It is, makes me hungry, and its great to have a backup you never know when it can go down, I bet it must take a lot of space after all theres a ton of info on the internet


Yeah that's why i don't understand how they can do that. It's constantly changing from second to second. But hey i guess that's why i don't get paid the big bucks, haha!


I agree lol, seems like it requires a lot of hard work, you know there are more automated softwares on the net than humans


A.I. is coming!! Apparently the content clicking links on the web can cause sizable real addiction in the brain.


Really? you can get addicted by doing that? sounds insane lol but I guess there are weirder addictions out there,


No not really, I dont think anyone does, do you read them?


That's true. It was nice talking to you my friend.


No i'm in the majority with you my friend, who has the time.


I agree those terms tend to be really long, I have better things to do, you know that in Finland everyone has the right for internet


I think they should. Apparently the Dutch are creating a commuter bus that will travel at 160mph.


Wow that is really fast, I bet you can get to your destination in no time, do you like to travel?


Yeah I get your point, well there is a website for low budget travelers, it great if you dont mind sleeping on a couch,


Speaking of traveling there is a 3 g tower at the top of Everest.


I wonder if the signal is strong on the top of the Everest, I guess ill have to climb it and find out lol, it would be nice to post a selfie from the top,


He has a lifetime endorsement with Reebok. That man is made for life!


Not shabby at all! Air Jordan's were once banned in the NBA. I wonder how much money he lost on that one.


Yeah good question. It can't have been all that much if Nike was willing to pick up the tab.


Well they have a bunch of money to cover it haha. I didn't know baseball was so popular in Japan.


Yeah I remember Ichiro was extremely popular when he started. I also didn't realize baseball cards were worth so much!


Oh I know. Some guy found three million dollars worth of cards in his Grandfather's attic!


That would have been nice to find. Hidden since 1940 that is so historic.


I couldn't imagine what ones were in that collection. That's about as cool as one married couple scheduling all the baseball games until 2005.


Yeah that is extreme! Soccer baseball is what Canadians call kickball. Kind of makes sense.


Yes I love watching football I am sad that the season is over. I wish there were less ads on NFL games though and more actual live gameplay.


That makes total sense! Well have a good one!


I do too. However, there is only actually 11 minutes of live gameplay!


Yeah very surprising. The NFL also tracks its players with chips in the shoulder pad and the ball even too!


Yes I think the ball is tracked in terms of velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


That's cool. Wonder what they use that info for? I would love to see a girl play at some point since it is allowed!


I would too! Do you watch the NBA at all?


Yep every once in a while. I always found it odd that the raptors are the only canadian team.


I do too. My favorite player was Tim Duncan. He sacrificed money and fame by getting his degree first!


Yeah what a boss. Smart guy. Iverson made a ton of money with Reebok-must be nice! Get paid for what you love!


Do you use Rotten Tomatoes to get your film ratings?


I don't know.  Maybe you could fake being a celebrity.  It wouldn't take much in the way of brains. Wow, Judge Judy's (actually is smart) pulls down $123K per episode!


That makes her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


I wonder if that will last for James.  He was terrible in LA.  He could always become a chef in Ethiopia.


I love that chefs are encouraging everyone to eat more diverse foods.


I have a friend that's one.  He's really cool.  I think Carol Burnett was cool to appear on Sesame Street.


The first of many celebrities to appear!


Bill Nye got his break somewhere else when he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.  I don't see the resemblance.


I do not see the resemblance either. I wonder if they made him wear a specific outfit with hair and makeup.


Probably...  You never know, Ronald Reagan once didn't get a part because he didn't have "that presidential look".  The jokes on them...


It is sad that we stereotype presidents into certain looks.


I occasionally have used it! What about yourself.


I guess Obama blew the white guy stereotype.  That may be his biggest accomplishment in his 8 years.  I didn't know my trusty NES only displayed 54 colors?!


I did not know that either. It was nice talking to you.


I see it sometimes but when I actually search for a rating I usually go to IMDB.  Michael Bay's average rating is 38%.  That seems harsh.


That is harsh! They are hard on their scale, especially with video game films.


I thought it was just me.  That's why I like IMDB.  I can't believe Spykids got a 93% rating.


That is better than Lincoln and the dark knight rises!


Yeah.  It's also hard to believe that Netflix has 150 movies available with a 100% rating. C'mon, nothing is 100%.  I wonder what Netflix paid for those endorsements?


I completely agree. Something is fishy about that!


Did you know that Pixar Studio has a secret room that celebrities often visit?  I wonder what in there?


I wonder if their is a way to purchase expensive tickets to get an inside look.


I'm pretty sure President is a term other countries use as well as it is a title for the head of state in most republics.


Right so what do they call the President when it's the president of Zimbabwe?


That doesn't sound cool at all. You know Woodrow Wilson was the only US president to have a phd. That's impressive i would have thought they'd be more.


Yeah, not cool. I also would have figured there would be more with PhD's .


I guess the popular vote did use to be so popular, 5 presidents have won even though they lost it.


Really? That is weird. Can you believe the President of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office?


Wow he must be really good to have released 3 of them. Another of our presidents spoke a foreign language fluently. Do you know who he was?


No, I do not think that I do, who was it?


It was FDR , again i would think there would be more of our president's that did. Do you listen to the radio at all anymore or like me is everything in your life digital.


I'm good thanks for asking. Did you know that Trump does rate as one the top 3 President wealthiest?


Yes, I would think so too. No I really do not listen to the radio. It was nice chatting today! Have a good day.


Just wanted you to know that you can make one out of pencils and razor blades. Nice chatting with you as well my friend.


Oh, he does? I did not know that! Who are the others?


Well JFK for sure, Washington and Jefferson.


Well, I'm not surprised at all. Did you know that in the US until 1805, the runner up in a Presidential election automatically became VP? Can you imagine?


Wow what a reality tv show. Trump and Hillary Obama and McCain. I can't even imagine!


I sure don't think they would all get along very well, but it could make for an interesting show, that's for sure!


Right too funny! Interesting fact Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be photographed and his would be assassin was in the picture.


Oh, that is good and awful all in the same picture! So, do you know what they called the first President of Zimbabwe?


They don't call him the President, i know the nick name hear is P.O.T.U.S but i don't know what it is in Zimbabwe.


haha yup that takes a special kind of person, like the kind of person who thinks Bambi is a horror movie haha


I can see how Bambi's mom getting shot, with that dramatic music and animation, would be pretty scary for a small child. It certainly turned out to be a productive scare for King, anyway.


ya I could see that, don't know if thats horror but its traumatizing, I need to watch more horror movies though they can burn 180 calories


I love horror movies. I wonder if that 180 includes base metabolic rate or it's over and above what you'd normally burn.


yup thats a good question, also if you check out art after watching horror, I guess you appreciate the art more


ya I should too, would you ever go to visit mars?


Probably not -- I certainly can't afford it LOL. But I like the idea of space tech becoming so cheap that permanent human settlements can exist there. I loved Robinson's Red Mars trilogy. Would you?


oh ya I would definitely go, I would have to check the sound difference though, i guess things are higher pitched on mars


As thin as the atmosphere is, everything probably sounds really faint and far away.


Well I'm an anarchist so I guess I'd have to say no, but I understand it's preempted the field and a lot of necessary social functions are presently carried out through it, and it will take time to decentralize them and shift them to voluntary cooperative associations. Do you?


ya, well if we can figure out how to travel at 1g, we could get to mars in about 3 days, not bad!


ya I like certain things about it but there is a lot wrong, like how wikileaks unveiled a gov. scheme that the gov. was trying to destroy wikileaks itself


Yeah. I remember being really excited about Wikileaks and the effect that publishing Chelsea Manning's leaks had on sparking the Arab Spring, Occupy etc. I haven't been very happy with Assange's choices since then.


ya Wikileaks definitely has pros and cons, also weird with the government is that it owns almost 90% of the land in nevada


True of a lot of Western states IIRC, but Nevada's the worst. I'd love to see that land either returned to Native tribes, or mining, logging &c companies charged full market rates for using it and whatever money comes from it used to fund a Basic Income.


yup, it should be utilized somehow, what is nice is that Norway I guess donated about a billion dollars to help save the rainforest


I like that. The guy who impersonated a French government official and sold the Eiffel Tower is my hero. There was a Beverly Hillbillies episode where a local con man sold the Clampetts the freeway, Griffith Park and a whole lot of other stuff.


that is very ballsy! like he did it not just one time, but two times, like wasn't 1 enough haha


There's something appealing about that kind of shameless scoundrel. I just wonder who actually fell for it -- must've been the perfect combination of rich and dumb.


Good morning!  Have you read any William Shakespeare?


I just remembered the name of the one I was thinking of. It is Kiss Me Kate.  Did you know that Shakespeare's works take on different meanings when performed with an era appropriate accent instead of a modern one?


I did not know thought all though it makes sense since he probably used some era specific puns and wordplay.


He probably did.  There are some other author's that are good too.  Have you read any CS Lewis or Tolkien?


I have read some CS Lewis but I have never read any Tolkien. I have not seen any of the movies adapted from his works either.


Well apparently they were friends.  They used to hold "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.


That sounds fun, I wonder if any of those poems still exist.


I don't know but I'd read them too.  I'd also like to read Ender's Game.  It's suggested reading for many military organizations.


I know the military also recommends Starship Troopers as well. Interestingly both of those books were made into movies.


I've seen Ender's Game. It is a fantastic movie and has a fantastic cast as well.


I did catch a little bit of that movie but did not watch all of it. Starship Troopers was a fun movie.


I read a few of his plays when I was in school. How about you?


I've never seen that one.  From what I understand though they are about aliens but very different takes on the subject.


Same.  Did you know that he invented names?  He invented miranda, jessica, and olivia.


I know he's also credited with inventing a lot of phrases and words we use today as well.


I know. It's so odd when you think that he was doing all of this back in the 1500s.


