Yes, he is a great player, for sure.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to get to work.  Talk to you later, friend.


I am also a big fan of golden state warriors. I really love that basket ball team. Do you know 2019 laurels world sport award host is james Marsden.


No, I didn't know that fact.  I do know that the Golden State Warriors earned $12 million by losing game 4 of the NBA finals last season.  That's pretty impressive!


Okay. I think the team head coach was steve kerr.


The team was actually founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, they changed their name to Golden State Warriors in 1971.


Are you ok, friend?  Have you ever heard Lebron James? He's my favorite all time favorite player.


I am okay. the golden state warriors are NBA champions in 1947, 1956. 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018


They are one of the best teams, for sure.


Interesting. That is no longer a rule. I can assure you on that.


Oh good, that seemed a little fishy. I guess Rocco Baldelli's the Tampa Bay Rays coach.


Interesting, I've never heard of him. Is he any good?


Well, he seems to be one year younger than his youngest player. So time will tell how he manages.


Interesting. Sort of reminds me of Gruden the football coach. Really young.


Yes, good point. I need to correct myself I mean  he is a year younger than the oldest player on the Twins roster this season. Shocking fact.


That is still pretty young. Did he go straight into coaching? Some people just know what they are meant to do.


Yep, youre right. I guess the Twins pitcher was quoted saying that he's a great people person and so that is a positive quality.


Wow, that is pretty cool. So at least he's a nice coach. Some can be awful, well nice chatting with you!


Great chatting with you too and I am off to watch a documentary about Jupiter saving the earth from asteroids, yearlyt. Have  a good day.


Hmmm, yeah mostly.lol I like Baseball too.


Nice, it is pretty good. I recommend the show The Universe, Jupiter episode. Have a nice day!


I do too. I used to play when I was younger, what about you?


Oh, that is cool. I just like watching it. I like to study the game, for instance do you know how many games balls are used in a season?


Yes, it is a bunch! In a typical season approximately 160,000 baseballs are used! That is a lot more than I ever thought, growing up.


OMG, that is a ton. I wonder if they ever run out?


Not if they keep count, lol. The Chicago Cubs were the first team to win back to back World Series but haven't won since then. Yikes, they might be the ball counters.


I know. I think they won recently, right?


Oh yeah, I think they may have. I was remembeing this funny rule the other day, if the opposing team receives three bases if a player catches a baseball in their hat. It is hard to keep up with the sport sometimes.


Hi, do you have a dog? Either as a pet or in another role?


Do you have any other pets? I also have a couple of snakes and a legless lizard which although it looks like a snake is not a snake.


I used to have snakes. I had a mouse that ate my snake once. I should move to New Zealand there are no snakes there.


I almost don't want to know what they did to get rid of them. It's funny how some people like us are not afraid of snakes. The fear of snakes is hard wired into the human brain.


Did you know there are some flying snakes that launch themselves at prey. I would love to see that


Crazy. I have not seen them. A lot of people who come over mistake my legless lizard for a snake but once you know how to tell them apart it's so obvious. The ears especially give him away.


I do. You might know this or you might laugh but I love Clint Eastwood's jazz music, but not so much his movies.


I like that there is a woman in harlem who has had free jazz concerts for 20 years and some jazz artists actually stop by. That's pretty cool.


Neat. I'll have to check that out next time I'm in NYC. Free too!


It is awesome that Jazz is played all over. In Pakistan they have a jazz artist who's on the charts.


I don't but I used to . We have two cats now. Did you know that dog and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing.


Cool! I think I'm going to go listen to some jazz now, I have some really old lps. Anyway have a great night.


I did not. Sometimes I think my cats do, but they probably don't. I always thought dogs and wolves were closely related until I saw a wolf last week and looked it up. Turns out the wolves that domesticated dogs decent from are a lot different then todays wolves.


I find dogs interesting. I did not know that there are 12 different blood types that dogs could have. And I did not know dogs could donate blood at dog drives.


Yes! I see them advertise them at the local pet store. I had no idea either. I guess there are benefits to being the first domesticated species.


And what I think is kind of interesting is that Google prefers dogs to cats and it is stated they are a dog company


It's weird when people bring their pets to work. Dogs are more workers, they have so many uses like herding or helping you hunt, where as cats are just like roommates.


That is true. I think we should do what they do in Istanbul. If they recycle plastic bottles they have a vending machine to feed the citys stray dogs.


That is a great idea. It's sad to see any abandoned pet outside dog or cat.


How's it going? Do you own a smartphone? Apparently an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent


Interesting. Have you ever been to any concerts? The Ramones have played 2,263 concerts over 20 years


last concert I went to was the Black Crowes in denver 2016, I think. How about you?


Nothing but school concerts which were pretty bad, not as bad a Creed concert though, in 2002 four concert goers filed a lawsuit against them


vaguely remember creed....had the song "higher" or something like that.


Yea I don't like them at all, I do listen to some Pink Floyd, back in 1972 they recorded a concert in a roman ampitheater in pompeii with no audience


yeah saw that to the left. That woulda been something to be the only one there for that.


I wonder if Pink Floyd at least recorded their empty concert in the amphitheater


I'm sure they would have. Somebody's got it somewhere


I wonder if Pink Floyd ever played in ancient roman amphitheater still in use in Croatia


yeah, even seeing creed there might have been ok


Hey there, yes, I have the samsung galaxy s8


It's crazy how far phones have come, the NYC 212 area code was made because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone


Is that right? I did not know that. Yeah 212 is easy to dial. I've always had iphones in the past...4, 5, 5S, 6


Yea, it's crazy how an Iphone uses satelites and towers for calls while older phones would use cables across the ocean floor to call places across the world


yeah 5G rolling out, will be interesting to see where that goes


Yea 5g will help a lot, I wonder if Unicef will still donate clean water for every minute you don't use your cell phone when 5g comes out


Unicef does that? I've never heard of that, that would be a lot of water donated on my behalf.


Yea apparently, I wonder how unicef calculates how much water to donate for not using a cell phone


I just looked it up, it looks like they watch the motion sensor in your phone.


I beat Tyson, I remember they took his name off the game too.


I did not know that, I always remember it as mike tyson punch out? whyd they do that


When he went to jail, they took his name off of it, if I remember correctly.


wow, that makes sense. I figured he was asking too much money for it. Do you ever go to chuck e cheese?


I've been when I was younger, but it has been a long time.


Entertainment. His name is charles entertainment cheese. That is not catchy at all, lol!


Hilarious. What about Bill Nye, are you a fan of him?


I love bill nye, I wonder how he got his start


I love concerts, my favorite of all time was linkin park, you?


I have never seen and don't care to. I heard they were sued because their concert was so bad!


For sure, I wonder who won the lawsuit lol. I am sure creed did because so many people would sue


I'm not sure to be honest. Did you play nintendo?


I love nintendo. i used to think the graphics were so good, but only had 54 colors


Yeah, I remember that. I played a lot of Punch Out.


heck yes! I could never beat mike tyson lol. I bet now I could. I should get a nintendo they only stopped making them in 2003


I bet we could. I watch YouTube daily. What about you?


Absolutely!  With posts by CBS, BBC, Vevo, and even Hulu, there's always something to watch, even if you don't like personal clips.


I agree. YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


Yes. Second only to Google.  It's a Google subsidiary now.  When combined with Netflix, it makes up half the peak internet traffic in North America. It's amazing how important the internet has become.


That's a lot of bandwidth between the two of them! Justin Bieber's Baby song is the most disliked video on YouTube.


I can believe it. LOL He's probably crying all the way to the bank.  I wonder if any of Biber's dance moves are re-purposed in the virtual realm?


I bet lol. Police have their own YouTube called BlueTube.


Really?  I didn't know that.  What do they do? Share law enforcement videos?


They share law enforcement videos for training.


With YouTube having so many uploads to view, rate, and share, I wonder how many dance training videos there are?  Can we learn to dance like Tupac?


That's a good one. Did you know Bruce Lee was also a great dancer?


You know, I feel like I had heard that. Didn't he win a cha-cha championship?


Yep, he did. Professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of ballet shoes per week.


Dance must be something intrinsic to us, because even babies spontaneously dance, you know?


That's  interesting. I saw that Michael Jackson has a patent on one of his dance moves which uses a special device to lean very far.


Wow. I bet that brings his estate a lot of money.  It's amazing how important dance is.  Like the little Emojis in Fornite.


I bet. Tupac danced ballet in high school.


I wonder if we could find that on YouTube?  YouTube has so many videos uploaded by individuals, maybe someone posted it.


That is so cool, you can frame it and keep it forever


True. There is a replica of it in Atlanta somewhere


Nice. Did you know the white house was shot on 2011 and it took them four days to find that out?


Wow that is scary that even they were not able to see that


In 1800. Wilson is the only president with a PhD degree


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest US presidents are?


Nice. Do you know who was the last president to speak a foreign language in the US?


I know that Carter kept the temperature really low there during winter


Hmmm I am not sure but I know that the president of Indonesia is a pop star


WOw. Did you know there are white houses in other countries?


One is in Ireland and the other in France


How fitting Roosevelt did not allow christmas trees in when he was in power


WOw. Kimmy Carter was the first one to install solar panels there


Nice. Then someone took them out because Bush put them back in later


Nice. Did you know you can get a congratulations card from the white house if you mail a birth announcement


I like them both. Apparently when south park made fun of family guy, the simpsons crew sent them flowers to congratulate them lol


LOL..I see that 4 concert goers filed a lawsuit against Creed because the concert was bad.  That's a new one.  If you think it sucks you can sue?  lol


That must have been a terrible concert! Apparently they can sue lol.. Have you been to any good concerts?


