How can a poem have opposite meanings like that? I guess it required a lot of hard work, you have to play with words to make it sound good.


It does sound difficult, complex and also really creative its genius when you think about it, I really liked chatting with you by the way


Me too! I am going to go look into writing poetry.


The female dancer in the Washington Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet is a rising star.


I feel this article led many to believe just that. A star is born before one's eyes.


EunWon Lee has a style that catches the audience by surprise.


I agree with your statement of catching the audience by surprise but feel the audience would be looking for more with each and every scene with the show


The pleasure of the ballet is based more on the skill of the dancers than on the staging.


With this I have to disagree as anyone can be a ballet dancer, it is the job of the writer and choreographer to match those dancers and their skills to the scene of the selection at hand.


The ballet is based on Prokofiev's musical score, which I suspect many are familiar with.


I would presume that those going to the show would be somewhat familiar with the contents at hand however some may not be as experiencing the ballet and music for the first time.


The version of the ballet is short on story motivation, which is often important in dance performances.


The dancers in question perform to match the thought's and mood of the writer, becoming fluid in doing so a seasoned dancer can capture the audience through the writer.


That is the performance's saving grace.  The secondary dancers fully support Lee's graceful style.


Although the secondary dancers pick up and fully support the movement it is as a whole of all the performers together that makes the show as great as it is. one team one fight so to speak.


One team exactly.  Perez's Romeo gives Lee freedom and support.


However this same team must all be on the same page each and every performance as if one is off just one step or move the ripple effect will comsume them all no matter how hard the writer tries to contain the emotional aspect of the show's performance.


Let's also give Artistic Director Julie Kent for giving Lee the direction and freedom to make the most of her dancing skill.


In turn, that is where knowing what skill sets each member has to be able to position each dancer to the advantage of the writer to portray the best overall.


Kent chose to use John Cranko's choreography, which meant she had to focus more on dancer skill than story telling.


That is exaclty my expressions all along as know the skill set of the dancers at hand best works to the advantage when a performance is at hand for the audience to really grasp the concept as well as the overall feel of what is mostly being portrayed at the time.


Working with Kent seems to bring out skill that Lee innately possesses.  That's why Lee chose to joint the Washington Ballet one year and a half ago.


Dancing skills improve with each performance; dancers become seasoned as well as begin to look for ways in which to appease a writer to convey the writer's emotions as well as capture and audience overall giving way to better reviews for each.


That makes it worthwhile to attend such performances.


I like watching it sometimes, especially Michael Jackson doing his moves!


Nice. DId you know that Bruce Lee was a cha cha dancer?


I didn't know that! I also didn't know that Tupac danced ballet in high school. Hard to imagine.


I know and he was even in a production of the Nutcracker


Wow! I wonder if he ever did pointe. Professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of those a week.


That is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money I imagine


Right! Speaking of money, wonder how much Michael Jackson spent to create his device to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves. He has a patent on that.


Yes that is strange but I guess it helped. Babies are great dancers too naturally


I wonder why some adults lose the ability to catch the beat, haha.


Yes, it is interesting that babies smile more when they hit it


Ah, babies. What makes me smile is watching a good drama. Did you know Michael Caine became an actor because all of the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class?


Haha what a guy. Have you ever seen the drama House MD?


I really like that show. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in TV drama.


He sure is, in that show he made $700 000 per episode. that is insane


Nice! Wonder how much Jim Carrey makes. He doesn't make dramas any more because of his belief system.


Yes they do not portray positivity so he keeps away from them now


Yes he is so funny and he used to be a high school drama teacher?


Yeah and interestingly one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin from The Office.


SHe is so funny, they both are. Nice chat!!


Hi, do you think Library is useful for everyone.


I think the library will change its nature to meet the needs of the community.


Yes, But i think library is very useful for everyone.


Some people want a private space to read and some want to buy their own books. But libraries are great places and have helped communities for generations.


But it an increasingly digital world, we see the role of libraries as community. Is it right?


I think it's interesting that lending out video games brought more teenagers to the library and got them to check out books. The library can lend out many things.


Yes, it's true. I value the availability of interesting and engaging books and activities for my children.


The library would be a good place to use the Internet and learn about the Sun, which makes up most of the mass of our solar system.


Definitely, Which car do you mostly like?


I like electric cars. They would be ok in Ohio, where it's illegal to warm up your car. Don't need to warm up an electric.


Okay, Electric cars have been getting better and cheaper very quickly.


I wonder whether electrics will need a special horn for the Indian market. Audi had to make a special horn because of all the honking they do there.


Whenever I've been to Spain people just drive round spamming their horns at all times.


For the Indian market, the google self-driving cars might have to have a super aggressive mode and honk the horn a lot.


That's fine, There is no world without sun.


I know that I couldn't live without it. The sunset on mars is blue. I guess that's romantic for some people.


Yes. on earth blue light from the Sun is scattered by air molecules and spreads around the sky to create a blue canopy.


Interesting! There is a radio station that translates solar activity into audible sound. I don't think it would make the top 40.


Yes, really it's very interesting. Do you like sunshine?


Sunshine is pleasant and can come in handy. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Hi, how are you? Interesting article about saving tapes. I still have some.


I have the same article. I don't have any cassettes, but I do have VHS!


Paula Fischetti of Silver Spring, Md., thought there has to be a better option than dispatching a box full of plastic to the landfill. She suggested "freecycling," which is offering the tapes to anyone who would take them.


I saw that. It reminds me of E-waste. I actually live in this area and have heard of the program. A lot of the material goes to the auto industry apparently.


I would love to have something like that here.Goodwill of Greater Washington. Of mix tapes, Brendan said, "While we will accept them if donated, they're probably not going to be sold as they are difficult to move.


That would be great. I didn't know the Library of the Congress is obsoleting all of their books for the blind, which are cassette tapes.


Oh no! But i guess they can get them online. avid said cassettes and their cases are typically made of polypropylene or polystyrene.


If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1,000 copies and distribute them to libraries throughout the country apparently.


That would be nice! A man falsely imprisoned for 10 years spent most of his time at the library to study law and prove his innocence, and then became a lawyer to help free other people who have been falsely convicted.


I know. They should make a movie about this. At least there are more libraries in the country than McDonalds.


This is such a good idea! That the sacramento public library started a "library of things" earlier this year, allowing patrons to check out, among other things, sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful, but don't need to own long-term.


That is not a bad idea. I could use a sewing machine for a few days actually.


And I have 2 of them. Would be nice to share. In 1895, uk prime minister william gladstone founded a public library. aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books the ¾ mile between his home and the library. his desire, his daughter said, was to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books"


I don't think this is true, but I read that the trunk of your car is called that due to the fact that old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


isn't that fun! The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit. All my male relatives worked in detroit.


I know that. I've been to detroit, they have a casino called Greektown there. Ever been?


I've been to Detroit, but never to a casino. Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


Than cannot be true, but maybe it is. It surprised me that the sun is actually white, and not yellow. But I guess that makes sense since most stars look white at night.


I know that is wild! A lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun, about 5x hotter.


I believe that, but I bet it is not as hot as the core of a sun where the fusion is going on. I'm surprised how small the sun actually is. It is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.


Library is the source of information and knowledge. Its not only books we can read the New paper, Magazine and DVD.


Yes you are right, do you go to the library often?


Yes, It is also the place for the people who can't afford the books and study materials.


yes, did you know a man falsely imprisoned for 10 years spend most of his time at the library to prove his innocence?


Knowledge is wealth. In modern age, Library also have electronic medium to share the knowledge and Digital library are used to know the information correctly.


I didn't know there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.


No. The Library of Alexandria, in Egypt was the largest and most important great library of the ancient world.


Wow, I didn't know that, UK prime minister at age of 85 wheelbarrowed his personal collections of 32,000 books 3/4 miles to his home?


The modern public library was started in the 19th century, the books are brought buy the government itself and place the copies in the library. It make the reader to encourage.


Did you know that McDonalds added a drive -thru in 1975 for soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars, due to wearing their fatigues?


The year 1886, is the birth year of the modern cars, it comes to human usage in 20th century. Over the decades, their several technology which improved the safety and comfortable travelling.


Yes you are right, did you know Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in video games?


Mostly cars are propelled by the internal combustion engine, fuel by fossil fuels which may lead to pollution, climate change and global warming. To avoid this some countries using Ethanol flexible fuel.


That's true, don't you know if you live in Las Vegas, NV, each person have to have emission check, before registering their cars?


Electric cars have been in use since 2008, some countries allowed it to make a pollution free environment. The cars' cost is high.


Have you ever owned an electric car, I always wonder how those cars keep charge and how far can they go?


Not for long travel only in the cities it is enough.


Why spend that kind of money unless he or she owned a second car for family visits, vacations especially out of state.


The gravity of the sun holds the entire solar system. All the planets around the sun revolves in elliptical path.


That's true, did you know that the sun is actually white, it look yellow because of atmospheric scattering?


Sun is the only emitting bodies in the entire solar system through which only all the planets receive lights.


Yes you are right, that's amazing, It was nice chatting with you.


Sometimes, not as much as I use to. I am on internet or my phone for music. How about you?


Only in the car usually. Radio has been around a long time. In WWII, soldiers used to make them out of razorblades and pencils.


Interesting! So is the song,"Come together",  was written for a 1969 CA governor campaign!


It was for Timothy Leary's campaign, right?


Yes, Never knew that! What about those Jupiter radio  storms? Wow!


Apparently the storms are so strong they can be heard by am radio. Pretty cool. I wonder what it was like listening to radio shows before television. You had to imagine the story without pictures.


Would be different! Canadians make sure there own music is played on the radio too!


Yeah, I think 40% of the music has to be Canadian!


Right, Canada makes me think of Bryan Adams, a Canadian  singer and songwriter! Do you know him?


