xxxx The series 1883, xxxxx 1944-0809 Sam Elliott* actor – Sacramento, CA USA 1967-0501 Tim McGraw* as James Dutton. Country music singer/record producer/actor – Start, LA USA 1967-0921 Faith Hill* (b Perry) as Margaret Dutton. Country music singer/record producer/actress/m to Tim McGraw – Star, MS USA 1975-0523 LaMonica Garrett* as Thomas. Slamball player/actor – San Francisco, CA USA 1980-0601 Marc Rissmann* as Josef. Actor – Berlin, West Germany 1984-1004 James Landry Hébert* actor – Lafayette, LA USA Continue reading

xxx For sure, the majority of our dreams are about digesting what has happened during the last hours of our waking hours. They are like a waste product of our subconscious, helping us to sort out the important bits from the mountain of detailed, but sometimes subtle and flighty experiences. But then there are the gems. And those dreams usually occur in the early hours or just before we would wake up. Continue reading

xxxx the 2018 BBC One/Netflix production, Troy: Fall of a City. xxxxx Cast: 1953-1012 David Threlfall* as Priam, the last king of Troy, father of Paris – Manchester, Lancashire, England 1962-1001 Hakeem Kae-Kazim* as Zeus – Lagos, Nigeria 1967-0612 Frances O’Connor* as Hecuba, mother of Paris – Wantage, Berkshire, England 1971-1230 Chris Fisher* as Deiphobus, brother of Paris – Pasadena, CA USA 1973-1103 Johnny Harris* as Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae – Lambeth, London, England Continue reading

xxx In 1852, Elisha Otis introduced the safety elevator, which prevented the fall of the cab if the cable broke. He demonstrated it at the New York exposition in a dramatic, death-defying presentation in 1854. The first such passenger elevator was installed in New York City three years later, on 23 March 1857. Persons of interest in the history of elevator x 1811-0803 Elisha Otis* founder of the Otis Elevator Company – Halifax, Vermont USA (1861/49) Continue reading

xxx 1969-0514 Cate Blanchett* actress - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1970-0303 Julie Bowen* actress – Baltimore, Maryland USA 1970-0307 Rachel Weisz* actress – London, England 1970-0324 Lara Fynn Boyle* actress/producer – Davenport, Iowa USA 1970-0429 Uma Thurman* actress – Boston, Massaschusetts USA 1972-0830 Cameron Diaz* actress – San Diego, California USA 1972-0927 Gwyneth Paltrow* actress – Los Angeles, CA USA 1972-1101 Jenny McCarthy* actress – Evergreen Park, Illinois USA 1975-0331 Emma Atkins* actress – Morecambe, Lancashire, England Continue reading

As we know, there is no real limit to the age that men can become fathers - as opposed to women becoming mothers. Men have throughout history fathered childen at a ripe age, and that was never something to scorn, especially if the father was in good means, and health. Today also, men can easily choose to become a father - perhaps for the first time in their life, but usually having gone through a mariage or two before that - ccccc' Continue reading

Zach Elwood - Oct 4, 2024You might appreciate learning this information about Chase Hughes (of the Behavior Panel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1DMxmqJOk

xxxxx The Behavior Panel started in early 2020 on YouTube, is fast becoming the leading source for learning body language and nonverbal communication. Started by Scott Rouse who teamed up with Greg Hartley, Mark Bowden, and Chase Hughes. The world’s leading behavior experts weigh in. Since xxxx An online educational group that focuses on teaching people about the science and psychology behind body language. Not easy to find anything personal about these guys, but here below is something, à la Journeys of Life: Continue reading

xxx So here is a list of the most famous bridges in the world, and who designed them. In the brackets the two points of origin of the bridge. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE BRIDGES Brooklyn Bridge (New York 1883) Manhattan to Brooklyn. Crosses the East River. Designed by John A. Roebling (1806-1869) engineer from Mühlhausen, Kingdom of Prussia. George Washington Bridge (New York/New Jersey 1931) Manhattan to New Jersey. Crosses the Hudson River. Continue reading

The title may be confusing, and that is to be expected. But our solar system really does exist in the capital area of Finland - only in miniature. And not just any miniature, but a giant one. More confusing? Well, a hobby astronomer by the name of Leo Sulamaa had a brilliant idea in the 1990’s. He wanted people to understand the distances between the different planets of our solar system to the Sun and in relation to one another. Continue reading

