Day. It's a real holiday, yes it is. To celebrate, some of NYC’s best and brightest composers and performers are getting together to have a very unserious night of music making. This as an opportunity to for them to share unusual sounds, unusual instrumentation, and unusual compositions rarely heard or new ones that will never be heard from again.
http://patrickgrant.com/ISMD2012.html

Getting plans together for next weekend at JuneBug...

Getting plans together for next weekend at JuneBug...
http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/2012-muddy-roots-festival-official-field-guide

Tampa bound.

Tampa bound. 

Originally shared by ****

Wall Street Part of Town

Ry Cooder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMT1SQA7dBE

VA - next check-up Dec.22nd ? (as if there is even going to be a Dec.22nd, mwahahaha...)

VA - next check-up Dec.22nd ? (as if there is even going to be a Dec.22nd, mwahahaha...)

With Isaac heading this way, I decided to review my hurricane preparedness plans. Those of you heading to Tampa might like to do the same...

With Isaac heading this way, I decided to review my hurricane preparedness plans. Those of you heading to Tampa might like to do the same...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhelb3V-72Q

We need to do a G+AGCHO !

We need to do a G+AGCHO !
http://www.airguitarworldchampionships.com/

Newsweek did not fact-check Ferguson's cover story, according to Dylan Byers, a media reporter at Politico. Byers wrote on Twitter that a Newsweek spokesman said the magazine does not have a fact-checking department, and that "we, like other news organisations today, rely on our writers to submit factually accurate material."

Newsweek did not fact-check Ferguson's cover story, according to Dylan Byers, a media reporter at Politico. Byers wrote on Twitter  that a Newsweek spokesman said the magazine does not have a fact-checking department, and that "we, like other news organisations  today, rely on our writers to submit factually accurate material."
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/a-full-factcheck-of-niall-fergusons-very-bad-argument-against-obama/261306/

Interesting question - please join in

Interesting question - please join in
 here --->https://plus.google.com/108002402738497977787/posts/TC542cnFVVs

Originally shared by Liza Persson

#ObservingHumanity  

If what we find atttractive can be linked to evolutionary benfits, what is the evolutionary benefit of men finding cleavage as attractive as size of the breasts?

Interesting story about Ayn Rand/Paul Ryan connection on NPR now. I guess it's ok to let the government pay for your education, health care and retirement. Just make sure it doesn't pay for anybody elses ? Oddly he agrees with her on this but splits on the seperation of church & state and that's the only thing I do agree with her on. Well, she did hate Reagan too... (lol)

https://plus.google.com/108182489610762944351/posts/2BorwZr4iW2

https://plus.google.com/108182489610762944351/posts/2BorwZr4iW2
https://plus.google.com/108182489610762944351/posts/2BorwZr4iW2

#MuddyRoots The Rev will be there !

#MuddyRoots  The Rev will be there !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx6kib_hjcA&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Di7ppBB9QETEuimwTxP4Rw

I'm going to Muddy Roots !

I'm going to Muddy Roots !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB3faUua2JU

Graphic Sexual Images and Imagery I don't know if you follow this artist or not. Some of his stuff is great. Open in private

Graphic Sexual Images and Imagery I don't know if you follow this artist or not. Some of his stuff is great. Open in private

Originally shared by ****

Falling asleep on my stomach.......kisses up my back....thumb gently on my clit to make her wetter. My body responds before I am awake....I'm in a dream state. A dream of a slow dance I don't want to end. You climb on top of me, warm breaths on my neck. He is deep and moving circles in her......turn my head to kiss you deeply. Holding your head in my hands.....I explode so hard when I realize this isn't a dream....
http://www.samarelart.com/basement/art_basement_034.html

Q: Why is it that liberals will often watch Fox and listen to Rush but conservatives always say, "I couldn't watch that junk" ?

Q: Why is it that liberals will often watch Fox and listen to Rush but conservatives always say, "I couldn't watch that junk" ?

