Bi Polar People

  Years ago a photographer friend of mine asked me if I wanted to rent a helicopter and take aerial photos   I asked him,  "What for?"   Now I do it for sport using drones  The Weedon Island dock in this picture was once a road that ran over Tampa Bay to...  see picture below and check out the residential pool

    By John Blake, CNN Updated 2011 GMT (0411 HKT) March 9, 2013  "During World War II, Second Lieutenant Charles Brown was the pilot of a B-17 and after a tough aerial battle, his plane was the only one left behind in German air space. His plane was running dangerously out of fuel, half of his crew was wounded, his tail gunner was killed, and his plane was rattling from all the gunshots it had taken." "German ace, Franz Stigler, was only a kill away from earning The Knight’s Cross, Germany’s highest award for valor. He was on the ground when Brown’s B-17 passed over him and he took off on his Bf-109 to chase after the American plane." "When he got behind the B-17, he was about to press the trigger to take down the plane, but noticed that no one from the B-17 was shooting at him, he flew closer to see that the tail gunner was dead and the crew inside were injured and huddling together." Reader further from CNN, listen to the account, or buy the book  

    Satire snagged from the New Yorker  Thanks guys for letting a very few more people feel the pain of being a Floridian in the shadow of the elect  

  Being a parent and aspiring teacher I learned that children have capabilities that exceed our expectations  This video is evidence that kids like challenge   Source:  CNN/Youtube   And some fantastic parents

  Why, how, if and what does it matter that our eyes see, not see A look at what makes our field of view anything but a coherent conclusion of our choosing  We welcome the discord as it may annoy sometimes but often amuses our sense of humdrum repetitious reality  Click the link above to see what this all means       That goes for me too because I use a lot of other peoples' images, but I give them credit  When no credit is given the image or graphic is mine  Like this low orbit commercial transport     software:  Bryce  Bryce is a 32 bit scenery application and a good 64 bit version is hard to find  The software was developed twenty years ago when larger word bits where science fiction   

  Republicans are making it harder for black voters to express their choice of government  Declining the right to vote by mail for all except those over sixty-five is wrong and another racial inequality that has lingered for hundreds of years  The minority populations only serve the interest of big money by helping it to flourish without a fair share in their efforts   Government chooses to regulate not represent those who are the machinery of commerce " The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections." source wiki

"Letting off steam might be more important in social life than we’ve recognized. Suppressing what we really think is widely understood to be bad for our emotional health. People who have had to hide their thoughts in order to appear as conformists to the prevailing orthodoxies have often developed deep psychological problems, which in turn can lead to ‘explosions’. Meanwhile, if people can express themselves, even only clandestinely, they might be relieved of this pressure." I dare not write my feelings, for they appear as a fog in a dark place that no one bothers to enter   Nor do I give entrance because of my shield and sword of Benzodiazepines  For years I have taken Klonopin to regulate or annihilate feelings that no longer linger because they are no more than dead ghost   Most feelings have become mere experiences that visit and disappear, like teenagers who are becoming self emancipated   However memory is as fine or finer than I deserve and I use it as a tool ...

    What is the party line... is it the right thing to do for your constituents,  meaning you satisfy those who vote you in office  Can there be a consensus outside of the party philosophy, that sphere of influence or the self indulgence of personal intuition - the gut feeling with no basis other than popular approval  On the other hand is racial equity fair   I got mine   Did you get yours  Only the another four years will tell as the fiscal pendulum swings left then right  God(?) forbid there is no swing  

    Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS desktop for those who don't use a Mac OS or Windows, includes free software in almost any category and in some cases is easy to use  Your computer is old  Then this OS will give it new life for free and a small learning curve   If you code you will find other ways to benefit, though coding is not a prerequisite  If all you do is browse the internet then there is virtually no learning curve           Shoot from the hip  take any shot as you see them  something the persistent photographer does  This doesn't appeal to everyone or maybe one hundred years from now someone will find it quaint     Do you peruse local thrift shops  Some give their stuff away, others think of them as timeless gems and expect a price for curiosity  This one works and is a handsome addition to any collection  A horologists is interested in the study of time keeping devices  Now you ...

To fast for a decent photograph, faster than most fighter jets, steady Mach 2 transatlantic transportation    The way people are packed into planes today that use more muscle than air frame to move from point A to B pale in comparison to the Concorde - Lucky are those that can afford the ticket to fly so fast, I'm not sure why  It still sounds inviting   Source  Andrei Kucharavy · February 24    Works at Bioinformatics   The articles following this submission are interesting as well

 A poem by Lewis Carol  'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. Have you been jabbed yet    Keep trying    Maybe your area will be supplied with enough vaccine to satisfy the needs of seniors and those with conditions or jobs that allow a chance at a jab  Its all the rage on the news   In my opinion the vaccine is currently in short supply    FEMA to the rescue    Please visit your state's patient portal or online access account for vaccination appoint information  Know Before You Go Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is far in excess of the supply the state has received so far. It is anticipated that additional supplies will be coming soon. Florida has many sites that are providing COVID-19 vaccines, but supplies are limited and appointments may not be available at many of these sites. The state is prioritizing: Persons 65 yea...

