Figuring Percentages In Your Head

 Okay, can you figure the answer to this equation in your head? What is 16% of 50?, see if you can figure it out in your head, I'll wait, pretend that Jeopardy music is playing :)

Remember the percent sign ("%") is a constant meaning it has a value, and the value of the percent sign alone with no numbers in front has the value of 1/100. So instead of writing the equation 16% of 50, we can write the formula this way 16 x (1/100) x 50 notice, it makes no difference if we multiply it forward ,or backwards, or start with any number ,and then multiplying the other two,it will always come out with the same answer (so long there is no other math functions  getting in our way). So the equation can be written another way, since it makes no difference  in which order we multiply them.

                             What is 16 % of 50 ? can be re- written it in our heads in a different way, by moving the percent sign, assigning the percent sign to the 50 rather than the 16:  

50 % of 16 which of course gives us the answer of 8; Yes, 16% of 50 equals eight ,and so  does 50% of 16 equals 8.

Okay, here is another one what is 40% of 30 ?  This is really simple, forget the zeroes and simply multiply ( 4 x 3) giving us the answer of 12. Yes, like before 40% of 30 equals 12, so does 30% of 40 equals 12. When a equation says "of" it means to multiply

Here is another one: What is 20% of 120 ? Again we forget  about the zeroes and simply multiply ( 2 x 12) giving us the answer of 24.As long both the percentage and the number are ending in zeroes, we are good.

So if one sees a dress that had an original price of $150 and  they have a 20% sell, you know that  you will be saving $30. 

By the way the symbol "/" means divided by, so what is 1 divided by 2 ? The answer of course is 1/2. If you have one apple and want to divide it with a friend you will give her/him one-half of it. (end)

The Power Of Suggestion

 Why did I like girls at the age where I am not suppose to like girls? Before I was in the 5th grade there was a song that came out in 1959 titled 'Alvin's Harmonica' maybe its lyrics  like  and I quote "We like girls, all kinds of girls" that , and a old movie I have had watched titled 'GiGi" Where the star Maurice Chevalier sang "Thank Heaven For Little Girls". Don't get me wrong ,the power of suggestion is real ,even the United States former president  had use it: "We're going walk up, ...and we're going to walk up there, and we're going to walk up there and I will be there with you. As a way to control his followers.Below is a music video of Alvin's harmonica:

                                click here for Alvin's Harmonica

However, as I had stated in my other posts ,beautiful identical twins came into my life, in the year 1963/I know now, it was actual pure love ,and not the power of suggestion. There I was ,on one summer night with Allison and Heidi ,as if we were three hearts beating as one. According to my health school book chemical changes were taken place inside of our bodies. I love the twins very much, Sadly a few months later ,they had to go back, but to this time to West Germany. Originally from the East.

In 1964 I was in the 6th grade. On one autumn day, one of my classmates ,a very beautiful blond named Linda came up to me with her hands folded in front of her and had asked me: "Stanley? , may I kiss you ?" I politely nod my head yes, but inside my head it was screaming 'HELL YEAH !' okay, moving on....

The music video below is from the German singer Andrea Jurgens singing "Der Nachste Tanz (The Next Dance)" her songs almost makes me cry, not because her songs are sad, it is just because she died from a stroke in 2017. A person can actually can feel the love inside her voice.A person does not need to know German to know she has a beautiful angelic voice:

                          click here for The Next Dance

The following video is from another German singer I like Beatrice Egli unlike Andrea ; Beatrice is alive and kicking and just as beautiful as the German twins.I am 70+ years old now, but if I were Beatrice Egli's age would I want her for a girlfriend?  "HELL YEAH  !!!!" *Oh, if you do not know German, just stare at her picture on the album cover, she's beautiful :)  (end)

                     click here for Heart On Heart.

American Phone Safety And Privacy

 I had almost an octopus of telephone wires under my deck connected to my life alert, corded phone and cordless phone, so I decided to buy a combination phone containing one corded phone and a cordless phone and a digital answering machine. The cordless phone has to be plug in of course, so does the corded phone (saves on batteries) but will work without being plug in, except there will be no display the power comes solely from the phone line.

