I guess the bowler was style and class and the cowboy hat was a working hat.


Personally I prefer cowboy hats, especially since it's associated with hard work, instead of just sophistication and such. :)


Yes, they have their own kind of cool. the bowler looks stuffy.


I agree! I prefer hates for functionality such as protecting against weather conditions, sun, and even beanie's for cold weather! Beanies are technically hats, right?


Yes, sure. But dont wear one to a wedding though! anyway, great chat!


Have a great day! If it's cold outside, make sure to wear a beanie! :)


It's pretty sunny here, so I'll maybe wear a baseball cap :) Later!


I do. So does Clint Eastwood apparently.


Yeah, he plays piano. he also composes too, ive heard.


I didn't know that. That is pretty cool.


He is allergic to horses, i think, so maybe he spends more time at the piano now.


Interesting, I wonder how he shot all of those films then?


I think he wasnt allergic at first, but then developed an allergy. maybe he is getting treatment now? i dont know


I wonder if clint knows that Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.


I'm not sure, but that is a good question. Do you like hats?


hats are good. stylish, functional. i dont wear them often. You?


good thing i dont wear them then. LOL. Im surprised that the most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat


Interesting. I would have thought the cowboy hat myself.


Yeah, maybe that is a working hat and people wanted to be stylish? i dont know.


I'm not sure to be honest. There was a law in 1908 that limited the length of hairpins.


boy, those women and their hairpins! LETHAL! LOL i guess women did not carry guns then? that would have been funny


Yeah, sounds pretty comical. Well, nice chatting with you!


Yes, it has been great chatting! I'm glad that the server is back up! Yay


Hello did you know the only fish to have a neck is the seahorse?


I never thought about it but that is interesting! I am kind of frightened that there is a breed of jelly fish that are immortal. Yikes!


And lobster!  They are immortal in a sense that their organs dont age,  so as long as nothing kills them they can technically live forever.


Yuck. I don't like that at all. One of the most interesting fish is the balck swallower fish that can eat prey twice its own length and ten times its weight. Sounds like one of those creepy snakes that eat huge animals.


Yuck?  Ah you dont like seadfood?  I love eating lobster lol I think that fish black swallow is amazing,  to have the ability to have their body stretch like that,  who knows when their next meal will come along.


I am allergic to shellfish...maybe that is it. But can you believe this...  I named my son Fisher. So there is a little love there!


oh thats too bad, sorry to hear.  Haha Fisher,  thats a great name.  Freshwater fish drink water through their skin!


Interesting! I just learned that there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth. Crazy!


Yeah and they are not even all discovered yet!  theres a bunch undiscovered animals and insects in the amazon rainforest still.


The rainforest frightens me. Too many creatures! I can only imagine how many insects are in there!  Did you know that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated?


I didnt.  I guess I would never notice because my dog is white lol


That is funny. My dog has a white patch ...but not on it's forehead!  They say that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had gills and lungs.


I kinda wish we still had gills lol That would be sweet to swim longer under water.


I agree! Look...I love my sleep but there are some birds who fly from alaska to northern mexico without sleeping when migrating. Exhausting!


I know right, thats incredible.  I also love sleeping.


Naps are the best! I like that hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests. Where do you think they hide it?


The hummingbirds?  I have no clue lol Where do they hide?


No!  I was asking where they hide the spiderweb when they are stealing it.  I was trying to be funny.  Didn't work!  LOL!  One fact is that birds bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers!


Oh lol  Thats horrible, i wouldnt want hollow bones lol I guess it makes sense for them,  they have to be light enough to fly


True! Good point! In Australia there are wild birds that can mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms and chainsaws! Creepy!


wow that is really creepy!  I wonder what bird does that lol Its been fun chatting.


To be honest I don't like soccer. But I may watch the World Cup if the USA makes it to that point. What about you?


Yeah I like it because it is so international. did  you know the city where it will be hosted in 2022 does not exist yet


That is crazy. Are you going to watch it? I don't know how they can just create a city out of nowhere and have it ready for 2022, but we'll see what happens


Yeah I am looking forward to it and yes, I do not know how that is going to work


I do like the United States and soccer though. They got third place back in 1930 which was the first FIFA World Cup


Nice, maybe they manage to climb back. you never know. The countries that host it do not have any net economic gains


Nope I heard about that. That's why I wonder why they're making an entire city for the World Cup. I guess the women's soccer team is better than the men's soccer team in the United States. Is that correct?


Yup, they seem to do much better. soccer players make more money than other sports combined, well the major ones


That is really crazy. I know that football the United States makes a ton of money too. I always wondered why Americans call it soccer. I guess that is slang for association football


Yeah I think football means differnt things in many different countries


Yeah I think you're right. I want to see the soccer variation with three teams. I bet that's really insane


yeah that would be interesting to know. a german soccer player donated his winning from the world cup to kids in brazil


Wow that's really nice of him. I think it was something like three hundred thousand Euros? And it was paying for surgeries for those kids. That is so nice


that is super heartwarming. do you know jon stewart?


I do know him. I think he was on The Daily Show correct?


Yeah he is and he was also a very skilled soccer player


I didn't know that. what are your thoughts on Tom Hanks?


I love the guy he is so talented. he is the highest box office star


Yep I agree. He has a lot of awesome movies. I guess he's made almost 9 billion dollars worldwide with his film earnings. That is so much!


Hey!  How are you today?  Are you an animal person?  I live in Florida so we have a ton of wildlife.  One I don't like is jellyfish!  There is a breed that is immortal!


I have never seen a jellyfish in person. I love animals though.


I have almost stepped on a few when they wash up on the beach.  Scary stuff.  Fish in general can be scary like the black swallower than can eat prey ten times its weight.


Yeah and twice its own length. Wonder where it puts it all.


No kidding!  Only one fish has a neck, the seahorse.  That seems crazy to me!


Did you know freshwater fish only drink water through their skin via osmosis.


I did not know that!  I think as animal lovers we would be happy in Germany.  In 2002, they universally gave animals constitutional rights.


I dont know about taking it that far. Seems like they ma be trying to make up for something over there in germany.


Haha, very true.  That is a lot of animals to give right to!  I do now know how many are in Germany, but there are 20 quintillion individual animals on the planet!


I can't even comprehend that number!  It is sad so many go extinct like the dodo bird.


That is sad. Have you heard where hiccups ome from.


Yes, I have actually.  They are a holdover from long ago when the first land animals had both gills and lungs.


Exactly what I was gonna say. Do you like birds.


I do, we have a ton of those in Florida too!  They can trace birds back to 170 million years ago! Wild!


Some birds fly from alaska to mexico without sleeping when migrating.


That is a crazy fact!  Probably helps that their bones are very hollow and their skeleton weighs less than their feathers.


I am not a big wine drinker, I have it occasionally but sometimes it gives me very bad headaches.


I guess Oregon wine is making a big push to be great! I had no idea!


I know California is a major wine region, I guess the entire West Coast is a good place to have vineyards.


Yeah. I really want to do a vineyard tour in Napa. Have you ever been?


No I have not. I will be traveling to Portland this year so I may have to see these Oregon vineyards firsthand now.


Nice. My sister loves a vineyard in Oregon. I cannot remember the name though. She got pretty drunk on it and spent like $500 on a few cases.


I'll have to watch how much wine I have, I don't know if I have enough space in my luggage to bring a few cases home.


No, she had them mailed to her house! We have different priorities... I do not mind wine in a box. She has "standards". Ha!


I believe a lot more wineries are using the box delivery method. I think it saves them money and helps keep the wine fresher.


Yes I've watched all the movies. I'm probably not as big a fan as a lot of people. How about you?


I do like them but am not a huge fan. I thought I knew a lot but then got humbled by a true fan. They take that stuff really seriously!


Yes they do, I have heard a lot of them reference stories from outside the movies. I did not know there was so much lore in that universe.


I had no idea the original lightsaber is in the international space station. Wow...


That's really cool, I wonder if any of the astronauts have taken it out to pretend to be Luke Skywalker.


I would! I would also keep it secret like they did in empire strikes back, telling the crew lies!


That must have been great to watch the crew's reaction when the real line was filmed!


I think they have done that with other shows in the past to not give away the ending of finales...


Yes I have heard that they'll make fake scripts, only allow certain people on set, and put the names of actors on script pages in case it leakes.


I'm so ready for daylight savings time and longer days. Did you know that when the Earth was formed a day was only 5.5 hours long?


interesting, lets talk about the planets more. Most planets spin around the run but uranus rolls around it.


That's interesting. Did you know that Jupiter's moon Ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


i did not, there is a planet 455 light-years away that might have the building blocks of life


That's amazing! As long as it's not the planet where shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 mph!


Not to mention on that same planet the temperature is 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.


Lets talk about Luke Skywalker next. He is played by Mark Hamill and was originally written as a woman.


That's interesting. I want to book an overnight stay at his boyhood home!


I would also want to, it only cost $10 but its in Tunisia


They kept the relationship of Luke and Vader a secret throughout the filming. The cast and crew did not know the entire time.


That had to have helped the suspense. Did you know the original lightsaber prop is inside the International Space Station, and was flown by sts-120 in August 2007?


I did not. They hid the secret from the cast and crew and gave them a fake script where it said obi-wan killed his father.


Wow, what a great scheme! In 1981, Star Wars: A New Hope was dramatized and turned into a 5-hour long radio broadcast. I'd like to listen to that!


I would also. Lets talk about earth next. its sad to think that more then 80 percent of the earths forest are already gone


It is awful. We're destroying this planet inch by inch in the short time we've been here. If the earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds!


The earth will be pretty much helium-free by the end of the 21st century, I wonder what happens then.


That's one thing I guess. There is an appointed ambassador to extraterrestrials just in case they want to say hi


That's cool, I wonder if that was the inspiration for Space Force?


Maybe. The earth was formed more then 4.5 billions years ago. It was nice talking to you .


