I did know that! They have some weird, non-fraternizing rules. I guess they get to spend a lot of time cheering since the average game only has 11 minutes of live play. I'll bet your hubby and father in law make it seem like much longer!


Yes! that must feel terrible for the cheerleaders, not a perk of the job. and yes, they sure make it feel a lot looonger! i did learn that the NFL uses tracking chips in the players shoulder pads to record players move on the field. They can also track they balls for velocity, speed, and location.


I wonder if they have those sorts of things in helmets? The concussion issue with NFL players is terrible. I thought they made a lot more money, putting bodies on the line like that, but an engineer makes more, statistically speaking.


Yes, absolutely for as much as they go through, all the skills they must have, let alone everything that comes with it such as injuries. you would think they would make more. You are right an engineer makes more than a football player. A soccer player makes more than all the other sports such as NFL and NBL combined.


I wonder how much an esports player makes, as opposed to a quarterback? There's one that played for University of OK that was going to quit football to competitively game full time. That's kind of fun.


Yes! How cool! I would quit my job if I could paint all day and sell my paintings. But I shouldn't give up my dreams... The Patriots were the underdogs of football until Brady came along. He was so confident he told them "you'll never regret you picked me" I bet their arse they don't regret it!


Well, the good news is that if you're a lady, there's no rules that say you can't play for the NFL! As long as you meet the eligibility requirements, you're in! I wonder what those are?


Oh, interesting! Well, I am a terrible thrower so I'm out and i would run like im scared to get hurt. I wish I was a good left hander though, like Kellen Moore, he is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL. I wonder how many people he throws off when he throws the ball, that is until they become familiar that he is left handed.


It's surprising that he's the only one! I've never heard of him. I wonder who he plays for? I wonder if he was at the NFL honors this year? That seems to have been a who's who of luminaries. Still not sure why the Rams coach won, but the NFL works in mysterious ways.


He plays for Dallas Cowboys. Nice chatting with you! Take care :)


No, I missed it! But I watched the game prior when the Patriots beat KC into the Super Bowl, it was incredible. Did you know that Tom Brady is only one of 2 people to win 5 super bowls! crazy.


It is really surprising. The sheer length of his career is impressive. Older quarterbacks are my favorites. There's something about the calmness of a 40 year old qb that feels right.


Yes, I do too. I mean Tom Brady is the total package He is strong, handsome, smart, at the top of his prime and he has a super hot wife! Gisele Bundchen the victoria secret super model! who by the way makes twice as much as her hubby Tom Brady! wowzer talk about a beautiful successful family. Almost wish i could be a fly on their wall.. 2 perfect and beautiful human beings what are their flaws? but it's not all about the material or physical.


I wonder what will happen when he retires? I wonder if the Patriots have someone waiting in the wings to replace him? He came on when Drew Bledsoe got hurt - I hope they have a backup plan.


They are screwed if they don't. Whoever will replace him will have a huge spot to fill being that Brady has been known to be the best in his time. Fun fact about Brady... Did you know that prior to 2007 he had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season? he threw a 50 record that year, I wonder what inspired him or if his hard work finally paid off... I want what hes taking! also, I learned he has never eaten a STRAWBERRY in his life, WHAT?? who does that, I don't think he is from this world.


He's definitely otherworldly. How can you avoid strawberries? They're delicious! It's good that he came into his own. His high school JV team was awful, apparently. He was the backup qb, but didn't get to play. I wonder how it would have worked out for them if he had?


That is incredible, Definitely a different story would be told today like the butterfly effect. I suppose thats why things happen for a reason. I mean the new england Patriots under Tom Brady and bill belichick have either won or lost the super bowl by 3 or 4 points in all 6 tries. Those numbers would probably be a whole lot of different.


Of course, the last Super Bowl score was kind of terrible. The Saints should have been in. I'm still bitter. They had the best rookies out there, with Alvin Kamara and Marshon Lattimore.


That's how I feel when they played against the Chiefs, they won at the last possible second, I normally dont watch the game unless my hubby and father in law force me by screaming at the TV, screaming the play by play haha speaking of the saints did you know that their cheerleaders cannot be in the same restaurant as any other players? if a player comes in, the cheerleader must leave.


Do you remember about the confidential informant in the Trump campaign?


I am not sure.  Their core support in recent years comes from the South and the Mountain states, and the Evangelicals.  The urban areas are all blue.


Hillary Clinton was a republican in college, apparently...that's interesting.


I did not know that.  Though she might be like me and grow more liberal as she ages.  Plus the Republican party has grown far more right-wing even since Reagan.


Yeah, the GOP is hard to relate to at times.  I try to be objective but its hard to even consider voting for a party that denies climate change and has people like Mike Pence that believe in conversion therapy.


I completely agree.  After the Civil Rights act and the Voting Rights Act they started shifting right and very conservative.  Taking away voting rights seems to be their big thing right now.


Yeah, they are not the party of Lincoln like they claim.  Although, Richard Nixon did propose a guaranteed minimum income.


Yes for sure.  I find it funny that Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride because he did not want to be associated with the Republicans!


That is really funny!  Lincoln was the first president to be photographed and john wilkes booth was in the photo...wow!


Wow that is crazy!   It fits though - every US president who has had a beard was a Republican!


I had a vague recollection of that.  It was an FBI spy, right?


I am not sure about an orange beard!  He might look like the first president of zimbabwe who was called president banana!


It was not an FBI spy - just someone in the campaign who was concerned about the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.


oh ok, it was a confidential informant.  Trump claimed it was an FBI spy, but it wasn't.


Correct.  Even Lindsey Graham agreed  that he was not a spy.


Right, it seems the GOP did not want to back Trump on that whole spygate thing.


Yes it might have been the last time they stood up to Trump.  The president is a title for the head of state in most republics, but it is not a dictatorship


Right, although 5 have been elected while still losing the popular vote


Yes - the Republicans have lost the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 elections as their traditional demographic is shrinking.


That's true, they also don't seem very interested in reaching out beyond their traditional demographics.  I wonder how they plan to survive in the future?


The boy in the shining didn't know he was in a horror movie either until some years later!


That's pretty funny. Do you like watching television?


I watch tv from time to time, but I do have a few shows I like to keep current on! Did you watch pokemon growing up?


I didn't watch Pokemon, but I saw they had like 750 episodes.


Yeah, that it 50 a year for 16 years straight! Crazy! There's only one episode of the simpons where bart is not shown or mentioned.


Wow that's pretty good in that many years of the Simpsons. Did you know most deals made on Shark Tank are never enacted?


That's pretty interesting! Ringo starr, george carlin and alec baldwin all narrated Thomas the tank engine about 52 episodes each!


Oh wow that's cool. Do you like animals?


I do, I like watching those narrated animal shows about the African plains or the ocean!


Me too. There's a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court lol.


Hello, I love horror movies. What about you?


That's pretty cool, animals definitely get the short end of the stick when it comes to rights, but it looks like switzerland has the right idea! It was really nice chatting with you!


Yep, for sure. It was good chatting with you as well.


I love horror movies too! I prefer supernatural and psychological! Stephen king believes the first horror movie he ever saw was bambi.


That's hilarious he was scared of Bambi. I saw the movie Inception was originally supposed to be a horror film.


That definitely would have been an interesting horror movie. Apparently watching a horror movie can burn more than 180 calories!


That's a good way to workout I guess lol. Not one person filming the Exorcist thought it would be considered a horror movie.


That's pretty weird, I wonder what they thought they were doing. I read that very religious people wouldn't even watch the movie when it came out for fear of being possessed themselves.


Wow that's intense then. Did you know ET was originally supposed to be a horror movie?


That would have certainly been a flip from the family classic it is now! I wonder if ET would have been some kind of monster.


Yea I'm not too sure. That's a classic though.


Do you think rap and hip hop are the same?


I'm not sure. They probably aren't but I haven't thought about it. What do you think?


Honestly, I also don't really understand the difference between the two.


Me either though I associate hip hop more with dancing.


By the way, do you enjoy other types of entertainment?


Sure. I like watching YouTube. I wonder if there are music videos on there of the two 100 year old identical twins from Japan.


Personally, I used youtube to watch the fifa world cup


Nice. I would love to see the world cup. But it's set to be in Qatar in 2022 and the city that it is supposed to be hosted in does not yet exist.


You know for a country that doesn't care about soccer as much as other sports, the US does surprisingly well with the men's team never placing below third place in the world cup since 1991


That is true! They got 3rd place in the first world cup in 1930


I like listening to music. How about you?


Although there are no net economic gains for hosts of the world cup, how do you think they benefit? prestige? tourism?


Yeah, probably all those things you listed.


I sure do. I really like Tupac. His music is in the library of congress of"cultural significance."


I enjoy rapping as a whole since incorporate rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular, focusing on content, flow, and delivery.


Do you like Eminem? Before he became a rapper he really wanted to be a comic book artist.


I think he would have been great either way considering his favorite superhero is spiderman


I always think of raps as having some kinds of insults. Apparently Korean rappers invented a "compliment battle." Would you listen to that?


If it was humorous and enjoyable I probably would


One of my favorite uses of rap is when a Michigan Judge delivered her ruling in rap. It was a suit filed against Eminem.


But, having a friend at the top with you can help people know your non-professional, non-interview side.  Gallo would be the one to tell people how fun Harper can be.


Yes, plus celebrity golf invitationals help for PR!


I think it would be fun to play with someone like Phelps.  Growing up a swimmer, I know the personality type.


I was a swimmer, too! I've been on Phelps on deck before...he lies about his height lol. Given how awkward he is on land, I'm not sure he'd be very good at golf, but it could be fun to watch how he handles it.


The ones I knew who could do fly sank like a rock with breast.  But neither equates to golf.    VanDyken was my personal know.  She was great at overplaying her sportsmanship qualities.  :)


Van Dyken definitely has a reputation as a b*tch within the elite swimming community, but she was definitely a competitor in her glory days. It's too bad for her that she didn't see the comeback fire of someone like Dara Torres and use that to get back to the top in 2000.


