Recollections of My Life: Col.

Robecology comments on Apr 9, 2022:

The madness that is the #religulous.

Serious Warning! first of all this account is fake ( pics belong to a Lebanese journalist: Jad...

Robecology comments on Apr 9, 2022:

So I have to ask...why would anyone bother doing this?

A couple of days ago, I ended up in the village of Harlaxton, where there are drystone walls ...

Robecology comments on Apr 9, 2022:

Had to look up "Drystone"...exceptionally beautiful. I recall seeing them in my youth in upstate N.Y. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_stone

Maybe it will work this year.

Robecology comments on Apr 8, 2022:

Beware. I've been trying this for a "St Jude native American charity" and they consistently send me junk every 4-5 days....and I politely tell them to take my name off their mail list. I might have to just ignore them.

As I have grown older this has become even more important to me.

Robecology comments on Apr 8, 2022:

There's lots of scammers out there...folk who will take your donation....even give you credit...but won't follow up. Click here and watch the video before you give.. https://www.charitywatch.org/charity-donating-articles/top-rated-charities-providing-aid-in-ukraine

As I have grown older this has become even more important to me.

Robecology comments on Apr 7, 2022:

We're lucky to be alive...to be able to read this meme. We are not likely to be in this place again. So giving....if you have it to give....is the one way you'll "live on" after you die; Good thoughts, Glenn.

I've been away. Did I miss anything?

Robecology comments on Apr 6, 2022:

It depends on how long you've been gone. We've been gaining in humans at the rate of 150 more per minute -9000 more per hour, -216,000 more per day. -79,000,000 per year So...trace back to when you left... https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/

Haven't seen a Mike Tyson meme in a while

Robecology comments on Apr 6, 2022:

OK...as much as I hate laughing at lisps and speech impediments...(I am slightly ashamed)...here's another...and I will add the above to my collection!

The Dream of Nuclear Fusion Is Now Closer to Reality. Here's Why: [sciencealert.com]

Robecology comments on Apr 5, 2022:

@gsiamne I'm surprised that a scientist such as you would support Fusion. It's proven to be more costly, dangerous and challenging than fission....and the heat it produces...just will add to the problem of GW. It is exothermic...like Solar thermal...a waste of time, research energy and money. There's still lots to be learned about making the renewable processes of wind and current water flow energy conversions....that's where we should be focusing. Better yet...let's focus our research on the endothermic solar photovoltaics...eh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics

We know who

Robecology comments on Apr 5, 2022:

And yet DJT is still free - and in no danger of arrest. Here's my latest memes on that..former POTUS.

"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard … and too ...

Robecology comments on Apr 5, 2022:

Google " Greed - The perfect addiction"....I blogged about this many years ago

John Oliver Exposes ‘Predatory’ Madison Cawthorn’s Many Lies [thedailybeast.com]

Robecology comments on Apr 5, 2022:

And yet he continues to rise...

This just makes me heartsick!

Robecology comments on Apr 5, 2022:

Now we know where the phrase "unleash/let loose the dogs of war" come from...

A few pictures from the Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Summer 2021.

Robecology comments on Apr 4, 2022:

I recognize all images except the red "machine"...looks like an old 2 cylinder diesel motor? and the ceramic fence post holder....wow!

This photo made me think of the Ukrainians chasing Russia out of their country.

Robecology comments on Apr 3, 2022:

I just lucked in to a "R" rated image from one of the cities in the Ukraine. Beware..graphic.

Atheist quotes…lovely!

Robecology comments on Apr 3, 2022:

Copied the Ricky G. one. He's on my page....or I'm on his....

Remember when.