I'm not too familiar, what does he sing?


He has written a lot of love songs and songs for movies. Do you think you could listen to free classic radio dramas?


I think it would be interesting to hear what they were like back in the day, but I think they would get boring. How about you?


Yes! Well must be nice that Schwarzenegger as governor of CA commuted 3 hours daily by a private jet! Wonder who paid for that? lol


I wonder where he lived to require such a long commute!


3 hour jet flight from Sacramento somewhere? Didn't know North Dakota's governor declared martial law and seceded from the US in 1934!


That's crazy. There are a lot of strange stories in politics! Like every president that has had a beard was Republican.


I know, right! which two I wonder? must have been in the first half?


I didn't realize that they have only used red and blue to mean Republican and Democrat for less than 20 years!


I didn't either, I assumed it was always like that! Great chat!!


Nice talking to you! Have a great night!


Yeah I watch television from time to time. I try to read though, have you ever read a golden age detective novel before


I have not, I am into fiction though, how about you


Yes there is some fiction that I like. For instance I like Edgar Allan Poe, I can't believe that he came up with the idea for a cyborg


that is crazy to think, that was probably before any technology ever!


Yes I agree! It's even crazy that Julius Caesar would write fanfiction for Hercules and Oedipus LOL that's so funny


that is awesome! he did a lot, and was also killed by his friend. do you watch TV?


Yes I watch TV from time to time, what do you watch your TV on? An LED or an OLED


I have an OLED and it's awesome! And yes I love South Park, I especially like the episode where they made fun of the Family Guy series


Never heard of that, is it better then LED? I liked that one too. The simpsons crew sent them flowers as a thank you for that


Yes it's actually better than LED, you should check it out! Did you also ever watch the show Thomas the Tank Engine?


I will have to check it out, I watched that show a while ago, you?


Yes I like to watch as a kid, I never realized that George Carlin did the narration on that show, he did at least 52 episodes


wow, I think one time i heard a guy who sounded like alec baldwin, do you think he did one or two?


Yes I think he did some as well, and so did Ringo Starr, that sounds like a star-studded cast on Thomas the Tank Engine LOL


dang, who would have guessed that lol. were you into that 70s show back in the day also?


Yeah I like that show, didn't they try to remake it in the UK Market?


I think so and it bombed! Good chatting with you!


Yep you're right, they canceled it after only 10 episodes which is horrible LOL


yes me too. do you listen to the am or fm?


Mostly FM, when I'm on my commute to work every day.  I read somewhere that soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode.  How cool is that?


that is just amazing. if you tune to am you might hear jupiter's storms


yeah if the radio can catch them they have to be


Do you know that by Canadian law, at least 40% of all music played  on the radio must be Canadian.  What a law.


yeah talk about supporting local and national talent


But, hey I like Celine Dion, I can't really think of any other Canadian artist.


Yup me too and there are some new canadian artists like alesia caa who are very talented


Never heard of her.  I'll have to give her a listen.  Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free?


Yeah that is so amazing. do you like them?


I listen every now and then, just for something different.


A little.  I read somewhere that a Finnish radio station broadcasts a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin.


yeah and I really wonder how many listeners they have


Probably not too many, I would think.Lol


yeah I think so too. do you know much about politics?


Not really, I get so frustrated hearing all the fighting between the two parties going on.  I just turn it off.


Hey how often do you read fiction books?


I used to read a lot in High School, I remember reading Egar Allen Poe, he was great, I'm gonna checkout his story with a cyborg


Yeah I always liked Edgar Allan Poe, I really liked his poem The Raven, did you know that there is a Wikipedia page that will rank fictional characters based on their superpowers


No, that sounds pretty cool. I wonder where I can find Julius Casear's fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus, that sounds like a fun read


That is pretty funny, what do you think about George RR Martin though? He thinks that fanfiction is actually copyright infringement


Well I can understand despising fan fiction but I don't agree with copyright infringement unless people are selling their work


Yeah I think that's a very weird opinion, did you hear about the judge in 1950? He wanted to outlaw a comic book because there was a black character in it


That's pretty messed up lol, I wonder where his court was located and if that had anything to do with his dislike of the comic with a black character


Yeah I don't know it is really weird thing. By the way do you ever watch South Park?


Yea, all the time. The South Park episode where they made fun of family guy was hillarious


Yeah I love that episode, so funny that the Simpsons Creator sent the South Park creators flowers afterwards because they knew it was so true


It's pretty crazy that there is only one episode in The Simpsons where there is no reference to Bart SImpson


That is crazy! You think that they just forgot about him in that one episode LOL. Did you ever watch the show Pokemon by the way


Yea sometimes as a kid, apparently it's still going and there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon


Yep you could watch 50 episodes a year for 16 years and you still would not have caught up LOL


Sounds like a chore but can't be worse than watching the UK version of That 70s show called "Days like These"


Yeah the name of that sounds dumb, I was glad that that show was canceled after only 10 episodes I don't think the humor translated overseas


Have you ever watched the movie Spartacus? Stanley Kubrick took over cinematography from the actual cinematographer he hired


That is cool and I do like that movie a lot. Who is your favorite cinematographer? I know that I really like Roger deakins


I really like James Wong Howe and his use of wide-angle lenses


Yeah he was definitely a great innovator, very interesting that he married a white woman even though it was illegal back in 1948


Hi! did you follow the bill cosby trial? it was so sad and shocking.


I was kind of aware of it, but I didn't follow the details.  He was convicted, right?


Yeah, it's pretty crazy that he was able to get away with drugging girls in their drinks for YEARS. Abusing 19 women is a lot to get away with. It's sad hes only getting in trouble now at 80


I know, it seems it went on for 25 years.  It's hard to be believe when you are talking about a famous person.


I have no sympathy for him, he tried to get out of it because the statute of limitations expired after 12 years. Thats insane.


It would seem that Michael Jackson got away with things too.  I know that he was never convicted but there seems to be too many stories.


He makes me sick. it's too bad because i really liked his music and loved his dance moves. It just sucked to hear such awful things about him.


I can't say that I was a fan, but I didn't dislike him. There are certainly songs that I like.  It doesn't feel right to play them now.


its so crazy that he wanted to build a 50 foot robot of himself to roam the desert.


Sounds like a horror movie to me.  I'd certainly run if I saw a 50 foot Jackson roaming the desert.


same! i didn't know that he was a simpsons fan. Seems unlike him.


Now that you say it I kind of remember.  I think fame goes to these peoples heads.  No one ever says no to them, next thing you know that want to bring their llama with them.


That was so interesting, him insisting on bringing a llama to the studio with Freddie Mercury.


I think I'd cancel if someone made that request of me.  I certainly wouldn't want to travel with him.


God no, can you imagine living in a place like Iceland that has no public rail service? As a new yorker, i live on the train


I guess you have to fly everywhere.  they should have plane stations like metro stops.  No trains where I live, but I did used to live in D.C. and used the metro all the time.


Do you drive a lot? thank god we're not spending so much to travel across  Japan... 300!


Just about everywhere I go I have to drive.  If I were in Japan I'd avoid the highway at all costs.  They do have those bullet trains though, I'd bet they are expensive too.


I want to check out the dutch bus that travels at 160 mph! would save so much time.


It's fine going 160mph, but you can only go as fast as the traffic in front of you.  There would be no running after the bus if you just missed it.


Ha that's true!!! but i hate the commute time, although it does let me catch up on reading.,


Just no biographies of Cosby or Jackson!


ha! definitely not. I usually read on my phone. did you know the iphone has more computer power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


That's amazing.  Think of all the things possible with that much power, and all ost of us do with it is take selfies.


Ha! i must say i'm guilty of that and taking pictures of my dog obsessively


It was very good talking to you, you're very efficient with your replies, have a good day.


I have not been but I hear it can get expensive to travel around there by car


Yes it can come up to be $300 because the highways are tolled


Yeah. Did you know the dutch are working in a fast bus?


Yeah it is supposed to go as fast as 160 mph, that is crazy for a bus


I know. Do you know who the first kind to travel the world was


Yes. Did you know in Mackinac Island there are no motorized vehicles allowed?


Yesh they allow horses though, it has been in effect for 100 years now


Yes it must be really quiet and peaceful there


Yeah. Did you know there is no public railway in Iceland?


Yeah so they have to travel by car and if not, then they have to fly around


Yes I do. DO you know who Reggie Miller is?


Yeah that is the guy whose sister is the Cal State LA womens basketball coach


Yes the woman broke 8 national records when the scored 105 points in a game


Yeah. Do you know about that deal Iverson signed with Rebook?


Yesh he is getting $800 000 every year and then 32 million after 55


Wow the guy is pretty much set for life then


Hey hows it going? Do you use amazon? I use it all the time and its hard to believe each amazon warehouse worker walks between 7 and 15 miles on average!


Yeah I use it often.  That is incredible that they walk that far every day lol


Yeah I was sorry to hear Jeff Bezos divorced his wife. Hard to believe he founded it way back in 1994!


That is a real bummer for sure.  I think it's amazing some of the stuff he has accomplished though, like building that clock that should run for 10,000 years


Yeah thats pretty cool. Also I didn't know Amazon owned IMDB-the movie rating page. Speaking of movies the new alladin is coming out soon. Robin Williams voiced the genie in the original and he was the first actor to start the trent of voicing animated films!


Yeah I didn't know about the IMDB thing...  it's sweet thought that they are coming out with a new Aladdin; I wonder who will do the voice for genie. I would hope they don't meet the same end as Robin did.  The pressure on them due to their wealth and lifestyles can be dangerous.


Yeah thats true. It's Will Smith this time-he should be good I think. Apparently Ethiopia has a celebrity tv chef who thinks he can solve his countries hunger problem by encouraging them to eat diverse foods. I think they just need more money.