Do you have any favorite plays from the one's you read?


I guess I've always liked Romeo and Juliet.  What is your favorite or favorites?


I was a fan of Macbeth and of Taming of the Shrew. A lot of these plays have inspired modern movies.


I forgot about Taming of the Shrew.  That one is good. I think it inspired a musical movie years ago.


The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is a modern retelling of it. I also really enjoyed the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet.


The lawyers always find a way! I guess another firm could fight them in court over it, but I wonder how much they would get for their effort.


ya I don't know, but I do know that Apple pays them a license fee for using that technology, you'd think if anyone would sue to fix that it would be Apple because they have teh money


I guess it's cheaper just to pay the license. Jezz Bezos built a clock that should run for 10,000 years. I wonder why he did that. Is he planning to be immortal?


ya that is wild I wonder what that's for,  I also like how Amazon invented their own font for reading text on digital screens, thats smart


The company really is dedicated to helping customers. They create all kinds of tech. It's amazing. But they don't treat employees well. Do you know anyone who works there?


no I don't, I know that my friend looked into doing delivery for them, you drive your own car and deliver packages, but it seemed like a lot of work and not enough pay


The people at the bottom really have to suck it up. The pay is low, the conditions are tough. Changing the topic, do you know much about our friend the Sun?


haha I like how you put it, our friend the son lol, well I do know that if you see a sunset from mars that the ssun appears blue


Romantic in a different way. The Sun is actually white, but I guess the atmospheric scattering on Mars is different.


ah that would make sense, it's a ball of hot plasma, I know that we are running out of helium on earth and the sun is full of helium, maybe we can harvest it from the Sun someday


I'm good, did you know that Braile was invented by it's creator when he was only 15?


that sounds like a pretty good job: helium harvester. Head out to the Sun, pick up a load, bring it back to earth.


haha yes like a truck driver only in space! then you could stop off on mars and see a blue sunset haha


The guy must have been a genius! I've never learned Braille, but I guess it must work well or they would have modified it.


ya I think so, it's a pretty genius invention, I'd imagine that Louis Braille went to school, unlike President Andrew Johnson who apparently never went to school in his life


And yet somehow he ended up president. School might not be all it's cracked up to be. Do you use Amazon? The USPS has a contract to deliver for Amazon on Sundays. I didn't think postal workers would work on Sundays.


I do order stuff from Amazon, but lately I have been buying more stuff from Best Buy and Target because they price match them now, and Amazon charges sales tax


Amazon has its competition. Other firms have figured out how to play the game. Amazon named a building after their first customer. What a strange honor!


ya I guess it's better than nothing! I never knew that the arrow that is in amazon's logo is meant to repressent that they have everything from A to Z, I guess that makes sense for their name to have both an A and Z in it


I always saw the arrow as a smile. I didn't think about A to Z. Hm. Interesting. The arrow should reflect how far workers have to walk daily. 7 to 15 miles? You'll always be in shape.


ya that is kind of a side perk actually, I think it's dumb that Amazon has a patent on a 1 click buying button, that seems so obvious


Hey there, do you like or watch basketball?


I know, a little strange too. Howver the coaches are the highest pais state empoloyees in most States


That's incredibly sad when it's college coaches because they means they are state employees. That's way too much emphasis on athletics above all else.


I know, I bet you professors do not make that much. Did you know the US Supreme COurt has a basketball court too?


I did not. That seems silly. I cannot imagine the members of the supreme court playing basketball.


Yeah and it is actually know as the highest court in the land, as it is on the top floor of the building


Ha ha, someone thought they were clever. Are you familiar with Reggie Miller of the NBA?


Yeah he is a great player. SO that makes me wonder how amazing his sister must be to be better than him. What a talented family


I was just going to talk about his sister. She won 8 national records! What a talented family!


Good for her, go girl. How about Allen Iverson, do you know him?


I do. He's old now but I did like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.


He is the guy the signed the contract with Rebook for $800 000 a year until he is 55


True, he might be old but guy has gone down on history for his dunk shots


Yes he did. He was so good at it that he got it banned from college basketball for over a decade!


THat is insane. Do you know who invented the game, basketball?


It was a coach at U of Kansas, James Naismith.


Didn't he have a problem with losing games?


He did, he was the only  losing coach in the history of the University


Wow! That has to sting when you invented the sport.


Hi do you like to wear shirts?  I do!  I wear them every day.


That's awesome you've been able to see all those places.  The way I see it if you have the chance to where you can wear both at the same time, then go for it.  Life is about have fun right? lol


I suppose.  Talking about having fun.  Did you know that farmers use to put custom boots on their turkeys.  That's just weird! lol


lol That's funny.  I wonder if they did it so they wouldn't get clawed?  My friend had chickens growing up and they had a rooster that was super mean and would go out of it's way to try to claw you.


Need to see if that rooster could take out a dog!  Some roosters have pretty long spikes on their feet.


Oh yeah.  That sucker was mean let me tell you.  I think I would have a rabid dog chase me, which by the way dogs are not color blind!


We could call the bout a " Cock-a-Poodle-Do".  That was bad! lol.  I know dogs aren't color blind but they don't see as many colors as humans do.


LOL That's funny!  Google prefers dogs over cats!  The wrote in their code of conduct that they are a dog company.  It's been fun chatting with you!


Yeah, google is weird that way.  I am a cat person.  Nice talking with you.  Have a nice day!


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing.  You have a nice day too!  Thanks for the chat!


I do.  I would be comfortable in Hawaii where the aloha shirt is official business attire.


Wouldn't that be awesome to go to work like that!  At Billy Mays funeral the pallbearers all wore blue shirts and khaki pants.


Yeah, the "shirt" covers such a broad variety of garments that cover the upper body.  A shirt can also be worn as a necktie.


True.  I've used them over my head to keep the sun off me. lol


Is it proper to wear shirts and boots that match?


I would guess so? lol  Do you own a pair of Ugg boots?


I use to back when I was stationed in California and took up surfing.  They were actually invented by surfers to keep their feet warm after getting out of the ocean.


Nice.  I was going to ask if you lived by the ocean. I've never had any even though I live by Lake Michigan.  The Nokia company originally started making rubber boots in the 1800's and they still make them to this day.


I use to live near Lake Michigan.  I have been to both oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. I don't know if my Ugg boots would go well with my Hawaiian shirt.  What do you think?


Hey have you ever gone on a travel trip outside of the United States? Apparently power differences is a real concern when you bring your electronics


That is really expensive! Also expensive is traveling on Mackinac Island, they don't allow cars and so you need to operate a horse if you want to travel anywhere


Yes I like horses.  Did you know that years ago ships would release rabbits onto islands to provide food for future travelers?  Rabbits do like to breed!


That is a good idea! That way if you ever traveled to that Island again you would have some food, but if you're a rabbit that sounds like it would be a horror movie LOL what do you think about horror movies by the way


I like the rocky horror picture show - it is a great classic flick


Yeah that is a great movie, I also like the movie Bambi even though I don't consider to be a horror movie like Stephen King does


laugh yeah bambi is not a horror movie.  It is funny ET was originally scripted to be a horror film!


That is funny! I need to watch more horror movies though, you can burn 200 calories just from seeing one, and I need to lose weight haha


Ok I know what I need to binge watch now!   I think its funny that there was not anyone involved in the filming of the original Exorcist movie who thought it was going to turn out to be a horror film.


That is funny, it's kind of like the boy from The Shining, he didn't realize that they were making a horror movie until he saw the actual movie years later when he was an adult


Yes they did not want to scare him!  Inception was originally going to be a horror film not a thief story


Oh yeah - trying to figure out what power adapter to use was a nightmare!  Every country is different!


Yeah I didn't know that, have you ever heard of the instrument called a waterphone by the way? It's the instrument that makes that creepy sound in movie trailers, like a metallic sound almost


Yep that seems really annoying, and there's so many adapters that you would need depending on which country you are in, that's why I don't like to travel haha


The key is understanding that Europe runs on 220v and we run on 110.  Many devices can actually do both.


Well I need to look into that if I ever do travel, or at least just use the hotel electronics that come with the hotel stay


Yes I am a big fan of travel - even if airlines has slowed flights down by 10% since the 60s to save fuel


Yes that seems annoying. Maybe I will try traveling on that Dutch Bus though, they're making it go a hundred sixty miles per hour which is crazy


That would be a lot of fun!  Ride buses and couch surf while you are there


Yep that's the plan! I also want to go to Japan someday, have you ever been there? Apparently all of their highways are tolls


Yes and expensive ones at that!  $300 to cross the country!


Hello there, do you listen to the radio much these days?


That is true imagine how creative you had to be to only have that medium to use.


Still, some voices dominated the medium. Bing crosby recordings filled over half of the radio time allocated to recorded music in 1948.


There are times when i wish I would have grown up then and been able to listen to those live.


He was a great singer. There is a radio station that turns solar activity into sound. Probably better than a lot of the Top 40 music now.


Did you that the president of Indonesia has released three pop albums while in office?  I wonder how hard he had to work to get radio play with those?


I bet he passed a law that the songs have to get played.


Yeah or a law that says you have to buy all of my albums.


In Guatemala, there's a law that close relatives of former presidents cannot run for president. That law should be passed in every country. In Indonesia, the president's kids would have to give up their dreams of a music career too.


Yes, I can agree with you on that.  Yeah they would, that is true as well.


I didn't know that Congress or the president can declare someone an honorary citizen. I wonder what rights they get as honorary citizens.


Hi, how are you? I used to listen to the radio as a kid, but I don't listen much now. How about you?


Yeah I wonder too, maybe just for a day or something.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good one.


Yeah I don't as much but still do when driving to and from work.  I like the local station I have here.


I usually go on the Internet. Usually Youtube to find music that I liked. I think radio is good for talk shows though.


Yeah I use YouTube all the time as well that is really good for music.  And I agree, the radio is great for those.