I thought I had heard that she went to one of the pro-am tournaments for golf at some point as well.  Had she not been seriously injured, it could have been a Phelps/VanDyken golf tourney.


Well, in my opinion, her comeback to everyday life as paraplegic is more inspiring than recovering from a run-of-the-mill sports injury like Bryce Hunter.


I definitely agree with that.  Minor injuries in baseball happen all the time.  Some require surgery, some don't.  But, they're so well known, they can be fixed for the most part.  There's no fully coming back from a back break.


Yes, especially since even though baseball is demanding in terms of time, it does not ruin your body  or brain the way some other sports like football can. I don't think molestation or eating disorders are common in the sport, either.


Hi! I am not, but I was an athlete, so I do appreciate stories about comebacks from injuries.


At least, not in the MLB.  I would suspect that would be more common in the softball world, or in female oriented professional sports.


Well, the disparity of proper treatment for females in sports isn't just physical, it's professional, too, in the sense that there's literally one pro spectator sport in the world where women are considered professionally equal to men (tennis).


I would love to see women in MLB.  While I don't think wide adoption could ever be possible in football, baseball has no real reason why they would be completely excluded, and would be the most likely to break that barrier.


With pro ball players playing over 150 games a year, it's not a surprise that some get injured.  That they can come back just a strong is usually a surprise to me.


I do think the offseason can go either way in terms of bringing back a fit or out of shape player, depending on the level of motivation. It seems like Harper is very motivated.


After missing out on 40 games, and coming back to be in the post season, I would hope so.  He's a good player, but with his focus and strength, it wouldn't be a surprise if he picked up another NL MVP award.


Personally, if I was in Gallo's shoes, I would harass him as well.  It's hard to beat Harper in the HR count.  A win is a win, even if it was only because he was injured for a quarter of the season!


Agreed. The motivation from a friendly rivalry can be just as productive as a hostile one when it comes to achievements.


I was surprised to learn that Gallo and Harper have known each other since they were kids.


Yes, most of the time you lose a lot of companions on the way to the top because there's not room for everyone.


Did you tune into nuntii latini this week?


No, I didn't, I can't understand Latin so I find it rather boring. I never would have figured Finnish people to be Latin language fans


I tune in regularly. I don't understand it either but I still find it relaxing and soothing


That's interesting, you must be very smart! I much prefer to listen to best selling music albums like Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory


I don't have that one but I heard its the best selling album of this century


I know, I never knew that and it really amazed me. Meanwhile, forty year old albums like Dark Side of the Moon manage to be best sellers even in 2014!


Yes definitely, you can get almost all albums on vinyl even though most are only sold on CD or MP3 format these days


You must have gotten distracted by listening to your CDs huh?


Yep you're right, I was actually enjoying this hilarious album that was released by two 100 year old twins in Japan in 1992!


No I don't, but I am interested in reinvesting in one after hearing about situations like Scotty McCreery's song "Southern Belle" and the way that radio hosts actively worked to help it gain fame


If he is canadian he will likely get at least 40 percent of the airtime since its the law


Well his songs are likely to be transmitted through electromagnetic waves in the air so listeners can hear the song


Yep, haha so at least there is that. Actually did you know that there are even radio waves emitting from nature like on the planet Jupiter?


Yes, I pick them up on my am radio quite frequently


Wow, amazing! I may not have a radio but maybe I could tune into those waves by making a "foxhole radio" like wwii soldiers did


I tried making one of those last week, I only used a razorblade and a pencil. The reception was ok but not great.


Yeah, I think it would be very spotty. But then again you can also find radio programming online these days


Do you like to use computers? they are great tools


It is an interesting concept, maybe they will upload their minds successfully, that will ensure survival of our race.


Yes.  Do you know much about animals?  I love them.


I know that there are 7 million species and 20 quintillion of them


Whoa!  Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.  Interesting.


That is interesting! I have a dog and haven't noticed that. Maybe he's not domesticated fully yet.


LOL that's great!  Under the provisions of the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species!


Thats fair. Why wouldn't you like to scare Nessie away if it ever appears again? Do you think that Nessie is real or just a myth?


I would like to think that it was real, but by now I would have thought if it did exist there would be some solid evidence.


I think its hard to tell but I hope Nessie exists, it must be an amazing beast.


I would think so for sure!  Hiccups area a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs!  It's been fun chatting!


I do like them!  I rely on them to make money!


I hate hiccups, they are so annoying! cool facts thanks for chatting and for sharing them with me, have a great day.


Yeah same here, cant believe the shuttles computer runs on only 1mb of ram


Isn't that crazy something so small can power something so big?


I know right, its insane, it must be really difficult to upgrade that system 1mb seems primitive


It does.  In 1936 the Russians made a computer that ran on water.  I'm guessing they must have used something like a water wheel to generate a power system.


I think that didnt work our, we dont have many computers that run on water now a days but interesting concept.


Yes. lol  Someone built a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic minecraft building blocks.  I don't know how that works.


Sounds like a really smart person, what are your thoughts on trans-humanists


I kind of like the idea of being able to upload your mind to a computer and memory sticks because you would be leaving some kind of legacy behind after you're gone.


I have never watched much competitive video gaming, but I heard it is pretty juvenile.  Have you?


Yes that is very unique.  Wonder if they would put themselves in a computer in a microwave or a remote control?  That would make for a boring afterlife!


Ha ha, yes it would. I was also recently made aware that smoking near an Apple computer will void your warranty. I wonder how many people know that?


I have had Apple Computers since the 1970s and never knew that!  I  played multiplayer games on them back in the early 90's - many people don't realize they existed back then


No they were definitely not used much then. I didn't think multi-player really became a thing until the XBox but apparently the SNES and Genesis had online multiplayer. We only had dial-up then so I wonder how well that worked?


I used dialup servers but the games were all text based back then.  Many of the modern games offer it now though like Activision and Halo 2


I know that a lot of people played Golden eye using local multi-player. Did you know it was added last minute?


No I did not know that - neither did rare or nintendo apparently!


Well it worked out in their favor because everyone who had that game used it. Apparently Activision has a patent on a matchmaking system designed to drive microtransactions. And now I think much, much less of Activision.


That is pretty cool.  The very first multiplayer first person shooter used a music protocol or all things to help with networking.


That's so strange. I wonder how that worked?


I have not watched it but I am aware of it. I don't see the fun in watching other people play. I do like playing myself though. Did you happen to own an original Nintendo?


No I never did.  It was the Atari when I was growing up.   The Nintendo could only display 54 colors but that is probably more than our atari!


Oh I'm positive of it. Japan just stopped selling the original Nintendo in 2003! That's shocking.


Yes  Nintendos had basic computers in them but they were far better than the Space Shuttles!


Yes, I am shocked that the space shuttle's computer only has 1 MB of ram. They should upgrade that. I don't know if I can think of anything that runs on so little now.


Yes its pretty crazy.  But you can make a computer out of anything - the Russians made one out of water!


I wonder how that worked? I did hear that someone built a 16 bit computer using only basic Minecraft building blocks. That's impressive.


That is impressive.  Some people want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks to try and live forever.  I find that rather odd.


That sounds like several episodes of Black Mirror I've seen. I heard that they call themselves Transhumanists.


that is weird, it would be interesting if we could make our own, then we wouldn't have to take vitamin c when we're sick, like I had to recently when I had the flu


Yes! Vitamin C is so important to have in your system every day...oh no! Hope you feel better!


thanks I'm finally recovering! that's weird there's a frequency that causes fear in humans, I wonder if there is a brown noise, you know the one that makes humans poop themselves haha


I am glad you are better! Tough stuff to have. Really? That's odd hahaha!  Did you know humans the best distance runners among all animals? That's crazy


that is wild, or that humans can regrow ribs, I wonder if other animals can regrow their ribs? Might be more human to harvest animal ribs instead of killing them for it? we could have infinite BBQ Ribs!


Wow1 CRAZY! Hahahaaa....spare ribs.....hahahaa


haha sounds tasty haha, did you know there are 750 episodes of pokemon? I watched some as a kid but didn't know there were that many


That's a lot of episodes! I have seen a few. I did like The Simpsons and there was 1 episode where Bart was not in it once nor mentioned....weird.


that is weird I didn't know that, I do think its funny when south park did the family guy episode they got flowers from the simpsons crew though


I heard that too, pretty cool. I find it funny that the UK tried to do their own version of That 70s Show and it was cancelled after 10 episodes lol....love that show.


did you know that when google went down in 2013 it took about 40% of web traffic with it?


Seriously? That's very interesting! It's funny that Google headquarters used 100s of live goats to mow there yard lol....


haha that is crazy, it makes sense too that when there is a disputed border, they tailor their maps to the ip address of who is looking up the info, its the safest bet haha


Hahaha! love these fun facts....I was unaware that Google was founded in 1998...I had no idea it has been around that long!


ya that seems like so long ago! and a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send a man to the moon, that is nuts


That is crazy! I did not have any idea about that! Google maps calculates traffic by tracking ho w fast or slow Androids are moving on the roads...hahaha did not know that!


ya thats wild but useful! I didn't know humans lost their hair 240,000 years ago, I'm bald so I guess im slightly ahead of the curve in that regard haha


HAHAHA, you are! Almost every plant and animal create their own vitamin c except humans! Weird!


is it ok to rap? i dont listen to rap, but it is just words.


Maybe the numbers are rising. Probably not everyone but hopefully that will change.


Have you ever heard of compliment battle rap?


oh, the music trend in Korea? yes, it sounds very culturally unique


I would like to hear some examples of it.


so would I! i wonder what they compliment ecah other about. fashion? hygiene?


I am not sure. A judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap for eminem ahah


that would be cool to hear. i guess it would be in the court transcripts too.


Did you know busta rhymes was in rugrats?


