Did you know that that painting was the reserve of the rich before the industrial revolution and the invention of synthetic pigments?

Now we let toddlers play with paints at preschool.

You include earth in that?

I guess I’m wondering if you’d agree things would be better if humans didn’t exist.

Ah, the Amish Philosophy.

Pick a time period and stick to it like it’s a moral virtue

I can not count the number of times I’ve heard that from Americans over the years.

Makes it hard to believe the cries of “this time we mean it”

BMWs and Audis

I can’t afford them anyway but I’ve abandoned the goal of having one because I don’t want to be seen as that guy

I am loving that bag. Beautiful

Society has finally given up on trousers completely.

Why’s that?

That’d be great. Love to get a bigger better setup and just leave this one to run the surveillance system

If he turns all his money into gold, how is he going to pay for the yacht?

Been listening to the stories of how people saved, supported and fought for others during the Holocaust, even risking their own lives.

I’m not taking away from the tragedy of the loss suffered by so many. I’m saying we can take some hope that human nature is complex enough and good enough that we must not lose sight of that in the face of evil.

For sure. Done of them likely coming from me taking some fairly mundane risks, like putting myself out there

Yeah, totally.

At 30 I realised I was utterly depressed and had been most of my life. Was so used to it that I didn’t realise I could be any different.

Started a long long journey to sort that. Started trying things. Scary as it was, it was less scary than living the rest of my life without ever having lived.

Tried new relationships, new religions, tried new experiences. Again, pushing myself out of my comfort zone a lot but then if I didn’t, I was heading towards an early grave and what could be worse than dying?

I can recite the names of the Books of the New Testament in the bible by heart. I’m not even Christian.