Why Online Dating is Not Perfect

I have been studying online dating for years and it would appear at first like it is a great idea. For guys you know that the women are available. Most guys who see an attractive woman in public, quickly find out that she is married or already has a long term boyfriend. It is difficult enough for most guys to talk to attractive women and then when they try, they find out almost all of them are already taken.

So they may think online dating is the answer.

Barcelona Spain Culture and Lifestyle - Videos of the favorite Tourist Locations

Please see video below.

By Tom Forrest

The first thing any English speaking person should know and accept when they travel to Spain is:

1. "Right now" generally means about one hour.
2. "A few minutes" usually means two hours.

If you are from America, Canada, Australia, or the United Kingdom this understanding will save you a lot of frustrations and you will enjoy your trip to Barcelona and the rest of Spain more than if you try to force an English speaking mentality on the relations you have with Spanish speaking people of Spain.
Their culture is very different to what you may be accustomed to in your native country.

Please understand you are in their country and you can learn a lot by studying their culture and lifestyle.

If you are fortunate enough to have the financial resources to stay in a luxury 5 star hotel like the Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos there will of course be English speaking staff. People come from all over the world to visit Barcelona which is known worldwide for all night dancing and partying. 
It is true, and it is also very different from say Las Vegas, where you can also party all night long. The Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos has some very good things and some really stupid things their management does. The good include a great breakfast buffet that any American hotel executive could learn from, the gym and spa are very nice and the staff does try to please you. The bad includes a very small shower area even by European standards, the Garden restaurant is always booked and very expensive. Then if you order room service you can have some $30 French fries and other vastly over priced food. Spain is very expensive in general and it is not just the exchange rate. Like most of Europe everything is more expensive since the conversion to the Euro. I do not understand why this is yet it it true for the Netherlands, France, Spain etc.
A rental car in the USA that might cost $70 per day is $510 per day in Barcelona, you do not really want to drive yourself in the city anyway, the traffic and drivers are kind of crazy. Even dry cleaning your laundry is about 400% more expensive than in the USA. Plus the level of service is terrible. I had to go twice to pick up my clothes because when they were supposed to be ready I was told tomorrow, which is typical of Spain's culture. Then they did not give me all my clothes and the next day I had to have the hotel call them 3 times and after a few hours my clothes did finally appear. This is why you need to alter your American ideas of service and quality when you are in Spain.

Some of the funny things I noticed:

Just a short walk down the street heading north towards the beach you will see one of the most beautiful buildings that looks like a castle. It is a military building and then across the street is a University with a run down dumpy building that is their College of Architecture. This makes Americans smile, because it is the complete opposite in America.

A massive battle for the future of driving is underway between Tesla and Waymo, whose completely opposite strategies mean that if one succeeds, the other may become obsolete.

 

This is an excellent video.

I think that Tesla will win and defeat Waymo for most of the market share.

Watch President Trump - Does Tylenol (Acetaminophen) cause Autism? - This is a debatable topic.

Current evidence does not show that Tylenol (acetaminophen) causes autism.
While some preliminary observational studies have suggested a statistical association between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and neurodevelopmental conditions, larger, more rigorous studies have found no evidence of a causal link. 

The Difference Between A Dork And A Nerd -- Don McMillan - Full Special

I Hired a Rental Japanese BOYFRIEND in Tokyo 💘

 

• BREAKING NEWS: Scumbag Adam Schiff and FBI Director Kash Patel Erupt In Unreal Screaming Match at interesting Senate Hearing.
• LIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel Testifies Before the USA Senate
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• Charlie Kirk suspect confessed to the assassination in online chatroom, are others involved?
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• This is the copy of the content that Google illegally deleted from my GotoTom2.blogspot.com 
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• Why is the Crime Rate in Japan so low vs. the High amount of Crime in the USA?
• FBI Director Patel, Bongino reveal ‘striking’ details about Online Radicalization of Charlie Kirk suspect.
• Charlie Kirk: American Hero | - Ed Henry hosts a powerful tribute honoring the life and legacy of conservative leader Charlie Kirk
• Why President Trump designated key drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
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• Charlie Kirk’s assassin Tyler Robinson wrote on the bullet casing: Hey Fascist! Catch!

