tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49862450571360642282024-03-13T15:29:25.237-07:00Chattanooga Nature CenterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-10330534186280949362017-10-02T11:16:00.001-07:002017-10-02T11:16:47.050-07:00Exploring the wildlife of Mount Teide<p>Few places have the level of pristine beauty as Teide national park. You will simply be in awe of this stunning landscape which enchants all who enter.</p>
<p>There are not many large mammals in Tenerife, but there are plenty of birds who fly from all over African and Europe on their migration rou<a href="http://ift.tt/2ySQx4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-299" src="http://ift.tt/2xL8wf9" alt="" width="264" height="130" /></a>te. You will see a huge area of different plant wildlife. From many pines trees near the top by the road and specially adapted mountain plans will only grow near the heights of Mount Teide.</p>
<p>You will most likely want to take a sightseeing tour. One of the most popular providers of package tours are Viajes Teide, who have been in business since the 80’s. They have become more popular than ever because of their unshakable commitment to customer satisfaction.</p>
<p>It is possible to by a ‘half day’ tour to travel here, but we strongly recommend that you spend the entire day exploring Mount Teide. We have buses which can pick you up from the South and to the north of the island.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-49938598865949974762017-09-02T09:22:00.001-07:002017-09-02T09:22:35.807-07:00Wildlife and Plant Listings<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2wsXIB6"><img class="size-full wp-image-264 aligncenter" src="http://ift.tt/2wsXIB6" alt="" width="585" height="389" srcset="http://ift.tt/2wsXIB6 585w, http://ift.tt/2vTEIrH 300w" sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /></a></p>
<p>The wildlife and plant listings on this site are for animals and <a href="http://ift.tt/2wtamQF">plants</a> known to be living in the state of Pennsylvania. The bird listings also have associated sound files that play when accessed. All are connected to Wikipedia for more detailed information. Wikipedia is on of the top ten accessed web sites in the world and is a not for profit online encyclopedia. Our intent is not to duplicate already available information, but to make information about <a href="http://ift.tt/2wtdBHB">nature in Pennsylvania</a> easier to locate from one site.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-33404009493978522012017-09-02T08:47:00.003-07:002017-09-02T08:47:17.413-07:00Isla San Lucas Costa Rica Tour Adventure and History<p>The Isla San Lucas Costa Rica Tour is one of the most famous tours to the old prision island of Costa Rica, the island caught lot of attention due the popular book of Jose Leon Sanchez, La isla de los hombres solos ( the island of the lonely men), book that he wrote when he was an inmate in the island for stealing the image of the Virgen de Los Angeles (the holiest catholic image in Costa Rica)</p>
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<p>We offer to your clients the Isla San Lucas Costa Rica Tour, a great adventure, real costa rican history, a great guided tour with experts of the marine life you are going to encounter during the boat trip, also our tour guides will tell you the story of the island, show you the old barracks and the main “circle” , that is the whole that the guards used as the solitary room.</p>
<p>The island itself have lots of biodiversity life as well, so after the prision’s tour, we are going to walk through the forest, an a beach at the other side of the island is waiting for the group with lots of tropical fresh fruits and water.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-82053661664847158182017-09-02T08:47:00.001-07:002017-09-02T08:47:15.069-07:00The Best Selection of Flowers and Plants<p>The ceremonies of life, such as weddings and funerals, are usually accompanied by traditional floral arrangements. But flowers don’t have to be used only for special occasions. In fact, flowers can make any occasion special. Nature’s Best Flowers & Greenhouse carries a variety of fresh and silk arrangements as well as plants and dish gardens. In addition to flowers and plants, we also feature small gifts and cards. Everything you need to brighten up someone’s day–including your own–can be found in our shop!</p>
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<p><strong>Our products include:</strong></p>
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<p>If you’re in the midst of making plans for a wedding or some other special event, you can now cross a few other things off your list. In addition to everything mentioned above, we also proved rental items for event decorating. Just ask us about the items available. Our friendly staff is on hand to answer any questions you may have about flowers, plants, and gifts. If you are already familiar with our shop but haven’t visited us in a while, you need to come see what’s on display because our selection changes all the time. Nature’s Best Flowers & Greenhouse is full of everything you need to brighten up any day.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-42282189836225492112017-09-01T10:42:00.005-07:002017-09-01T10:42:24.390-07:00Favorite Flowers of Hummingbirds<p>Now is the time to start planning what you want to put in your summer garden and or planters. If you are a hummingbird lover like I am, you might consider adding some plants that will attract hummingbirds to your containers. Here is a list of some flowers you might want to consider in your planning.</p>
<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2gwlKFv"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-240" src="http://ift.tt/2gwlKFv" alt="" width="583" height="386" srcset="http://ift.tt/2gwlKFv 583w, http://ift.tt/2eMd2Q2 300w" sizes="(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px" /></a>Superbells, bright red cuphea, weigela, verbena, fushia, supertunia, honeysuckle, columbine and jasmine. This list is a suggestion and by no means exhaustive of the flowers you can use to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden.</p>
