Category Archives: Other stuff

Thoughts on the expressions: “mother nature” and “the birds and bee’s” – aspects of the Victorian symbolism of springtime

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Here’s a thought I had: I have often heard two expressions that has always made me wonder of their origin:  “Mother nature” “The birds and the bee’s” It seems, to me, that both of these have origin in the Victorian era (1800’s).  They … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on blog writing after 800 articles . . . questioning the value and meaning of ideas

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

This is my 800th article in this blog (and there over 600 drafts yet to be finished at the time I’m writing this).  Its also my 7th anniversary of writing blogs on this site.  Since I have written so much it has … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the control of money and the problem of “pressure” in life with remarks about “personhood”

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

Here’s a thought I had: Recently, I saw some teenagers and a thought came to me of some advice I would like to of given them.  The more I thought about it the more interesting it got.  I started off by … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the different schools of thought in sports

Posted on December 30, 2015 by

Here’s a thought I had: I have never really been one for sports.  This is not to say that I do not like sports.  I have found that I tend to like sports only under certain conditions.  A lot of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on fighting with nunchaku’s

Posted on May 13, 2015 by

(Different types of nunchaku’s.  From Wikipedia.com) I have always been interested in nunchaku’s.  Normally, people get interested in them by watching Bruce Lee.  Though I have seen Bruce Lee with nunchaku’s, and thought they were neat, I don’t think that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the ‘alien issue’: peoples need to believe in the Divine when they can’t

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

Here’s a thought I had: I have often chuckled at all the different statements about aliens.  In fact, its become a joke for me to say that aliens are the cause of everything.  If there’s bad weather . . . aliens … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “victory smile”

Posted on January 14, 2014 by

Here’s an interesting thought (whether its true or not I don’t know): In a recent conversation we talked about how everyone had to smile while taking pictures.  Ever since I was a kid this used to mystify me.  I was often bewildered … Continue reading →

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