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Changing other cultures by Pebble November 25, 2021 1:17 am

What is the consensus on the Toba eruption? by RL 2021-11-25 11:23:08
- I haven't read anything lately by podrock 2021-11-26 11:28:56
  - The smithsonian is my go to when I start a write up by Sui 2021-11-29 16:07:01
Thanks for the Link by podrock 2021-11-25 09:06:57
- British empire by Sui 2021-11-25 09:25:40
  - I've seen many volcanos and hot springs in my time... by podrock 2021-11-25 10:55:52
    - Lovely picture by Sui 2021-11-25 17:12:33
      - I'm going on an adventure! by podrock 2021-11-25 18:59:44
        
        Air New Zealand by Sui 2021-11-25 21:27:24
        
        Lovely by podrock 2021-11-25 22:11:02
        
        Thanks for the embed by Sui 2021-11-26 11:14:29
        
        embeds by podrock 2021-11-26 11:33:37
        
        Thank you by Sui 2021-11-26 21:07:47
I am often quite critical of generic western/American culture. by ER 2021-11-25 06:16:53
- No, we don’t want those. by Sui 2021-11-25 17:15:20
  - Actually, I kind of like nanny states. by ER 2021-11-25 20:00:08
    - To a certain extent, yes. by Sui 2021-11-25 21:39:57
      - Contempt and anger for those that refuse to be vaccinated is warranted by RL 2021-11-26 10:27:03
      - Its true, its not just capitalists who are assholes. by ER 2021-11-26 07:20:05
        
        Very true by Sui 2021-11-26 11:15:13

Fear, a story by podrock November 23, 2021 4:22 pm

Deimos and Phobos by ER 2021-11-24 17:29:04
- And there is a problem right there by Sui 2021-11-24 21:33:09
  - I'm an old and ugly man, too. by ER 2021-11-24 22:10:42
    - It’s not just to young and attractive women by Sui 2021-11-24 22:28:14
      - Validate their own self-worth? by ER 2021-11-24 22:57:03
        
        Judging your own value by Sui 2021-11-24 23:09:21
        
        Relationships don't always turn out the way we'd prefer. by ER 2021-11-25 05:50:59
        
        Life by Sui 2021-11-25 12:32:22
        
        My Stepfather by ER 2021-11-25 13:18:48
        
        I think the appreciation of the absurdity of it all is required in order to stay sane... by RL 2021-11-26 15:32:54
        
        What a man he was. by Sui 2021-11-25 14:20:06
        
        I recently hit my 50th year on this planet... by RL 2021-11-25 12:10:34
        
        The World is a Beautiful Place by ER 2021-11-25 12:48:06
        
        It is, despite it all. by Sui 2021-11-25 14:20:33
and another perspective (lighthearted from my point of view) by Sui 2021-11-24 14:43:48
- Point and laugh is a reliable tactic in many situations. by podrock 2021-11-24 16:21:50
From a different perspective by Sui 2021-11-23 22:32:16
- Thanks for sharing that by podrock 2021-11-24 13:34:26
  - Sorry about that. by Sui 2021-11-24 14:20:30
- That was a grim scene... by RL 2021-11-23 23:32:31
  - It wasn’t all that grim. by Sui 2021-11-24 00:15:22
    - It was grim and consequences I did not accept by Sui 2021-11-24 16:21:33
      - We ALL have prejudices... by RL 2021-11-26 17:33:52
    - So sorry to hear that... by RL 2021-11-24 10:49:00
      - I remember the first time that happened to me by podrock 2021-11-24 16:09:59
        
        It was standard advice back in the day by Sui 2021-11-24 16:15:23
        
        They had a self-defense class at my college for women. by podrock 2021-11-24 16:59:08
        
        The advice here was not to fight but run by Sui 2021-11-24 17:29:54
      - thank you for thinking about your actions. by Sui 2021-11-24 11:44:12
      - probably less than you think by Sui 2021-11-24 11:41:17
        
        Oh I can be quite clueless when distracted by work... by RL 2021-11-24 12:39:17
        
        You won't be the first one by Sui 2021-11-24 13:48:31
        
        Another tragic aspect of our society by RL 2021-11-24 14:59:46
        
        It’s the younger generations too by Sui 2021-11-24 21:24:14
        
        "amateur vs professional scientist" by podrock 2021-11-24 21:21:41
        
        I’m in awe of them by Sui 2021-11-24 21:39:08
I probably wouldn't run... but not because I am some macho badass...I just can't run fast by RL 2021-11-23 20:24:22
- Good choice. by podrock 2021-11-23 20:51:18
You have to wonder what motivates assholes like that... by RL 2021-11-23 17:57:58
- A reflection, not on you, by Sui 2021-11-24 00:47:16
You call them rednecks. by ER 2021-11-23 17:12:46
- Funny thing by podrock 2021-11-23 20:45:08
  - With people like that the violence and stupidity increases exponentially with the number in the group. by RL 2021-11-23 21:34:32