I do not rap either. It is also known as rhyming, spitting, emceeing, or MCing


Oh, ok. i guess he is good at voice overs. Anyway, great chat!


there was a priest in kenya who was rapping. why is the matter with that?


I am not sure. He is a popular priest though.


I think that is important for attracting followers. It is rap and it is entertainment, but he is trying to communicate.


I feel that it is a way to connect to the youth in the church.


it is a good way to appeal to a younger set. I think he might have been trying to do that. rap is just words, just communicating.


Did you know that tupac music is in the library of congress of cultural significance?


He made great songs about the street. lent his voice to the people who had been unheard. plus congress can slip over during sessions and listen to some beats. LOL


I wonder if there are a lot of people in congress that like rap.


Very unpresidential. Trump's approval rating isn't great either, though not as bad as 26%!


The last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.  It would be funny to have a law where every candidate had to be fluent in one other language.


That would be so interesting. I wonder if Trump would choose German to support his fanbase... just kidding haha.


Oh, I don't know.  It would make for smarter candidates.  And the candidates would know more about the world in general.  More presidential candidates.


I agree wholeheartedly. I think the only way to be an effective leader of a country in today's globalism is to be knowledgeable of other countries and to be able to effectively communicate with them, and what better way to do that than through actually learning their means of communicating?


Right on.  Instead we have titter wars started for small reasons. It does entertain the voters however.


Yeah, it's unfortunate that voters are so easily swayed by what entertains them. I think we should be more careful with what "entertainment" we put out there, not just for our voters, but for others around the world too


Lets try a slightly less political topic... In 1972 the band Deep Purple broke the world record for loudest concert ever.  Three people rendered unconscious.  Are they an american band?


Oh wow, that's insane! I think they're English. Speaking of crazy concerts, in 2002 Creed performed in a concert so bad that four concert-goers actually filed a lawsuit!!


I have never heard of Creed.  I like Deep Purple up loud though.  I find some old music is just better.  Do you like Dave Matthews?


I enjoy global news.  Its like a root canal... that happens to someone else.


I'm a slight fan of Dave Matthews, not too big of a fan though. Do you like Linkin Park? They played 324 concerts in 2001 because of how successful their debut album was!


That's a lot of concerts in a year.  I do not know Linkin Park all that well.  One story about Dave Matthews is that  he hitched a ride from a woman going to his own concert.  I bet she was thrilled.


That's so funny. I wonder what that must've been like for her, to suddenly see Dave Matthews on the side of the road and get to pick him up. And if you think that's a lot of concerts, you'd be surprised to find out that the Ramones played 2,263 concerts over the course of 20 years, basically non-stop!


That explains the song, "I want to be sedated." Some bands I do not understand the appeal.  Abba turned down 1 billion dollars to do 100 concerts.  Why like Abba at all?


That's so much money, whoa! I guess they didn't feel like touring that much. I'm not a huge fan of Abba, but I slightly like some of their songs. They were featured in Mamma Mia, right?


That would be musical theater.  Something I know nothing about.  I do know that in 2010 Lou Reed held a high frequency concert for dogs.  I wonder, by the end, did they know who was a good boy?  It is time to go.


Aww that is so cute! I'll have to check that out. Nice talking with you!


That's an interesting way of putting it! Do you remember the Paris terrorist attacks back in 2015?


I do remember.  Bataclan concert hall.  It as a sad day.


It was so terrible. On November 13th of this past year, they were mourning and Trump started to attack the French President Emmanuel Macron... did you know about this?


Well, when the twitter in chief starts, I usually assume he is misinformed.  France seems to have done little to cause Trumps twitter attack.


Yeah agreed. For some reason he decided to ridicule France about their performance in WWI and WWII... and accused Macron of forming a European army to attack the US...


I think Trump had, some time ago, criticized NATO and how much the US pays into NATO.  Here is a member nation saying they need a bigger role.  The guy makes no sense at times.


Yeah it makes absolutely no sense. Macron was actually kind of agreeing with Trump in that Europe should garner greater defense capabilities to take some of the burden of the US!


Trump was correct in saying that Macron has low approval ratings.  I believe the yellow vest riots happened soon after.   But Trumps timing and tone was... un presidential.


Do you like to travel? I would love to be like the king of Hawaii and travel the world.


Yes it has its roots in West African culture as well as European military band music in addition to what you mentioned.


Have you been to New Orleans? Its full of music, energy and talent! Now when I look at a trumpeters wearing a goatee, I will think how it brings comfort. lol


Yes I have. Bourbon street is crazy! That goatee fact is cool. Jazz is all over the world now, even in Pakistan!


For sure it has grown. Who knew, Pakistan has a jazz orchestra topping the charts!


Yes humans are amazing how they can play such great music. There is even a certain sound frequency that causes fear in music but luckily I have never heard it.


Yes your lucky! I think I have when we go to Halloween Horror Nights each year in those haunted houses at Universal Studios. Its probably that instrument the waterphone they use in horror films! lol


I love that I have been there. It was epic. Stranger Things was the best one ever. I ran so fast lol. Humans are actually designed for long distance running!


Yeah, persistence hunting in earlier days was suppose to help that. lol I thought the Pitch black was the scariest. I could see nothing for at least 20 minutes and  just lifted the side curtain and ran out! lol


haha that is hilarious. I was afraid to get stabbed and lose a rib. But luckily it would regrow back just as strong. Well it was great talking to you this evening!


lol, I know those crazy gouls!! Remember at the airports instead of fetching baggage faster airports just make you walk farther . Not surprised. lol


Yes, I do love to travel also!! You can learn so much that way!! lol, I know who knew he would be the first?


Yes I dislike walking so much in the airports. Maybe I should try to go to Mackinac Island where there are only bikes and horse drawn carriages! Well thanks again for chatting, I hope you have a good night!


I also would like to go to Iceland even thought hey don't have a public railway system.


Yes, very cold. They have to fly everywhere Kind of like the US Virgin Islands , they take fights from island to island.


Oh good comparison. Also the Japanese toll system would take a toll on my wallet!


Very high for a tolls!! Air travel is 10% slower than it was in the 60's. Helps save fuel costs.


Interesting. I would think it would be faster. But yes the toll system costs $300 to travel the country!


All the highways are tolls, Good grief, glad its not that way in the US!!


Yes me too! Do you enjoy jazz music? It was such a historic musical tool in the 1900's.


I love Jazz. Did you know its roots are from the south? They called it blues and ragtime.


did you hear about the two students who rode their horse to school during no vehicles day and they were suspended?


He's richer than Iron Man? Tony Stark is suppose to be a rich industrialist.


Yeah, Black Panther is actually estimated to be worth $500 billion, while Tony Stark is only worth $100 billion. Bruce Wayne is only worth $80 billion.


That is so much money. And I just wanted to be rich like Allen Iverson. He makes 800,000 just so they can put his name on Reboks.


I think it's 800,000 a year until he is 55, then he gets a lump sum of 32,000,000. Pretty good deal. Unlike the one Spencer Haywood negotiated; he chose to take $100,000 instead of a 10% stake in Nike. Today, that would be worth over $8 billion.


Wow, crazy. We've come a long way since Air Jordan's were banned from the NBA.


Yeah, but Michael Jordan did it anyway because Nike can afford to pay the fine. They seem to fine everything in the NBA.


Did you know that granny style is the best way to consistently score points on the line? LOL


Yeah, and basketball players refuse to do it because they don't want to look stupid!


yeah, speaking of looking stupid. Did you hear that Reggie Miller, famous NBA player,  scored 40 pounts one game and tried to brag about it but his sister had scored 105 points and broke 8 national records?


That is pretty funny. Not as dumb as win that coach was fined for saying they shouldn't play basketball on Christmas, though. That was pretty dumb.


I hadn't heard of that, but I like horses. They're incredibly powerful, the equivalent to car engine having 14.9 HP.


Yeah. Anyway, thanks for the chat. Hopefully we can make money like Iverson one day.


Yeah I wish I could work with horses. Or be an actor. Like Clint Eastwood... But then he got allergic, I don't know.


Being an actor can have lots of perks. Robert Downey, Jr. only got paid half a million for the first Iron Man, but got 10 million for the second one. I'd take 10 million as a consolation prize to a horse allergy!


yeah and Paul Bettany won't even watch them.


Oh, funny. Just a Rather Very Intelligent System. I wonder if he'll watch any other super hero movie like Black Panther.


I don't know. I know we won't be seeing Stan Lee, even though he created him. :(


Yeah, that is sad. But I love that Black Panther is actually the richest superhero in that whole universe.


How's it going, do you like horror film? Many were inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, Stroker, and Mary Shelley


I prefer the macarbe and supernatural themed horror, movies, I'm not too much into slashers


Remember the Shining? Danny, who played the boy, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later (although he was really little in that movie).


Yea, that's a pretty scarry movie, I wonder how the actor who played the movie had no idea it was a horror movie when filming a lot of his scenes


Well if you remember that movie, the plot was centered on the father who was stricken with the intrusion of an evil force who make him a murdering slasher dude.


Yea but wasn't there a scene with danny and the dead twins and the elevator full of blood or am I misremembering?


Yes, that too so all of them were overtaken by an evil force out of their control, lol.  Did you know that the majority of creepy metallic noises in sci-fi or horror movies are made by an instrument called a waterphone?


No but even the instrument name sounds creepy. Did you know Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle was a supreme achievement in comedy?


Yes, I even actually remember watching that on SNL. It was really funny but so was most of it back in those days. How about 3rd Rock from the Sun winning the Golden Glob for best comedy series in 1997?


That's pretty surprising 3rd Rock was able to beat out Friends and Seinfeld during their primes


Yes, and did you know that the creator the python programming language named it partly to honor the B


Yes, I just found out about the latest one that I want to see call "A Quiet Place". It's a silent thriller starring real-life married couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt and is the No. 1 movie in the country.  I liked that horror movie called


Nope, that's pretty cool. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Yea I heard A Quiet Place got great reviews and Kraniski did a great job writing it


What I meant to say earlier was that I liked that movie called "Get Out", it was really suspenseful and full of outrageous surprises. I like Stephen Spielberg's sci-fi dramas as well.


