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Stuart G

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March 19, 2022

Special Post...to honor...Yuri Gagarin...a Russian Hero that improved life for everyone..

..........The Russian who was first into space..& he started the ........."Space Race"

The race into space encouraged the building of smaller computers..smaller and even smaller...!!

And Parts became even smaller, and even more smaller, and cheaper..and more cheaper.!...Therefore,
there are more components in the computer you are using now, then those large ones that took up
a full room in the 60s and 70s..(YES, I REMEMBER..BECAUSE I LIVED THROUGH THE 70S & WATCHED STAR TREK,
AND THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER OWN A COMPUTER BACK THEN...NEVER NEVER AND NEVER)


Why make them smaller...So you could go further in outer space and eventually in early 70s, the computers
helped humans to land on the moon. ..............

...Therefore, Yuri Gagarin helped to encourage the downsizing of computers that we are using right now.
..The ...Space Race helped the world get to a point where computers are used for everything and they have
made life safer in many ways. (Like the computers in cars that warn you..or the computers in hospitals that
make you better and keep track of you & your medicines.) The use of computers is everywhere.

........................................this one is VERY IMPORTANT!!......................................................
......................................SO ....think about it..........................................
..The space race and the race to get smaller computers helped us to live better and longer....
.............................AND...HELPED US TO COMMUNICATE BETTER...!!!!
..........................JUST LIKE WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW...................so...

............SO YURI GAGARIN IS A ...HERO..TO BE APPLAUDED BY THE ENTIRE WORLD..
..............HE HELPED TO CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER......

March 18, 2022

A Simple Way to Feel Gratitude Each Day..

A person needs 4 tools:

Post It Notes or 3 X 5 Cards ...(cut the cards in half, now, you have double the number of cards ..about 2 & 1/2 by
...........2 & 1/2 inches.... (a scissors) ..(a pen or pencil to write with), & masking tape or Scotch Tape..

Last Step ...Write on Each card ..."Today is Friday 3/18"...(today's date) (Just those five words on each card or note)

........................TODAY IS............(DAY OF WEEK) ..THEN NUMBER OF DAY...................

Then post those notes in at least 6 different locations throughout your home or apartment. Use masking tape or Scotch
Tape to put up the small notes all over where you live. (on the walls, doors or mirrors)
You put the small notes in the bathroom, dining room, kitchen, living room, etc, etc, and etc.

The process of writing the date and posting those notes or note cards around the place where you live is
very likely to lift your mood each day. It is indeed a .......NEW DAY... and something to celebrate..

Why Celebrate Each Day? ....... Each new day is a celebration in one's life. I need to celebrate each day because.........
...............I have seen a large number of days (in the thousands) and each new day is ... VERY IMPORTRANT....

...... SPENDING THE DAY MISERABLE, WORRYING, OR FEELING SAD OFTEN MAKES ME UNHAPPY.
.............

...... We need to be happy for some part of the day because that helps us to keep going to the next day...

March 18, 2022

A simple reason "Why Bad Guys Do it. The Bad Guys Think They Will Get Away With It.

......................This includes all bad people .....It is really that simple.................

The common thinking among them is..."No Consequences, & Nothing Will Happen To Me".......and

.................."Everything will be OK, and I Will Get Away With It."........................................

..True of small bad people and the well known bad people like Trump and Putin............

.......... The common thought is that "I am going to get away with it"..........................
.......... I will be, "OK" ..."With No Consequences.".... is what motivates them all.

................................And I believe that that is why they..... "DO IT"...................and..........

..... Also, This is not a new idea. I think it has been written about many times by many great writers, and this .......has been discussed by many great philosophers........................................

........................Again...Not " A New Idea".. but the time has come to mention it again.........................................

.........................Thanks for reading this....

March 15, 2022

Just 3 words changed the world in the last 50 years.. Those 3 words are..."Copy and Paste"

..I have more to say on this topic, but that is for another time & place. ..THE END ...
...............................one more word...last one...."search"

March 14, 2022

Yes, World History shows us a "Whole Lot"...but ...'There is always...MORE!!!"

....We think we have seen it all....but....THERE IS ALWAYS MORE, & MORE & MORE...and .."EVEN MORE"

just 2 examples: 1. Donald Trump became a President of the U.S.A.
.........................2. Putin invading the Ukraine ...??

......................... .......................................

March 14, 2022

My... "Lots of Love"... comment now in:" General Discussion". forum..

sorry...should have been posted there in the first place..

March 14, 2022

"LOTS OF LOVE" comment posted by " BeyondGeogrphy" is proof no one is telling Trump what to say


Even right now, (Yesterday) he consults with "NO ONE, & he is totally sure he can get away with anything and saying
ANYTHING..............................................................................................
....Anyone who he would have consulted with, (yes, ANYONE) would have told Trump not to say this now.
But Donald Trump said this yesterday....3/13..to prove to the world and the U.S.A. exactly who he is.___________
(You fill in the blank on who he is, I haven't got the energy right now)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-says-lot-of-love-behind-putin-wanting-to-make-his-country-larger/ar-AAV0OtK
March 14, 2022

Happy Movies to take your mind off of ......................................

Some Movies to take your mind of ???....Plese list more...and more...and ..more
_____________________________________________________________(all available at Library or Internet)
The Producers

Blazing Saddles.

It's a Wonderful Life

Around the World in 80 Days

Young Frankenstein

Land Before Time (Animated)


(yes, done before, but we need it again....NOW!!....AND...I know it is late in some areas..let's keep this one going)

and more, and more, and more.............


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About Stuart G

I thought I knew a lot, and I found out... how little I knew about what I know. And how much more there is to learn, if I listen and read what others have to say.
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