<p>Be creative with the colors you choose so the planter is pleasing to your eye as well. Keep in mind that hummers like colorful flowers, especially reds and deep pinks.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-72355604472666121792017-09-01T10:42:00.003-07:002017-09-01T10:42:23.436-07:00Making Your Backyard a Bird Sanctuary<p>There’s nothing quite as exciting for bird watchers as witnessing firsthand the caring for and development of baby birds. From the egg to the nest to that first tentative flight, this can be an exciting and truly amazing process to witness. And if you want to be a part of it, make sure that you put up your bird houses now. This will give the birds a few solid months to acclimate to and trust your bird houses.</p>
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<p>Once the birds are confident that your houses are safe and secure, they are all the more likely to build their nests inside the bird houses in your back yard. So if you want to make sure that you can enjoy the baby wrens next spring and summer, make sure to put out your wren houses now. Birds are migratory creatures. If you provide them with a desirable place to eat, rest, and roost, they’ll return to you. But it’s best to start now to reap the benefits next year!</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-23947620575121400382017-09-01T10:42:00.001-07:002017-09-01T10:42:22.535-07:00Recapping the Past Month<p>I’ve been pretty busy lately and haven’t been able to update my blog as much as I have wanted to, so I will recap some of the highlights of the past month.</p>
<p>A lot has happened in the last few weeks from wild weather – a foot of snow one week, 80 degrees the next -to some exciting bird activity.</p>
<p>The goldfinch have been regular visitors to the finch feeder that I put up about a month ago. There are two types of goldfinch that have been visiting the feeder: American Goldfinch and Lesser Goldfinch.</p>
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<p>In an update to a previous post regarding the Starling problem I was having…as you recall, I had affixed a popscicle stick over the hole of the Flicker nestbox I had put up. This worked for a couple of weeks and the persistence of the Starlings was too much. A Starling had begun filling the box with nesting material ranging from bark to grass to feathers to sticks. As of today, it appears that a pair of Flickers have taken over the box. The male Flicker was removing the grass and feathers while the female looked on from the side of the tree. This was a great sight to see. However, it wasn’t without a nice effort by the male Flicker to try to fit into the Chickadee box I had put up. Fortunately, the hole of that nestbox is ringed by a thin piece of slate to prevent other birds from creating a larger hole.</p>
<p>On a sad note, the pair of doves that were regular visitors are a pair no more. One was snatched up by a Cooper’s Hawk. I watched as it flung feathers everywhere in the snow. It was very interesting to see the circle of life in full swing, but after awhile I could no longer watch so I threw a snowball at the fence and it flew off with its catch. The lone dove is still a visitor and hopefully will not be the next victim.</p>
<p>Its beginning to finally look like Spring here in Denver. The grass is green, I’ve even mowed it once and the trees are starting to leaf out and flower.</p>
<p>That pretty much covers the past month of activity. I will promise to make a more concerted effort to keep updated.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-41980328407182215692017-08-30T10:42:00.001-07:002017-08-30T10:42:45.526-07:00Easy Press for Dried Plants and Flowers<p>My friend and mentor Annie Nashold taught me to make these easy flower presses when I volunteered with her as a children’s educator at Duke Gardens. They are super simple and cheap and can be used again and again. Any type of flower or plant, as long as it’s relatively flat, can be pressed and dried. The petals of large flowers like zinnias can be removed and dried separately and then be used to create other shapes and designs.</p>
<p>All you need is cardboard, paper and rubber bands, it’s that simple. And a good sharp cutter and straight edge are helpful too. Lay your cardboard flat on a surface you can cut against, I use my sewing mat. It’s easier if you cut the rectangles the same size as a half sheet of copy paper, so 4.25 x 5.5 inches. You can make a press using two pieces of cardboard and two pieces of white paper, or 3 pieces of cardboard and 4 pieces of white paper will give you two layers for drying. The goal is to have a sandwich of cardboard and paper, with the flowers and plants as the filling.</p>
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<p>A piece of cardboard is the bottom layer with one half-sheet of white paper on top, (copy paper is fine, or heavier if you are feeling fancy). Lay out the plants in a single layer. Top with another half-sheet of paper and a layer of cardboard. If you are doing a double-decker, put another half sheet of white paper, more flowers, more paper and a final piece of cardboard.</p>
<p>Use 2-3 rubber bands to hold the layers in place. Then the kids can add their names and draw or decorate on the outside of the press. Stack the presses on a shelf for a couple of weeks to dry. If you like you can add something heavy to the top, but it isn’t necessary.</p>
<p>When the press is opened, the flowers will be flat and dried and can then be used to make other crafts and designs. The kids at Spanish for Fun made cards for mothers day by pasting the dried flowers to card stock and covering with a decoupage sort of clear glue. Clear laminate or contact paper can also be used to seal the dried objects into bookmarks or other items.</p>
<p>The cardboard press can be used again and again, just put fresh paper inside if it gets stained over time. I’ve also seen old telephone books, or other heavy books used for pressing flowers.</p>
<p>I found these white boards at The Scrap Exchange in Durham. They were a steal at 25 cents each. If you are anywhere near Durham it’s worth the trip. The place is a treasure trove of recycled objects of all kinds and great for craft supplies. These “slates” are ideal for clipboards with an alligator clip to hold the paper in place and to have a flat surface for outdoor activities like making leaf rubbings or doing scavenger hunts. And because the non-whiteboard side is some kind of particle board, they make excellent flower presses for me as they are slightly absorbent and a bit heavy when all in a tall pile.</p>
