Yes I did, do you happen to know what state the guest house is located? I have lived in DC, but I have never seen the guest house.


Hi, are you by chance into classical music?


Probably a 2019 machine could out do that now too. It's a shame there are no original recordings of most classical music, since of course there was no way to record.


Yes.  That would be so cool to have been able to capture that moment when it was recorded.


It's still fun to go see today's musicians play classical music live in concert though. Even if a lot of today's arenas have terrible sound compared to older concert halls.


I agree with you there!  There's no acoustics in the arenas.  Speaking of concerts...do you like going to them?  I've been to probably well over 100 during my life.


That's a lot! Although I too have probably been to well over 100 now that I think about it. I hate going to these multipurpose venues though. Amphitheaters are so much nicer along with the small concert halls.


Yes!  I agree!  In Croatia, there is an ancient Roman amphitheatre that is still used as a concert venue.  That would be neat to see a show there.


I've seen some videos of those old Roman venues. Much better then some random corporate hockey area that sounds like you're in a tin can. It's amazing those buildings are still safe to go in.


Yes.  Have you ever heard of the venue here in the states called Red Rocks in Colorado?  I don't know how the sound would be but would be an interesting place to see a show.


Yes it's a great place I've seen Queens of The Stone Age there! Still don't think it compares to a Roman venue though.


No way!  Lucky dog!  Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at an Roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience!  It's been fun chatting with you.


I know a few little facts about it.  Kind of into it the older I get.


I'm going to have to look it up.  You have a great day as well!


I like a lot of different music, but the history of classical is so interesting because it's been around so long. What we know of as classical music dates back to before the 6th century!


Almost as crazy as Arthur Lintgen. That guy can ID music from the groves on a record. He doesn't even need to play it! I'm into vinyl but not at that level.


That is amazing!  There is a shopping center in Australia that is using classical music to stop teenagers from loitering. lol


I'm not surprised. Classical music is used in a lot of public places to deter crime as well. The only problem is if they do this long enough everyone will just get used to it and drown it out.


That's true.  I'm reading that classical music concerts had loug, moving, wild audiences during the performance.  I've always thought it would be the opposite.


I think it's just the idea we have of classical music, which is probably why it's working to deter crime. I wouldn't be surprised if eventually some punk kids get into it and they enjoy listening to it while they are loitering.


Hahaha  In 2011 a computer composed a piece of contemporary classical music. I could see that happening.


I used to work in a book store in downtown DC, because of our location and size we got all the famous people doing signings with us.  After a number of year you tended not to get as star struck.  We used to get lot's of Wizards, of the basketball variety


So not Harry potter???? I tend not to get star struck either... I get more excited if my kids get to meet them than i.


Because we were downtown we had no kids shopping at the store, just polticians and business people.  We were not big on Potter.  There were a number of Washington Wizards that fancies themselves as poets, they'd come for poetry slams.


That's funny. Are you still in DC area then?


North east Ohio, I wasn't stalking Lebron, my wife's family is from the Cleveland area. So, which NBA  would be your favorites.


That's what they all say.... I am from chicago so I am a bulls fan. We're not good...


But you have the glory years to look back on.  Cleveland will cling to that one win for a long time. You're are probably biased but, LeBron or Jordan?


LeBron. I do not understand how he does what he does. JOrdan is the GOAT but lebron is a freak. I think the differrencce is in attitude...


I was in DC when Jordan played for the Wizards, not quite the player he was, but still had more than just about everyone else.


Good morning, well, and yourself?  Would you consider yourself a basketball fan?


That was a sad Jordan! Nice chatting with you!


I would. I stayed up and watched 3 of the 4 OTs in the bulls game last night; I fell asleep in the 4th one... Do you like basketball?


I'm aware of the major stuff that is going on but not the details.  Like I know that the Warrior and Cavaliers made to to the finals last year.


Some would say I watch way too much sports. I do know that the Rockets pushed the warriors to a game 7 and if they had James Harden, they may have won the series and not Golden State.


What about this year?  I know the Cavaliers have no chance this year without LeBron, but what about the Warriors?


They are in first place in the west, behind the nuggets. They are favorites to win it again. They are no longer a regular season team. They do not care about that.


I suppose you get to a level, and then only best matters.  I bit of a shame if you pay to see them and they only give half an effort.  From what I know you would not accuse Lebron of that.


This season people have questioned his defense. He is not having a good season because he is out of the playoff picture.


Ironically I have little interest in basketball, but I have manged to meet Lebron a number of years back.  I was not as excited as those around me.


Did you know that 80% of the earth's natural forests are destroyed already?


I don't know. If you were a desert creature a lot of water would suck. HAHA


Ha! That would make a good fantasy story. And speaking of fantasy, can you believe that only a single fold in our brains makes the difference between how we perceive reality and fantasy? That's wild, isn't it?


It really is. It explains why so many people go over the edge so easily.


Agreed. Something else I find wild is people actually draft the National Spelling Bee. I wonder how and why they do it?


Seriously, why? Is there money in spelling bees? Does Vegas have odds for beating who will win. HAHA.


That's a good question. I'd rather just stick to fantasy sport drafts and such - like football. I'd love to fantasy draft a player like Benjarvus Green-Ellis who's never fumbled the football in his entire pro career. That takes serious talent and skill!


True, can you imagine if he played against Brady. How do the Patriots keep getting such amazing players.


That's a very good question. I suppose it's the money! After all, football has come a long ways since the 1960s when the top bowlers made double what the top football players made. That is just sad considering how rough football is compared to how easy bowling is!


Unless someone throws a bowling ball at you, it is rather safe.


Exactly. But talking about how far football has come, I couldn't even watch a game now without the yellow first down line that ESPN created and won an Emmy for. That is so innovative!


That is so sad considering we humans would only represent a minute and seventeen seconds if we viewed its history as a 24 hour period. And we've already destroyed so much it.


It really is. I'm always amazed at the creativity of people.


Indeed! Hey, I'm even amazed by the University of Iowa's visiting football team's locker room that's painted pink. I bet that's a nightmare for opposing teams. Ha!


LOL. So true. It was nice chatting with you. Have a great day.


Yeah, but nothing tops beating a team 222-0, which was the highest score ever in a football game, like Georgia Tech did Cumberland back in 1916. Ha! Well it was nice chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great day also!


We are a very destructive race. Hopefully, governments will make policy to change that.


Hopefully so! They also say the earth will pretty much be helium free as well by the end of the century. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.


I've read that before, will that change Mickey and Minnie's voices. HAHA


It certainly will! Ha! What's even crazier is a day was only 5.5 hours long when earth was initially formed. We would get nothing accomplished if that was the case today.


I wouldn't like that at all. I wonder how it was the same all over earth because it isn't now.


I know, right? Maybe extraterrestrials could tell us if they ever visited. Ha! Speaking of which, did you know the UN appointed an official ambassador in case the extraterrestrials ever made contact with our planet? That's pretty cool!


I think the US has something set up to. Trump even wants a space force. HAHA


Thats hilarious! Well, I'm sure they'd love our planet. After all, 71% of it is covered in water, which is mostly beautiful oceans and most of our polar regions are covered in ice!


Have you ever visited Silicon Valley? I know that it's in California


Yep I use that site almost everyday, it's crazy that Amazon owns them, they own almost everything LOL


Yes they do. Do you think it is crazy that instead of hiring a lawn crew that google had goats mow the lawns.]


I do think that's crazy. But I guess it is environmentally friendly. corraling hundreds of live goats to mow a law is a crazy thing to try to do


But effective! Did you know that google maps calculates traffic on how fast android devices are moving on the road. WHat about Apple people?


That is really interesting. I love how these companies can use AI now, do you know who Kristen Stewart is by the way?


She's the actress from the Twilight movies. Apparently she even wrote a paper about artificial intelligence which I did not think she would be interested in


I agree! I know who you are talking about now. That is kind of crazy! I heard that there is a non-profit org for the advancement of artificial intelligence.


Yeah I think you're right. It's all so crazy that Facebook is creating its own artificial intelligence to identify objects in photos


They are on the cutting edge. That is really cool.


I haven't. I am sure it is something to be seen.


Yes I agree, they also want to be able to predict their users actions which is scary to me


You been to Google's headquarters? It is in Silicon Valley, they are the largest search engine in the world


No, but we have a big distribution center in my city and I have been there. Can you believe Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years?


No that's a really crazy thing to build. What do you think about the fact that the first customer to buy something on Amazon got a building named after him


I wish I was that person! When I was at Amazon I walked miles. Did you know that the workers walk between 7-15 miles each day. I believe it!


Wow that is crazy that's a lot of calories to burn in a day! I'm just glad that Amazon has an exclusive contract with USPS to deliver on Sundays, that makes me happy


Me too! I see them out delivering all the time!


Yeah I've seen them too, do you ever use the site IMDb by the way?


Yes. When I want to find out more about a person who is in the entertainment industry.


True, Did you know Google nicknamed their headquarters Googleplex in August 2015. I use Google alot!


I didn't know that, I use it alot too. I wish I could have been there when they had goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters.


I love that idea! Great idea, you see that alot in Europe also!


That's neat, I like goats. I've always wanted to raise a few. They're such entertaining animals.


I do too, I think they are so cute! Have you ever seen them do their happy dance?


I have not, but I bet it's funny. I'm going to have to watch it on Youtube!


Baby goats, adorable!  One google search uses a vast amount of power!


It's crazy to think that it uses more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong and 11 other astronauts to the moon.


Yes, The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones at 4,700 a minute!  Wow


That's wild. I bet they could read Ender's Game quickly.


Mine too! Its the second largest search engine!


It's crazy what's all on Youtube. Did you know that the most disliked video is a Justin Bieber video?


I thought I heard that somewhere, I didn't realize the police have their own blutube?


I know, I'd like to find it. There may be some interesting things on there.


I agree, I bet there are alot of interesting law enforcement videos!


