that makes a lot of sense, my mom has been several times and always takes pictures of where the stuff was filmed


That's awesome. So do you regularly watch the academy awards?


I do, disney usually kills it, they get so many awards


Well Daniel Day Lewis has won 3 oscars for best actor. That is amazing. He is the only one to do that.


I have never even heard of him, what movies was he in?


Im not to sure. I just know how many oscars he has won. Blazing saddles was nominated for 3 oscars. I wonder if he was in that.


I am not sure, I have never seen that movie before, I guess it is worth a watch


It is worth a watch if you like that sort of movie. Eminem has more oscars than leonardo dicaprio, will smith, johnny depp, and bill murray combined. Lol.


really? Was that from his role in 8 mile?


I think it was. I dont think he was in any other movies was he?


not that I am aware of. Is there an award for good tv shows? I know pokemon was very popular for a long time


Yeah they made over 50 a year for 10 years. That's a lot. Over 750 episodes in all.


that show has been on since like 1998, that is a very long time to be on air


My son loves thomas the tank did you know that alec baldwin ringo starr and george carlin have all voiced the character for at least 52 episodes?


I did not know that, i think the biggest tv show is the Simpsons, are you a fan of that show?


I love the simpsons.  I also loved that 70s show.


apparently there is only one episode of the simpsons where bart is not shown or mentioned


I think I remember that episode. I better be getting off here. It was a nice chat though. Have a good one.


I am not the best dancer, but Michael Jackson sure was!


Yeah, he was my favorite. I tried to learn how to moonwalk for hours


Me too! he apparently had a device to help him lean more with his moves!


I believe he actually has a patent on it but I am not exactly sure what type of device it is.


Who knows, he made some famous moves though! Babies actually dance instinctively!


My newborn has already been dancing, even before walking or crawling.


do they smile when they hear it as well?


Mine does. I am hoping she turns out to be a professional dancer of some sort


tupac was actually a ballet dancer in high school believe it or not!


I did not know that. He probably went through a few pairs of ballet shoes when he was dancing


i bet he did, it is a surprise since he was seen as such a gangster, but he wrote poetry and danced


Another suprising dancer who was famous was Bruce Lee


i heard that, but i suppose it makes sense with his coordination


He actually had won a championship for how good he was at it.


i guess it makes sense, but it is definitely surprising


I was reading a book about all the types of dance around the world.


what was the most interesting part to you?


It is in Braille an I am still trying to learn how to read it


I never learned braille, but it had to know some to beat a pokemon game when I was younger


I believe that, why did you buy it if you cannot read though?


Do you like the universe? I think the sun is interesting, it's the perfect sphere of hot plasma!


Hi I do like the Universe since I am a part of it.  lol  You must be talking about the sun?


Yes exactly! Actually the sun is white but only perceived yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


I never knew that.  I do know that a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun!


Whoa I hope to never get struck by lightning! Actually the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in the galaxy so pretty tiny.


Wow.  It also produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.  Makes me feel like a tiny ant in the big picture of the universe. lol


Yeah it does indeed. I like reading about these interesting facts. Do you like reading as well? It provides a good escape.


I do like reading!  I still like to hold a book in my hand and flip the pages.  The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones.  She read 4,700 words per minute.  That translates to a lot of books!


Holy cow. That is lightning fast. Reading is powerful, it actually caused a moral panic back in the 18th century.


Wow.  I didn't know that.  Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches.  I never read that book.  Wonder if it's like the movie?


Yeah good question. Ender's game is also a recommended read by the military. Looks like I have 2 books to read now!


Sometimes although I am not a good dancer. Surprisingly Bruce Lee was a championship dancer back in 1958!


He was so athletic I can see it.  Babies will dance when they hear music and smile more when they hit the beat.  I love it when they do that.  Puts a smile on my face.


Haha very cool and happy. Tupac also was a lesser known dancer and he did ballet in highschool!


Oh wow.  I can't picture that.  lol   Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week!


Wow that could get expensive. There are many types of dances which are categorized by its historical period or place of origin. I wonder what the oldest known dance is?


Hmmm....I'm not sure.  Good quesion.  Michael Jackson has a patent on a device that allowed him to achieve the extreme lean he used in some of his dance moves.


Ohh so thats how he did that move. Good to know. RIP Michael!


Yes!  Jumping back to when we were talking about the sun....I just realized that it accounts for the 99.86 percent of the total mass of the solar system.  Wow!


That is amazing. nice talking with you have a great day!


I use facebook reluctantly, but yes, lol. How about you?


I do not use the FB. i am worried about privacy and data usage. i am paranoid.


That is a good point, I should get off of it for that, but I feel they already have everything they need. I wonder if myspace had that problem


I think myspace was better about privacy. i wonder what would have happened if myspace had bought facebook.


I think we wouldn't be so scared of security. They could have bought it in 2005


That would have been a good buy, but i would have passed as well. nobody knew what fb would become.


Right, I think they should have since they had the money to buy out the competition


Yeah, fb could pretty well buy anything they wanted to now, enough myspace, if it exists.


for sure, I am not sure it exists anymore. Do you read at all?


I do read. i like to read, too. i like to read non-fiction. You?


Nice, I like reading news mostly, but do like a good sci fy book. Ever read starship troopers?


I did read that book many years ago. a heinlein classic. and a pretty good film too.


For sure, I am glad i read the book first then watched the movie. Was great seeing it put into play. Apparently that is read by some of the military branches


Heinlein was in the military, the Navy i believe. i figure that his writing probably appeals to the troops.


That is a good point. Did you hear about schools replacing desks with reading bicycles?


Yes, we dont need fat readers. get those kids moving! they can read and solve the energy crisis as well.


for sure lol! Also it helped with test scores, they skyrocketed!


Yes, i think the brain works better during exercise. Anyway, great chat!


I agree, great chatting with you! Enjoy your weekend!


I wish I did more, I listen to a lot of educational podcasts though. Do you?


i love reading. I am not as fast as anne jones though


4700 word per minute is very fast. I probably can read that in an hour!


I know that is way too fast. cs lewis and tolkien apparently held you laught you lose contests when they read bad poetry


I watched that, it was very entertaining.


it is trange how in the 18th century there was a moral panic becuase people were reading nivels


Probably because the governments wanted to maintain control.


yeah and to think nowadays we have a crisis where people do not read anough


At least there are other ways to learn for people like me who don't love to read.


yeah for sure. did you ever play with a nintendo?


Yes I love Nintendo. Did not know that the system can only display 54 colors.


I did not know that, that is a cool fact. too bad it was discontinued in japan in 2003


yeah i do. how about you? do you know how he got his break in entertainment?


He won a steve martin look alike contest!


that is such a strange way to get into the industry


Ronald Reagan was rejected from a movie role because he did not look like a president!


haha that is so funny because he then became a real repsident. good for him.


Very funny. I think Bill Nye should run for president!


people love him so yeah. nice chatting with you


I'm great! How are you? Do you like to use Facebook?


I'm doing good, thanks for asking.  I use Facebook, mainly to keep connected with family and friends.


I don't have a facebook account. I understand the appeal, but I find it's a bit too public. The privacy settings are probably pretty good, but it seems the data keeps getting out.


That's so true, you have to be careful.  But, that's with everything, nowadays.  Did you know Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005?


I wonder what Myspace was thinking. That Facebook wouldn't go anywhere? I guess back in 2005, nobody real knew what Facebook would become. Did you use Myspace? I never did.


I'm ashamed to admit it, but yes, I did.  I was alot younger back then and it was fun.  But, that was a big mistake on their part, I bet they've kicked themselves many times over that mistake.


Myspace was probably fun and probably a lot better about protecting user data. Nowadays it's hard to know what is leaking out. Did you ever participate in the Burger King promotion?


Again, I'm ashamed to admit it, but yes I did participate.  Lol


That's great! I would have made friends just to unfriend them and get a free Whopper or ten. I wonder why BK even had that promotion. Why promote unfriending? Did they hate FB?


I think the thought was do you like the Whopper so much that you would unfriend some of your friends. It was fun and lots of people I knew did it.


I guess I missed my chance. I would have had to join Facebook just to lose some friends. What do you think about Iceland and Facebook?


You know I had heard they were allowing their constitution to be rewritten via Facebook.  Allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.  I think it's a cool way to get more citizens involved in government.  Probably should allow something like that in the good old USA.


I hope that it works out for them. Hackers sometimes can get into that process and wreck it. The election in 2016 had some meddling.


That was going on way earlier than 2016 and will probably continue.  All you can do is stay informed and know that it is going on, so stay WOKE.


Facebook helps you stay connected, but to what? I'm a bit leery of the information that comes through the Internet.


Me too.  People get fed incorrect info all the time from the internet and believe that crap.  Did you know Facebook's "like" button us illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein?


I guess there was a problem with people liking things that were either against the law or it was creating some social problem. That's a strange law.


Yes, it is strange.  Did you know the reason why Facebook is primarily blue is because Mark Zuckerburg has red green color blindness?


He started the site, so I guess he wanted to make sure it worked for him.


That's very true.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning. I've got to go take the trash out, talk to you later.


Hi im doing great how about yourself? Do you like to read?


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Yes, I love to read.  How about you?


yes I love reading as well,  theres a woman who can read 4700 word per minute.


I'm somewhat of a speed reader, myself.  I learned how as a child, but i'm nowhere near as fast as her, though!


Wow thats awesome.  So does speed reading include comprehension?  Do you actually retain the info you just read?  It seems crazy to me she can read 4700 words per minute.


I don't know about her, but I can.  When we were learning as children the teacher would test us to see if we truly were comprehending what had just read.


Ah i see. ok thank you. Did you know that president andrew johnson never went to school his wife helped him learn math and reading.


That's awesome for him, I never knew that about him.


Theres a doctor in texas that teaches heavy metal as a form of literature


That's unusual, I've never thought of heavy metal as literature, but ok.  Who's your favorite author?