In Europe perhaps less known, but in the United States known by most, and loved by many. Mr. Rogers, a character played by Fred Rogers (1928-2003), xxx Mister Rogers' Neighborhood xxx The US national debut of the show occurred on February 19, 1968. It aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. Senate hearing in May 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C5PMPIdG_Y&ab_channel=Mdriver1981 MEEEEE: Write also about the new upcoming film, starring Tom Hanks as Mr. Continue reading

The Handmaid’s Tale, the televison series based on the best-selling 1985 dystopian novel with the samel title, written by Margaret Atwood, - xx The main cast of the series in chronological order 1956-0130 Ann Dowd* actress – Holyoke, MA USA 1970-0527 Joseph Fiennes* actor – Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 1978-0324 Amanda Brugel* actress – Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada 1981-0122 O. T. Fagbenle* actor/writer/director – London, England 1981-0916 Alexis Bledel* actress – Houston, TX USA Continue reading

With all the news on a daily basis, makes you almost forget that there is a lot of love going on in the world as well. But we of course don’t hear about that nearly as much as about the negative stuff going on in the world. Wars, terrorism, hate crimes, accidents, environmental disasters, climate change, and any other event that has a negative connotation. But there actually is so much love going on in the world as well. Continue reading

HEROES & SUPERHEROES Make a list of superheroes portrayed by different actors and actresses. But also an article about why we “need” them, or want to watch them on screen. Alphabetical order, Marvel or DC behind. So these are “the good guys”. The name links go the Wikipedia page of the actor/actress, the year link to the movie/television series. AQUAMAN 1979-0801 Jason Momoa – Honolulu, Hawaii (Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2016 - Justice League, 2017 - Aquaman, 2018) Continue reading

xxxxxxxx 1855-0920 Dark Cloud* (b Elijah Tahamont) silent film actor/a chief of the Abenaki, a First Nations band government - Odanak, QC Canada (1918/62) 1883-0305 Edwin Carewe* (b Jay John Fox) Chickasaw actor/screenwriter/director – Gainesville, TX USA (1940/56) 1891-0815 Chief Yowlachie* Native American actor - Yakima, WA USA (1966/74) 1933-0927 Will Sampson* Muscogee painter/rodeo performer/actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) – Okmulgee, OK USA (1987/53) 1936-0817 Floyd “Red Crow” Westerman* Dakota Sioux country music singer/ actor/political activist - Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, SD USA (2007/71) Continue reading

xxxx The television series Outlander xxxx The cast: 1974-0307 Tobias Menzies* as Frank Randall & Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall – North London, England 1979-1004 Caitríona Balfe* as Claire Fraser – Dublin, Ireland 1980-0430 Sam Heughan* as Sam Fraser – Balmaclellan, Scotland Updated 30.4.2022

When spring advances, and the puddles get smaller, it is interesting to see that what constituted a small obstabcle just a week ago or so, now seems like something we really want to avoid. And instead of just walking through it, we do perhaps our uttermost to avoid getting our shoes wet at all. But when it comes to oceans, there is no way we get by by ourselves for there is just too much water between the dry lands. Continue reading

Have you too wondered where the fat goes when we loose weight? Well, wonder no more for the Australian scientist and public speaker Ruben Meerman explains it so well in TED Talk - part of his educational pursuits in Australia and around the world. He wrote the bestseller Big Fat Myths that answers the question: When you lose weight, where does the fat go? To put it simply, it’s all about chemistry, and more precisely, about the correlation between and the chain reaction of the key elements we people need for living. Continue reading

xxxxx 1922-0919 Emil Zátopek* long-distance runner/OG – Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia (2000/78) 1922-0919 Dana Zátopková* (b Ingrová) athlete (javelin/OG)/wife of Emil Zátopek – Fryštát, Czechoslovakia (2020/97) Updated 23.8.2022

Do you know anyone over hundred years of age? Chances are that if you live in Japan, you do. In September 2018 Japan’s centenarian population hit a record-high of 69,785 with women accounting for about 88 % of the total. Chances are also that some distant day in the future, hundred years will be the new middle age. But for now it means being very old, and people who have lived that long, have certainly something worthwhile to tell us younger people. Continue reading