Did you know that Youtube had to upgrade their view count integer to 64 bits after Psy's Gangham Style got so many views?


No, I didn't. I am not surprised, everyone uses it!


Yeah they do, between them and Netflix they make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


Hey do you like music? I think jazz is cool because it has such a rich cultural history.


And you have to let me know how that goes! Lots of people enjoy dancing to jazz music. Babies for example spontaneously dance when they hear music!


I will, maybe you can grow a goatee as well and we can form our own jazz group and then an orchestra


Yeah that would be hilarious. There are a few people who are good dancers that I wouldn't expect like Bruce Lee and Tupac.


Yeah me too. He did ballet in high school and was in the nutcracker!


Ballet dancer Tupac? I wonder if he got teased over that


Probably why he never mentioned it. Ballet dancers can go through up to 4 shoes in a week!


Thats a lot of money for shoes, Im guessing those shoes arent cheap maybe they buy tons of them and get discounts


Yeah I bet they are pretty expensive. Dance is great though, very aesthetic with symbolic value.


Babies love to dance, they spontaneously dance when they hear music


I do, and in fact Jazz is one of my favorite genres, so relaxing, I just love it


Haha that is so cool! I'm gonna go watch some fox news now! abbreviated FNC.


Oh nice. You ever been to New Orleans. Jazz began as early as 1910 there!


Jazz has a lot of inlfuence on our culture even on computers, theres a programming language written in musical composition, based on jazz


Oh wow interesting. Clint Eastwood is also a jazz enthusiast, pianist, and he even scored several films!


Yeah I think I saw him play the piano in the movie, Million Dollar Baby


Yeah I loved that movie. Pakistan apparently has a chart topping jazz orchestra!


It seems like they have a great orchestra, and what about those goatees? they look kind of odd and seem to be a trend in Jazz players


Oh yeah so many people have them. I wonder if they actually provide more comfort when playing. I guess it makes sense.


I guess theres only one way to find out, I have to grow a goatee and learn how to play the trumpet


During this time of struggle in government, it was interesting to read that in Austin Tx people voted to name the garbage dump Fred durst.


Could be.  Hard to believe US astronauts can submit their votes from outer space.  Hopefully those  radio storms from Jupiter do not interfere.


So it is said.  I wonder how the votes are transmitted from outer space?  Did soldiers from WWII get to vote?


Thats an interesting question.  Maybe they processed those votes through radio?  Possibly.


Well in WWII soldiers made radios in foxholes with a pencil and a razor blade.  So with todays tech anything is possible.


In 1995 a radio station successfully prank called queen elizabeth ii by pretending to be then canadian prime minister jean chretien


That is amazing that the security was that lax.  WIth the modulating properties of radio I guess disguising a voice would be a simple trick.


Yeah.  Im security is more strict now.  Someone probably couldnt prank the Queen now.


Very true. But being the queen does she really have that much power since the Prime Minister is the true head of of the civil service.


Right.  She has a lot of influence though with the people.


Does she?  As the PM heads up everything.  It seems as if the Queen is custom like the PM in Aussie.


It was great talking to you.  Have a great day!


Voting has such a broad spectrum not all MEN in the UK could vote until 1918.   Yet the Prime minister had a cat in the cabinet


That cat has a complex job and it takes it's job seriously.  I think its interesting that 34% of the black male population in alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.  I wish they would explain more,  I wonder why.


I can only assume it is due to convictions.  Looking the government of Australia  i did not know that the PM  was a custom not a constitutional position


I did not know that either.  When you turn 100 in japan, the prime minister sends you a silver cup to celebrate. so many people are turning 100 that they had to find a way to make cheaper cups.


Does that lessen the achievement?  I wonder what they make the cups with now or are they smaller?


I am not sure.  I dont think it lessens the achievement,  though,  being 100 already is an achievement.  I would be scared to vote in an indian government haha Indian government sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter.


Oh no I see that as a government who is truly trying to capture every vote.  Wanting to appear as a true democracy.  What a system for vote collection.


Capture or Eat haha.  Yeah,  thats mind blowing.  maybe they do it so people wont vote and only have a select people vote in secrecy so they control the outcome of the vote.


Have you ever tried a dragon's breaths snack?


It did? I didnt know that, and do you remember Gangnam Style?


No? What is that? Did you watch any of those 70 full episodes of the Joy of Painting?


Its a video that got record views on YouTube, really funny you should look it up, YouTube had to update the count integer because of that video


I will, Do you like dance? Parrots dance perfectly in time with music.


I dont like dancing I have two left feet, Tupac is a skilled dancer though


Yes he was, Bill bailey was the first person to do the moonwalk!


I though the first person to moonwalk was MJ, when did Bill Bailey do that?


1955, Cannot picture Mr. Rogers doing the breakdance! lol


Thats a hard scene to picture lol, babies can spontaneously dance when they hear music, the smile more with the beat


Awww yes, I love that! Now that funky chicken and robot dance is going back.


Hope there back to stay! ballet dancers sure spend a lot of money on shoes


I am a fan of Drake, he has some songs that I like, Hotline Bling is one of my favorite songs.


I havent but I heard they can be really dangerous, teens and their crazy snacks,


Yes, its dangerous! Mayonnaise ice cream sounds horrible.


It does sound horrible, both are extremely unhealthy and combining them creates a time bomb, disgusting


I love Youtube, I use it everyday do you like it?


Yes I do. I watch it a lot. Its got everything. First video uploaded was a guy talking about an elephant.


That must be one of the most famous elephants now lol, its amazing how with YouTube they make up half of the peak of the internet traffic in the country


I believe that, as it began as a dating website.


Really?  What is the name of the website?  Also, apparently, the Dutch government is creating a commuter bus design to travel at 160 miles per hour.


160 mph? That will open up new areas for commuters! I don't remember what the website was called. We'll have to ask Dr. Google. Here's another piece of travel trivia: People will steal garden gnomes, take them on trips, and then return them along with travel photos.


That's weird.  I have never heard of garden gnomes before.


Its a fad, every since Travelocity h=introduced their travel gnome. Here is a bizarre fact: Back in the olden days when people traveled by boat ore, the ships crews would release rabbits on islands along their journey. That way, there would always be a place along the way to pick up groceries.


That was also unusual.  People are not allowed to drive motor vehicles in Mackinac Island.


Must be a peaceful place.  Hey, are you a Michael Jackson fan?


I used to when he was younger.  I liked his Billie Jean song.  How about you?


Sure! The King of Pop was amazing. Weird at times, but amazing! Did you know he was Steven Spielberg's first choice to play Peter Pan in the movie, Hook?


No.  I heard that Michael Jackson wanted to be like Peter Pan - he did not want to grow up.  Michael was so talented.  He created robot and moonwalk dance styles.


Actually, he did not create the moonwalk, but he did make it popular!  He also wanted to make a Harry Potter musical, but JK ROwling said no.


A little. I used to love Bill Cosby and his comedy style. Now, his reputation is trashed.


Thank you for the additional information.  I thought he created the moonwalk.  He made it popular though, right?  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


I used to watch him too.  There were 19 women that came forward to accuse him but only one was able to come forward due to  the statue of limitation.


Yeah, but there are a hundred media interviews, and there is a feeding frenzy. The only relief comes briefly as the next perpetrator is outted.


Let's talk about something less depressing.  Do you like to travel?


I enjoy learning about travel destinations more than I actually enjoy traveling. This is in part due to the hassles of travel. You know travel by air is actually slower than it used to be?


I did not know that.  What is the reason?  Iceland population who have no car usually travel by air  since there is no public rail service in Iceland.


Interesting!  Air travel is slower because planes try to reduce speed to preserve fuel. Also, the airlines manage complaints through slowed travel.


I see.  Thanks for the info.  If you travel in Japan by car, it would cost you more than $300 on tolls.


That is a shame. I suppose they are used to it.  You know,, when traveling, occasionally I get delayed and must lay over for a night. I recently learned about a website that hooks travelers up with places that have empty couches!


Hey there!  Have you heard about this crazy "condom-snorting challenge?"


Ha!  I'm definitely not a Bieber fan.  Maybe I'm not so hip anymore.  My kids are Swifties.  Always listening to Taylor Swift.


Ah, I also listen to her as well. Taylor Swift walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken.


That's pretty funny.  Do you remember when Kanye interrupted her at the Grammys?  Thought that was pretty rude.


Interupting anyone is rude. Her third album made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the hot country songs chart


I keep forgetting she used to be country.  Think Love Story was her big crossover hit?


Probably, I really enjoyed that. What is your favorite Taylor Swift song?


Maybe You Belong to Me?  I think she could release anything and it would become a hit!


Especially her shake it off song. I think she really started to take off from there.


I always wonder how today's stars would do if things like youtube weren't around.  I remember calling my friends on the phone to tell them about new songs.  Now days you can just electronically share things.


That is youtube, the second largest search engine, for you. Police have their own version of youtube called blutube.


I have not, although it does sound a bit inappropriate. What is it about?


That's pretty cool.  I gotta check that out.  Gotta head out.  Nice chatting with you.


It's another one of those social media challenges that kids are doing now.  Apparently it involves a condom going into your nose and out of your mouth.  All this just to get more views on YouTube.  Crazy isn't it?


Ah, just another trend. I personally would never do this just for views or subscribers. I am not that desperate.


I know right?  Apparently the challenge has been around since 2007 but gained renewed popularity when someone posted a youtube video of themselves doing it to Taylor Swift'


In my opinion, the very best challenge was the alas ice bucket challenge. Bill Gates even made a youtube video on that one.


Sorry, last comment should have said Taylor Swift's song 22.  Yeah, youtube can be a positive thing.  Considering it's audience.  Heard that it's the second largest search engine on the net.  You use YouTube much?


I do. You yourself? And I believe that google is the largest search engine, although Youtube is owned by Google if I am not mistaken.


Didn't realize it was Google owned.  Yeah, I'm on it all the time.  Mostly looking up music videos.  Calms my kids ironically.  My littlest loves Gangnam Style.


