The totally off-topic thread

[JessicaTam]

I have finally found inexpensive coffee in Norway. Nok44 for a latte. About AUD7.

Everything is relative.

 

[Milboo]

I have finally found inexpensive coffee in Norway. Nok44 for a latte. About AUD7.

Everything is relative.

I paid just over AUD7 for a flat white in Zurich!

 

[VPS]

I finally remembered to bring my Haigh chocs home.

Got choc frogs, honeycomb, choc dipped berries a caramels.

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that's a serious amount of Haighs - hang in there and you can do it

 

[VPS]

Watched Monty last week. At the end of Holy Grail, Stalker castle I think, staying near there one night.

This one - very beautiful there

 

[drron]

Two Americans who are alive today with their father and grandfather the 3 generations have lived through every presidents time in office.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...ler-born-in-1790-still-has-2-living-grandsons

 

[Hvr]

I have finally found inexpensive coffee in Norway. Nok44 for a latte. About AUD7.

Sounds like a knock knock joke.

Everything is relative.

Sounds like Tasmania.

 

[JohnK]

Played awful golf last week after maybe 1 hour sleep. Qualified for cough of the walk with my partner. Didn't think we had a chance today. Went to sleep around 10:30pm-11:00pm last night. Couldn't do anything wrong today and game was over on 12th hole today and we play the top qualifiers next week.

I should really treat sleep more seriously....

 

[Denali]

When my husband treats himself, he gets a new guitar, camera lenses and VR headset.

When I treat myself, I get new bed topper, new down pillows and put some $ away into slush fund.

I'm doing something wrong.

 

[TheRealTMA]

When my husband treats himself, he gets a new guitar, camera lenses and VR headset.

When I treat myself, I get new bed topper, new down pillows and put some $ away into slush fund.

I'm doing something wrong.

Surely you forgot the chocolates?

 

[Denali]

He's like a seagull, hes already been into the chocs.

Maybe I should rent the fiat...

 

[SuePa]

Since my nephews grandfather died, btw nephew has downs syndrome, hes been talking about Pop visiting him in his sleep

Denali, one of my young students (aged 10) recently lost her grandmother. A few weeks later she told me that her grandmother visits her regularly. She doesn't speak, just waves and smiles. Although she offered the information voluntarily, she was hesitant to tell me about it at first, worrying I'd think she was "crazy" (her word).
I've heard similar from children a number of times. Who knows?!
Good luck with the Lotto numbers!

 

[Pushka]

I thought everyone dreamt of their departed ones simply because they are dreams and the resultant interactions with them in dreams is simply our conscience just playing around with different scenarios. I didn’t really put any special meanings on them other than as memories.

 

[Denali]

Nephew is now 37, he was about 10 when Nanna died, so 27yrs ago. He never talked about her and occasionally she shows up with Pop. And again, he's Downs so not doing it for attention or because he has a belief in the afterlife.

And its always weather warning related visits, always spot on.

 

[Pushka]

Nephew is now 37, he was about 10 when Nanna died, so 27yrs ago. He never talked about her and occasionally she shows up with Pop. And again, he's Downs so not doing it for attention or because he has a belief in the afterlife.

And its always weather warning related visits, always spot on.

Well true memories kick in from 6 years of age so I’d still say memories of people important to him. We understand less than 10% of brain function and particularly amongst those who function differently to the average - hate the expression but eg - idiot savants - eg can play music having never seen the sheet music, numbers, and so on so who knows. I just can’t attribute such things to afterlife but rather our extremely limited understanding of brain, emotion and conscience.

 

[Denali]

Today I'm grateful for watermelon. Im sure we've eaten half of one today, so yummy.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Today I'm grateful for watermelon. Im sure we've eaten half of one today, so yummy.

Just fed a hot possum some cooling watermelon! 38.5C

 

[JohnK]

I just can’t attribute such things to afterlife but rather our extremely limited understanding of brain, emotion and conscience.

Science has never been able to explain our conscience or our soul.

You are born with one, it develops and then dies when you die? We don't know. We are guessing.

But you're right about 10% brain function. Imagine what you can do with the other 90%. Fly? Swim long distances fast?

I guess we'll never know.

 

[cove]

Snakes just love this warmer weather.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Science has never been able to explain our conscience or our soul.

You are born with one, it develops and then dies when you die? We don't know. We are guessing.

But you're right about 10% brain function. Imagine what you can do with the other 90%. Fly? Swim long distances fast?

I guess we'll never know.

Neither has superstitious or medieval belief. So stick with science and falsifiability and you are of much firmer ground.

 

[tgh]

Science does not occupy the high moral ground it once enjoyed.
Science is able to explain little, hypothesises a lot and increasingly indulges in belief(s)
This erosion of morality allows other realities to present as more ...er …real.