Good Morning! The weekend is very near. Have you got any plans?


Good morning! No I don't as yet.  I'd like to get out and see some stars some night soon.  I don't have a telescope that is all the powerful though. I imagine mine is more like Galileo's telescope.  Do you have plans?


Not so much yet. My brother is getting married though! so there's that! I am trying to find the right gift for them.


Congratulations!  Have you considered wine for a gift?  I've heard that California chardonnays are very good for challenging perceptions of what wine should taste like.


My brother and I are not much of drinkers. I do know that wines can have more alcohol content than beer though. like average 14.3%? I feel like we can make an exception on drinking this occasion though.


I think you can.  Some wines go good with food.  There is a wine, La Cabotte Colline Cotes-du-Rhone Blanc that goes good with seafood.


I have heard of white wine pairing good with seafood, but honestly I'm not sure what food they're going to have. I think maybe pasta or steak?


That sounds good.  I've heard that red wines go good with beef.  I think there is a wine out of Tierra de Castilla, Spain that is said to be a good partner for meat and pasta dishes.


I might just go with that option. I've always thought of wine to be high-end and expensive but at $18 a bottle its pretty reasonable.


I think it definitely is reasonable and with so many wines out there nowadays price is probably no longer an issue.  I mean, the bottle I was telling you about comes from Spain!


I like to hear some critics reviews on some wines because of the way they describe the taste of the drinks.


I know what you mean. They make them sound beautiful and perfect.  I know of one that is described to have the aroma of white flowers and have an appealing waxy texture.  I am not sure how wax can be appealing however.


It sounds like they ate wax sometime in their lives! There's one I enjoyed hearing that said they 'whack you in the face with an oak two by four'


Hahaha! I wonder what that means!  I've heard of one that is described to be racy.  I didn't know wine could be racy.


For the 14th, I'd definitely recommend a Smith-Madrone chardonnay. Critiques say it wraps you in a lovingly warm blanket.


That does sound nice.  Wines sound romantic and such until you learn where you can buy them at.  Some wines are available at a store called the Wine Outlet.


It sounds so convenient and easy to decide where to get them from now too. I know they can be ordered online too!


I've heard that too.  It does make it convenient, especially since so many wines are made all of the world such as In Puglia, Italy.


All these wines from europe sound and im sure theyre good. I think I'd rather support some from USA though. I know california has a few good ones.


Definitely.  Napa Valley California is known for wine, particularly chardonnays like the Smith-Madrone chardonnay.


I feel like the west coast is where to go. California and Oregon both seem to have the better reviews.


hi how are you? i think we are back online. Lets talk about the earth, shall we?


Yes, it is a great place to live! I have lived here my entire life.


LOL, did you know that the earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century?


I wonder why that is. where does helium come from and where does it go? we will have to find a solution to that.


I'm not actually sure. I'm actually not even sure if that is true.


Yeah, sometimes the facts that i encounter in this vicinity of the internet seem a little less than factish.


Yup, I can't disagree there. Did you know the UN already has an ambassador to aliens?


I wonder who decided that was necessary. and how much of the budget goes to cover that job. how do i get that job?


I'm not sure. It sounds sort of iffy to me.


Yeah, i guess they need a background in science, and maybe a ton of political connections. LOL


Hilarious, yeah, who knows? Or maybe they are just some weirdo?


Yeah. "Hey, that guy is a nutter, but we cant fire him. Alien ambassador? Yeah, he will buy that. give him that job."


BINGO! Did you know that when the earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long?


That is amazing. soon the day will be quite long, if humans are still around. the 20 hour work day. hm.


Exactly, I already do a 20 hour work day. LOL


Yes, one of the privileges of modern life LOL. Our time on this earth is short, but our work day is not.


Correct. Did you see the new Wonder Woman movie?


I havent seen it. but i have heard good things. i think that gal gadot is great casting. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, I haven't seen it either. Nice chatting with you!


Have a good evening! lets hope that the server stays up!


Yes I do. Do you know who is the star of box office?


Yes it is Tom Hanks with over $8.5 billion overall


Yeah that is awesome. Did you know Disney considered closing their studio once?


Yes after Sleeping Beauty totally flopped in box office


Yeah I am glad they kept going though, they have made some awesome movies


True . Do you know how much Trojan cost to make?


Yes it was a staggering $15 million and made only over $309


That was a huge loss on behalf of the studio, sadly


I did and I really loved it, it was great, and you?


Yes me too. It is the highest grossing origin superhero movie


Yes and also the highest grossing WWII movie too


Yes. And also one of the three top grossing with a female lead


Nice. Did you know Gal Gadot was in the Israeli defense forces


So cool. When she was auditioning she did not know it was for wonder woman


Yes she thought it was for catwoman instead


Yes. Did you know the wonder woman was first introduced as a secretary?


Yes that was back in 1941 but she has made her way through now


I love baseball. Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they can technically play if needed?


ohh nice.. A 3 million $ worth of 1900s baseball cards in his baseball games played each yr


Wow that's crazy. Kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada.


Wow that's a lot of shoes. Marbury promoted a line of shoes that retailed at $15.


Adidas is good too. Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of ballet shoes per week.


hmm yah.. 5000 yr old shoe perform better than modern shoes


That's pretty crazy. You would think shoes would have gotten better over time.


My wife likes to shop at Target. I'm not a huge fan. I think they have expensive products.


I agree. I saw Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon.


I think walmart is littlely low price to compare Target


I agree. Well, it was great chatting with you!


I am good. How are you?  Do you like baseball?  Have you ever heard of their unwritten rules such as if you hit one of our we'll hit one of yours?


Well, Yes and yes. I do not like the unwritten rules. Seems too unfun... Do you like them?


Some of them seem more like common sense to me.  I mean, not bringing a pet to the batting cage for one makes sense.


That one does make sense. Mine are more like, pimp your HR trot. Go ahead. Ill be better next time...


I like the unwritten rule of don't eat baked beans before a double header and don't order out for sushi during a rain delay.


I understand the baked beans, that's common courtesy... But what's wrong with sushi?


I don't know, maybe they think the guy will get sick or something.  The players do do some running to bases and maybe they think that'll slow them down.


Makes sense. I do hate the rule about stealing when you are down or trying a bunt when you are getting no-hit.


Don't do those things. If you are down big, you shouldn't steal. If you have not gotten a hit, you shouldn't bunt.


I don't think I like those either.  It would seem to me you would want to steal and try to make some runs.  Hey did you know that a team will get three bases if the opposing team catches a ball in their hat?


I know a ton about baseball but had no idea that is a rule. Thanks for the knowledge!


I've watched my fair share of games and never knew that till recently myself!  I just thought of some more common sense rules though.  How about don't drop a gum wrapper in the dug out?


Or be hygienic and don't spit seeds all over the dug out. So gross. Or chew tabacco!


I don't think there's much chance of this one:  don't throw an Eephus pitch to anyone named Eephus.


Who the hell knows someone names Eephus let alone someone named Eephus in the MLB???


I know, right?!  Some of these rules are so odd!  Some I don't understand like don't throw a four seam fastball to a five tool player.


They need to write these down because I am getting confused...


They really do but these are the "unwritten" ones.  I guess you're supposed to just know.  Not wearing a batting glove to brunch is one I would just know.


Nice me too. Did you know women are more likely to own one than men?


I wonder why though. Have you heard of the game Send me to heaven?


I have , that is the game where people throw their phones as high as they can


Yeah and that is why Apple had to get in between and ban the game. Pretty stupid one


Yeah agree. When the iPhone came out Jobs has to have identical ones with him as they kept crashing during the reveal


Yeah that is pretty cool. Microsoft held a funeral for the iPhone when they revealed theirs


Yeah that did not go very well because the iPhone sales have sky rocketed


I do sometimes, I listen to Pandora and you?


Me too, it is a good one. They have a revenue of #274 million but their net income is negative


Yeah that is strange to me. They now are streaming comedy also


Yeah they are branching it seems. Did you know Swift removed her music from there?


Actually she removed it from Spotify because she does not believe it should be free but kept it in Pandora


Right, not sure if that worked well for her though. Aloe Blacc has 168 million streams in Pandora but only got $12 000


THat is nothing for those millions. Do you play video games?


I used to play Nintendo until it was discontinued in Japan on 2003.


Yeah. Did you know it only has 54 colors?


Wow only 54 ? Pretty awesome for all the fun that it provided us with


Yeah that is the science guy, I really liked his show


Do you think electronic devices are having a negative impact on families?


I think they have some negative impact but they also do a lot of good. In my opinion the benefits outweigh the negative aspects.


Do you think it's important to use parental controls?


To an extent, but just to keep harmful stuff that they would be accidentally be exposed to. if I didnt feel my child was mature enough to handle having electronic devices then I would just not let them have them.


Yes, raising kids in the digital age can be tricky, and it is important to encourage them to develop 21st century skills for potential future STEM careers.


That is true. I think kids are growing up a lot differently than i did. I think it will actually make them smarter because whatever they want to know they can learn it right now. If they want to learn rocket science they can start to learn it on the internet today. It wasnt like that when I was a kid.


Some people think that screen time should be managed according to content more than limits, such as an ability for parents to switch between educational and entertainment apps.


I think it just depends on the kid. you're not going to get a kid that doesnt care about learning new things to learn new things by trying to make them do it. I mean if all they want to do is facebook with their friends all day then you might have to take the phone away, but I dont think forcing them to read a book or try to learn something will work.


This is an area that probably still needs a lot of collaboration between parents and technology companies in order to develop appropriate tools.


I have an iPhone that my kids like to steal from me.


Thats funny. Heres another funny one. Did you hear about the send me to heaven game for iphone.


I did! I wonder if anyone really ever played that! Would not want my kids to play that with my phone!


No wonder Iphone disabled the app for ecouraging actions that could damage device huh. Lol.


Yeah, you're right! iPhones have come a long way. When Steve Jobs first presented them he had to switch between two iPhones because they would run out of ram and crash.