Get Out got good review too. Apparently Steven King considers Bambi the first horror movie he's ever seen


Actually, I totally agree with him, as a child I was horrified when the hunter shot Bambi's mother. . Did you know that watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories?


No, that's pretty amazing, maybe I should try a horror movie diet to burn calories


Also, did you know that you watch a horror movie before you look at abstract art, you will enjoy the art more?


I heard that before, I wonder how that works. I might have to google abstract are after watching a horror movie


The sub-genres of horror films are so numerous and include low-budget horror, action horror, comedy horror (my favorite), body horror, disaster horror, found footage, holiday horror, horror drama, gothic horror , natural horror, zombie horror, first-person horror, and finally teen horror and that's probably not all of them.


Yeah they do.  On a different note, do you know much about sharks?


No, I don't, but I know there are different kind of sharks and they behave in different ways. I like seen them on TV, but not in real life.


Yeah I only know a little bit, I do know that because they have no bones on land, a sharks weight would crush its own body.


most people think that all sharks are killer sharks, but I read that all shark aren't killer sharks. Have you seen the movies about sharks?


No, just tv shows about them.  I think the Greenland shark and 5 gilled sharks are the most interesting.  The Greenland sharks live for a crazy amount of time!


Yes you are right, I didn't know sharks didn't have ribs. I wonder how they upstand attacks from other animals from the waters?


Yeah isn't that interesting.  I guess they also evolved earlier than dinosaurs as well.


every show played on TV, always wonder how dolphins kill sharks? I notice dolphins always attack from the side.


Yeah I think you are right on that.  Dolphins are so interesting to me on how they communicate with each other.


Did you know sharks can be trained to bark like a dog?


Yes, I like Amazon, I like their movie site and their purchase website.


Really? That is crazy, I wonder who thought of even trying that.  Well it was good talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


Yeah I use their delivery service quite a bit, especially around Christmas.


Amazon is a super large company, did you know chief executive own the Washington Post?


No I didn't know that.  Do you know how much the first ever Amazon purchase was for?


No I don't know, do you have any idea, if yes how much was the first purchase?


Yeah it was for $27.95 and it was for the rights to name a building after themselves.


Wow, I will always respect Amazon, because they offer thousandth of people employment rather or not they except it.


Yeah they do, do you know that the US postal service has a contract with Amazon to deliver on Sundays?


No I didn't know that, but I notice they Improve their delivery services to only a few days before receiving their packages.


Hi there, do you have items of clothing that are your favorite?


I do not know that actually. But for tailoring they look for collar gaps on the clothes


Oh interesting. Apple used to have a clothing line but not sure what happened to it.


Yeah that is pretty cool. North Korea has a brand but it says Made in China, go figure


Hhahaha that is too funny. Do you travel much?


I do as much as I can. Have you ever been to Japan?


I have not but I hear it cost a lot to travel by car because the highways are tolled


Yesh it would cost you about $300 but I guess that money is used well as their roads are great


Yeah that is justified I guess. The Dutch are creating a bus that goes 160 mph


I would like to try that. In Iceland there is no railway so you have to travel by plane or a car


It is a rough terrain so I can see it being costly to build a railway there


Hi there, I sure do. I love my flats in the summer an d the uggs in the winter


Exactly. How fun to take super short plane trips from town to town


Nice. Pilgrims love colorful clothing and only wear black in special occassions


That is neat Uggs were invented for surfers to keep their feet warm afert they get out of the ocean


Oh that is cool. THere is a store in Alabama where you can buy stuff that was left at airports


Oh cool they must have all sorts of things in there then. Do you know how the first photo was taken and of whom


Hmm I am not aware of that actually, would you mind sharing, I am curious?


Sure, a guy stopped in a street in Paris to clean his boots and him and the guy who cleaned them were there for 7 minutes and someone took the picture


Oh that is a neat story. Do you know how people who are in fashion can tell if you need to tailor your clothes?


Hmm interesting one but I do not know that. Do you know what pulling yourself by the bootstrap used to mean?


I don't know a ton about tesla. Do you? No idea it ran on linux.


I didn't know that. I live in No. California and there are a LOT of Teslas on the roads here. They are very popular but then there are people with hefty incomes here. I did not realize there was a competitor of theirs called Nikola.


Seems like they didn't brainstorm their company name too much. They test them on an indoor track too because their's no emissions?


Interesting! I thought it interesting that J.K. Rowling thought the controversy was interesting enough to tweet about it. I'm not sure what "the spin-off you never knew you wanted" means though. You?


I didn't realize he started paypal too. Is that where most of his money comes from?


I think most of it came from Paypal. I just am impressed with his ability to find a niche and they are all really interesting. They don't mention his flamethrower though or boring tunnel. The tunnel idea I like but the flamethrower - nah...


I agree. I think the boring company could be useful for society but how is a flamethrower helpful?


Yeah.... Also, I found it interesting that an artist needs to license an image (like copyrighting) to ensure it isn't used by someone else. I had no idea...


That makes sense. I feel bad for the artist who never make it and are so talented. Or they make it after they die.


I read that the Tesla Model S broke the safety testing equipment because it was so safe. Would you buy one? We have a Chevy Bolt which competes with Tesla.


Hi I am well, thanks. I am a fan of Elon Musk. What about you?


I think he is brilliant but has made some serious missteps.


Yes, he is definitely a genius but lacks some social etiquette. How do you feel about this artist who has created the unicorn powering an electric car image? Do you believe he should receive compensations from Tesla?


I think if he provided value, then yes, he should. What do you think?


I agree that he should receive something. Perhaps not millions of dollars. But he actually sounds pretty reasonable and doesn't want to lose face with his friends who encouraged him to ask for compensation. Certainly TESLA can afford something to keep the peace.


Yeah. I wonder why they wouldn't want to pay him, if nothing else for the likeness.


Not clear to me either. I would have liked to have seen the image that is discussed in the article. Would you say that Musk is adversarial? He took a stand against that man who helped the miners and wouldn't let it go.


I think that was a fight he didn't need. I do not think he is adversarial but I also think he does not choose his battles well. And why would he smoke weed with Joe Rogan?


He's definitely not your typical CEO. I just looked up that unicorn image on Google and it is really fairly cartoonish. I'm happy that Mr. Edwards made money on his mugs but really don't think that is enough.


Amazon is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company which was founded in 1994.


Yes. I also like Reading books, It is process of language to share the information and ideas.


I wish I could read more, I never get the chance any more, when I travel I tend to get more time with a book.


I do, it depends on my mood.  Sometimes novels and sometimes non-fiction.  I read very slowly, not like Anne Jones.


Reading is the good habit, slowly means your absorbing the content very nicely. Super habit.


I agree, I'm not sure how much information Ms Jones would be absorbing at 4700 a minute.


He had good grazing power. I think it possible by practice.


My daughter loves to read, she reads very quickly, I am always at the library getting her books, she like CS Lewis at the moment.


I love to read comics book from Marvel, Superhero subject is liked by every one. Your are a good parent also. All the best.


She loves comics too, like I say, she will read anything.  She likes Amazon gift cards as they allow her to buy any book she wants.


Good morning, that is true, it's also coming to dominate much of what we do, shop, watch, and now even work.


Delightful, we should encourage our kids reading habits that make them very alert in studies also.


We all need more time for reading and also, possibly, travel.


I like trains, it's easy to sit and read as the world passes by.  Have a good day, Goodbye.


Very nice to chatting with you. God bless.


Have a great day. They are the largest internet retailer in the world after Alibaba group in term of total sales.


I'm guessing that is because Alibaba 's market is China.   I find I use Amazon for much of what I do.


We can buy any product on Amazon from different parts of the world. All the products are  available under one single roof. They're delivering at the correct time.


That they started as a book store to become what they are is amazing.  I like to read and was aware of them early, before they got into everything else.


US postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver your packages on sunday. This shows how people are using online shopping.


I was surprised the first time I got a package on Sunday.  I'm glad I don't work in one of their warehouses, they have you walk over seven miles each day.


It is very difficult for the workers, but the company can take necessary steps to solve the problems.


I bet those worker don't get much chance for reading.  Do you travel much?


Yesh it is the one scientists say is the best one to score but players to do not use it much


Yeah and only because it looks funny, strange


I know right? AIr Jordan were initially banned in the NBA court


Yeah but Nike kept paying the fees and Jordan kept wearing them


They must have made so many sales there and it was nothing to pay those fees


Exactly. Did you know Duncan finished college first and then joined the NBA?


Yeah he was smart, got both the degree and the career in the NBA


Yeah smart guy. DO you like superheroes?


I sure do. THere was a comic series to try and fix the damage they cause


Haha nice one. THere are 300 superheroes in the US that are registered


I sure do. l do you know who Reggie Miller is?


Have you heard of the superhero Normalman?


Yeah he is the guy who was shadowed by his sister always


Yeah she broke 8 national records and scored 105 points in a game


Yeah what a family of talents in there really


Yes. Do you know the player Allen Iverson?


Yes a super famous player who signed that crazy contract with Rebook


Yeah they are paying $800 000 until he turns 55 and then a lump sum of 32 million


Yeah he is pretty much good for life I guess


yes he is ,DO you know what is the granny shot style?


Hey there do you ever read? Like in books or anything or magazines


I like Starship troopers the movie. I don't know why it would be on the US military reading list though, I found it to be pretty anti-military myself, it's very violent too


Get them troops thinking about strategery and stuff like that. Get them in the mindset of killing bugs on Klendathu.


