OMG - now that is a truly disturbing costume! 😱 🎃

OMG - now that is a truly disturbing costume! 😱 🎃 -

- Happy Halloween! Here is some culture for your enjoyment... 🎃😉

Some very interesting art history perspective... 🤔

Some very interesting art history perspective... 🤔 - A neuroscientist argues that Da Vicni shared a disorder with Picasso and Rembrandt.

Time for a math lesson...or not. ;)

Time for a math lesson...or not. ;) - Famous physicists like Richard Feynman think 137 holds the answers to the Universe.

If you're looking for 'old school' and truly psychological, classic horror movies - as opposed to the slash and spew, Tarentino-ish style of horror movies (which are still quite effective), here's an article you might want to take a look at. There are some interesting suggestions and comments here from a man in the position to know. For your Halloween viewing pleasure:

If you're looking for 'old school' and truly psychological, classic horror movies - as opposed to the slash and spew, Tarentino-ish style of horror movies (which are still quite effective), here's an article you might want to take a look at. There are some interesting suggestions and comments here from a man in the position to know. For your Halloween viewing pleasure: - Hammer Horror films, say, than to watch a Hammer Horror film.' And though no Hammer productions appear on it, Scorsese, who often seems as much film enthusiast as filmmaker, has put together a solid list of his personal eleven scariest horror movies for The Daily Beast.

I suppose this could be a wonderful thing or a terrible one... Is the future going to consist of a small number of eternal humans who use gene therapy, etc. to extend their lives and pass laws preventing new births to prevent overpopulation? Is it going to consist of a world where people are required to be 'terminated' after a certain age to make room for more people but are given a disease-free life while alive? Is this going to have any effect at all? A massive or a minimal effect? There are so many ways to consider this. Some people consider it 'playing God'. It's a lot like the 'stem cell' debate - taking life to give life - but, in this case, a life need not be given to improve another. What do you think?

I suppose this could be a wonderful thing or a terrible one... Is the future going to consist of a small number of eternal humans who use gene therapy, etc. to extend their lives and pass laws preventing new births to prevent overpopulation? Is it going to consist of a world where people are required to be 'terminated' after a certain age to make room for more people but are given a disease-free life while alive? Is this going to have any effect at all? A massive or a minimal effect? There are so many ways to consider this. Some people consider it 'playing God'. It's a lot like the 'stem cell' debate - taking life to give life - but, in this case, a life need not be given to improve another. What do you think? - Within a few years, Jim Johnsen and Delaney Van Riper may be among the first to benefit from CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, a breakthrough that has already revolutionized biology research and promises to resurrect gene therapy.

Maybe, if we're lucky, communications technology will progress to the point where it is unable to be censored and/or regulated. At that point, it will be the way it should be - where those who have the capability to comprehend, utilize, manage and prioritize the data efficiently and effectively will be the ones with the upper hand. I'm sure many believe that this could also create devastating results, but I'm pretty sure that the reason we can even look forward to such a day is because there are plenty of people who are quite happy being uncensored and who have unlimited access to information that are doing the right things with that advantage - and, no doubt, those who would do otherwise are probably doing so specifically because they are censored, controlled, limited or otherwise restricted. There is also the very real argument that, given enough knowledge and freedom, any intelligent, well-educated human is going to opt for good behavior and productive creativity. There is little or no good that can come from its opposite and, more often than not, it is the bad behavior and authoritarian overbearing of others that motivates people to be destructive. I suppose we will have to wait and see. It's probably inevitable...