<p>Try pressing plants and flowers the next time you are looking for an activity. You can also use it as a teaching opportunity to talk about the parts of plants, the parts of flowers and more.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-8829478243253944582017-03-11T01:01:00.001-08:002017-03-11T01:01:05.873-08:00Why women give bad advice to men?<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2mbjC3h"><img class="alignright wp-image-91" src="http://ift.tt/2mbjC3h" alt="women give bad advice to men" width="463" height="308" /></a>I’ve said similar things before and others have said it well before me.</p>
<p><em>Don’t listen to advice on women by women.</em></p>
<p>It’s an easy mistake to make, because it seems harmless. I mean listening, paying attention to her needs, being romantic, being respectful; none of this seems obviously wrong. But as we have seen, it will get you friendzoned fast and hard.</p>
<p>So are woman hateful creatures giving bad advice to ruin men? <em>By no means.</em><em><br /></em></p>
<p>Thought experiment. Addend every piece of advice a woman gives you with the words, “…from a man I am very attracted to.” The Social Pathologist has it right, women are attracted to the strength and dominance of a bad boy. Unless a girl has gone wrong psychologically she is not usually attracted to the negative aspects (the lying, the cheating, the using). She’s just willing to forgive it because she is very attracted. She is telling you how she wishes a bad boy would treat her.</p>
<p>Never forget, for beautiful women, unattractive men don’t exist as males. Note that this is not a judgement, taking a leaf from Athol Kay, her female body agenda is to produce offspring that will survive and thrive; anything that looks like it can’t provide that is not nearly the same priority. Taking another leaf from Athol Kay, this is all advice for how women wish Alphas (Power) would provide more Beta (Comfort).</p>
<p>This is another reason why I just love women who demand masculinity from you. There are women out there who are very clear that they want a MAN, not a boy. This can be taken to extremes (there are some women for whom no shit test will ever validate, no matter how many times you pass, and they are genuinely to be pitied). Barring extremes, these women are extremely pleasant to be around, they make it far easier to be manly, because they aren’t constantly fighting benevolent demonstrations of strength. I think all of us like being men are on a heart level, so getting dividends from a woman for fulfilling your own deep, heart level, desire is tremendous fun.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-28059883887656086702017-02-21T00:47:00.001-08:002017-02-21T00:47:06.659-08:00Culture and Sanity<p>I had intended to write something more on the cheerful and practical side, but that will have to wait until next time.</p>
<p>This entry was inspired by the following quote from an anonymous commenter on my “At the risk of alienating everybody…” post:</p>
<p>“Sooner or later men and women are going to have to recognize that the problems men blame on feminism, the problems women blame on patriarchy, and the atomization of anglo society is the culture itself. Its not the men, its not the women, its the culture. The complementary nature of Continental Feminism is rooted in its culture, and it shows what SHOULD have occurred in anglo society if the notion of women as the ‘owners of sex’ had been deconstructed as it was by the continental feminists. This has led to a view of male sexuality as a pathology.</p>
<p>Until the anglosphere gets over its archaic separate spheres doctrine men as an evil ogre, while assuming the female to be a penniless damsel, the atomization of anglo culture with continue.”</p>
<p>I think this post speaks a lot of what I believe “big picture” wise (barring the Continental Feminism, I haven’t read much about it, although I intend to, I just can’t speak to it now).</p>
<p>The culture at large has a general understanding of men and women that I find demeaning to both. Within the manosphere and feminism at large it seems like a series of compounding overreactions and oversimplifications. The man as “evil ogre” is something you can find evidence for; masculine sexuality, when perverted, leads to the worst manifestations of sexuality. The woman as penniless damsel is not nearly as bad, but is still dehumanising and harmful, although not for all of the reasons you might suspect.</p>
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<p>On the road to becoming fully human, both sexes need to reach their fullest potential while recognizing that nature has carved out broad roles where the sexes diverge. I don’t care how strong and independent you think you are, if you are pregnant or a woman with small children, you are vulnerable. The male instinct to protect and provide is going to valuable to you like you wouldn’t believe. I have worked with a lot of single mothers of various stripes and their lives are wicked hard. This isn’t to say that none of these women brought this on themselves, but the tragedy is they brought it on their children as well. For all of that, their children are still a wonderful thing, who all have the potential for lives worth living.</p>
<p>If you are a man, your burden is by nature different. Your burden is that you are, in a sense, <em>expendable.</em>Vis-a-vis the propagation of mankind you just aren’t as necessary. <em><a href="http://ift.tt/2dvWuOr">This is a fact</a>.</em> This manifests itself in that, for most of us, apart from God, most likely your family and close friends if you have any, nobody gives a tinkers’ damn if you reproduce or are happy or anything else. And that’s okay. This is part of the reason you have a drive to prove yourself and proving yourself is the male equivalent of childbirth. Whether that is in industry, or war, or the realms of philosophy, the journey to prove yourself is fulfilling.</p>
<p>These are things that are distinct to men and women. They cannot be constructs, the biology is just too clear. Any culture that ignores or transposes these facts is begging for trouble.</p>
<p>Women (again, barring the outliers of the barren and so forth) cannot ignore the biology of when they are fertile or not. Men cannot ignore the biology of proving themselves worthy of continuing the species, of manifesting qualities worth passing on. Women who spend their lives trying to prove themselves in spheres that men biologically need more than they do, at the expense of reproduction, and men trying to engage in acts of reproduction without any real sense of whether or not they deserve to reproduce (the womanizing at the expense of self development) are symptoms of a sick culture.</p>