Robecology comments on Apr 3, 2022:

I hate to play "the guy who throws reality at you"...but... from my "Robecology blog"..."The Good Old Days"... hmm...was it that "good"? Maybe because there were so much fewer of us? We crossed over from 2 billion to 3 billion in 1959 3 billion to 4 billion in 1973, 14 years later 4 billion to 5 billion in 1986, 13 years later 5 billion to 6 billion in 1998, 13 years later 6 billion to 7 billion in 2010, 13 years later And we’re rapidly approaching 8 billion. We should be there by the start of 2023. We’ve gone beyond our ideal number for stability - and are heading toward a crash…at the rate of… -2.5 more births, than deaths per second, -150 more per minute, -9000 more per hour, -216,000 more per day. -79,000,000 per year In the 1950’s there were no seat belts. No helmet laws. Many were still getting Tuberculosis and Polio. Deaths from accidents far exceeded those from diseases. We’re much safer now… ...but diseases and the rising cost of health care are stalling our life expectancy from growing... https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/

How We Accidentally Started Making Infinite Robots! [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Great microphotography/videography !

Theme from Papillon, composed by Jerry Goldsmith, 1973. [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Great scenes. Great movie!

I want an explanation…

Robecology comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Someone needs to educate Tristan Snell about "Big Pharma" (hint about his lack of understanding...asking "What in God's name"...he's still #religulous).

Smith has left the academy, now Thomas should leave the Supreme Court.

Robecology comments on Apr 2, 2022:

And to remember Anita Hill you probably watched the 1991 TV proceedings where then Senator Joe Biden cut Ms. Hill off from testifying. He's apologized many times to her. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Hill

President doesn’t have to release the strategic wind reserves…

Robecology comments on Apr 1, 2022:

...and probably has gone down; The red and blue things are called an Archimedes wind turbine...close to being sold for home use. Only available in Europe right now... https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/24/4624/htm

"When I was younger, I used to run up and down mountains for fun.

Robecology comments on Apr 1, 2022:

I know the feeling. I still focus on fitness...but damn...it's just much easier to hurt oneself as we get older!.

HOOT(2006) is a light hearted movie based on the Young Adult novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen.

Robecology comments on Mar 31, 2022:

I recall reading it. It was an "easy read" and Carl kept to his style of short chapters and low reading levels...so it was a fun read. I think I still have a copy....you just inspired me to re-read it!

Stay focused...

Robecology comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Two memes about this sad event posted earlier. I feel badly for both Will and Chris...hmmm....could it have been "staged"? An inside pre-April fool's joke on all of us?

All night! Lol

Robecology comments on Mar 31, 2022:

This old guy has the horrible habit of doing this...and I keep an empty detergent bottle by the bed for such occasions...it's either that or dry-mouth.

Well the weather is a funny thing, is it not ?

Robecology comments on Mar 31, 2022:

And weird to even see snow in G.B. I've heard?

And starring a bunch of third rate actors 😵‍💫

Robecology comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Weird times, like those song and play-writers, for sure!

Yeah, this!❤️❤️❤️

Robecology comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Yea, that!

From the 1992 film Scent of a Woman: Al Pacino & Gabrielle Anwar...dancing a tango. [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Wow...how many actual rehearsals did that take...yet it's still a favorite scene of mine! Thanks for this!

Theme song from the 1992 movie Far and Away, sung by Enya Brennan.

Robecology comments on Mar 30, 2022:

A true classic. Beautiful film, Great acting, Great cinematography... Here's a clip featuring Enya singing this; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiBwr4U59EI

I miss having a garden but at least some of my houseplants are blooming to make up for it.

Robecology comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Wow!

Just found a shit ton of Poor taste Will Smith jokes WARNING VERY POOR TASTE

Robecology comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Soooo funny! So sad for Will, and Chris!

Boy, I loved our Nintendo!

Robecology comments on Mar 29, 2022:

They'll be saying that about the early Teslas soon. Watch TSLA....they might split soon. I'm guessing at least a 5 to 1. Some are forecasting a 10 to 1. I'm a 9 year owner. It's mostly good....some "Nintendo-Atari" like features. Test drive one...easy to arrange on line.

