THIS is how you handle porch thieves

[2LaneCruzer]

The irony is the 4 dogs currently living in our home all were "homeless" and they found us. I don't mean it as a bad joke, but haven't adpoted any homeless people yet. That to me it the irony.

Can't help but respect a woman who won't give up her dogs.

All that said, this life is nothing but a next step. Point being, no matter where or how you live this life, we will all have the same "playing field" at death. The parable of the rich man and Lazurus comes to mind.

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”​

― Eleanor Roosevelt

That's the answer I got from Alexa this morning.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

The irony is the 4 dogs currently living in our home all were "homeless" and they found us. I don't mean it as a bad joke, but haven't adpoted any homeless people yet. That to me it the irony.

Can't help but respect a woman who won't give up her dogs.

All that said, this life is nothing but a next step. Point being, no matter where or how you live this life, we will all have the same "playing field" at death. The parable of the rich man and Lazurus comes to mind.

Maybe. I'm not so sure anymore....

 

[Steppenwolfe]

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”​

And then what???

 

[2LaneCruzer]

And then what???

Think about it...sooner of later you get off; like it or not.

 

[Industrial Toys]

K0ua RE: NASA. I'm guessing they were referring about humans going any higher than that.

Hey, this or flat vs round earth. Moot point if we just live in a computer generated (matrix) world right?

Kind of on a different note. Been wondering. If GATES (and others) wants to depopulate the world to a very large extent, why does society frown on Suicide? Why not let those unhappy to be here, leave, and maybe even help them leave, before you eliminate those that would rather care to stay?

Things I simply don't get!

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Think about it...sooner of later you get off; like it or not.

I know... you don't get out of here alive... But, how convinced are you this has a purpose and a meaning?

 

[Sigarms]

I know... you don't get out of here alive... But, how convinced are you this has a purpose and a meaning?

Treat others as you would have treated upon yourself, and at least try to help where you see help might be needed.

Bigger question becomes, is labor hours or dollar amount donated more important? That's up to each of us to decide as to what is more important IMO (who does more "good", a man who volunteers 1/4 of his life to help others or a man who donates a million bucks?).

The trick (and a hard one at that) is to help and actually feel good about it.

That said, when I die, perhaps ****** or Stalin become my bunk buddies LOL

 

[Sigarms]

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”​

― Eleanor Roosevelt

That's the answer I got from Alexa this morning.

No doubt a reamarkable woman, but hopefully Alexa realizes she married a 5th cousin once removed.

That any different than marrying your uncle or aunts children?

In Mrs Roosevelts defense, we're all dealt cards in life, and she played them well.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I heard that Pol Pot doesn't snore.

 

[MossRoad]

No doubt a reamarkable woman, but hopefully Alexa realizes she married a 5th cousin once removed.

That any different than marrying your uncle or aunts children?

In Mrs Roosevelts defense, we're all dealt cards in life, and she played them well.

Just a bit...

You'd have to go up the family tree 5 generations to find your common great-great-great-great grandparent, then back down the same amount to find your 5th cousin, then marry their child.

If you do family trees, there's good chances of that happening if you go back that many generations. It's kinda fun doing research like that.

 

[Sigarms]

If you do family trees, there's good chances of that happening if you go back that many generations. It's kinda fun doing research like that.

The reality is in my family, no one really knows our family history past 3 generations. When both sets of my grandparents came off the boat in the early 1900's, fathers side from Lithuania, mothers side from Russia prior to the soviet union.

Mom's mom ended up in Pa, while my moms aunt ended up in Chicago. Dad's side came over as husband and wife I believe.

You'd probably be going a ways back before you found any long distance inbreeding LOL

My buddy from WV however had his mom and aunt all rolled into one...(just joking ).

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I know... you don't get out of here alive... But, how convinced are you this has a purpose and a meaning?

To whom? And in what context? I'm convinced that most of life's mysteries are unknowable; which leaves me in pretty much the same situation as every other human being; on a celestial omnibus that started who-knows-where, and stops occasionally to let folks off. I am trying to make the most of the ride, and leave it better off than I found it.

To me, life has meaning in the context of family, friends, work and community. Nature has a plan, and if we live our lives in accordance with biology, culture and evolution, it makes sense. Beyond that is a spiritual experience that is deeply personal, and for the most part unknown.

 

[Maxsdad]

I don't know if i believe it but......one of my country buddies tells the story of how the DNR or whoever tagged a turkey with some kind of location chip. No details of course.

Story goes, some young guys were poaching and the authorities were somehow able to find the kid and the turkey. Big fines etc etc.

Sounds like BS to me. but he swears it's true.

I wonder if they could somehow track the packages? Not all but a few bait packages? In the movies the bank robber always ends up with an explosion of blue paint on his face.

GPS locating chips are fairly common on certain types of protected fresh water fish (like sturgeon), and New Jersey conservation officers use them to track the endangered (and extremely docile) camouflaged corn snake. And the regular tracking collars used for larger game like grizzlies, have been used to locate illegally hunted animals. It wouldn't surprise me for DNR to tag animals in a petting zoo, for example.

 

[MossRoad]

One of my nephews did a turtle study in a town and tagged a bunch of turtles. He followed them for a couple years to see how far they moved in the local river systems. Pretty interesting.