That's interesting. Did you know that Jupiter's moon Ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


i did not, there is a planet 455 light-years away that might have the building blocks of life


That's amazing! As long as it's not the planet where shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 mph!


Not to mention on that same planet the temperature is 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.


Lets talk about Luke Skywalker next. He is played by Mark Hamill and was originally written as a woman.


That's interesting. I want to book an overnight stay at his boyhood home!


I would also want to, it only cost $10 but its in Tunisia


They kept the relationship of Luke and Vader a secret throughout the filming. The cast and crew did not know the entire time.


That had to have helped the suspense. Did you know the original lightsaber prop is inside the International Space Station, and was flown by sts-120 in August 2007?


I did not. They hid the secret from the cast and crew and gave them a fake script where it said obi-wan killed his father.


Wow, what a great scheme! In 1981, Star Wars: A New Hope was dramatized and turned into a 5-hour long radio broadcast. I'd like to listen to that!


I would also. Lets talk about earth next. its sad to think that more then 80 percent of the earths forest are already gone


It is awful. We're destroying this planet inch by inch in the short time we've been here. If the earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds!


The earth will be pretty much helium-free by the end of the 21st century, I wonder what happens then.


That's one thing I guess. There is an appointed ambassador to extraterrestrials just in case they want to say hi


That's cool, I wonder if that was the inspiration for Space Force?


Maybe. The earth was formed more then 4.5 billions years ago. It was nice talking to you .


Good Morning! The weekend is very near. Have you got any plans?


Good morning! No I don't as yet.  I'd like to get out and see some stars some night soon.  I don't have a telescope that is all the powerful though. I imagine mine is more like Galileo's telescope.  Do you have plans?


Not so much yet. My brother is getting married though! so there's that! I am trying to find the right gift for them.


Congratulations!  Have you considered wine for a gift?  I've heard that California chardonnays are very good for challenging perceptions of what wine should taste like.


My brother and I are not much of drinkers. I do know that wines can have more alcohol content than beer though. like average 14.3%? I feel like we can make an exception on drinking this occasion though.


I think you can.  Some wines go good with food.  There is a wine, La Cabotte Colline Cotes-du-Rhone Blanc that goes good with seafood.


I have heard of white wine pairing good with seafood, but honestly I'm not sure what food they're going to have. I think maybe pasta or steak?


That sounds good.  I've heard that red wines go good with beef.  I think there is a wine out of Tierra de Castilla, Spain that is said to be a good partner for meat and pasta dishes.


I might just go with that option. I've always thought of wine to be high-end and expensive but at $18 a bottle its pretty reasonable.


I think it definitely is reasonable and with so many wines out there nowadays price is probably no longer an issue.  I mean, the bottle I was telling you about comes from Spain!


I like to hear some critics reviews on some wines because of the way they describe the taste of the drinks.


I know what you mean. They make them sound beautiful and perfect.  I know of one that is described to have the aroma of white flowers and have an appealing waxy texture.  I am not sure how wax can be appealing however.


It sounds like they ate wax sometime in their lives! There's one I enjoyed hearing that said they 'whack you in the face with an oak two by four'


Hahaha! I wonder what that means!  I've heard of one that is described to be racy.  I didn't know wine could be racy.


For the 14th, I'd definitely recommend a Smith-Madrone chardonnay. Critiques say it wraps you in a lovingly warm blanket.


That does sound nice.  Wines sound romantic and such until you learn where you can buy them at.  Some wines are available at a store called the Wine Outlet.


It sounds so convenient and easy to decide where to get them from now too. I know they can be ordered online too!


I've heard that too.  It does make it convenient, especially since so many wines are made all of the world such as In Puglia, Italy.


All these wines from europe sound and im sure theyre good. I think I'd rather support some from USA though. I know california has a few good ones.


Definitely.  Napa Valley California is known for wine, particularly chardonnays like the Smith-Madrone chardonnay.


I feel like the west coast is where to go. California and Oregon both seem to have the better reviews.


hi how are you? i think we are back online. Lets talk about the earth, shall we?


Yes, it is a great place to live! I have lived here my entire life.


LOL, did you know that the earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century?


I wonder why that is. where does helium come from and where does it go? we will have to find a solution to that.


I'm not actually sure. I'm actually not even sure if that is true.


Yeah, sometimes the facts that i encounter in this vicinity of the internet seem a little less than factish.


Yup, I can't disagree there. Did you know the UN already has an ambassador to aliens?


I wonder who decided that was necessary. and how much of the budget goes to cover that job. how do i get that job?


I'm not sure. It sounds sort of iffy to me.


Yeah, i guess they need a background in science, and maybe a ton of political connections. LOL


Hilarious, yeah, who knows? Or maybe they are just some weirdo?


Yeah. "Hey, that guy is a nutter, but we cant fire him. Alien ambassador? Yeah, he will buy that. give him that job."


BINGO! Did you know that when the earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long?


That is amazing. soon the day will be quite long, if humans are still around. the 20 hour work day. hm.


Exactly, I already do a 20 hour work day. LOL


Yes, one of the privileges of modern life LOL. Our time on this earth is short, but our work day is not.


Correct. Did you see the new Wonder Woman movie?


I havent seen it. but i have heard good things. i think that gal gadot is great casting. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, I haven't seen it either. Nice chatting with you!


Have a good evening! lets hope that the server stays up!


I do. I actually saw 50 Shades of Grey with a friend for Valentine's Day in IMAX.


that was a huge box office hit. do you know who is the highest all time box star?


tom hanks, and I am not surprised he is a good actor


He is very likable and doesn't take on bad roles, so he should be one of the top earners, even though less skilled actors can manage to do pretty well.


that is very true. his movies seem to always have a good morale about them


Do you think he would have brought anything to the table in an action film like Wonder Woman?


oh for sure, wonder woman is the highest grossing superhero origin movie


I'd like to see more female-led movies top the box office, how about you?


me too. I am excited and looking forward to wonder woman 2


I think it's interesting that the prequels that were released as follow-ups to the Original Star Wars weren't as profitable


I know, I guess everyone just really loved the trilogy


I'm glad there won't be another trilogy of 50 Shades of Garbage movies haha


Oh yes, no thank you, I do not see the point of that. did you know that Gal Gadot who plays wonder woman served in the israeli defense forces?


It's always nice to see someone bring some street cred to their art by having real life experience, right?


of course. and she did not even know she was auditioning for wonder woman


That's pretty crazy! Some say the Dakota Johnson got her role in 50 Shades through nepotism, but she actually ended up carrying the films.


You never know I guess what goes on behind the curtains


Yes, especially on set. Apparently the author of the books and the director of the movie could not agree on a common vision for 50 Shades as a film.


that must have been tough and taken time to figure out. it was nice chatting with you


Yes I do. Do you know who is the star of box office?


Yes it is Tom Hanks with over $8.5 billion overall


Yeah that is awesome. Did you know Disney considered closing their studio once?


Yes after Sleeping Beauty totally flopped in box office


Yeah I am glad they kept going though, they have made some awesome movies


True . Do you know how much Trojan cost to make?


Yes it was a staggering $15 million and made only over $309


That was a huge loss on behalf of the studio, sadly


I did and I really loved it, it was great, and you?


Yes me too. It is the highest grossing origin superhero movie


Yes and also the highest grossing WWII movie too


Yes. And also one of the three top grossing with a female lead


Nice. Did you know Gal Gadot was in the Israeli defense forces


So cool. When she was auditioning she did not know it was for wonder woman


Yes she thought it was for catwoman instead


Yes. Did you know the wonder woman was first introduced as a secretary?


Yes that was back in 1941 but she has made her way through now


I love baseball. Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they can technically play if needed?


ohh nice.. A 3 million $ worth of 1900s baseball cards in his baseball games played each yr


Wow that's crazy. Kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada.


Wow that's a lot of shoes. Marbury promoted a line of shoes that retailed at $15.


Adidas is good too. Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of ballet shoes per week.


hmm yah.. 5000 yr old shoe perform better than modern shoes


That's pretty crazy. You would think shoes would have gotten better over time.


My wife likes to shop at Target. I'm not a huge fan. I think they have expensive products.


I agree. I saw Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon.


I think walmart is littlely low price to compare Target


I agree. Well, it was great chatting with you!


I am good. How are you?  Do you like baseball?  Have you ever heard of their unwritten rules such as if you hit one of our we'll hit one of yours?


Well, Yes and yes. I do not like the unwritten rules. Seems too unfun... Do you like them?


Some of them seem more like common sense to me.  I mean, not bringing a pet to the batting cage for one makes sense.


That one does make sense. Mine are more like, pimp your HR trot. Go ahead. Ill be better next time...


I like the unwritten rule of don't eat baked beans before a double header and don't order out for sushi during a rain delay.


I understand the baked beans, that's common courtesy... But what's wrong with sushi?


I don't know, maybe they think the guy will get sick or something.  The players do do some running to bases and maybe they think that'll slow them down.


Makes sense. I do hate the rule about stealing when you are down or trying a bunt when you are getting no-hit.


Don't do those things. If you are down big, you shouldn't steal. If you have not gotten a hit, you shouldn't bunt.


I don't think I like those either.  It would seem to me you would want to steal and try to make some runs.  Hey did you know that a team will get three bases if the opposing team catches a ball in their hat?


I know a ton about baseball but had no idea that is a rule. Thanks for the knowledge!


I've watched my fair share of games and never knew that till recently myself!  I just thought of some more common sense rules though.  How about don't drop a gum wrapper in the dug out?


Or be hygienic and don't spit seeds all over the dug out. So gross. Or chew tabacco!


I don't think there's much chance of this one:  don't throw an Eephus pitch to anyone named Eephus.


Who the hell knows someone names Eephus let alone someone named Eephus in the MLB???


I know, right?!  Some of these rules are so odd!  Some I don't understand like don't throw a four seam fastball to a five tool player.


They need to write these down because I am getting confused...


They really do but these are the "unwritten" ones.  I guess you're supposed to just know.  Not wearing a batting glove to brunch is one I would just know.