I read so much I have a lot of favorites.  Did you know romantic kissing is a recent development and is rarely mentioned in greek literature.


Wonder what did the Greeks do if they didn't kiss?


Do you know what category that Winston Churchill won his Nobel prize in?


You're correct!  I would have thought it would have been peace, but literature, it was!


lol Thats great.  Yes very surprising.  I learned than terry pratchett was knighted for his "service to literature"


Well, he can now be referred to as Sir Terry Pratchett, just like Sir Winston Churchill. I wonder if Terry and J.R.R. Tolkien were friends?


They both were English writers of fantasy and were alive at the same time.  They may have bounced ideas off each other! Well, it's been nice talking to you.  I hope you have a good day!


do you think parents should be allowed to keep their kids from doing state required testing?


Goodness, that's a good question that I really haven't thought about it.  I believe testing is good for states to see which schools are over and underachieving.  What about you?


i'm not sure. apparently new yorkers have strong feelings as 20% of kids opted out in 2015


Not surprised by NY on anything.  Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


haha i bet that was entertaining to see. how in the heck did someone read 4700 words per minute?!?!?!


Ouch, that's nuts.  Must be a bookworm.  In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.


yes can you imagine? the horror! lol what's your favorite form of entertainment?


I enjoy watching NFL games.  I'm a die hard Cowboys fan.  You?


oh no! don't hate me...I'm an eagles gal :) do you ever go to games?


Haha, no worries.  Oh yes, I've been to quite a few games.  You/


sure have! i went to three this year. you guys have a big one this week, and so do we. I am VERY nervous. how are you feeling about your game?


I'm honestly not real sure about the Rams.  I know they are a great team but I haven't followed them as closely as I have the Eagles and Saints.  I'm from Louisiana and hope the Eagles slaughter the Saints.


eeek i think with Drew Brees and Kamara that is a tall order! The rams have been hot and cold, it'll depend on which team you get. and when we last played them one of their hot shots was injured (gurley) so that helped out a lot. either way, i think the games this week will be more entertaining than the ones last week (minus the eagles game, that was TOO entertaining lol)


Haha, the NFC East is well represented this year nonetheless.  I'm looking forward to it for sure.  The Eagles coach, Pederson, coached high school football in my hometown.


no way?? that is pretty cool. he has done some awesome things for the organization. it has been a rollercoaster ride of a season, but i'm thankful we at least made it this far. our last game against you gave me a heart attack!!!!!!!


Haha, the Eagles/Cowboys games are always tight regardless of which team is hot.


true it is probably one of the best NFL rivalries. you guys had a great pick up w/amari cooper!


Yes, we did.  It definitely is one of the great rivalries.


well good luck to you guys this week! and who knows, maybe we will meet in the championship!


That's right.  You never know.  That's the only way it will be in Texas.  Have a great day.


I do, I love watching TV, what about you?


I watch it sometimes, but not all that often. Did you know there are 750 pokemon episodes?


750 already? I used to follow the show as a kid I guess there are a lot more Pokemon than the original 150


Hilarious. I've never seen it, but I played pokemon-go.


Pokemon Go is a really cool game I dont play it anymore though, do you like The Simpsons?


I used to watch it a long time ago. Not anymore, what about you?


I used to watch it as well, really liked it, there is an episode in which Bart doesnt appear at all.


I have no idea, maybe the writers wanted to confuse the fans or Bart was being a little brat lol


LOL, yeah who knows. Did you know the first cloned pet was a cat?


I have a dog, I am a dog person, dont really like cats, you cant own pets in Colorado


Nice, well apparently you can be their guardian.


I guess thats fair, some people treat animals in a really bad way, you can take pets away from bad guardians.


Seems like a sort of weird rule to me, to be honest.


It is a weird rule, Roosevelt had more than 20 pets, he had a whole zoo I guess lol


Interesting. He must have been really into pets. Well, nice chatting.


Yeah he even had a bear and a hyena lol that is so odd, and it has been great chatting I agree, have a nice night bye.


hey, did you know teh emperor of Japan is a scientist?


Hello, i do know that and he still publishes papers!


that is crazy! scientists are important, even the term was invented in 1833


Harrison Schmitt was the only scientist to walk on the moon, which is crazy!


that is, you'd think all astronauts would be scientists, did you know a scientist invented the internet in 1989


I did, i watched a documentry on tv a few months ago about it! Did you know that the first cloned pet was a cat and his name was copy cat?


haah that is funny, do you have any pets? we used to have a dog, I don't like cats haha


We have two dogs, did you know that there is more tigers living as pets in the USA than in the wild in Asia?


wow that is crazy, I like TDR a lot thats funny he had 20 pets!


Japan has more pets than children under the age of 15! Do they eat dogs there? In some countries, that's normal.


haha I hope not! what is weird is in colorado you don't "own" pets you are only a guardian, so TDR was a guardian of 20 pets haha


Thats funny. Are you a fan of television history?


well I only know a little bit about it, I do know there are 750 episodes of pokemon!


Pokemon is my fav ever! :) I'm also a fan of the Simpsons, did you know there was only one episode where bart didn't appear?


wow that is crazy, I wonder if they just forgot him, do you ever watch south park?


Sometimes, but not often at all. I don't know much about that show


you should watch the episode where they roast family guy, afterwards the simpsons creators sent them flowers


that sounds funny! I was watching a movie on Oxygen the other day about Natalee Holloway, have you heard about that?


no I haven't what's it about? Never heard of it or Natalee Holloway


She was a girl who went missing in 2005 on a class trip to Aruba, she was found dead and there was a whole lot that went into it.


oh yes I remember her now, I guess her mom filed a lawsuit against Oxygen for 35 million dollars


I am a big fan of television. Do you watch much TV?


I love television also and i like alot of the shows they mentioned


I enjoy South Park. I don't know if you are familiar with their Family Guy episode but when they aired it they received flowers from The Simpsons crew.


I did not know that they sent flowers i did watch the episode hilarious as usual


It was a great episode and while I do like Family Guy I can't help but see the faults they pointed out when I see it now. Speaking of The Simpsons, did you know that there is only one episode ever where Bart neither appears or is mentioned?


I did not know that either i like learning facts about things it is interesting


It is. I am super shocked by that one. I realize that Bart is essential to the show but it's been on so long that I would have assumed there was more than one that did not feature him.


yeah for sure.I als9o did not know that stuff about the pets like it is not legal to own a pet you can only be there gurdian WHAT?lol


That's surprising to me since they are normally treated as property in a court of law which I am not a fan of. I think of them as family.


I absolutley agree but that is just weird to have it put as there gurdian


True. Speaking of pets, in Japan there are more pets than there are children under 15. That surprises me because I wouldn't think you would have room for pets in the highly populated areas like Tokyo.


Yeah me too but hey if there are less children then thee r more room for pets.I wonder what kind of pets they have over there any thing unusual or just dogs and cats


Just those as far as I know. I know in some areas (like Tokyo) they have places where you can go and just play with cats because people don't have room for their own. It's like a cat petting zoo but in an open building.


awe thats really awesome animals make peoples day a little better i know they make me smile.


I'm sure it does. It has to help a stressful day. Actually, the first cloned pet was a cat and its name was Copy Cat.


LOL thats cute.I also did not know that harrison smhmitt was the only scientist to walk on moon i didnt know that


I was not aware of that either. You would think that more astronauts would be scientists.


absolutley!Harvard scientists stored a gif animation of a horse galloping in the dna of bacteria!that amazes me the things they can do


Wait. That blows my mind. How is there enough room in the DNA of bacteria for the data of a gif?


LOL i had no idea that was possible but apparently it is


Hello, How are you tonight? Do you watch Television?


Occasionally. But all that is ever on is Pokemon!


lol, not surprised with 750 episodes 16 years worth! omg


Right?  I thought Shakespeare was prolific... One show we don't have to worry will be clogging the airwaves is the UK version of That 70s Show!


Yeah, I think it only had 10 episodes before it was cancelled!!


Shame though... I thought it might rival Thomas the Tank Engine. That show had three different narrators over the years. Can you name them?


Yes, two are my favorites, Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin, that's a lot of episodes too!


Simpsons sure cranked out a ton of episode too!  And, surprisingly, there is only one episode where Bart is neither mentioned or shown. I would love to see his contract!


True, lol... Yeah, I think in 400 episodes he had 188 jobs! I would like to see that one show.


That Homer sure is a doof!  But we love watching him screw up don't we?


Ha, ha, ha, A doof, I love that!! very funny!! Yes we do....


One dude that is not a doof is the emperor of Japan. He is a scientist and still publishes papers!  Why can't more world leaders be scientists?


I don't know, its a good idea though. What do you think of Elon Musk?


In an age where scientists can engineer an animate GIF of a galloping  horse into the DNA of a microbe, it seems the stars are not too far aways anymore, and Musk wants to take us there...


I have not had the pleasure of a ride...yet.   Is it legal to own one in Boulder, CO?  It is not legal to own pets there...


That's right you may be their guardian. Better to be responsible than to own. I like that idea!! Love my pets!!


My pets own me. They allow me to feed them, play with them, etc. But if I do not keep up my duties, they make me pay for it!  I don' know how Teddy Roosevelt could mange 20 pets!


I know, he really loved them. You must have cats, they own you. Both my dogs and cat are demanding. I spoil them to bits.


In Japan, there are more pets than children...  And they have a genius as an Emperor... they must know something we don't!


Ha, ha, ha, could be!! That's funny.  I wonder if this Emperor has one of those chips in his head that gives you an IQ of 200? Great Chat!!


Well, at least we have more pet tigers in the US than are wild in Asia. Nice chatting1


Are you a rap fan? I haven't listened to a lot of new artists these days.


Not really. I hear a lot of them are getting arrested!


There have been a few arrested recently but it hasn't been as crazy as the old East Coast, West Coast war.


What is that? Something between rappers?


