CURRENT EVENTS
The Invasion Continues
It has been over a month now since Putin invaded the Ukraine.
When will the Russian people say enough?
I encourage everyone to donate to the Ukrainian cause, but please check out the organization before you make your donation. I feel it is criminal, but there are people taking advantage of your desire to help the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom.
BOOK OF THE WEEK
I first read this book back in 1976, two years after it came out in 1974. He was concerned about the state of communications in 1974. Well, from my limited vantage point, things have become far worse.
If you are curious about how things once were, you may want to check this book out. It contains ideas such as this, again written in 1974:
It may be that we have entered a time when some groups would do better to ignore each other than to communicate with each other.
Not communicating saves energy; it keeps people from worrying about things they cannot do anything about; and it eliminates an enormous amount of useless talk.
So, are you interested in this book?
Strictly Speaking
By Edwin Newman
Newman focuses on the sorry state of the English language as a reflection of the sorry state of the society.
If words are devalued, he argues, so are ideas and so are human beings. (Source: Amazon)
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Ever wonder why someone believes like they do?
Perhaps, this movie may help you understand.
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries is heartfelt and profound in its rendering of the formative experiences that turn Ernesto “Che” Guerva into a famous revolutionary (Source: Rottentomatoes.com)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
And this is one of the reasons why:
Back in the USA (1959)
By Chuck Berry
ART OF THE WEEK
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
USA President Biden (Unfiltered)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
This makes as much sense as letting genetic males participate in women’s sports.
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
Dating has become far more complicated,
than when I was young
LEARNING TRAITS
If you are an individual, you should be able to do your own taxes.
If not, you either haven’t tried, or the tax code is too complicated.
MISCELLANEOUS
Book
If you have ever been curious about this book, the Kindle version of this book has now been reduced to $1.00 or free, and the paperback version is $10
However, I must warn you that this book will not change your life,
only you can do that.
This book can be ordered from Amazon or Barnes & Nobles.
Harmony Books & Films, LLC 
I’m actually starting to like Biden.
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Yes, me too Daphny. Only problem is that his staff quickly reverses many of the things he says, when he is talking off script.
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That is true, lets hope he makes up his mind and meant what he said this time.
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One sometimes cannot help wondering who is in charge of running the USA–sort of sad.
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I agree with that completely.
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I can’t believe Newman wrote that book in the ’70s. It’s certainly relevant today. I just told my son-in-law the business deduction joke; we both cracked up!
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Thank you for commenting Priscilla. Newman’s book could have been written today. I’ve always done my own takes, but it is never as simple as I think it should be.
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In’ the art of week’ part the cat wierdly made the picture quite more impressive and attractive no! And really great that if i may not be used to get any news around from anywhere but here i am getting for sure.. And being honest i really wait for the jokes, memes, character, social and learning triats in the whole post and one thing that i have always observed that this concept of your ‘extraordinary’ in your whole site is amazing.
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Thank you Ankita for commenting and glad you are still enjoying the blog. I look forward to your blog, I hope you continue blogging. On another note, cats are amazing.
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A interesting assortment of musings you’ve got here. I did do my own taxes but this year our situation isn’t complicated. The Russians I know (who are still living there) are being fed a bunch of propaganda … the situation is bound to end badly.
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