I heard that microsoft held a funeral for the iphone when they came out with their first device.


Haha, too bad it did not work! iPhone seems healthier than ever!


I have only had one Iphone before. It was an Iphone 4. I didn't really like it as well as android.


Do you play games on your phone? I don't really though I used to like to play Nintendo.


Not really anymore. I used to play a few but they all got old. Haven't found any I like yet.


The NES was finally discontinued in September 2003 in Japan. I really liked playing mine!


Hello, somewhat, I enjoy all the advantages!


Me too. I want to know so much more and be better but alas, I cannot.


Yes, Its very exciting on all the new stuff that will be coming out!!


I was surprised to find out that women own more iphones than men.


Really, I didn't know that! That surprises me, I thought it would be about equal. Iphone's have 75 elements in them.


75??? Huh... I feel like iphones are older than 12 years. They came out in 2007?


I did too. Did you know Apple's app store has 2.2 million applications available?


That's a ton! I wonder how many are actually active as in kept up or updated? How much egg does Microsoft have on it's face for holding a funeral for the iphone?


lol, yes, That was since January 2017. I love my Iphone its with me most of the day, like everyone else.


Ditto! I am reading Steve Jobs' biography and man he was a genius but didn't seem very nice.


lol, I have heard that before. I heard alot of those guys don't want their kids on the phones and ipads.


I dont either and I am pretty sure I am addicted to the dopamine hit I get everytime I open my phone.


True, Do you listen to Pandora?  I see they have a cap on how much you can listen for free.


I do not any more. I hit that cap and then switched to spotify where I pay for the premium service. Do you like pandora?


I too use spotify! I like it better. Did you know that the NFL is legally considered entertainment than a sport like the WWE.


Really. I had no idea. I wonder why that is?


Must be for legal reasons. I was surprised as well. Who knew? I would say the Iphone holds alot of entertainment!!


So did nintendo. They only had 54 colors!


Yes, I remember that! I didn't realize it had only those few colors. I think I still have it somewhere? lol Good chat!


yes he's awesome! he's Han Solo's best friend and I always wanted Chewbacca as my friend!


Did you know that various wild animals were used to make his voice?


oh wow I didn't know that, also didn't know that he has a wife and 2 sons, weird!


yup he does haha, also there is a fan theory that Chewy and R2D2 are actually secret rebel agents


ya I know, very screwy, pretty funny that in real life there is a bat species called the chewbacca bat haha


Now i definitely never heard that one before... wonder if it looks like chewie?


ya I want to have a pet bat now! I like that the same actor has appeared as Chewy in all the movies, his name is Peter Mayhew


Yeah, i did know that and he's like 7 foot 6 inches i believe


yup the dude is huge, do you have Netflix btw?


oh haha I don't have it, I just watch youtube, but ya can't believe blockbuster had the chance to buy them for only 50 million!


i know... isn't that crazy!  Now there's only one blockbuster store left in the world and it's in alaska


ya that is sad, and also Netflix is worth like 2 billion, thats a crazy improvement in valuation!


true... but they are so responsible for the streaming movie industry being so huge!


yup that is true! did you hear the story of how netflix got started?


actually yes... how he tired of late fees and after a... what... like 40 dollar late fee started netfilx?


haha yup that's all it took, Reed hasting got that late fee for Apollo 13 and changed history haha


hello do you like chewbacca from star wars?


Hello. I love Chewie!! I think it's awesome that MTV gave him a lifetime achievement award.


Thats awesome!  Well deserved too,  he has done a lot for the galaxy!  lol I recently learned theres a species of bat called chebacca lol


Is there really? That is so cool. We were at the Krewe of Chewbacchus parade last year. They really nailed his voice, I don't know if they used recordings of wild animals or not, but they were awesome.


Thats awesome!  Some star wars fans think chewie and r2d2 are rebel agents lol


lol.  Of course, that makes a lot of sense, since Chewie and Han are so close.


I never knew that chewie has a wife and 2 sons!  Hes a family man lol


I didn't know that either. Peter Mayhew is an amazing actor, and it was a long time before I realized he played Chewie.


I never knew him until star wars,  what else has he been in?


He was in Dark Towers, back in the 80's and he also voices an animated series, I forget which one.


Oh I see,  I guess i never seen those. Have you seen the newer star wars movies?  what do you think?


My favorite of the new ones, is Rogue One. I love that movie. I'm glad it's finally on Netflix, I'm getting tired of watching the fireplace when I can't sleep.


I really liked that one Rogue one,  so I have a Nissan Rogue,  and I named it Jyn lol Netflix is great,  watching anything good ?


lol. I really don't watch much of it, my kids are fond of their original program, The Santa Clarita Diet.


Oh I actually like that too,  its really funny.  I love the relationship between the parents,  they are so supportive lol


I'm not a fan of Drew Barrymoore, but she is great in that. I've always wondered how you get a job as a tagger for the company. I can watch t.v. all day long, if I have too.


People who are paid to watch Netflix, and tag content. Kinda like they do on Instagram. Have you seen Lilyhammer? I heard it was good.


No I never knew that,  that is awesome!  I also want that job lol


I also want the job of monitoring illegal downloads in Europe, so I can tell Netflix which shows to purchase.


hahaha nice!  Its been great chatting with you.


Hey have you ever seen the movie Halloween? Or even the newest one with Jamie Lee Curtis


I have not. I like her. But I don't really like horror films. Have you?


No I saw the original one but I didn't see the newest one, my friend side and said it was really bad so I wanted to see your opinion


Ok, I do like SOME horror, but I usually pick and choose. I liked The Shining, The Omen, The Exorcist. Rosemary's Baby. What about you?


Yeah those are all good movies. I also liked Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. The new Halloween note took in about $89 in only 3 days, so it was definitely popular


I haven't seen those. I think that remakes are risky. The comparisons are inevitable.


Yep it's always hard to beat the original. And yes the new Halloween movie is actually being released on the 40th anniversary of the release of the first one


I would rather watch the original. It probably has charm. The new one is probably too slick.


Yeah I think the original is going to be the best. Did you know that Stephen King actually thinks that the movie Bambi should be a horror movie?


He was traumatized as a child. That movie did have death, so it could be scary. Anyway, he turned his trauma into a career.


Well that's really good for him! Do you think that horror movies actually burn almost 200 calories per movie? If so I should watch more to lose weight LOL


I wonder if the effect wears off. No surprise, no tension. I would rather exercise. By the way, do you like horses?


No I don't like horses I'm actually allergic to them LOL and apparently so is Clint Eastwood


I have never ridden a horse. I would like to. Is it hard? I figure you have to take lessons or something.


Yeah you do have to learn, it's actually very uncomfortable even in a saddle, I think it's cool that Dalmatians were used with firehouses in order to calm the horses back before fire trucks


I've heard that the dogs were deaf. I wonder if that's true.


I think some Dalmatians are born deaf but not all of them are, what do you think about the high school students who rode horses to school? The high school had a no vehicle policy at the time, and so they rode horses instead lol


I think they were cheeky for doing so, but I admire their chutzpah.


Yep I can admire that, I would never have done that as a kid haha. It's interesting that Clint Eastwood was not always allergic to horses but developed it once he hit midlife


I don't think I have an allergy to them. Anyway, great chat!


Well don't spend too much time around horses just in case you develop a allergy to them LOL I wish I didn't have the allergy


I do and he seems to be hitting puberty. Moody tween all the time.


Ah I assume that is causing some difficultly. Is there anything in particular he is stubborn on?


He is a great kid, until he plays Fortnite. Something about that game gets him all jacked up and he acts like a different kid.


There have been a lot of studies on video games and it's effect on children. The consensus always seems to be that they use it as an outlet.


I think listening to the way the other people talk and act affects him. He's usually mild and polite, but when he plays with them, he gets very hyper and surly. I also think it's the change in hormones.


That could very well be the case. Hormones seem to do something to susceptibility, at least it was for me as a teen.


He's also at the awkward, trying to figure out who he is, stage. It's fun to really watch his personality develop.


It's such a weird place to be in the world. They are starting to take on more adult responsibilities but at the same time are still kids in a lot of ways.


Right! He is such a little kid about some things, but he's starting to look at girls differently and it's a weird situation to be in. He used to tell me everything, but not so much anymore.


Wanting to have some secrets its about right developmentally speaking. Just feeling out some small forms of independence.


His voice has also started to change. He is taking after his father with a super low, bass filled voice. It's crazy to hear that low deep voice come out of a kid! I'm wondering what else we are going to be in store for as he changes?


Has he already been through the outgrowing every bit of clothing stage?


He's growing like he's getting paid for it! Every weekend we are going through his clothes and getting rid of what is too small! Especially pants and long sleeve shirts, he has long legs and arms.


Ugh, that has got to be the worst. Even with standard clothing it's got to be expensive and then occasions come up where you need things like suits and you know odds are they are only going to wear it once.


We are sticking with a lot of khaki pants and nice dress shirts. If he has to have a suit, we'll have to buy it a couple of days before the event, there's no other way to deal with it.


That is a really smart plan. Forget even trying to tailor it, it will never be worth the cost and time.


I agree totally, tailoring is not worth it at all. I've been lucky with consignments and things so far, but the more he grows and the older he gets, I can't do that as much anymore. I just hope that puberty won't be terribly long as far as the growing is concerned.


I know thrift store typically had a lot of nicer things for women but you're right the men's selections seems to be lacking. It seems like once a man is fully grown and gets a good suit they never let it go


Absolutely, my husband has had the same sport's coat for years!


I'm a little envious, seems like women are expected to swap out a new dress for each even.


Yeah, women definitely get the short end of the stick as far as clothing goes!


Do you have kids that are around 10 or past that?


I have teens, thankfully both went through puberty without turning into monsters.


I've have 3 kids that are adults now.  I don't remember this "monster" thing.  I think I'm reading the exploits of a snowflake millennial.


