RE: DIVORCE. Leo Tolstoy wrote, "A successful relationship is not the result of how compatible the couple is, but rather how successfully they negotiate their incompatibility." Same sex, bi-sexual, it doesn't matter. My start to world order is first in the home with the partner, then the k...

<t>We leave it off on the side as an observation about occasional moments of clarity, rather than thinking how to build it into our ways of living. Pretty sad when we are willing to let the advertising industry tell us what makes life better.[/quote]<br/> My point, which obviously has not been made ...

Then you believe our collective activity should be like the communists claim. All for the good of the party.

So, are you saying we live in "God's" ground school and live life taking our hits and learning our lessons to give us the ability to live in peace in the next life?

Boil it down to the bones boys. Boil it down to the bones. NONE of us know why we are alive. NONE of us know what our purpose is while we live. Individually or collectively. I'm glad you picked up this thread. There is only one answer for us. Try to understand as best you can how we got here and whe...

WELL THIS IS THE END I have given you folks enough time to dig into what I have been saying to comment. I am indebted to Chris O’Connor for his infinite patience with me it making my statement in this forum. He has always said to keep it short. So this time I will try to oblige. Not one you, I have ...

Hey, where are you guys. I thought this was a place to discus ideas. Your no comments are bewildering. Gimme some feed back. Lawrence

August 29, 2019 Why was I born? What am I to do with myself as I live my life? What are all the rest of the people on earth supposed to be doing as they live together with me? Is there life after death on this earth, for anyone, or everyone? These are the questions I’ve pondered all of my 86 years. ...

The best, in other words, is often the enemy of the good. Feel free to deplore the myriad ways Washington compromises honor, but if you cannot distinguish between Hillary's fudging and Donald's complete rejection of accountability for truth, I am more worried about you than I am about the status of...

What Cost Honor? Phillip Jennings is an investment banker and entrepreneur, former Marine Corps Captain who flew missions� in Vietnam and, after leaving the Marine Corps, flew for Air America in Laos. He won the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society short fiction award in 1998. He has a degree in business...