When numbers are inputted on the corded base unit, they are automatically  transferred to the cordless phone(s). So they don't have to be programed. Heck, it even comes with call block up to 150 entries, When I am expecting a call,  I don't want others calling me saying they're having special deals, they're just a waste of time.

 It even came with quiet mode that turns the ringer off and the audio muted, or what I like to call it naptime mode--lol, but it will still receive calls and record messages.

Now if one has to leave important information like a social security number to a legit business (if you have to), it is best  to use a non-wireless corded phone. In this case I would temporary unplug the line from my combination unit and plug it into an another non-wireless corded phone, then switch back after the call has ended. Cordless phones use radio signals and may be picked up by other people.

When I hear my cordless phone ringing and cannot find it,or if the batteries go down, I can always go to my  base unit to answer, since the base unit is stationary., I know where that is. After the call I would simply press find handset. and follow the beeps.

Maybe they should make a combination cellphone and plug-in landline answering machine unit, with the same number, in case you cannot find your cellphone, just go to your base unit, then press find cellphone, after the call has ended, which is programmed to work even if the cellphone has been turn off.

The unit I have bought does NOT come with speed dial, but it does come with phonebook where a person can store  their phone numbers, and all they have to do is use the arrow keys to choose a number, and simply lift the receiver on the base unit, or press talk on the cordless headset, and it will automatically start dialing.

Entering the phone numbers in the phonebook is no problem, if the numbers are local just simply input the 7 digits,However for long distance dialing, you will have to input 1-(area code)-xxx-xxxx, don't forget the '1' in front of it. Those X's of course represents the numbers you are inputting.

The landline phone and cordless has the dial-mode set to the default of  tone-dial, but they can also be set to pulse-dial, but what is the difference between the two? When you lift the receiver, or press talk on the cordless, and the keys are beeping, the phone is set to tone-dial, if it clicks like an old 1800 rotary phone then it is set to pulse-dial.

On pulse-dial you can still make local calls, but you may not be able to make long distance calls, even tough you can still receive them.So it is best to leave them on tone-dial.

Yes, I have a cellphone in case something happens to my landline and vice-versa. (end)

Does The Devil Exist ?

Does the devil exist? Usually, I do not believe in superstitions, especially about the devil, however, on the recent news items about the American election, I was proven wrong.The sore loser is the devil.

In the first place those recounts he ordered are/were a scam, he has ask his followers to send the GOP money,  to be use for the recounts....Thing is, the GOP already has money, and yes, some states do charge money for the recounts, however, there are other states that use  tax payers' monies to pay for the recounts which in that case the devil pockets the unused money, for himself.

As for the stimulus checks: Will we get $600 or $2000 ?, if the devil gets his way, we may not get any stimulus checks at all, and, yes, you guess it, so he can pocket the money, other wise the government probably would  have split the difference and give everyone:

                                 $1,300 = ( $600 + $2000)/2

No defense funding for the American military? Yep, so he can pocket the money, he even tried to change the census, to lower the population of all of the 50 states; That would lower their federal funding, and yes, once again, he pockets the unused money.

In summary, he doesn't have no ones' interest in heart, just himself. TOO SELF-CENTERED and always looking for  ways to profit.

The Christmas Star:  Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were in conjunction  in biblical times,at that time, it was said that a savior is coming. Now on the recent Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (no Mars this time). Do we have a savior on earth now?  and is his name Biden?  Of course, he is no God,, but he is a devoted catholic, and may have God on his side; The devil must get out of the white house pronto,, before he starts WW3; Just a thought. (end)

 

Computers Saving Earth's Lungs

 Are we saving earth's lungs, well if you have computers and pay your bills on-line then we are, as you may recall from school plants "breathe-in" carbon dioxide and give off oxygen, while animals breathe in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide, 

So one can call the rain forests the lungs of the earth. There may be cures for illnesses , maybe even for the coronavirus, but men are destroying the rain forests and in effect destorying the earth's lungs.