I have seen Pink Floyd.  But not the one at the roman amphitheater in Pompeii.  Of course they had no audience.


That would have been awesome, if anyone could have seen it lol. I saw linkin park once, they were amazing!


That's all they had were concerts before they could record the music.


It was 2001 so I believe it. I wish I could have seen it on television too after.


Never saw the ramones.  Even with them touring almost nonstop for 20 years.  Yikes!!


Man, I hope they are still touring, make it 21 years so I can see one last show. They rock!


They played almost 115 a year.  That's alot.


Yes I do and remember those cathode ray tubes.  I wasvery little but remember.


That is so much! Not as much as linkin park in 2001 at 324! Good chatting with you!


lol, they are good. Did you ever watch pokemon, they had 750 episodes!


No, but I know what it is.  Wow 750 episodes?


Yes, I must have watched that many as a kid because I could not stop watching. Do you have any favorite shows?


Currently a walking dead fan, but always watched That 70's Show that I see was remade in the UK


I heard about their remake, it only lasted 10 episodes!


That's surprising. Looks like there were a lot of advancements in the last 50 years with TV's.


For sure, did you ever watch the south park where they made fun out of simpsons?


Wasn't a south park fan but still watch family guy.


I know some stuff like the president has either been a republican or a democrat since 1853


True, we never hear of any other parties to be honest


Yeah and republican ones have always had a beard


Interesting.Do you know when both parties started using the red and blue colors?


that was actually a pretty recent thing in the 2000s


Yeah. Did you know truman refused to have a photo taken on the dumbo ride?


Yes because he did not want to be associated with the republicans in any way


Yeah. 15% of the tea party seems to identify as a democrat


That is a fair share. Did you hear of Fox trying to sue the SImpsons?


sometimes. Did you know Linkin Park has 324 concerts in 2001


Yes because they parodies their anti-democratc party agenda. Nice chatting with you.


Yes that was because their debut album was really successful


Yeah. Ad the Ramon toured for 20 years in a row


That was crazy, they played 2263 concerts in that time


Yeah. In Croatia there is an ancient theatre and they have concerts there


Same as in Italy where Pink Floys once held a live concert


TOo bad there was no audience there to listen to them


Yeah I wonder what all that was about, no audience


No idea. Creed once held a concert that was so bad, people sued them


For fun, with my wife and her parents. It should be a lot of fun, I have never been there before but heard it's great. We're taking the bullet trains so won't need that $300 ha. Where's the coolest place you've traveled to?


Probably New York. I just drove through really but it was awesome to see the city at night like that.


I bet, lots of bright lights and tall buildings, it is a very cool place to go. You ever use Youtube?


I use it all the time. Anytime I need to learn how to do something there is a video for it.


Me too, it's crazy that Google bought it for 1.65 billion in 2006, I wonder how much it is worth now. It was created a year before that even.


Also now google owns both of the most used search engines on the internet.


What is the other search engine that it owns?


Haha, I never thought of youtube like a search engine but it most definitely is. Are you into astronomy very much? One of the critical steps in creating wi-fi was a byproduct of research into improving the astronomy imaging they had available.


That is really interesting. Did you know bill nye is executive director of the planetary society


I am doing good. No I dont really get to travel to often. I love to travel though.


I never knew that honestly. I'm going to take off though, it was great chatting with you, take care!


For sure, it's a lot of fun, wish I could do it more. If you go to Iceland just remember it has no public rail system.


I heard that. Most people without cars must take domestic flights to travel between major cities.


That would really be crazy. Even in Mackina Island, MI where they banned motorized vehicles, most travel is done by horses or bikes still.


That would be cool to see. It would be like going back in time or something. Lol.


For sure, those horses are probably tired of taking everyone in those carriages though haha.


Probably. Did you know that all the highways in japan are toll roads. It costs them more than 300 to travel across country.


Oh wow, that's good to know. I'm actually going to Japan on Wednesday ha.


Thats cool. Are you going for business or pleasure?


hey did you know that Trump wouldn't be in the top 3 wealthiest presidents if you consider all of them?


ya I do wonder about that? I wonder if he ever had sean hannity at the guest house, which is apparently somehow bigger than the white house itself


I bet he has, supposedly the president is pretty close to Hannity. I wonder why the guest house is so big lol makes little sense.


ya I agree why wouldn't the president just stay there instead haha, also it would be funny if trump made a pop album while in office like the indonesian president did haha


Hahaha! That president had a lot of time on his hands! I wonder if they play his songs on the radio


haha ya I think trump would play his songs 24x7 in the white house, but who knows he's friends with kanye west maybe they could work together!


Bahahahaaa, that's too too funny! The president would make an album with Kanye I am sure of it, lol....There was a president called president Banana....I wonder why.


ya I don't know, doesn't seem like a flattering name


Hahaha, so much doesn't make sense! Just like the media, either Fox News or Radio programs or CNN, you never know what is right lol I like to listen to the radio and sometimes BBC has a broadcast.


ya I listen to the radio sometimes, I guess in wwii people figured out how to make a radio with only a pencil and razor, that seems crazy


Wow, that is genius! I want to find that a.m radio station that you can hear storm sounds from Jupiter....creepy!


Wow, that's interesting! I suppose that is something Sean Hannity of Fox News would know since his shows are all about the president!


ya I wonder what that sounds like! Although I would rather listen to that then the Finnish radio station that broadcasts in classical latin 24x7 haha


haha! Very true! I would rather listen to Jupiter on the radio than watch Fox News hahaaa, We need more comedy in the world!


haha I agree! either that or find the website that has thousands of classic radio dramas, that sounds good to me!


ya it could be! did you know fox news was created by Presdient Nixon and his strategist Richard Ailes?


Really! That is something I had no clue about....wow! And to think Fox NEWS is watched more than CNN or MSNBC


ya that is wild, I can't believe they were going to sue the Simpsons, doesn't fox own the Simpsons? would they be suing themselves?


That's what I thought too, haha very strange! It's like Fox news can't figue out if Sean Hannity is a journalist or not, lol crazy!


haha that is funny, do you play videogames at all? I do, I didn't know that ign.com which is a videogame website is owned by fox news


I do play sometimes, but didn't know that! Seems Fox owns a lot of stuff


it does seem like that, do you know that Trump isn't in the list of top 3 wealthiest presidents of all time?


I heard that and it sounds nuts, you would think he would be! President Trump is friends with Sean Hannity who has the show on Fox News I wonder if he ever knows or talks about Fox news fun facts haha!


I hope so... Are you a fan of south park?


I am a fan of the show, really like it, what about you? I also like the Simpsons


I am a fan of the simpsons but not really the south park. They did send flowers to the south park guys.


Seems like the crews are tight with each other, funny how Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the series


That is a lot of jobs. I always laugh when he gets a new job. Funny


It is funny, one of the best shows ever, how can he be in charge of a nuclear reactor lol and Flanders so funny how he treats him


Stupid flanders... I laugh every time. I feel like I am the only one of my friends who still watches.


Thats a classic lol, did you watch the parady of Twitlight on the show?


It was good, really funny, Daniel Radcliff voiced Edward Cullen.


I'm great, crazy how that couple ran with wolves for about 6 years


Right? That seems like 6 years more than I want to be around wolves for.


I know right, that must be scary I have to watch that documentary


I find it incredibly dumb when humans try to civilize wild animals and then get injured or killed by a wild animal.


I guess it worked out for them, Jim Dutcher and Jaimie, at first it was only him, how can you sleep with them


With one eye open... Did you ever see that alaskan bear documentary where the guy got eaten along with his girl friend?


No I didnt catch that one, seems like a terrible way to die


Yeah. Really sad. They were breaking up too. She was a casualty of bad timing.


I guess it was, a really bad and tragic casuality, according to Jim and Jamie wolves are misunderstood animals


DO you like to watch professional soccer?


In Finland they have had a radio show they have been broadcasting since 1989 completely in Latin?


That sounds interesting as well. So does the weird Canadian rule about at least 40% of music has to be Canadian.


They are a bilingual country it makes sense. All of their products in both English and french. But it is weird it is an actual Law.


It is very weird. I didn't think there were that many Canadian artists.


Did you know the city for the 2022 world cup in Qatar doesn't even exist. They are making a town for it, so crazy.


That is extreme. I would think the heat would be difficult to deal with.


I agree it is very hot, but they have the money to support the creation of an entire city for one event.


That's good, as there are no economic gains for hosting these events.


Yes despite all the tourists that the event brings, it is very costly. Th amount of arena's that are needed for an event of that size is crazy.


With all of these kids playing soccer, you would think Americans would do better than third.


I do not. I'm not a sports fan, but I do know that soccer brings in more revenue than all of the American sports, combined.


It is not as ingrained to our country as it is in other countries, and american children have many options. But I would agree.


Thank you for chatting with me, it was a pleasure and fun.


I like sports and I was not much into soccer, until recently. I watch the World cup. I find it very in


Have you watched the version that plays with three teams at the same time?


I have not, I don't know if they broadcast that in the US. It sounds interesting. I wonder how that works.Did you know that in the US we call it soccer because it is slang for  association football?


I read about the German player who donated his bonus to pay for surgeries for kids. That was a kind thing to do.


Yes I heard about that story, he helped 23 children in Brazil. What a heart warming story.


That truly is. He's a rock star for that. I was just reading about Jupiter's radio storms, they can be picked up by am radio.


That's cool. Did you know that you can make a radio using simple items like a razor and a pencil. Word war II soldiers used to make them can called them foxhole radios.


Actually, I did. My dad showed me.  I'm intersted in finding the website so I can listen to the old radio dramas.


Personally, I prefer watching something like pokemon, with over 750 episodes.