No more ridiculous than the original story

Robecology comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Good one! Saved.

Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins: ‘It’s the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to ...

Robecology comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Great read. Have always loved Amory. Had no idea he had relatives in the Ukraine. From the article; “Solar and wind are now the cheapest bulk power sources in 91% of the world, and the UN’s International Energy Agency (IEA) expects renewables to generate 90% of all new power in the coming years. The energy revolution has happened. Sorry if you missed it,” he says.

Found a good one for all us coffee lovers...

Robecology comments on Mar 27, 2022:

Good one... I like "spelled backwards" memes...

One of the best reasons to fix our planet and not go to Mars.

Robecology comments on Mar 27, 2022:

I saw this a few years back....and I've tabbed it to share whenever this comes up...enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGFEW2Hb2g

A few tips when improving your critical thinking.

Robecology comments on Mar 27, 2022:

@RichieO; Good points!!...and if/when you get in to a disagreement with someone...debate scientifically...i.e. share background quotes from reputable sources. I have several of these guides...feel free to copy/save any of them.

Edward Osborne Wilson (June 10, 1929 – December 26, 2021)

Robecology comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Love what he said...except about the "god -like technologies"...(being agnostic)....How about we have "technologies that are so advanced we can't foresee the consequences of their abuse"?

Have a piece of cake for the economy!

Robecology comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Except bikers fall...and hurt themselves. I'm dealing with a broken shoulder...from a sloppy fall...but I'm recovering....I'm generally healthy...and I drive a Tesla...so....it's all good!

Life's more fun when you stop and smell the roses

Robecology comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Life is short...we're privileged to be alive and lucky to be able to read and post. Dawkins said it best;

ATHEISM I distrust those people who know so well...

Robecology comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Wow...good ones. I'm sharing a few on twitter.

Old but gold

Robecology comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Those of us with half a brain or better know that most of the old testament was made up stories....and when they saw too much negativity - well - they created a story (obviously fiction) about this guy who was god's son who god let die so he could forgive their killers (again, an almost WTF story). I sort of have a Lewis Black POV on the bible; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gmaBeVZn5o

As you wish..

Robecology comments on Mar 26, 2022:

Great movie! Here's a clip...called "Mawage" (Marriage with a lisp). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3odMTPuzLwY

Spinosaurus’s Dense Bones Suggest It Was An Underwater Hunter, Not A "Giant Heron": ...

Robecology comments on Mar 25, 2022:

Great art work!

Just a couple of observations...

Robecology comments on Mar 25, 2022:

It's gotta be tough being a racist/fossil-fuel loving/#religulous Republican these days!

If click-bait surveys were accurate

Robecology comments on Mar 25, 2022:

I concur with the "clickbait" info...and where I've lived (close to/on the shore most of my life) we call seagulls "flying rats".

Radical Muslims fly planes into buildings.

Robecology comments on Mar 25, 2022:

Four favorite memes on this topic...

Nerd Humor - My favorite kind

Robecology comments on Mar 25, 2022:

Sad for his demise. I use GIF's all the time. I think the first one I ever used! I wouldn't be surprised if he pioneered the tech behind it! (post edit...GIF not working....but google "Mona Lisa GIF" to see a bunch! https://giphy.com/explore/monalisa

I really hate people like this…

Robecology comments on Mar 25, 2022:

The look on his face says it even better....

High hopes!!!

Robecology comments on Mar 25, 2022:

Meh...There's good Sci Fi and there's not so good... And "god bless"? An old #religulous based thought, no doubt? I recommend you read **Arthur C. Clarke's 2010 - Odyssey two.** Here's a review. I've read it at least twice...you've inspired me to read it again. Very optimistic/realistic....although....to your point...we never achieved anything close to this yet... And there's no refs to god in this read! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two

Taliban bars Afghan girls from attending school beyond 6th grade : NPR

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Knowledge is power. The more educated a woman is - the lower her fecundity (likelihood of getting pregnant). So of course they want their women ignorant.

