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We love animals!!!! We also believe in humanity!!!!! The dignity of life!!!!!

Has technology crossed a line?

We can now choose to be Cyberborgs with a microchip, and the great reward is…
Wait for it…Wowee
Instant access to Wikipedia and superintelligence.

The blind will be able to see, the deaf hear, and the disabled regain movement.
We are promised such great rewards!

Watch Elon Musk’s neuralink monkey play video games with his brain.

We were born to be free, to enjoy our lives, be at one with nature, and also to enjoy freedoms.
Animals and people were not born to be subordinate to the whim for power or control. Life is becoming more challenging and complex with certain technologies.

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Then there was the movie of Elsa the lioness, the work of many who save animals, set them free in their own domains, touch our hearts.

Wounda’s Journey

And yet, the flipside of the coin is a different story.

Pager the first monkey to have a brain implant died, as did ten others experimented on.
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Well, there are love songs for good robots. And wonderful music depicting beautiful animals, birds in flight, movies like Born Free, Christian the lion.
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Love Songs For Robots

Let’s post uplifting gifs, memes, videos, music of pets or animals, chat and enjoy our time.
Remember, respect other commenters, please no deep politics or religious comments.

Lian and Kieran

Splash & Fun

I love the beach and the sea. Swimming in calm, clear blue sea is great in the summer heat.

I like small boats too. My stepfather had an old life boat called Kingfisher. It was 30 ft in length. I slept there whenever I could with the back open, watching coots, swans and ducks swimming past and honking. My job was to pump the bilges.

I just love water, but not torrential rain, although the odd storm can be exciting.
Do you go to the beach in the summer or own a boat?
Have you been on a cruise, or traveled in a small boat?

I often travelled by boat in Turkey, by ship to Izmir from Istanbul, by ferry crisscrossing the Bospherous, or staying on yachts and rowing ashore for raki, a Turkish drink for the crew, being the only one who didn’t drink. They were astounded a lassie could row and tie a boat. We found isolated coves and swam there…heaven!

I also like to laze in a warm bath tub, to relax, tho lately I’ve taken to showering, especially several times a day in the summer heat, if its like last summer.

As a child, I loved clambering over rocks, picking winkles to cook for dinner… I never ate them.
In Australia, I played with sting rays, dropping clams into the sea. The Sting rays would flip their wings, so the shell opened, and they eat them in a flash.

In Australia, I was waiting for good-looking lifeguards to swab sunscreen on me, but they were all old and wrinkly, not like in the adverts, tall, suntanned and handsome.
We have a lot of beaches here, but mainly rocky. Daredevils dive into deep seas in dangerous places.

What type of holidays do you like? By the sea, in the cities, sight seeing, countryside, or another type of activity?

Remember, no politics or religion.
Post memes, gifs, videos, music, chat with friends! Most of all, enjoy.
Lian and Kieran

Shoes…Can Be Hell Or Heaven

Styles have have changed through the ages, especially in the last few decades.

Many people wear more comfortable, sensible shoes these days.
There are also fun shoes around.

More people wear flat shoes rather than high heels.
In the sixties, everyone wanted pointed-toed shoes, did you?
Do you go for fashion or comfort?
I have some shoes that aren’t that comfortable to wear for special occasions when it’s necessary to present a particular image.

Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes

For daily wear, comfort is the issue and warmth in the winter and furlined.
Wellies and waterproof shoes for wet weather.
Love boots like this!

I love shoes, boots and warm furry slippers.
It’s difficult to buy shoes where I live, as they are imported. Many shoes don’t come in the correct standard sizes. From China, shoes seem too small, and Italian imports aren’t comfortable.

Pistol Annies - Hell On Heels

Your feet and nose apparently continue growing,so you probably need a larger size than previously.
I rarely throw shoes away and have boxes stored in cupboards. Yet I tend to wear the same shoes every day.
What type of shoes do you wear or like?
Do you wear open shoes in the summer, flip flops, or have beach shoes? Or do you wear sandals?

Would you pay this for a pair of shoes? Cost more than my house!!!!

Do you buy expensive or cheap shoes?
Fun or ridiculous?

Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

Remember, respect all commenters, no religious or political comments, please.
Post memes, gifs, music, chat with friends

Lian and Kieran

Ice, Wind, Rain, And Cold, And Weather Extremes

The weather had been nothing but extreme in the last year. Many of us have had bad storms, endless rain, snow, or extreme heat. It has been unpredictable and difficult to keep warm, or to cool down.

What was your experience like last summer?

How do you heat your home or keep it cool in the summer? Do you find it expensive to run?

Heating systems, warm the house, keep cool. Our interest has often veered to the weather, almost on a daily basis.
I took out a coat I hadn’t worn for years this morning and bought a soft, velvety blanket, sewn with two sides together for under a goose-down duvet, so I’m in heaven on cold nights and have a nice warm coat and mittens. The shop that sold me the mittens would insist they are fingerless gloves!!!

Our houses here are built for heat, but we had six weeks at 48 centigrade in July and August. The hottest temperature ever recorded. People slept in the airport and were advised to go to government buildings to keep cool.

I really need to install air conditioning and have just found a new electrician, but we will have to run new cables over the house as I have two buildings.

It’s extremely cold at the moment.
I wish I had a fireplace with a nice warm fire to snuggle around this winter!

Many of you have had floods, and the bad weather continues unabated.

Are these extremes the new norm?

We’ve all experienced these extremes in the last year. What has your experience been?

Have your animals enjoyed the snow, rain, heat, or been afraid of storms?

So post memes, gifs, music, images of your weather, and solutions to being comfortable, and chat with friends.
Remember, no politics or religion here, please.
Most of all, enjoy.

Lian and Kieran.