11 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Seventh Sojourn, Question, On the Threshold of a Dream and the Blue Jays my favorites

I'd like the song 'Isn't life strange' played at my final farewell.

14 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Yes, and true.

However, have you ever considered the truism, ipso facto that....

"Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form of madness."

Does this sentiment resonate with you?

Or, not?

Nah, nothing much you post resonate with me, so why would this?

16 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Please consider this then:

"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule."

Have you, in your life, ever witnessed such a thing?

Have you, or is it just another stage of your mighty vivid imagination

53 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Have you, or is it just another stage of your mighty vivid imagination

Please go ask Friedrich Nietzsche. if you can find him.

"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule."

MADNESS and MASS HYSTERIA, such as Nationalism, drives me Bonkers.

Edited June 22Jun 22 by GammaGlobulin

22 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Nearly a BILLION of anything CANNOT be wrong......RIGHT?

wrong

On 6/22/2026 at 12:45 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

How do you deal with it?

I think it must be the white knee socks that drives me over the edge....

Yes: White knee socks are what turns me on.

how could anyone not like white knee sox ??

On 6/22/2026 at 1:20 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

Especially, I hate when old men wear BLACK knee socks (and garters) with shorts.

What are they even THINKING.....????

pretty much anybody wearing sox with sandals needs a beating ... and if your shorts are plaid.. you get a bonus kick !

23 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Speaking of MADNESS....

Here is a question parents might ask of their daughters:

Why do young girls ride on the back of motorcycles ridden by daredevil risk taking hot-head boys?

The answer is complicated, and involves a type of madness among young teenage girls.....

1.0 Behavioral Drivers of Adolescent Risk Association The phenomenon of young females associating with high-risk male behavior is driven by intersecting evolutionary, neurobiological, and sociological mechanisms.

1.1 Evolutionary Psychology and Costly Signaling

• Costly Signaling Theory: Male risk-taking acts as a biological signal of genetic fitness. Voluntarily engaging in and surviving dangerous activities demonstrates physical coordination, spatial awareness, and physiological resilience.

• Mate Selection Heuristics: Adolescent females often exhibit an evolved psychological preference for traits associated with physical dominance, bravery, and competitiveness. Historically, these traits correlated with protection and resource acquisition capabilities within a competitive environment.

1.2 Neurodevelopmental Asymmetry

• Reward System Dominance: During adolescence, the brain's socioemotional reward system (specifically the striatum and amygdala) matures more rapidly than the cognitive control system (the prefrontal cortex). This creates a structural bias toward immediate gratification over long-term risk assessment.

• Sensory Stimulation: Riding a motorcycle provides acute sensory and emotional stimulation. The resulting dopamine release reinforces the behavior, categorizing the experience as a high-value reward despite the objective physical danger.

1.3 Social Stratification and Autonomy

• Status Elevation: Within specific adolescent subcultures, risk-prone males often hold high social rank. A female's association with these males provides proxy access to this elevated social standing and peer validation.

• Separation-Individuation: The motorcycle functions as a highly visible cultural artifact. It represents physical autonomy, mobility, and a direct rejection of parental safety constraints, facilitating the necessary adolescent transition toward independent identity.

There is a MADNESS which overcomes one, in one's teens, driving a powerful motorcycle, with a female on the back.

When one is riding super fast, girls hang on tight.

And, on occasion, their hands will stray.....down to one's crotch area.

I don't know why they do this.

Seems to me that this is overly risky behavior.

But, when one is riding fast on curves, when the bike's FOOTPEGS are scraping the road and blowing back sparks.....

And, your girl has her hand on your crotch.....

This is the best feeling in the world.

Please believe me.

I understand Teen Love, for sure.......

Just recalling this makes my heart thump, twice as fast, and my mouth goes dry.....

.. "observing a bunch of "Wild boyz" on rice burners doing all kinds of crazy stuff..

it was ALWAYS . very easy just to pull up on my HARLEY and have a young lady hop on the back..