Nice!  I'm sure Big Willie Styles will do a great job, he is very talented.  I agree about Ethiopia; they do need funding more than diverse foods lol. Hey, did you know that there is 3g cell service and internet at the peak of Mt. Everest?


Dang I didn't know that. Impressive. That would be a good cell phone commercial. The internet is a crazy thing. Apparently the library of alexandria has saved a copy of the internet-didn't know you could do that.


Lol I think that is a joke but not sure.  You know the Romans burned the original library at Alexandria while attempting to defeat Hannibal's navy.


Wow really? War is terrible how it destroys so many things. Drone warfare is even crazier. Jd.com is a site testing drone deliveries in rural areas so atleast drones are being used for something beneficial.


Indeed.  They have even targeted U.S. citizens with those things.   It's cool to see the private sector using them though, I guess the USPS has contracted with Amazon to deliver even on Sunday!


One of the reasons I love the US-best place to be a consumer for sure. Wish I was the first amazon customer so I could have had a building named after me!


Lol you and I both! And for only $27.95!  Can you believe that Amazon passed up WalMart as the most valuable public company?


Yeah they are such a powerhouse nowadays. What are your thoughts on wealth distribution? Sure would be nice to be a billionaire.


Well I do agree that there is too much money at the top of the food chain here in the U.S.; but I also respect the hard work and dedication many of the rich have put into their businesses.  I think the answer is to grow the middle class and leave the wealthy to their own devices.  The blue collar workers have things like the 2004 outbreak of acute respiratory syndrome to deal with; they need good insurance and a decent working wage.


Yeah thats a great point well said. It frustrates me when billionaires get special treatment or get away with things. For example the billionaire tech mogul Liu returned to China from the US despite being arrested for sexual assault


Totally.. that is one good example of money being the root of all evil.  I saw that he is also one of those who are pushing for 100 percent automation to reduce or eliminate workers.  Who does he think is going to buy their products if there are no workers to spend money on them?  I can't believe they let him walk without even posting bond, much less to leave the country!


Yeah this cannot happen. The future may be bright for somethings but it often scares me in other aspects. Hopefully we will be able to figure everything out with as few mistakes as possible.


Agreed.  We have a lot to learn still.  One thing is that people are agreeing to terms and conditions they haven't even bothered to read...  Only 7% actually read the full terms when they sign up for something online.  Great talking to you, take care!


Jeez that is surprising! Have a goodnight!


yes I read from time to time but mostly I do audiobooks, what about you?


I read a lot..mainly autobiography's, history books, and sports related book.  Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches?


oh wow I didn't know that, I think the military also recommends reading Ender's Game too right? I never read either book


I've never read either book either.  Saw the movies. lol I wish I could read like Anne Jones.  She holds the record for speed reading with 4,700 words per minute.  I would get a lot more reading done then.


haha I don't know how she can retain that much info, can you imagine that so many people we're reading an eighteenth-century that they caused a"moral Panic"


lol  I couldn't even imagine.  Imagine what they would have done if they had the internet.


haha ya they would have been very shocked, do you ever read poetry btw?


I haven't but would like to start at some point.  I think I would start with the poem that when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.


ya that sounds pretty cool actually, have you heard of the Japanese alphabet? When you read the letters out in order it actually makes a poem of sorts


Sounds interesting.  Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem.  I'm perplexed by it. lol


wow thats cool do you know what a palindrome is? It makes me sad that Edgar allen poe only made $9 for writing the raven, that poem is so awesome!


It's a word that reads the same forward and backwards. lol  Wow.  I wonder if he sold the rights with the $9?


haha yup you're right, and ya he should have charged a lot more, I also didn't know that the word "poetry" is a variation of the greek word for "making"


I didn't know that about poetry.  I just read that almost all of the Hobbit's character names were taken out of an old Icelandic poem called "Dvergatal".


oh wow thats pretty cool, on a different topic do you ever read books on the internet?


I don't think I've ever read any but I sure rely on it every day.  lol  I don't know what I would do without the internet.  It has allowed me to find a way to make extra money from home, which has been a blessing.


lol yes I feel you on that, did you know that clicking on internet clicks can be addictive? I probably have that addiction btw haha


hahaha I think I have it too!  Have you ever heard of a hamburger button on apps and websites?


haha yes I think so, the button that is made up of 3 horizontal lines? The name makes me hungry by the way haha


lol Yes.  I think I'm behind the times.  I never knew they were called that.  It's been fun chatting!  Have a great night!


How's it going, did you know amazon was founded back in 1994?


Hi, I love Amazon and had no idea it dates back to 1994.


Yea, it is the 2nd largest online retailer in the world second only to Alibaba Group


Very cool. The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him.


That was nice of Bezos but I wonder why he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years


That's a very odd thing to build. Does it say why he built it?


Nope, I guess he built the clock because he's one of those eccentric billionaires lol


That's crazy. Did you know IMDB is owned by Amazon?


Yea, I guess Bezos is a movie buff since he bought IMDB in 1998


Very much so. Do you follow celebrity news?


I try not to but do anyway lol. I never knew Judge Judy makes 123,000 dollars an episode for her show


That's a lot of money for just one episode!


Yea, off her show Judge Judy is the 2nd highest paid celebrity after Lebron James


Very cool. Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.


Nice. Apparently doing animated voices wasn't a trend until Robin Williams did Aladdin


He was very good in Aladdin. Do you know much about the internet?


I know constant clicking can cause addiction in the brain lol


I have heard that as well. It doesn't surprise me.


It's pretty scary that clicking the hamburger button can lead to addiction


I agree. I had never even heard of the hamburger button before until today.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Looking at an old events listing, I see that Bloomingdale's Boundary Store welcomes Eagles fans for its Superbowl party.   Do you remember when the Eagles were last in the Super Bowl?


Back in 2017, I'd love to try one of Bloomingdales $12 cheeestakes


Well its shows how little I follow pro football.  I am a season ticket holder for my alma mater, the LSU Tigers.  I lived in the DC area about 10 years ago and you could always find things to do.  Did you every have an opportunity to live or visit there?


I've visited before, the 100th anniversary of Benstien's birth sounded like a fun event to go to


Absolutely.  I always enjoyed the outdoor concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap Farm.  We always go the cheap seats, spreading a blanket on the hillside.  What intrigues me is the beer and stouts mini-festival at Pike and Rose.  Thankfully they have a good mass transit system so you do not have drive home after sampling many brews!


Yea Pike and Rose's beer sounds good but pretty pricey at 10-12 dollars a drink


That's Washington D.C. prices!  What about the Puppy Bowl at Dodge City.  It seems just to be a play on words with $5 "Puppymosas".  D.C. has a wide range of eateries, including a respectable Texas style smoked BBQ at Texas Jack's.


Dodge city sounds good, $6 bloody marys isn't too bad


Are you much into comedy?  When I lived in the D.C. area, date nights at time included the comedy play "Shear Madness" at the Kennedy Center.


Yea, I like watching comedy films like harold and kumar and Pineapple Express, I never knew they were called Bromantic comedies


I would not have thought so either.  I really liked John Lithgow in the "3rd Rock from the Sun".  I think many were surprised when it beat Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier for the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series in 1997.


It is surprising 3rd rock beat out Seinfeld and Friends, their 1997 seasons are some of the most popular


3rd Rock was a bit more slapstick / physical comedy while the others were more humor / word play.  I guess it just went over better with the Oscar voters.  Do you watch much network TV, or are you like me and have cut the cord?


My roommate pays for tv so I watch reruns of that 70s show, I never knew there was a UK version called 'Days Like These'


I did not think a $100+ cable bill was worth it, so I get local news / weather with an over-the-air antennae and stream (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime) for the rest.  No commercials, watch when you want, and pause when you want.  Its great when the youngest insists of Thomas the Tank Engine.  Did you know Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all narrated many episodes of Thomas?  Carlin and Baldwin surprise me since they have salty tongues -I guess they cleaned up their language when narrating children shows!


Especially Carlin, but I wouldn't mind seeing him doing some bits as Thomas the Tank Engine


Were you every a fan of the Simpsons?  Bart is so essential to the show that only one episode exist where Bart does not make an appearance or is mentioned!  Duuuh


Yea, I like the older Simpsons episodes, apparently they sent flowers to South Park after they aired an episode making fun of Family Guy


We obviously have comedy in the live and recorded arts.  But it seems a dark comedy in the making the way our national government is functioning.  If George Washington were alive today, what do you think he would make of it?


Well I know Washington was against political parties so he would be very disappointed with the way the country is now


We are in complete agreement on that point!  What I recently learned is that by law, GW was made a 6 star general posthumously.  I always through 5 star was the highest rank possible.  They made so he can never be out ranked by anyone past or future.


That's pretty cool. Well it was nice talking with you


Not really, I know the main stuff but not the minutia.  I am aware of the Wizards, having lived in DC.


Nice, Wizards have their years. Basketball was started by james naismith from kansas


I wonder if that gave him an advantage.  If I invented a sport I'd make sure it suited me one hundred percent.


you would think so! He is the most losing coach in kansas history!


Now that is embarrassing.  I hope he was paid well, I hear college coaching is lucrative.


for sure! I think it is, in my state the top 3 paid state employees are college coaches!


If you are not a Wizards fan which team do you follow?


Of the 32 teams, I would say a bulls fan. However they are struggling the last few years.


There can only ever be one champion, at the moment its the Warriors.  Best stick with your team through thick and thin, don't be a fair weather fan.


For sure, they need to recruit Steph Curry then we will have a shot!


You had your glory years with Jordan.  I kind of like Curry, I really admire what he does for the team


For sure, they have something good going! Curry does great things for charity also


It's good that he does this, I know a lot of proffessional athletes have charitable organizations associated with them.  I just discover that Curry was from the same town as LeBron, what do they have in their water there?


lol, I don't know but lets start a business selling that water, we would make a fortune. We can donate half our money to buying misquito nets like Curry does!


