English, Then and Now
I happened across a really interesting video on youtube the other day and I want to share it, of course . This is a young man, from England, presenting a monologue in English ranging from the language spoken in 450AD or so, to that spoken in modern northeastern America. It is very cool! It's interesting how the farm animal names haven't changed so much over time, how much, unsurprisingly, English sounds like German, Danish, etc, throughout much of time, and so much more! The rabbit hole beckons!

Some Modern Stuff:
This might be why I'm ignoring a lot of political stuff lately. Fake polls in Wisconsin and Los Angeles, California were released as part of a 'social experiment'? (Here's a link to an LA Times article about this) I know one could never trust a lot of this crap in the past, but this is ridiculous. Just ridiculous. Who's doing this experiment, and why? As my very elderly mother says, 'I just don't understand or know the world anymore, and how it works...' I'm starting to feel the same way.

Ok, Here's the open thread! What's up, whatcha doing? Reading? Thinking? Listening to? Remember, everything is interesting if you dive deep enough, so tell us about where you're diving!