There were rappers on the West Coast (California) and East Coast (New York) who did not get along in the nineties. This led to the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.


Oh my gosh. Thats terrible! I wonder why the rapper community gas so much drama? I read where rapper TI got arrested for public drunkeness.


In this specific case there was a belief that before they were artists they belonged to rival gangs. This helped fuel the drama as opposed to a lot of rappers now who don't come up through the gang lifestyle.


Thats probably a good thing! I do like Eminem, but he has quite a checkered past too.


I am also a fan of his, I like that he doesn't hide the fact that he did some stuff he is not proud of and owns up to it. He has turned his attention toward being more politically motivated these days. It's an interesting change in his songs.


I like it. He originally wanted to be a comic book artist. I wonder if he will pursue that?


It would be cool, I know a lot of celebrities have recently done some comic book work like Kevin Smith.


REally? the guy from Jay and Silent bob?


Yes he is a big time comic book fan. He even has a show about them on AMC called Comic Book Men.


I had no idea! I'll have to look that up! Did you hear Rapper tupac shakur's music is in the library of congress?


I did not know that, I wonder how much music they store. I did know that they house a lot of movies and select more each year.


Yep. They say it's culturally significant. I wish we could see what all they have in there!


I'm sure there's a list of what they house somewhere. It might be a lot of reading though!


true! would take a lot of time! I hear Korean rappers have started something called compliment battles!


Those would be funny to hear! I wonder if I can find them on YouTube?


I bet you could! You'll have to let me know if you do! Do you know any of Kanye wests music?


I do, he has some interesting songs. It was fun talking music with you!


I find I often look for television shows that are more geared toward educational information. Do you watch television?


Hi! Yes, I do! Not as much as I used to. I really enjoyed watching the Simpsons when I was younger. Nowadays I watch Netflix or Youtube when I have the time. Have you watched the 70's show?


I too have watched That 70's Show but it had been a long times since I have seen it. I mostly watch the news for the weather segment and like you Netflix often.


Yes, I watch the 70's show on Netflix, did you know they tried to remake it verbatim in the UK, but it didnt go so well


Yes, I have read that as well. I think I remember it being cancelled after only 10 episodes aired. Occasionally I will watch the Simpsons show. I find at times it can be funny.


Yea, It reminds me of my childhood so I try to watch it when i catch it on sometimes. Feed that inner child. Did you know that there is only 1 episode that Bart simpson does not appear in? I thought that was interesting.


I agree with feeding the inner child, and I did not know that; interesting!! I find the different costumes over the years for any show seem to evolve to be geared toward today's era. I like seeing the fashion change with the times.


I enjoy seeing the changes of fashion as well, You know, speaking of costumes a cute and fun job would probably be working with Pandas, I find it interesting how Panda Researchers wear Panda Suits haha I would Love to see that!


I totally agree; how fun would that be? Especially to get to care for as well as interact with the baby panda's. I too would love to see that. I have heard too that while traveling for work Johnny Depp travels with his Jack Sparrow costume to make visit to sick children; I think that is very rewarding to do such a kind deep.


That would be a dream job, visit sick patients and bring smiles to their faces just by showing up. How deep.


I again agree totally!! I feel the children would be so uplifted as well as the parents to see a glimmer of happiness in them. In turn, I feel that little bit of uplifting moment could do great things for their moral.


Yes! I think you are my soul family! lol This would be a different place if we did that all day everyday to everyone we come across but the way society is at the moment its hard to stay uplifted I trust in a great new change coming :)


I totally feel you on that! I am constantly trying to pay it forward as often as I can because I never know just what kind of difference I could possibly make in one's day.


Indeed, another thing that is good or you is reading, I try to get some reading time in, do you enjoy reading?


I do actually love to ready! My Favorites right now are the wicked series by Gregory McGuire. I actually have his last book Hiddensee autographed to me.


Oh really?! Neat! I Love reading too! Edgar Allen Poe is an interesting read, anything from him he was such a visionary. I'm into Metaphysical, Quantum  and Philosophical topics.


I have never been into E. Poe for some reason not sure exactly why though. I do like fiction and nonfiction equally though.  Do you have a preference of either or ?


I can see Poe being the one who wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction. But, I like to read it all, Im just a student of life and find everyone's view of life interesting.


I as well feel the same! I always feel like there is a teaching moment in every thing we do or say as well as see.


I agree, life is so much more than our senses register.


I feel so many are all caught up in the rat race of life to get to the next destination to really slow down and take time to see what is around them as well as experience life as it could be rather than skirting by in a hurry getting nowhere fast.


Yes! It took me a mental breakdown to realize that! All the material in the world is not enough, because there is so much more than the material can buy. BUt its all about the hype and what we see on TV. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon? anyway, nice chatting with you!


I have, I love crepes. There's a great restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida called the Wooden Rooster that makes fantastic crepes and desserts.


Yes exactly! And if you need lunch Bodega has great sandwiches to offer. Here's the # if you want to order 727-623-0942.


Thanks! And if you're looking for another place to eat, feel free to try out The Reading Room on Central Ave. The head chef, Lauren Macellaro, makes a great quail dish.


I will keep that in mind. Did you ever play baseball growing up?


Yeah, my family was always interested in Baseball, so I know a lot of neat facts. Did you know that baseball is actually quite popular in Japan?


I had no idea! Our family is really into the sport. There is nothing like being at the ballpark! Can you believe a man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball card in his grandfathers house?! What a lucky guy!


For sure! Besides baseball, do you like to read? I am a big fan of Ender's Game.


I love to read! I'm a huge fan of James Patterson. Have you heard of him?


I have not! Can you tell me more about him?


He is a popular author that I highly recommend. His best series is Women's Murder Club. Do you speed read?


I tried, but I was never as good as the well-known speed readers like Anne Jones; she can read 4,700 words per minute!


That is incredible! I have become a good reader in my adulthood. I never enjoyed reading when I was young. Now I find it an escape into deep exploration.


Very interesting, reading was one thing that really got me into science and astronomy, which I find really enjoyable to learn about. For example, I know a lot about the sun, which is actually a white star despite its yellow coloring.


That is fascinating! I always assumed it was yellow. The sun also produces enough energy in 1 second to fuel the entire plant for 500,000 years.


That's very cool, did you know that the sun is just 1 billionth of the the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy?


That's outstanding! Did you know that a lightning bolt is about 5x's hotter then the sun?


No, that's incredible! You seem like a very interesting person, thanks for all the information today.


Hi there, hope you are having a good day! Are you taking this survey on your phone? I'm not, but I really can't imagine not having a smart phone!


I could not live without my phone! I lave to listen to rap music (which is a musical form combining rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street ventricular).


You do? I don't really like it too much. I know it has to have content, flow and delivery and is different from just a poem because it's set to instrumental music. But I often have trouble understanding the words they are saying.


I love it. Tupac was one of my favorites. His music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance".


It is interesting that it's roots go back to West AFrican oral tradition or praise-singers. We probably though we came up with the idea recently!


That's highly possible. Rapper Eminem's true dream was to be a comic book artist!


I guess all kids imagine doing something they loved in childhood. He did love Spider man!. I guess it's really gotten into the main stream culture when the judge from Michigan gave her ruling in rap. Of course, it was in a trail concerning eminem.


I would think so! I just learned that Busta Rhymes voiced Reptar in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


I didn't see that movie but I know which one it is. Did you see it? If you did, what did you think of Busta Rhymes performance?


I think I did see it and it was very entertaining.


I guess Kanye West is really successful in this area. He's sings, writes songs and produces records. Oh, and he designs clothes too! I guess he could design clothes for his own videos.


Yes. I had no idea that he was born in 1977. I thought he was a lot younger that what he is!


He's been around a while! It seems a little strange to  me that he thinks humans created AIDS. I guess he subscribes to conspiracy theories!


Oh my. That is something else. I know he can be a good guy. I know he has given his mic to a fan in a wheelchair.


Yes, that was a really nice gesture! I"m sure it made their day. Seems he has a good sense of humor because he did spoof himself on Saturday Night Live.


I remember that spoof! He was making fun of himself interrupting people at awards shows!


Yep! Since it's not my favorite kind of music, I can't imagine who his song 'Gold Digger' sounds, written in a minor key. Obviously it's not common since it's the only one in the 10 ten that uses a minor key. How does it sound?


I like it. It has a good beat and is entertaining while it tells a story. I had no idea that he signed rapper Big Sean!


Me neither and I am really surprised that he gave up a full scholarship to Michigan State. He's obviously really smart to have a GPA of 3.7. I guess he is happy with his decision?


I would think that the good GPA is the reason he could make good music.  It was bold of him to turn down a scholarship to Michigan State.


Oh, you may be right, if he was a music major! I listen to music on my phone all the time. I guess the power than it has ( more than what is used to power the whole nuclear ICBN deterrent system uses!) means we get to stream some great tunes!


Yes, I'm sure of that! Nice chatting today!


Hi, I am good. How are you?  Do you have an iphone by chance?


Yes I do.  I heard that they have more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


I read that too. New York's area code is 212 because they are lazy....


It is the fastest number to dial! Plus I love making fun of New Yorkers!


So the powers that be gave them the fastest number to dial?  Seems kind of rude to everyone else.


I know! Although I am from chicago and we have 312. We're not that much more motivated to dial. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


My parents used to have one. I will admit that if your finger slipped, you had to hang up and start over.


Have you ever seen a large phone book?  They say that if you overlap the pages of two of them together they are impossible to separate.


I have seen those. They are really outdated and I just got one.


Have you ever tried overlapping their pages?


I have not. Have you? I would think I could do it but that may be my hubris talking.


It does seem like it would be possible when you think about it.  I haven't tried it though.


Did you know the cables in the ocean carrying the internet is only 2.7 . inches?


No I didn't. That seems pretty small considering all of the information that is carried in them.


I know. Wouldn't a fish or shark be able to chew through that?


