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Good Cheer GaloreI enjoy watching TV dramas. I have noticed that every time someone describes a potential mate, that person is routinely characterized, among other attributes, as funny. From my experience at least, as a child and as an adult whose default was being serious and working constructively, very few people (acquaintances, family, and friends) have been even remotely funny.Now in Hawaii, however, my wife and I have become attached to a couple of women whose conversation is consistently hilarious. I cherish their company so much that I have invited them to join my wife and me for our 56th wedding anniversary. It will be a hoot! I am not just a spectator. Although it is not my nature, I spontaneously laugh along with them. And I need all of the good cheer that comes my way, considering that I tend to be too sober-minded.Research indicates that laughter enhances one’s life and one’s life span. I am a believer. It took me only 80 years to do so.Letting go of my intellect in the pr

Joyful ObservationYesterday in our car, my wife used her Bluetooth device to play some melodic cantorial chanting. At a red-light stop on the outskirts of Waikiki, I noticed a nondescript man in a vehicle next to ours. He was moving his upper body as if in sync with the Hebrew music that I found so entrancing. At first glance, the man’s rhythmic bobbing up and down reminded me of the ritual of a devout Jew who would reverently mumble to himself while praying (davening) whether it be in a synagogue or on public transportation.Of course the man in the car might have been moving his body for a variety of reasons unrelated to the music enhanced by my Bose speakers. Nonetheless, I’d like to make him an honorary member of the tribe. Serendipity is alive and well in Waikiki.

Spoiler (Highlight to read)// 'You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!' //// 'You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!' //My most fav episode of all time was from Season 1, Episode 34, 'The After Hours.' I found the episode on YT! 🎉  It's here: ✨Twilight Zone S01 E34 - The After Hours ✨  🖤 Twilight Zone Intro | The Twilight Zone opening credits 🖤 The Twilight Zone (1959–1964) (IMDb)  [Opening narration - from "Where Is Everybody?" to "A Passage for Trumpet"]Narrator : There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and supersti

TransformationWhile I was enjoying watching and listening to a spirited rendition of Verdi’s Requiem included in my subscription to the Met on Demand, I remembered the first time I had encountered that requiem. As a teenager, I loved symphonies but despised opera and other types of choral works. But my father, an aficionado of all forms of classical music, one day at his friend’s house tried to introduce me to Verdi’s Requiem. He put me in a back room, started the record player, locked the door, and left me without saying an encouraging word. I valiantly sought to find some merit in the Requiem, but I had a visceral distaste for the recording from the redundant beginning until the anti-climactic ending. Of course, being trapped in that room added to my anxiety. Although I wanted to please my father after he unlocked the door, all I could do is crack my knuckles and bitterly sigh. He had miserably failed to achieve his goal. I hated Verdi’s Requiem with a passion.Go figure! As an adult,

1st season of this show and it definitely has my attention - not just the plot but the writing style and the long list of characters who are great in their various roll playing.In most murder mysteries, you are looking for the “who done it”  but not so here - (10) episodes in and we are still trying to not only find out “who done It” but the WHO was murdered?  

We use to have a pretty good group discussing THE VOICE - but now I wonder where everybody has gone.SEASON 27 of the show and there is still no shortage of talent - In fact, this maybe the best year yet in the talent world of all different types of genres.    1st time I can remember that there were this vast style of singers moving on to the last steps of the process.  Has the show moved on from picking country so much?  Course, Blake has left but I still don’t think that is the reason - Judges this year are:   John Legend, Kelsea Ballerini, Michael Bublé, and Adam Levine. I like them all especially 2nd year judge Michael Buble’- WHO IS GONNA WIN?  Who is your choice?  

