Hello Tom,

What a pleasant surprise! Glad to be your friend.

Tom, I am very glad to see you in this group. 

Fishwrap! Good one. I felt obligated to take the newspaper and "be informed". No more. And oh what a relief it is!

Thanks for the friending.  I will make every attempt to keep my posts friendly yet uncompromising.  You've provided good mental exercise.

From one geezer to another, and to all:

Happy Chinese New Year

I noticed in the one post you had made that you "were back - at least for a bit". Does this mean that you've taken your atheism elsewhere? Haha kidding aside, nice to see you posting again - please do stick around!

Thanks for the friending, Tom - I appreciate the encouragement on the post. I highly recommend viewing the Rockies at some point in everyone's life, particularly if you can dedicate a few days time, and do so leisurely. What a view.

Really! My first visit and comment to Atheistnexus in two years. Well, you win. I will leave you to it. Enjoy yourself. I will be back in two years.

As you mentioned that you understand German, hier is a poem by Erich Kästner, that you may like: 

http://www.gedichte.vu/?die_entwicklung_der_menschheit.html

Hi Tom - if you are friends you can send private messages - but comments remain public :)

Hi Tom!  Thanks for the comment on my webpage. 

The UU church you visited was most likely First UU of Austin on Grover Ave.  -- I've visited there myself.  It is a very nice church.  The majority of UU's are Humanists.  So I fit in very well.  I like the UU principals.

The nudist camp you are speaking of is Hippy Hollow.  I never been there -- but I have heard of it.  I think the lake you went canoeing on is Town Lake -- they just renamed it Lady Bird Lake. 

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Hi Tom, and welcome to this rational world of Internet atheism---a haven from the superstitions and fictional god of the masses. 

"Well-founded common sense inevitably leads to atheism."

We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with its 475 discussion topics and 2700 members.

http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin

Terence Meaden (also 60+)