You would think so.  Plus it would seem easy to move around in the water.


I'm doing good.Thanks for asking. Do you like television?


I watch some but it's not my whole life. Do you ever watch the Simpsons.


I don't really watch the Simpsons. I did see that there is only one episode without Bart.


Yeah. Here's one there are over 750 episodes of pokemon and I've never even heard of the show.


That's a lot of episodes. Pokemon is pretty popular with the younger crowd. I haven't ever really watched it.


Yeah I only no it by name. Did you know that Edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?


To the best of my knowledge a cyborg is part man and part machine, kind of like Arnold Swartzenhager played but I can't remember the movie.


Oh ok got it. That makes sense. Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction of Hercules in his youth.


Now that is a surprise. Did he write anything else?


It says something about Oedipus as well. I'm guessing that's some sort of God.


You've got me there. I just always think of Caesar as a conquer and nothing else.


Lol...me too. In the 1950's a judge tried to ban science fiction because it featured a black character.


I'm surprised it didn't pass considering the social climate of the 50's. Today that would never fly though.


I would think so too. Do you like costumes?


Well that depends. You mean like costume parties, or comic com or what?


A little bit of both. Panda researchers wear panda costumes to work?


No kidding? If the job pays good enough I'm up for it. You?


Well, Hello, My friend. Funny you ask, as a matter a fact, I do. I really enjoy watching the 70's show. I've watched it over and over so many times. Did you know they tried to do a remake in UK named "days like these" but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


That was a really good show,  very funny!  Thats unfortunate,  the UK doesnt really have the same humor as the us though.


This is true, I am going to look up their shows later tonight. I find that interesting. A show that has been very successful however is "Pokemon" did you know there are over 750 episodes? that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight! Amazing!


I have never seen Pokemon,  but I believe it,  it is a very popular show.


It truly is, even more amazing are the relationships you build with people you work with. It's like when south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew, which was interesting. I didn't know they worked together. How cool would that party be! Pretty trippy, I think.


Yeah speaking of the simpsons,  there is only one episode where Bart is not in or mentioned!  Thats crazy!


That is pretty crazy! Those shows inspire me to make my own movie or book one day, Ive already started on my book. It may be a Fiction Novel. Did you know that George rr Matin despises fan fiction, saying it is copyright infraction and a bad exercise for aspiring writers. Good thing Ive never gotten into fan fiction.


lol thats funny. Also, edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known cyborg !


Well that is very interesting, we've come a long way considering in the 1950's a Judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character. That wouldn't happe now.


wow,  thats weird.  There is a wiki where it ranks fictional characters according to the super powers lol


Hey that is pretty creative, I may go there for inspiration lol You know another fun job besides a creative wirter would be? Working with Pandas! Can you imagine going to work and having to wear a Panda suit! LOL Oh my gosh! I can only imagine those selfies! and how cool for people to try to fit in, I wonder what the Pandas think! lol


Lmao! I guess I would rather use the Uniforms worn by the alliance on firefly, did you know thy are leftover costumes from starship troopers? I would Love to be in one and take pictures... maybe feel the energy of such a place.


That was a great movie!  Did you know Johnny Depp travels with his Captain Jack costume to make random appearances at hospitals?  Thats amazing.


I would Love to do that! go to hospitals and visit sick children. It would lighten my heart. Thats much sweeter than poor Sean Bean had to go through, he is so scared of flying that he hiked into location in full cotume when filming lord of the rings! I couldnt do that, I would be a sweating, out of breath mess... I take the risk flying. (dont think lazy thoughts, dont think lazy thoughts)


lol the hoggle costume from Labyrinth was lost during shipping and now is in baggage claim lol


All this talk about costumes makes me wish we could dress up everyday, I guess in a way we do.. but we dress how we expect society to see us what is appropriate and acceptable subject to cultural norms


Maybe you should change jobs and become a panda researcher!


Lmao, hey now dont put ideas in my head I just might! lol. In a perfect world I would dress up as a kick-ass super hero... What would you be?


Not sure,  Id have to think about it,  I would like the power of healing people though.  Its been good talking to you.


Yes a lot of it. do you ever watch the SImpsons?


Yes I did and there was an episode where Bart did not appear


Yes and strangely, he was not even mentioned at all in it


Yes but I heard in the UK did not go very well, cancelled after 10 episodes


Yes it was all because they remade it verbatim


I have seen some episode but they have too many, 750 of them


Yeah they have been on air for 16 years, that is amazing


I love it. THere is a wiki page that lists the characters based on abilities and powers


Nice. Do you know who wrote the oldest cyborg in a fiction?


Yeah. Caesar also wrote some fiction when he was a young boy


Yes he wrote about Oedipus and Hercules primarily


Yeah. George Martin really does not seem to like fan fiction at all


Yes he thinks that it is a copyright infringement and bad practice for writers


Yeah. A judge once tried to ban a fiction novel for a racist reason


Yeah the character was black. Did you know panda researchers wear panda costumes?


I guess pandas are sensitive if outsiders are near them


I guess so. Johnny Depp wears his Jack Sparrow costume and visits kids in hospitals


I do enjoy some of it. Although, I recently heard a Kanya West song with lyrics comprised mostly of "poop" so he's definitely on my questionable list now.


Oh wow,  I haven't heard this song before,  I gotta look it up after this.  Although,  I am not a fan of his,  I really dont understand why he thinks he is the greatest rapper ever,  I don't even like his songs


Sorry, I meant to say Kanye. My friends and I always say Kanya, though. The song is called Lift Yourself. I think he wrote it himself.


lol no problem,  I understood who you were talking about.  I just recently read that Kanye believes aids is a man made disease ....wow!


Pretty amazing! I also heard that he actually practiced interrupting at award shows before the Taylor Swift incident on SNL in a skit.


What,  really  I think That is so rude,  people will do anything nowadays to get on tv or attention on themselves!


Yes, like the time Kanye gave his mic from on stage to someone in a wheelchair?


I heard one time he got mad at the crowd because he was trying to get them involved by jumping or something and yelled at someone for not jumping with everyone,  only to find out he was yelling at someone in a wheel chair who couldnt jump around.


I remember that, now! Kanye seems to spread message about not following the crowd, too, ironically.


Haha right.  He recently was on SNL and at the end went on a rant while the whole cast was behind him,  as if he was speaking on their behalf.  It looked really embarrassing.


That's terrible! I wonder how he'd react if a government official started rapping to him like a judge did to Eminem?


I wonder what Kim has to say about all of Kanye's antics? She'll probably say anything for publicity as well, though.


Exactly,  they just love attention.  I'm sure she agrees with his views though,  she doesn't seem like someone who has strong opinions on a lot of things.  Well,  maybe like fashion and make up lol


They probably just text each other from opposite wings of their mansion on the latest iPhones.  I heard they have more computing power than the us nuclear icbm deterrent as a whole.


That sounds really scary actually.  What are they putting in these phones!


They definitely aren't like those old phones with the little finger holes you had to dial each number with and wait for it to wind back around.


Right,  the rotary!  My grandparents had those!  That was rough,  make sure you dont mess up when making a phone call from that!


I hear New York's area code 212 was picked because it was the fastest to make a phone call with.


Thats really cool,  but why does that state get the easiest one?  lol  Been great talking to you!


Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises. This is funny since some of the managers are in their 70's. I'd pay to see that game.


lol, I never knew that. Did you know Japanese baseball fans don't associate baseball as America's pastime?


That is strange since they often come here and play american teams


I know. I never see any Japanese people play Softball


me either. It is crazy the difference in salaries between baseball players and softball players. As of 2014, the average salary for a professional softball player is between $5,000 and $6,000.


Damn, cashiers at the supermarket make more than that


haha. "would you like fries with that" is starting to sound like a lucrative phrase


What's crazy is people get scholarships for softball, there was one college softball game that lasted 31 innings


That is a crazy long time and a lot of expensive, poorly tasting beer, just to watch that


Speaking of beer there was a softball team called the Kentucky Bourbons who played on espn


I wonder if Jack Daniels and Jim Beam played on that team? And what is/are "schlitz"?


I have no idea, have to ask someone from Milwaukee to find that out


Dont you find it a little scary that an  iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Yea that's freighting. I also get creeped out thinking about the phone and internet cable at the bottom of the ocean floor


all it takes is one crab with violent tendencies to ruin the internet for all of us. lol


lol. Just drop a phone book on it and that should stop them


I think it is awesome that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone. I sometimes wish I could pay someone to not have to use my cell phone. It never stops at work.


Yea that is great Unicef does that. It funny how telephones are always going off now. New Yorks area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone and now you can just dial it touching a screen


I remember rotary phones. You would hate to dial anyone with multiple zeros in their number.


Yea, I find it fascinating they were able to transfer sound from a voice into electronic signals


I have never tried this but after reading that it is  impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together, i really want to test it out


Good luck with that! If you're unable to do it just go to a gym and challenge others to try it!


from time to time, did you know baseball coaches can play if they are required to?


I haven't heard of that.  I wonder if any have actually ever had to play?


I wonder about that too. I guess it is nice to have that extra player there.


How true.  I was surprised to find out that in Japan basesball is so popular some of the Japanese people are shocked to find out it's America's national pastime.


Wow I would have never thought. In Canada kickball is also called soccer-baseball.


Wow, that's crazy.  I'd like to be the person that found all those old basesall cards in their grandfather's attic since the 1940s.  Three millions dollars worth.


talk about luck. there is a couple who scheduled all 2430 major baseball leagues games for 24 years. what a job


Can you say reliable, dependable, and apparently very organized to accomplish that.  My wife and I can't seem to coordinate our trips to the dentist, doctor, and eye doctor.


hahha tell me about it. how about softball, do you watch it?