I live near Akron and drive through it often.. Now that I think of it I'd want to stay well away from there water, not the cleanest of places.  I hear the US supreme court has its own court.


I am sure it isn't lol. I heard they have a special name for the court but can't remember


Since the Wizards are in Washington I wonder if they ever use it, the Wizards versus the justices would be a good game.


They should have that be a yearly thing, I think it would be awesome lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


I could imagine a number of granny shots coming from some of the older justices, some are in fact, probably, grannies.


I know my mom shoots like that. Have a great weekend, happy friday!


Do you like to read? Im looking for a great book for my son


I do like to read.  Ive always been a big fan of the Harry Potter series.  I hear Matt James has some good books too.


I agree, Matt James books are pretty good, I had my child eead the book The Funeral, it was a great book, he enjoyed it


That's good.  I always look for something new to read.


Yeah, you should try it out if you have a son or a niece, nephew, its a book ages 5 to 8 so not the best book for an adult


I dont have any kids myself, but I do have tons of friends who have kids in that age range.  Ill suggest it to them.  How much do you know about cars?


I know the first model for mas production was the Ford T Model, it was produced back in the year 1908


It is amazing how far cars have come,  it is even legal to put flamethrowers on your car in south Africa to prevent car jackings.


Wow, that would make burglars think twice about stealing a car, McDonalds created the drive through back in 1975


I heard it was because soliders couldnt get out of their cars in fatigues.


Yeah it was a service intended for soldiers first, it sure is a great invention, has saved me a couple of times,


Same here.  But Im no professional driver like Jann Mardenborough just because I played Gran Turismo.  No drive thrus in that game


Crazy how he picked up his skills by playing Gran Turismo I heard he beat more than 90,000 people


Thats crazy.  Must have been a lot of hours logged in the game.  Did you know there are more possible moves in chess than atoms in the universe.


I guess thats why chess is one of the most challenging games/sport out there, do you like to play chess, know how to play it?


I have played before, but I am certainly no Bobby fisher


Who is Bobby Fisher? is he a chess player


He was.  There was a movie made about him.


I havent seen that one maybe I will check if its on Netflix, you know the president of the chess federation thinks the game was invented by aliens!!


Really?  That is kinda of crazy.  The rules are a bit complicated.


They are and also the fact you told me early about more moves than atoms, it does seem like a game invented by a more advance civilization than ours


I don't know. I was surprised that he had a sister who was better at basketball than he was.


wow thats amazing. I will learn more about her


I have to admit, I don't really understand how the game is scored.


you throw a basketball in the basket and get 2 points not as hard as football to me


I read that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor. I wonder who plays there?


lol who would play there ? thats a good fact to know


I wonder who decides what shoes they are allowed to wear in the games.


well jordan wore his own after getting them banned but some one paid the fines


That is interesting. Do you think the college coaches should be paid so much?


I heard that shooting granny style is the most effective way to get points.


That is true one of the best players did that i think his name was granny lol


Lol! Are you a Steph Curry fan? I hear he is pretty good!


That is pretty interesting! Does he still play for the Warriors?


I have enjoyed talking about basketball with you. Have a great night!


To get around, yes. Haha. I like to use my car to go through drive thrus, which were invented to help soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars in their uniforms


yeah that is actually nice of mc donalds to do that


Yeah, unfortunately the drive thrus have made a lot of Americans like myself, more lazy. Haha.


that is true, it has made us all lazy. do you know how cadillac got its name?


It was named after the French Explorer who founded Detroit. Speaking of what things are called, a trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks in back.


that is cool. do you know who jann mardenborough is?


yeah and all he had to do ewas beat 90 000 pn a online video game


Sorry, I guess he still is a race car driver. That's awesome!


yeah of course. do you know much about earth?


If its history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent over a minute. That is so sad that we are destroying earth in this small period of time.


I know, 80% of the forests are already gone


I guess days were only 5.5 hours long when earth was formed, but still. We are a tiny speck of time on Earth's history.


Yes we sure are and so glad days last longer now because that would be depressing


Yeah, I cannot get enough done in a 24 hour period! Haha. Do you think we will ever make contact with aliens?


I am not sure but if we do now we have an ambassador


I wonder if some disease will wipe us out before then. There's a book I want to check out, More Deadly Than War, where the Spanish flu, which killed 50 million people worldwide, is explored.


yeah those were scary events in our human history for sure


The author talks about the way the disease traveled from ships to patriotic parades. Yuck. I think I'm just going to live in a bubble, thanks. He talks about how we should create better public health systems to combat future epidemics.


Yeah, we have gotten better thankfully at that. nice chat


Did you know that George Washington was the only president to have received 100 percent of the electoral votes. He must have been well liked


Interesting! Would you buy a chicken mcnugget that looked like him? Somebody did, for $8100


No, I wouldn't . Did you know that Washington DC's flag is based on Washington's coat of arms. Makes sense in a way.


People really respected him. There is even a painting in the Us Capitol Building that depicts him ascending into godhood. Seems a bit much.


That is a bit much and it is crazy that no one is able to outrank him even today.


Well, he wasn't perfect. He has the record for longest overdue library book, 221 years.


Wonder what the late fee would be on that book.


Haha. What do you like to do for fun? Do you go to the library to read? Watch tv?


I like tv. I used to watch Southpark but I did not know that bart was not in one episode. I thought he was in all of them.


In the first 400 episodes, Homer Simpson has had 188 jobs.


That is a lot of jobs. I do not watch Pokemon but to think they have had 750 episodes makes me want to check it out and see if it is good.


Wow, that's a lot of episodes! Weekend Update has also been on many episodes of SNL. It debuted on their first episode and is the longest running skit.


That is my favorite part of SNL. Do you watch reality shows?


No, not really. I did used to watch Shark Tank but it's not really realistic. Most deals made on that show are never enacted.


That is true. I like reality. Gordon Ramsey is crazy . I would never want to work for him.


I prefer comedy. The Green Lantern was originally supposed to be a comedy starring Jack Black.


Jack Black is funny. Any movie with him would be good.


I'd rather go to a big party than watch any tv or movies though. I'd like to attend Meat Week in DC, which culminates in a big closing party.


That would be interesting. I like that they offer 3 meats and 3 sides for $28. Not a bad price for all that food.


I also like to watch the Super Bowl at the bar like at Ventnor Sports Cafe. How about you?


I like the Puppy Bowl Better and they have great specials at Dodge city for it.


Yeah, that seems cute. They show it on the big screen.


it would not surprise you that wearing clothes is common to all human societies, would it?


I suppose. Clothes can be basic, just covering genitals. Without machinery, clothes take a lot to make.


Yes.  I have heard that they are supposed to be of thin layers of materials.  A knight's armor might be an exception.


I would call that protection from weapons, not from the sun or the elements.


True.  And perhaps uniforms wouldn't be considered clothing by the experts.  The pilgrims wore colorful clothes and only wore black and white on special occasions.


That makes sense. Who would want to look goth all the time? Probably a downer. The Pilgrims liked their fun.


I suppose so,  I think they thought it was fun if they survived a winter.  Now, people of style look for collar gaps to see if your clothes are tailor made or not, at least men's collars.


I'm amazed because I couldn't tell the difference, but I guess the expert eye can spot detail.


Rip Curl clothes say "Made in China" but they are really made in North Korea.  I bet they would not sell as much if they told the truth.


I think they would be prosecuted under the law if the gov't chose to. I don't it's legal to do business with NK.


Great point.  I don't know what the enforcement would be.  Branding is so common on the outside of clothes nowadays that it is interesting to find that Apple was one of the first, making a clothing line in 1986.


I wonder who would put a tech company's clothes on. I think that it would be computer people.


They were kind of a boutique tech company back then.  Perhaps some thought it was a way to stand out.  I have known some Apple snobs in the distant past.  Have you ever used a rotary dial phone?  New York has area code 212 because it is the shortest 3 digit code to dial.


I used a rotary. Very slow. Almost painful. And very crude. Not useful for voicemail system. Hated them.


If you tried to hurry up the backward rotation, you miss dialed too.  Those cables for overseas calls just lay on the ocean floor.


I think that's amazing. So thing but can carry enough data. I guess they don't get disturbed by marine life.


I started my career in the phone company.  There is pretty good shielding on the cables.  They are only 2.7 inches in diameter, and voice is digitized so the entire data stream is productively used.


So it fiber optics? That makes sense. I would guess the traffic must be quick.


It is now, but even when it was copper, it was digitized for a while.  It was co-axial cable then which has pretty high capacity.  Of course, rates were much higher which kept down the volume of calls.  Now, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


Can you really get people to stop using their cell phones? I wonder. It's for a good cause though. Interesting about the undersea cables. What's the next step past fiberoptics?


There have been several leaps in fiber technology.  I don't know what is next.. Thanks for the chatting.


I have. That's the feminest movement correct? Did Marie colvin write about it?


Yes. She talks about the harassment that women faced at the jobs they had.


That's unfortunate. Do you shop for clothes alot? Did you know the Greeks made abestos clothing?


No. I didn't know. I do know Aplle had a clothing line out for 1986.


I think it's funny how clothes is mostly restricted to people but seems like animals are wearing them more.


That's funny. There is a store in Alabama that sells things like clothes that were in unclaimed baggage at the airports.


I hope they wash them first.  A man wore 70 pieces of clothing at an airport to avoid baggage fees


Whoa. That seems so hard to do. Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea even though the label says China. That kind of seems like false claims.


That's is weird. People used to do their laundry in old faithful


Seriously? How strange. Speaking of water, did you know that freshwater fish drink through their skin?


I did not know that. Did you know there is a fish called barreleye that has a transparent head?


