Of course it was probably Italy! Pianos are everywhere it seems, even on top of Britain's highest mountain! Which begs the questions of how? And why?


wow that is amazing and so artistic. You know? I love the Beatles and found so interesting that Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody that Mccartney did used for Hey Jude!! so cool


Do you know much about presidential history?


I read that.  I wonder why it's bigger?  Maybe to make visitors feel more at ease while visiting?


That is my guess, to show off to the other heads of state lol. Imagine if things were the same since 1805 where the runner up became vice president


I couldn't even imagine.  Like if the opposite parties don't bicker enough now.  lol


Right! Imagine Trump and Clinton as our leaders.... I will just take one over the other for sure lol


Yes! lol  I was reading that if you zoom into the white house on google maps you can see Obama. lol I'm going to have to look at that.


no way! I will have to try that lol. I bet Trump is trying to fix that lol! Have you heard what they call zimbabwes president?


There might be a big fuzzy swirl of Trumps hair blowing in the wind now. lol  I haven't heard.  What do they call the president?


They call them president banana for some reason. We should call  trump president orange!


Hahah  I wonder how long ago president banana was around?  I wonder if he ever visited here?


If he did I hope he got to stay in the guest house lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


I know some, but not too much. How about you?


I saw the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.  It was nice chatting with you as well!


Trump should do the same, I may like him more! Have a good night!


I know a little bit.  Did you know that even if Obama was born in Kenya he would still be eligible to become president?


Really? How is that, I heard you have to be born here I thought


That's what I thought, but I just read that fact so it must be true? lol  President Obamas secret service codename is Renegade. I like that!


That is awesome, I liked obama as a president, I sadly didn't vote for him both times but he grew on me! Do you like our current president?


I agree with you.  Looking back I thought he was getting the job done that trickled down to my local job economy.  I had high hopes for Trump in that area but so far he has failed as well to provide some help.  He won a ton of votes by campaigning here in my area that he was going to bring jobs back.  Instead GM is closing down a car plant here in Ohio.


that is sad to hear, Trump really lied a lot I think. At least he isnt one of the three wealthiest presidents, he would be rubbing that in instead of helping us


You're right there.  So true.  Franklin Roosevelt vetoed 635 bills while in office and Barack Obama vetoed just 2.  What a difference.


wow, a huge difference! Did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house


I remember that, but I thought that Beat It came out first. Did MJ get a patent?


Yeah, for some device to allow him to do those extraordinary leaning moves. Just like some ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes each week, MJ had his dance props too!


I wonder if he was a good dancer when he was a baby?


I'll have to Google that... Unless Google goes down again. In 2013 when Google went down, it took down 40% of web traffic.


Woah! That is pretty crazy, but I guess google is that big. Do you know how they calculate maps?


I think it has something to do with tracking phone locations. Amazing what Google can do.. You know, a single Googele search takes more computing power than it took to send the first 11 astronauts to the moon?  Now Google probably has an app for that...


I can believe it, do you think they track all phones, or just androids?


Who knows?  Google supports Androids, so they are probably tracking them. But who really know what Google is really doing? When Google deals with different countries that hase border disputesd, they report maps differently to each country to match country claims.


Well, I know that both of the founders were PhD students when they came up with it.


And they are partial to goats, and on occasion use them to mow the grass on the Google properties. Can't beat that!


I try to dance, purposefully moving in choreographed sequences.  But I look more like a chicken than a serious dancer. You?


Interesting, no lawn mowers then? Well, nice chatting with you.


Hilarious. I do, but I'm a horrible dancer. Apparently Tupac was good though.


Why didn't he do his ballet thing to rap music? He would have been an innovator, like Michael Jackson!


yeah, I'm not sure. He was a much better rapper though. He also wasn't a bad actor if I remember correctly.


Well, it is said that babies spontaneously dance when they hear music. But  why are they born with more talent than I?


I'm not sure, how can they dance, it has to be more wiggling than anything. LOL


That described me pretty well...more wiggling than anything... Not like the graceful warrior, Bruce Lee, who was not only renown for his martial arts prowess, but he was also a championship dancer!


I can believe that, he was incredibly gifted. Technically, those movies were seen as a kind of dance.


True!  OOne of the first music videos was Michael Jackson's Thriller, and that was drama, music, and dance! Jackson also patented dance equipment. Talented and innovative! Bruce Lee could be described that way too!


Yes and they have to leave mid meal if they walk in somewhere


Yes it is sexist and it needs to go really


Yes I do. Did you know he was a back up QB in high school?


Yes and he never got started although the team was doing really poorly


Their loss I guess. Did you know ALex Smith finished college in two years?


Yes he took lots of ap tests in high school, really planned for it


Yeah and he started his masters before he was even picked in the draft


Yeah. Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


Yes it was Paul Hubbard who was deaf and did not want the other team to understand him.


I sure do. Did you know that women can play in it as well?


Yes that was very smart of him. Nice chat


Yes there is no written rule that says that they cannot play


Yes , if they qualify they are then good to play like the rest


Yeah. The average gameplay is only 11 minutes after all


Yeah but we are glued to the tv for forever for a game


Yeah. Engineers make more over the lifetime than footballers


Yes they also have longer careers though so maybe that helps there


True good point. Did you hear of that rule for the Saints cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat in the same place as the players


Did or do you like Dr. Seuss' "The Grinch"?


Yes, some of them.  I like Michael Caine... He's apparently a rascal in real life.  He got into drama because all the hot girls at his school were taking it.


Thats funny, his one of the most talented actors now, guess thats as good excuse as any


For sure... Did you know Netflix uses 33% of N. America's bandwidth between 9am to 12am?  Wow.


33% wow, that sure is a lot, wow, how many subscribers do you  think the service has by now?


More than I can count... They also spend 20 times more on postage than they do for bandwidth.


I wonder why, isnt Netflix an online service only?


I thought so... I may have read an old article.  I'm surprised to learn that Dr. Seuss was afraid of kids!?  He's made so many of them happy.


Really? thats kind of ironic lol, Dr Seuss was a weird mate


It appears so... It's also weird that Blockbuster turned down many offers to buy Netflix for $50M.  It's worth $2B now.  Doh!


I bet they are  kicking themselves over that decision, interesting how Netflix started


Yeah both classics, The Grinch is one of my favorites, what about you?


Yeah, fines can be quite a motivation!  Thanks for the chat.  You were excellent!


I like all of Dr. Seuss's books.  Even though this latest production has great actors, I'm not sure about the adult themes (e.g., LGBTQ, date rape and language). It's a kid thing right?


Doesnt seem that way,, Boy Erased is not a book for kids at least, more for like teens.


Yes. Funny, Dr. Seuss was voted least likely to succeed by this classmates.  He showed them!


I guess he did, he has left a legacy behind and what have they done?


Yes.  "Brainchild" looks promising.  They even hired a science expert for it.


Its a science inpires series right? that does seem like a great thing I would like my kid to stream that,


Sound like it.  I'm not sure about "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina".  There's an orgy and bad language.


Do you like reading drama books? or watching drama shows?


I just learned that in WWII more than 1,000 employees were sent to live in luxury hotels.


Yes, it seemed that diplomats lived in luxury for about six months before being sent back to their home countries


It would be interesting to know someone who was involved you know?


Yes, I would definitely want to research this topic further since it's the first I'm hearing about it


Yes you could do that in a library in your town. Can you believe 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.


That sounds like a good cause. There are more libraries than McDonald's in the us. over half of adults have library cards. Do you have one?


I actually do but it has been over a year since I have been to one so it probably needs updated. How about you?


I think I do have one somewhere. It may need to be renewed. The Public Library in Sacramento has a library of things so you can check out other things like sewing machines.


Thats cool I dont think any around me have that but it would be nice.


Yes. It would reduce waste and save money to be able to check out things like that temporarily.


Yes what a great idea. It has been nice talking to ya.


Wow well that would have been nice ha ha. I live close to DC


I guess it was for their own protection.


Can you imagine what war would be like if technology had been better then. Look at things now.


It might have been even scarier. So the diplomats complained about not being able to take walks and being cooped up with other guests


They didn't like the Germans, either. Perhaps it was all that Nazi enthusiasm. In April 1942, Germans donned their finery, pinned swastika buttons to their lapels and celebrated Hitler's birthday.


Apparently the enemy was given luxury so that our diplomats were treated well, so that there would be reciprocity


Yes I agree..They bought lots and lots of things in the hotel stores." Solomon said a half-dozen babies were born to the confined enemy diplomats.


Death followed by birth. Them luxuries were great.


Hello, lets talk about television. There have been a lot of pokemon episodes made, more then 750 total.


The most Oscars won by a man is held by Walk Disney, he won 22 times.


That is not surprising, as Disney has made many excellent movies. The oscars were nominated a total of 9 times for emmys back in 2013.


The movie Blazing saddles was nominated 3 times , I don't know if they won any of them.


Ah, that is a lot considering there are only 24 awards. There have been 3072 oscars awarded since it began in the 90s


wow , Lets talk about the sun next. The sun is not yellow , but white.


Yep, and it consists of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium (roughly)


The sun is hot, but a lightening bolt is 5 times hotter then its surface.


But the suns core is probably much hotter, it is where hydrogen fusion occurs.


In one second the sun can produce enough energy to meet the needs of earth for 500,000 years


And the sun lasts for over 5 billion years. That is a lot of tiem!


Wow! I wonder who has time to watch all of those.That is 50 a year for 16 years straight!


There are many stars that a larger then the sun, some are 1 billions times its size. Nice talking to you today


Days like these in the UK which was a remake of the 70's show verbatim was cancelled after 10 episodes.


Yep, there is only one episode of the simpsons where bart is neither seen nor mentioned.


interesting, Alec Baldwin has narrated Thomas the tank engine more then 52 times.


Apparently so have george carlin and ringo starr. That is a lot of people for one character!


yes, the Simpsons crew sent flowers to south park when it aired its family guy episode.


