Good morning!
How are you today?
I'm hanging out watching some Fox News.

Doing good thanks.
Do you like Bill Cosby?

I do not.

I am glad for the guilty verdict against him.

I agree, there were just too many women who came forward for it not to be true.

I have loved his comedy since I was just a kid but this changes everything.

Yes, it is disgusting.
So, do you like horror films?

Yes I do.

My favorite was the exorcist but at the time the cast didn't know it was a horror film.

Yes, I heard Danny, the boy from the Shining had no idea he was in a horror movie until years later, but I'm glad that was the case.

That was scary!

That's probably the best.
What's the scariest movie you ever saw?

That I'm not sure of as I don't watch many.

Did you know that as a child Stephen King was terrified when he saw the movie Bambi?

Stephen King no doubt has a different way of looking at things.

Did you see his movie misery?

No I did not.
Did you?

Oh yeah.

There's a part in there where Kathy Bates breaks this guys leg with a sledge hammer.

I can't stand to watch it.

Oh yuck!

That would be gross.

On the bright side watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories.

I didn't know that, but that's good.

Did you know ET was supposed to be a horror film.

I can't see that, can you?

I think I could see it initially, but I bet ET was just to cute.

True.
Do you watch Fox News?

I do.

It is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.

I know there are popular.

Do you think they actually are fair and balances?

I hope they are, but who knows.

There must be a good reason they top CNN an MSNBC.

I think they lean conservative, but I think they are more fair than the other two.

Yes, that could be why.
It was good chatting with you today!
Have a good day.

Thanks, and you have a good day too.


Hi!
How do you feel about Bill Cosby?

It's complicated.

If he did what they claim, he's getting what he deserves.

I kind of agree, he was ruled guilty and a lot of people came to speak out.

I am glad culture is changing where people are punished for sexual misconduct.

The Me too movement was an eye opener and he's not the only one but he is being made an example out of.

Very true.

he is one of the first high profile people to be accused.

Especially one that was portrayed as wholesome.

Right!

To be honest before all this i loved Bill C. for his contribution to not just black people but to society as a whole.

It's a real shame.

I agree!

He was iconic, he was such a great leader.

I am really sad how it all turned out.

On a lighter note do you watch netflix?

I do.
Couldnt live without it  How about you?

Yeah there gearing up for horror films, do you like those?

Stephen king was scared of Bambi as a child.

He said it was his first horror film.

I am not a big fan of horror, but I definitely dont classify Bambi as a horror film.

That is funny that he thinks that.

Well if you know anyone that wants to loose weight apparently horror films will help, lol!

They say you can burn 180 calories from watching it.

Wow.

That cold jump start a few things for me in the calorie burning department.

You also are said to enjoy abstract art more after watching a horror film.

Wow i wonder why that is?

I know that the creepy music we hear in horror films is done by an instrument called the waterphone.

Yes, and the weird sounds like aliens are usually made by a theremin.

Speaking of horror movies did you ever see the shining?

I didnt.

I heard the kid in it didnt know he was in a horror movie till years later.

I know can you imagine?
How do you feel about fox news?

I cant watch them, I find it way to slanted.

Me too, it's hard to believe they are watch more than msnbc and cnn combined though.

For real!
Its been nice chatting but I must go!
Have a good day


Hello there, are you a big music fan?

Heck yeah.

I listened to Nudes by Lucius early today.

They are a pop folk duo .

That sounds interesting, I'm going to look them up quick.

I have been listening to Cut Worms debut album a lot this year, its pretty good.

Oh that is cool but I haven't heard of them so I'll check them out.

I would love to attend the Art Walk in Portugal.

They have street performers and many bands playing.

Sounds fun.

That does sound super fun, I bet all of the people there are really friendly as well.

Super cool place to visit and experience.

The admission is free and it's from 5pm.

The song Feel It Still was debuted there.

Well its on my list of things to do now, thanks!

No prob.

I am gonna pick up the new book by Reese Witherspoon.

Have you heard about it?

Its called Whiskey in a Teacup.

No I haven't, has she written other books before, or is this her first?

Although she is an actor, producer, and entrepreneur she is adding author to her resume now because this is her first book.

I guess it's about the lifestyle guide to growing up in the south and she is peeling back the curtain to that lifestyle.

Well that should be pretty interesting, I have always thought she was a great actress, and I think she is a hell of a mom too.

She sure is.

The tv show Big Little Lies looks fun but I have never watched it yet.

She will be making an appearance to sign her book and talk about her show at The Anthem, 901 Wharf St SW. *pm, The cost is $60-$400 that includes the book though.

That is a big gap in prices for tickets, I'm sure those $400 ones get you some perks.

I sure would hope so!

That's a pretty penny.

I listen to a lot of music too, how about you?

I listen to Bob Marley a lot and he still has music in the top album charts.

He sits at #69 even all these years later.

Yeah Bob Marley had a ton of good songs, it always puts you in a good mood when you listen to him and the Wailers in my opinion.

I agree, it is happy and chill music.

Very authentic.

I like a variety of people the other band that I like is Aerosmith.

They are crazy fun people to people watch.

I also like to play their guitar hero songs with my kids.

Yeah i remember belting out a few of their songs on the old guitar hero a few years back, always fun.

Ha, did you know that Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero then on all of their albums combined.

That is sort of sad but also pretty funny.

Led Zeppelin is another band I like.

That is just too funny, I bet they were disappointed in the fact, but happy with all the money coming in!

The money probably made everything better.

I usually buy my music from Walmart because they only sell the clean versions of songs and I can play them in front of my kids.

I like the values of Walmart because it supports how I feel too.

I like to keep my kids sheltered from unclean or questionable music.

That is pretty good, you sound like a very responsible parent and I respect you.

I think its way harder on parents these days with social media available with all kinds of things kids shouldn't be exposed to so young.

Yeah, I totally agree with you.

Companies that help parents are great to support by shopping there.

Have a good one.


Hello!
What do you think about the moon?

I like seeing it out my bedroom window when it's full.

Funny that NASA interns tried to sell stolen rocks.

Reminds me of the subplot in Jurassic Park.

NASA interns tried to sell stolen rocks?

I had no idea!

Yeah, that's a premier quality grift.

I read that before the fall of the USSR some Soviet soldiers in Czechoslovakia actually sold one of their tanks on the black market to get money for alcohol.

That's interesting.

Did you know there's evidence of life on Titan, a moon of Saturn?

It's methane based life but life nonetheless.

That's fascinating!

I never heard about that.

I absolutely need to Google and find out more about it.

I think Earth life originally evolved in a methane-heavy atmosphere.

Hmm, that's possible.
Have you heard about Mar's moon phobos?

No, I haven't?
They were photos of Mars's moons?

Oh no, I meant the name of the moon is Phobos.

It's 1/3 hollow and some believe it to be artificial in origin because of this.

Sorry, I misread.

I do remember in KS Robinson's Mars trilogy there was a big orbital colony inside Phobos, so maybe that was based on the idea of it being hollow.

It probably was.

You know I was thinking about those interns selling stolen moon rocks that you mentioned before.

I've heard that moon dust can cut through kevlar like material and is harmful to us.

I wonder if people got hurt or sick from the rocks.

No kidding?
Hopefully they didn't inhale the dust.

Yep, you can get a disease called moon hay fever.

I don't know just exactly how bad it is to us but they say it's harmful.

I wonder what the mineral composition is that causes it?

It sounds a lot like asbestos or talc.

That's a good question.

I wonder why they don't research about it's cutting capabilities too.

Sounds like it might have a lot of industrial uses.

That's what I was thinking too.

Do you ever wonder what keeps the flag on the moon from falling down?

I think it's got a wire in it to keep it unfurled?

Does it?

I started wondering after hearing about the dust being able to cut through kevlar.

I just wondered how the flag pole isn't being cut.

I guess the dust just lays there and doesn't move, so there wouldn't be any abrasion.

Yeah I'm sure that's right.

I just watch way too much science fiction lol.

Well, it's time for me to go.

It's been great chatting with you!

Have a great day!


The moon is an amzaing astronomical body that orbits our planet, its beautifull!

I agree.

Isn't it amazing that it's highest point is higher than earth's?

Yeah its actually 1938 meters highet than mount everest, that is crazy to imagine, must be a pretty high mountain,

I hope someday people are able to go and see it.

It is the 5th largest natural satellite in our system.

That would be nice, before the Apolo 11 mission Nasa though of placing a UN flag instead of the US flag

I can't decide which I like better.

The UN flag would have been more inclusive of the planet but the achievement is american.

Did you know that the dust on the moon can cut through kevlar and is harmful to us?

It's amazing that it did not cut through the astronaut suits back then.

I guess theres a lot we need to learn about the moon, too many interesting facts amazing how that dust can cut though kevlar

It  is.

I guess scientists know that from the moon rocks that got brought back.

Scientists know a lot though.

They say there's evidence of methane based life on saturn's moon, titan.

Seems like you are a fan of astronomy!!

I wonder if we willl ever find intelligent life in another planet or galaxy

I am I guess.

I hope we do find life someday, hopefully in my lifetime.

How about you?

Are you a fan?

I do like astronomy, its a really intersting subject, so much we dont know about the universe, about our planet, it intrigues me

I know, like Mars for instance.

It's moon, Phobos, is partially hollow.

I'm not sure how we know that but we do.

There are some that thought Phobos could be alien made.

It could be an alien base, I hope we never find out lol, we cant afford an alien attack with the economy

Lol!

True!

Man makes some cool things too though.

I mean, just look at the phone.

A device that converts sound into electronic signals.

The telephone is an amazing invention, did you ever had one of those old rotary phones?

I did.

I heard that the whole reason New York's area code is 212 is because it's the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.

That doesn't seem quite fair to the rest of  the country.

Good thing we dont use rotary phones anymore, you know that its impossibe to separate two phone books with fully overlapped pages

Really?

I've never tried before but now that you mention it, it probably is!

Those things used to be really thick!

It would be a good experiment, sounds really hard not sure if its actually impossible though, a chainsaw will do the trick lol

Yes it would!

Hey, speaking of impossible, an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.

It's not impossible but it does seem so.

That is actually pretty scary, more power than the whole deterrent, seems like we have to update our systems ASAP!


