Island Of Misfits

[joeb631a]

I will never go straight..... moving forward....

coming out this late in life?

 

[RosterMan]

Just got a bunch of pictures back and saw a lot of old photos with prom pictures .pictures of my folks when they were young.
I also found a pack of pictures I took 10 days after 9-11 when I was there.
Chokes me up ,horrific damage ,like a bomb

Why were you allowed into the site?
It was sealed off at every intersection going in.

 

[NewbOldster]

Define God?

Can we agree that the "creator", however they/who/it are described, has given both the fox and the hare exactly what they need to survive and flourish, but doesn't appear to care which one wins in a chase?

Suppose man created God in our own image, with our own values, but that is not the same set of values the creator has, nor do they remotely look like us.

Consider that the creator created our bodies to include antibodies, that fight off parasites. Perhaps we are the antibodies of the body of mankind, and it is up to us to destroy the parasites and other invaders.

I believe that the answer is beyond our comprehension at our stage of evolution and because of that, we will all die believing we are right and be wrong.

"I believe that the answer is beyond our comprehension at our stage of evolution and because of that, we will all die believing we are right and be wrong."

I believe that, because I don't think there is truly any one-size-fits-all "right" when it comes top that subject.

 

[boo]

Morning boo
Did ya kill anything today?

One tree rat so far roster. If they go after my birdfeeders, I take them out…

Would be like Boo and I getting together for a BBQ
Never going happen as he said

stranger Things have happened…

 

[joeb631a]

Why were you allowed into the site?
It was sealed off at every intersection going in.

We went into with guys and a refer truck
when we got close we made a phone call to a sergeant
we were escorted in

 

[WeedHopper]

Mankind has created more gods than a porcupine has quill's and they all say their right and everyone else is wrong.
There are almost 5,000 Gods being worshipped by humanity. But don't worry, only yours is right. I actually thank that number is bigger.

 

[joeb631a]

We went into with guys and a refer truck
when we got close we made a phone call to a sergeant
we were escorted in

In the pictures i got I was smart enough to make a copy and have a set of what i took in perfect shape
Still got the hard hat from that day

 

[RosterMan]

We got a gazebo nothin fancy Honey loves it and is putting curtains up.
one corner of the gazebo over looks where we buried our Boy Mojo.
I found a old photo ,got it printed on a metal picture and
going to put it in the corner as a surprise.

Nice What is a metal picture Joe

 

[RosterMan]

I made two of those 50 fargin years ago. Both flint and cap and ball. Sooper fun to shoot. I have no idea where they went. The barrels were blue back then, and oddly, I cannot remember them having ramrods as part of the kit. It musta, but... blank. I do remember them as being .50 cal.

I built mine 40 yrs ago and still have it on display in my Gun Room

 

[joeb631a]

Nice What is a metal picture Joe

Its a picture they put on a peice of metal like a little sigh of any size you want
got it from metalprints.com
it will be good outside

 

[RosterMan]

In the pictures i got I was smart enough to make a copy and have a set of what i took in perfect shape
Still got the hard hat from that day

So That was you who handed me coffee and sandwiches that day

 

[joeb631a]

Why were you allowed into the site?
It was sealed off at every intersection going in.smoldering.

Its supposed to be the longest burning building in America

When we got to the site it was raining 9-21 and still s

 

[RosterMan]

We went into with guys and a refer truck
when we got close we made a phone call to a sergeant
we were escorted in

You should have seen it from the copter

 

[user 60570]

Define God?

Can we agree that the "creator", however they/who/it are described, has given both the fox and the hare exactly what they need to survive and flourish, but doesn't appear to care which one wins in a chase?

Suppose man created God in our own image, with our own values, but that is not the same set of values the creator has, nor do they remotely look like us.

Consider that the creator created our bodies to include antibodies, that fight off parasites. Perhaps we are the antibodies of the body of mankind, and it is up to us to destroy the parasites and other invaders.

I believe that the answer is beyond our comprehension at our stage of evolution and because of that, we will all die believing we are right and be wrong.

Par Excellent post Sir!

god is undefinable in human terms

my logic tells me this , intelligent design = intelligent designer

 

[joeb631a]

So That was you who handed me coffee and sandwiches that day

it was surreal
I remember leaning in looking at all the $ cars covered in the dust ,signs with pictures "have you seen..."
I brought 5 joints and was smoking one.
The air was terrible with not only the site all the trailers .they were trailers with gen. sets running feeding some buildings that needed electricity. The diesel exhaust was bad. No one was working but i guess the computers

 

[joeb631a]

You should have seen it from the copter

I went there 9-21.
I saw pictures of the site 60 days after I was there ,ariel ones.
The site was so huge that even after 60 days I was there it was still enormous.
When I was there you cant really envision it all when you are so close up.
They had 60 days of clean up and it still looked gigantic

 

[joeb631a]

You should have seen it from the copter

you saw it from a helicopter?

 

[Unca Walt]

As the most ancient in our merry band of misfits from the hoary days of yore, to what to you attribute your longevity brother?

Getting shot 1/100 of a second too late for it to be fatal. I moved just enuf. The rest was easy... just kept getting up inna morning.

To be straight:

1. I absolutely attribute my current excellent health and continued breathing entirely to MySonTheDoctor. <-- Boy, did I get a return on sending him through college & med school. His medical expertise kept me from dying on two sharp occasions.

2. Some things gotta change; no alcohol at all. And I love many kinds of alcohol. No caffeine at all: not from tea, coffee, soda -- this includes decaf (which ain't -- it is reduced caf).

3. Take a nap every afternoon (no special time) with a beautiful redheaded witchie-poo.

4. Get skinny and stay there. I'm a big sumbitch, so 210 is my bantam weight.

5. Live in a neighborhood from something out of Norman Rockwell -- My neighbor on my left surprised me by building a firing range in my back yard. My neighbor catty-corner in back came over and planted a snotberry (lychee) tree in my yard. The one on my right mows my swale for me when he mows his acre. My neighbor behind me shares his deep-sea catches with me, and I reciprocate with mango cake.

6. Step in poop, and come out with financial safety. My house, grounds, cars, everything is paid for, and while not rich... I can buy a $400 pistol just for the helluvit.

7. Marry a redheaded woman. Can make the preacher lay his Bible down.

8. The limits: Things that were easy to do 18 months ago... just aren't easy anymore. Fifteen minutes with a chainsaw, and I am puffing like an old locomotive and staggering like a drunk. No stamina worth a ****. And the tiredness doesn't fade in a half-hour anymore. More like 1/2 hour heavy labor, 5 hours to get back to normal.

9. I saved this for last: You guys are going to find this as hard to swallow as a tablespoon of cinnamon, but MySonTheDoctor sez that a good portion of my very good health is due to weed. Yup, weed.

10. That brings me to the beautiful folks like @boo and @SubmarineGirl and @bigsur51 who have gifted me what amounts to health. All have taken chances for a guy they've never seen in person... with the result that while I can no longer smash a golf ball apart with my pecker (I now do coconuts because of my vision) I still can have happy day after happy day.

Thanks again to Big, Boo, and Subbie. Beautiful people.

 

[RosterMan]

you saw it from a helicopter?

We were rescue ,

 

[joeb631a]

We were rescue ,

any pics?