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Two years of Egypt's Muslilm Brotherhood rule

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Loren Miller 12 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes

This photo essay shows the remarkable benefits of replacing a secular government with a religious one. The fate of Egypt is quite an endorsement for the superior morality of religious rule.I was a bit surprised by the extent to which the temporary…Continue

Tags: Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian quality of life

'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Tom Sarbeck 17 hours ago. 10 Replies 1 Like

Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue

What are your Memorial Day plans?

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Tom Sarbeck 17 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I just wanted to make a fun discussion and see what all of you are doing on Memorial Day.Anyone attending a parade?Anyone honoring vets?Here is an event in Austin that looks very interesting to me.Austin, TXClose Assault 1944 is living history and…Continue

Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner 19 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue

Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie yesterday. 9 Replies 0 Likes

Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue

Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing

Started by Joan Denoo on Thursday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing and our bodies have all kinds of red flags it sends up to tell us something is wrong. Pay attention to those flags, they can save your health and your life. I talked to a lady yesterday who…Continue

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Comment by Ian Mason on March 15, 2013 at 2:10am: Smashing pic of the young ones, Melinda. Glad you enjoyed the break.

Musical chairs Pope? Well, it's more logical than the process they claim happens.

Good morning one and all. The sun is shining here but the temp is about minus 5 C and I'm on my way to bed after a night's work.

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 14, 2013 at 11:50pm: Patricia, FUNNY! Fr. Guido Sarducci for next pope.

Ian, It's time to end that Agricultural Age tradition of Daylight Saving Time. I have not heard of the radio programs you enjoyed. I'll look on the internet for them. Can always use new and interesting old things.

TFA,I listed Ian and your recommendations and look forward to some happy time.
I agree with Ruth and Lillie, regular check ups and an electric toothbrush may add years to your life. Gum disease can get you in your heart as well as mouth. It is amazing how painless cleaning is these days with their new technologies. I have fallen asleep during cleaning. Oh well, that keeps the hygienist awake and we laugh about my snoring when I wake up.

Comment by Patricia on March 14, 2013 at 11:49pm: I had actually seen the sheep herding on tv quite some time ago, so getting the video to post was a bonus. I think it was on one of the geographic programs, but can't really remember. Enjoyed it anyway.

Yes, we like living here, & wouldn't trade it for anything different. We live among the critters, & get along just fine. We try not to interfere, keep our distance, & just grab a camera if possible.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on March 14, 2013 at 11:43pm: Patricia, the sheep video was so stunning, I initially thought it had to be fake. But as I understand the process and the making, it truly is stunning and a great piece of performance art. Very cool.

Melinda, so nice to have you back. I'm sure your pets were glad to see you return. I can just hear all the happy meowing. lol Beautiful picture of your kids.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on March 14, 2013 at 10:55pm: Patricia, Extreme Sheep herding is fantastic!!!! Who would have imagined precision sheep herding as a visual art form! My husband and GrinningCat watched it twice on their laptops. Next on the 71 inch TV. Then we found a video that gave more background, kinda like the making of. It said the video took seven herders, 300 sheep and two days of recording. What novel performance art.

I envy your backyard wildlife.

That looks like a great place to relax, booklover. Thanks for the picture of your kids.

Comment by booklover on March 14, 2013 at 10:55pm: Loren, I just laughed so hard at your spider video I woke up my family! SO funny!!!!!!!!

Comment by booklover on March 14, 2013 at 10:50pm: Awwww thanks Steph! I missed you guys! Our vacation was SO relaxing, but glad to be home with our pets! That picture is of my kids on our first day there. That's the Atlantic Ocean behind them. So weird that Shauna could order drinks with us. She turned 21 a few days before we left. All grown up! Can't wait to join in again on the forum. I feel like I've been gone so long and it's only been 6 days!

Comment by Steph S. on March 14, 2013 at 10:29pm: Hey Melinda!

What a lovely picture of your at Key West.

I bet you had so much fun and feel so relaxed.

So glad to have you back. We missed you.

Comment by booklover on March 14, 2013 at 9:15pm: HI My Friends!!!! I'm home from Key West!!! :) It was AWESOME!!!!! Great family time, beautiful weather, good food, wonderful town, and so on and so on... How are all of you?! I'm not going to read through everything, so if something important is going on, let me know! Missed all of you, but it was nice to not be online for almost a week, enjoying the sun! I'll be back online tomorrow! Here's a pic of my 'babies' on the dock on our first day of vacation. Hope you all are doing well and can't wait to catch-up! xo~ Melinda

Comment by Patricia on March 14, 2013 at 9:09pm: A lot of the snow has gone within the last week, but we had a lot this winter so it'll take awhile yet, even though it's going quite quickly.