Even the new way of making cartoons are saving earth's lungs,  Artist now can draw,paint or ink directly inside the computers saving resourses. Heck, computers can even replace the old fashion multi-plane camera. Check the video below: 

                        click here for Multiplane camera

The results of the multi-plane camera can be seen below, a cartoon titled "The Old Mill" it was a test before using it on the Walt Disney feature "Snow White"

                            click here for The Old Mill

You may have notice, the owl's eyes did not move from side to side or up and down, they can't, their eyes are fixed, but they can see behind them by turning their head 270 degrees, either way You will notice that too, in the Bambi feature.

So, when was the last time you saw a Walt Disney movie ? You should have at least two movies:  Snow White the first full featured cartoon and Bambi. 

Oh, one more thing: If you have a computer with editing software and can make movies, music videos, etc. then believe it or not, you also have a studio.  (end)

Need A High I.Q to Get To Heaven?

 Need a I.Q to get to Heaven?  The answer is no, a person can be totally ignorant about the Bible and still go to Heaven. What is Jesus going to do, after a  person dies?  Give him a test paper and say  He wants it done by the end of the day? A person may know the Bible in and out, but what I am saying quit trying try so hard.

Basically, if a  person needs help throwing Bible scriptures are not the answer.. For example, if a person is sick, in the hospital, be there for her/him, but don't throw Bible scriptures, The sick person is only concerned about hers/his own problems and may be thinking ("Shut the F-up, or go home) be quiet or talk normally. In this case God will bend over backwards.

Yes, God does answer prayers, but the people themselves have to get off their butts to make it happen. Modern medicine finding cures may be the answer to prayers.

Is a person going to Hell? > If a person believes in this way, they are not really trusting the Lord. If you ever felt guilty about something then you're okay.

Any religion is okay, as long they don't hurt any body, in fact it may be God's will to be in a particular church,but don't let them control you.

There are some religions that are against same sex love and/or marriages,  I like to piss them off, by saying "Okay you have men in your church that love Jesus and Jesus loves the men, wouldn't that make them both gay? and yet you're teaching against it.

How about people without the Holy Spirit in them have dark colored skin, Boy, there's a big lie!. Guess what skin color Jesus is, let's say He wasn't blonde with blue eyes, He was dark and like most men at that time, only four feet tall with a 30+ year life span

There are teachings that if  people do not go to their particular church, you're suppose to Shum them, that's hate not love. Or you're planning to get married to someone outside the church, NO GO, according to their church rules you can only marry the missionaries. They're suppose to dress alike and act alike, that is not church, that's the military, but even the military allows one to have their own individual personality.

I was going to church in the 1980's, one day a young lady came to my house and ask if she can use my phone, to make amends with her mom, back then it was all landlines,  I allowed it ,and I didn't bore her with my limited Bible knowledge, but anyway she knew that I would get off my butt and help.

There are a lot of people in the 21th century quitting their churches because of their rules and mostly money,They say salvation is free and yet people are required to give the church 10% of their income.

Missionaries who go door to door to preach the gospel  is a waste of time, People just peek through the corners of their windows and hide.

So which church should you go to?  It's up to you, as long as they don't hurt anyone;  Or ask God which church you should join, but in this 21st century most people are quitting their churches because of rules and/or money or maybe being too controlling or just maybe they just don't want to wake up in the early mornings. (end)

Two Candices That Are Look-A-Likes

 In the early 1960's during the summer I usually go to the Olympic swimming pool in Columbus, Ohio, The name Olympic was simply the name of the pool and was for everyone.

One day the pool only had a few people, maybe there was a ball game or something, anyway these seven girls suddenly appeared and started to swim with me, I believe they were actually from the near-by Catholic church, they saw I was alone, and bless their hearts ,they wanted me to have company.

To one of the swimmers I said "Hi, Candy" and unknowst to me, it was her real name. I explain that she reminded me of an another Candy--Candy B, it turn out that other Candy was her daughter. So all is forgiven, and we remain friends.

It seems that everyone has a look-a-like that is amazing in itself, but confusion starts when both look-a-likes both have the same first name---- I myself have a look-a-like and his name is also Stanley.

Imagine someone approaching me and saying "Oh, Hi, Stanley" and I am thinking "(What who is that?)" The only explanation is a look-a like, fortunately our last names are different.