<p>A culture that values stable families and productive men will outstrip those that don’t. Look, the mass of people will work towards their own self interest only in a limited sense. It is not in the nature of uncontemplative man or woman to think that far ahead, and I mean a few years ahead, let alone eternity. People will chase dopamine, oxytocin, and vasopressin. Wise cultures bind those things up in the most profitable paths. Incidentally these paths tend to bring greater fulfillment.</p>
<p>This is where I have landed. Game developed so that in a more <a href="http://ift.tt/2dvX5j7">chaotic sexual culture</a>, men who were not natural alphas could get what they want or need. It was in a response to the kind of chaos Anglosphere feminism had created. And both philosophies (Game as a philosophy of mating with as many attractive women. not merely a set of tools on how to be a man with a woman) are just childish bullshit. It’s quality versus quantity. One woman you love, who respects you, and who you know that you are internally sympatico with is just plain better than x number of orgasms. A worldview where you view yourself as victim turned victimizer (justified you understand, on account of [insert rationalization for bad behavior]) is just as sick.</p>
<p>Culture is key and it can only change one mind at a time. The decadence of the late Roman Empire eventually gave rise to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. When individual men and women decided they wanted more and found that more in God, the eruption of beauty that resulted still astounds the modern mind.</p>
<p>Climbing off the soap box and my own self indulgent ramblings, yes, it is true that there are statistics that show how poorly the average man or woman behaves in this sick culture of ours. But you don’t have to marry the average women in aggregate. My only hope is that I can help somebody become better than average and that they can marry better than average. With any luck it might someday be me.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-74237259717702118442017-01-25T01:47:00.001-08:002017-01-25T01:47:45.830-08:00Why is dating so hard?<p>If you’re like me, dating felt like magic. I would go for months without any success, and then some girl would seem to fall from the sky. Things would go well for a while, and then it would all, inexplicably go away. I tried hard, but it seemed like I couldn’t win, even if a girl was interested, she didn’t stay interested and just melted out of my life.</p>
<p>Honestly, it feels like magic doesn’t it? No one’s interested and then if they are, of course, that’s doomed to end by her choice.</p>
<p>But, the good news is, is that it isn’t magic, not totally. When you became interested in women, you started playing a game where you didn’t know the rules, so it follows that you would never win, in this case, the cards were really stacked against you. It’s nothing to feel bad about, it really isn’t your fault, it only stays your fault if you don’t learn the rules when you have the opportunity.</p>
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<p>I call them “rules”, but they are really natural laws, ways I believe God has designed the world of men and women to work, of the same nature as other natural laws, like gravity. If a girl gets interested, but doesn’t stay interested, that’s actually a really good sign! If she got interested at all, that means you’ve got what it takes to get a girl interested doesn’t it? You’re not helpless, because something you have or did got her into you at least initially. And why wouldn’t she? You’re the descendant of countless men who have been able to attract women into their lives, just by virtue of being here, this is natural law. She saw something of that heritage in you and was drawn to it. She was drawn to who you really are.</p>
<p>Of course that begs the question, why didn’t she stay interested? Well, you know it’s not because of who you really are, that drew her to you. The only explanation is that you obscured your birthright of attractiveness, you did or didn’t do something, that was at fundamental odds with what she first saw, and so she left. This is the first rule, being congruent with you are, what God designed you to be, and designed all your forefathers to be. Of course this involves knowing how to really get self knowledge, to know who you truly are.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-78146710923699195732016-12-12T00:31:00.001-08:002016-12-12T00:31:17.939-08:00Why does my IQ drop 10 points when I talk to a girl, and how can I get it to stop?<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2griZQ8"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-80" src="http://ift.tt/2griZQ8" alt="nervous when I talk to a girl" width="300" height="399" /></a>The Summa Theologica is downright amazing when describing how things really go down inside your head. According to Aquinas, when our “passions” (the part of the emotion you feel in your body) get going it hampers our ability to think and make decisions. Psychologists call this phenomenon an “amygdala hijack”.</p>
<p>When you’re in the presence of anything you fear, your body starts preparing itself for a life and death struggle, a place where you don’t need to think because you don’t have time, where your entire physiology is gearing itself towards getting you to safety. And come on, don’t we all feel fear talking to a beautiful woman? Nervousness, and, if you admit it to yourself, fear of what you’ll think of yourself if she does shut you down, the real cause of “fear of rejection”.</p>
<p>I mean it makes a kind of sense, who hasn’t been rejected by a woman, and immediately felt a tinge of despair, I mean, thoughts like “Well of course she doesn’t want me either”. Your mind sees things clearly even if you can’t verbalize it, if you think a course of action is leading you towards feelings of embarassment and despair, of course you’re going to get nervous, of course you’re going to want to get out of there, or not approach a girl at all.</p>
<p>So, what’s the solution? A bunch of cheesy self affirmations? “Positive Thinking” perhaps? You know the sort of thing that happens, people tell you that if you just think things will turn out right they will, but you also know the first time it doesn’t turn out right your belief in “Positive Thinking” falls apart, and you’re left feeling just as alone and desperate as before, probably worse.</p>
