Good morning, are you a fan of superheroes?

I love superheroes, I am big fan of all the movies and shows.

How about you?

I am as well.
I prefer the Marvel movies to DC.
Do you have a preference?

Me too, Marvel much better!

Did you know there are 300 superheroes in the US

I did not know that.

Does that mean there are people who have registered themselves as superheroes or trademarks?

I wonder if they register themselves.

I registered myself, my name is normalman, just a average man

Have you seen any of the latest Marvel movies?

I have not seen Captain Marvel yet.

I have not, looks interesting.

I like anything Stan Lee so it should be good.

What else do you do for entertainment?

I enjoy reading, listening to music and podcasts, and watching documentaries on Netflix.

How about you?

Nice!

I still play old school nintendo from time to time, did you ever play that?

I wish I still had mine.

The oldest system I still have is my SEGA Genesis.

nice, loved my a sega!

Each had great games.

I wonder how many colors the Sega had, Nintendo has only 54 colors.

I do not know.

I recently got an XBox One that I won from a cereal box!

Those contests do actually give out the prizes!

no way!

That would be awesome to win from just eating cereal!

Which company did that?

It was the Kellogg company, I almost passed out into my cereal!

lol that would be amazing!
Are you a Bill Nye fan?

I watched his show when I was younger, I haven't watched his new Netflix show however.

I need to check out his new show.

Apparently he got his start winning a steve martin look a like contest!

That's interesting, I don't see a lot of the resemblance between them.

I don't either lol, maybe a very young Bill Nye.

It was so nice chatting with you!

It was nice chatting with you as well, have a great day!


Have you ever seen the movie Justice League?

Apparently it's arriving on Blu-ray in 4K resolution

That is a great movie, that would be awesome in that resolution.

I like superman!

what do you think?

I like the movie Superman, but I thought Justice League was quite horrible.

I don't think that the movie being released in 4k is going to save it LOL

that is true, some parts of the movie was good, but I think they could have had a better flash.

Superman's rights were bought for 130 dollars in 1938.

Good investment

Yep I agree.

It's too bad that the studio interfered so much with Justice League, it could have been a great movie but it wasn't

true, isn't there a new one coming out later?

Superman had the power once to wield Thors hammer

Wow that's pretty cool I never knew that.

And yes that movie was definitely full of problems, for instance they should have had darkseid be the big bad guy immediately at the start of the movie instead of at the end

That is a good point.

What else do you like for entertainment?

Well I used to play a lot of Nintendo games as a kid, I never realized that they had only the ability to display 54 colors at once

I loved nintendo, the original only had 54 colors!

consoles have come a long way!

I'm so happy that they were making Nintendo's until 2003!

That's definitely my favorite system

For sure, mario bros all day!
Those japanese make good systems!

I agree!

It's much better than using chickens for entertainment like the Romans did in ancient Britain

For sure lol.

Julius Caesar would have been more entertained lol

I have never seen a Ronald Reagan movie, but it's funny that one casting agent said that he didn't look presidential, how wrong he was lol

I heard that, if only they could see the future lol.

Boy they were wrong!

Who is your favorite superhero by the way?

I really like Batman, and I think that Garfield as a superhero could be interesting LOL

I am a flash lover.
So good of a show and awesome power!

I'll have to check it out, what I didn't know is that there are 300 superheroes that have been registered in the United States, I wonder what they all are and if some of them are better than the flash haha

I didnt either, wow!
Good chatting with you!

Thank you you too, apparently Stan lee wrote 15 DC Comics, I always thought he was a Marvel guy


Hi!

Have you seen Justice League yet?

If you have and didn't like it, don't bother buying it on 4k.

Otherwise it's just two hours of "Oh what could have been ".

DC and Warner Bros really missed a huge opportunity travel a mark on the world of superhero cinema!

I havent, but it seems like a great movie, DC and Warner Bros make a great combination,

Are you a fan of superheroes?

I am and wish I could follow all 300 registered superheroes in the US.

Ha!

I am a fan and didnt know there were so many heroes only on the US!!

Thats a lot of them, do you have a favorite superheroe?

Honestly, I like them all but if I had to choose a favorite, I'd say Superman.

Henry Cavill is my favorite Superman and I'm so thankful he didn't miss the call for the role due to playing World of Warcraft as he almost did.

That would have been disappointing!

What about you?

I like Superman as well, its a hard choice between him and Batman but the cryptonian wins the battle, he was created by Jerry Siegel,

Indeed he was!

And did you know DC bought the exclusive rights to Superman for a measly  $130 back in 1938?

That is unbelievable!

They sure made a great invesment, Superman must be one of the most expensive heors now, $138 sounds like a sweet deal

Agreed!

Did you also know the writers didn't name Braniac after a preexisting word?

They instead actually coined the term.

That is pretty cool!

It is pretty cool, Braniac is one of my favorite villains along with Lex Luthor, both pretty evil

True.

I think it's cool Superman once wielded Thor's hammer because he was worthy.

Indeed he is worthy, in my opinion!

I think that as well, he is the most powerful hero out there and refuses to kill his enemies, he would be a hard to stop villain

He most certainly would!

Since we're on the subject of Superman, did you know it's illegal to name your kid Superman along with Metallica, Elvis, Ikea and Veranda in Sweden?

That is crazy - like would they really arrest you for something that silly?

I didnt know that I wonder if many people wanted to name their kids after them, I guess those are popular names

I guess so!

But you know, I'd like to read some of the Superman and Batman comics that Stan Lee wrote.

They say he wrote 15 and even reimagined the characters!

Those titles must be really interesting, Stan Lee was a genius, Im sad he is no longer with us

I am as well.

The comic genre will never be the same.

He created so many characters I loved to read about, watch and even play on the Nintendo Entertainment System!

Speaking of which, did you know it could only display 54 colors.

Isn't that crazy?

That was a great system I really loved it, too bad the system got discontinued on 2003,

It's kind of surprising as I figured Japan had discontinued it long before 2003!

Are you also a fan of Bill Nye?

I can't believe he got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!

Yeah I used to like his show Bill Nye the Science Guy, and thats funny, he does look like Steve Martin do you agree?

I think he does and that's a great way to get famous by looking like someone.

But then again, Ronald Reagan lost out on a role because a movie executive didn't think he looked presidential.

How ironic is that?

Ha!

Well, it was nice chatting with you today!

Take care and have a great day, friend!

That is ironic lol, he definetely showed them how mistaken they were, and you have a great day as well my friend.


Do you like to read?

I enjoy Stephen King books.

My first question would be to definitely ask him what I should be reading.

He does admit that is the most frequent question he gets.

Hi, I love to read.

There is so much to read.

Did you know about a guy who while imprisoned spent most of the time in the library?

I remember hearing that before, very crazy!

I just learned that Stephen King was in a band with Matt Groening.

Makes me want to rewatch some Simpsons horror episodes!

LoL cool, what a combination.

Did you know the movie Bambi, terrified Stephen King?

I did not know that, but I think it scared me a bit too when I was that age.

Speaking of terrifying, Ronald McDonald being one of the inspirations for "It" is hysterical!

Ronald Mc Donald is creepy, but It never stopped me for going to Mc Donalds.

Did you know there is more libraries than Mc Donalds in the US.

That is wild!

I need to publish a book in Norway, you are guaranteed to sell at least 1,000!

Great incentive !!

and they promise to take it to different libraries of the country.

That is great.

Speaking of books I am not sure I ever realized Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally from "Parks and Recreation" were actually in love until they released their recent book.

Interesting question!!

you know ?

the book All you can ever know " by Nicole Chung sounds captivating, she was adopted in Korea and raised in Oregon and is in search of her roots

Very interesting.

I am all on board with the "library of things" they have in Sacramento where you can rent out things that you need for a short period of timelike sewing machines.

That will save some space at home and make us avoid buying what we hardly ever need!

did you ever hear about William Gladstone?

I am not familiar with Gladstone, but recently learned his story of using his wheelbarrow to transport 32,000 books at age 85.

I would love to be in that kind of shape at 85!

That is so cute.

He was an UK prime Minister, but I think is great he did not say well I am too old to accomplish my goal!!

Yup, sounds like quite the avid reader.

I find it great that when it comes to reading their are no concrete laws, but that each reader can interpret what they want how they want it.

Yes it is a complex process in the brain and unique on each of us.

It promotes creativity.

Yes, funny to think it was only 300 or so years ago that a moral panic ensued over the spread of reading novels.

Wow that is almost hard to believe, did you hear about "you laugh, you loose " competitions?

I did not know about that until recently either!

I would have never guessed Tolkien had a sense of humor!

I would have lost,  but they did it while reading terrible poetry.. that has to be hillarious

Poetry has to be the deepest exploration of texts in terms of interpretation.

Fifteen people can read the same short poem and interpret it all different ways.

very subjective.
Well great chat.
Have a good day


Do you like to read?

I like to red my son bedtime stories, thats about as far as it goes.

I have some recomendations for you, in case you decie to pcik a book, one of them Elevation, thats a great book

Oh yeah.
Whats it about.

Its a book by Stephen King its about a man who faces challenges and tries to find common fround

Cool.
I might check it out.

You should, also a book called All You Can Ever Know: A memoir, that is also a great book

Is that by stephen king as well.

No, thats a book by Nicole Chung you can buy it for about $26

I doubt I will end up buying it.
I may go see if the library has it.

You can also search for The Flame: Poems Notebooks, thats another recommended book

I hear starship troopers  is endorsed by muh of the military.

The book is highly recommended by the millitary,

Have you read it.

No I havent red that one, Enders Game is another great book, I liked the movie and I did read that one

That one is also suggested material by the military.

Yeah its also on the list, did you hear about Anne Jones and her record?

Yes for speed reading.
4700 words per minute.
Wow.

That is amazing, top speed, I wonder if she comprehends the books she reads

I would say they tested her in some way.

That must be difficult to meassure, she must be really smart.


