When the cat is away the mouse will play.

Isn't this how AIDs spread to humans?

It all depends on how fast the shredder works. You would think if they knew people were going to come looking for them they would either move them or get rid of them.

I used the word relationship and not marriage, however I was referring to the BF/GF relationship which is similar to other relationships in our lives. You do work for your employer in exchange for a paycheck, that is a relationship. It can get deeper if you take pride in your job or what you do. A friendship is also a relationship. You buy them drinks at the bar and in exchange they hang out with you. But the true test is when you need a ride to the airport or help moving, those are the definers of a true friendship.

Love is a cheap word and I wish there was something better to use. I love the smell of coffee, but let's face it, it tastes like burnt water! However our brains like that caffeine and so for some people they can learn to appreciate the taste of coffee. But if you love the taste of coffee, and you love the smell of coffee, does that mean you love coffee? Alcohol has a similar affect, so is love a drug then? Have we been programed by our brains to love somebody or something? Or is it society that has programed us to fall in love? Some cultures still have arranged marriages, but in many ways I feel that any marriage is some what arranged by expectations of society. Women have a biological clock, it's not really practical for them to have kids after 40 because it's less probable and there can be health concerns. So in their late 20's many women start feeling this clock ticking and society says they need to get married and then have kids. Clearly these things don't always work out that way, but for some it's the convenience factor involved in order to fulfill their wants. Love at first sight is usually a physical attraction but sometimes can be an intellectual attraction too. But is it really love? Or is it lust? This topic could have been posted in the philosophy section instead, but I feel that there is a lot of "love" talk being thrown around here and it sounding like such a simple and cheap thing that we take for granted. And it is up to the individual to decide for themselves at what level they are willing to be used, or at what level they are willing to use somebody else. Let's for example say a woman hasn't paid her rent for a couple months so she finds a guy and out of compassion that guy let's her move in with her two kids and a dog. Maybe that really is what he needs in his life? Maybe that is really what she needs in her life? Or maybe it is just something that is convenient at that time for the parties involved? Just seems that often the word "love" is more of what our society makes us think is going on and we can be brainwashed into believing that is truly what it is.

Cooler days and warmer nights, sounds like a win, win, to me. In the 1980's they told us we should stop eating butter and start eating margarine, it's made from vegetables so it must be good for you. We have since learned different. Many great things of the past have now been proven to be wrong, we have come a long way in the advancement of tools to read the weather along with a massive increase in the number of people on earth, the way we did things in the past have changed and the things we are doing now will change. It seems like many people are jumping on the "I told you so" wagon, even thou we know there will be changes in the future. As the permafrost melts it's releasing large quantities of methane, that combined with all the methane we release in our waste should be collected and used as fuel. It seems that we have things available that we are not taking advantage of that in return are causing more harm then good.

Ironically jets are slowing global warming buy leaving vapor trails that filter or block some of the sunlight traveling to earth. I highly doubt this is a planned part of the intention of flying there in a private jet, and it can cost up to $10k an hour to operate a private jet, I'm sure that money and fuel could be put to much better use. Time is precious and if you had the money to do it you would probably make the most out of your time here on earth too.

Sometimes our best thoughts come when we are high!🤣 I see profiles that say do not contact if you are not interested in marriage, do you really think they will find the perfect person? Or settle for whatever comes along? A one night stand is convenient because the people know they are not committed to anything, not that it can't lead to more, but lack of commitment is also a convenience. I feel that too often people get caught up in conventional rules and then pretend to be happy or love somebody as to conform to the social or religious norms. The try to make a relationship last so they are not shamed by others. Abraham Lincoln was married yet he "shared a bed" with men. FDR was married but he had a mistress and Elenore had a couple of live in lesbian lovers. What was exposed to the outside word was not what was going on inside. It was more convenient to to give the public they wanted them to explain their actions. People will say it's all about love, but I believe the convenience of what they are getting plays a much bigger roll.