Ah, I also loved that back when it came out although I was too old to laugh at it. The song baby now has less dislikes than the 15 million dislikes of the latest youtube rewind


Did you know that the car was invented by karl Benz?


I guess that's why they did it.  Maybe they should do that in the states as well.  Say did you know that Mcdonalds invented the drive-thru?


I did no know that, why did they created they drive thru?


Back in the day soldiers couldn't get out of their cars if they were wearing fatigues so Mcdonalds invented the drive thru for them.


Oh I see, it turned out to be a great idea then, you know theres a pro driver that gained his skills by playing the video game Gran Turismo


I do, I used to follow him on instagram, he has mad skills, his name is Jann Mardenborough


Impressive!  And a little crazy! Just as crazy as a group of climbers finding a piano at the top of britain's highest mountain in 2006.


They found a piano? really? lol, I might have to google that later, seems interesting do you know how the piano got there


I have no idea and I've been wondering that myself.  It's just some random fact that I've heard before. Like, for instance, an aluminum piano was built for the hindenburg.


Oh I see, interesting facts I have one for you, Freddy Mercury used the same piano Paul McCartney used.


No I did not know that, Ive always thought it was the Ford company that created cars, its interesting to know it was Benz though


Did he really? Do you know what song or concert it was for?


I used to think that as well.  Benz patented his car in 1886 though.


I see that is intering I thought the Ford T model was the first one I guess I have much to learn, you know why trunks are called trunks


The model t was done in 1908.  Why are trunks called trunks?


They are called like that because of old models, they used to have wooden trunks in the back and so thats were the name comes from


That makes sense.  Have you heard about people in south africa being able to put flame throwers on their cars?


I didnt, that is a crazy idea I  wonder what president authorized that lol, would be good in the us for snow though


It would at that!  I don't know who authorized it but they did it to try and prevent car jackings.  That seems like a pretty extreme way to prevent a crime!


It is, and a painful way to die or get injured, I would think twice before stealing a car if I know I could get torched.


Good morning! Are you a football fan? I head that Patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis never had a turnover in his whole career. Pretty impressive.


Yeah, can't imagine life without them. Dogs are actually not color blind as many people think, they just can't see as many colors as we can.


That actually makes a lot of sense. When they are hunting if they only saw in black and white it would be harder for them to point or fetch a duck. Seeing limited colors changes that.


A lot of people's favorite dog is Goofy from Disney. Did you know that Minnie Mouse's full name is Minerva? I'd never heard that before.


I can't imagine that that name tested well for the focus groups. Probably hence the nickname. I'm not a huge disney person but I like their collaberations with Pixar.


Yeah, Pixar is great. The name Wall-E was a tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney.


Aw that is a sweet tribute for a great movie. i have to say I really liked what disney did with big hero 6. The graphics on that were simply amazing.


Yeah, that one was a lot of fun. It was rendered with a 55,000-core super computer. I guess that's why it looks so good!


They really do take time and care in their films. Like with flubber when they actually brought in a consultant to make sure the science was right for the movie.


That's cool. I think that consultant was Bill Nye the Science Guy!


I've never really understood the whole hidden mouse phenomenon. I guess it is a thing where people are super into finding them in all the disney stuff but I just don't get it.


I enjoy watching it but I don't know too much about it. It is a pretty big part of american culture though. That is pretty amazing he never fumbled at all!


I don't get it either. Some people are just WAAAY into Disney. It's been great talking with you!


You know the yellow line that shows the first down mark on the field on TV? ESPN won an Emmy for that. Certainly was  game changer.


It really was. I think it made the game more watchable. I am glad they won an award for it. Innovation should be rewarded.


Totally agree. Remember when they tried to make the puck yellow in hockey? That one didn't go over quite as well, though still pretty innovative.


I think that would be incredibly hard to follow since the puck moves so fast. Have you ever seen those cute superbowl commercials where the kittens and puppies play football? I love those.


Yeah, they used to have the puppy bowl too or something like that. Speaking of dogs, dogs have 12 different blood types and can donate blood at blood drives, just like humans.


Oh that is neat! I love dogs. I wish we treated our strays in the US as nice as Istanbul does. They have a recycling program where plastic bottles can be exchanged for food and water for strays.


That's really cool. Dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing.


I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact in different cultures both have been domesticated over the years. Dogs have been an amazing addition to society with all the functions they perform.


What do you think about the tweet the Russian Embassy posted?


I bet thats a signal our subconcious picks up, you know that the Iphone has more computing power than the us nuclear icbm detterrent all combined!!


I wonder how that can be.  It is no small feat to hit a moving target with a missile.  Let alone a few hundred targets.  I belive the Iphone thing.  There is little correlation between cellphone call quality and the bars of service.


I know I would have thought it required something a lot more powerful than an Iphone and I wonder why is that


I do not know.  Perhaps that rule that says computing power doubles and cost halves very year.  I have a fun piece of trivia about phones.  The dial phone was created because an business thought the operators were routing calls to competitors.


Oh how interesting, I have one for you too, do you know why the area code of New York is 212?


I would guess that the early idea was numbers like 313, 414.  NY was first, so 212.  In 1930's an actress helped invent cell phone wifi and gps.  way to go Hedy Lamarr.


No, the correct answer is because it was the fastest number to dial back when rotary phones were used.


Well, that sounds reasonable.  No idea why or how such things happen.  Kind of like the Hedy bit of trivia.


Yeah I guess its just  because of coincidences of life, kind of like why the guest house of the current president can be bigger then the White House.


The white house has some thick walls.  Ha.  Lincoln was the first president to have a photo taken for inauguration.  Want to know the freaky part?


It is kind of fun.  Emoji of a space ship and some photo.  Not serious at all.  Twitter is not meant to be serious.


In that Lincoln photo was John Wilkes Booth.  Always a bad sign when you have three names.


Oh, I bet Lincoln didnt know the guy next to him was going to eventually kill him.


Yeah I guess Twitter is informal but it can have serious repercussions still.


There are a lot of reasons for a helicopter to be around DC.  The DC police had one up for a possible robbery.  I guess it could be real event taken the wrong way. Serious it is.


It seems a bit too unrealistic to me lol like a Tom Clancy novel.


Yes, like a novel. Did you know that the Russian Foreign Ministry put a april fools joke on the answering machines... Press 3 to request election interference. Thats a good one.


It didnt sound like the Russian foreign ministry is full of surprises,


Oh Russians, always having fun.  Not like in the US where a cat named Hank was running in the Virginia Senate Election.  He got third.


Thats too bad I was cheering for Hank, probably would have done a better job than most politicians.


The cat would have been cool!  It is a odd thing how how we pick elected officials.  Apparently the faster blinking person has lost every presidential election since 1980.


Wow i wonder what they would do if they read some of the things we have now like 50 shades of gray and twilight.


Thats funny.  Twilight is a way better book in your imagination,  the movies were pretty horrible.


I've never read the books. I saw the movies and that just ruined it for me. I heard the writing was rather bad in them though.


It was simple,  nothing unique,  but I enjoyed it.  I wish I never seen the movies though.  Did you know if you publish a book in Norway the government will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries?


That is pretty awesome. I think it is a great way to encourage budding writers. it is so hard to bet a book published in the us.


Theres are more libraries than mc donalds in the US,  thats suprising,  mc donalds is everywhere lol


That makes me happy. I think a lot of people in the world could use more libraries and more knowledge in their lives.


Same.  I also read over half of adults have library cards!


I would think it would be higher than that. I don't think there is enough access to libraries for the people in certain areas of the us.


Yes I love to reading,  although lately ive been doing audio books because I have been busy. How about you?


It is so cool how some libraries are letting people check out other things than books. Like in sacramento where they can get sewing machines or tools.


I adore reading. I think it is best way to travel to unknown worlds and escape reality for a little while.


Yeah its great really expands your mind.  Did you know the world reacord speed reader reads at 4700 words per min


wow. I wonder if they actually retain anything at that point. Are you just flying past the words or do you absorb the story?


I have no clue,  I cant imagine they preocess everything they read at that point,  but I am not an expert.


I would rather take my time and savor the classics like the works of lewis and tolkien.


I wouldnt mind being able to read fast,  but I still want to absorb the information,  otherwise what is the point lol


Yeah I mean yay you can ready fast but you are missing out on all the wonders that the library holds.


Yeah exactly.  In the 18th century there was a moral panic because people were reading so many novel hahahahah


I do but not too much, how about you, do you have a favorite author?


I like a lot of food writers but you mentioned you liked Tolkein. Did you know that he and Cs Lewis used to read bad poetry to each other and play "you laugh you lose"?


I think that is hilarious that they did!  Oh to be a fly on the wall watching those two go at it would be gold!


I'd love to learn how to read braille, I wonder if the translation is any different because things like sign language tend to be similar to short hand


That would be very cool to learn how to do that, I give all the respect in the world to those that have to read like that.


If you think about it braille is around all kinds of places though so once you got started I might be easy to practice


Yeah I bet you could practice most places that you go.


I've never seen a book in braille though, I wonder how they maintain all the bumps


I don't think I have either, I just wonder how they get started learning that, like where do you start?


Hello there, I do like to read but wish I had more time to do more.  How about you?


For those who can hear I guess there's just a lot of conversation about it maybe? Or could it be like learning to play an instrument?


Yeah that is probably true.  Well it was nice chatting with you, I hope you have a good day!


I like to read but I'm sooo slow at it. I wish I could speed read sometimes. Can you speed read?


No I can't, but do you know how many words per minute the fastest reader can read?


I think it's 4,700 wpm and it's a record held by a lady to boot!


Holy cow! I don't understand how anyone could make sense of that many words that quickly.


Me neither! I wonder what kind of books she practices with. What types of books do you like to read?


I like history and mostly factual books, but I also like fantasy, Tolkien was really good.  How about you?