Hi!
Do you like to use the library?

Hi there!

I'm a big time reader, but I'm not so much a library guy anymore.

How about yourself?

I used to use the library a lot more before the internet came along.

Now I still use to get books.

Do you have a favorite author?

Not really but I do like Stephen King!

So many of his books have been made it movies it's incredible.

I don't think I've actually read any of his books though.

I read some of them when I was younger.

Now I mainly read autobiographies, history, business, investiong, and sports books.

lol  Almost all of his books are connected.

I just read Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, I highly recommend it.

I'll have to check it out.

I'm not familiar with him.

Stephen King's books have sold more than 350 million copies.

Whoa.

I didn't know he sold that many!

Yeah he think he's one of the best selling authors of all time.

I must have made some serious money.

I wonder what his net worth is.

Has to be millions for sure!

lol  He played in a band with Matt Groening.

Who is that?

Isn't that the guy who created the Simpsons?

That's so crazy that those two guys are friends.

I didn't know that.
That is crazy then!
lol

Have you read any of the Game of Thrones books?

I haven't is it better than the show?

The earlier books most definitely were.

The latest ones the author kind of stretched his world too far.

It's probably why he's having a tough time finishing the story.

I'll have to put that on my reading list.

I tend to read more during the winter months.

Did you know that Starship Troopers is on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 military branches?

I wonder why that's on the reading list.

I heard Ender's game is a popular read list item for the military as well.

I saw that.
Do you know who Anne Jones is?

Sounds familiar, does she hold a record of some sort?

Yes.

She holds the world record for speed reading with 4,700 words per minute.

I wonder if she was able to comprehend what she was reading.

Yes, how do you think they test that?

She must able to relay the information back or something right?

I would guess so.
lol  It's been fun chatting!
Have a good one!


What a tragedy that someone was murdered over a pair of shoes!

I cannot believe that regular people spend a lot of money on shoes.

Me either!

I understand that it's a status symbol, but that's ridiculous

I sympathized with Ms. Smith

I don't know about that, I do sympathize too but I don't think his mother is at fault

She was not at fault.

In general I would not want to buy my kids fancy shoes or cars that would attract attention from bad people.

That's true, especially in a high-crime area like D.C.

That was what I meant earlier.

I understand!

It's strange how footwear is considered a cultural phenomenon these days

It has to do with marketing by shoe manufacturers, such as Nike.

That's true, and with endorsements from professional athletes it makes them an aspirational product

Michael Jordan often represents Nike.
Kids love him.

Yeah!

(Loved him in Space Jam)  I always thought it was neat that they used him as the Air Jordan logo

I admire him too.

Did you know that wasn't even how he jumped when he played basketball?

He was doing a ballet jump!

I did not know that.

Thank you for informing me since he is one of my favorite athletes.

It's fascinating how specialized our footwear is to be tailored to different sports.

Like cleats!

Who would have thought?

True.
You seem knowledgeable about shoes.

A little bit!

I've worn many throughout my lifetime.

I even used to do ballet, did you know that professional ballet dancers go through a new shoe every performance?

What else can you tell me about Michael Jordan?

He made more money from his Air Jordan royalties than he ever did in his entire NBA career!

I did not know that.

Going back to your previous question, I did not know about ballet dancers and new shoes for his or her every performance.

That's for pointe shoes, at least

I read that Marbury promoted inexpensive ballet shoes.

Yes!
And wasn't even paid to endorse them


Sup?

I just read a single google search requires more computing power than the moon landing

I thought the Google stuff was interesting.

I'd like to see some reforms to reduce its monopoly power.

Yea, they have too much access to data.

Google maps calculates traffic by tracking android devices

Re the moon shot and computing power, I remember reading that the only way they could find parts to keep the space shuttle running was to search through abandoned hospitals and electronic junkyards for early 80s generation computer hardware.

That's crazy.

Did you know the UN has an ambassador to extraterrestrials?

I just saw that!

I had no idea.

But I guess it couldn't hurt to be prepared.

It's possible they visited earth earlier.

Humans have only been on earth for the equivalent of 1 minute and 17 seconds of earth's entire history

True.

Personally I doubt it -- I suspect intelligent civilizations are so far apart that contact is pretty rare.

But I really hope something like a faster-than-light drive is possible so we an meet each other.

That would be cool.

Hopefully we find new planets soon 80 percent of earths forrest have been destroyed

Absolutely.

I hope exploring the solar system and settling other planets is cheap enough to be feasible soon.

Yea, earth has a lot of issue, it will be virtually helium-free by the end of the century

I wonder why just now, as long as it's been in the atmosphere.

Maybe it's man made or just natural.

When earth was first formed a day was 5.5 hours long, maybe that contributed to it some way

I think the earth slowed down because of the moon's gravitational pull.

I guess that means the days will keep getting longer.

yea, when earth formed 4.5 billion years ago and didn't have a moon at first

IIRC the moon supposedly resulted from a large body passing close enough to pull a big chunk of material out of the earth.

Yea and now the moon effects ocean tides and stabilizes the Earth's rotation

Yeah, it's cool to think of those enormous masses of water being pulled back and forth by the moon's gravity.

Yea, 71% of the earth is water so it has a huge impact on Earth

Just imagine if it was closer!

I think it could get within about 20000 miles before gravitational forces were enough to pull it apart.

I wonder what effects it has on Earth's polar regions covered in ice


lion king was the first disney film to be dubbed in zulu

The Lion King was a movie about Africa!

That's great that they put it in an African language.

yes it was for its african release.
so smart of them

Frozen was the first animated Disney film directed by a woman.

I wonder how many languages it was dubbed into.

Probably not Zulu, but you never know.

how do you even direct an animated movie?

Its not like you need to tell the actors what to do.

lol

I guess they get performances out of the voice actors, change the lines, stuff like that.

makes sense.

I never realized that there was a walt disney pictures that is a subsidiary of walt disney studio which is owned by the walt disney company.

man how do they keep all of that straight

I guess for legal reasons they want the name DIsney on everything.

There are the theme parks, the movies, the merchandise.

It's a huge company.

The toy industry gets involved in Disney animations even before the beginning of the film production.

wow wreck it ralph started in the late 80' s

I guess the technology wasn't read yet for that animated feature.

Did you ever play Nintendo?

yes we still do.

Did you play the NES, the original system?

It had only 54 colors.

and it wasnt discontinued in japan until 2003!

I guess fans were still playing the thing.

I wonder who was developing games at that point though.

Do you think Reagan looks presidential?

i guess people thought that way because he was a movie star before he was president.

i mean schwarzenegger doesn't look very governerish

That's true.

Perhaps even Bill Nye could end up looking presidential.

maybe not presidential but definitely steve martin

With the right makeup, make Bill Nye could look presidential.

did you know elsa was supposed to be the villain but "let it go" was so uplifting that they changed the whole movie

I never saw that film.

It sounds like it's another Disney winner.

Great story, great animation, great songs.

yes it was

It's funny that Disney renamed "Rapunzel" to "Tangled" and "Snow Queen" to "Frozen" because they blamed feminine titles for underperforming box offices.

Maybe it's the title.

I wonder how many boys watch those films.

they do good with having strong male characters that boys can enjoy


I would think its hard to learn soccer on a desert field

You know I think that would be pretty difficult too!

Good thing they were able to go to Maryland and advance their skills.

Are there any resources in your community for refugee children?

Not that I am aware of; I don't think we have any refugees

Interesting.

Well that's good that there are places around the world that do offer those supports.

The LACES program was a great idea; its suprising that Liberia has been at war about as long as we have

I also think it was a very good idea!

Something else really cool about the article is what it said about Youtube!

I can't believe Justin Bieber's song is considered the most disliked!

haha.

Definitely gets my vote for worst...lol

There are children who are becoming millionaires just because they open up their presents on video and kids want to watch them.

At the very least Justin Bieber performed a skill haha.

I must have watched gangnam style a million times myself

I don't think i've ever watched a child open a gift on youtube lol.

It was also shocking knowing that kids were wanting to watch others play pokemon.

Do you watch the ones where they eat tons of food?

I can not say that I do, but I have heard that there are people who eat specific food items that I guess sound 'refreshing'.

For example, there was an African American woman who would eat her dill pickle into a microphone.

Have you watched the bluetbe channel?

I have not, have you?

I subscribe to the channel and watch videos they post every few days

What kinds of videos do they post?

I imagine it being like COPS and they just show them chasing after criminals.

Training and lessons learned vids

Very interesting.

I think it's kind of unfortunate how police officers have been depicted so negatively due to the couple of bad apples.

Youtube trails only Google for largest search engine

I'm surprised Youtube is still even popular due to the rise of social media and the many platforms that allow people to view videos.

Happy Holidays to you!


Have you used spotify?

I tried it out once, but didn't stick with it.

I liked that it's basic features were free.

I couldn't find songs I liked though

Yeah there is  a lot of songs on the service.

Did you know that is has over 4 million songs that haven't even been played once?

That's apparently 20 percent of their songs!

That is crazy!

4 million unplayed!

With so many millions, I should give it a try again.

Maybe I should try the paid subscription, with improved streaming quality?

It might help, but with so many unplayed songs it may be an indicator there's too many.

After all, it takes 130,745 plays per day for a musician to earn minimum wage on the site.

That's a shame for the musicians.

I 'm surprised Google hasn't come up with competitor yet.

Did you realize Google is over 20 years old now.

It was founded in 1998!

Actually I did know of that, but did you know that google's map changes depending on the country you live in due to boarder disputes?

Interesting.

Probably saves them from getting hate mail!

Hard to believe it started with just two guys, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

They only own 14% of the shares now, though.

Yeah, but I'm sure that's quite substantial considering how big they are.

They went down once in 2013 and decrease all web traffic by 40 percent!

That's nice.

It's nice, too, that they at least pretend to care about the earth.

They once used live goats to mow the lawns around the headquarters.

That's definitely a good thing, considering 80 percent of earth's natural forest's have been eradicated.