A: Our constitutions are stronger.
#pun   #punday   #truth

Have a Blessed Day #sacredsunday

Have a Blessed Day #sacredsunday  
http://www.bl.uk/learning/cult/sacred/understanding/

I'm not a big fan of MoveOn or Obama but - this election will affect our nation (for better or worse) for the next fifty year ...

I'm not a big fan of MoveOn or Obama but - this election will affect our nation (for better or worse) for the next fifty year ...
http://bit.ly/NPRkWd

I'm trying to be open minded this election cycle. In looking over this bums the presumptive repugnicant governors work history I was reminded of the many good things he's done. Overseeing the federal bail-out of the olympics was cool. Socializing health care in Mass was great. He even got the big dig done, you know...

I'm trying to be open minded this election cycle. In looking over this bums the presumptive repugnicant governors work history I was reminded of the many good things he's done. Overseeing the federal bail-out of the olympics was cool. Socializing health care in Mass was great. He even got the big dig done, you know...
There are some interesting gaps though. Somebody like him should be busy all the time, right ? Then I was reading some news articles earlier and connected the dots. It all makes sense now....

Romney was the Popes butler !

This is just a test - and I hope it doesn't work.#trolling

This is just a test - and I hope it doesn't work.#trolling
#truth
#type
#typography
uh oh  - Can you report yourself for spam ?

Orange you glad you saw this ?

Orange you glad you saw this ?
#caturday   #punday  (early)

Why don't we just tax super-pac contributions ?

I'm glad this picture didn't reference a step stool.

I'm glad this picture didn't reference a step stool.

You want a voter ID law ? Fine, I demand a voter IQ law too.

A cats perspective on your internet addiction ?

A cats perspective on your internet addiction ?
#caturday  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdwMkA1WaGU

Good morning #caturday fans.

Good morning #caturday  fans.

"I don't want to see the city spend any more time and money going after people trying to do something about the inequalities that we are all facing," said council member Mary Mulhern.

"I don't want to see the city spend any more time and money going after people trying to do something about the inequalities that we are all facing," said council member Mary Mulhern.

She noted that much of the city's public space was being "monopolized" by convention-goers. Having Occupy Tampa protesters use the small privately owned space known as Voice of Freedom Park in West Tampa as a base should not be such a big deal, she added.

"They deserve some national attention," Mulhern said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-usa-campaign-convention-idUSBRE87G00X20120817

Today is National Thrift Store day!

Today is National Thrift Store day!
There are all kinds of thrift stores. Some support families and some support charities. This is my very favorite one in the whole world. Next time you're in Florida stop and see where the poor people shop on Palm Beach.

My good night share -

My good night share -

Dear Google (or madam, as the case may be)
Please institute the sarcasm font. We love the bold and strike and once in a while the italic comes in handy but there still tragic misunderstandings on a daily basis.

Just patch or extend or whatever so we can be ~sarcastic~ when we really have to be. I will look forward to seeing this implemented ASAP. Otherwise I will have to start a petition. 

~Thank You~ ted

Labor Day planning...

Labor Day planning...

Sad but true.

Sad but true.

Originally shared by Sara Ohara

Such a sad, sad story that has gone on for way too long...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/16/sioux-campaign-buy-back-black-hills

I haven't done any fact checking on this but it is interesting.

I haven't done any fact checking on this but it is interesting.
#occupy  
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/16/was-obama-behind-the-occupy-crackdown-look-like-no/

Dear Google

Dear Google
We do need an "adult content filter" filter. I know you have one because the petition thing doesn't show up in "trending". Please, I beg of you, let me filter out the petitions before I go nuts...

Hey - please re-circle me. Tell me what you don't want to see and I'll stop. I genuinely like seeing you and your stuff. Do it for an old spook. ASA 75/79.... or at least keep posting in extended circles and I just realized that I could still keep up.... Um, sorry. Carry on.

I head that they actually count the votes in Florida - in the primaries...

I head that they actually count the votes in Florida - in the primaries...

Horshack died !

I'm off to work - but 1st I get to vote. Why ? Because these guys helped make it possible.

I'm off to work - but 1st I get to vote. Why ? Because these guys helped make it possible. 
http://www.navajocodetalkers.org/

#lefthandersday I know it's gauche - there it is...