LOL that's great that you smelled klendathu right haha. Did you see the movie Ender's Game? And has Harrison Ford in it? I like Harrison Ford but I really didn't like that movie, it's also on the reading list apparently


I seent Klendathu on the screen with all them bugs and I could never disremember it after that. Ender's Game? Isn't that based on books that people read? I'm not opposed to reading in any way shape or form, but, well, it's still reading.


Haha I agree. And yes it's based on a book. Apparently people told me that the book is way better than the movie, but the movie is really bad, so that wouldn't be very hard to do in my opinion LOL


They should of called it "Offender's Game" if it were that bad. May be I take up reading again and look into the book. Could be bugs are in there, too


LOL I like that. What do you think about the Lord of the Rings? There's a really boring, long book, even though I like the movies. I guess the author of that and then another author named CS Lewis would read terrible poetry and laugh at it


Folks what can read oftentimes have hobbies and pastimes what use the written word, and not the Bible at that. I figure if they spent that much time reading as doing, the world wouldn't know poverty or sin. Lord of the Rings? Which Lord is that, I wonder.


Yeah that's a good point. What do you think about the internet though? I know that I used almost everyday, I would be really sad if I didn't have access to it, I probably have that addiction that you get for clicking links by the way haha.


Clicking on the Internet has less addictive powers than reading, I suppose. If they were a way to make money from reading, I would do it. I just click now, and pray.


I learned to read a long time ago, but I ain't done it much recently so I mostly forgot the mechanics of the thing. Do you like to read?


Haha I feel you on that. It would take a lot of money to get me to start reading though LOL. Especially I won't be reading the full terms of service that you see on websites. Only 7% of people read those things. And those do not include me, that's for sure haha.


Haha I like to read actually yes. Apparently there was a big scare in the 18th century, there were too many people reading and people were a worried about a"moral Panic"occurring I just don't know about that haha. You would never hear that today


In them days, people were apposed to read poetry, not novels, with their dirty storylines and immoral characters. Poetry was sublime, the words of gods and angels, but young people insisted on reading novels. Hussies!


I think you're onto something. Would you ever try speed-reading by the way? I know I tried it and didn't retain any information, that's why I'm really skeptical about speed reading records


I guess reading fast could be useful for finding information, but not so good for retaining it. I think that records like that are not useful for us normal folk.


I agree with you. anne Jones holds the world record for speed reading, which is 4700 words per minute, there's no way she can retain anything from that


Probably a general impression. Not so useful for reading comprehension. Maybe she could use it to win contests, is all.


Yes I agree. Have you ever seen the movie Starship Troopers? Or read the book?


I read the book when I used to be able to read it page after page. Then movies came along for me so I put the books away. I've seen Starship Troopers.


Do you think great broadcasters are important to sports games?


He gets $800000 per year and will get a sweet retirement!


Yep you're right. He'll get 32 million dollars when he turns 55. I wish that would happen to me haha. do you like TIM Duncan? He plays for the San Antonio Spurs


Yeah, I like how he had a backup plan. He stayed in college instead of going right to the NBA


Yep he did it right. I think it's good to have a backup plan. What do you know about Reggie Miller btw?


I don't know much about him. I do know that his sister is a good basketball player as well!


Yep you're right! I always wanted to wear a pair of Air Jordans but I never bought them because they're so expensive. Apparently they were banned by the NBA, but Nike just paid the fee so that Michael Jordan could keep wearing them haha


They are really cool. My husband says they are not comfortable, though. It's amazing how much money is spend on sports technology these days.


Oh wow so they're not comfortable? well I'm glad that I never bought them haha. is your husband a big basketball fan?


No, he's not but he just liked the style, ha. I find it interesting that ESPN won an emmy for the superimposed line for football games. Americans really take their sports seriously!


They sure do! Did you hear about the highest scoring football game ever? 222 to 0. I would cry if I were the losing team LOL


I don't know. I guess I don't really care because I don't watch sports haha but I know that a lot of people do think that they are very important. And they can pick them out of a crowd which I can't haha what do you think?


It seems like a game I'd be interested to watch!


I don't really watch sports but I guess some people feel it's important. In an article I read they say that broadcasters have been more of loudmouths, kind of drowning out the actual sports.


That makes some sense. I think it depends on the broadcaster though. by the way, do you ever watch basketball on TV?


I don't watch it on tv though I do enjoy the occasional game that I watch in person.


Yeah see I like watching stuff on TV myself. It's just too much to get out and go to the actual game. Then if you want a beer or some food it's so expensive. Just not for me haha. Have you ever shot a basketball granny style?


I have myself! I would love to see the pros do it since it's proven the most effective.


Yes scientist say it is actually the most effective way to shoot a basketball. I would just love to see professional players using at myself haha. It would be so funny to watch them do that


I like seeing dunking too. Kareem Abdul Jabbar's dominant use of it got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.


I think that's awesome! He was just so good at it haha. Did do you know how much Allen Iverson gets from Reebok every year? It's a ton of money


It was a Georgia Tech win I guess. And yeah I like it a bit.  That sounds like one wild poem!  Do you like poetry much?


i read some poetry.  Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


That is funny, I really like Tolkien's books.  I guess Edgar Allan Poe only got only $9 for his poem, The Raven.


Nice!  Unfortunate for Poe!  The vikings were warrior-poets, and poetry was considered a gift from odin himself.


Interesting, the vikings were really neat people. Did you know there is a poem that is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring?


Thats neat.  yeah,  Vikings are cool,  have you seen the show vikings?  Really enlightening,  their lifestyle is unique.


No I haven't but heard it is pretty good.  Do you have a favorite brand of jeans that you wear?


I like Kut by the kloth, level 99 and some others ,  what are your favorites?


I have never heard of any of those, lol.  I just wear levi's mostly.  Did you know that skinny jeans can cause nerve damage?


Wow,  yeah thats surprising. Blue jeans are illegal in north korea because they are a symbol of american imperialism. Wow thats weird.  lol ive been to south korea and they wear blue jeans.


Hello,  Not really.  How about you ? Snoop dogg wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team.


You have been to South Korea? That is really cool.


I like to watch my team but not too much more.  And I didn't know that.  I guess in the 60's pro bowlers made more than football players.


Thats pretty crazy huh. The highest paid across all u.s. department of defense employees are three football coaches of the service branch teams


Wow I did not know that. Very interesting.


The high school football stadium in allen, texas seats 18,000 and cost $60 million to build


That is incredible for a high school stadium.  I guess Espn won an emmy for the creation of the fake yellow line on tv showing the first down line.


awesome. Those humungous american flags at football stadiums weigh 1,100 pounds and cost $50,000 to make


Wow, that is insane!  I guess the highest score in any football game ever was 222-0! What a crazy score.


That's pretty impressive.  I wonder who that was. Do you like poetry at all? There is a 274-line poem featuring roughly 800 irregularly pronounced english words called the chaos.


Oh wow!! That is awesome!! I do a lot of thrift shop stuff, too. I collect all different editions of Alice in Wonderland, and thrift shops are the best places to find old copies.


Nice! Yeah and I'm sorry, it was called a short history of the world from 1919.  Do you use google much?


I do! I love that I can just click the little microphone and verbally ask my questions of google on my PHONE. haha. Sorry. Gah. It really is awful how much we rely on our phones. But I do. I'm not sure that I could actually do my job without google maps. Because I work quite a ways away from my home, I don't know my way around too much. So I rely heavily on google maps.


Yeah and we rely on google I think even when we don't realize.  They own a ton of things, YouTube for instance.


Yeah! Google and Amazon are taking over just about everything. It's sad when a five minute lapse on google rids the internet of nearly HALF its internet traffic. That's just nuts.


That really is, and just continues to grow.  I think in years it will just be like 5 big companies for internet and retail goods.  I hope not but that's how its going.


I actually completely agree with you. There are things that I would never even think of that are owned by google and by amazon. I am a huge GOODREADS fan, and it was bought by amazon a few years ago. And as for google... they offer all there services for free. It is hard to compete with that. Why pay for microsoft when you can use google docs? google slides? google forms? Free versions of the same things.


Exactly, I just hope governments keep things separate while still letting it be a free market where we get choices and we are in control of setting prices, not the big corpos.


I hope so, too. We see how well that works with big pharma. We don't need everything to head in that direction, but I'm not sure it is even stoppable now. It's a train charging full speed ahead.


Agreed.  But, if they let determine the prices and not those big guys competition is always good.


I don't have a Netflix account believe it or not, but it is very useful I have seen.  How about yourself?


Yes. Free market system. Supply and demand. Basic principles of economy. I don't know how we got so far off the mark with that in the U.S. Sorry. I'm getting political. haha. I tend to do that sometimes without meaning to!


Hey money is always political basically, anyways good chatting it was interesting!  Have a good one!


Oh wow. You might be one of the only people I've met who doesn't have a Netflix account (or at least use someone else's). Haha. Yes. I do, in fact, have a Netflix account. I'm one of that 33% of people that makes up Netflix bandwidth between 9pm and 12 am. haha


Yeah I am a weirdo for sure lol, and wow! That is an incredible amount of bandwidth.


Right?! I had no idea Netflix made up such a huge portion of the media world. I knew it was a LOT, for sure, but not that much. I guess it helps you can pretty much watch it anywhere and everywhere - phones, computers, tv. Hard not to be everywhere. So, what do you do in your free time if you aren't a tv junkie like most of the world? :-p


I like to watch a lot of sports programs, so most of my DVR has basketball or european soccer on it lol.  How about you?


I'm a big reader. I'm not often without a book in my hand... or a phone. Haha. I have our local library's digital app on my phone, so it has worsened my reading addiction. It's hard to sneak a book into a company staff meeting, but a phone? Yeah. Everyone expects people to be staring at their phones all the time anyway.


Good call, the phones are getting to a tipping point for me, I have never felt comfortable when I look around and others are on their phone, I have to put mine away.  I have a hard time w e-readers too, I have to be reading from a hard copy myself.