Mine are gen Z, (early 2000), so I don't have any experience with the 90's millennials. Did you know Apple had a clothing line in the 90's?


Yes I did.  If this parent need a box of wine for 10  year olds, he/she is in for a big surprise.


Meh, it's a blog. They tend to exaggerate for social media. I would love to go to the unclaimed luggage store in Alabama. Maybe I could find mine from several years ago.


Yeah but I don't like it when people make it look like kids are a huge problem even if it's for their own attention.  Yeah, I probably have luggage somewhere in ATL.


If anything, all that does is show your lack of parenting skills...and alcohol problem.


Yeah, like that's a good solution -- getting lit. Funny, polo shirts should actually be called tennis shirts because a tennis player invented them.


I prefer the office attire of Hawaii. Suits and ties are too stifling in that heat.


Amen to that.  Or maybe a colorful wardrobe full of Pilgrim clothes?  The Pilgrims got a bad rap for always wearing black.  Not true...


I like the uniform at Billy Mays' funeral. Blue shirts and khaki pants were what the pallbearers were wearing. May as well be comfortable.


Yes, that's cool.  It's going to be OK to wear flip-flops at mine.  I'm a noted tie-hater...


Are you familiar with the theory that the universe is one giant hologram?


Yes, I'm an engineer that wishes he was and astrophysicist.  It's also wild that there may be a region of space that's pulling galaxy's outside the observable universe.


I think it's fascinating that there are stars cold enough to touch.


Does that mean cold fusion is for real?  Some think that there is only one electron in the universe.  That one hell of an electron.


I think it might be, makes you wonder what needs to be revisited in space, or at least give Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler a read.


Huge fans of them as I am of Newton.  We lost most of the universe recently in that we don't know what dark matter and dark energy is - it is most of the universe and we can't see it.


Newton built upon Copernicus' works. I need to revisit all of them.


I admire their accomplishments.  Thanks, you've been a great chat partner!


Hello. Did you know there is a violin made of stone, and it is actually playable?


Never heard of that. Wonder if it has 4 strings, like normal violins?


I would imagine so. Larry (three stooges fame) also played, I guess he was very good.


Heard he burned an arm as a child, and violion lessons helped strengthen damaged nerves. Was he good?


If WWI hadn't happened, I guess we would have found out, as he was headed to a music school


I see. Same era: Einstein, already a famous physicist, also played violin exceptionally well.


My daughter has a poster of him above her bed, with the quote "The Greatest Scientists Are Artists As Well". She says its inspiration for both her art and music.


That's great. Have you ever read or seen the film based on the 1902 A.E.W. Mason book, "The Four Feathers"?


I have not. Is it the one that the judge tried to ban, due to featuring a black character?


Good question. I don't know, but since much of the story is based in the Middle East during 1880's conflicts there, some Arab characters are featured. Could they have been called "moors" - or black?


I'm not sure, as I've never read it. I'm more of a sci-fi fan, and love that Poe had a cyborg in one of his stories.


Edgar Allen, yes. Still re-read his "Cask of Amontilliado" story and the poem, "The Raven". Ahead of his time, that writer!


Have you checked out the wiki that ranks all of the fictional characters according to their powers and abilities?


No, but interesting feature. Did you know that powerful ruler (for real), Julius Caesar even wrote fiction?


I heard something about him writing about hercules. Have you read it?


Not Caesar's fan fiction. Hercules and Oedipus are main heroes in Greek epics; Caesar would have known about them.


I haven't read much of that, I mainly read travel guides, as I travel a lot. I'm hoping to get to Macinac Island this summer, and bike around the island.


Understand that it is a lovely, slow-paced place. Try a horse-drawn carriage there! Have you, like Caesar, ever been to Greece, through Italy, to Germany or England - or elsewhere in Europe?


I have been to Iceland, it's expensive as I had to travel by plane between towns.


My son had a stop in Iceland on route to Australia. Wants to go back for a real visit. Understand they have no public rail service there. Too many volcanos and other impassable terrain??


It's a rough terrain, I would love to go back, and am trying to find a cheap flight to Japan (on Iceland Air) for a layover. Japans highways are toll, so it's expensive to travel there.


Yes, Americans would not accept tolls on all our highways, like the Japanese do. Heard to go across Japan you can expect to pay $300 or more...ouch!


It is very expensive. Thanks for chatting with me, have a wonderful day.


Awesome,  yes I like to travel too.  I wish we had those high speed buses that the dutch are making,  it travels like 160 mph.


it would indeed be a great pleasure to ride a bus like to work. it would save me so much time!


Yeah,  and when you ride the bus you can get stuff done too,  instead of driving.


yes, i think that i would be way more productive on the dutch bus. i should move to holland.


Yes, that would be better than moving to Japan,  I guess it costs like $300 in tolls to cross the country.


Yes, japan is far too expensive for most people. i think that it would be good to avoid japan and its expensive highways


I'm going next Feb.,  so I will avoid driving there lol


you could take the train there. they have many trains that go around the country.


Awesome!  Yeah, I like public transportation when traveling its fun.


yes, it is a good way to learn about a country. public transportation is a cheap and convenient way to travel in a foreign land. i recommend it.


The first king to travel around the world was the king of hawaii.


he must have had a hankering to see the world and understand other peoples and cultures. i admire his sense of adventure and curiosity.


Yeah I wonder when he did that,  I cant remember a time where Hawaii had a king lol


I think it was King Kamehameha. he was the last king, i believe.


I see.  I hear Iceland has no public rail service,  most natives fly across the country.


that makes sense. iceland is very small and perhaps the terrain is not good for rail. planes could be very convenient.


I hope its not expensive to fly if people have to constantly do it.


yes, they might have high speed buses too. that would be a hoot. LOL Anyway, great chat!


Me too, I am planning a trip right now for Brazil! I can't wait. Have you traveled out of the country?


Yes, I have traveled a lot! I even went to iceland last summer.


Nice, that is my future plan, I love the looks of that place. Is it true about their rail system not being there?


I think it is! I heard without cars, they use domestic flights to travel.


That is interesting, it certainly helps people getting over their fear of flying lol. I wonder if it is because of the terrain


I am not sure. But I do know it is very cheap to travel.


That is awesome, at least they make it cheap. Have you been to mackinac island in MI?


No, I have not. I heard they don;t have vehicles.


I heard that too. That would be rough, but at least you would get in shape on vacation lol. Or ride horses.


Very true, you would need a horse-drawn carriage or even a bike to get around.


That would be interesting. It would be more relaxing I think in my opinion. Maybe they will bring the bus from the Dutch that goes 160 mph!


I wonder if people get dizzy looking out of the window.


I bet, or fear for their lives as they are traveling in a bus going that fast


True. Have you heard about the tolls in japan?


I have, there worse than Chicago's and I never thought that was possible. I don't know how bad they are though


I heard it costs more than $300 to travel across the country.


That is expensive, wow! Probably worth it, but still! It was so nice chatting with you!


It was nice talking to you too. I am going to go look into some new places to travel too.


Hi! Have you ever had to deal with kids going through puberty?


It very difficult to handle. Mostly they playing games and not focused on studies.


I agree. It can cause a lot of anxiety for a parent. Kids get very emotional at that age, and they will argue about anything, even what clothes they wear.


They need mobiles and want to spent the money in the unwanted things. Mostly they are uncomfortable with their studies and teacher. It is very very difficult to handle this situation. They need bike also without drinving license.


How do you think parents should handle them when they are like this? It is sometimes hard to talk to them about it.


In the kid itself we must follow the rule and regulation, if they enter into puberty it is easy to handle them otherwise, the situation is very worst.


Discipline is a good idea. It can help them get used to behaving well even when they are going through puberty and feeling so many emotions.


Firstly, we want to be patience and talk to them very polite and spend time with them when ever we are free. while talking with them we make them comfortable.


That is a great idea. Teaching them that we care about them can help them feel like we understand them. Being polite will make us a good example for them too.


They always copy all the habit from their parents only. They are real heroes.


Parents who love their children and raise them right are heroes. It is not easy to deal with children when they are going through puberty, but we all have to do it.


We should try our best. All in the hands of god only.


Following the example of god is probably a good way to think about raising children. Patience and love will help both parents and kids get through it.


Yes. Love can change anything in the world. We must be patience too.


I think that it helps to see children grow up after you have cared for them. It feels like a reward to help them and then see them become wonderful adults.


Its our duty to make them good human and want to serve the society.


That's true. Children are the future of society, so raising them to be good people will make the world a better place.


In olden days, clothing is refers to cover the body from the sun rays and insects. But now days it was more fashionable.


Clothing is a good thing to talk to kids about too. I also love to shop for clothing for myself. I like comfortable clothes that look good the best.


You prefer online shopping or went to purchase ?


I like to go in person to purchase so I can try things on. I still like to look around online, though.


hi I'm doing great how about you, did you know Julius Caesar would write fan fiction when he was young, It was about hercules haha


I'm with George RR Martin on this issue. Fan fiction sucks. it is copyright violation. Someone should sue Julius Caesar!


haha yes! Maybe hercules can prove he is real by suing! I guess Edgar allen poe has the title for oldest example of a cyborg in fiction


Hercules never understood copyright law! Poe wasn't perfect, but he knew sci fi.


haha I didn't know that, what did he do?


