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Delano

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  1. @Greg I have included a link describing the Pulitzer prize. Pulitzer Prize, any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. The prizes, originally endowed with a gift of $500,000 from the newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, are highly esteemed and have been awarded each May since 1917. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pulitzer-Prize
  2. I was lucky to see, hear and occasionally interact with Black Genius. I will shamelessly name bomb after I compile the list
  3. @Greg I await your response to Kendrick Lamar getting a Pulitzer.
  4. Do you think the Coronavirus is a hoax?
  5. https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/kendrick-lamar Storytelling has been Lamar’s greatest skill and most primary mission, to put into (lots of) words what it's like to grow up as he did—to articulate, in human terms, the intimate specifics of daily self-defense from your surroundings. Somehow, he’s gotten better. -- Matthew Trammell, Pitchfork THE JURY Regina Carter (Chair) Violinist, Maywood, NJ Paul Cremo Dramaturg/Director of Opera Commissioning Program, The Metropolitan Opera Farah Jasmine Griffin William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies, Columbia University David Hajdu Professor of Journalism, Columbia University David Lang* Composer, New York, NY You have one of the leading cultural institutions in the country, and one of the leading Universities in the world, acknowledging Rap.
  6. In the ocean of thought, you are concrete. Do you see the levity in that comment? @Cynique when I respond to Pioneer I am not writing for him. I am writing to other members who I feel are open to thinking.
  7. I left the US in 2006. Some friends said I made the right move When I went back on 2008 a few friends were saying they were thinking of leaving. In the intervening years both I and my partner have seen more African Americans in Sydney.
  8. @Mel Hopkins once again you're on it.
  9. I was thinking of visionaries, that look at world yet see something everyone else misses. If I am on a deserted island, I'd rather having George Washington Carver than the entire population of New York City. There is always quality in quantity.
  10. I am not certain if the is always true.
  11. I don't know whether you are overly optimistic or generous.
  12. @Mel Hopkins we shall see if you can break through a wall, by talking to it.
  13. It is something I have to be vigilant against that dynamic. Everyone believes they are right until, they know that they are wrong - Delano Strachen
  14. It's not just about being wrong, but acting righteous feeling that you are the teacher. So my approach is even when I am almost certain that I am right, I consider the possibility that I could be wrong. I don't think many people are doing these things intentionally they just are lacking awareness and\or self reflection. However thanks for the Love. I have been working on communicating and writing, some of what I posted is almost unreadable due to grammar and being intentionally cryptic.
  15. @Mel Hopkins that's a savvy move, I believe Warren Buffett has a similar approach. He goes to the mall and observes what products people purchase. The other cool thing is because it's a private company your wealth isn't public knowledge. I reckon you're in your element.
  16. I have noticed a new phenomenon noticed over the last fortnight. People post something that is wrong in response to someone else's query. For some reason these individuals seem unaware of the facts. I will be extra vigilant with what I say.
  17. There may be a liquidity crunch that cascades through the industry. Celsius is in reorganisation.
  18. That's why I talk less and to some not at all.
  19. This is definitely niche. If you been investing in this segment and you didn't go broke you have an A game. Since there is less public information available. This is where having a good nose is invaluable.
  20. @Cynique I think we are destined to work out themes of our life. The choice may be subject to variation but not the themes. I don't feel that you are lost but rather seeking answers or rather understanding. You have a fineknd and you are a passionate writer which is girl by you razor sharp mind. I feel that know you are looking at the "randomness and seeking both the mean and poetry therein. I try to combine the rational with the irrational to come to an understanding. Back in 2015 I said we are going to be experiencing huge geopolitical shifts up until 2024. @Cynique years ago when I read your chart I said you are a blend of the archetypical masculine and feminine. You know have the luxury of time and the burden of not knowing. You aren't in a rut it just that fewer things have enough gravity to pull you in to their orbit. The mountain view is spectacular but sparsely populated. This is the blessing and the curse of a fine mind and an artist's heart. Getting messages from the TV , memories and dreams is perhaps new for you. However the unconscious is an invaluable sore of information it just need some organising or definitions.
  21. I have been doing a bit of a dive into Vedas. Which is interesting because they have various branches and Astrology cuts thorough all of them. Which makes sense because an Astrological chart symbolically displays space and time. Which is our reality.
  22. I use words number and time as trigger to read the unconscious. @Mel Hopkins your complement is treasured. I used to read a lot. I read because of tangents whereas you write because of tangents. Twins indeed. I seem to be really good at pattern recognition. I have a feel for numbers I have been told that that the way I describe things creates a visual.y main areas of interest are numbers, mythology, reasoning. My approach is to read as much as possible in different subjects. This creates different ways of seeing an issue. In addition to reasoning and logic I use my feeling. Which is part of why I don't post as much. I found some responses would really agitate me. A lot less so know since I am More selective in my engagements. Tarot has been a really good way to get another perspective provide I keep an open mind. Astrology is amazing classification system and I way view things that aren't Astrology. The dialogue here has been am incredible source of learning. You Cynique and I retired from the board for similar reasons. The futility of being heard much less understood. I can't speak for the two of you but I no longer feel they need to encourage thinking to the unreceptive. I communing with the collective unconscious through both numbers words and time itself since it is three numbers. And my system started with me reading three numbers.
  23. A friend has been meditating to times that I give June using the time marker system. I asked him to describe the system. 5his is what he wrote "They sort of direct you to a very specific point in space and time where you know all you have to do is meditate and focus on the theme, which then seems to come through strongly but sometimes in unexpected ways" It is actually a progression of a technique I developed around 1999. I ask the querent for the first three numbers that pop into their head. I use the numbers as a divination tool. I have over the years realised I have created a system that reads the unconscious mind. I have three of these correspondent systems. They are kind of like a language or rather they translate they spur of the moment word to read the unconscious. My language is a bit different because the letters all have meaning or rather concepts attached to them. However the concepts are fluid. So even if I get the same number or numbers from a person what I said will be different. The details are different but the theme is the same. The system keep evolving the more I use it. I had a wager with Troy that Donald Trump would be out of office in a year. I lost that one. In the second wager I gave Troy a two week time frame of when he would be out of office. Troy one again. However the date of chose was only two days away from the start of his impeachment trial. The odds of getting the dates correct is roughly 300 to 1.
  24. Checker players would be advised not to try and play chess in the market. The smarter play as the small investor is choosing a niche that the big players can't engage because of their size. Small capitalised firms and companies that aren't followed by analysts. Mutual funds are another option. If you now statistics you can allocate your funds across mutual funds and get a higher return than any of the funds in your portfolio. You simply have to choose funds that aren't correlated and combine their price deviations.

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