CURRENT EVENTS
Recovery Mode
My thanks to the embalmers for their makeup work 😊
BOOK OF THE WEEK
If you are a person who reads, I think you will find this translation worthwhile.
Meditations: Marcus Aurelius
Translated By Gregory Hays
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
I have just seen the first six episodes of this ten episode series and thought it was very witty, and fun for the entire family, If you have children, this is a delightful film to watch with them,
Time Bandits (2024 Apple TV+)
The series premiered on July 24, 2024, on Apple TV+.
The series is described as a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd. (Source: Wikipedia)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Birthday (1968)
By The Beatles
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE OF THE WEEK
Everyone Whose Birthday Is In August
(The Leos)
ART OF THE WEEK
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
LEARNING TRAITS
MISCELLANEOUS
The following isn’t for everyone
However, I thought a few of you
may want to dig a bit deeper into
determinism.
Only one extant fragment is attributed to Leucippus, taken from On Mind: “Nothing happens at random, but everything for a reason and by necessity”. Leucippus believed that all things must happen deterministically, as the positions and motions of the atoms guarantee that they will collide in a certain way, invoking the principle of causality. (Source: Wikipedia)
I take determinism to say, there is no such thing as free will, which appeals to a number of scholars. I believe I recall Steven Hawking saying the calculations are so complex, one may as well assume fee will.
I also recall a story about two Chinese monks, with the first monk telling the second monk that there was no such thing as free will.
The second monk hit the first monk with his cane.
The first monk got angry and said, “Why did you do that?”
The second monk said, “Don’t blame me, I don’t have free will” 😊
BOOKS
Uncle Tony’s
Management Tips & Jokes
By Wm. Allen
Paperback $15.00
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Environmental Animals
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I’m Tired of Being Ordinary,
Are You?
The Kindle version of this book is free, and the paperback version is $10
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I’m so glad you are up and about. I chuckled about FREE WILL. Have a fantastic weekend and an upcoming week.
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Thank you so much and the way I am feeling right now, every day is fantastic. I’m so glad the worse is behind me. Free will, what a complicated topic, at least for some of us. It is surprising how much ancient stories can lend themselves to the present 🙂
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Glad you’re up and about! That cat comic is hilarious, and too true.
This week we saw Kiss Me, Stupid with Dean Martin, Kim NovaK, and Ray Walston (plus a whole lotta bit parts by famous stars). It is dated (I mean it’s not very pc), but it is such a good movie.
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Thank you for the movie tip Priscilla. I will have to check it out. Typical cat 🙂
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Long time William and hope all is well. Sunday is usually the day I visit word press and here you are. All the content of your post is great. I will especially forward The Beatles birthday video to a friend Janet who has an August birthday. I will also remember my mum r.i.p Whose birthday would have been the day after.
I will place your book on my Amazon list.
Thank you for sharing 😊
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Hello Margaret and so nice to hear from you. Thank you very much for your kind comments about the post–encouragement like yours keeps me posting. Happy Birthday to your friend Janet and to your mum, may she r.i.p..
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My pleasure William and so glad such encouragement helps.
More recently than ever I realise for me that seems to have been the key ingredient that has generally kept me going.
I have forwarded today the Beatles birthday song to my friend Janet and am sure my late mother would love it. There’s an idea I will sing it out loud on mums birthday.
Take care 😊
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Again, thank you Margaret and my hope is that you will also enjoy next Sunday’s post. Although, sometimes I do miss the mark.
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Thanks William for the prompt to make it a weekly visit. 😊😉
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It would really be nice Margaret, if you chose to return. I hope so.
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I think I missed a week here. I’m glad you’re feeling better, but… what happened?
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Thank you so much. It has been a problem since mid-October, when I first went to the emergency room. In total three times on the operating table and twice to the emergency room, but finally I can see the light at the end of this long tunnel.
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Ah…gotcha. Wow and holy cow, Allen! I’m so glad the light is now visible in that tunnel. I hope it gets brighter and brighter. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thank you so very much.
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