I think I like non-fiction the best too. I order a lot of cooking books off amazon, because they deliver so fast. Did you know they have a special deal with the postal service for sunday delivery?


Yeah cooking books are really helpful.  And yeah I think I read about that, very interesting.


Did you know that there is a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500mph and temperatures are up to 2000 degrees F?


Very possible. I think it is neat that the planets are named after Roman Gods and Goddesses.  With Mars being the God of War


It has a reddish tone, it is the most war-like planet. It is crazy that some of Earth's bacteria could live on Mars.


That gives promise that Mars could become sustainable for earth life.


Would you go live on Mars ? - 81 °F is too cold for me.


Id seriously have to bundle up.  I live in Florida, so it gets in the 20s here and I start to freeze.


Maybe it is something that will have all have to do, Earth has already lost 80 % of its natural forest.


It is amazing that in humans short period on earth we have done so much damage to the natural resources on the planet.  I mean if earths entire history was put in to one 24 hour period, humans have only been here less than two minutes.


But humans have a big impacts on Earth'S ressources, at this rate there won't be any Helium left at the end of the 21st century.


That's crazy, I cant believe that people aren't actively trying to stop some of this, or those that do are met with such opposition.  I mean if there is a UN ambassador to extraterrestrial life we can certainly advocate for saving this planet.


I wonder if they choose someone serious, or the most incompetent guy in the UN since he won't probably won't ever have any real responsibilities.


No, I do not know that, what is the name of the planet ?


That's a good question, never thought about that.  How would you exactly explain your job seriously to people, yeah, I'm just here in case aliens ever contact us.


And would you consider it as a promotion ? It does not look good in a résumé, unless your are a comedian.


Very true, I could see someone trying to either explain that job or a gap in employment because they were too embarrassed to report that as a job.


Maybe, you could get promoted and be Earth's ambassador on Mars ? There will be an opening in 20-25 years.


That would be a cool job.  It has been great chatting, but I have to get going.  Have a great day.


Im not sure, it might not have a formal name like the ones in our immediate solar system.  The universe is certainly fascinating.


It is indeed, have you ever observed Mars in the sky ? NASA wants to send people there in 20-25 years.


I have a few times, but never by telescope or anything like that.  I have heard that a colonization project was planned for 2023 and was going to be funded by making some sort of reality show.  That would be a fun one to watch.


There is a few contests about the colonization of Mars, NASA has also one, you have to submit a concept for  a house on Mars.


the 3.15 million dollar prize would be a nice one to win for that.  I would love to see humans make it to mars in my life time.  I wonder if the first country there would try to claim it as their territory.


I don't think they will claim to Mars, it will be more like the Moon, even Antarctica does not belong to a country.


True.  It is also crazy that a satellite was lost on Mars because Locheed Martin used the imperial system but NASA used metric.  How could they not get that detail in order?


Locheed is a big company based in the US. The Imperial system is still used there, maybe they had an European subcontractor and units got mixed up.


Have you ever seen "The Big Lebowski" at the theater? It's cool that you can see it at Adams Morgan Movie Nights!


That's hilarious! I wonder if his courses use as much water as the ones in Dubai? There's one that takes 4 million gallons a day to maintain.


Probably not, I don't think they have much money in North Korea and I heard that courses like the ones we have here in the US can cost more than 140,000,000 a year.


That's absolutely insane. I'd like to see them. They do use so much water, though. It's kind of worrying.


Yeah, it would be cool if they could use more natural terrain to build the courses without being too damaging to the environment. I heard one course in Australia has a shark in it! I wonder if they planned that or just left nature alone.


I never knew I wanted to see that until just now. The fact that in the US more land is used for golf courses than the total square footage of Rhode Island and Delaware together is a bit mind blowing.


That seems wasteful but then again golf courses are fun to travel to and enjoy.


True. I'd like to travel to see the Alexander Hamilton exhibit at the National Postal Museum. That sounds fascinating.


Interesting, I wonder what type of items they have displayed.


They have the dueling pistols from his fatal duel with Aaron Burr! I'd love to see that.


Oh wow, I didn't know that Alexander Hamilton died from a duel!


No, not at the movie theater but definitely seen is at home and it was funny.


I'm not sure any other vice presidents have killed a man, but Aaron Burr did. Weird, right?


Wow haha that was like a double whammy because I didn't realize the killer was a vice president!


I don't know if he was VP at the time, but Hamilton and Burr had quite a relationship. I'd love to read the letters in the exhibit because Hamilton was an excellent writer.


I'm told if you're an early  guest at the show, you can get a free cookie. I wonder if it's White Russian flavored?


Probably the cookie must come from one of the local restaurants who partnered with the theater, like the Ventnor sports cafe.


It sounds like a fun night out. Possibly more fun than the Rush Plus show at Flash. I don't know that freaky fast techno is my jam.


Yeah haha I usually like my music to help me slow down life, not feel faster than life!


Right?! I'd have to  take it a bit slower, like the mini-golf course at the brewery in Baltimore. Beer and mini golf sounds like a solid plan.


I bet the disc golf in Antarctica is pretty quiet and peaceful too haha.


That sounds amazing! I wonder if Samuel L Jackson disc golfs, or only golf golfs? Either way, it's cool that he has it as part of his contract.


Wow I didn't know that, Kim Jong Il is another guy who apparently loves golf so much that he has his employees lie about his skills lol.


Wow that's cool. I didn't know that. Definitely a good way to burn calories.


Also if you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art you're supposed to enjoy the art more. Wonder who did the study to figure that out? Sounds like a studio gimmick.


Not too sure on that. The majority of creepy metallic noises in horror movies are produced by a waterphone.


I wonder what that instrument looks like and how it's played.


Not too sure on that one. I'd like to see one though.


Pixar studios has a secret room that celebrities visit. I had a friend who worked there and he said there were tons of secret rooms, especially for animators and writers.


That is awesome. I love Pixar movies. They are such good quality. Do you like Pixar?


Yeah, I agree. Toy Story 2 and Inside Out make me cry every time! Did you know Robin Williams' work in Aladdin started the trend for big name actors to do animated films?


Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


That is crazy! Meanwhile teachers are making $35k.


I love cinematography. One of my favorite DPs, Roger Deakins, has been nominated 14 times -- and but won only once for Bladerunner 2049 last year.


That's pretty cool. Did you know no woman has ever been nominated for an academy award for best cinematography?


That's depressing. It's the only Oscar category that has never had a female nominated. Hopefully that will change soon.


I bet it will change soon with all of the feminist movements taking place these days.


Stanley Kubrick did most of the cinematography for Spartacus, but wasn't listed as the official DP. So when then Oscars rolled around and the movie got a nomination, Kubrick wasn't named.


Oh wow I didn't know that. Do you like horror films?


Depends on the film, but yeah. Speaking of Kubrick, he made on of the all time greats -- The Shining. The child actor who played Danny didn't know he was in a horror film until several years later.


Those are such great movies. Stephen King was scared of the movie Bambi when he was a child.


Haha. Well, he got revenge on the world for that didn't he? Apparently watching a horror movie burns 180 calories. I need to start the Wes Craven diet.


Probably. It seems like there is a lot of pressure put on a GB even at the high school levels.


Yes there definitely is. Only two Super Bowl winning QB's were African American. That's surprising when so many players are black.


They do seem to stick white men in the GB position. I wonder how much racism is prevelent in the team structure given how racially charged our society is today.


That's a good question because I have also noticed that most QB's are white. Did you know that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's team?


That would be so cool. You would think with all this popularity that there would be more even distribution of the wealth to the players but it seems like the owners just line their pockets while the players only make a pittance. That must be why so many endorse products.


Endorsements seem to make a lot of money for players. I am very disturbed by the fact that across all US department of defense employees, the highest paid are three fottball coaches of service branch teams.


I don't know but I also know that the highest paid government employees in many states are college coaches so I think we are placing way too much emphasis on sports.


So true. I would love to see more emphasis on the arts. Can you imagine what would have been lost in the world of music if someone like say Micheal Jackson was pushed towards sports only instead of being allowed to sing?


I have a feeling his father would have pushed him into whatever he could have. I just recently discovered that he did not invent the moonwalk. That is so surprising to me.


I watch pro football. Are you familiar with Kellan Moore?


That is surprising. It is so iconic to him. He was a unique and wonderful person though that changed the face of music forever.


No I'm not who is that? Is he a quarterback for a team?


He is and he is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL.


Oh wow that is neat. I wonder if that makes him a better quarterback like being a lefty in baseball gives you an advantage.


Good question. Have you ever heard of Brad Johnson?


Nope. I don't know many individual players by name. I would probably recognize their picture though. What team does he play for?


He played for the Vikings. He is the only QB in history to throw a touchdown pass to himself!


How in the world do you throw a touchdown pass to yourself!?


I don't remember how it happened but it did. My guess is it got bobbled and he just happened to be in the right place at the right time.


I know right?  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle rap called "compliment battle"  Never heard of that before.


It's fascinating to know that the term "hip hop" comes from the 16th century, and means "to converse".


I didn't know that.  In 2001 a Michigan judge delivered a ruling in the form of a rap when judging over a suit filed against Eminem.  I bet that was funny to hear in the court room.


That is funny. It is asinine that grunting can be considered cheating in tennis. How insane is that?


I agree.  It's always so quiet during tennis matches.


I would have liked to have seen the matches when they were permitted to use anything as a racket. I think they ended that in the 70's.


That would have been interesting.  Polo shirts were originally invented bor tennis and later adopted for polo players.


I just admire Serena for speaking up for women's rights, even though it comes at a great personal cost to her. She truly is a warrior for women.


I agree.  In 1998 she shaid that both she and her sister Venus could beat any man ranked 200 or worse.


I have zero ideas how rankings work in tennis. I think it is appalling for a little girl to be told she was too black for tennis whites. That is the epitome of racism right there.


I do not, but I am a fan of Serena Williams, ever since she voiced a character in Avatar; The Last Airbender.