Impoverishing Ukraine: What the US and the EU have been doing to the country for the past 30 years...

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

I stopped reading when I read this obvious lie; "Neither the United States nor the EU nor any of their related institutions care now or have ever cared about the people of Ukraine, much less their liberty" WHAT A BLANKET, BIASED, UN-FACT BASED COMMENT. I agree with the basic facts...that Ukraine is "in the middle"....has some Russian influence. Has some European influence. But I see a lot of $$ flowing to the Ukrainians and to the refugees running from war. To say they don't care is just biased, un-fact-based propaganda. Talk about "out of the illusion". https://theconversation.com/us-aid-to-ukraine-13-6-billion-approved-following-russian-bombardment-marks-sharp-increase-179172 Wow.

The ISS and Russia: [arstechnica.com]

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Arnold Schwarzenegger produced this message to Russians and the world. Note the CC is in two languages; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQsSil6NpG4

Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets – “It Is Inevitable That We’ll Find Some Kind...

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

....but it will be too far to even chat with...let alone visit. The life we find will not be civilized nor radio/TV adaptive. If you read the article they don't discuss how far away these "exoplanets" are. If you do more research you find that there's been about 20 found within a circumference of about 100 light years. That's the usual standard. Why? Because that's about how long we've been broadcasting radio and TV signals. Oh...and we have some very advanced Non -radio/TV using civilizations right here....that we spend little time trying to "chat" with. We have aliens on this planet. Hundred of thousands - maybe even millions of them. Consider the Cetaceans. It makes you wonder who the most advanced species on the planet are… They don’t need clothes. Nor buildings. Nor schools. Nor hospitals. Nor money. Nor technology. Nor doctors. Nor farms... They apparently rarely get sick; and there's no records for cancer. They just eat play and make love all day - and sleep all night. Their brains are larger than ours and more complex. They have complex communication skills..and can talk to each other while miles away from each other.....without electronics. They communicate with looks, and rarely with high pitched, long range squeaks and whistles... When they die there's no funeral. No "mourning". No suffering among the surviving friends and relatives. Is this primitive? Or advanced? They've even arranged with their former hunters (us) to act as entertainment in exchange for a reduction in hunting. Why are we trying to find aliens in far away locations when we have an advanced group here on "Earth" (they would call it "Ocean"). Don't get me started.

Republicans gaslighting…

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Gaslighting. https://www.verywellmind.com/is-someone-gaslighting-you-4147470

Even if your source is telling the truth (for them) it may not be correct for you

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

In these days of Internet reference-checking it's good to know which websites are the most dependable; Internet source - which is best? **Googling** is a good way to get background info...just watch your web suffixes....they're a clue to the objectivity of the source; and there are other search "engines" **Wikipedia** is a favorite of mine....but it's easy to forge and submit data that's biased. Beware. Dot **com'**s - are not very reliable; they're posting to make money. Go within the article to see/find better, more reliable links. Dot** org**s -are a little better/more reliable. To get an "org" rating you can't advertise...but you can accept gifts that influence what you share. Dot **gov**s.- are generally OK...but some government posts are conservative - some moderate - some progressive. Be wary still Dot **edu**s…are probably the best sources... These are the college and university sponsored sites. Often these are research papers that folk have to present to a tough critical board that are quick to challenge the results...but they're the most scientific. https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_08.phtml

What are the odds at this time?

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

We like to think we're invincible...but this COVID situation showed us a thing or three. I'm afraid that all the sign waving about "The end is near" might be coming to pass. Here's Sagan's famous words....in English and Spanish.

Talk on the best electric bikes: [bicycling.

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

@gsiamne I'm curious. I've never owned electric bikes nor trikes. But I'm getting up there...fit for my age...but still - I'm 76. But I took a nasty spill and seriously bruised a shoulder...and I'm tempted to go that route. There's many recommended and reviewed in Amazon. What's your opinion?

