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Laugh And Cry

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The Netflix Effect: Land of the Giants podcast is back for a second season – Vox


https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/6/15/21287046/netflix-effect-land-of-the-giants-recode-podcast

FAA Warns That Near-Empty Jets Pose Danger —Scary

https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0PKxvuGs?pd=0292Kwz5&s=i3

My Neighbor Was Not Taking Any Chances When She Recently Flew To Connecticut To See Her Grandchildren

Introducing You To Micky Wolfson

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My friend Ray Elman is the founding editor in chief of Inspicio, the art publication that is sponsored by The College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts at Florida International University (FIU).

The current edition of Inspicio features a video interview with Mitchell “Micky” Wolfson Jr. an 80 year old collector, preservationist, educator and museum founder, who is dedicated to the research, preservation and education of the material culture of the period 1850–1950, through The Wolfsonian–FIU in Miami Beach and the Wolfsoniana in Genoa, Italy.

Wolfson was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, the son of Frances Cohen (December 16, 1906– May 9, 1980) and Mitchell Wolfson (1900–1983), the founder of Wometco Enterprises in 1925 and the first Jewish mayor of Miami Beach in 1943. His older brother, Louis Wolfson II, was a Florida state representative from Miami-Dade County from 1963–1973.

Wolfson received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a master’s degree in International relations from the Paul N. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

In 1986 Wolfson established The Wolfsonian Foundation, a research center and museum in Miami Beach, and began publishing The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Art, a journal fostering scholarship in late 19th- and early 20th-century design. In the same year he acquired the Mackenzie Castle in Genoa to house his collection, although the restoration works he commissioned remained unfinished and the manor was later sold to an auction house.

Wolfson co-authored Miami Beach: Blueprint of an Eden with artist Michele Oka Doner. Published in 2005, the book is a personal portrayal of Miami Beach from the 1920s through the 1960s.

He is president of The Wolfson Initiative, Washington Storage Company, and the Novecento Corporation. He sits on the Wolfsonian-FIU Advisory Board and the Florida International University Board of Directors and is a trustee for the Mitchell Wolfson Senior Foundation that supports educational and health issues.

Also, he is a trustee for the Mitchell Wolfson Family Foundation that supports the Audubon House and Tropical Gardens in Key West, Florida. He is a member of the International Council of the Museum of Arts and Design, the International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, the International Council of Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France, and a past member of the American Friends of the Louvre. He is on the advisory council of Princeton University’s Department of Comparative Literature and on the advisory council of the Paul N. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

Whew that was a mouthful. I cut and pasted those words from Ray. The interview Ray did with Wolfson is absolutely amazing. It’s a series of videos so get ready for the most entertaining format.

All you have to do is watch the series of videos which are 45 seconds to three minutes each. It goes quite fast because Ray did an amazing job of presenting engaging sound bites

Another Masked Man

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It looks like the mask industry is attracting a lot of creative designs. This was sent to me by my friend and author Neil Plakcy. We may laugh now but I think we learned that we have no idea what the future will bring.

https://youtu.be/jBKW4u2mU8g

https://youtu.be/jBKW4u2mU8g

More Masked Folks

Health Benefits of Houseplants

After reading this article I want to buy more plants. It just makes sense.

Think About This

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Introducing The Eating Mask

https://youtu.be/QRRhrmS38wI

How Many Drones Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?

Sasha Baron Cohen: Hate And Violence On The Internet

Miami Beaches Open

https://youtu.be/NbTRUcmZxyY

We are watching the Lenox Hill series on Netflix. We salute the medical community. You need a strong stomach for this.

Are You Aware of Project Cupid?

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https://youtu.be/szjexhYV0Uo



Are You Aware of Project Cupid? Governor Cuomo created Project Cupid to help NY residents tie the knot during this pandemic.  Lying on the Beaches On Camera (LOBOC) Lois Whitman-Hess and Steve Greenberg talk to a Project Cupid participant — and you won’t believe who it is.

And they lived happily ever after.

https://youtu.be/szjexhYV0Uo

In Case You Forgot What The President Of The United States Should Sound Like

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Joe Biden speaks via video at George Floyd’s funeral

https://youtu.be/NQyUNHpTYdM

https://youtu.be/NQyUNHpTYdM

Watch The Shoes Come Alive

This Is What Social Distancing Looks Like At Neighborhood Pools. Check Out The Floor Markings

Cc’d

Good Luck Going Forward

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Miami Beach skies celebrate better days ahead. Eliot Hess photos

Look at the steam coming out of the marinated BBQ chicken. 100th quarantined dinner.

Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is ‘very rare,’ WHO says

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-patients-arent-spreading-new-infections-who-says.html

NYT opinion editor resigns after furor over ‘Send in the Troops’ op-ed | Ad Age

https://adage.com/article/media/nyt-opinion-editor-resigns-after-furor-over-send-troops-op-ed/2260996



The TikTok House Wreaking Havoc Next Door

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/style/sway-house-neighbors-tiktok.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Could Heartburn Med Pepcid Ease COVID-19 Symptoms?



https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200604/could-heartburn-med-pepcid-ease-covid-19-symptoms

Do You Need A Hug?

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Oops, I forgot you can’t accept a hug right now. So, I promise this is the next best thing. This video was sent to me by a friend from Houston.

I just found out that our long time 42 year old friend/client from Amsterdam, NV, died after a long illness. His mind was so full of positive energy that it just seems impossible that he is no longer with us. Marc was a TV personality, a comedian, a Ted Talk presenter, a story teller, technologist, an author, husband, father, son, brother, friend to all. RIP.

Say hello to puzzle number six. Eliot said this was the toughest one he has ever done, and he has done more than 100 over the years. He has even conquered single colored puzzles. This one was just very complex. It took Eliot one week to complete, a very short time for most. Not Eliot

He wants me to remind everyone that creating puzzles is not the only thing he has done during the pandemic. He has also read seven books (including 800 page “Pharma” and loved it); cleans and cooks everyday; does all the food, pharmacy and liquor ordering and organizing; continues his photography practice; handles all of the biz and personal finances; collates our meds, exercises on the bike and treadmill and watches endless TV with me. I do everything else.

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Sent To Me By Dick Krain, A Big Time Madison Avenue Advertising Executive. A Quick Legal Case

Trump’s Executive Order Is a Disaster For U.S. Innovation | Digital Trends

Michael Petricone is senior vice president of government affairs for the Consumer Technology Association, the U.S. trade association representing more than 2000 consumer technology companies.



https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/trump-executive-order-section-230-opinion/

Covid-19 Cases Were Already Rising Before the George Floyd Protests

The easing of stay-at-home orders and Memorial Day travel have led to spikes in some parts of the country. That’s bad news for what comes next.

Read in WIRED: https://apple.news/ANoQYcv3BQy-L-H85851M8A

Estée Lauder workers call for family heir and board member to be removed over Trump support

More than 100 Estée Lauder employees have requested the removal of board member and family heir, Ronald Lauder, over his support for President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported Friday. In a letter to the company’s chairman, employees said that Lauder’s involvement with the company was “damaging” to its corporate values and its relationship with the Black community. Employees reportedly left a town hall meeting on June 4 feeling “disgusted and dissatisfied” with the chairman’s seemingly scripted

Read in Business Insider: https://apple.news/Axz72KnOFTT-750I5IQG7_A

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian has stepped down from the company board, he announced Friday.

Ohanian, who is married to tennis star Serena Williams, said that he is urging the company to fill his seat with a black candidate. The venture capitalist said he would be using the future gains of his Reddit stock to serve the black community, beginning with a $1 million pledge to Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp. “I believe resignation can actually be an act of leadership from people in power

Read in Business Insider: https://apple.news/AUsbsaghuQy2zLhq24BNrng

Watch Brian Wilson Perform Solo ‘God Only Knows’ on ‘Colbert’ – Rolling Stone

Miami Beach, Florida:Recent Attacks On Seniors Prompt Police To Issue Public Safety Alert, Urging Older Residents To Carry New Safety Device

https://trysafepersonalalarm.com/safety/protection2.php?zero=8asti87t43y8iksyth4iuktyh874e5gy5&affId=CB771A3E&power=gsiou7gyf8iwastgf47&c1=us&c2=smartdisplay_po50&win=asda343aew1231231231&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7YKu-arr6QIVw8KGCh20sgRmEAEYASAAEgKal_D_BwE

Music Is The Language That Can Bring Everyone Together

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This country needs a lot of mending. We need to spread love and peace everywhere. Want to start feeling better? Listen to my friends Rabbi Marc Philippe of Temple Emanu-El, Miami Beach, Fl and Doug Hirsch. click here. Musical Kabbalistic Meditation!

https://youtu.be/WLcGrTpUKOA

David Chesky, music composer and owner of HD Tracks, hi res music site.

https://youtu.be/wmdWSal7OOY