Thanks for that .... like I mentioned to friends and associates in public and online ... I thought it was just important to highlight the event as he was US President, and also most long lived US President at 100 years of age ... and the fact that after his retirement, he did so much international aide organization work, either to support or to just lend his name and personality to it.

It's becoming a rare thing to see a world leader honestly, publicly and through their own actions actually join in and take part in grass roots organizations and even get down and dirty to the point of working at an actual construction site, not just for a single photo op but on a regular basis whether cameras were rolling or not.

Most carpenters I've ever known were more boobs men

Rotated it and all I could see was this ....

Fascism is on the match. The problem is not that they are on the move. The problem is that many of us just join the march but caring about what we are doing ... or not doing.

And no I'm not calling for revolution.... I'm just calling out everyone that participates in corporate social media and wonder why they are encouraging the spreading of lies and propaganda

Trump Toilet Bowl

I always love the debate about fantasizing about anyone going to colonize Mars ..... we're having a hard time sustaining life here.

I agree but the problem is that there is a huge percentage of the population that use this dumb site as a way to collect and gather all their information about the world. The problem is not so much that fb changed, the problem is that so many people rely on it.

(I'm having trouble responding to this post because my Lemmy instance at Lemmy.ca has been having problems for the past few days)

Thanks to people like you and everyone at c/tenforward for giving me the motivation and enthusiasm to get back into Star Trek. It's people like yourself and especially @Stamets@lemmy.world that really got me back into Star Trek. @Stamets@lemmy.world was probably the first person I chatted with on Lemmy when I first got on this social media platform and he has always guided me to the right people and places which led me here to c/tenforward.

I watched Star Trek many times over the years but it was always a lonely experience. I've never known a group of people in real life in my circle of friends who enjoyed Star Trek. My wife is partial to it and only enjoys watching The Original Series and dismisses all the others. It's fun to relive and rewatch these episodes because many of them are truly wonderful writing and acting. This episode of DS9 was particularly outstanding. I was thrown for a complete loop when everything blasted back to 1950 and again caught off guard when they introduced all the characters. I thought at first it was weird that they brought in new actors but then realized who they all were. The intro scene with the sidewalk paper boy had me totally confused, I knew the voice, I knew the character but didn't realize until later who it was. The same for all the other alien characters. It was also thrilling to see Marc Alaimo and Jeffrey Combs - I really loved hating those two and its part of what makes the series so memorable. The only character I really missed in this episode was Garak (Andrew Robinson).

It is a really enjoyable show and it's made even more fun because I'm able to share the experience with people like yourself and this online community at c/tenforward

I don't know if I'll live long (I hope I do) .... but I'm definitely prospering.

Meegwetch Mina Doodem ... it means 'Thanks again my friend' in my Native Ojbway/Cree language

Trust me the beginning is not easy ... I think I started and stopped watching DS9 about five or six times over the years. I started it again last summer and the first season is a bit of slog, second season felt a lot better and by three and four, I was looking forward to it all. Once you get past those first few episodes, there are some definite jewels to see and you get to enjoy all the major cast members and characters that are part of the show. At times, the good guys become the bad and even the bad guys become the good and sometimes you can't tell which makes you realize that this is what life and society is all about. You get to love the protagonists and you even grow to enjoy and appreciate the antagonists because there is so much great writing and acting in the series.

Seeing Jake as a fast talking cool cat with a pencil moustache and slick hair in the 1950s was one of many highlights

I was a bit saddened at the thought that there could be a point in my life where I would have watched all of Star Trek ... but I'm realizing as I get older that my memory is fading. I sometimes rewatch some episodes of TNG, which I watched years ago and once enough time passes, it feels like watching them again for the first time. So my failing memory is making me happy to know that I'll probably be watching Star Trek for the rest of my life.