I much prefer a hard copy. I know it sounds super cliche', but books really do just have better ambiance. The smell, the feel. I love books. But, as much as I hate to admit it, I am a slave to convenience. Plus, that online library saves me A LOT of money in new book costs. Ha. I also use their audiobook collection a lot. I have to drive about 50 minutes back and forth to work every day, so I get a lot of "reading" done on the drive.


I buy all of my books from the local thrift shop.  I found a copy of the complete history of the world, by HG wells from like 1915, it was very interesting.


Hi there! Are you a fan of football? Either soccer or American football, or even Rugby, since it varies what football refers to, depending on what country.


Yea, I wonder if there's a triangular field or something, because it's usually a rectangular field with a goal at each end. I imagine the field would need to change.


Yeah I think so too, good point. How about the NFL? Did you know U of Iowa's visitor locker room is pink?


Yea, I've heard of a few teams that try to mess with the visiting team through the locker room. I'm a fan of the NFL as well - one of my favorite teams is the Patriots. They used to have a running back, Green-Ellis, who has never fumbled in his career!


That is so amazing, wonder how he managed that. Apparently the highest recorded score is when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0.


Yea, that's crazy. That's got to be over 25 touchdowns, although I'm not sure what kind of rules they had back then in 1916.


Yeah that is true. Rules could have changed. Did not know until now that ESPN won an Emmy for the superimposed yellow line


Yea, that's definitely helpful during football games, but I'm surprised that won an Emmy too. It would be difficult to tell where the first down line would be without it!


Yeah that is true, it is super helpful. On another topic, do you enjoy reading?


Yes, but haven't had much time to lately. One of the books I had read when I was younger was "Ender's Game", which has been suggested for lots of military armies, apparently.


I have not read that one, maybe I should check it out. Same as Starship Troopers, it is in the reading list of three out of five military branches


Hi there, yes I watch soccer and the NFL, tow of the highest paid sports I guess, with soccer leading the way


Yea, we should all read more. I can't believe there was a panic about the spread of reading in the 18th century. What could they have against it?


I know. Now we have a panic because not enough people are reading. How times have changed. Nice chatting with you


Yea, they make a lot of money. It's surprising that in the 1960s the top bowlers made twice as much money as the top football players.


That is insane, cannot imagine it. Things change over time though. Did you hear about that player who donated his earnings from the World CUp?


Yes, Mesut Ozil. Very generous to donate his entire 300,000 euro bonus.


Yeah and helped all those children in Brazil. DO you know why it is called soccer in the US?


I didn't know it before, but apparently it's slang for association football? That seems a stretch to become soccer, but I guess people started using it!


Yeah. Even Jon Steward was a soccer player. I cannot imagine that but seems he was good at it too


Yea, I didn't he was good enough to represent the US at the Pan American Maccabi games in 1983.


Exactly, good for him , what a talent. Heard there is a variation of the sport where 3 teams play at the same time. Wonder how that works


I knew she was young when she started but I did not know that. Her music has become so popular that she once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and it topped the Canadian ITunes charts!


Oh, wow that's just silly about the white noise, what are those Canadians thinking? I hear she walks backwards to avoid being photographed.


That takes some talent especially since I'm sure she is in heels a lot. Off topic but I spend a whole lot of my time on the internet. Do you?


Yes, I spend alot of time on the internet.  I hear the astronauts in space have alot faster internet than most Americans do at home.


That's crazy. I wonder how they do that? Do you know what the three horizontal lines on apps and website menus is called?


You are correct. I guess that makes sense given that it's 3 lines.


Do you realize that humans are the minority on the internet?  We are outnumbered by automated software programs.


I did not. That's very interesting. Did you know that you can get service on Mount Everest?


That's a cool fact to know if I'm ever in Tibet.  Lol


Hi, yes I am a fan have been ever since she started out singing Country. How about you?


Ha ha yes it is. You can even get 3G up there.


I became a fan when she moved to pop. Do you remember when she removed her music from Spotify?


She said that she removed it because "music should not be free".


These stars with their big ideas, I hear she donated all the proceeds from Wildest Dream to African Wildlife Conservation.


That was extremely nice of her. It's great to see people of means do things like that to help.


That's true.  You know she comes from a wealthy family and lived on an 11 acre tree farm growing up.


I did not know that. That's a lot of land! Did you know that 2 years before he interrupted her onstage Kanye West did a skit on SNL mocking himself for interrupting awards shows?!


You know I had heard that somewhere, I didn't realize it was true.  You know she was the youngest artist ever to sign with Sony/ATV Music publishing house?


Hello!  Don't you love Amazon?  I can't believe Amazon has grown so much.  The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him.


Amazon is like the sun to our economy.  Did you know the sun is actually white?


I did not know that. I just learned that lightening bolt is hotter than the sun by 5 times. So someone who has been struck by lightening knows what it is like to be on the sun time five.


It is no wonder some people don't survive getting struck.  The sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!


Amazing. And in 2011 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846! I forget the scale and how large our solar system is.


I always think we are a little pea in this vast universe.  To think the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy.


The size is fascinating. Nothing is forever though out sun's energy will be diminished in 5 billion years.


It is sad to think that the sun will die out one day.  The sun is a perfect sphere of hot plasma.  It's diameter is 1.39 million kilometers, and the mass is 330,000 times that of earth.


That is huge and to think it made mostly of hydrogen and helium.


Yes, and it also accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System.


Well thank you so much for chatting. I really liked learning about the sun and Amazon. Two giants that affect our everyday lives.


That is pretty cool. I am surprised that Amazon workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their shift. I always wondered what a processing plant looked like.


Yes with out them we would be lost.  Nice chatting with you.  Have a good day.


I have driven by it many times on my way to a concert venue in Mountain View.  They are so influential, I mean they have a contract with the US postal service to deliver packages on Sundays.


It sure is convenient. They have everything from books to downloads, software, video games, electronics, clothes, furniture, food, toys, jewelry, you name it they got it.


Yes.  They have everything.  They even own Imdb.  They have owned it since 1998.  For the longest time, I didn't know they owned Imdb.


I did not know that either. They surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States. I do not doubt it. I do more shopping on Amazon than anywhere else.


I can't believe they surpasses Walmart.  I never thought that would happen.  Jeff Bezos has enough money to build a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


It did not beat Walmart in employees though. They are the second largest employer in America.


Yes Walmart has so many employees all over the world.


It is interesting they are the most valuable retailer but not the most valuable public company. They come in third after Apple and Microsoft. I wonder where Walmart would end up on that list.


Hello, interesting fact.  every president that had a beard was Republican lol


apparently president truman refused to take a picture on the dumbo ride at disneyland lol


He didn't want to be associated with republicans by standing near an elephant!


They only started using red and blue to separate the parties in 2000.


I wonder why they decided to assign colors at all


Not sure, I guess its a good way to visualize who is winning as elections are tallied.


looks like Nevada is the only state to have an option to select none of these candidates.


The taller candidate usually wins! 75% of the time since 1900


That's funny! All Presidents since 1853 have been either Republican or Democrat


Interesting.  also,  the first President of Zimbabwe was President Banana.


Haha. I wonder if he ever visited the White House?


If he did,  he could stay in the guest house which is bigger than the white house lol


Sure could. The president of indonesia makes pop albums!


awesome,  that must be a busy man,  concerts and running the country lol


Yes! It used to be that the runner up of the election became vice president. That would never fly these days!


Yeah I agree.  Hilary and Trump wold not make a good team.


Definitely not! Good thing that practice ended in 1805


Good morning, have you ever picked up any of the radio storms from Jupiter? They can be found sometimes on an AM station.


I'm just thankful I get my packages delivered on Sundays, lol.


That was a good deal that they made with the postal service. Did you know that amazon also owns IMDB.


I did not know that. I really like some of their original productions, from Amazon Studios.


Did you know that Amazon surpassed wal mart as the number one retailer in world.


I didn't but I can believe it. They are everywhere, even in publishing.


On another topic. Did you know that the three wealthiest presidents were washington JFK and


Jefferson? It's interesting that trump isn't on that list.


Yes it is. Up until 1805 the runner up in the election was made vice president. Could you see that working today?


I think that would be awesome. Things may actually get done. Could you imagine any of ours releasing a pop album, like the President of Indonesia?


I could see trump releasing a dis album about Hillary. It would have an explicit lyrics warning on it though.


I have not actually. I do know that there is a way to make a radio using a razorblade and a pencil as a diode.


I wouldn't enjoy those lyrics! Imagine if his name was a fruit, like President Banana, the first President of Zimbabwe.


Lol. Well Im gonna have to be getting off here. Have a good one.


That's called a foxhole radio. My grandfather showed me how to make one.


That is awesome. Did you know that radio stations in canada are required to play  at least 40 percent canadian music?


Are there even that many Canadian artists? I am trying to find the station that broadcasts entirely in Latin.


Im not sure about that station, but I know of a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas.


I will have to find that one, I love the old radio dramas. It's crazy to think that Amazon warehouse workers walk up to 15 miles per shift. I couldnt do it.


It really is. I think its even more amazing that Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain and it is supposed to run for 10000 years.


That is insane. I wonder what the purpose of it is? Then again, he does some pretty crazy stuff, like naming a building after the first Amazon customer.


Yeah think about that. You spend 27.95 on a website and get a building named after you. That would be pretty cool.


I'm not sure. But Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentin'es Day. That's crazy,


Not the kind of movie I would take someone on Valentine's Day.


I think it was funny Green Lantern was suppose to star Jack Black


Wow I never would have thought that. Where did you read that?


Hollywood is interesting. Did you know Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star?


OMG yes. I cant wait for all the remakes


Disney actually considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty bombed at box office.


I saw that movie. I thought it was pretty funny also. Typical romantic comedy type stuff.


I usually like fantasy or science fiction movies. Mostly the big box office hits.


I think the comedy films are great too. Surprised about evan almighty


Yes I do like comedy. Bill Murray is a favorite actor of mine.


did you know Evan almighty was the most expensive comedy film made


Did you know 3rd Rock from the Sun beat out Seinfeld for the Golden GLobe award?


