Great post, @giantbear. Absolutely correct, conflict can help us grow in so many ways. It's important to try to see things from others' point of view.

Okay, well, you could have included the "less filling" part. ;-)

No robot will ever write poetry the way I can. :-)

Awesome! Proud to have converted you. :-)

Yep. That's my referral link. :-)

What made you go back?

I doubt it was the Secret Service, but it could have been a high-level government official who wouldn't want his identity known. During the Nixon Administration, a government information by the name of

Yes. :-)

You don't lose unless you cash out .... A good rule of thumb when things are on the upside, in my opinion, is to sell just enough to get back your investment and keep the rest in. If you lose it all, you

Fear is a great motivator. Unfortunately, it can also paralyze, and cause one to think about thing irrationally. Economies go up and down. It's best to think things through with a sound mind. Hope for

Anything by Heinlein is recommended. One of my favorites is "Stranger in a Strange Land."

Poetry is a dying art, but when robots are employed in every occupation under the sun, the everyday man will become a poet. We'll then have more poets versus any other occupation, including lawyers. I

Methinks ye doth protest too much. Mimes taste great and look real cute at the top of a glass.

"Hoser rock." So is that what you call it? Was Kim Mitchell a one hit wonder? I can't remember anything else by him.

These are all beautiful pics. For the longest time, I didn't know dandelions sprouted petals and colors. I just thought they were little white balls that you could blow into the wind. They are really gorgeous

I first heard this guy in Seattle Washington when I was in the Army in the late 1980s. From Texas, I'd never heard Canadian rock and roll. I fell in love with "Might As Well Go For a Soda."

You have my permission to make it a quickie!

I don't much care for Edge.

You subscribed? Cool, I'm so glad you like it. I've had others say they are disappointed in Brave, but I don't know why. :-)