No, not really.  Softball is mainly for the womenfolk, I think.


yeah and they get paid very very little less than $6000


That's not right.  You sure couldn't make a living being a professional softball player that's for sure.  The average player only makes between 5 and 6 thousand dollars a year.  That's chicken feed compared to professional baseball players.


exactly, so they have to train and run around and practice and at the same time hold onto second jobs. too much work


Amen to that.  Do you know the YMCA claims to have invented softball, in addition to volleyball and basketball.


Oh I did not know that, interesting. softball was also the first sport ing event shown in espn.


Yeah, I remember that game between the Kentucky Bourbons and Milwaukee Schlitz.  Couldn't have those names nowadays, with all the political correctness.  Lol


I know, everything is scrutinized to the bone really. do you know anything about the longest game in ncaa history?


That would be the Creighton versus Utah.  It lasted 31 innings.  That's wild.


That is indeed wild. they must have been so exhausted and happy to be done


Exactly, well it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.  I'll talk to you later, I need to go wash my car.


Hello, I did not know there was a show called the barbershop. did you?


I did. Nick Saban and LeBron both had a show called that. I do not think the Shop lawsuit will go far... What about you?


Big money involved. I am actually curious to watch it. They probably will reach an agreement. But it looks like the idea originally came from a man called Sebastian Jenkins.


Sounds like Cree Nix, a LeBron employee, may have leaked Jankins's idea. Not good if the judge thinks the case has standing and merit.


We will see what happens. The judge has been asked to tell James to stop the show and give the profits to them.


I found that odd. They can usually stop but to pay them the fee, I thought was odd.


Talking about fees did you know Michael Jodan paid a fine everytime he wore certain shoes?


It worked because Nike now has a Jordan brand, no longer considered Nike... just jordan. So iconic!


His own brand. And he did what he wanted. Even he was an actor. Remember space jam? Now warner bros. has made a deal with Le Bron james for a sequel, so he will be an actor too!


Yeah. He was in a movie recently and got really good reviews. The one with amy schumer...


He has been really successful. I remember when he was in Miami Heat, my favorite team back from 2010 to 2014. I really loved he was there.


I did too. I remember when those three did their pep rally when they signed. That was fun and funny to me.


Did you know he once rejected $10 million offer coming from Reebok?


He got a ton more from Nike! Lifetime contract worth $1B!


He certainly  had vision! and he was only 18 years old!


I feel bad for Reebok. They lost their market. I feel like they just do not matter any more. Am I off base?


i like reebok, but like you said, is not as strong as Nike or Adidas


Even Under Armor. New Balance is getting in the game too.


But reebok did not have the vision. Today he is the highest paid celebrity!


hey Did you know that Judge Judy makes over 120k dollars per episode


I did not know though.  It's a very popular show though, so that doesn't surprise me.  Have you ever watched it?  I've seen some clips here and there, but not a whole episode.


I have seen it its pretty amusing, do you like Carol Burnett?


I'm familiar with her... I believe she used to do a variety show where she'd play different characters.  I remember someone comparing her to Tracy Ulman.  Did you know, she was the FIRST celebrity to ever appear on Sesame Street?  They've had a pretty diverse group of people on their show over the years!


Ya I was gonna say she was on Sesame stree which I loved, have you heard of how talented lagron james is?


Yeah, he's legend!  I like all the charity work that he does.  He once raised 6 million dollars by televising The Decision.  He's also done a lot of work for inner city kids!  A good player and a good man...


ya he seems like it, he raised over 6 million dollars for charity from his TV show decision thing he did


Pretty business savvy too, he once turned down 10 million offer from Reebok when was 18 because he though Nike or Adidas might offer him more.  Then, later, Nike offered him NINETY million!  Man 90 million just to wear a set of shoes!  Can't imagine being that famous.


Ya that is amazing! very genius of him, did you watch space Jam back in the 90's? I guess Lebron is going to be in the sequel!


Yeah, I remember Space Jam.  Dunno how well a sequel will do though, there's always a risk when you make a sequel so many years after the original has been made...  Just hope it doesn't turn out to be a cash grab.  Speaking of celebs, do you have any favorites?


Well I really like Daniel Day Lewis I think hes a really cool dude what about you? Lebron is seeming very cool as well


I remember seeing Daniel Day as Lincoln in the movie!  That was pretty cool!  Gosh, I dunno... big fan of Mila Kunis.  LOL.  I think Robin Williams is really funny, sad how he died though.  Did you know he started the whole trend of celebrities doing animated voice with Aladdin?


that is really cool! Also cool that PIxar has a hidden room that is for celebrities only, I wonder what's inside!


Probably pictures of all the celebrities that have ever visited!  They've got a big celebrity chef in Ethiopia, he's trying to combat hunger by encouraging diverse food eating. I bet he's nice


that is nice of him! do you follow basketball? I guess granny style is the best way to do free throws


Really?  That's amazing.  I bet no one shoots like that though because they don't want to look silly!  HAHA!  Did you know Air Jordan's were banned at first in basketball but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike would pay the fine?  Had to be worth the publicity.


haha that is awesome! what is wild is that Tim Duncan stayed in college for the 4 years to get his degree instead of just going right to the NBA


Oh, yeah, that was a big risk on his part, the option may not have been there when he got out, but he probably felt education was important!  Speaking of shoes, Allen Iverson has got an endorsement with Reebok that pays him $800,000 a year until he's 55!  I tell ya, where do shoe companies get all this money?


haha I want to sponsor reebok! wouldnt it be interesting to be Reggie Miller? You think you're good and yet you get out scored by your sibling haha


Well, it's always tough to have siblings who are into the same things you are.  Comparisons are inevitable.


that is true, I guess he only found out on a car ride home that she out scored and broke like 8 records haha


i did not know the NBA had 30 teams. that's alot!


It is but it makes the league more watchable. Do you watch the NBA?


i do with my son! im a life long Bulls fan! what about you?


Me too! I am sad about the turmoil they have gone through though...


i am sad about that too but NBA players are the world's best paid athletes ever so it will all even out!


True... It's just a lost season. Good thing this year's draft will be good AND we'll have a high pick.


I'm very excited. it's said to be one of the best years in over 10 years!


Yeah. did you see yesterday's game against the nets? If you believe in good loses, that's a good loss


i missed it but did see the high lights! very thrilling. you know i had no idea The league was founded in New York City in 1946. i had no idea it had been a thing so long!


Space Jam is coming back! Warner bros and lebron james have signed a new deal for a "space jam" sequel.


oh my gosh that is the best news.  he won't top MJ but it will be amazing!


Some of lebron james' high school basketball games would attract 1750 attendees. tickets cost between $100 - $120.


he is an amazing player.  truly a legend in the making!


Did you know Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


oh wow that is so much money! allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 per year


Until he reaches age 55 to where he would then receive a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000!!!!!! WOW what a deal!


he is set for life. shooting "granny style" is the absolute best technique to consistently score points on the line. but NBA players wont do it because it looks stupid! How funny!


Shaq once said that he would never do it because of his "constituency". Rick Berry did it!


i would so do it haha! i did not know Lebron james raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising the desision! what a good man!


Yeah, it was too bad he got eviscerated for it. They forgot about the Connecticut Boys and Girls club that got that money. Tim duncan of the san antonio spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the nba.


impressive! thanks for the nice chat. have a blessed day :-)


I had no idea the YMCA invented softball. That is very cool! I wonder if softball was always intended to be more of a women's sport, like it is now.


It is an interesting fact! I love softball and it was invented way back in 1887, long time ago. I also like baseball!


I like baseball, too. I believe baseball was invented during the Civil War. I remember from my history classes that soldiers used to play in their free time.


Oh wow, that's an interesting fact. I like softball the best though. crazy though how the average salary for a softball player is only $5,000 to $6,000


Yes, that seems very underpaid compared to professional baseball players who have million dollar contracts.


Exactly, and softball is actually a tougher sport to win with slightly different rules than in baseball. There is less time to get to the bases.


Yes, that makes sense. The fielders also have less time to get to the ball than in baseball.


True! Also the first sporting event ever shown on ESPN was a slow pitch softball game, so many must love the game.


I didn't know that it was the first game to be shown on ESPN. I played the game as a little girl, and I liked it. I can understand why people like it.


I have loved it too as far back as I can remember. I played on a league a few years back and it was so fun. The name softball was given to the sport in 1926 because the ball was actually soft, it feels pretty hard when you get hit with it haha


Yes, I remember there being a cushion the ball more so than a baseball. I agree the ball is pretty hard when you get hit with one...especially after it has been hit by a batter.


Yes, they are softer than a baseball but still painful! Did you know the longest softball game lasted 31 innings? That's crazy. Would have loved to see that game!


No, I didn't. That seems like a very long time. I bet the players were exhausted. I wonder if that was before or after there was night lighting on the field.


Oh wow, if there was no night light that would be insane!


I know! Can you imagine trying to catch the ball in the dark or try to figure out which way the batter was standing. That would be difficult!


Exactly! That would be a bit frightening! So technology has come so far that cell phones are huge in so many ways, too bad we didn't have the ability long ago to record some of these games.


I know. It would have been so amazing to watch some of the early greats playing baseball. Still, I enjoyed not having phones when I was watching the games as I kid. I felt like I was more part of the game back then. Now, it seems like phones can be a distraction to spectators.


I agree, there are pro's and con's of these new phones. I am very happy to have grown up without computers or cell phones, we used our imaginations! We were outside mostly. But I am happy to have cell phones now but I am not addicted to them like many are.


I can't say I grew up without computers. We were using Apples in the classroom since I was in elementary school. If we did well on our assignments, we got to play "Oregon Trail." I liked that game. I wish there was a modern day version.


I am old lol....I didn't use a computer until later in life. We had typing class and if we wanted information you had to go to the library and look it up. Lots of work! I love Google now, the internet is amazing. All of my kids grew up using computers.


We had to use the card catalog, too. I think the "internet" and electronic searching came out when I was in college.We had a system in our library known as "ERIC." That database system still exists.


Oh that's interesting. I think it's also interesting that an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm.


