Time to bring up how strong public education systems with universal access to different sports create stronger national teams again. You see countries who have democratized athletic potential by giving the vast majority of those who want to play a chance, faring far better on the world stage than those who maintain elitist pretensions. That's all African nations need to do to win their first World Cup of Soccer. It doesn't even cost that much more. National achievement eclipsing damaged egos. 

Rohkea päättäväisyys. Mahtava matkasuunnitelma. Ukrainan kekseliäisyyttä.

Kanada ja Quebec eivät koskaan liity Yhdysvaltoihin.

Rukoilen rauhan puolesta Gazassa.

Psst, Québec, le gouvernement conservateur de Ontario gère les budgets des écoles en ce moment. Les écoles ne sont plus indépendants. Pour les étudiants, c'est le pire. En 20 ans, vous serez même plus intelligent qu'Ontario. Sans effort. À l'avenir.  

Moedige vastberadenheid. Een formidabele reis. Oekraïense vindingrijkeid. 

Canada en Quebec zullen zich nooit bij de Verenigde Staten aansluiten. 

Bidden voor vrede in Gaza.

Guardianship

Rocky Mountain vistas golden

Manitoba strikes untolden

steel constructed welded hammered

cosmic Cirque de Soleil jammers

Inukshuks guiding the way

transcontinental formulae

a restive stop a butter tart

refuelling independent arts

les ours surveillent la forêt verte

en ville habitent raton laveurs

les castors construisent vastes réseaux

dedans tu trouves autres animaux

it's ours this beautiful country

from coast to coast to shining sea

forever innovative valiant 

sublime versatile endowments 

koo-loo-kuku koo-loo-kuku.

*Happy Canada Day!

What About Bob?

The traditional meeting once a week between the maladjusted and their doctors, the routine format innocently encouraging freeflowing thoughts and observations.

A set time-limit producing boundaries within which to fluidly optimize potential, the information shared creating a narrative through which diagnoses can be stipulated.

The expansion or contraction of the framework occasionally necessary confidentially speaking, as dull humdrum repetitive stasis ridiculously shifts into ludicrous gear.

The quaint determination of coordinates bringing psychiatrist and patient together outside the office, likely universally frowned upon as far as professional relationships go, the possibility of misguided friction leading to awkward unorthodox quandaries, inherently structured by comic accident but at times reaching obsessed despondency.

The giving of advice so often unrewarded and intermittently resented by the genuinely insane, who can't accept a humble position within any sociocultural contract.

Tender affection can also characterize habitual desires to play or fraternize, degrees of comfort misread misinterpreted as unexpected meetings flow.

While the offering of modest counsel hopes to clarify points of confusion, the continuous embrace of unsolicited comment forged through madness can churn and fluster.

What seems irritating to you in consistent surprising recurrent conversation, may seem much less irksome to others who only entertain it in modest intervals.

As you point out your irritation and they swiftly counter with disbelief, the vexation itself can exemplify the obnoxious development of a syndrome.

If typically ensconced meaningfully within a reasonable scientific realm, burgeoning unacademic study may stifle clear-headed lucid imagination. 

Generally confined to the family unit it seems rather harmless as expressed by children, but continual confrontation with compulsive lunacy can sincerely obfuscate acute illustrations.

Steadfast reason having maladroitly transformed into random illogical glib orchestrations, dependable equilibrium wildly shuts down and leaves incoherent tense bewilderment.

Thank god for the onset of summer gleefully shouts parents everywhere.

Who have hopefully found enough time.

To regroup, decompress, and sterilize. 

There are too many similarities between us and the other animals on the planet to suggest humankind came from elsewhere. Although the other animals are not nearly as cruel and wicked as we are, if you spend your life observing wildlife, you'll see all kinds of similar behaviours. 

That is to say, human life did evolve on Earth. 

Whether or not it was enhanced by other humanoids who destroyed their planets before crash-landing here remains a mystery.

Modig beslutsomhed. Formidabel rejseplan. Ukrainsk opfindsomhed.

Canada og Quebec vil aldrig blive en del af USA.

Bøder for fred i Gaza.

Dickens was a better storyteller, but Proust wrote a better novel. 