Yeah. Pokemon has been for long time. About 16 years non stop.


It's one of my favorite shows, certainly.


For me it is so amazing how the world works. Still don't understand how can the moon slows the earth rotation?


I did not know that was a fact, actually. Im surprised that more than 80 of the earths forests have been destroyed.


We are doing that. Creating our own destruction. Don't know how a day had 5.5 hours and now 24


maybe something to do with a change in calenders? or the earth rotation?


Still too many hours of difference. Do you agree with the fact that earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21 century?


Hahaha. It is incredible how most of the earth is covered with water and we still don't have enough water.


It is so funny to know that  first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


I think it is because it has so much salt in it, it can be hard to filter.


But it is still enough to have enough lakes, rivers and other sources of water for everything, but we are not taking care of it.


That's hilarious. Much better than the U.S President's name.


What do you think about a president who is a singer as well? Examples the president of Indonesia has released three pop albums.


I think it's a cool fact to know. But I would much rather have my president be experienced in Law or a hard science like Engineering,


Sure. I have never heard the word telly for televesion. Have you?


I have. I think people in the UK use that slang


Ahh ok. What do you think days like these was cancelled after 10 episodes?


I don't know I've never seen it. Why do you think?


It was not that bad. Maybe something happened .


Hello! So do you get into politics at all?


I agree 100%. We as a country seem to be going through some very crazy times right now and God only knows what will happen in our future. Not much makes sense. But for some Indians, their government set up a strange polling booth in a forest full of lions!


I think there is an obligation there for the govt to reach out to the people and make sure that they can vote. I wish the polls were handled better in the US


I wish the same. The Government is supposed to be for the people....all the people. You don't see our Government caring about anything but what they see fit to deal with. It is ridiculous


once the money gets in there, it distorts the process. there should be limits on contributions. that would limit the power of money.


I agree! There is so much going on behind the scenes that we really have no idea what they really do. Even if they said no more huge contributions etc we the people would never know for sure.


True, the money can move in many directions to buy favors. it is nefarious. most regular americans are not that greedy.


Agree again. It is all about the money and that is sad.


Well, perhaps you can change some things at the local level. civic govt and such. or through NGOs. elections are hard to win, but maybe you can make change a different way.


True. Officials in Ancient Athens were appointed by a lottery....that's pretty interesting!


I think that would help put new people in power, but maybe they would get bought. i would like to know that we get some help some of the time. Doesnt have to be all the time.


i sometimes pay attention. it can be depressing. do you follow politics?


Yep, true. Money is always going to be a problem in this country. Greed is evil and ruins everything. I just hope for future elections and for voting something changes and we can get to be back on track. It has been great chatting!


I hope that people get the chance to make their voices heard. Great chat!


I follow sometimes. I think it is pretty important these days to keep up on what is going on, but I am not outspoken like celeb's, Taylor Swift and Kanye.


I distrust celebrities talking about politics. i dont think they know enough about the process and the issues. they are famous. thats it.


I tend to agree but they are citizens but often go overboard. I guess if I had a following on instagram like Taylor Swift who cared what I had to say about politics, voting etc I would talk freely. I do feel we shouldn't be divided into, Republicans or Democrats though...we are all in this together. So do you vote in the presidential elections?


I try to. I think it is important to vote, even if it might not seem to make a difference. I think the divisions are artificial and create polarization and conflict.


I vote, but I completely understand your point. Sometimes I think the system is rigged anyway but I vote just so I can feel like I did my duty. I never have a side, I am not Republican or Democrat, just want to vote whoever is the best for our country.


I figure that whoever gets in probably has been backed by moneyed interests. that is their first allegiance.


Exactly. I think voting should be changed somehow. But we all know it won't happen. Just like in 2012...in 9 states voters were blocked from the polls.


How could that happen in the US? i feel like the country is going backwards. in Alabama, many black men cant vote. Isnt this a human right? we dont have enough people voting as it is.


That would be cool.  It is going to run for 10,000 years so youve got time.


So how do you feel about snakes? I have a pet king snake myself, and I love them.


I dont think I could own one, but Im not scared or anything.  Did you know there are No Snakes in New Zealand.


Yeah that's pretty crazy. The only bad thing about owning a snake is the upkeep, it can get expensive.


I bet, is your snake one of the ones that flies?


Haha no, king snakes can not do that, if they could I am not sure I would want to own one, they sound very dangerous.


Where I live a giant cobra escaped and was loose in the city.


Well I hope someone caught it before someone killed it, You cant punish them for doing what is hard wired into them.


They never found it.  Dead or alive.  Yeah, I have a friend who is seriously afraid of snakes, runs away from the smallest ones.


I don't have a fear of snakes, but spiders on the other hand I almost can not stand them to even be near me, hate the little buggers.


I can play some, I have an electric piano that I keep plugged in in my room.


Small ones dont bother me but once they get past a certain size thats a big nope from me.  Roaches freak me out.


Haha yeah roaches are just down right nasty, any way good chatting with you.


Thats really cool, I can play a bit, but spend more time with other instruments.  Did you know Freddie Mercury used the same piano for Bohemian Rhapsody that McCartney used for Hey Jude in the recording studio?


That's really cool. I wish the news would play piano instead of news these days like they did back in 1930.


I know. It would be far better than the slanted views they all put out today.  Id actually enjoy that.


Do you like Amazon? I have Amazon prime video and it with Netflix is all I really use for tv these days.


I love amazon!  Love how quickly they can get things out, even on sundays


Maybe I should get a job in one of the Amazon warehouses, sounds like a good idea to lose some extra weight since they walk 7 to 15 miles per day!


That might be a good gig for me too, trying to up my step game.


I would love to visit the clock in the mountain that Jeff Bezos had built.


How are you? Did you know youtube was founded by 3 former PayPal employees?


Yea it use to be better before they media corporations got involved, and Justin Bieber, his song baby is the most disliked video on youtube


There is more than just music though.  They have live streams, and movie trailers,and documentaries.  Pretty neat.


What's pretty neat is a google search requires more computing power than sending astronauts to the moon


Totally wild.  And to think it was founded in 1998 by two PhD students!


Yea, and they used goats to mow their lawn instead of people


Sounds like an evil villain!  Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO not too long ago.


Yep.  He moved on to be the CEO of Alphabet.


Yeah, they reorganized as a conglomerate in 2015 and named it Alphabet, Inc.


Yeah!  Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim I believe.  way back in 2005.


Good to know! I got to go, it was nice conversating with you.


Yes and then google bought it in 2006 for 1.65 billion, they sure made out good


Definitely  Now it's the 2nd largest search engine on the net.


Yea, Psy's gangnam style forced them to upgrade their view count integer.


I know!  It's something like 64 bits now.  Guess it's good it is a google property.


Yep. Combined with Netflix youtube makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America


True.  Probably why in august of 2013 when google went down for 5 minutes it took 40 percent of web traffic with it!


Youtube is so popular cops have their own version called blutube


That's hilarious.  I know that most of the content on youtube is uploaded by individuals.  Although some of it is media corporations.


Hello there, do you enjoy comedy movies or tv shows?


Yeah he sure did, did you know that 13 years before the movie, there was a sequel that existed in a video game?


I guess people just couldn't wait. Better to strike while the iron is hot.


That is very true, speaking of video games, did you ever play Nintendo?


I didn't get a chance to play NES much. Great games though.


I used to play quite a bit as a kid, tons of fun with my friends on that thing.


The Nintendo Entertainment System could display only 54 colors. But it didn't matter. The NES was all about great game play.


Yeah that is true, and 54 was plenty enough colors to have fun playing those games.


True. Good games don't have to have great graphics. Sadly, the Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan. The other systems must have attracted away all the NES followers.


I think I read about that, all things must come to an end I guess.


I guess we could go back to chickens. When Caesar visited Britain, around 50 BC, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment. Anyway, I had a great time chatting!


Yes, I do. Have you seen the Incredibles or the sequel?


Yeah that is true!  Same here, nice chatting.


No, I haven't but I have heard some interesting things about it, how about you?


Haven't seen it myself. The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. It's a fun period for clothing and architecture.


Yeah I think that is cool they did a throwback animation film.


When making the Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder why he thought that.


That is very interesting, it sounds like he knew exactly what he wanted to get for his movie.


Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director. I guess he did more than just direct.


They most likely saved a lot of money not having to pay another top name actor as well.


LOL. Very true. Bird voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions, after which the production team couldn't find an actress who could do the voice better than him. I guess he had one voice in him.


But it isnt the biggest, surprisingly.  It is in its main sequence, so there isnt a danger of it going away anytime soon.


Yeah I guess we can enjoy the sun for many years to come, interesting but the sun generates enough energy in a second to meet our energetic needs for about 500,000 years


Why dont we actively try to harness it?  That would be amazing!


That would be amazing, we should have more solar panels and research the tech a bit more, the internet can help us with that


So it is more than memes and cat pictures.  LOL


Yeah more than memes and cat pictures lol, theres also dog pics and memes but seriously the internet has become a great thing.


It is a great resource, I am so glad that there is a back up copy, you know just in case.


I am glad, there could be wars if the internet falls down, wars, riots and terrible consequences, a lot of deaths.


Or just people freaking out and hitting refresh, like when facebook went down a day or two ago.


Yeah I heard that confused a lot of people, so do you like physics? Its one of my favorite subjects.


I think the sun is amazing, the center of our system and it keeps us alive and warm.


I think it is fascinating, cant say I am any good at it though.


The universe itself could be a violation of physics, I guess we have a lot to learn still anyway it was great chatting with you


It was great chatting with you too!  Have a great night!


I am a big fan too.  It is 99.86 of the mass of the solar system too!