Hello did you know that an iphone has more computing power than an entire us nuclear icbm deterrent?

That actually scares me...Hopefully our enemies have less technology than an Iphone.

lol doubt it.

It is really scary,  so many things can be done with phones now.

Guess if I have to quickly call New York, I can just dial 212

I wonder why NY gets the fastest area code on a rotary phone ?

Do you remember those?

yeah, funny.

Did you know telephone cables just lay on the ocean floor?

I did,  thats crazy.

They arent worried about fish or crab gnawing through it

Not sure why Unicef wants us not to use our phones.

Not sure either,  but at least they are doing it for a good cause!

Water!

I wonder if texting counts as use?

hmmm not sure,  but if it isnt then I think everyone is contributing to giving clean water!!

lol I hardly know anyone that actually makes phone calls.

Thats what I was hoping haha.
Speaking of funny, do you like comedy?

yes,  love comedy,  how about yourself?

Seinfeld, friends and Frasier three of my favorite!

I have not watched 3rd rock though.

Those are all good.

I have watched 3rd rock,  its really funny.

That was a good era,  so many good shows.

Is it about aliens?

Not like a bromance like harold and kumar?

its a family who is disguised as humans and trying to live normal lives lol I also like how I met your mother,  great show.

Wait for it...........Legendary hahahah.

That is a comedy that got a lot out of dialogue.

Yesssss!

I think hes my favorite character!

Barney.

Its a great show,  I love the whole idea of it.

And to know that he is gay makes the character even funnier!

Absolutely,  hes a good fit for that character.

His husband actually plays Lily's high school boyfriend Scooter in the show.

lol Its been great talking to you.


Hi, how are you?

Hi, I am fine.

What is your favorite album?

Mine is Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park, its also the best selling album of the 21st century.

Wow.

I really like live music so I like Dave Matthews and TIm Reynolds live stuff.

What type of music are you into?

dmb is okay.

I'm glad they still release their albums on vinyl.

LP's sound so much better then CDs and so so much better then Mp3's which is what most people listen to these days.

I really want to get into vinyl but havent done it yet.

Seems too expensive for my wants.

I just subscribe to Spotify...

I have some old 78's from the 40s but no way to play them.

Today's record players only play 33 and 45rpm.

I had no idea.
What genre do you listen to most?

mostly rock, but other stuff too.

Albums today are so different, in part because they don't make money.

NWA straight outta compton went platinum without a tour, or even radio airplay.

nowadays few albums will sell 1 million copies period.

That surprises me that album went platinum.

Do you listen to Pink Floyd?

Yes.

Dark Side of the moon is one of my all time favorites, and it's still selling well today.

I love pink floyd.

I am only 40 so they were before my time.

I really like the Wall and Division bell.

Roger Waters is still touring now.

What else do you like to do for entertainment?

I have 2 kids and a bunch of jobs so I do not have much free time.

I try to work out in the morning so does that count?

You?

I recently busted out my old NES (nintendo entertainment system).

It's still fun to play but the thing only displays 54 colors!

I know!

There is a clasic NES system that has like 10 games on it.

One is the old classic Contra.

Played it last week and it was terrible looking.

I got it way back in the 80s or 90s but after pulling it out again and looking up information I was surprised to learn it was only discontinued in Japan in 2003.

That seems too recent.

I feel like it ended in 1994.

When did all the other systems come out, like Xbox?

Xbox would be the late 90s I believe.

Entertainment sure has come a long way.

In Britain people used to breed chickens not for food but for entertainment.

Did Britain create cock-fighting?
Why were chickens entertaining?

That's a good question.

I don't really know just something I read about when Caesar visited Britain he discovered this.

Way back in 50bc.

Ineteresting.
Nice chatting with you!


hey my friend have you ever been to a summit?

No, I have not.
Have you?
Seems like it would be fun?

no but I want to, I guess the first time summit as a term was used was in 1955

Yeah.

Did you know that they had a gathering of world leaders at the World Tiger Summit.

no I didn't, but I know that after the Cold war summits beame the standard for global conferences

Did you know Thom Yorke is credit with playing Laptop on some radiohead albums.

ha thats funny, do you like that album?

I know that I really like Hybrid Theory myself by Linkin Park

I thought it was good.

But I think Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero alone than any one album.

that would sadly not surprise me, and ya the Hybrid Theory album is the best selling album of the 21st century so far

Interesting, I wouldn't have guessed that.

Did you know Walmart only sells clean versions of albums?

I did know that, thats why I don't shop there haha, do you LIke NWA?

I used to listen to them when I was younger, I doubt that album would have been sold in a Walmart.

nope definitely not, I guess they got to platinum status with an album even without any airplay

I can believe that.

They were super popular when I was young.

Do you like Chuck E Cheese?

I did ya when I was a kid, I loved the games and pizza, you?

I do too.

But I thought the band was a little weird.

LOL

ya the robot stuff was scary, did you ever play a Nintendo as a kid?

Yeah, I did.
IT was pretty fun.
I played Mike Tyson's Punch Out

ya I did too!

shocking that it could only output 54 colors, I remember the graphics being good

Yeah, they were good.
In fact I thought they were great.

well just be glad you had a nintendo and not chickens like in 50BC haha


hey there have you ever visited a summit before?

I havent, either the meeting or the mountain type.

haha good distinction, well it's interesting that the first summit ever was the Geneva Summit in 1955, its shocking countries didn't do that earlier

True, there are some summits like the global tiger initiative summit in Russia that pledged $330 million dollars for Tiger conservation.

that is nice, but I heard that Russia also went to a summit and gave all the countries thumb drives infected with a virus, definitely not cool!

That is awful!

yup I agree, did you ever play the videogame eve online?

they won a world summit award, thats really weird for a game to win something like that

I haven't.

I am not that into most video games, mostly mario brothers is my jam.

ya I liked playing mario on my nes back in the day, can't believe that system was around until 2003

They recently relaunched it in digital form.

oh wow I shoudl check it out, does it still only support 54 colors?

I don't know, it looks just like the old system graphics, so I am guessing it might.

ya it probably does, I'm just glad that we can play games and  not be forced to use chickens for entertainment like people did back in Caesars time haha

I cant imagine that would have provided much fun.

The NFL is technically an entertainment rather than a sport legally.

huh I wonder why, is that for taxx reasons?

I think its funny Reagan was told that he didn't look presidential enough to play a president, talk about the wrong guy to say that to haha

That is sort of funny.
Little did they know at the time.

haha yup no one could have predicted, what do you think about bill nye the science guy?

I heard he was discovered due to a look a like contest

ya a steve martin contest!

can you see the resemblance because I definitely can, thats what started his career

I think a younger steve martin maybe, not necessarily them now.

Maybe I should find a celeb I look like and get discovered for something.

haha you should!
do you listen to any music btw?
do you have a favorite album

I do have a few, none of them are really popular.

But then again Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any album.

ya that is surprising, I want to listen to that twin album, two 100 year old japanese twins made a rap album in 1992, that sounds wacky


Hello,  did you know that the iphone has more computing power than a us nuclear icbm deterrent?

Yes, and the iphone is also much better for chatting and web surfing.

do you have an iphone?

I dont actually,  I have an andriod lol Thats interesting to know.

i have heard that android is the superior phone.

i wouldnt know but i would believe it.

apple is about style, google about functionality

Do you like comedy?

i do like comedy.
i think that Bill Murray is great.
how about you?

Yeah.
Bill Murray is amazing!

I think he would have been good as Green Lantern.

Better than Jack Baclk.

Really?

I dont think so,  he doesnt seem right for the part lol I know he thinks kung fu hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age terms of comedy lol do you remember that movie?

I could see Jack doing the part, he just is too kinetic for me.

I disagree with Bill on that KFH.

i think he was being facetious.

lol it was a funny movie,  wasnt that great though.

I really like the character that was an asian woman who ran fast while smoking lol

i never saw the movie, but i bet it was really funny.

how could it be the funniest though if bill murray wasnt in it?

LOL

lol right!

Have you ever seen 3rd rock from the sun?

no.

i know that it was not the greatest comedy show around, but i guess it had its following

It was actually really funny,  still cant believe it beat seinfeld, friends and frasier in 1997 though.

the fix was in, or it was a political favor.

maybe the show never won and they got a pity award?

I wonder.

lol maybe.

Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since 1989. what shows have not gotten canceled?

lol Im not sure i dont watch that channel much.

That is pretty crazy though,  that is a lot of turn over.

South Park has not fallen under the ax.

I expect they have a few more years left.

what would those guys do anyway.

they work three months a year on the show.

thats pretty good

Oh right,  south park!

I dont even watch that on real tv though, I just stream it lol

yeah, that is the way to go.
the TV is just so old now.
everything is on the internet.
Anyway, great chat!

Great chatting with you ,  have a good one.


hi, do you like reading?

Yes, Reading makes our brain more active.

yup for sure, do you ever go on wikipedia?

Yes, Reading is a means for language sharing information and ideas.

yeah, in wiki they have superheroes ranked according to their powers

The reading process requires continuous practice, development and taking notes about the subject.

It is easy to remember.

do you know who wrote the oldest known cybord in a fiction?

No, Its good exercise to brain and now days, reading habit is much reduced.

please all in social media.

have you read starship trooper?

Yes.
Its very interesting.

do you go to concerts?

Yes, A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience.

have you been to any?

I went to shakira.
She dance very beautifully.

nice.
do you know the ramones?

Yes, The American punk rock brand.

yeah, do you know how many years they toured for?

May be 20 years.

yeah and in that time they had 2263 concerts

Its very interesting.

Yeah.
nice chatting with you


Hi do you ever read fiction?

I know that I don't read I just listen to a lot of audiobooks personally

I actually do.

Did you wiki has a page where they list the fictional characters according to their powers?

I did not know that.

That is kind of weird actually haha.

I guess fiction is not based on history or fact so that makes sense that they would have that

Yeah, pretty cool.

Do you know who wrote the oldest cyborg fiction?

Wasn't it Edgar Allan Poe?

That is so weird!

I wonder if that's a good story.

They should make a movie out of it hahaha do you know who Julius Caesar wrote fanfiction about?

Oh yeah he wrote about hercules and oedipus

Yep that's so funny to me.