Maybe, if we're lucky, communications technology will progress to the point where it is unable to be censored and/or regulated. At that point, it will be the way it should be - where those who have the capability to comprehend, utilize, manage and prioritize the data efficiently and effectively will be the ones with the upper hand. I'm sure many believe that this could also create devastating results, but I'm pretty sure that the reason we can even look forward to such a day is because there are plenty of people who are quite happy being uncensored and who have unlimited access to information that are doing the right things with that advantage - and, no doubt, those who would do otherwise are probably doing so specifically because they are censored, controlled, limited or otherwise restricted. There is also the very real argument that, given enough knowledge and freedom, any intelligent, well-educated human is going to opt for good behavior and productive creativity. There is little or no good that can come from its opposite and, more often than not, it is the bad behavior and authoritarian overbearing of others that motivates people to be destructive. I suppose we will have to wait and see. It's probably inevitable... - Broadband fiber-optics carry information on pulses of light, at the speed of light, through optical fibers. But the way the light is encoded at one end and processed at the other affects data speeds.

Truth... 😉

Truth... 😉 - "Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow." - Anthony J. D'Angelo quotes from BrainyQuote.com

I wonder how many people (mainly, those who espouse the very real and tragic issue of mental health in America) consider that much of where we are now has to do with where we came from and what we have done (or should have done) as a result. Here's an interesting article to consider...

I wonder how many people (mainly, those who espouse the very real and tragic issue of mental health in America) consider that much of where we are now has to do with where we came from and what we have done (or should have done) as a result. Here's an interesting article to consider... - What the archives of mental-health asylums reveal about the history of human heredity and the evolution of genetics

This is such an important perspective that the very disregard of it has the power (and has already managed) to change life as we know it. Considering this perspective not only modifies the way humans think but will eternally determine the trajectory of the human race. If there is one important thing that should be taught in school, it is critical, philosophical thought - as opposed to indoctrination and absolute value of previously discovered thought, discovery and intelligence it is critical thinking and creative thought (philosophy).

This is such an important perspective that the very disregard of it has the power (and has already managed) to change life as we know it. Considering this perspective not only modifies the way humans think but will eternally determine the trajectory of the human race. If there is one important thing that should be taught in school, it is critical, philosophical thought - as opposed to indoctrination and absolute value of previously discovered thought, discovery and intelligence it is critical thinking and creative thought (philosophy). - There’s no such thing as hard or easy sciences – only hard or easy questions. How what we ask limits our understanding

What a damned shame... If people can't win honestly and feel secure in the fact that Democracy wins in America - without pulling this kind of BS - maybe they should move to another country...because they damned sure don't make very good Americans!

What a damned shame... If people can't win honestly and feel secure in the fact that Democracy wins in America - without pulling this kind of BS - maybe they should move to another country...because they damned sure don't make very good Americans! - Tempers are flaring during early voting in Dallas County, Texas, and reports of voter intimidation are on the rise. The county’s nonpartisan election administrator said that the harassment — including name-calling and interrogating voters waiting in line — is the worst she’s seen in decades....

I'm so pleased this idiot is no longer allowed on public media, even if he still manages to show up at a Houston Trump (Or is that Cruz) rally to harass people and incite ignorance. It's no surprise that Republicans don't ban this idiot from their gatherings, since they need all the help they can get. There's even widespread evidence all over Texas of vote tampering (check your votes, people). They'll say and do anything to win - even throw all of you under the bus...but they must use you to do it, since they have no power of their own. They must leverage the power of stupidity. This is how the Repiblican Party looks to people who are not fundamentalist conservative, TV worshipping, woefully, politically uneducated and short-sighted, self-destructive nihilists:

I'm so pleased this idiot is no longer allowed on public media, even if he still manages to show up at a Houston Trump (Or is that Cruz) rally to harass people and incite ignorance. It's no surprise that Republicans don't ban this idiot from their gatherings, since they need all the help they can get. There's even widespread evidence all over Texas of vote tampering (check your votes, people). They'll say and do anything to win - even throw all of you under the bus...but they must use you to do it, since they have no power of their own. They must leverage the power of stupidity. This is how the Repiblican Party looks to people who are not fundamentalist conservative, TV worshipping, woefully, politically uneducated and short-sighted, self-destructive nihilists: - This is what Alex Jones' rants would sound like as a Bon Iver song (by Nick Lutsko)

- "Your beliefs don't make you a better person, your behavior does. Are you living in alignment with your beliefs?"

