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Twilight Zone Dinning

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The eerie feeling of eating alone in a public restaurant  You might as well eat at home  The upside  the servers are attentive and upbeat  The food is usually good  There is plenty of time to serve and be served  while the pandemic unfairly rages around you  The real Twilight Zone that isn't showing for your amusement Link source   Wiki.com

Freedom of the press?

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Suppression of citizen outrage is found in cities around the US   This historically temporary state of popular rebellion centralizes retaliation instead of reform  Only time and the will to repair damage done by a few will emerge beyond the tear gas and other weapons of personal assault on the freedom to assemble and to report current social conditions Source: https://youtu.be/dnxMt6wq5Ls     www.bellingcat.com

Tomorrow is tomorrow

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Why is South Korea the UK and China more efficiently organized to fight the Corona Virus Who gets the message to stay safe and how to avoid infection is one of the critical factors in the growth of infection   Poverty is an unavoidable situation that limits the ability for self help   The capable must reach out to all to insure universal health   This is an obvious statement but is a larger problem to deal with than we are currently prepared for at the moment   The discovery of an effective vaccine is the waiting answer  when it is made available globally Source:  www.ft.com/   my comments come from publically published articles

Who passes the electorial college

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Will the electoral college skew votes   Why would it change the popular vote   What justifies altering the will of the people   In order for President Trump to win   a significant deviation from the electorate choice would have to be favored   Is Biden any better than Hilary as the next person to run our country Sources: US Census Bureau; MIT Election and Data Science Lab; 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Study; US Bureau of Economic Analysis; American National Election Studies; 270towin.com; Gallup; FiveThirtyEight; YouGov Forecast by The Economist with Andrew Gelman and Merlin Heidemanns, Columbia University

What flys

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Blending in by shape and not color    Female Monarch The fisher bird drys its wings   Cormorant Blogger shots

Tulsa

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"...the site of one of the country’s worst episodes of racial violence in 1921, angered the city’s black residents." Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times

Nudity as art

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If you blog   the way to raise your hits is to provide provocative information   This can be either a religious topic   something of a sexual nature  and if you persist a political topic now worn thin  These models are not real  They are software posing characters   None of this type of software initially displays people with clothes   Even Disney artist started with a bare Snow White   Characters can be positioned in any pose  The male kneeling shows his finger pushed through his temple .. oops   Make of it what you will and let your common sense take you to never never land if you wish  or just enjoy a moment of imagination  that's all there is Posing and comments belong to the blogger

Elder pandemic advice (not suitable for children and those with medical insurance)

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1 2 3 4 5 5 Blogging is a hobby of many years  Your views may differ from mine  That's alright

Cars before computers

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A neighbor's VW runs on physics not on code  A clean machine to be sure These inexpensive bugs ran without bugs, only oil, air, and gasoline  Yes they required maintenance when something was broken not merely a possible diagnostic prediction  This owner's other car is a new Corvette  Someone who obviously appreciates the best of both worlds  Das Volksauto für Menschen, die es sich leisten können

What went wrong - PBS

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"As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way  America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us  Why and who is accountable?" The Virus: What Went Wrong?   is now streaming on pbs.org/frontline , the PBS Video App and YouTube .

The rise of the and fall of the human raise

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These statistics are a refection of individual choices made in a democracy that ignores safety, either by the electorate or those who choose to feel invincible Personal experience finds small businesses not policing social distancing   Lack of ongoing managed testing is not permission to congregate with others   As cruel as this situation is the outcomes are not a way of life we can continue safely  Do something governor Ron DeSantis Rapid increases in coronavirus cases are still part of "the first wave," according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said states must continue to follow safety standards or risk further outbreaks. Despite record highs of new infections, the governors of Florida, Arizona, and Texas say they’re not considering another shutdown. The Wall Street Journal Link source  Bloomberg.com    By Danielle Moran June 17, 2020, 10:35 AM EDT

Death after life

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 Centuries before recorded history the evidence of burial rites gives science the idea that early man believed in an afterlife   From a book by Until the End of Time by Brian Greene   DelanceyPlace.com

Critically ill Carona Virus paitients benefit from steroid

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The steroid dexamethasone was given to thousands of people critically ill with corona virus in a randomized, controlled trial. Credit: Dr P. Marazzi/Science Photo Library An inexpensive and commonly used steroid can save the lives of people seriously ill with COVID-19, a randomized, controlled clinical trial in the United Kingdom has found. The drug, called dexamethasone, is the first shown to reduce deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 430,000 people globally. In the trial, it cut deaths by about one-third in patients who were on ventilators because of coronavirus infection. Photo credit : Dr P. Marazzi/Science Photo Library   www.nature.com ...