I wonder how that looks on Google maps!
Only 29% of the earth is even land.
The other 71% is water.

Ah yes that is true isn't it?

Well I must go now, good talking to you.

This conversation was so short!

Reminds me of how if the earth's history was a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds!

Oh wow, that puts things into perspective.

Such a short period, and so much has changed on earth in that time.

Days used to be only 5.5 hours long when earth was first formed.

Crazy to think we went from that to now facing the complete elimination of helium in our atmosphere

I hope when extraterrestrials come they don't need the helium!

Maybe we should talk to the United Nations' Ambassador to extraterrestrials.

Can you believe that's a real job?

I had no idea, how strange!

It sure is!

I guess maybe they'll show up some time, even though earth is the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

Ah yes, but who knows considering the vastness of space?

Had an interesting conversation, good day.


Hi, do you watch association football?

I do not watch association football, and until reading this article did not know that this was an alternate term for what we call "soccer".

I've been wanting to watch it.

Soccer makes more money than most sports combined worldwide.

That is also surprising to hear, but when you think about it so many countries participate and it's a global sport.

I also didn't know that there was a variation that involved 3 teams at a time-were you aware of that?

I think so too.

Jon Stewart was a very skilled soccer player and represented the US in 1983.

If it's the Jon Stewart that I am thinking of, he's a funny guy.

I have never heard of the German soccer player Mesut Ozil, but am now aware that he donated his bonus winnings from the world cup to pay for surgeries for children.

That's awesome and good for him for doing that.

We need more people like that in this world.

Similar to Seren Fryatt who started LACES after seeing the joy it brought to Liberian women, it's an example of one person reaching out to others

Very cool.

Did you know there is a variation of soccer in which 3 teams play at the same time?

I was not aware of that, I wonder how a winner is determined?

Not too sure on that one.

American's call it soccer because that is slang for association football.

Yeah, that's what I call it.
I only played in elementary school.
Have you ever played soccer?

I also played in elementary school.
My son plays now.

My children do not play soccer, but my son wrestles and my daughter has played baseball.

It's a good way to come together with other kids, like the like at the Total Soccer Area in Maryland-they would have loved to meet other kids like that.

Do you watch the Academy Awards?

I do not, but am aware that they give out the Oscars.

Do you really think that Eminem has more oscars than Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, George Lucas,  and Bill Murray?

I find that hard to believe.

I find that very hard to believe.

Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the Oscars 3 different times.

And how do the Oscars win Emmy's I wonder?

They were nominated for 9 in 2013.

For the production of their show?

I have no idea how that works.

Blazing Saddles was nominated for 3 Oscars.

I am not surprised at that, or at the fact that Walt Disney has 22 oscars.

Wow that' a lot!
Well, it was great talking with you.
Take care!


Hi.

Do you enjoy movie trivia?

I am a big fan of Disney movies which is one of the "Big Six" film studios in Hollywood.

Yes I enjoy movies trivia, I always watch Disney movies especially cartoons.

I really like them, even though in the 70's Disney recycled a lot of their animation frames creating identical scenes.

I didn't know that, Yes I would think so, in the 70's the graphics and colors weren't as good as they are now.

I know they are so crisp and advanced today.

Frozen was the first film to be directed by a woman.

I don't remember seen frozen, but I am pretty sure it was good, have you seen it?

I have.

It was inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale the Snow Queen.

Its about a princess who goes to save her sister who's icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.

Oh I think that I have seen it, did the wicked queen became frozen at the end?

I always like snow white, the movie.

It definitely has some frozen characters but like all disney movies they have a happy ending.

They name them "Frozen" and "Tangled" because female names like Rapunzel, Snow Queen or Snow White even had started to underperform at the box office.

OK, have you seen the Pirates of the Caribbean which made over $1 billion in the worldwide box office?

I have!

It was a great movie with great toys.

Did you know that the toy industry is involved before the filming has begun?

No I didn't know that, what about the Lion King, would you believe one of the best part I like about the Lion king was the song by Elton John.

Its a great song!

The Lion King was the first film to be dubbed into Zulu for its African release.

I think that's nice.

Yes, It was nice, do you get into much entertainments, such as music, dancing and video games?

I have played Nintendo.

I had the original which only displayed in 54 colors!

I used to like Pac-Man, would you believe when caesar visit britain, people used chicken not for breeding, but for entertainments.

How funny.

I suppose things were a bit boring before they had something as fun as a Nintendo, even though it was discontinued in September 2003.

Yes that true, Bill nye, science guy, got a break in entertainment by winning the steve martin look alike contest.

Well this has been a lot of fun.

Thanks for chatting and learning new and interesting things with me.

Ronald Reagan was rejected from a movie for looking like the president, It was nice chatting with you also

Keep learning new things!


Some people feel the holiday season begins right after Halloween.

Some though say December 1.

When do you think?

i am from the school of thought that it begins around thanksgiving.

what about you?

Yes, that is about right.

Put the lights up then and start hearing the music.

do you think mariah carey's song is a good measure of when the season begins?

Well it seems that more people need Mariah in their lives than usual around the holidays.

haha that's true!

have you seen the movie mentioned in the article, Love Actually?

I don't remember that one.
What was that one about?

it is a movie that takes place in the UK and follows a couple different storylines.

i love it!

actually, i missed watching it this year sadly

Is it a holiday movie?

Did you know that on Spotify a musician needs to get a little over 130,000 plays to make minimum wage?

That's a hard business.

it is a holiday movie!

and is that total plays or does it have to be plays from different users i wonder?

I don't know.

But there was a band that earned $20,000 from Spotify for a silent album and used the money to finance a free tour.

Interesting, huh?

what is a silent album?

I was wondering that too.

Did you know that 80% of the earth's natural forests have been destroyed already.

Sad.

that is sad!

what do you think it would be like to have a day that is only 5.5 hours long?

Depends if I were sleeping or playing.

Earth will be virtually helium free at the end of the 21st century

yes, so what exactly does that mean?

I guess no party balloons.

yes i guess so!

that will be a bummer, i wonder what else will change on this earth

Well in any case we'll apparently have ambassadors from the United Nations if extraterrestrials arrive

yes I saw that, I don't think I believe in aliens though.

what about you?

Don't think so, but who knows what's out there for sure.

Nice talking to you.


Hi!

So, I was not aware that the movie "Frozen" was the first Disney film to have a female director!

That is actually pretty cool info.

I have never watched it, myself, but now I might have to get around to doing that.

That was news to me too!

I was also shocked to hear that they renamed Frozen and Tangled to avoid "feminine" titles.

How stupid is that?

Ha.

Yeah.

That is absolutely ridiculous.

And what exactly constitutes a "feminine" title?

I mean... Sleeping Beauty?

Pocahontas?

And then even things like "Snow White" and "Cinderella".

Everyone knows those are FEMALE characters, so yeah.

I don't get that at all.

I wasn't surprised that Disney recycled a lot of their animation in the 70s.

I noticed that even as a child.

I never really noticed that myself, but now it is suuuuuuuper obvious.

Instead of making new films, they are putting all of their energy into live action remakes of the classics.

I know they are making a new Dumbo, a new Lion King, and a new Aladdin, right?

I'm sure there are more.

Yes, that's what I've heard too.

I'm not sure I really think they should be remaking classics, but maybe that's just me.

I was surprised Wreck-it Ralph was in production in the 80's!

That movie took forever to release in that case!

YES!

That was crazy!!!

I mean, I enjoyed that movie.

(I have a son, so we watch more of the rough and tumble shows than we do the princess films.)

I liked it, and he loved it, but I certainly didn't see anything in it that should have taken 30 some odd years to make.

haha.

I haven't seen the second one yet, but I'm anxious, too.

Considering the first one took 3 decades, I'm surprised they put out a sequel so soon.

I guess they must have changed the plot a bunch or had to go back to the drawing board, so to speak, when the technology advanced...repeatedly.

Ha.

I guess they have it down now to release a sequel so quickly.

but wow..3 decades.

I can't even imagine.

Yeah.

That blows my mind, too.

I mean, some of the best movies I've ever seen didn't even take that long.

I don't know.

I'm a huge Game of Thrones fan, and as quickly as they turn that stuff out - and keep the quality amazingly good .... well, it is just hard for me to imagine a cartoon taking so long.

I didn't realize that the guy that voiced King Candy in that one also voices so many different Disney characters.

The only think I really knew him from was that series with Eliza Dushku, "Dollhouse."

I had no idea he voiced characters, too.

That was a surprise to me as well.

Did you see that Bill Nye got his break in a Steve Martin lookalike contest?

How cool is that?

Ha.

Yeah.

He looks NOTHING like Steve Martin to me.

As a sidenote, I can't EVER say Bill Nye's name without doing the little "Bill Nye the sci-ENCE guy" chant afterwards.)

haha.

And I hate when people talk about him without context because I always want to confuse him with Bill Nighy, which is pronounced exactly the same way), but they are two totally different people.

Yes, I always have to say "the science guy" too!

Have you seen his show on Netflix, "Bill Nye Saves the World"?

I have not!

I'm not even sure I've heard of it, which is crazy because I watch Netflix WAY more than any normal person should.

Haha.

Is it like an older version of the kid's show?

Or is it something totally different?

No, the audience for his new show is really for adults that watched his original show as children.

That is kind of what I meant.

Sorry.

I didn't word my question well.

Haha.

But still, that sounds super cool.

I might have to check it out.

I have been watching "The Umbrella Academy" the last few days.

My son and I are about 5 episodes in so far.

We LOVE it.

I guess Netflix is having to find some alternative superhero shows to cater to the superhero-loving crowd now that Disney is pulling all of their Marvel stuff off Netflix for their own streaming service.

Is the Umbrella Academy mostly for kids?

I don't have any children, and while I do like Disney, my tastes in TV usually lean more towards sci-fi/fantasy.

Not at all!

