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Wonderment

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I wonder what I'm going to do with the rest of my life now that I'm retired If you think this post is a waste of bandwidth   think of all the other entries that begin with the letter  T  

Global Mathmatics

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How GeoGebra works   an open source project supported by a large community

Snake party

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Team work   Examination  Dont' forget the lizard This unique birthday party was supervised by a professional herpetologist 

Trumpism

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God save our souls. I don't believe in metaphor The way I say is what's in store Right or wrong history is past And helps to show my lack of class. The dollar mine is what I wear And those with equal value share A family crypt made of gold While suffering is for young and old. The uniformed come and go Our young die because they're' told Protect freedom at all cost Unforgiving ways profit loss. The world is but a resting place That cares for the human race All the others man and beast Will be here to the end of feast. -->

Christ

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Whether he be laughing    crying    shouting    dying He is our Christ

Close

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But we lost   We will not loose again   Atl  Dems British movie frame   source also lost

Next Industrial Revolution

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3d Printing Source   theatlantic.com   The Future According to Now

An eye for a view

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A white surface reflects the absorbed light from other near by objects'.  Hair of the dog    Not a metaphor   Maybe just fun

Freedom

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Untethered growth from rich soil. Swaying in the open air.  Otherwise this is a palm tree, blue sky, clouds.  In times like these description may diminish the outcome, or the vision. So ignore the verbiage and just enjoy the view. Its up to you.

The undeniable economic equation has variables

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--> All presidents face a dilemma regarding the economy. They are judged in large part according to how wages, jobs, and retirement nest eggs perform on their watch. Yet they have little control over that performance.  Growth, ultimately, is determined by long-term (and in some cases mysterious) factors: demographic trends, business innovation and technological progress, the education level of the workforce. Under the right circumstances, some measures—tax cuts, government spending—can boost growth, at least for a while. But for the most part, presidents cannot quickly influence the deeper elements that govern growth. Source the atlantic.com   SEBASTIAN MALLABY Photo    blogger     downtown chicago

What happens

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up to you Source   www.theatlantic.com

Life and poetry We live our words

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The poet's joke You say gray, and what of black You say white, and what of gray Never the way of knowing is neither It matters only the moment of meter Born in Chicago Illinois, raised in Tampa (above downtown picture), lived St.Petersburg for thirty years.  A family is where ever you choose to live.  Is one place safer than the next?  Maybe, because children seek out friends they feel most accepted by - usually images of themselves.

US vs Russia

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In what ways is Russia better than the United States? Peter Potnin Works at Microsoft Studied at National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" Lives in Seattle, WA 453.5k answer views 27.8k this month Turn On Notifications Peter Potnin , born and lived in Russia for 24 years Updated Sep 5, 2016 As a Russian native who has moved to the US recently I feel like I have something to share, too. OMG INTERNET , PEOPLE! In Russia there’s such a plurality of ISPs that it’s not uncommon to have 3–4 providers to choose from in a given apartment building. For this and other reasons the prices are much lower – $9 for 100Mbps in Moscow compared to $65 for 25Mbps in my Seattle apartment (Comcast only). Come on! The same goes for cell phone service – cheaper and better in Russia, at least in the cities. Banks . I have found the ones in Russia to generally have superior online banking tools...

Hear Ye

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Anyone can write poetry, philosophers and kings Who can write the words that say, listen to what I mean That interest young and old, blind and deaf as well Propel them to the stars, or to the depths of hell. Savant you say, he means no harm while wid'ling away Both time, truth and sanctity hard earned by all each day This message clear to anyone when lofty words do prey On man both fool and king, enlightened and dismayed.

Climate Change

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Don't worry Photo   Sergei Savostyanov/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP) (Associated Press)

Repose of the souls

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Mea Culpa Click above listen and wait   source  MY3blKA@mail.ru

The Pillars of Creations

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Clear view without blog info Published on Nov 4, 2016 The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation. Although not the first space telescope, Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile, and is well known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. The HST is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble, and is one of NASA's Great Observatories, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope. With a 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) mirror, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared spectra. Hubble's orbit outside the distortion of Earth's atmosphere allows it to take extremely high-resolution images, with substantially lower background light than ground-based telescopes. Hubble has recorded some of the most detailed visible light ...

Morning thought

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The Vibrant Mind Looks for distraction Never lacking for attraction Gives good speak if proposed Withers in time like the rose.  photo   photographer unknown

Chin up

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Anything worth catching is above you

White House Ethics

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What is it good for content   nytimes.com opinion

Adelia Alieva pianist

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Chopin 2 valses   plays piano concerto in jazz style by W. Mustapha-zadeh

Where is this place

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23.128237, -82.353516 24.395132, 54.382324   55.75583, 37.61730 +48.87146, 2.35500  

Suffer the Little Children

Saudi oil reduction

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prompts candle light vigil source   theguardian.com

Wish upon a star

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"The Trump administration, in a break with practice under President Barack Obama, has quickly moved to shift responsibility for tactical decisions on a range of issues from the White House to the military." source   washingtonpost.com Macnamee/Getty Images

Beaches with few tourist

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Sand of gold … Atlantic breakers sweep in at Praia da Nova Photograph: Theo Gould Source: theguardian.com

Fun fantastic foes

JABBERWOCKY Lewis Carroll (from  Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There , 1872)`                                           Twas brillig, and the slithy toves   Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves,   And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son!   The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun  The frumious Bandersnatch!" He took his vorpal sword in hand:  Long time the manxome foe he sought -- So rested he by the Tumtum tree,  And stood awhile in thought. And, as in uffish thought he stood,  The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through  The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with...

Hackers NSA Privacy

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  "Equation Group" ran the most advanced hacking operation ever uncovered. Dan Goodin - 2/16/2015, 2:00 PM source   arstechnica.com  

Just for laughs

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"Not my native language..." Source   thefiscaltimes.com   by Rob Garver October 12 2016

Muse Politic

Let me say this about that I put my cat in a hat The cat is not there We do not know where Because, I did not say that chuck

Protecting American values

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  A journalist who covered Nixon’s fall 45 years ago explains why the current challenge to America may be more severe   newsletters@theatlantic.com   Article  James Fallows May 12, 2017

Is anyone safe

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My boss just got fired   and his boss is an idiot A constitutional crisis that has shaken Washington Graphic   Andy Warhol

Into the storm

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and out again all non credited photos are mine - with few exceptions photo    Benoit Tessier/Reuters article   thedailybeast.com

digital art

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Originally constructed with just a few objects and one lighting source a phone app transfigured the picture into something that might be appealing to some 

Mentally ill or ill at perception

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whose that at the window no one   its the TV If this doesn't make sense then you have never had to much to drink   fallen in love    or experienced the heart break of a physical or spiritual loss   in short you are fucked up

Practice faith

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Something to believe in

The way we were

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  Marilyn Monroe   Robin Williams Einstein

Faces

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There are numerous faces here   can you find them all

Shades of Admiral Ender

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F22 Raptor Source imdb.com

Birthday Card

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The far side

Street Art

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from around the world from the blog of  Dirk Schönfeld

At work feelings

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Overcome fear of feelings