#lefthandersday  I know it's gauche - there it is...

Happy #nationallefthandedday !

Happy #nationallefthandedday  !
We're the Cack-Handed Kings, we're the LEFTIES
You right-handers just haven't got a clue
'Cos if you'd been through what we've been through
Then maybe you would feel superior too!

http://www.lefthandersday.com/audio/lefty_lament.wma
http://www.lefthandersday.com/audio/lefty_lament.wma

does anyone know what the emblem on their shirts is ?

does anyone know what the emblem on their shirts is ?

Originally shared by Laurie DesAutels

or behind Romneys tax returns - just sayin'

or behind Romneys tax returns - just sayin'

Originally shared by Christy Sandhoff

"If we want to keep our nation's secrets a 'SECRET' then we should store
them where President Obama stores his college transcripts and birth
certificate."

Gov. Mike Huckabee

What happened to your other one ?

#evang+ Guy Kawasaki Okay, maybe I do always evangelize...

#evang+  Guy Kawasaki Okay, maybe I do always  evangelize...

The Theosophical Society in America is a membership organization, branch of a world fellowship--the International Theosophical Society with headquarters in Adyar, Chennai, India.

The Theosophical Society in America is a membership organization, branch of a world fellowship--the International Theosophical Society with headquarters in Adyar, Chennai, India.

The Society is composed of students belonging to any religion or to none. Its members are united by their approval of the Society's Three Objects, by their wish to remove religious antagonisms and to draw together people of goodwill whatsoever their religious opinions, and by their desire to study religious truths and to share the results of their studies with others. Their bond of union is not the profession of a common belief, but a common search and aspiration for Truth.

In accordance with the Theosophical spirit, most Theosophists regard Truth as a prize to be striven for, not as a dogma to be imposed by authority. They hold that belief should be the result of individual understanding and intuition rather than mere acceptance of traditional ideas, and that it should rest on knowledge and experience, not on assertion. Truth should therefore be sought by study, reflection, meditation, service, purity of life, and devotion to high ideals.

At the same time, Theosophists respect the different beliefs. They see each religion as an expression of the Divine Wisdom, adapted to the needs of a particular time and place. They prefer the study of various religions to their condemnation, their practice to proselytism. Thus, earnest Theosophists extend tolerance to all, even to the intolerant, not as a privilege they bestow but as a duty they perform. They seek to remove ignorance, not punish it; peace is their watchword, and Truth their aim.

#sacredsunday  
http://www.theosophical.org/

Originally shared by Surazeus Simon Seamount

Originally shared by Surazeus Simon Seamount

Arise and Join the Church of the Subgenius 
and take back your slack from the normals. 
ARISE the SubGenius
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QROEzCEd_Kg

For the gauche and sinister-

For the gauche and sinister-
Happy Left-Handers' Day
http://www.lefthandersday.com/about.html

I want to try this one (soon)

I want to try this one  (soon)
· Use Rain-X Anti-Fog and a cotton swab to write love notes on bathroom mirrors - message appears when the mirror steams up.
http://www.theromantic.com/resurrect.htm

You can help - you know you want to.

You can help - you know you want to.
http://www.petsofthehomeless.org/

We're the Cack-Handed Kings, we're the LEFTIES

We're the Cack-Handed Kings, we're the LEFTIES
You right-handers just haven't got a clue
'Cos if you'd been through what we've been through
Then maybe you would feel superior too!
http://www.lefthandersday.com/audio/lefty_lament.wma

Sigh - Maybe next year - I'll join NASPA

Sigh - Maybe next year - I'll join NASPA
http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2012_National_SCRABBLE_Championship

I wonder if the presumptive Mr Romney is hiding his tax returns from his church rather than from us.

I posted some misinformation earlier. This should clear things up a bit.