So the sun takes up most of the space, makes sense since it has 330,000 times the mass of our planet


Yeah, and it only looks yellow.  It is actually white!


Yeah I got confused by that always, its amazing to think about other stars in the universe the sun is actually one of the smaller ones


It really is, our universe is so expansive!


Yeah it is, and theres a lot of unknown parts still, we can only see the observable universe.


I often wonder what lies beyond, if there is other life.  And if they even care to find us.


I think there are intelligent beings out there, civilizations more advanced than ours, our sun must be one of best ones in the universe though.


It was a competition held by Cs lewis and Tolkien It looks like they had to hold their laugh when reading terrible poetry. I could not have done that, I would have lost


Yep I would have lost too. Also I feel bad for the people that wrote those poems. Just think about if they knew who was laughing at them LOL


Poor poetry writers!! I did not know George w Bush enjoyed reading so much


I didn't know that either. Have you ever read a book by Terry Pratchett before? Apparently he was knighted for his work, specifically his"services to literature"


I have not read from him, but it is a very good reference that he was knighted. Did you know that the fda did an act of censorship and burned 6 tons of literature?


No I didn't know that. That's kind of scary actually. I wonder why they would burn the books? Did you know that romantic kissing is actually a recent invention?


That is pretty cute, I think is interesting  that music , sculpture and painting were olimpyc events!!


That is really interesting. I wonder how those work because they're so subjective? Do you like heavy metal? There is a professor who teaches heavy metal as a form of literature apparently


I love rock, but I think that professor would have been burned by the FDA... talking about the olympic events for music, painting etc, this happened from 1912 to 1952.


I see. Have you heard of President Andrew Jackson? You never actually went to school, it was his wife who helped him to learn how to read, and he became the president so I guess that's awesome!


Hi there I do like to read. What about you? But I guess I only like audiobooks haha don't actually read the physical book


Cool!! it was nice talking to you! have a good one


I love to read.I found interesting that the Bible was considered the non fiction book that had the biggest sales!


Wow that is interesting. have you ever heard of the blind reading language Braille? It was created by Louis Braille who did it when he was only 15, that's impressive!


Wow that is so impressive ,I had no idea he was so young , I will not forget that now.  Did you know reading novels was causing a moral panic in the 18th century?


No that's really silly though haha. Can you imagine if people were worried today about everyone suddenly reading lol. Do you know what a reading bicycle is?


no, tell me about it! something I know is that literature was, long time ago, an olympic event!


Haha no, it was actually something they invented for schools. They would put a reading bicycle into elementary schools and apparently the test scores skyrocketed after that


When there is something fun , it is way easier to learn. Did you hear bout a competition called "you laugh you lose? "


No I didn't hear about that, can you tell me more? Interesting that of Amazon's top five best-selling book, four of them were nonfiction, I wonder what they were


Yeah it was cancelled after just 10 episodes because they remade it verbatim


Yeah too bad. Did you know only one shakespeare play has not been adopted to tv?


Oh did not know that, and which one would that be?


Some episodes and you? How about shark tank?


Me too but they have a total of 750 episodes by now.


that is a lot to catch up with. The deals in shark tank do not really see the light of day usually


Yes quite a bit. Have you seen their movie Fireplace for your home?


I do sometimes. Do you watch the Simpsons?


yes some epsiodes. The Weekend Update is their longest running skit


Cool. Bart did not appear in one of the episodes at all


Wow. Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 epsiodes


Oh Homer. Yeah Bart was not even mentioned at all


I wonder what happened there because that is strange a bit


Yeah I know . Did you ever watch That 70s SHow?


Yes I did and I heard it did not do very well in the UK though


Hey there do you listen to rap music? I know I like to rap in the shower haha.


No I didn't! That is interesting but I think he chose the right career haha. Do you like Busta Rhymes by the way? He did a voice in The Rugrats Movie I guess


Yeah, he was good in that song Scenario. I didn't know he was in the Rugrats movie though.


Yes I haven't seen that movie In Forever. Do you know what a compliment battle is? Two rappers just give compliments to each other, apparently it's really big in Korea


Interesting, sounds hilarious, but also very boring at the same time.


Yeah it wouldn't be funny, just a really nice thing to watch probably LOL perfect for the kids, do you watch Netflix by the way?


I do, but I just canceled my subscription. What about you?


No we don't have Netflix. I mostly just watch YouTube myself, we don't have cable either, I do like the show stranger things though I'll have to watch it at my friend's house when they come out with the new season haha.


I like youtube. Did you know though that from 9am-12pm netflix accounts for all of the bandwidth in North America?


No I didn't know that. I did know that YouTube and Netflix together make up about half of all internet traffic though. That's very impressive I think. I wonder if something else comes along, will we lose all of our internet bandwidth LOL


I can believe that. Did you know watching a horror movie can burn 180 calories?


I do. But I don't rap in the shower bro.


I didn't know that! I need to do that after the last weekend haha I feel so fat. I didn't know to that Stephen King considers Bambi to be a horror movie haha I wonder if he burned the 200 calories watching it as a kid


Haha I like to sing in the shower myself. What kind of rap music do you listen to? I know that Tupac Shakur has his music in the Library of Congress actually


Interesting, I might just visit it this summer and catch up on some of his tunes.


Yeah you should check it out. What do you think about the rapper Eminem by the way? I know I listened to him a lot in high school


Yeah, I was pretty big back in the day. I think he was good up until the last album.


I agree with you. What do you think about the judge who gave her judgment in the form of a rap to him, it seems like she has too much time on her hands in my opinion LOL


I'm not sure what the case was for. But I know that he was involved, and she felt the need to give the ruling in rap form haha. I guess I should look it up on YouTube it might be funny


Interesting. Did you know we wanted to become a comic book artist before becoming a rapper?


That's probably true, but oddly enough, Trump isn't even considered one of the wealthiest presidents.


I suspect he resents that fact more than anything. "FAKE NEWS." He would change the numbers just to get to the #1 spot.


Could you imagine living back in the days when the runner up to the election was the Vice President? That would be interesting.


I figure you could make all kinds of trouble and sass with that type of election. Run some crank for president then get him in the white house as VP. He could sell soap or lady's undergarments or what have you.


Wouldn't be as fun as Indonesia, where the president has a decent pop career and three albums.


I reckon that he made a law that folks had to buy thealbums or they would get arrested.


I think that the President of Indonesia is probably a dictator. He wants to make money so he gets people to buy his album...or else.


Why do you assume that? Indonesia is a highly developed country with a democracy.


I remember some sort of movie about the dictator not feeding his people and there were riots or something. Isnt there some dictator or something from back in the day? Am I think of a different country?


I do not. Is she a special person of note?


I'm not sure, there are hundreds of countries and only fifty current dictators. But typically, the title of "president" refers to the head of state of a republic government.


I thought China had a president for life or something. In authoritarian regimes, a dictator or leader of a one-party state may also be called a president.


That's true, but as I said, there aren't that many of them anymore and Indonesia is definitely a democratic republic.


She's a celebrity who became famous for being on American Idol many years ago. She's a huge advocate for the March for Our Lives movement.


What is the March of Our Lives movement? Who is it for?


It's a rally that was held in Washington DC to raise awareness for victims of gun violence, as it's becoming a national emergency in the United States.


It has become a problem. The March of our Lives (MOOL?) sounds like a good movement.


It's actually March For Our Lives, but yes, it's a rather powerful organization. Jennifer Hudson, the celebrity I mentioned before, has had three of her family members killed by guns.


Oh, MFOL. Thats better. I hope they accomplish something about the guns. The guns are a problem nowadays but it doesnt seem that us regular people can do anything.


I'm not sure that's true. The rally in Washington last year gathered hundreds of thousands of people. We just have to keep trying to get the President's attention until we get a President who will listen.


I think he cant hear over the whooshing sound all that gun money makes as it travels through DC.


It's at least somewhat of a relief to hear of noble things being done with all the money.  Lebron James raised 6 million dollars for charity.


How much of it was out of his pocket?  Some guys think they are all that, but need to be humbled. Take big man Reggie Miller.  Jumps in his family car after a game and brags about his 40-point performance. "Oh, ain't I special..."  He needed to hear that news that his sister scored over a hundred that night and broke all kinds of national records.  Humbled to his face...


The arrogance of some athletes is so evident.  Draymond doesn't stay content with winning.  He has to go further and insults his rivals.


Well, I hope LeBron has fun in Space Jam 2. And Warner Bros can maybe donate some cash to the needy.


Basketball is my favorite sport to play.  When I watch the games I can relate to the athletes on a personal level because it is my favorite sport.


Baseball is my favorite sport. And my favorite coach, Billy Mays, had a memorable funeral. The pallbearers all dressed like umpires and escorted him out of the game of life... Brought tears to our eyes.


I am really interested in seeing that Space Jam sequel.  I liked the first one.


Hey, thank you or humoring me and putting up with my rambling!  If I could, I would buy you a button down shirt.  Not one of those cheep collarless ones...a real nice one with a fancy, button-down collar!


You should get me some business attire for hawaii, an aloha shirt.  I feel both important and like I'm on vacation!


nice classy one with bright, bold colors that say, "Hello world! I am somebody!"  Can you layer those shirts?


A little. I get tired of hearing about the $ these guys make...


Yeah, definitely.  Well, it was nice talking.  Have a nice day.


Hey, you too!  Have a fabulous day, and stay away from Polo shirts. The aren't really for Polo players anyway! It ws designed for tennis players.


Yeah, who else in the world has the luxury to reject offers for millions of dollars like Lebron James did??


What... Are you trying to make me lose my lunch?  Next thing your gonna do is tell me about Iverson's $32 million payout?  Give me a break!