Nice me too. Did you know women are more likely to own one than men?


I wonder why though. Have you heard of the game Send me to heaven?


I have , that is the game where people throw their phones as high as they can


Yeah and that is why Apple had to get in between and ban the game. Pretty stupid one


Yeah agree. When the iPhone came out Jobs has to have identical ones with him as they kept crashing during the reveal


Yeah that is pretty cool. Microsoft held a funeral for the iPhone when they revealed theirs


Yeah that did not go very well because the iPhone sales have sky rocketed


I do sometimes, I listen to Pandora and you?


Me too, it is a good one. They have a revenue of #274 million but their net income is negative


Yeah that is strange to me. They now are streaming comedy also


Yeah they are branching it seems. Did you know Swift removed her music from there?


Actually she removed it from Spotify because she does not believe it should be free but kept it in Pandora


Right, not sure if that worked well for her though. Aloe Blacc has 168 million streams in Pandora but only got $12 000


THat is nothing for those millions. Do you play video games?


I used to play Nintendo until it was discontinued in Japan on 2003.


Yeah. Did you know it only has 54 colors?


Wow only 54 ? Pretty awesome for all the fun that it provided us with


Yeah that is the science guy, I really liked his show


Hi there do you have an iPhone or an Android?


Hi, I have an iPhone. Do you know when the first one was released?


Yeah that was back on 2007, seems so long ago now


I know it sure does. Among users, women are more likely to own one than men


Oh cool fact. Microsoft in fact held a funeral to mark the death of the iPhone when they launched theirs


Wow that did not work very well because the iPhone has had tremendous sales


Exactly. Have you heard of the game send me to heaven?


I did, and Apple banned it because people were supposed to throw the phones as high as possible and risked damaging them


That is so stupid. When Steve Jobs presented it first he has identical ones hidden because they kept crashing


Yeah it kept running our of ram and that is why it crashed. Those days are over though


They sure are. Do you listen to the radio much?


Yes I listen to Pandora Radio. How about you?


Yes me too. Their net income is $-16 million and the revenue is $274 million


Wow that is so strange. Now they are streaming stand up comedy.


That is nice they are diversifying their stream. When Swift removed her music from iTunes she still kept it in Pandora


Maybe that means more of her fans moving over to Pandora, so that is good revenue right there


Yeah that is true. Have you ever played Nintendo?


I have actually. Did you know it only had 54 colors?


Wow that is it? Too bad it got discontinued in Japan in 2003 though


That  is true, I have some fond memories of it. Do you know who Bill Nye is?


Yeah he is the science guy who got his break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Haha yeah that is pretty cool. Nice chat.


Do you think electronic devices are having a negative impact on families?


I think they have some negative impact but they also do a lot of good. In my opinion the benefits outweigh the negative aspects.


Do you think it's important to use parental controls?


To an extent, but just to keep harmful stuff that they would be accidentally be exposed to. if I didnt feel my child was mature enough to handle having electronic devices then I would just not let them have them.


Yes, raising kids in the digital age can be tricky, and it is important to encourage them to develop 21st century skills for potential future STEM careers.


That is true. I think kids are growing up a lot differently than i did. I think it will actually make them smarter because whatever they want to know they can learn it right now. If they want to learn rocket science they can start to learn it on the internet today. It wasnt like that when I was a kid.


Some people think that screen time should be managed according to content more than limits, such as an ability for parents to switch between educational and entertainment apps.


I think it just depends on the kid. you're not going to get a kid that doesnt care about learning new things to learn new things by trying to make them do it. I mean if all they want to do is facebook with their friends all day then you might have to take the phone away, but I dont think forcing them to read a book or try to learn something will work.


This is an area that probably still needs a lot of collaboration between parents and technology companies in order to develop appropriate tools.


I have an iPhone that my kids like to steal from me.


Thats funny. Heres another funny one. Did you hear about the send me to heaven game for iphone.


I did! I wonder if anyone really ever played that! Would not want my kids to play that with my phone!


No wonder Iphone disabled the app for ecouraging actions that could damage device huh. Lol.


Yeah, you're right! iPhones have come a long way. When Steve Jobs first presented them he had to switch between two iPhones because they would run out of ram and crash.


I heard that microsoft held a funeral for the iphone when they came out with their first device.


Haha, too bad it did not work! iPhone seems healthier than ever!


I have only had one Iphone before. It was an Iphone 4. I didn't really like it as well as android.


Do you play games on your phone? I don't really though I used to like to play Nintendo.


Not really anymore. I used to play a few but they all got old. Haven't found any I like yet.


The NES was finally discontinued in September 2003 in Japan. I really liked playing mine!


Hello, somewhat, I enjoy all the advantages!


Me too. I want to know so much more and be better but alas, I cannot.


Yes, Its very exciting on all the new stuff that will be coming out!!


I was surprised to find out that women own more iphones than men.


Really, I didn't know that! That surprises me, I thought it would be about equal. Iphone's have 75 elements in them.


75??? Huh... I feel like iphones are older than 12 years. They came out in 2007?


I did too. Did you know Apple's app store has 2.2 million applications available?


That's a ton! I wonder how many are actually active as in kept up or updated? How much egg does Microsoft have on it's face for holding a funeral for the iphone?


lol, yes, That was since January 2017. I love my Iphone its with me most of the day, like everyone else.


Ditto! I am reading Steve Jobs' biography and man he was a genius but didn't seem very nice.


lol, I have heard that before. I heard alot of those guys don't want their kids on the phones and ipads.


I dont either and I am pretty sure I am addicted to the dopamine hit I get everytime I open my phone.


True, Do you listen to Pandora?  I see they have a cap on how much you can listen for free.


I do not any more. I hit that cap and then switched to spotify where I pay for the premium service. Do you like pandora?


I too use spotify! I like it better. Did you know that the NFL is legally considered entertainment than a sport like the WWE.


Really. I had no idea. I wonder why that is?


Must be for legal reasons. I was surprised as well. Who knew? I would say the Iphone holds alot of entertainment!!


So did nintendo. They only had 54 colors!


Yes, I remember that! I didn't realize it had only those few colors. I think I still have it somewhere? lol Good chat!


yes he's awesome! he's Han Solo's best friend and I always wanted Chewbacca as my friend!


Did you know that various wild animals were used to make his voice?


oh wow I didn't know that, also didn't know that he has a wife and 2 sons, weird!


yup he does haha, also there is a fan theory that Chewy and R2D2 are actually secret rebel agents


ya I know, very screwy, pretty funny that in real life there is a bat species called the chewbacca bat haha


Now i definitely never heard that one before... wonder if it looks like chewie?


ya I want to have a pet bat now! I like that the same actor has appeared as Chewy in all the movies, his name is Peter Mayhew


Yeah, i did know that and he's like 7 foot 6 inches i believe


yup the dude is huge, do you have Netflix btw?


oh haha I don't have it, I just watch youtube, but ya can't believe blockbuster had the chance to buy them for only 50 million!


i know... isn't that crazy!  Now there's only one blockbuster store left in the world and it's in alaska


ya that is sad, and also Netflix is worth like 2 billion, thats a crazy improvement in valuation!


true... but they are so responsible for the streaming movie industry being so huge!


yup that is true! did you hear the story of how netflix got started?


actually yes... how he tired of late fees and after a... what... like 40 dollar late fee started netfilx?


haha yup that's all it took, Reed hasting got that late fee for Apollo 13 and changed history haha


hello do you like chewbacca from star wars?


Hello. I love Chewie!! I think it's awesome that MTV gave him a lifetime achievement award.


Thats awesome!  Well deserved too,  he has done a lot for the galaxy!  lol I recently learned theres a species of bat called chebacca lol


Is there really? That is so cool. We were at the Krewe of Chewbacchus parade last year. They really nailed his voice, I don't know if they used recordings of wild animals or not, but they were awesome.


Thats awesome!  Some star wars fans think chewie and r2d2 are rebel agents lol


lol.  Of course, that makes a lot of sense, since Chewie and Han are so close.


I never knew that chewie has a wife and 2 sons!  Hes a family man lol


I didn't know that either. Peter Mayhew is an amazing actor, and it was a long time before I realized he played Chewie.


I never knew him until star wars,  what else has he been in?


He was in Dark Towers, back in the 80's and he also voices an animated series, I forget which one.


Oh I see,  I guess i never seen those. Have you seen the newer star wars movies?  what do you think?


My favorite of the new ones, is Rogue One. I love that movie. I'm glad it's finally on Netflix, I'm getting tired of watching the fireplace when I can't sleep.


I really liked that one Rogue one,  so I have a Nissan Rogue,  and I named it Jyn lol Netflix is great,  watching anything good ?


lol. I really don't watch much of it, my kids are fond of their original program, The Santa Clarita Diet.


Oh I actually like that too,  its really funny.  I love the relationship between the parents,  they are so supportive lol


I'm not a fan of Drew Barrymoore, but she is great in that. I've always wondered how you get a job as a tagger for the company. I can watch t.v. all day long, if I have too.


People who are paid to watch Netflix, and tag content. Kinda like they do on Instagram. Have you seen Lilyhammer? I heard it was good.


No I never knew that,  that is awesome!  I also want that job lol


I also want the job of monitoring illegal downloads in Europe, so I can tell Netflix which shows to purchase.


hahaha nice!  Its been great chatting with you.


Did you know horror movies were originally inspired by literature?


Yeah I think classic authors like Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley inspired the genre.


Speaking of horror films, the movie 'Halloween' made $33.3 million at the box office last October. That's crazy!


That is, I think it is really hard to make good horror movies, do you like Stephen King?


I do. Do you know the first movie King was ever scared by was Bambi?


That is hilarious!  I wonder why he would say that.


I feel so happy for Jamie Lee Curtis for the success of Halloween


Yeah I would say that she is the face of that franchise for sure.


Researchers found that out of 1,100 films from 2007 to 2017, only 30% of the main characters were women


That is very low, I would figure there would be more.


I heard that Halloween is now the second-biggest opening ever for an R-rated horror movie. Do you know what's first?