I posted some misinformation earlier. This should clear things up a bit.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/07/26/jmh-now-states-only-tb-treatment-center/

Editing here - New facility is open - link to follow

Editing here - New facility is open - link to follow
thanks Jack
TB is on the rise in Fla. Our governor decided to close our last TB treatment facility. Pink-slip Rick is (IMHO) a stain on the history of my home state. Perhaps this technique will help. Ironic, it's a stain too...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/iotm-nao081012.php

I recently inherited about 20 feral cats along with 2 house cats. My 4 cats think I'm nuts. They are all fixed and had shots and such. Donations or adoptions would be graciously considered. Don't you want your own cat colony ? #caturday

I recently inherited about 20 feral cats along with 2 house cats. My 4 cats think I'm nuts. They are all fixed and had shots and such. Donations or adoptions would be graciously considered. Don't you want your own cat colony ? #caturday  
http://www.alleycat.org/

Bib your kitties ! #caturday

Bib your kitties ! #caturday  
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/10/158589981/kitty-cam-reveals-the-secret-life-of-roaming-cats

Chasing a frisbee or a dream, the best place to do it is in a tree. I met a girlfriend in a tree once. She was reading a book of poetry and for some reason thought that climbing a tree would provide a quiet, peaceful and solitary place. Lucky for me I had read that book recently...

Chasing a frisbee or a dream, the best place to do it is in a tree. I met a girlfriend in a tree once. She was reading a book of poetry and for some reason thought that climbing a tree would provide a quiet, peaceful and solitary place. Lucky for me I had read that book recently...
http://itcc.isa-arbor.com/

Happy Ingersoll Day to my "free-spirited" friends.

Happy Ingersoll Day to my "free-spirited" friends.
http://www.secularseasons.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll

On Saturday and Sunday, at a 40-acre nudist park in the wilds of Loxahatchee, several hundred will gather for the Florida Young Naturist's Fourth Annual End of Summer Naked Bash. It's celebration of nudity and body acceptance aimed at nudists ages 18 to 30.

On Saturday and Sunday, at a 40-acre nudist park in the wilds of Loxahatchee, several hundred will gather for the Florida Young Naturist's Fourth Annual End of Summer Naked Bash. It's celebration of nudity and body acceptance aimed at nudists ages 18 to 30.
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/nudists-going-all-out-to-attract-a-younger-crowd

I laughed, I cringed and I cried. If you only read one hilarious erotic romantic book today - this should be the one....

I laughed, I cringed and I cried. If you only read one hilarious erotic romantic book today - this should be the one....

Originally shared by Sexy Briefs

Fifty Shades of Silver Hair and Socks by Phil Torcivia (free erotic romance comedy novella)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/No6Jg9 ★★★★½ (65 reviews)
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/P4mUzf ★★★★ (8 reviews)
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/RGjt6g

When old fart blogger Mormon Silver goes to interview young entrepreneur Bea Plastique, he encounters a woman who is stunning, smart, and scary. The unsophisticated, horny Silver is startled to realize he wants this woman (from behind, mostly) and, despite her mysterious love of ice hockey, finds he is desperate to get close to her (and honk her boobies). Unable to resist Silver's oral skills, silver chin fur, and argyle socks, Plastique admits she wants him, too--but on her own terms.

Stunned yet delighted by Plastique's kinkiness, Silver hesitates. For all of her success--her multinational assortment of lubricants, her gay assistant, her condo on a high floor (I mean, really high--you're almost above the clouds, for Christ's sake)--Plastique is a woman haunted by her past and consumed by the need to have hockey-related sex. When the couple embarks on a bold, twisted physical affair, Mormon discovers Bea Plastique's secrets (including a naughty uncle) and explores his own icky, sticky desires.

Silly, sexy, and deeply disturbing, Fifty Shades of Silver Hair and Socks is a tale that will make you horny, tickle you, and give you some great ideas to try on an unsuspecting lover.

#erotica #romance #romcom #parody #free  
http://amzn.to/No6Jg9

Adult Content Filters ? Wouldn't they be EVIL ?

Krew Kool-Aid

Krew Kool-Aid 

 
 "Have you always wanted to be one of America's best loved Corporate icons?"
 
Applications are now being accepted !!
http://www.kool-aiddays.com/

I too share the sinister life.

I too share the sinister life.