I didn't know she did that.  She speaks fluent French and Italian.


She's great. There is a rapper who is deaf, and rhymes in sign language.


That is interesting.  Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance"


Did you know that Serena Williams co-owns the Miami Dolphins?


I didn't know that.  In 2007 she was ranked 95th in the world.


It's hilarious that McDonalds pays rappers $5 for each time they mention big macs in songs. I'm surprised one hasn't just said "big mac' the entire time.


lol true!  Big Mac sounds like it would be a good rapper name.  Eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist before he was a rapper.


Donald Glover's name came from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator. I would have loved to have seen how many he rejected, before settling on "Childish Gambino".


Hi good morning! Have you seen the movie Incredibles?


Wow that is very ironic! Apparently the entertainment executive clearly didn't know what he was talking about!


But apparently Bill Nye looked like Steve Martin.  He won a look alike contest and that is what launched his fame.


Oh wow that is surprising! Do you like the comedy genere? I loved comedy central and it was made back in 1989!


Yeah, comedy is one of my favorites.  Comedy Central has cancelled 100 shows since then.  Obviously they know what works!


Wow yes they do. Chapelle show was one of my favorites. The green lantern film was originally going to star jack black. He is a funny guy that would have made it interesting!


It would, it probably would have been like a Deadpool like movie.


Yeah I loved that movie too. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the best comedy achievement in the modern era...I haven't even seen it!


Neither have I, There are so many other things that I could think of that are likely funnier than that, but that's me.


Yeah agreed, there is a ton of content out there. Do you like political satire? It is different from a parody which critiques certain genres without actually condemning them.


I do enjoy political Satire.  I feel like on the current political scene it is just too easy.  There is so much to pick from, to do it with.


I saw the first one, but not the second.  I liked it a lot.


Yeah it's almost like the easy way out these days because like you said it's just too easy. Have a great day :)


Nice same with me. I hope to see the second one soon. Sarah Vowell, the voice of Violet, is predominantly a political commentator!


Its crazy when you recognize their voices from elsewhere.  Did you know the director voiced Edna Mode?


I agree. Oh wow I didn't know! I didn't know that the present day events of the incredibles are set in 1960's, I thought it was more modern.


Wow.  Ill have to watch it again to see if I can pick up on that.  I too thought it was modern.


Yeah. I like other forms of entertainment too. I used to love the original Nintendo and it was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan.


That was the best gaming system ever.  I always loved mario  brothers, even if  it was in 54 colors.


Yeah totally agree. Entertainment was originally developed and existed in many forms and were even supported by Royal Courts so it was available to all citizens.


That is good.  Did you know that Ronald Reagan was once told he didnt look presidential enough?


Yes, that's the one.     I think more comedy films should be turned into video games.


ya I agree, they should make a videogame about Kung Fu Hustle that would be a wild videogame!


Bill Murray would play it!    He loves that movie.


haha ya he does, I actually do like that movie but I don't love it, how often do you play videogames?


Maybe a few times a week.    Quite a big change from the folks who once bred chickens for entertainment.


haha ya for sure, that sounds very boring, I love my original Nintendo even though it only had 54 colors!


True.    I was a little sad when they finally discontinued the system in 2003.


ya I agree, have you ever watched a Ronald Reagan movie for entertainment? I've never seen one of his movies, but its funny he was refused a role because he wasn't presidential looking


That is ironic.      Comedy and tragedy is a thin line.     See the green lantern movie!


haha good point! They should have used jack black in that movie, could have made it a lot better than it ended up!


ya there are some PIxar movies I like like Finding Nemo, I liked Incredibles 1 but I didn't really like 2 though, you?


Too true, although I don't think anything could make me like the script!    I think I'll go watch it again right now.    I'm a glutton for punishment.


I thought it was funny, particularly Samuel L. Jackson's character.


ya I like him in the movie, I also like Edna Mode, I didn't know the director of the movie does her voice


Yes, Brad Bird is a multitalented fellow!


he is! Seems like a nice guy too, he only used artists on the Incredibles who were going to quit or be fired, which is  anice way to make sure they keep having a job


There are not many folks in the entertainment industry who are that thoughtful!


nope I agree, did you like Incredibles 1 or 2 more?


I liked both, but actually preferred the 2005 video game.


ya I never played it, I guess it was kind of a sequel right? It was called Rise of the Underminer


A lot of people get their music from the internet.  I still buy CD's.  I like to collect music albums.


You are kind. Two identical twins from japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.  I'm sure they have passed away by now.


Nwa's straight outta compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or a major tour


That was amazing. You can reach platinum status via internet now, without the support of airplay or a major tour.


In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.


What was the reason for the "moral panic"?


Too many smart people. Like the bizzaro-present...


I see.  Do you know that Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five us military branches?


I question the judgement of those three... The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


How can someone read those many words per minute?  Perhaps it is "fake news"?


How can they retain it? I can barely read a few words let alone 4700.


Really! What type of music do you collect? Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.


I don't know if it was possible to read the words let alone retain them.


Yeah. Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


I've got to run now.  Nice chatting with you.


Pop music. I like Rob Thomas, Pink, Linkin Park, etc.  I own hybrid theory by linkin park


Me too! Reel big fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label.


I love Reel Big Fish. They have a song, Beer, that we celebrate with for big events like weddings...


I have never heard that song.  I will search the internet now that you mentioned it.


Despite being released over 40 years ago, the dark side of the moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014. Love Pink Floyd too!


I have never heard dark side of the moon either.  Where have I been?


Dark side of the moon came out in like 1967 so if you are young, you can be excused...


Cool, talking about animated, did you know Pixar has a room for celebrities?


No, i did not.  I wonder what happens in this room.


I saw it once in the bonus features of Toy story, is pretty cool!


Yes, and I love tennis, I did not know she was of the owners of Miami Dolphins


Yes, i did hear that.  I think the Dolphins have a few celebrity minority owners.


she is also good with languages! she speaks french and Italian fluently!


That is impressive, almost as impressive as winning the Australian Open while two months pregnant!


That is amazing!!! she has been number 1 on 2002 and 2017!


It is so incredible that she has been so good for so long.


Some i do.  For example, I know that Judge Judy makes 123.000 per episode of her TV show.  Can you believe that?


It is true!! It has been nice talking to you!


That is a lot!! It looks like only LeBron james earns more than her!


I think he is great! Remember Robin williams?


Sure do, I watched Mork and Mindy as a kid.  I also loved his movie, Mrs. Doubtfire.


I loved ms Doubfire too!! He also was the first famous actor to do voices in animated films!


That's interesting.  Speaking of celebrity firsts, did you know Carol Burnett was the first celeb on Sesame Street?


It looks like, she was the first one. And Robin williams did a voice in aladdin, remember that?


I do.  I also liked Good Will Hunting and Good Morning, Vietnam


They should make that a thing everywhere if they make it safe enough! Do you ever go to the mcdonalds drive thru


Yes and other restaurants too. I think it's cool that the drive-through originated to accommodate soldiers who are not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


Right, that is some good respect for them and definitely helped with business. Do you like our current president?


I think he has done some good things and some bad things. He is definitely one of the wealthiest president and think he will lead JFK, Washington, and Jefferson, in terms of wealth.


yea, if only he will release how much he is really worth lol. He has done some good things I will agree. He needs to release a pop album like the president of indonesia, then everyone will love him!


That would be epic! I also wonder why the presidents guest house is larger than the White House?


I heard that before, I wonder if it is to make a good impression for the guests from other countries


You could be right on that one. The first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana LOL!


I don't know how I feel about that lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Haha that is surprisingly fitting. Luckily the runner up doesn't become the vice these day otherwise it would be Trump-Clinton! Great talking with you too bye!


Yup I own a car and I love it. Helps me get from point a to point B. Hard to believe cars didn't always exist.


Yikes that would have to be a reality show lol! Have a good weekend!


For sure, what did they do without cars lol. Do you know where the word trunk came from?


I believe it originated from the fact that cars used to have actual wooden trunks on the back. Kind of funny to imagine.


that is true, I wonder if people broke into trunks easily lol. I owned a cadillac before, have you had one?


I bet it was super easy to break in LOL. I never have. But I think it's cool that the brand was named after the person who founded Detroit.


For sure, I think his name was antoine de la mothe cadillac, sounds so french!


Sounds very French indeed. If you lived in South Africa would you put flamethrowers on your car?


I would totally! If i wanted a death warrant! lol


Ha ha. It is actually legal there because it helps the deter carjackings.


I like Jim Carey.  So many funny movies.  he won't do dramas anymore unless they portay some positivity.


It makes sense but dogs  descended from wolves, but when people domesticated them, they must have bred wolves with something else to get them to not be so aggressive.  do you think?  or maybe they killed off the aggressive wolves?


I guess. there was probalby a range of aggressiveness and the less aggressive ones were curious and willing to accept food? i dunno


There was abook writen about a true story Pieces of Her.  Very gory murder case solved by a private investigator.  Do you like books?


I love to read, but i usually read non fiction. I guess this book would qualify.


Seems to have many twists and turns about a young man who basically murders his girlfriend and her mother for no apparent reason.  seems he was quite deranged.  not really my kind of read though...  lol


No, i prefer to learn about the world in general, not about individual depravity. makes me pessimistic.


same here.  self help and real world improvement books.  i like concerts too but never saw Linkin Park - they performed 324 concerts in 2001 alone.  crazy.


Those guys must be made of iron and steel. how did they do that? the fans must have been happy.


i know.  The Ramones toured even more.  Almost non-stop for 201 years playing 2263 concerts.  i'd be tired to say the least.


I never saw those guys but I wish i had. they must have been amazing in concert. anyway, great chat!


I wonder why he chose to do that. I think that dramas can be positive. It depends.


I agree.  I think he has earned it.  Probably has made enough money to be selective.  His belief systems now is that of being positive.  i think it is great for someone of his status.