That I don't know, maybe one of the recent ones.  I thought the Shining was good, did you ever see that one?


Yes, I loved it. The boy from The Shining, Danny, actually didn't know he was in a horror movie until later on.


That's what I heard!  That is too funny, I wonder what kind of movie he thought he was doing?


I guess he thought he was making a drama film. Genres can overlap with each other so maybe it is difficult.


Yeah that is definitely true.  Do you know what the thing is called that makes all those metallic sounds in horror movies?


They're made by an instrument called a waterphone.


Good call!  Yeah I wonder if that is the only thing they are used for, like more of a prop just for movies.


I was wondering the same. With how much money horror films make, it probably isn't needed for anything else.


Yeah they probably just have them waiting in the studio for it.


I just remembered that Silence of the Lambs made $270 million at the box office when it came out. That movie must've been first  ahead of Halloween.


Holy cow that is a ton of money.  Nice talking with you, i hope you have a good night.


Hey have you ever seen the movie Halloween? Or even the newest one with Jamie Lee Curtis


I have not. I like her. But I don't really like horror films. Have you?


No I saw the original one but I didn't see the newest one, my friend side and said it was really bad so I wanted to see your opinion


Ok, I do like SOME horror, but I usually pick and choose. I liked The Shining, The Omen, The Exorcist. Rosemary's Baby. What about you?


Yeah those are all good movies. I also liked Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. The new Halloween note took in about $89 in only 3 days, so it was definitely popular


I haven't seen those. I think that remakes are risky. The comparisons are inevitable.


Yep it's always hard to beat the original. And yes the new Halloween movie is actually being released on the 40th anniversary of the release of the first one


I would rather watch the original. It probably has charm. The new one is probably too slick.


Yeah I think the original is going to be the best. Did you know that Stephen King actually thinks that the movie Bambi should be a horror movie?


He was traumatized as a child. That movie did have death, so it could be scary. Anyway, he turned his trauma into a career.


Well that's really good for him! Do you think that horror movies actually burn almost 200 calories per movie? If so I should watch more to lose weight LOL


I wonder if the effect wears off. No surprise, no tension. I would rather exercise. By the way, do you like horses?


No I don't like horses I'm actually allergic to them LOL and apparently so is Clint Eastwood


I have never ridden a horse. I would like to. Is it hard? I figure you have to take lessons or something.


Yeah you do have to learn, it's actually very uncomfortable even in a saddle, I think it's cool that Dalmatians were used with firehouses in order to calm the horses back before fire trucks


I've heard that the dogs were deaf. I wonder if that's true.


I think some Dalmatians are born deaf but not all of them are, what do you think about the high school students who rode horses to school? The high school had a no vehicle policy at the time, and so they rode horses instead lol


I think they were cheeky for doing so, but I admire their chutzpah.


Yep I can admire that, I would never have done that as a kid haha. It's interesting that Clint Eastwood was not always allergic to horses but developed it once he hit midlife


I don't think I have an allergy to them. Anyway, great chat!


Well don't spend too much time around horses just in case you develop a allergy to them LOL I wish I didn't have the allergy


I do and he seems to be hitting puberty. Moody tween all the time.


Ah I assume that is causing some difficultly. Is there anything in particular he is stubborn on?


He is a great kid, until he plays Fortnite. Something about that game gets him all jacked up and he acts like a different kid.


There have been a lot of studies on video games and it's effect on children. The consensus always seems to be that they use it as an outlet.


I think listening to the way the other people talk and act affects him. He's usually mild and polite, but when he plays with them, he gets very hyper and surly. I also think it's the change in hormones.


That could very well be the case. Hormones seem to do something to susceptibility, at least it was for me as a teen.


He's also at the awkward, trying to figure out who he is, stage. It's fun to really watch his personality develop.


It's such a weird place to be in the world. They are starting to take on more adult responsibilities but at the same time are still kids in a lot of ways.


Right! He is such a little kid about some things, but he's starting to look at girls differently and it's a weird situation to be in. He used to tell me everything, but not so much anymore.


Wanting to have some secrets its about right developmentally speaking. Just feeling out some small forms of independence.


His voice has also started to change. He is taking after his father with a super low, bass filled voice. It's crazy to hear that low deep voice come out of a kid! I'm wondering what else we are going to be in store for as he changes?


Has he already been through the outgrowing every bit of clothing stage?


He's growing like he's getting paid for it! Every weekend we are going through his clothes and getting rid of what is too small! Especially pants and long sleeve shirts, he has long legs and arms.


Ugh, that has got to be the worst. Even with standard clothing it's got to be expensive and then occasions come up where you need things like suits and you know odds are they are only going to wear it once.


We are sticking with a lot of khaki pants and nice dress shirts. If he has to have a suit, we'll have to buy it a couple of days before the event, there's no other way to deal with it.


That is a really smart plan. Forget even trying to tailor it, it will never be worth the cost and time.


I agree totally, tailoring is not worth it at all. I've been lucky with consignments and things so far, but the more he grows and the older he gets, I can't do that as much anymore. I just hope that puberty won't be terribly long as far as the growing is concerned.


I know thrift store typically had a lot of nicer things for women but you're right the men's selections seems to be lacking. It seems like once a man is fully grown and gets a good suit they never let it go


Absolutely, my husband has had the same sport's coat for years!


I'm a little envious, seems like women are expected to swap out a new dress for each even.


Yeah, women definitely get the short end of the stick as far as clothing goes!


Do you have kids that are around 10 or past that?


I have teens, thankfully both went through puberty without turning into monsters.


I've have 3 kids that are adults now.  I don't remember this "monster" thing.  I think I'm reading the exploits of a snowflake millennial.


Mine are gen Z, (early 2000), so I don't have any experience with the 90's millennials. Did you know Apple had a clothing line in the 90's?


Yes I did.  If this parent need a box of wine for 10  year olds, he/she is in for a big surprise.


Meh, it's a blog. They tend to exaggerate for social media. I would love to go to the unclaimed luggage store in Alabama. Maybe I could find mine from several years ago.


Yeah but I don't like it when people make it look like kids are a huge problem even if it's for their own attention.  Yeah, I probably have luggage somewhere in ATL.


If anything, all that does is show your lack of parenting skills...and alcohol problem.


Yeah, like that's a good solution -- getting lit. Funny, polo shirts should actually be called tennis shirts because a tennis player invented them.


I prefer the office attire of Hawaii. Suits and ties are too stifling in that heat.


Amen to that.  Or maybe a colorful wardrobe full of Pilgrim clothes?  The Pilgrims got a bad rap for always wearing black.  Not true...


I like the uniform at Billy Mays' funeral. Blue shirts and khaki pants were what the pallbearers were wearing. May as well be comfortable.


Yes, that's cool.  It's going to be OK to wear flip-flops at mine.  I'm a noted tie-hater...


Are you familiar with the theory that the universe is one giant hologram?


Yes, I'm an engineer that wishes he was and astrophysicist.  It's also wild that there may be a region of space that's pulling galaxy's outside the observable universe.


I think it's fascinating that there are stars cold enough to touch.


Does that mean cold fusion is for real?  Some think that there is only one electron in the universe.  That one hell of an electron.


I think it might be, makes you wonder what needs to be revisited in space, or at least give Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler a read.


Huge fans of them as I am of Newton.  We lost most of the universe recently in that we don't know what dark matter and dark energy is - it is most of the universe and we can't see it.


Newton built upon Copernicus' works. I need to revisit all of them.


I admire their accomplishments.  Thanks, you've been a great chat partner!


I use it a lot. i listen to old songs and jazz albums. what do you tube on YouTube?


I mostly watch videos about investing and finance


That is great! a chance to study and learn. i think youtube is a great learning tool!


yeah, its a great learning tool for sure. Which old songs do you like the most on youtube? 60's 70's 80's 90's?


70s and 80s, though jazz from the 60s. what about you? what music would you listen to?


I grew up in the 70's and 80's and I still listen to the music from those decades.


Yeah, great pop and rocks tunes. I enjoy taking YouTube back on a tour of the past.


yeah I like watching the old comics from that era also. They were way more free then and didnt need to be so PC.


Yeah, they could take more risks, but i guess they were risks at the time. i dont like censorship. i would like youtube to put up warnings but leave the content there.


Yeah seems like today everyone is so easily offended.


Yeah, well, there is power in sanctimony. WHAT DID YOU SAY??? Im offended!!! LOL


yeah, I reckon it pays to be a victim. I did not know that police have their own youtube called bluetube


I guess they trade tips on Blutube? I would love to watch.


yeah probably some good ones on blutube.


the latest weapons, armor, drugs, and vehicles. gangs and stuff. lots of fun. good for writing a screenplay.


Have you tried Youtube music or TV? wondering what others think of it.


I usually just listen to music on Youtube. i sometimes watch documentaries. Anyway, great chat!


Hello. Did you know there is a violin made of stone, and it is actually playable?


Never heard of that. Wonder if it has 4 strings, like normal violins?


I would imagine so. Larry (three stooges fame) also played, I guess he was very good.


Heard he burned an arm as a child, and violion lessons helped strengthen damaged nerves. Was he good?


If WWI hadn't happened, I guess we would have found out, as he was headed to a music school


I see. Same era: Einstein, already a famous physicist, also played violin exceptionally well.


My daughter has a poster of him above her bed, with the quote "The Greatest Scientists Are Artists As Well". She says its inspiration for both her art and music.


That's great. Have you ever read or seen the film based on the 1902 A.E.W. Mason book, "The Four Feathers"?


I have not. Is it the one that the judge tried to ban, due to featuring a black character?


Good question. I don't know, but since much of the story is based in the Middle East during 1880's conflicts there, some Arab characters are featured. Could they have been called "moors" - or black?


I'm not sure, as I've never read it. I'm more of a sci-fi fan, and love that Poe had a cyborg in one of his stories.


Edgar Allen, yes. Still re-read his "Cask of Amontilliado" story and the poem, "The Raven". Ahead of his time, that writer!


