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  1. jayem

    Joyeux annivesaire, Celine!

    Celine Dion turns 58 today. Despite her neurologic disease, she was the star of the Paris Olympics last July by giving a spectacular performance of Hymne 'a l'amour. In case anyone hasn't already heard it (which would be astounding) here it is:
  2. jayem

    Favorite Comments

    Several of my favorite quotes regarding religion: An evil man will do a good deed if it benefits him. But it takes religion to make a good man do an evil deed. Christopher Hitchens When one person suffers from an illusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from an illusion, it is...
  3. jayem

    Worship Songs

    Do they have a good beat and a catchy melody? :oldthumbsup:
  4. jayem

    Worship Songs

    I'm not a religious person. But I do enjoy good music--secular and otherwise. And it seems that most all of the religious music posted here overlooks the classical repertoire. I suspect this related to the hegemony of the RCC when classical religious music was composed. But anyway, here are 3...
  5. jayem

    Trump Plans To Take Contol and Rebuild The Gaza Strip.

    I wouldn't think there's much of a market for real estate in an on-going war zone. But Donald sees an opportunity. Maybe he'll try to get the auction held at his Trump International hotel in Vegas. Auction houses usually charge a 10-20% commission on winning bids, and sometimes a separate...
  6. jayem

    Trump Plans To Take Contol and Rebuild The Gaza Strip.

    Getting in a bit late here---I don't have a problem with Donald taking over Gaza and making it an entirely new economic development. But only if he and Elon Musk pay all the costs in perpetuity from their own pockets
  7. jayem

    Is Trump a true believer inspired and empowered by God - or what ???

    Ivanka converted to Orthodox Judaism when she married Jared Kushner. His family is Jewish, and is also in the real estate business. She and Jared have 3 children. And from what I've read, they're strict religious believers who follow all the Jewish dietary laws, observe the holidays, and attend...
  8. jayem

    Greatest opening movie scenes of all time...

    Opening scene of the original 1975 Jaws. The film clip is dark as Chrissie takes a night swim. Don't go in the water.
  9. jayem

    Some Fun Science Trivia

    In medicine especially, there are shortened names for some illnesses and longer names for specific physiological phenomena. Example: We all know anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that can be fatal without treatment. But we don't need to use the term neurotrophasthenia when referring to...
  10. jayem

    The King's 90th birthday

    If Elvis --the King of Rock & Roll--was alive today he'd be celebrating is 90th birthday. In his honor, here are 3 of my favorites: His prettiest song: From his Las Vegas days:
  11. jayem

    A modest proposal regarding the US president

    I think Michelle is fundamentally benevolent. High ranking undesirables would firstly have their citizenships revoked, and be expelled from the country. But if they continued to make trouble--even from their divergent locations--then more drastic measures would be needed.
  12. jayem

    A modest proposal regarding the US president

    A robotic Joe Biden wearing adult diapers, and living in a memory care facility would still be a better President than the wanna-be dictator we have to deal with for the next 4 years. But there's a higher power than Joe, Donald, or even Barack himself waiting behind the scenes. Her name is...
  13. jayem

    A modest proposal regarding the US president

    The best kill operation I can recall was OK'd by Pres. Obama. Which successfully took out Osama bin Laden in 2011--almost 10 years after 9/11. Of course, Obama didn't fire the kill shots himself. But he gave the orders to the Navy Seals to do so.
  14. jayem

    Jimmy Carter Dies

    The term ex-President just means one who's term is over, and is no longer in office. Do you really think that an ex-President is not supposed to do charitable, humanitarian, and altruistic work?
  15. jayem

    Jimmy Carter Dies

    I'm a native Georgian, and I always liked Pres. Carter. He may not have been the best President, but beyond any doubt, he's our best ex-President. His humanitarian work is unrivaled, which led to his being one of the 4 Presidents awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As I see it, he's the undeniably...
  16. jayem

    Merry Christmas!

    Just for the record, the idea that Christmas is a holiday to be celebrated was forbidden in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in late 1600s. Since the Bible mentions nothing about the date Jesus was born, the 17th century Puritans believed skipping work, drinking alcoholic beverages, and generally...
  17. jayem

    The bells of Notre Dame are ringing again

    Too bad it couldn't have been finished in time for the Olympics. Do you think if Jordan Chiles had prayed there, she wouldn't have lost her medal? :scratch:
  18. jayem

    Longevity Escape Velocity

    And don't forget checking the weather app multiple times every day, and having 5pm dinners at all-you-can-eat buffets.
  19. jayem

    Longevity Escape Velocity

    Longevity Escape Velocity is a term that refers to the time when aging will be delayed--and possibly halted--by advances in bioengineering. Specifically, the errors of DNA transcription and translation which cause aging will be counteracted. Death might become a choice one makes after living...
  20. jayem

    A late Happy Birthday

    Scott Joplin, the Ragtime King, and one of the all-time great American composers, was born Nov. 24, 1868. So this post is a day late. Here are a few of my favorites. In fact, the first is titled, "The Favorite." And BTW, his rags should always be played slowly. "Solace-A Mexican Serenade"...
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