DJs can be pretty cunning. A Hanson song became a most requested  on a Chicago radio station because DJs did not reveal the band. The mystery got people interested.


That is pretty interesting just to learn about.  Did you know there is a website where you can listen to tons of old radio dramas for free?


I gotta wonder about the average age of the visitor. If they're elderly, I guess they are nostalgic, but probably don't use computers like young people.


Yeah I think that is probably true.  But it does give those access who have never heard many of them.


Old dramas probably had to be pretty inventive to attract an audience. No visuals, just voice and words.


hi, how are you? do you know much about politics?


Not as much but I know there are some channels that are very focused on that, like Fox


I don't watch them that much either, I find that they seem to be so doom and gloom. I'd rather focus on the positives in life.


Yes, agreed on that. Have you heard of the gaming website IGN?


Yes I have, I have not visited it in a while. I find that I have less free time for video games these days.


apparently the company that owns fox news owns that as well


That's not surprising, these larger media companies seem to own various outlets that cover a lot of topics.


Very true. DO you know much about Wikileaks?


I only know what was widely reported in the news. I never visited the site or any documents they released. How about you?


I know they became very popular for disclosing government secreat and then even published documents that showed how the government was trying to destroy them


Their founder also fled the country to avoid prosecution but I believe he was eventually extradited.


I have taken a few courses in politics and happen to work in local politics. On a national level I do follow a lot of things but there are some things that I don't know much about. How about you?


Yeah he was. Do you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


WIth the military presence and weapon testing, I'm sure a lot of land is unusable for other purposes.


Yeah it could easily be that. Nice chatting with you


Yeah I try to keep up . Did you know the president of indonesia is a pop star?


I did not, I don't know a lot about most of the foreign leaders except for those that regularly are shown in the news here in America.


Oh I see. DO you know who the wealthies US presidnet are?


JFK, Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. I would be curious to know if this list was compiled before Donald Trump became president or whether when adjusting it to today's value they were technically wealthier.


I think they were wealthier because we have to consider inflation, that is the main reason


I find it very interesting that the President's guest house is larger than the White House. It's probably due to the fact that there are a lot more employees who need space in the White House.


Maybe, or it could be that they get a lot of guests all the time and need to accommodate them. Who knows.


Do you watch a lot of political talk shows or news programs on television?


Oh no!  I am a huge Bears fan! Haha... At least neither of us are Eagles fans.  They had to have a temporary court in their stadium because of unruly fan behavior!


Yes. Eagles fans even through snow balls at  a guy on the field dressed as Santa during a game that I had watched a few years ago.


Yup and they booed Michael Irvin when he got hurt.  They are not nice at all.  Terrible fans!


I prefer the more subtle approach like the University of Iowa.  The visiting locker room there is painted pink.


I actually recently learned ESPN created the yellow first down line.  They even won an Emmy for it!


Yes I read that a while ago. That is a good tool for tv watching


It is really helpful.  With huge money comes great innovation!  Crazy to think about the fact that in the 1960s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars!


Hey!  I am doing well, enjoying my Sunday.  How are you?  Getting ready to watch some college basketball this afternoon.  The brainchild of James Naismith! Are you a fan?


Those Pro football players must be amazed at whats happening now with the pay scale


Yes, and they still do not want to pay college players despite the fact that 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums in the world belong to college teams!


I will watch when its March Madness time.


Can't wait for that!  Such a huge money maker nowadays.  The highest paid state employee in 39 of 50 states is either a college basketball or college football coach.  Crazy!


I guess thats even more incentive for ex players to coach.


Yes, totally.  I think it is great everyone can play basketball.  Even the Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor.


I remember Kareems college playng days from when I was a kid. He as unstoppable


He sure was.  He was so dominant, he got the dunk banned for over a decade!


I remember that. It was strange watching the game without the dunk


I can't even imagine that.  Would be like watching football without running plays or something.  Are you a football fan?


Noclue is his name.  lol He can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second.


that's impressive, I bet I won't  be able to understand what's he is saying.


lol  McDonalds payed rappers $5 for every time they referenced Big Macs in songs. Never heard that before.


I have never heard of that either. a Judge in Michigan delivered her ruling in the form of rap during a case against Eminem


Haha That would have been funny.  Do you have any favorite album facts?


yes I do, Two twins in released a rap album when they turned 100 years old, that happened in Japan.


How cool is that!  Led Zeppelin decided not to title their fourth album to confuse the hated rock press. lol


haha that's funny, well it's been nice chatting with you


Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero than any album.  Whoa!  It was fun for sure!


A little here and there.  Donald Glover got his rapper name Childish Gambino from an online Wu-Tang Clan name generator.


interesting, did you know that Tupac's music is in the library of congress of cultural significance.


yes it is interesting, Eminem's dreamed of becoming a comic book artist and he loved spider man.


Neat.  There is a deaf rapper named Signmark who rhymes in sign language!


that's creative, Korean rappers invented a new type of rap called compliment battle.


I like that ...lol throwing compliments.  Jason Paige the singer of the Pokemon theme is also the rapper on "Black and White" by Michael Jackson.


Yeah, that sounds like a bad deal. All in, it was like $32 million.


I guess I should have tried to play basketball more at school.  Or tried to be a T.V. judge.


yeah, me too! Some of Lebrons High School games cost $120 a ticket.


That's crazy.  He must have dominated those games.  It can't have been close matches.


Yeah, it must have been pretty cool to see him. He got a $10 million sponsorship offer when he was just 18.,


I hear that Steph Curry is pretty good too.


Yeah, he is good also, he plays for the Warriors.


For all Lebron's skill, it seemed like the Warriors mostly had the Cavaliers number.


Yeah, that is true. It takes team work to win.


I have a passing interest in basketball, I'm aware of the big names but don't really watch it.  I have met him though.


I'm not sure. I'm rooting for the wizards to be honest. Nice chatting with you.


Briefly.  I used to work for a book store chain, he was doing a signing of a book of his and I was part of the crew running the event.


So, I understand.  I actually live near Cleveland and Akron, so the past few years we've not been able to escape hearing and seeing about him.  I understand he's in California now.


Interesting. Well Air Jordans were banned when they were introduced by the NBA.


I wonder what that was?  Something to do with sponsorship?  LeBron makes some serious money, it's funny that Judge Judy is the next highest paid.


I didn't know that. How much does she make?


Over a hundred thousand an episode.  Another nice job is Allen Iverson's, Reebok still pay his even though he's not playing, they will pay him until he's 55.


I recently read about a woman who was taking her child to college.  She was shocked at how quickly he grew up.


I see.  It was good fortune for McDonalds since cars are so widespread in the 20th century and beyond so there is a big market for drive thru locations.  Ford started mass production to help cars become available.


Yeah. I heard Ford is stopping production of cars and focusing on the F150...


I think that is just at one plant.  I have been to South Africa and it is legal there to install a flame thrower in your car to prevent carjacking.


That's crazy! Did you know a professional racer beat 90,000 in a video game and that's how he became a pro?


The quick reflexes in a video game are undoubtedly useful in driving a race car.  I know the Superman could do well driving one.  Did you know he was originally introduced to be a villain?


Really? I had no idea. Based on Nietzsche too? That's interesting.


I learned too that he used to be able to contort his face to disguise himself as other people.  What do you know about the character?


Superman, yes. I love superman. Do you like comics?


I do.  I prefer DC to Marvel, but I have enjoyed some of both.  It is humorous that Dracula once bit Superman and exploded because Superman is powered by the yellow sun.


HAHAHA. That's just great! I like DC a little more too.


Me too! As a father of a 5 & 7 year old, it kind of made me sad...


It does go quickly.  She even found angst at the tour of the campus.


I already know I will be a blubbering idiot when I drop my two off. And I am not an emotional person.


We dropped 3 off.  My wife cried for an hour as we drove home after the youngest.  Since we were in a vehicle that held fewer than 8 passengers, what we were in could be called a car.  Cars were invented in 1886.


I didn't know that. Did you go through a McDonald's drive thru?


Not on that trip, but we have other times.  Of course the drive through was invented when it was against the rules for soldiers to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


I have my thoughts on why they did that but what do you think? Why do you think they didn't want the soldiers to come in?


I think the army did not want people in fatigues roaming around in society.  It wasn't McDonald's rules, but the government's.


I thought that post-vietnam war was not a friendly place for the US solider so McDonalds made a drive thru for them. They still wanted their money, just not the headaches...


Hi, how are you? what do you think of the internet?


Google probably has a lot of data, but i cant imagine everything being backed up. Do you read the terms of service ever?


Every now and then I will. But I hear only 7% of people actually read them.


Im surprised that it is that high. i figured 1 percent maybe. i dont usually read them myself.


Yeah, I don't read them all that often either. Humans are the minority on the net anyways.


Yeah, ive heard that. bots are out there doing their thing, and we just happen to visit their domain.


Yeah, they do a lot of the trading in the stock market, that is for sure.


I would love to get my hands on that kind of tech. but i guess only the big banks can afford it.


Yeah, it is more like larger hedge funds like Citadel. It doesn't work that well anyways.


I go more for the buy and hold strategy. patience pays off, i find. anyway, great chat!


Yeah, it tends to work the best. That's what I do too. Nice chat.


I think it is ok, maybe a bit addictive though.


yes, i have gotten quite addicted to it. it is a good thing that i can keep finding interesting things on the internet.


I have checked to see if my info is being used by some sites. but i dont look for myself. You?


Nah, I don't like to look myself up on the internet.


Do you believe that there is a backup of the internet somewhere out there?


I think there is one in Alexandria, and we always have the wayback machine.


I wonder how one goes about backing up the entire internet, which is always changing. seems hard.


Yeah, I'm not sure. I be google has a copy too.


Hey there!  Did you watch the Royal Wedding?  I know my wife did.  No chance I was getting up at 7am for that!