Have you checked out the wiki that ranks all of the fictional characters according to their powers and abilities?


No, but interesting feature. Did you know that powerful ruler (for real), Julius Caesar even wrote fiction?


I heard something about him writing about hercules. Have you read it?


Not Caesar's fan fiction. Hercules and Oedipus are main heroes in Greek epics; Caesar would have known about them.


I haven't read much of that, I mainly read travel guides, as I travel a lot. I'm hoping to get to Macinac Island this summer, and bike around the island.


Understand that it is a lovely, slow-paced place. Try a horse-drawn carriage there! Have you, like Caesar, ever been to Greece, through Italy, to Germany or England - or elsewhere in Europe?


I have been to Iceland, it's expensive as I had to travel by plane between towns.


My son had a stop in Iceland on route to Australia. Wants to go back for a real visit. Understand they have no public rail service there. Too many volcanos and other impassable terrain??


It's a rough terrain, I would love to go back, and am trying to find a cheap flight to Japan (on Iceland Air) for a layover. Japans highways are toll, so it's expensive to travel there.


Yes, Americans would not accept tolls on all our highways, like the Japanese do. Heard to go across Japan you can expect to pay $300 or more...ouch!


It is very expensive. Thanks for chatting with me, have a wonderful day.


I am great! So do you pay attention to politics at all?


I didn't used to pay a lot of attention but I do now. The country is a crazy place lately.


I agree. There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a rep or dem since 1853.


Wow, I guess that doesn't surprise me lol. Did you know the use of RED and BLUE for each party color only began in 2000? Weird


Oh wow I didn't know that. I saw that Ronald Reagan compaiged for democrats.


That's odd, he wasn't a Democrat, interesting. i didn't know that.


Very interesting I think. 15% of the tea party movement identify themselves as democrats.


Interesting! I was watching a vlog on Youtube who was talking about how many people are not Democrats or Republicans. I agree in that because I don't identify as either.


Did you know Fox News threatened to sue the Simpsons one time?


Oh, wasn't that about trying to stop them from parodying the anti democratic agenda?


I love Youtube....I am always looking there or Google to do so many things!


I watch YouTube daily. YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


That doesn't surprise me. I didn't know this but YouTube operates as one of Googles subsidiaries ...Google bought Youtube for over a billion dollars!


I didn't know that either. Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet usage in North America.


Wow, that is huge. I like how the police have their own youtube called blutube lol...pretty smart!


I wish we would have had Google and Youtube back in my day it would have been so easy to research and get through school.Kids have no idea how easy having the internet is to help them through so much with info.


Awesome,  yes I like to travel too.  I wish we had those high speed buses that the dutch are making,  it travels like 160 mph.


it would indeed be a great pleasure to ride a bus like to work. it would save me so much time!


Yeah,  and when you ride the bus you can get stuff done too,  instead of driving.


yes, i think that i would be way more productive on the dutch bus. i should move to holland.


Yes, that would be better than moving to Japan,  I guess it costs like $300 in tolls to cross the country.


Yes, japan is far too expensive for most people. i think that it would be good to avoid japan and its expensive highways


I'm going next Feb.,  so I will avoid driving there lol


you could take the train there. they have many trains that go around the country.


Awesome!  Yeah, I like public transportation when traveling its fun.


yes, it is a good way to learn about a country. public transportation is a cheap and convenient way to travel in a foreign land. i recommend it.


The first king to travel around the world was the king of hawaii.


he must have had a hankering to see the world and understand other peoples and cultures. i admire his sense of adventure and curiosity.


Yeah I wonder when he did that,  I cant remember a time where Hawaii had a king lol


I think it was King Kamehameha. he was the last king, i believe.


I see.  I hear Iceland has no public rail service,  most natives fly across the country.


that makes sense. iceland is very small and perhaps the terrain is not good for rail. planes could be very convenient.


I hope its not expensive to fly if people have to constantly do it.


yes, they might have high speed buses too. that would be a hoot. LOL Anyway, great chat!


Me too, I am planning a trip right now for Brazil! I can't wait. Have you traveled out of the country?


Yes, I have traveled a lot! I even went to iceland last summer.


Nice, that is my future plan, I love the looks of that place. Is it true about their rail system not being there?


I think it is! I heard without cars, they use domestic flights to travel.


That is interesting, it certainly helps people getting over their fear of flying lol. I wonder if it is because of the terrain


I am not sure. But I do know it is very cheap to travel.


That is awesome, at least they make it cheap. Have you been to mackinac island in MI?


No, I have not. I heard they don;t have vehicles.


I heard that too. That would be rough, but at least you would get in shape on vacation lol. Or ride horses.


Very true, you would need a horse-drawn carriage or even a bike to get around.


That would be interesting. It would be more relaxing I think in my opinion. Maybe they will bring the bus from the Dutch that goes 160 mph!


I wonder if people get dizzy looking out of the window.


I bet, or fear for their lives as they are traveling in a bus going that fast


True. Have you heard about the tolls in japan?


I have, there worse than Chicago's and I never thought that was possible. I don't know how bad they are though


I heard it costs more than $300 to travel across the country.


That is expensive, wow! Probably worth it, but still! It was so nice chatting with you!


It was nice talking to you too. I am going to go look into some new places to travel too.


Hi! Have you ever had to deal with kids going through puberty?


It very difficult to handle. Mostly they playing games and not focused on studies.


I agree. It can cause a lot of anxiety for a parent. Kids get very emotional at that age, and they will argue about anything, even what clothes they wear.


They need mobiles and want to spent the money in the unwanted things. Mostly they are uncomfortable with their studies and teacher. It is very very difficult to handle this situation. They need bike also without drinving license.


How do you think parents should handle them when they are like this? It is sometimes hard to talk to them about it.


In the kid itself we must follow the rule and regulation, if they enter into puberty it is easy to handle them otherwise, the situation is very worst.


Discipline is a good idea. It can help them get used to behaving well even when they are going through puberty and feeling so many emotions.


Firstly, we want to be patience and talk to them very polite and spend time with them when ever we are free. while talking with them we make them comfortable.


That is a great idea. Teaching them that we care about them can help them feel like we understand them. Being polite will make us a good example for them too.


They always copy all the habit from their parents only. They are real heroes.


Parents who love their children and raise them right are heroes. It is not easy to deal with children when they are going through puberty, but we all have to do it.


We should try our best. All in the hands of god only.


Following the example of god is probably a good way to think about raising children. Patience and love will help both parents and kids get through it.


Yes. Love can change anything in the world. We must be patience too.


I think that it helps to see children grow up after you have cared for them. It feels like a reward to help them and then see them become wonderful adults.


Its our duty to make them good human and want to serve the society.


That's true. Children are the future of society, so raising them to be good people will make the world a better place.


In olden days, clothing is refers to cover the body from the sun rays and insects. But now days it was more fashionable.


Clothing is a good thing to talk to kids about too. I also love to shop for clothing for myself. I like comfortable clothes that look good the best.


You prefer online shopping or went to purchase ?


I like to go in person to purchase so I can try things on. I still like to look around online, though.


Do you have or have had  kids in that challenging stage of puberty entering.


No, I do not have kids but my parents said that I was tough to deal with in this stage. I was not a well behaved kid. What about you?


I have 3 adult kids.  Only one was a real challenge.  As a parent, it's easy to feel like a failure during this phase.


Did they want all the newest clothing because when I was a kid I made my mom buy me really nice shirts.


My daughter did, not so much with my sons.  Sometimes when as a parent or husband, it's better just to walk of and regroup.


I would make her buy me shirts that cost 100 or more. Did you know that Mark Zuckerburg the facebook Ceo, wear plain grey T-shirts that cost 300 or 400$


That's nuts.  Mine cost less than $10.  You want nice things for your kids but when it gets ridiculous, stand your ground and don't doubt yourself.


I really like nice clothing, clothing has always been something people love. Did you know that The greeks made asbestos clothing and it was as valuable as gold.


Sounds itchy... I think it's funny that Pilgrims wore colorful clothes, not just black. Stereotypes... I bet they didn't eat turkey all the time either.


It amazing how traditions get passed along, I even heard about an african tribe that wears victorian cloths because german occupiers they saw.


Interesting.  It's also interesting that polo shirts were actually invented by a tennis player Lacoste nicknamed "the gator".


I feel like people just follow others in their beliefs. Do you belive Isaac Newton and his law of Gravity?


I'm with Einstein in that it isn't a force like Newton says but rather the curvature of space.


Do you think the earth is moving  and flying through space at 500k mph. I have heard new ideas about a motionless round earth with maybe even a dome. Did you know they say the universe makes sounds


We haven't had such ideas since Copernicus.  I thought that was put to bed.  People think what they want like the folks that think the universe is one big superhologram.


I think our best scientist know less than 1 percent of what there is to know. Some say we all could just be inside of a black whole. I think there is another dimension, like when people take DMT


That 1% may be a generous estimate.  We've recently lost most of the universe with the unknowns of  dark matter and energy.  There is a theory that there is only one electron in the universe.


It would be crazy if there is parallel universe, some say there is a cold spot they think could be a link to this universe. Sometimes I think space is all made up. If we are spinning so fast how can the water stay still but that same force can not hold down a butterfly. seems like one big joke sometimes.


Interesting.  I wonder if somewhere some aliens are wearing polo shirts?


I think they are watching us at all times, those sneaky aliens. I wonder if when an alien goes through puberty it is as tough as us humans


Hee.  I suspect that it is.  You've been an excellent chat partner! Thanks.


hi I'm doing great how about you, did you know Julius Caesar would write fan fiction when he was young, It was about hercules haha


I'm with George RR Martin on this issue. Fan fiction sucks. it is copyright violation. Someone should sue Julius Caesar!


haha yes! Maybe hercules can prove he is real by suing! I guess Edgar allen poe has the title for oldest example of a cyborg in fiction


Hercules never understood copyright law! Poe wasn't perfect, but he knew sci fi.


haha I didn't know that, what did he do?