He married a gal that was like 13 or something. I guess in his day that was not unusual but still. Probably to an author and alcoholic these were normal things.


ah I see well that is definitely weird, what I'm not surprised with is there is a wikipedia that ranks fictinoal characters, it does it according to their abilities, I'll tell you some people have a lot of time on their hands


I think that some people live for such things! They get notoriety from such endeavors, but no money. Can you believe that in the 1950s a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character? That's an amazing judgement.


that is pretty bad for sure, what I want to see is the violin made of stone that you can actually play, I play the piano do you play any instruments


I used to play the guitar, but I weren't any good. I would blow hard into it, but it never sounded quite right. Perhaps I should have tried the violin, but I mistook it for a form of violence.


haha I like that, ya my uncle plays the violin but he says its really hard to learn, the piano isn't that bad in my opinion, it has a good amount of challenge but I think anyone can get pretty good with enough practice


I would like to think that I could be as good as Einstein. He was a musician, but he didn't really gain renown as one. I could do as well as him, don't you think?


ah I didn't know that, well I think you can do it! just make sure to use modern violins and not the million dollar stradivarius ones, modern ones sound better in blind tests


I would never be able to tell the difference. Perhaps Einstein could, but I couldn't. If Haydn wrote a competition with the two varieties of violin ar the end, could the audience tell the difference?


haha good question, what is cool that Einstein said is that "the greatest scientists are artists as well"


But then again, are the greatest artists scientists? Perhaps not. Or perhaps so. Perhaps I don't know. I want to hear a violin made out of stone, a piano made out of stone for the Flintstones.


haha I like that, would you ride a bus that goes 160mph? they are making on in Denmark apparently


The Danes are seditious, don't trust them! They lie! They eat too much butter! Anyhows, great chatting with you!


haha those lying butter eaters! great talking with you, stay away from japanese highways they are apparently all toll roads!


The pastries in Denmark are dangerously addictive!


yes that is my dream, to be in denmark, going 160mph in a bus eating pastries!


I'm doing good! What about you? Do you like to listen to music?


I'm going well too! I do listen to music, how about you?


Yes, me too. I like to listen to jazz from time to time. There;'s even a woman in Harlem that has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Saturday for 20 years.


Wow I wonder how many people show up? I like how Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that tops the charts!


I'm not sure how many show up, but I guess top performers occasionally stop by.


Do you think Clint Eastwood ever did? He is a lifelong jazz enthusiast!


Boy, I'm not sure. I know he scored several films including Million Dollar Baby.


that is so cool! Next time I watch a jazz band, I'm going to see if the trumpeters have goatees!


Are goatees popular among jazz trumpeters?


Yes it provides them comfort when playing the trumpet!


Oh, that is interesting Did you know Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that tops the charts?.


That is interesting! But you know what is more interesting? The sun lol.


Yes! Did you know the sun is actually white?


I didn't know that! We've been taught the wrong thing all of these years! I do know that the sun isn't the biggest start in our galaxy!


Well, I guess we perceive the sun as yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


That makes total sense to me! I feel like we are spoiled when it comes to the sun's energy!


Yes, the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.


That is crazy to think! Are you into reading fiction? Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg! How do people come up with these ideas!


A little bit. I know there's a wiki which ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.


I am going to go look into that right now. It was nice chatting, have a great day!


Hi There ! Looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


Hello! Good i just read some really interesting stuff about Jazz music. Did you know it started in the great city of New Orleans?


Yes, I believe I was aware of that fact. Are You a jazz lover ?


I am! It is a great style some people consider it America's classical music today.


Yes sir... I love how every song and solo can sound totally different - even when played by the same musician...


Yes it is truly something. I have heard that New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s.


That I'm not sure about... don't know the exact date, but I always wondered how a music style begins... it's not like a guy is sitting on it's porch and thinks... "I'm going to invent new music style and I'll call it JAZZ" :)


Haha! Yeah i have always wondered things like that. But I have heard that Clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast who knew huh?


I can believe that... he is a classy Dude ;) I don't imagine him listening to disco or rap ;)


Yeah he just does not seem like the guy that would be into that. But I think more people love jazz than we know A harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every sunday for 20 years.


I'm sure there were a lot of enthusiasts of that ! Sounds like a good woman


Yeah what kind of stuff is on your mind that you would like to talk about?


Yes - really dark poetry sometimes -  He wrote wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction. Pretty interesting ! ;)


Yeah he was a special kinda person, If i recall he was the person who also wrote the poem about  the raven crying nevermore.


Yes I think You're right. Some of his poems were used in "Nightmare on Elm street" ;)


Really I had no idea. I wonder how they implemented them in the film?


Those were right before the movie began. Something about dreams - You know, movie related :)


I have not seen those movies in a very long time so it is all kinda blurry to me. But I think I might have to go back and check them out again.


I remember seeing them as a little boy... I was terrified but excited !


Yeah I bet those older movies took lots of inspiration from poes work.


A text before the opening credits starts reads as follows: "Sleep. Those little slices of Death. How I loathe them" -Edgar Allan Poe- ( I found it ! ) :)


That is really cool! What one is that from the first one you said?


DO you like Jazz ? There is a lot of people who like Jazz, like Clint Eastwood.


Yes, Jazz is an art form that has been around a long time. It originated in African- American communities in the late 19th, early 20th century.


Yeah, it is a recent art, it started to be recognized as an official music current  in the 1920s.


There is a woman in Harlem who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment for 20 years!


I wonder if her neighbors liked it. It must have been noisy.


I am sure they enjoyed when the top performers came over, would be a treat.


It must have drawn a crowd, a crowded apartment is quite noisy.


Yes, jazz is also big worldwide, a Pakistani jazz orchestra is topping the charts.


Would you like it if your neighbor held a jazz concert every Sunday ?


It would depend on how far they are and the noise level, not in close proximity with loud noise.


It is an apartment, so there would a wall between you and the concert.


Guess the only way to know is to attend and see what it's like. Did you know that Neptune made a full orbit in 2011, the first since being discovered?


Yeah, the solar system is quite peculiar, the sun represent 99.86 of all mass in the solar system. Knowing, that losing weight seems futile in the scheme of the universe.


Yes we are a cosmic dust ball haha, the largest star in our galaxy is 1 billion times bigger.


There is so much that we cannot grasp about the universe until we now enough science, like the sun is white, it is yellow because of our atmosphere.


Yep, and a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun, crazy!


Yeah it is surprising that something on Earth could be hotter than the sun.


I know right, what do you think about fiction?


I love fiction, I read a lot of stories but I don't write any , unlike Julius Ceasar who wrote stories about Hercules and Oedipus.


Basically fan fiction, George rr martin doesn't like fan fiction though, but fan fiction may have to finish Game of Thrones at his writing rate.


He could use lawsuits to stop them since his work is copyrighted. Have a nice evening.


What do you think about the net worth of Kylie Jenner?


Yeah, she definetely is, although I think that part of her health is actually self made, I think she does work hard.


I would agree, she has worked for it, it wasn't totally handed to her on a silver platter.


Yeah, its crazy how she was 21 when she became a millionare, I like the analogy with Lebron.


yes its perfect. Did you see the police video with "Uptown Funk"?


The one of Bruno Mars? I haven actually seen that one, have you? did you like it.


I Havent either, but i love Bruno Mars, his songs are great, I am sure i would like it.  my nephew sings that song, hes 5 its so cute


Yeah he does have some pretty decent songs,Ive heard the Uptown Funk video has over 30 million views, thats crazy.


I didnt realize that.  I didnt realize that he started out as an elvis impersonator either!


I saw that on Facebook, did you know that Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for 75 million.


no i didnt, haha I bet they are kicking them selves, because facebook basically made them irrelevent.


They sure are regrettin it lol, specially with the networth of Facebook now a days, I think Mark Zuckerburg is a great entrepeneur.


yes for sure. Did you realize he is red green colorblind, so thats why things are mostly blue?


I didnt know that, I thought it was a marketing thing, I did hear about the Burger king promotion, too bad I didnt spot that one.


yea I never heard about that, but I am not a fan of BK any how


I like McDonalds more, but who could turn down a free burger lol.


good point. What do you thing about  Patricia Heaton's support of Kavanaugh?  I think Its great to remember that these people are just people as well.


I didnt really hear about that, could you tell me more about it?


basically there was an article written  and she just pointed out that it was written to show the personal side of him. It was an article that said he was a great dad/ carpool guy.


Oh I see thats interesting, it was nice chatting  to you, I will definetely use those anecdotes next time Im having dinner with family or friends, interesting topics.


You know when they went public they were worth 104 billion dollars


Wow, that's incredible!  I guess Myspace had the option to buy Facebook at one point, I'm sure they've never stopped regretting that decision!!


I know especially because they would have gotten it for a steal at 75 million. Apparently the like button is illegal in some German country.


That's curious, I wonder why Germany would ban the 'like' button.  That seems random!!  If you lived in Iceland you could contribute to rewriting their constitution - via Facebook!


Yeah that sounds like a good idea or a really bad one. Burger king was trying to get ppl to unfriend facebook friends in exchange for a whooper.


That's crummy of them...and whoever did it!  Apparently Mark Zuckerburg is a little colorblind - that's why Facebook is mostly blue!  I like blue so I'm not complaining...


Yeah seems to work. They make most of there money from advertisement.


Did you know that sounds have a higher pitch on Mars then they do on Earth?  Is the Mars rover equipped with speakers??


I guess so, lol! Speaking of Mars apparently Bruno writes his own music.


That doesn't surprise me!  I guess he wasn't good enough for Motown though, they dropped him years before he became a success!


I did not know that or that he was named after a professional wrestler, Bruno Sammartino.


That's funny!  I guess his parents were wrestling fans!!  But I heard his real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, so maybe Bruno is the wrestling fan?


Yeah looks like he was trying to avoid a stereo type as a Latin pop singer. I don't think it worked.


Maybe a little!  He does have a lot of mainstream success.  In 2023 they're planning on colonizing Mars, they're going to fund it by making it a reality TV show!


I see! Did you know that Bruno started out as an Elvis impersonator?


That's really neat!  I didn't know that...he reminds me more of Michael Jackson.  But I guess Michael Jackson was obsessed with Elvis...it all checks out!


Right! Apparently the bands name is The Hooligans.


The Elvis band?  I really like his song "Uptown Funk", but I guess everyone does since it topped the charts in five different countries!


Yeah! No Bruno's band is called the hooligans. You think since he writes his own music he could have come up with a better name but maybe it's just me.