Censorship is not always a bad thing. Whew, I said it. (You don't have to respond, but I'll know you're self-censoring if you don't.)

thanx to Elle Gray for the share

thanx to Elle Gray for the share

Originally shared by Tony Catano

This past week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie pledged $2.5 million in support of a Washington state ballot measure to affirm same-sex marriage.  It's quite possibly the biggest single donation ever to the cause of marriage equality. 

The actions of Jeff Bezos are in stark contrast to those of Dan Cathy, president of Chic-Fil-A, whose company has donated millions to rabidly anti-gay organizations.  Respectively, it's the difference between acting admirably and acting reprehensibly.

Thank you, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos.  You're awesome!  =)
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/amazons-founder-pledges-2-5-million-in-support-of-same-sex-marriage/

I love New Times

I love New Times
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2012/08/anti-obama_billboard_i95_eytan_laor.php

https://plus.google.com/113274240511284571445/posts/RB3hWfAz7k1

https://plus.google.com/113274240511284571445/posts/RB3hWfAz7k1
^^^ click here to share original post ^^^

Originally shared by Jerry James Stone

PLEASE Help Me Plant 5,000 Trees!

I will plant a fruit tree for every share this posts gets up to 5,000. The trees will be planted worldwide through the organization Trees for the Future (http://treesforthefuture.org/). Please help me plant these trees for our future.

#treetuesday #tree

I sense a good week coming on.

I sense a good week coming on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTSYG7l0F8A

I was living in Japan when I first heard this song. Don't ever forget what we did that day.

I was living in Japan when I first heard this song. Don't ever forget what we did that day. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-XUshBIElc

http://www.templeofsacredsound.org/

http://www.templeofsacredsound.org/
#sacredsunday

Reshared due to deleting the original post.

Reshared due to deleting the original post. 
All opinions are welcome - presenting lies as fact is not. 

Originally shared by ted kelly

The interrogation continued, and one of West’s troops lost his temper and started slapping the man. West then had his men take the prisoner outside, where he again threatened the man, telling him that he would kill him on the count of five if he didn’t tell what he knew.http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035452/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035452/posts

Please Share.

Please Share.
Oh you can re-post if you like, but I mean please share your beer...
http://www.internationalbeerday.com/

I salute the puppy raisers, trainers and the efforts of all involved in this good work.

I salute the puppy raisers, trainers and the efforts of all involved in this good work.
http://www.assistancedogweek.org/

WWJD ?

WWJD ? 
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-religious-presses-anti-gay-laws-africa-16843651#.UB2NJ7RSSSo

Props to buzzfeed for the image - http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/20-creepy-photos-of-cat-tongues

Props to buzzfeed for the image - http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/20-creepy-photos-of-cat-tongues 
#caturday  
That's why it feels so funny when they give you a "kiss" !

Good Morning and TGIF

Good Morning and TGIF
http://lisalovesholidays.blogspot.com/2011/08/national-watermelon-day.html

I agree.

I agree.

Originally shared by Luke Pettit

via Luke Pettit

via Luke Pettit 

Originally shared by David Bee

just click on this link to give food to shelter animals.  IT'S FREE.

(...and put it on your bookmarks bar to do it daily! :-)
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3&ThirdPartyClicks=ERA_050211_ARS_Html

My first re-share from "whats hot" Thanks to Sarah Rios

My first re-share from "whats hot" Thanks to Sarah Rios 

Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger

Yesterday Michelle May shared this quote, and I think it's worth talking about. Something I like about this is that it's a meaningful argument from both a theistic and an atheistic perspective. It directly wrestles with the question Euthypro asked: is something good because God loves it (well, the Gods, this is from Plato's dialogues) or does God love it because it is good? If the former, then "good" is completely arbitrary and defined as "whatever the gods happen to like;" if the latter, then divine goodness is arbitrary, rather than a fundamental property of the gods. 

Marcus Aurelius takes the second approach without hesitating. If the gods exist and are good, then they will like you because you have been a good person. If the gods' opinion of you depends on something other than whether you're a good person, then the gods aren't that great and you shouldn't give a damn what they think. And if the gods don't exist at all, then none of that matters, but being good is its own reward.