<p>But there is something you can do. There are some things you can learn. Aquinas discusses this very issue, of how a man can show bravery even when his “passions” are shutting him down.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-65866029055803375472016-11-25T02:06:00.001-08:002016-11-25T02:06:15.909-08:00A Few Words of Caution: #1 Women Aren’t Practice…<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2fLLOXY"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-77" src="http://ift.tt/2fLLOXY" alt="woman arent practice" width="384" height="441" /></a>#1 There is <a href="http://ift.tt/2dvX5j7">a temptation to view</a> “getting better with women” as a skill, in the same sense that kicking a football is a skill.</p>
<p>Women are human beings. They have desires and dreams just like the rest of us. Using a woman that you have no real interest in as a test subject for getting better at this “skill” is wrong. In the old days they used to call it leading someone on. Don’t make romantic advances towards a woman in a way that does not reflect what you truly intend. She does not exist for you to use her as a stepping stone towards someone you really do want. This is not to say that you shouldn’t talk to a woman unless you are interested in her. You should try to talk to as many people as possible, but if it is not right, then don’t take it further.</p>
<p>#2 Follow your conscience. If anything I recommend on this page contradicts a moral conviction of yours, don’t think it is “necessary”, and don’t follow it. You may want to research your conviction to see if it is true, but nothing is worth a bad conscience.</p>
<p>#3 Use your head. No advice relieves you of your duty to think. Now there is thinking and there is thinking. “Take 3 Steps” doesn’t mean walking towards a bridesmaid during a wedding ceremony! An exaggeration, but I think you get the point.</p>
<p>#4 Don’t be afraid to step away and come back later. Getting immersed in <a href="http://ift.tt/2dvWuOr">learning about human relationships</a> is easy to do. It’s fascinating and it is fun. But don’t just keep pressing on, a good rule of thumb is that if you’re getting more and more tired while researching, it’s time to stop for a little while.</p>
<p>#5 Take all of this as serious as necessary, <em>and no more so!</em> You can’t stop mistakes from happening, and you shouldn’t let fear of mistakes keep you from doing anything. Try to keep perspective, as CS Lewis talks about in the Screwtape Letters, we are all subject to the “law of undulation”, energy, interest, and ability are not static or linear.</p>
<p>Keep your head straight,</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-36311896391534813412016-10-21T01:13:00.001-07:002016-10-21T01:13:17.831-07:00Moving Smoothly From Interaction to Phone Number<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2dFpiBt"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-71" src="http://ift.tt/2dFpiBt" alt="Phone Number" width="506" height="338" /></a>This qualifies as a “rule of thumb”, which means there may be some times where this does not apply.</p>
<p>If you’ve gotten to hello and had a good interaction, it is best to set up a date right then and there. This is also one of the few times where having some concrete plan beforehand is a good idea. Suggest dinner, coffee, walk in the park, whatever, and set up a date and time. Asking for her phone number flows naturally, so you can coordinate.</p>
<p>This is a solid idea for several reasons. First, it robs the whole “getting the digits” thing of formality. It makes it easier for her to give you her phone number. Next, if you set a date and time, you can cut down on the irritating problem of getting a girl’s phone number, only to have her never pick up. You probably won’t completely get rid of this problem, but the “flake rate” will start trending down.</p>
<p>This is also a good “leading” behavior, and can communicate decisiveness. You also are seeing how “serious” she is about you, giving her a chance to say no. So on that level it’s also a great time and effort saving device.</p>
<p>An extra word about “fear” since that seems to be the dominant experience holding most men who have trouble dating back. I know that when I first started, actually talking to girls was a big enough step, and I didn’t usually take it to the next step.</p>
<p>Aquinas makes a distinction between two kinds of fear, a rational fear, the kind of thing that keeps you from walking out into traffic, and irrational fear. Irrational fear is, generally, when you let a fear of a small thing overwhelm your pursuit of a greater thing. This is why we admire courage, if there was nothing to fear it wouldn’t be that laudable.</p>
<p>You don’t have to “feel” brave to “be” brave,</p>
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<p>There are some areas that you can start by being honest to each other, now here are some of the areas to explore.</p>
<p>1. Plans and Objectives. Before your relationship becoming more serious, it’s important to see if you both have the same plans for the future. Stable relations were damaged over time because partners have not talked openly about what they want in the future, so if you think seriously talked candidly about what you want.</p>
<p>2. Money. In a period in which the financial aspect is a problem, the subject of money is really essential for a couple. There should be no secrets about the size of your wallet. I know that money is a very sensitive thing to discuss, but I’ve seen many relationships were torn apart because there was no honesty regarding how much you earn, spend, save and all these problems could lead into many kind of arguments even an affair, so you really need to clear things up about this money issue with your partner and no secrets.</p>
<p>3. Sex. They say that sex is not the most important element in a relationship, but that does not mean is not significant. If something goes wrong for any of you, then you need to discuss this with your partner. I know that It is always embarrassing to talk about sex, but if you really love your partner then you’d want her/him to be happy and also save right? Also in a future, if you want to have children then you should talk about any issues regarding your sex life with your partner, don’t be shy and just be opened.</p>
<p>4. Work. Stress at work will follow you home. Even if you try to keep your worries aside a terrible day at work is reflected in the attitude you have when you get home. Should you talk to your lover about the problems they encounter because if you do not, you might like to explode at some point.</p>
<p>5. Bad habits. A small number of bad habits can cause substantial damage to the couple. And you have to tell your lover what bothers you and what ticks may correct them. At the same time, you have to be prepared to hear that you’re not perfect either.</p>