He can be choosy as he wants. I havent seen a movie of his in a while. has he made any recently?


Speaking of high pay...  Hugh Laurie was the highest paid tv actor at $700k per episode for House.  I never watched it though.


That man deserves every penny. he is the anchor of that show.


Do you have a dog? I read they are the first species to be domesticated and play many roles for people.  Very loyal


I dont have a dog. i would love to have one. they are the best companions.


I love my dog.  So loyal and a great companion.  Google is a dog company too.


Yes, i approve. google has the right idea. dogs can make an office a happy place with less stress.


I have an IPhone, curious fact about my phone but apparently it has more computing power than the US nuclear deterrent, well not just my phone but most IPhones do


That is insanw, I guess phones nowadays need to do so many thing sso that makes sense


Yeah phones are basically a small computer never imagined phones would advance that much, color was a big deal back in my day now they have 3 cameras on their back and 2 in the front!!!!


I do, one of my favorite actors Demetri Martin, what about you?


Oh he is so funny. he actually dropped out of harvard to become a comedian


It is! that's a hard call to make, I would finish college and then become a comedian but I guess his dream couldn't wait.


Well, I bet he enjoyed that more if that was his passion


Yeah I bet he did well at least he didnt drop out of high school like Ryan Stiles


I do, I use it almost everyday, it has become a basic need  for me, what about you?


Yeah that is true, but I guess ryan still managed to do well


I agree but still high school is important, you should at least finish that, good thing it turned out ok for him.


yeah, me too, work and at home,both. did you ever use a rotary phone


Yeah I did, my grandma used to have one, it seems like a lot of work just to call a number


Oh yeah it is I bet, hence the reason NY stuck with the 212 area code


Yeah that makes sense, why not make it 111, seems faster!


Maybe some other state had it, but good point


You know that separating two phonebooks once their pages are overlapped is an impossible feat!


I wish i had two phone books just to try it out of curiosity


That would be an interesting experiment, what kind of cellphone do you own?


I have actually and I am fine with it so I do not understand why the players think is funny and do not use it


Yeah I know! I've done it a time or two myself (I was taught how to in high school) so that is quite funny about what the NBA players think about it.


Yeah, that is true. Have you ever bought Air Jordan shoes?


No, I usually buy regular sneakers (I've actually never owned a pair of basketball shoes), but it is cool that Nike offered to pay the fine whenever Michael Jordan wore them on the court.


Yeah they must have made lots of money on sales to be able to afford the fine every single time


Yeah, that was really nice of them to offer considering that basketball players are the highest paid athletes (hence Jordan could have paid the fines himself).


True. DO you use google much when you search the internet?


Yes, Google is my primary search engine.


Cool, me too. Do you know how they calculate traffic?


Yes, they calculate traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road. I also find it funny that they once used hundreds of live goats to help mow the lawns around their headquarters.


Hi, no I'm not a huge fan. I barely watch basketball, but I do know all the famous players.


They are such a creative company really. Good for them. It was nice chatting with you.


Nice. Do I am assuming you know Reggie Miller then?


I don't know about him that well, but I have heard of him.


He is a super talented NBA player but as good as he was, his sister was always better. THe woman broke 8 national records


Yes, I know! It's so cool, but kind of sad since Reggie seemed to always live in his sister's shadow while they were in high school.


Yeah that is true. How about Iverson, do you like him?


I'm neutral on Iverson, but I do have to admit he is a very astute businessman. Getting the Reebok contract was a very smart move.


Thagt is very true. $800 000 every year until he is 55 and then $32 million sounds pretty sweet


Yeah, it sure does! Do you play any basketball yourself? If so, have you ever tried the "granny style"?


How does one have a saved copy of the internet? That's a funny concept.


I do not even know!  Do they have it on a floppy disk or something!?


I just don't understand how it can be a saved thing since it's a global system of connected computers... How can that be saved?


Very confusing.  Do you ever read the terms and conditions when you do stuff on the internet?  Only 7% of people do and that is honestly surprisingly high!  Those things are brutal to read!


I don't know if I ever read them. Did you know you can still get service on Mt Everest?


Yes, you can actually even get it at the peak of Everest!  Crazy!


That is crazy. While it is 3G, that's still enough to make and receive calls and even use the internet!


I guess it takes so long to get to the top, you need to stay in touch with the world.  Who knows what documents, apps, email, or file sharing you need to do if you're gone from work that long!


Absolutely. It can save lives! Anyway, it's been nice talking to you!


It has been a pleasure talking to you too.  Enjoy some rap music and the internet!!


Hey, I am a little.  I used to listen to it a lot.  Rap has come a long way from DJ Hollywood delivering rhymes.  Do you like rap?


I do. It seems like it's been influential to all sorts of different styles of music, so it's hard not to be a fan.


Yes, I agree.  Nice to see it getting recognition too like Tupac's music being in the Library of Congress.


That is great. Tupac was quite the poet. Rap and poetry can practically be used interchangeably, I think.  The word has been since the 16th century.


I can definitely see that.  New styles are coming out all the time. Korean rappers invented a type of freestyle recently called "Compliment battle."  Haha!


I'd love to listen to that. Andy Samberg kind of does a "compliment roast" bit and it's really funny.


I need to check that out, he is hilarious.  Thank God for the internet!  I can look that up quickly!


Right! Did you know the constant clicking of links can cause addiction in the brain, though?


Haha, I might be addicted then!  It is a relief for me and my addiction that the library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it burns down!


Are you familiar with the US elected positions like the senate or president?


I was surprised that the red and blue people associate with rep and demo was a recent thing. I always thought it was a tradition


Same here.  In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party after being rejected by the GOP.  Would be interesting to see if someone could pull that off in this day and age.  I'm not a fan of either democrats or republicans.  No one if office seems like they do what they say they are going to do.


I wonder if a 3rd party will finally win. I don't like the candidates both parties have been offering for the presidential election. A election for president should have people wondering who is less bad


I agree!  5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote.  I never really understood why it isn't a popular vote.  Just doesn't seem right at the core of it.


In any case, did you know the most wealthiest presidents were washington, jfk, and jefferson? I guess wealth plays a part in making presidents great?


Interesting.  Never knew that.  Especially in this day and age.
 Money talks.  The only president to have a phd was Woodrow Wilson.  We need ordinary people like doctors, etc. to run in politics.


I agree to an extent. It would be nice to have a person who genuinely is qualified and is motivated to do the best for the country rather than all the bureaucracy today


I guess on the bright side of things, at least we don't live in an authoritarian state where we have a dictator.


True. Do you think that having the runner up in a presidential election becoming VP a good tradition?


I used to think so because someone would need to take the place of the president if something happened to them.  However, it seems the vice presidents over the last 20 years haven't done anything other than show their face in public.


Yes.  I know the U.S. senate just had  a runoff featuring a black democrat.


Does the VP do nothing? I though they still had a reasonable amount of responsibilities.


They do but it doesn't seem like we ever hear about them.  Seems like they are always doing public appearances, shaking hands, etc.  Almost like they are doing publicity for the United States.  lol


That makes sense. In any case thank you for the informative chat.


Wasn't that the one where people hung nooses at?


That's correct!  They haven't released the surveillance video to se who was doing it.  There were signs hung as well on the same day President Trump had a scheduled campaign stop in the area.


It is a shame that people only judge based on skin deep skin color and find that enough justification for hate and their stupid behavior


I agree 100 percent!  The world would be a way better place if people could just get along.


I wonder why people want to encourage and propagate such behavior. I hope people only just elected officials based on quality and future aims rather than gender or race


Switching gears a little...here's an interesting tidbit....the us congress has played a republicans vs democrats baseball game annually since 1909.  I never knew that.  Have you heard it?


I haven't but it does seem plausible. Did you know every president with a beard was republican? Perhaps it is the invasion of the brainwashing beard aliens


LOL  I never knew that either.  I'm learning a lot this morning.  Republicans dominated politics nationally and in the majority of the norther states from 1860 to 1932.


That sounds cool. What is the name of the book


I have no clue, I'm gonna have to google it to find out more of plant aliens from the moon


I mean it sounds like quite the intriguing premise for such an old story


Yea, it would be cool if Greeks had robotics story too although that term wasn't around until 1941


Do you read any literature in the drama genre like and then there were none


I've seen a few drama plays and loved watching Hugh Laurie on House


Did you know he is the highest paid actor and for good reason


I'm not surprised although Jon Hamm is a good actor too, he taught drama at his old high school


I'm glad he did that since ellie kemper from the office was his student


Yea Ellie Kemper is beautiful, I bet Michael Caine would take that class so he could meet her


I used to but not just freeload off family lol, it's not as good as a deal as it was when it started streaming in 2007


Lol I concur. Anyway, thanks for chatting.


I enjoy the time travel concepts of Science Fiction movies


Did you know nasa has a terms of accurate space tech terms that writers can use in science fiction stories


No but I'd imagine that Nasa has a lot of big science fiction fans working there so I'm not surprised they made a list of terms


Yea, Starship Troopers in recommended by 3 of 5 US military branches


I've have yet to read Ender's game but hear it is good. I'd also like the read the Ancient Greek story of plant-based aliens that live on the moon


Cool, nice to know.  Do you know the trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on their backs?


Were you aware that Homer Simpson has held over 180 jobs on the Simpsons?


No, but that doesn't surprise me.  I hear there is one Simpsons episode where Bart is neither mentioned nor appears.  Have you seen it?


I have not, as I don't watch the simpsons. I would have liked to seen the one where Daniel Radcliffe was voicing Edward Cullen.


Yeah, that would have been awesome.  I heard that when South Park aired its final episode the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew.  That was nice of them to do.


Its weird how divorce has progressed, as of 2011, 1/3 of all divorces, cite "facebook" as part of the reason.


I can believe it.  Lol I bet MySpace feels stupid for turning down an offer to buy Facebook in early 2005.


Probably. It's insane that they have over 56 gender options.