He married a gal that was like 13 or something. I guess in his day that was not unusual but still. Probably to an author and alcoholic these were normal things.


ah I see well that is definitely weird, what I'm not surprised with is there is a wikipedia that ranks fictinoal characters, it does it according to their abilities, I'll tell you some people have a lot of time on their hands


I think that some people live for such things! They get notoriety from such endeavors, but no money. Can you believe that in the 1950s a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character? That's an amazing judgement.


that is pretty bad for sure, what I want to see is the violin made of stone that you can actually play, I play the piano do you play any instruments


I used to play the guitar, but I weren't any good. I would blow hard into it, but it never sounded quite right. Perhaps I should have tried the violin, but I mistook it for a form of violence.


haha I like that, ya my uncle plays the violin but he says its really hard to learn, the piano isn't that bad in my opinion, it has a good amount of challenge but I think anyone can get pretty good with enough practice


I would like to think that I could be as good as Einstein. He was a musician, but he didn't really gain renown as one. I could do as well as him, don't you think?


ah I didn't know that, well I think you can do it! just make sure to use modern violins and not the million dollar stradivarius ones, modern ones sound better in blind tests


I would never be able to tell the difference. Perhaps Einstein could, but I couldn't. If Haydn wrote a competition with the two varieties of violin ar the end, could the audience tell the difference?


haha good question, what is cool that Einstein said is that "the greatest scientists are artists as well"


But then again, are the greatest artists scientists? Perhaps not. Or perhaps so. Perhaps I don't know. I want to hear a violin made out of stone, a piano made out of stone for the Flintstones.


haha I like that, would you ride a bus that goes 160mph? they are making on in Denmark apparently


The Danes are seditious, don't trust them! They lie! They eat too much butter! Anyhows, great chatting with you!


haha those lying butter eaters! great talking with you, stay away from japanese highways they are apparently all toll roads!


The pastries in Denmark are dangerously addictive!


yes that is my dream, to be in denmark, going 160mph in a bus eating pastries!


Hi there. Do you enjoy to travel? I love visiting distant geographical locations!


Yes, I was actually in Paris last week. Do you travel? I was surprised there a website for people with couches to crash on, wish I knew it last week I had a long layover.


Whoa that's awesome! Did you eat crepes? I want to go to Iceland but it sounds like the public transport isn't great-will probably rent a car.


No crepes, I did have snails which I like. I've had a layover in Iceland, it looks like the moon. Flying it a lot of volcanic lava flows turned to rock. Did you know about that gnome stealing thing, take a picture, then return? That a lot of work.


Haha yeah I heard about that. Does sound like a lot of work. Did you fly any domestic flights in Iceland? That seems like a good way to get around there.


No, Iceland Air is cheapest to Sweden, I work there a couple times a year. I'm on the east coast so it's a quick flight though. Do you like fiction, a reader? That how I bide my time.


Awesome lucky. Yeah fiction is entertaining. I like it because it is not based strictly on history or fact.


Yes, I'm not much on Science Fiction, more literary fiction. I didn't know Isaac Asimov coined "robotics" I have friends who  love him and Sci Fi. What genre do you like?


Oh nice good genre. I like fiction as well. Edgar Allen Poe's first developed cyborg's in fiction which is pretty cool.


Yes and Poe developed the detective genre I read too. I read War and Peace, but the Smash Bros is 4 million words even longer? That would take some time.


Wow. Is War and Peace good? I know Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction but I have never read his text.


Yes, I liked it but it's a complex novel. Yes, I read Caesar history of the Gallic Wars. Pretty interesting in light of France now. Do you like music, you see where the highest violin bow price sold for $182,000 wow, that quite expensive per pound.


You have read a lot I'm impressed. I love music and sometimes classical. Hard to believe a violin sold for that. Hopefully it wasn't the one made out of stone!


Gold and tortoiseshell i read, I feel sorry for the turtle. You like fiddle or violin more? Country or classic as the instrument is the same.


Wow. Interesting. I like the fiddle because I prefer country music. A famous scientist who played the violin was Albert Einstein.


Interesting, complex man. Did you know they have to play and "break-in" a violin? That makes sense though interesting it changes the cellulose molecules in the body.


Kind of like a shoe? Very interesting. It is also good for the small muscles and nerves of the arms and hands. Just ask Larry Fine from the Three stooges!


That funny, yes, you like me must have a few years on you. My kids don't know who the Three Stoogies are. Have you traveled much? Back to that, you see where the airlines make the walk longer instead of baggage return quicker to cut complaints. That not good to me.


Yes I have lived in both Spain and Australia. I actually didn't hear about that. Typically airplane if is the most efficient method of travel when compared with everything else so I don't see why they make people walk longer.


Nice, my son went to school a summer in Spain. He loved it. I guess the exercise you get on the longer walk is good. Did you know they fly 10% slower to save fuel relative to the 60's, that would be fine but the food is worse than the 60's too.


Yeah good point. I remember the days when everyone got free meals and they were actually legit. Still given all that flying definitely beats train, boat, and bus travel! Nice chatting with you!


I'm doing good! What about you? Do you like to listen to music?


I'm going well too! I do listen to music, how about you?


Yes, me too. I like to listen to jazz from time to time. There;'s even a woman in Harlem that has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Saturday for 20 years.


Wow I wonder how many people show up? I like how Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that tops the charts!


I'm not sure how many show up, but I guess top performers occasionally stop by.


Do you think Clint Eastwood ever did? He is a lifelong jazz enthusiast!


Boy, I'm not sure. I know he scored several films including Million Dollar Baby.


that is so cool! Next time I watch a jazz band, I'm going to see if the trumpeters have goatees!


Are goatees popular among jazz trumpeters?


Yes it provides them comfort when playing the trumpet!


Oh, that is interesting Did you know Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that tops the charts?.


That is interesting! But you know what is more interesting? The sun lol.


Yes! Did you know the sun is actually white?


I didn't know that! We've been taught the wrong thing all of these years! I do know that the sun isn't the biggest start in our galaxy!


Well, I guess we perceive the sun as yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


That makes total sense to me! I feel like we are spoiled when it comes to the sun's energy!


Yes, the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.


That is crazy to think! Are you into reading fiction? Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg! How do people come up with these ideas!


A little bit. I know there's a wiki which ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.


I am going to go look into that right now. It was nice chatting, have a great day!


Hi There ! Looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


Hello! Good i just read some really interesting stuff about Jazz music. Did you know it started in the great city of New Orleans?


Yes, I believe I was aware of that fact. Are You a jazz lover ?


I am! It is a great style some people consider it America's classical music today.


Yes sir... I love how every song and solo can sound totally different - even when played by the same musician...


Yes it is truly something. I have heard that New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s.


That I'm not sure about... don't know the exact date, but I always wondered how a music style begins... it's not like a guy is sitting on it's porch and thinks... "I'm going to invent new music style and I'll call it JAZZ" :)


Haha! Yeah i have always wondered things like that. But I have heard that Clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast who knew huh?


I can believe that... he is a classy Dude ;) I don't imagine him listening to disco or rap ;)


Yeah he just does not seem like the guy that would be into that. But I think more people love jazz than we know A harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every sunday for 20 years.


I'm sure there were a lot of enthusiasts of that ! Sounds like a good woman


Yeah what kind of stuff is on your mind that you would like to talk about?


Yes - really dark poetry sometimes -  He wrote wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction. Pretty interesting ! ;)


Yeah he was a special kinda person, If i recall he was the person who also wrote the poem about  the raven crying nevermore.


Yes I think You're right. Some of his poems were used in "Nightmare on Elm street" ;)


Really I had no idea. I wonder how they implemented them in the film?


Those were right before the movie began. Something about dreams - You know, movie related :)


I have not seen those movies in a very long time so it is all kinda blurry to me. But I think I might have to go back and check them out again.


I remember seeing them as a little boy... I was terrified but excited !


Yeah I bet those older movies took lots of inspiration from poes work.


A text before the opening credits starts reads as follows: "Sleep. Those little slices of Death. How I loathe them" -Edgar Allan Poe- ( I found it ! ) :)


That is really cool! What one is that from the first one you said?


DO you like Jazz ? There is a lot of people who like Jazz, like Clint Eastwood.


Yes, Jazz is an art form that has been around a long time. It originated in African- American communities in the late 19th, early 20th century.


Yeah, it is a recent art, it started to be recognized as an official music current  in the 1920s.


There is a woman in Harlem who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment for 20 years!


I wonder if her neighbors liked it. It must have been noisy.


I am sure they enjoyed when the top performers came over, would be a treat.


It must have drawn a crowd, a crowded apartment is quite noisy.


Yes, jazz is also big worldwide, a Pakistani jazz orchestra is topping the charts.


Would you like it if your neighbor held a jazz concert every Sunday ?


It would depend on how far they are and the noise level, not in close proximity with loud noise.


It is an apartment, so there would a wall between you and the concert.


Guess the only way to know is to attend and see what it's like. Did you know that Neptune made a full orbit in 2011, the first since being discovered?


Yeah, the solar system is quite peculiar, the sun represent 99.86 of all mass in the solar system. Knowing, that losing weight seems futile in the scheme of the universe.


Yes we are a cosmic dust ball haha, the largest star in our galaxy is 1 billion times bigger.


There is so much that we cannot grasp about the universe until we now enough science, like the sun is white, it is yellow because of our atmosphere.


Yep, and a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun, crazy!


Yeah it is surprising that something on Earth could be hotter than the sun.


I know right, what do you think about fiction?


I love fiction, I read a lot of stories but I don't write any , unlike Julius Ceasar who wrote stories about Hercules and Oedipus.


Basically fan fiction, George rr martin doesn't like fan fiction though, but fan fiction may have to finish Game of Thrones at his writing rate.


He could use lawsuits to stop them since his work is copyrighted. Have a nice evening.


Hey how is it going today, have you heard of the axe-murderer in New Orleans by chance? Scary!


I  did, I thought that was a terrifying story as well, King Zeno, sure seems like a scary piece


That would be scary to see that guy for sure, it sounds as if he had PTSD, this was apparently a while ago but still, mental health should have been treated a lot better then!