"When Seals Attack" I've never seen anything like this before! A seal attacked a kayaker in New Zealand and did it in the most bizarre way. It would seem that a seal would have a hard time attacking a human - but this one picked up an octopus from the seabed and literally b!tch-slapped the guy with it! 😯 Take a look:

"When Seals Attack" I've never seen anything like this before! A seal attacked a kayaker in New Zealand and did it in the most bizarre way. It would seem that a seal would have a hard time attacking a human - but this one picked up an octopus from the seabed and literally b!tch-slapped the guy with it! 😯 Take a look: - An unfortunate kayaker who was rafting in New Zealand will remember his trip for a long time. A feisty sea mammal gave him a surprise open tentacle slap with...

We don't know if you find this as incredibly cool as we do, but you might want to check it out! Here's our take-away: You can experience Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata audibly / visually (at the same time) which, for me, adds to the beauty and demonstrates the awesome skill necessary to play this piece - a difficult task for sure! The visual is a lot like 'Guitar Hero' and was done very tastefully. 😉 We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

We don't know if you find this as incredibly cool as we do, but you might want to check it out! Here's our take-away: You can experience Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata audibly / visually (at the same time) which, for me, adds to the beauty and demonstrates the awesome skill necessary to play this piece - a difficult task for sure! The visual is a lot like 'Guitar Hero' and was done very tastefully. 😉 We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! - This visualisation of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is REALLY intense. (via Rousseau: youtube.com/channel/UCPZUQqtVDmcjm4NY5FkzqLA)

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This is neither the story of a self-made millionaire nor one of a legitimate, honest businessman and now, thanks to a portion of the country that knows little or nothing about the legal system, tax code and the nature of finance, he has his hands in the nation's cookie jar. It is the story about a family of white-collar criminals. There will not be a pleasant end to this story...(and I suspect his sister, a Federal Judge, should also face criminal prosecution). His brother has long been the targeted scapegoat, even though he has evaded prosecution and his siblings, especially DJT, are particularly to blame. You be the judge (and decide how much money the Trump family has already defrauded the US Government of over several decades).

This is neither the story of a self-made millionaire nor one of a legitimate, honest businessman and now, thanks to a portion of the country that knows little or nothing about the legal system, tax code and the nature of finance, he has his hands in the nation's cookie jar. It is the story about a family of white-collar criminals. There will not be a pleasant end to this story...(and I suspect his sister, a Federal Judge, should also face criminal prosecution). His brother has long been the targeted scapegoat, even though he has evaded prosecution and his siblings, especially DJT, are particularly to blame. You be the judge (and decide how much money the Trump family has already defrauded the US Government of over several decades). - The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.

- How did it all begin? Is there a god? Can we predict the future? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? For decades, many of us turned to Stephen Hawking for answers to those questions, or at least supremely intelligent suggestions as to where the answers might lie.

For those friends of mine who are / were in the live event production biz and are familiar with the 'riders' of performing acts, here is a freakishly strange one that happens to be common for this particular performer who's still touring and bouncing around the stage at the ripe old age of 71! (Riders are a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance. Types of riders include hospitality and technical - or just straight-up insanity (because they can get away with it) Some people just defy all odds of survival! 😂🤣😁 This guy's been everywhere, done everyone, been an actor, a punk music legend who worked extensively with David Bowie, survived death countless times and, well...take a look at the linked article in the comments if you want to know more about Iggy Pop. There's an extensive list of his credits there. I didn't listen much to the music, since it's not really my thing, but the sheer persistence and longevity of this guy, in spite of his personal history, is hard to overlook. He also has an interesting sense of humor.