<p>Talk to your lover about the things you expect from him and from your life as a couple. Give him a chance to know you as you are and do not let him create a wrong impression about you, because the truth will come out soon or later.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-74205809619569479592016-10-07T22:14:00.001-07:002016-10-07T22:14:35.288-07:00Are You In A Love Depression?<p>Are you in a love depression? This is where your heart has been broken and you feel low about it. You may believe that you will never have another romance. Here’s what to do if you are in a love depression.</p>
<p>First of all, you need to recognize that, however painful, this is a temporary period in your life. You will get through your love depression. But, you may need help.</p>
<p>Turn to your friends and family during this tough period in your life. They will always be there for you. Don’t be afraid to cry on their shoulders. One of the ways you will know when you have come out of the love depression is when you yourself are bored with talking about your ex.</p>
<p>But, if your friends and family get tired of hearing about your ex before you are healed, it may behoove you to go into counseling. A trained therapist can help you work through the break up issues. By talking to a counselor, you will be able to identify many issues in your life. Some of these will be about why you and your ex broke up. Others will help you be a better boyfriend or girlfriend in the future.</p>
<p>Sometimes talk therapy isn’t enough. When this happens, you need to see a psychiatrist who can put you on anti-depressant medication. Prozac, Paxil, and other SSRI’s can make a big difference in how you feel about the world. Don’t be embarrassed to ask for medical help when you need it.<br />
There are other things you can do for yourself when you are in a love depression. For instance, when you go to the gym to work out, you not only improve your body, you also improve your mood. Getting your body moving sends chemicals to the brain which elevate your mood.<br />
Pampering yourself can also help you believe that you are a worthwhile person. Getting a massage can bring a physical relief to your weary body.<br />
Sometimes eating, in moderation, can soothe your soul. Chocolate, ice cream, and comfort foods all help ease the pain of a break up. Don’t overdo it and gain too much weight though, because you don’t want to ruin your physique.<br />
Perhaps the best tonic for love depression though, is falling in love with someone new. Remember that in order to do that, you have to get back in the game. Don’t believe that you have to be 100 percent ready for a new relationship before you start dating again. When someone asks you out or strikes your fancy, have coffee with them. Go to the ballgame with a friend who might be interested in being more.<br />
At some point, you have to get back on the dating scene. Whether talking to your friends, going into therapy, getting some psychiatric medication, or treating your condition yourself, you need to work out a way to cure your love depression. The sooner you do, the sooner you’ll feel a lot better.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-32504159246280428812016-09-29T23:51:00.001-07:002016-09-29T23:51:07.863-07:00What Women Say They Like is “Secondary”<p>We all know the laundry list of what women say they like in men, “confidence, “funny”, etc. And the truth is that this is actually pretty accurate, women do like these things.</p>
<p>Unfortunately it’s also true that trying to be confident and funny leads to a man bombing nine times out of ten. Knowing <em>why</em> women say these things, and <em>why</em> your attempts fail, however can lead you to the key to <a href="http://ift.tt/2dvX5j7">creating instant real attraction to women</a>. Not knowing why is the root of the problem that most men when they try to “be what women want” and end up crashing and burning.</p>
<p>Women aren’t being dishonest. They really do like confident, funny men. The thing is, confident, funny behaviors are “secondary”. They are the side effects of the primal qualities of the naturally attractive man. He acts confident because he is strong and courageous, and that strength and courage creates changes in his body language and personal style which women label confidence. He says humorous things, because he is relaxed and secure, the same way it’s always easier to be funny around your friends, you are relaxed and secure with them.</p>
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<p>This is also why attempts to be confident or funny fail when you directly pursue them. When you go after side effects instead of primal principles, you come off as “macho”, posturing inauthentic masculinity, or “clownish”, humor that stems from a desire to be liked more than anything else.</p>
<p>Most of what concerns us are really the secondary effects of the major choices that we make. Thoughts present themselves to our minds and we validate or invalidate them based on our real principles, leading to action or inaction. A man who postures at manliness is a man who has validated the idea that he is not a man, but has to pretend to be to get what he wants. A man who is really confident has validated the idea that he is a man and doesn’t need to posture.</p>
<p>The concrete steps you can take are as follows. Courage is present in all of us a little bit. We have all done brave things, even if they were only little brave things. We know how to be courageous. But courage is like a muscle, to get stronger, you have to use it. Every time a fearful thought presents itself to your mind, their reaches a point, where you can make a deliberate choice to either validate that thought, accept it as genuine, or invalidate it, not let it be a factor. And we all know when a fear is big enough to legitimately change our actions, nobody feels guilty about not walking into traffic. It is the illegitimate fears that nail us, that weaken our strength, cause us to feel guilty and think ill of ourselves.</p>
<p>Every fear is like an object being presented to you, in your mind, regardless of your feelings, you also know whether it should cause you to change course or not. Fear of a girl you don’t know not liking you is total nonsense. So, you can validate it, and get the bonus prizes of shame, guilt, and regret, or you can invalidate it, with the added bonuses of increased strength and confidence.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986245057136064228.post-90935628835309805912016-07-30T09:43:00.001-07:002016-07-30T09:43:59.914-07:00CHM<p>My first visit to CHM was in late August 1996. It was supposedly a good place for young people and should be ideal for my 13 year old son James and I’d heard right. It’s also a pretty good place for adults!</p>