I know right, I wonder if its based on real life events? King Zeno is one hell of a scary novel, not apt for everyone


For sure, it is about a century old but still so scary. Do you like to listen to jazz music?


I love it yeah, what about you? do you like the genre


Not a huge fan but a fan of the historic value of jazz, there's so many types of jazz like swing, Kansas City Jaz, and Gypsy jazz. What other kind of music do you like?


It has deep roots that go almost a hundred years ago, it means a lot to many people, nice tunes and melody


For sure, Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz fan, which is pretty surprising to be honest given his previous roles.


Really his a fan? well he has great musical taste then, I hear Pakistan has a great Jazz orchestra


I would never have guessed that. Have you ever noticed that a lot of jazz trumpeters have goatees? Apparently it is to provide comfort while they play.


Ive always wondered about those out of style goatees I guess it makes sense to grow them if its for comfort however weird they look


True, it'd be tough to be playing it for so long without anything there I am assuming. You a big fiction or non-fiction fan?


I prefer fiction and just let my imagination fly, do you have a favorite author?


Not really, I would like to check out some Julius Caesar though, he apparently wrote fan fiction about Hercules, would be neat to read that.


That sounds like a great piece of literature, I like George RR Martin, I bet he would dislike the works of Ceasar


It'd be really interesting to just read it, that's almost 2000 years of difference but the same story being told. It's so sad that in the 1950s a judge tried to ban a comic because it featured a black character, what an embarassment.


I know right, luckily times have changed but that kind of behavior makes me really angry,


Me too, it's terrible to think about people being so willfully ignorant, they have to acknowledge that racism is wrong and it's still here. I wonder what a world would look like without racism, they should write a book on it. I guess it'll be fiction for a while though.


Hopefully one day we will see that, a society free of racism, hate only creates more hat and maybe fiction is the way to make that happen, its sure nice to imagine a world like that one


It would be nice to imagine that world, it better be coming soon. Well I am going to call it a night, I hope you have a great one and take care!


Lets hope that day comes soon and take care as well have a good night I think im calling it a night as well.


What do you think about the net worth of Kylie Jenner?


Yeah, she definetely is, although I think that part of her health is actually self made, I think she does work hard.


I would agree, she has worked for it, it wasn't totally handed to her on a silver platter.


Yeah, its crazy how she was 21 when she became a millionare, I like the analogy with Lebron.


yes its perfect. Did you see the police video with "Uptown Funk"?


The one of Bruno Mars? I haven actually seen that one, have you? did you like it.


I Havent either, but i love Bruno Mars, his songs are great, I am sure i would like it.  my nephew sings that song, hes 5 its so cute


Yeah he does have some pretty decent songs,Ive heard the Uptown Funk video has over 30 million views, thats crazy.


I didnt realize that.  I didnt realize that he started out as an elvis impersonator either!


I saw that on Facebook, did you know that Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for 75 million.


no i didnt, haha I bet they are kicking them selves, because facebook basically made them irrelevent.


They sure are regrettin it lol, specially with the networth of Facebook now a days, I think Mark Zuckerburg is a great entrepeneur.


yes for sure. Did you realize he is red green colorblind, so thats why things are mostly blue?


I didnt know that, I thought it was a marketing thing, I did hear about the Burger king promotion, too bad I didnt spot that one.


yea I never heard about that, but I am not a fan of BK any how


I like McDonalds more, but who could turn down a free burger lol.


good point. What do you thing about  Patricia Heaton's support of Kavanaugh?  I think Its great to remember that these people are just people as well.


I didnt really hear about that, could you tell me more about it?


basically there was an article written  and she just pointed out that it was written to show the personal side of him. It was an article that said he was a great dad/ carpool guy.


Oh I see thats interesting, it was nice chatting  to you, I will definetely use those anecdotes next time Im having dinner with family or friends, interesting topics.


Forbes says Kylie Jenner is a billionaire. I had no idea.


I did not know that either.  That is crazy.   Do you like space?  I would like to go to Mars someday


I would love to go to space! Yeah, and they say Kylie Jenner is self made. But I don't think that is true. Supposedly she is the youngest self made billionaire ever.


Yeah I do not know anything about her.  Did you know there was a dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter?  I had never heard of it


Kylie Jenner is one of the Kardashians, I believe. I never knew about the dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter! Does it have a name?


I am not sure of its name.   I do know that the sunset on Mars is blue!  Is that not weird?


That would be pretty neat to see! Sunsets on Earth never cease to amaze me.


Yes they are beautiful.  I love seeing the pictures sent back from Curiosity on Mars - its so sweet it sings happy birthday to itself


Those rovers are freaking adorable. I have ever thought so.


Yes.  I thought it was awesome that they used aluminum from the world trade centers on spirit and opportunity


It's sad that a satellite was lost on Mars due to a technicality.


Yes.    for sure.  I read about that on facebook.  Do you use that site?


I try not to. Maybe I would more often if we used it for useful things like Iceland does.


Yes they are rewriting their constitution on it!  How awesome is that


Very cool, especially that the public can make suggestions and alterations.


Yes.  It is pretty crazy that 30 percent of Americans use facebook as their primary source of news


Yeah I don't use it for that. Did you ever use Myspace?


I had an account but never used it.  They should have bought facebook when they had a chance


Right, they could have bought it for only 79 million and now it's worth 104 billion


I think its funny that the like button was originally going to be the "awesome" button


Haha, that is interesting! And it's funny that the like button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-holstein.


You know when they went public they were worth 104 billion dollars


Wow, that's incredible!  I guess Myspace had the option to buy Facebook at one point, I'm sure they've never stopped regretting that decision!!


I know especially because they would have gotten it for a steal at 75 million. Apparently the like button is illegal in some German country.


That's curious, I wonder why Germany would ban the 'like' button.  That seems random!!  If you lived in Iceland you could contribute to rewriting their constitution - via Facebook!


Yeah that sounds like a good idea or a really bad one. Burger king was trying to get ppl to unfriend facebook friends in exchange for a whooper.


That's crummy of them...and whoever did it!  Apparently Mark Zuckerburg is a little colorblind - that's why Facebook is mostly blue!  I like blue so I'm not complaining...


Yeah seems to work. They make most of there money from advertisement.


Did you know that sounds have a higher pitch on Mars then they do on Earth?  Is the Mars rover equipped with speakers??


I guess so, lol! Speaking of Mars apparently Bruno writes his own music.


That doesn't surprise me!  I guess he wasn't good enough for Motown though, they dropped him years before he became a success!


I did not know that or that he was named after a professional wrestler, Bruno Sammartino.


That's funny!  I guess his parents were wrestling fans!!  But I heard his real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, so maybe Bruno is the wrestling fan?


Yeah looks like he was trying to avoid a stereo type as a Latin pop singer. I don't think it worked.


Maybe a little!  He does have a lot of mainstream success.  In 2023 they're planning on colonizing Mars, they're going to fund it by making it a reality TV show!


I see! Did you know that Bruno started out as an Elvis impersonator?


That's really neat!  I didn't know that...he reminds me more of Michael Jackson.  But I guess Michael Jackson was obsessed with Elvis...it all checks out!


Right! Apparently the bands name is The Hooligans.


The Elvis band?  I really like his song "Uptown Funk", but I guess everyone does since it topped the charts in five different countries!


Yeah! No Bruno's band is called the hooligans. You think since he writes his own music he could have come up with a better name but maybe it's just me.


Lol, true!  It was fun talking with you!


hey did you know a robot can now be programmed to debone a chicken?


Interesting. There is even a robotic arm that a paralyzed woman controls with her thoughts.


wow that is cool, do you Like Michael Jackson? He wanted to build a 50 foot robot haha


That sounds pretty wild. I think the mars robots are cute. The Curiosity sings happy birthday to itself on its birthday.


haha they are cute! did you ever watch Mythbusters? I guess they created a robot sidekick on that show


I do watch that sometimes but have not seen that episode. I guess the idea of chess playing robots have been around for awhile. Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin lost chess games to a robot, but it wasn't really a robot. A person was hidden inside.


haha I remember hearing about that, one thing I'm glad is the US military uses xbox 360 controllers for the eod robots, thats probably cost savings


Do you worry about robots getting minds of their own? Megatron, a fictional character, was the leader of a civil rights group on Cybertron that wanted equal rights for all robots.


haha yes I would worry about that, especially now they are putting rat brains into robots, that is scary!


Really? That is strangely awesome. Have you heard of the home robot Amazon is building? I need one.


no I haven't, do you know anything about it it sounds awesome! all I know is amazon actually owns imdb, you know that movie site


Oh, interesting! They are into all types of niches. This project has been many years in the making and it's called the Vesta. We might be able to get it next year, but the robot will likely become a roving Alexa. Unfortunately, it probably won't be a housekeeper.


ah thats too bad because thats what I need! Would you work at an Amazon warehouse? I guess a worker can walk up the 15 miles a day from their shift work


I would love to work at an Amazon warehouse. I think it might get me into shape! In the future that job will probably be done by robots but for now, it's even hard to train a robot to pick up a coffee mug, a task that is incredibly easy for humans.


haha thats what I think too, and I do wish I were the first person to order on amazon, only $28 and you could have had a building named after you!


Nice! I think we will see Amazon come out with a factory floor robot sooner than one that has to adapt to a landscape that changes constantly because of dirty laundry and kids clothes.


haha that would be awesome! humans are always evolving though, maybe robots are the next thing, I mean only 200,000 years ago we still had body hair


And a lot of people do still have an awful lot of body hair. Haha. We supposedly get goosebumps because of an evolutionary trait that was used to make fur stand up and make an animal look bigger


haha that is funny, it's weird that humans lost the ability to synthesize vitamin c, our gene is defective


And we are the only mammals that cannot breathe and swallow at the same time. Bummer.


haha imagine how cool that would be, that sucks and also sucks to be a human because there is a sound frequency that causes fear in us


And our history only represents one minute and 17 seconds if earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period. it is sad we are destroying this earth.


hey! I do like robots, theyre so advanced I guess they can now debone a chicken which is awesome


that is prettyy cool. And they can be controlled by using rat brains


wow that is crazy, I think its cool the government used an xbox controller to control an eod robot


Yeah that is. even Michael Jackson had an interest in them


ya its wild he wanted to build a 50 foot tall robot! Like is that even possible? And it would moon walk, sounds awesome!


it does sound very cool. do you ever shop on amazon?