In fact, the language is a little rougher than I like my kid hearing, but he is 13, and I am sure he hears worse at school.

No, it is more of... well...

I'd say it has a bit of an x-men vibe to it, but it is quite a bit darker than X-men.

But the basic idea is the same - 7 individuals born with extraordinary abilities are taken in by a rich, eccentric man who trains them to fight evil.

But if you like sci-fi, you'd probably enjoy it.

It has a lot of time travel elements to it, too.

VERY interesting show.

Cool!

I'll have to add it to my watch list then.

Thanks for the tip!

Did you see the part of the article where it says the original Nintendo could only display 54 colors?

It sure seemed like it was a lot more at the time!

I DID know that.

I'm a huge video game nerd, so I love game trivia.

Haha.

Of all the things that have improved with time, video games are one of the things that amaze me most.

We went from Pitfall on the Atari - a little BADLY DRAWN man running constantly to the right with an occasional jump thrown in - to games like Skyrim and World of Warcraft.

It amazes me that it started out so humbly.

Cool!

Yes, and then think, even before Pitfall, we had Pong!

We've come a very long way in what seems such a short period of time, but well, it's been over 40 years since Pong came out.

You're right.

You're absolutely right.

I had forgotten about Pong.

haha.

Still.

The advancements there amaze me!

Well, I have to say, I have really enjoyed talking to you today.

:-) I'm going to run out and grab some lunch before I have to go tutor some high school kids for after school tutoring.

:-) I hope you have an amazing rest of your day and a great week!

I had a great time talking to you as well.

I hope you have a great rest of your day and week as well.

Thanks!
See ya!


Do you have a favorite album?

Hmmm....good question.

That's tough.

I would have to say it would be the first album I ever got when I was a kid...simply because it was my first one.

It was a Partridge Family Christmas album.

lol  Do you know what the best selling album of the 21st century is?

My favorite, it was hybrid theory by linkin park!

Nice!

I remember when that one came out.

Do you remember the band Reel Big Fish?

They re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their songs to their old record label.

That is  funny, they sound  family, what are their hit songs?

Do you remember the song Three Strange Days?

It was popular around the mid 90s or so.

That was their biggest hit.

for sure, now i do!
Were you a star wars fan?

I was a huge Star Wars fan because the first movie came out when I was 7.

Still have followed it and love it to this day.

I had all the toys when I was little.

So good of movies!

Apparently george lucas became a billionaire because of those toys!

I believe it.

They got some good cash out of my family.

lol  In 2018 the entire franchise was estimated to be valued at $65 billion dollars!

Then they sold out and sold to Disney.

Disney was smart for doing that.

I think George Lucas' wife had a part in some of the films

Yes.

She won an academy award for editing the film!

Guess she was in the right place at the right time and didn't hurt she was married to George.

lol

Wow that is awesome!

Famous couple right there.

they even dubbed a star wars movie in navajo

Interesting!

There must be a lot of Navajo speakers out there to make it worthwhile.

for sure, I wonder how many or why they thought of that

Not sure.

James Earl Jones recorded Darth Vader's lines for the original movie in only 2.5 hours and was paid $7,500.

Not too bad and I'm sure he made a ton of money after that.

I wish I got paid that, I wouldn't complain once lol!

I wouldve asked for a pay raise for the next ones though

Me too!

I hear you on that!

lol  Jumping back to the albums....I find it amazing that Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014...more than 40 years after it was first released!

For sure, good chatting with you friend!

It was a pleasure!

One more quick question....Do you know a hit song by Drake I should check out?

Bye!


Hey there what do you think about Disney movies?

I really love the Lion King myself

Hi, I love Disney too!

I've watched just about every movie that they've made.

Did you know they're making the Lion King into a live action film this year?

yes I did!

are you going to see it btw?

i didn't really like the remake of beauty and the best, so I will probably stear clear myself

Yes, I'm very interested in watching it.

I've heard good things about it, but anyways did you know that the Lion King was the first disney film to be dubbed into zulu for its african release?

no I didn't thats interesting though!

have you seen the movie Frozen by the way?

Apparently that was the first Disney movie to be directed by a woman, I know that it made a lot of money so it must have been successful

Yes, I've seen Frozen before.

It's so funny because it was called "snow queen" first, but Disney renamed it to "Frozen" because they blamed feminine titles for underperforming box offices.

haha that is interesting I didn't know that, and yes Jennifer lee directed it, and it made more than 1 billion dollars, thats insane and great for her I'm sure

Yes, it's also cool because Elsa was supposed to be the main villain in frozen, but they wrote the song "Let It Go" for her, and since the song was so uplifting they decided to change her character instead of the song.

wow that is interesting, funny with that song too, the co-author of it did some songs 4 South Park and also for the Book of Mormon, those are both pretty raunchy, pretty funny that he also did songs for Frozen LOL

Yes, it's quite funny, and the co-author Robert Lopez is quite talented as well because he is one of 12 people that have ever won EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, & Tony), so he must be multi-talented.

Yep it sounds like he is very talented.

Back to Disney movies though, apparently the toy manufacturers talk to Disney before Disney even starts making the movies.

I don't know how I feel about that, kind of scummy

Well, I don't know about that.

It sounds like good business sense to me, because they basically figure out how to market the main characters of the film before the film actually gets released.

It's kind of funny though, because during the 70s disney recycled a lot of their animation frames, resulting in identical scenes in some movies.

Yeah I did know about that.

I think one of the movies where they did that was the animated Robin Hood movie.

That's a cost-saving measure for sure.

Have you seen the movie Wreck-It Ralph?

Yes, I have!

I rented the DVD.

I find it funny that it took such a long time in production because the development actually started in the late 1980's, but it wasn't released until 2012.

Yep I agree with you!

I did like all of the 80s Video Game references in that movie.

What else do you do for entertainment?

I remember I used to play the regular Nintendo back in the day

I'm not much for video games (even though I do play with friends on ocassion), but I did find it interesting that the ninetendo entertainment system could display only 54 colors.

Yep that never seem to bother me, I never noticed it as a kid haha.

I'm just glad that the system was as good as it was.

And I'm shocked that it lasted until the year 2003 in Japan

Yeah, me too, but anyways did you know that Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look"?

Ironic, huh?

Didn't know that!

That's pretty crazy.

I also would have never guessed that Bill Nye the Science Guy did Steve Martin look alike contests, although I can kind of see that one at least

Yeah, that's pretty cool.

I also find it interesting that Alan tudyk has had a role in every disney animated film since "wreck-it ralph".

He appeared in both "Frozen" and "Zootopia".

Wow that is interesting.

That guy is a good actor though.

You like Roman history at all?

Apparently Caesar made a note, that people in Great Britain would breed chickens to entertain themselves and not for eating LOL


Hello - Do you like Drake the musician?

Hello.
Not really to be honest.

Did you know he graduated high school at the age of 25?

I didnt.

I know he visited drake university in the middle of the night.

That's pretty cool.

I saw he spent a ton of money on children's books during a tour in the UK.

He seems like a pretty good guy.

Did you know he was on the show degrassi

I did not know that either.

The beat of one of his songs is sampled from Timmy Thomas' 1972 hit Why Can't We Live Together.

Yeah.

He played a boy who was paraplegic and pursues a music career on the show.

That's pretty cool of him to do that.
Do you like Linkin Park?

Yeah they are ok.
I guess.

Their album Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.

Cool did you know aerosmith made more from guitar hero than any album.

I did not know that.

Pretty crazy though.

Two identical twins in Japan released a rap album when they turn 100 years old

Wonder how many albums they sold.
Enough to retire I hope.

I would hope so lol.

The Dark Side of the Moon is still one of the best selling albums of 2014.

It is a good album.
Classics for all time.

I agree.
I love Pink Floyd.

do you know bob marley is still on the charts.

I did not know that, but I love some Bob Marley.

Makes me happy and want to sit on the beach and drink a beer.

Yeah he had some good ones thats for sure.

It always makes me think of that will smith movie

It was good chatting with you!


How's it going, do you like Star Wars?

George Lucas did a great job creating it

I love star wars.
Do you like it?

Yea, my favorite is the original 1977 movie.

You?

I love that movie!
Do you have a favorite character?

Probably Hans Solo although I didn't like the 2018 movie with him

I loved Han.

He was so well written!

I didn't like Solo but I did like the character.

Did you see last jsdi?

No I haven't seen it yet, I wasn't to interest since I saw the Force Awakens in 2015

The first 8 films were nominated for academy awards and were commercially successful with a combined box office revenue of $8.5B!

That is impressive, the entire franchise was valued at 65 billion!

It is the second highest grossing film series of all time!

Yea, it's a good thing Marcia Lucas had a lot of input on the original trilogy or it wouldn't be worth as much

Right?

She was so instrumental in its development.

Did you see what she contributed?

Yea, Marcia had the ideas with Leia kiss and Obi Wan's death

That's crazy to me.

that and James Earl Jones only go tpaid $7500 for 2.5 hours of work!

That's pretty good but nowhere close to the billions Lucas made from Star Wars' merchandising rights

Right?

I thought that was really low but people said it was scale.

Yep, fox really screwed up that decision, they only saved 500k

It did make george lucas a billionare though so he can't be too mad.

Yea, speaking of billionaires did you know that Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still a best selling album in 2014?

Wow!
I had no idea.
It was great chatting with you!


So, when do you think Christmas begins?

I think the season starts the day after Halloween

Wow, that's early.

But it's in line with what Google's research shows

Its not the official start, but they do seem to skip right over Thanksgiving

It's an interesting concept, to track a Holiday songs Google searches to monitor how people think.

Probably truer than what people would actually say.

Leave it to google

Google probably knows more about us than we do about ourselves.

It's a little scary.

Yes.
they are great at tracking Data

These algorithms are never as good as they say they are.

I use Spotify and it tries to make recommendations for me based on what I listen to, it's never very good.

Yes.
But they will get better in the future

You're probably right.