Decisió valenta. Itinerari formidable. Enginy ucraïnès. 

El Canadà i el Quebec mai s'uniran als Estats Units. 

Pregant per la pau a Gaza.

Joyeuse fête de Jean-Baptiste! 

E.T

The decent of an alien spacecraft tantalizingly generates communal interest, but the bold residents arrive too late to wholesomely facilitate freeform greetings. 

The aliens depart quite swiftly yet distressingly leave behind one of their own, who makes his way through the foreign land until he finds homemade random shelter.

A young lad left out of the games enthusiastically played by his brother and friends, soon locates the courageous alien but his story is disbelieved.

Not that long after he manages to bring the chill integral extraterrestrial, back inside his lodgings to stay thus until alternative arrangements can be made.

He doesn't mention the new friendship to his mom but his older brother and younger sister soon find out, and they make quite the chillaxed team as they interactively explore different dimensions. 

Soon the young boy who found him discovers they share a special bond, that he can feel what his alien friend feels as he goes about his inquisitive business.

But the powers that be have also taken note and know that a being from space is hiding.

And take obnoxious steps to invasively find him.

While untethered youth bridges fascination. 

Childhood dreams congenially manifested as heartfelt amicable friendship blossoms, and the spirited exuberance of youngsters at play invariably illustrates fun and mischief.

Animal integrity viscerally shines through as attempts to dissect frogs go haywire, and the dynamic amphibians emphatically escape from cold and calculated experimentation. 

I wonder if that scene has left a lasting impression on public schooling, I know I never had to dissect frogs in class, perhaps it was like that elsewhere in North America?

E.T celebrates the wonders of life as the gentle alien makes things grow, he or she possesses the miraculous gift to exotically encourage spontaneous regeneration. 

There's something to be said for lighthearted science-fiction that generously concerns itself with freeflowing life, and isn't intently focused on conflict even one of the authorities takes a shine to Elliot. 

Elsewhere, to see Spielberg's genius at work, when Elliot's mom first meets E.T she's holding a cup of coffee.

You'd expect her to drop that cup and for it to smash on the floor.

But Spielberg has her pour the coffee slowly down on the ground instead.

To outwit expectations.

I imagine it's still a must-see.

**Did you know that E.T, Star Trek II, Blade Runner, and John Carpenter's The Thing all came out in the same summer? That's gotta be the best sci-fi summer ever. What a time to be a budding young film buff! 

I'm happy for Oklahoma City fans. As far as I know, Oklahoma City has never had an NFL, NHL or MLB team, so it's cool to see the city win its first professional sports championship ever (from the big 4). 

Nice!

*Sad to see Indiana lose as well. The Colts have won it before though. That was a huge win! 🏈

Smela reshitelnost. Vnushitelen marshrut. Ukrainska izobretatelnost.

Kanada i Kvebek nikoga nyama da se prisŭedinyat kŭm Sŭedinenite shtati.

Molya se va mir v Gaza. 

Cicaedallasertagerstwile.e

Felinear.combreton 🐈

bismarkitsch naselznick-wickan 🧹

moomanga lugnarlingwonton 🐄

emotisk-calabrizkrypton 🍞

fishmangeronisyzlactor 🐟

hyfentacultrasoumbrasure 🐥

colingarguantiedymentoast 😴

illiterminostruma'd'ohs 

vamostie-taberglodelay 🌍

pinpointment rockabrobillé 🎸

lottokyoyomagmarmite 🌋

spruce-googoos-gagabrewstermite 👶

concisternie-blambertigo 

voltarroyojimjojoho ⚔

is'nuff'alaugh-aghastywan 

bigbermadribble codadawn 🎅

symphoneccentrickshaiwnt-bernard. 🛺

Aladdin

With the situation in the Middle-East becoming worse and worse every day, I have to ask myself, what would I do if I had three wishes regarding the region?

First wish: a long-lasting truce between the Palestinians and the Israelis. 

It's sad because it seemed like one was developing before the Palestinians butchered the 1,200 Israeli settlers. Now, after Israel's over-the-top reaction, it seems like peace is a long long long ways off, although there was a time when it seemed like England and France would never stop going to war.

