I spoke to a lady yesterday who said that she has had to teach her Granddaughter how to tell the time by a clock, since the school no longer teaches this due to the digital age.&nb... moreI spoke to a lady yesterday who said that she has had to teach her Granddaughter how to tell the time by a clock, since the school no longer teaches this due to the digital age. I have also found that many young people cannot read a map nor care to learn, since there reliance is on their smart phones or navigation systems. It appears that people do not have to learn or think for themselves anymore they can just "Google it or ask Alexa." What could be the outcome to this reliance on technology? less
There are 11 or 12 movies I watch every now and again that make me feel like complete sh*t for like a week after, but in the best way. Not necessarily because they're sad or tragic... moreThere are 11 or 12 movies I watch every now and again that make me feel like complete sh*t for like a week after, but in the best way. Not necessarily because they're sad or tragic (though some of them are), more because there's a realness, or precious quality to them. I feel melancholy for days but I also have this weird clean slate feeling, where suddenly there's a little optimism coming back into my life and I feel kind of good about the future."Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is one for me. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is another, along with "Almost Famous", and oddly "The Princess Bride". And "Synecdoche, New York" Is probably the most wonderfully depressing movie I've ever seen. less
Someone made a gif of this -- one of my favorite little moments in the movie! -- I love the camera angle -- and its one of many moments where I notice how handsome this young actor... moreSomeone made a gif of this -- one of my favorite little moments in the movie! -- I love the camera angle -- and its one of many moments where I notice how handsome this young actor is. I would have fallen for him immediately. Though, in this movie, that may not have ended so well for me.
there were some of her close relatives in attendance, but out of a crowd of about 40 to 50 people, she and I only knew fewer than 10 of them. Some of my wife's close relative... morethere were some of her close relatives in attendance, but out of a crowd of about 40 to 50 people, she and I only knew fewer than 10 of them. Some of my wife's close relatives who were there I have met before, but not all of them. The deceased was elderly and had been ill for years, an invalid, so rather than being a shock, the death was more an inevitable eventuality, an anticipated rest. Many of the other attendees were also elderly people, as would be expected, but not all of them. The entire ceremony was about two hours long, which included a "lavish" meal at the end, which we did not know ahead of time would be offered. During the entire time we were there, not one person who did not know us approached and introduced himself or herself to us. No one who did know us introduced us to others whom they knew. Not one asked how we had known the deceased. I, on the other hand, made the attempt with several of the people when I first arrived, but being the only one who was doing so, it didn'... less
