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Oct. 28th, 2019 02:21 pm1. Debating renting Spiderman Far From Home and Toy Story 4, but also thinking maybe I can get it for free elsewhere? It's $5.99 on "On Demand".
2. Yet another article on how the internet is bad for your brain
What's interesting is when I visited my brother -- I was the only one not on the internet constantly. They were both on their phones. It was the first thing they did in the morning is check their phones, and the last they did at night -- either text messaging, apple news feed, or snapchat.
I, on the other hand, was reading an article in the New Yorker about the History of Impeachment. And staring out at the woods. Watching the cats. Watching them. I didn't plug in that often. My phone was in constant need of charging due to either : the fact I was constantly taking photos with it and using it as a camera or the battery was shot. I'm convinced it is the former, my brother the latter.
Last night was the first time I'd been on for two and a half days. I saw it through them -- my brother played SNL for us on Sunday morning. And his daughter played Rap on hers for me or showed me photos she took last night.
And each morning during the weekdays -- my morning routine is shower, blow dry hair, turn on tv briefly for the weather report and road report, then to subway, where I read a book. I don't read my phone, sometimes I do, but usually not. And I often am not looking at anything online until I get to work in the morning. And then it's the paper and email.
I also meditate daily, and in doing so -- have begun to see how easy it is to get embroiled in other's promotions and advertising. But the internet isn't all bad, and people use it differently. My brother isn't on it constantly -- ignore what I said above. He takes long hikes without it. And he has dinner without checking it.
3. Why is Hollywood Constantly Rebooting Itself?
[This is a question that came to mind after watching a youtube video of trailers for up and coming action flicks. Seven out of the ten flicks advertised were either sequels or remakes of original movies. There were only three original stories in the bunch. Only three. Gads.]
( Excerpt )
4. The Invention and Reinvention of Impeachment - the article I kept trying to read up at my brother's but got distracted. I'd picked up a New Yorker at the train station than promptly left it up there.
( excerpt )
And here's a bit on the history of it:
( how the Brits handled impeachment )
( Why the Americans Resurrected the Practice in 1787 )
( How they figured out what constitutes an impeachable offense )
( How many trials has the Senate held on Impeachment? )
( Can you impeach a Senator - no not really, see William J. Blount, but you can expel him from the Senate )
( less well known case of the attempt to impeach Samuel L. Chase, Supreme Court Justice )
[The above case established two things: 1) the independence of the judiciary. 2) the price of independence granted by life tenure is abstention from party politics. It did not establish a lasting policy on impeachment however...since the defense was wrong, nothing in American History suggests that an impeachable offense has to be an indictable crime. In short, dear readers, the President does have powers that have to extend beyond an ordinary citizens. The President has powers only he/she can abuse or exercise. You can't handle it the same way you would an ordinary crime.
( Three Failed Attempts to Impeach a Sitting President, or rather two and one ended with a resignation )
5. 10 Famous Authors with Surprising Day Jobs - or 10 reasons to hang onto that office job
( Read more... )
I rather like Octavia Butler and Harper Lee's. Didn't know that about Agatha Christie.
6. Private Investigator who went from Sleuth to Digging for Data
7. Why Do Stars Like Adele Keep Losing Their Voice?
Interesting. I've noticed this.
2. Yet another article on how the internet is bad for your brain
What's interesting is when I visited my brother -- I was the only one not on the internet constantly. They were both on their phones. It was the first thing they did in the morning is check their phones, and the last they did at night -- either text messaging, apple news feed, or snapchat.
I, on the other hand, was reading an article in the New Yorker about the History of Impeachment. And staring out at the woods. Watching the cats. Watching them. I didn't plug in that often. My phone was in constant need of charging due to either : the fact I was constantly taking photos with it and using it as a camera or the battery was shot. I'm convinced it is the former, my brother the latter.
Last night was the first time I'd been on for two and a half days. I saw it through them -- my brother played SNL for us on Sunday morning. And his daughter played Rap on hers for me or showed me photos she took last night.
And each morning during the weekdays -- my morning routine is shower, blow dry hair, turn on tv briefly for the weather report and road report, then to subway, where I read a book. I don't read my phone, sometimes I do, but usually not. And I often am not looking at anything online until I get to work in the morning. And then it's the paper and email.
I also meditate daily, and in doing so -- have begun to see how easy it is to get embroiled in other's promotions and advertising. But the internet isn't all bad, and people use it differently. My brother isn't on it constantly -- ignore what I said above. He takes long hikes without it. And he has dinner without checking it.
3. Why is Hollywood Constantly Rebooting Itself?
[This is a question that came to mind after watching a youtube video of trailers for up and coming action flicks. Seven out of the ten flicks advertised were either sequels or remakes of original movies. There were only three original stories in the bunch. Only three. Gads.]
( Excerpt )
4. The Invention and Reinvention of Impeachment - the article I kept trying to read up at my brother's but got distracted. I'd picked up a New Yorker at the train station than promptly left it up there.
( excerpt )
And here's a bit on the history of it:
( how the Brits handled impeachment )
( Why the Americans Resurrected the Practice in 1787 )
( How they figured out what constitutes an impeachable offense )
( How many trials has the Senate held on Impeachment? )
( Can you impeach a Senator - no not really, see William J. Blount, but you can expel him from the Senate )
( less well known case of the attempt to impeach Samuel L. Chase, Supreme Court Justice )
[The above case established two things: 1) the independence of the judiciary. 2) the price of independence granted by life tenure is abstention from party politics. It did not establish a lasting policy on impeachment however...since the defense was wrong, nothing in American History suggests that an impeachable offense has to be an indictable crime. In short, dear readers, the President does have powers that have to extend beyond an ordinary citizens. The President has powers only he/she can abuse or exercise. You can't handle it the same way you would an ordinary crime.
( Three Failed Attempts to Impeach a Sitting President, or rather two and one ended with a resignation )
5. 10 Famous Authors with Surprising Day Jobs - or 10 reasons to hang onto that office job
( Read more... )
I rather like Octavia Butler and Harper Lee's. Didn't know that about Agatha Christie.
6. Private Investigator who went from Sleuth to Digging for Data
7. Why Do Stars Like Adele Keep Losing Their Voice?
Interesting. I've noticed this.