Also funny is that the creator of Game of Thrones hates fanfiction.

I guess he thinks it's copyright infringement.

I don't agree though.

What about you?

Yeah considering Games of Thrones is itself a fiction.

Who knows.

A judge in the 50s tried to ban a fiction book just cause it had a black character

Isn't that stupid?

It wasn't a 1950s but still.

You'd think that people wouldn't be so petty.

Do you ever read books by the way?

I love reading.

Do you know who holds the record for speed reading?

Isn't it a girl named Anne Jones?

The record is like 4700 words per minute.

I know that I've tried to speed read and I can't retain any information personally.

What about you?

Yeah and I wonder how they measure that.

That is way too fast for me

Yep I agree.

Have you ever read the book Starship Troopers?

I've seen the movie.

It's directed by the guy who made RoboCop

I have not but it is in the reading list of the majority if us military branches

Well I would recommend the movie.

It's actually really good.

I don't know about the book though, have you read the book Ender's Game?

Yeah that is another recommened book, even by the marines

Yep it was also a movie.

A movie that I thought was horrible haha.

It is Harrison Ford in it but it's still not good.

How is that possible?

Have you ever read a book and Braille?

I know that I can't

No I have not because I do not know how to either.

There was once a moral panic because people were reading books in the 18th century

That seems so silly haha.

Don't you think they would be worse things in the world that everyone reading haha.

Do you ever go to concerts by the way?

I went to a couple last year they were pretty awesome.

My favorite was probably Lollapalooza

I do from time to time.

Did you know LInkin Park played 324 of them in 2011?

Wow that's crazy!

I actually go to a lot of orchestras and operas myself.

But Rock shows are the best haha.

I would love to see the Ramones.

I guess they made almost 2200 concert in about 20 years


Hi How are you today?

Hi!
i am good.
I am sitting reading and writing.
do you like reading?

Yes I do.
I like Pemelope Lively's new book.
Have u heard of her?

I have not.
who is she?

She is a nobel prixe winning author.

She wroye her 21st book at 84 years old.

Whoa.

that is great!

to keep writing at that age and doing it well.

i expect to just sit their drooling into my cheerios.

LOL .
She has an amazing memory.
Mine is horrible.

Mine is bad too.

I like to read, but i seem to forget things after ive read them.

Have u ever been to any concerts?

Yes, i have.
not recently.
i dont have the time or money.
you?

I used to go to alot but Im getting too old to stand that long anymore.

Pink Floyd once filmed a concert that had no people at it lol

that is an odd "concert".

i guess they liked the acoustics of the stadium?

I dont know but definately is odd.

Another band popular had 324 concerts in 1 single year.

was that Linkin Park?
i wish i had seen them live.
they must have been awesome.

Yes I agree I really admire the ramones they toured for almost 20 years.

Thats amazing.

those guys ground out like 2000 dates or something.

the iron men of the rock world.

Yes they played over 2400 concerts in their time.

I wonder if they ever played in croatia or pompeii.

did they ever get sued by fans?

You know  I think that was actually the band Creed.

Its been good talking to you.

Creed?
oh boy.
those guys really must have sucked.
anyway, great chat!

Thanks you too!

Have a good weekend

You too


Have you ever read Ender's Game?

It is supposedly on the suggest reading list for some US military organizations.

No, I haven't read that.

I have heard of it, but I don't typically like military fiction.

I do enjoy some science fiction.

It is sort of a science fiction book too, they made it into a movie.

I do enjoy reading, although I am no speed reader.

The world record is like 4,700 words per minute.

I tend to read quickly but miss small details.

So I will go back and re-read a passage two or three times to catch it all.

Have you read "Life in the Garden?"

I have not  read that one, what is it about?

I had never heard of it until now.

According to my passage, it is a some autobiographical account of a British gardener.

By the passage, it doesn't sound like something I would be interested in.

I'm not a gardener.

I have whatever the opposite of a green thumb is.

I am in the same boat, despite my best efforts I can't seem to care for a plant.

I like to think of it as a black thumb.

lol.

I do find humor in the fact that CS Lewis and Tolkien had a "you laugh, you lose" contest while reading bad poetry

Oh wow, that is amazing.

I feel like, the harder you try with poetry, the worse it comes out.

I have definitely read some bad poetry.

Same here.

Im not one for all the veiled meaning.

You can be descriptive, just say what you mean.

I agree.

I remember having the hardest time understanding metaphors in junior high.

Simile I could do no problem, but metaphor was lost on me.

Reading is definitely a complex thing.

To be fair, I love the metaphors in Harry Potter.

I love Harry Potter, for fiction, she made it seem so real.

It is fascinating how her made up world is so complete.

I can't imagine having such a creative mind.

Fiction itself is very interesting.

It really is, there is even a wiki that ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.

The fiction world really draws us in.

Oh wow I haven't seen that.

I was on Pottermore for a while but it's been a few years.

People do become so involved in it.

Do you prefer fiction to nonfiction?

I really enjoy reading non-fiction, like development, business, psychology books, something that I can learn from

Oh I absolutely agree.

I used to enjoy reading fiction more but there just isn't time.

I feel like reading simply for enjoyment isn't a good way to spend my time.

I'm busy so often, so really the only books I read right now are parenting books.

I did really enjoy psychology books in high school and college.

For development - do you mean personal development?

Yes.

things on mindset, interactions.

While I don't have kids myself, I teach so the book, so Ive read a few parenting books, I really liked No Drama Discipline.

I haven't heard of that one!

I will have to look it up.

Do you know if it follows any sort of "parenting philosophy?"

I am reading through three right now: "No Bad Kids," "Peaceful Parent, Happy Kid," and a book on Sensory Processing Disorder.

What do you teach?

I teach Band, and martial arts.

The book focuses on the root of the problem rather than the behavior, trying to teach kids to express their feelings.

Disconnected Kids is also a great book, it has parts on Sensory Processing, as well as spectrum disorders.

Yes - getting to the root is so important.

Thank you for the recommendations - they sound great!

I will look them up at the library.

My uncle teaches band.

That is very cool.

It has been great chatting, but I must go.

have a fantastic day!

You as well!
Thanks!

sure thing!
Bye


Are you a fan of Drake?

Oh yeah I think he is very talented and has made a ton of hit songs.

Yeah I enjoy his music too.

Did you know he started his career as an actor?

I thought that was interesting

I knew that because some of my friends in college watched Degrassi when they were high schoolers.

I think the girls in particular had a crush on him which is pretty funny in my opinion.

That's is funny.

Speaking of college, I went to a school that had a great hockey team.

Are you a fan of hockey?

Yeah it's the best thing out of Canada (well I guess they like lacrosse too since that is one of their national sports as well).

Do you have a favorite team?

Mine is the Islanders, but unfortunately they aren't very good.

I moved recently but I used to love the San Jose Sharks.

They are alright; it doesn't get very cold in California, so it makes sense that ice hockey rings often can be converted to basketball courts so it's useful for two different sports and two different seasons.

Yeah playing ice hockey in warm weather could definitely be a challenge.

That's probably a reason why people started to play field hockey.

It's odd that people call ice hockey just hockey given that there are a lot of different types of hockey.

It's similar to Football having a different name globally.

By the way, speaking of things being different globally -- did you know it's legal to protect your car against theft with flame throwers in South Africa?

Totally nuts!

Wow, I did not know that.

That's very surprising to learn.

Cars really are a global phenomenon, did you know that the American car brand cadillac was named after a French explorer with the same surname?

I didn't know that, and you are certainly right about it being global.

Cars were actually invented by a German man (Karl Benz).

I learned that recently and found it surprising because cars are something Americans are so proud of with their love of Ford and everything.

Yeah and people don't just love driving cars, people race them too.

Car racing has become a super popular sport.

In fact a guy named Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by winning a competition on the racing video game Gran Turismo.

I used to play Gran Turismo!

The physics in that game and other games are pretty realistic so I believe it.

Playing a game about race cars definitely beats playing a game about horse drawn carriages and carts, which was what people drove before the advent of cars.

Yeah I agree.

Cars have come very far in their development.

In fact, the trunk of the car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.

I wonder what kind of car Drake drives.

He actually probably owns several!

He's been on the Bilboard 200 so many times and he's won so many awards he is probably loaded with cash and cars.

He's definitely very wealthy.

I once read that while he was on tour in 2011 he spent a ridiculous amount of money on classic children's books.

That is so odd, I wonder if it was an investment or if he plans to have kids some day.

He was born in 1986 and is still somewhat young so maybe it was just to collect or to give a gift to somebody else.

Perhaps that could be true.

His music career has caused him to experience some things in life later than other people would expect to experience them.

In fact he didn't graduate from high school until he was 25.

That must have been from all the acting he did in the early 2000s.

Anyway, sorry I brought up Drake again, I feel like he's one of the best things to come out of Canada; that and hockey, right?

No worries.

I'd agree that he is one of Canada's treasures.

I'd say him and hockey are both in the top three along with maple syrup!

That's really funny!

Anyway, thanks for chatting about Canada, Cars, all sorts of things.

It was a pleasure.

Yeah that was a good conversation.

Maybe we'll see each other at a Drake concert or hockey game one day.

Bye for now.

Goodbye!


Hey there how you doing?

I think learning about space is fascinating.

There are so many planets in our solar system.

I am doing well, how about you?

Yes it is!

Did you know that Jupiter's moon Ganymede would be a planet if it orbited the Sun?

I did not know that but I love that name!

Venus would be a crazy planet to live on because there are no seasons.

Hopefully it's summer all the time.

That is true.

Hopefully it would be summer.

Did you know that Uranus rotates sideways and rolls around the sun instead of spinning?

I wonder what makes you do that?

I like looking in the night sky because five planets are visible to the naked eye!

That is cool.

Did you hear about a planet that was found that glass percipitates sideways at 4500 mph in  2000 degree  Fahrenheit winter?

I would not want to visit that place!

Astronomers once detected building blocks of life in a planetary system 455 light years away!

That is crazy!

Indeed it is!

It is fun to learn about planets on the Internet.

There's even Internet service on the peak of Mount Everest.

That is insane!

Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a Hamburger Button?

No but that makes me hungry!

The Internet is truly addicting and it is actually measurable in the brain.

