@shanghaibenny2 How do I post a link here? It comes from a line in "The Egyptian", with Gene Tierney. I am certain that you know the film. John Carradine speaks of immortality as being futile.
@shanghaibenny2 No one said any thing about a pod! It stems from a line in "The Egyptian", a film that featured Ms. Tierney. It talks about the fact that despite building major monuments as the Pharaohs had built
we are all mortal! Only the stones or Egyptian desert will survive! I have been there and the sand is total, everywhere, into everything-eternal. You should experience it! Then you will get it!
The 'pod' was my idea. I took it from one of my own poems. 'Pod' is a take off on -poid as in 'anthropoid:' grains of sand in the shape of a human. Poetry is sometimes at odds with science. Thanks for your comments.
Your education is spot on. I wish I had it, but leave dentistry to the competent. Everything is chemistry. Does this explain spiritual attraction? Can the sum total of a human existence be greater than the few chemicals that compose us?
@molarmama5 How much in dollars? First, consider the raw materials – land – that compose you. Next , there is labor and the cost of the energy that went into making you - all aspects: parenting, courtship, birth and child-rearing to education. Then capital comes in: the cost of all physical things necessary to produce, raise, support and educate you.
@molarmama5 Finally, there is entrepreneurship, the value of the management and risk-taking of the company of people who undertook the task of making nurturing and protecting you. And were they sure how you would turn out? Whew! People like you don’t come cheap.
@shanghaibenny2 What else is there other than flesh on bones, flesh on fruit some flesh is boneless, art and structure are meaningless to all nature other than man, the earth is as a grain of sand in the universe and each grain of sand in total is as nothing to the universe, every Atom every Neutrino upon the earth was here and will still be here when our sun dies ,however, it will change and that change is all that is constant throughout the Universe.
Saturday chat. Nothingness is a human construct. 'Empty' space is not empty, but contains minute amounts of energy. Space, therefore, is only a reference point. Energy and matter did spring forth spontaneously from this "nothing" creating the Big Bang. Can the life of one human being, be it prophet, philosopher or scientist have such an impact on the fabric of our world as to create a giant ripple effect spreading beyond its borders infinitely?
@shanghaibenny2 We will be as some recently extinct and possibly unknown and undiscovered tribe from some south American mountainous region no one knows of their fears, achievements way of life beliefs or existence now gone. As a life form we are to caught up with the notion that we are important to the way of it all but if you take a close and open minded hard look at Homo Sapiens we are probably one of the more fragile and precarious forms of life to have evolved on the rolling rock.
I can see the truth in that. At least the dinosaurs did not destroy themselves. If we ever make it off this 'roiling' rock (but, probably not before trashing it). We just may have a future, if our genes do not peter out first. (No pun intended)
@shanghaibenny2 None taken, not that I am advocating war. but our species is over populating and war, Famine, Disease the natural order of things was able to keep us in check.We have so greatly overcome these natural enemies in Oriental, Asian, South American and emerging African nations the Rock we depend on cannot sustain it it's simple maths 3 into 2 will not go without a negative result.
@shanghaibenny2 The strange thing is that Indigenous populations are declining where the greater wealth is and these populations are being bolstered by influx from nations of less wealth and less opportunity yet huge population growth, only China has great wealth gained at the expense of the west yet little or no Immigration the average Chinese person is relatively poor. But African nation where famine and corruption prevail have huge bursts of indigenous populations scrambling to get out.
Chinese are also scrambling to get out, both rich and poor alike. In the case of the former, it is because of pollution (water, air and soil) , food adulteration and the desire for a better life for their children. The exam system is murder.
@shanghaibenny2 Well the wealthy people regardless of where or what their country is will always be able to leave using Asylum as a means of entry which in turn makes host nations less tolerant to genuine asylum seekers I think the Aussies have got the right balance and systems in place in controlling it's growth not like Ireland and mainland Europe which is now virtually border-less.
While we are on the subject of rich refugees, the US government insists on taxing people until the sixth year after renouncing their citizenship. Most ,of course, do so to escape taxes.