I love both of them.  I was happy to hear Jim Carrey is getting away from dramas.  He is hilarious and should only do comedies.


Lots of folks would agree w/you. Did think that he was wonderful in long-titled movie, Eternal Sunshine, for short, though.


Yea, he is good at everything but definitely best at comedy.  His reasoning for not doing dramas is they are not positive enough, but I can think of plenty of positive dramas.  Little strange for sure.


Don't know that show title? Is on broadcast tv or YouTube, perhaps?


I watch YouTube a lot!  Hard to believe it is the second largest search engine on the internet!


Agree. Owned since 2006 by Google, which must be the top search engine. Ever watch average people's YouTube sites?


I have not.  Is it good?  I typically just watch music videos and sports highlights on YouTube.  I think it is tremendous we have a site where regular people can upload content.


Watch Formula 1 and other sports highlights, too. Also like individual sites, like the silent videos an Australian guy puts up showing Primitive Technology, his show title. How to build a hut or clay firing kiln - with only materials around you - and all stone age, handmade tools...Sound like something you'd like?


That does sound very interesting.  I will have to check that out!  I can skip watching Gangnam Style one day.  That video has been watch so many times, they had to alter the view count integer!


Gang style anything would not interest me, but if the view counter had to be increased, I'm in the minority! Bet lots of people like me hated Justin Bieber's Baby video, though! Oops! Are you a Bieber fan??!


Actually, yes. The new Duchess was lovely. Windsor Castle was, well, historic as ever. Lots of celeb. VIPs in attendance. Drama, Entertainment & News rolled into one event. A girl thing, maybe?


Haha, don't worry I am not a Bieber fan!


Good choice! Seriously, YouTube and Netflix share about 50% of peak internet traffic. Stunning, or what?


That is shocking!  I see some Netflix in my future very shortly!  It was great chatting today!


Haha, must be!  I actually did watch a replay of the HBO version with Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.  That was funny!


Was that, as it sounds, a send-up on the royal wedding?


It was actually more serious than I thought. I thought it was going to be a total parody but they were a little serious about it.


Okay. That's a switch from a SNL-type take on it. Did you see Markle in the tv series, Suits?


I have seen a few episodes of it before, but I don't watch regularly.  I am a big fan of watching tv shows though!


I think I like comedies more, but I will absolutely watch dramas.  I liked House, which I guess everyone did since Hugh Laurie was making 700k per episode!  Crazy!


Yes. I guess I like certain actors more than specific shows. Love Michael Caine and Jim Carrey. You?


no one in baseball or swimming had that type of game. who is your favorite team?


i dont have a favorite, but i guess i like golden state. they are fun to watch. im not really a fan though.


yah very fun watch to for sure. how many more championships do you think they can win before they are split apart?


i dont know. does basketball have a salary cap? that usually does in championship teams.


they dont i dont think so, that's how the yankees always had so many high priced players


baseball doesnt have a cap. football does. i dont know about basketball.


football does and baseball does, basketball has some sort of weird cap that allows for superstars


i figure that it was golden state's turn to have a great team. if the lakers had done the same thing, there would not have been a problem. the nba really like LA.


LeBron will win a few more championships with the Lakers, I can guarantee it.


I dont. i do like basketball though. it is a fun sport.


They are a couple games below 500 right now, it's a rebuilding year for sure.


Ok, they'll get it together. Anyway, great chat! Have a great day!


Did you know basketball is a team sport? How many players are on each team usually?\


yes i did. i think there are 12 players on a team?


No, only 10. Do you like baseball or basketball more?


i like basketball more. more action, more flow. baseball is slow. only 18 minutes of action a game.


Baseball has the 2400 plus games a year, that's a lot to watch so could get bored pretty easily. Not as much as swimming though


I would want to watch just the highlights of the baseball game. About two minutes worth. I hate swimming. Boring and I'm bad at it.


Same here Did you ever watch Kareem Abdul Jabbar play? His dunks were ridiculous. He brought a lot of excitement to the game even though the dunk was banned in college after.


i guess he was so dominant with that shot that the league thought it was unfair. i think they should have changed the size of the key or something.


Do you think Trump should by buddying up to Kim Jong-un


I don't think he's going to give up his nuclear program. I think he'll use it as leverage for negotiations to get what he wants


I didn't realize he is called "The Marshall"


The satire group The Onion voted him Sexiest Man Alive. Haha


There have been many famous meetings of international heads of state, which were have been called summits since 1955.


Trump is scheduled to have another Summit with Kim early next year


Oh boy! Spain is the only country that has been a permanent guest at every g20 summit.


Maybe they should think of uninviting Kim, Trump and Putin...lol


That would be interesting! During the brisbane g20 summit, when putin shook the canadian prime minister's hand, the latter said "i guess i'll shake your hand, but i have only one thing to say to you. you need to get out of ukraine."


No. I don't think he's trustworthy. Kim jong un has started to edit pictures to depict a different history just as previous communist leaders mao and stalin did.


It was uncomfortable to watch Putin give MBS that handshake at the last Summit


I didn't watch, thankfully! Nice chatting with you. Take care!


He does have a degree in Physics and Military Studies


That's interesting. I read that no one knows how old he is. Bizarre!


I think him ordering the killing of his own family members is as cold as you can get.


Yes! And Trump decided to meet with him, the first meeting between a US President and North Korean leader.


I don't think Kim has any respect for him whatsoever. He had his half brother killed and uncle too so I doubt he has any admiration for Trump


I am sure there were many ulterior motives. I didn't realize he is the first North Korean leader to have been born after the country's founding


Yep and he is the first one to allow his country's participation in the olympics too but under a agreement with the South


Interesting! He and Trump meeting was to discuss the North Korean nuclear program.


Hi, how are you today? What do you know about our friend the sun?


We can safely harvest the energy that the sun generously provides it at no costs. Selflessness personified in a heavenly body.


It looks like you have a lot of interest!


I think that solar energy is the wave of the future. A way for us to enjoy the sun without diminishing it in the least. Once we get solar powered cars, it's just a short step to solar-powered McDonald's.


Btw, saying about McDonalds... Did you know that drive-thru was added in 1975 because of soldiers, who weren't able to get out of their cars?


I guess the McDonald's saw the potential in the troops to consume vast quantities of junk food whilst ensconced safely in their vehicles. Smart thinking. Now they need to put McD's in combat zones for the troops.


lol In South African you may equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking


That would come in handy at the drive thru at McD's in a combat zone too.


It could be. It has great potential. Cadillac was named after french explorer antonie de la mothe cadillac. Did you know that?


I'm amazed that the French get any acknowledgement in the form of cars.  They do make great wine though!


lol... it's funny. French cars aren't popular in US, but more or less popular in Europe and Asia.


Hey, I'm good, thanks. How is your day? I know just general information. Did you read something interesting about the sun recently?


Good to know. The supply of cheap wine in Europe makes the cars popular I guess. Anyway, nice chat!


The sun is our friendly yellow friend in the sky. Actually, the sun is write, but the atmosphere shifts the color of light that reaches us.


Yes, and the sun is also huge. It's over 10 times of size of Earth. However, human will never travel on the sun... It's just impossible lol


I guess we'll just have to admire it from afar. Still, our sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy. It is a modestly sized sun. Nothing excessive.


True. I don't think Solar System would be like this without the Sun. Amazing gift for us and a reason we are here...


The sun occupies a central place in our existence. Literally. The sun is friendly and warm. Yet not too hot. In fact, a lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun.


It's really impressive to understand that 1 second of energy produced by the sun is enough for our planet for 500 000 years. It's really a lot...


If we could capture all that energy, where would we put it? It's best to keep it safely stored in our magnificent friend in the sky.


True. We aren't able to keep it. But we may take some amount. This is why solar energy is developing field...


I am a big fan of television. Do you watch much TV?


True. Speaking of pets, in Japan there are more pets than there are children under 15. That surprises me because I wouldn't think you would have room for pets in the highly populated areas like Tokyo.


Yeah me too but hey if there are less children then thee r more room for pets.I wonder what kind of pets they have over there any thing unusual or just dogs and cats


Just those as far as I know. I know in some areas (like Tokyo) they have places where you can go and just play with cats because people don't have room for their own. It's like a cat petting zoo but in an open building.


awe thats really awesome animals make peoples day a little better i know they make me smile.


I'm sure it does. It has to help a stressful day. Actually, the first cloned pet was a cat and its name was Copy Cat.


LOL thats cute.I also did not know that harrison smhmitt was the only scientist to walk on moon i didnt know that


I was not aware of that either. You would think that more astronauts would be scientists.


absolutley!Harvard scientists stored a gif animation of a horse galloping in the dna of bacteria!that amazes me the things they can do


Wait. That blows my mind. How is there enough room in the DNA of bacteria for the data of a gif?


LOL i had no idea that was possible but apparently it is


I love television also and i like alot of the shows they mentioned


I enjoy South Park. I don't know if you are familiar with their Family Guy episode but when they aired it they received flowers from The Simpsons crew.


I did not know that they sent flowers i did watch the episode hilarious as usual


It was a great episode and while I do like Family Guy I can't help but see the faults they pointed out when I see it now. Speaking of The Simpsons, did you know that there is only one episode ever where Bart neither appears or is mentioned?


I did not know that either i like learning facts about things it is interesting


It is. I am super shocked by that one. I realize that Bart is essential to the show but it's been on so long that I would have assumed there was more than one that did not feature him.


yeah for sure.I als9o did not know that stuff about the pets like it is not legal to own a pet you can only be there gurdian WHAT?lol


That's surprising to me since they are normally treated as property in a court of law which I am not a fan of. I think of them as family.


I absolutley agree but that is just weird to have it put as there gurdian


How neat!  I wish I never got rid of my vinyl albums.  It would be neat to go back and listen to them on a turntable.  Did you know that Jazz trumpeterers grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing?  I had no idea.