I recently read something about that.

Did you know the word "internet" is a contraction of interconnected network?

Oh that is really cool!

Luckily there is a library of Alexandria that has a saved copy of the Internet in case the Internet burns down LOL!

That is crazy!

Do you ever shop on the Internet for clothes?

Apple even have a clothing line in 1986.

I do sometimes.

I did not know that!

Did you know there is a store in Alabama that only sells stuff found in unclaimed baggage at the airport?

I would like to visit that store.

Ripcurl makes clothes in North Korea but the label says made in China.

Must be Kim Jong-un's orders!

Must be!

Did you know that Pilgrim's clothing was full of color?

They only wore black for special occasions.

I thought it was the other way around!

One thing style gurus look for is collar gaps to tell if clothes were tailored!

It was lovely talking with you today!

I did not know that!
Have a good day!

Bye!


Do you own a car?

Yes, I  do.

It's hard to find public transportation in our area.

Same here, rural living at its finest!
It isn't a cadillac is it?

No, it is not.

I heard that Cadillac was named after a French explorer who founded Detroit.

Yep that is right, his name was antonie de la mothe cadillac.

I am glad they just stuck with Cadillac lol

I know, right?

His entire name is so hard to pronounce.

For sure, doesn't quite roll off the tongue very good.

Did you know in south africa you can equip your car with flamethrowers?

Yes, I know.
It is illegal in the US.

For sure, and very dangerous I bet.

I need a flame thrower to warm my car up in this cold weather

Where are you located?

East part of the US?

It's warm in Texas.

Do you know why McDonalds' added the first drive through?

Iowa, so cold here!

Did they add it to make it easy to obtain food lazily?

lol

You are funny.

It was in order to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniform.

that is some nice respect.

That probably helped profits around military bases.

Most businesses think of themselves before thinking of their customers.

I'm sure McDonalds just wanted to be more profitable.

yea very good point, lol!
Did you knw why they call it a trunk

Because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.

there you go, pretty easy lol!

I wonder how easy it was to steal from someones trunk in the early days

It should be really easy.

Did you hear about someone who became  a professional race car driver because he beat 90000 people in the video game Gran Turismo?

I used to love playing that game.

I couldn't imagine playing anyone 90000 times, but it paid off in the end for that guy.

What was his name?

Jann Mardenborough.
Have you heard this name before?

I have never heard that name.
I am going to google him.
It was so nice chatting with you!

It was nice chatting with you too.


Have you ever tried making your own clothing?

I have not, I feel I don't have the skills.

I would  probably look like a pilgrim if i did.

Do you?

I don't yet, but I recently bought a sewing machine.

I'm going to learn how to use it on the internet.

That is a good idea, youtube?

Yes, of course.

I heard Apple actually made a clothing line back in the eighties.

Can you imagine if YouTube had their own clothing line?

That would be insane.

Did you know in Alabama they have clothes for sale strictly from unclaimed baggage at airports.

I wonder if there are some Apple products in there.

There must be.

I'd like to shop at that store online.

Or, actually, I wonder if I could start my own business selling unclaimed baggage online?

I wonder what they do with all the unclaimed baggage outside Alabama, that is a good idea, straight profit!

Maybe I could combine unclaimed baggage and abandoned storage unit stuff together in one online store.

I'd be saving the planet from stuff going to landfills.

Lets plan this store together and both be rich, lol.

We can use the internet as our store and have a crazy terms of service since only 7% of people actually read it.

That's true, but I think I've heard there is a law about making unreasonable terms, unfortunately.

I'd have to research it on the internet to be sure.

I bet you're right.

We could travel up to the peak of mt.

everest where there is 3g cell and internet capability.

We could base our operations there!

Yes, and we could use drones that are linked through a satellite internet connection to deliver the packages to anywhere on the planet!

Now the ball is running lol.

Speaking of the planet, we could be delivering to other planets because astronomers think there is life 455 light years away

Yes, and if I make my own clothing and sell that too, I could be a fashion icon on another planet like Gucci.

For sure!

where do we start to make this happen, the internet?

Definitely Maybe we should also be like Rip Curl and make clothes in North Korea but label it "made in China?"

I didn't think anything came from North Korea.

I bet we can get clothes from there too super cheap and say it is from China

Plus, I'd be able to offer custom tailoring on the clothing with my sewing machine skills and be sure customers would not have any collar gaps so that they have that nice professional tailored look.

Would you use animal skins as fabric for clothing?

I would, but only if it's recycled.

I'd actually like to learn to make my own silk.

I like my clothing made of that more than furs or skins.


That Paul Manafort is quite the character don't you think?

To be honest I have no idea who he is.
What did he do.

He lead Trump's campaign for a short while & is currently in jail.

Surprised you haven't heard about him.

I dont really keep up with news to much.

Its kind of depressing if you ask me.

Yeah it can be pretty depressing.

Do you spend much time using the internet?

Oh yeah I do.
Doesn't everybody these days.

I read that clicking links on the internet can cause addiction that's measurable in the brain.

Do you believe that?

Im not sure about clicking links being what is addictive.

I would say it is the content provided, and our need to know whats going on and learn new things.

I'm a big fan of astronomy.

Do you know much about it or our universe?

I know enough to be dangerous.

Lol.

Did you know that there are three other names for earth

I didn't know that.

Did you know that there are 5 planets in our solar system that are visible to the naked eye?

I didnt actually I thought there was 8 more.

The other names for earth are, gaia tellu and telluris.

Interesting huh.

Yeah that's interesting.

Something I found odd was that the planet Uranus rotates sideways & rolls around its sun instead of spinning like most planets.

Boy could I tell a couple jokes on that point Lol.

It is interesting though.

Kind of makes you think about what might be going on around that part of the solar system to make it behave so differently than other planets do.

I wonder that myself.

Have you heard about the planetary system that astronomers say contains the basic building blocks of life?

I hadnt heard of that.

I do know that the basic building blocks of life are atoms.

Look at me, somebody paid attention that day in school.

Lol.

Do you follow the fashion industry much?

I read something about Rip Curl making its clothes in North Korea.

How is that even possible?

I dont even know who rip curl is, but my guess is that it is much cheaper to make them over there.

Apple at one point had a clothing line.
Do you remember it?
I think it was in the 80's.

I have seen shirts with the apple logo.

I didnt figure that apple actually made the shirts though.

They're still doing pretty good I think.

It was great talking with you.

Have a good day!


Are you addicted to clicking  links on the intenet?

No not yet but it is scary to know that that can actually happen

Right, I think we all have grown into this addiction that we may not be aware of it.

I am sure people climbing mt everest take advantage of the 3g internet and cell up there

Yeah I bet they do.

Do you know what the hamburger button is?

I do not know what that is, is it internet related?

Yes it is the three horizontal line menus that are on apps

that makes sense lol.

I never knew that!

I bet it was in some terms of service that I never read.

I know I am like you, in that 7% of people that do not read them

We are the 93%!

I am sure we have sold our soul to the devil or something lol

Hahaha maybe.

DId you know there is a copy of the Internet saved?

really?

That is a good fall back, I wonder how they have a copy of the internet

I have no idea either but it is in the Library of Alexandria

Nice, that will be good in case it ever goes down.

Do you think they have a back up to the backup lol

Haha good question.

On another topic, do you know much about planets?

I know a little bit here and there.

I know the planet uranus rotates sideways and rolls around the sun.

What do you know?

I know that Venus does not tilt and therefore it has no seasons

That is interesting, planets blow my mind.

I heard that Jupiter's moon would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun

I know right?

There is a planet where it rains shards of glass, that is scary

yikes, I am so happy it doesn't do that on earth lol.

I think they blow sideways at 4500 mph lol!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Same here and have a great one

Thanks, enjoy your night!


Hi, how are you?

Well thank you.

Do you enjoy any form of entertainment like hockey or driving?

I do like both of those things.
Do you?

I am not too familiar with hockey, but I have read up on it recently though

Nice.

When Alex Ovechkin won the stanley cup, he went on quite the binge!

Is Alex Ovechkin a famous hockey player?

Yes, he played for the washington capitals.

They won the stanley cup last year and he went on a media tour and drank all summer.

That sounds very interesting.
Anything else?

No, just that he really liked drinking that summer.

Do you have a favorite NHL team?

I would say I'm familiar enough to have a favorite NHL team.

However, I did hear that a goalie caught on fire when a puck hit a pack of matches in his pocket

What!

That's crazy!

In the first olympics canada scored 132 and gave up only 3!

Is it true that some people watch hockey for the violence?

I heard hockey rinks used to only have 1 penalty box, so players would often continue their fight there

Yes.

There was a hockey player that was traded for $1 and went on to win 4 cups!

Do you know his name?

I bet the team who traded him sure regretted it.

Kind of sounds like the hockey version of tom brady

I do not know his name.

I do know that hockey players lose on average 8 pounds per game...

I think that is the dream of every dieter.

I wonder how many calories they have to burn to lose so much

It's probably water weight.

Although if I could lose 8 pounds by playing one game of hockey, sign me up!

Aside from hockey do you hold other interests such as in cars or music?

I like them both, music more than cars.
What about you?

What do you think about rap?

I like it, if it is well done.
If not, it's a dumpster fire...

What do you think about the rapper drake?

I recognize his talent and his achievements although I am not too big a fan of his music

I am indifferent... Nice chatting with you!


Hi.
Do you like comedy movies?

I love comedy movies, especially bromantic comedies like pineapple express

I like that they mostly have happy endings.

for sure lol, have you seen kung fu hustle?

I haven't, have you?

I have not either, I may want to see it.

Bill  Murray says it is comedy gold, trying to get other opinions

He's probably a good judge of what's funny!

Some of the first movies ever were comedies.

For sure.

Did you ever watch whose line is it anyways?

I did!
It's a pretty funny show!

I guess Ryan stiles dropped out of school to pursue comedy, it was the right move.

dude is hilarious!

Definitely!

Dean Martin chose comedy instead of law school!

That is crazy, I am sure he is making more money now than law school would have paid him in his career!

Do you have a favorite bromantic comedy?

I like the hangover series!

Me too, I saw all of them in theaters, so funny!

Have you seen Harold & Kumar?

I love those movies, I have never been to white castle though, do you like them?

