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Come Together

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     Generally, and as I've mentioned before, my wife and I are not big sports fans; that is, weekends are not spent watching college ball or pro matches, not even the big playoffs.  More often, it's the You Tube highlights of a series or final (although we did watch the very exciting World --at least to the US-- Series last year between Toronto and LA).  And basketball?  Well with a zillion teams and a zillion games, it's a wonder that nearly every game can draw so many to each game; and let's face it, sports are indeed a big draw.  But the Knicks...it was the final quarter of the fifth game and with a possibility that the Knicks could maybe win a long-awaited championship, we decided to turn it on and indeed watched the Knicks go on to win the championship for the first time in 53 years...bravo.  Interesting, and happy for them, but not riot-in-the-streets happy.  But their victory shadowed an even larger happening, that unity of people fro...
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That's On We (or US)...

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     Remember that classic scene in the movie Never Cry Wolf , the timid inexperienced biologist being flown into a remote corner of Alaska by a seasoned and somewhat crazy bush pilot.  The land is SO remote that the idea of calling for help, much less receiving it, seems almost futile.  And then the single-prop plane they're on begins to stall, its alarms and bells telling both riders what they already know, that they're in trouble.  It's at this point that the pilot turns to the scientist and asks him, "you know what's wrong," to which the panicky biologist nervously shakes his head no.  "Boredom," says the pilot.  Boredom.  But what exactly IS boredom?  Wrote  Wikipedia : ... boredom is not well defined [and] is distinct from depression and apathy.  Yet in my opinion, boredom isn't that at all, because boredom can indeed be both apathy and   depression, and probably exhaustion.  And this "ennui" spreading...
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Drifting Away

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     Just to answer your puzzled mind, this is the post flagged by Google's AI, the image of Trump and his fellow alien (not yet deported by ICE) replaced with an innocent early July 4th display, a bit of good ol' Americana.  Thanks for bearing with me...if you're reading the following paragraphs, then you'll know that posting photos of Trump walking with any undocumented alien is a no-no (and since Google doesn't tell you what specific text or image is banned, it's a guessing game all around).  Anyway, all is good (I think).  A lesson to me that there is always something to learn.  That said, the post follows... ORIGINAL POST (minus photo):   Although this post was ready to go over a week ago, I almost scrapped it entirely.  For one, it was a bit personal (and possibly boring because of that); and two, it may come across as a bit bizarre, although nowhere near as bizarre as what Trump posted on his social media site, that of his...
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Quick Update

     Please bear with me as a few posts have somehow triggered a "hold" by Google due to some community violation (not designated).  A review has been requested because there is nothing there that is any different in my opinon, other than posting an image from Trump's social media site with him walking alongside a lightly shackled alien, as seen in Newsweek and many other publications (the video went viral).  Perhaps the alien wasn't wearing clothes so this violated Google's nudity policy?  Who knows?  At any rate, other posts are ready as well but I am waiting to see if the requested "human" review will find anything offensive (I certainly couldn't, but took down Trump's alien photo anyway).  I am waiting a bit because if the reviewer gives it the okay, then I didn't suddenly want 3 new posts to appear at the same time.  So if nothing has happened in about 3 days (Google says to allow 10 days before a review is complete), then I'll simp...
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The Splits

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     Not to worry, as my friend always says, because who on earth can remember banana splits unless you're as old as me, although to be honest, I've had just one banana split in my life since they were pretty much the generation before me.  And as far as dancing and doing "the splits," well them days are equally long gone (not that I could ever do them...ouch).  No, these splits are a bit more dramatic as in Earth shattering, or maybe Earth splitting...and it's happening now.  As an article in Discover noted:  Before a continent visibly splits apart, Earth may begin leaking gases from underground.  That may already be happening in Zambia, where gases bubbling through geothermal springs along the Kafue Rift carry chemical fingerprints linked to Earth’s mantle — a possible sign that part of the African continent is beginning to slowly pull apart...Continental breakup does not usually begin with dramatic volcanic eruptions  or giant cracks open...
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