A couple is in bed sleeping when there's a rat-a-tat-tat on the door.
The husband rolls over and looks at the clock, and it's half past 3 in the morning.” I’m not getting out of bed at this time," he thinks, and rolls over. Then, a louder knock follows. So he drags himself out of bed, goes downstairs, opens the door, and there's a man standing there. It didn't take the homeowner long to realize the man was drunk.

"Hi there," slurs the stranger, "Can you give me a push?"

"No, get lost. It's half past three and I was in bed," says the man as he slams the door.

He goes back up to bed and tell his wife what happened and she says, "That wasn't very nice of you. Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man's house to get us started again? What would have happened if he'd told us to get lost?"

"But the guy was drunk," says the husband.

"It doesn't matter," says the wife.” He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him."

So the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed, and goes downstairs.
He opens the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere,

He shouts, "Hey, do you still want a push?"

And he hears a voice cry out, "Yeah, please."

So, still being unable to see the stranger he shouts, "Where are you?" The drunk replies, "Over here, on the swing."

Good luck. Enjoy your classes.

Lawyer:
Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

Doctor:
A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.

Lawyer:
Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?

Doctor:
A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him.

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Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for blood pressure?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for breathing?
A: No.
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
A: No.
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere

It's pretty amazing how much "technology" is doing what we consider "basics" nowadays.
Ever wonder what would happen if the power grid failed across the USA and people actually
had to talk to each other and think for a few days?

Some people have all the luck, Sage.

Here is another of his underwater sculptures: 400 life-sized statues sunk to the ocean floor:

http://www.underwatersculpture.com/pages/gallery/evolucion-silenciosa.html

The artist is Jason de Caires Taylor

I discovered this artist's work online. He "sinks" his sculptures under seawater all over the world. The only way to see it is to scuba-dive....or view photographs divers have taken.

Below is just one of his thought-provoking sculptures.

http://www.underwatersculpture.com/pages/gallery/coleccionista.html

There are so many more of these sculptures. What do you think of his work?

Yes.

Memory = Consciousness

Bushid....wrote: "Magical thinking is dangerous, logical thinking can be shown to be correct. Magical thinking requires appeals to authority. "

Maybe a better descriptor for 'magical thinking' might be "Self-Deception".

I do not necessarily see how magical thinking "requires" appeals to authority.

<<Just my two cents worth.>>

Thank you for the welcome. Experiencing the finality of death of one you have been married to is a reality that only those who've trodden the path can understand.

I appreciate all those whose posts I have read on this board.

Friends = 5 Yrs
Married = 6 Yrs
Divorced= 3 Yrs
Remarried= 11 Yrs
Divorced= 4 Yrs
He died

It's odd how "divorce" did not mitigate the grieving and finality of his death. Feeling "widowed" was an experience I did not expect. His death profoundly affected me.

QUOTE: "This is the problem that I have with the original post,
belief does not indicate a mental illness. "
^^^^^

A very astute statement. (Sorry, I don't know how to do the 'quote' thingie yet)