No. I know there is a breed of jellyfish which is immortal, though.


Wow. There is a fish that lives on land all it's adult life.


Which fish? There is a black swallower that eats prey twice its length and ten times of it's own weight.


I'll have to look the fish up. Since jellyfish are 98% water the evaporate in the sun. Wow der how that works for the immortal one


Yes. That's a good question. Tetrapods are technically fish, did you know that?


I did not. There was a koi fish that loved 226 years.


That's such a long while. Not immortal, but still a long while.


Oh, I see. Where was that? In Japan possibly?


Oh, wow. Did you know that UNICEF will donate a day of clean water for kids in need every minute you don't use a cell phone?


Wow. Wonder how we do that? There is a luxury phone maker that hires the London symphony orchestra to record it's ringtones.


You know the area code in NY actually is 212 because it is the fastest number for dialing on a rotary phone?


Hire* I didn't know that. In 1930s hedy lamarr heled to invent the cellphone,wifi and gps


Oh, interesting. An Iphone has more computing prowess than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


That's suprising. Well it was great chatting with you


Good chatting with you, also. Have a pleasant day.


Hello there. I never knew the horizontal line menu on apps and websites is call a hamburger button.


Yeah, it makes me hungry.  Are you a fan of the Grateful Dead?


Funny.  No never was although I know they are still quite popular.


Sadly, another one died.  John Barlow.  I guess they are going to have a benefit concert for him.


Yes He was one of the first to recognize the importance of the internet.


Yeah and keeping it free.  He'll be missed for sure.


He knew it would help to connect people.  It is said he was a devout morman earlier.


Really?  I can't see that.  I also didn't know he was friends with Bob Weir (they went to HS together)  and wrote so many songs.


Yes great songwriting partners.  He owned a cattle ranch too.


Yeah and he co-founded the Freedom of the Press Foundation.  Seems he did a little of everything...


It's funny.  Never realize the things some celebrities do.  Even with the FBI


I'm surprised a Renaissance man like that did invent the internet too.  As an aside, do you read the full term when you buy something over the internet?


Occasionally skim though it  but not really.  Guess I'm not the 7% that do.


Me either.  Did you know there is a 3g cell service on the top of Mt. Everest?


No I did not.  Didn't know about the library of alexandria either.  Having a copy of the internet capabilities


I don't know what to think of that.  Nor do I of the 1936 computer the Russian built that ran on water?


How about that smoking near apple computers voids the warranty.  Another interesting tidbit.


That's strange... I wonder if that more of a virtue signalling thing?  Wow, Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001!  Hard workers...


The ramones might have them beat with 263 concerts'


No wonder they want to be sedated!  Anything's better than getting sued for a poor performance like Creed did in 2002!


I think wee need a concert in the ancient roman amphitheatre.  Maybe I can suggest that to Cake.


I like Cake.  Thanks.  You were a great chat partner.


A little, I was hoping to talk about music and bands.


Then let's do so. I'm ready to become educated about anything.


Great, did you know that the Australian band Abba that was popular in the 80's turned down 1 billion dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour? Crazy huh


I had heard that but they are super rich already. How many world-wide hits did they have?


I'm not sure, they are getting good royalties off of their hits on the movie Mama Mia and Mama Mia 2 that was just released. My husbands band opened for Deep Purple in 1981


Good deal! I suppose that if your husband is a muscian that you have been to quite a few concerts.


Yes, I actually work for Ticketmaster. What type of music do you like?


I'm old so everything prior to 1980 is my genre. The 60s, 70s, and early 80s were when music was at it's best with all of the singer/songwriters that held sway then.


I am a mid 60's child myself and my favorite music is the 80's music, you are correct, music isn't music anymore, it's just created in a studio mostly it seems. It's sad.


I have often wondered why bands spend so long on tour? To my way of thinking they would make more staying home and making new records, but it's probably a performance high type of thing.


Yes, true. I see that Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, by the age of 18, taught herself to sing 2 notes at one time, that is incredible.


Isn't it? I can't even hold one before it warbles off into a cat's screech. There are some jazz songs that I like though.


I too have not been gifted with the great sound of song!  I see that the Beatles had a 3 month stay at the top of billboard hot 100 and in 1964 Louis Armstrong took their place on the charts.


Yeah, Louie was one of a kind. I remember him on stage with a hankerchief to wipe the sweat away with.


Also In 2010, Lou reed & his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs, that's great!


I wonder if the dogs 'dug' it? I fell in like with louis because I saw him on several TV shows where he refused to play in solidarity with the musicians union. That touched me.


Yes that moves me as well.  I bet the dogs loved it!


I suppose it was beyond our hearing range? I have often wished that I had some type of talent to share with others.


I would have been a singer if I could have carried a note, I love singing.


Well there's always the shower. That's where I do my best.


That's always joked about, but it's the best place to sing!


Yes you even get free counterparts to help out. Ever been to New Orleans?


Yes, It was gloomy and eerie to me. Do you live there?


Yes mostly, When temperatures get too high, we go low, lol


yes :) Temperatures take another big step up through the 90s and heat indexes charge above 100, thanks to high humidity levels in August, do you agree?


I think it's mostly due to the climate changes.


Yes. I have learned that The holiday weekend looks complicated, with daily chances of showers and storms. It shouldn't be a complete washout, though, are you happy about that?


I want us to get some rain, maybe this heat goes low, but the chances rain is too low.


Yes I miss it too sometimes. Light winds come from the south, I didn't know about that.


At least Friday is going to be cool. Do you think is really going to be cool?


Yes I think so, Light and toasty breezes from the southwest, so interesting


We talked about that in school. Plus Some of the storms could see heavy downpours as temperatures pull back into the evening.


Understand. Talking about something else, did you know that the first amazon customer spent 27 dollars and they got a building named after him? That's so interesting.


yes, it is going to be scattered showers and storms Thursday night. Temperatures Thursday night drop to the upper 60s to low 70s under partly cloudy skies.


That's why Friday is gong to be our coolest day. Dont you think?


Yes I totally agree with you. Do you like Amazon.com? I adore it


Sure. It is one of my favorite to buy online.


It is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington, where I currently live and happy to be next to Amazon lol


That's cool! I love all amazon products. The fire tv is my favorite is one.


Yes agree with you, did you know that Amazon ceo jeff bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years?


That's amazing, but I wonder why did he wanted a clock into a mountain?


Maybe he wanted to show everyone what he made? and also The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him


Maybe.  I told you earlier. I found that cool.


Do you love concerts? As we know A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience


Sure. Have you been in one of Linkin Park concerts? They played 324 concerts in 2001.


No but I loved them a lot... my childhood favorite group. And did you know 972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience?


With no audience? That's kind of cool. Don`t you think?


I am good, did you the Hubble telescope discovered a galaxy so big it should not exist?


There is a theory that there is only 1 electron in the universe


There is also a theory that the universe may exist inside of a black hole, that is kind of scary.


actually is very interesting and marvelous at the same time kind of sad that humans can see beyond that


We might one day be able to see it but I highly doubt that happen for hundreds of years, that's if the earth doesn't die first.


Are you into Pixar movies? I like that they like to add the egg hunt on all of the movies


I love pixar movies, A bugs life and Toy Story are some of my favorite movies, I can't wait for toy story 4. I love the old guy playing checkers at the beginning of A Bugs Life .


They are great and the amount of effort and technology that they put into all of the movies is unbelievable, for just Merida's hair in Brave they spent 3 years studying the physics of curly hair


I liked that movie Brave, my nephews watch it all the time. What is your favorite tv show?


great movie, I do not have a particular show but south park was very funny


Yeah I love south park, i still watch it every now and then on Netflix, I can't wait for the last season of Game of Thrones to start though.


I have never seen a single episode of the Game of Thrones and everybody keep talking about it. I will have to take some time a watch it


I read the books its based off of called A Song of Ice and Fire and I loved them, but the show is quite a bit different than the books, but still very very good if you like fantasy stuff.


I will have to give it a try, I like the fantasy stuff


I wonder why no one has made Shakespeares play "two noble kinsmen" into a film, it is the only one of his plays that has not been made into film.


Probably is not that popular now a days. do you know that there are 750episodes of "pokemon"


Yeah they have done 50 episodes a year for the last 16 years, pretty crazy.


I wonder if there is people that keep watching them, great conversation!


I know my nephews still watch it, they love that stuff and its all on Netflix.


that is right kids still like pokemon they have been keeping up


well it was nice talking to you, have a nice day!


Flying with babies can be a difficult task


Yeah it sounds like people won't put up with a crying baby for very long up there.


Its annoying and can disturb others in the plane the you get complaints from the flight attendants, so being prepared is a must


Yeah I think I read that babies weren't allowed to cry for more than 5 mins. on United flights.


But how can you stop them, it must be really hard to do so


Yeah and that is the real problem, is how do you control a baby way up there in the air where you can't just walk away?


Parents of newborn babies have it hard, I heard airlines often have to apologize to parents because of rude crew members


That doesn't sound like much fun to be those parents having to travel.


It doesn't sound like fun it sounds really complicated, I think airlines should learn from incidents like the one that happen in Bala


Yeah I would have to agree, do you travel much yourself?


I do like to travel but dont get the chance to do it much, do you?


Yeah I am the same, don't have enough time these days to go as much as I would like to.


I know right, time is limited and then money is also limited what place in the world would you  like to visit if you had the chance to travel for free?


I think I would love to travel to Australia or maybe New Zealand, I think I would enjoy that.  How about you?


I would like to go to Japan, sounds like a great destination with a rich culture


Yeah that would be super fun, I have a good friend who has been twice and said it was amazing!


Wow, lucky person, I envy him/her, I hear the tolls are really expensive though


I have heard that too, but I guess the roads are in excellent condition.


