Just when you thought life couldn’t get anymore bizarre, along comes UFO’s. I read this story in the WSJ and wanted to share it with you so you would be prepared for the inevitable.
I know that some of you do not have subscriptions to the WSJ, so I took photos of the story and cut and posted it here. That, in itself, is an art.
Here is the 11th episode of “What The Heck Is That!?” The mystery gadget is something every child should have during the pandemic. That is a huge hint.
Steve Greenberg’s gadget game show is doing very well. It’s under consideration for lots of digital opportunities. You get to see this episode before the general public. Panelists are: Oliver Tull, Harry Redlich and the DigiDame.
Enjoy the show! And please “subscribe” and “like” on YouTube. Thank you!!!
“Neuralink” has been the hot topic of the week in the tech industry. I’m sure many of you have heard about it, but if you haven’t, I’m going to tell you something that is absolutely amazing.
Shelly Palmer’s networking group.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Founder of Space X, is also the Co-Founder of a company called “Neuralink,” located in San Francisco. The company is working on a brain-implant device that he claims will cure everything from blindness to quadriplegia.
Musk recently told the press that the invention is going to achieve human “symbiosis with artificial intelligence. ‘Neuralink’ is stitched by a ‘sewing-machine-like’ robot into a person’s dark matter using thin electrode-studded wires.”
Get ready for this. Musk explains that the “Neuralink” device is implanted in your skull. “You take out a chunk of the skull and put in the “Neuralink.” Electro -threads are inserted very carefully into the brain and then stitched up.”
Did you pass out yet just thinking about it?
Musk claims no one will be able to detect that somebody has it. “It can interface with anything in your brain.”
Many report that “Neuralink” is being made to fix almost anything wrong with the brain. It could restore full eyesight for someone who is blind, to full functionality for a quadriplegic.
Musk will be giving full online demonstrations of “Neuralink” in the coming months. Dates will be announced shortly.
I heard a lot about this during my online Shelly Palmer networking session yesterday. Some of the engineers and scientists questioned our dependency on a machine of this nature. It could possibly control mood swings, memory loss, and all types of personality traits.
No one can predict the ramifications of this invention. Everyone agreed that with Musk’s determination, something major is likely to happen sooner rather than later.
The tech industry got a kick out of this one. I found it on Facebook. Ruby Keeler danced on typewriter keys with Lee Dixon. It’s “The Typewriter Tap Dance” sequence from “Too Marvelous For Words.” It appeared in the 1937 musical film, “Ready,Willing, And Able.” It’s so enjoyable.
Enjoy a new David Chesky Composition. I know David from the audio industry where he owns a high definition record label and a mastering studio in NYC.
The following was created by him during the pandemic.
João Menegussi is the dancer. (American Ballet Theater)
Chesky explained that classical composers usually get inspired from national folk music. This time Chesky’s source for “The Abreu Danzas” was the sound and energy of New York City, or to be precise, a Latin New York City.
Chesky said his music is all about a walk in the neighborhood, music, and the sounds of life pouring out of open windows. “The tempos, the muscular groupings, and the dynamics give the pieces an unapologetic, in-your-face attitude —the Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian rhythms give them an emotional underpinning.”
If you haven’t danced to a symphonic work in a while, here is your chance.
Eliot celebrated his birthday by baking a cake from scratch and showing off his long hair. He wanted to see if there was much difference from the way he looked in the photo which is just a wee bit over 40 years old, and how he looks now. You be the judge.
These 10 Yiddish Words Will Get You Through Quarantine
1. Tsedrate
adj. (tsuh-DRATE) All mixed up, confused.
Before the Covid-19 virus, tsedrayte meant we couldn’t remember if we promised to meet a friend for lunch on Thursday or Friday. Now we don’t know what day of the week it is. These days, just getting the mail makes us tsedrayte. Do we leave the letters on the floor for 24 hours? Do we wipe the package before we put it on the floor or wash our hands and then wipe the package? And what do we do after we open it?
2. Shpilkes
(SHPILL-kiss) Impatience, restlessness.
Before Covid-19, when our young kids had “ants in their pants,” we’d tell them to go outside and play. Now, however, we have to mask them up first, and watch them carefully so they stay six feet away from all the other kids who are also trying to get their shpilkes out. We used to go out to a yoga class; now when our little ones have shpilkes, we watch Cosmic Kids Yoga and do downward facing dogs right along with them.
3. Shlub
n. (SHLUB) A slob; some who dresses sloppily.
All this self-quarantining has made shlubs even shlubbier. Sweatpants and torn T-shirts have gone from weekend wear to all day, everyday wear — unless you’re one of those people who dons business casual from the waist up for your Zoom conference calls. If we’ve learned any fashion sense while being self-quarantined, it’s that a bra is optional.
4. Pulkes
pl. n. (PULL-keys) Thighs.