I like the movies, but not the hamburgers.

Did you ever watch 3rd Rock From the Sun?

I used to watch it but never understood it, was it good?

It beat Seinfeld, and Friends for a Golden Globe award.

I liked Friends a lot better, though!

I was all about Seinfeld, i cant believe that

I was shocked, too!
Nice talking to you!
Have a great rest of your night!


I really enjoy drama in the arts.
How about yourself?

I do too, but I love comedy because comedy films usually have a happy ending.

Yes I definitely need comedy in my life as well.

Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama for House?

Yes, he makes $700k per episode!
Unbelievable!

Yes it is.

I had no idea the show was that popular.

I like Michael Caine's work.

Apparently he became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.

Smart guy!

I didn't realize comedy was one of the first genres of film.

I was not aware of that either.

I would have guessed drama.

Jon hamm taught drama at his old high school.

one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin from the office.

I really enjoy his work.

Small world.

Apparently comedies like the hangover and pineapple express are called "bromantic comedies"

I did not know that but I suppose it is an apt name.

I love Bill Murray.

He thinks that Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

I don't know about that!

There is an exception to the happy endings most comedies have, which happens in black comedy.

I honestly love black comedies.

Shaun of the Dead, War of the Roses, Grosse Point Blank.

Love them.

Demetri martin was accepted into harvard law, but left out of boredom to pursue a career in comedy.

Comedy sounds much more fun than law, I don't blame him!

I would agree.

He is a very intelligent comic.

On a similar note, Ryan stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.

Good thing he was successful!

Some of the very first films were slapstick comedies.

I was not aware of that but it does seem like a lot of the oldest comedies I've seen are slapstick.

In the 1920's, when movies starting having sound, comedies continues.

That makes sense.
Do you enjoy the piano?

I would love to learn how to play.

In 2006 a piano was found on the top of Britain's highest mountain.

How in the world did that get up there?!

Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude.

That's a hit making piano!

Who knows?!
That's awesome.
I wonder where it is now?

Me too.


The dutch people have public transport that goes up to 160MPH!!!!

Hello - that's very fast!

Yes I know, so is that as fast as the Elon Musk Tunnel?

I'm not sure how fast that is supposed to go.

I saw that it cost $300 to travel across Japan due to tolls.

I thought you typed $300 to travel across Japan due to trolls, lol.

hahaha nope!

So how many miles would it be for that traveling session across Japan?

Not sure on that one.

I saw that Iceland has no public rail system.

Oh yes, that is true and also the Alaskan people are used to living in ice and snow like the Icelanders?

Yes I saw that too.

Do you like to read books or other material?

I don't read a whole lot.
What about you?

I like to read and also like to watch on them movies!

That's good.

I like to watch movies, but have a hard time finding time to do it with kids.

Oh, I don't have any of those.

Did you know that the faster reader can read 4700 words per minute?

Wow - that's fast!

Looks like it was a person named Anne Jones.

Yea, that's pretty crazy!

In the 18th century, there was a moral panic because of the spread of reading of novels lol

Ha, now that's pretty funny too.

Would you watch or read a story that was based on that and plays out like a zombie/anarchy society survival thing?

I would definitely watch/read something that plays out like that

Yea, me too!
sounds interesting.
Do you like hats?

I wear a hat everyday pretty much.


What do you like to do for fun or as entertainment?

Travel is a good thing.

I like places that are different.

I want to go to Japan and drive on the highway.

I heard that traveling in Japan is quite expensive especially if you go on the highways, the tolls costs more than $300 to travel across the country, I wonder how much the US costs?

If some one searched for tool roads in the US, they could probably find a few hundred bucks.

Some toll roads are loops though.

Mackinac Island has no motorized vehicles.

It is a Michigan tourist trap.

Yeah and with how big the US is, I imagine driving on the toll roads could become a lot more expensive than Japan.

So how do the people who live on Mackinac Island travel?

Most people use a bike.

The tourists use horse drawn carriages.

The island is deserted in the winter.

I wonder if Native Icelanders would use a public rail system if available?

There's even horse drawn carriages there?

It does sound like a tourist trap!

Nope, they can't since there's no public rails so they have to travel via domestic flights between major towns!

I think I need to reconsider going to Iceland, have you been?

No I have never been.

Iceland and Michigan have some parallels though.

If you dont have a car of your own, you are having difficulty moving around.

That and snow.

Need any snow?

I live in Minnesota so I also have plenty of snow as wall, I even have a snow barricade with how much snow there is!

I could use a trip to the tropical islands of Hawaii, even in that paradise, the first king to travel around the world was the King of Hawaii.

I wonder if the King got to see snow close up.

The mountains of Hawaii have some snow on the peaks, I think.

I would think that the public rail system in Minnesota and Michigan is pretty poor compared to most of Europe.

Probably like Iceland's.

Non existent.

I agree, it is pretty poor and I also think it's poor planning too!

With the amount of snow in Michigan and MN, they should've built a subway where the rails don't have to be shoveled!

Very true about the snow.

A good hat is essential for the weather.

A Ushanka fur hat has fold down earflaps.

I like mine.

Is that what those things are called, I need to get one because earmuffs just don't do it for me.

I wonder what a bowler hat looks like, I thought it'd be the cowboy hat that was the most popular, maybe it's true for the South areas?

I think it has to do with where your at.

In a town, a bowler is expected.

If your out there in the brush, the cowboy hat.

A bowler is like a half dome with a rim.

Tipping the hat is from knights in armor raising the face visor.

Oh, gotcha!
You're really knowledgeable about hats!

As far as knowledge goes I prefer to wear a lamp shade at parties, not a conical paper hat.

Party.

Party.

That would definitely be a conversation starter, just make sure it doesn't have any religious implications that could potentially offend someone, but I don't think a lamp shade would ;).

I happen to know that in 1908 there was a law limiting the length of hatpins.

So women could not use them as weapons.

There is always an agitator, a group in charge and a fear.

What happened to that law, has it been amended since then?

I don't think that would be an issue or concern anymore, right?

There are some old laws on the books that are never enforced.

I have no idea about the hat pin one.

Chefs wear a hat called a Toque.

I wonder why.

That name sounds funny, I wonder where that came from, if anything the height of the chef's hat seems to be more unsanitary than wearing it.


Hi, do you like to read?

i love to read.

i think it is a great way to pass the time.

Do you?

Yes, I love to read as well when I have free time.

Did you know that CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry?

Those two must have had a good sense of humor.

they were great writers, and they appreciate good literature.

and bad writing as well, it seems.

LOL

Yeah, for sure!

It's kind of funny that reading novels is so popular now, because in the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.

yeah, back in those days, they loved poetry.

it was a sublime art form, pure, good for morality.

novels had things like sex (!)

Yeah, for sure!

It is kind of interesting though.

Have you ever read the novel Ender's Game?

I heard that it was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps.

I have read it, but it was many years ago.

i think that is a great book for military folks.

it gets them in the military mindset.

Yeah, for sure!

I also heard that Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five us military branches.

Heinlein was in the military and liked to write military themed books.

it is a great book to prepare the troops for the alien invasion.

Wow, I didn't know that.

That's cool!

Anyways, did you know that the world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute.

That is extremely fast!

How can someone do that and remember everything they read?!

I figure if we give her a test a week later, she forgot most of it.

Well, I don't know.

I can read pretty fast myself, and I have somewhat of a photographic memory, so it's possible that she can remember what she read.

Anyways, do you wear hats sometimes?

I rarely wear it unless I go horseback riding, but ironically enough I found out that the most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat.

I dont usually wear hats unless i am out walking for long periods in the sun.

i try to protect my skin from the sun.

Yeah, that's fully understandable!

I'm glad that I don't live in Great Britain though, it turns out that if you were a politician at least until 1998 you would have to wear a top hat if you were making a point of order in the house of commons.

I can't imagine that happening here.

they love tradition in that country.

i bet they still have other hat-based traditions that would baffle us.

if you play a trip to england, bring your hats!

LOL

Yeah, for sure!

What's even funnier however is that in 1908, a law was passed limiting the length of hatpins out of fears that suffragettes would use them as weapons.

I think that the gals needed a solid weapon to protect themselves!

Give them guns, I say!

Wow, that's a tiny bit extreme, but anyhow did you know that tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness?

yes, showing the face is a sign of friendship and respect.

i understand their thinking.

I would show my face, but it might scare people.

that is usually why i keep my visor down.

Oh ok I see.

Well anyways, it was nice talking to you.

Hope you have a good night!


good morning to you!

A good morning to you too my friend.

What are your thoughts on the piano?

It has definitely been around a while as it was invented in Italy around 1700.

I think it is a very beautiful instrument, but very difficult to play!

Do you play?

Are you still but not anymore.

Yes very difficult to play.

Freddie Mercury used the same piano as Paul McCartney.

yea the one he used to record the song Hey Jude i heard.

I love that song

Yes very good song indeed.

I love the song Bohemian Rapsody too.

Very unique.

There is apparently a piano at the top of Britains highest peak!

woah!

I wonder how it got there?

It would be very heavy to carry that high up

Yes it would indeed.

Maybe it was aluminum.

An aluminum piano was once built for an airship and weighed only 365 pounds!

"Only" haha thats still massively heavy.

That piano was built for the famous Hindenburg

Yes it was.

I guess it's all relative because compared to normal pianos that is light.

Aren't those pianos that play themselves really cool?

Apparently there exists a song compose solely to stress test those.

Yea it stress tests the auto pianos.

The song is called Circus Galop.

If its unplayable by humans, I wonder how it was even composed

Yes that's a good question.

Do you like the comedy genre?I love how most comedy movies have happy endings.

I do, theyre some of my favorite films.
Have you ever seen Kung Fu Hustle?
Bill Murray is a big fan

Never seen that movie but I think I might add it to my list.

Especially since he says it's the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy.

which is a surprise to me, because it really isn't all that great!

I thought Bill would have better tastes

Maybe it was a joke then?

I also want to watch third rock from the sun because it won a Golden Globe for best comedy series in 1997.

another surprise!

It beat out Friends AND Seinfeld.

Talk about a stacked year for comedy shows

Seriously.

Are you familiar with the genre of movies called bromantic comedies?

