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That's not it. I'm not that "tender"....lol. Simply put.......... As I get older....the less I like wasting my time.

Sure. There is plenty technology in transportation vehicles. For now, in most commercial transportation, a human still sits in the driver's seat. Just in case a manual override is required. Same here. People like us have always been around. That won't change especially when it comes to work that can only be done physically.

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@ProfD Transportation: Planes fly themselves (for all practical purposes). The trains I ride in many places are fully automated, and self-driving trucks are on the roads today as well as self-driving taxis. There are people who will never stop working. I'm one of them. People are addicted to their phones. I have to be very intentional on how I used my phone in order to avoid becoming addicted to it. Itis a great tool, so I'm not getting rid of it but I have to be careful with it. I OFTEN see men at urinals one hand on their penis and the other on their phone?! These dudes usually leave the bathroom without washing their hands. How many of us know someone who has dropped their phone in the toliet by accident. People can't even drop a deuce without their phone. @Delano I don't read a daily newspaper anymore (1) they are very expensive and (2) they are not as widely available as they once were. You used to be able to buy a newspaper or get a free like the Village Voice or Newsday one in most subways stations, but those days are long gone...

The idea that these companies are so wealthy (and desperate) for data that buying on of the world's largest publishers is on the table boggles the mind. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html "At Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, managers, lawyers and engineers last year discussed buying the publishing house Simon & Schuster to procure long works, according to recordings of internal meetings obtained by The Times. They also conferred on gathering copyrighted data from across the internet, even if that meant facing lawsuits. Negotiating licenses with publishers, artists, musicians and the news industry would take too long, they said."

Is it true the army had soldiers dig a ditch then refill it. I just don't see it. People used to read on the train ride to work. People have more of relationship with their phone than other people. Myself included as is evident by the forum. What do people do now? I see babies on phones. I see parents on phone and sometimes the kids on a phone. I see couples at restaurants on phones. So once people stop working do they put down their phones? In the pandemic how many people do you know that did something they wanted to do, but didn't have time? I am outside watching people walk by the only people not on a phone or carrying their phone like a pacifier for the mind. Are older people and immigrants. Even homeless beggars are I. their phones while they are asking for money. I just saw this on Facebook. I don't know if this makes your point or mine. Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: “Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is - we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore." Let's all get up and move around a bit right now... or at least dance

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Right. But, a lot of so called work doesn't really produce anything tangible. Many jobs are the equivalent of a daycare center for adults. Designed to keep people *busy*. As I mentioned above, there are many jobs that could disappear and society would not fall apart. OTOH, there are many jobs that are necessary. Blue collar jobs where people make, build and fix things. Service industry jobs where people provide products, goods and entertainment. Transportation-related jobs are vitally important to an economy. Entertainment is a job. The pandemic actually showed that people could work from home instead of commuting back and forth and causing traffic jams. In most white collar jobs, 60% of the work involves a computer and the other 40% is meetings. In the future, many of those computer-based jobs will be replaced by AI. Higher unemployment. It is true that many people who are accustomed to the routine of being a hamster on a wheel when told to get off don't know what to do with themselves. Some of them atrophy and die. I know a whole lot of people who have been retired the majority of their lives. Never really worked anywhere. Most wealthy people and their families don't have to work. They aren't running around committing mass suicide either. The number of people who can be supported by one person with millions or billions of dollars is exponential. The same applies to countries with countries with socialist governments. There's a reason we hear talk of reducing the number of hours per week that people work. Provide more free time in an effort to increase quality of life.

The First Black Female Captain of Star Trek to lead a series. She is not the first to be present. The first female captain + black female captain was played by Madge Sinclair in Star Trek 4 , the voyage home.

Blacks have no rights that Whites have to respect. After a few centuries Blacks still aren't seen as human.

You may be an exception but most people can't handle large blocks of free time. Some retirees literally drop dead once they stop working. Also you often hear the story of successful entertainers developing an addiction. The other example I use is Covid. Work provides structure and social interaction. So as much as people say they wish they didn't have to work reality is much different. In addition a study was done on people who won millions on the lottery . The only people who weren't broke were the ones who kept their jobs. If people used their free time productively the entertainment industry would be a fraction of its current size. In Australia a lot of retirees gamble. While some are gamblers most have a lot of time. I used to go to dive bars in New York and there were a few patrons who were there all day. While that's not everyone and may not be a large percentage of people it is an issue.

