World destruction by manHere we are, 2025. We have EV cars all over the planet trying to save it. Reducing our pollution in great leaps and bounds. Meanwhile the forest industry cuts down all the trees. We continue to build oil pipelines through pristine forests, and every... See More »
Hat patch on hatNot sure why this makes me LOL. The picture of the hat with the "repair" on it is too much. I circled it. Is that like a bullet hole or something? (1)
I ordered something from USAToday I ordered a hand made leather cowboy hat from Texas. It looks amazing and a very good price. Since I am in Canada does this make me evil? Should I cancel the order and wait until Rump drops his tariffs? Maybe I should order a dozen of them and... See More »
A little differentToday I made Honey and Peanut butter toast for lunch and that worked out fine, but then I tried changing the oil filter on the car and an oil change and yikes, what a mess that was.
The desire for chickenA few times a week I have a harsh craving for fried chicken, but I never buy the stuff because it's not good for me and I end up eating vegetables and noodles instead. That craving is here right now, I could drive down to KFC and get a 16 piece... See More »
Slow murderWe have birds, budgies, conures, love birds. They live in cages in our Kitchen and get a couple of times a day to fly around. As you can imagine, there is bird food all over the floor and feathers everywhere. It also happens that the intake for the... See More »
About to retire. What to do next?I am thinking, while I have my health, maybe I should go on a bike tour someplace. What is it like to ride a bike all day long, anyone with experience? Do you get used to it after a week? I imagine some days are torture, like when it rains or gets... See More »
Please sign in to confirm you are not a botCan there be a more annoying message on the internet? Maybe bots have login id's too. Why are bots being singled out? FREEDOM FOR BOTS!!!
I have this mental conditionYea yea.. so what.. I have lots of em... but this one is kinda odd, even to me. Let me try to explain. When I walk down the street, my head facing forward, I notice things in my peripheral vision. .Things like the edge of a tree and my brain go's... See More »
Democrats can learn from all of this insanityWatching all the insanity going on with the current administration (Republicans). The Black/White of it all. Taking away rights of women, of minorities, trying to erase them from history. Deporting Americans to foreign countries they have never been... See More »
Lazy Rump by Ian BoothbyIan Boothby He’s cruel. He’s bigoted. He’s small minded. So how do we fight this? In a past post I mentioned I thought he was running things like they were a reality show. Basically it’s like The Apprentice just kept going on a global scale because... See More »
An old guy starts playing with your kid at the parkSome old guy, say retired, grey hair, approaches the playground and starts playing with the kids there. Showing them things like putting sand on the slide and sliding down it, and then he sits on the teeter totter and asks a kid to ride with him.... See More »
Holiday DilemmaBeing retired, kids still living at home, wife works part time and we have pets. I want to go to Australia and rent a car to live in for a few weeks while touring around. It costs a chunk to get down there, and the car, but if I take the family it... See More »
Garlic smellWhen cooking food with lots of garlic in it, my skin always smells like garlic after. I am wondering if the smell is only in my nose, or how does it get to the skin so quickly after? Love garlic, yummy.
Indian musicA car drove past the other day with music blaring. The guy obviously had sub woofers as the panels on his car were shaking. The funny thing was he was blasting that horrible Indian music.. you know, the stuff where the singer has maximum reverb,... See More »
Children at playWalking the dog today, I passed a sign on a stand in the middle of a cul-de-sac that said "Caution: Children At Play", and I thought.. what a dumb sign. "At Play" turns the word Play into a place in this context when it is actually an action word. If... See More »
The life of a treeImagine yourself as a tree. Your roots pull moisture from the soil. You heave and pull it in, and you can feel it as it travels up and into you. You push your roots down, grow more, and go deeper and farther, trying to find moisture while gaining... See More »
Tracking youI wonder how many of the questions in here are designed to uncover who you are based on questions and the answers you provide. All they would need to do is take the context of your replies, compare them to other media (like facebook) and they have... See More »
Unwinding E stringI bought some Mega Slinky strings when I bought my guitar like 6 months ago. No issues, sounding great, but today as I was playing a riff on the high E/B strings the E string kept going out of tune suddenly, so I would get it back in tune and... See More »
What would happenSay a family of 4 moved into a cabin that had no TV, no computers, no cell phones or tablets or any of the electronics we have today? How would they spend their days?
Make America Great AgainYea I know.. <sigh>, but seriously, why doesn't Trump and his cronies target all of the customer support companies that have their support teams in India and Philippines? We are talking about thousands of jobs that could be moved back to the US... See More »
Close to town, or more freedom? Poll (16) See Poll OptionsIf you could buy a house anywhere, would you buy close to town so you can get groceries easier, but then you have neighbours all the time and limited... See More »
Are log homes warm?I love the look of a log cabin, they look amazing inside. My wife thinks if its -30c outside, that the cold will seep through the wood to the inside. Anyone here live in a log cabin?