Lewis Black... [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Lewis is so good...his "rants" are off the wall...a little too profane for me...but he's funny!

One of my favorite numbers from the 2002 musical Chicago.

Robecology comments on Mar 23, 2022:

20 years later she's still doing well (IMO) with "The Equalizer"....no singing...but good acting.

Here is a scene that might interest those of you familiar with older films: from 1938 Alexander's ...

Robecology comments on Mar 22, 2022:

Great old clip. Who are the players? Read this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%27s_Ragtime_Band_(film)

Why Hybrid Animals May Take Over the North [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Mar 22, 2022:

It's called evolution. The arctic is disappearing. Fast. Evolution of hybrids can barely keep up. https://youtu.be/2MhcPvX7enA

Wars are a waste.

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

A peace song... In 1943, not yet twenty, Hank Williams sold the song (I’m Praying for the Day That) Peace Will Come to Grand Ole Opry star Pee Wee King after opening a show for him. Hank wrote this song, but never recorded it himself. It was recorded by other artists in the following years (famous performance by Roscoe Haskins in 1951). "I have not heard the song, so it is a best guess based on the phrasing and the chords, which I believe would be early in his writing career when he was writing gospel songs. I added part of a John Lennon’s song, which I feel goes along with the flow. So, apologies to the memories of these great artists.... I felt, I had to give it a try". Hank Williams The Peace Song. Oh I'm praying for the day when the whole wide world can say That this cruel war is now o'er And the ones who are gone start their long journey home Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come. When the black clouds roll away, and the skies are bright all day And the guns are silenced forever more When the bombs no longer fly -from the planes up in the sky Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come. Oh there's your momma and your dad don't you know they'll be so glad To see their child's a comin' home to stay This whole world will rock with joy -for freedom, girls and boys Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come. Sweethearts and loves so dear who have waited for this year When their loved ones would safely return This whole world will come to play -on that great and happy day Oh I'm praying for the day when peace will come Calling all nations give peace a chance, All we are sayin' - give peace a chance

Do you pray? Do you yearn for spirit-based community?

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Some favorite Memes which will answer whether I talk to the imaginary sky daddy.

It is about to get nasty

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Talking tough to these arrogant and righteous folk will just egg them on. Let's hope wisdom and justice prevails....or we are proving to the Authoritarian world that democracy doesn't work. Again.

Harder Daddy! Nail me like Jesus.

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Maybe not that extreme....but I know good, caring, considerate adults who run children's rescue and recovery programs - and are just #religulous to the max. I set up my smile dot amazon dot com program to benefit them...and they do good...but they're just so "deluded"!

New Rule: Apply Precision to the Pandemic | Real Time (HBO) - YouTube

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

We learned a lot about our mistakes with HIV...and that was an S.T.D.; COVID19 was simply an air-carried viral infection. Big difference. This is over a month old...Bill's point was why aren't we more precise with out infectious disease targets...Yea, but....

Take your pick...

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

It's careless of us to call them stupid. They were clever enough to get in to positions of power and wealth with little effort, little common sense. Let's call it "indoctrination". They've been "indoctrinated" (a politer word for being brain-washed). They decide the direction of our nation. NO.....they're not stupid. We're stupid for letting them take control.

Or What Was I Thinking?

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

I've made ignorant and careless decisions...but I think "stupid" is a little too harsh;

Guess he didn't think that through

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

The brainwashing is stunning! Here's my favorite memes on "thoughts and prayers"...

I have my own personal love hate relationship with Tim, sometimes I love him then I hate the ...

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

So sad for Tim (crippled with a stroke...in a wheelchair and living a quiet life)....but happy that he's still alive and arrogant as ever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZDWZFtyWY

What was mankinds greatest achievement?