Lol, true!  It was fun talking with you!


hey did you know a robot can now be programmed to debone a chicken?


Interesting. There is even a robotic arm that a paralyzed woman controls with her thoughts.


wow that is cool, do you Like Michael Jackson? He wanted to build a 50 foot robot haha


That sounds pretty wild. I think the mars robots are cute. The Curiosity sings happy birthday to itself on its birthday.


haha they are cute! did you ever watch Mythbusters? I guess they created a robot sidekick on that show


I do watch that sometimes but have not seen that episode. I guess the idea of chess playing robots have been around for awhile. Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin lost chess games to a robot, but it wasn't really a robot. A person was hidden inside.


haha I remember hearing about that, one thing I'm glad is the US military uses xbox 360 controllers for the eod robots, thats probably cost savings


Do you worry about robots getting minds of their own? Megatron, a fictional character, was the leader of a civil rights group on Cybertron that wanted equal rights for all robots.


haha yes I would worry about that, especially now they are putting rat brains into robots, that is scary!


Really? That is strangely awesome. Have you heard of the home robot Amazon is building? I need one.


no I haven't, do you know anything about it it sounds awesome! all I know is amazon actually owns imdb, you know that movie site


Oh, interesting! They are into all types of niches. This project has been many years in the making and it's called the Vesta. We might be able to get it next year, but the robot will likely become a roving Alexa. Unfortunately, it probably won't be a housekeeper.


ah thats too bad because thats what I need! Would you work at an Amazon warehouse? I guess a worker can walk up the 15 miles a day from their shift work


I would love to work at an Amazon warehouse. I think it might get me into shape! In the future that job will probably be done by robots but for now, it's even hard to train a robot to pick up a coffee mug, a task that is incredibly easy for humans.


haha thats what I think too, and I do wish I were the first person to order on amazon, only $28 and you could have had a building named after you!


Nice! I think we will see Amazon come out with a factory floor robot sooner than one that has to adapt to a landscape that changes constantly because of dirty laundry and kids clothes.


haha that would be awesome! humans are always evolving though, maybe robots are the next thing, I mean only 200,000 years ago we still had body hair


And a lot of people do still have an awful lot of body hair. Haha. We supposedly get goosebumps because of an evolutionary trait that was used to make fur stand up and make an animal look bigger


haha that is funny, it's weird that humans lost the ability to synthesize vitamin c, our gene is defective


And we are the only mammals that cannot breathe and swallow at the same time. Bummer.


haha imagine how cool that would be, that sucks and also sucks to be a human because there is a sound frequency that causes fear in us


And our history only represents one minute and 17 seconds if earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period. it is sad we are destroying this earth.


hey! I do like robots, theyre so advanced I guess they can now debone a chicken which is awesome


that is prettyy cool. And they can be controlled by using rat brains


wow that is crazy, I think its cool the government used an xbox controller to control an eod robot


Yeah that is. even Michael Jackson had an interest in them


ya its wild he wanted to build a 50 foot tall robot! Like is that even possible? And it would moon walk, sounds awesome!


it does sound very cool. do you ever shop on amazon?


I have used amazon yes, what about you? Did you hear about the clock the owner of amazon built?


Yeah I use it quite a bit. yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


ya that is crazy, back to robos though did you see that mythbusters actually created a robot sidekick?


No I did not know that. Do you know how amazon got started?


no I don't, I just know that Bezos started it, do you know?


It started as a book store and then slowly he built it up


ah that is cool, I do know they have a special contract to deliver on sunday with USPS


That is so cool, no wonder they can beat the competition. ANd they even own IMDB


ya, I didn't know that, they bought them in 1998, I use that site everyday!


well I do know there is a sound that will cause fear in all humans, its a certain frequency I think


I would like to know what that sounds like. And we can grow ribs in 2-3 months


ya that is crazy, do you think other animals cna do that? Could we harvest ribs from animals sustainably? haha


Well that would be kind of nice in medicine for sure. Nice chatting with you.


Yea, I love the original 1977 Start Wars


Me too!  All of the movies combined have made over $8.5 billion at the box office!


That is impressive, I guess that's why Star Wars was named the most successful film merchandising franchise by Guinness World Records


Oh yea...The entire franchise is estimated to be valued at $65 billion!


That is impressive, I'm surprised that Star Wars is only the fifth highest-grossing media franchise


Yes!  I agree.  Marcia Lucas, the wife of George Lucas, won an academy award for editing the first movie.


Nice, Marcia Lucas had such a huge impact on Star Wars and made the film better


I agree.  What's funny is that she won that award and George didn't win one for directing!


Yea but he did get to keep the licensing and merchandising rights from fox so he made out pretty good


Yea, 20th century fox really messed up and should of just paid George the 500k directing fee


Yea, I signed up for Netflix a few years after Reed Hastings founded it in 1997


Nice!  From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.  That's when I watch it!


Pretty crazy despite all the people who stream it Netflix pays much more on postage than bandwidth


I agree!  Netflx and youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  So basically half of America is online just to watch videos.  lol


Blockbuster must be really kicking itself for not buying netflix for 50 million


No doubt since Netflix is now worth $2 billion and Blockbuster is down to 1 store.  lol  It's been fun chatting!


Yep, and Blockbuster's $40 late fee on Apollo 13 inspired Hastings to start netflix


Awesome!  It's been fun.  Have a great day!


The star wars movies have made a combined 8.5 billion dollars. Thats incredible


Yes, it is.  It holds a Guinness World Records title for the" Most successful film merchandising franchise."


Thats crazy. I wonder if Fox regrets giving Lucas the merchandising rights


Ooh, I bet they do big time.  Huge mistake on their part.  I can't believe they thought it would be a flop.


$500k cost them billions and made George a billionaire himself


I'm happy for him.  What I find interesting is that James Earl Jones only took 2.5 hours to record all of his Darth Vader lines and only got paid $7500.00.


That is crazy to think about! And the movie wouldn't be the same without his voice.


You're so right.  Nobody else could have said,"  Luke, I am your father", quite like him.  lol


Speaking of Luke, did you know he was originally written as a girl?


Yeah, I had heard that about Luke.  Did you know that the original light saber prop used by Luke Skywalker is inside the International Space Station?


I wonder if the astronauts are allowed to play with it


I very much doubt that. Lol I read somewher that you can rent an overnight stay in Luke's boyhood home in Tunisia for $10.00.  I wonder how many die hard fans have did that?


For only 10 dollars Im sure a lot. Luke is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance


Star Wars fans are a fanatical bunch.  I should know, I'm one.


Do you think in todays age the script of vader being lukes father would of been able to be kept a secret like it was?


No, times have changed and integrity and honesty went out the window a long time ago.  You would have to force everyone to sign a ginormous gag order under penalty of imprisonment to keep a secret now.  And even then that wouldn't stop some people from gabbing.


Have you watched any of the star wars movies on netflix?


No, not on Netflix, I have boxed sets of all the movies.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you about Star Wars, but I need to go walk my dog.  Talk to you later, friend.


This government shutdown is not looking great.


Not at all.  I saw McCarthy next to Trump often.  Do they like each other?


Paul McCarthy, the singer? Kind of interesting. Paul is a very common name, ever heard of Paul Ryan?


Paul Ryan was the speaker of the house.  He left.


Yah. I wonder if he's going to try and run for 2020 election for the GOP.


I don't know.  By the way McCarthy is House Minority Leader (a republican)


I guess so.  Ryan tried to shore up his power prior to leaving the house.


Definitely, I could see that. Although incumbent typically is chosen to represent the prior winning party, I don't know if the GOP is willing to deal with Trump anymore.


It is weird.  Why were Ryan concerned about its donors not contributing $$?  He was going to leave anyway.


It's all about having the funds/access to funds.


Yes. The republican party needs donors so they can properly campaign. I guarantee that the Democrats will get a bit of pool money this year to campaign. We saw this in the 2018 midterm elections.


I thought the current speaker is Nancy Pelosi since they took majority during the 2018 elections


It was in case the republican party won the majority.  Thus, it was decided prior to the midterm.


Oh i see. Politics, I try to keep up with them but it's just too time consuming.


If you take it too seriously, it could be very stressful.  Jim Jordan wanted to replace Ryan.


Why can't we do what the ancient athens did. Appoint by lottery.


Why do you think the ancient system (athens) would work?  A republican senator said that last year was a turbulent year in politics.


Oligarchy is what we are seeing now... Where Ryan wanted McCarthy. Jordan wanted to replace Ryan. If it was random, you could be a president too!


I just want to be able to work and support my family.  I dislike all the fighting related to power and politics.


If you become president you can end it all. 300K, with a mandate on no more fighting!


Did you know the taller candidate has won the US Election 75% of the time?


I had heard that.  It is an interesting metric to think about when it comes to elections.  I wonder if that accounts for popular vote, or just the election.


I'm not sure, good question. There are 3 subways lines exclusively for congressmen though!


That is kind of crazy.  Did you know Elmo testified before congress?


Im not totally sure, but I know he is the only non-human to do so.  Maybe Oscar the grouch was causing some problems down in the hood or something.  lol


I dont know, I always just imagine a stuffed toy or something.  The Congress always plays a Rep vs Dem game of baseball each year.


Yeah, that is fairly common. It must be a very boring game to watch though.


I agree.  I imagine they can't be any good, which could make it funny, but in a very sad sense.


With the current political colors, he'd have to be on the republican side.  Although they have only been using those since 2000


Wow, I didn't know that. There is also a fantasy congress, I suppose that is one boring game.


A fantasy congress?  Is that like fantasy football?  How would you even get points?


I'm not sure, but it sure doesn't sound fun. I suppose some people would be into it.


Definitely not people in Nevada, they actually have a none of these candidates options on the ballot.  I would have loved that one in the past.


Yeah. Well voter turnout hasn't breached 62.8% in 100 years.


I wonder why that is?  I mean when people are dissatisfied you would think they would be more inclined to vote, unless they feel like their vote doesnt matter due to the Electoral College


I'm not sure. Probably because a lot of people realize their vote won't sway a particular state.