They must be, the first kind to travel around the world was the king of Kalakaua, Hawaii, the guy must have had a lot of cool stories about the world


I didn't know that Hawaii even had a king that is so cool!


It is really cool, a lot of interesting facts about travel, its been great learning from you, thanks a lot


Yeah same here, it's been fun and interesting, I hope you have a good day!


I just got back from a flight with a crying baby on it. I can understand why the United flight attendant gave Krupa Patel Bala a hard time.


I can understand! I don't like it either but, United told her that a baby is not allowed to cry more than 5 minutes on their flights??? How would you stop that? I feel bad for anyone who travels with children or those who have to endure.


I would need to see the video to make a final decision. Many of the dramatic flight moments over the last year  have been posted online.


Yes, Facebook usually have a ton of posts on this stuff. I agree, it's tough to tell without facts.


Did you see the video with the child using a training toilet on the plane? gross!


No! What?? I didn't see that ....you can't do that while traveling!


Parents should buy a seat for the child so that people are not stuck sitting next to a parent and child crammed into one seat.


True, thankfully when I travel I have been pretty lucky. I thought all children had to be on a parents lap?


Under a certain age I think they do. But if they are of age, they should have their own seat. and Parents should be apologetic to those sitting nearby.


Ok, I thought a very young child would need to be on the parents lap. Sometimes I think it is so stressful for the parent the baby senses it, especially a very small baby. The flight crew said it's not such a problem to have achild on the flight but the passenger companions.....can't be easy!


I would prefer to travel in another format like bike, car, train, or boat to avoid kids on planes.


You would probably be better off lol....they should have sound proof area of seats for those with children while traveling. Planes are have no set rules for parents so that is where they should start by giving them clear directions. Like where to change the diapers and how to dispose of them per their guidlines.


I hope they keep the kids clothes clean when changing diapers on planes. Clothes are something that only humans wear.


Right, and maybe to travel by plane they could have specific flights for kids or no kids.


unclaimed airline baggage is sold in an Alabama store. Good to know they don't just throw it out.


That is true, I bet they find some interesting stuff, and probably expensive stuff too. Some clothing is worth a lot of money.


I would like to have been able to shop Apple's clothing line in 1986.


Me too, I didn't even know they had a line until recently. I bet they sold great clothing!


I would like to wear Apple clothes to Burger King for a free whopper after unfriending 10 people on facebook. What a crazy promotion facebook ran!


That is awesome! I would unfriend people for free food haha....Facebook can be used for so much, they advertise more and more but I guess that is how they make their money! It has been great chatting!


Hi there, I sure do. My favorites are the QBs and you?


Nice, that is a great position. Do you know Alex SMith then?


Oh yeah the guy is a legend, completed college in just two years


Yeah he was smart and took tons of ap tests in high school, good for him


Yeah so smart. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only QB that is left handed in the NFL?


Wow I wonder if there is an advantage to that actually for him in the field


I wonder too. Only two QB that were african-american have won the super bowl


Oh did not know that, that is it? Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


I actually do not know that, do you know?


yes it was Paul Hubbard who was a deaf quarterback and did not want to other team to understand him


Nice, smart guy. Did you know Brad Johnson threw a touchdown to himself


What? How does that even work? Mayfield considered quitting football to become a gamer


Glad he stuck with football though he is good at it. DO you know much about sharks?


I know that their body can crash them on land because they do not have a rib cage


Yeah that is pretty cool. And they are ticklish as well


haha that is funny, and they actually can be trained to bark like dogs do


Haha that is pretty cool. There is a community in Indonesia and they pet sharks


Nice, that must be something, And they are older than dinosaurs


Wow they are ancient for sure. More people get bitten by new yorkers than sharks


Haha that is amazing and yet we are afraid so much of sharks


Yes I am.  What do you think about the 49ers quarterback that came from the patriots?


I feel bad but I was not aware that a 49ers QB came from the Patriots. When I think of the Patriots and QB I think of Tom Brady only at this point.


Yeah I know what you mean.  Garoppolo was Brady's back up so he was rarely seen or talked about until now.   He has had some wins with the 49ers since being traded.


I do know who you are talking about now that you say the name. Are you familiar with Alex Smith?


I think he's the Redskins quarterback but I'm not sure on that.  Is he the one that got traded from kansas city?


Yes that's him. He entered college as a junior and was working on his master's when drafted. Very intelligent man.


That is impressive.  I have heard a lot about kellan moore in the news lately.  I was surprised to learn that he's the only left handed quarterback in the nfl.


Ia m also surprised there is only one left handed QB. Have you heard of Baker Mayfield?


Oh, definitely!  He's the former quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners that has gone on to do a fantastic job for the Browns!  You know quarterbacks are considered leaders of the offense and he has definitely became a leader.


He once considered retiring from football in order to become a professional competitive video game player.


Now that I did not know about him!  He's a great football player and I guess it would make sense that he plays video games so well.  He's probably a very competitive person!


I am sure he is. You's have to be to be a top p[layer. I was taken aback when I learned that the huddle was created by a deaf QB.


That is surprising.  I just thought the huddle was part of the game.  Say, talking about quarterbacks a minute ago, I heard recently that Brad Johnson is the only quarterback in history to throw a touchdown pass to himself!  I wonder how he did that!


I would be very curious to learn that also. Were they close to the line and he ran forward after the throw and it got bobbled? That's my only guess.


I have no idea but i'd like to see the video of it.  I bet a lot of teams have watched it just to see if they can do it too.  It seems like everything about football on and off the field is a learning experience for players and coaches.


Totally off subject but do you find sharks interesting?


i guess I do a little.  I think they might get a bit of a bad rap though.  Statistics say more people are bitten by new yorkers than by sharks in a year.


I'm sure that that's true. Did you know that they don't have rib cages?


No I didn't know that.  That seems weird because they seem like they have such a defined body and a strong one at that.  I do know though that they have personality like people or even dogs for that matter.


Yes because the lack of rib cage their own weight on land can crush their body.


Not really, they look silly in my head, do you?


I wear a hat last night actually haha. It was just a regular ball cap though haha


ball caps are nice, hats can have an interesting story behind them, do you know the origin of conical party hats?


No I don't. Can you tell me more? Interesting that tipping a hat is used to show friendliness


Well conic hats were derived from dunce caps, foolish behavior wanted to be encouraged so thats how they appeared on scene


That makes sense. Do you know what a hat pin is? I guess they were dangerous back in the day and so a law was passed in 1908 to limit their size


No not really, sounds dangerous though, I wonder why that law was passed


I do, its one of my favorite sports, coaches have a high salary


Well did you hear about how the dunk was banned for a while? I guess Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just too good at it or something


I didnt hear about that, too bad it got banned but Im glad the ban was temporary, I love the dunk shot


I know it is so iconic! also the Supreme Court has a basketball court in it. That is so weird!


It is weird, it must be nice to play in between rullings, its called the Higuest Court in Land, thats an awesome name for a court


I agree with you lol. in 39 out of the 50s, who do you think are the top paid state employeees btw?


I dont know, maybe the mayor or a senator?


Nope it's actually either the college football or basketball coach. That seems like a waste of money to me but again I don't like sports


It does seem like a waste of money, there is a team in New Zealand nicknames ''Tall Blacks'' that seems inappropriate


Yes I agree with you. have you ever shot a basketball "granny style", Apparently that is the best way to shoot and the most accurate


It is? I wonder why players dont use that technique more often, if it gets things done then it seems like a waste not using it


Yep I agree with you. If I were like Allen Iverson and made $800,000 a year for Reebok I would definitely be using the granny shot if it was the best way to shoot haha


I agree, I wouldnt care if I got paid as much as pro players do, I might look silly but who cares Im rich baby


Yep as long as I win that's fine with me haha. Allen Iverson will also get a lump sum payment of 32 million dollars when he turns 55. You can't argue with that


Thats a lot of money, wow, did you ever buy a pair of Air Jordans?


No I never did. Aren't they like $100 or more? Have you ever worn them? I wonder if they were comfortable


Hey. do you like basketball? I wish the hoop wasn't 10 feet high!


I do it's a very good sport. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't seem to have a problem with dunking on the hoop though.


Yeah you're right. I wonder why his dunk got banned in college basketball?


I'm not sure, but I'm curious why there is actually a basketball court in the supreme court building.


Yes I am too. They must like to play after work. Or they just wanted an excuse to call it the highest court in the land.


It's probably the fact that they were able to call it the highest court in the land. Speaking of courts did you know that tipping of ones hat started because of the knights that would raise their face visors to show friendliness.


Very cool. Now it is a gentleman thing to do! The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler!


I'm really surprised that it's not the cowboy hat.


Agreed! Do you know what suffragettes are? Apparently long ones were banned in 1908.


Suffragettes are women who were seeking the right to vote and for fear of using their hatpins as a weapon they limited the length of it.


Oh interesting. Remember the conical hat? It was derived from dunce caps!


Yea, it's interesting that they were worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior.


I think it's cool hats have so many functions from protection to celebrating ceremonies like graduation.


I think it's interesting that the hat that you wear during graduation is called a mortarboard.


Yes. I also didn't know the chef hat is called a Toque.


I think it's interesting that a Bishops hat is called a mitres.


Lots of funny names! Do you like shoes as well? A pair of Air Jordans were once banned from the NBA!


I did and I know that Michael Jordan wore them anyways because he knew that Nike would pay the fine.


Very good publicity for Nike. Well lovely speaking with you today!


It's been a pleasure. One last thought though NBA players should really use the granny style shot on the line.


According to physicists you are absolutely right! Great note to end on :) Bye!


I don't usually wear a hat, but I have head that I could use for a hat if need be. What about you? Are you a hat guy?