One example of a movie from that category is the hangover.

oh I never knew there was a name for that kind of comedy film!

but i guess its pretty fitting.

just films about friends being friends

Yes exactly LOL.

Other films in that category are Harold and Kumar, and pineapple express.

both Stoner Comedies haha what a surprise.

Do you like those films?

Yeah I think they're pretty funny from time to time.

I think it was cool Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.

It was really nice chatting with you today.

yea you too!


Hi, how are you?

Good, except it appears that I have lost my garden gnome.

I hope whoever took it will bring it back...perhaps with photos.

Other than that, I am good.

You?

Someone stole your gnome?

Who steals a gnome?

Was it the travelocity gnome looking for a friend?

My gnome was a couch potato, so he must have been kidnapped.

Perhaps I should look for him on that website that lists people who advertise their couches for weary travelers.

That would be a magnet for my gnome!

Mackinac Island may not be for your gnome then.

They have no cars, which is inconvenient for lazy gnomes!

Thanks for the heads up!

Traveling with my gnome, Ralph, is always difficult.

He insists on walking through the airports, which really slows us down because airports intentionally put baggage claim so far away from the planes to reduce stand-around waiting times at the baggage claim areas for passengers.

I know.

Plus it has to be rough traveling with Ralph.

I cannot imagine he has long legs.

He must take forever to walk from the gate to the terminal!

Exactly!

He may single-handedly be responsible for the recorded 10% slower air travel times.

I hope you two were not traveling during the government shut down.

Maybe the lines were just fine but for ralph.

Maybe he was the problem!

I think you may be on to something.

Once whe we were traveling to a little deserted island  that we read about and when we arrived, the island was covered with rabbits!

Apparently ship travelers used to release them on island as a food reserve for future journeys, but the island had not been visited in years, ad the rabbits had obviously been quite busy during that time.

It was a disaster...

That's a lot of rabbit stew.

Did you see a smallish man in a hat hunting wabbits?

No, but that island could use a little hunter in a hat!

Ralph needs a new hat.

We have been shopping of one, but it is challenging.

He looks pretty good in a chefs hat, but we can't get the fold thing right.

Folds represent the number of different ways a chef can cook an egg.

Ralph's hat is so wrinkled, he always looks like a master chef.

he has to have a hat of his status though.

What type of hat are you thinking?

I am thinking a nice top hat for night life and a nice day hat like a cowboy hat.

Top hats are tough for Ralph...they make him look like the Monopoly dude.

We're thinking of maybe a Russian ushanka for his evening attire.

What do you think?

That's a nice choice.
The top hat would have been much.
Does he have a monocle though?

No.

Did I tell you that Ralph is blind?

He wears rounded black sunglasses like Helen Keller.

He is pretty good at reading BRaille, the written  language invented by Louis Braille, the 15-year old.

So the monocle would have been just an accessory.

Apologize to him for me being so insensitive to his visual abilities.

He would not have been involved in the moral panic then...

He looks mighty fine in his black glasses though.

His dashing looks have challenged the moral fiber of many a young lass.

Still, it is hard to get all the current book titles in braille...

He does enjoy reading George RR Martin stories though...

That's a good choice.

Does he have a favorite book of Martin's?

Actually, he most enjoys the monster stories Martin wrote in his youth.

"Killer Gnomes form Mars" is his favorite.

I am not sure what we chatted about but it was fun...


Hi how are you?

I'm doing amazing today, Are you a big fan of comedy films?

I am!
Are you a Demetri Martin fan?

He's hilarious he's an awesome comedian like bert kreischer

He actually dropped out of Harvard Law to pursue comedy!

His comedy was hialrious with the drawings are you a fan of any other famous comedians

Ryan Stiles is pretty funny also.
What about you?

I love joe rogan, duncan trussel, dudes like that

Same here actually.

Ryan Stiles also dropped out of school to pursue comedy!

Are you a fan of bill murray's comedy

I am not too familiar with him.
Are you?

Yup have you ever seen ghost-busters or the movie zombieland he was in both of those films you probably know his face but don't recognize him by name

Definitely!
Are you a drama fan?

Yes big time, I love dramas like the godfather and city of god

Those are good!

I love how Jim Carey wont make anymore dramas because of his belief system.

Jim Carey is one of the best comedians of our times he's so diverse think of all his movies from The Mask to Bruce Almighty he's amazing

Those are great movies.

Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for tv drama.

Must be nice.

Have you ever seen hugh laurie in House?

he's amazing his accent is so good you could never figure out he's actually british

I have not!
Maybe I will watch that later.

Give it a watch.

Go on youtube and look for doctor review House

Ok I will!
It was nice chatting with you!

Have a great day my friend

You as well!


Hi.
What kind of telephone do you have?

Well I mostly use a cellphone.

I don't even have a house phone anymore, what about you

IPhone, the device famous for it's computing power!

It has more CP than the entire US nuclear IBCM arsenal!

That's amazing!

Scary too, do you know why New York's area code is two-one-two?

Because it is the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.

You remember rotary phones don't you?

Haha I do, I think my grandma still has one actually, she also still has phone books, have you ever interlaced all the pages of two phone books before?

No.
That would take forever!
WHy, what happens?

Well once all of the pages are interlaced you literally cannot rip the two books apart, the friction keeps them together

That's hard to believe!

You know what else is hard to believe?

UNICEF will donate 1 day worth of clean water to a needy child for every minute you do NOT use your cellphone.

That means you can provide clean water to 1440 children just by NOT using your cell phone!.

That sounds cool I should actually do that, I certainly don't use my phone all day, what do you think about computers by the way?

I am a computer.

Well, maybe not, but I sit next to one... My computer has more RAM than I do.

But this does not bother me because it only take 1mb or RAM to run the space shuttle, and all I need to do is get to the refrigerator.

Yes that is impressive.

I also want to see the Russian computer that they created to run on water, how is that possible

I don't know.

I can't figure out how transhumanists think they will download their consciousness to a memory stick.

If I tried that, I would probably end up on one of those thumb drive shaped like Scooby Do...

Haha yes I would definitely upload my brain to a computer though, hopefully you don't smoke near your iPhone though, Apple says they will deny the warranty because they consider that to be a Biohazard

I consider my Iphone to be a bio-hazard with all the microwave radiation they emit.

How I long for the old days when a computer could be built out of simple Minecraft building blocks...

Yep I wish I could see how they made a computer in Minecraft, that actually sounds cool, have you ever played the game of softball by the way?

I'm too lazy to play sports myself

I used to play on a modified fast-pitch softball team.

Love the game.

I believe the YMCA invented it...

Yes you're right.

It was actually invented back in 1887, which was a long time ago, it was also an indoor game originally

Nice!

Unfortunately, the average salary of a pro softball player is only about $5k per year, so I won't be doing that anytime soon.

Yep that's not too much haha.

It's interesting that the game was named softball back in 1926 though, just because they use a ball that was soft LOL it makes sense

Softballs have gotten harder over the years.

Hey, nice chatting with you!


do you use your phone much?

All the time.
Do you know why NY area code is 212?

yes, it was the easiest number to dial on a rotary phone

Yes, Did you know the phone cables lay on the bottom of the ocean?

Yes and they are only 2.7 inches wide

Yeah.
Have you ever used a phonebook?

No but I hear if they get stuck together there is no separating them

Yeah I guess so.

DId you know UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use the phone?

That is cool.
Do you use your computer much?

A lot.

Did you know the space shuttle computer uses a 1 mb computer?

Yeah pretty small.

The Russians once made a computer that ran on water.

Nice one.
Do you have a PC or a MAC?

I have a mac and it is a good thing I do not smoke at all

Yes otherwise you would be voiding its warranty

yeah.

Transhumans are tying to upload their minds to the computer.

Yeah.
Do you like softball?

I sure do.

Do you know which is the longest game played?

That was when Creighton hosted Utah in 1991 and lasted for 31 innings

Yeah.
Do you know how much the players make?

Yes anywhere between 5-6000 a year

That is actually so little.


hi how are you?
do you like robots?

Yes, I guess.

I used to program them.

Wild that Michael Jackson planned to build a 50 foot one to roam the desert by Vegas.

I wonder why?
I worry that robots will take our jobs.

Like the cotton gin they will move jobs into other areas.

Scary that rat brains can be hooked up to robots.

I can see the horror films now.

Maybe the rat-brained robots will take my job!

LOL I hope that things get better with the robots in place.

They would have the taste not to want mine.

I guess if they can debone a chicken, they may make things more precise.

Yes, robots should make our lives easier, and remove risk and danger.

I dont have a problem with automatic cars.

Automation can created some unforeseen things.

Of that you can be certain.

Wow, Hugh Laurie gets $700K per episode!

He could never be replaced by a robot, so he doesnt need to worry.

Exactly, even though I don't watch house.

Funny, Michael Caine got his start taking a drama class because there were pretty girls there.

I would have done the same.

I would have done the same if i had been smart.

but i wasnt.

now that chance to be michael caine is gone.

You make me think.

I did talk a lot of guys into taking Home Ec' with me so, yeah, I would have done it.

Poor Jim Carrey wouldn't have.

He has a "belief  system."

Well, when he was younger, his hormones might have trumped his belief system.

Another excellent point!

Do you like horror movies?

I like things like "Alien" but not slasher films.

Steven King can really get to me.

I can't believe he was afraid of Bambi?

Yes, i like atmosphere, not blood and guts.

the shining, omen and exorcist are good.

King was a sensitive boy, but he turned his fear into a career.

Yes, he did well and I am like you as far as the genre goes.

Have you heard of Joseph Fink?

I haven't.

I dont know J Fink.
does he do horror?

I think so but I have never heard of his novels.

"Alice Isn't Dead"?

I hope so for Alice's sake.

I dont look for that kind of reading material.

Anyway, great chat!

I guess "Alice Isn't Dead" is planned for a TV show.

Ill take a look for it!
Have a good night!

Yeah, I'll look for it too.
Thanks and good night.


Hey, how are you?
Do watch horror movies?

I love Horror Movies, especially Stephen King, you?

I like Stephen King, but I hate horror movies.

They are too scary for me hahaha I guess in my case they burn up a lot of calories, but it's about 180 calories for a person

wow, a lot of tenseness, that makes sense.