That must have been very nice of them. That is the same thing as samsung sending flowers to apple when they started selling the iphone X!


Lets talk about the Academy awards next. It was first hear don the radio in 1930 and then on TV in 1953.


Ah, Daniel Day Lewis was the only actor to win best actor at the oscars three times. That is a lot!


I think if you are unbreakable like Hulk, you should find unbreakable pants, otherwise he would have to change his name a the Naked Hulk, because that would be the first thing that people will notice, then they will notice his strength.


haha good point, MLB umpires should develop unbreakable pants, they need to wear black underwear just incase their plants split haha


Maybe they should have pants like Aladdin, those would never broke because of stretching. They were inspired by MC Hammer, so if you like the movie Aladdin, you have to thank MC Hammer.


haha that is good to know, do you follow presidents at all? the last president to speak another language was FDR


I think that is sad, it speaks a lot on how smart we expect our president to be. I think they should go back to 1805 where the runner up in the election  was the vice-president, what do you think about that ?


haha well I don't think we should do that, I can't imagine Trump and Hillary as VP, there would be so much drama!


Indeed, maybe it would force everyone to work together. Or it would be just drama. Do you think they should built a new White house ? At the moment, the guest house of the WH is bigger than the White house, it seems wrong.


ya that is weird, I do like in Guatemala that relatives of presidents can't run for the presidency, thats a good rule


Yeah, that would be good. But rules can change, the first president of ZImbabwe was called president banana, probably the second decided to change the rule.


haha, do you think he had a VP named plantain? I wonder why he was called that


haha well I do, I call them pants though, what about you?


The banana is an important part of the daily life for the people in tropical countries. As important as an iPhone for us. Presidency is about appearing important.


ya that is true, I'm just glad our president isn't like China, where they literally censored the word censorship


Yeah, I like pants, they are the best when I want to mount my horse and go to war. No robe or skirts for me is my country is calling.


haha, well I wear them all the time, I didn't know the "fly" is the cloth flap covering the zipper and not the zipper itself


What is the temperature where you transition from pants to short ?


well for me it is probably like 75 degrees, what about you? I guessthey also call shorts "short trousers"


My it is around 78 degrees, but if I run or do exercices, I can go as low as 40. Romans thought of pants as a barbaric garment, I guess the barbarians won on all fronts, I don't see many togas in Rome nowadays.


no you're right, what is crazy is that women weren't allowed to wear pants in the USA senate until the early 90s


I did not knew that, do you think an adult could wear short trousers with a blazer, like a school uniform,  and not look ridiculous ?


no I don't think so haha, that would look weird, also weird is that the incredible hulk's trousers are unbreakable


I am a Prime Member. I get my orders in two days. I love it. I don't have transportation of my own so it is important to me. Walmart is good too-but not as fast and cheap as Amazon. And their Customer Service is good too.


I have not joined Prime.  Not sure I need it.  I wind up ordering things form the internet that are not sold by Amazon.  Specialized hobby stuff. But if I need something right away, there is value in walmart having it on the shelf.


That's true with Walmart. But with Prime you get music and videos free. Books too for your Kindle. I stream videos, so this is a good benefit. I shop other places occasionally-like Etsy for gifts.


I have never tried Etsy.  It is kind of amazing that streaming works.  It used to be fun to go to blockbuster and rent a movie.  Now it is all streaming. Got netflix?


No-I don't like Netflix and they take up so much band width during peak hours that I had to buy a booster for my wi-fi.


I know that netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america... from 9 pm to 12 am.  Thats a fun statistic to throw out at parties.


Blockbuster didn't want to buy Netflix-they made a big mistake. Now there is no more Blockbuster and Netflix is worth 2 billion.


It is an amazing instance of a company making a wrong move.  I wonder if Netflix is wrong to sink money into original content. 2 billion dollars in 2018.  Sounds like a lot.


I don't know how that will work out for them. I don't like them because they are too political. They are supposed to be entertainment not a political platform.


Political?  I am not sure I have ever seen netflix as political.  I think netflix is in the politics of band width and net neutrality. Can you give other examples?


Good morning. How are your investments today?


Some of their programs like the Obama special are leftist statements.


The statement can be what it is. Left, right, up, down.  The platform can be independent. Even today netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.  Amazing that the internet is a movie delivery device.


I love streaming from my computer. I cut the cord two years ago and now watch mostly Amazon Prime and PBS.


Totally agree, cut the cord.  Stream content that you like.


I don't have any investments. I guess the stock market is on a roller coaster this month, though. I think the media play a big part in whether people are worried about their stocks or not.


So if I asked about price to earnings ratio would you have an opinion?  There is a historical average of 16.5, I think we are higher now.


I think that we are higher and it will continue to fluctuate for a while. I think the market is correcting itself from recent trading.


It looks like the wild ups and downs are from computer algorithms.  Maybe the computers need to calm down. Or some one is feeding bad info.


I just think that the selling models are written by techs who really don't understand the stock market.


Yes, I agree.  It would appear these programs create flash crashes.  It makes big news, but means little.


That's exactly what I have been thinking in the last few weeks-that it is just a fluke and it will fix itself if people don't panic.


In 2015 amazon surpassed walmart as the most valuable retailer.  Do you believe it deserves its valuation? Dont Panic.


Yeah. He really opened the doors for celebrities to voice over cartoons. I love trying to figure out who the voices of cartoons are.


Some people are naturals. A lot of the good-looking actors are not so good with the voice. The not-so-good looking ones (Harvey Fierstein, Jon Luvitz) have great voices.


Yeah! When I listen to an actor and cant place the name, it drives me crazy. I end up going to IMDB to look it up.


IMDB has been great for that. I wonder if it has Youtube celebrities on it. I've never checked.


Don't check. They do and they are the worst. My daughter is listening to some girl name jojo right now and she maybe the worst rapper in the history of the internet. THE WORST!


But she could get paid by McDonalds, which has paid rappers $5 for every time they referenced Big Macs in songs


Really? I feel like that is not worth it... I would hold out for a few #1s and a few shakes.


The world's fastest English language rapper, Noclue, can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second. How many times can he say Big Mac in one song? Does he get paid for each instance?


That would be great! That would be worth it. That's crazy fast!


Signing in sign language should count as well. Anyway, nice chatting with you!


I am well, thanks. Do you know anything about Cardi B? I do not know much about her other than she is a muscian.


Cardi B? Don't know her. Is she a new celebrity?


Kind of... She is a rapper and has a famous husband from another rap group. He cheated on her and had a huge fight. I am not proud that I know any of that...


Yes, that is the sort of drama that I am not interested in. Still not as bad as Paris Hilton, in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records for "most overrated celebrity"


I bet she has been in pixar's secret room for celebrities.


She probably contaminated it for every else. I'm rather impressed by John Cena and his record for wishes granted with the make-a-wish foundation by any celebrity


That is really sweet. I know he may get a bad rap but that's really cool. Did you ever see aladdin?


The animated movie with Robin Williams? A long time ago.


Hey there do you ever watch the NFL on TV? I know that I watch the Super Bowl


thats pretty cool. did you hear about how the Huddle was invented?


Wasn't it due to a deaf quarterback not wanting the opposing team to be able to read his hand signals?


Yep you're 100% right. The quarterback's name was Paul D Hubbard. I always wondered how you could have a deaf quarterback, but he must have been pretty good because he invented such an iconic thing


So many things that were made for ease, ended up being very innovative, like the Yellow line.  ESPN even won an Emmy for that!


Yep that was an amazing invention! Do you like baseball by the way? I personally think it's really boring


It is one of the few sports I couldn't get into.  Id play for fun, in pick up games, but watching it is kind of dull.  Another sport with long game times and no action.


Yep I agree with you. One thing is that in Canada they don't call kickball kickball. They call it soccer-baseball. that sounds really stupid to me haha


It kinda sounds like a name you give something to somehow make it more legitimate.  There was once this 17 year old female pitcher that got banned from pro ball because she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back.  Id be signing her not banning her.


I know right! That's so impressive I wonder what happened to her. What other cool thing is that a baseball manager can actually play for the team if they're needed. That's why they were the uniform


Have any managers been called into action?


I missed the Superbowl this year, but judging from the score didn't seem to be an outstandingly played game.  But still must be an improvement over the first playoffs in 1932.


No I don't think so. But that would be a game I would want to see haha


Yep I would imagine it was a lot more exciting than that game haha. But yes you're right, the Super Bowl is a little bit boring, but then again the average NFL game only has about 10 minutes of actual gameplay


Crazy for a game that has a clock time of 1 hour and takes like 4 hours to play.  Lol


LOL you're right about that haha. Another crazy thing is the way the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are treated. I don't think it's right that they have to leave a restaurant if a player is already inside


Or even worse, I heard they have to leave if one enters a restaurant they are already in.  Who would agree to something like that.


I know right? I wonder if that's for all cheerleading teams or if that is specific to the Saints? Do you know anything more about that? I do know that technically females could play for the NFL, maybe one day all of the cheerleaders will be men and all of the players will be female haha


I know someone who cheered on the Bucs squad and she never said anything of that nature, so it might just be the saints.  If the roles were reversed, the game would likely be more efficient, I doubt women would  go for the long games, with little play.


Yeah I just don't know. I could see it happening though. But one thing that is for sure is that an engineer will earn more than either in NFL or MLB player over their lifetime which I think is kind of wild


It is, but when you break it down, the engineer can work a lot longer than the athletes, thus has more years of earning potential.  There is one rocket scientist coach in the NFL, his college fight song was crazy, including 6 digits of Pi.


That's interesting.  I've been watching alot more dramas lately.


I love dramas. the main actor from house earns $700,000 an episode.


Hugh Laurie deserved that amount, he's very good.  Do you watch alot of tv?


I do. Mostly through internet streaming. Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore because he only wants to make positive movies


Michael caine only became an actor because the girls in his drama class were pretty.


