PostsCommentsPayoutsalladin (35)in #photography • 7 years agoRE: Lil Whale-Eye, My Resident Hummingbird (Part III: Even Hummingbirds Need to Blink)I have photos as well from my hummingbird feeder but they are all females, have only seen the red ringed male once and that was when I first put the feeder up. Have some nice…alladin (35)in #money • 7 years agoRE: New Home Sales Plunge, Supply Grows. Can You Say Bubble? By Gregory MannarinoIf there is a meltdown will people want to cash in and buy something more tangible, like land? Gold and silver we already know about but land with property is something real. If…alladin (35)in #travel • 8 years agoRE: The Expat Life: Lying LandlordsIs it worth the trouble to buy something? I would think in Ecuador there are good deals. Buy low and look to break even on the way out when leaving.alladin (35)in #spirituality • 8 years agoRE: Spiritual Narcissism: Rise of A New Cultural ConsumptionI read a book once called Spiritual Materialism by Choygyn Trungpa and he basically boiled it down to our ego and its need for attention. This need is so powerful it blinds us…alladin (35)in #psychology • 8 years agoRE: Is Modern Society Obsessed With Short Term Pleasure?I'm not a communist but I don't think it was ever practiced in its truest form. Greed is what drives capitalism, altruism is for bleeding hearts and the liberals. Call me a…alladin (35)in #travel • 8 years agoRE: The Expat Life: Lying LandlordsAs gringos we sometimes come off as arrogant, seem rude and don't show the proper respect. How you come across is critical, polite society won't tolerate it. However, humor is…alladin (35)in #psychology • 8 years agoRE: Is Modern Society Obsessed With Short Term Pleasure?I blame this phenomenon on Capitalism and our constant need to have. Other cultures where people are closer, there's love in the air and a bond and community exists between…alladin (35)in #science • 8 years agoRE: Myth or Fact? #15 - Survive a falling elevator by jumping up as it hits the floorI think Galleleo did it before Myth Busters did it except in this case the article came to Galleleo's conclusion that objects fall at the same speed.