Small Thoughts At Large

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An aged farmer and his wife were leaning against the edge of their pig-pen when the old woman wistfully recalled that the next week would mark their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

"Let's have a big party, Homer," she suggested. "You'll need to kill a pig."

The farmer scratched his grizzled head. "Gee, Ethel," he finally answered, "I don't see why the pig should take the blame for something that happened fifty years ago."

 

[CobyRupert]

Funny you should mention that; I recall reading an article many years ago that surmised that in certain places, it's possible that rock formations may actually record events in the same manner as a movie camera. The theory basically was that we know it's possible, we can do it technically, so why can't mother nature do the same thing? The example given was a place in Europe where different people continually have the same vision...a column of Roman soldiers on horseback are seen marching past the same formations. The author opined that it had been recorded at that place and time and was periodically played back. A bit far fetched I'll admit, but intriguing nevertheless.

This fascinates me.
Things are only “impossible” until we imagine them. Once imagined, it often then become the “possible”, and science brings it into “reality”. (Example: smartphones)

Similarly, I believe there are still many natural phenomena that hasn’t been discovered, and only exists, or is occasionally experienced, as something we think of as “supernatural”.
Your example of people seeing Roman soldiers would certainly stand out as an odd sight.
....but what about a deer in a field? How do you know your looking at a year 2020 deer or a mirage of a deer that stood there in 1853? (This might explain many the “how did I miss that?” shots from hunters!).
Couldn’t this phenomenon also explain Sasquatch seen around the world by a large variety of people? UFO’s, Loch Ness, etc...?
People see “something”, but something that exists in 2020?

...I’m being tongue in cheek...sort of...

 

[drssg]

An aged farmer and his wife were leaning against the edge of their pig-pen when the old woman wistfully recalled that the next week would mark their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

"Let's have a big party, Homer," she suggested. "You'll need to kill a pig."

The farmer scratched his grizzled head. "Gee, Ethel," he finally answered, "I don't see why the pig should take the blame for something that happened fifty years ago."

That's funny. I've often thought it's strange that I'm supposed to buy a gift for my wife, just because it's our anniversary. I've been *married* to her for XX years. That ought to be enough!

 

[riptides]

This fascinates me.
Things are only “impossible” until we imagine them. Once imagined, it often then become the “possible”, and science brings it into “reality”. (Example: smartphones)

Similarly, I believe there are still many natural phenomena that hasn’t been discovered, and only exists, or is occasionally experienced, as something we think of as “supernatural”.
Your example of people seeing Roman soldiers would certainly stand out as an odd sight.
....but what about a deer in a field? How do you know your looking at a year 2020 deer or a mirage of a deer that stood there in 1853? (This might explain many the “how did I miss that?” shots from hunters!).
Couldn’t this phenomenon also explain Sasquatch seen around the world by a large variety of people? UFO’s, Loch Ness, etc...?
People see “something”, but something that exists in 2020?

...I’m being tongue in cheek...sort of...

Quantum Superpositions.

 

[/pine]

B.E.C.s anyone ?

Exotic, fifth state of matter created on the space station | Live Science

 

[Industrial Toys]

My lady friends Niece asked for nothing for Christmas except that people donate to her favourite charity. Why can't more people be like that and not just about getting more and more STUFF!

As it turned out, her Mother Got her something toally unwanted! People!

 

[Big Barn]

My lady friends Niece asked for nothing for Christmas except that people donate to her favourite charity. Why can't more people be like that and not just about getting more and more STUFF!

As it turned out, her Mother Got her something toally unwanted! People!

Good for the niece! My daughter and I are on the same page.

Buying unneeded STUFF for the sake of gift giving is criminal.

Shop stuff and tools are a different matter though......

 

[Industrial Toys]

My Mom told me many times of how my DAD bought her one of those little stainless steel screens that goes on the kitchen faucet, For Christmas! They had just come to Canada and had little money. Nowadays, people would buy somthing lavish and totally unneeded, put it on the CC, just to meet the occasion.

It's funny though, that the OTHER Niece is all about stuff, like most people.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

That's evidenced by many posts on this forum.

:thumbsup:

 

[Big Barn]

This Covid related thought occurred to me this morning.


It’s difficult to practice social distancing even in my home gym.

Every time I complete a set with good form I am beside myself. 





Big Barn 2020

 

[Diggin It]

IdiotMobile just passed. How did I know it was an IdiotMobile? I heard the 'music' coming several seconds before the vehicle appeared.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

My hometown is known as the "Frog Capitol of the World". Here is a short video of what life is like here every day.

 

[Diggin It]

I will never use self checkout. In any store. I refuse.

Give me a cashier, or give me another store.

 

[drssg]

I like self checkout, unless I have a ton of stuff. The baggers tend to put 1-3 items in each bag. I like to load 'em up.

 

[dragoneggs]

I will never use self checkout. In any store. I refuse.

Give me a cashier, or give me another store.

IIRC you have brought this up before... it appears you are serious about it.

 

[Jstpssng]

I will never use self checkout. In any store. I refuse.

Give me a cashier, or give me another store.

I have used it a few times at the grocery store... usually I still have to have some help.

 

[MossRoad]

I have used it a few times at the grocery store... usually I still have to have some help.

Me too, but that's because they have to physically approve liquors purchases..... :drink:

 

[Jstpssng]

Me too, but that's because they have to physically approve liquors purchases..... :drink:

The last time that I tried to use it I'd bought a tuna steak at the fish counter which wouldn't scan. One reason that I started using it is that they have somebody standing there directing traffic, so it's easy to get bailed out if I can't get the scanner to work.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Like so much technology, it's not very user friendly. Great if you have figured it out or had help and then use it all the time. Not intuitive at all.

And then, I can't figure out how to pay with VISA because they want you to use their card in this particular case and kind of hide the Generic VISA payment option. Time will tell if I make as many mistakes as their systems, that often don't give you sale prices at checkout. Tired of having to watch all that stuff like a hawk. With self checkout, I can be much more relaxed and inattentive.