Second wish: moderate life-affirming governments replace the bloodthirsty rulers of Israel and Iran.

I imagine most people in Israel and Iran just want to do what most people everywhere just want to do, that is, work a solid day and then relax with friends and family afterwards. Unless they're extremist nutjobs, they likely don't want to fight in a war that will only profit other extremist nutjobs. So it goes decade after decade in the Middle-East. Israel exists. And it's quite the cool place I hear. 

Third wish: the countries of the Middle-East forge a lasting peace through the creation of an interconnected trade union whose continuous maintenance benefits everyone.

If only they could do what most of Europe has already done. It's not too late for Russia to join. After signing a lasting peace deal with Ukraine. 

Shouldn't every NHL Playoff Game in the third round take place at night?

Don't understand the Conference Finals afternoon games. 🏒

Ausardia handiko erabakia. Ibilbide ikaragarria. Ukrainako asmamena.

Kanada eta Quebec ez dira inoiz Estatu Batuekin bat egingo.

Gazan bakearen alde otoitz egiten. 

Sad that Edmonton didn't win.

Florida scored a ton of goals this year in the playoffs.

Edmonton was pretty freakin' good too though.

What a drag. 🏒

Modig besluttsomhet. Formidabel reiserute. Ukrainsk oppfinnsomhet.

Canada og Quebec vil aldri bli med i USA.

Bønn for fred i Gaza.

Silkwood

A difficult life tempestuously driven by the sincere desire to share bold reckonings, dynamic friendships and bohemian protocols keeping things multilaterally attuned.

Work at the fuel fabrication site where she makes rods for nuclear reactors, has its life-threatening ups and downs while employees maintain a chillaxed atmosphere.

What to do when there isn't any work and you don't want to move far away from home, the overt danger seeming much less perilous when the steady paychecks start rolling in.

But day in day out as people get sick or find themselves exposed to cancer generating elements, builds up the tension and ensures the union actively engages on their behalves.

Trouble intensifies for Ms. Silkwood after she agrees to go undercover, and obtain photos of a technicians's alterations to definitive indicative core sample negatives.

Her partner leaves her after she takes on the increasing clandestine covert responsibilities, and problems get much much much worse to the point where she's left on her own recognizance.

The life of an activist hardships incumbent serialized dilemmas consistently challenging, the disappearance of networks and friends and colleagues as the stealthy work boldly intensifies.

With the union helping to coordinate hardworking team-based initiatives however, effective groups of likeminded people can efficiently criticize industrious greed.

I've never been a fan of nuclear power I imagine I've mentioned this before, it's certainly convenient if you can't build massive dams but still leaves an ominous environmental footprint.

Nuclear material takes thousands of years to gradually break down into harmless components, that's a long time to have to monitor deteriorating waste at different sites.

You'd have to outlast the Roman Empire have a much longer run than The Simpsons or Frasier, how can you guarantee the monitoring of such sites for the non-foreseeable future over the years?

It's easier to do what Hydro Québec has effectively done in La Belle Province, are there not massive rivers in Northern Ontario or Manitoba or Alberta that can also be dammed?

Working with local First Nations to facilitate smooth beneficial transitions, is hydroelectric power not more reliable than nuclear, and respectfully characteristic of a sustainable future?

*I don't want to argue with the people who don't like hydroelectric power either. We're on the same side at the end of the day. Hydro Québec just makes so much more sense to me. 

Small town mayors may not make great presidents, but writing a film script where a local guy or gal suddenly find themselves managing a big business can be huge at the box office. 

It could be a comedy where someone learns to work with a situation that's over their head, or it could present a big business working within bucolic means (the film showcases a big business with worldly issues but everything is boiled down to a less intricate level [why the Die Hard films are so successful]). 

Hrabra rešitelnost. Zastrašuvačka maršruta. Ukrainska genijalnost.

Kanada i Kvebek nikogaš nema de se priklučat na Soedinetite Amerikanski Državi.

Se molam za mir vo Gaza.

Happy Father's Day, dads out there. 

Miss you dad. 📚

Couragéiert Entschlossenheet. Formidaebelen Itinéraire. Ukrainesch Erfindungsräichheet. 