Coral-Die-from-Coral-Bleaching

By Tom Forrest 

This is a technical scientific presentation and graphical simulation describing the coral bleaching process currently happening in the worlds oceans.

People are trying to save the Coral Reefs.

I was lucky to have visited and enjoyed the Great Barrier Reef.

I flew out on a plane and could see the entire region via airplane.

Two different models for regulating social media giants, explained. Listen to Alan Dershowitz about Online Free Speech.

By Tom Forrest

The 1st amendment rights of Google, Facebook, and Twitter must be terminated by new USA Federal laws.

USA Supreme Court Justice Thomas suggests regulating Big Tech platforms like utilities.

In the USA websites have the same 1st amendment constitutional rights as newspapers, to choose whether or not to carry, publish or withdraw the expression of others.

Congress enacted the Communications Decency Act (CDA) as Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in an attempt to prevent minors from gaining access to sexually explicit materials on the Internet.

Section 230 of the CDA did not create or modify Big Tech's 1st amendment rights. The law merely ensures that courts will quickly dismiss lawsuits that would have been dismissed anyway on First Amendment grounds, with far less hassle, stress and expense.
At the scale of the billions of pieces of content posted by users every day, that liability shield is essential to ensure that website owners are not forced to abandon their right to moderate content by a tsunami of meritless but costly litigation.

For Government Investigators Worldwide -- Evidence against Google, Twitter, Microsoft/Bing and Facebook for interfering in Elections.

  

For Government Investigators Worldwide

Evidence against Google, Twitter, Microsoft/Bing and Facebook for interfering in Elections.

 Watch Dr. Epstein's Presentation

 

 

Google is lying about the number of views and deleting the comments.

USA Supreme Court Justice Thomas singled out the owners of Google and Facebook by name, arguing that the firms are currently unaccountable personal fiefdoms with massive power.

“Although both companies are public, one person controls Facebook (Mark Zuckerberg), and just two control Google (Larry Page and Sergey Brin),” Thomas wrote.

 

April 2021

• The Twitter and Google Billionaire Criminals Strike Again. Google illegally spied on me, my workers, and my family.
• The USA Government should have Strictly Controlled and Regulated Google and Twitter 5+ years ago.
  
  

March 2021

• What is the "chain of command" when Google illegally spies on people? Why is Google using their Indonesia office to commit felony crimes against USA citizens?
• See a real Google "blacklist", Google claims under oath that they do not have any "blacklists"
• The former content moderator at Facebook and Project Veritas Whistleblower Ryan Hartwig, and Former Google employee Zach Vorhies penned an open letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to limit Facebook's power to stifle political expression. One America's John Hines spoke to Hartwig about his letter and has this report.
  
  

February 2021

• China's COVID Secrets (full documentary) | FRONTLINE - The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded.
• Government Investigators, Why does Chrome still access my webcam, when it is disabled in my Chrome Settings?
• Google employee bragging about how Google will influence the 2020 elections
• Learn how Google illegally edits and censors innocent people, including former US President Trump, US Congressman, US Senators and me.
  
  

January 2021

• How Google determines who wins elections – Rico Brouwer and whistleblower Zach Vorhies
• Google continues to illegally censor USA Senators and Congressman, DOJ please stop Google from interfering in our elections.
• USA Congressman Devin Nunes: Parler Ban a ‘Violation of Antitrust, Civil Rights, the RICO Statute — ‘There Should Be a Racketeering Investigation’
• Tucker Carlson exposes the diabolical truth about how Google, Facebook, and Twitter are illegally interfering and illegally manipulating our elections.
• When will Google admit the fact that they make manual manipulations of their search engine results?
  
  

November 2020

• President Trump Signs Executive Order - the USA will always Fight for Freedom of Speech
  
  

August 2020

• Just build your own social media platform? Well, Parler CEO John Matze did just that but then Apple called and threatened to remove his app from its store. It was only when Donald Trump Jr. got involved that Apple backed away, but not every coder is going to have the president’s son to get behind them. Are we going to have to build our own Apple too? John Matze tells Jon Miller it’s time to go to war.
• Copy of email I just sent to the US DOJ, and Larry Page a founder of Google. What about my privacy?
  