I read that John Hamm taught drama at his old high school.  Can you imagine having him as one of your teachers?


That would be cool. Do you use the internet alot?


Yes. Did you know Mt.Everest peaks have 3g cell service.


Good. How are you? i was just reading about horror films.


That's probably better than what my doctor's office has.  I think it's funny that 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.  So American.


That is pretty funny. Only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet. Have a good night.


I'm not one of those in the 7% it's been nice talking to you.


Me too. Edgar Allan Poe inspired horror films.


Horror has been a genre for over a century.


Probably alot longer than that.  Did you know Stephen King was scared of Bambi, as a child?


that is kind of funny. watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories


Wow, I need to watch a couple Horror movies every day.. lol  I heard the little boy Danny from the Shining didn't know until years later that he was actually acting in a horror film.


That is messed up. I heard if you watch a horror movie before viewing abstract are you enjoy it more


Hi!  How much do you know about planets?


I would imagine.  I have heard there are pretty violent storms on Jupiter.


I've heard that too. Even heard you can pick up the strong storms on Earth over radios


Jupiter has a moon that could be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


Wow that's crazy. Do you know much about governors?


Some, I know Schwarzenegger never lived in Sacramento, he commuted daily by private jet.


That would be hard to do. It says he went 3 hours per day by private jet. Talk about a long commute.


i couldnt do that.  time is too valuable.


I agree. Did you know that Athiests cannot be governor of South Carolina.


Wow, I didnt know that.  Texas actually elected the first female governor.


That's really good to know. The governor of Oklahoma has an Oklahoma shaped pool.


Hello - I know the alternate names for Earth are gaia, tellus, and telluris.


That is awesome, I wonder why they settled on Earth.  It is the only one without a God/Goddess name.


I saw that in 1975 the Soviet Union sent a spacecraft to Venus.


Wow, maybe that is how they found out it doesnt tilt/


You can fit every other planet between Earth and the moon/


Wow, I didnt realize it was really that far away.  Does that include pluto, they can't decide about that poor planet.


I believe it does. There is a planet that orbits four stars.


There is a planet where shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree F weather.  No thanks.


That's crazy! Manned space stations orbit Jupiter are impossible due to the intense radiation.


Yeah, that sounds pretty neat. Wish I could have been a fly on the wall there!


Yep I agree. That concert would be awesome. Do you like Lincoln Park though? Did they put on good concerts? They did almost one concert for every day of the year back in 2001


Wow, I did like them. I bet they did not do as many concers as the Ramones though


No The Ramones definitely did a ton of concerts, I think 2,200 in 20 years, that's insane!


Seems exhausting but surely they made a lot of money doing that!


Yes I agree! Did you hear about Creed though? Apparently they were sued because their concerts were so bad LOL I won't be seeing a Creed concert myself after hearing that


Haha, I used to like their music. That's quite surprising. So Linkin Park's concerts were much better I presume. Their album is the best selling of the 21st century.


Yes that is impressive. What are your other favorite albums? I want to listen to the album made by those twin 100 year old Japanese rappers LOL


I used to like NWA. Their album was the first to get to platinum without the support of airplay or a major tour. That's surprising as that was all before the internet age!


That is surprising! I wonder how they were able to advertise it back then. I do love Pink Floyd and I'm glad that dark side of the moon is still a best-selling album


You like poetry, it's interesting that the word poetry comes from the Greek term poesis which means making


It is surprising that in 2014, 40 years after being released, it was best selling!


Edgar Alan Poe is one of the first people I think of when I think of poetry. He only got $9 for publishing The Raven.


Yeah that's really sad. I love that there is a 224 word palindrome poem, that sounds awesome I need to check it out


I want to do more research into the Javanese alphabet. In order the alphabet makes a poem.


Yes that sounds really interesting. I want to read the poem too that is depressing when it is read forwards but when it's read backwards it's actually inspiring I wonder how that works


Did you know the hobbit's character names came from an old icelandic poem?


No I didn't know that, I think some of the earliest poetry was written in Africa though, back in the 25th Century BCE, which is a long time ago


Speaking of ancient things, in Croatia you can go to a concert at an ancient Roman ampitheatre


That would be really cool. Also cool would it be to see the Pink Floyd concert that they did at in Amphitheatre, there was no one present when they did the concert, hopefully they put it on video so that other people can watch it though


I have a different opinion although Kung Fu Hustle was an entertaining movie, I did like it,


How about that fact about Bill Nye winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.  Very odd.  Do you think they look alike?


Thats really funny, they could be twin brothers lol, I heard he got his break on entertainment just because of that, looking similar to a famous actor


Huh interesting.  You're probably right.  Did you read that description about the honey-cardamom-lavender sorbet that Posner's daughter loves? It sounds so good


That sounds good I agree, nice flavor indeed, I would like to try that one out, its an odd flavor I must say


Yeah i love unique flavors like that.  He really seems to go out of his way to make sure his daughter has great experiences despite her dietary limitations


I heard she has to follow a gluten free diet, that must be hard my sister has that alergy and its bad


Yeah so many foods contain gluten.  It probably helps a lot that Posner's wife is a vegetarian and knows how to cook


I wonder if shes a good chef, I cant imagine my life without meat in it or gluten based foods.


Totally agree. I love the concept of "D.C. Dream Day." Based on the Posner piece, I'm going to look up others to see what they did on their dream day in the city


That is an interesting concept, many times taken for granted we should all think about our perfect day and then make it happen


Then we are alike, comedy has interesting roots all the way back to ancient Greece


Yeah that's cool.  I didn't know that the word comedy derives from a Greek word


Yeah it refers to a discourse that is humorous or amusing that generates laughter, I think the definition is about right


It was cool to read about how Aaron Posner hangs out near Congress and tries to overhear conversations at other tables.  I actually do that exact same thing.


That is funny and an odd form of entertainment lol,  I like the Kin Da restaurant in Tahoma Park, great Tofu


I've never been there but there is so much good Asian food in DC.  I have been to the iPic theater though and Posner's description of it made me want to go back.


Its a great theater, all you can eat popcorn and good movies, the perfect combo


Some of the comedy facts I read are intriguing.  Bill Murray apparently thinks Kung Fu Hustle is one of the best comedies and I trust his opinion a lot


"The mistrust of the media is so extreme among Republicans that 40 percent consider otherwise accurate news stories to be "fake news" if the stories cast a politician or political group in a negative light. " I find that number to be really more than I thought...


Wow! Do you know who the top three presidents were?


I have no idea. Who were they and why were they the top three?


The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Cool! So where do you get your news from?


I get it from NPR and CNN. I tend to think they have decent news but their anchors lean democratic.


I like NPR but CNN is too biased for me. I also use social media for news like Facebook and Twitter.


I have tried to stay off those for the past few months as it was becoming too much with the data sale and I just stopped trusting them.


FB sold a lot of data to netflix and companites like that. That came out last week or the week before. Nice chatting with you.


I am not sure if the news is fake or not but to have people claim that 40% of the news reported being fake is shocking to me. I would love to see the fact checked data...


Well, 66 percent of people survey said that the news doesn't separate fact from opinion and I agree with them because the news is too biased.


Do you think it is biased based on the station or in general towards a particular party?


Based on the station because some are liberal and some are conservative. Do you agree?


I do. I also try to watch non-biased news but many times even that news have been called fake. I also try to watch Fox News and MSNBC. I get mad at both stations equally so I hope I have an open mind...


Ok, makes sense. Do you think Trump is to blame for the distrust people have for the news?


I think he has been the most vocal in the unveiling of it. I also think it is an easy escape hatch when he doesn;t like how he is covered.


Ok, speaking of the presidency, here is a fun fact; Did you know the only president to have a PHD?


Good morning! Did you hear Marreese Speights is going to China?


I expect there will, considering the partnership between Monumental Sports and Entertainment and Alibaba Group, which is a Chinese conglomerate.


I do know a little about Alibaba. Is the chinese basketball the same as the NBA?


It's supposed to be, but Speights has been quoted as saying, "The referees just aren't the same," and they have restrictions on how much the imported players can play during each game.


I suppose that's fair.  Who knows, maybe they'll get more similar as time goes by.


That could happen. Did you know the CBA season only lasts five months?


I did not know that.  Do they have drafts like the NBA does?


I don't know. That's a good question. I do know that with the shorter season, American players could easily join an NBA team for the end of their season. I wonder if that will become a trend.


Could be.  The NBA probably doesn't have rules against it.


Apparently they don't. But Speights says he's waiting until the end of the CBA season to consider it. He doesn't want to be distracted from his current team.


Good morning! No I did not hear that.  Does China have good basketball teams?


He says it was the best move for him, so I bet they do. He's going to the Guangzhou Long-Lions.


China must be growing in basketball fans and teams then!  That's great!  Do you know if any other players are going there?


I don't know who has plans to go there, but other players have gone there before. Fredette and Hansbrough, for example.


Interesting!  You know, I've heard that some companies are in China too, like Outback Steakhouse for example.


Yes, I've heard that. And a number of the players on the Long Lions speak English.


You know, the news media paints China as hostile and closed but it sounds like they are more like us than we know.


Yes, and basketball is an international language. The Long Lions were recently in DC, playing against the Wizards.


That's cool! Maybe there will be more games between teams from the two countries.


Who was the first president to live there?


Cool.     Did you know presidents still use classic technology?


i heard they still use floppy disks for storing files


Even with that, George W. Bush had solar panels reinstalled on the building.


cool, and teddy roosevelt banned christmas trees because he was a staunch conservationist


I wonder if they listen to the radio in the white house.


maybe, canadian law requires radios to have at least 40% music played be canadian


True, although that doesn't have much to do with the united states!    That will all change with websites, though.


I think I'm going to try and build one of those razorblades and pencil radios.      Have a good one!


Just a little bit.    I know their first president was called President


did you know the U.S. president's guest house is bigger then the white house?