For those friends of mine who are / were in the live event production biz and are familiar with the 'riders' of performing acts, here is a freakishly strange one that happens to be common for this particular performer who's still touring and bouncing around the stage at the ripe old age of 71! (Riders are a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance. Types of riders include hospitality and technical - or just straight-up insanity (because they can get away with it) Some people just defy all odds of survival! 😂🤣😁 This guy's been everywhere, done everyone, been an actor, a punk music legend who worked extensively with David Bowie, survived death countless times and, well...take a look at the linked article in the comments if you want to know more about Iggy Pop. There's an extensive list of his credits there. I didn't listen much to the music, since it's not really my thing, but the sheer persistence and longevity of this guy, in spite of his personal history, is hard to overlook. He also has an interesting sense of humor. - ALL OF THIS LOT FOR A START.2 X MARSHALL VBA 8 X 10 CABINETS (There's lovely)3 X MARSHALL VBA BASS AMPLIFIERS Please make sure they're good ones or we'll all end up as wormlike web-based life forms in the bass player's online literary diahorrea. Honestly. He's like a sort of internet Pepys or Boswel...

If you're into art and the creation / restoration / preservation thereof, you might find this as interesting as Liwa and I do: The Rijksmuseum's director, Taco Dibbits (yes, it's his real name) has announced that they will be doing a multi-million dollar restoration of Rembrandt's '1642 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq' (better known as 'The Night Watch') online and streamed live. It is one of the most admired paintings in the world and has undergone 3 previous restorations. Check out the article and video for more information...

If you're into art and the creation / restoration / preservation thereof, you might find this as interesting as Liwa and I do: The Rijksmuseum's director, Taco Dibbits (yes, it's his real name) has announced that they will be doing a multi-million dollar restoration of Rembrandt's '1642 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq' (better known as 'The Night Watch') online and streamed live. It is one of the most admired paintings in the world and has undergone 3 previous restorations. Check out the article and video for more information... - Many of the world's most admired paintings don't look the same now as when the artists completed them.

Well, it's way past time for this wannabe to be gone. He's lied incessantly and caused more harm to the reputation of America in the past 2 years than any President in history and now, we can finally see him for what he is - and, come November, send him on his way. First, his 'business' is white-collar crime and, second, even when he clearly screws up, he refuses to take responsibility for it and, of course, tries to blame the very people who warned him what would happen. He is a clown and a criminal. After the election in November, when he is shown emphatically how much he has failed and is no longer wanted, the Mueller Hammer is going to come down. The next month should prove to be very interesting for those of us who have watched this imbecile disgrace our country, whip up greedy, uneducated, violent, and bigoted Americans into an unethical, irresponsible frenzy. His party will be voted out, he will be impeached, sent to prison and his 'business' will cease to exist. Therein lies karma worthy of a Greek Tragedy...

Well, it's way past time for this wannabe to be gone. He's lied incessantly and caused more harm to the reputation of America in the past 2 years than any President in history and now, we can finally see him for what he is - and, come November, send him on his way. First, his 'business' is white-collar crime and, second, even when he clearly screws up, he refuses to take responsibility for it and, of course, tries to blame the very people who warned him what would happen. He is a clown and a criminal. After the election in November, when he is shown emphatically how much he has failed and is no longer wanted, the Mueller Hammer is going to come down. The next month should prove to be very interesting for those of us who have watched this imbecile disgrace our country, whip up greedy, uneducated, violent, and bigoted Americans into an unethical, irresponsible frenzy. His party will be voted out, he will be impeached, sent to prison and his 'business' will cease to exist. Therein lies karma worthy of a Greek Tragedy... - A new investigation into the Trump Organization revealed that the entire family business is a decades-long scam to bilk investors out of money when projects fail.

Very cool! 😎👍

Very cool! 😎👍 - Technology has come so far that we consider it no great achievement when a device the size of a single paper book can contain hundreds, even thousands, of different texts.

- "Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth..." - Richard Whately (Archbishop of Dublin, celebrated scholar and essayist)

A truly brilliant and brutally honest man... 🤟😎

A truly brilliant and brutally honest man... 🤟😎 - Nobody but George Carlin can sum up the language of politics quite like this.