from Charles Jeff Wade My cousin, Sylvia Moy. She saved Stevie Wonders career writing songs for The Key of Life Album. Berry Gordy was going to Dump Stevie when his voice changed from the Boy Wonder to Maturing Young Man. Stevie spoke at her funeral crediting her for Saving him. Sylvia Moy - 1939-2017 Prolific Motown Records producer and songwriter. Wrote over 180 songs, with Grammy nominations, 20 BMI Awards Biography Moy grew up on the northeast side of Detroit with her eight brothers and sisters, performing on pots and pans to keep themselves busy and musical. Once she reached school, she played jazz and classical, but found her true place behind the scenes at Motown Records.The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she is probably best known for her songs written with and for Stevie Wonder. According to Berry Gordy’s autobiography To Be Loved, Moy was directly responsible for the label keeping Stevie Wonder. Gordy wrote that, after Stevie’s voice began to change as a result of puberty, he was going to drop him from the label. It was then that Moy went to Gordy and asked “if she could come up with a hit for Stevie would he reconsider;” he agreed. Her first writing success came with “Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” which she co-wrote with fellow SHOF inductee, Henry “Hank” Cosby, after hearing Wonder improvising on piano. Moy wrote lyrics to the song, which she conveyed to Wonder by singing into his headphones one line ahead as he recorded. In 2006, when Moy was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Wonder made a surprise appearance at the ceremony to perform “Uptight” for his former collaborator.Among the subsequent hit singles Moy wrote and/or produced while at Motown were Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour,” “I Was Made to Love Her,” and “Never Had a Dream Come True;” and “Honey Chile” and “Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone” by Martha and the Vandellas. She also co-wrote “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)” with Holland-Dozier-Holland for the Isley Brothers; and “It Takes Two” with William “Mickey” Stevenson for Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston. She was the first female to have the title of “record producer” at the label, and one of the busiest and well-known songwriters of the time.Moy went on to write the theme songs for many television shows and movies and eventually earned six Grammy nominations and 20 BMI awards. She made a solid investment in the future of the arts when she co-founded the Center for Creative Communications, also known as “Masterworks,” which trains young adults in the field of telecommunications and media arts.Moy died of complications from pneumonia in Dearborn, Michigan, at the age of 78. my favorite black female written song is man in the mirror

another negative image for me, an artist paints the picture of tv father's throughout his life. I love my father, he is a king for me and his wife, my mother. I never cared for nor needed a tv black father, and to be blunt , I find tv black father's all poor in many ways.

MY REPLY I want to say, in my home , I was always supported growing up, I still am now. My parents , both , came to all my poetry shows, painting shows. Uncles/aunts/friends of the family all supported me, never said ,i can't do or won't do or some negative else. I know I am being very personal or selfish, but not all creatives were told by numerous people "to be realistic" which is really not about realism but about financial prudence. In the USA this stems from the financial reality of fiscal capitalism. 99% of all artists don't find adequate financial revenue through art, common knowledge, thus the "get real" speech. And in the black populace in the usa, being an artist is 99.99% financially incapable of adequate revenue earning. I was supported by those in my home or my clan or in school. And I am black and went to schools with mostly black teachers til college. And I admit I went to college through federal money, never any debt. I just have to say, not all creatives have the personal history of the naysayed artist the turbulent. My only negative in my art life is I haven't reached the commercial quality I will like but I am getting there. I can only hope that I can find the kind of community I was born in , cause sadly, the community I was born in doesn't exist anymore. And I will like to raise a child in a community like the one I was raised in which doesn't exist in the usa anymore. THE CLICHE I don't know the author but I had to reply

I made a list, please help

National Black Cheerleading championship https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10962-national-black-cheerleading-championship-2024/ Miss Black America https://www.missblackamerica.com/ Black Reel Awards https://www.blackreelawards.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Reel_Awards American Black Film Festival https://www.abff.com/ Thanks for helping, add in comments and I Will place in the list @Chevdove

She is 77-Years Old! What an inspiration. Personally, I am not focused on trying to reverse my age, but I do want to be healthy. She may be older because I had this video in my files for a while now.

GDBee got over 1000 preorders for her book:) congrats and if you can get in, go for it https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/astroladies/dreams-artbook-by-gdbee-art/description

Thank you! I know the production company is called Two Socks production. And yes, I also did some background search on them but I found limited information. Good idea!

“Parade of Planets” in April. What will a rare astronomical event look like? Volodymyr Maňko 19.04.2024 https://universemagazine.com/en/parade-of-planets-in-april-what-will-a-rare-astronomical-event-look-like/ Before finally disappearing from the evening sky and starting the conjunction with the Sun, the planets Jupiter and Uranus will be half a degree apart from each other from the point of view of ground observers. This will happen on April 20, and this event will indicate another interesting planetary configuration: all the large planets of the Solar System will gather in the ecliptic sector of a little over 66° in size. This happens quite rarely, but, unfortunately, it will be almost impossible to see it. Let’s try to figure out why. https://universemagazine.com/en/parade-of-planets-in-april-what-will-a-rare-astronomical-event-look-like/ Taiwan: Magnitude-5.1 offshore earthquake occurs south of Hualien City at around 10:40 April 21 https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/04/taiwan-magnitude-51-offshore-earthquake-occurs-south-of-hualien-city-at-around-1040-april-21 A day later, after shocks occurred. Some reports say more than 80 earthquakes have occurred yesterday... On April 2, 2024, one of the strongest earthquakes in that area occurred. So the quake that occurred on April 21 and the aftershocks are not as strong but powerful nonetheless. =================================== 5 earthquakes strike Taiwan within 9 minutes Taiwan earthquake: Over 80 quakes hit east coast in 24 hours, 6.3 magnitude strongest | Top 10 updates 1 min read 23 Apr 2024, 09:01 AM IST More than 80 earthquakes hit Taiwan's east coast in the past 24 hours that also shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the island's weather administration said. The strongest quake recorded a magnitude of 6.3. The epicenter was largely the rural eastern county of Hualien, where a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 claimed the lives of at least 14 people, and there were over 1,000 aftershocks since then. https://www.livemint.com/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-over-80-quakes-hit-east-coast-in-24-hours-6-3-magnitude-strongest-top-10-updates-11713840367404.html