I had heard that.     The Zimbabwe thing was President Banana!     I wonder how wealthy he was.


yeah, and the president of indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office


That is interesting.    Do you know anything more about the White House?


i know it is official residence and workplace of the president


1600 Pennsylvania ave NW Washington D.C.


i guess she thought she was pretty cool. i would refrain from rapping unless i was good. i wonder if it was a good rap even.


Maybe Eminem started it, that just came to my mind. LOL.  Before he became a rapper, Eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist, his favorite superhero was Spider-man.  That's awesome.


I think he would make a good artist. with the money he has, he could start his own comic book company. LOL


No doubt.   Did you also know that rapper Busta Rhymes voiced the reptar in the 1998 Rugrats movie?  That is pretty cool as well.


i never saw that movie. i think busta has been in a couple of movie. finding forrester? ??


I'm not sure, but I do know that that a Korean rapper invented a new type of freestyle, it's called "compliment battle".


that must be a reflection of their culture. one of respect for your competitors. that is cool. i wonder what they compliment each other about.


Probably instead of hating each other, maybe.  I found out something else I didn't know before about the word, "word".  The word predates the musical form, and originally meant "to strike", and is now used to describe quick speech or repartee.


Rap! That is good to know. Well, it has been fun rapping at ya! Thanks for the chat


Hi. are you interested in rapping facts? Rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular".


i am interested in many facts about rap. do you know a lot? please tell me.


I know a little.  Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that rap is usually performed in time to an instrumental track.


yes, it has to be rhythmic to be rap. i guess the words should rhyme too.


Surprisingly, I recently learned where rap came from. The person credited with originating the style of "delivering rhymes over extensive music", that would become known as rap, was Anthony "DJ Hollywod" Holloway for Harlem, New York.


I did not know that. i know that the sugar hill gang made a tune called rappers delight. that was a hit.


I remember the Sugar Hill Gang from the 80s I think. They always said "CeeMooSaabEEE", lol.   Did you know that the rapper Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of Congress of "Cultural Significance?"


Tupac was a great guy and a solid musical talent. his music deserves recognition as a contribution to art.


I totally agree.  Did you hear that back in 2001 a Michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against rapper Eminem? That's funny.


Do you do your own yard work or use services ?


It is quite fun, and you can be nearer the birds than in summer because you are in the house and not as threatening.


With our larger yard and nearby woods, we don't have a good location for birdfeeders.  We have to content ourselves with watching the deer.  Still a fun way to see nature.


If you have trees, you can put a bird feeder in it, if it is far you can use binoculars to look at the birds. You can put birdhouses.


That's true. We'll have to look into that.


Do you travel  ? Do you like to take the train ?


We love train travel.  We recently went to Japan and Europe and used trains almost exclusively in both countries.  It is an easy way to travel when the trains are on time.


In japan, all highways have tolls, it would cost 300 just to use them to cross the country, so the train there would be also more cheaper than a car.


That's true.  We were able to drive some in France and England, which was tricky.  Have you ever driven on the opposite side of the road?


I have been in Hong Kong where they drive on the opposite, I had to get used to look at my right when I crossed the street.


That sounds exciting.  Where else have you traveled?


My husband and children usually mow our lawn, although less frequently than some of our neighbors.


I also been in China, I like remote wild places, like Iceland.


Do you do it so it won't look like a jungle or you want it to be prize winning ?


We just mow to keep it short enough to see our small dogs.  We aren't concerned about the overall appearance at all.


It is the same here, we mow the lawn so it won't look like a vacant lot.


Another bonus to a longer lawn, we get to enjoy lots of wildlife.  We have deer, turkeys and rabbits all over.


Here in the north, we are starting to see turkeys more often. But, in the neighborhood, we only see the occasional rabbit nothing else bigger. But we feed birds in winter, there is a lot of bluebirds.


Do you put up any birdhouses or birdfeeders to encourage birds?


We have 3 bird feeders. Squirrels are the biggest problem. I have heard that in some place the bluebirds have difficulties competing with sparrows, not here it is too cold.


My parents have always loved feeding (and watching) birds.


Do you know what the 3 horizonal line menu in the apps is called?


It is called the hot dog icon, if I am not mistaken.


It is actually super close, the hamburger button


Hamburger! That's right! I forgot! I wonder who gave it that name.


I have no idea but I guess it makes sense if you look at it


The vegans would not approve of that name. They would want vegetables to be the origin.


Yeah I guess. Did you know you can develop addiction from clicking on the internet?


I already have. The novelty! The novelty! A life without novelty is not a life!


And the library of alexandria keeps a copy of the internet just in case


This I doubt. How could one backup the entire Internet?! It would take an entire Internet to perform such a feat!


I am not so good at the reading of the words, but I do try my best.


I really do not understand it either. I am curious too. Nice chat


I read it when I was a kid. I saw the movie too. You?


Oh cool, yeah me too. It is in the reading list of three us military branches


That makes sense. Heinlein was in the military and liked to write books that involved strategy and tactics.


Yeah. In the 18 century people were freaking out because there were too many people were reading novels


Novels are the work of the devil! In them days, they read poetry. Closer to God, sublime and all that. The angels spoke in poetry. Nowadays it's video games.


Yeah that is true. Do you use the internet much?


I have used it on occasion, though it is akin to the novel, the devil's work!


Hello. I always like learning more about how things came to be. For example pilgrims clothing was colorful and they wore black for special occasions.


Good question, maybe they don't even have casual Fridays. Shirts can also have symbolic value like in China the gangs used to layer as many shirts as they could.


I heard the t-shirt was invented in 1904.


Very cool I am definitely glad they invented it. In British English a shirt is more of a collared button-down shirt.


I also heard that people would do their laundry by putting their clothes in the Old Faithful geyser and watch it erupt with clean clothes.


That would be very satisfying. I would actually want to do the laundry then. Polo shirts were actually invented by a tennis player, so why are they called tennis shirt?


That's funny. They should it worked well for tennis shoes.


Yes exactly. Well it wasn't until later that the shirt was adopted by polo players and thus got its name.


That makes sense, I heard a guy tried to avoid the bagging charge at in airport by wearing 70 item of clothing. That's a little too much.


Wow that seems very excessive he must've been huge. Apparently the button down is where the collar tips fastened to the body of the shirt where as the button up does not.


That's interesting, I heard Greeks made asbestos clothing.


Yes very cool. There's even a store in Alabama that sells stuff from unclaimed baggage at airports. It was nice chatting with you.


That sounds dangerous, I wonder if they got mesothelioma? Apple even had a clothing line in 1986.


I wouldn't be surprised if they did.  I think I remember their clothes.


Oh nice. Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea, didn't even know that was allowed!


Yeah that's strange, but it makes sense. They probably can get really cheap labor there.


Yeah good point. The label actually says made in China so it must be a contentious subject.


I heard the plain grey shirt Mark Zuckerburg wears all the time costs between $300 to $400.


Wow that is so ridiculous. I want to live in Hawaii because the official business attire is the aloha shirt.


That's cool. I wish they had that at my company. I wonder what they were on casual Fridays?


right, and what a loser would do lol! Did you know 39 of the 50 states have college coaches as the highest paid state employees


Yes, we love our sports. college is now a sports franchise. soon the degrees will be optional extra.


that is a good way to put it. I know my state is one of the 39. Did you ever hear about the basketball court at the us supreme court building?


The court at the top is the highest court in the land. it is the place that the justices do battle royale to decide major cases.


that would be fun to watch. See Justice Ginsburg throw down an alley-oop


RBG in the hay-ouse! Yes, the highest court is for the big showdowns and dunks are fine.


lol! Did you hear what new zealand calls one of their teams there


New Zealand is a tiny country! They have a basketball team?


I think a league. They have a team called the tall blacks....yikes.....


That is a play on the name All Blacks. Anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? i watch basketball sometimes.


interesting! Good chatting with you also. Enjoy your weekend!


I am good, thanks! I like watching it. Do you remember Kareem Abdul Jabbar?


Yes, Lew Alcindor? Yes, he was a great player. he was dominant and a great actor too


For sure! He got the dunk banned for like a decade he was so good at it


they were scared of the man! he was dominant! he made other teams look weak, but that was not his fault.


For sure, he couldn't help it lol! Speaking of college, did you know who the most losingest coach is in kansas history?


Most losingest would be that fellow what invented the sport. that canadian.


right! James Naismith I think his name was. You think he could have rigged the game in his favor lol


Make up rules on the spot? Yeah, that would cool. he could psych out the refs.


I know they sell a lot of shoes.  But, do they really make that much money to be able to afford $800,000 a year and then a 32 million lump sum payment?  Seems crazy to me.


I just don't think he will be marketable by then. Young shoe buying people won't remember him as a player and think of him as a guy who should be shooting granny style.


Nice!  Granny style is my favorite shot to shoot at the free throw line!


I have heard it's the best technique as far as most likely to score, but even so I can't see anyone ever doing it in a professional game. I've never seen it anyway.


I'm going to have to remember that to tell the guys I play with next time I go to the free throw line. Hahahah


Even if you score they will make fun of you! Better wear some cool shoes to offset that. Do you have any air jordans?


I never had any.  Could never afford them sadly.


They aren't cheap. Did you know when they first came out Micheal wasn't even allowed to wear them during games? They were banned by the nba!


I think I did hear about that before.  I do remember that was the first time I think I ever heard about an issue with players wearing uniforms and shoes that weren't league approved.


Nowadays players wear all kinds of crazy shoes. He did of course still wear them, but was fined every time. Nike paid the fines!


Hi, yes I am. Longtime fan and I also appreciate it's history back when it was the BAA.


I guess in the long run it was a good marketing tactic to still wear them and get fined then.  I had a good time chatting with you this morning!


Cool!  ..and yes...back when it was known as the Basketball Association of America.  The league adopted the NBA name after merging in 1949 with the NBL.