“I think right now there’s no need for individuals to know their strains,” Well that may be a good way to contain hysteria but will it help when vaccines don't prove effective against variants   "Amid limited testing to identify different strains , more than 1,900 cases of three key variants have been detected in 46 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s worrisome because of early reports that some may spread faster, prove deadlier or potentially thwart existing treatments and vaccines." By Christina Jewett and JoNel Aleccia and Rachana Pradha   February 25, 2021   marketwatch.com

  Today's selection -- from  The World's Greatest Book of Useless Information  by Noel Botham & the Useless Information Society.  Facts about the human brain  from  https://www.delanceyplace.com/ People who study the brain are like any other mechanic.  How something works tells you how to fix it or how to live with it - especially if your skills demand this knowledge.  Bipolar people have always been in aaugh of the mechanism of thought that creates intentions that are not of their choosing.  People make a living trying to explain what goes on in the brain, though they rarely have insights as to how these goings-on are within our control without medication.  Cynical you say? How now brown cow, or pink elephant or education for the sake of self enlightenment when your candle is always in the wind~ Welcome.  

    source:  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/worldwide-graphs/#countries-cases  

 " ...the UAE (United Arab Emirate) has a long way to go. Just a handful of its 100 or so higher-education institutions do research, and Al Amiri estimates that there are perhaps only a few hundred full-time academic researchers."     " When the United Arab Emirates’ Mars mission takes off , it will be a victory for the entire country, but particularly for women, who make up 34% of the mission team and 80% of the science team. Women’s representation in the Emirati workforce overall is lower, at 28%, but this is changing despite traditional gender and family roles."         "Sharaf and Al Amiri on the grounds of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. Credit: Natalie Naccache for Nature."   Encouraging the population that is rich in oil, a depleting resource, to learn new skills that will allow a country to sustain itself is the real reason behind the march into space.  "But for Emiratis, space-science goals come second. Faced with economic a...

  Cars, roads, bridges, single family homes, condominiums, apartments, mobile homes,department stores, independent businessmen, churches, hospitals, power plants, airports, industry, beaches, water, trees everywhere and the likes of which are unknown to us That's what makes up Our Town and more

  "The final two movements (Rondeau, Capriccio) from J. S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in C minor, performed by Martha Argerich, with an animated graphical score." The Beethoven, Violin Concerto, 3. RONDO that follows is easier to envision See this YouTube link for animated performance and details   If you love music you will find this interesting   The graphics have purpose, they are not randomly generated   If you read music you will see what notes do in real time to music  Enjoy!

  1. A snow making machine for a ski resort 2. Nazi bunker located in neutral WWII era Switzerland 3. An unfinished Trump tower 4. Global seed bank 5. A US presidential bunker   Press Secretary JEN PSAKI said "It's working its way through Congress. We'd certainly support a study, but we'll see what happens through the legislative process."     Answer   Global seed bank  

Depression is normal   You'll get over it   If you read the title of this blog you know some of us won't get over it   For everyone else this article from Psyche is good news   " Mental health problems are a lot like physical health problems – common, often temporary and, mostly, an unavoidable consequence of ‘normal’ life."    source  Jonathan D Schaefer  /psyche.co

  15 Places to Legally Download or Stream Movies for Free source  Source Nick Douglas ,  Alan Henry ,  Joel Cunningham ,  and  Emily Long     Staff Writer, Lifehacker | Nick has written for Gawker, Valleywag, the Daily Dot, and Urlesque. He currently runs the scripted comedy podcast "Roommate From Hell."

A remote camera with infinite angles offers new insights  

I have been taking pictures since I was twelve  Never could I have imagined doing shots hundreds of feet high above ground   The learning curve for drone flying can be steep and expensive    If you think you have the knack for aerial photography along with the patience to maneuver something you can't always see,   please consider a starter drone like the TELLO   This one's not just for kids,   it's a learning experience that will save you money and may make the joy of the sport possible  Take a trip and never leave the ground  

 Rhetoric has no standing in court and intent is not a crime unless you call it premeditated  What is the correct insight that would classify an action as a crime for anyone including a high ranking government official  Insert morality in the law of the land and the atrocious behavior of some becomes obvious no matter who they are His defense    Link credit  cnn.com

  Who do you think you are   You won't find out until time has passed and your own earned wisdom helps point you out in a crowd   What's more concerning for me is not where I am going but what meaning is there to a life long lived  Did I deserve this consequence of life's realities, little accidents that changed me from a pawn to a prince, or into a bishop or a rook  I won't know the answer to life's persistent questions until the final curtain call   Then one becomes a piece of history to be kicked about by those who care to understand your motivations that endured until their time also comes  Anything in green is mine  The rest can be read for further understanding or complete confusion  Source    Nautilus   Matthew Sedacca

All you need is a camera and an appreciation for nature whose critters gather on an old dock  

Those who follow a loser are the losers So are we when we have to live with the attitude of disgust that mars the representation of out country and those who died for us The upside flag is also a signal for distress and not necessarily political disrespect  

 I created this image twenty years ago never knowing what it meant  Today some of us live this image  The virus is out there and we are in a cage of our making until it is safe to leave

Fiduciary: one often in a position of authority who obligates himself or herself to act on behalf of another and assumes a duty to act in good faith and with care, candor, and loyalty in fulfilling the obligation. -- As defined by Merriam-Webster Good investing takes time with money you don't expect to ever see again. - personal opinion   Source ifa.com

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