What I really like is the Google Earth tool, I love those map and being able to focus down on a street.

It's amazing that they have mapped the whole world like that.

Yes.
I have used that in the past myself.
It works well.

Even that's a little creepy.

Being able to look down on your neighbors back yard and such.

Yes.

Sometimes it is scary if  you think about it.

Imagine what  governments can do if they choose.

Probably already doing something.

There is probably a record somewhere of what I listen to on Spotify and what type of person that makes me.

Yes.
They can be as intrusive as they want.

I wonder what they'd make of me if I start playing "All I Want For Christmas", constantly in March.

They'd probably just think I was a lunatic.

Or maybe that you were thinking ahead.

Maybe I should really think ahead and get my Holiday shopping done now, play that song, and put up the tree.

I know people who start shopping after labor day

Well I'm going to say goodbye, log into Spotify, and play "All I Want For Christmas".

Have a good day.


I think the special camp is really valuable, it helps a lot of kids

Yeah, it is a great opportunity for refugee kids to learn a great sport!

It is right, like Quriesh Ahmad, he liked soccer, sports can really save the lives  of people

I think the latest count is 95 kids signed up for the camp!

Thats a lot of kids, all of them are refugees, escaping danger from their countries, kind of breaks my heart

It really does.

It is bad enough those things are happening, but to kids just kills me.

I know right, thankfully theres a place that rescues them, the nonprofit LACES really does a good job

They do!

I am glad to see a positive change in this world

Yeah Life and Change Experienced Thru Sports, they also have a great name, says it all

It really does.

Sports can provide so much for the youth, especially in places where there is no other reprieve from daily life.

I think that the coaches that volunteer their time are also to thank, they dont charge and still dedicate their time to those kids,

Soccer truly is a world wide sport.

There is a German soccer player who donated his world cup victory bonus to  pay for surgery for 23 Brazilian kids.

Do you know his name?

that is a great deed, I love soccer by the way

Mesut Ozil

Oh he is a great player, do you like soccer?

I do.
It is one of my favorite sports.

I cant beleive there are more than 250 million players world wide

It is so popular it makes more than most other sports combined!

And its played in over 200 countries, that is impressive

It is impressive indeed.

There is even a version where three teams square off.

I havent seen that version but it does seem interesting, I might have to Google that like right now.


Hello there, what are your thoughts on basketball?

I like the sport a lot.

I just can't believe that there are only five players at a time on each side.

It always seems like more.

True, the dunk was so bad because of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in college it got banned for years.

Yeah, I heard it was banned from college basketball for over a decade!

I think the NBA has changed a lot with so many more 3 point shots being taken, it is hard to defend that much of the court.

Yeah, that could be.

It's hard to believe that in 39 out of 50 states the highest paid employee is either a college football or basketball coach.

Well look at Air Jordans, that shoe accounts for 33% of all money on shoes spent on ebay.

Does it really?Did you know that Jordan's were banned upon introduction by the NBA?

Yes it was around 1984 I think, I think this is what jumpstarted Nike into the powerhouse they have become.

Yes, rapper Drake even owns a pair of solid gold Jordan's.

I do think it has gotten out of hand though, a 16 year old killed another teen in Washington over a pair of Air Jordans.

That is sad.

That is sad.
Murder over a $250 pair of shoes.
Senseless.

Yeah the defense claims the 3 teenage witnesses were lying.

They apparently were the only evidence.

Must have been ironclad.

Terrible.

I wonder if MJ did anything for the family considering he held the record for the single highest paid season?

I doubt it, I mean the logo of his jumping isn't how he jumps either.

Yeah, it's ironic that it is from a photo shoot of MJ doing the ballet move grand jete and had nothing to do with how he jumps!

I actually have a pair of Air Jordans from the 90s, I made sure to leave tea bags after I wore them for a while to reduce the smell!

Oh, I've heard to do that with shoes.

I find it amazing the Stephon Marbury promoted a line of shoes for $15 and was not paid to endorse them.

Yeah there are some good athletes in the world like Steve Smith who leaves his cleats on the bench to remind people of homelessness and people without shoes.

I have heard about that.

I find it interesting that not only were shoes around so long ago, but a pair of shoes 5000 years old performs better than modern day shoes.

Goes with the saying "don't make them like they used to", thanks for the chat.

Yes, agreed.
Good chatting.


hi

It's sad that our world is coming to this, teenagers killing each other over $250 sneakers!

the society's morality is becoming worst

Yes, at least on the other hand we can appreciate that there are people like the witnesses relative came forward and contacted authorities.

I concur.

By the way, do you know that air jordan account for 1 in every 3 dollars spent on sneakers on ebay

I'm surprised, I am not that in to brand name shoes at all!

I would rather a fun unique pair like the one inspired by the Wizard of Oz inspired shoes with the gps inside!

Hahaha.

I have never bought a pair of Air Jordan.

YOu?

No, I haven't I don't make that much money!

I wear basic 2010's style sandals

so do I.  I think it is such a waste of money buying trending products.

Exactly I can't believe some people live so decadently, like Queen Elizabeth have people to wear shoes for them before hand so they are more comfortable, I bet that costs a lot and doesn't even skim the surface of all of the servants she has.

Btw, do you know that rapper Drake owns a pair of solid gold air jordan sneakers weight about 100 pounds

That's exactly what I am talking about , that's just way too much decadence!

Agree.
I am not a fan of such living style.
Btw, do you like basketball

Well, I never followed basketball much, but I did really enjoy the movie Space Jam- and I think a lot of my generation did since it was the highest-grossing basketball film of al time!

Yeah, I watched that movie, and I liked it

It was funny.

It did make basketball seem pretty fun but I've never been able to follow all of the rules like understanding the different in points between a field goal made behind or in front of the three-point line.

Yeah.

The rule is a bit complicated if you do not watch the game often.

Also, do you know that a professional ballet dancer use 4 pairs of pointe shoes per week

No, I didn't.

I wonder if other professionals with shoes designed for them specifically, like mountaineers and skiers, use more than one pair like that?

nice chatting with you.
Have a happy holiday

You too, thank you!

Bye

Bye


Hi there are you a big basketball fan?

Not really, do you watch basketball much?

I do.

Are you familiar with Kareem Abdul Jabbar?

Yes, I've seen him playing basketball and I think I've even seen him on late night shows.

Are you a fan of his?

I was when I was growing up.

He dunked so much in college that they banned the shot for almost a decade.

Did you ever have a pair of Air Jordan shoes?

I few boys in my high school did.

They all played basketball.

I never had any.

Wish I did though.

Speaking of shoes....professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.

That's amazing!

They must have such a passion and dedication to dance...and they must need very special shoes.

Did you hear about the teens in the news and the Air Jordans?

I haven't heard that.
What is the news about?

I guess one teen had a pair of Air Jordans, and another demaded them from him.

He ran away and was chased, said witnesses, and they heard gunshots soon after.

It's terrible!

Over shoes!

Oh my gosh.

That's terrible.

I just read that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shows.

I don't see how that's possible.

I imagine they were made with thicker leather.

People used to walk much more, I think, so their shoes had to be tough, right?

I guess so.

lol  I have really smelly feet and they make my shoes smell bad.

Any tips on how to get rid of the smell in my shoes?

Yes, I have heard that you can put tea bags or coffee grounds in nylons in them to take the smell out.

Also I've hard of putting those fabric softener sheets in shoes.

Seems legit.

Ahh...sweet.

Thanks!

LOL  Stephon Marbury (basketball player) promoted a line of shoes that retailed at $15 but he was not paid to endorse them.

Interesting.

That's very interesting!

...and I almost forgot to say about the ballet pointe shoes...Bill Nye the Science guy has a patent on those.

I wonder how he got into that?

Wow.

How interesting is that?

Never knew that before just now.

I like what NFL wide receiver Steve Smith does.

He leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness for homeless people without shoes.

That's pretty interesting about his shoes, but I wonder what happens to them?

I wonder if they'd ever do a show with pro basketball players taking homeless fans out to lunch?

I'm not sure what they do with them.

That would be great if they did that.

There was a player who played in Cleveland that would take out food to the homeless after every home game.

I think he plays for Boston now.

He also does it when his team is on the road.

That sounds like a great idea.

Speaking of which, I have some old shoes I'm going to go donate to the homeless.

TTYL

Nice!
It was fun chatting!
Have a good day!


Hi there.

You feel like being a little scientific today?

Yes I am.

Did you know Pluto isn't a planet?

I thought NASA had reversed that decision a few years ago.

Not sure what the status is now.
A dwarf planet?
Maybe that's the difference?

A dwarf planet is still a planet by name.

Pluto is not longer a planet at all.

I think it was found to not be a solid mass or maybe too much gas?

I think another planet, Jupiter is made of gas and rock, and it is still a planet.

Decisions on space are strange.

Constantly changing with more  research.

Amazing actually.

Wonder what they named that planet that precipitates shards of glass.

Weird.

Almost sounds scifi

You think that's SciFi?

In 2010 an ambassador for any future extraterrestrials who might make contact was appointed by the UN.

If decisions made with space are altered by more research- what lead to that decision?

It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

LOL  The emperor of Japan is a scientist.

Didn't know that.

Yep, his name is Akihito.

He still involves himself in scientific research today.

Harrison Schmitt is the only scientist to walk on the moon.

Which FYI, along with the sun controls ocean tides.

Boom!

Science!

Fascinating.

And to think when earth was first formed, a day was on 5.5 hours long.

Definitely needed daylight savings time!!

Heck no, you would lose or gain half a day.

Big mess LOL!

I thought they found life on Mars, but it's been reported only Earth harbors life.

I thought they did too unless maybe some things that could sustain life as we know it.

Maybe that's why I assumed they found life was because they found water.

Earth's surface is covered in about 71% water.

Was watching that series Mars.

It had factual commentaries throughout it.

Guess they're serious about seeing what exactly it holds for us in the future.

I would like to know.

We can;t be the only planet to have harbored life.