LOL! Okay, I am going to divert from topic for a moment due to the previous post! I saw this short clip and I am thinking . . . Okay, back to post about recent star phenomena happening this month. Also on April 20, 2024 was a large planetary alignment, a rare one. Although I did not tune too much, I did see some of the planets and it was spectacular for what I saw. However, I've seen a couple of complete alignments in the past. A large planetary alignment is distinct from a complete alignment because it involves about 4 or 5 planets. But what is unique about some alignments is the particular position and arrangement and degree that they are in configuration. and although western scientist think it is nonsense to believe these alignments can cause earthquakes or volcano eruptions, but I think they are not truthful at all. It depends on the position of the planets whether or not they can affect our earth planet. This alignment just happened to occur at the same time another earthquake hit Taiwan. So yes, I do believe that the comet and this alignment does have something to do with these recent phenomena.

KWL Live Q&A – Exploring Romance Writing Tropes with Jennifer Hilt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4hRNLhro-Q MY COMMENTS from tropus, latin for a turn interesting , a cliche is a underdevelped trope what is the most well known example of forced proximity Ms Hilt? thank you Ms Hilt , sci fi , I remember farscape, stuck on a ship can be romantic Her Book, the Trope Thesaurus [ https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-trope-thesaurus ] ms hilt, What trope in your reading experience is the hardest to utilize in romance? GOal/Motivation/conflict if yu know anime, the love between vegeta and bulma in dragonballz is interesting asit grows with very little romantic interaction is the happy indian a trope or a cliche, concerning monkey man film with patel, which i think is going against it your thoughts on 50 shades? I think a good movie example of love story that is not how people think romance is the film "random Hearts" great point ms hilt @Collean O'Brien like the old carnival thing with a hammer and knock up the hammer good question Laura, too many tropes in one book thanks for saying that as a female writer/reader said the same Jennifer, about the lead characters in 50 shades or twilight, @Collean O'Brien do it for the covers as well, trope meter for covers good point on speed of capitalization Ms Hilt Most authors don't but some do Collean , the key is to be honest about how you like to write, don't chase if you are not a writing runner @Collean O'Brien tolkien himself simply took time and bult his world over time @Collean O'Brien I never think about a series, just the entire journey to the end. no matter the length. I don't like to extend story for the sake and that is a risk when you think of seires please defien alpha hole? hahaha:) @Collean O'Brien there are many types of women in this world:) do you like lone wolf and cub Mr Hilt? MS Hilt, have you ever wrote a character with a trope you don't like?

Oh How I remember staying up all night for hours listening to this song... It's one of the best compositions ever! And, it's depressing too though. There are a couple reasons but 1) white folks can never be on the bottom and 2) money. Drug addiction fuels the economy in many ways just like cancer and every other incurable disease or condition. So true. WOW! Again, so true and depressing. I remember hearing about how opiates are a health issue but back in the day, it was not deemed as such when Black people were said to have this problem. Now, even the dentist don't want to give this drug as a pain killer because of the 'health issue' it has caused amongst the White population. smh. geez. I just read an article about a Black man who was attacked by a police dog in front of his 9-year-old son in Texas. Apparently, the police pulled him over for a routine traffic stop, but he was actually being pulled over to search for drugs. Then the police ordered his dog to attack the man even though his hands were up and he was unarmed. His son screamed and begged the police not to kill his father. It happened last year. Derrick Dunlap attacked by police dog =================================== Police Dog Ordered To Attack An Unarmed Black Man In Front Of His 9-Year-Old Son Derrick Dunlap was pulled over in Texas because the light over his license plate was too dim — and the interaction was caught on video. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-police-dog-attack-black-man-during-traffic-stop_n_662972d4e4b005d7bf0c6abf?ncid=NEWSSTAND0001 Footage shows an officer, identified by attorneys as Tyler Buchanan, get out of the police car and say “Here, here, here” to the dog as Dunlap’s child is heard screaming in the background.

Bingo. Always in effect. Amazingly, too many Black folks either want to 1) pretend that it doesn't exist or 2) afraid and/or too lazy to fight it or 3) anesthetize themselves through escapism and gross consumerism.