I think Stephen King thought bambi was a horror movie when he watched it

haha.

That's funny!

However, I didn't know that watching horror movie can help to enjoy abstract art even more.

It sounds interesting!

I bet, maybe I will watch the Shining then go to an art gallery, it may make more sense lol

I guess the point here is person's imagination.

Horror movies help to develop it and this is what you need in order to understand abstract art!

for sure, lol!

Do you ever watch drama shows since you don't like horror

My girlfriend likes it.

So I don't really have choice haha How about you?

Lol I like a good drama.

I liked House a few years back, Hugh Laurie made 700000 an episode for that show

House is perfect.

I like it a lot.

By the way, I know there is a website with a lot of episods of classic radio dramas and you may listen it for free.

I will have to check it out.

Patrick Stewart teaches masters classic in drama in the UK, that would be awesome

Ok. Are you interested in robots?

It's quite hot topic with all news about automation, self-driving cars, etc.

Robots are so interesting, I think they will take over the planet sometimes lol

I won't consider it as joke haha Yes, robots will be the future.Even now robots can debone a chicken with surgical precision.

It's amazing!

They need to have just a small battery life lol.

That is amazing, i did not know that.

WHat else do you know about robots

It's good idea.

I know, for example, robots can be controlled by using rat brains.

The robot change personality depending on which brain is used.

It even makes me more scary, because it means you cannot predict something about robots.

Very scary!

Napoleon and ben franklin lost chess matches to them, the beginning of the robot takeover`

There was game human against robot.

I guess it was Kasparov.

He is Russian and was the best at this time.

He lost to robot.

And it was long time ago.

I guess now robots play chess even better.

Poor guys, robots are simply better i guess!

Good chatting with you!

Have a great day!


Hey good morning.

Do you like the horror genre?

I think it's funny it seeks to elicit fear!

I've only recently started to watch horror movies.

I was never allowed to watch them as a child but I find them so interesting now.

Did you know that you can even burn calories watching them!

Glad you can enjoy them now!
Yes surprisingly up to 180 per hour!
Is it considered a workout then?
!

Sounds like one to me!

It's surprising that nobody has spread that information as a workout/diet plan.

We could be the first!

Those creepy noises in the movies are made by something called a waterphone.

I would like to see what that looks like.

I would like to see that!

Do you think that it was invented specifically for horror movies or did somebody stumble on the creepiness of a thing that already existed?

Good question, maybe it was some sort of musical instrument before?

It was in the Shining for sure!

The child actor who played Danny Boy didn't realize he was acting in a Horror Film.

I wonder when he found out?

Maybe he got old enough to watch his own movie?

Haha.

I wonder what he thought was going on if he wasn't aware that's what filming a movie was.

Did he just think life was that dark and creepy?

Yes because there was a lot of blood too!

I am curious to know.

Kind of like when Stephen King saw Bambi for the first time and was terrified!

I was traumatized by Bambi too!

Weren't you?

It was the first movie I remember seeing where anyone died!

It's funny to think of that inspiring Stephen King though isn't it?

Actually true now that I think about it, yes it was a bit scary but yes I bet it inspired him since he thinks of it as a Horror film.

It's interesting to think that Horror is such an old genre.

I kind of think of it as modern with all the blood and gore but what Edgar Allen Poe was doing was considered horror in that time as well

Yes you raise a very valid point.

And don't forget about Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley as well!

Although I guess if you think about it death and murder were way more mysterious back before we had all this technology to help, so it makes sense it would have been an entertainment genre then too

Yes good point.

Do you also like drama?

It is a bit more poetic in general as opposed to horrror!

Yes I enjoy drama!

Did you know that Jon Hamm used to be a drama teacher?

Yes in fact one of his students was Ellie Kemper from The Office, one of my favorite shows!

That's the lady on Kimmy Schmidt now right?

I've never seen the office but I've seen that show, and most everything Jon Hamm has been in

Yep that's her!

I also like the actor Hugh Laurie who plays House MD and for that role he is actually the highest paid actor ever for tv drama!

That's surprising, because you hear about the cast members from Friends and Seinfeild getting paid millions of dollars an episode and those are comedies.

I wonder why dramatic tv actors aren't paid as much

Good question it must not bring in as much money?

Michael Caine became an actor because of all the pretty girls!

Well it was great chatting with you this morning!

Good chatting with you!

Bye!


hi how are you?

what do you think of our friend the Sun?

Massively large and scary while being the most important energy source for life on Earth lol

Yes, it comes by every day to make its presence felt.

I ignore it and hope it goes away, but it is a persistent bugger.

The Sun is hard to ignore, its diameter is 109 times that of the Earth

it really is quite big compared to our measly planet.

but not as big as other stars in the galaxy.

Yea there's a star a billion times larger than our sun in our own galaxy, pretty anxiety inducing thinking of its sheer size

Yes, we are lucky to have a reasonable sized fellow in our midst.

it gives us enough, but not too much.

Yea, the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the Earth's energy needs for 500000 years

If we could capture and store it all, then we would be set.

Yea maybe one day, or maybe we can get energy from a lightning bolt which is 5x hotter than the sun's surface

Yes, if we can capture that, it could be good too.

i think solar is the way to go.

the sun helps us that way every day.

Yea the sun is so massive, 99.86 of the solar system's total mass

Yes, it is a hog when it comes to mass, but that does help with the graviy and the orbits.

Yea, it's insane since its discovery Neptune has only completed one full orbit in 2011

Nepture is a slow poke.

It has never managed to keep up with the team.

Maybe next century it will get with the program.

Maybe one day it will get 3g cell service like the peak of Mt Everest

Yes, the 3g on Nepture for the kids to take their selfies.

Be the first on your block to get a Neptune selfie!

That's the future, only 7% of people on Neptune will read full terms of purchase online

Yes, it will probably be even lower at that point.

and the neptunians wont care.

they want that 3g.

Maybe the Neptunians will be the ones to burn down the internet and humans will finally get to use the Library of Alexandria's internet backup

That is a good point.
Anyway, great chat!

Have a good one


Good morning, do you enjoy watching comedies?

Yes!
Comedy is my favorite genre.
What about you?

I really enjoy watching them!
What are some of your favorites?

I really like Will Ferrell.
I did not love the movie Evan Almighty.

I did not like that movie much either.

I am also a fan of Will Ferrell but his recent movies have not been that great to me.

I agree.

It is crazy that Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy ever made!

Do you know its budget?

I do not know how much it cost to make.

It had a budget of $200 million!

That's an insane budget for a comedy!

Probably cost a lot to have all those animals.

Probably.
Did you see the Green Lantern?

I only saw a little bit of that movie, I did not enjoy it at all.

Me either.

Did you know that is was originally going to be a comedy starring jack black?

I did not know that, I don't think that would have done much to save the movie.

I agree.

I cannot see how it could have been a comedy though.

I don't know enough about the Green Lantern to even begin to imagine, I did not follow that comic as a kid.

Have you seen the monty python?

I have seen a couple of their movies but not a lot of their sketches.

Do you watch them?

I have.

The creator of the python programming language named it partly after the film.

That's cool, I would not have made that connection.

Me either.

I guess he was a big fan of the movie to name his program after it.

Yes he must have been.

It was fun chatting with you today, have a great one!


Do you use the internet much?

i do.
i am probably addicted at this point.

Same here, I wouldnt know what I would do without the internet, so usefull, great service,

it is useful, but it does get into our lives pretty deeply.

i worry about privacy.

I worry about privacy as well, did you know that only 7% of people read the full terms?

how can the other 93% not read them!

i guess they figure that it wont affect them or they wont understand it anyway.

it is silly, i know.

It is!

well its a good thing there is a copy of the internet stored out there

Is that really true?

it sounds made up.

how could anyone store the entire internet?

I hope its true, can you imagine a life without the internet, the riots, the problems we would face

i think that there are backups of portions of it all over the place.

cant imagine it being in one place.

That would make more sense, like you said before it must be really heavy with all the info out there

changing the subject, what do you think of the Sun?

I think the sun is amazing, a hot plasma body that generates a lot of energy

it is the center of our solar system and the best star that i know.

There is one star that is a lot more bigger than the sun like 1 billion times bigger, that star must be awesome as well

well, i bet that star has a superiority complex because of its size.

our sun is modest and perfectly adequate for my needs.

It is, I am happy with our sun in fact it produces enough energy in a second to meet our needs for a long time

yes, it should be adequate, once we figure out a way to capture more of it.

I think we are close with the solar panels and all, tech advances at a really fast rate so maybe in a near future

Yes, i am hoping that we can get off of petroleum.

Anyway, great chat!

The environment will appriciate that for sure, its been a great chat thanks.


Hello, do you like horror films?

Yes, I love them.

What about you?

I think the scariest I've seen was The Descent about people like creatures that live down deep crevasses in the earth.

Oh I think I remember that one,  it was really scary.

I think the alien ones and supernatural ones are the scariest for me.

That seems scary also.

I think the best horror films are ones that are believable because you are really wondering if it's gonna happen after you watch it.

Yes,  I agree.

This is why I dont watch any before I go to bed.

Do you think horror or drama films make more money overall?

I think probably drama because they are most popular?

What do you think?

I also think drama makes more.
It appeals to more people.

I like horror and comedy the best, for sure.

Do you like Stephen King's work, at all?

I heard he thought Bambi was like a horror film as a kid, and so did I.

What about you?

I do like some of his movies,  I cant read any of his books though,  that stuff just stays in my head lol Yeah bambi was sad.

So was the Fox and the Hound.
Do you remember it?
Lots of drama.
Do you like movies about robots?

I dont remember the fox and the hound actually.

I love movies,  I guess I like robots.

I missed out on one recently that I heard a lot about...I think it's called Wall E. Did you know that Michael Jackson had plans for this robot thing to be roaming the desert in Nevada that's like 50 feet tall but he never finished it?

I don't understand why?

Maybe it had a camera on it?

Ooh I remember Wall-e,  that was a good one,  I think its on Netflix if you want to watch it.

That is weird,  what does he need a 50 ft robot for lol

I'm not sure, and why did he want it to roam the Las Vegas sands?

I've heard they have robots that can de-bone chickens.