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

@darren316 Yes....wheels win the Pre-historic invention "device" or "tool" But then there's **clear glass windows**. **Hinges and handles **are up there, IMHO. As are **plows**....which gave birth to agriculture...which gave birth to our first population boom. But these "**tools**" and **"inventions**" are now thousands of years old. About a thousand years ago we went* from devices to processes *that are the "winners"... Kudos to **-mathematic**s (this goes back 2 or 3 thousand years...depending on the formulas and their uses) Then **art.**...statuary, painting...less than 2000 years ago Then, less than 1000 y.a. -**astronomy (the lens - and the microscope and telescope) **- Thanks to Copernicus, Galileo, Leeuwenhoek - and let's not forget eyeglasses..(thanks, Ben Franklin!). And only a few hundred years ago **-evolution -germ theory -medicine, and public sanitation** Louis Pasteur and many others.... Imagine if we didn't solve the "**Bubonic" plague**? And yes...that's where the term **Bubu** comes from!

“I do honestly think that if women were running the world, there would be more investment in ...

Robecology comments on Mar 21, 2022:

This is going to be close. The global temps are rising. Wars and territoriality is making a comeback. Populations are still growing at absurdly fast rates. But- The pace of growth has slowed. Women are become more "in charge". Alternative and renewable energy forms and uses are making breakthroughs. I'm cautiously optimistic. Here's a great "book preview" on this issue... that's worth at least $19 on Amazon (it used to be $79). Please read it, share, it, and consider a donation to them. https://populationspeakout.org/the-book/view-book/

Wow! Just wow!

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Indeed. I hate grammatically incorrect posts.

The helical model - our solar system is a vortex - YouTube

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

here's some pretty awesome images (mouse-zoomable- pseudo 3-d) of the JWST. https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html

"Stupid is as stupid does." -- Forest Gump

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Yes....sadly he became crippled in his teenage youth... in a car crash....which then tipped him irreversibly in to being #religulous (god saved me that night, he's said). So with his good looks and religious bend - and crippled condition - he's appealing to the cult that is American right wing/#religulous. Read what a horrible youth he had. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Cawthorn

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

A great scientist...and I followed his regimen for mega dosing vitamin C for decades...I'm not convinced that his research was flawed...but many suggest it was; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9350474/

Tomato, tomahto

Robecology comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Or...we're obsessively compulsed to be neat, clean, and organized...yeh, that's it!!

This is fucked up.

Robecology comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Soooo typical

I’m sure that’s what the religious had in mind…

Robecology comments on Mar 19, 2022:

That's one of the many reasons I often use the term #religulous...

Exhausted and dreaming sweet dreams....

Robecology comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Or they grow old, and die? Why must they always be "sleeping"?

I try to live my life as if no one is watching

Robecology comments on Mar 18, 2022:

But I just took a hard fall on a bike...and if you're in a condition like that fella you're gonna break stuff. I did...and maybe I didn't take biking seriously enough. Uh...uh...I have my fun...and have my dangly stuff from the handle bars and silly basket in front...but I won't let myself go like he has.

Not at all humorous, but largely true.

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Mexican food is simple. Homestead, Florida is a very large Mexican-American population due to the influx of farm labor there....consequently there's many good Mexican restaurants there. Delicious...very competitive...and with all sorts of local entertainment. Lyle's talking about decades ago...this simply isn't true today.

From 50 years ago: theme music from The Godfather, by composer Nino Rota. [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Great music, and great snippets from the movie! Thanks for the memories!

In my January 16th post this year I posted the America dance number from the original West Side ...

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

Great singing...great camera work, great lyrics...great setting...and so prophetic! Wow!

Will the really big problem of low carbon ever be solved ?

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

It's a good question...and a key one. Elon Musk...CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and a whole bunch of other companies...has a unique solution...watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM

That's not a knife ......... THIS is a knife!

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

And he's serious! And where's his left arm?

Happy St.