Greenland and Iceland photos. I added some more. by Pebble November 22, 2021 11:20 am

Thank you Podrock by Sui 2021-11-22 11:21:41
- Beautiful pictures! by podrock 2021-11-22 13:05:04
  - thank you by Sui 2021-11-22 15:34:05
    - Great pics... by RL 2021-11-23 13:09:14
      - It’s my favourite place to be. Thank you. by Sui 2021-11-24 00:57:33
        
        Whenever my wife and I discuss an international trip by RL 2021-11-24 09:13:37
        
        New Zealand… by Sui 2021-11-24 13:28:14

Where and why? by Pebble November 19, 2021 9:04 am

Iceberg and Greenland cliffs by Sui 2021-11-20 09:19:32
Your turn, Sui. by podrock 2021-11-20 07:46:44
- Done it by Sui 2021-11-20 09:21:06
  - Photos by podrock 2021-11-20 09:40:52
Deserted cities of the heart by ER 2021-11-19 21:54:41
- Chaco? by podrock 2021-11-19 22:25:05
  - Not Chaco. by ER 2021-11-20 09:20:21
- Am I allowed another one? by ER 2021-11-19 21:57:01
  - "Observatories are holy places"... by RL 2021-11-20 12:12:10
The Kennedy Space Center by RobVG 2021-11-19 14:23:18
- You’ve reminded me of a memory by Sui 2021-11-19 16:48:56
  - "Like" by RobVG 2021-11-20 10:31:00
Dunworley bay, County Cork, SW coast of Ireland. by podrock 2021-11-19 10:01:36
- Photo by podrock 2021-11-20 09:47:17
- A special memory by Sui 2021-11-19 22:02:29
- By the way by podrock 2021-11-19 10:50:16

Have you ever been superman? by RL November 14, 2021 4:12 pm

A trivial one by Sui 2021-11-15 21:07:57
- Arachnophobia by RL 2021-11-18 14:43:51
  - Now I’m over the shock by Sui 2021-11-18 15:54:35
    - And how is she? by podrock 2021-11-18 18:33:56
      - A black widow as a pet ?! by Sui 2021-11-18 22:19:31
        
        Yup by podrock 2021-11-19 10:56:25
        
        I wouldn’t turn my back on one by Sui 2021-11-19 16:52:10
      - She’s fine with them by Sui 2021-11-18 22:18:23
  - I just screamed by Sui 2021-11-18 15:24:42
    - Sorry, I should have warned you it had a picture.... by RL 2021-11-18 15:52:54
      - No worries, it’s funny now by Sui 2021-11-18 15:55:58
Yes but… by Sui 2021-11-15 15:15:49
- Survival is the important part by podrock 2021-11-15 15:27:18
  - The dents from slings and arrows were likely self inflicted, I never was good at archery It was a complex situation ... by Sui 2021-11-15 16:13:19
    - Sounds heroic to me. by podrock 2021-11-15 16:30:12
      - Stop it Podrock by Sui 2021-11-15 16:38:06
  - Testing by Sui 2021-11-15 15:54:17
    - That one got through. by podrock 2021-11-15 15:56:30
      - Third time round so did i by Sui 2021-11-15 21:32:54
      - There's a bit of a glitch if you try to post HTML by podrock 2021-11-15 16:00:52
        
        No html and I was signed in by Sui 2021-11-15 16:05:57
        
        Hmm. by podrock 2021-11-15 16:24:07
        
        No worries by Sui 2021-11-15 16:27:46
And you, RL? by podrock 2021-11-15 15:05:05
- There are maybe 2 or 3 incidents that come to mind... Each of the incidents have the commonality that time ... by RL 2021-11-15 15:57:59
  - Letting go by podrock 2021-11-15 17:20:13
    - I am glad you got out of that alive... by RL 2021-11-15 18:25:09
      - The mind is fast. by podrock 2021-11-15 18:55:22
        
        Catching balls by Sui 2021-11-15 20:28:07
      - Watching from outside by Sui 2021-11-15 18:43:31
        