I have used amazon yes, what about you? Did you hear about the clock the owner of amazon built?


Yeah I use it quite a bit. yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


ya that is crazy, back to robos though did you see that mythbusters actually created a robot sidekick?


No I did not know that. Do you know how amazon got started?


no I don't, I just know that Bezos started it, do you know?


It started as a book store and then slowly he built it up


ah that is cool, I do know they have a special contract to deliver on sunday with USPS


That is so cool, no wonder they can beat the competition. ANd they even own IMDB


ya, I didn't know that, they bought them in 1998, I use that site everyday!


well I do know there is a sound that will cause fear in all humans, its a certain frequency I think


I would like to know what that sounds like. And we can grow ribs in 2-3 months


ya that is crazy, do you think other animals cna do that? Could we harvest ribs from animals sustainably? haha


Well that would be kind of nice in medicine for sure. Nice chatting with you.


hi how are you? do you like mars? it is a planet, one of many.


mars really is a killer planet. it is red, red as all get out. plus it is associated with war. that is cool.


that is the coolest god of them all. i would like to get that job. mars is the fourth planet from the sun but it is tops in my book. it might seem small but it is huge to me. would you want to live there?


Maybe, I hear there is a colonization project planned for 2023


yes, i want to see who goes there and how much they get paid. it is a crazy job i think.


Agreed.    Did you hear about the satellite lost on mars?


yes that was typical of us companies to use the wrong system of measurement. nobody uses imperial except maybe beer makers. maybe the guys were talking about beer? LOL


Quite possible.  Or distracted by the selfies they were posting to facebook.  Here's me and the rover!  :)


boy, those selfies on mars are really a distraction. i guess the IT guys on mars are never going to hear the end of the problems with the net, since the Cloud is back on earth.


So very true.  I wonder if the like button would be  legal on mars.  There are parts of Germany where it isnt.


if germany gets to mars first, they'll probably ban the like button for the entire planet!


Zuckerburg probably has problems with Mars- he has red-green colorblindness.  Thats why facebook is blue.


he will spend money to find a cure for r-g colorblindness. or he will upload his consciousness into a machine with better vision. he will prevail in the battle against death.


elon will have a secret lab on mars to build his robot army to conquer  the earth. he and mark will have a battle royale in their robot bodies.


That would be the fight of a lifetime..  Id give the edge to Musk


good ol musky. he would be a great martian overlord. Anyway, great chat!


Rock on! Have a great day! May the god of war favor you in the battles that come.


Yea, I love the original 1977 Start Wars


Me too!  All of the movies combined have made over $8.5 billion at the box office!


That is impressive, I guess that's why Star Wars was named the most successful film merchandising franchise by Guinness World Records


Oh yea...The entire franchise is estimated to be valued at $65 billion!


That is impressive, I'm surprised that Star Wars is only the fifth highest-grossing media franchise


Yes!  I agree.  Marcia Lucas, the wife of George Lucas, won an academy award for editing the first movie.


Nice, Marcia Lucas had such a huge impact on Star Wars and made the film better


I agree.  What's funny is that she won that award and George didn't win one for directing!


Yea but he did get to keep the licensing and merchandising rights from fox so he made out pretty good


Yea, 20th century fox really messed up and should of just paid George the 500k directing fee


Yea, I signed up for Netflix a few years after Reed Hastings founded it in 1997


Nice!  From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.  That's when I watch it!


Pretty crazy despite all the people who stream it Netflix pays much more on postage than bandwidth


I agree!  Netflx and youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  So basically half of America is online just to watch videos.  lol


Blockbuster must be really kicking itself for not buying netflix for 50 million


No doubt since Netflix is now worth $2 billion and Blockbuster is down to 1 store.  lol  It's been fun chatting!


Yep, and Blockbuster's $40 late fee on Apollo 13 inspired Hastings to start netflix


Awesome!  It's been fun.  Have a great day!


Oh yes!  And was happy to see luke skywalker nack!


I still wish he had a bigger part. Some people are saying the last jedi underpeformed


We'll just have to hope episode 9 shuts everyone up


I am sure of it!  That's funny George lucas's wife won an acedemy award


I know and george lucas didnt! But she did have an influence on vital scenes. Including obi wan's death


Yeah i know, but still :)  That's cool, that they dubbed it in navajo language


I wonder if they still had james earl jones. You cant change vader's voice!


I think 8.5 billion total revenue makes all the movies pretty successful


WOW... that's a lot of money!  Love how fox lost billions because they didn't believe in the franchise!


It make Lucas a billionaire! The value of the franchise is 65 billion


Whoaaaaa!  chaching!  You see some of the star wars are on Netflix?


Yeah, I need to check out Solo. I havent watched that yet. Heard that also was received poorly


I am sure it is great!  These people are just haters... especially since Disney bought the franchise!


We can all agree that Luke Skywalker is the man though! Although he was almost a girl


Really?  WOW!  Well, glad they went with a guy.  Although Ren is pretty bad ass!


Yeah I cant wait to finish up her story. They kept Vader and Luke's story a secret even from the cast. Giving out fake scrpits. I wonder if they have any of the same tricks up their sleeves


I think it's a great idea and really hope they do!


There are also a lot of other comic stories I would love to see on the big screen. Hopefully one day. Have a great day!


The star wars movies have made a combined 8.5 billion dollars. Thats incredible


Yes, it is.  It holds a Guinness World Records title for the" Most successful film merchandising franchise."


Thats crazy. I wonder if Fox regrets giving Lucas the merchandising rights


Ooh, I bet they do big time.  Huge mistake on their part.  I can't believe they thought it would be a flop.


$500k cost them billions and made George a billionaire himself


I'm happy for him.  What I find interesting is that James Earl Jones only took 2.5 hours to record all of his Darth Vader lines and only got paid $7500.00.


That is crazy to think about! And the movie wouldn't be the same without his voice.


You're so right.  Nobody else could have said,"  Luke, I am your father", quite like him.  lol


Speaking of Luke, did you know he was originally written as a girl?


Yeah, I had heard that about Luke.  Did you know that the original light saber prop used by Luke Skywalker is inside the International Space Station?


I wonder if the astronauts are allowed to play with it


I very much doubt that. Lol I read somewher that you can rent an overnight stay in Luke's boyhood home in Tunisia for $10.00.  I wonder how many die hard fans have did that?


For only 10 dollars Im sure a lot. Luke is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance


Star Wars fans are a fanatical bunch.  I should know, I'm one.


Do you think in todays age the script of vader being lukes father would of been able to be kept a secret like it was?


No, times have changed and integrity and honesty went out the window a long time ago.  You would have to force everyone to sign a ginormous gag order under penalty of imprisonment to keep a secret now.  And even then that wouldn't stop some people from gabbing.


Have you watched any of the star wars movies on netflix?


No, not on Netflix, I have boxed sets of all the movies.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you about Star Wars, but I need to go walk my dog.  Talk to you later, friend.


This government shutdown is not looking great.


Not at all.  I saw McCarthy next to Trump often.  Do they like each other?


Paul McCarthy, the singer? Kind of interesting. Paul is a very common name, ever heard of Paul Ryan?


Paul Ryan was the speaker of the house.  He left.


Yah. I wonder if he's going to try and run for 2020 election for the GOP.


I don't know.  By the way McCarthy is House Minority Leader (a republican)


I guess so.  Ryan tried to shore up his power prior to leaving the house.


Definitely, I could see that. Although incumbent typically is chosen to represent the prior winning party, I don't know if the GOP is willing to deal with Trump anymore.


It is weird.  Why were Ryan concerned about its donors not contributing $$?  He was going to leave anyway.


It's all about having the funds/access to funds.


Yes. The republican party needs donors so they can properly campaign. I guarantee that the Democrats will get a bit of pool money this year to campaign. We saw this in the 2018 midterm elections.


I thought the current speaker is Nancy Pelosi since they took majority during the 2018 elections


It was in case the republican party won the majority.  Thus, it was decided prior to the midterm.


Oh i see. Politics, I try to keep up with them but it's just too time consuming.


If you take it too seriously, it could be very stressful.  Jim Jordan wanted to replace Ryan.


Why can't we do what the ancient athens did. Appoint by lottery.


Why do you think the ancient system (athens) would work?  A republican senator said that last year was a turbulent year in politics.


Oligarchy is what we are seeing now... Where Ryan wanted McCarthy. Jordan wanted to replace Ryan. If it was random, you could be a president too!


I just want to be able to work and support my family.  I dislike all the fighting related to power and politics.


If you become president you can end it all. 300K, with a mandate on no more fighting!


Did you know the taller candidate has won the US Election 75% of the time?


I had heard that.  It is an interesting metric to think about when it comes to elections.  I wonder if that accounts for popular vote, or just the election.


I'm not sure, good question. There are 3 subways lines exclusively for congressmen though!


That is kind of crazy.  Did you know Elmo testified before congress?


Im not totally sure, but I know he is the only non-human to do so.  Maybe Oscar the grouch was causing some problems down in the hood or something.  lol


I dont know, I always just imagine a stuffed toy or something.  The Congress always plays a Rep vs Dem game of baseball each year.


Yeah, that is fairly common. It must be a very boring game to watch though.


I agree.  I imagine they can't be any good, which could make it funny, but in a very sad sense.


With the current political colors, he'd have to be on the republican side.  Although they have only been using those since 2000


Wow, I didn't know that. There is also a fantasy congress, I suppose that is one boring game.


A fantasy congress?  Is that like fantasy football?  How would you even get points?


I'm not sure, but it sure doesn't sound fun. I suppose some people would be into it.


Definitely not people in Nevada, they actually have a none of these candidates options on the ballot.  I would have loved that one in the past.