Yes I like them during the summer, keep the sun off a bit. In Britain in 1998 politicians had to wear a top hat to make a point of order


I think that's an odd tradition but I guess people looked good when in Parliament.


I guess so. Did you know the bowler hat is older than the cowboy hat?


I figure it's a simpler shape and probably useful in more situations. I wouldn't wear one though.


I like b-ball. I usually watch the NBA, espeically around playoff time. You?


Nice, yeah me too. Do you know who invented the sport?


Yeah and also the only losing U of Kansas coach in the sport


In my opinion, the inventor did not know strategy, or had a bunch of bad players.


Yeah one or the other. The coaches are still the highest paid state employees though


I guess the dollars from TV, advertisers and alumni drive up the salaries. It's a shame that sports dominates college.


Yeah I agree with that for sure. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


The highest court in the US is the Supreme Court. It is not a basketball court but a court of law. It is not for the NBA.


Yeah , I wonder how much they play there. Do you know Reggie Miller?


There are only 9 justices, not enough for two teams. I have heard of Reggie Miller. He plays the basketball, and well, too, I imagine.


Yeah he is really good but his sisters is apparently much better than his and always shadowed him


Reggie must have had it tough. His sister was better? Pretty hard to live down.


Yeah the woman broke 8 national records. Nice chatting with you


Do you like to play the piano? know how to play it'


No but i really wish that I did.  Do you play the piano?


I dont, I also wish I knew how, its an instrument that has been around since 1700


Didn't a man from Italy invent it?  I think that's interesting considering how many popular pianists come from other countries.


Yeah Bartolomeo Cristofori was the inventor of the piano, he sure left a big legacy behind


Yes he did.  It's amazing that he came up with something so wonderful!  It's also a little complex I suppose in the mechanics of it with keys and strings.


It is amazing, did you like Freddie Mercury or Paul McCartney? maybe both?


I like Paul McCartney and a little Freddie Mercury.  What about you?


I like them both, cool fact but Mercury recorded Bohemian Rhapsody in the same Piano Paul used to record Hey Jude


That is a cool fact!  I guess it's a great piano considering how good both songs are!


Maybe the piano is magical either way it must be worth a lot of money I wonder who has it now.


I don't know. My guess would be either a museum or Elton John.  Did you ever hear about the bbc broadcasting piano music instead of the news back in 1930?


No, didnt hear about that, its been a long time since that, did you hear about that grand aluminum piano that weights only 356 pounds


Well the bbc played piano music on april 18,1930 because they decided there was no news worth reporting that day.  To bad news stations don't do that now!  What's the story on the aluminum piano?


Just that it has a weight of 356 pounds, thats really light for a grand piano, grand pianos tend to be really really heavy


Was there a reason that such a light piano was built?


I would guess its because it makes the transportation of the piano easier, kind of like the paino that was found on top of  the tallest mountain of Britain


There was a piano that was found on the top of the tallest mountain in Britain??


Yeah a group of climbers find a piano on top back in 2006.


That's crazy! i wonder how put it there to begin with and why!  You make a good point about the heaviness of pianos by the way.  So that brings me to the question, how did it get up there?


I know right and who would do that lol it seems like a lot of trouble but anyways its been nice to chat, thanks a lot


Yes love those movies.  Did you know that watching a horror movie can help you burn more than 180 calories?


No, I didn't. I wonder why that is? Fear?


Yes.  I believe your heart pumps faster and you might even sweat a bit.  The king of horror Steven King was terrified as a child when he saw the movie Bambi.  He called it the first horror movie he ever saw.


Hilarious, but I can also see how people would think that Bambi is a horror film.


Did you ever watch the movie The Shining?


Is that with Jack? No, I haven't seen it. Is it any good?


I watched a few years back.  Yes it has Jack Nickolsen in it.  The movie is great.  Danny the little boy in the movie didn't even know he was acting in a horror movie until years later he found out about it.


He is a great actor. Is it a horror film?


Yes it is.  It's a creepy movie.  It was made in the 70's I believe.  It has creepy music.  It has metallic noises you hear in horror movies.  These sounds are made with a waterphone instrument.


Interesting. Did you know the original Star wars trilogy netter 1.3 billion in today's dollars?


Wow that is a lot of money.  I wonder if Star Wars will ever beat the worldwide film earnings Tom Hanks has earned.  He's earned 8.5 million dollars in film earnings.


I'm not sure, but to be honest, the first 3 were the best ones. The rest are just trying to relive the hype.


Well I think Disney is doing a great job with Star Wars.  I just hope they don't have another movie flop like Treasure Planet.


I haven't seen that one. I didn't know the Lord of the Rings were losses for the company.


I didn't believe the Lord of the Rings were losses.  Those movies were very successful.


Yeah, that doesn't sound truthful to me. Are you a Chris Nolan fan?


I don't know who Chris Nolan is.  Is he an actor?


He's a director, he directed Inception. He actually meant for it to be a horror film.


I can see how that movie would be considered a horror film, but it's not like Silence of the Lambs.  That movie was a box office hit and made over 270 million dollars in 1991.


Yeah, I liked that movie. That is CRAZY! Great film, Hopkins is a good actor. Well, nice chatting with you!


Not especially but i have been known to watch a few, lol. How about you?


Nope! I am not a strong man. Although if I knew about the 180 calorie burn, I might start watching them.


Yeah i hear you it can be fun watching them with the wife from time to time but some of that stuff is to much.


I remember my then girlfriend, now wife, calling me at 2 am not being able to sleep and freaked out about a horror film she watched. HAHAHA


Right made for an interesting night i'm sure. They say Steven Kings first horror film was Bambi, lol.


I can see that. I was scared for bambi and the mom. I wonder if disney used a waterphone?


Is that the creepy machine that makes all the scary noises? That's a strange name for it.


Agreed. Danny, from the shining had no idea he was in a horror film until several years later.


wow i wonder what he thought when he found out, funny, kind of. You know tom hanks?


Not personally but I have seen his movies!


Well he's the top grossing actor at the box office of all time. 8.5 Million worldwide.


Oh i meant to say billion. That's impressive, don't you think?


It is! He has had so many wonderful movies though, I can see it.


Yeah I remember watching the movie Big it was very heartwarming and funny.


I never saw that one. I did see toy story and a lot of others. He was so good!


Yeah did you see the one where he's on a boat that gets pirated? captain Philips.


"I am your captain now!" Makes me laugh every time! Did you see it?


I did it was a very good move and as always he pulled out all the stops.


Agreed. It has been great chatting with you!


Do you watch Netflix? From 9 p.m. to midnight, Netflix uses a third of all NorthAmerican bandwidth


I watch it sometimes.  So, they like to hoard internet bandwith?


The streaming service is insanely popular. People prefer it to regular televsion because they can see the shows they like when they want. In fact Netflix and Youtube use half of the peak traffic in North America.


Blockbuster did not want to buy Netflix now they are not around anymore while Netflix worth over $2B.


I guess Blockbuster underestimated the threat of online streaming. Or perhaps they thought they could get it cheaper than $50 million, or do the same thing themselves. Now Blockbuster is dead as the dodo.


I think there is some movie availability on Youtube, but Netflix probably has a better selection, and also makes its own shows. Netflix still has to spend money on postage. Youtube does not.


I do not understand the relationship between Netflix and postage. Why do they need postage?


In the past, they only mailed out DVDs to people to watch. I suppose they have some DVD or Blu-Ray service for some areas with low bandwidth. I don't know how many people still do that though.


Thank you.  I did not realize that they still mail dvds to customers.


I don't really follow Netflix much. They have over 50 million subscribers in the US, so I guess some of them do mailings.


I heard that Netflix sell their services outside US.  Do you know what countries they are?


I would guess all of Europe, most of South America. Probably not China or North Korea. Gov'ts don't like foreign influence.


I just read that it was not allowed in mainland China.


China doesn't like cash flowing out of the country. It wants to control its currency. Plus the content is not controlled by the gov't.


China is still closer to North Korea culturally than to the west.  North Korea does not allow Netflix either.


The Dear Leader is afraid that his people will see the outside world. He probably would watch it himself though.


I'll bet.  What other countries prohibit Netflix?


Countries that a different form of government like Syria. I'm not sure if many citizens there have internet access at this point. I hope they have running water.


You are right.  It must have been the last thing they want.  Syrian people need necessities, such as water and food.


Hi! I love dramas because its a form of poetry set in a dramatic mode and is very entertaining, do you?


Me too! I'm sure Hugh Laurie loved it too since he was paid $700K per episode! Wasn't that show on for a long time? He must've been paid more than doctors?


For real!  It had like  6 seasons or something like that.


Yeah, he was the highest paid actor ever for TV dramas, I wonder who the other highest paid actors or actresses were for other categories like comedies


Yeah.  I heard Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas.


How come Jim Carey doesn't do dramas? I think I wouldn't take him seriously if he were.


It is against his belief system to do anything that doesn't portray positivity.


Wow! No wonder I don't see him in anything besides comedies. I wonder what made him become an actor, Michael Caine became an actor since all the pretty girls were in drama class.


Sounds like he made a great choice.  Regardless of his initial reason.


Seriously! Jon Hamm even taught drama in high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper from the Office, such a small world!


It really is, there was even one king that was able to travel around the world.


What do you mean? The king traveled around the world to promote something or for vacation or something?


I don't know, he was just the first to do it.  He was the king of Hawaii.


I don't know, if there are they might now have power like the those in a monarchy.


Oh I see, I really want to travel to Iceland some day but the lack of public rail services and having to rely on domestic flights seems to be expensive to me.


Me too!  True, but the US is like that between some big cities.


That is true or technically you could get that by car, it's just that you'll have to drive for days which isn't too feasible either. Do you have a destination you'd like to travel to?


Those are really nice places, hopefully you make it there some day!


Not really. I do listen to some at the gym but not a lot. Have you heard of childish gambino?