Let's face it 9 out of 10 relationships are based primarily off convenience, I am not saying love is not involved, but to find somebody who is actually your soulmate is rare. Why do you think most people are here? Most have been in relationships that were based on convenience and when it was no longer convenient for one or both of the people involved it ended. Maybe a few widows here have been with a soulmate, but the rest of us there is a reason why past relationships have not worked.
So what do I mean by convenient? Well we like somebody to talk to, we like to know there is somebody if we have a problem, it's nice to have somebody to have sex with, it's nice to share financial responsibilities. Many think those butterflies when they meet somebody new are from love, but really it's just the excitement and anxiety of meeting somebody new. It's knowing somebody is there for you, that you can get laid whenever you want, that somebody really cares about you. Often times the meeting of somebody is based just on convenience, maybe somebody you know hooks you up? Maybe you meet at a mutual space? They probably live close by? One of them may be looking for a place to live? It's OK that all these things are based on convenience, but it does not always mean you are a perfect match. Sometimes people even go into it knowing it's all about convenience without telling the other person. Long story short it's OK to be with somebody even if it is not forever. And when things don't work out don't get too discouraged, it just wasn't as convenient as it once was. Any thoughts?

The forms are for interpreting and discussing things otherwise there would just be a "like" button and comments would not be allowed.
The use of "her post" and "she said" was because it was not a personal attack , just a statement saying the two post contradict each other. I think it was pretty clear the other post is about it is best to avoid news and media. Maybe some people don't consider Gregg Braden as being media, but if he is stating "facts" and promoting stories he is news and/or media.
The story is about more then just not buying micro plastics, that is why fertility decline was listed first.
The earth, nature, the world, all of it is already seeing problems with "only 8 billion people" and with out human intervention and developments such as fertilizers, gmo's, plant manipulations we would not be able to feed these 8 billion people, it's only human interaction that would allow the world to feed another 8 billion much less the other reactions of nature, the elimination of many species, the resources and pollution. It is only a matter of time before something catch's up to humans and takes a large quantity out, the more it is pushed, the more likely it is. Just ask the dinosaurs, Aztecs, Inca's, Greeks, the list goes on and at some unknown time in the future there will be more humans that deal with whatever happens. Is that gloom and doom? Or is that about making responsible decisions? In reality it's all the roll of a dice anyway, we can be part of the solution, or we can hide from anything bad and just pretend that everything is going to be OK. This is a big reason it is so easy to sell people on religion,

Is anybody else confused?

First she post that everybody should bury their head in the sand, lock yourself in your safe room, and make sure everybody receives a partition medal. Then her next post is all human kind is doomed, the world has been filled with micro plastic and reproduction is not going to exist in the near future.
First off let's all realize how useless human life is in the first place. If all humans were wiped out the earth would be a much better place for all the plants and animals. Humans are extremely selfish and ungrateful, we could be doing so much more to protect this planet. Nature tends to have ways of balancing out things, things like diseases and disasters that control the population of species, however humans tend to interfer with nature's plan. So if it's true that sperm rates are rapidly dropping due to human inventions it sounds like karma to me. The biggest problem I can see with this is that the most advanced (domesticated) people will be wiped out first. Not sure how much pollution and toxins the people in the jungles of Africa deal with. It seems like everytime humans create ways to make life better there is a counter reaction to it. As stated in her other post maybe we all should just ignore these negative things that happen? Or maybe these "geniuses" can figure out how to fix these problems? However we would not want to bring any negativity into these "geniuses" lives.
Long story short is we have to take the good with the bad. Without low points in life we won't appreciate the high points. For every action there is a reaction. It's really more about our reactions instead of locking information out of our lives just because it may cause us a little stress.