I did not know that what article is that from?


Hey there do you use Facebook? I use it almost everyday myself


Yeah I don't know about that. That seems really dangerous to me! Although I guess it is good that the public can see and make suggestions to it.


I do like YouTube. I guess Google bought them in 2006 for 1 billion dollars. And now YouTube is the second largest search engine


Yeah that is true. Do you know the most disliked video in there?


I think it's Justin Bieber song"baby", and one of the most liked songs is Gangnam Style. I never really liked that song myself


Yeah and they even had to bump up the view count because of Gangnam style


Yeah that's crazy. They changed it to 64 bits apparently. What school is that registered YouTube users are able to upload an unlimited number of videos. That must take up a lot of space


Yeah that is insane. Did you know police have their own youtube called bluetube?


No I didn't. I wonder what they put on there. Is it just police training videos? Also kind of like Netflix, do you ever watch Amazon Prime?


I do not actually but Amazon has come a long way from the online store book it was when it started


Yeah me too. Do you know why it is blue?


I agree with you they were started back in 1994. Jeff Bezos definitely saw the future on that. And I bought my mom a Kindle e-reader. She loves it


I think it's because the Creator was colorblind? I don't know why they didn't put that in The Social Network movie haha


Yeah that is a good point. Did you ever use Myspace?


I did for a hot second back in the day haha. What about you did you ever use MySpace? I know that Facebook blew them off the map


Oh they sure did and the worst part is Myspace could have bought Facebook back then but did not


I know I bet they're kicking themselves haha! So should the German state that banned the like button actually. That seems so stupid to me. Why do you think they did that?


I really cannot see the point there but yeah Myspace could have bough ti for $75 million and make billions now


Oh they would have been worth so much haha. I wish they still had that Burger King Facebook promotion going. I would gladly unfriend 10 people for a Whopper


That I do not understand at all. In Iceland they are using Facebook to rewrite the constituton


Hey there! How much do you like Star Wars? I know that I like the first three movies, not too crazy about the rest though


haha yes I do like drama! Ya I love him in Austin Powers 3 btw, do you ever wath the show the office?


Yeah, I saw him in an interview once. says his secret is he never blinks. lol


haha thats awesome! maybe I should blink less, but yes Jon Hamm was a former drama teacher and taught Erin from the office in his class


Yes, I have watched the office. Pretty funny! makes me laugh!


Yep I agree with you. I also think that Jim Carrey is funny and he makes me laugh. did you know he's never going to make a drama movie ever again?


I saw that, because of his positive beliefs. lol


Haha yep that is true. Do you ever watch the show called house? I watched it a lot, I really like doctor shows like that. But anyway, Hugh Laurie makes a ton per episode, have you heard about that?


I have heard of that. i haven't watched it. I don't watch TV much. Will look up on the internet. 7% of people read the full terms in service contracts.


That is shocking! I know that I never read it LOL I'm shocked it is even that high haha. Did you know that there is 3-g service up on Mount Everest?


Yes, at least theres one up there. How about that free classic drama radio? Good chat!!


Hello, I like Star Wars. Excited about the new land at Walt Disney World opening soon.


Yeah I need to check those out. I can't believe there are thousands of them online. And also free on that website. That's a good deal!


Is that what the new land is going to be? It's going to be Star Wars? That sounds awesome! Also, do you understand Navajo? I guess that Star Wars has been translated into that language


Really, interesting I didn't know James Earl Jones was the voice of darth vadar. Sounds just like him.


I did know that. I also know that the only made about $8,000 for the first movie, that sounds like he got ripped off lol


yes he is! I think he made a lot more money in future star wars movies, do you know who marcia lucas is?


yup, she had a lot of great advice, like obi wan dying and re-editing the trench run, without her I don't think those movies would have been as good


Agree, Do you like Drama? Michael Caine had a good excuse to take classes. lol


Yeah. They were thick too! I just got one and it was like 1/2 an inch thick. It went right into the garbage...


Yeah not sure why they still make them, it seems like everything is digital now. There must be people who still use them. Apparently you cannot separate two of them if their pages overlap


With the advent of the iPhone phone books are obsolete. They have more computing power than the entire US ICBM detterent. Seems kind of shaky.


That is something. Do you listen to music much?


Yes, a lot. Do you have a favorite genre of music? Any classic music in there?


Yes, I listen to Baroque. It helps me concentrate. You?


That is very true. Yeah I like it too a lot. I attend classical music concerts quite often. Do you have a preferred instrument?


I like trumpet. I used to play because of my love of jazz.


Oh how nice. Good for you. Einstein once said that great scientists are artists as well. he used to play violin and piano.


Hey there, pretty well, how are you. Are much a fan of technology?


I am well. I am a fan of technology but wish I knew more. Are you?


Yeah, I guess nowadays it is becoming important too. Did you know that UNICEF donates clean water to children when you do not us ethe cell phone?


I did not. That is really nice of them. I wonder why they think it is worth people not using their call phones for?


I am not very sure of that. Apparently since we are talking about phone New York's code is 212 because was the easiest to dial in a rotary phone.


Did you ever have a rotary phone? They were the worst!


We did have one when I was very little. I found them fun to play with tough. But yeah, it took forever to make a call.


And if your finger slipped... oh boy, you had to start over. At least we have moved on from that. I wonder how llong the cabels are in the ocean?


True.They must be super long to have to cross an entire ocean. And talking about rotary phones, remember the phone book and how useful they were once?


I agree with that.  We are so used to seeing it that we dont think anything of it anymore.


it is dangerous to think the media doesnt have an effect, but usually people imagine the wrong effect.


Reality has a much more powerful effect than any of the made up things.  It is reality that hurts us more.


Yes, the news probably does more to impact our perception. turn off the news and improve your mood.


Always. I think the internet can be very damning too.  There is so much at our disposal and not all of it is good.


Yes, people get overwhelmed by the amount of stimulation. they have trouble sifting through data for the truth.


And the worst part is when they cant tell the difference, and start passing off false information as truth.  People just dont know how to fact check anymore.


Yes, people want to believe the worst, and they want data that reinforces they beliefs. it is hard to accept being wrong.


I have seen so much of that recently, and people falling for it.


Yes, the facebook sources are irritating because they are misleading people and enraging them. people take guns and shoot up pizza parlors.


Yes i do enjoy reading. I read quite a bit. You?


I have seen debates over things that have FACTUAL proof and people still not believing them because they believe that it is part of the "liberal agenda".


Yes, once something is associated with part of the political spectrum, people judge its validity according to that. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, i like non fiction. much more interesting to learn about reality and the world around us.


It really is, I dont understand why there was a moral panic about reading in the 18th Century


IN those days people thought poetry was the highest form of literature. they saw novels as a corrupting force. storylines involving disgraceful behavior.


Wow.  I didnt know that.  I understand that now.  Thanks for sharing, thats pretty cool.


Yeah, nowadays it is video games. Gosh, i played them as a child. i did not grow up a mass murderer. i guess i got something wrong. LOL


For real, however I always feel a strong urge to jump on turtle shelled ducks, and throw their shells at walking mushrooms.


Yes, LOL! i think that maybe violence on TV desensitizes us to violence. i think that FOX news turned out parents into the people that they thought video games would turn us into.


I have always loved reading. I think that reading has always been a gateway to knowledge for me.


That is very interesting. I wish I had learned braile. I think that would be a very interesting tactile way to read.


Apparently Michael Jackson released an audio book. Did you know that?


Yeah and steven spielberg directed it for ET, however that works


Had you heard that Jim Dale performed 300 voices for the Harry Potter books?


Yeah he had to be reminded of them ever time they were on set. that's a lot of voice overs.


Audiobooks were initially started as a project to help those that are blind. I love to listen to them while I drive though! They are so useful!


Man i listen to them when i'm doing just about anything. I hear in that same year were sale rose that e-book sales declined.


I can believe that. I would much rather have an audiobook over e book.


Me too! Wow there were quite a few stars who narrated the dungeons and dragons character Diizzt do'urden.


Yes and knowledge is power. I mostly listen to audio books now though. What about you?


I saw that! I am not sure who that is though.


I love audiobooks. Did you know that in the first 3 months of 2016 audiobook sales rose 35%?!


I can believe it! I'm suprised with the rise of technology that there are more libraries than there are McDonald in the US.


I think that libraries provide technology access to people who aren't fortunate enough to have it at home.


I think the concept of a "library of things" is amazing. Allowing people to check out other things, such as sewing machines, or seeds, is wonderful. Allows short term usage rather than a long term commitment.


Yeah that's a neat concept. You know there was a man falsely accused and spent 10 years working on his proving innocence.


I think Law Libraries in Prisons are wonderful


I do too, something for them to elevate there minds. If you publish a book in Norway the government will but 1000 copies.


he beat 90 000 people in a video game gran turismo andbecame a professional car driver that way


Wow.  he must have logged a lot of hours playing the game.  I personally have never played.  I am more of the Mario Kart type.


Yeah me either. do you like to travel much?


I do it just never seems that there is funds or time for it.  Id love to go to Iceland, but I hear they dont have public rail service.


I wonder how they get around, maybe just buses


If they don't own cars they use domestic flights to get to major towns.  I guess it isnt that different than the US, just than other parts of the EU


The dutch on the other hand are wrking in a bus that can go 160 mph


That would be crazy fast.  I wonder if it would have a separate lane.


I hope so because that is quite fast. Do you know who the first king is?


I'm not sure, maybe one of the Kings of England?


I do, i just bought a new one in September.  How about you?


It was the king of hawaii actually. nice chatting with you


Nice. Yeah I have one too. do you know how drive thru came by?


I heard it was because soldiers couldnt exit their cars in their fatigues.


Yeah. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called a trunk?