The word usually refers to cute, chubby baby thighs, but it can also mean those belonging to poultry. And with all the freezer diving we’re doing, we’ve discovered and eaten our fair share of pulkes in the last month. We’re counting the days till we can swap out our sweatpants for shorts and attend a summer barbecue, but we’re not certain our pulkes will be ready for public viewing after all we’ve eaten.
5. Sekhel
n. (SEH-khul) Common sense; good judgment.
Advice used to flow downstream. Our parents would nag us: “Have a little sekhel; do you really have to fly when you’re pregnant?” Now the tables have turned and we nag our parents: “Wash your hands. Wear a mask. You’re going to the supermarket? You’re old. Stay home!” And our kids? They have the computer sekhel we need: They’ve taught us how to complete the online school attendance form and how to limit our Facebook posts to “friends only” so we don’t embarrass them in front of “the whole world!” They’ve also taught us that there’s nothing wrong with eating ice cream twice a day.
6. Eyngeshparter
n. (AYN-guh-shpar-ter) A stubborn person; someone who cannot be convinced with logic.
These are the people who are protesting to end the shutdown before it’s safe, ordering “cures” on the Internet, and claiming the pandemic is all a hoax.
7. Bubkes
n. (BUP-kiss) Literally beans, nothing.
Something that’s worthless or that falls short of expectations. In this new normal, we’re getting used to bubkes in the toilet paper aisle, bubkes in our fresh vegetable drawer, and bubkes in our checking account.
8. Ongeblozen
adj. (un-geh-BLUH-zin) Sulky, pouty; a sourpuss.
Our kids used to get ongeblozzen when we said we couldn’t go out for pizza. Now everyone’s ongeblozzen because we spent all afternoon making dough from scratch… and we didn’t have the right kind of cheese. “It tastes funny. It doesn’t taste like Panzone’s pizza. Why can’t we go to Panzone’s?”
9. Tsuris
n. (TSORE-iss) troubles and worries; problems.
We can’t help worrying when our sister tells us she had a suspicious mammogram or our son hints that someone bullied him in school. But these days, instead of worrying about illness or money or school or our family or the future — we’re worried about all of it. Tsuris has gone from personal to universal.
10. Oy
int. (OY)
Perhaps the most popular Yiddish expression, oy conveys dozens of emotions, from surprise, joy, and relief to pain, fear and grief. Bubbe Mitzi used to say that just groaning “a good oy” could make you feel better.
So give a good oy, tie the shmata on your face — be sure to cover your mouth and your nose! — and try not to get tsedrate. Here’s hoping all this tsuris will be over soon
I think Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books&Books, Miami, along with his Zoom guests, author John Grisham and author Carl Hiaason, forgot they were on camera this past Wednesday. It was like a boys night out. Eliot and I had 90 minutes of good laughs.
They started discussing embarrassing things that happen to them on the road during book signings. They miss going to book stores and personally meeting fans.
They talked about no one showing up for book signings, people coming by to say hello and never buying books, and being asked to sign some very strange things.
John said that one time a woman waited on a crowded line for a half hour, walked up to the desk he was sitting at, and asked him to sign her breast. He noticed her tough-looking boyfriend to the side who was just staring at him.
He decided to accommodate. Her breast was rather large so he signed John Grisham and added Jr. because there was plenty of room.
She buttoned up and walked away. Then her boy friend walked up to the desk, looked John right in the eye and unzipped his pants. He took out his penis and said, “sign this.” Without hesitation, John took his magic marker, and made the illusion to sign J.G, because there wasn’t enough room for his whole name. By that time the police showed up and asked John if he wanted to press charges. He said “no” for the gal and “yes” for the guy
John has a new book, “A Time For Mercy” coming out this October and Carl’s book, “Squeeze Me,” was just released. Carl just got engaged. At 68, this will be his third marriage.
Do you believe this nut job is Governor Gavin Newsom’s ex-wife? What was he thinking? Don’t answer that.
Meg Sahdala has devoted her working life to rescuing animals. Lois Whitman-Hess and Steve Greenberg aren’t “going to the dogs,” instead they are talking to Meg during this edition of “Lying On The Beach On Camera” (LOBOC).
Meg’s beautiful daughter is now pre-teen
Meg’s story is an unusual one. While working for EB Brands – a niche accessories company— Meg started her own animal related company named DOG CLOTHES AVENUE.
Back in 2014, Meg made a bold move and opened a non-profit charity called MIAMI ANIMAL RESCUE, established to rescue abandoned pets in South Florida.
Six years later, Miami Animal Rescue is one of the largest Florida rescues with a newly opened shelter branch in Colorado last year.
Miami Animal Rescue (www.MiamiAnimalRescue.org) has saved thousands of animals — and has received many honors and awards.
My friend for many decades, Richie Grand, loves the oldies. We all do. He recently sent me some of his favorite picks which I thought I would share with you.
These selections should provide you with a good walk down memory lane. It will also take you back to the time when life was so different. I wonder how many of us liked it better then, or prefer now?
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