I believe apes do, and cats very possibly do. Dogs perhaps, and maybe even squirrels only because of their 'advanced' brains (as rodents go). Birds? Well, I suppose it depends on the species. Raptors not so much. Small wrens and sparrows and swallows and such? Nah. Parrots depends on the subspecies. The Corvidae, i.e. crows ravens and jays, oh yeah ( Read more... )

Been there, done that. Was a sorta kinda quasi-christian. Then I got baptized "under Christ" into a local 'Non Denominational Church'. A few years after that, I started studying the history of Christianity. Also, I always felt wrong when ever our pastor said anything about, "Jesus being the ONLY way." Some of my friends were Pagan, so I studied ( Read more... )

Far O're the Misty Mountains old,
To dungeons deep and caverns cold,
We must away, ere break of day,
To seek the pale enchanted gold.

The Dwarves of Yore made mighty spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells,
In places deep, where dark things sleep,,
In hollow halls beneath the fells.

Goblets they carved there for themselves,
And harps of gold where no ( Read more... )

Our own apathy, prob'ly combined with our ever growing dependence on beurocracy.

It all started with Easter, coincidentally enough. I LOVE peanut butter, and my whole hearted pity and condolences go out to all people allergic to peanuts, even slightly. In any case, The year Reese's came out with the big fat PB Egg, I got one in my basket. It was AWE-some. I had never had that much (imho) perfectly sweetened PB in my life before ( Read more... )