Tranquility
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You focus on what's important. As you get older, attention shifts from stuff that is the shit to...the shit. Keep your fast red cars. I'll move through my day with a smile on my face and a lightness in my step.
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grampa_herb
Epstein didn't kill himself
TheThriftDrifter
Land of the long vapor cloud
I'm curious, if it wasn't you mind, which part was doing the thinking?
Tranquility
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For some reason, I'm reminded of an old story:
One day the different parts of the body were having an argument to see which should be in charge.
The brain said, “I do all the thinking so I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The eyes said, “I see everything and let the rest of you know where we are, so I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The hands said, “Without me we wouldn’t be able to pick anything up or move anything. So I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The stomach said, “I turn the food we eat into energy for the rest of you. Without me, we’d starve. So I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The legs said, “Without me we wouldn’t be able to move anywhere. So I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
Then the rectum said, “I think I should be in charge.”
All the rest of the parts said, “You?!? You don’t do anything! You’re not important! You can’t be in charge.”
So the rectum closed up.
After a few days, the legs were all wobbly, the stomach was all queasy, the hands were all shaky, the eyes were all watery, and the brain was all cloudy. They all agreed that they couldn’t take any more of this and agreed to put the rectum in charge.
The moral of the story?
You don’t have to be the most important to be in charge, any asshole can do it.
The brain said, “I do all the thinking so I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The eyes said, “I see everything and let the rest of you know where we are, so I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The hands said, “Without me we wouldn’t be able to pick anything up or move anything. So I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The stomach said, “I turn the food we eat into energy for the rest of you. Without me, we’d starve. So I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
The legs said, “Without me we wouldn’t be able to move anywhere. So I’m the most important and I should be in charge.”
Then the rectum said, “I think I should be in charge.”
All the rest of the parts said, “You?!? You don’t do anything! You’re not important! You can’t be in charge.”
So the rectum closed up.
After a few days, the legs were all wobbly, the stomach was all queasy, the hands were all shaky, the eyes were all watery, and the brain was all cloudy. They all agreed that they couldn’t take any more of this and agreed to put the rectum in charge.
The moral of the story?
You don’t have to be the most important to be in charge, any asshole can do it.
grampa_herb
Epstein didn't kill himself
Personally I had a hallucination. Discussing old fart dumps is funnier than discussing having nice stuff, so my brain inserted an extra word. 
BabyFacedFinster
Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Morning cereal no longer carries the joy it once had. The fruity and chocolaty flavors, the sweet milk, the prize in the bag is a distant memory. I had a fondness for sugar corn pops (which they now just call corn pops), sugar smacks (which they now call honey smacks), apple jacks, and fruity pebbles.
Now I open the cereal cabinet. I have to push aside my kid's boxes of stuff like Captain Crunchberries and look for Daddy's cereal. Oh, there it is, in the back, it's Woody the Woodchip, who's high on/in fiber. And maybe if I'm lucky, a nice piece of fruit cut up on top.
Now I open the cereal cabinet. I have to push aside my kid's boxes of stuff like Captain Crunchberries and look for Daddy's cereal. Oh, there it is, in the back, it's Woody the Woodchip, who's high on/in fiber. And maybe if I'm lucky, a nice piece of fruit cut up on top.
His_Highness
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Morning cereal no longer carries the joy it once had. The fruity and chocolaty flavors, the sweet milk, the prize in the bag is a distant memory. I had a fondness for sugar corn pops (which they now just call corn pops), sugar smacks (which they now call honey smacks), apple jacks, and fruity pebbles.
Now I open the cereal cabinet. I have to push aside my kid's boxes of stuff like Captain Crunchberries and look for Daddy's cereal. Oh, there it is, in the back, it's Woody the Woodchip, who's high on/in fiber. And maybe if I'm lucky, a nice piece of fruit cut up on top.
Agreed! The cereals I grew up with .... I now classify them as sweet treats/desserts and keep them around as a replacement for cookies, etc. Eat them dry. Some even supply some fiber now like Honey Nut Cheerios. Wouldn't even think of using them as breakfast for my grands....the sugar would have them bouncing off the walls. The good old days.....
Tranquility
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I'm not a petition guy, but getting Joe Rogan as a moderator in the 2020 presidential debates seems worth it.
https://www.change.org/p/commission...an-to-moderate-the-2020-presidential-election
https://www.change.org/p/commission...an-to-moderate-the-2020-presidential-election
Ramahs
Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
Nahh. While I like Joe Rogan sometimes, he is way too okay with not only giving complete bullshit a pass, but with giving it a soapbox without challenging it.
Hell, he was a moon-landing denier nut at one point. I'm not even sure that he ever admitted just how full of complete shit he was on that, just that he stopped pushing it.
Tranquility
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All that is true, especially depending on your politics. But, he gets people to talk. He's smart enough to get them off their pre-planned speech and just talk. The "debates" we'll have, with the standard talking heads asking very important questions flunky's have already alerted their favorite candidate to, will be a spectacle showing off who has the best writers as delivered by the most charismatic candidate.
His_Highness
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Agreed. I appreciate Joe Rogan not being antagonistic. It gives the person being interviewed the chance to get their talking points out AND hang themselves completely on a topic. No walking anything back during the interview because he didn't point out "the ugly, BS or counter point". He does ask for a clarification or two but by not getting in the person's face they speak more freely.
His_Highness
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Because he enjoys being able to afford the alarm clock, bed, cloths, food, toilet paper, tooth paste and car?
Ramahs
Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
Because he enjoys being able to afford the alarm clock, bed, cloths, food, toilet paper, tooth paste and car?
Yeah, but there must be a better way than being exploited. All workers deserve to share in the profits.
Otherwise it's just a system that encourages and supports exploitation.
TheThriftDrifter
Land of the long vapor cloud
What happens when the robots take over most of the the work?
Where will all the energy needed to power them come from?
Where will all the energy needed to power them come from?
Ramahs
Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
Our society is on the verge of being forced to adapt to that change, as many manual labor jobs are being taken over by technology. We will eventually have to incorporate basic income program. It seems inevitable to me.
Tranquility
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LOL, ^ That's Hilarious!
According to current designations, the Bible is filled with "white" people.
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/07/arabs-white-150716110921150.html
Adding "Middle East or North African [MENA]" to the census was suggested by the previous administration, but the change was not made. I assume they wanted to make the quote in the picture true, but there were probably other reasons as well.
grampa_herb
Epstein didn't kill himself
Weird, I'm not seeing any yellow-jacket wasps around this summer in the Denver area. Not complaining, mind you.
Tranquility
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While it is a yearly occurrence at a lesser level, it seems the Amazonian Rainforest is burning up. It's not really in the news.
https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/amazon-rainforest-fires-brazil-maps/
https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/amazon-rainforest-fires-brazil-maps/
Some burning is at the hand of ranchers who wish to increase the size of farmable land. The jungle springs back very quickly, they say, if left unattended.
From Washington Post
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is ablaze, turning day into night in the city of Sao Paulo
From Washington Post
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is ablaze, turning day into night in the city of Sao Paulo
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