Why are we so special?

It can't just be coincidence.

I mean if humans are but a minute if earth history was put into 24 hours, who are we to judge what's in the history of other planets.

We barely know this one.

Exactly.

We're just a speck out there.

Unfortunately I'll never see it.

Just great to see all the research continuing.

Me either.

I can only read about it and imagine.

But at least them my imagination plays a part, and it's quite interesting.

What if we have a mirror planet around another sun somewhere.

Another planet being destroyed by humans.

Well, my imagination just got sad.

Dang.

I've always thought along those lines too.

Guess I'll go out tonight and look up at the stars!!

Great chatting with you and a great subject.

You too, space really is fascinating.

It's the only things every one can see together from across the world!

Nice concept.
Something we all share.

Exactly.
Space and Earth is a gift to us all.
Nice talk!

May the force be with you!
!


Do you use or watch Youtube?

Yes, i watch youtube all the time.
do you watch youtube?

I do you can learn anything on there.

In November of 2006 they were bought by google for 1.65 billion.

I did not know that google owns youtube.

you have a lot of knowledge about youtube.

A bunch of useless knowledge, lol!
What do you watch Youtube for?

i watch mostly people cooking and organizing.. it makes time pass

Yeah i generally get music from there but if i'm stuck on something like fixing my car or computer then it's good to have.

i agree, i was able to learn alot of things through youtube, its very helpful at times.

did you here about the momo challenge?

No i didn't, what's that?

momo is telling kids to do bad things while their parents are sleeping,

Oh my God that needs to be stopped immediately.

I don't know how i haven't heard of this.

What kind of stuff?

I do know youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet.

like turning on the oven, sticking forks into the electrical sockets, really bad stuff.

Wow that's terrible.

Netflix and youtube together make up for half of peak hour traffic.

im sure, i got my cable disconnected and subscribed to both nextflix and Hulu

Me too friend.

Police actually have their own youtube its called bluetube.

lol thats awesome, im gonna have to check it out.

thanks

Do you know who Kim Kardashian is?

yes, she has a huge social media following.

She's known for dating r jay and is now the wife of kanye west.

Right she also use to be Paris Hilton's personal assistant.

now she probably has more money than paris.

I'm sure, She even written a book.
Nice chatting with you.


Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine on the net?

No, I didn't know that, but I suppose it makes sense now that I think about it.

What kind of YouTube videos do you like?

Im into diy stuff and reviews on certain items.

What about you?

Mostly entertainment and celebrity news, stuff like that.

I kind of love to hate the Kardashians.

its crazy how much success they have!
They're marketing team is really good.
Being famous for being famous

Yeah, but it's super weird.

I don't think anyone ever heard of them until fairly recently.

Where did they even come from?

I don't know if it's because they knew the right people or what...

I mean, the Jenners are known because (formerly) Bruce Jenner was an actor, but other than that, I have no idea.

Kim use to be Paris Hiltons personal assistant.

But got a lot of attention for dating singer ray J

Ah.
And then married Kanye.
Good for her, I guess.

Shes surprisingly not the only famous one in her family.

Kylie has made a huge name for herself

Yes, but again, she doesn't seem to actually do much of anything.

Really I think the whole family could do with less attention.

I do think it was a good decision to keep her pregnancy low-key, at least at first.

People like to make a big deal about celebrities' personal lives when it's really none of their business.

Thats true, they are just normal people deep down.

But thats what happens when your famous.

I guess its the cost of getting so much money

It's honestly a little creepy how obsessive people get over celebrities.

Like freaking out on social media when she wasn't in the Christmas card picture.

Its not like they aren't soaking in the attention though.

They are everywhere on social media

That's true.

Kim even wrote a book about how much she takes selfies and was a force behind the 'selfie movement.'

So yeah, not really doing anything to discourage attention.

And, as we mentioned, that's kind of all they're famous for.

Kylies youtube page posted an 11 min video that documented her pregnancy

Lol, so much for keeping it private.

I feel sorry for all their kids.

It has to be weird growing up with all that going on.

Do you think they ever get the chance to be like normal kids?

I highly doubt it.

They grew up with the cameras in their face.

I wouldn't be surprised if they are already considered social media influencers

I'm not going to go looking for them, but I wouldn't be surprised if Kim and Kanye's three kids already have social media accounts.

There is probably this family wouldnt do to stay relevant Somehow their tv show still runs

Well, as long as people buy into it, I guess you can't blame them for doing what works.

Kim was the highest-paid tv personality in 2015, making more than $53 million.

I can think of a few things I'd do with that much money.

Kylie is the youngest billionaire as well so I guess I wouldnt complain in their situation


Do you follow Kylie Jenner?

No, I don't.
Who is that?
What does she do?

She's a singer, a pretty good one actually, she announced she is pregnant to the world during the Billboard Music Awards

Is she related to Bruce Jenner at all?
Or did she succeed on her own?

Yeah I think Bruce Jenner is her dad, I think it was a mixture of both, having a rich and influential dad can always help

Rich kids get advantages.

It doesn't bother me so much when they actually have talent.

So she's related to Kim Kardashian then.

Yeah the Kardashians are her half sisters.

Kim Kardashian used to be Paris Hilton's personal assistant.

I think she's famous because of her dad, you know he was part of the defense team of OJ Simpson.

Yeah, I saw a show about that.

David Schwimmer was the dad.

I think the family was different before the fame.

Now Kim has a book about her being "a trailblazer of the ‘selfie movement'".

titled: Selfish.

LOL.

I dont know about that lol but I do know that Kim was in one of the music videos of the band Fall Out Boy, I used to love that band

I don't know their stuff.

I understand that she would bring attention to the video.

She is a curious character indeed, so do you like rap music?

I'm not really a fan of rap, though I can see it takes talent to do it well.

I agree, it must require a lot of talent, do you know who Eminem is?

Eminem is a famous rapper, though I don't his songs.

I saw him in a movie called Eight Mile.

That was a great movie, sad how he had to struggle in the way he did, he almost became a comic book artist

He probably would have been a good one, though not as rich.

He should start a comic book.

Now that he has the money it would be a good idea, maybe he can come up with the next Batman or Superman.

That would be good.

Or many a hero rapper that does battle through fiery rhymes.

Busta Rhymes is another talented rapper, he was he voice of the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats Movie.


CLimate change is getting dangerous.

The Carbon dioxide keeps getting higher each month

We really need to start acting on this.

The carbon dioxide has exceeded 410 ppm this is unacceptable.

Right!!.

The gases are even getting bad getting to be 46 percent higher the last time they did a check in Hawaii

That's bad.

The carbon dioxide concentration are causing the greenhouse gas effect and trapping heat and driving climate change.

People need to understand this.

The rising growth rate of this plant each year is making it harder to even handle.

True.But Antarctica is losing tens of meters of ice and it's raising sea levels.

This can be very bad.

sad to learn that 80 percent of the earth's natural forest have been lost.

Whats next!

Yes I know, very depressing.

Helium we are also losing apparently but not sure why.

mayeb somthing to do with the process of how the plants provide energy.

Scientist are the ones who know the answers for sure.

Crazy how being called a scientist only came around during the 19th century

Yeah that is kind of interesting.

They are very important though.

For example the World Wide Web was invented by an English scientist.

very cool to learn.

They start off very young know how to be awesome intelligent humans.

much like the young john von neumann

Yes that's a very good comparison.

Harvard scientist's managed to store a GIF animation of a galloping horse in the DNA of a bacteria how is that even possible?

It's something smarter than we can even put into words lol...much like how is our planet is the only one to have life on it?

I also raise that question!

In modern times, many scientists have advanced degrees in an area of science and pursue careers in various sectors of the economy  like academia, industry, government, and nonprofits.

Maye its all our water.
71% of it is covered by it.

So many deep oceans!

Even on land there is much water like lakes and rivers.

Oh yeah I know, I'm from Michigan, many lakes there....I did learn they have whole building blocks of other land far way from the earth.

But we cant really get there

Maybe someday.

Earth is actually the densest planet in the solar system.

Wonder what that all means to how we live.

Wonder what it means that Uranus rotates on its side and rolls round the moon.

So fascinating

Yes all good questions.

I always wonder about aliens too.

In 2010 the United Nations appointed a official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they would ever make contact with the earth!

It was great chatting with you today I had fun.

ET come home lol


Hello, do you watch Youtube?

Yea, I've been watching youtube since it was created in 2005

Awesome,  love Youtube.

Its the second largest search engine on the net.

Must be why Google bought youtube in 2006 for 1.65 billion

Yeah,  now google and youtube have the top spots of search engines.

Combined with Netflix Youtube makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America, that's a lot of streaming

Yeah that is insane.

Justin biebers "baby" video is the most disliked video lol

Ugh, there most like video Gangnam style isn't much better either

Haha thats a really funny video though,  it doesnt make any sense though.

No, neither  does the youtube rip off blutube used by Police

Is it just a channel on Youtube or a whole different site?

I think blutube is just another site, I'd check it out but I honestly don't care

Do you like Kim Kardashian?

Not at all, she only famous for a tape she made with Ray J, in my opinion.

Yeah i remember that,  I guess she used to be Paris Hiltons personal assistant.

I personally think that whole family is kinda ridiculous.

I think she is married to Kanye west too right?

Yea, him and Kim have 3 children.

Oh wow,  I guess Ive missed a lot lol I did not know they have 3 children now.

I know their family makes a lot of money for reality shows and businesses where Im pretty sure they do nothing.

lol

Nothing but taking selfies and writing stupid books about it

Yeah,  and america loves it for some reason.

Buying their product and watching their shows,  america is just making them more money lol

Yea, none of their stuff will make it in the library of Congress like Tupac's music.

Well it was nice chatting with you

great conversation, thank you very much.


hi how are you?

what do you think of this planet of ours?

well what can I say, humans destroyed 80% of the earth's natural forests.