So what's the difference between a look-a-like and a doppelganger? Simply a doppelganger is your exact in every way look-a-like that is often portrayed as a ghost or spirit in science fiction fantasy stories, Even the gait of how a person walks is the same. 

Yes, on crime shows a person may disguise themselves and change their voice, but it is usually the gait, how a  that person walks, that gives them away.  (end)

Devil's Number Suddenly Appears On My Arm---Why?

 It's almost Halloween, so let's scare the hell out of somebody :)

"I wrote a note saying: "Am I  the devil ?" and showed the note to my friends, I then tore the note in pieces into an ash tray and set the pieces of the note on fire, after the ashes have cooled, I rubbed the burnt pieces on my arm, suddenly from nowhere the number 666 appeared on my arm.

Of course there are religious people going to other people's door while they're watching a movie on television, but when they answer the door, the movie buffs don't want to hear religious stuff, they want to go back to their movie; But if they think people have a devil in them they will touch you on the head and tried to get the devil out, or they might even call an Exorcist, until you explained how the trick is done, then the religious group will start to feel like they're idiots :)

So what is the secret to this trick ? Simple, a wet bar of soap which is use to write the number 666 on your arm (which can barely be seen), then when the cooled ashes are applied;  It sticks to the soap , and scare the hell out of people, of course if you have hairy arms you may want to shave that area first, before applying the wet bar soap.

I myself do not believe in the devil, unless they use it as a metaphor for an evil person, or a person's subconscious mind (The beast). I believe the devil was manufactured to make people do what the churches want. Give us money or you'll go to hell, that sort of thing, 

Note: In the center of the Earth, it's molten iron and nickle and NOT a  devil with a pitchfork.*END*

See also "A=100 And The Devil" click on link directly below:

                                    A=100 And The Devil

No, you're not seeing things

 One cold day you look up in the sky and see three suns, you're not seeing things, what you're seeing is what are called sundogs, they're cause by ice crystals in the sky reflecting the sun, the suns on the left and right of the real sun are called mock suns.(Just reflections of the sun bouncing off the ice crystals. 

They're are moon dogs as well, and yes the sun or moon may have a halo around them those are also cause by ice crystals and they usually indicate it is going to rain the next day.

Rainbows are made the same way, except it is NOT cause by ice crystals, but by water droplets staying in the sky acting like a prism. Rainbows may appear after a rain.

Sundogs are usually  seen in Alaska in mid-winter months.         (end)

Why Wearing A Mask Helps

                       Why Wearing A Mask Helps

First let's go way back to ancient Egypt B.C. with a tomb with a sign warning "If this tomb is open you will surely be curse to die", of course there are no such thing as curses, what actually did cause the people to die were the harmful bacteria inside; Which they knew nothing about way back then; Later, they would wear so called "magical" masks to protect themselves, actually they were unwillingly protecting themselves from the deadly bacteria.

            Let's Head Forward To The 21st Century

When we are told to wear masks it is not only to protect ourselves or others from the conronavirus ,it is also to prevent the virus from entering a host, if a virus cannot enter a host it will eventually die. That's the main idea of mask wearing.

Unfortunately, there are some people with bad attitudes "I don't have to wear a mask, if I don't want to !" Let's forget about ourselves , and respect the rights of others. if 100% of the peoples of the world did wear masks, the virus would have been radicated by now.

This raccoon is reminding us to wear our masks, if that doesn't convince us, let's make an anagram of the word 'raccoon' by re-arranging its letters to spell out 'conrona" which means crown. So let's "crown" the coronavirus by wearing our masks.  (end)

                                                  

                                                        

            

BLM (Song Blog)

BLM song blog: First a little history the group 'The Ink Spots' goes way back to the 1930's,  Nat King Cole was the first African American to have  a variety show on tv. Click the links to hear the songs from the various artists; One song each 12 songs total, various genres.

The Ink Spots

Sammy Davis Jr.

Johnny Mathis

The Toys

Stevie Wonder

The Shirelles

The Tymes

Ray Charles

Chuck Berry

The Four Tops

The Contours

Nat King Cole

By the way: If you have an youtube channel and play music videos youtube will automatically collect all your favorites into mixtapes, and I must admit the songs will sound better if they're connected to ampifieled external speakers . Never the end.