I think I've seen mechanically separated chicken on dog and cat food ingredients lists.

omg,  that sonds gross, and how does that even work.

I hear robots can be controlled using rat brains.

That's very strange.

I'm not sure how the chicken robots work, but unfortunately I've seen some robots on chicken farms that suck chickens in to be butchered.

Thats something I would not want to see.

I hear the military uses xbox controllers to control their robot.

Really?

I'm used to PlayStation controllers.

I hear the word robot is actually of Czech descent and forced labor is what the Czech robata version means.

I wonder if they made many robots to do work?

I think that was the original idea of robots, to help with work.

Its seems like in the future robots will eventually be taking over though, kinda scary

I hope not.

We already don't have enough jobs as it is.

Perhaps if they take the really dangerous jobs then that would be ok.

Speaking of that I have to go search for a job myself now.

cya

Later, great chat!


Can you imagine a commuter bus traveling at 160mph, like the dutch are creating.

That would destroy my concept of buses.

I guess it's better than spending $300+ on tolls in Japan.

They are both things I don't think people on Mackinac island could imagine after having motorized vehicles banned for over 100 years.

Maybe I should move there.

I'm sick of the expense of cars.

Iceland's a possibility too, most of them don't have cars.

I agree it might not be a bad thing to have some cars off the streets.

Islanders using domestic flights to get from town to town is interesting.

It would take some adjustment for me.

Funny, the first king to travel around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii?

Hawaii has a king?

thats funny a king never heard of was the first to travel around the world.

thats like there being a breed of jelly fish that is immortal.

It would have to be something that stings...

I like seahorses better -- poor things have no neck!

Im not sure the black swallower is pretty cool they can eat prey twice their own length and 10 times their weight.

I knew a guy like that.

Sorry I meant to say seahorses have a neck.

Wow, 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in zebrafish.

Haha no worries.

So if zebrafish have so many counterparts, do they get experimented on often?

My guess would be "yes".

Funny, I never think of fish drinking water.

I guess freshwater fish do it through their skin while salt water fish drink through their mouths.

I wonder why the solidity of the water changes how they drink water.

I think that's a question for Darwin.

Dunno... Do you like baseball?

Some guy found $3M worth of 1900's baseball cards in an attic.

Bet he's a fan...

How could you not be a fan with a find like that.

Its funny in Canada kickball is called soccer-baseball.

Yeah, we just called it kickball.

I liked playing it.

Funny, baseball managers wear a uniform because they can actually play in the game.

I think it would be amazing to watch a baseball manager in the game being that they are all on the older side.

And many of them are out of shape!

haha yeah that would get millions of views and memes instantly.

For sure...

Probably even in Japan.

I think baseball is more popular there than in the USA.

I think the USA has shifted its focus more onto contact sports.


Do you do crosswords?

I hear there are tournaments for people that are really into them.

Yes, I like crosswords but only the short to medium words.

I start them but I never finish them.

Lollapuzzoola would not be the place for me, I'll end up with the wooden spoon.

Same for me also.

Have you ever been or live on the west coast?

I west to San Diego once for a wedding, but that is it.

I like to travel but typically head east.

I wonder how long is the tournament, usually if I study crossword for a long period of time it hurts my eyes.

Depending on how good people are it could be quite quick, maybe quicker than a baseball game.

Yes, it is true.

I am rather slow with that, so I will have to think twice before planning playing that game.

Another slow sport is fishing.

I know people like to watch competitive fishing, I can't see the excitement myself.

I could imagine catching fish but not watching.

fish is fun, I like to fishing myself, but watching someone else fish, especially when the fishes are biting.

Have you heard of the immortal jellyfish?

It won't be immortal if it's caught!

No, I haven't, but I imagine that I would be terrified of them if I catched one.

I got stung by a jellyfish once, I never saw it, just swam into it and got stung all up my arm.

Is a jellyfish even a fish?

Wow, this must have been terrified for you.

I have been stuck by a catfish, very painful.

I thought I'd swam into to some seaweed, it was only about a minute later when it started to sting.

That's what I get for travelling to the warm seas.

Wow, I have never been to a sea before, I saw things about it on TV, only large bodies of clear waters surround me.

I think I prefer the large bodies of clear water to the sea.

You never know quite know what is in the sea, sharks, jellyfish and other nasty things.

That true, the sea contains lot of salt and a jellyfish is 98% water and salt burns, can you amazing that just my opinion.

Yeah, all in all I think crosswords are a little safer.

If I ever go to L.A. it's more likely to be for a puzzle contest.

Ok, I have live in Las Vegas, but I never thought about crosswords puzzle contest.

I was thinking about the fish that lived 226 years.

Well have a good day, bye.


Hello - how are you doing today?

Doing well.
Thanks for asking.
Are you into crossword puzzles?

I am into crossword puzzles.
Are you?

On occasion, when I am sitting killing time (doctor or dentist office, airport, etc.).

I recently heard about a tournament called Crosswords LA (Los Angeles).

Is that near you?

Wow that's cool.

No I'm in Ohio so pretty far from LA.

Did you know the Dutch are creating a commuter bus that can travel at 160mph?

Same here.

I in rural area about 4 hours drive from a major airport, so that is definitely a no.

A 160 MPH bus would get me to the airport 2-3 times faster.

What are your thoughts on toll roads.

Are their any in your area?

All Japanese highways are toll roads!

I don't have any tolls in my area, but I'm not entirely against them if they can use the toll money to maintain the roads and infrastructure.

That's crazy they are all toll roads in Japan.

Exactly my thoughts.

I would gladly pay a reasonable fee if it was put back into maintenance of the road.

I strongly prefer user fees (such as tolls) to taxes since they are tied to usage unlike taxes that can be siphoned off for any number of political boondoggles!

What are your thoughts on public rail.

In some ways I wish the government would let Amtrak die - just too little riders and not competitive.

Its scenic, but unprofitable.

Agreed.

The first king to travel around the world was king Kalakaua from Hawaii.

I did not know that.

Since you are from Ohio, do you have Amish what do not use motorized vehicles?

Yes, we do have Amish not too far from where I live.

They use horse buggies to get around.

i remember we had old-timers in the 1970 who used a buggy.

But once they died, that era ended.

I like the way Michigan has banned motorized vehicles on Mackinac Island to preserve the natural environment and the traditional community there.

That's a good idea to preserve the natural environment.

Iceland has no public rail system.

I did not know that.

Drifting back to crosswords, what subject area would you think you would be most successful at?

For me, it would most likely be fishing?

I love fishing for sure.

I fish a lot in my area.

Did you know the seahorse is the only fish to have neck

I did not know that, but I can see why.

What I just found out is there is a breed of jelly fish that are immortal!!!.

If they breed and do not die, will they eventually overtake the oceans???

the world???

Hopefully there are enough predators to keep the population in check.

I've heard of those jellyfish before.

Apparently, their cells just constantly regenerate.

Are you into social media?

Not really.

I do have a Facebook account, but don't really use it.

Some of the things posted are really unusual.

I read a post in which some one mixed electronics with food!!!

They wrote about eating cheese with electronics and apple juice with IPADs.

Some people have too much time on their hands??

It was good chatting with you!


Hows it going, do you like to travel much?

I love to travel are the country in my car

hi, how are you?

I love to travel when i have the time and money.

which is not often.

where do you go in your car?

Usually around the East Coast, I'd love to go to Mackinac Island in MI but cars are banned there

it sounds like the perfect place to unplug and unwind.

they should ban cell phones too.

Yea it does sound relaxing to travel by horse-draw carriages on Mackinac Island

i wonder who cleans up after the horses.

that was a big problem back in the day in big cities.

I'd love to visit Japan too although it would cost $300 to travel the entire country in highway tolls

the highways are great there.
easy to get around.
you get what you pay for.
you could take the trains too.
very fast.

Yea I've heard Japan has fast trains.

Interesting enough the dutch are designing a 160mph commuter bus

the dutch have the right idea.

get people to work fast and comfortably.

they can get more work done.

Yea, I wonder why Iceland has no public rail, I guess there isn't a demand for it

maybe the terrain is bad for rail?
too expensive?
i dont know.
probably a good road system.
very small country.

Probably that and not a large population, sounds expensive having to take domestic flights between towns in Iceland though

yeah, i wonder how often people have to travel like that though.

i bet with internet and stuff they dont move around much.

I guess not.

I wonder what kind of fish live there, there is one fish called the black swallower that can eat prey weighing 10x more than it

that must be an awesome spectacle to watch it eat.

a good way to get rid of your enemies!

LOL

I guess so unless your enemy is a jellyfish, there are some breeds that are immortal

i would not mess with the jellyfish.

plus immortals, as many comic books have taught us, are not to be trifled with.

I heard jellyfish evaporate if left out in the sun, I guess immortal jellyfish are just really vampires

Anne Rice should write a novel about them.

Anyway, great chat!

Yes, have a good day


Hello,  how are you doing?

Did you know The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.

No.

I can see why it would be though.

Have you read about the Chinese cheating in the ratings of music?

Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle, it's called "compliment battle".

Ha!

That could be amusing.

Kind of the opposite of the old Don Rickles who began our incivility in my opinion.

Before he became a rapper, eminem's true dream was to become a comic

I am not surprised.

I think that comics have to be very smart to be so quick and smart people can accomplish a lot.

Thats true.

I just don't see him as a funny guy I guess.

I have been reading about how the Chinese singer, named Wu, used Bots to outsell Adriana Grande and Lady Gaga.

Mankind is often dishonest.

Wow!

That's crazy,  but he also has talent if he can do that.

They claim that it is auto-tuned, so I am not sure about talent.

Rapper busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 rugrats movie

I am an OU football fan and we had a running back named Buster Rhymes a few years before Busta.

haha thats awesome!

In 2001 a michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against rapper eminem

That would have been cute.

I also read that there is cell service at the top of Mt Everest.

Lots of fun facts about our world!

I know right!

Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain

I saw that.

I wonder how addiction is measured.

I know that dopamine is secreted during some activities like distance running

I wonder if they have a support group for it?

I had a friend in Australia who was in tears that his knees would not allow him to run marathons any more.

He could have used a group.

Oh i'm sorry to hear,  thats sad.

Every good thing eventually ends.

Thats good,  it was nice talking to u,  have a good one.