No, I heard it called the boot some other places.  Is it related to why the call it the trunk?


because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back


That makes sense.  There is actually one place cars are banned - as are all motor vehicles.  Mackinac Island in Michigan.  They use bikes and carrages.


THat must be such a peaceful place.do you know who jann mardenborough is?


I cant say I am all that familiar with him.


Hello how are you doing?  Did you know The junípero serra high school jv football team recorded a historically bad season in which they failed to win a game or even score a touchdown yet they never attempted to start their backup quarterback. that backup quarterback they refused to start is 4 time super bowl champion tom brady.


lol Baker mayfield (quarterback, university of oklahoma) once considered quitting football to pursue full-time competitive gaming, and claims to be able to beat anyone at the university of oklahoma one-on-one in halo 3.


Wow, good luck to him!  The Eagles beat the Patriots for their first Super Bowl title on February 4th.  Fly Eagles Fly!


lol nice!  New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.


Doesn't sound 20th century.  Women are allowed to play nfl if they meet the league's eligibility requirements


Buffalo bills are equal to the new england patriots ... in super bowl losses


The author of game of thrones called the Patriots lannisters of the nfl


Haha.  Near the end of super bowl 46, the new england patriots let the new york giants score a touchdown, and the giants tried to avoid scoring a touchdown, both to increase their odds of winning. the giants involuntarily scored a touchdown but won anyway.


That's a strange strategy! The Patriots only joined the NFL in 1970 after the merger of the two league


the Patriots have been one of the most successful teams in NFL history wining 15 AFC East titles in 17 seasons since 2001


Also, Alex Smith was quite the brain receiving a bachelor's degree in 2 years because he had so many AP credits


Its been great talking to you1  Thanks for all the fun facts!


That's really fast!  The circular huddle used in todays american football was created by paul d. hubbard, a deaf quarterback, so the other team could not read his hand signals.


Also, suprisingly the NFL using tracking chips in the players shoulder pads and in footballs to track speed velocity and location


That makes sense,  for strategies and statistics.


An average game of nfl only has 11 minutes of gameplay too.


That's so weird considering that its like 3-4 hours long lol


Yes, did you know that Bill Belichick is the winningest coach in postseason of the nfl postseason with 21 wins


Thats awesome.  Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


Speaking of football, the Browns' last playoff win was in 1995 against the Patriots.  Long time ago.  But Bill Belichick was coaching the Browns at that time.


How's it going, have you listened to any of Kayne West" music? He is known to incorporate baroque--pop, electro, and indie rock


Yea and West also has his own record label featuring Rapper Big Sean


I like cadillacs, I never knew they were named after Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac


And apparently this guy founded Detroit, strange. Do you know why the drive thru was invented?


yea US soldiers weren't allowed to leave their cars while wearing fatigues, seems like a weird rule


Yeah but i would have guessed that the invention happened way before the 70's maybe the 50's.


Yea It is kinda odd, I thought they had places like sonic where you drive up but maybe that's not considered a drive thru


Right i'm remember all the 50's movies with the guys that race the cars or even west side story. Seems odd.


Yea it does. Did you know in South Africa you can equip a flame-thrower onto your car to prevent carjackings?


Wow that seems like over kill but ok! lol! do you know where the term trunk came from for cars?


Never heard any of his songs but iv'e seen him in the news lately. Do you like his music?


Yea, wooden trunks. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Some of his songs like Gold Digger which was his only top 10 song in minor key


Ok. Yeah i can't get with his politics, apparently 400 years of slavery to him was a choice.


Yea he seems grossly misinformed, especially about Harriet Tubman


Right and watch out for the alternate universe, lol!


Yea, I don't agree with West when he says MLK is unrelatable


Yeah he said it about Malcolm X as well. Apparently he's not black either his name is his race.


Yea a lot of people aren't happy with West's comments like Snoop Dogg, Jordan Peele, and Samuel L Jackson


He was born june 8 1977 and his debut album was called college drop out.


Hello,  did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


Very eerie!  He was actually smiling?  People in those times never smiled during photgraphs lol


You're right now that i think about it. I wonder why not. Maybe they were scared their teeth would explode? lol


hahaha never heard that theory before!  Could be,  I think its really strange.


Very strange. Do you like learning about the moon at all?


Absolutely!  I hear that Mars' moon,  phobos,  is 1/3 hollow weird huh


that is so weird to think. The moon moves far away at the rate our fingernails grow, that is interesting.


Wow thats crazy!  The highest point on the moon is only 1938 meters higher than mt everest!


no way! that is nuts. Almost as nuts as the astronauts coming back having to declare moon walks through customs lol


lol thats uncalled for,  geez.  Moon dusts cuts through kevlar like material and is harmful to humans,  causing moon hay fever!


I want to go to the moon. Good chatting with you! It was nice!


I did not know there was a guest house, that is interesting. I wonder what they use it for.


Probably kanye west and his entourage lol


ha that is a good point! I wonder if trump has a phd from trump university. If not, woodrow wilson is the only president ever with a phd


I am not sure, I would be interested to see, do you know?


I think it was politcal science,  dont quote me though lol


That would make sense lol. Did you know lincoln was the first president photographed at his inauguration


I didnt until recently,  thats awesome.  I wonder if he was smiling in the picture lol


I know there was one person smiling, John Wilkes Booth was in the same picture! so eerie!


Well, I guess there is more in the news about President Trump, Kellyanne Conway, and Fox News itself, again. Have you heard?


I wonder if you can? I hope no one vandalizes it. I really like Amazon. Did you know that they'll deliver on Sunday through a contract with the USPS?


Yes i do and appreciate it very much lol


I know, right. I also really like IMDB and that's actually owned by Amazon. I just recently read about it.


yeah I use that app all the time!  It is amazing!


The last thing I got from Amazon was for the kitchen, but isn't it amazing that you can get something as small as jewelry to something as large as furniture through them?


Yes amazing and convenient!  It has pretty much everything,  not to mention creating a crazy amount of job opportunities.


Very true! I heard they started selling books. The most interesting thing is downloading or streaming music...Amazon is literally selling a non material or physical item for money!


Yeah pretty much which is great because they dont need to store it anywhere lol


Yes! The same kind of with the first sale on Amazon which was for the buyer to have a building named after him.


Thats pretty awesome.  I wonder if that customer was someone they knew?


Yeah.  Did you know fox news threatened to sue the simpsons in order to stop them from parodying the anit democratic agenda?


Most likely, or maybe even family! Now it's the largest internet retailer in the world.


Fox news is definitely unique. I thought president Trump hates Fox news, but I guess 4 of 10 of his incumbents are watching it as their main source of news. Very conflicting.


Interesting.  The average viewer of fox news in 68


That is very interesting, but I think there are more older republicans than democrats.I would think middle aged people would watch Fox News the most.


Did you know the only us pred to have a phd is Wilson?


No, I didn't know that! I've always thought the Presidential position is more about social stuff than smarts, though.


Yeah its just a fun fact I learned recently.


I've always thought it was amazing how some Presidents have their faces carved into that mountain. Did you know the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has this clock he built into a mountain that's expected to run for then thousand years?


That is pretty interesting lol I wonder why on the top of a mountain though?  I would like to see this clock.


Hi. Have you ever heard of Broccoli City Festival?


No but I would like to know! Eminem once wanted to be a comic book artist.


It was through wu-tang clans name generator....  out came Childish Gambino and the rest is history.


Haha awesome. Korean rappers created a new form of freestyle called compliment battle.


That is awesome.  I guess american rappers can call their insult battle.


Yeah I would say so. Concerts can be fun! Except Creed had a concert in 2002 that sounded pretty bad.


I heard people sued the band because it was that bad.


Yeah glad I wasn't there. Linkin Park on the other hand sound like they put on a good concert.


Their album Hybrid Theory is one of the best selling ever.


So good! The Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts over 20 years!


Yeah. I would want to see them play at the ancient amphitheater in Croatia!


Apparently it's a music festival and they loved having Cardi B perform but not Kanye.


Wow,  I dont know about you but Ive never cared for him.


Me as well. But a good rapper some would say. Rap is definitely an interesting genre though combining both content and flow.


It is, the worlds fastest rapper raps 14.1 syllables per second.  I dont even get how I could understand something that fast.


Whoa that is fast. The earliest precursor to rap is in West Africa.


It was to pass down traditions with the "praise singers"


Interesting. Tupac Shakur's music was even considered culturally significant.


Yeah, I heard it is in the Library of Congress.  Do you know how Donald Glover got his rapper name?


Freedom of speech vs freedom of association, what are your thoughts on this?


Well you should watch it, the video had so much views they had to replace the count integer system


Interestingly enough. the last president who spoke a foreign language fluently was FDR. That was almost 100 years ago.


Wow, I guess that tells us a lot about our leaders and their lack of preparation,


It really does. The only president to have a PHD, was Woodrow Wilson.


Woodrow was a really smart man, do you know who are the richest presidents in the history of our country?


I know that trump isn't among them, lol. I think JFK is on that list.


You are correct, Trump is not on the list and JFK is, also Washington and Jefferson


Its amazing that 30% of adults use Facebook as their primary source of news.


I know right, I have an account but wouldnt trust all the news from the site, many of them are fake


I don't have an account any longer, haven't in five years. I'm not surprised that 1/3 of divorce filings contain the word "facebook".


I don't pay any attention to Alex Jones/Info Wars, so I don't have an opinion...other than the President does NOT have the right to shut down media he does not like.


Facebook is a double edged weapon that is a sure thing, many fights over that site.


I agree with Alex Jones, this are great times for freedom


It's interesting that YouTube began as a dating site. I don't remember it being as such.


It did? thats a cool fact, well  its a site with interesting content now and the second largest search engine on the net


I like watching the Bob Ross channel. I've become a decent painter watching him.


I havent watched that one but its amazing how Netflix and Youtube make half the peak of the internet


It's interesting that the first video uploaded, was of a man talking about an elephant.


Thats funny, did you ever watch Gangnam Style?