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Well, - they were 2 lonely, awkward cowboys in a tent on a moutain. I don't know what an authentic scenario called for. The movie was based on a book, I believe.

@DelanoYes, no doubt about it, Redford made his mark in many areas of the film industry as well being a philanthropic political Liberal. Someone said it's his life America should be celebratimg instead of the bigoted Charlie Kirk's. I agree! I was caught off guard by how many people who, like Prod D, thought about me when they heard of Redford's passing. -and called me! Yes, I was a fan of his but down through the years, for me his greatest claim to fame was always sharing a birthday with me! (Sorry, ProfD, for being so brusque with you. ) Btw, Delano, have you ever seen the movie "Broke Back Mountain"?

"The Secret" was a best selling book that came out around 2006 and was highly recommended by Oprah. It was about practical magic and dealt mostly with the laws of attraction, positive thinking and energizing mental images. I didn't find anything especially new between its pages. I also experimented with mantras and chants back then. Tina Turna is said to have chanted her way to a highly successful career via a Buddhist mantra! Another popular book of this genre was "Seth Speaks" written by a women who claimed a spirit named "Seth" would take over her body after she knocked off a quart of beer. She/he recommended imagining an outcome to your dilemmas and then relegating the negative endings to a parallel universe where they could be dissipated... I've just kinda created my little personal rituals created through trial and error and.... i've had some success.

Ummm, the death of an 89 year old man who lived a long and productive life and died surrounded by loved ones is hardly a cause for me to be heartbroken. Especially since I'm not a sentimental slob. C'est la vie. That was one school of thought about this film classic.

News media is reporting the death of screen icon and heartthrob, Robert Redford. He was 89. And, like me, he was born on August 18th. He's the second celeb born on this date to pass this year. Malcolm Jamal Warner was also born on August 18th. Oh, well... 👋 Rest in Peace, Bobby. 💥 "THE WAY YOU WERE"

Social media isn't all about politics! I repeat: It's about POP CULTURE and that covers a broad scope. It's also a way to touch basis with faraway family and long lost friends and be up on community events. Above all, you have the option to pick and choose what you want to check out and to what degree you choose to involve yourself. If it's not your thing, - fine. Different strokes for different folks. When it comes to scorning social media, are you bragging, - or complaining? My reference to the 1950s mindset was a joke and had to do with how, during this sedate era, it was typical to place a lot of emphasis on things like civilty and being conversant on a lot of different subjects. Obviously this is a thing of the past.

Sounds like something I might find interesting to read... I know. Thanks for telling me what I need to be reminded of. 👍 @DelanoAlways interesting to talk with you and get your feed back. As for my being an unconscious Magician, I have to overcome the temptatation to go to the dark side...

Computed by whom? NASA? Or the aliens who launched it and subsequently turned it green for "GO"! 👽

It's possoble to follow social media and keep it in perspective. I always "consider the souurce" when perusing its posts, the "delete" button always an option. And as I said, it does have fact checkers and it does apply censorship. So what aoears on it is not all just made up hype. Electing to shut oneself off from the vast world of pop culture is a personal choice. And those wanting to be well rounded individuals who know a little bit about a lot of things, stay in the loop. 'Makes one a better conversationalist. That's a 1950s .mindset. 😉

@Troy What you fail to consider is that the absurdity of the meme's quote about black women is typical of Kirk's narrative and is why he is such an anathma to the Left, and the darling of The Right! Yes, like Trump, he had black followers, because many black Conservatuves agree with the disparagement of Affirmative Action. Inspite of your aversion to social media, their fact checkers have found the memes circulating all over the internet containing Kirk's quotes to be accurate and his followers have not denied his words, mostly because they agree with them. The reason so many on the Left are cynical about Charlie Kirk's death is the undisputed statement this staunch defender of the 2nd amendment made when questioned about the killings of school children. To many, he became a victim of his own words.

@DelanoWell, you seem to be gettimg the most out of your life,as everything starts to come together and you follow your path. Have you ever wondered if the strangers you make eye contact with are kindred souls from another time, or even fellow aliens from the same place as you who are all part of a common mission? Lol I've always suspected I'm an alien and that I'm being monitored. My computerized devices seem to have a mind of their own, sometimes spontaneously deleting what I key. With me, it's my grandson's dog who got pushed off on us. He's a pit-mix and is ambivalent in nature, docile at times, aggressive on other occasions. People say don't make eye contact with pIt bulls but this dog devotes a couple of hours a day to sitting in front of me, staring at me. I think he has a pack mentality and he regards me as a matriarch. Through my voice and demeanor, I can invoke fear in him, causing him to cower and skulk away with his tail between his legs if he does something to annoy me. He only acts this way with me. Then there's this feeling that I can only describe as a gravitational pull.i feel like I weigh a ton and the earth is drawing me down to it. Like there's some kind of metal in my body and the ground is a magnet;an eery feeling... And, of course, I'm still trying to find my purpose in life as I dangle in limbo. Every time I fall asleep it's like I go to a movie. My dreams are like films. For me, time is flying. It's like it has really sped up as one sun rise chases another. My clock is very fickle. To be honest, I'm tired of the world. It's really a terrible, crazy place. Mankind has ruined it. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for reading. zzzzzzzzzz,

@richardmurrayi picked the Cosmic Entity Awakenings choice, when you first posted this and nothing ever happened.

