Noel

Hey Reg. Hope all has been good. Been awol for a while. Guess it’s that thing called life rearing it’s ugly head. No doubt this life crap looks so much better leaning on the throttle while listening to Albert King. But WtF I retired and the country went to shit.

Yeah, WTF is this “life” crap and why does Monty Python wants me to look on the bright side of it?

Hey Unseen,

Glad you’re ok now. Sounded horrible. Holy crap I never want to experience that happy horse shit.

feel better.

We’re still being exploited today. The rebuilding of the World Trade Center Tower recently didn’t get done without support from our tax dollars. Yes, I know that private companies paid the majority of the cost but how many billions in tax incentives did the project reap? Amazon recently pulled out of a deal that would have saved it a billion…[Read more]

And While we are on the subject, someone talked about taxes. My wife and I filed our tax returns. We owe the government thousands more than what we normally pay. Asked the CPA about Trumps “Tax Cuts” and his response:

“If you make over $400,000 most people walk out of my office with a smile. If you make less than $60,000 most people walk out of…[Read more]

Reparations- Like someone already said, Native Americans, woman, Pilgrims… What about them? Especially Native Americans. Do we give them back their land?

I’m one of those yokels that has never bought into the “Greatness” of America. With that said I’ll relate a story. My daughter is studying for her Masters Degree in England. While there, one…[Read more]

@ Davis: I’ve read a lot of your responses on this board and I know you have a lot more empathy than that.

Aren’t you Canadian? Apologies if you’re not. But here, in Uusa, the majority of our income goes towards getting well. The medical and pharmaceutical lobbies in this country call all the shots. They’re powerful and can invest tons of money…[Read more]

Yeah Reg, saw that Bill Maher piece too. Dealt with the happiest countries and what they had in common, mainly government sponsored health care which comprises most of northern and Western Europe. What did we come in? 17th?  I’m still waiting for the great part when some misinformed yahoo screams about making America great again. Highest health ca…[Read more]

My 2 cents.

I don’t see a problem with someone getting assistance if it means not going hungry or living in the street in the dead of a Chicago, Illinois winter. I’ve never been on welfare; come to think of it, never collected unemployment insurance either. Have always been lucky enough to land work I guess.

But sometimes I think that assistance…[Read more]

LMAO Strega!

I was more privy to the African ones brought here by the African slaves. They actually went hand in hand with Roman Catholic practice of the statues of saints. The Africans gave the Roman Catholic statues the names of their gods and pretended to pray to Saint Barbra. When in reality they were praying to (I think) Chango, or was it…[Read more]

Noel wrote:
But being an atheist I chose my higher power to be society as a whole. It worked for me.
@ Simon asked: That’s interesting.  How does that work?

Powers of example. Someone helps someone else out by giving him a coat when it’s cold out; I want to emulate that. Someone robs a bank; I don’t want that. Use people as powers of example. So…[Read more]

Reg: to this day I still daydream of a Johnny Walker Black neat.  Haven’t been to meetings in over 13 years. I tend to go with consequential thinking. I like what I have today. None of it is attributable to a higher power named god.

Simon:  12 step programs ask that you ask a power greater than yourself to help you with the addiction. And then they go and insert the word God in Their preambles.  But being an atheist I chose my higher power to be society as a whole. It worked for me. On April 10 I will have not used drugs and alcohol for 29 years.  I am proof positive, for to…[Read more]

I don’t think he ever existed.

Dont believe in anything supernatural so miracles are out.

My reasons? Other than the Bible there isn’t documented proof by the romans, who documented everything, or any other society that he ever walked among us in the time period he supposedly was here.

We homo sapiens have a knack for taking a story and mak…[Read more]