@shanghaibenny2 Not sure I understand, if citizenship\refugee status is renounced surely the person is deported and not libel for taxes. Re. Rich refugees I mean not wealthy but capable of financing expensive travel\flihts, genuine Asylum seekers are the very one's unable to make these journey's.Some of the countries asylum is sought from are countries that enjoy trade and good diplomatic relationships.Bogus claims has cost Ireland hundreds of millions which could be put to better use.
Refugee from high taxes - the term used facetiously. Any US citizen who chooses to renounce his/her citizenship still has tax liabliltiies no matter where they live. Ridiculous, but true!
@shanghaibenny2 Well if you were super wealthy and of a certain age you might well give up citizenship but I cannot see to man people relinquishing citizenship of such a great nation as the U.S.
@shanghaibenny2 Gene actually did try and reduce the tax liabilities on the earnings by moving from the U.S. to Europe and making movies for Fox and MGM abroad but it did not work out to Genes advantage in the end, and everything come back around to Gene in the end. L.O.L I got to sign off take care till next time.
A beauty.
MindsiMedia 2 months ago 2
Thought I would bring you views to from 99 to it's first century just love this
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
Thanks centurian.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
Lovely video, amazing photos!!!
irinagarbo 3 months ago
Jinkies! What a wonderfully beautiful mix of montage & music! Kudos & Congrats, Benny! A world of thanks for sharing this exquisite video with me!!!
JubalCalif 3 months ago
@JubalCalif
My pleasure.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
Excellent beautifully done memorial---Thank you Benny!
I will quote from one of her films. "The Egyptian", immortality, a hole in my hand, only the little grains of sand survive.
Ms. Tierney, GOD bless you--RIP!
molarmama5 3 months ago
@molarmama5
That is what we are..'grains cramped in a pod'.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 How do I post a link here? It comes from a line in "The Egyptian", with Gene Tierney. I am certain that you know the film. John Carradine speaks of immortality as being futile.
molarmama5 3 months ago
@molarmama5
Click on the comments box and 'Create a video response' will appear.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 No one said any thing about a pod! It stems from a line in "The Egyptian", a film that featured Ms. Tierney. It talks about the fact that despite building major monuments as the Pharaohs had built
we are all mortal! Only the stones or Egyptian desert will survive! I have been there and the sand is total, everywhere, into everything-eternal. You should experience it! Then you will get it!
molarmama5 3 months ago
@molarmama5
The 'pod' was my idea. I took it from one of my own poems. 'Pod' is a take off on -poid as in 'anthropoid:' grains of sand in the shape of a human. Poetry is sometimes at odds with science. Thanks for your comments.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 Yikes! So I am a Chemistry major and practice Dentistry. I minored in Physics and
History.
molarmama5 3 months ago
@molarmama5
Your education is spot on. I wish I had it, but leave dentistry to the competent. Everything is chemistry. Does this explain spiritual attraction? Can the sum total of a human existence be greater than the few chemicals that compose us?
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 Does that mean that my entire family is worth $5.34?
molarmama5 3 months ago
@molarmama5 How much in dollars? First, consider the raw materials – land – that compose you. Next , there is labor and the cost of the energy that went into making you - all aspects: parenting, courtship, birth and child-rearing to education. Then capital comes in: the cost of all physical things necessary to produce, raise, support and educate you.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@molarmama5 Finally, there is entrepreneurship, the value of the management and risk-taking of the company of people who undertook the task of making nurturing and protecting you. And were they sure how you would turn out? Whew! People like you don’t come cheap.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 @molarmama5
Empires Come and Empires Go
The Closest Thing To Constant
Is Everything We Know
Change Is Forever As Forever Is To Change
From An Ash Cloud We come
To An Ash Cloud We Shall Go.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
The flesh, yes.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 What else is there other than flesh on bones, flesh on fruit some flesh is boneless, art and structure are meaningless to all nature other than man, the earth is as a grain of sand in the universe and each grain of sand in total is as nothing to the universe, every Atom every Neutrino upon the earth was here and will still be here when our sun dies ,however, it will change and that change is all that is constant throughout the Universe.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
Saturday chat. Nothingness is a human construct. 'Empty' space is not empty, but contains minute amounts of energy. Space, therefore, is only a reference point. Energy and matter did spring forth spontaneously from this "nothing" creating the Big Bang. Can the life of one human being, be it prophet, philosopher or scientist have such an impact on the fabric of our world as to create a giant ripple effect spreading beyond its borders infinitely?