[b. 07/27/52 - d. 07/30/23] Rest in peace, Paul. Rest in peace, Pee-wee. Words cannot express how you'll be missed. 😣 Paul Reubens, Best Known as Pee-wee Herman, Dead at 70 After Years with Cancer: 'A Treasured Friend' (People Magazine)Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor, Dies at 70 After Private Bout of Cancer (Variety)Paul Reubens (Wiki)Paul Reubens Biography (IMDB)∞ ♡ ∞  'I know you are, but what am I.'  ∞ ♡ ∞ 

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Full Moon (Pink Moon): Occurs on April 12, 2025, at 8:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time [EDT]. The full Moon on April 12, 2025, occurs just before reaching apogee, which happens on April 13, 2025, at 6:49 PM EDT. Apogee refers to the point when the Moon is farthest from Earth. When the full Moon occurs near this point, it’s classified as a 'micromoon'—the opposite of a supermoon. The first full micromoon of 2025. Since this full Moon happens about 22 hours before apogee, it will appear slightly smaller and dimmer than usual. Why does the Moon’s distance vary? The Moon orbits Earth in an elliptical path, with one side closer and the other farther. While this affects its size and brightness, the difference is too subtle to notice with the naked eye. What often makes the Moon appear larger is the 'Moon illusion'— an optical effect that occurs when it’s near the horizon. Since this micromoon will be high in the sky, it likely won’t appear as large or imposing as a full Moon closer

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A Surprising ConnectionToday, I browsed through one of the old brief storybooks that my daughter with the help of her children wrote and illustrated a decade before my wife and I settled in Hawaii. The booklet focused on my fictional alter ego, Schlemo, the snake who slithers into bunches of misadventures. In this instance, he inadvertently scares his partner Schlemina while she is on a rickety swing whose creepy reverberating sound had scared Schlemo. Discombobulated, Schlemina falls off the swing and hurts her spine. Schlemo is devastated. Searching in vain for the button to alert his friend Big Humphrey, an elephant who always succeeds in wresting Schlemo and his hapless friends out of predicaments, Schlemo becomes frantic. He eventually locates the button that had fallen into some nearby bushes. Big Humphrey once again saves the day, hoisting Schlemina and Schlemo on his trunk as he makes his way to the local doctor, an owl named Dr. Hoo. The good doctor manipulates Schelmina’s spi

Altitude of GratitudeYesterday near Queen’s Medical Center, I saw a disheveled homeless person buffeted by the wind. He had streams of garbage clinging to his body. He looked like a discarded scarecrow waiting to be refurbished with decayed plumage.This person reminded me of John, one of my older community college students who I inexplicably happened to see sprawled at the dump as I was disposing my trash. In class, John was articulate and knowledgeable, always buoyant and optimistic, a role model for his classmates.But at the dump, almost completely covered with refuse, John started to blubber about how despondent he was since his wife died a few months ago. I was stunned by his transformation miserable situation.In class, John continued to be upbeat; but when he called me (sometimes late at night), he reemphasized his despair at losing his wife. My efforts to console him were futile until I mentioned group grief therapy. John attended every meeting and was ecstatic at the results: he

The Evolution of Well-being                             Outside the rec center adjacent to my condo building, a thick multi branched tree no longer has any blooms. It is a barren eyesore that I feel needs to be chopped down, but I (wheel-chair bound and afraid of trespassing) have no influence over that bleak reminder of our mortality.  Today, however, I noticed clusters of small buds on all of the tree’s limbs, buds that presage a renewal of the surging life-giving force that reanimates nature. I have at times identified with the desiccated tree limbs, especially when I fell and fractured my pelvis. But just as the tree has begun to bloom, I have improved my well-being--bit by bit, bud by bud. The tree and I are curriers of wellness. I am confident that (with even a trace of moisture), the tree will once again flourish—just as I will reg

My Mother’s Wrath Revisited I loved playing stickball with my friends. Most of the time, my backyard was our default. When it was my turn to bat, I inadvertently tended to whack the ball onto the inaccessible roof that covered all of the apartments. Each time I did so, my mother had to reimburse the ball’s owner. When the game was over, I trotted upstairs to our home to receive my mother’s reprimand: a solid lashing with her trusty leather and potentially lethal belt for every ball that I lost in the crevices of the roof. Neither one of us discussed our actions, although I felt that my mother’s fury was unjust and excessively cruel. I whimpered; my mother snarled.Sixty years later when I was hospitalized in Hawaii, I was reminded of my stickball heydays.   During a rain storm near the drain of a nearby roof, I noticed the bedraggled remains of a tennis ball. Immediately, I transported myself to my backyard transgressions and my mother’s painful retribution. It was a jolt