Lebron James is the highest paid celebrity.  After him, Judge Judy is the second highest paid.


Some young punk with fancy shoes wins the lottery. Oh, happy day.  Tomorrow, he stands before Judge Judy and cries about how much everybody took from him. Give me a respectable sort, like Tim Duncan. Now there's a guy I can admire.


Yeah, Judge Judy should pay a lot of taxes in return for how much money she makes.


Cry me a river. At least she does her work outside of the joint!  What's next? You gonna tell me Jordan has the right to wear any shoes he wants on the court, even if the NBA bans them?  Nobody deserves anything. It's gotta be earned.


Yeah it's upsetting what people can be allowed to do with enough money.  Nike can pay all the fines it wants so it can continue breaking the rules!


That's right. You don't see Tim Duncan doing that!  He went to college all four years.  He earned himself the right to be at the table.


Hello! Did you see A Star Is Born with Lady Gaga?


When I think about it, you are right...Iron Maiden has had a style of their own and her powerhouse vocals I can see it, pretty amazing. I have listened to rap but it isn't a favorite but now and then....I have liked some of Tupac's music.


I think we have similar musical taste! I am also not a rap fan as well, maybe to get me pumped up to try and work out at the gym but I find myself enjoying Linkin Park or Lady Gaga's music a lot more. Maybe I need to see what Korean rappers invented called "compliment battle", maybe I'll like it a bit more.


Very true, we do seem to have the same taste in these area's! I have every Album of Linkin Park too, so sad when Chester passed. I didn't get to see them in concert. But yes I can get into some Rap at some times and I have been an Eminem fan off and on after seeing his film 8 Mile. That guy worked hard as most people do. Love Lady Gaga more lol


Yeah and very shocking to me too when Chester passed. I only have the album Hybrid Theory from them and its apparently the best-selling album of the 21st century, glad to know I'm somewhat "trendy" haha.


That is a great album. I love all of them. Their music has sold millions of copies. Speaking of Eminem did you know he had a dream to be a comic book artist? I bet he has the money to draw all he wants now haha.


Yes, Eminem could retire as a cartoonist, imagine all those royalties he could collect if he featured his drawings as album covers or into his music videos!


That's an awesome idea! You are so right, Eminem could not only have his music live on but art as well, I bet people would go crazy over it!  Did you know he had some suit filed against him years ago and the judge handing down the sentence did it by rapping it to him! Hahahahaaa that is awesome!


hahahaha, that is awesome! I wonder whether he kept the same straight face he appears to present all the time in the media. Although I don't really listen to rap, I do like Eminem's music, it's super catchy


He does have such a stoic expression most of the time lol I wouldn't be able to stop laughing at the judge hahaaa....Yep, I have a couple favorites by Eminem he pretty good!


I know! If I was trying to maintain a stoic face, I'd probably come off as smirking at the judge and might risk getting a harsher punishment. I would love to know how to beatbox though without spitting on people, of course.


Of course! It was quite a dramatic film to me, but the soundtrack is very good. Did you see it?


Hahaha, that whole vision in my mind is priceless! Me too! I think beatbox is so cool, I guess New York rap is delivered over a beat, or by a beatboxer.


I bet people who beat box flood those microphones with spit.yuck! Just like studios are built to absorb sound, eliminate reverberation, microphones need to be made into waterproof devices!


Ew, lol never thought about that haha...but you are correct, that is yuck lol. it is interesting how rap is is like in a gray area, between speech,poetry and singing it is awesome when I think about what goes into it all.


Yeah I agree! It's also pretty amazing to see how far we've progressed since vinyl LPs, I remember I used to save my money to buy CDs and then went to MP3 players to now, those things are practically non-existant!


Definitely! Although when I had my music collect all of my Albums were vinyl lol I didn't see a casette tape until I was a teenager but they were expensive lol! But you are so right we have come a long way!


Cassette tape! My old car had a cassette player in it and I actually had to add money at the time so my kids could listen to music on long rides since we didn't have cds for a bunch of those tapes


Haha, that is a great story, when I had my first Album I had  a record player, and then some 8 tracks for the car....and we were in love with the small cassettes lol and then cds...wow, mind blown haha


same here! I wonder why the chat window hasn't stopped?


I t is my fault!!! So sorry, it has been so great I lost track of time and you have an amazing day! :)


I did! I think Lady Gaga is an awesome singer, actress and person. She really is like her character in the movie, she has had a tough life. Loved the movie!! Loved Bradley Cooper too!


I had no idea Bradley Cooper could sing and man was I blown away by Gaga's performance. I wonder how in the world did she get the stage name Lady Gaga from her real name which is Stefani Germanotta.


Wasn't he amazing! Seriously! She is always on point and such a powerful voice, I just love her. When she was 19 years old and playing in clubs her friends started calling her Gaga lol so she decided then she wanted to be lady gaga!


Lady Gaga has a residency performance in Vegas I think, would love to go see her play live some day. Oh that makes sense! It's amazing the amount of tenacity and drive she had to follow her dreams and make it big!


I would love to see her live as well, I have all of her albums on my phone lol, very driven woman for sure. She has such a big voice for her size lol. One time the LAPD  asked Lady Gaga to tweet about a road work issue to all of her fans because she has over 11 million followrs lol how crazy!


Don't even get me started on her albums! I seriously can sing along to all of her songs, now dance moves on the other hand, not so much. That's amazing that she uses that platform to do good! I had no idea that Elton John has kids and Lady Gaga is his son's godmother!


Haha, she is amazing and I know what you mean, her music is amazing and she stands for peoples rights among other things. She has made some pretty amazing videos. And really? I didn't know that! Elton John is amazing as well so it doesn't surprise me lol. And I find it interesting that Gaga's favorite band is Iron Maiden! I never would have guessed that.


I can see some trace elements of Iron Maiden's influence on her music. Do you like listening to rap music? I am always surprised by how fast rappers can convey words and not make it sound like a chant.


Does basketball hold much interest for you?


When not watching the play offs do you have much interest in music?


Yes, i do like music. generally listen to rock, pop and jazz. You?


I'm a kid of the nineties, I kind of like that alternative rock that was big back then.  Jazz is a blind spot for me.


Jazz is a big part of american musical history. you can start with miles davis. he is a good part of jazz history.


Yes, Jazz is very important culturally to America, I know it has been exported all over the world, even to places you wouldn't expect, like Pakistan.


Pakistan? i guess there are music fans all over the world. that is great.


I hear Jazz is topping the charts there.  I always feel I should like jazz, I think the problem is that my dad played it all the time, and we rebel against our parent tastes.


Yeah, i understand! people want to carve out there own identity. Jazz is pretty big. you might find something in there to call your own.


My son has just started playing the saxophone, maybe that will be my way in.  Unless he's really bad at it and it makes me flee more.


The sax is a great instrument. your son will learn to appreciate music much more. anyway, great chat!


You too, I'm going to log into Spotify and play some Miles Davis.  Have a good day.


I'm aware of how the local team is doing from the local radio but basketball is not something I care a great deal about.


Yeah, i tend to pay attention around the playoffs. usually there is a lot of energy then. Usually basketball gets a little repetitive.


Do you have a favorite team, not the Timberwolves by chance?


I like golden state. they have been well in recent years.


Lucky you, it's fun when your team is doing well, lots of bragging rights.  I understand the Timberwolves have lost a star player to injury.


that can happen to any team. a freak injury and suddenly the season looks very different.


I suppose most teams have to be ready for when this happens.  I wonder if the Timberwolves have the back up players to cope?


They could make trades, they could call up people from other leagues, but it is hard to replace a star.


Yes and he has released three albums already


Yeah. Did you vote in the last election?


Yes I did. Did you know astronauts vote from space?


That is cool. And did you hear where they set up a poll in India for someone to vote?


Yes they set it up in a forest with lots of tigers


Yeah. In the UK not all men could vote until 1918


I wonder if that had anything to do with status


I wonder too. IN ALamaba a lot of black  male population cannot vote


I wonder if that has something to do with the felony laws


Maybe that is it. IN Austin Texas they are busy voting to rename the garbage dump


some stuff. do you know who the wealthiest three in the US are?


Yes that would be Jefferson, JFK and Washington


Yupp. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


Did you know the guest house is larger than the white house?


I guess they get a lot of people there and need the room


Yeah. Do you know how the VP used to be elected


Yes that was the runner up that moved in that position.


Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


Youtube or Google, which is your favorite search engine?


A three horizontal line menu button usually at the top of a page


I did not know that and now I can't unsee that lol! I love the internet! You can even get it on the top of mt everest!


Yes so true.  I also did not know the evening news calculated travel time by car in how fast android phones are going down the road!


that makes sense, probably so easy. Almost as easy as reading the terms of service that only 7% of people actually do


Good point.  Google is so big, I understand they have 16 lane highways to their headquarters.


WHAT? that is a crazy amount, I wonder what traffic looks like, probably better than around here


I do not know.  But that place is tighter than fort knox, that is why I use Drice cloud.


I bet it is. A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send the astronauts to the moon!


Sorry DRIVE cloud.  I read that.  That is truly amazing.  And a lot of people with slide rules I suppose!


For sure, I like that google has goats eat their grass instead of hiring people to cut it, lol


YouTube is a remarkable technical achievement


I agree, I heard that Gangnam style almost broke youtube when it came out


Yes, that was by far the world-wide leader in hits and watches!


Definitely, the one song I hated most and i think everyone else did was Baby by Bieber, what do you think of the song?


It stinks.  You know a friend is a mechanic, and he says business is down from people fixing their own cars from You Tube videos!