Yeah, we are well on the way to destroying the last 20 per cent too it seems.

yeah apparently the earth changed a lot from when it was first formed, The days were only 5.5 hours long.

now it is just over 24 hours.

soon it will be 30, 40 hours and the work day will be even longer.

no thanks!

yeah well at the end of the 21st century the earth will be helium-free

maybe we can develop trees that produce helium!

that would solve the problem.

more forests, more helium.

yeah that would be good, but I'm not sure how that would work with all of this climate change

Yeah, we need more forests.
or we could move to another planet.
that might be easier.
LOL

yeah we could move to Venus, it does not tilt so there are no seasons there.

Yeah, but it's like 900 degrees.
a bit hot.
the soviets send a probe there.
it disappeared pretty fast.

maybe they can invent a space suit that could keep us cool.

see humans are destroying earth but they should be taking care of it because it is the only place we can survive.

quite true.

we need to think a bit more about the actions we have taken and how much longer we can keep doing the same thing.

yeah 71% of the earth's surface is covered with water

we need to preserve the creatures there as well.

overfishing and pollution are terrible problems.

they are very serious problems, I really hope it gets better

Well, astronomers have detected building blocks of life in a planetary system some 455 light-years away.

Maybe we could go there?

Lets talk to Elon.

that sounds really interesting, I wonder if they have oxygen there.

I guess we could bring a converter.
anyway, great chat!

thank you have a nice day

Have a great day!

bye


Hi, how are you?

Hello.
What do you think about scientists?

I love them!

I studied science at college for 3 years.

Then organic chemistry suggested I try another line of study.

What do you think abouto scientists?

I feel that scientists whose sole purpose to research to advance knowledge in a specific area of interest have helped advanced the world in leaps and bounds

I do too!
Do you believe them in their research?

In most cases yes.

However, I do think that each person has to do their due diligence to identify if there is any bias or misinformation.

I agree.

The only reason I asked was because of people second guessing the global warming research.

Seems odd to me..

I feel its because for many people of authority like the current president denies it for political reasons.

I still can't believe people feel vaccines cause autism

I know.

Now there is a measels outbreak which will jeopardize the health of new borns who cannot get vaccinated.

Just dumb...

Scientists have also made vast contributions to learning more about planets such as the earth

I am mad they got rid of pluto though.
I had such hopes for that planet.

When the problem was all in the current definition of things and at times it is simply a matter of semantics.

Even jupiter's moon would be considered a planet due to its size and features if it instead orbited the sun instead of jupiter

That is really insightful, thanks!

Did you know the world wide web was invented in 1989?

Do you know who invented it?

I do not, who?

I don't know either.

I was asking lol.

I'm sure it was a scientist.

All I remember was that the internet was developed by the military and wifi was developed as a byproduct when the space program was trying to improve space imaging.

Didn't al gore say he invented it?

Then he got mocked by the press and then he was actually involved with it???

If that is true that a shame

Well at least the emperor of japen still publishes today.

That is amazing.

I wonder what his field of expertise and interest is.

In modern times, scientists have changed academia, industry, government, and nonprofit environments to an exponential degree

I am not sure.
It was nice chatting with you today!


Hello hows it going?
Do you like reading?

Hello, I am good thank you.
I do enjoy reading, how about you?

Yes,  very much.

Did you know Starship troopers was a recommended reading book to us militaries?

No, I didn't know that, I didn't even know that was a book.

It was a great movie too!

Yeah I saw the movie it was good.

Did you know in the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels?

That is surprising,  reading is good for people,  why would there be a panic about it lol

I know right, back to the military, I guess Ender's Game was suggested reading for the marine corps.

Nice!

I never read that one,  just seen the movie.

Also, the world record for speed reading was a speed of 4700 words per minute!

lol now that's crazy!

Do you even process information that fast?

or just read the words?

That is a lot!

Yeah I don't even know how you could make sense of that many words that quickly.

yeah right!

It looks like the biggest selling non fiction book is the Bible!

I could see that.

Did you know that George w Bush read 14 biographies of Lincoln during his presidency?

Yes and almost 200 historical non fiction books!

He was focused!

Yeah I don't know how you could read that many biographies about one person though!

lol I could,  if I was really interested in their life.

But still, I can see reading 5 but not 14 lol.

I guess the FDA once burned 6 tons of literature in an act of US censorship.

That is a big statement.

I did not know that Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize,  that is interesting.

Wow, I didn't know that either, very interesting.

Well it was good chatting,  have a good one.


Hi , do you like to read?

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

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

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!

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


do you like reading?

I do.
Did you ever read Starship Troopers?

Yes and it is recommended by the military branches as well

Yes true, same with Ender's Game that is a popular one among the military too

Yes.

Do you know who holders the record for speed reading

That would be Anne Jones at 4700 words per minute

Yeah I wonder how they even measure that though to be honest

True.

DO you know who TOlkien and CS Lewis were?

Yes great authors and they used to play you laugh, you lose games with each other

Yes and it must have been hard because it was over bad poetry

Yeah.

There was moral panic in the 18th century because people were reading novels

Weird.
Do you like non-fiction?

Yes I do.

George Bush read 186 historical nonfictions when he was a president

Yeah and 14 biographies of Lincoln, he must know a lot about him

Yeah I bet so too.

Jimmy Buffet the country singer is also a talented writer

Yes he had a fiction and nonfiction reach number one in the NY best seller list

Nice.

Do you know which is the best selling nonfiction book?

That would be the bible, it holds the guiness record too

Yeah, Did you know Jack London was really poor once?

Yes and that is what his book talks about mainly, the divide between the rich and the poor, in the people of abbyss

Yeah, that was early 1900.
Nice chatting with you


I really like to read.
Do you enjoy reading?

Reading is fun, and fundamental!
How are you today?
Have you read anything?

I am good.

I have read many, many books.

Did you know that Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize for literature?

I didn't know that!

However, I'm not surprised.

POTUS Andrew Johnson never  went to school.

His wife helped him learn to read.

I'm very glad that someone did.

Oddly, literature was an Olympic event from 1912 to 1952.

How odd.

That sounds very strange!

I've never heard that.

I wonder why literature would be in the Olympics.

Perhaps in combination with other activities, it would make sense to be in the Olympics.

For example, an elementary school used reading bicycles and test scores went up.

That's interesting.

I wonder why.

It's not the only strange Olympic sport.

During those same years architecture, music, painting, and sculpture were also Olympic events.

Romantic kissing is a fairly recent development, so I guess that wouldn't be in the Olympics yet.

What about heavy metal music?

Some guy in Texas teachers it as a form of literature.

Could be in the Olympics someday.

That's a good question.

I was saddened to learn that the FDA burned six tons of literature in an act of censorship in the U.S. That's upsetting.

Sometimes people think that they're helping when they don't realize that they are in fact destroying a legacy.

I might not listen to heavy metal, but I wouldn't destroy it out of some sense of righteousness.

Do you read non-fiction at all?

I sometimes do.

I know that unsurprisingly the bible is the best selling non-fiction book.

But I question how many of those are actually read.

The book sells a lot, but few open it up.

"The Late Great Planet Earth" is also a best-seller among Christians.

It predicts the end of the world in our generation.

Sold 35+ million copies.

I am not familiar with that one.

Did you know that George W Bush read 14 biographies of Lincoln during his presidency?

I wonder whether he read them aloud or silently.

Silent reading is a recent thing.

Centuries ago, few could read silently.

That's super weird.

You would get very strange looks now.

Are you familiar with Starship Troopers?

I've seen the film.
I know it's based on a Heinlein novel.

It is.

It's on the reading lists of three of the five US military branches.

What an odd choice.

It's about strategy and tactics, though I don't know how relevant it is to the modern battlefield.

Yes it seems like it would not be.

Ender's Game was also suggested reading for military organizations.

It's also a story involving a lot of strategy and tactics.

I think the military wants to pick stuff that troops will enjoy and understand.

The Art of War might be a bit heavy for the average person.

Oh I'm positive of that.


Do you know much about book banning in schools?

I know a little.

I know banning those two books would cost me two of my favorite books.

Are either of your favorite books "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Huckleberry Finn"?

Those are ones that come up often.

yes, I love them both.

I named my dog Scout after To Kill a Mocking bird.

Harper Lee addressed a Virginia school board about their removal of her book, because they said it was "immoral".

She just released a new follow up to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Does it happen in the same area of the South, at the same time with the same characters?

I am not sure.
I have not read it yet.
Did you read those two books?

I read both "Huckleberry Finn" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" when I was in school.

My local school board didn't seem to have any problem with the N-word or other racial slurs in them.

Mine either.

I wonder if the sensitivity will cause them to miss out on other things or shelter them from other areas that make a well-rounded adult (please don't infer I am encouraging racism).

i agree with Harper Lee who stated that she didn't think that racial tension problems would be solved by banishing classics.

Seems like she knows a lot about it.

Seems reasonable to adovovate for your book.

Sometimes when books aren't banned a parent can request an alternative book, but personally it seem like you would miss out on the classroom discussions and learning if you are the only one reading it.

Yeah.

I agree.

I haven't read to kill a mockingbird in a while and will need to re-read it.

After all, there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.

And if  you don't want to read it in print form you can get it in another format, like audiobook, or you can use a device to read it as an e-book.

How would you like to wheelbarrow 32,000 books 3/4 of a mile at age 85??

I hope i have that much strength at age 85, or such devotion to donate them to a library like Gladstone did.

I know... MY 40 year old body aches when I get off the couch!

Well, you can get some media in a digital form from the library and stay on your couch if you want.

Nice.

My life just got a little lazier... Not sure if that is a good thing...

If you need more stuff to do but don't have the equipment you could loan things from a library, they have library of things.

Nice...
Thanks for the chat!


Good morning!
I'm going to the library today.
Do you like to go to the library?

I adore libraries.

It was my very first job in high school.

There is nothing like the collection of knowledge in a library.