  

July 2020

• See a copy of my email to Larry Page a founder of Google, and how I explain that US President Trump knows about Twitter and Google illegally conspiring against him.
• Why is Jack Dorsey of Twitter illegally denying this USA citizen his freedom of speech? Jack Dorsey is violating many US President Trump supporters civil rights.
• Where is Anderson Cooper? We need him to report on REAL News, Not FAKE news.
• Copy of emails I sent to US Government Investigators, Larry Page a founder of Google, and Anderson Cooper of CNN
• Big Brother China is watching everyone - Exposing China's Digital Dystopian Dictatorship
• Jack Dorsey of Twitter is NOT allowing me to tweet Senator Cruz, DOJ, and US Attorney Generals - Why?
• Jack Dorsey continues to Violate my Civil Rights as an American Citizen
• The US Government Must Stop Google and Twitter from illegally manipulating our elections
  
  

June 2020

• US Senator Cruz Joins Parler.com, Senator Cruz says Big Tech Has Stacked the Deck Against the American People
• Jack Dorsey you are being illegally Disrespectful to the President of the USA, STOP it Today.
• Tucker Carlson asking why Twitter is trying to censor his show, illegal censorship is everywhere
• President Trump Delivers Remarks and Signs an Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities
• Twitter is illegally censoring President Trump's Supporters, and millions of people all over the world.
• Useful Information for Government Investigators and Prosecutors of Google Worldwide
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• Google caught red-handed again illegally breaking into my Blogger account
• President Trump Delivers Remarks on George Floyd Riots in USA
  
  

May 2020

• The USA Government is Saving Me from Google, and it is Funny to Watch what Google does.
• Why the USA Federal Trade Commission should investigate Google, and put new stricter regulations upon Google
• Dr. Robert Epstein - Why Google needs Government Regulation, and the world needs fair elections

 

Instructions for Number Scramble Puzzle

 

Instructions for Number Scramble Puzzle

The Number Scramble Puzzle is a simple, DOM-based slide puzzle game designed to work on your Blogspot blog. It’s a 4x4 grid of numbered tiles (1-15, with one empty space) that you rearrange by clicking to slide tiles into the empty space. The goal is to order the tiles numerically (1 in the top-left, 15 in the bottom-right, empty space in the bottom-right) in as few moves as possible. Below are the detailed instructions for playing and embedding the game.

Please try this Enhanced Memory Card Game -- by GotoTom

If you need instructions for this Game, please click this link.

 

Enhanced Memory Card Game

Time: 0s | Moves: 0 | Score: 0

Game Over!

Final Score: 0

Time: 0s | Moves: 0

Instructions for the Enhanced Memory Card Game -- By GotoTom

 

Step-by-Step Rules

1. Start Playing:
   • The game begins immediately—no "Start" button needed. Time starts ticking right away.
2. Flip Cards:
   • Click (or tap on mobile) any face-down card ("?") to flip it over, revealing its symbol (e.g., 🍎).
   • Immediately click a second card to flip it. You can only flip two at a time.
   • Cards stay face-up briefly so you can see them.
3. Check for Matches:
   • Match Found: If the two cards show the same symbol, they stay flipped, lock in place (often with a green glow or highlight), and are removed from play. Your score increases (e.g., +100 points per pair). You get an immediate bonus turn—flip another pair right away!
   • No Match: The cards flip back face-down after a short delay (1–2 seconds). Your move count goes up by 1, and you lose a bit of score (e.g., -10 points). Remember their positions for later!
   • Pro Tip: The delay on mismatches adds tension—use that time to memorize the board.
4. Track Progress:
   • Moves: Every flip pair counts as one move, whether it matches or not. Aim low (perfect game: 18 moves for 18 pairs).
   • Time: Runs continuously—beat it under 3–5 minutes for a great run.
   • Score: Calculated live (e.g., (matches × 100) - (moves × 10) - (time × 1)). Higher is better; watch it drop on mistakes.
5. Win or Lose:
   • Win: Clear all 36 cards (all pairs matched). Congrats—a win screen pops up with your final score, time, and moves. It might unlock a harder mode next time.
   • Lose: If you hit a move limit (e.g., 50–60, though not specified), the game ends early.
   • Restart: Click "New Game" on the end screen or refresh the page to shuffle and start over.