Plato and Marcus Aurelius were both discussing this in a much older religious context. In more modern contexts, the Christian approach -- that God is intrinsically good, and ought to be worshiped -- dominates the conversation so much that we often forget that there are other ways to talk about this.

Judaism deals with this in a very different way. For one thing, there are many different views of the afterlife in Judaism, no particular consensus on it, and it's not considered particularly central to the religion. Rather, moral behavior and having a close relationship to God are seen as two independent ends in their own right. You want to be a good person for basically the reason Marcus Aurelius says; and you want to be close to God because being close to God is awesome in its own right. It still runs up against Euthypro's dilemma, but at least in this case, the dilemma doesn't affect your individual behavior as much: you want to be good because that's the right thing to do. If God doesn't want you to be good, for some reason, then there are going to be some serious problems here, but the choice is clear: be good yourself.

Part of the way that this manifests is that in Judaism, the divine hand in human morality primarily takes the form of perpetually encouraging humans to make laws, establish codes of behavior, and debate and improve them at length. The suggestion that God, or God's chosen, is automatically good doesn't actually get a very strong basis; to take an obvious example, David, the Messianic king, is an utter dick and behaves in obviously shady ways (e.g. involving Batsheba and her husband). He even gets some divine ass-kicking for it. And sometimes God is a dick, too; how many times does Abraham, or Moses, or someone else, have to talk God out of killing a bunch of people? And they don't even always succeed at it. 

I think that there's a powerful lesson in this: that even God is not always right. The powerful are not good by virtue of their power, and it is expected and anticipated that we maintain our own moral compasses, and speak truth to power when it is needed. 

(I can also give a much more technical theological answer and explanation for this, but I'll save all of your sanity unless someone really wants to argue deep questions of Judaism)

This problem is simply harder in Christianity. Here you have God who is manifest in the world, and who judges people based on their conduct in life, with extremely serious consequences. Christianity doesn't distinguish between the ends of moral behavior and of closeness to what God wants; in general, it tends to prefer the latter. That brings Euthypro's question right to the forefront, and it now dictates how you should act. Most people largely fudge this question by assuming that the two do, in fact, line up pretty closely; but this tends to fail when, e.g., preachers start preaching hate from the pulpits. At this point, there are two basic things you can do: tacitly assume an independent moral standard, and that these preachers are wrong, or align with the preachers and justify hate as good. I would say that the split between people who do the first and the second is basically the split between people I do and don't want to spend any time around.

I'm not as familiar with approaches to this in Islam. I get the sense that the approach is largely more similar to the Jewish one -- not surprising, as they developed side-by-side for millennia -- but does someone with more experience in this have something to add?

Originally shared by Johan Horak

Originally shared by Johan Horak

22 Writing Tools You'll Like

I just went through them all. Some I use already. But if you are a gadget freak like me then this list of tools will keep you busy for a while.

1) I could not really get InboxQ to give me good questions to answer. It looks at questions being asked for your keywords. I think they look at ? and then adds it if your keyword is used.

2) Content Idea Generator this is a clever tool. Really clever. I am impressed. I would have liked it to include LinkedIn questions. But check it out. It needs a bit of figuring out. 

3) Diigo. Not for me at this moment. But it looks pretty cool. I may try it later.

4) Disqus I am not using this comment system on any of my blogs. I have in the past. The review here makes me think....

16) Photo Pin is a cool tool to search for free photos from creative commons.

Go and check out the rest and let me know what you like, have used and want to use. ;-)
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/22-top-blogging-tools/

We need to return to "hand-fasting".

We need to return to "hand-fasting".
http://www.chalicecentre.net/lughnasadh.htm

Coulrophiles Unite !

Coulrophiles Unite !
http://www.internationalclownweek.org/

It is illegal to lasso a fish in Tennessee. http://www.tnaqua.org/VisitorInfo/Catfish_Gnome.asp

It is illegal to lasso a fish in Tennessee. http://www.tnaqua.org/VisitorInfo/Catfish_Gnome.asp
http://www.uscatfish.com/august-is-national-catfish-month.html