I did know that as I had an uncle that played. I do not play any instruments myself but can sing along with the best of em knowing full well I cannot carry a turn to save myself. I however, do not let that stop me, LOL Do you play any instruments?


I do play guitar but I'm not good.  I sing out of key with the best of them in my car though!  lol  I'm sure I've gotten a lot of looks through the years.  lol


I as well have gotten the looks a time or two myself; I just smile, wave and carry on. I do know I have made someones day by either the song playing or my comical singing for sure. I have always wanted to play guitar but afraid I just don't have the fingers for it nor the skill.


Give it a shot.  It's never too late to try and then you can at least know that you gave a go at it.  What's your favorite type of music?


I should but would not know where to even start. I do not have any particular favorite type of music as I have grew up listening to everything from Gospel on Sunday radio to rap to country and can sing along with just about every artist out there. I really loved listening to Aretha Franklin's music.


Her breakthrough hit "Respect" which was recorded in 1967 I think is one song that everyone in the United States can say that they know.


I totally agree and orginally that was an Ottis Redding song. Aretha was able to make it her own with that and many other songs known from other artists.


Oh wow!  I didn't know that.  It's kind of interesting that she had a touch of jazz and piano in her gospel music.  Things that we just talked about.


I agree! She had a full gospel upbringing as her father was a pastor as well as learned to play piano at an early age.


Good afternoon and thank you for chatting with me! As a matter of fact I do love to listen to music; all different kinds of music as well.


Nice!  It was a pleasure chatting with you!  Don't give up that guitar dream!  Have a great evening!


You're welcome!  Did you know that Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century?  I had no idea.


I had no idea of that either. I do know that a group of climber climbed to the top of the highest mountain in Britain to find a piano. I have always wondered how it got up there and by whom.


Holy smokes!  That had to have been a task.  I wouldn't want no part of that.  lol  Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014 - more than over 40 years since it was released!  That's incredible to have that lasting power.


Some things can just stand the test of time and I certainly feel that music is one of them. Music can do so much for one's emotional and well as metal state I feel.


Yes.  I agree.  I love how listening to music can immediately transport you back to a chapter in your life.


I totally agree! Sometimes in one's life revisiting a chapter can be healing for the soul and music can certainly heal I feel.  I found it very interesting that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast and has scored many films.


Yes!  I had no idea he scored films.  How interesting!  Freddie Mercury and Paul McCartney used the same piano to record their hits "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Hey Jude" respectively.


I find iconic players such as those provide great music.I still have a few LP's that belonged to my mother, I often listen to them just for the nostalgic feelings I get.


Hi there. Are you a fan of films? What's your favorite genre?


Yes, Lost in Translation. I actually had to watch it in a class in college. It was pretty dark, I thought it was good though. I guess he jumps into the drama category every now and then.


I watched it a handful of times and could never figure it out. He seemed really creepy. Did you think it was good?


Yeah, I thought it was well done. Have you ever seen House?


I never have seen it, but I hear that Hugh Laurie is loaded and made more money than even the Friends cast.


That cast made so bank too! Do you watch friends?


I watched Friends a little bit, you? Is House still making new episodes?


I no longer watch it. I watched one the other day and it does not hold up. No house is done.


That's funny, I was thinking the same thing. Like if I watched an episode of Friends today, I would probably think it was terrible.


Especially the early ones. They were not good. And phoebe didn't seem to fit into that group.


Haha she didn't. I do remember that song Smelly Cat vaguely. What was that? Hey, is House a comedy or drama? I thought it was supposed kind of funny. Maybe I'm wrong.


Drama with dark comedy. Nice chatting with you.


I like comedies as well but also enjoy a good drama. What do you know about the comedy genre? It's super old, going back to the slapstick days without sound.


I know that the main emphasis is on humour and are designed to make the audience laugh.


Do you like what they call bromantic comedies? I'm a big fan of Seth Rogen films, like Pineapple Express and Superbad.


If they are well done. I really like them. I loved the two you just mentioned.


Agreed. I like some of the classics, like anything that Bill Murray has done.


Stripes was a fav of mine. I also like some bill murray.


Apparently Bill Murray thinks that Kung Fu Hustle was the great comedy ever. I've personally never seen it.


Neither have I. Did you see his movie, the serious one with scarlett johansen?


Reagan? really? i wonder when he did that. he was a hollywood guy for many years.


It was during the 1930's. Did you know that the cubs used to be called the Chicago Orphans?


that is an odd name. why the orphans? to draw pity from the fans?


I don't know a lot of teams have changed names. Did you know the Dodgers started out as the Brooklyn Robins?


Hm. who chose that name? i like the trolley dodgers better. when did they move to LA?


That's a good question. I think it was about 1960. Did you know a 17 year female struck out Ruth and Gehrig and was banned from baseball?


she must have had a wicked curve. maybe a floater or knuckle ball?


I don't know, but can you imagine what would happen today if they tried to ban a woman for that reason?


Yeah, lawsuits! plus some team would sign her right away.


Oh yeah, and riots in the street. Did you know the Cubs went 108 years without winning a world series?


I'm great, I love baseball. How about you and do you have a favorite team?


that is terrible. they must suffer from a curse. Anyway, good chat!


I try to follow baseball toward the end of the season. i like the bay area teams. how about you?


I am a long time Dodgers fan. So, in bay area does that mean the Giants?


Giants and As. i felt sorry for the dodgers. they have been to the series so many times. then again, they beat the As, so maybe i dont feel sorry. LOL


Thanks I guess. In that case I won't hold your liking the Giants against you. Did you know that in a season about 160,000 baseballs are used?


That is amazing. 2500 games in a season. how many balls per game? that is a lot.


It is, and I was thinking back to when I was a kid. We would use the same ball until the cover finally came off.


Yeah, that is the way we did it too. the scuffs would get bad and the seams would come loose.


And today they change balls if there is a mark on it. Did you know that Ronald Reason was a broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs?


Did you see the Patriots win the Superbowl?


Wow! I was not aware of that. That's crazy. Are you familiar with Benjarvus Green-Ellis from the Patriots?


He never fumbled a football in his entire career and he was a running back! I don't know how that's possible.


that sounds impossible! nearly as impossible is that th patriots have either won or lost by 3 or 4 points in all 6 tries


Those are close games. Here's a fact about high scoring games. The highest scoring football game was in 1916 between Georgia Tech and Cumberland and the score was 222-0!


that is funny, poor cumberland. last playoff for cleveland browns was 1995 against the patriots


I'm not surprised. They were so excited when they won their first game this year because it had been so long. Have you heard about the University of Iowa's locker room?


They painted the visiting teams room pink. I'm assuming that's some kind of psychological warfare.


oh no! that would make me want to win more! atleast the stadium didnt cost 60 million to build like a highschool in allen texas


yes did you know that at one point in 2001 they were the underdogs - the game now is amazing


That's insane. I wonder how they got that money. Especially if it's a public school.


I did not because it seems like they've been a dynasty forever now. Did you know that George RR Martin called the Patriots the Lannisters of the NFL? I think that's fitting.


haha tat is funny, at this point they surely inspure envy and suspition with the scandals. but yes at one point brady was the 199th pick - can you guess the year?


That's super shocking. No what year was it?


2000 - he came from university of michigan. funny with a democratic state trump loves them because they are 'winners'


Not for much longer, the stars are getting too old. Everyone also forgets that they are tied with the Bills for the most super bowl losses.


right and gillette stadium is actually in foxborough mass, about an hour from boston so its not quite a 'boston' team


They sure claim it. Did you know that in the 1960's top bowler's made more money than top football players? That's so strange.


i love those weird facts. like the giant american flags weigh 1100 pounds and cost 50,000 to make!


I wonder why she switched?Roosevelt created the bull moose party after being rejected by the GOP.


Not sure on that. There is a republican vs democrat baseball game every year since 1909.


Wow, that's cool but also, shouldn't they worry about the nation? I knew bull moose wouldn't work because every president has been a republic or democrat since 1853.


I think so too. The only American president to propose a minimum income was Richard Nixon.


Wow. Good trivia. Like every bearded president has been republican.


That's interesting too. A dog beat two people in a mayoral election and server as mayor for 13 years.


I would feel bad if I were those two! Red and blue were not used until 2000. Seems like that is really recent.


That's very recent. I would have never guessed that.


I wouldn't have guessed Truman to be insecure but he didn't want to go on the dumbo ride for fear of being associated with republicans.


Hello - I do enjoy them. Not that I believe most, but they make you think. What about you?


I do not follow them but I do find humor in them so I will listen. I guess Mitch McConnell is one.


Same here. Do you know much about the US senate?


I know a little. What about you, do you know a lot?


Just a little. I know Jordan was once asked why he wouldn't endorse black democratic candidate Gantt which Jordan said republicans buy shoes too.


That's the kind of leadership I expect from Jordan! They had the same gavel until Richard "the Hulk" nixon broke it!


Me too. Haha that's hilarious he broke it!


Maybe he had some of that candy from the senate floor!


Possibly. Did you know Hillary Clinton was president of the young republicans in college?


I have been to the ballet, it's amazing that you can see the storytelling in the dance itseld.


Yes if you replace the dialogue with dancing it kind of works that way.


Sounds nice!  Have you ever listened to any radio dramas?


I have not but I have listened to a podcast that was made to resemble one of those.


Some of them are pretty good.  Hey, have you heard of Michael Caine?


Yes, he's a great actor. He was awesome in the new Batman movies as Alfred.


I agree!  Did you know that the whole reason he became an actor was because all of the pretty girls were in drama class at his school?


I would imagine that's the reason a lot of actors got their start!


You're probably right!  Do you like Jim Carrey?


Sometimes I do.  I used to watch the show House.  It was good. I learned recently that Hugh Laurie made the most money ever for a tv drama actor. He got $700,000 per episode.


I do, I liked his earlier stuff. He's gotten a little strange now.