Yes, Donald glover. I remember watching him in Community! I loved that show.


Is the new music video on YouTube? I know the Gangnam style dance song got super popular because of YouTube.


I am not sure. Do you use YouTube a lot?


Not that much, but my kids are always on there watching videos. It is the second largest search engine on the internet.


My kids are watching stuff on there all the time too. Have yours watched Baby by Bieber?


I honestly do not know. Not huge Justin Bieber fans around here lol


That video or song is the most disliked video on youtube. I did read that he has granted over 200 make a wish wishes!


Wow, that's a good accomplishment. That is a great foundation to support.


Agreed. So anytime someone bags on him, I bring that up and then they feel bad about bagging on him.


Good way to stick up for him! Just because we don't like someone's music doesn't make him a bad person. That proves it right there :)


Great attitude! I am not a fan of his music or pop celebrity in general but I try to be nice about it.


I do too! I have a Husky who seems to be as big as a pony! Did you know dalmations are associated with firefighters originally to specifically calm down the horses?


I didn't know that. I had a st bernard so I love big dogs!


Me too. I think big dogs make better companions than the small yippy ones.


Me too. Plus I am 6'6" and would look rediculous with a tiny dog. Nice chatting with you!


I do. From 9 pm to 12 am, Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America. I am part of it, haha.


I have to say I am a part of it as well lol I am one of the millions of subscribers around the world


And during peak time Netflix and YouTube make up half of peak internet traffic. Do you use Youtube as well?


I do yeah, but I use Netflix a bit more what about you?


I use Youtube for music and watch other content on Netflix. I used to use Blockbuster. Did you?


Me too, then they got excessive with their fees and costs so I decided to buy a Netflix subscription.


Yeah I guess that is how Reed Hastings had the idea to start Netflix. He racked up a $50 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.


Thats crazy, I bet Blockbuster regretted the day they charged such big fees to its customers, it really made us ran away


And I bet they regret declining several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million. It is now worth $2 billion.


And it has 137 million subscribers so yeah, I bet they are regretting it big time, Blockbuster is almost gone now


Yeah,is Blockbuster still around at all?


I think there are a few Blockbuster stores left, not sure though, Netflix sure spends a lot on money on postage


Yeah, I heard they spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.I had forgotten they still have the DVD option.


I didnt know about their DVD option but I guess the company started out that way,


Yeah I remember getting DVDs before the streaming option got good enough. I am surprised they still have the DVD option!


Maybe they will cancel that option soon enough, their first series was Lilyhammer


Interesting! They have 137 million subscribers worldwide and counting, with 58 million being in the US.


Thats a lot of subscribers, they also have a lot of debt, and the competition is growing, I hope they can stay in business


Do they have a lot of debt? Wow. They are available worldwide except in five countries.


Yeah China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea, their losses are big.


Doing great thank you. I am obsessed with Netflix. As are many other people since Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide.


i used to watch netflix. i dont now. that is a ton of subscribers! and it will only grow


Yes it well. What made you stop? The company has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea. They're taking over the world LOL.


yes they are. they unseated another giant way back in the day. i wonder if someone will unseat them


Yeah that's a good question. Blockbuster had the chance to buy them but they declined. Big mistake.


Yeah, they really blew it. i bet they regret that. now there is only one store left.


I wonder how long that store will stick around? Read Hastings was inspired to start Netflix when he racked up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13. I wonder if that was from the blockbuster?


i bet it was. i bet blockbuster made a ton of money from late fees. that made Reed angry enough to start a new company!


Yeah I bet they made a ton of money from those fees. Netflix is so popular though. From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix account for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


They still spend money on postage though. I am surprised. i guess some folks dont have the bandwidth.


Yeah I agree and it seems like they spend a ton of money on postage. Up to 20 times more than bandwidth.


yeah, but i guess the market must be pretty good. and in the future, those customers will migrate to online, im sure.


Yes good point. Luckily Keeping Up With the Kardashians isn't on Netflix! I don't understand how she was ranked an influential person!


she is famous for being famous. i dont think she has enough talent to warrant her fame. she does everything to be seen everywhere though.


Agreed. She used to be Paris Hilton's assistant. I would love to see that!


Yeah, that makes sense. they are perfect for each other. I don't think either of them has talent, but that they are famous for being famous.


Totally. You know the band Fall Out Boy? She was in one of their music videos.


I dont know the band. she has the look of a gal for a music video. i wonder what she is like in person. vapid, frivolous?


Yeah I bet she is not very interesting. She actually has a book that is titled Selfish-very fitting if you ask me!


What a shallow topic to write about! basically about herself. Anyway, great chat!


Exactly lol.  You as well I hope you have a good day! Bye!


Hi there! Any plans for the weekend, maybe something cultural like a play or dance performance?


Yeah! That does sound like a fun way to spend the weekend, though I'll stop myself from attempting the infamous Michael Jackson leaning dance move since he uses a patented device for it, what about you?


I'm probably sticking to dramas on TV haha. It's crazy that he patented a device for a move--he was a businessman too! Speaking of people with multiple talents, did you know that Bruce Lee was a champion cha-cha dancer?


Though I don't think anyone has attempted to recreate that iconic move, perhaps to avoid paying any licensing fees or something. For some reason, cha-cha dancing and Bruce Lee don't seem to belong in the same sentence, just like Tupac and ballet is surprising to me too!


Well, even babies dance spontaneously when they hear music, so it must be hardwired into human behavior.


Babies dancing to the beat is so cute and fun to watch but ballet dancers going through four pairs of shoes in a week, ouch!


Yes, that sounds hard, both on the wallet and on the body. I bet they go through less shoes than Shakespeare went through pens, though--he wrote 39 plays!


That's a good conclusion. I had no idea that it was Shakespeare who invented the names like Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia. I think Jessica is a very common name.


He certainly was creative, but who knows how they were even pronounced originally. Some of his rhymes and puns don't work with modern pronunciations, so the meaning isn't quite the same.


That's a good point. His plays have even been translated into all types of languages but I am curious to see how the terms he coined like "good riddance or laughing stock" are translated in other languages and whether or not they convey the same meaning.


I'm sure a lot is lost in translation, especially given that blank verse doesn't carry over rhythmically haha. So much about him is unknown because he was a commoner, so who knows if he was even cool with his words being translated.


Do you have a favorite Shakespeare play that enjoy?


So, I am less than enthusiastic because I took a Shakespeare course in college and ended up liking his works less than I did initially because the professors who team-taught it presented opposing interpretations.  But a Polish composer liked Hamlet so much that he donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company in hopes that it would be used as the skull of Yorick--talk about being a fan!


Oh wow, I would be really interested in classes where the professor takes an opposing view contrary to what everyone thinks. That's really impressive, I recently read that more football players who have passed are donating their skulls for research as well. I think there is an association between head injuries and behavior with football


Football is definitely tough (physically) on the brain. I imagine one would struggle with a Shakespeare play after a few major concussions, maybe even making a phone call!


Yeah seriously! Speaking of telephones, the area code for New York is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone back in the day. I wonder how many people know what rotary phones are these days.


Yeah, I know how to use one, but most kids these days have never even opened a phonebook! Apparently it is impossible to separate two phonebooks whose pages simply overlap, I guess because they have so much friction from the paper.


Oh wow, I agree, a lot of kids probably didn't know that people used to make a living from selling ads in phone books! We have come so far these days! I wonder if people knew that Unicef donated a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone did not use their cell phones, how many people who participate, what do you think?


I think that's a tough sell for a lot of people because they use their phones so much, which is a shame. An iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent, so I guess you can't blame a generation that has such easy access to information all the time.


That is a lot of computing power, but in this digital age, I guess that's much needed since no one has the patience anymore! We even have cables laying across the ocean floors, I guess that's what we need to brace ourselves for 5G evolution!


I think the cables are there to stay because of how difficult it is to send data over the air over long distances. 5G is actually going to consist of a lot more small, local devices transmitting data than huge cell phone towers every couple of miles, so at least that eyesore will be eliminated gradually!


Oh ok I need to read up on that to stay informed! Thanks for the great insight!


Good Morning. Have you heard of the book 'Clock Dance?'


No. I love murder mysteries and that's usually what I read but I have not heard of the author or the book.


I usually read biographies and business books so this is out of my depth. Have you read shakespeare?


I like Shakespeare. I would rather see it as a play than read it. Gives it so much more dimension. What do you think?


I had to read it in high school and couldn't follow it. I eventually got it on tape and read and listened, which helped but I still couldn't comprehend like I do other books. I would prefer to see it in play form too.


I find it amusing that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the royal Shakespeare Company to be used as Yorrick.


Shakespeare coined a lot of phrases. Did you know he coined Good riddance?


My son always uses that phrase. I will have to tell him Shakespeare invented it. He won't believe me because his is the only generation to come up with anything good. lol


HA! The ignorance of youth. I knew it well. He also came up with heart of hearts and laughing stock!


I wonder if he came up with 'To be or not to be.' That's either Hamlet or Macbeth.


We could look it up but that might be going on a "wild-goose chase"!


Haha. He was certainly a prolific writer. Never boring, either. He even invented names.


Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.Those names are still popular.


Yeah! Olivia seems like a really popular name too!


I like to see Shakespeare in an era appropriate language and accent. I have seen several plays where they try to modernize it. That doesn't work. I like the costumes too.


Did you see Romeo & Juliet with Clair Danes and Leonardo Dicaprio? I had a hard time following that!


I did like that. I think if you read the play first you can follow it better. I don't know how the actors memorize all of those words and still say them with a clear meaning.


Hello there, I haven't seen any recent movies but watched Jaws the other day.  How about you?


I watched Stargate last week. I loved that movie, and the resulting TV series!  I really enjoyed the humor, the characters, and the cinematography