 Eat your spinach! It'll make you big, and strong!  😁 On March 26th each year, National Spinach Day reminds us of the health benefits packed into this leafy green vegetable. Not only are there so many delicious ways that you can enjoy spinach, but it is also incredibly good for you! Spinach is... An annual plant, spinach grows natively in central and southwestern Asia. Thought to have originated in ancient Persia, Arab traders carried spinach into India and later introduced it into ancient China. There it was known as "Persian vegetable." The earliest available record of the spinach plant was found in a Chinese document. It noted that the spinach plant was introduced into China via Nepal. Spinach is truly a gem in the wide world of leafy greens. This superfood is widely appreciated for its abundant nutritional benefits but is also a mainstay in many kitchens due to its versatility, pleasantly subtle flavor, and silky-smooth texture. Spinach can

RIP, dear, kind, generous soul George Foreman.

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He was 78 [soon to be 79]. Rest in peace, Mr. Lynch. You will be missed. 💔___________________________________________________________________________It is with a heavy heart that we gather here today to bid farewell to David Lynch, a true visionary, an unparalleled artist, and a master of the cinematic arts. His passing leaves a void in the world of film and art that can never truly be filled. David Lynch was not just a filmmaker; he was an architect of dreams, a weaver of intricate narratives that delved into the depths of the human psyche. With a unique blend of surrealism, dark humor, and profound emotion, he crafted stories that captivated, disturbed, and ultimately, left an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide. From the haunting industrial landscapes of Eraserhead to the twisted mysteries of Twin Peaks, Lynch's work defied convention and challenged us to see the world in new and unexpected ways. He had a remarkable ability to find beauty in

"If You Hadn’t Been There" - Dolly Parton to Carl Dean 

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If you have Netflix and have updated your service to the new service plan, I suggest you keep an eye on your charges and payments. This morning, I realized that Netflix was still being paid for my old account as well as my new one under their new plan.  I called Netflix and they are taking care of it and deleted my old plan and said I should receive a refund in the next thirty days.

FROM THE ARTICLE: 10 Best Things Coming to Prime Video in February.Jack Reacher returns for more vigilante action while Biblical hero David hits the Jerusalem dance floor. By Thom Geier, AARP. Published January 29, 2025. Amazon’s Prime Video offers a wide array of programming these days, and February’s offerings run the gamut. There’s a new comedy series from Norman Lear, who died in 2023 at age 101, as well as third season of the gritty mystery series Reacher, starring Alan Ritchson as bestseller Lee Child’s bruiser of an ex-military cop. And church-going audiences will want to seek out a new series exploring the rise of the biblical hero David, who famously danced before the Ark of Covenant and charted an unlikely course to become Israel’s second king. Here are our picks for the month’s best new offerings. USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/television/info-2025/new-on-amazon-prime-video-movies-shows.html

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Hey there, look up to the sky! Witness the celestial orb of slightly increased brightness! The moon, it's made of snow, you know. Probably. And, it's full of moon stuff. Oh, the horror. Let the lunar lunacy commence! For the moon reigns supreme!  🌝 When to See the Full Moon in February 2025[source: almanac.com]February’s full Snow Moon reaches peak illumination at 8:53 A.M. EST on Wednesday, February 12. It will be below the horizon at this time, so for the best view of this Moon, look for it starting the night before or later on Wednesday; it will drift above the horizon in the east around sunset and reach its highest point in the sky around midnight. The best viewing opportunities will be on Tuesday night and Wednesday night. The Snow Moon The explanation behind February’s full Moon name is a fairly straightforward one: it’s known as the Snow Moon due to the typically heavy snowfall that occurs in February. It is named after the heavy snowfall that typically