It's really interesting that there was a competing league back then.


I know.  I think sports were more popular back then which allowed for more leagues because it seems like the histories of the other sports are that way too.


I think the big leagues just weren't that big yet. No TV, only radio and certainly no internet. I recently went on a tour of the nba tv studios. It was incredible to see everything there behind the scenes that millions of people watch.


That would be sweet!  I would have loved that!


It's almost as exciting as going to the nba hall of fame. Speaking of the hall of fame, there they had an interesting fact on Reggie Miller. His older sister actually had a more storied high school basketball career than him, if you can believe that.


Ahh...I remember Reggie. He got outshined by his sister.  Did you read about that big endorsement deal that Allen Iverson got from Reebok?


Yes. That is a strange one. I mean he's very popular and a good player but paying him until he is 55 seems questionable.


That wouldn't happen, today.  It would be considered unsportsman like conduct and Georgia would have had to bench their 1st, 2nd, and probably 3rd string players, and most likely let their cheerleaders play Cumberland! Lol


LOL  You're right.  Here's an interesting stat line: Benjarvus Green-Ellis who was a RB for the Patriots never fumbled the ball during his NFL career.


Oh, the pressure he must have felt to remain fumble free.  I couldn't have done it.  Kudos to him!


lol yes.  Impressive.  Are you familiar with Drake?


Yeah, I know he started that KiKi challenge and he's a Canadian singer that's about all I know about him.


He must have dropped out of school and went back because I'm reading about him and it says that he graduated high school in 2012 at the age of 25.


My goodness! I applaud him for sticking with it and getting his HS diploma.  It must be super hard when you're trying to be a singer, too.


Yes.  It looks like he reeased his debut studio album in 2010.  So, yep he hit the big time before finishing school.


Good afternoon, yes, i do a little.  How about you?


Yes indeed.  It's been fun chatting with you!  Have a good day!


I'm a big fan during the season.  Did you know that the University of Iowa painted the locker room of the visiting football team pink?  Kind of interesting...


Yes, it is, kind of an emasculating thing to do.  Make the other team feel all weak and girly! Lol


lol  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as the top fooball stars back then.  Bet that's different now.


Yes, it's changed drastically.  Bowling is not even in the same ballpark, anymore!  Do you watch college of NFL football or both?


Me too, I don't get into that fantasy football, do you?


I played with a bunch of friends years ago but not recently.  Do you know what the highest score ever was in a football game?  It in 1916...and was a college game...


That is farther back than I thought.  I though Mohammad Ali was rapping when he spoke to the media!


Yes, you're correct!!! Muhammad Ali was using verbal taunts in a rap format I believe. Am I right?


For sure!!! He was so quick witted.  He would have done well free style rapping.


I agree!!! Do you listen to Eminem at all?


Yes another wordsmith.  Though he wanted to be a comic book writer at first.


Yes, I agree. Do you happen to know who his favorite superhero was?


Ha Ha!!! I think one of the best rappers out there is Kanye West.


Kanye is so popular right now...resposible for cultural movements


I agree. He is really talented and I also read somewhere that he gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert of his.


I do listen to rap on occasion. How about you, do you like rap?


I saw that!  Really neat.  Nice to speak to you. Take care


Thanks. It was very nice chatting with you as well!! Have a nice night!!


I like older 90's rap though.  Hammertime haha.  What a great style between speech and singing.


Yeah!!! Me too, I use to listen to LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes.


Great!  Do you know what LL Cool J stands for?


In all honesty I don't. I was wondering what is rap usually associated with?


Ladies Love Cool James haha.  Rap is associated with hip hop.


Oh! Thanks, I didn't know. What is the earliest precursor to modern rap?


Yes you're right!!! Yes it was a tradition that goes way back to ancient Egyptian practices which is really amazing.


Football still doesn't really keep my attention. Maybe it's because there are only 11 minutes of live gameplay.


that is so amazing and yet we are glued to the tv for so long to watch a game


I know. We take it so seriously that there are tracking chips in the shoulder pads and footballs.


yeah I think they are using them to track their movement and get statistics that way


Yes, it also helps to determine location.


Yes, I wonder if we will ever see a woman who meets the requirements. That would be cool.


Yeah and I think it would bring more diversity to the game


Yet the NFL seems old fashioned. I know players are more important to the game but it still seems wrong that New Orleans Saints cheerleaders have to leave the restaurant even if they are already eating, if some players want to eat there.


I find that extremely sexist to be honest. I do not see the point of that rule at all


yes I do. do you have a favorite player?


No, I do not, though I know that Tom Brad is a great player. I know that's attributed to his skill but is also partially diet. He has never eaten a strawberry.


that is strange. I wonder if he is jealous or what?


Speaking of jealous, I wonder if he is jealous of his wife as she makes more than double her husband's salary.


yeah she sure does. his coach lists him in the injury report evey week


no not at all, so I am not sure why he does that


It seems that Tom Brady has gotten even better in the last few years. He had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season before 2007. Then he did a record 50 that year.


go figure, maybe he was saving a surprise for then


I am mad they got rid of pluto though. I had such hopes for that planet.


When the problem was all in the current definition of things and at times it is simply a matter of semantics. Even jupiter's moon would be considered a planet due to its size and features if it instead orbited the sun instead of jupiter


That is really insightful, thanks! Did you know the world wide web was invented in 1989?


I don't know either. I was asking lol. I'm sure it was a scientist. All I remember was that the internet was developed by the military and wifi was developed as a byproduct when the space program was trying to improve space imaging.


Didn't al gore say he invented it? Then he got mocked by the press and then he was actually involved with it????


Well at least the emperor of japen still publishes today.


That is amazing. I wonder what his field of expertise and interest is. In modern times, scientists have changed academia, industry, government, and nonprofit environments to an exponential degree


Hello. What do you think about scientists?


I am not sure. It was nice chatting with you today!


I love them! I studied science at college for 3 years. Then organic chemistry suggested I try another line of study. What do you think abouto scientists?


I feel that scientists whose sole purpose to research to advance knowledge in a specific area of interest have helped advanced the world in leaps and bounds


I do too! Do you believe them in their research?


In most cases yes. However, I do think that each person has to do their due diligence to identify if there is any bias or misinformation.


I agree. The only reason I asked was because of people second guessing the global warming research. Seems odd to me..


I feel its because for many people of authority like the current president denies it for political reasons. I still can't believe people feel vaccines cause autism


I know. Now there is a measels outbreak which will jeopardize the health of new borns who cannot get vaccinated. Just dumb...


Scientists have also made vast contributions to learning more about planets such as the earth


Hahaha that would be too much considering it is a kids show but you never know


Haha there must be some outtakes somewhere lol. Have you ever seen the show Pokemon?


I have but not the whole 750 episodes. that is crazy


No I'll never be able to catch up haha. That's just too many. have you seen the TV show That 70s Show?


I have and I find it funny sometime but I guess it failed badly in the UK


It did. It was canceled after only 10 episodes! It probably didn't help that the name is really stupid."days like these"


Yeah, I guess that helped a lot there. Do you fancy snakes?


No I don't like snakes! Maybe I should move to New Zealand. They have zero snakes there haha


Yeah that is a good place to be for sure. There is a genius that can actually fly and catch the prey


That scares me! Whatever country that's in I'm not going there haha. Do you like crocodiles? Theyre more related to birds than snakes or Lizards somehow


Well I don't have cable. I do have Netflix that I watch sometimes. What about you?


Yeah that is a little strange. Nice chatting with you :)


Nice yes me too. Did you ever see the SImpsons?


I have seen The Simpson apparently there's only one episode where Bart is not seen nor mentioned. have you seen that one?


I am not even sure which one that is, but I watch them almost regularly


Do you watch South Park at all? Did you see when South Park made fun of Family Guy?


I watch it sometimes. I know the Simpsons sent them flowers on that occassion, well, the cast


Yep they did! It's a really good episode. Have you ever seen the TV show Thomas the Tank Engine?


Yeah I have. I hear there were quite a few celebrities involved in the voice, like ALec Baldwin


Yep Alec Baldwin ,George Carlin, and Ringo Starr. I like George Carlin the best though. I wonder if he was never able to put any dirty jokes on that show lol


ya, they were apparently banned from the NBA, but Nike just kept paying the fee so Jordan would wear them, that was great exposure!


Yeah I bet Nike made a lot of money out of the shoes and they can always pay fines, the company has a lot of money


oh definitely, just seeing how much Reebok pays Allen Iverson, Nike probably paid MJ even more than that!


I agree, Michael Jordan was a much better player so he probably got a better deal, Nike pays their players a lot, like LeBron, he has a sweet deal with them


ya Lebron is the highest paid celebrity, and apparently Judge judy is number 2!


She makes about $123000 per episode right? thats a lot of money


ya I wonder how much moneyCarol Burnett got to go on sesame street, or maybe nothing? Do celebrity guests on there get paid?


I guess they do, thats actually a great question I might have to Google that later, do you know about the secret room at Pixar Studios?


I've heard of it, do you think Robin Williams got to go inside before he passsed?


I think he did, he was the voice of Aladdin so that might have earned him a ticket, he is an icon of our culture so yea


oh I hope so, and ya he also started the trend of celebs doing animated voice roles


Yeah he started an important trend I guess its too late to ask him.


ya I watch it, I would like to watch all the players only doing shots granny style, that is scientifically the best way to shoot!


They should give it a try, if I earned as much as Allen Iverson I wouldnt care about looking stupid, I would care more about results.


oh I agree, that guy will get 32 mil when he hits age 55, thats amazing!


Its a big payday for sure, $32 million is a nice retirement fund for sure


oh ya, that plus his salary plus the 800k a year he gets from reebok too, he is VERY relaxed haha


Yeah and he must also get a really good salary, add all that up and he does alright lol, did you ever used the Air Jordans?


I did! They're actually really comfortable but I don't think they're worth the price, did you?