@richardmurrayI @richardmurrayI picked the Cosmic Entity Awareness when you first posted this, - and nothing ever happened. ???

@DelanoAnything interesting going on with you that you want to share? I could stand a relief from the same ol same ol. My spirituality needs to be resuscitated. I'm tempted to dig out my crystals and pyramid in order create some energy but have to be careful about the portal they can create. I found it interesting what Frankster said about keeping a dream journal, and what returning to your past entries in it can reveal... I guess the Autumnal solitices are lining up in the sky. Did you ever come up with some significant dates for Troy via the astrological system you created?

smh🤕

MEDEA's British counterpart, Dame Edna, and the comedian Barry Humpries who impersonated "her".

Charlie bad mouth MLK and had some choice things to say about black women lol

@TroyThat really is an eerie, yet beautiful image. Doesn't seem like it's been 24 years since the 911 disaster. My grandson sent me a clip of the gory on-the-scene shooting of Charlie Ritz's killing. I like your selection better.

🫰🏽Hope DA BEARS can pull out a win over the Lions. The haters have given up on Chicago already. Let's go Caleb!

LOL She's pissed. She claims the "they" who did this have no idea what awaits them. The Wrath of Erica! The conspiracy theorists are all on the case, of course. Tyler Robertson, the shooter, has a court date coming up. Hope he makes it out alive. This is a white family feud. A tragi-comedy.

No, he doesn't. That's what you mislead yourself into believing because you can't deal with reality. That's why you keep bringing this up, trying to get over. And since you have such a problem with the white overtones of "jerk off", I'll take you to the hood and call you a "cocksucker".

@Mel HopkinsThanks for sympathizing with me. So typical of your thoughtfulness.🫶 I might add that this son and I have a long history of butting heads. I take it in my stride because I have so many kids, and grandkids and great grandkids that he gets lost in the shuffle. 🥴

You can't make this stuff up! Charlie Kirk's shooter is in custody. And atho the FBI and its creepy director, Kash Patel, who looks like an "Addams Family" character, are taking credit for his capture, the guy's family actually turned him in. Much to the chagrin of the Trump crowd the killer,Tyler Robinson, turns out to be a 22- year-old from a local Utah Mormon family of staunch Republicans. His motivation for the killing reportedly has to do with his fear that Kirk had become too much of a hate-filled racist which was detrimental to Robinson's ideology - whatever that is. As yet, nobody seems able to pinpoint what his politics are but ii has been discerned that he was connected with online activists, which some described as being fascistic. ?? Go figure. A lot of questions remain unanswered, obviously. I have no rational response to a any of this. I can't explain my gut-wrenching revulsion for Trump and his Project 2025 MAGAs because not everything they promote is bad. But I still have this intense dislike for right-wing Conservatives, especially black ones, and most particularly the hypocritical Evangelicals who represent the militant Right "Christians", a group who have captivated one of my sons, causing a serious rift between us. From reading some of Kirk's direct quotes, I cannot honestly say I condemn his killer. Kirk's "chickens came home to roost". Poetic Justice.

Don't assume Kirk's assassin is from the left wing.Trump likes to blame the "radical left" for everything but the guy who took aim at him was a right-winger, as is Luigi Magione, the guy who killed the Insurance Company Company CEO Many assassins turn out to be loners with grudges and no particular political affiliation, and from the looks of this guy on the surveillance camera photos being shown on the news, he's very unintimidating. Not the way you'd picture a hit man. There is really a debate raging on social media and from what The Left is saying, Charlie Kirk was a white supremist and a poster boy for everything Project 2025 stands for. A run for political office seemed certain in his future and Liberals imply the country is - better off without him. Incidentally, Kirk was born and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a mostly white suburb of Chicago - and, coincidently, the place where DA BEARS are rumored to be moving, lured there by the promise of a brand new stadium. If they name it after Kirk, I will disown the team. Finally, a black football player on the Minnesota Vikings team has offered to set up a trust to care for the wife and pay for the college education of millionaire Kirk's 2 small kids, doing this in keeping with the sympathetic element of the black population who think Kirk didn't deserve to be killed just because of his opinions... I, personally, can think of more appropriate things for this black athlete to spend his money on.