You complain about your car and people ask if you would prefer to go back to horse and buggy days. Why is that? It seems odd to me that such a thing would ever occur to anyone ever... moreYou complain about your car and people ask if you would prefer to go back to horse and buggy days. Why is that? It seems odd to me that such a thing would ever occur to anyone ever but it does all the time.Why?
I don't know the number but I expect there are MORE MALE directors than there are female directors who having voting privileges.So crossing gender lines is unlikely though it has b... moreI don't know the number but I expect there are MORE MALE directors than there are female directors who having voting privileges.So crossing gender lines is unlikely though it has been done before. I don't have a dog in this fight. I haven't seen any of the movies nominated.Did you see any movies directed by women that you thought were spectacular? If so which of them do you wish had been nominated for an Academy Award?
Thousands of jobs are going away due to the success of buying online. Libraries and bookstores got hit first. Now all the other standard stores are closing. Soon there will be empt... moreThousands of jobs are going away due to the success of buying online. Libraries and bookstores got hit first. Now all the other standard stores are closing. Soon there will be empty buildings tenantless everywhere in the hundreds thousands millions. Bazillions? Success of one affects the viability of what used to be. You can buy it cheaper online and have it delivered to you so it's more convenient. You never have get up off your aq** for anything anymore. Just go to the door and get the package. Over and done. Ain't we got fun? That doesn't work for me. I am a HANDS ON purchaser. I do not trust the internet to deliver what it promises/represents. But I am in the minority and we are not the preferred customer at all. Does anyone go to travel agencies to purchase tickets anymore or is everything done on line all the time?Sigh. less
Is amount of money the BEST yardstick to measure success?I am speaking only of the type of "success" that money brings. There are many things that make one successful having nothin... moreIs amount of money the BEST yardstick to measure success?I am speaking only of the type of "success" that money brings. There are many things that make one successful having nothing to do with money. I am not talking about those.So when the first TRILLIONAIRE shows up he/she will be the MOST SUCCESSFUL?
We do not know how big/bad the Coronavirus pandemic epidemic will be but it will have to run its course. Is China now like a leper colony? No one will want to venture there?
You knew going in how it would all go down. Jarek Kushner is JEWISH. His FIL always puts his thumb on the scale of justice. A one-sided solution is no solution at all. It is a trav... moreYou knew going in how it would all go down. Jarek Kushner is JEWISH. His FIL always puts his thumb on the scale of justice. A one-sided solution is no solution at all. It is a travesty a mockery but SOP and the MO.And so it goes. A mockery a travesty an indignity an insult. That is the bar which is set and until we get rid of the bar setter that is as good as it will ever get.