Robecology comments on Mar 17, 2022:

And no...I don't work for Tesla...this is NOT spam....but in case you'd like to test drive one... https://www.tesla.com/drive

No BINGO here.

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

Elon Musk wants to wrestle him?

Understandable...

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

I'm convinced that he will have a good talk with his Offensive line. He knows that they are his "insurance" for security. One tough, mean, aggressive rule breaker who could terminate his career breaking through the front line would spell disaster for him.

Who are those close to Putin?

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

And - wow....did Elon Musk really do this?

Maui - I just returned from a trip to Maui, Lanai and Molokai with my daughter.

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

Hawaii is amazing. I've been once....and want to go again... But...check out P..R. if you live on the U.S. East coast. What many don't know is that Puerto Rico has waterfalls, beautiful seas, exotic terrain and great restaurants as well...and is here on he east coast of the U.S. Not as pristine, not as "polished" but very nice. Faster and cheaper flights to there, as well.

If you need to force people, it isn't right.

Robecology comments on Mar 15, 2022:

Can someone tell Putin this? Please?

I also like to troll my wife, but who thought it was a good idea to write these on tampon wrappers?

Robecology comments on Mar 13, 2022:

And - just like "god bless you" or "god-dammit" there's the #religulous undertones...."I swear to god"....

I have similar aspirations if time machines become available…

Robecology comments on Mar 12, 2022:

I get the same feelings when anyone starts talking about "wormholes" or theoretical instantaneous space travel. Reminds me of my #religulous days.

medical advice needed.

Robecology comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Update late Thursday PM...I got a call from an Ortho doc (receptionist, not the doc) who said he could "see me" Monday 3/21. Wow....surprised and disappointed....I drove over to the local emergency room. It had been a few years since I'd been...so I thought I'd drop in. NBD. Lots of waiting. A few hours and a dozen or so solitaire games later a doc took a look...and I was impressed. Very thorough. Moved my arms. Asked me lots of questions. Finally set me up for current x-rays. I was a little concerned.- but the docs and nurses said the dosage of radiation was lower than ever. A few hours and a dozen more solitaire games later...I got the printed report. A "sprain." - technically there were breaks but the bones went back in place...so time and rest would heal me. Thanks for all your concerns!!! Scared the s...t out of me. I'll have to bike much more carefully from now on...but the doc said.."get back on that bike'. And I will! (and the pic is on it's side...oh...well! @Admin...please fix?

One can dream... that's about all we can do right now.

Robecology comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Few make the connection between population density and supply and demand. Simply put; It was called "the good old days"...but why? The Good Old Days We crossed over from 2 billion to 3 billion in 1959 3 billion to 4 billion in 1973, 14 years later 4 billion to 5 billion in 1986, 13 years later 5 billion to 6 billion in 1998, 13 years later 6 billion to 7 billion in 2010, 13 years later And we’re rapidly approaching 8 billion. https://www.worldometers.info We should be there by the start of 2023. We’ve gone beyond our ideal number for stability - and are heading toward a crash…at the rate of… -2.5 more births, than deaths per second, -150 more per minute, -9000 more per hour, -216,000 more per day. -79,000,000 per year Again...that's not just births...that's births minus deaths. Growth. In the 1950’s there were no seat belts. No helmet laws. Deaths from accidents far exceeded those from infectious diseases. Today Cancer and heart disease are the #1 and #2 killer, followed by Malaria and several infectious diseases. Accidental deaths are way down. Oh...and leaded gasoline might have caused a dumbing down of a significant number of us; https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lead-gasoline-blunted-iq-half-us-population-study-rcna19028 I don't long for the "Good old days".

A very short history of Ukraine and Russia as it relates to the current conflict.

Robecology comments on Mar 11, 2022:

So historically it goes back hundreds of years..and Putin's thinking like a 20th century Autocrat, while the rest of Ukraine doesn't want to be told what to do. Sad that Putin's getting his way.