I think a lot of people join the site to find a significant other, and realize that everyone else here is fun, too. I know that I enjoy chatting to everyone, whenI have the time to do so. But that doesn't mean that I am looking for someone any less than I was. I'm sure that there are other people, men and women, who feel the same way. It just takes patience, and enjoy the ride along the way.

I guess this applies to me, too. I'm using a Verizon Motorola. I've already emailed my pic to my yahoo address, but it came across in, I think it's called, PDF form. I'm not sure how to translate that to a pic for this site.

This thread sometimes reminds me of the show Hee Haw, when Grampa Jones was asked," Hey, Grampa, What's for supper?"

I think this is the point when we all say," YUUMMMM, Yum!"

I don't generally ask advice about my profile, but this time a bit of input may be helpful. I was trying to go for open and honest, at the same time letting guys know what's important to me. Which is why I mention my religious association at all. Can anyone offer creative criticism without judgementalism?

I guess I'm just not real fond of Obama. Isn't it funny, though, how the (usually) totally unrelated topics of entertainment and politics have somehow been combined to make one rather volitile discussion thread? I guess I should just summarize my comments with a humble statement: This one time, Obama and I agree.

Wow!!! I implied that Kanye might be a horse's patuit, but now that I've tracked down the video clip, I KNOW that he is one. Does anyone know where I can see the video clip of Beyonce letting Taylor do her acceptance speach?

Yeah, but Obama saying it is a bit ironic, don't you think?

A lot of people don't realize that spirituality is a very healthy and healing aspect of being human. They want to associate it with religion, and it is not neccessarily an accurate assessment. Spirituality is more about relaxation, and introspection, and about learning about yourself and the world around you. If an athiest applies this definition to his or her life, then they could find scientific study of the world around them and the people, plants and animals in it, to be very relaxing, especially if they reflect on their place in the scheme of things. Seeing one's self and your own life as a valid scientific study can be quite interesting. And quite frankly, what we have now proven scientifically used to be the stuff of Sci-Fi and fantasy.

Wow, Abra, that's really cool! You are doing much better than I would at it. Here's to you.

In the context of modern society, I don't think that animal sacrifice for purposes of religion is neccessary. (Human-life sacrifice is out of the question in any context with me.) However, if you are a hunter or if you raise your own livestock for food, then by all means, show your appreciation and gratitude at the time of it's death for the food that you will get from that animal. If you do that in a prayerful or ritualistic way, then so be it. And if you, like the vast majority of us, buy your meat from the store, then being thankful while you are cooking and eating it is quite sufficient.
Incidentally, many people don't realize that even if you are a vegetarian, the food that you eat still has to be killed first. Most of us just can't hear a head of lettuce scream when it's broken up for salad, or the carrots cry when pulled out of the ground. While I'm not that sensitive to the life energy of plants yet to pick up on that, I have heard of people who are. Something always has to die to sustain life. Be thankful and aware of this.

Whether Pagans and Wiccans are considered to be devil worshippers depends on who you ask. My (Baptist) parents think that Paganism/Wicca are absolutely satanic, but they are also very narrow-minded about it. I also have known people who are part of the Baptist Church who realize that Pagan/Wiccan beliefs are not satanic or devil-worship. I think it depends on the individuals' opinions, life experiences, and up-bringing, and on their clergy-men in their local church. But we are more accepted and main-stream, over-all, than we were in the past.
BTW, I'm not intending to dis Baptists. I only used that as an example because Mom and Dad are very much against Wicca, and they, coincidentally, happen to be Baptist.

I love Mingle2 and all my M2 friends!!!

No, and I think that it would be VERY embarassing. Especially in a small town where everyone knows everyone. Wow, I'm surprised that I was able to access that on this library computer. They have such strong filters against any sexual content, I didn't think that something like that would get through.

Do they still make blow-up Helga from latex? Try nitrile blow-up Helga, comes with a patch kit.

plk1966, you must be from PA. I grew up there, and I remember that the exits were numerical, not according to mile markers. But the last few times that I've been there, they were numbered according to mile markers.

Well, as far as the IM's, text messages, e-mails, if there's something in there that is that important, the authorities can still get it. I think that they can on a computer, too, if it's that important, and if they get a proficient enough computer geek. But for most people, just getting rid of the history on your PC or laptop, and your phone, best friend deleting it would be sufficient. Your family and close friends have had enough of a shock by that point, just from losing you, tha tthey don't need to lose their illusions of who they think you are, too.

Unfortunately, I've never really understood the Qaballah. It seems like a very technical way of approaching spirituality, and I've never had the attention span to sit still and understand technical stuff. But I do think that it is a good tool/philosophy/ guideline for some people, and I'm not going to knock it if someone can follow it effectively. Who am I to say what works best for everyone?

I think if you are both respectful of each other and your specific religions, then two people can, potentially, get along fine even if they are members of seperate religions.

Many people would probably be surprised that their basic beliefs about right and wrong are very closely alligned, very similar, even if their religious semantics are totally different. People don't realize that right and wrong are basically the same from one religion to the next, regardless of the title that is attached to the belief system. For me, I'd like to find someone who believes in rather similar religious semantics, because that makes the whole religion thing much less complicated. I don't want someone telling me that because I don't believe in sleeping around, and I don't think that it's right to steal, and I think that it's in everybody's best interest to help each other, doesn't mean that I want for my boyfriend (or eventually husband) to try to convert me to his religion because I already know the difference between right and wrong, have morals, and don't try to cheat anyone, just because he thinks that those traits are only prevelant in his religious affiliation. (Wow, is that a run-on sentence)
So, yeah, religion is kind of important to me when looking for someone to have a relationship with.

Oh, yeah. You don't find nicer people anywhere else. You also don't find stronger, more supportive communities anywhere else. It's really refreshing to see so many people pull together when someone needs help. You don't see that most places. Here in Garrison, we just had a benefit breakfast for to help a lady pay some of the bills from her husband's ATV accident and subsequent death. I know that it was hard for her, but everyone has been helping where and when they can. It's like this almost every time that someone has a long-term illness or a sudden death in the family.