Wow! I would have thought that the US nuclear icbm had more. I remember they were on the cutting edge of technology when they came out.


That's what I thought too. So many advances in technology I can't keep up! It was great chatting with you! Have a great day!


Hello, good thank you. Do you like baseball?


I like to watch it live, how about you? I always wondered why the managers wore uniforms too!


I do too. Funny they can technically play if they are needed.


I'd like to see a 75 year old manager take the field sometime haha. I wish I was the guy who found that valuable card collection in his grandpa's attic!


That would have been nice. I saw he found three million dollars worth!


That would be a nice little find. I wonder if there are baseball cards in Japan since it is so popular there!


I have heard that too. Did you know kickball in Canada is called soccer-baseball?


That would be hard to say ten times fast lol. I like how softball has made its way into our past time, but professionals only make 5000 to 6000 dollars!


I think so too. That's not a lot of money at all!


Not at all. I feel bad! I'm sure the YMCA was hoping for more success in volleyball, softball, and basketball when the invented it!


Jose Conseco claims to hold the record for the longest softball homerun.


Was this when he was taking steroids or before haha? I couldn't have sat through the 31 inning game when it happened in 1991!


haha probably during his steroid use. That's way too long of a game for me too!


I would be in my REM cycle on inning 10 haha. Did you know the first sporting event on ESPN was a slow pitch softball game?


I did not know that. Do you know much about telephones?


A little bit about Iphones. I know they have a crazy amount of computing power!


They have tons of computing power. More than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent system which is scary.


So scary! I need to do the UNICEF challenge where they donate clean water to kids for every minute you're not on your cellphone!


That's very awesome they do that. Good for them.


I'm going to go look into that. It was a pleasure chatting, have a great day!


did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid TV actor ever?


he made $700,000 per episode of House which is insane, can you imagine making almost a million dollars an episode, why would you ever stop working haha


Speaking of dr. shows, Graham Chapman who was of Monty Python actually was a real doctor before getting into comedy.  That must have been hard giving up.


Ya it seems like those traits would be mutually explusive, also Demetri martin was accepted into harvard law, but left to start a comedy career because he was bored


It takes someone special to be appreciated in comedy.  Comedy Central already cancelled 100 shows since coming into existence in 1989.  Sounds like a tough business, but if you succeed you can do well.


That is crazy, but yes I remember them cancelling a lot of programs I liked actually. Thats about when I stopped watching them and cancelled cable haha


A lot of money is spent on comedy in the movies.  Evan Almighty even spent $200 million dollars.  I wonder how much they made as a profit.


That is a crazy amount, I have never actually seen that movie have you? I heard good things but that is a lot to spend on a comedy


Do you believe that Green Lantern was going to be a comedy originally?  I'm not sure of any superhero movie comedies, are you?


I dont' know, I tried to watch that movie and it was almost so bad it was good, it made me laugh at the badness, so in a way it was a comedy to me haha


Do you watch Amazon Prime videos?  They have a hit called "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. "  Alex Borstein won awards for her roles in it.


I haven't seen that, I do like Alex Borstein she was hilarious on Mad TV, what is this amazon prime show about?


Borstein plays a stand-up comic manager.  A character named Miriam is  a mother of two who is supporting her family after the dad walks out of the picture.  Many people are impressed with the show.


Wow I will have to check it out. Did you ever watch Jim Carrey back in the day? I guess he doesn't want to make dramas anymore because they don't project positivity, but those were the roles I liked him best in


I might download some of his flicks on Amazon.  They have so many options to buy.  I find video games, software, electronics, furniture, toys, video downloads, audiobooks.   The list goes on and on. Do you like Amazon?


To be honest I don't like Jeff Bezos. But I do buy stuff on amazon. i don't use amazon prime for movies or anything like that. But I can understand that some people do.What about you?


Sometimes I do.  I can access just about anything I want on Amazon.  Amazon actually has a


Ya I can access about anything I want, I built my own movie server, so I have movies of all types, even horrible movies like Sister Act 2, just in case I ever want to watch it haha, did you know Ryan stiles dropped out of school to start a career in comedy? That takes a lot of guts


Either guts or not thinking straight.  Do you follow soap operas?  They're named after the fact that soap companies sponsored.  I never knew that!


haha I didn't know that either, but it makes sense because they were played while housewifes were at home, that actually makes a lot of sense


Hello.  I recently heard that the sun is actually white and not yellow.


From what I understand the atmosphere of our planet scatters the light and makes it appear yellow.


Wow. That's crazy! Like a lightning bolt being hotter than the sun. Who knew!


A lightening bolt is hotter than the sun?


Yeah, that's what I was reading. I find it hard to believe but the internet does not lie. For instance, it says the sun is plasma but I thought it was gas. Internet wins again!


You know what I think is interesting?  The sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of everyone for 500,000 years!


That's a long time! I am sure we will ruin the planet much before that.


I wish more people knew about the sun's power.  Then again, you said a lightening bolt is hotter than the sun.  Maybe there is a way to use that instead.


I think if solar power came down in price, more people could gain from it.


I completely agree with you.  Our sun is so powerful and yet it's only a billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy that we know of.


Yeah. There's a lot of lost opportunity with solar. Neptune just finished its first orbit around the sun!


Did it really?  What does that mean about Neptune?


It's a LONG way away from the sun! I wonder how long it would take pluto, even though it's not a planet anymore.


I still consider it a planet and I have no idea how long it would take.  When was Neptune's beginning orbit recorded?


I read it was in 1846. This will only matter if you watch it but do you watch Rick and Morty?


No I am not familiar with them.  Is that a show about the sun?


It's a cartoon and they did an episode about pluto being reclassified as not a planet. It's really childish and I love it.


Lol!  That think about Pluto is just wrong.  I don't think you can decide something's a planet and then years later say otherwise just because you want to.  Take the sun, for example.  It is a star now but who knows, some day someone may say it is not.


I know! first they are stars and then they are not. Like Arnold from Diff'rent Strokes!


That's funny!  Well our star makes up almost all of the mass in our solar system.


Good morning! Have you seen the series Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? I watched a few episodes it's pretty good-even got an emmy!


I did, it was a good series, I didnt know about the Emmy part though


Yeah they deserved it! It's set in 1950's New York-such a  different time back then.


It was a different time, I heard the event happened at the Microsoft Theater, that must be a really cool venue,


Yeah I would love to visit there. It's in LA right? I like the show because its a comedy and drama. I like comedies. I also enjoyed the show 3rd rock from the sun.


It was pretty good I heard it beat important shows


Yeah I can't believe it beat out Seinfeld AND Friends. Two of my all time favorites.


Two of my favorites as well, both great shows, they probably won the award another year, do you like Bill Murray?


Yeah he is great! I wonder if I should take his recommendation to watch King Fu Hustle?!


I did watch the movie  and think its pretty good so yeah, following his advice is a good idea if you want to have a few laughs


Nice I will give it a watch! I also like Jim Carrey but only when he does comedy movies!


He doesnt make dramas any more, I wonder why is that,


Yeah apparently his belief system prevents him from playing them because they aren't positive!


I think thats a great thing, having a positive mindset is important, besides his better for comedies


Totally agree with you. High Laurie on the other hand doesn't mind I'm sure as he rakes in 700,000 per episode of House, MD.


That much money! wow, that is a lot, he must be one of the highest paid actors in the media


Yeah he must be up there for sure. Some don't do it for the money. Michael Caine did it for the girls!


He did it for the girls and then it ended up being his carreer, I bet he gets tons of girls now


Yeah I wonder if he's married? He is definitely pretty old right now. Jon Hamm is a good actor too and he taught the actress Ellie Kemper in a high school drama class!


He must be or have a lot of mistresses then, money is an attractive trait lol, and I guess Jon Hamm is also a great teacher


Yeah. Especially if she was able to get a part on The Office, a very successful tv show.  Have a good day.


I admire Jeff Bezos so much, he has built one of the greatest businesses of our time because its so diversified, from selling video streaming services to audiobooks, electronics, apparel, toys, food and so much more!


I thank Jeff Bezos too!  I don't know what I would do with out my kindle.  I really love how Amazon created the font called "bookerly" it is designed to be easy to read on kindles.


Do you find that font to be easier on the eyes? I didn't really notice a difference, but appreciate the thought. Can't believe the first customer spent less than $30 but got a building named after him


I think I am able to read faster with this font.  I don't know why though.  I love how Amazon holds a patent on 1-click buying.  I know I use this button all the time.  It's a bit addicting to use it.


I actually find it super useful especially for lightning deals, but I didn't know that Apple licenses that technology.


I think it's so cool how many interesting facts Amazon has.  Did you know that Amazon's logo means that they have everything from A to Z.  I had no clue to me it always seemed like a smiley face.


That's pretty neat, I do smile when I think about all the benefits Amazon has provided me. Do you watch any Amazon Prime videos? Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" is really popular, but I haven't seen it.


I haven't seen it, but I know that it won many awards.  I believe it won five trophies during the Emmys.  They won best comedy series.  It is on my to watch list.


Oh wow, that seems like an interesting show to watch. I prefer comedy films with an emphasis on humor. Apparently there is a genre of movies called bromantic comedies which include movies like The Hangover.


I love the Hangover.  One of my favorite movie as is Evan Almighty.  Did you know that it was the most expensive comedy ever made.  It had a budget of 200 million dollars.


That's insane! I wonder if they made a profit on that movie, is that the one with the animals?


Well they must've had to hire so many animal trainers for that film. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for his work on "House"


It was a funny movie.  I believe that The Green Lantern film was going to be a comedy staring Jack Black.  I think it would have done better if Jack was in it.


Oh I liked that film, I also prefer dramas but Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from movies that don't project positivity, I don't think I took him for a dramatic actor though


I respect Jim Carrey for his decision.  I've always wondered why I've never see Jim Carrey on Comedy Central.  Could it be because Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its started in 1989.