That is my first go to for car troubles, it has saved a lot of money, but that makes sense! Also training video makers too are down, police created blutube for their videos


Right.  I did not know what a "hamburger Button" was until I read it here.


In her teens, yes. She was a sled dog that did a lot of work when I would cut down trees. The last 2 years were really sad. She just laid around a lot.]


That's tough. Did she suffer from cancer? I can't imagine how much pain any dog that has cancer goes through.


No, just old age and arthritis, which made moving around tough. We were blessed with 10 years. Most St Bernards only get 7-8.]


Wow that's really young! I've never had actual pets. Only neopets haha. Can you remember how popular those got around the year 2000?


HA! Those were certainly something. A lot of my friends had them.


It was weird being a kid discovering the internet. Lots of weird sites, but some great. But I never got into Reddit, despite their huge success.


Me either. I wish I understood it more though. It seems entertaining.


Do you think Piper had a Reddit account? If he did I bet all his posts got lots of up votes.


I hope so! I love dogs so much. And if I love them, as someone with allergies to them, everyone should.


I agree! I'm getting the urge to explore some of the many subbredits dedicated to dogs now.


I'm kind of sad to be honest. Hearing that a dog died really ruined my mood.


I know, right! I just put my dog down like 2 weeks ago! Nothing brings tears to my eyes quicker than a dying dog. And if they are a guide or helper dog... lord!


I'm really sorry to hear that. Dogs can be so useful! The one I mentioned worked at an airport.


Yeah, poor Piper. I hope they gave him a memorial like they did for those Russian research dogs.


Me too. I also get sad when military dogs die. So sad.


How do you think people on social media reacted when they heard? I know he had a big following.


They had to have been crushed. I know working dogs get so much love. I had a st bernard and she was such a good working dog.


Did your st bernard work forty hour weeks like Piper did?


I do from time to time, I guess when I am in the mood for Canadian music as they play a lot of that


Haha yes. Apparently 40% of Canadian radio needs to be of Canadian origin. I wonder what they Play though because I can't think of much good Canadian music LOL


Yeah me too, I wonder about that. DO you enjoy radio dramas?


No I can't say that I do. Although I haven't really listened to any. What about you? I know that there is an online resource where you can listen to probably thousands of those for free


I have not either and that is why I was wondering. If they have a radio station that is playing them they must have a decent number of listeners


Yes you would think so. But you know what station does not have a good number of listeners? Probably the Finish classical Latin station LOL I don't think I would ever listen to that


Oh man, yeah for sure. Latin is already a dead language so it makes you wonder. DO you know how soldiers made foxhole radios during WWII?


I think they used common items like the pencil and the razor blade, but I don't know how they got those two work together? Do you? I don't know how you make a radio out of that


I do not know either and then I am also curious, what channel do you get and where is the voice coming our of. Interesting though


Haha that's a great question. What do you think about Michael Jackson by the way? I think he was so talented, I can't even believe that he wrote songs for The Simpsons, that's very impressive


Hey there I watch television from time to time. I mostly \watch Netflix though, what about you?


That is so impressive, I really liked him as a singer too. Nice chatting with you


Coll. Yes me too, I like watching TV. Did you ever see the Simpsons?


Yes I love The Simpsons. I only like the earlier episodes though, I don't really like these later ones. Apparently they made an episode where Bart does not appear and he's not mentioned. It's probably boring because he's my favorite character haha


I actually cannot remember that episode but that is strange.  How about That 70s Show?


I used to watch that show yes it was pretty good, but then they tried to make a remake of it in the UK. I think I was canceled after only like 10 episodes right?


Yes it was and I think the only reason was because they made it verbatim and I guess humour is different there


Yep I think you're right. What about the radio? Do you ever listen to that? I only listen to it in my car


I do actually in the car too on the way to work and back. Haven't been abel to catch Jupiter's storms in it though yet


Haha yes I need to do that still, I need to put on AM radio even though I only listen to the FM typically LOL. Do you ever listen to Canadian radio?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


I love animals - did you know that they develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated?


Yes and as far as they migrate that is important - since some birds fly as far as Alaska to Mexico without sleeping.


I would have to take a nap at least!  Speaking about animals with different dialect, birds have regional accents according to some scientists.


Wow that is interesting.  Birds are so unique - hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct their nests


I didn't know those birds were thieves!  Birds are definitely unique, where pigeons can produce milk for their young.


yes and the ancient dodo bird is a sub-family of modern day pigeons!


That's neat!  Funny thing about Ravens is they actually make up with their own species to avoid future arguments.


That is funny.  I wish I were as light as a bird - their bones are so hollow that their entire skeleton weighs less than their feathers


Wow, that is really light.  Because of them being able to fly, their digestive and respiratory are uniquely adapted to handle that.


Yes.  Birds like parrots are fun - there are wild birds in Australia that mimic the sounds of cameras car alarms and even chain saws!


Wow, that could easily catch me off guard at first.  There was once a time ago two types of birds that didn't have wings.


No I did not know that!  I did hear though, that animals have a dominant paw just like how we have a hand that is dominant.


That is curious I have never heard of that!


That does make sense.  Animals come in so many types - they range from 8.5 millionth of a metre to 33.6 meters long!


That's a big range!  Another interesting thing is that there are some animals that can "theoretically" live forever because they are biologically immortal.


Wow I wonder how that works ?  But with 20 quintillion animals on earth it makes sense


Yes that does!  I think it is pretty neat though that animals from different areas speak different languages and even dialect.


Wow that is curious.  I knew that hiccups are a holdover when early animals had both gills and lungs.  You would think I could swim better!


Haha yes!  Speaking of animals, do you like birds?


I do.  As a skydiver I am jealous of their ability to fly without parachutes.


I never went skydiving but sounds fun!  By birds flying in their V formation, it reduces their drag by 65% making this more efficient.


I enjoy the new movie theaters with reclining chairs. Like the one at the iPic. They bring food to you as well


That sounds great! I could enjoy that. Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


I have not. I really enjoyed the first one though And played the video game sequel


Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder what he saw in them.


I hope so too! The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. That's a great period for clothing and architecture.


The films director voices Edna Mode. A female character voiced by a male


Bird voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions, after which the production team couldn't find an actress who could do the voice better than him. He has natural talent, that guy!


Did you ever play on the Nintendo Entertainment System?


No, I never did. I did play video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time.


I would like to go there someday. What do you think of DC?


It is a fun place a lot to check out. If you have kids theres theaters doing interesting and engaging work


What kind of plays make it there? Hamilton?


Hamilton is a big one. Museums are also awesome


The National Building Museum has become a big favorite. As well as the National Museum of Natural History


Those sound good. Is it easy to get around DC to visit these places? What about food?


Travel is pretty easy. Theres a lot of coffee shops on Capital Hill.


Sounds like a great place for tourists. What other kinds of entertainment do you like?


Well that should be pretty interesting, I have always thought she was a great actress, and I think she is a hell of a mom too.


She sure is. The tv show Big Little Lies looks fun but I have never watched it yet. She will be making an appearance to sign her book and talk about her show at The Anthem, 901 Wharf St SW. *pm, The cost is $60-$400 that includes the book though.


That is a big gap in prices for tickets, I'm sure those $400 ones get you some perks.


I sure would hope so! That's a pretty penny. I listen to a lot of music too, how about you? I listen to Bob Marley a lot and he still has music in the top album charts. He sits at #69 even all these years later.


Yeah Bob Marley had a ton of good songs, it always puts you in a good mood when you listen to him and the Wailers in my opinion.


I agree, it is happy and chill music. Very authentic. I like a variety of people the other band that I like is Aerosmith. They are crazy fun people to people watch. I also like to play their guitar hero songs with my kids.


Yeah i remember belting out a few of their songs on the old guitar hero a few years back, always fun.


Ha, did you know that Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero then on all of their albums combined. That is sort of sad but also pretty funny. Led Zeppelin is another band I like.


That is just too funny, I bet they were disappointed in the fact, but happy with all the money coming in!


The money probably made everything better. I usually buy my music from Walmart because they only sell the clean versions of songs and I can play them in front of my kids. I like the values of Walmart because it supports how I feel too. I like to keep my kids sheltered from unclean or questionable music.


Heck yeah. I listened to Nudes by Lucius early today. They are a pop folk duo .


That is pretty good, you sound like a very responsible parent and I respect you.  I think its way harder on parents these days with social media available with all kinds of things kids shouldn't be exposed to so young.


Yeah, I totally agree with you. Companies that help parents are great to support by shopping there. Have a good one.


That sounds interesting, I'm going to look them up quick.  I have been listening to Cut Worms debut album a lot this year, its pretty good.


Oh that is cool but I haven't heard of them so I'll check them out. I would love to attend the Art Walk in Portugal. They have street performers and many bands playing. Sounds fun.


That does sound super fun, I bet all of the people there are really friendly as well.


Super cool place to visit and experience. The admission is free and it's from 5pm. The song Feel It Still was debuted there.


Well its on my list of things to do now, thanks!


No prob. I am gonna pick up the new book by Reese Witherspoon. Have you heard about it? Its called Whiskey in a Teacup.


No I haven't, has she written other books before, or is this her first?


Although she is an actor, producer, and entrepreneur she is adding author to her resume now because this is her first book. I guess it's about the lifestyle guide to growing up in the south and she is peeling back the curtain to that lifestyle.


yeah, the demand is insatiable. but other competitors are bound to show up. netflix dethroned blockbuster. the same will happen to netflix.


You know though, Netflix offered blockbuster the chance to work together and they turned it down.


yeah, BB really blew it there. but then again, they were huge at one time. they probably didnt see the potential for alternative delivery.