<p>First some basic details. CHM is on the Atlantic coast of South West France, some 50 miles North West of Bordeaux. It is big: over 1800 pitches and over 40 acres. It has two private, naturist, beaches, a very comprehensive selection of shops and a cash machine. Most pitches have some shade from trees, mainly pine, and some sun. The surrounding countryside is mostly pine forests. If you have bicycles, there are cycle tracks, quiet roads, virtually no hills and the pine forests give shelter from any wind. The site is very adequately supplied with toilets, showers (hot and cold) and wash places. All kept frequently and properly clean. All types of mainly free activities are available such as acquirability, yoga, swimming pools, discos and many others. A few activities have to be paid for, these include tennis courts, archery and the ‘clubs ‘for small children. I’m not sure about any charges for ‘Village Artisanal’ for painting, sculpture and their other activities.<a href="http://ift.tt/2aoaZha"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14" src="http://ift.tt/2azUxgW" alt="2" width="300" height="188" /></a></p>
<p>Like Britain, South West France has Atlantic weather, but is of course warmer. Even so there may be cooler or rainy days but on most days in July and August finding suitable shade for an afternoon siesta was almost essential. The sea is not at Mediterranean temperatures but just fine to cool off and for some exercise. There is often good surf and many people use body boards. Certainly the sea seems to be much to the liking of the young people. Quite a number of people use wetsuits and stay in the sea for long periods.</p>
<p>Even if you don’t surf, the waves make for an interesting swim. You can also walk naked for miles (southwards) along the beach although beyond the CHM beach it is not officially naturist. The beach is almost all sandy. – Food is of course very important, and most French food calls for wine. Restaurants (3 course meals from about 55FF) ‘take aways’ and a very comprehensive range of fresh food, meat and drink available from the shops should cover all needs. There are more shops and a market in Montalivet village and the nearest hypermarkets – for widest choice and lowest prices – are in Lesparre (15 miles).</p>
<p>As seems to be normal now, the site could best be described as clothes optional. Not ideal for a naturist venue but it may be preferred by young people in your family. The beach and the pool are however definitely naturist; CHM security staff will ask people to remove clothes if they try to go on the beach dressed (except in a wet suit or towel).</p>
<p>And why so good for young people?</p>
<p>Firstly its a question of size. Because CHM is such a big site you will find a reasonable number of children and young people of all ages playing football or going to the child or youth discos. The occasional disco ‘Soirée Hexamousse’ when they fill the disco hall with foam is a great favourite (clothes and any shoes will get wet!). CHM seems a pretty safe place for children of all ages, lost children, if wearing their badge, will soon find someone to take them home.</p>
<p>Equally however CHM is fine for adults but, if you’re allergic to children, don’t go in school holidays.</p>
<p>One of the great attraction is the many red squirrels on the site, although not tame, will come quite close if you stay still. – CHM certainly attracts a lot of regular visitors – many loyal over decades. There are a considerable number of permanent sites – chalets and mobile homes.</p>
<p>Even though this was my fourth visits I’m still a newcomer but I have certainly been made to feel extremely welcome and enjoyed a number of invitations to supper.</p>
<p>Gordon Fraser</p>
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<p>This is why it seems difficult to have better social skills with women <em>in general</em>. If you’re talking to a girl that you don’t know you’re flying blind with regard to whether or not she likes you. And, I know it was true for me, that I had a general attitude that the cards were stacked against me. I also didn’t think that there was anything I could really do, not really, to change myself.</p>
<p>Why did I think this way? Because I felt it. Somewhere along the way I picked up enough bad experiences to implant the idea in my mind and the feeling in my body that, hey, you know you’re not good enough. There are only two opinions in the world you can never escape from, <a href="http://ift.tt/2a2dVif">God’s opinion of you</a>, and your opinion of yourself. So, my opinion was no good.</p>
<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2a3ecVm"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-64" src="http://ift.tt/2a3ecVm" alt="Get the Woman You Really Want" width="615" height="409" /></a>Saying that you have to get success first, to believe that you are capable of attracting women is backwards. If you don’t start out believing “I am good enough”, then you won’t get success, or, if you do, you’ll still feel like a fraud. But, the good news is that if you come from this place of hopelessness, you don’t have to stay there.</p>
<p>The key is to get your beliefs in line with reality. The fact that you have free will, that you can make better decisions, learn new skills, is a <em>fact</em>. Read bios of people who’ve turned their lives around. Look for success stories. Look at the Bible, where people are consistently blessed by God for doing right, and reproved for doing wrong. God is not cruel, I don’t believe He is harsh on people for things that are beyond their control. I also don’t think He’s arbitrary, He blesses people who please Him, and what they do to please Him is under their control. But, it’s a fact that gets sidelined in the face of bad emotions and memories of past failures.</p>
<p>“Manliness” is a virtue, it’s the chief thing that is attractive to women and is heavily under our control. The key exercise is, when faced with a memory of past failure, or bad emotions about interacting with women, is to consciously reject it as untrue that you can’t do better. Then act like you can do better. Course correct. A little courage, and you’ll find you feel better about yourself and your prospects almost instanteously.It may be a while before your feelings and beliefs consistently (every time) coincide with each other, where you not only improve, but feel great about the process (and positive emotions shine through to women, very attractive), but it’s a nearly inevitable result.</p>