Controls & Tips for Success

• How to Interact: Mouse clicks for desktop; finger taps for touchscreens. Hover over cards for a subtle glow (if styled that way).
• Difficulty Boosters (Why It's "More Difficult"):
  • Larger 6x6 grid means more cards to track—random shuffling each game keeps it fresh.
  • Real-time pressure from the timer and scoring—no endless turns.
  • Potential extras (inferred from enhancements): Misdirection cards (non-matching "duds") in advanced modes, or penalties for flipping already-seen cards.
• Strategy:
  • Memory Hack: Divide the grid mentally into sections. After a mismatch, prioritize flipping a known card next.
  • Efficiency: Work edges first to reveal patterns. Avoid random flips—each move costs score!
  • Practice: Start with fewer mismatches. Track personal bests (e.g., screenshot your score).
  • Browser Tips: Play in landscape mode on mobile; disable pop-up blockers if needed. If cards lag, try a different browser.

Rock, Paper, Scissors Game -- by GotoTom

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Choose your move:

My favorite pictures of Audrey traveling on holiday, and my article about Italy and the Italian culture.

Audrey on the http://www.hotelexcelsiorvenezia.com/en/ boat in Venice Italy

Audrey with Windmills in Holland

Audrey on the Big Island of Hawaii

Audrey in traffic trouble on the Lido, Venice Italy

Audrey in the http://www.louvre.fr/en , Paris France

Audrey in Rotterdam Netherlands

As you can see Audrey has had a tough childhood, just kidding.

It is funny to me, that when Americans first go to Venice Italy, they say "please take me to Lido Island", the Italian's smile and know for sure you are an American visitor.
Because in Italian Lido means beach. So they just say let's go to the Lido.

 

Venice Italy is a fantastic place to visit and I hope to go back there someday.

It was many years ago, when I took a train ride with my daughter around Europe.

My daughter still talks about that trip today, and she is an adult now with a job as a Financial Controller for a large corporation.

Italian culture is unique and has many facets, Italy is steeped in the arts, family, pride of workmanship, loyalty to friends, architecture, music and food.
Home of the Roman Empire and a major center of the Renaissance, culture on the Italian peninsula that has flourished for hundreds of years.

If you are of Italian decent, then you may recognize some of these holiday traditions your Italian ancestors brought with them to America.

The Day of the Immaculate Conception
This observance begins on December 8th with the celebration of Mary’s Immaculate Conception. The famous Christmas markets are officially open for the season on this special day. Between the nativity scenes, staged plays, bonfires, and strung lights, Italian cities become Christmas wonderlands. There are far less tourists in the winter time.

Christmas Eve – Feast of the Seven Fishes
Known as “la Vigilla,” this observation celebrates the birth of Jesus at midnight, hence the widely attended tradition of Midnight Mass. Vowing not to eat meat until Christmas Day, many partake in the Feast of the Seven Fishes, or “Festa dei Sette Pesci.” Hailing from Southern Italy, the Feast of the Seven Fishes is more prominent with Italian Americans than with Italians.

La Befana
In the same way that children expect Santa Claus to stuff their stockings with presents, Italian children look for the witch, “la Befana” in Italian, to fill their shoes with gifts and candies. The difference is that Italian children wake up to presents on January 6th instead of Christmas morning.

January 6th marks the end of the Christmas celebrations, on Epiphany, when the Three Mages brought gifts to baby Jesus. As the story goes, the Three Wise Men met La Befana on their way to the manger in Bethlehem. Generous and humble, the old woman hosted the Wise Men in her cottage, giving them food and drink. In the morning, they invited her to join their trip. But she declined, only to regret her decision later. She hurriedly gathered gifts for Jesus but did not reach Bethlehem in time. Traveling the skies on her ragged broomstick, la Befana continues her search to this day, leaving treats for the nice children and coal for the naughty and evil children.

Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii - one of the most famous surf breaks in the world. Watch Live.

 Relaxing live ocean views and sounds.

Fantastic surfers, in Hawaii.

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