Vincent Summers

@KuznVinny (768)

United States

Joined myLot 8 years ago

Vince is a retired chemist and former employee of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. He also takes interest in genealogy and especially the Bible.

www.quirkyscience.com/

Vincent Summers's Responses

Do you clear your notifications on Mylot?

Jaz @Yh1001 (565) • Singapore 30 Apr 16

I realize that in Mylot, even though you have seen your notifications, it does not get cleared off, and the number just accumulates. Just wondering if any one clears off all their notifications one by one?

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Vincent Summers Once I discovered how to do it, I cleaned house and continue to clean it.

5 May 16

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Do sunflowers really turn toward the sun? (My first balcony sunflower!)

The Horse @TheHorse (218957) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Apr 16

Most of use have probably heard about sunflowers turning toward the sun, but I've always wondered how quickly it happens. With my two balcony sunflowers in a planter, I've taken to turning the planter around, such that the tall...

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Vincent Summers So cows turn to face the sun? Not away from it? You'd think for the sake of their eyes, they'd turn away from it.

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The Danube River

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 29 Apr 16

I have always wanted to go on a River Cruise on the Danube River. I know I have mentioned that before on myLot. So, I wanted to find out a little more about this beautiful river. I didn’t realize, for instance that the Danube...

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Vincent Summers I think I'd like to live in the Mediterranean. I like the idea of eating fish, figs, olives, and dates, and drinking wine. Imagine resting in a hammock on a hillside in a vineyard, sipping some lovely red wine...

29 Apr 16

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How Much For My Weathervane?

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 27 Apr 16

Yesterday as I was mowing my lawn and rather enjoying myself, crazy I know, a man came into my yard. I turned off the mower and asked him if I could help him. He wanted to know if I would sell my weathervane to him for 300...

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Vincent Summers For me, it would depend in part on how difficult it is to take down. It's not a bad-looking item. But for $300.00, well...

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We all deserve to be free

solxee @sol_cee (38219) • Philippines 4 Apr 16

I am a fan of novelist John Grisham and I like to read lawyer stories. But I have never been to a court to witness a trial or to a prison house to help someone break out. So when lawyer friend asked me if I want to work part-time...

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Vincent Summers I'm not so certain everyone deserves to be free. Certainly not if their intent is to harm others. While I'm not a fan of lawyers (they should have a game season for 'em), I like movies with a courtroom session. Intelligent ones, especially in black & white...

29 Apr 16

A Very Tenuous Connection!

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 27 Apr 16

A famous singer died this week and I have a tenuous connection to tell in relation to him. There was a man I first met when I was on a business trip in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He worked for the American division of the company I...

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Vincent Summers Mine are at least 2 in number. One is an AYRES who married into the Family Stewart. The other is a man whose father worked for the American Revolution, answering to the person of Benjamin Franklin. You can read of the latter here:...

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Honesty in Advertising?

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (19380) • London, England 25 Apr 16

While wandering, aimlessly, around London last week I spotted this poster on a Tube train. It struck me that Vegas and it ad agency may have been a bit desperate, but possibly not as much as the Brits who are winging their way...

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Vincent Summers The Bible (I must be beginning to sound like a broken record) likens our day to the time of Sodom and Gomorrah. Expect trash and loose morals to proliferate. If they did not, the Bible would not be true.

25 Apr 16

Found innocent after 33 years, what does the world give back?

vanny @vandana7 (100303) • India 7 Apr 16

I was just reading something about a man convicted of rape 33 years ago and now found innocent. What can the world give him back? 33 years! The world has changed so much! Does he know how to work in modern world? Would he...

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Vincent Summers Well, don't offer the man time with the judges' wives, though that would almost seem just. There is no truly just way for a human to take care of this injustice. However, some money for life and added benefits might be a way of showing remorse.

25 Apr 16

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Prescribing Drugs

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 25 Apr 16

I have to thank Deborah Diane for reminding me about the doctors who prescribe drugs for their patients. When I saw my doctor last week and told her my pain is becoming worse could she prescribe something for me she said. "Her...