I guess they lacked vision.  They probably never dreamed that online streaming would be so big. Just like some stores never thought online shopping would be.


true. the world has changed so rapidly. I wonder what entertainment and shopping will be like in 20 years.


I don't know but Netflix will probably adapt. Just look at it's past.  It started with dvd sales and rentals but the founder decided to get rid of sales and focus on rentals.


yeah, thats the way to go. people usually dont want to own content, just rent it for a while. that makes sense.


Reed Hastings, the founder, new that way back before renting got so big and focused on it.  Now, the company is huge and successful.


The man must have so much money now. I wish i had bought stock 15 years ago. it has gone up and up. Anyway, great chat!


I wish I had too but I was like blockbuster I guess. I thought blockbuster was king back in the day.


Hi, I am good.  How are you today?  I watch Netflix every now and then.  I know it's extremely popular. I think it has something like 137 million subscribers.  Do you watch?


They were the king. They got dethroned by an upstart, a usurper. Have a good day!


Yes they did!  It's been nice talking with you too. Have a great day!


i used to watch. it is a great service. not surprised by the subscriber numbers. netflix makes a lot of original content too.


Yes it does.  It has almost 150 movies available.


yeah, that makes sense. i wonder how good they are. im glad they are making stuff, but quality matters.


True.  You know, they have people working for them that just watch the content on the site and tag it.


i guess that job seems pretty cool, but i bet it gets boring after a while. watching tv all day could get mind numbing.


It really could, especially if like you said, you had to watch some low quality shows.  Still, it's got to be an easy job too mind numbing or not.


yeah, i wonder what you have to know or who you have to know to get that job.


I wonder where you have to be. I know Netflix has offices in several different countries. They're in the Netherlands, Brazil, and India for example.


Wow I want that job. They still spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth though


Yes. Blockbuster laughed when netflix told them to focus more on online services


WHo is laughing now though. DO you like comedy?


I love it. Did you know Chapman from Monty Python used to be a doctor?


WOw that is cool. Demetri Martin dropped out of Harvard to focus on comedy


Wow. COmedy Central has been around since 1989, that is amazing


That sure is. Do you know what bromantic comedies are?


I am not sure I know what they are, is it a special kind of comedy?


Yes comedies like Hangover and Harold and Kumar and such


All the time. Do you know when it was invented?


Yes that was back in 1997 by Hastings and Randolph in California


Yeah. Have you seen their movie, Fireplace for your home?


I have not seen that. Do you know how much bandwidth uses in the morning in NA?


I have no idea but that movie is just a fireplace for a whole hour


WOw that must be relaxing. They use one third of the bandwidth in the morning


Wow that is a lot. Have you heard of their job as taggers?


No but it sounds like it could be a cool job, what does it entail?


All you have to do is watch their content and tag it


Yeah. I also like watching docs like planet earth and cosmos. Our planet is so unique.


It really is.  It is the only planet that can easily sustain life.


Yes. And it wasn't until the 17th century that we learned/confirmed the planets orbit the sun.


There is one planet that doesnt tilt on its axis, do you know which one?


Are you talking about Venus? I think because of that is has no seasons!


That is right!  I think that is pretty neat that all the planets can do different things too, like Uranus that rolls sideways.


Yeah that is crazy to think about. While all other planets spin. I wonder how that came to be?


I dont know, I mean we keep kicking poor Pluto off the list.


Haha yes. I wonder what planet precipitates shards of glass sideways. Sounds lethal!


I love TV. It seems like the TV began with computer monitors back in the late 90s.


it does. I have always been a Simpsons fan.


Me too. Have you ever seen that one Simpsons episode where Bart neither appeared Nor is mentioned?


No, I havent seen that one, or at least I dont remember it.


Yeah same. How about that 70's show? I liked it but i have never seen the British version.


The British version didnt last long, only 10 episodes.  Guess it didnt translate too well.


Yeah must have been pretty bad! Interesting how that works. Like The American Offic was way better than the UK version but the UK version came first!


Yeah, I dont think the American version tried to repeat the British version verbatim though.


Yeah very true. The South Park producers and Family Guy producers seem to get along.


I admire Jeff Bezos so much, he has built one of the greatest businesses of our time because its so diversified, from selling video streaming services to audiobooks, electronics, apparel, toys, food and so much more!


That's insane! I wonder if they made a profit on that movie, is that the one with the animals?


Well they must've had to hire so many animal trainers for that film. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for his work on "House"


It was a funny movie.  I believe that The Green Lantern film was going to be a comedy staring Jack Black.  I think it would have done better if Jack was in it.


Oh I liked that film, I also prefer dramas but Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from movies that don't project positivity, I don't think I took him for a dramatic actor though


I respect Jim Carrey for his decision.  I've always wondered why I've never see Jim Carrey on Comedy Central.  Could it be because Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its started in 1989.


That many shows have been cancelled? That's brutal. I wonder if Demetri Martin made the right decision by dropping out of Harvard Law to pursue a career in comedy


Yes! Or how about Graham Chapman of Monty Python giving up being a doctor in order to concentrate on comedy.  I guess comedy wins out; it's less stressful.


A good laugh cures all especially those films that are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect


On the other hand, I love dramas as well.  Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school and his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin from the Office!


I thank Jeff Bezos too!  I don't know what I would do with out my kindle.  I really love how Amazon created the font called "bookerly" it is designed to be easy to read on kindles.


Now that is an interesting fact! I like all of them, he must be a great teacher!


Being a teacher is rewarding.  I think Patrick Stewart teaches master classes for drama students in the UK.


Especially for students who actually want to learn something! I think Gordon Ramsey is also a great mentor and teacher to many people.


Oh don't get me started on Ramsey.  I love all his shows and yes he's a great teacher.  It's like watching soap operas.  Did you know that soap opera's originated from dramas that were sponsored by soap manufactures?


Glad to know there's someone out there who admires Ramsey as much as I do, though I've never eaten at any of his restaurants. Really? are they still sponsored by soap manufactures?


I am not really sure but it's probably possible.


For sure!  Well it was nice chatting with you.


Do you find that font to be easier on the eyes? I didn't really notice a difference, but appreciate the thought. Can't believe the first customer spent less than $30 but got a building named after him


I think I am able to read faster with this font.  I don't know why though.  I love how Amazon holds a patent on 1-click buying.  I know I use this button all the time.  It's a bit addicting to use it.


I actually find it super useful especially for lightning deals, but I didn't know that Apple licenses that technology.


I think it's so cool how many interesting facts Amazon has.  Did you know that Amazon's logo means that they have everything from A to Z.  I had no clue to me it always seemed like a smiley face.


That's pretty neat, I do smile when I think about all the benefits Amazon has provided me. Do you watch any Amazon Prime videos? Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" is really popular, but I haven't seen it.


I haven't seen it, but I know that it won many awards.  I believe it won five trophies during the Emmys.  They won best comedy series.  It is on my to watch list.


Oh wow, that seems like an interesting show to watch. I prefer comedy films with an emphasis on humor. Apparently there is a genre of movies called bromantic comedies which include movies like The Hangover.


I love the Hangover.  One of my favorite movie as is Evan Almighty.  Did you know that it was the most expensive comedy ever made.  It had a budget of 200 million dollars.


Hello,  how are you doing?  Do you like XXXTentacion?


Absolutely kinda like a last tribute to them.  Before he became a rapper, eminem's true dream was to become a comic


Funny.  Did you know McDonalds payed rappers $5 for everytime they referenced big macs in songs


what!  Thats amazing.  haha Rapper busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 rugrats movie


That's cool!  did you also know that there is a deaf rapper who rhymes in sign language.  That is awesome


Some rappers have a sign language translator on stage with them.  I've seen it on youtube!


That's great!  The world's fastest rapper noclue raps 14.1 syllables per second


Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle, it's called "compliment battle".


I dont know,  but I am visiting Korea in a few,  so maybe I will find out.


Wow, have a nice trip!  Did you know that a radio station exists that changes solar activity into sound so you can listen to the sun's music


I never heard of him.  I understand that he had been fatally shot.  How sad.


was nice talking to you,  have a good one.


That is sad.  Ive heard of him too,  but never listened to the music.


Apparently he had a number 1 hit posthumously


Right and then more of his songs entered the top 100. These eight are "Moonlight" at No. 16, "Changes" at No. 18, "Jocelyn Flores" at No. 19, one with an unprintable title at No. 28, "Everybody Dies on Their Nightmares" at No. 42, "The Remedy for a Broke Heart (Why Am I So in Love)" at No. 58, "Hope" at No. 80, and "Numb" at No. 82.


Wow.  That's incredible.  The lines of his song were sad talking about suicide


Seems like a lot of musicians and actor/actress' suffer from some kind of ailment.  Its so sad.


They've got talent but problems.  The year B.I.G. was killed his anthem raced up the charts.


Yeah.  Thats crazy when people pass away that they get a boost of recognition for their work. Rapper tupac shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


It takes death for things to happen and people realize the talent.  When Prince died his sales went up


did you know the white house has the same buildings in both france and ireland


Wow, well it's an interesting question, I don't know with google translate and everything else, I don't think it's a good use of his time to learn a language, but if he knew it before becomign president then I don't think it hurts, what about you?


Well, I think knowing a foreign language before office shows he is global minded.


Well what is wild to me is that Teddy Roosevelt banned christmas trees from the white house because he was a conservationist, I like that guy a lot and never heard that


A lot of things surprise me. Lincoln was the first president who had an inauguration photo and John Wilkes Booth was in it.


haha that is a scary premonition, also crazy that the president's guest house is bigger than the white house, like how is that possible?