Kanada a Québec wäerten ni den USA bäitrieden.

Bidden fir Fridden a Gaza.

Amburmisnowhowlingenie

Burgumdietricoltbeeline 🎠

evangeliteraturbine 📚

consignaturchinge bowerein 🌲

invigorilliaistin-tin 🦍

akinkwellinguanartwallflower 🖊

echoclectic moraineshower ⛆

blanblubbard evolaitu 

chumpbakla'vettiqu'êst-chinoo(k) 🎐

eereticenchurneon-nose 🦌

liconicalivantguarose 🌹

timidrift 'viron-works-q-burp ❄

ferrustincupiditt'antworth 💠

besmirvishnuguttarogaine 

alurch-adempt-fa-mil-y'océan 🌊

migranulcerbearannexus 🐕

dreamlichenceforwarthgettesus 

mossifirmwerebearonclé.

Grumpy Old Men

The interminable rivalry delicately strewn with intermittent trust, effectively laidback with chaotic eruptions effacing moments of inspired tranquility. 

They grew up together as envious children and both lived their lives in the same small town, never venturing forth across the land but rather obsessing about local change.

One grew up to teach history and had a steady job for many a year, the other fixing broken down televisions at a time when that was still quite profitable.

In retirement, they quarrel and fish and keep a close eye on the slumbering block, their children stopping by to visit at times with vivid success stories and marital dilemmas.

Compulsively nickling and diming they dynamically forge economic blockades, the intricate precise observant conversation correspondingly generated with grouchy gusto.

When a beautiful belle aging in years suddenly moves in across the street.

With new ideas and jaunty bold reckonings.

Seeking companionship. 

Vehement magnitude.

I wonder how Grumpy Old Men has viscerally aged for the last thirty years, is it still talked about in film-loving circles or has it faded with the passage of time?

It was incredibly popular in the early '90s when it first came out, since it showcased well-known cantankerous belovéd old school household names.

Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon had brilliantly dazzled for many a year, especially in a well-regarded film my father loved known as The Odd Couple.

It's younger audience had aged since then and was in their twilight years when Grumpy Old Men came out, a brilliant bit of industrious casting also to be found in the Terminator films.

They deliver the curmudgeony goods and directly excel at provoking one another, with agile learnéd indelicate remonstrance wildly engaging in diligent bemusement. 

Are these films really just the subject of history choosing which films to watch is different these days?, with Netflix etc. eclipsing television the old school references may be somewhat archaic.

But information is available online for the curious film buff looking to learn more.

We didn't have Wikipedia thirty years ago.

Academically complemented with online encyclopedias. 

So happy Edmonton won!

Go Oilers! 🏒

Fortis propositum. Itinerarium formidabile. Ingenium Ucrainicum.

Canada et Quebec numquam Civitatibus Foederatis Americae iungentur. 

Preces pro pace Gazae.

Trump's trying to run a big business like he's the mayor of a small town. 

That never works. 🤮

Coraggiosa determinazione. Itinerario formidabile. Ingegnosità ucraina.

Canada e Quebec non si uniranno mai agli Stati Uniti. 

Preghiamo per la pace a Gaza.

Dune

It's a shame Dune ended up being a negative experience for David Lynch. Some of it's very well done. I still love watching it year after year.

Some of the heavier action sequences like when the Harkonnens attack Arrakis or the sandworm battle at the end, don't fare as well as those that you find in Star Wars or Star Trek, and a lot of movie goers tend to focus on those transitions which are often filled with nail-biting excitement.

It would be nice to watch a copy without the consistent inner-character monologues as well, too bad it wasn't as huge as Blade Runner and such an alternative was never released.

Nonetheless, in classic Lynchean style the scenes with the villains still seriously impress, especially the introduction of the Harkonnens which I would argue is some of Lynch's best work.

It's grotesque and terrifying and over-the-top and the attention to detail is so immaculate, along with the chilling production design all focused around Kenneth McMillan's performance. 

I've seen him show up in other films where he didn't have a serious role, in Dune he steals the show though, alongside many prominent actors.

