A piece about Thelonious Monk.Nifty.But film also preserves the ugly and grim and desperate the evil. Gas chambers. Emaciated survivors of ghastly things. Soldiers marcniing in loc... moreA piece about Thelonious Monk.Nifty.But film also preserves the ugly and grim and desperate the evil. Gas chambers. Emaciated survivors of ghastly things. Soldiers marcniing in lockstep for der furhrer. Charlottesville nighttime torchlight march of the "Jews will not replace us" monsters. George Floyd being murdered by a cop. The January 6 "peaceful visit of thousands of very good people who invaded the Capitol, threatened pols and carnaged their way through. Don Guano at all his rallies and speeches at podium. The list of film is endless.More good than bad is preserved? Or is it the bad that is preserved and emulated and copycatted and replayed and relived and repurposed?I dunno. It's a tossup. Both GOOD/BAD preserved for posterity.Would we be better off without the reminders of liars and cheaters and traitors and treasonists and haters? less
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators...kinda like a nuclear battery... is the power source most often used in space.So solar panels to capture the Sun's heat have been used since... moreRadioisotope Thermoelectric Generators...kinda like a nuclear battery... is the power source most often used in space.So solar panels to capture the Sun's heat have been used since 1958 eh?Why the long wait before they were offered for home use?
For us it was EASTER. Yes we did the egg coloring thing. And Easter basketing. But mom always made my sister and me new dresses. Bought us new shoes and underwear and we'd walk to ... moreFor us it was EASTER. Yes we did the egg coloring thing. And Easter basketing. But mom always made my sister and me new dresses. Bought us new shoes and underwear and we'd walk to Church in our finery. It was a mile away and we'd see other families walking too. We had a car but walking was somehow what we wanted to do.Christmas? Well it was the typical excitement. We left out milk and cookies for Santa and most of it would be eaten by the time we woke up. Poor Daddy! I expect he was the eater/drinker every year.We had two churches.The one in the neighborhood which was very close to home. We frequented it more often. Presbyterian.But being Armenian Apostolic on Christmas Eve we'd go to the Armenian Church which was in Pasadena, miles away. We'd go by car. There was incense that was spread about and a liturgy that was handed down from ancient times.What are your memories of religious holidays? Few, some, none? less
Reality only exists for those who say it does. Those who believe in it. Get enough of those folks convinced there is NO OTHER reality than what they insist ecists then isn't realit... moreReality only exists for those who say it does. Those who believe in it. Get enough of those folks convinced there is NO OTHER reality than what they insist ecists then isn't reality dead buried extinct?
Are guns just adult pacifiers? Surrogates for a "something else"? Hold one in your hand. Fondle it. Squeeze it. No one looks at you cross-eyed.However do that with a private body p... moreAre guns just adult pacifiers? Surrogates for a "something else"? Hold one in your hand. Fondle it. Squeeze it. No one looks at you cross-eyed.However do that with a private body part and you can get arrested for exposing yourself.I wonder if the self-righteous gun folks know the message they send to the rest of us when they fight tooth and nail arguing their SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS? Are they really that oblivious they don't know what is really driving them?
