Wendy's Coffeehouse Curious

“Old age ain’t no place for sissies”  –  Bette Davis It may take a decade – or several – but when you eventually realize the ladder of success has a flip top – you can hop off and have a whole lot more fun exploring the spooky fringe. 'Thelma' strikes back Things no one tells you about getting older: They’re still not telling. According to my mom:  NO ONE ANSWERS  the OVER 60 Free Legal Help for Seniors  Hotline . It is a perpetual  time suck  that sends you from one recorded line to the next. She called ( severely overheated ) to inform me of that travesty shortly before I was due at my health appointment [perfectly timed for my blood pressure update]. After a few quick questions and a google search, I redirected her to the main/online page/website for that department and left for my appointment. She cooled down, found the site, filled out a form and has been advised that she is on a list and someone will call in 3 to 5 days. The clock is ti...

"Some people take the view that we happen by accident. I think that there is something much deeper, of which we have very little inkling at the moment." - Roger Penrose, Brainy Quote Note: Wendy's Coffeehouse interview with Robert aired Sunday 3/18 and will air again on KCMO 710 am (stream live) at 6 am Saturday, 3/24. OddsnEnds - Stephen Hawking was working until the very end. Finishing his Multiverse theory ( Big Think ) under the wire. Might it win him the Nobel prize? Telegraph  In good company (his ashes) at his final resting place. With Newton and Darwin. CNN Board Camp Crystal Mine - when we talked about the electrical energy acting funky in settings with lots of PK energy, the phones apparently took note. Cheryl said their land line went out of order as soon as we completed the interview. Check out STEVE - competing with the Northern Lights, a beautiful mystery purple aurora. The Guardian Indiana Jones FIVE ... starts filming in 2019. Yes, I want...

"I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons." - Douglas Adams Not so random and assorted links - Haunted house - Said the contractor who remodeled it, "So bad his 11-year-old daughter, who sometimes accompanied him on different remodeling jobs, refused to step foot through the door." Ted Bundy's childhood home . NYDailyNews More details, a long list, from the initial source, TheNewsTribune. Among other things,  "Cellphones and other electronics occasionally would get unplugged and immediately die. The word “Leave” was found written in sheetrock dust on a bedroom floor with no footprints around it." The house SOLD. Winchester Mystery House in a new Movie featuring Helen Mirren. MercuryNews   Blade Runner 2049 . Full trailer and it's fantastic. Wired   Tips for Spotting FAKE News courtesy of Facebook. BBC   Where do altered facts sometimes roost? Evidence lies here: 20 funny Wiki Edits via Pleated-Jeans   Eco tragedy - anothe...