Really?  I didn't know that.  I know the like button is illegal in one German state.


I wish it were illegal here. That drives me crazy. Along with how many adults consider facebook a news source.


Good morning, were you aware that Google's self driving cars have an "aggressive" mode? Sounds like a disaster in the making, to me.


Amen to that!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  Hope you have a good day, friend.


I didn't know that.  Sounds dangerous to me!  We've come along way since the modern car was invented by Karl Benz in 1886.


For far too long, I thought Henry Ford invented the car, lol. I'm in Ohio, and it truly is illegal to warm your car up. The police make you very aware of that if it is stolen while running.


Wow, that's interesting and it's so cold in Ohio, too!  Did you know the Cadillac is named after French explorer, Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac, who founded Detroit?


I did, I've been to his home on  Bell Island. It's funny that Audi had to invent a new horn, for the Indian Market.


Didn't know that tidbit of info, but I do know it's legal in South Africa to equip your car with flamethrowers to prevent carjacking.


That is cool. I would love to find a barn full of classic cars, like that guy in New York.


You and me both, we'd be rich!  Hard to believe the Mcdonald's drive thru has only been in existence since 1975, though.


I wouldn't know, I was born after that. I cant believe so many people don't realize that the fuel gauge will tell you which side your gas tank is on.


Toymaker Anki is really skilled, he has mastered the art of toy making


I didnt know that, I hope Vector can be successful, theyve had inspiration from several compnies including Apple, Google and Microsoft


Taking from the best!  I think the only problem, or at least a major problem, that they have is price.  They are pricing it at $1000.  Seems too high considering alexa's price.


I think their goal is for Vector to cost $250 at a retail price, still seems really expensive,


Yep, your're right! I was thinking of another robot priced at 1000 dollars.


I see, its amazing how tech has taken over the world, soon we will have robots everywhere


I would love to have one.  I don't want one like michael Jackson did though. He had plans to build a 50 ft tall moon walking one.


50 foot tall wow, thats a lot, you know theres robots that can debone chickens with a surgical precision!!!


That's impressive!  I'd feel comfortable having a robot perform surgery. I mean if they can debone a chicken like that then surgery can't be far away.


I agree and theres no human error there, still I would like for a human surgeon to supervise the whole thing


Well the us military uses an xbox 360 controller to control one of their oed robots, perhaps a surgeon could do the same.


I agree.  He makes a lot of robotics right?


That would be interesting to watch, with other guinea pigs not me lol


Yeah, cat, dogs robots, he launched a robotics company back in the year 2013, so exciting


That is exciting.  From what i hear Anki wants his robots to be able to hold their own with people.


I think it would be a great service for people, I heard they  are the best selling toy company on Amazon


They've got a new product called Vector.  It is like Alexa and their goal is to have one in every home.


Oh so they are working with Amazon now? Jeff Bezos is a great CEO, he would be of great contribution to the project


I'm not sure if they are working together or  competing.  They are using alexa as an example for what they want their vector to be.  They say there is one big difference between the two though. Their Vector has a personality.


Oh I see, I heard there is also a female vector voice in their plans,


Did you know that Pixar is the inspiration behind the personality they are trying to create with Vector?


Exactly, guess that is why they are considered con artists....they are good at getting to people through emotions.


I hope he can get most if not all of his money back but since it was all legitimately withdrawn I'm not sure if he can. What do you think?


I doubt he can get it back, he made the choice voluntarily so he is probably out of luck, the courts could make her pay but that's not going to happen.


It's so sad that he just "wanted to be loved." That's worse than the money part of the story, in my opinion


It most definitely is! And she made him believe the ex co worker liked him in a romantic way....ugh so horrible.


Glad she's out of operation now. Apparently, all her ads were taken down (wonder why!)


Right! I hope she gets what she deserves. At least they did catch her, probably wasn't smart that she was using her phone and texting the victim.


Speaking of phones, I heard of a weird fundraising concept. Apparently UNICEF will donate a day of clean water for a child who needs it for every minute you don't use your cell phone. Any idea how to sign up for that?


I don't know how but I need to look into that as well! That is awesome! I guess since our phones these days have the internet I will Google it, hopefully get lucky!


Make sure you read the terms, though. Only 7% of people read the full terms & conditions when buying stuff on the internet!


Hi! Have you ever seen a psychic? I used to splurge $5 here and there when I was younger


Right! I am a skimmer lol....that's a lot of reading! unless you are Anne Jones who can speed read 4,700 words a minute! haha


The long terms & conditions belong in the 18th century to quell the moral panic that happened because SOME people were upset that OTHER people were......reading (gasp)


Yikes! I guess they didn't want people to know too much, or more than those in a panic....they just need to calm down and get into some ....you laugh you lose competitions .....like CS lewis and Tolien did haha


Seriously. Some people were more comfortable if the creativity of the masses was stifled


I know! Pretty sad. Well, it has been great chatting!


I have actually, thankfully I didn't fall into a scam and lose 15,000 like that man did I was reading about! That's awful!


Yeah, I'm so glad I stopped seeing psychics lol.I was kind of surprised this happened in D.C.


I have had good experiences with psychics I like them, but yes, in D.C. and he was disabled which is even worse that she scammed all of his money. This man has a mental capacity of an 8 year old....sad.


I can't believe it took his family like a full four weeks to notice that he somehow blew through over $14,000.


I know! And how did they allow him access to that money? They should have dealt with his finances.


Well, he was living (assumedly independently) in D.C. and they were in Arlington which is close by...he had to have some access to his own money, I guess


True, but 8 year old mind? That's sad. The woman who scammed him tried to make it sound like she cared about him....people are evil.


Yeah, people suck. But she was smart in coming up with specifics...like saying his former co-worker was in trouble and needed money.


He probably did notice. Steph Curry signed up with under armour after what the poor pitch from Nike


It must have been the straw to break the camel's back


Agreed. Speaking of Steph Curry, he only had the 4th highest salary on his team even though he was the star player and won mvp! Talk about unfair


Perhaps he will get a better contract when it comes time for a renewal


Hopefully, otherwise he should go and find another team because I am sure that many teams would be willing to pay a large sum of money for Steph Curry.


True, but I think Steph curry is achieving great synergies with his current team. Who knows how well he will perform with others


I agree. Did you know that 60% of NBA players go broke within the first five years of retirement? That is very fast!


Perhaps they are unable to support their luxurious lifestyle


Probably. They are used to spending lots and earning lots that they just lose control of spending after going into retirement.


I do. My favorite sport is Basketball. What about you?


Ah. Did you know that the Golden State Warrriors are planning on moving to San Francisco?


I am not sure, I wonder why they decided to move their location there. Maybe financial intensives. Who is your favorite basketball player?


Same here! Did you know that Steph Curry did not receive any scholarships for major colleges when he went to college??


That is a shame given his performance is good enough that some consider him the best shooter in nba history


I agree, he probably is. I found it funny that Nike's pitch to Steph Curry included a slide with Kevin Durant's name on it.


hello. Let's discuss about Tesla, an American automotive and energy company based in Palo Alto, California


really? cool. I have never been in Canada lol, but I will come. Musk moved to Canada when he was 17 to attend Queen's University. He transferred to the University of Pennsylvania two years later, where he received an economics degree from the Wharton School and a degree in physics from the College of Arts and Sciences. You know Elon was very risky besides knowledge he had, because he was not afraid of trying, which is for me very important


Yeah he takes chances, and seems to really care about the betterment of mankind. He wants to establish a colony on mars. How cool is that?


wow that would be awsome and my dream will come true of flying to Mars lol. Musk founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, of which he is CEO and lead designer. He helped fund Tesla, Inc., an electric vehicle and solar panel manufacturer, in 2003, and became its CEO and product architect... he is step by step achieving all his goals


Me too. I remember seeing the first dragon fly over with the ISS it was incredible. Musk even founded stuff you wouldn't think of, like PayPal.


Yes I was shocked, which means also ebay? because paypay and ebay have the same founder as i know..


They bought ebay in 2002. Originally they were separate companies.


yes now I got it.. did you know that Elon musk's spacex shot a cheese wheel into space as a nod to monty python's cheese shop sketch?


oh sorry lol So what cars are your favorite?


That's okay. As I said I really want a Tesla, but for now I've got a cadillac. Cadillac is named after the founder of detroit.


Hi sounds good. I really want to purchase a model S.


Nice, it was nice to chat to you about cars, though being female I adore cars lol


really? isn't it expensive? actually i am not aware of the prices. By the way did you know that As of June 2018, Tesla sells the Model S, Model X and Model 3 vehicles, Powerwall and Powerpack batteries, solar panels, solar roof tiles, and some related products?


Yes they are expensive but no fuel cost, and they run linux! The powerwall is also on my list. Much better then a gas generator for power backup.


Oh yes that is for sure, I drive bmw and I know that gas is spoiling the environment, though I adore my car's design lol


BMW's are nice but everything Elon Musk does is cool. I am a big fan of SpaceX as well.


really, and I adore sports cars, M6 pack is my everything. And did you know that The toyota group owns 10% of tesla, and tesla actually helped to develop their 2nd gen rav4ev?


That is interesting. Apparently in south africa it's legal to put flame throwers on your car to prevent theft.


really? I wasn't aware of that. So about Elon Musk, he was such a genius,  he is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and engineer. He holds South African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship and is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla etc... amazing person


I had no idea he held Canadian citizenship. That's cool because I'm from Canada. It was great when he shot a cheese wheel into space.


Yeah, that's true... but they were very short time periods for them.


Oh ok. You know Jupiter's storms are so powerful that they can be picked up on AM radio.


REally?  I want to listen now!  I wonder what it sounds like?


Me too! There is also a website that you can listen to 1000's of episodes of classical radio dramas for free.


Ooooo... i love those things!  They are soooo amzing.  You ever heard any of them?


A classic radio Drama for free, can't say that i have.lol


They are really cool... it's like old stuff like the green lantern and mysteries.