True.  I live in the state that is notorious for messing up elections and counting, Florida.


Yeah, they are always in the news about that. Well nice chatting with you!


Good morning, I'd say I follow some politics, but not too deeply.


Were you aware that the taller candidate usually wins in the election. since 1900 it has happened 75 percent of the time.


Is that so, maybe I should enter politics, I'm over six feet, I could have missed my calling.


Maybe so. Lol. Did you know that nevada is the only state to have a none of these candidates option while voting?


I guess it's nice to have that option, especially if you have one one your really don't want to vote for, for example, someone who doesn't exactly agree with history textbooks.


On a funnier note. President truman in 1957 refused to have his picture taken with dumbo because he didnt want to be associated with republicans. Lol.


Media savvy in the days before camera phone and the internet, I would categorize him as forward thinking.


H sure was. Did you know that the use of red and blue for the two major parties was not used until the year 2000. Crazy huh?


That is the kind of thing you think has been around for ever.  Maybe that is why we only have two major parties, everyone's two favorites colors are taken.


I think they should just change all of their colors to brown. During the 2012 elections international electoral observrs were blocked from the polls in nine states.


That would make me suspicious of what is going on there, why don't they want to be observed?  These are the places that end up with animals becoming mayor, or cats placing high on Senate elections.


I would say a cat would be better than some of the politicians. So have you ever played fantasy congress?


Fantasy congress sound like it is taking the whole fantasy sports thing to far.  I can't see many people sitting in bars yelling at CSPAN because their politician has made the wrong move.


No janet you were supposed to be against abortion. Lol. I v could see it as well. Sorry about that last message. I dont know what happened there. Did you know that the first woman was elected to congress in 1916.


Woman are becoming more represented, may one day the Presidential job can be their, whether she is red or blue.


I just dont understand why women couldnt vote but could be elected to congress.


Maybe it was an oversight of the rule writers, a loop hole so to speak.  Surprising that so many men would have voted for woman back in 1916.


I am surprised as well. Did you know that elmo once testified before congress?


Elmo, I'd like to have seen how they did that.   What would he have been talking about.  I know Steven Colbert did so too, in character.


Im not a big stephen colbert fan to be honest with you. Do you know that voter turnout or president hasnt crossed 62.8 percent in over 100 years


In all likelihood it will continue to drop and more people get frustrated with Congress.


You are probably right on that. Did you know that every president with a beard has been a republican.


Must be in the GOP's rule book somewhere, they have been letting us down on that front over the past few years.  Good talking with you.


Well its been a good chat but I got to get to work.


Hi, how are you today? These are 3 interesting articles, don't you think?


I can't believe is has been over 150 since we had a president who wasn't a Democrat or Republican


I suppose if you want to look at the original strict definitions of what Democrats or Republican party platforms were.


DId you know that every US president with a beard has been a Republlican?


I thought that little fact was amusing but I guess manlyness sell to voters. It just shows that politicians are sensitive to what they perceive are optics.


Do you know when the last a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was?


I think the last itme was the pair HErbet Hoover & CHarles CUrtis, 1928


I believe you are correct.  How interested are you by politics?


I am very interested as the choices I make as a voter will directly decide how I represented, good or bad.


Are you sadden by the fact that voter participation hasn't been over 63% in presidential election in the last 100 years?


I am as there places in the world where people do not have open and free elections. I vote in every election either in person or by mail in ballot. It's my duty as a citizen and my right.


I agree.  I would rather choose my path than have someone chose it for me


Though you can still see how voters can be swayed by things that have little to do with a candidates beliefs, like the beards, or who was a taller candidate.


Yes, for example, How FDR's people never allowed him to be photographed in a wheelchair.


YEs, or Truman refusing to be photographed on the Dumbo ride. I guess optics really do matter, but sometimes, things like Roosevelt's health sham can be harmful to the country.


On a lighter note, are you aware of the annual Democrat vs Republican softball game?


I am, and I think that is a fun way to blow off steam, with some clean fun bragging rights. In these days of such acrimony, events like that are really needed to show these folks are human.


Yes, the more time they can spend together in a fun setting perhaps they will see themselves more like friends instead of enemies.


I agree and a baseball games gets them out of the office, into the fresh air and on to a level playing field, so to speak.


A level playing field, I like that.  Did you the first woman was elected to congress in 1916 before she can even vote in a national election?


I did not know that but it shows she must have had a strong message to be accepted into the male world of politics even though she could not vote for them herself.


I am not sure if this true for the first woman, but i think quite a few of the early woman were elected after their husbands died


I have heard of that happening, not everytime, but they still have to be strong enough and savy enough to navigate the system.


True, it must have been tough to succeed in a system where many did not take you seriously


It just shows how todays women in congress and in the senate have had to be tough as nails, yet have a message that can resonate with the people they want to represent and I applaud them. They will bring a new outlook to the old boys club.


hey there yes I do, did you know the republican party was founded in 1854


I didnt realize that.  I didnt realize that they dominated in the northern states either.


ya I didn't either, also didn't know that red and blue weren't associated with republicans and democrats until the year 200


Same here!  I thought those had been around forever!


I know! It seems like forever since we had a president who wasn't a Democrat or Republican, since 1853 actuallY!


That is a long time.  Just goes to show you how long the two party system has really been in power.


yup I agree, we should change how elections are run, did you know that Back in athens a long time ago, they would just do a lottery to elect officials


I heard that was because they wanted to avoid oligarchy.


yup you're right, its sad though, the highest voter turnout we've ever had in the USA was 62.8%


Maybe if there were options like Nevada has people would vote!


yup but if they are choosing to vote "none of these candidates" then your vote is still meaningless haha so whats the point of showing up


Well, if there was something in place that would require a new ticket if that got so many votes that would be great.


ya thats a good diea, do you know why the taller candidate usually wins in US elections? That seems weird that they win 75% of the time


Yeah, maybe people associate height with power?


it must be something primal like that, did you know that there is an exclusive subway line that shuttles congresspeople to different government buildings?


I heard about those, and the Rep. vs. dems baseball game the congress plays.  That must be hilarious.


yes they've been playing those games since 1909, the republicans are up by 3 wins overall btw!


I wonder how many people actually play fantasy congress.  I cant imagine that would be too exciting.


haha ya that sounds boring, also boring to be there while Elmo was testifying before Congress lol talk about a waste of time


I wonder what elmo had to say...  lol  Have a great day!  Nice Chat!


Hi, it's hard not to these days with everything going on in the news.


I agree. Did you know there hasn't been a president who wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853?


Wow I did not know it has been that long. I really think Bernie should run as an independent and not as democrat. The fear is always splitting the vote, but that happens anyway.


Yep that's true. Every president with a beard has always been a republican.


Really? I guess you're right. Of course the gop used to be completely different than the mess they are today. Only recently I discovered GOP stands for grand old party...


Oh wow I didn't know it stood for that either. The last time a republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was back in 1928.


Crazy, although I don't think there will be a Bush in 2020. Did you know when Hillary was in college she was president of young republicans?


That's hilarious. I did not know that about her.


Yeah, the Republican party was a lot different more recently than people think. In fact Nixon was the only president ever to propose a guaranteed min income. Now people would probably like to reduce min wage to $2 an hour or something crazy.


Oh wow I didn't know that either. I saw the red and blue colors associated with each party didn't start until 2000.


That is crazy. So recently yet it feels like they've always been that way. I think they should change the voting system so the popular vote counts for more.


Yea I'm not too sure what would work these days for the election.


Elections are a mess, not just presidential. A dog has not only won an election for mayor but served as a mayor for 13 years! Dogs don't even live much past 13 lol.


I agree. LOL - that's pretty funny! During the 2012 US elections, international observers were blocked from the polls in nine states.


I can only imagine what 2020 is going to be like. Hopefully by then they start allowing you to vote online. I can't imagine it would be that hard. In Oregon elections are done by mail. Online would be a natural progression.


I agree. Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the election by 75%.


I guess if you're short it's barely worth running. Subconscious perceptions most likely or it's just a fluke.


LOL yep. I heard that is actually the case for interviews too.


There are certainly some weird facts. The faster blinker has in debates has lost every presidential election since 1980. I can't see how blinking speed would effect public opinion?


How are you? Did u know With over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, tom hanks is the highest all-time box office star.


I think I read that somewhere.  I did know however that Even though John Carter was considered a flop for Disney, it did great in Russia, even breaking box office records


Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a box office failure.


Good think it didn't.  If you take inflation into account, the original Star Wars trilogy made more money that the prequels in the US by $1,328,009,800.


wow thats crazy! The silence of the lambs came out on valentine's day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million.


I didn't know it did that good.  The first game to surpass Hollywood box office sales was Mortal Kombat 2.  I actually saw that one.  I was a huge fan of the game.


The game was awesome!  Still a classic,  the movie was not that great lol


The first one was I thought, but not the second one.  I was surprised to see that the Lord of the Rings trilogy made big losses even though it was a huge box office success.


Wow thats crazy!!  That was an amazing series!


I know, I am shocked it lost money.  I am also a humongous comedy fan.  Did you know that Drew Carey was in the Marine Corps for 8 years.  He would tell jokes to his fellow marines.


Yeah read that too,  i cant imagine him in the marines!  I love his show " Whose line is it anyway?"


Yes, that is a classic.  I was shocked to see Evan Almighty was the most expensive comedy ever made.  It had a budge of $200 million.


Oh right,  I remember reading that.  Thats pretty crazy too,  but it probably all went to cgi,


I bet, but definitely not worth it.  A comedy has not won the Academy Award for best picture in 37 years.


Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989


Man, the Dave Chappelle show on there was the funniest show EVER in my opinion.  Check this out.  In 1981, "The Empire Strikes Back" was nominated by the writers guild of America for its best comedy award.  Strange.


lol it definitely had some comedy aspects! Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".