He's not doing dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from doing them.


I used to watch that show as well, that's a lot of money per episode.


It definitely is.  What do you think of mimes?


I've never watched a mime do a full performance so I don't know what to think of them.


I've seen them on tv.  They say that mime is a form of drama. I actually never thought about it like that until recently.


I know there have been a few famous mimes so there has to be something to that art form.


True.  Do you like opera?  It's another form of drama.


I have never seen an opera, how about you?


No I haven't.  I haven't seen a ballet either and supposedly it's a form of drama too.  I guess my exposure to drama is limited to tv and movies.


It's interesting when a Japanese player wants to play in the MLB. The team gets money for that player leaving.


I did not know that. In Canada kickball is called soccer-baseball. Odd how a different country views baseball.


I wonder if they have any different rules than we do? It would be interesting to see if they put their own twist on the game.


When I think of baseball, I think of countries like Japan and America. I don't really think of Canada and I especially do not think of the Ottoman Empire which were still in existence the last time the Chicago Cubs won the world series.


It's also very popular in Latin America. A lot of professional players are from Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.


That is true. I suppose Canada does have influence because in the 1992 world series the US Marine Corps color guard brought in the Canadian flag upside down.


That must have been embarrassing. Hopefully everyone realized it was a mistake!


Well if Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 world series with his team down by one run and everyone still loves him then I am sure it is okay about the flag all those years later.


I'm sure it is since I've never heard it brought up until now.


Well thanks so much for chatting to me about baseball. I learned a lot today.


I do not know much about baseball but I have been to a bunch of games, including a few Yankee games. It does have the second highest attendance.


Thanks, it was fun chatting with you as well!


Baseball games are fun to go to but they take a long time. I usually end up walking around the concourse for a couple innings.


I never knew why baseball managers wore uniforms. I thought it was just to blend in with the team and support the team. Ends up they are able to play if the need arises.


Looking at some of the managers today I think it's more of a tradition now. I know in the past there were a few times where there were actual player/coaches. I believe Ted Williams was one.


I found it very surprising that a married couple had been scheduling all 2430 major league baseball games up until 2005. I figured it was just a computer.


Baseball is deep into it's tradition. They probably didn't worry about any form of software until it became too complicated.


You're right. That's probably why baseball cards are so popular too, tradition. A man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic.


Also the market was not as saturated back then as it is today, now so many different companies make cards that there isn't a chance for them to be as rare.


I never knew that is why the old ones are so valuable. I thought it was simply the popularity of the player. In Japan baseball is so popular fans do not realize it is actually America's pastime. I wonder what their baseball cards go for.


Have you heard that people draft contestants for fantasy spelling bee?  Pretty amazing to me.


If I lost the fold, I would probably die jumping off a roof being sure I could fly.  Otherwise, my "reality" would be pretty good since I don't dream or day dream bad things.  Those students would probably encounter some monsters.


There's even a concentration in Tolkien studies. That would be interesting


It sure would.  In fantasy football one of the most important selections is QB since the QB touches the ball on most every play.


I've never played fantasy football, but I wonder if Kellan Moore is a good contender in that since he's a lefty


There is talent and luck in fantasy football.  I am sure that Moore has had some good games and some poor ones.  Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that entered college as a junior.


He's pretty smart. It would take a lot of AP courses to knock out the first two years of college like that


It sure would.  Of course, QBs need to be somewhat smart.  Baker Mayfield who won the Heisman at Oklahoma University almost quite football to go into competitive gaming.  He could beat the entire team in Halo 3.


I wonder if most of those guys were good at Halo. There was a QB in the NFL named Brad Johnson, and he's the only one who has thrown a touchdown pass to himself


I doubt that the pass play was designed that way.  I suspect a batted ball.  Tom Brady was the back-up QB on a JV team that never won a game or scored a point but the coach never put him in the game.  He now has won more Super Bowls than any QB.


High school football isn't always an indicator of someone's potential. How familiar are you with QBs who have won the Super Bowl?


I'm not even sure how they would even know that. Aren't all the contestants children?


I have watched every one, but could not name them all for the life of me.  I have enjoyed your comments and your prompt responses.  Good evening.


Yes.  I guess they see how well they won the regional contests.


I mean, I guess fantasy are for the hardcore fans. Have you ever seen the Lord of the Rings?


Yes.  Of course that is fantasy of a different type.


The third movie was the only fantasy film to win an Academy Award for "Best Picture"


I did not remember that.  Back to competitive fantasy.  There is also a game where people draft congress people and score on how many bills they successfully vote for.  That seems so boring!


I'm sure political science students would find enjoyment in that. It could be a great teaching tool!


Yes.  But one would really have to dig deeply to keep score.  Most news is about when congress cannot agree.  There is a fold in the brain that is the only thing that allows us to tell the difference between fantasy and reality.


That's an important fold! I wonder how well students tell the difference if they're enrolled in the university that has science fiction courses


What do you like to do for entertainment?


yea I am sure they are dead now lol. It was 1992 I believe


That would definitely be a world record for longevity if they were still alive. Also cool that Dark Side of the Moon is so popular. You ever do that trick of syncing it with Wizard of Oz?


For sure! No I did not, what is the trick, I am so interested now!


I couldn't get it to work, but supposedly if you start the album and the movie at the same time, there are some really weird coincidences between movie scenes and songs.


wow, that is amazing. Maybe soon I will try that lol. Did you know how Bill Nye got his start?


Not until now. I don't see the resemblance at all, but maybe at the time they looked similar.


Yea Steve Martin and him I can't see it. Maybe a younger one of each could work. It is kind of like Reagan not having the presidential look for a movie role


Yeah, I'd never heard that one before. But he was a lot younger then.


For sure, if only they could see him years later lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


I listen to a lot of music on YouTube and read fiction. How about you?


not yet? Well lets play some nintendo then, we can get some from japan since they only stopped making them in 2003!


I like playing nintendo, even though it only has 54 colors, do you ever play that?


I'm not much of a gamer. I'm happy Hybrid Theory was so popular. I love Linkin Park and groups like that from the early 00s -- they were kind of a holdover from the golden age of grunge.


I love Linkin Park, sad about their singer. I had that cd in 2001!


Yeah, I listen to it a lot now. Also the White Stripes from the same period, almost as much as I listen to the old 90s acts.


I was all about NWA in the 90s lol. They had their album go platinum without major air time or tours


I just heard some of the stuff on the radio, but they were really a formative influence on rap. I remember all the controversy.


they did, it was huge controversy. I want to hear an album that 2 100 year twins made in japan.


That must be worth checking into for the human interest value, if nothing else. Cool that they're still that active and interested in doing stuff.


Hey there do you like dramatic movies or TV shows?


I agree. There's a reason that they don't exist anymore. Do you like Michael Caine as an actor? Apparently he became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama classes


Well while his motivations were pure, his acting skills sure is amazing


Haha he is a great actor. I really liked him in the Batman movies, and I also liked him and Austin Powers 3 LOL what movies did you like him in


I especially liked him in austin powers. He did a good job being a terrible father in austin powers in a hilarious manner.


LOL I agree with you! Do you like Jon Hamm by the way? I guess he used to be a teacher for drama arts back in high school


I think he was in the show Mad Men. Have you ever seen the show the office? I guess one of his students was Erin from the office


Oh I have seen it. I do know of ellie kemper though


ha yes, I haven't seen that show is it any good? I know everyone talks about it. What do you think about the Moon by the way?


The office is hilarious. I only initially saw it since I thought it was connected to office space, but I think both are amazing. As for the moon, couldn't live without it. It looks amazing, governs the tide, and without it life would be very very different


Hmmm. I do enjoy drama since it evokes depth. However, I generally enjoy its comedic aspects more than its tragic aspect. How about you?


Oh I agree with you. It's also the fifth largest satellite in our solar system. Speaking of moons, Mars is Moon is 1/3 Hollow


I heard there was a satellite that is the size of a planet and made entirely of diamonds. Probably would ruin the artificial market of diamonds.


Haha that sounds really awesome! did you know that they were originally going to put a un flag on the moon and not a USA flag? I'm personally glad they went with the US flag, though.


Yes I do like dramatic roles. I don't understand why Jim Carrey won't do them anymore. He says that he wants to just promote positivity and so he won't do a dramatic role anymore. I think so those were some of his best


Well drama isn't only comedy so I guess he is going the more comedic route


It could be possible. Do you ever watch the show House? With Hugh Laurie?


Yep it definitely is. And it's crazy that Hugh Laurie was making $700,000 per episode. That is so much money!


It is but if it is for quality people are willing to pay.


Yep I agree with you. On the other hand there is a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas for free. But as I always say, I'm sure you get what you pay for and they're not very good haha


But radio drama lack the visual aspect that many actors make films and shows worth watching


Do you ever keep up on what the Rollings Stones do nowadays?


I know. I think it would be interesting to listen to a rap album that was released from twins in Japan. Apparently they did it when they turned 100


wowww good for them, what determination. do you know the album straight outta compton by NWA?


I've heard of it. I guess most people liked it so much that without airplay and a tour, it reached platinum status


now that is what i call achievement, good for them


Another story of determination is when Reel Big Fish released a best of album. They lost the rights to the originals to the old record label, so they re-recorded all their hits


yes, that is another great example. on another topic, do you know much about the sun?


I've heard that though it seems yellow to us due to atmospheric scattering, it is actually white


yeah. and it is so hot that in one second we can get all the energy we need for the entire planet for 500 000 years


That's a lot of energy! And to think that it is only one billionth in size compared to the largest star we know of in our galaxy


exactly. as hot as the sun is a lightning bolt is still hotter than the sun


Not much. I know from time to time the stars will make their way back into the media but not so sure what for


Imagine the energy we could harness if we could capture the heat from lightning. The sun also contains a lot of mass, about 99.86% of the total in the Solar System


that is huge, just huge. it was nice chatting with you


I guess Keith Richards and Mick Jagger have an interesting relationship with each other


seems that way, they are friend and then insult each other. very rocky relationship


Apparently the most recent problem is that Mick Jagger is having an eighth child even though he's 73, and Richards mentioned that he should consider a vasectomy


oh wow that is really personal though. DO you have a favorite album from them?