That many shows have been cancelled? That's brutal. I wonder if Demetri Martin made the right decision by dropping out of Harvard Law to pursue a career in comedy


Yes! Or how about Graham Chapman of Monty Python giving up being a doctor in order to concentrate on comedy.  I guess comedy wins out; it's less stressful.


A good laugh cures all especially those films that are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect


On the other hand, I love dramas as well.  Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school and his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin from the Office!


Now that is an interesting fact! I like all of them, he must be a great teacher!


Being a teacher is rewarding.  I think Patrick Stewart teaches master classes for drama students in the UK.


Especially for students who actually want to learn something! I think Gordon Ramsey is also a great mentor and teacher to many people.


Oh don't get me started on Ramsey.  I love all his shows and yes he's a great teacher.  It's like watching soap operas.  Did you know that soap opera's originated from dramas that were sponsored by soap manufactures?


Glad to know there's someone out there who admires Ramsey as much as I do, though I've never eaten at any of his restaurants. Really? are they still sponsored by soap manufactures?


I am not really sure but it's probably possible.


For sure!  Well it was nice chatting with you.


Yes a lot, did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain somewhere?


Yes and it is supposed to run for a whole 10 000 years, amazing


Yeah. Did you know they named a building after their first customer?


Yes and all he had to do was spend under $30


Yeah. Did you know they deliver on SUndays now?


Yes that is because they have a contract with USPS


Yes it is very convenient for us as well as buyers


Yes since 1998, they just seem to be everywhere


I love them. Do you like Demetri Martin?


Yes he is so funny. He got into Harvard Law but dropped out to be a comedian


Yeah and he did pretty well. Same with Ryan Stiles


Yes he dropped out even earlier , in high school


Yeah but both did pretty well with their careers so no regrets there I guess


Yeah true. Did you ever see Kung Fu Hustle?


I did it was quite good. Do you like drama too?


No, I didn't. I'm not really in to awards shows. But a lot of people are. Did you watch?


No not really! Seems to be a popular topic right now though! Do you use Amazon?


Yes! We use it all the time. It's a game changer. We do our part to make it the largest internet retailer in the world. It's hard to remember that it started by only selling books.


I remember those days! We love it too. Being in a rural area it;s nice to get it right to your mailbox. I got my first Kindle from them too!


Yep, we have a bunch of their devises too. We are on our second Kindles,and our kids have the Echo too. I hear they have a publishing and a film and TV studio too.


I did not know that! I wonder if they will start producing their own movies like netflix?


Probably, since they seem to get into everything else! I guess that's why they have the arrow in their logo. Seems it means they have everything from A to Z! And they really do, when you search for things.


Thats true! and it has made Bezos rich. He actually put a clock into a mountain,


That's weird! I wonder what made him do that? I heard that Best Buy and Target will both match Amazon's prices. I guess they have to do that to compete.


That's interesting, I did not know that! My mail man told me he is going to start delivering packages from Amazon on sundays. Maybe that will help the post office out.


We've had a few things that were supposed to be delivered on Sunday but both times, they came on Monday. Maybe they were just super swamped with orders. We've  been wanting to visit their website where you can buy returned and like-new items.


What is the website? Is it thru USPS or amazon? Their warehouse workers must walk a lot!


I don't know the web address. We keep meaning to look at it but haven't yet. It's on the to-do list. Yes, their workers really get their exercise! It's because of all those 1-click orders that Amazon got a patent on.


That makes shopping so easy! Do you like comedy or drama shows?


Mostly comedy. Some drama but I'm not too into the violence on some dramas. It's funny that the Green Lantern was first meant to be a comedy. I just can't picture that!


I really can't understand why Even Almighty was the most expensive comedy ever made. How could it cost 200 million. It was good but, that's crazy.


I couldn't figure that out either! And that Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is so funny.


Yes, he seems to love that and think it's the best! I never saw it. My husband loves the Monty Python series. It's his kind of comedy but not really mine. Do you like those?


I don't! I loved third rock from the sun though. How bout you?


Yes, we did watch that but we usually like Fraiser and Sienfield a little more. I guess comedy has been around since the very first silent movies!


Hi, how are you today? What do you know about our friend the sun?


Hey, I'm good, thanks. How is your day? I know just general information. Did you read something interesting about the sun recently?


The sun is our friendly yellow friend in the sky. Actually, the sun is write, but the atmosphere shifts the color of light that reaches us.


Yes, and the sun is also huge. It's over 10 times of size of Earth. However, human will never travel on the sun... It's just impossible lol


I guess we'll just have to admire it from afar. Still, our sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy. It is a modestly sized sun. Nothing excessive.


True. I don't think Solar System would be like this without the Sun. Amazing gift for us and a reason we are here...


The sun occupies a central place in our existence. Literally. The sun is friendly and warm. Yet not too hot. In fact, a lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun.


It's really impressive to understand that 1 second of energy produced by the sun is enough for our planet for 500 000 years. It's really a lot...


If we could capture all that energy, where would we put it? It's best to keep it safely stored in our magnificent friend in the sky.


True. We aren't able to keep it. But we may take some amount. This is why solar energy is developing field...


We can safely harvest the energy that the sun generously provides it at no costs. Selflessness personified in a heavenly body.


It looks like you have a lot of interest!


I think that solar energy is the wave of the future. A way for us to enjoy the sun without diminishing it in the least. Once we get solar powered cars, it's just a short step to solar-powered McDonald's.


Btw, saying about McDonalds... Did you know that drive-thru was added in 1975 because of soldiers, who weren't able to get out of their cars?


I guess the McDonald's saw the potential in the troops to consume vast quantities of junk food whilst ensconced safely in their vehicles. Smart thinking. Now they need to put McD's in combat zones for the troops.


lol In South African you may equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking


That would come in handy at the drive thru at McD's in a combat zone too.


It could be. It has great potential. Cadillac was named after french explorer antonie de la mothe cadillac. Did you know that?


I'm amazed that the French get any acknowledgement in the form of cars.  They do make great wine though!


lol... it's funny. French cars aren't popular in US, but more or less popular in Europe and Asia.


Good to know. The supply of cheap wine in Europe makes the cars popular I guess. Anyway, nice chat!


HI there, do you currently own or drive a car?


A minivan if you call that a real car.. How about you? What might make my ride a bit more exciting would be a pair of flamethrowers like the kind that are legal in south africa!


Yea, we have two SUVS and I actually work with cars. I would love a flamethrower


One thing about a minivan: the entire vehicle becomes the trunk of the car! There is no separation between front and back. Nt like the olden days, when the trunk of the car was a real wooden trunk riding on the back of the car!


Besides cars now being made of plastic or carbon fiber, I bet they are safer now without real wood trunks!


The other problem with having an overly-roomy interior: There is more room to hide empty bags and burger wrappers from the McDonalds drive through!  You know, the drive through was invented by McDs to accommodate soldiers in fatigues..so they did not have to exit their vehicles.


That's interesting! I also didnt know that someone became a pro race car driver after beating 90000 people in gran turismo


Bizarre! If I play he role of a millionaire in the board game, Life, will I get to be one in real life too?  If I do, I'm buying a Cadillac Escalade!


Not really, but I pretend to be one. Does that count? That might be my super power! You know, there is a website that ranks finctional characters by their super powers. I wonder where I would rank?


I probably wouldn't rank real high as my main superpower is likely sneezing loudly. What would you power be?


Call me Captain Oblivious because I notice absolutely nothing! I did not even notice that Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest example of a cyborg!  How can anyone miss that?


I think it's funny George RR Martin hates fan fiction and calls it bad exercise.


Well, good this he was not around during the time of Julius Caesar, who wrote fan fiction of Hercules for fun. Martin would have been thrown to the lions for criticizing Caesar!


in the 1950s a judge banned a science fiction comic because it featured a black person


That judge should be locked up and forced to watch 1000 times the SciFi flick, Black Panther!


Yeah. Although the sun, white appears yellow, is actually white. So, who knows what color the Black Panther is really!


Only if you are hit by it! Whereas tour little sun is hot even from far away! Although our sun is one 1 one billionth the size of the biggest sun in the galaxy. I wonder how hot that puppy gets?


hi how are you? i dont watch tv much. YOu?


I do actually. Did you ever watch the SImpsons?


I used to watch them all the time. Now, not so much. the first eight seasons were great.


Yes that is true. In one episode Bart did not appear at all


What episode was that? i dont remember that. bart is always there


I am not sure which number but yeah and he was not even mentioned in it at all


Ok. i guess ill have to take a look for that episode. I would rather watch the simpsons than pokemon.


Yeah. Pokemon already has 750 episodes out though, that is a lot


Why? Whyon earth did they need to make 750 episodes? who would watch them all?


I guess they are that popular, they have been around for 16 years now


Oh boy. well, i guess i missed my chance. drat LOL I dont think that i could watch all of them. i wonder what the best 500 eps are LOL


I am not really a cat person. i tolerate them, they tolerate me.


In Japan now they have cat cafes where you play with them and have drinks


that could be fun. i know that they have owl cafes too. i guess that could be a good way to hang out with animals.


Yeah that is true. There is a cat mayor in a town in Alaska


Alaska? i guess that makes sense. probably up there they dont care who the mayor is. LOL


It seems to be working pretty well for them since that has been going on since 1997


That is great! the cat gets more done that a human, and doesnt play silly political games. Anyway, great chat!


It makes me feel sad that there's still a bias against religions in the US.


yes! its sad everyone cant just feel what they want to feel!


And that they can't just believe what they want to believe when it doesn't hurt anyone.


excactly! its a sad world we live in and scary! Trump is doing to much


I hesitate to lay the blame with any one person, but I'd love to see something like a revival of Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Party.


i have a feeling birthright citizenship is going to upset our people and lay the blame in the current leader


The birthright citizenship debate is such an interesting one to me, because it's something the US does differently from most other countries.


i agree! what do you think should change about it?