Lynch also thrillingly excelled with his less psychotic sublime nobility, notably during the scenes with Dr. Kynes when they head out to look over spice production. 

When Duke Leto demonstrates that he truly cares for the integral lives of his working people, it's a powerful moment that evocatively captures the democratic spirit of the times.

Kyle MacLachlan has his moments too as does Patrick Stewart, Siân Phillips, Francesca Annis, and Brad Dourif, in interviews I've seen with actors Lynch worked with the genuine admiration clearly shines through.

If you want to see Lynch the editor at work you should compare the theatrical version to the full-length feature, the excessively long studio-cut version that he had his name removed from.

It is much much much worse and you can see Lynch's genius in full swing, when you watch his director's cut and see how he saved so many scenes.

With strong performances, a complex plot, an intricate unique production design, along with his trademark wicked villainy, Lynch's version still impresses.

Denis Villeneuve's films are remarkably well done too and I hope he gets the next Star Wars franchise.

I hope they stick with one director for the entire run.

He's a contemporary sci-fi master. 

Recall your Return of the Jedi.

Isn't the youthful spirit of American innovation and ingenuity, as so often symbolized by California, not currently like Luke Skywalker at the end of the film, when the Emperor starts hitting him with the lightning bolts? Is the Emperor not like Trump, with his mad psychotic plans to absolutely rule the country? And is Darth Vader not like the Republican Party, allied to the Emperor, but still everlastingly enamoured with America's youthful spirit of innovation and ingenuity, faced with the difficult decision, of whether or not to impeach their master?

Stranger things have happened. 

Isn't setting the National Guard on peace loving California not like treating farmers across the Midwest like they always show up late for work and don't put in a hardcore day?

Nutso.

Hugrökk ákveðni. Ótrúleg ferðaáætlun. Úkraínskt hugvit. 

Kanada og Quebec munu aldrei ganga í Bandaríkin.

Biðjum fyrir friði á Gaza.

I listened to a lot of Buddy Guy last winter, and he's solid throughout his career, but wait till he hits around 70: I've never heard a musician get better with age!

Incredible. 🎸

Diongbháilteacht chróga. Clár taistil iontach. Intleacht Úcránach.

Ní bheidh Ceanada ná Québec ag dul isteach sna Stáit Aontaithe choíche.

Ag guí ar son na síochána i nGaza.

Leeginstillwaterminstreble

Introspect-tictech'locution 🐬

insulaterallinfusion 

mustelillypaddelta 🐸

sinhewous subjestêteva 💻

sandalmatronclé-pétronanq 🩴

flipflopseasupersonviscount 🌊

slippercalambadadaxel 💃

sauntie-mosey-canter'dactyl 

soarlockward rowtiseriesknees 🚣

benevoltarot lycandide 🐺

werewoolworths bargainsaigonton 

kastanza freeforesticon 🌲

calzaan sacrédle bludiction 👶

singsombre lullabourbonbon 🍬

flagonflybits'n'bright-nights-lite 🍻

zigzagoramadingdelite 

insightchinchillstreetchou-charoux. 

Star Trek: Generations

I wonder how those old shows that I grew up watching every day, for so many years of my life, are currently regarded by the viewing public.

No doubt the manifest enthusiasm ebbs and flows from realm to juridiction, and even within open-minded circles trends and novelties come and go.

Without conducting a Foucauldian investigation I imagine interest is still strong nevertheless, and I recall seeing The Original Series trending on Netflix less than 5 years ago.

It doesn't age, especially after you stop watching TV for years and then one day find yourself sitting down to watch an episode, the VHS copy you recently found at a thrift store in far reaching wholesome working condition.

It was a Next Generation cassette and humbly featured Jean-Luc Picard, whose leadership style wholeheartedly disseminates a virtuous contradiction to Trump.

He listens closely to what others are saying and sincerely values their opinions, and looks forward to fair negotiations that treat different parties with mutual respect.

He's as anti-Trump as they come and a solid example for leaders to follow, the show's called Star Trek: The Next Generation, and it presents administrators who aren't buffoons.

But back in the day, The Original Series generally ruled the cultural roost, and was usually regarded as the cherished frontrunner when it came to comparisons between the series.