I don't really listen to their music. Are you familiar with the album Dark Side of the Moon?


is it still the best selling album although it has been released so many years ago?


I heard it was still a best seller in 2014. "Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park is one of the best selling of this century


they were such a great band, what a shame for what happened


The White House is a building with a lot of history


Yeah, not the case, well the White House still uses floppy disks, thats is a primitive tech


I wonder why. Is it for security? It seems outdated, that's true.


Maybe they are hard to hack, require a long time, im not sure but they must have their reasons.


Let's talk about elections. Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option for presidential elections. What do you think?


I guess its a choice as valid as others, if you dont like the politicians you can also stay at home and save yourself the trouble


I think that it might get people to the polls to vote on other issues. Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the us presidential election 75% of the time. Maybe NBA players should run for office.


They might actually win lol, maybe Michael Jordan he is really popular, I would vote for him I guess.


Michael Jordan has the popularity. I wonder what his stance on the traveling would be. Would there be a travel ban?


I dont know but I bet he has the money to travel around the world.


He sure does. He would be a good ambassador for sport. Anyway, great chat!


It sure is! I have never visited it myself. Have you?


That would be a great job for him I agree.


Me neither, I heard it was twin buildings in France and also in the Netherlands


I figure that we have a long history with those two countries. Probably a show of friendship and solitude.


Yeah I agree, I wonder if the twin buildings have solar panels on the roof as well.


I would hope so, but that has been a controversy for the White House here though.


They have removed them, placed them back again, removed them once more and then finally Bush placed them back, I think that's how it goes.


I guess they are more symbolic than practical. Kind of like the current occupant of the WH.


Yes, I figure that he is an interesting case of what can happen to the Presidency. I imagined that he would be one of the richest POTUS. Not the case.


Hey there! What are your thoughts about this election season so far?


Agreed. We need more diverse presidents, for sure. Someone to represent everyone, not just a select few.


Well Armenia certainly went through with that recently.  They voted against Pashinyan becoming prime minister.  I don't think he is going to give up though.


Sometimes I think that we may be better off with a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. We should emphasize the importance of cabinet members.


Well I believe Canada's Prime Minister still answers to the Queen in the UK.  I find that fascinating.


I think you're correct. I think maybe having a prime minister would be beneficial for our country! Would you agree?


Maybe but wouldn't that mean he would be chairman of Congress?  I think that is too much power for one person.


You think? I'm not familiar with how that process works. Sometimes I wish we went back to 1805- back then, the election runner-up became vice president. That may mean that the political landscape today would be more evenly distributed.


Oh my goodness I could not imagine that happening last election.  What a trainwreck that would be.  They would spend more time bickering than getting anything done.


I wouldn't mind the idea, to be honest. Better one republican and one democrat, rather than two republicans. But that's just my opinion.


Well it worked for a while anyways up until 1805, but the country was in its infancy so there is probably good reason why it changed.


What election season?  The US?  Too soon to tell, but I do like voting by the people.


Yes, the times have changed for sure. Moral of the story, this is why it's important to vote!


Well, it's almost time to start thinking about who we're voting for in 2020 is what I meant. Did you know that astronauts can even vote from space?


Interesting.  I wonder if the next President will lose the popular vote.  That would make 6 that would have.


I wonder, too. I wonder who I'll end up voting for. I do love to exercise my right to choose.


I find it interesting that some "presidents" are actually dictators.  I believe Putin would qualify from what I can tell.


Putin is a very interesting and fascinating man. There are a lot of presidents around the world who fascinate me!


Sometimes I wonder if people deserve to get to vote.  400000 voted for a chimpanzee in Rio De Janeiro.  Ridiculous.


I did not know that- it's quite sad. Sometimes, I wonder how some presidents are elected! I guess the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums so far. I wish our president was as cool as that.


True. Surprisingly we haven't had a multilingual president since FDR.  I find that a little disturbing.


Yes it is so sexist and it really needs to go now


I do he is a good player. He was a backup QB in high school


Yeah and he did not get started even when the team was doing really bad


Yes they lost a really good chance to win there with him


Yes he is a great player and also finished college in two years


Yeah he took a lot of AP tests in high school so planned that ahead really well


Yeah. Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


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


yes I do . DId you know that women can play too?


Yeah that was smart. Nice chatting with you


Yes as there is no written rule that prevents them from playing


yes so as long as they meet the requirements, they are good


Yes. The average gameplay is 11 minutes anyways


True. THe engineers make more than the players over the lifetime


But they also have longer careers so can make more money


True. Did you hear of the Saints cheerleaders rule?


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


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


Glad to hear that. Did you know that Reggie Miller's sister overshadowed him in high school? She broke 8 national basketball records.


Yeah Cheryl was an outstanding high school & collegiate player. The story goes that Reggie scored 40 points in a game & was bragging about it on the way home only to learn that Cheryl scored 105 points.


Hopefully it kept him humble. Were you aware that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got the dunk shot banned for over a decade in college because he was so successful at it?


Yeah, that is almost as shocking as learning that the inventor of basketball James Naismith is the only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas.


That's unfortunate and not what you would expect. It kind of disgusts me that in 39 out of 50 states the highest paid government employees are college football or basketball coaches.


Absolutely, especially since college athletes don't receive a dime & are unable to hold a job.


I agree. It's ridiculous. We put too much emphasis on sports at that point. Did you know that the supreme court building has a basketball court?


Yes known as "the highest court in the land".


Ha ha. That's funny. Did you also know that there is a New Zealand basketball game?


Yes, basketball is a global sport & very popular, especially in Europe & China. Unfortunately New Zealand has a team name with racial undertones.


The NBA is my favorite professional sports league. I am a fan of the New York Knicks & grew up idolizing Allen Iverson.


I heard it was called the Tall Blacks and was wondering where it came from and if it was racist.


He did well for himself. He signed a contract with Reebok that would pay him $800,000 per year until age 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000.


Incredible. What he did for Reebok as a brand will surely not be in vain. I loved his Reebok commercial featuring the rap artist Jadakiss.


I don't remember that commercial. Did you know that Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA when they were released?


Its unbelievable, but Jordan still wore them anyway as Nike was willing to pay the fines for each game.


That makes it easy. Are you familiar with Tim Duncan?


Yes, arguably the greatest power forward of all time & greatest San Antonio Spurs player of all time.


That's him. He stayed in college for four years and sacrificed money instead of going directly into the NBA.


Yes, Tim has always stuck to his morals and core values. Even to this day after he retired from the NBA.


It is, there are 250 milllion players as well and generates more money than most of the other sports combined


Yes the same one, well he was a skilled player in college, he even represented the US in the macabbi games


I never would have guessed that. I am more amazed that alan iverson got a lifetime endorsement from reebok that  pays 800000 a year


Yeah and did you hear about that big payday when he turns 55? $32 million dollars, a lot of money


He did indeed, most players get sweet endorcement deals from sports brands


Yes. Thats the reason playing  in a big market is important to them


Air Jordans were grear shoes, too bad they got banned.


Are you following them this season? Im more of a Lakers fan


I am following them, but they are terrible. I am a  LA Dodger fan too


Yeah I cant recall them having a good season latel in the past years, crazy how in 39 of 50 states the highest paid employee is a baskeball coach


Yeah Bill Belichick is one of the best coaches, he must be worth a lot, so what other sports do you follow, maybe soccer?


No.  Just football basketball and baseball


I see, well soccer is watched in over 200 countries and the World Cup is going to be hosted in the US by 2026,


I Know it  is a very popular sport but I never got in to soccer


I bet Trump thinks he one of the top three wealthiest presidents. do you know who they are really?


....Did you know that the white house is smaller than the guest house?


yeah, that' making guests feel at home huh?


Not sure why that it is, makes no sense to me but i'm not a politician. Hey the President of Zimbabwe has 3 pop albums. He must be good to have put out 3.


yeah wonder what happens if you criticize the presidents music there? Get caned maybe?


Who knows, And correction it was Indonesian President. Zimbabwe's President is named President Banana.


yeah, that was his real name, I looked it up. Crazy, was his VP, Mr. Apple?


To funny, his Cabinet was a fruit bowl. Can you imagine if the rule that stated the runner up was automatically elected as the VP. Hillary and Trump in the white house.


Yeah, that woulda been comedy gold right there, HRC and Trump!


Right that would be a good name for it. I'm told that every President with a beard has been a republican. I assume this excludes Trump.


I think they mean that no democrat presidents have ever had a beard


yeah, I was surprised that Trump did not make the top 3, probably old data before Trump was elected


Oh ok that makes since, lol. The colors blue and red for the two parties only started in 2000. It seemed like it had always been that way.


yeah does seems like the media has had us divided into red/blue for longer than that


Yeah well there has not been a Us president that wasn't a Dem or Rep since 1853. Nice chatting with you my friend!


I'm sure JFK was one the other Jefferson and Washington, i don't know.


Yeah Kennedy's easy. But who knew Washington and Jefferson?


right! do you know that the republican party's is also called the GOP?


Oh yeah, do you know what GOP stands for?


I never even asked myself, lol. Do you know? I know the party is named after republicanism, a major ideology of american revolution.


founded by anti-slavery activists..GOP which equals the Grand Old Party


Wow, could they be more obvious!! I hear the GOP's political platform supports lowered taxes. What do you think?


yeah, I think my taxes have lowered since Trump


Hahaha that is so cool. And when you think about it we have not been around for that long either.


Yeah! If we view it in terms of time relative to Earth's history, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds! Earth has been around forever! Hard to imagine what this planet would be like hundreds of years from now.