Yeah. Well voter turnout hasn't breached 62.8% in 100 years.


I wonder why that is?  I mean when people are dissatisfied you would think they would be more inclined to vote, unless they feel like their vote doesnt matter due to the Electoral College


I'm not sure. Probably because a lot of people realize their vote won't sway a particular state.


True.  I live in the state that is notorious for messing up elections and counting, Florida.


Yeah, they are always in the news about that. Well nice chatting with you!


Hello,  did you every us president with a beard has been republican?


Hi. I just read that, and find that to be pretty funny! That's one of those facts that is fun but meaningless.


lol yup useless information.  Just like there hasnt been a us president who wasnt rep or dem since 53.


So I guess that last time there was a third party candidate that was successful was over 150 years ago. I wonder what the name of the party was? That was just before the civil war, unless I have forgotten my dates.


I wonder if there fact about a republican being elected that wasn't a Nixon or Bush (since 1928) was written before Trump's election? He ran as a Republican and won.


Not sure. did you know the taller candidate won the presidental election 75% of the time.?


Yes, I've seen that before, that taller men win more than shorter men. It's funny that Truman wouldn't be photographed in Dumbo the Elephant, since an elephant is the symbol of the Republican party. Another fun party fact!


Yeah thats extreme kinda. lol its Dumbo hes a disney character.  Did you see previews for the new Dumbo live action movie about to come out?


No! I didn't hear about that. So they will use live elephants? I recently watched the last Disney movie, The Nutcracker and the 4 realms.


Haha I think the elephants are cgi.  But the actors are real.  I seen that movie,  it was kinda boring in my opinion.


I know! We were disappointed because we the cg on the previews was great. But the plot and acting were fairly bad!


I know right,  the cgi was awesome,  so colorful and nice.  My daughter wanted to see it and of course she loved it,  we were falling asleep on it lol


Maybe that is it! The little kids like it but it didn't come through for adults. Disney  is usually good at reaching both audiences.


Yes usually,  it appeals to adults too. I really liked that movie Inside Out,  that had a lot of adult jokes in it and very entertaining to children.


Speaking of your daughter, is she into Elmo and the other Seasame Street characters? I thought it was funny that Elmo testified before Congress!


haha,  she used to be.  Not anymore,  shes into all things princess right now.  That is awesome fact though.


I really wonder what he testified about, unless it was to lobby to continue funding PBS or the arts or something in that area?


haha.  I learned that the firsst woman was elected in congres before she even had the right to vote,  weird huh


Yes, that is very weird and it just really strange to think about how much things have changed in politics and society in general!


well its been great talking with you,  have a good one.


Good morning, I'd say I follow some politics, but not too deeply.


Were you aware that the taller candidate usually wins in the election. since 1900 it has happened 75 percent of the time.


Is that so, maybe I should enter politics, I'm over six feet, I could have missed my calling.


Maybe so. Lol. Did you know that nevada is the only state to have a none of these candidates option while voting?


I guess it's nice to have that option, especially if you have one one your really don't want to vote for, for example, someone who doesn't exactly agree with history textbooks.


On a funnier note. President truman in 1957 refused to have his picture taken with dumbo because he didnt want to be associated with republicans. Lol.


Media savvy in the days before camera phone and the internet, I would categorize him as forward thinking.


H sure was. Did you know that the use of red and blue for the two major parties was not used until the year 2000. Crazy huh?


That is the kind of thing you think has been around for ever.  Maybe that is why we only have two major parties, everyone's two favorites colors are taken.


I think they should just change all of their colors to brown. During the 2012 elections international electoral observrs were blocked from the polls in nine states.


That would make me suspicious of what is going on there, why don't they want to be observed?  These are the places that end up with animals becoming mayor, or cats placing high on Senate elections.


I would say a cat would be better than some of the politicians. So have you ever played fantasy congress?


Fantasy congress sound like it is taking the whole fantasy sports thing to far.  I can't see many people sitting in bars yelling at CSPAN because their politician has made the wrong move.


No janet you were supposed to be against abortion. Lol. I v could see it as well. Sorry about that last message. I dont know what happened there. Did you know that the first woman was elected to congress in 1916.


Woman are becoming more represented, may one day the Presidential job can be their, whether she is red or blue.


I just dont understand why women couldnt vote but could be elected to congress.


Maybe it was an oversight of the rule writers, a loop hole so to speak.  Surprising that so many men would have voted for woman back in 1916.


I am surprised as well. Did you know that elmo once testified before congress?


Elmo, I'd like to have seen how they did that.   What would he have been talking about.  I know Steven Colbert did so too, in character.


Im not a big stephen colbert fan to be honest with you. Do you know that voter turnout or president hasnt crossed 62.8 percent in over 100 years


In all likelihood it will continue to drop and more people get frustrated with Congress.


You are probably right on that. Did you know that every president with a beard has been a republican.


Must be in the GOP's rule book somewhere, they have been letting us down on that front over the past few years.  Good talking with you.


Well its been a good chat but I got to get to work.


I like to follow it! Especially when Elmo was the only non human to testify in congress.


That's hilarious. Did you know there hasn't been a president who wasn't a rep or dem since 1853?


I wonder who it was! If he had a beard, he would have been republican.


Not too sure on that. The last time a rep was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was back in 1928.


That just blows my mind! I didn't realize that the red and blue colors with the parties wasn't really a thing until 2000!


I agree. I didn't know that was a thing for such a shot time either.


I think it's funny what Nevada has printed on their voting options!


I think so too. Do you know much about Congress?


I try to understand it! I know it kind of started in the 1770s!


I do too. There are 3 subways line that only congressmen can ride.


Yet I'm sure they all take taxis! Did you ever hear about Truman at Disneyland?


He refused to get his picture taken on the Dumbo ride because he didn't want to be associated with Republicans lol.


HAHA! Did you know there is fantasy Congress game?


Basically, you draft members of Congress and points are based off legislative success.


I wonder who would be the number one and two pick?


Not too sure on that. I don't follow Congress closely enough to know that.


Me neither, I might go look into that though. It was a pleasure chatting, have a great day!


Hi, how are you today? These are 3 interesting articles, don't you think?


I can't believe is has been over 150 since we had a president who wasn't a Democrat or Republican


I suppose if you want to look at the original strict definitions of what Democrats or Republican party platforms were.


DId you know that every US president with a beard has been a Republlican?


I thought that little fact was amusing but I guess manlyness sell to voters. It just shows that politicians are sensitive to what they perceive are optics.


Do you know when the last a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was?


I think the last itme was the pair HErbet Hoover & CHarles CUrtis, 1928


I believe you are correct.  How interested are you by politics?


I am very interested as the choices I make as a voter will directly decide how I represented, good or bad.


Are you sadden by the fact that voter participation hasn't been over 63% in presidential election in the last 100 years?


I am as there places in the world where people do not have open and free elections. I vote in every election either in person or by mail in ballot. It's my duty as a citizen and my right.


I agree.  I would rather choose my path than have someone chose it for me


Though you can still see how voters can be swayed by things that have little to do with a candidates beliefs, like the beards, or who was a taller candidate.


Yes, for example, How FDR's people never allowed him to be photographed in a wheelchair.


YEs, or Truman refusing to be photographed on the Dumbo ride. I guess optics really do matter, but sometimes, things like Roosevelt's health sham can be harmful to the country.


On a lighter note, are you aware of the annual Democrat vs Republican softball game?


I am, and I think that is a fun way to blow off steam, with some clean fun bragging rights. In these days of such acrimony, events like that are really needed to show these folks are human.


Yes, the more time they can spend together in a fun setting perhaps they will see themselves more like friends instead of enemies.


I agree and a baseball games gets them out of the office, into the fresh air and on to a level playing field, so to speak.


A level playing field, I like that.  Did you the first woman was elected to congress in 1916 before she can even vote in a national election?


I did not know that but it shows she must have had a strong message to be accepted into the male world of politics even though she could not vote for them herself.


I am not sure if this true for the first woman, but i think quite a few of the early woman were elected after their husbands died


I have heard of that happening, not everytime, but they still have to be strong enough and savy enough to navigate the system.


True, it must have been tough to succeed in a system where many did not take you seriously


It just shows how todays women in congress and in the senate have had to be tough as nails, yet have a message that can resonate with the people they want to represent and I applaud them. They will bring a new outlook to the old boys club.


hey there yes I do, did you know the republican party was founded in 1854


I didnt realize that.  I didnt realize that they dominated in the northern states either.


ya I didn't either, also didn't know that red and blue weren't associated with republicans and democrats until the year 200


Same here!  I thought those had been around forever!


I know! It seems like forever since we had a president who wasn't a Democrat or Republican, since 1853 actuallY!


That is a long time.  Just goes to show you how long the two party system has really been in power.


yup I agree, we should change how elections are run, did you know that Back in athens a long time ago, they would just do a lottery to elect officials


I heard that was because they wanted to avoid oligarchy.


yup you're right, its sad though, the highest voter turnout we've ever had in the USA was 62.8%


Maybe if there were options like Nevada has people would vote!


yup but if they are choosing to vote "none of these candidates" then your vote is still meaningless haha so whats the point of showing up


Well, if there was something in place that would require a new ticket if that got so many votes that would be great.


ya thats a good diea, do you know why the taller candidate usually wins in US elections? That seems weird that they win 75% of the time


Yeah, maybe people associate height with power?


it must be something primal like that, did you know that there is an exclusive subway line that shuttles congresspeople to different government buildings?


I heard about those, and the Rep. vs. dems baseball game the congress plays.  That must be hilarious.


yes they've been playing those games since 1909, the republicans are up by 3 wins overall btw!


I wonder how many people actually play fantasy congress.  I cant imagine that would be too exciting.


haha ya that sounds boring, also boring to be there while Elmo was testifying before Congress lol talk about a waste of time


I wonder what elmo had to say...  lol  Have a great day!  Nice Chat!


Hi, it's hard not to these days with everything going on in the news.


I agree. Did you know there hasn't been a president who wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853?