I'm not sure; I can see the arguments for restricting it, but I also don't want to give people like the ones putting out anti-Muslim ads the power to restrict it too much.


i fear they will get to much power and bring on even more hate in this country.  i fear it will all end in war!


I don't think it will end in war, because even with the debate in the country, people on all sides still call things like that out as being racist and bigoted.


im in fear still, though i seen in this reading that Democrats have become significantly more supportive of Muslims since Trump has become president...shocking really!


It's shameful that it even has to be debated, and I don't like the way that some extremists liken them to terrorists by calling them security threats.


i agree! i see that Democrats opinions didnt change much however   Republicans did change there support and views! interesting


I've read that Democrats do change their views - for example, polled Democrats were 9 points less likely to support the person who released the anti-Muslim ad. The debate pushes both sides farther away from each other.


i am proud that people are taking a stand and sticking up for the people that our being attacked with racism!


I agree, and I think it's important to encourage standing up to racism, and to avoid labeling any one type of person as racist, because that would only create a new kind of prejudice instead of eradicating an awful one.


in China Anti Muslim acts are at an all time high and the internet just fuels the rage fire!


The internet fuels it, but it also helps spread news by being such a big network. Some people only heard things like the scary things happening to Muslims in China because of the internet!


Most coverage in the news about  Muslims is negative.  The internet can play a positive and negitive roll in this!


The more people that hear about things, the more it will reach the ones that can be changed, like the ones who saw that ad and dropped their support for it. I'm grateful for the internet in that case.


When political leaders push back against campaign tactics that play on voters' racial, ethnic and religious prejudices, the backlash can outweigh all gainings! So I see more positive then negitive in the long run!


good, I would like to discuss presidents. republican presidents have been the only ones to ever have a beard


Really? That is interesting. I hadn't thought about that. Did you know that republicans refer to their party as the GOP which stands for Grand Old Party?


I knew about GOP, did not know it stood for that. red and blue terms for the parties first started in 2000


That's interesting. I thought they would have started before that. Did you know that the last time there wasn't a republican or democrat president was 1853?


wow, its been since 1928 that a republican was elected without a nixon or bush on the ticket.


Changing subjects real quick. Did you know that there is 3G cell service at the top of Mt Everest?


I did not, a hamburger button is the three horizontal line menu on apps and websites


I did know that. I'm not sure why it's called a hamburger menu though. Did you know 7% of people real the full terms and conditions of products or services online.


interesting, the library of Alexandria saved a copy of the internet just in case of the internet burning down


That's funny. I did not know that. Did you know rapper Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist growing up?


interesting, one last thing on the internet, real addiction in the brain can be caused by constant novelty from clicking links


I believe that. Addiction can be anything. Did you know rapping and hip-hop music are interchangeable in todays music.


sounds right, speaking about rap, Tupac's music is in the library of congress


That's good to know. He was a good rapper. Eminem's favorite super hero was spider-man.


interesting, in the 1998 rugrats movie the reptar wagon was voiced by Busta rhymes


That's cool. Korean rappers have invented a new type of freestyle called 'compliment battle'.


wow, the judge in a Eminem cased delivered her ruling as a rap.


That's funny. Rap consists of flow, content, and delivery.


there are three components to rapping, they are content, flow and delivery


interesting, rap can be traced back to ancient Egyptian practices.


I did not know that. It goes back a long time.


yes, The word originally meant to lightly strike


Rap is also now used to describe quick speech or repartee.


interesting , DJ hollywood is the person credited with creating the style


I like them a little bit.  Do you like the Simpsons?


I do!  Did you know that there is only 1 episode where Bart neither appears or is mentioned?


No I had no idea but it makes sense. I mean, he is the star, right?


I think so...either him or Homer.  lol  Did you ever watch "that 70s show"?


I have watched a few of those episodes.  That's the one with Ashton Kutcher, right?


Yes.  They redid it in the UK and called it "Days like These" but it was cancelled after 1o episodes.


Really? I wonder why.  Speaking of shows, have you ever watched any pokemon?


I've seen it while it was on in the house.  Our family loves Pokemon. lol


Our's too. Did you know that there are over 750 episodes of it?


I had no idea but I believe it.  lol  Do you like cats?


I do like cats. I don't have any right now but I used to. Do you have any?


We only have an outside cat right now.  Used to have 2 indoor ones years ago.  There are cat cafes in Japan and Taiwan!  People pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks. lol


I think that's funny. I mean, I have had free cats and those people pay to do what I did for free!


lol Right?  The cat in the Godfather 1 opening scene was a stray cat that was found on the set.  Interesting!


I wonder if they would have had a cat in it if the stray hadn't shown up.  Have you heard about that town in alaska that has a cat for it's mayor?


I haven't heard about that.  Where is that at? lol


Apparently it's the town of Talkeetna in alaska.  They have had a cat called Stubbs as their mayor since 1997!


That's awesome.  I had a cat named Stubbs when I was in high school.  He was born with a little nub for a tail and that's why we named him Stubbs.  lol  I've had fun chatting with you!


i wonder if that's why this cat is called Stubbs!  oh hey, before you go, I've got one more cat oddity.  There's a physicist that listed his cat as a coauthor on something he published.  He did it so he could write using first person plural without someone criticizing him. Seems like they'd criticize him for the cat coauthor instead though!


That is awesome! lol  Hope you have a great day!


I do but I like dogs a bit better.  Cats sleep 2/3rds of their life.  Sort of stationary fur balls...


They make great statues for the house!  Would you pay to play with a cat?


Not really.  I usually get my hands all scratched up.  Cats are cool though, descendants from ancient times in the Middle and Near East.


yeah, cats do go back!  That's cool thought that they used a stray cat in the Godfather movie.


Yeah I didn't know that.  Cats do things on their own terms.  If they're in the mood, they won't hesitate to bother ya, even if you're doing a TV interview.


See, that's what bugs me about them.  Not sure if a cat has the ability to respect like a dog does?


I don't think so. They are independent.  If the have the urge to climb your arm, they will and scolding as little impact, unlike a dog.


yeah!  and the whole litter box thing is gross too! LOL


That's my main reservation.  It is good that they have the sense not to discuss politics (e.g., communism, Poland and Yugoslavia).


yeah, for sure!  How in the heck does a cat become mayor???


They must have friends in furry places.  They probably watch TV together.  Like Family Guy on a huge flat screen.


LOL!  Love me some TV, and especially love me some Simpsons


I like the Simpsons too.  I liked the 70s show although it bombed in the UK.


yeah that's crazy!  Their humor is a lot different than ours i guess!


Don't know... I love Monty Python so I get British humor.  Maybe they are like cats in that they choose sort of indiscriminately.


I have a feeling they do.  Cats are smart although I can't see them doing division like Von Neumann...


Well, they became mayor so you never know!


True but I think cats are smarter than most politicians. Can you see your average House member doing long division?


This is true and since the internet has been invented in 1989, politicians are continuing to look stupid!


The internet makes it worse for them.  It's instant.  Back when there was only daily news reports, they could get by being brain dead.


yeah... now news travels faster than ever!!!


Yes indeed, faster that speed reading.  Nice talking with you.  Bye.


hi how are you? do you like the internet?


I sure do. Did you know clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction?


I think that i am addicted then. all i do is click on stuff. my brain is fully set on more clicks and more content.


Even if you went to Mt. Everest you wouldn't be safe. There's even 3G internet at the top of it.


Yeah, i know. i have to hide deep under the ocean maybe. I cant unplug anywhere.


Did you know there was a copy of the internet at the library of Alexandria?


Is that true? can one library have a backup of the entire internet?


I'm not sure. That's just what I heard. Do you read the terms when you buy something on the internet?


No, i usually dont. I figure that at most 1% of people read those things. boring, long, no way.


It's actually 7% of people. They must be pretty weird people.


I guess. I figure that the companies want to use your data. that is the problem i worry about.


Yeah definitely. If something's free then you are more likely paying with your data.


Yes, very true. nothing is free. I figure that the internet knows more about me than i will ever know about myself.


not really a fan of the rap. i like melody and harmony. you? do you like rap?


I like it. I appreciate the flow and the rhythm of the artists


i admit that there is a lot of artistry there. it is just not my idiom. I figure that some of it deserves attention from serious academics and critics.


Did you hear about the new type of freestyle that Korean rappers created? It involves compliments


I bet that fits the culture there to. showing respect for others. trying to being polite. interesting! Anyway, great chat!


Rapping meant 'to converse' at first. I enjoyed conversing with you. Take care


I sure do. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


Yes that was because it was easier to dial on a rotary phone


Yeah. Do you know how wide are the phone cables?


Yes they are actually only 2. 7 inches wide, that is it


Yeah and they sit on the bottom of the ocean floor


Yes I wonder how they do not get tangles with the animals and such


Yeah good point. Did you ever use a phone book?


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


Yeah. UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use our phones


I want to know how they do that so I can help more


Me too. Do you know how much computing power an iPhone has?


More than the nuclear icbm US deterrent has


I sure do. Do you know why it is called soccer?


Yes that is just an american slang for association football


Yeah. It is a sport that has more money than some other combined


Yeah it sure is. Jon Steward was a soccer player too once in the 1980s


Yes he represented the US in the pan american games in 1983


I love telephones, I couldn't live with you iphone, you?


Nice, my grandma did. I loved using it, but I don't think I ever got it to work lol


Interesting. I've used it before. Did you know the cables carrying phone and internet across the ocean are only 2.7 inches thick?


no way, that is crazy. I wonder how they did that, it just sits on the bottom of the ocean. I wonder how deep they go!


They probably go pretty deep. Did you know an iphone has more computing power than our nukes?


That is scary to think. Technology has changed so much. It is best they don't use an iphone for nukes because it can be hacked easily then


Yeah, this might be true. Do you follow soccer?


I follow the world cup when it is on, how about you?


Not really. I played soccer when I was younger though.