People were therefore uncertain how The Next Generation films would do, having to follow the trusted footsteps of the original widespread broadcast sensation. 

In hindsight, The Original Series showcases potentially timeless episodes, that I still love to watch every 5 years or so, unlike so much old school television.

It was cancelled early though perhaps dues to the interracial kiss, and religious criticisms of a popular world so far beyond rigid biblical discipline.

The Next Generation had a longer run and was able to do a lot more consequently.

So many clever intricate storylines.

I can't believe they didn't make more films.

It's tempting to just watch the movies because watching movies is always tempting, but try to save Star Trek: Generations until you've watched The Original Series, the first six Star Trek films, and the entire Next Generation run.

You'll appreciate Kirk meeting Picard so much more if this is the course you follow.

It's not as bad as some critics claim.

There are some issues (how can you just leave the Nexus and physically go anywhere you want in time for instance?).

But it's still really cool year after year. 

Can't decide if my favourite song is Xanadu (Rush) or Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young).

Bátor elszántság. Félelmetes útiterv. Ukrán találékonyság.

Kanada és Quebec soha nem fog csatlakozni az Egyesült Államokhoz.

Békéért imádkozunk Gázában.

I'm thinking the mysterious Qi that shows up in Chinese philosophy and medicine (and martial arts) has to do with the rotation of the Earth. That is, the earth is continuously revolving, and we are constantly moving, but our minds don't consciously notice it. But as our bodies move, there could be a lifeforce, similar to that described as Qi, spiritually generated, and if you can pinpoint the central points of this consistent movement, that may be how people break bricks with their hands, or why acupuncture is so effective. There could even be mystics who can see the fluid motion like physical waves, who generally keep to themselves, and never mention what they see.  

Odvážné odhodlání. Impozantní itinerář. Ukrajinská vynalézavost.

Kanada a Quebec se nikdy nepřipojí ke Spojenŷm státům.

Modlím se za mír v Gaze.

Enemy Mine

Intergalactic war brings devastation as bellicose covetous cultures clash, the freeform colonization of space demanding macroscopic invention. 

They're both after the same fertile regions and generally ill-suited to interplanetary diplomacy, consistently engaging in heated space battles to indelicately bridge the chaotic gap.

A spirited soldier from Earth is passionately incensed after his friend is obliterated, and skilfully tracks the offending aggressor into the atmosphere of a barren planet.

A sudden wayward miscalculation and both pilots soon find themselves lost and stranded, still at disputatious odds but willing to work together to facilitate survival. 

Thus, as happens so often, when the grandiose flare for jingoism fades, the courageous troops who do most of the fighting habitually find they have lots in common.

Without the speeches and the advertising and the rhetoric the manufactured hatred gives way to reason, and rival soldiers find common ground from which to build a working conzensus.

Communication remains difficult as the brave warriors seek stable shelter and food, both languages sharing no logical links they're starting from scratch with sounds and visuals.

They aren't that gifted linguistically but they quickly make up for it with determined gusto, and since they have a lot of time on their hands they're able to learn to efficiently speak.

Learning a new language in the beginning can be disheartening because there are so many new words, not a hundred or five-hundred or a thousand but several thousand to be effectively mastered.

Many of these words often have different forms so learning one is like learning two or three, and one word often has more than one meaning so you have to learn different definitions for different contexts.

Remain calm.

Don't let it get to you.

Be patient and kind.

People will help you.

And take note of your surroundings, you may encounter many people who don't read Dickens, but they can still speak solid working English and reasonably discuss multiple subjects.

Remember, if they can do so in English eventually you should be able to do the same in their language.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Acquire new vocabulary.

Use it in conversation. 

In thinking about peanut butter yogurt, the idea occurred to me that yogurt companies could partner with chocolate bar companies, as ice cream brands have done, and make chocolate bar yogurt blends.

Reese peanut butter yogurt?

Delicious isn't a strong enough word!

Modig beslutsamhet. Formidabel färdväg. Ukrainsk uppfinningsrikedom.

Kanada och Quebec kommer aldrig att gå med i USA.

Bön för fred i Gaza.