I read that somewhere.  I was surprised to hear that.  I know in early comedy, slipping on a banana peel was meant to mean slipping in horse manure.


Yes it is.  I am a fan of Satire comedy as well. That is when comedy is used to portray people or social issues as ridiculous or corrupt.


Hey how often do use the internet? I know that I'm using it right now haha


I use it really often and Im using it right now as well lol so a lot


Well I personally like clicking on hamburger buttons, they're the buttons that are made of three horizontal lines,+ the name makes me hungry


That makes me hungry as well, crazy how only 7% of the people read the terms on a service or product on the net


Yeah I know that I never read them haha. If you went on Mount Everest would you take a selfie at the top? Apparently they have 3-g service there


That would be great, taking a selfie in the top of the tallest mountain, I didnt know you could get addicted to the internet


I did know that, I'm probably addicted right now haha. And yes if you use the internet too much you can get addicted to clicking links


That is just crazy, its a good thing there a copy stored in the library of Alexandria, I cant imagine my life without the internet now


No I agree with you. I wonder how often they back it up at the Alexandria library though? Do you believe that there is extraterrestrial life in the galaxy?


I do, we are not alone in the world, the universe is so big that there must be alien life in other planets, galaxies


Yes I think you're right. Have you heard of the Drake equation? It's an equation that calculates the probability that life exists outside of hours in the universe and I think that it has determined that there should be life there somewhere


No havent heard of it, and then I agree with that equation, there are firefighters that are trained on how to treat aliens in case of a crash or an invasion


Well that's pretty cool. Did you ever hear of the show X-Files? Apparently in that show aliens began to colonize Earth back in 2012, so maybe they already are here haha


I used to love that show, and who knows maybe they are I try to keep an open mind about that


Yes it's best to keep an open mind. What do you think about Tom Cruise? Did you know he built a 10 million dollar bunker in his basement to protect him from Aliens LOL


I think he is a great actor, he definitely has the money to do that, I think his a bit too paranoid though


Yep it seems like a really weird thing to buy, have you seen the movie Aliens though? Apparently those aliens were based off of deep sea creatures


Wow, those creatures must be really scary Im guessing you also like astronomy right?


Yes I definitely like astronomy, what about you? Did you know that after they created Wi-Fi, they were able to use that technology to improve astronomy and imaging in outer space


That is amazing, I dint know that but I can see how the net has improved many things, astronomy one of them


I agree, do you like Bill Nye the Science Guy? Apparently he is the executive director of the planetary society which is an astronomy organization


Did you know in the "x-files" aliens begin their colonization of earth on December 22, 2012?


I had no idea! I've never watched the show, but I wonder if it gives you tips on what to do in case of an invasion? I understand there are some firefighters that are trained to treat aliens.


I used to watch the show. Pretty weird that Tom Cruise has a $10 million underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.


It is curious. I mean, since the leader of his religion is an alien, as I understand it, you'd think he'd be okey doke with aliens.


Scientology. It's a mix of sci-fi and self help, with a nice dose of pyramid scheme added in.


Oh yeah, I've seen shows on that. That is crazy. I wonder if they could make a franchise out of that similar to the Alien's movie franchise.


With aliens from the deep? I'd love that. Of course, the Scientology aliens come from volcanoes, which is a whole other...thing.


That would be a pretty cool movie. They could even have a cameo from Bill Nye the science guy!


Aw, he's the best! He's the executive director of the Planetary Society! I love astronomy.


I used to watch his show a lot. Did you know that the Ancient babylonians had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy?


I'm not surprised. Once you observe the sky regularly, you start to see where everything is. I'd like to go to the place in Iran they call astronomy town. They've cut back on light pollution to see the sky better.


Interesting. Were you aware that only 7% of people read the ToA for a product off of the internet. Seems a bit high to me.


That seems like an optimistic number! I don't think I've ever read it. Now, if the library of Alexandria has a copy of the internet saved, does the internet have a copy of all the things in the library of Alexandria?


Interesting, the wayback machine might actually have that.


I'd forgotten about the wayback machine! I hope my old website hasn't been saved. Though it's nice to know that I could read it from atop Mt. Everest, if I had to. Can you imagine being up there and wanting to be on the internet?


I would never climb up there. I'm scared of heights. But that is interesting that there is 3g service up there.


I wouldn't either. It's amazing how interconnected our lives are because of the internet. The whole world was reshaped because of it.


yeah, that is pretty cool. But the internet is addictive.


It certainly is! I just want to click through everything and learn just enough things to be a know it all.


I think a lot of people do. The longest name in the world is a story about a shepherd apparently.


Hi what arts do you enjoy? Music, Literature, etc?


Hello - I enjoy it all. Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


That is amazing. Even the ramones who toured for 20 years only played like 100 per year


Yea that's pretty amazing. I love Linkin Park.


Also that is almost one every day. Must have been incredibly taxing


I bet. In Croatia there is an ancient amphitheater that is still in use as a venue today.


Isn't there also one in pompeii? I believe pink floyd performed there


Yes, I've seen the Pink Floyd performance in Pompeii.


Do you mean the recording? I believe that had no audience on site


Yea it was pretty good. Do you like poetry?


I enjoy my fair share. There are many different types of poetry though


Yes there is a lot. There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards, is inspiring.


That in itself is inspiring. Much like saying there is two sides to every story


Yep. The Japanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem.


Palindromes are a series of words that are the same read forward or backwards. Understanding that, you must understand how hard it must have been for Demetri Martin to write a 224 word palindrome poem.


Oh wow ok. I bet that was a challenge then!


Indeed! In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello! Are you interested in poetry at all?


Hi! Poetry is ok, not really my thing. I read poems in school. Nowadays, I don't. I prefer novels. You?


I didn't love poetry either! But I do like individual poems. There's a poem that read normally is sad but becomes inspiring when read backwards.


That's great! Words can be depressing or uplifting depending on their order. Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for the publication of "The Raven." I wonder if he got royalties.


That's surprising! I'm sure he got compensated somehow. I think words can be beautiful when orchestrated properly. Once I read a 224 word long poem, that turns out to be an entire palindrome!


HOw long did it take to write that poem? It sounds like something that would require a computer. I wonder if it's a pretty poem.


I'm sure it must have taken forever. On the other hand, the Japanese alphabet is naturally a poem when recited in order.


I think you mean the Javanese alphabet. The Japanese alphabet wouldn't work. Do you get a chance to go to concerts much?


Oh I think you're right! And I do sometimes! I saw Linkin Park in 2001, I thought it was very unique until finding out they had almost 324 concerts just that year.


They were on a tear, weren't they. I think they must have made a ton a cash that year. The following album must have had high expectations. I couldn't tour like that.


Oh I'm sure it must have been exhausting. Then again imagine the Ramones, they played 2,263 concerts total over 20 years, that's insane!


The Ramones must have discovered the secret of youth. How could they maintain that pace? Their fans must love them.


I'm sure they appreciated them like crazy for doing that. On the other hand I remember there was a Creed concert that was so awful that people actually filed a lawsuit against them.


Creed must have done something so bad for their own fans to sue them. Did they won? Does it matter? I hope they learned a lesson.


I have no idea, I'd guess they didn't win. Maybe it was the fault of the theater and not Creed? Like there's an ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia, I bet the acoustics there are awful.


I bet it wouldn't matter for Creed. They would get sued no matter where they played. I wonder if the Ramones ever played in Croatia.


Well I know Pink Ployd recorded a live concert at a different Roman amphitheater in Pompeii! Then again there was no audience so who knows how good it really was.


It was probably ok, but was it necessary? Why that amphitheater? Then again, they were artists. Who knows what they want.


Yeah people have interesting choices for sure. Have you ever been to a violin concert?


I have been to the symphony, but not concerts for violins specifically.


Neither have I! But I think it would be an experience for sure. There's a musical piece where artists gradually leave the stage until only two violinists are remaining.


That's interesting. I wonder what it sounds like. Very modern, I suppose. I wonder what a violin made out of stone sounds like. It probably "rocks" pretty hard.


Haha definitely it would be nice to see that at a concert. Anyway, it was nice talking to you, have a nice night!


I do, but do not follow it closely.  I did have the good fortune of seeing the 2012 annular eclipse when I was on a consulting assignment in Utah.  And you?


I also enjoy it when I can.  A while ago, ancient babylonians understood astronomy so well, they were able to track planets with mathematical precision!


Its amazing that they were able to do that without the modern optics and computers we have today.  It seems the interest in astronomy is so great that even the Vatican has an observatory!


I went to the Vatican a few years ago, and did not know that!  Wi-fi was actually a byproduct of research into improving astronomy imagery.


I doubt the younger generation would know how to live without WiFi.  They seem to live their life on the internet via social media.  Did you know that Finland has made access to the internet a human right?


I did not know it is a right in Finland! I agree with too much reliance now.  I don't know how many will need this, but there is 3g service and internet capabilities at the peak of mount everest.  So you can take the selfie up there before passing out.


LOL.  What amazes me is how people assume they can do anything, even on their employer's internet!  Did you happen to hear about the criminal investigation that shut down the Sunspot Observatory in NM?


I remember when that was going on, didn't hear too much why initially.  I know there were theories of Aliens?


Well, it was not E.T downloading illegal materials; it was the janitor!  I am glad the facility director got the FBI involved.


Definitely glad the FBI got involved!  That janitor claimed someone been entering there to steal their internet service!  Lol I don't think E.T would stop there now!


Thankfully that is over and the observatory is back up and running.  And, I hope they have upgraded their internet security!  Do you think there is life out there that we do not yet know about?


I do think how vast the galaxies are, that there has to be life somewhere else!  In the X-Files aliens started to colonize Earth in 2012.  That hasn't happened yet!


I find it interesting that the U.N. already has a contingency plan in the event aliens do make contact.  People have been fantasizing about forever; an ancient Greek wrote about plant like aliens on the moon over 1800 years ago!