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 We will be as some recently extinct and possibly unknown and undiscovered tribe from some south American mountainous region no one knows of their fears, achievements way of life beliefs or existence now gone. As a life form we are to caught up with the notion that we are important to the way of it all but if you take a close and open minded hard look at Homo Sapiens we are probably one of the more fragile and precarious forms of life to have evolved on the rolling rock.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
I can see the truth in that. At least the dinosaurs did not destroy themselves. If we ever make it off this 'roiling' rock (but, probably not before trashing it). We just may have a future, if our genes do not peter out first. (No pun intended)
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 None taken, not that I am advocating war. but our species is over populating and war, Famine, Disease the natural order of things was able to keep us in check.We have so greatly overcome these natural enemies in Oriental, Asian, South American and emerging African nations the Rock we depend on cannot sustain it it's simple maths 3 into 2 will not go without a negative result.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
This 'negative growth' is spreading fast.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 The strange thing is that Indigenous populations are declining where the greater wealth is and these populations are being bolstered by influx from nations of less wealth and less opportunity yet huge population growth, only China has great wealth gained at the expense of the west yet little or no Immigration the average Chinese person is relatively poor. But African nation where famine and corruption prevail have huge bursts of indigenous populations scrambling to get out.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
Chinese are also scrambling to get out, both rich and poor alike. In the case of the former, it is because of pollution (water, air and soil) , food adulteration and the desire for a better life for their children. The exam system is murder.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 Well the wealthy people regardless of where or what their country is will always be able to leave using Asylum as a means of entry which in turn makes host nations less tolerant to genuine asylum seekers I think the Aussies have got the right balance and systems in place in controlling it's growth not like Ireland and mainland Europe which is now virtually border-less.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
While we are on the subject of rich refugees, the US government insists on taxing people until the sixth year after renouncing their citizenship. Most ,of course, do so to escape taxes.
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 Not sure I understand, if citizenship\refugee status is renounced surely the person is deported and not libel for taxes. Re. Rich refugees I mean not wealthy but capable of financing expensive travel\flihts, genuine Asylum seekers are the very one's unable to make these journey's.Some of the countries asylum is sought from are countries that enjoy trade and good diplomatic relationships.Bogus claims has cost Ireland hundreds of millions which could be put to better use.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@HAPPYTHELEAF
Refugee from high taxes - the term used facetiously. Any US citizen who chooses to renounce his/her citizenship still has tax liabliltiies no matter where they live. Ridiculous, but true!
shanghaibenny2 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 Well if you were super wealthy and of a certain age you might well give up citizenship but I cannot see to man people relinquishing citizenship of such a great nation as the U.S.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
@shanghaibenny2 Gene actually did try and reduce the tax liabilities on the earnings by moving from the U.S. to Europe and making movies for Fox and MGM abroad but it did not work out to Genes advantage in the end, and everything come back around to Gene in the end. L.O.L I got to sign off take care till next time.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
Beautiful, fitting tribute for darling Gene on her birthday!
Muirmaiden 3 months ago
Thanks Benny.It's beautiful.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENE>
northernoir 3 months ago
Beautifully done for a heroine unsung,
A lady of grace and charm the 19th of November
We shall always remember
Thought the sands through our fingers run.
HAPPYTHELEAF 3 months ago
Very beautifull tribute the song , the picture, the poem and at the end the tune of Laura.Hat off
angua21 3 months ago 2
nice one, benny.
j.
djrbfm 3 months ago 2