I would love to be a guest there. Apparently there was someone who loved the white house so much that they made a replica for their own private residence.


wow that is cool, what is not cool is the white house still uses floppy disks for storing files, like that seems so outdated to me


Wow, interesting. Speaking of technology, did you know solar panels have been around for a long time? Jimmy Carter installed some on the white house and Ronald Reagan removed them.


ha I didn't know that, I guess George W Bush put solar panels on the white house, which you wouldn't think it'd be him that would do that


If you want to listen to solar activity, there is a radio station for that!


I have not heard that. It's amazing that the White House has been in residence since 1800


I'm going to check that out, I heard you can listen to Jupiter's solar storms on AM radio actually


well it's also crazy because before 1805, the runner of in the election would become the vice president, so if that were still the case we'd have vice president hillary right now


Yeah, I wonder how that would work out. Haha. In Guatemala, if you are related to a past president you cannot legally run for president. So Hillary would not even have been able to try if she was Guatemalan.


wow, I don't mind that rule actually, apparently trump wouldn't make it in the top 3 wealthiest presidents, although I wonder if that is adjusted for inflation or not


Yeah, must have adjusted for inflation. So there have been five presidents who have been elected while still losing the popular vote. I guess not only Trump. The largest margin isten percent.


one thing I would like to see is trump releasing a pop album like the president of indonesia, it would probably be horrible but it would definitely be entertaining


Yeah, it would be funny! I cannot believe the president of indonesia had time to release three albums. Hopefully it wasn't on the taxpayer's dime.


haha that is true, but it is better than teh president of zimbabwe getting called president banana, like was it becasue it was his favorite food? Or did he love wearing banana pins? who knows


Hmm, yeah, I wonder the significance. Do you think the president should be able to speak foreign languages? The last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR


WOw that is a lot. The VP was just the runner up


Nice one they put a lot of work in there too so it makes sense


Yeah true. The president of Indonesia is a pop star and has released 3 albums


Wow good for him. Do you listen to the radio?


I sure do. You can listen to Jupiter's storms  on the am radio


Nice one. The top most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist


WOw. Do you ever listen to Canadian radioes?


I do not think I have come across them, are they good?


Well if you like canadian music, they are required to play 40% of that


Wow that is a lot. There is a radio station that turns solar energy into music


Yeah some stuff. Did you know Wilson is the only one to have a PhD?


Nope I do not but in case you ever want to listen to news in latin check out that Finnish radio channel


WOw cool for him. Do you know who the three wealthiest ones are?


Nice. In guatemala the relatives of the president cannot apply for that position ever


Wow nice rule. Did you know the guest house is larger than the white house


Wow nice. Lincoln was the first president to have a picture taken at his inaguration


Cool. DO you know how the VP used to be elected?


Hmm not sure. Did you know 5 presidents have lost even though they won the popular vote?


yeah one of those compliment rap battels?


Yeah! If Robin Williams was still around, I would love to see him do that! He was great in Alladin!


Yeah for sure, funny guy too. do you know the Pixar stdio?


No, I am not a celebrity so apparently I cannot visit their secret room


Carol Burnett was the first celebrity that visited Sesame Street. Ever been there?


I have not actually. do you know judge judy?


Don't tell me you have been there! What was your case about? LOL I hear she pulls down over 100 grand per episode. Not bad!


yeah, she is the second person to make more than LeBron James


I would love to be in his shoes, although they would fit me... Maybe I could fit in Carol Burnett's shoes


Yo, word up. I'm all. like, flowing with rhytmical delivery here ya'll.  Ok, so I'm an old white dude, but I still like rap. You?


A bit harsh for me. I like rap that harkens back to the day when praise singers would use their art form to disseminate positive info. You?


yeah I agree. Eminem though did not dream of becoming a rapper originally


Really? When did he unwrap his rap gift? I'm not sure he will ever be listed in the librabry of congress under "cultural significances" but he has talent.


yeah he is not up there with tupac but he wanted to be a comic book artist


EEveryone wants to be a rapper at times. A michigan judge once delivered a verdict in rap, when ruling over a case involving Eminem. I wonder if that judge was a better rapper than a judge?


I would have liked to hear that actually. how about busta rhymes, do you like him?


I don't know if I have heard him, other than as the reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie... I would live to hear some Korean rap!


I wonder if MJ ever shot free-throws granny style?


Nah, hes too good, but Shaq should have!


True.    I find it a little amazing Allen Iverson's shoe deal was longer than Shaq's!


I know!  Id take that $32 Mil when I turn 55 Thank you!


Despite that, Judge Judy still makes more money, more consistently.


I heard it is $123,000 per episode.  I need to get in to TV judging.  I could be making more in one day than I do over 3 years!


Despte all that money, you only get one vote though.


Very true, and it counts just as much no matter how much you make


It might count a little bit more if it comes from the middle of a forest full of lions.


Cant say that I am, but I certainly respect his talent.


True!     I heard that the UK limited some men from voting all the way to 1918.


Who knows!    Even in the US, a significant percentage of the black male population in Alabama has permenantly lost the right to vote.


I am guessing that is because of felonies?  I cant think of any other reason.


Perhaps.      That is a real shame.    Who wouldn't want to be allowed to do something like Austin Texas, and rename the garbage dump after Fred Durst.


I have a few names Id like to name ours, but I digress...


Too true.      I think I'm going to go try and find details on the new Space Jam movie!


True.    He has an ego, and believes he should win the MVP again.


I dont think he is that good, there are plenty of other talented players in the league.


Yes.    Harden, Westbrook and Robertson all deserved their awards.


I think someone who wold say that they are no one without their team is far more deserving of the award.


What is your favorite team in the NBA?    Do you have one?


Since I was a kid I liked the bulls because of MJ


Did you know Air Jordan's were once banned by the NBA!


Crazy to think that, but yeah.  Nike kept paying the fine, and Jordan Kept wearing them.


Ironically, her famous song dangerous woman was written by three men. go figure


Wasn't that Anthem called "Dangerous Woman."  I am sure she approved the lyrics in the end.


Oh I am sure of that. Have you heard of the Ramones?


Aren't they the band that tours like all the time.  They've been touring for about 20 years, right?


Yeah and they have held something like 2263 concerts in thos eyears


That is hard work over the years.   Another band who worked really hard in 2001 was Linkin Park.  They played 324 concerts in only one year.


That is amazing, a lot of concerts. THere is an ancient theatre in croatis where you can still have a concert.


I wonder if this is the same theatre where Pink Floyd recorded a live concert but they didn't have a live audience.


That is so strange, who did they hold a concert for?


I guess no one.  They just wanted to make the music for the album.


Yes.  I love concerts.  I am always reading reviews about concerts.  Did you know that in 2002, a Creed concert was so bad that people walked out and sued the band.


It must have been really really bad then for someone to sue them


It had to be pretty bad.  I went to an Ariana Grande concert and it was amazing.  I just found out the other day that she is not hispanic but is Italian.  Do you know her real last name?


Grande-Butera. I did think she was hispanic too though. SHe has come a long way


Yes she has.  She is an extraordinary young woman.  At ten years of age, she co-founded a youth singing group which performed for charitable events.


Awesome girl. She was even hit by a puck at the florida panthers current arena


I wonder if that is on video.  I just saw a video the other day of Ariana dressed as Anne.  She began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical.


She even held a charity concerts after what happened in Manchester with the bombing


That was very kind of her to do that.  She also lends her voice to animated television and films.


Wow, so I guess he was better than the prosecutors, that's awesome!


Yeah. He went on to help others prove their innocence. Seems like a good cause.


yeah, he should have been a lawyer from the get go. I wonder how much he charges?


A lot if he is a speed reader and can read at 4700 words per minute. Although that would not help his billable hours...


Wow, that is fast. How many books a day is that?


More than I read, which is 1 per month...


That's pretty good. Did you know Ender's Game is suggested reading for Military Organizations? Seems sort of weird. I thought the movie sucked.


I never saw the movie. Didn't read the book either. Starship troopers was terrible. I did see that...


I thought it was campy, but I never read the book. It's been a long time since I've seen it though.


Can you imagine a moral panic because of reading?


No, it seems foreign to me. Anyways nice chatting with you!


Yeah, I lost my library card a few weeks ago. Did you know the government of Norway will buy 1000 copys of a book that you publish if you live there?


Wow! That might be worth the investment. Just set the price at $1,000 and youve made your money.


Yeah, that's crazy. There are more libraries than Mcdonalds in the US.


Wow! I just listened to a Radiolab podcast about a library on the border of the US and Canada that serves as a place for people to meet their families at. Those with a one time visa and their parents without a visa to enter the US.


Nice, did you steve king was scared of bambi when younger? Hilarious.


Was that his gateway movie into the horrow genre?


Good question, I'm not quite sure, it sounds like Bambi! LOL


A man spent 10 years of his life in jail studying to become a lawyer. He proved his innocence so I guess it worked.


Hello,  how are you ? Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


The cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.


I guess there's nothing down there that could damage the cable. Have you heard of UNICEFs plan to donate water?


Yeah,  just read it,  sounds like an amazing thing to do for children!


I wonder how many people can give up using their cell phone though. It's almost as addictive as heroin.


Yeah,  I hope they have support classes!


The cell phone is the chief form of entertainment for most people. Did you know that the NES was discontinued in 2003? I thought they had stopped it long before.


I didn't know that. The nintendo entertainment system could display only 54 colors.


Do you know Bill Nye? I didn't think he really looks like Steve Martin.


Does he? I guess that's why he got his break into the entertainment business. Not science, but Steve.


That was a smart move on their part. Now, drive-thrus are popular with so many people- it may even be encouraging people to not get up and walk around!


Well it works well for people who have kids and handicap and other circumstances,  but yeah it has made America lazy. The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.