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    Is there anything you learned in school you still apply in daily life?

    in Off the Wall

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    1 hour ago, Simon said:

     

    I haven't read it in 30 years but I thought it was great when I did and I get the sense it's the kind of thing that will hold up over time. He's a really good writer and it's chock full of simple, sensible wisdom.

    It was a massive seller back in the day that probably gets reprinted frequently so I'm guessing you could find a used copy of it for under $5.

    I would say that yes, it is definitely worth checking out. If it turns out to be not your thing, you can always pass it along as a thoughtful gift. :D

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    First Edition was in 1986.  Just imagine how this would get ripped today!

     

    Share everything?

     

    I asked my wife this question today, I knew the answer before she could even speak it:

     

    "Share, be welcoming, & wait your turn."

     

     

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    Share some music thread

    in Off the Wall

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    Almost approaching 30th year of Jerry Garcia's death.   The 'Days Between'.... August 1st & August 9th, the 8 days between his birth & death...

     

    "We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really, really like licorice."
    ~Jerry Garcia

     

    NOT sure if I posted this.  Franklin's tower, 5/9/77....BFLo Memorial Aud:

    Clicking on all cylinders that year... Even when Garcia screwed up lyrics.  Every song is a new song!

     

    The story behind it:

     

    "As you probably know, Robert Hunter has a great of love of American History.
    The song is about events during the American revolution. 'Franklin' refers
    to Benjamin Franklin. The 'Bell' in the tower is the Liberty Bell.

    Casting large metal objects is a complicated process. Casting bells is
    additonally complicated by the fact that bells must be able to withstand the
    stress of ringing, and they must produce a good tone. The Liberty Bell was
    not only very large, but it needed to ring loudly and clearly enough to be
    heard around the world. This was pushing the limits of 18th century
    technology.

    As you probably know, Benjamin Franklin was not only a philosopher and
    statesman, he was an inventor. He was involved in the design of the Liberty
    Bell in the following way:

    Franklin postulated that a process which he called "dewing" could be used to
    improve the production process of large bells. Dewing basically involves
    exposing the freshly cast bell to large quantities of steam while the bell
    is still hot. The steam causes a rapid cooling, producing droplet of 'dew'
    on the bell. After the dew is formed, the bell is rolled between large
    cotton sheets. He described this process as "rolling away the dew".

    Unfortunately, Franklin's contempories had a very hard time understanding
    his technology. He showed them sample bells, asking him to simply look at
    the results without trying to understand the process. This was when he
    uttered the now famous quote, "if you get confused, listen to the music
    play."

    In the end, Franklin couldn't convince the foundry to use his dewing
    process. Instead they used an alternate process developed by a Frenchman
    named Simon Legree (who eventually turned out to be a British agent).
    Simon's process involved planting small ice crystals (seeds) into the metal
    while the bell was being cast.

    As we all know, the Liberty Bell didn't last very long. I believe it had one
    good ring, but you can't really tell because it was so long ago.

    Apparently the one time it was rung was during a storm. After ringing, the
    famous crack developed in the side of the bell and the wind blew through the
    crack. They tried ringing the bell again, but the only sound was of the wind
    blowing through the crack.

    Benjamin Franklin was understandably disgusted. When asked later about the
    incident, his only comment was "They planted ice, so they harvested wind."
    The ice refers to an alternate dewing process they used at the suggestion of
    a rival inventor (I'll spare you the details, but he turned out to be quite
    a Tory). The wind, of course, is the lack of sound from subseqent ringings."
     
    https://people.well.com/conf/deadsongs.vue/topics/77/Franklin-s-Tower-page01.html

     

     

    When do players decline when they age?

    in The Stadium Wall

    Posted · Edited by ExiledInIllinois

    On 7/21/2025 at 7:03 PM, WotAGuy said:

    This is too much work for me. Tired. 

    #5/7

     

    https://geediting.com/b-phrases-men-use-when-theyve-settled-for-emptiness-instead-of-joy-according-to-psychology/

     

    "5) “I’m just tired.”

    When someone repeatedly says, “I’m just tired,” it might not always be physical fatigue they’re referring to.

    From personal experience, I’ve found that this phrase is often a subtle way of expressing emotional or mental exhaustion.

    Psychoanalyst Carl Jung once said, “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.”

    When we’re constantly saying we’re tired without a physical reason, it might be time to look inside.

    The frequent use of “I’m just tired” can suggest an acceptance of emotional exhaustion as a norm, a settling into a state of emptiness.

    Recognizing this pattern can awaken us to the need for change and to strive for joy in our lives."

     

     

     

     

    Is there anything you learned in school you still apply in daily life?

    in Off the Wall

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    I deal with positive & negative numbers all shift when it comes to water elevations.  I NEVER say: "minus"... Always: "negative."  I guess I learned that in Math Class somewhere along the way.

     

    It drives me wild like a math teacher when people say the lower pool, canal elevation is MINUS 2.56... NO! It's NEGATIVE 2.56.  OR we could just all talk in positive numbers and say: 576.92 (feet above sea level).😏 

     

    Minus represents an operation,  negative is a number.

     

    I guess my math teacher is proud somewhere knowing I am calling numbers by their proper name, even adding & subtracting (minusing😏) them the correct way!

    56 Years Ago Today

    in Off the Wall

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    4 hours ago, PastaJoe said:

    My family went over to our next door neighbors because they had a color tv. I fell asleep and missed the first step. My mother said she didn’t wake me because I was tired. 😩

    What was color TV gonna do?  Westinghouse invented a special B&W camera:😜 

     

    https://www.spacecuriosity.com/moon-landing-live-broadcast/

     

     

    2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

    SOB same thing happened to me and I fell asleep, Guess it didn't matter on the color set as it was in B&W.... I'm told

    Read my link above.  How they sent live video...

    KissCam “oops”

    in Off the Wall

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    15 hours ago, BillsfaninChicago said:

    Makes sense that happened at Gillette Stadium since between Spy Gate to Deflate Gate they are used to a lot cheating that has happened there over the years…

    YOU... Have won the thread!

     

    Thank you!

     

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    Brain Teasers

    in Off the Wall

    Posted · Edited by ExiledInIllinois

    4 hours ago, QCity said:

    You're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a prize, behind the others, nothing.

     

    You pick door No. 1

     

    The game show host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens door No. 3, which of course has nothing behind it.

     

    He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?"

     

     

    Is it to your advantage to switch your choice to door No.2?

     

    Explain why or why not.

    Yes.  Change.

     

    The "Monty Hall Problem."

     

    Changing choice has now a 2/3 probability of winning, keeping original choice 1/3.

     

    Always change choice in that situation.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Brain Teasers

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    3 hours ago, BringBackFergy said:

    A man was found dead in his study. He was slumped over his desk and a gun was in his hand. There was a cassette recorder on his desk. When the police entered the room and pressed the play button on the tape recorder they heard: "I can't go on. I have nothing to live for." Then there was the sound of a gunshot. How did the detective immediately know that the man had been murdered and it wasn't a suicide?

    WOW... Is this a Millennial/Gen Z brain teaser or what!

     

     

    Oh... The cleaning lady rewound it.😜

     

     

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