<p>Small steps towards acting by by the truth, and rejecting hopelessness not only as unpleasant, but as false, will reap some of the biggest rewards in your relationships with women, perhaps more than anything else. It’s foundational.</p>
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<p>Online dating is a great way to meet someone when you find yourself single, but which site is best? There are hundreds to choose from, sites to cover every niche. The biggest decision is whether to opt for a paid dating site or a free site.</p>
<p>Premium dating websites such as Match.com and E-Harmony can work very well, but the sign up cost is often very high. In some cases the member will sign up and have difficulty in cancelling membership. The premium sites claim to have a better more serious database of members and so your chances of meeting Mr or Mrs Right is higher than that of a free dating site. This is not necessarily the case though, there is no written or proven rule that indicates whether a paid dating site is more fruitful than a free one.</p>
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<p>With free dating sites such as Free UK Dating Site, the members can register for free, same as Match etc, but they have access to more features and the pressure is not so high to sign up and part with cash to use the site to its full potential.</p>
<p>Most site should allow you to browse for free, but some paid sites do actually have a limit to how many profiles you can view in one day, they will also no longer allow you to wink for free. The free wink feature is extremely useful when browsing potential partners. The reason being that you can gauge if the person you’re viewing is also interested in you, by winking back. If you get a wink.. it’s likely you will have an email back should you choose to register fully and email that person. Not always the case but quite often.</p>
<p>How do Free dating sites make their money though? Well, many make their money from hooking you in, once you start receiving interest then it’s worth registering fully to capitalise on your previous encounters. This then generates revenue for the dating site, the other way in which free dating sites make money is from selling the database of members. Data is big business and unfortunately if you have signed up to a dating site it is likely that sign up will be worth money further down the line, you just need to make sure that you read the terms and conditions before you join and not part with any unnecessary personal information. One free dating site which will ask for additional information is Plenty of Fish.com, they ask for the number and age of siblings in your family and you must fill this in to use the website. They also use raunchy <a href="http://ift.tt/29ZJo7U">sexual adverts</a> which lead to premium sites.</p>
<p>In all, any dating site which has a good and up to date selection of members is worth a try, but free dating sites will probably leave you feeling less frustrated if you don’t have much luck.</p>
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Your bedroom is the place where we throw away the cares and worries of a long day so we can relax, just be ourselves, and–if we share love with a significant other–pursue the pleasurable expressions of our love and affection.
But for some, the modern bedroom has evolved into an all-in-one room for watching the latest movies on the DVD, writing reports on the PC, or doing one’s regular morning workout on the treadmill. This should not be, say feng shui experts, who prescribe that the bedroom should serve no other purpose but be a place of rest and refuge from the busy, stress-filled world outside.
If anything, the bedroom should nurture the loving relationship between its residents, or help even a single person improve her ratings in the romance department. Are you ready for some “romance in the bedroom feng shui?”<br />
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<li>In the bedroom, your artwork should depict happy, loving couples. Don’t hang pictures of choppy seas, desolate landscapes or sad looking, solitary figures on your bedroom walls. These can only encourage aloneness or more single blessedness. </li>
<li>Hang or place pairs of objects–two red candles (red and pink are good colors to have in the bedroom), a pair of dolls like Barbie and Ken, a bottle of champagne and two glasses, a small bowl filled with Hershey’s Kisses–in the relationship area of the room to encourage and nurture your intimate partnerships. (Your relationship area is the right-hand corner of the room as you are looking into the room from the doorway.) </li>
<li>Be sure to keep the relation- ship corner clean–no dirty laundry, no cobwebs, no dead flowers, no clutter! Instead, hang something here that will encourage the love energy in your life. How about a pair of those perfect symbols of wedded bliss: love birds? Or a red negligee? The birds need not be live so you don’t have to clean and feed them! </li>
<li>Avoid keeping your TV, computer, workspace and workout paraphernalia in the bedroom if you can. The energies you spend to enjoy these activities are in conflict with the restful, leisurely energy that should prevail in the bedroom. These will distract and detract from the energy flow of the room. If you can’t part with your gizmos, at least hide them behind a screen or tuck them into an entertainment cabinet and keep the lid closed when you’re ready to retire. </li>
<li>Mirrors are the aspirin of feng shui. They work wonders in many situations. Just be careful where you place them. In the bedroom, mirrors work magic as well. Hanging a round or oval mirror in your relationship area would be a good thing. But hanging a mirror where you can see yourself sleeping on the bed is a no-no. Mirrors on the ceiling are taboo! </li>
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All in all, the things to remember about fostering good relationships and keeping the vibes good in the bedroom are: Keep the atmosphere relaxed and sensuously pleasant. Use red or pink for accent. Play soothing music, light romantic candles, use soft lighting, soft colors and fabrics all over this room.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747251092206557632noreply@blogger.com0