Buckminster Fuller was really an incredible human. Check this out if you're unfamiliar with him. 🎨 + 📐+ 🔆 = 🧠

Buckminster Fuller was really an incredible human. Check this out if you're unfamiliar with him. 🎨 + 📐+ 🔆 = 🧠 - In addition to his formidable body of work in architecture, design, and theory of the kind the world had never known before, Buckminster Fuller also knew how to promote himself.

Unbelievable! 🤯

Unbelievable! 🤯 - T-CUP is officially the world's fastest camera. At 10 Trillion fps it will help scientists probe things like the nanoscale interactions between light and matter.

‘Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it." - Karl Marx

‘Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it." - Karl Marx - We all hate getting yelled at, especially when we mess up. Fortunately, there’s a solution: logical positivism was a philosophical revolution that introduced a new theory of meaning – one that shook philosophy to its core. Strangely enough, it can also give you a convenient way out of a sticky s...

In case you're oblivious to the hypocrisy, collusion and lies that are perpetually on display by Washington DC (and, particularly, the current residents therein) but that people seem to fail to notice (probably because of right-wing propaganda $$$), here is a fine example. "If you're wondering why Trump cut Palestinian aid and moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, the reason will shock you!" First, remember that Israel is very anti-Islamic. Very close to them is Saudi Arabia, a country which is ruled by wealthy, violent, Wahhabi royalty and never seems to be discussed much when it comes to terrorism - either by the US or Israel (even though they were supposedly responsible for 9-11). Also (and despite Israel and the West's claimed aversion to terrorism), the Saudis are probably the most violent, fundamentalist sect in Islam (Wahhabis). Now, what do you $uppo$e could be cau$ing the U$ and I$rael to overlook the$e obviou$ conflict$ of intere$t when it comes to terrori$m (if, in fact, terrorism really exists and is not a manufactured evil to sway voters in both countries)? What do you think could make Trump want to continue trading weapon$ to one of the mo$t violent Islamic sects even after they have been repeatedly guilty of terrori$t activity and, now, may be completely responsible for the execution/beheading of an American reporter who is a Saudi asylum seeker (because he was targeted - and probably executed - by his own people)? Maybe it ha$ Something to do with thi$: (From the Jerusalem Post)

In case you're oblivious to the hypocrisy, collusion and lies that are perpetually on display by Washington DC (and, particularly, the current residents therein) but that people seem to fail to notice (probably because of right-wing propaganda $$$), here is a fine example. "If you're wondering why Trump cut Palestinian aid and moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, the reason will shock you!" First, remember that Israel is very anti-Islamic. Very close to them is Saudi Arabia, a country which is ruled by wealthy, violent, Wahhabi royalty and never seems to be discussed much when it comes to terrorism - either by the US or Israel (even though they were supposedly responsible for 9-11). Also (and despite Israel and the West's claimed aversion to terrorism), the Saudis are probably the most violent, fundamentalist sect in Islam (Wahhabis). Now, what do you $uppo$e could be cau$ing the U$ and I$rael to overlook the$e obviou$ conflict$ of intere$t when it comes to terrori$m (if, in fact, terrorism really exists and is not a manufactured evil to sway voters in both countries)? What do you think could make Trump want to continue trading weapon$ to one of the mo$t violent Islamic sects even after they have been repeatedly guilty of terrori$t activity and, now, may be completely responsible for the execution/beheading of an American reporter who is a Saudi asylum seeker (because he was targeted - and probably executed - by his own people)? Maybe it ha$ Something to do with thi$: (From the Jerusalem Post) - The planned building will be 70 floors high and will be comprised of "prestigious" luxury apartments. It will be the tallest tower in Israel once completed.