Coincidense is my favorite part of reality

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The photo on the left was taken years ago  My sister recently drew this pencil sketch on the right with amazing similarity to something recorded in the past  Art is a family ability 

Storm troopers fend off the resistence 2020

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Isn't It a Pity Version One / George Harrison Isn't it a pity Isn't it a shame How we break each other's hearts And cause each other pain How we take each other's love Without thinking anymore Forgetting to give back Now, isn't it a pity Some things take so long But how do I explain When not too many people Can see we're all the same And because of all their tears Your eyes can't hope to see The beauty that surrounds them Now, isn't it a pity Isn't it a pity, (oh-o) Now, isn't is a shame How we break each other's hearts And cause each other pain How we take each other's love Without thinking anymore Forgetting to give back Now, isn't it a pity George Harrison - via youtube

The Second Coming

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“ The Second Coming " is a poem written by Irish poet W. B. Yeats in 1919 ” Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Yeats poem sounds familiar while written as the 1919 flu ravages  We repeat our sins our glorious moments of triumph and start a new age that makes and takes lives  With no less than a deaf and dumb shepherd who outrageous us all   we live on shaken ground to the taunts of retaliation  Change comes and go as we do but do we change Joni Mitchell - Slouching Towards Bethlehem  Joni Mitchell sings the poem in the above link poem distributed source:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Coming_(poem) youtube Joni Mitchell  Sl...

32 bit Dali

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Reminiscent of Salvador Dali 's style from my view point  Two woman facing away with arms drawn back a software rendering that has something to say  His museum is located in St. Parkersburg Florida   bio source wiki

How we form our identity

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Margaret Mead extolled the value of “spiritual and mental ancestors” in how w e form our identity — those people to whom we aren’t related but whose values we try to cultivate in ourselves; role models we seek out not from our immediate genetic pool but from the pool of culture the surrounds us, past and present. Seneca saw in reading, one of the oldest and most reliable ways to identify and contact these cultural ancestors, a way of being adopted into the “households of the noblest intellects.” That sounds like good advice to me  Why complain about our crappy parents, stupid friends and coworkers  They don't have to live in your heads  They only provide limited life support  How you think is up to you  Again the title of this blog is a message to all the people out there who don't have a choice about what rattles their behavior  This place is simply a way to think differently and to share it with those who happen to stumble upon the thoughts of ano...

What flys

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Woodpecker in my yard Jet aircraft in yours' Mia culpa - a little first amendment fun I obviously did not shoot the Lightening aircraft photo.  MY drone isn't permitted in military air space.

Never trust communists

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Martin Lee WSJ Opinion - Video "Communism is what works for the party at any given moment." Lenin source:   By Paul Wolfowitz and Frances Tilney Burke

To have and to hold - a satire

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The President of the United States Satire from The Borowitz Repor t

Heavy metal in Atlanta

 My brother shot this video of Humvees entering a mall parking lot in Buckhead Georgia  At one time the area had been a big beautiful farm

Spock

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Spock emerged for baby boomers when their parents looked for a child rearing guide Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care (1946) is one of the best-selling volumes in history. The book's premise to mothers is that "you know more than you think you do." [1] Star Trek continued to nurture these young adults with a series that has influenced this generation as well as many others in numerous countries and maybe other galaxies.   Spock the Star Trek character flourished with his logic and enduring courage. Leonord Nimoy's last acting effort was in the SiFi television show Fringe . By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 , https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15345900 Source   wikipedia

Purity of blood

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Armies fight for a reason  Some fight better than others  either by sheer numbers or by military wit  In World War II the mind is separated from fear by drugs  Motivation leaves the body behind with meth amphetamines  one of the German drugs of choice source   The New York Review of Books    Antony Beevor getpocket.com

Somebody loves me

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We don’t to have to love people in power. I would suspect that we would like for them to respect their jobs in a manner that isn’t always a political mandate. Social media is the voice of the people, Donald Trump is just another person, one who forgets (or ignores) how his voice effects, and reflects the image of what America is. Even some republicans wish “he would give his twitter finger a rest.” Like this blog, opinion is personal, but I am not in power nor am I empowering anyone to think my way. Blogs like these are a heads up for trends that agree with international news organizations – the real source for what is said here. You don’t need a blog to be heard. One vote for each person who cares for his future here or anywhere on the globe is often enough.

