ExiledInIllinois

SocialMedia will wreck us all, be our undoing... But still decent video.

Check out the calf... 😔 All the crazy stuff it's doing right now to some, this gives humanity a good name.

I am attacking Alaska from Kamchatka, prepare to defend yourself:

😔RIP

First Edition was in 1986. Just imagine how this would get ripped today! Share everything? I asked my wife this question today, I knew the answer before she could even speak it: "Share, be welcoming, & wait your turn."

Shave. Just grow into Cousin It.😉

Don't...

Not really a fan... IMO overrated... But like some of his music. RIP...

RIP...

Almost approaching 30th year of Jerry Garcia's death. The 'Days Between'.... August 1st & August 9th, the 8 days between his birth & death... "We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really, really like licorice." ~Jerry Garcia NOT sure if I posted this. Franklin's tower, 5/9/77....BFLo Memorial Aud: Clicking on all cylinders that year... Even when Garcia screwed up lyrics. Every song is a new song! The story behind it: "As you probably know, Robert Hunter has a great of love of American History. The song is about events during the American revolution. 'Franklin' refers to Benjamin Franklin. The 'Bell' in the tower is the Liberty Bell. Casting large metal objects is a complicated process. Casting bells is additonally complicated by the fact that bells must be able to withstand the stress of ringing, and they must produce a good tone. The Liberty Bell was not only very large, but it needed to ring loudly and clearly enough to be heard around the world. This was pushing the limits of 18th century technology. As you probably know, Benjamin Franklin was not only a philosopher and statesman, he was an inventor. He was involved in the design of the Liberty Bell in the following way: Franklin postulated that a process which he called "dewing" could be used to improve the production process of large bells. Dewing basically involves exposing the freshly cast bell to large quantities of steam while the bell is still hot. The steam causes a rapid cooling, producing droplet of 'dew' on the bell. After the dew is formed, the bell is rolled between large cotton sheets. He described this process as "rolling away the dew". Unfortunately, Franklin's contempories had a very hard time understanding his technology. He showed them sample bells, asking him to simply look at the results without trying to understand the process. This was when he uttered the now famous quote, "if you get confused, listen to the music play." In the end, Franklin couldn't convince the foundry to use his dewing process. Instead they used an alternate process developed by a Frenchman named Simon Legree (who eventually turned out to be a British agent). Simon's process involved planting small ice crystals (seeds) into the metal while the bell was being cast. As we all know, the Liberty Bell didn't last very long. I believe it had one good ring, but you can't really tell because it was so long ago. Apparently the one time it was rung was during a storm. After ringing, the famous crack developed in the side of the bell and the wind blew through the crack. They tried ringing the bell again, but the only sound was of the wind blowing through the crack. Benjamin Franklin was understandably disgusted. When asked later about the incident, his only comment was "They planted ice, so they harvested wind." The ice refers to an alternate dewing process they used at the suggestion of a rival inventor (I'll spare you the details, but he turned out to be quite a Tory). The wind, of course, is the lack of sound from subseqent ringings." https://people.well.com/conf/deadsongs.vue/topics/77/Franklin-s-Tower-page01.html

Ha! You got all 7 nailed!

#5/7 https://geediting.com/b-phrases-men-use-when-theyve-settled-for-emptiness-instead-of-joy-according-to-psychology/ "5) “I’m just tired.” When someone repeatedly says, “I’m just tired,” it might not always be physical fatigue they’re referring to. From personal experience, I’ve found that this phrase is often a subtle way of expressing emotional or mental exhaustion. Psychoanalyst Carl Jung once said, “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.” When we’re constantly saying we’re tired without a physical reason, it might be time to look inside. The frequent use of “I’m just tired” can suggest an acceptance of emotional exhaustion as a norm, a settling into a state of emptiness. Recognizing this pattern can awaken us to the need for change and to strive for joy in our lives."

Then of course, there's this lesson: 🤣

I deal with positive & negative numbers all shift when it comes to water elevations. I NEVER say: "minus"... Always: "negative." I guess I learned that in Math Class somewhere along the way. It drives me wild like a math teacher when people say the lower pool, canal elevation is MINUS 2.56... NO! It's NEGATIVE 2.56. OR we could just all talk in positive numbers and say: 576.92 (feet above sea level).😏 Minus represents an operation, negative is a number. I guess my math teacher is proud somewhere knowing I am calling numbers by their proper name, even adding & subtracting (minusing😏) them the correct way!

And the "festivities" & excuse to party! 😉

What was color TV gonna do? Westinghouse invented a special B&W camera:😜 https://www.spacecuriosity.com/moon-landing-live-broadcast/ Read my link above. How they sent live video...

YOU... Have won the thread! Thank you! 🏆

The strange duality of the era...

EXACTLY!

NO. 😔

Yes. Change. The "Monty Hall Problem." Changing choice has now a 2/3 probability of winning, keeping original choice 1/3. Always change choice in that situation.

I was able to get past it for some reason... Here's good ole CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/entertainment/connie-francis-singer-dead