I always thought it was rather funny, while I was working at NASA, when people in my life would ask me if I believed in aliens. It was an interesting question when it hit my ears, but I think that many people are unaware of the duality of conversation - in that what is said and what is heard are not always understood on the same level. I worked (in a support role) with scientists from all over the world studying planetary ejecta/meteor impacts, biological analysis, astrophysics and a bunch of sometimes-integrated topics, had many friends in photography / video roles (including a colleague who was an Army soldier at Hitler's bunker and the Battle of the Bulge during WW2) as well as being a clerk for Technical Area Integration Management, which was basically supporting the dispensation of data after Shuttle Crews returned from space (a great chance to meet a lot of heroic astronauts), so I came in contact with a lot of data. I wasn't necessarily focused on 'alien life' but it, along with a lot of other subjects, were prevalent all over NASA...so I might have learned a few things. What would surprise a lot of people, I believe, is that these grey, bubble-headed or reptilian-like aliens that are all throughout Sci-Fi and so on...are probably the least likely form that alien life would resemble if we were to encounter it in science (the fact that we may already have still a matter of debate). We tend to forget that our air is primarily nitrogen (and oxygen), oceans are salt-water and Earth's crust is mostly soil made of eroded minerals but that, on another planet or in another environment, the atmosphere could be toxic (to humans) and made up of gases we cannot breathe, the seas may be boiling liquid ammonia and the surface could be made of diamonds and gravity could be minuscule or crushing in relation to our own. What kinds of life forms would we then be encountering, if that were the case? Maybe they would be cucumber-like slugs living at the bottom of a toxic sea or airborne, highly lethal, extremely durable creatures. Who knows? Maybe (and even more likely) they would just be mostly unobservable micro-organisms. But it certainly is interesting to think about! 🖖😎 Here's an article that also might be interesting:

I always thought it was rather funny, while I was working at NASA, when people in my life would ask me if I believed in aliens. It was an interesting question when it hit my ears, but I think that many people are unaware of the duality of conversation - in that what is said and what is heard are not always understood on the same level. I worked (in a support role) with scientists from all over the world studying planetary ejecta/meteor impacts, biological analysis, astrophysics and a bunch of sometimes-integrated topics, had many friends in photography / video roles (including a colleague who was an Army soldier at Hitler's bunker and the Battle of the Bulge during WW2) as well as being a clerk for Technical Area Integration Management, which was basically supporting the dispensation of data after Shuttle Crews returned from space (a great chance to meet a lot of heroic astronauts), so I came in contact with a lot of data. I wasn't necessarily focused on 'alien life' but it, along with a lot of other subjects, were prevalent all over NASA...so I might have learned a few things. What would surprise a lot of people, I believe, is that these grey, bubble-headed or reptilian-like aliens that are all throughout Sci-Fi and so on...are probably the least likely form that alien life would resemble if we were to encounter it in science (the fact that we may already have still a matter of debate). We tend to forget that our air is primarily nitrogen (and oxygen), oceans are salt-water and Earth's crust is mostly soil made of eroded minerals but that, on another planet or in another environment, the atmosphere could be toxic (to humans) and made up of gases we cannot breathe, the seas may be boiling liquid ammonia and the surface could be made of diamonds and gravity could be minuscule or crushing in relation to our own. What kinds of life forms would we then be encountering, if that were the case? Maybe they would be cucumber-like slugs living at the bottom of a toxic sea or airborne, highly lethal, extremely durable creatures. Who knows? Maybe (and even more likely) they would just be mostly unobservable micro-organisms. But it certainly is interesting to think about! 🖖😎 Here's an article that also might be interesting: - Proof of life: what evidence would it take to convince you that alien intelligence had been found?

This is the work of a true master of light, motion, texture and expression... Rembrandt has deeply inspired my wife, as well, and compelled her to attempt recreating one of his works or, at least, attempt his style. She likes to 'push the envelope' of her skills by studying the qualities of great artists. That's one of the things I love about her... 😍👍

This is the work of a true master of light, motion, texture and expression... Rembrandt has deeply inspired my wife, as well, and compelled her to attempt recreating one of his works or, at least, attempt his style. She likes to 'push the envelope' of her skills by studying the qualities of great artists. That's one of the things I love about her... 😍👍 - The oil painting Militia Company of District II Under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (1642), better-known as The Night Watch, is probably Rembrandt’s most famous work. Its status and critical acclaim, though, have little to do with its subject matter: a civic-guard group tasked with ke...