I liked them and apparently a lot of people bought them, the NBA banned them but Jordan still used them


I did.  The Archie comics were my favorite.  It is now a TV show!  Did you have a favorite comic book series growing up?


Yeah Riverdale right? I've seen a couple episodes hahaha. No, I wasn't really into comics growing up, my parents didn't let us watch cartoons or anything. But I've seen the Ironman movies and Wonder Woman and a few other superhero things. Do you have any other favorites?


I never got into the superhero comics as a kid although i enjoy the movies today.  Did you know there is a superhero called normalman who is the only normal person on a planet of super heroes?


Hahaha I've never heard of that. I feel like that would suck! IS it from one of the big franchises? DC or Marvel? Or is it some other thing?


I am not sure where it is from but i think it is kind of a spoof on superhero comics.


That's cool. The whole origins of the genre are kind of fascinating. I mean like there are some that are probably almost a hundred years old right?


I believe so.  Marvel should make a comic book about the history of comic books.


Yeah. I think DC has done a few books including one on Batman. It's like about how one would become Batman or something.


Interesting.  Did you know there are over 300 registered superheroes just in the United States?


Wow I didn't know that. But that makes sense! I think there are 30 superhero movies set to be released between 2016-2020.


I really enjoyed it! It was awesome to finally see a female protagonist who was really killing it


That is great.  Superhero movies are my favorite kind to see in theater.  I think they are much better on the big screen.


Definitely. I'm looking forward to seeing the new wonder woman in November. Let's catch up after!


I agree.  Did you know when Gal Gadot auditioned she thought she was testing for catwoman?


Wow, I didn't know that. That's crazy! I'm excited to see what they do with the franchise moving forward. Have you heard they're filming a sequel?


I have not heard.  But since it did so well, they must be a sequel coming.  I can't wait!


Yeah I think some of the filming was going on over the summer in Washington DC. Maybe you saw some posts on instagram or facebook about it?


Not that you mention it, I may have heard about that on social media.  I hope it comes out soon.  Did you Gadot served 2 years in the Isreal defense force?


I didn't know for sure but it makes sense. It's a requirement that people serve in the military after high school in Israel. But yeah, I think it comes out in November of this year. Are you generally a fan of superhero movies?


Yes, while i don't take them too seriously, they are very fun too watch, a good escape from the world.


Yeah definitely. And the genre is exploding right now. Did you grow up with comic books and stuff?


Good question, probably a bit, but he was known for powering through with his big body.


Yeah I remember when I was a kid watching him play. He was so powerful. Breaking the rims and such.


I wonder how he compared to Abdul Jabbar in the dunk.


Jabbar revolutionized the game with his dunks, but I think Shaq did as well


Jabbar got it banned in college for a while.  Glad they put it back in!


Yeah the game isnt the same without dunking.


True.  Even though it has been proven granny style is best for free throws, they still dont do it.  Maybe if some of them did they would shoot better.


Yeah. I dont think they will. It looks to funny. Lol.


Can you believe they tried to ban Air Jordans?


I heard that. Jordan wore them anyway and nike paid the fine. I think they have gotten their money back on that though.


Cant say that I was.  But I must go, nice chatting today!


I watch it once in a while.  Im excited for March Madness


I have never really got into college ball much.


Reggie miller had a hard time getting out of his sister Cheryls Shadow.


I heard that. She scored 105 points in one game. That would be nearly impossible to overcome.


There are teams that dont score that many in a game.  But he has risen to a Hall of Fame level.


Yeah he was really good at the three. Maybe the best ever.


Shaq only got one three pointer in his entire career.


Hello, what are your thoughts on the US senate?


That would be a cool show, Trum would be star and them some other politicians


Haha yeah he would. I would like to see Trump put out some pop albums like the Indonesian president.


I would love to see that as well, that guy released 3 albums while in office right?


Yes! What a riot lol. I wonder what kind of style he had? Way back in 1986 Apple had a clothing line!


Apple had a clothing line! wow, I would like to buy an Apple tshirt, its y favorite brand


Haha yeah I want to see what they sold back in the day. Rip curl makes clothes in North Korea, I had no idea.


I had no idea about that either, there is a cool store in Alabama though, it seels unclaimed baggage from airports


Great business model. Sell stuff that they get for free! The pilgrim clothing was full in color and only wore black on special occasions!


I thought they used black always, I guess my 3rd grade teacher pulled a fast one on me


haha maybe so. One way to tell if something fits well is to look for a collar gap.


Hey. I think they have a very important job being the upper chamber of the US Congress.


Thats a great tip, thanks, a lot of interesting tips about clothes, presidents and the senate


I  think the same 50 states, 100 US senators, they are of great value to our democratic system


Yes I agree. A fun fact is they once used the same gavel for 165 years...until Nixon cracked it.


Yeah it sounds like it. On the senate floor women weren't allowed to wear pants until 1993.


I didnt know about that, seems like an unfair rule, good thing that changed now


Agreed. I find the response Michael Jordan gave about not endorsing the black NC democratic candidate a bit confusing.


It was, I guess he likes to stay away from politics I gyess I can respect that


Yeah true. I never knew that the Senate chamber was located in the north wing of the Capitol in Washington DC. They should make a tv show called the "North Wing".


Hello,  did you know the president's guest house is bigger than the white house?


Not really my thing.  Have fun though!  Did you know the first president of zimbabwe was President Banana?


No. Really? That's a fun fact! Did you know that in Lincoln's inaugural photo, you can see John Wilkes Booth, too?


Thats interesting,  maybe he photo bombed it?


Don't know. Seriously, how many presidential photos feature a guy who later murdered that President? Are you a fan of Honest Abe? If so, why?


I dont have a preference.  did you know the president of indonesia made 3 pop albums?


Before or during his presidency, I wonder! Do you think if a reality star like Trump can become US president, any "pop star" could be elected, too?


The rate we are going anything is possible,  probably kanye west will start campaigning who knows


Agreed. Have to admit that I would have liked best to party with the Obamas. They also sponsored great televised concerts with A-List talent. Wish I could have rocked along at any of those events.


Like? Not much, but am sure that if she were Pres. today, we'd have stronger foreign policy. She was a dedicated Sec. of State and traveled extensively in that role.


Nope. Have you by any chance ever toured the White House?


She was President of the young republicans in college


Toured years ago. Have to admit I'd love to be invited to a splashy dinner there...


Oh yeah,  did it cost anything to tour it?


Don't remember. Class trip. Do you remember the Salahi couple who snuck into the Obama's 1st state dinner in 2009?


Not too much.  George w bush put solar panels on the white house.


That was Jimmy Carter. Then Reagan had them removed. Shame, don't you think?


No problem. We all get presidential info. mixed up. Still, I'd love to attend a diplomatic dinner (in my dreams) at "the people's house". Agree?


Hi there, do you know much about the Presidents?


Yeah maybe. Wonder if that is the case in Ireland and France where there are white houses too


That's really curious. I wonder if those white houses also have solar panels?


Yeah I wonder too. Good thing Bush brought them back to the white house here.


I remember being shocked that Regan removed the ones that Carter had had installed. There's no reason to move backward, though, I mean, they still use floppy disks to store files, so maybe technology isn't a serious focus sometimes.


I guess or I wonder if that has to do with security somehow, not sure. Roosevelt on the other hand did not allow Christmas trees there


I suppose Roosevelt didn't have an artificial tree! I had no idea that he was such a serious conservationist. Good on him.


Yeah I guess. DO you know how the VP used to be elected prior to 1805?


I didn't. I always thought they were the person who came in second in an election.


Yeah, not sue how that would have worked today really


It would probably lessen partisanship. It might make people more willing to see the other side. I think they should go back to the early rules!


I know some things. I know that I would liked to have gone to an Obama era state dinner. They sounded like amazing parties!


Yeah, it would be interesting. Nice chatting with you


Yeah it sure did. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star


I've heard that! Apparently he or she released multiple albums while still in office. I imagine they got a lot done in a day.


It seems that way. DO you know who the wealthiest US presidents are?


I know Washington and Jefferson were. And JFK, as I recall. I wonder where their wealth came from? Is it because they were in on the ground floor of the country?


Maybe, I assume they must have had a lot of land. Plus we have to consider inflation into that equation


Exactly. And they didn't have second careers as pop stars to fall back on. Nor did they have catchy nicknames, like the president of Zimbabwe, President Banana.


I know right? Speaking of the president, did you know that the white house is smaller than the guest house?


I'd love to see that guest house! Maybe after a state dinner at the White House in the East Room, or the State Dining Room, or on the South Lawn, one might retire to the guest house.


Hey there. Have you ever heard Alex Jones speak? He seems to be pretty aggressive.


Whoa that is scary and it makes sense why a lot of us are misinformed. I remember when I had a Myspace. Apparently Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for 75 million dollars in 2005. Bet they are kicking themselves for not doing that!


Yes they are, did you know that there were more people on facebook then in the world 200 years ago, that's crazy?


Wow that is truly hard to believe! I think that as technology progresses certain things get lost. Like poetry. It has a long history back to prehistorical times, but I feel like it is losing it's popularity.


Google brought the site youtube in November 2006 for $1.65 billion. dollars


Wow that is a lot of money. Good move though because now they control everything! I think there is some inappropriate videos that shouldn't be on youtube but at least they allow only 18 year olds to view them.


Yes I agree with you a hundred percent, but how would they know how old a person, If they are over or under 18 by viewing sites from home, I never could understand that, a child could click yes to that question.


Yes that is true. I think it is more of a legality than anything. Because you're right there is no way to enforce that. The most disliked video on youtube is Justin Beiber's "baby". Seems a bit harsh lol.


Yes it does, did you know the first youtube video uploaded was a guy talking about an elephant?


Haha no I didn't know, very interesting. Also the police have their own youtube called Blutube where they share law enforcement videos. I will have to look that up later.