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Vincent Summers Medications can, indeed, present some issues. But without any of them, life would be much, much worse. The thing is this: Joe and Suzy NoExperience have become the alternative treatment team with their opinions and online "research."

25 Apr 16

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have you ever thought your man is cheating on you?

Rona @rona07 (1641) • Philippines 17 Jul 11

i am just wondering, my man is working abroad. And sometimes i can't help but wonder if he cheated on me. I know he won't (i hope). He often tells me that it won't happen because he loves me, and he is there to work for us. I...

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Vincent Summers We covered this topic a couple or few years ago in our Watchtower magazine. Is it appropriate for one marriage mate to work away from home for extended periods in order to bring home money? Not really. It endangers the marriage. It also, if it is for a really...

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Have you lost faith in humanity?

solxee @sol_cee (38219) • Philippines 21 Apr 16

I saw this video on FB about a social experiment which was done to gauge people’s honesty. A guy was walking in a crowded street, he reached for his pocket to answer his phone, his wallet fell, and the experiment started. Sadly,...

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Vincent Summers There are some honest persons. Some. The thing is this: how to identify them. To some extent it is possible.

22 Apr 16

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Carol Burnett

Chloe Flanagan @puddleglum (1380) • United States 14 Apr 16

An interesting discussion from @Drosophila about Gone With the Wind reminded me of the Carol Burnett Show spoof of that film titled "Went With the Wind." Does anyone remember that sketch or the show?

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Vincent Summers The show, yes. I really like comedy, and there could be real fun on that show. But to be honest, exaggerated humor to me isn't all that funny. Subtle isn't either. Skillful thrusts of humor well-placed are.

21 Apr 16

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Don't Do Stupid Things

DW Davis @DWDavis (25805) • United States 21 Apr 16

Today I gave some advice to my second period class. I told them that if they wanted to stop getting fussed at by their teachers they needed to stop doing stupid things. One of the boys in the class took exception to my use of the...

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stupid is as stupid does

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Vincent Summers We can't fix the world. People are what they are. Their kids are what they are. We can only try to assist. People need to learn language, their means of communication. For instance, the men next to Jesus as he was dying were called evildoers. Yet, Jesus said...

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Tattooed Old Lady

Sherry @norcal (4889) • Franklinton, North Carolina 29 Mar 16

Whenever people see a beautiful young woman with a tattoo, they always say the same thing. Just think how her tattoo will look when she is old! I don't know that I agree with that point of view. I think if I'd gotten a tattoo...

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Vincent Summers Tattoos. I think I should not comment on them. But part of me says I should. So I'll say something minimal. Don't forget to ask yourself how would the one feel who made your body if you feel dissatisfied with it as it is?

21 Apr 16

To be feared or to be respected?

solxee @sol_cee (38219) • Philippines 13 Mar 16

They say, choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life. But what if it’s the people you work with who won’t let you have your peace? This lady boss is capable. No doubt about that. Many years in service;...

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Vincent Summers That's too bad.

21 Apr 16

When drones can be good

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 17 Apr 16

Usually, I do not like the idea of having drones around at all. I think they can mess with privacy and also with nature (and birds don't like them much either.) However, after the Kyushu earthquakes where drones were sent up to...

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good or bad

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Vincent Summers All technology is amoral, not immoral. It can be used for good. It can be used for bad. For instance, 3D photography (remember Viewmaster Slides?) was originally used for bomb sights and photographing naked women.

21 Apr 16

Do you smoke marijuana? (No bashing)

Babygirlrae @carebear29 (31968) • Wausau, Wisconsin 6 Apr 16

Do you smoke marijuana? There is nothing wrong with it if you do. Well, I have a secret...I do and won't stop. It helps me with a lot of my health issues and hasn't been legalized in my state yet but soon will. There are barely...

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Vincent Summers No, I do not. Why? Because it is totally frowned upon in the Bible. It is a form of pharmakia, or druggery. It opens the door for, 1. worse drug use, and 2. demon attack. Worse, it is not pleasing to God. I'm not bashing you or anyone else who uses it. In...

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