DO YOU WANT TO VISIT THE SPACE STATION?

   We are too small and as yet without the capacity to measure with definitive accuracy our constantly changing universe. However...

 As tiny bits of conscious matter existing on a comparative minuscule planet in an Atom sized galaxy, we are too tiny and as yet without the technological capacity to accurately measure the size and age of our entire magnificent Universe...however...

 We do have wonderfully transcending imaginations and with high intelligence and plenty of imagination along with hard work and more than average courage, our scientists and Astronauts have created a magnificent international space station which is now in low orbit circling the Earth.

  Our scientists did not forget the rest of us down here on ground zero, however,  as they created an astonishing virtual reality program so realistic it literally captures our brains and creates for us the sensation of being transported directly into the I.S.S..

 Once the virtual reality head sets are placed accurately on our heads, our bodies are turned into Pixie dust and our fellow space travellers are turned into small Blue Orbs floating around near us like ghosts in the movie Scrooge. In groups of Ten we mingle with the Astronauts working inside the space station. We can also walk through walls and place ourselves outside the space station where we experience the terrifying void of space. It is reassuring to feel the hard floor under our feet and remembering we are experiencing an illusion. The floor reminded me not to panic and the total experience created in me a feeling of awe and admiration as well as respect for the scientists and Astronauts who in reality have worked and continue to work inside and outside the international space station. 

 The virtual reality program can be found at the Old Port next to the boat marina in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is called INFINITY and it is slightly expensive at forty dollars but I highly recommend a visit.

This is N.J. Raglione

Signing off...

 

 

MY DON'T DO LIST.

1.  Don't gamble!     I used my credit card to gamble online with Casino Classic in the U.K., and I enjoyed their animated gambling games! They were beautifully created and gave me the feeling I had a real chance at winning. That and the fact they are fun games! 

  However, when it came time for them to pay winnings back into my bank credit card. they asked me for personal identification. They asked me for my bank information or my medical card information or my passport. In other words, they basically refused to pay out if I did not provide personal information. I began to suspect them as identity thieves. After you register with them, Casino Classic will almost immediately remove money from your credit card, but will refuse to put your winnings back into the same credit card...they claim the credit cards do not allow the process! That was strange because almost every small commercial establishment will return money back into your credit card if you return an unwanted product.  

Here in Quebec, Canada, I signed up with Loto Quebec and quickly realized their online games were less amusing than those of the U.K..

The Quebec online Casino games pay out almost nothing and after removing a good chunk of change from your credit card, Loto Quebec will help you "manage"' your gambling by creating a confusing limit system by which you basically stop yourself from playing, even when you begin to understand and win their games. At first you believe Loto Quebec is doing it for your own good until you realize how little they pay when you do "win"! As for example: One game allowed me to win Six Cents for every Twenty Cents I bet. With great musical fanfare, almost every spin allowed me to win...less than my bet. When I did achieve a so called "Jack Pot" it was correlated close to what I put in. In other words...DON'T GAMBLE ON LINE....THEY WILL NOT LET YOU WIN!

 

DO YOU BELIEVE, DEAR FRIENDS, IN ALL MIGHTY "T.E.E.O.T.U."? WELL YOU SHOULD! GRIN!
By N. J. Raglione.

  Black holes lead me to think of the religious concept of creation and also on the science based concept of "A Big Bang". Here is my take on the all mighty T.E.E.O.T.U. No, not a misspelling...read on dear reader!

  I enjoy reading expert theories on how our Universe began. According to both religious scholars and science experts there was something that began the Universe. It led me to an impossible conclusion! The concept of Eternity. There was zero beginning and there will not be an ending! 

Millions of people today continue to believe in the concept of  a God while Millions more believe in a science based concept of a Big Bang or whatever it was they believe began our Universe. If there was a Big Bang, the question is, who lit the fuse? Was it a God? What existed in the first place to create a beginning for everything else? If there was no beginning than eternal energy is mind boggling to contemplate and so in my philosophical theory...Hey! If everybody else can theorize why not me!?... In the past human imagination took over in an effort to explain what could not be explained by any other method. Imaginative Gods were created to explain almost everything not understood by evolving humans and later, when science began to win over religion, Black holes were predicted by Albert Einstein who believed strongly in the power of imagination to help him understand the universe. I believe that he also contemplated a beginning to the universe but I am positive that when he contemplated eternal energy, he discovered the joy of total ignorance. Nobody on Earth understands how the Universe began and that includes (though they may disagree) the best scientific minds on Earth. As a philosophic writer immersed in science I certainly don't understand the immensity of the Universe and so I have created a Deity to join the ranks of all the Deities on Earth:           T.E.E.O.T.U. the all mighty!
No, I am not crazy! TEEOTU is an acronym for: The Eternal Energy of the Universe and no priest or philosopher or scientist fully understands T.E.E.O.T.U. even those presently using the marvellous new James Web telescope to explore deep deep deep space.

For a romp around the universe I suggest you visit the N.A.S.A.COM picture gallery.

Have a great day and may you fully enjoy our mighty T.E.E.O.T.U. !

Signed: Nelson Joseph Raglione...the not so mighty N.J.R..