Have you ever heard the story of the guy who spent so much time studying in the prison library that he became a lawyer?

I have heard of him.

I wish more libraries were like sacramento where you can borrow things you need.

I think that's so cool that you can borrow things other than books!

I'm just excited I can borrow DVD's for free!

My kids love the dvd section.

I like wandering the old books part.

It has a smell that is like nothing else.

I like older books too!

My favorites are the old Mark Twain books

Mark Twain was a great american treasure.

His books still are relevent today which is amazing.

They are such classics!

He was much more successful as a writer than as a riverboat pilot, I'm sure!

Definately!

I can totally see why him and tesla were friends.

They were both quite the character.

What else do you like to read?
I enjoy sci-fi books as well

I love mystery novels.

Which aparently caused a panic in 18th century society.

I wonder if they thought people were going to start doing bad things because of them?

Have you read Starship Troopers?

No I haven't.

I'm more novels and short stories.

Although I'd be fascinated to read the bad poetry from the lewis/tolkien competition.

I can only imagine it is hilarious!

I've heard the military encourages reading because it refines one's critical analysis.

I love that they are assigning books to help train.

So often in our modern society we default to videos.

SO true!

Reading gives the opportunity for the reader to come up with their own interpretation rather than blindly following instruction

It is so crucial for language acquistion too.

I think that is why we have a disconect in communiction now days.

Not a lot of people read beyond articles anymore.

At least we have people who donate their own time and resources to help push the idea of reading further!

The prime minister from england that donated his own collection to peopel who didn't have books warms my bibliophile heart.

and he was 85!
and pushed them almost a mile!
that's dedication

A true believer in reading I'm sure!

I think the way Norway supports authors is amazing.

I do too!

You are guaranteed to sell at least a 1000 copies!

As an author that is a huge milestone.


Good morning!

It's cold here and might be the perfect day to curl up in a blanket and read.

Hello there!

Yeah we got a ton of snow here last night.

Hope you don't have to go out in it soon.

Do you like to read?

Yeah same here, except I have to work tonight.

Yeah I read a little bit, how about yourself?

Well be careful when you do.

I really do like to read, but I probably don't spend enough time doing it.

It's too bad I'm not Anne Jones who is the world record speed reader and can read like 4,700 words/minute!

Holy cow, I don't even know how one could understand that many words that quickly.

I do wonder how much she is able to retain, but it's still impressive.Do you normally get your books from the library?

I haven't been to the library in a very long time no.

I guess the inventor of the brail system finished it at 15!

What did the braille system inventor finish?

The reading and writing system for the blind, the brail system.

He invented it, and then perfected it by age 15.

Wow.

That is pretty impressive!

Another thing that was impressive to me that I recently found out is that there are more libraries than McDonald's in the US!

That is a really cool fact, I would never have guessed that as well.

It seems like I pass three McDonald's to get to one library.

Apparently, not all libraries are for books.

In Sacramento they have a "library of things" where people can check out sewing machines and other short-term use items.

Wow, that is a cool idea.

I think my local library is doing a similar thing.

Did you know many libraries carry video games?

I don't.

I knew mine carried videos and audiobooks, but didn't know about video games!

Yeah I wonder what kinds they have, that would be awesome to rent old sega genesis games or other old consoles!

That would be cool.
Do you have any favorite authors?

Yeah it would be.

No, I don't really have a favorite, how about yourself?

I'm not sure I do, but I know Mark Twain is loved by a lot of people.

Yeah I think people really like him.

I know my grandmother was a huge fan of Harper Lee, even had a signed copy of To Kill a Mockingbird.

I've never read it, but I know that both that and Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" have been surrounded in controversy because of the use of the "n"-word.

Yeah I have read that and also heard about it on the local radio stations as well.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hello - did you know a man was falsely imprisoned for 10 years and spent most of his time at the library to prove his innocence?

I was not aware of that!

That is interesting!

Much cheaper than having to buy a lawyer!

I do know there are more libraries than there are McDonald's in the US and that's a huge plus considering libraries are much more beneficial to us than Mickey D's!

That's crazy

I've always enjoyed libraries.

But there's a library in Sacramento that actually allows you to check out useful stuff like sewing machines for temporary use that I've wanted to check out.

Wow that's pretty cool.

Libraries are certainly beneficial to those of us who love reading.

Are you a fan of reading?

I've been wanting to check out the book Starship Troopers as it's the first official sci-fi book on the reading lists of three of the US military branches!

Yes they are.

Did you know starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading list of the US military?

I did and that's one of the reasons I want to read it to be honest!

Of course, one day I'd like to beat Anne Jones' record reading speed of 4700 words per minute.

Lol Realistically, that'll never happen with me but one can dream!

Ha!

Haha that would be cool to beat that record!

Indeed!

It would be difficult though as the reading process requires continuous practice, development as well as refinement!

For sure!

I saw there was a moral panic in the 18th century due to the spread of reading novels.

LOL

Wow!

That's hard to believe!

Wonder why?

I bet CS Lewis and Tolkien had a good laugh about that during their "You laugh, you lose" competition.

LOL yea I bet they did have a good laugh about that.

Speaking of humor, I always enjoyed Mark Twain's humor.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn had some funny moments in it!

Yes it did.

Did you know Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain were best friends?

Really?

That is so cool.

I did not know that actually?

I do know Edison filmed the only footage on record of Twain.

I've always wanted to see it.

Would be cool if he had footage of Tesla and Twain together!

That would be cool.

Did you know Thomas Edison filmed the only known footage of Mark Twain?

Yeah I did know about that and it's weird, isn't it?

Twain had so many funny quips and statements.

He once said cherimoya was the most delicious fruit known to man.

Truer words have never been spoken!

Ha!

Very weird.
Interesting!

He also coined the word "gullible" which is a word I enjoy using.

He used it to describe Tom Sawyer's buddies who were tricked into painting a fence!

Good talking to you!


Hi, how are you?

Hi!

Doing great, you like listening to music?

I do like listening to music.
Do you?

Yes, I especially enjoyed Lady Gaga's performance in the movie "A Star is Born", but what I like even more is James Corden and Alicia Keys remake of the lyrics on the song "Shallow" on his comedy show.

I love Lady Gaga.

She seems so nice.

Elton John named her his son's godmother.

That's pretty neat, I wonder what kind of gifts or treatment being the godson of Lady Gaga gets especially when she's had so many successful singles from "Poker Face" to "Bad Romance" to "Just Dance", I'm familiar with all of them!

When ever Poker Face comes on the radio, my son asks me "How do you wake up Lady Gaga?

Poker Face!

HAHAHA!"

Gets me everytime!

Lol!

That's hilarious!

I'll have to tell that to my son next time, he's a goofball.

He told me when Frozen came out and the songs kept playing over and over again and asked me whether I knew what that song really meant and referred to and I said "No" and he said it's talking about a fart and encouraging people to fart.

Oh boys.

Geez!

My son would love that.

He loves poop and fart jokes, which he may or may not have gotten from me.

I am not a mature man...

Lol, hear hear.

I think it's hilarious watching my young kids talk and laugh so hard at such simple things.

They also contribute to the data that from 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in America.

Are you a Netflix subscriber?

I am.
Are you?

Yes and it's a great service especially since I've also been victim of the enormous fees for returning dvds late back when Blockbuster was alive.

Reed Hastings, the found of Netflix, created Netflix because of the same fact!

Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix for $50M and passed.

That is a bad move, Netflix is now worth 2 billion dollars since they and youtube together make up for half of peak internet traffic in the US!

There's only 1 blockbuster left in the us and it's in Alaska.

I remember when they tried to respond to the nextflix threat, much too late and failed miserably.

There's still a Blockbuster left?!

I thought they declared bankruptcy, but then so many other stores have declared bankruptcy but I still see them, like Radio Shack, K-Mart, Sears, etc.

bankruptcy is just protection against creditors.

They can still operate but a lot just close because they are too far behind.

There's no coming back.

Like that $40 late fee you referenced!

Oh ok I see, and Toys R' Us too!

It's crazy how a few companies have basically bankrupted these stores that were once kings in their industries!

Do you like astronomy?

I went into a toy r us when they were closing and it was the saddest thing ever.

I looked at a capitalist dismantling, literally, of my romanticized childhood.

Exactly!

I did the same thing and even then, the prices were still so much more expensive than Amazon!

I tried to get toys about the solar systems but couldnt' find any.

Do you like the solar system?

Of course!

Interesting to think that there are other planets like Uranus that rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than spin like other planets.

[Immature giggle] Nice chatting with you!


Are you a fan of Netflix?

I am a fan.

It's hard to believe that it was founded back in 1997.

I never knew that!

I think they were mostly postal based during that time

Yes, even today Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.

wow, that is crazy.

Could be why they have like 21 billion in debt!

Wow!

That is a lot of debt.

I wonder if Blockbuster is upset they didn't buy Netflix  after several offers to get it for $50 million.

It is worth a lot more now!

They are really kicking themselves now, I wonder how blockbuster is doing lol.

I am not sure, there are no Blockbuster stores by me anymore.

I think there is only one that exists now, and it does good business.

Did you hear how netflix started?

No, I am not sure of how it started.
Are you?

The owner got a 40 dollar late charge from blockbuster for apollo 13 and was upset over it.

Big mistake blockbuster!

That is a big lat fee!

Did you know the company expanded internationally in 2012?

Right, I didn't know it took until 2012 to expand.

I heard it still isn't in china yet, that would be a huge market!

Yes, it might be.

Half of peak internet traffic in North America is made up by Netflix and You Tube.

wow, I am part of both of those, mostly netflix though.

Did you ever see the show lilyhammer?

No, I have never seen it.
Why?

It was Netflix's original show they created.

It was pretty good, I recommend it!

I'll have look into it!

Thanks!

Incredible that as of October 2018 they had 147 million worldwide subscribers.

wow so many!
It was so nice chatting with you!

Nice chatting with you too.

Thanks!
Enjoy the rest of your day!