Here's an article that's profound in many ways. It has much to do with the interpretation of everything from classic novels to fundamental religious texts and conversations to important speeches. It's also a constant subject of scrutiny for any enlightened polyglots who live abroad (several of whom happen to be my friends). This is an article worth reading, even if you only speak one language and, if not, maybe you'll enjoy the article I'll post in the comments below...

Here's an article that's profound in many ways. It has much to do with the interpretation of everything from classic novels to fundamental religious texts and conversations to important speeches. It's also a constant subject of scrutiny for any enlightened polyglots who live abroad (several of whom happen to be my friends). This is an article worth reading, even if you only speak one language and, if not, maybe you'll enjoy the article I'll post in the comments below... - What is the task of the translator – to be a servant to the source or to create a new work of illuminated meaning?

Always appreciated this guy...not because he's awesome at writing stories and screenplays, because he's a teacher, because he's basically a cool guy or because he survived a horrific injury and went right back to doing what he loved - even before he finished recovering...but because of all those things and, mostly, because he really knows how to write - and inspire other writers! That's a USO photo so, apparently, he is also in the habit of supporting the troops. Here's a great article that can really give any aspiring writers a shove in the right direction:

Always appreciated this guy...not because he's awesome at writing stories and screenplays, because he's a teacher, because he's basically a cool guy or because he survived a horrific injury and went right back to doing what he loved - even before he finished recovering...but because of all those things and, mostly, because he really knows how to write - and inspire other writers! That's a USO photo so, apparently, he is also in the habit of supporting the troops. Here's a great article that can really give any aspiring writers a shove in the right direction: - Image by the USO, via Flickr Commons In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line. “There are all sorts of theories,” he says, “it’s a tricky thing.” “But there’s one thing” he’s sure about: .....

When politics sinks to this level, it's quite clear that the people involved have no business in the political arena... Here, you have it straight from this Republican subhuman's mouth. I wonder if he understands that what he just said is not only going to lose him the election but also, more than likely, result in criminal prosecution. It's time to throw the criminals out of politics. Make sure you vote wisely in November! #VOTE #BlueTsunami #ChecksAndBalances

When politics sinks to this level, it's quite clear that the people involved have no business in the political arena... Here, you have it straight from this Republican subhuman's mouth. I wonder if he understands that what he just said is not only going to lose him the election but also, more than likely, result in criminal prosecution. It's time to throw the criminals out of politics. Make sure you vote wisely in November! #VOTE #BlueTsunami #ChecksAndBalances - Republican candidate Scott Wagner threatened Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf: "You better put a catcher's mask on your face because I'm going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes."

I'm looking forward to seeing this new take on an old film. I might not say much about actors / performers but I have to admit Bradley Cooper (in his directorial debut) is an impressive talent and even if I'm not much of a fan of Lady Gaga's music, she is indeed a talented artist (referring to art - not exclusively music) and I'm glad to see her finally reach the goal she initially set, but failed, and passed up for music - to be an actress. She says this isn't her (the natural look with original hair color and no make-up) since that isn't who she 'chooses to be', but I think it was a real smart move. It's a very deep and modernized telling of the original Streisand / Kristofferson version from 1976 and I think it's going to be a hit. 😉 Check out the trailer:

I'm looking forward to seeing this new take on an old film. I might not say much about actors / performers but I have to admit Bradley Cooper (in his directorial debut) is an impressive talent and even if I'm not much of a fan of Lady Gaga's music, she is indeed a talented artist (referring to art - not exclusively music) and I'm glad to see her finally reach the goal she initially set, but failed, and passed up for music - to be an actress. She says this isn't her (the natural look with original hair color and no make-up) since that isn't who she 'chooses to be', but I think it was a real smart move. It's a very deep and modernized telling of the original Streisand / Kristofferson version from 1976 and I think it's going to be a hit. 😉 Check out the trailer: -

Just a breakdown of what happens when the world is being managed by dictators, fascists, the self-serving and those who lack empathy and compassion:

Just a breakdown of what happens when the world is being managed by dictators, fascists, the self-serving and those who lack empathy and compassion: - Toxic politics and constrained central banks could make the next downturn hard to escape

Poor Ye... He looks up to all the wrong people for advice as a result of lacking a father figure. He is also a few steps short of reality. I think he needs to loosen his hat strap in back. 🤨

Poor Ye... He looks up to all the wrong people for advice as a result of lacking a father figure. He is also a few steps short of reality. I think he needs to loosen his hat strap in back. 🤨 - Kanye West claimed that Donald Trump is a superhero and that wearing a red MAGA hat turns you into a Superman.

Glad they're back safely... Space is still one of the few places that humans can still work together, regardless of nationality, and still be productive.

Glad they're back safely... Space is still one of the few places that humans can still work together, regardless of nationality, and still be productive. - By Shamil Zhumatov BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station was safe following a dramatic emergency landing on Thursday shortly after liftoff in Kazakhstan

Think real hard before you vote - and make sure you take a look below... 🤨

Think real hard before you vote - and make sure you take a look below... 🤨 -

- Life is an echo, what you send out comes back. - Chinese Proverb

Poor Florida - they got absolutely hammered! “Let us never forget, the same day America learned one of its cities was completely wiped off the map, Donald Trump was hosting Kanye West and Kid Rock in a pathetic attempt to drum up votes.” That’s gonna’ cost the tangerine baboon some votes!

Poor Florida - they got absolutely hammered! “Let us never forget, the same day America learned one of its cities was completely wiped off the map, Donald Trump was hosting Kanye West and Kid Rock in a pathetic attempt to drum up votes.” That’s gonna’ cost the tangerine baboon some votes! - “Let us never forget, the same day America learned one of its cities was completely wiped off the map, Donald Trump was hosting Kanye West and Kid Rock in a pathetic attempt to drum up votes. https://t.co/oZ10bRxp6N”

Awesome! 😊

Awesome! 😊 - October 11, 2018: Oleg Vishnepolsky posted on LinkedIn

Can you 👃what The Rock is cookin'? I can! 😎👍

Can you 👃what The Rock is cookin'? I can! 😎👍 - Let's strive for perfection today... We won't ever be perfect - but in the process we'll find our greatness. - Team Bring It

❣️ This ❣️

❣️ This ❣️ - “This brilliant but brutal PSA is trying to motivate young people to vote with some reverse psychology https://t.co/sVZrjtF2Nt”

Things that make ya’ go “Hmm...”! 🤨

Things that make ya’ go “Hmm...”! 🤨 - The organization keeps Confederate statues standing and spreads lies about America’s history of slavery

You don't hear stories like *this* one every day!

You don't hear stories like *this* one every day! - Activist street artist’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ sells for £1m at Sotheby’s — then gets shredded

It's bad when they can't even keep their stories straight... 🤨

It's bad when they can't even keep their stories straight... 🤨 - What Mike Pence said Donald J. Trump said vs. what Donald Trump really said. http://cnn.it/2dS6TQl

Here's another article that might be useful to those who appreciate being and / or seek to be wise:

Here's another article that might be useful to those who appreciate being and / or seek to be wise: - We are bombarded every day with claims about how the world works, claims that have a direct impact on how we think about and solve problems in society and our personal lives. This module explores important considerations for evaluating the trustworthiness of such claims by contrasting between scient...

Information everyone should read... 🤔

Information everyone should read... 🤔 - Sexuality is one of the fundamental drives behind everyone’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. It defines the means of biological reproduction, describes psychological and sociological representations of self, and orients a person’s attraction to others. Further, it shapes the brain and body to...

Welcome to the future:

Welcome to the future: - More than 90% of the world's data appeared in the past two years. From privacy to politics, Facebook to facial recognition – discover the true impact of this...

This is not the America I grew up in... 😔

This is not the America I grew up in... 😔 - Inspired by Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump elects to take on American women