Wow that's Interesting, I didn't know Youtube began as a dating website, did you knew that?


No, I have never heard of Alex Jones, do you know what kind of empire did he had?


No I did not know that. Very interesting. It was great chatting with you have a nice night!


Yeah he is a right winged conservative talk show host and he believed in a bunch of conspiracies. He had a youtube channel but was banned for saying a bunch of crazy things about Sandy Hook. His show was infowars.


Oh wow, facebook mark zuckerberg, the owner of facebook, was fine for mis-using membership Information.


Yeah that is terrible! I had higher hopes for Zuckerberg. Apparently he is red-green colorblind and that is why facebook color is primarily blue!


Yes, he lost a lot of facebook members Including me. I used to be on facebook quite a bit until I heard about him.


Yeah I don't use FB that much anymore either. Apparently Burger King had a promotion where you unfriend 10 people on facebook and you get a free whopper. I would definitely do that!


Yes I would also, do you used Youtube a lot, would you believe youtube learn me how to cook, work on my cars and help me through college when It come to math.


Wow. Youtube is so awesome. It has helped me a lot too! It is the second largest search engine on the net, and I would assume google is first.


Yes I agree with that, Did you know that 30% of american adults use facebook for their source of news.


Hey, how are you? Do watch horror movies?


House is perfect. I like it a lot. By the way, I know there is a website with a lot of episods of classic radio dramas and you may listen it for free.


I will have to check it out. Patrick Stewart teaches masters classic in drama in the UK, that would be awesome


Ok. Are you interested in robots? It's quite hot topic with all news about automation, self-driving cars, etc.


Robots are so interesting, I think they will take over the planet sometimes lol


I won't consider it as joke haha Yes, robots will be the future.Even now robots can debone a chicken with surgical precision. It's amazing!


They need to have just a small battery life lol. That is amazing, i did not know that. WHat else do you know about robots


It's good idea. I know, for example, robots can be controlled by using rat brains. The robot change personality depending on which brain is used. It even makes me more scary, because it means you cannot predict something about robots.


Very scary! Napoleon and ben franklin lost chess matches to them, the beginning of the robot takeover`


There was game human against robot. I guess it was Kasparov. He is Russian and was the best at this time. He lost to robot. And it was long time ago. I guess now robots play chess even better.


Poor guys, robots are simply better i guess! Good chatting with you!


I love Horror Movies, especially Stephen King, you?


I like Stephen King, but I hate horror movies. They are too scary for me hahaha I guess in my case they burn up a lot of calories, but it's about 180 calories for a person


wow, a lot of tenseness, that makes sense. I think Stephen King thought bambi was a horror movie when he watched it


haha. That's funny! However, I didn't know that watching horror movie can help to enjoy abstract art even more. It sounds interesting!


I bet, maybe I will watch the Shining then go to an art gallery, it may make more sense lol


I guess the point here is person's imagination. Horror movies help to develop it and this is what you need in order to understand abstract art!


for sure, lol! Do you ever watch drama shows since you don't like horror


My girlfriend likes it. So I don't really have choice haha How about you?


Lol I like a good drama. I liked House a few years back, Hugh Laurie made 700000 an episode for that show


What do you think about students in the US studying the Bible in school prior to 1963?


Exactly, but instead shows like Pokemon have hundreds of episodes and people send flowers to the creators of South Park, because that is what is popular on television I guess.


750 episodes of Pokemon! That's crazy, that's almost an episode per pokemon, I think.


Haha, that's a funny point! And that is apparently equal to fifty episodes a year for 16 years straight! No wonder kids these days are huge Pokemon fans, it's been around their whole life!


That's a crazy thought. A lot of kids literally don't know life before Pokemon! I miss the old days of radio dramas, it left so much more to the imagination than television does.


Oh well if you enjoy those radio dramas you would be happy to hear that there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of old dramas for free!


That is exciting! I will have to check it out, I hope they have 'It's A Wonderful Life' and 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' Those are some great radio dramas!


I hope they do! Did you know that there are actually radio storms on the planet Jupiter that you could hear on an AM radio?!


Really? That's fascinating. I had no idea that radio waves could travel so far!


I know, I didn't either! And soldiers have been able to pick up radio signals with makeshift "foxhole radios" so when you think of it radio is something that has probably always existed and been able to be interacted with.


Very interesting. Today when radio is mentioned people always think of music rather than dramas or communication. Did you know that Canadian radio requires 40% of their music to be Canadian?


It's interesting, but not all too surprising. I'm curious as to what caused the shift in 1963 that stopped the mandatory studying of the bible.


Well I think that the 60's was sort of a hippy era so perhaps people were becoming more liberal and wanted to become more secular to be open to everyone. It's not uncommon for people to drastically mess with religion in different times throughout America.


That's true, the 60s was the beginning of a cultural shift, particularly in regards to religion. I find it very interesting that students were required to read the bible, but Teddy Roosevelt didn't use one at his swearing-in in the early 1900s.


Exactly, and even way back in Thomas Jefferson's time he was making his own Bible by cutting out supernatural parts so it sounds like American leaders have been radical about religion for a long time which makes the 1963 date seem practically late, although personally I wish we could still learn about the Bible in schools.


Right. Today, almost all aspects of religion have been eliminated from schools, everything from removing references in the pledge, to plaques referencing religion. A lot of moden day curriculums don't even teach about different religions.


It seems unfair that other books are a part of the curriculum but the Bible which is objectively the best selling book of all time is not allowed to be taught.


It seems negligent not to teach students about large swaths of history, such as is learnt from religions, particularly the Bible. It teaches a lot of history that is interesting and important.


Yes that's true at the very least it could be taught as just what it is, a historical account dating back centuries and containing early Hebrew and Christian teachings- people don't have to become religion necessarily just to learn about the history of such a prominent belief system.


I agree. There's even more mediums for teaching religious ideologies through television, radio, and the internet. There's little excuse to limit the education of the Bible or any of religious text.


Do you think that Brett Kavanaugh did what he was accused of?


Yes I want that too! It was a tradition ever since 1968 and is full of chocolate candies from Pennsylvania which sound delicious


All those Milky Ways, an Mars Bars.  If there were Snickers, id look at changing jobs.  lol


Yep I want to be a professional candy eater for my job haha. Did you hear about what Michael Jordan said when he wouldn't endorse a Democrat candidate?


Yea, Republicans buy shoes too.  Smart of him to not get involved in the circus that is politics.


Yep I agree, I wish more celebrities would do that these days. How often do you go to the library by the way? I haven't been in a lot of years


I haven't been to one in years.  I do buy a lot of books though.  It is good to hear a lot of Americans have library cards.


Yes apparently over half of adults have library cards, I'm one of them, what do you think about UK Prime Minister William Gladstone? He actually delivered a bunch of books to his local library in a wheelbarrow


I think that was really neat that he wanted to connect readers with books and books with readers.


Yes absolutely, and also at age 85 to use a wheelbarrow full of books is very impressive to me to haha


Definitely especially 3/4  of a mile, think about all those trips.  He must have been really fit.


Yes absolutely! I wish that my local library were like the library of Sacramento, you can actually rent one time use items like sewing machines which would be very helpful for me


Well there was a lot of back-and-forth, and apparently a lot of people did some slut-shaming to the women that came forward, so I just don't know


It seems that they are attacking women all the time.  I mean when people refer to themselves as Renate Alumni what do you think is going on.


Yeah that is crazy. What do you think about the United States Senate right now? Did you know that Richard Nixon actually broke a gavel that was 165 years old inside the Senate


Wow, I bet he felt bad about that, but its not the worst thing he did.  LOL  Women weren't allowed to wear pants for a while.. crazy


I know that seems really dumb, they only were able to start wearing them back in 1993 after some members staged a protest


Did you hear about the senator who tried to escape in 1988


Haha yes he was caught by three officers, that's hilarious, I wonder if he grab some candy from the candy desk in the Senate before he ran out LOL


Quite possibly.  I want a candy desk at work.  That would be great!


Wow! I believe it. I didn't realize Amazon has been around since 1994!


Another company I love is Netflix.  In 2016, they released 126 original movies and series.


I wish I had time to watch more on Netflix. They have 137 million total subscribers worldwide.


But even with all those customers, as of 2017, they had $21.9 Billion In debt.


Wow! they spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


That sounds like a lot.  I remember years ago, Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix for $50 million.  Should have done it becuase Netflix is now worth $2 Billion.


Big mistake! You mentioned original series earlier, their first series was Lilyhammer in 2012.


I didn't know that. I did know that Reed Hastings, how started Netflix got the idea after racking up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.


I don't blame him. Those late fees were a pain!


I know.  IMBD, which I use all the time, has been owned by Amazon since 1998.


I didn't realize that. Amazon owns a lot! They are also s the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services.


Well, thanks for the chat.  Happy New Year.


I do too. I was surprised to learn there are 97 million prime members!


Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


That's so cool! The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him.


You can do what you want as the worlds richest man


Prime customers spend an average of $1400 a year compared to non-prime customers spending $600, so they're going to continue to make tons of money!


I need stock in Amazon.  I remember seeing that the first customer spent $27.95 on Amazon.  They named a building after him.


It's come a long way since then! United states postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver your packages on sunday.


Good, I may need my stuff on Sunday, lol.  Did you know that as part of their daily shift, Amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles a day


The winner of the $560 million Powerball is so lucky!


Having that much money can draw a lot of attention, I would hire a security team you never know what can happen


That's true! Some winners gamble their money away, too. Sad!


That is sad! having that much money and then loosing it, must be terrible, money can make people change so its a dangerous thing if you dont have the mental maturity for it


That's exactly right. One winner ended up in a mobile home.


That sucks! in a mobile home? wow!  but anyways do you like fantasy?


Occasionally, when I want a break from reality. How about yourself?


I love fantasy, creativity flies, do you play fantasy sports?


I don't. I heard there is even a fantasy spelling bee and a fantasy Congress!


