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  “The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”  –  Terry Pratchett Totality buzz What about those 4 minutes of eclipse totality is so special that people will plan for decades and travel the world to chase an encounter? More than words can say. Here is one attempt.  “There is something about witnessing history with other people—a sort of existential affirmation that indeed, I am real and I am experiencing this event because all around me, other people are seeing or hearing or touching and tasting the same thing I am.”  Continued:  Scientific American. AI, Robotics, and Consciousness Test drive  Synthetic memories . According to this author,  “This concept draws parallels to the movie “Blade Runner,” (based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick) where replicants were implanted with memories to provide emotional grounding.”  Source. ...

“It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else's point of view without the proper training.” - Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless/Amazon   Reincarnation and past lives are the topic of my recent conversation with Dr. Bernie Siegel , posted in  Wendy's Coffeehouse archives. Link .  Author of several books, Love, Medicine and Miracles was the initial best seller. In his first book of fiction,  Three Men, Six Lives , one of the characters was developed from his own past life memories.  We also talk about how his current life experiences include an uptick in paranormal encounters since the death of his wife. He says he feels her as a constant presence. Stories Bernie shares from his patients and his own life are proof that, while we don't have all the answers for why some people heal and others don't, we do have proof that miracles can happen. Because they do.     2020 headlines are delivering a delightful serving of weird, odd, offb...

[The black hole] teaches us that space can be crumpled like a piece of paper into an infinitesimal dot, that time can be extinguished like a blown-out flame, and that the laws of physics that we regard as “sacred,” as immutable, are anything but. Physicist John Wheeler , Quotes . OddsnEnds - Turn back time - Biological clock reset on the horizon?  Nature .  UFO - Gallup Poll insigh t : a majority surveyed [75 percent] say they believe there is some form of life on other planets. 56  percent say they believe those who say they've seen a UFO.  And 68 percent say they believe the Government is not revealing all that it knows about UFOs. BBC  -  Missing : Baltic seabed "observatory" - worth about $330,000, weighed more than half a tonne. Divers only found a torn power cable at the site. German experts say it could not have been dragged off by a storm, tide or large animal. The area, north of Kiel, is prohibited. Another Baltic Sea [2012] mystery : "...

"Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye." - Bill Hicks , Telegraph, 10 Best of. Goodreads . *Forever Bill . *Content warning . OddsnEnds -  Russian Defense Ministry mag suggests they have PSI super soldiers who can crash computers and read documents in locked safes. Futurism . The guy who calls it nonsense would hope no one reads the CIA info on the Stargate Project - and takes a pass on all of Russell Targ' s work featured in the Documentary Third Eye Spies .  Angela Ford, one of the Stargate Remote Viewers:  Video . Nessie Webcam watcher Eoin O Faodhagain is having a fantastic year. He's already logged multiple images and video for 2019. Loch Ness Sightings . Have a look. Live Cam link . Ghosts of friends past. Olivia Newton John makes no secret of the fact she believes in an afterlife presence. One of the friends she says hovers nearby when she performs is John Denver. She mentions others who are supportive in spirit and ...

“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.” - Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express UFO, ET, Sasquatch, Ghosts , unexplained and unknown. An uptick in reports of paranormal phenomena is underway. Choice 1: Discount/dismiss the validity of experiencers and their extraordinary accounts. Choice 2: Suspend disbelief and withhold judgment. Something magical is trying to become known. Oddsnends - Reward offered ($70,000) for proof of any one of 10 Monsters , includes Nessie and Bigfoot: Screen Rant Not the first time money has been thrown at the call for proof of the existence of Bigfoot and other illusive beings, 2008: Live Science Fine Print and Details: competition is open until June 30, 2018 and any photographic evidence must be sent to monsterhunter@ hopeandglorypr.com. Valentine surprise. Chocolate Molten Lava Cake diversion ... at Sally's Baking Addiction: Video . Decadent. Super Blue Blood...

“In my life I have found two things of priceless worth - learning and loving. Nothing else - not fame, not power, not achievement for its own sake - can possible have the same lasting value. For when your life is over, if you can say 'I have learned' and 'I have loved,' you will also be able to say 'I have been happy.” - Arthur C. Clarke , Rama II OddsnEnds -- Interstellar Tourist- Named Oumuamua. CNN About that youth gene found in members of the Amish community? New Atlas Frightening wake up call. From the Future Of Life Institute . PSA warning against weaponizing AI. From those who can see the writing on the wall while there is still enough time to apply the white-out. CNET Another potential misuse, already a trend, baiting social media users. Gizmodo Designing and creating safer AI. Please. Stuart Russell. TED Thanksgiving twist. A taste of Native American fare. ( Sample items prepared at a fundraiser look fantastic.) Lakota Chef Sean Sherman, a...

As Hamlet said to Horatio, “There are more things in heaven and earth . . . than are dream’t of in your philosophie.” -  Vanity Fair - re: Witnessing 'Vatican Exorcist' / Father Amorth at Work Life After Death - yes. Wendy's Coffeehouse Interview with Annie Kagan , The Afterlife of Billy Fingers - Blog post recap. OddnsEnds -  Eye spy? - Other planets might have a view of Earth. Are they watching? Current science says those we know about who could see us - are uninhabitable. So, it's possible. PhysOrg  Nessie m aking up for that prolonged absence. 6 sightings in 8 months. DeadlineNews   Best Selfie by a Cat - Manny ( who does this a lot ) and his friends. Check the dude behind him, above his head. 'Ready to rumble' ... CNET   Follow Manny on Instagram Cat swamped. Got marooned when the flood water came up. Hero to the rescue UPI   Documentary out now: The Devil and Father Amorth . IndieWire. William Friedkin says shooting a real exorcis...

"You are afraid of your own empowerment as much as those around you are of you becoming empowered." Caroline Myss - Author, Motivational Speaker, Medical Intuitive Tech Hat Telepathy in 8 years? CNBC . AI visionary and former Google [X] Exec., Mary Lou Jepsen thinks that is entirely possible. Indeed, she's building it. Video . Impressive resume. MIT Professor, inventor of over 100 patent s. Details her plan and her focus. Openwater   Maybe not that far out. 31 Science Fiction gadgets that exist now. Buzzfeed   Sighting number 2 for Nessie . Avoiding the spotlight this year. Assuie couple snaps an image getting viral buzz and is considered a legit unexplainable on the official Nessie sighting log. 9news   On the book list: The Coffee Lover's Diet . New from Dr. Bob Arnot. Health.com   'How to' includes finding the best beans and health benefits when consumed properly. Hardcover: Harper Collins   Dogs sniff out Cancer InSitu and now they're on th...