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Changing Perspectives

 

Age has a tendency to change our perspectives...  if and only if, we are open to that change.

For example, when we are young, we are, for the most part, liberal in our way of thinking because we do not want to be defined by RULES.

As we get older, we typically change that perspective because we realize how important it is to be defined by rules.

However, some of us, even though we have changed will continue to think the old way because that is how our minds have been conditioned to think for many years.

Therefore, once a liberal always a liberal.

Our prior conditioning butts' heads with reality often as we age, and we are too stubborn to realize it and modified our behavior consciously.

For example, when we were young, we drove like a bat out of hell, but age causes us to drive slowly.

OR,

when we were young, we could drink alcohol as if it were water, but age causes us to change that behavior.

OR,

when we were young, we could have sex all night long and still want more in the morning but age causes us to lose our excitement and/or our erections.

However...

our political views don't always change like that unless we are consciously aware that being liberal is not just irresponsible but financially not practical.

Why we don't see that normally, I could not say...  but it is the reason why the Democratic Party continues to have a lot of members.

My parents were Democrats regardless of the party's beliefs because that is just who they wanted to be.  However, I wonder if my Kennedy Democratic parents would still be willing to support the party now that they are leaning so far left and progressive.

I will not vote for Trump simply because I do not want the LIBERALS to be in power any longer...

Somewhat Political

 

NASA Launces Time Machine

The James Webb Space Telescope, also commonly called Webb, is the most significant advancement in human endeavor toward unraveling the mystery of the cosmos. This infrared observatory started in space with the support of NASA, ESA, and CSA; it can give a new perception of the evolution of the cosmos in the tendency to provide a glimpse of the Big Bang and its effect.

Webb is more than just a telescope – it is humanity’s most potent eye in the sky – providing the ability to observe the universe billions of years back and, hopefully, unlock the key to the cosmos’ evolution and provide answers to some of the most fundamental questions asked by humanity.

A mirror like no other: how Webb’s unprecedented design changes our understanding of the cosmos
Webb’s instrument, called the Mid-Infrared Instrument or MIRI, is designed to collect energy even from behind dust clouds and reveal the objects behind them. It has a mirror that is almost three times the size of the first space telescope, the Hubble, and is made of 18 hexagonal segments, collecting much more light than the earlier telescope, hence capturing the faint lights from the young universe.               READ MORE...

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Lest We Forget

 

Honoring the Dead

 

Anselm Kiefer - Artist

Anselm Kiefer is a German sculptor and painter, who creates monumental works using unusual materials, such as ash, shellac, lead, straw, and glitter. These pieces often allude to collective memory and controversial facts from our history, such as the Nazi rule, literary works, mythology, as well as historical figures the artist admires. In his work, Kiefer aims at confronting his culture’s dark past.
Anselm Kiefer, The boundless tangle of nature, with a real axe … from’s series Der Gordische Knoten, 2019. Courtesy White Cube

Our Past

 

Promises

 

Flush Regularly

 

Whites

 

Crazy Ideas

 

United we Stand - Divided we Fall

 

Patrick Henry used the phrase in his last public speech, given in March 1799, in which he denounced The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. Clasping his hands and swaying unsteadily, Henry declaimed, "Let us trust God, and our better judgment to set us right hereafter. United we stand, divided we fall.

This was spoken 225 years ago and is still a popular phase especially in times where we find ourselves now.  It is popular because it applies to ALL ASPECTS of life.

For FIVE GENERATIONS, Americans have known and/or believed that Americans are only STRONG when we are united.

I believe that division started in the USA in the 1960s when we had racial unrest and Vietnam war protests.  While these unrests and protests pertained to the younger generation, they still created a crack in the moral crust of society that has gradually opened wider over the years.

We are divided on several fronts:

• Racial
• Gender
• Political
• Financial
• Religious
• Educationally
• Geographically
• Governmentally
• Work Positions
• Health & Fitness

Right now the top divisions are:

• Political/governmental
• Racial
• Financial

We have two Presidential candidates:  Donald Trump and Kamala Harris who preached unity, but whose underlying programs firmly address DIVISION, like:

• Open borders
• No Compromising
• Illegal Immigration
• Socialism/Communism
• Taxes/Duties/Tariffs
• Military
• Censoring the opposition

One of President Biden's Secretaries recently informed FOX News that she DID NOT BELIEVE anything that came out of Donald Trump's mouth.

That kind of attitude, especially from a leadership position, does not sow the seeds of UNITY...  in fact, it promotes DIVISION pure and simple.

Our leaders have to find a way to outgrow that type of mentality or else we will never UNITE AGAIN.

Somewhat Political

 

Your Brain's Memory Resets

A new study from Cornell University reveals that sleep not only consolidates memories but also resets the brain’s memory storage mechanism. This process, governed by specific regions in the hippocampus, allows neurons to prepare for new learning without being overwhelmed. This insight opens potential pathways for enhancing memory and treating neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and PTSD.

While everyone knows that a good night’s sleep restores energy, a new Cornell University study finds it resets another vital function: memory.

Learning or experiencing new things activates neurons in the hippocampus, a region of the brain vital for memory. Later, while we sleep, those same neurons repeat the same pattern of activity, which is how the brain consolidates those memories that are then stored in a large area called the cortex. But how is it that we can keep learning new things for a lifetime without using up all of our neurons?
Mechanisms of Memory Resetting

A new study published in the journal Science, finds at certain times during deep sleep, certain parts of the hippocampus go silent, allowing those neurons to reset.

“This mechanism could allow the brain to reuse the same resources, the same neurons, for new learning the next day,” said Azahara Oliva, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior and the paper’s corresponding author.         READ MORE...

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