Oh my, that is so true. I wonder what is the closest we can get to cheetahs in terms of running since we used to hunt and have that ability too


I imagine not even olympian runners can catch up to cheetahs, unless of course you present humans with an incentive as the end prize, like maybe say a giant check for a large some of cash perhaps?


I guess. Did you know that there is a sound frequency that instills fear in humans?


I did not know that, I wonder if the nails scratching on chalkboard sound falls within that fear frequency range. Do you know?


Oh my goodness, I really do not like that one. I wonder what that frequency is.


Yeah, that frequency range definitely instills some fears and goosebumps in me too.


Apparently we as humans have lost  body hair very recently, like 240 000 years ago.


That's a scary thing, I don't want to go bald, I don't think my head shape can pull off the bald look as well as Jason Statham but our fingers contain no muscles and are controlled by muscles in the arm!


Of course! I especially enjoy comedies like SNL's "weekend update" segment, are you a fan?


hahaha so true. it was really nice chatting with you


Yes, I am. I watch various shows, one of them being the simpsons


It's been a while since I've seen the Simpsons, are they still running on air? I like Shark Tank a lot too, but most of those deals are never followed through!


I think they still are. And of all these years, there was only one episode Bart didn't appear in. crazy.


Oh wow, I think in the first hundred episodes, Homer held various jobs, more than a hundred! If that were the real world, either he would be considered a hustler or an entrepreneur.


Yeah exactly. And the simpson crew apparently gave flower to south park when they aired their family episode finale


In the episode or like the workers for the show? That's a nice gesture nonetheless.


The workers, the crew. Yes, that is true.


Humans are interesting creatures especially in space because humans can't burp in zero gravity environments.


Haha. I guess they wanted it to be scientifically correct? Disney specialized in animation before they opened any theme parks.


Yeah I did know about that. I can't believe Disney was founded back in 1923 that is almost 100 years ago


That's pretty cool. Their headquarters is in California.


The office in Burbank California specific oh, I've never been there though I've only been to disney world in Orlando


Me, too. Some people call Disney "Mouse House". I've never heard that one before.


No I've never heard that either. How often do you read by the way? Have you ever read the book Starship Troopers


I have heard of that, but I never read it. It takes me a long time to read. Unlike Anne Jones who can read 4700 words per minute!


Yep that is a lot! And I did not read the book Starship Troopers but I did see the movie, apparently it is recommended by the US Military


I heard 3 out of 5 branches recommend it. I wonder which three?


Haha that's a good point. The movie is actually very anti-military which is why I was curious if you had read the book, I was wondering if a book is different


Pay their I do like to travel. I just got back from Florida, it was in Naples, where do you like to travel to


That's an interesting question. Ender's Game is also recommended by the military. Have you read that one? I haven't.


No I didn't read that book but I did watch the movie. The movie is kind of bad in my opinion and I even like Harrison Ford who stars in it


When I go to Florida, I like to visit Disney World. Did you know the Disney company has been around since 1923?


No I didn't know that that's a long time, it's interesting that they change their name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986


Yeah, they were originally the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, since two brothers founded the company.


Yeah that makes sense. Did you know that Minnie Mouse's real name is Minerva by the way


I had no idea! Disney makes more money than NBCUniveral and WarnerMedia. They are a huge company!


Yep they absolutely are huge company! What do you think about people that go through Disney movies to try to find the"Hidden Mickey Mouse"images in them


That's an interesting hobby! Did you know that the robot Wall-e was named after Walt Disney? His middle name was Elias


Wow well that makes sense, but also it makes sense that you would hire Bill Nye to be the science consultant for the movie Flubber, that is a movie that's not need a science consultant though LOL


How are you? Did you know that Ralph Lawrence Carr was the only governor to oppose internment of Japanese Americans? What a shame


Yea, and making a comment about his turban, very disrespectful and uncalled for


Right? America is a melting pot of races, religions, and cultures. Completely unacceptable to be so narrow minded. Not to mention calling the Lieutenant Governor gay


Yea thats despicable. Did you know Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted by private jet when he was governor?


It doesn't surprise me. He was an actor first and a politician second. Probably too used to being the star


Speaking of CA governors, the beatles song "come together" was written for timothy leary's 1969 california governor campaign. I wonder if it helped him at the polls


Well, I remember the song, but not the Governor, lol. I bet the Beatles got a lot of play time on the radio.


Yea, I really like to make a foxhole radio using a razorblade and pencil as a diode to see if I can listen to them


Nowadays you can just go online and find radio stations to listen to. There's even a website that has thousands of classical radio dramas for free


I wonder if they have a radio station that can pick up the strong radio storms from Jupiter, I'd love to listen to that


That would be really cool, getting to listen in to radio waves from another planet


Yeah, I remember hearing that. It's crazy that he was the only one.


Yep. Well I gtg, it was nice talking with you


Yea, it's possible the others didn't have the power to do anything, some governors having only nominal or largely ceremonial power


True, but some have a lot of power. I mean, in 1934 North Dakota's governor was actually able to secede from the US


Lol, that not of lasted too long, I wondered why he declared martial law and seceded


Not sure. I mean, 1934 I don't think much was going on. Not like today when the media can cause a firestorm. Did you hear the New Jersey governor is calling for the sheriff to resign over racist comments?


The sheriff from Bergen County New Jersey? I heard that one


Yeah. You can't be too careful today. Anything can come back and bite you if you don't think before you speak.


Yea, plus he made the remarks about the governor, Phil Murphy, not too smart


No, I mean, the governor is basically his boss. Not a good idea to insult your boss no matter who you are.


Hi. I"m surprised to know U2 did an opening country act.


Same! I guess George Strait's doing OK on his own tho.


Not much, except my radio alarm -- I'm in a little rural town and there's only a crappy Top 40 station within range. You?


lol, I like the oldies hit when I listen to the radio to work, otherwise don't hear much, I didn't know jupiter puts off radio signals that can be heard by am radio


I used to love listening to music in my truck -- lot of deadhead stuff, grunge and reggae -- before my speakers went out.


Nothing better than jamming on a car radio full blast


Yeah, makes long drives a lot more pleasant.


I used to listen to it a lot -- loved Iron Mountain String Band, the Dillards &c -- but not lately. You?


not really, I like banjo, good chatting with you


That is very surprsing, I am surprised that bruce lee knew how to cha cha


Same -- it was an interesting convo. Take care!


Yeah, it's interesting that there's so much carryover between dance and different kind of athletics.


It has to do with their body makeup I think I would pull my groin cha cha'ing


Same. I don't know much about it tho. I did know that the stratocaster was introduced for country.


I did not know that, country isn't my style of music, but interesting there is only 2 african americans in the hall of fame


Not really mine either, altho I like some old stuff like Bob Wills and Roy Acuff. But I read that Les Paul first introduced fuzztones as the result of a studio technical glitch.


that is interesting, another interesting fact, jeff bezos and george strait are cousins


Yeah, that's really weird. Made me think of the thing with Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis.


For sure, I wish Jeff Bezos was my cousin, I wouldn't have to turk lol


Hey there! I just bought the most incredible dress on Amazon. I love Amazon!


Do you think the president uses Amazon electronics?


I don't know, could be. Amazon's prices are too good to turn down.  Even Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon.


Yeah, I guess our President isn't even the wealthiest president, so he probably needs a good deal!


He just might.  Did you know that Amazon created an entirely new font called "bookerly" specifically designed to be easy to read on Kindles and other digital screens. That was a great idea!


Wow, sounds like a really good idea! Sounds like you're a huge fan of Amazon.


You sound like a big fan as well. I'm a big fan of saving money on Amazon. Did you know that Amazon has a website that sells returned and like-new items with discounts?


I may have to look into it. I'm all about a great deal! I guess the first Amazon customer spent less than 30 dollars and got a building named after him. I wish that were me!


Amazon.com does sell all kinds of stuff like software, video games, jewelry, electronics, clothing, toys, and even food. If we stick with buying at Amazon.com, we are sure to save those dollars.


Yes, we need to save those dollars. I would eventually like to donate a lot of my money to help the Earth.


That would be an excellent cause. Everybody should think about helping the earth since it is our home.  Our Earth has many problems as well.  Did you know that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the earth. I wonder why?


Cool, me too. I love Amazon as well. Did you know that the founder of Amazon.com's name is Jeff Bezos and that Amazon.com was created in 1994?


I don't know, but our natural resources are disappearing. Earth will be helium-free at the end of this century.


That is true. Nice chatting with you, have a good one.


I did not, but now I do. Do you ever receive Amazon packages on Sunday?


Yes, I did and I wondered why the mailman was out delivering mail on Sunday. I found out the Amazon.com has a contract with the US Postal Service to deliver packages on Sundays now.


Amazing. I bet Amazon employees are working hard 24/7, even on Sundays. I think they walk up to 15 miles per shift.


Probably. Did you know that Amazon holds a patent on 1-click buying and apple pays them licensing fees?


That's awesome! Such an awesome company. They deliver anywhere on Earth!


Awesome, the arrow in Amazon's logo means that they have everything from A to Z, now that is cool as well.


Very cool. I bet even the president of the United States uses Amazon.


No doubt. Amazon.com sells amazing stuff at amazing prices. They sell Echo devices that allows you to give voice driven commands to your smart appliances as well as Fire tablets and Fire TV.


Seems a little ecentric but he's worth billions so maybe he wanted the world to know the time...


Who knows. I think at a certain point that sheer amount of obscene wealth starts to affect how you view the world.


He's going through a divorce so it will only be half of that so like 150 billion. That just doesn't go as far any more...


I could survive on that for a while I think lol


I would find a way to get by. I would just like my name on a building on campus!


Imagine having that kind of noterity of being amazon's first customer. That would be so cool.


I would drive by it all the time and point it out to everyone. I would act surprised by it too. "Oh, what's that???? My name on an Amazon building..."