        What impresses me about the experience by RL 2021-11-15 18:53:55
        
        Adrenaline withdrawal by Sui 2021-11-15 20:22:32
        
        Though, one drawback to the experience I have noticed... by RL 2021-11-15 19:19:31
        
        Totally by Sui 2021-11-15 20:19:25
        
        Conversion disorder by Sui 2021-11-15 20:55:22
        
        Sub-sonics and emotions Podrock by Sui 2021-11-15 21:20:00
        
        The fear frequency by podrock 2021-11-16 07:09:02
        
        When I was a kid I read a sci-fi story that mentioned the supposed effect of subsonics... by RL 2021-11-18 10:50:13
        
        I would by podrock 2021-11-18 13:47:42
Sea story by ER 2021-11-15 11:54:18
- 15 degrees? by podrock 2021-11-15 12:22:35
  - We were probably already off course... by ER 2021-11-15 13:17:16
    - It sounds well within superhero status to me by Sui 2021-11-15 21:00:42
Sort of? by podrock 2021-11-14 17:19:26
- No sort of about it by Sui 2021-11-15 21:08:55
- Can't believe you were suspended for that... by RL 2021-11-14 17:59:11
  - I deserved suspension. by podrock 2021-11-14 18:46:21

Service that should be offered by Pebble October 25, 2021 8:10 am

Totally agree... by DanS 2021-11-08 11:36:46
%100 agree by RL 2021-10-25 13:12:26
- the most difficult time by podrock 2021-10-25 14:25:15
  - So sorry by Pebble 2021-10-25 21:22:43
    - Thanks Pebble by podrock 2021-10-25 21:48:32
      - The best way by Sui 2021-10-25 22:27:52
  - Been there by Pebble 2021-10-25 21:21:53
    - Yikes by podrock 2021-10-25 21:43:57
      - I can see it still by Pebble 2021-10-25 21:58:27
        
        Such moments carve a path in our memories by podrock 2021-10-25 22:28:15
        
        Memories by Sui 2021-10-26 05:29:25
  - I cannot even imagine... by RL 2021-10-25 19:21:43
    - It was a year of that level of weirdness by podrock 2021-10-25 20:10:45
I agree by podrock 2021-10-25 11:52:28
- Ownership by Pebble 2021-10-25 13:06:45

Happy Dewali n/t by RobVG November 4, 2021 8:50 am

Light in our lives by Sui 2021-11-05 02:19:09
- "Like" by RobVG 2021-11-05 07:55:42
Isn't that a mountain in Alaska? by ER 2021-11-04 20:16:52
- "Diwali" by RobVG 2021-11-04 21:54:42
Light it up, Rob by podrock 2021-11-04 09:03:52

An interesting confession from a friend by podrock November 4, 2021 7:41 pm

There's a lot of honest, decent conservatives out there... by ER 2021-11-04 20:27:04
- An interesting thread by Sui 2021-11-05 02:14:43
  - Guy Fawkes night by Sui 2021-11-05 02:26:24

On the Origins of Fascism by ER November 3, 2021 6:55 am

On a side note by podrock 2021-11-03 18:56:15
- Its not about history magically repeating itself. by ER 2021-11-03 19:20:20
  - Social memory, or the lack thereof by podrock 2021-11-03 19:39:52
    - I'm not sure I fully agree with that. by ER 2021-11-04 09:28:40
      - The terms change, not the goal by podrock 2021-11-04 19:24:55

Happy Halloween! by ER October 21, 2021 7:28 am

20 galactic years... by RL September 29, 2021 7:04 am

When I was 20 I thought I was really cool. by ER 2021-10-04 21:20:15
- I fear we will simply stop showing up to class by RL 2021-10-04 21:41:37
Thanks, RL, Nice way of putting it all into perspective. by podrock 2021-09-30 17:29:28

Causing someone to think. by RobVG September 26, 2021 11:49 am

I’m angry with you due to a similar situation here. by Pebble 2021-09-26 12:24:08
- You're free to take it to the Flame board if you'd like to elaborate. by RobVG 2021-09-26 12:47:06
  - I phrased it badly. What I meant was I share your anger not I am angry with you. by Pebble 2021-09-26 21:38:46
  - Please go easy on our new member, Rob. by podrock 2021-09-26 13:18:49
    - I have no intention of attacking anyone Pod. by RobVG 2021-09-26 13:32:42
      - Thank you by podrock 2021-09-26 23:15:00

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