People are afraid of inflation, but is actually a good thing. We have just been spoiled for too long and the current inflation rate is going up too fast for people to adjust for. When I went to school the government spent about $50k to put me thru K-12, now it's about $180k to put a child thru K-12. To put that in perspective if that child works for 50yrs they would have to pay $3600 a year in taxes just to pay for their school, that doesn't account for paying for any other things the government takes care of. Add to that the child tax credit of $3000 til that child is 17, that adds another $50k they owe, or $1000 a year during their working life. So along with that $4600 a year in taxes they also need to put money into social security for their retirement, plus pay the taxes for all the other things the government does, and then we should probably be thinking about paying down the national debt. Oh, and then they want everyone to pay for health insurance, so without inflation basically our entire paycheck and then some would have to go to pay off our taxes (debt). And if we account for those whom can not earn a living and pay taxes then that adds to it too. So when the government is spending trillions of dollars like it's nothing the only hope we have is that inflation will raise fast enough, and big enough to keep up pace. There was a lot of debt associated with World War 2, but we were able to pay that off for the most part. There is always going to be good times and bad times in any economy, but people have short memories and the hard times tend to stick out more then the good times, but so far we have made it this far thru the highs and lows. However when people get lazy and entitled it could all come crashing down.

The word "Entitlement" comes to mind. The poor think they are entitled to live like the middle class. The politicians think they are entitled to spend whatever they want and take kick backs from special interests. The middle class thinks just because they show up for a job they are entitled to a paycheck. The rich think they are entitled to take advantage of others and form monopolies. For the most part Americans are lazy and/or stupid, yet they think everything should be handed to them. Sometimes the key is to work harder, sometimes the key is to work smarter, sometimes the key is if you can't beat them then join them. Some foreigners come here and build businesses by putting in many hours just to make enough to survive and build toward the future. Many live in crowded houses with many people, they are willing to sacrifice. When you have two "middle class" people living in a 4000sq ft house that is considered "rich" to most of the world and some of the people of America. Most Americans don't realize how good they have it, or how good they could have it. For the most part our food is artificially low, tell me how you can buy a pineapple for $2 or bananas for $.50 a lb? Or hamburger for $5.00 a lb? You really don't want to know what goes on behind the scenes to make this happen, but it's what we have become accustomed to. Fuel and energy prices are also way lower then they could be. The thing we spend the most on is shelter, housing is relatively expensive. Healthcare is also outrageous, mostly because we have been brainwashed into hypochondriacs and over value human life. Drug companies, insurance companies, Dr.s, and hospitals all have taken advantage of the people and the government encourages it to continue. Regulations to protect the people can often hurt the rights of people too. As long as you have a roof over your head and food on your table you should be grateful, if not maybe you are the one who needs to make changes whether in your personal life, or changing the way things are run around you.

Going online is no different then going in public except that you cannot smell the other people. As in public you will come across rude, selfish, obnoxious people along with a few friendly respectable ones. You will see and hear things that you do not want to. It's up to the individual to know where it is safe to go, and how to ignore the things they do not like. Too many people take things way too personal, they also don't realize what they say or do may offend others too.
As far as people having "accidents" or just disappearing, I think it has happened in every country in the world. Has anybody seen Jimmy Hoffa lately? I'm sure there are plenty that people never hear about, and some fish are just too small, or big, to fry.

If there is true chemistry involved the first date should last awhile and there should definitely not be any talk of being short, then hopefully the one night stand turns into a two night stand. It should be more about her place or his place then her paying or him paying.

Good thing you are not Russian because you might accidentally fall out a window for criticizing Putan.🤸

The guy goes by the name "prisoner" so I assume the only catfights he is seeing are drag queens.
If I was in prison I would say "I like soap on a rope" long before I ever said "I like catfight"
B c'n U! 🤣

Look up "SNL d in a box" and Justin Timberlake will give you directions along with a catchy song.