I remember the Shadow. Do you know that one? It became a movie played by Alex Baldwin. "The Shadow Knows"


Yessssss!  See.. you do know!!  LOL  You should try making a radio out of a pencil and razorblade :)


Knowing me i would probably cut myself. I hear that's what soldiers did in WW2. Catch name was Foxhole Radios.


What a way to start a conversation, lol! I guess it should be for world toilet day.


Hahahaaaa... i thought you would appreciate it!  Do you watch south park?


I do not but obviously ever one is aware of it, my wife loves it.


Well, tell your wife good job!  LOL They sent the simpsons flowers when family guy had it's final episode.


Yeah i read that. Speaking of the Simpsons Bart was never in or mentioned in one episode.


That's crazy....i watch the simpsons and cant place which episode that is?


Pokemon on the other hand has had over 750 episodes in 16 years.


That's crazy!  I wonder how they have the time to produce so many?  Did you know that George Carlin was the longest running voice for thomas the tank?


I did but i heard he shared that spot light with a couple other performers. one being Ringo Star and the other Alec Baldwin.


Forbes says Kylie Jenner is a billionaire. I had no idea.


It's sad that a satellite was lost on Mars due to a technicality.


Yes.    for sure.  I read about that on facebook.  Do you use that site?


I try not to. Maybe I would more often if we used it for useful things like Iceland does.


Yes they are rewriting their constitution on it!  How awesome is that


Very cool, especially that the public can make suggestions and alterations.


Yes.  It is pretty crazy that 30 percent of Americans use facebook as their primary source of news


Yeah I don't use it for that. Did you ever use Myspace?


I had an account but never used it.  They should have bought facebook when they had a chance


Right, they could have bought it for only 79 million and now it's worth 104 billion


I think its funny that the like button was originally going to be the "awesome" button


I did not know that either.  That is crazy.   Do you like space?  I would like to go to Mars someday


Haha, that is interesting! And it's funny that the like button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-holstein.


I would love to go to space! Yeah, and they say Kylie Jenner is self made. But I don't think that is true. Supposedly she is the youngest self made billionaire ever.


Yeah I do not know anything about her.  Did you know there was a dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter?  I had never heard of it


Kylie Jenner is one of the Kardashians, I believe. I never knew about the dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter! Does it have a name?


I am not sure of its name.   I do know that the sunset on Mars is blue!  Is that not weird?


That would be pretty neat to see! Sunsets on Earth never cease to amaze me.


Yes they are beautiful.  I love seeing the pictures sent back from Curiosity on Mars - its so sweet it sings happy birthday to itself


Those rovers are freaking adorable. I have ever thought so.


Yes.  I thought it was awesome that they used aluminum from the world trade centers on spirit and opportunity


It might since that seems to be making a comeback. I'm glad we've moved on from audio cassettes though


Mine are all stretched out. Eating Whoppers makes me giddy. I earned a free one through a Burger King promotion by unfriending 10 people on Facebook.  Harder than you might think. Especially for me, since I had to first find 10 friends…


Was it that long ago that they did the promotion? I can't imagine how many people were on Facebook back in 2006 when the age was lowered to 13


Not me. I avoid Facebook as much as possible. I might even move to the German state of Schleswigholstein, where the FB "Like" button is illegal!


I don't mind it as much. At first the ads were annoying, but I guess that's how they make most of their revenue. I'm trying to remember if MySpace had ads


I will ask my dog. He was the only member of my family that had a Myspace page. Can you believe MS had a chance to buy FB and balked?  Now MS is history and FB is big brother.


$75 million might have seemed overpriced at the time, but by 2012, Facebook was worth $04 billion


Makes me sad. Iceland is rewriting their constitution using Facebook so that the public can weigh in on it. It will be interesting if it is actually helpful, or just a frpe zone..


At least the people are getting a say, and it's less time consuming than other options. It's interesting how Facebook has changed the way we live


Yeah, but it feeds the addiction to clicking that we all have. FB is mostly blue because Zuckerberg is colorblind. Imagine if he had been totally blind...


Not really. She is talented performer, no doubt, but I can only handle so much of her at one time. You?


He would have hired someone else to do all the work for him. Or someone else would have created a different social network. Who knows? It's hard to really know "what if?


What if I hadn't asked that question? What if you weren't such a great sport? What if I wasn't ending this text session?


I agree, and I think it's interesting how she's best-known for "My Heart Will Go On." I guess some of her fans on Twitter were coming up with names for her mixtape


Even after 40 years, I would rather listen to the Dark SIde of the Moon than to Dion. It was still one of the top albums in 2014... Timeless!


Or Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park. That album is one of the best selling of this century for a reason


Yup. I wouldn't mind hearing Celine Dion try to make a rap album, but I don't think she would even be as good as those Japanese twins that released their first  rap album at 100 yrs old.


That's one way to celebrate making it a century! They were alive during both the Word Wars and could have rapped about it


I wonder if their album was a rip-off of NWAs "Straight Outta Compton?"


I've never listened to that album, but enough people did that it went platinum without airplay or a tour to boost its listeners. It's the first to do that


Impressive!  I wonder if it comes in vinyl?  I miss my old 33rpm record player...


Did you know socks are one of the most needed items at homeless shelters?


She's a reading machine!  I can't believe that Starship Troopers in the 1st SiFi novel on the reading lists in the military.  Do they run into a lot of giant bugs?


That is an interest taste they have!! i would like to see the "you laugh, you lose" competitions from CS lewis and tolkien


That would be great.  I didn't realize that Amazon owns IMDB.  Why not, it's a matter of time before Bezos owns my dog.


Wow yes I think he wants to own the moon! Did you know there is a record of the first amazon.com purchase!


Yeah and the guy got a building named after him.  I would settle for 1% of Bezos' net worth.


Yes, the first customer spent $27.95 i wonder where the building is located? I wonder how much the 1% net worth is!!


I bet it's a lot.  Bezos's employees walk between 7-15 miles a day in the warehouse.


hahaha That is probably why Amazon has grown so much! because it started on July 1994. It is not that old!


Yeah, that was quick.  It seems like Washington D.C. has some unpredictable weather.  Maybe it will was away someday.  (sound of fingers crossing)


Wow It is hard to schedule and event that is outdoors with that uncetanity!


Hi, i did not know!! But that makes sense!


Yes, like parades and the endless speeches... Thanks for the chat!


well I enjoyed the chat too!! Have a good night


Also, the oldest know surviving pair of sock were for sandals.  I bet they were dirty...


Wow that is true!! Did you know in the 16th century they used peppers to keep the toes warm?


Wow, does that work? I'm grateful for cotton.  In ancient times, socks were made out of hair or leather.


Really! that must have been awful!! Did yo know where the expresion : put a sock in it "comes from?


Yeah, it was a form of volume control.  Funny.  Do you read a lot?


Yes I love reading! In the 18th century it caused moral panic!!


Yes, novels did.  If they could see us now with what's on internet!  I can't believe someone can read 4700 words a minute.


Yes!! her name  is Anne Jones and she won a world record!!


Hello, what do you prefer? Republics or Kingdoms?


If he is kind of a dinosaur, sure he has them. Have you seen the meme where they say that they found the Loch Ness Monster and appears a stuffed animal? Hilarious!


Haven't seen that one yet. I think it's interesting that Germany gave animals legal rights. I wonder who represents the animals in court and how the judge decides.


Yes, me too, I didn't know that such a big portion of Nevada belongs to the Government, I thought that only Area 51.


I think there are a lot of military areas there. Maybe the military uses it for exercises.


I have always wondered if the UFO's are military planes, haven't you?


Almost everyone has a camera in their phone now, but the number of spacecraft sightings has dropped to zero.


Did you know about the Man in France that sold the Eiffel Tower twice? I read about it when I was a kid.


People want to get rich quick. It's hard to fool an honest person because they know that something is not quite right. I wonder how he managed to do it a second time. Word should have gotten out about him by the second time.


hahahaha, there will be always somebody more stupid than other, I guess he was a really good con artist.


The Norwegian gov't donated a bunch of money to save the Amazon rain forest. I wonder how that works. Did the gov't buy the land? How else can you save a forest?


I would prefer a republic. There is an election of representatives.


I guess they gave the money to the authorities, sure it didn't arrive to the land or the inhabitants, I am a bit skeptical about if the donations arrive to where they should arrive.


The Norwegian gov't might have bought the equivalent of the Eiffel Tower many times over.


Yes! it was nice to meet you, you are very intelligent.


I already bought the Eiffel Tower twice. That's a mistake I don't make three times in a row! Whew!


Thanks for the chat. I enjoyed talking with you!


Some republics don't have good Presidents, on the other hand, it seems that Kingdoms prepare their children to be able to govern.


If the president of a country is bad, then it's possible to elect a different one. It's much harder to replace a bad monarch.


You are right. But sometimes is very hard to replace a bad president. Do you know a banana republic?


Sure, a despot holds power by way of military force.


Sure, some animals. I think it's funny that imaginary animals such as the loch ness monster are protected species under the 1912 animals act of Scotland.


I was thinking about it. I would love to see the Loch Ness Monster if it was real, but I am happy that even if it doesn't exist, it is protected.


I wonder whether the Loch Ness Monster gets hiccups. It's not a land animal, but it might have both gills and lungs.


What do you think about the Miss America pageant over the years?


I don't think so.  We were a more religious society back then.  I think that Don Rickles was the leading edge of coarseness in our society.


HAHA yeah he was...  On another note did you know that in 1975 Mcdonald's added drive-thru for soldiers who wasn't  allowed to get out of their car while wearing fatigues?


That is great marketing.  Provide what the customer needs.  It is something how that caught on so well.


Yup,   so have you come across any interesting articles?


I find it to be incredible that flame throwers are legal in cars in South Africa.


wow flame throwers on cars sounds intense


While our most expensive possession is usually a house, most of the people there have a most expensive possession of an Uzi.  It is scary.