Yeah I was surprised by that, I guess people will make a fantasy league out of anything, congress fantasy, sounds boring, spelling bee fantasy sounds like a sleeping machine


I agree, not my idea of fun! I would prefer reading Shakespeare to those "games". Thanks for chatting!


Yes, I wish I were her! Do you think she should have been allowed to remain anonymous?


I guess Shakespeare can be boring but his been really influential in our culture,


I think that would a wise call, $560 million can create a lot of unwanted attention, crazy how $264 millions were actually paid in tax


I think so too. That is crazy, but it's still a ton of money! I am glad to see she gave a lot to charity.


Yeah $352 million is still a lot of money and I agree, seems like she has a great heart but then again I wouldnt know what to do with that much money


I would love the chance to figure out what to do with it! She gave some to Girls, Inc. and End 68 Hours of Hunger and plans to give more away.


I see, did you hear about the guy that won the lottery but then committed suicide? he left a creepy and odd note behind


He said that winning was the worst thing that ever happened to him! Other winners have ended up in violent situations, too.


I guess the grass is always greener on the other side, the worse thing! I would be jumping and dancing if I had $31 million in my account lol


Definitely! Apparently, one lottery winner was killed by masked men in his own home.


I have not been there but I have seen their game on TV and it seems like a huge party! I wish our games were more fund.


ya I think baseball is super boring to be honest, what about you? I'd rather watch any other sport


I love watching baseball. I do usually fall asleep when I watch it. They need to inject life into it. Their opening day needs to be more of a celebration, like football does.


ya I agree, I don't know about cheerleaders or something, but I will tell you it needs sometime to spice it up haha, do you like the simpsons?


Ya I still think its funny but the first seasons were the best, did you know there is only 1 episode where Bart doesn't appear and is also not mentioned in the whole episode?


That would be the episode "4 great women and a manicure" from season 20.


haha how did you know that? do you know why they did that? Was it on purpose


I am full of useless knowledge. It's a curse I wish I could monetize... I did not realize it at the time so... Not sure if it was on purpose or not...


haha that is funny, do you have any other wild knowledge on a topic? LIke I guess there is evidence of life on one of the moons of saturn


hi im good how are you, did you know that Mars' moon Phobos is about a third hollow? Like how is that possible that seems weird


I never really got into space and the universe. Nice chatting with you!


I had no idea. I also did not know that launch angle is increasing in baseball.


no I didn't know that, also I didn't know kickball is called soccer-baseball by people in Canada haha


Baseball managers wear uniforms in case they have to play? Weird.


that is werid, I've never seen that, also I want to find millions of dollars of old baseball cards in my attic! That guy who did that is super lucky!


Yeah. Up until 2005 a married couple made the MB schedule. That has to be a lot of work!


ya I wonder why they stopped! and I wonder why they wouldn't just use a computer or seomthing that seems like it could go wrong really quickly!


Yeah. Plus a lot of stadiums have other things scheduled, like concerts. Wrigley field has a lot of those and that has to be tough to schedule around.


ah I can imagine, have you ever been to japan? Apparently baseball is super popular over there


Hello, how are you doing today? What do you think of the Earth?


I think that the job would not pay very well either. But you might get to meet some interesting people. Like Men in Black. Lots of weird ETs.


That would be a possibility. Id definitely want the flashy thing then.


The weapons would be cool. You would be sworn to secrecy until the UN decided you needed to be on TV. I think it is a job for life.


Do you know how long a day was on earth when it first formed?


The earth was just starting its job so it probably wasn't very good at it. Maybe 2 hours? 3?


LOL  5.5 hours.  I wonder that slowed it down so much, maybe all the stupid people on the planet...


I guess in the future it will get even slower. I figure the work day will soon be 20 hours. Then we'll all be screwed.


Definitely.  Maybe we need to get kidnapped by those aliens and taken to other intelligent life, there is not much left here.


I would like to get the aliens to make the day shorter.Anyway, great chat!


I am well!  I tend to like Earth.  I wish people would quit destroying it.


I have tried my best to not do so. We have so little left in the way of forests. Where did they all go? Can we get them back?


It would be up to you and me, the earth is on its way to being helium free.


I think that we need to grow trees that produce helium. Then we would have both forests and HeHe.


LOL.  Did you know there is a UN ambassador to ET life?


I have heard. I applied for the job, but they said it was already filled. I needed to speak ET in order to get the job.


I would have a hard time telling my friends and family what I did.. lol


I think that you would have a cover job to keep your position secret. "I make photocopies and serve coffee. Nothing to do with aliens at all!"


Yes. So much hatred is displyed in political ads. Most have no truth in them at all or at a minimum just a slice. Began with Nixon and McGovern where the negatives ads helped Nixon win in a landslide.


It isn't like it is our government is the only one with issues though. It is the human condition I think. I love the little anecdote about the guy selling the eiffel tower.


Yeah. That made me laugh. Maybe you are right and there should be a national lottery for elections that bars all lawyers from running.


That would be amazing. I think we really people from all walks of life. I think I remember reading something once about a king in norway that was elected while he was a simple farmer. And look at the amazing things the norweigans are doing!


True, we seem to have gotten off the path that our founders envisioned.


Individually people can be counted on to deny their selfish nature but as a group people succumb to mob mentality that brings out the worse in all.


Insightful. I agree as Descartes ( I think) said "Absolute power corrupts absolutely".


Love that quote. Another fave in our house is Ben Franklins "Whoever would give up a little freedom for security deserves neither and will lose both" Goverment has a place and it is stepping outside the bounds of what it should in a big way.


I agree. Today our politicians operate on fear and misdirection and none of them seem to remember why the were elected in the first place..


I'm floored by the fact our government actually came up with a plan to destroy wikileaks


Very I find the ancient athenians idea of elections intriguing. Seems like they were on to something.


Wikileaks posed a eminent threat to our government. It allowed facts to be exposed that they wanted hidden from everyone. I don't care much for their founder however.


Yeah but the function of wikileaks is a fantastic one especially in a world of increasingly global goverment systems


And hidden agendas within the government. I wonder if the general public will ever really know what takes place behind closed doors.


Yes. We might be better off if that were the case. Too many people desperate to hold office and most of them plan to make a lifetime career out of it.


It is sad to me that we can't even get past 63% for voter turnout.


True. I think that the election procedures should be totally reworked. Why not vote on line? Of course so many people have no idea what they are actually voting on.


Yes! We need more publicity to sites that highlight the issues in a neutral way. The fact that the taller candidate has won 75% of the time tells me that people no longer vote the issues they vote their feelings.


LOL! It's become a modeling show where you pick the most picturesque.


Yep. Or a game of monopoly where whoever has the most cash wins the game.


That is exactly what it has become. I think term limits should be applied and basic intelligence tests given for all candidates.


LOL we can only hope that something changes because the state of our country is sad from both sides of the aisle. We have fallen far from what our forefathers dreamed for this country.


Good morning to you. Do you like rock music?It sure was popular in the 1950s when it first began.


Yes me too. I think it is also shocking that the dark side of the Moon is one of the best selling albums of 2014.


Yes that is incredible. Another funny stat is that two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.


Me too! The first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or major tour was NWA's straight out of Compton.


Maybe he wanted to prove a point. Or maybe rappers didn't get much respect. I betThe album came out on audio cassette!


Yes they're pretty good. They rerecorded all their hits from best of album after losing their rights to their old record label...that's kind of funny. Well it was great chatting with you today.


I wonder why they lost their rights. It was nice talking to you too.


I do like rock music! Have you heard about the rocker, viktor tsoi?


Probably something in the fine print. Have a good one!


Yes apparently he kept his job in the boiler room of his apartment even after becoming the biggest rockstar in Russian history. What a humble guy.


I know! I really enjoy stories about famous perfromers remaining humble and to their roots.


Yes very cool. Did you know the state rock song of Oklahoma is do you realize by the flaming lips? I didn't even know states had rock songs.


I never knew states had rock songs either! I wonder if every state has one?


Good question I'm not sure. Sonic the hedgehog was originally supposed to be a member of a rock band and have a blond haired human girlfriend named Madonna.


I used to play the sonic video games and I never knew that!


Yes I loved that game. Do you listen to albums much anymore? Lincoln Park's hybrid theory album is the best selling album of the 21st Century.


I am shocked that they have the best selling album.


Hello there, do you know much about politics?


SOmetimes. I know they used to hame a gavel for 165 years until Nixon broke it


Yeah right? THey also have a candy desk in there, did you hear about that?


Yeah and they keep all kinds of candy like Mars,Milky Way and Jellybeans


Yummmy... that sounds good!  Now i want candy!


Haha me too, but it has do be candy that was produced in Pennsylvania though


I have no idea really. Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants in the senate until 1993?


Not really!  It's very annoying, disappointing and frustrating!


Yeah glad that has changed after women protested that.


I agree there but they are everywhere, hard to escape them. Did you know ever republican president has had a beard?


It seems always but I do not remember Bush having a beard, Maybe I just do not remember him well


Bush Jr and Sr did not have beards.  Ronald reagan did not have a beard.  Donald trump... no beard. LOL


Yeah right? SInce 1853 though the president has been either a Democrat or a Republican


You see truman refused to be photographed on Dumbo because he saw that as being viewed as a republican


Wow that is a little too much I think. The red and blue colors that both parties use now only came into effect around 2000


Really, i did not realize that!  Do you pay attention to the US senate?


Hello there, do you follow politics much?


Yeah it sure is, I wonder how many people it finally took to figure that out.


I wonder if it was someone with Wikileaks. They published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


That is pretty crazy that they did that.  Did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government?


Wow. I wonder what they do with it all. Hopefully something positive like how the Norwegian government. They used $1 billion dollars to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


I think that is so cool of them.  I don't think they rank very high on being big pollutants as well.


They did something really great, other people are a bit more sinister. A man in France impersonated being a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel tower, twice.