We have to stop meeting like this

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Even birds do it

Re Blog - From the ridiculous to the sublime

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December 09, 2012 From the ridiculous to the sublime, the mind traverses topics through thought that no one understands, not even the person who post pictures of apparent whimsy (excuse my self indulgence). For those of you who have a genuine concern about the bipolar condition, no regrets here.  This is simply a place for thoughts to play.  Their mother lacking dearness is the chemical factory we call the brain. Alas it too has no particular purpose beyond social contract (do not break the law, moral, ethical, etc...).  Yes we are rule based from childhood.  Taught to respond in kind to all that may contact us in a way that is of some benefit to the larger equation, the unforeseen force, the reason for being... Know that there is a rainbow even though a physical illusion that is worth a moment of awe.  We are the sum total of all that impresses or disgust us should we allow attention to focus, duty to guide, security to sway. There is no ...

Itch Itch Itch

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That's all we ever do  

Get The Facts

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Twitter challenges President Trump's false voting claims   This entry says it all about a man who clearly says what he thinks others should believe because he said it   Obviously the medium that hosts his words have found a way to disagree

I drink therefore I am

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Who am I   Where am I Mr. Tree has the answer

All American space effort takes off at 4:33pm today

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"The SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, sits on Launch Pad 39-A on Monday at Kennedy Space Center."  SpaceX has been involved with space vehicles and rockets since 2011  It operates under   funding by the US government under Nasa’s Commercial Crew Program Photograph:  David J Phillip/AP    Source   theguardian.com  NASA

Where did all the people go

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A tree makes a social comment about gathering  Mr tree can't understand why so many trees are around and we are not  The tree is not a photo edit    blogger I am a bloody Mary in a Bar

Death as art

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H.R. Geiger penned the now infamous alien creature that roams in our memories from the movie Alien  His morbid psycho sexual obsession with death is the product of a mind that is difficult to imitate  He is an original graphics designer of images that resemble what remains of humanity with the soul extracted     blogger

"I just ask that He forgives me my sins.”

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I do stand up sitting down   A quick wit even makes me laugh   Overcoming dark emotions with humor is nothing new  Chris Farley took it to his end  and in the end I don't believe her realized how much people loved him   If you take anti depressants don't for get to love yourself   If you are an alcoholic  enjoy the ride  because it will park you without permission   blogger source  getpocket.com  Rolling Stone   Erik Hedegaard

Recovery: The Opinions That Matter

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Bill Gates uses his resources to anticipate the ability to return to a normal healthy state   An important viewpoint that defines the outcomes when given choices that work  

Our savior returns

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The gathering

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While scenes like this are rare  the irony of walls showing labor is a reminder to give more than you take   Quoted text from WIRED's Steven Levy < wired@newsletters.wired.com " As with many things, the tech industry is leading the way. Facebook and Google told employees earlier this month that they won’t be required to show up until at least 2021: Zuckerberg later added that he expects that by 2030, half his workforce will be WFH. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dropped the other shoe, promising his employees that they’ll never have to cross the threshold of the company’s louche headquarters building again if they don’t care to. He later extended the offer to his workers at Square. The term “permanent WFH” began to trend. Then Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong proclaimed that after quarantine, his company would be a “remote- first ” operation. “After a period of WFH, we think remote work (or part in-office and part remote) are options that many people, i...

Covid-19 home test kit

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  "Boohoo founder teams up with biotech firm for Covid-19 home test kit"    "Saliva test in development and needs regulatory approval but could be available in UK in July" One hundred years from now will science be politicized at the cost of countless lives, or will we have learned a valuable lesson in foresight from the current Covid 19 pandemic

Who benefits from labor absence

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The pandemic is creating a new market for labor - workers without supervision Eventually some will venture out on their own and be the code rather than writing it The following article does not address this idea   Maybe one day it will   source   seekingalpha.com