The government knows where I live, where I work, how much my house is worth, and how much I make. They tax me based on these things, they use that tax money to pay for everyone that works for the government, military, schools, roads, etc. They also use some of that money to give food, housing, and healthcare to those who can't afford it. When somebody is undocumented they have no idea where they live or how much they make. There is no way to know exactly how many of them are here, it's all a guess, and even when they do know the exist such as enrolling their children in our schools for the most part they are not tracked. I pay for my own healthcare, but anybody can show up at the ER and get healthcare, or have their child which is then automatically considered a US citizen. Some of these people work for cash, some use false documents, if I tried using false documents the government would come down on me hard. Others somehow apply for government assistance, and somehow they are not tracked either. If everybody in the country decided they took could go undocumented the government wouldn't have money to do anything with (well they would probably just print more of this imaginary money they like so much). Not all of these people crossed the boarder illegally, many people came here legally on Visa's but when the time on that ran out they chose not to return back to their country. They give Visa's for schooling and work, it's supposed to be a temporary thing, they can apply for citizenship while they are here but that can be very expensive and time consuming.
There are many migrant workers picking out fruits and vegetables and working in our meat packing plants, this keeps prices down but there is always a hidden cost we don't realize. Many also work in the service industries in the kitchens of restaurants, cleaning hotels and offices, or in construction. They send money back to their country which messes with our economy, they make less money which makes it harder for legal employees to get what they are worth.
It's not about stopping people from getting in, it's about controlling the number and type of people getting in, and keeping track of them like the government does with the legal citizens. Making a level playing field so that everybody carries their own weight. I would be OK with some kind of trade arrangements where we send some of our unwanted people in exchange for some people who want to come here and work. It seems only fair that the give and take balances out.

Washington state? Not the safest choice either. They have volcano's, and are due for a big earth quake, or tsunami.
During hurricane Ian there were roads and bridges that were washed out from the storm surge. If those can't withstand a a hurricane I don't see how any house could, of course we are just talking about a long the coast line and that's where a lot of the damage took place. Roads and bridges are very expensive, also the boats that washed on shore were very expensive, and unless you move your boat before the storm (hard to do when they were so far off on predictions) all you can do is hope for the best.
What we call "mobile homes" or "manufactured homes" generally get put on a lot and never move again. The newer ones have thicker walls and will stand up better then the old ones. They also run straps into the ground now to keep them anchored, but they do sit about 2 feet off the ground so it's easier for air to get under them, and makes them much more dangerous to be in during a tornado.
In most areas they are burying the power lines that are in the neighborhoods because it looks nicer and they don't need to trim the trees. But there are risks of digging or damage in other ways. From the transformer to your house is only 240 volts, the power lines before that are about 17,000 volts, and the great big ones that transfer it long distance can be 100,000 volts. So it may make sense to bury some lines, it could be very dangerous to bury others. The big power lines in California were responsible for some of the huge fires that burned entire towns. Once again it is risk and reward. How much it cost to do it right, verses how much it cost to fix something. Back in the day on big projects they would plan on losing a life for every $100,000 of work done, sometimes they did better, sometimes worse. But there has to be give and take. We could bury our houses to protect them from the wind, but when the floods come they would fill up like swimming pools.

I can't remember a big storm hitting the ghetto besides hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans, and never in my life did I hear such cry babies, they were like help us, give me, give me, give me. They sheltered them in temporary camping trailers and they were sueing over the formaldehyde levels in them, they don't know the meaning of temporary. Any other community gathers together to clean up and rebuild, but 10 years after the hurricane they were still crying that everything was done for them.
Back in the day the government built houses on reservations for the Indians and the would peel the siding off and burn it for heat which would soon destroy the whole house.
If people are not working towards something, or paying for it themselves they have no pride for it, no respect for it. All the government housing gets trashed and then they call up complaining expecting somebody else to fix what they broke.

Often times that is why things are built the way they are, people figure if anything goes wrong insurance will pay for it, why make it your own problem when you can make it somebody else's problem?