You know it's a funny thing about songs. They can often help you deal with loss. And they can sometimes help you express your emotions better than you can. Like when I lost my mom in 1996. Here are some of the songs that I associate with her passing. Many of them came out right after she died ironically. "My All" by Mariah Carey (Yeah, my Aunt Grace cried when I shared the lyrics to this song with her.) "I Still Believe" by Mariah Carey (They were playing this song May 11, 1999 on VH1 as my cat Fluffy died.) "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton (My father and I both liked this song when it came out in 1996, Ironically just after my mother died. I think I dealt with her death much better than I would've as a child.) "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Celine Dion (Another song that ironically came out just after my mother died, and that I associated with her death.) "You Needed Me" by Anne Murray (I've known this song since I was a child. It's very touching.) "Oh Father" by Madonna (This song is about Madonna's relation with her father after her mother died. The casket scene in the video is especially poignant and the final graveyard scene with her father too. I first saw it on a local TV talk show in 1990. I didn't actually see the whole video till after my mother died though.) "When I Look to the Sky" by Train (Another positive song about the grieving process. But "My Immortal" by Evanescence deals with the grieving process when it doesn't go.) "I Will Remember You" by Sarah McLachlan (Another song I heard after my mother's passing. When I saw my mother's body in the funeral parlor, I told the woman attending to my mother that I couldn't say goodbye to her. She remarked, yes I could, i.e., in heaven. It is ironic because I didn't believe in an afterlife even back then. And then immediately after that, I heard this song "I Will Remember You". I don't know what the song is about. But it might be about the grieving process.) "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette (This one is ironic indeed. Because my mother wanted to see the Royal Lippezaner horses in Frankenmuth, MI but never got the chance. Then just as she passed, the Lippezaner's came to town. Again I heard this song right after her passing. BTW this song was recorded in December of 1995, when many of the tragic events began that led to my mother's death.) "One Headlight" by The Wallflowers (Another ironic song from that time, that might also be about loss.) "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill (I later found out this was about losing a World War II love. I always liked the verse that she'll always see him soar above the sky. Again this song is about dealing with the loss of a loved one in a possitive way.) "Love Makes The World Go Round" is from the musical Carnival. My mother would often rent it from the Detroit Library when I was a kid, because we both liked it. And I will always associate it with my memories of her.

You know it's now cold and flu season. And there is a time proven way to shorten the duration of a cold. Drink plenty of water. A doctor I knew once kept leaving the room. When I asked him why, he said he had a cold. And he was drinking a cup of water every hour. You know zinc lozenges aren't proven. And they are expensive. Drinking plenty of fluids is proven to knock a cold out of you by thinning your mucous secretions. That and getting plenty of bed rest, doctors say.

Anthony M. Kennedy was associate justice of the US Supreme Court from 1988 to 2018 . He was appointed in by then-President Ronald Reagan as a moderate. His party affiliation has always been Republican. "Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Larry Dudley Hiibel v. The Sixth Judicial Court of the State of Nevada, et al.). "As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Lawrence v. Texas). "First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end. The right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected from the government because speech is the beginning of thought. —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Ashcroft V. Free Speech Coalition). "A judge sometimes must release a criminal. He doesn't like it, she doesn't like it, but the law requires it. And the context of an election in which you are 'soft on crime' betrays a misunderstanding of the judicial process and a misunderstanding of the Constitution." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (interviewed by Bill Moyers). "We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (quoted by Richard C. Reuben). "A prison that deprives prisoners of basic sustenance, including adequate medical care, is incompatible with the concept of human dignity and has no place in civilized society." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Brown v. Plata). "Prompt DNA testing would speed up apprehension of criminals before they commit additional crimes, and prevent the grotesque detention of innocent people.” —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Maryland v. King). "The nature of injustice is that we may not always see it in our own time." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Obergefell v. Hodges). "The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (United States v. Alvarez). "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once were." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Obergefell v. Hodges). "No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act." —Justice Anthony Kennedy (Northwest Austin Utility District v. Holder).

𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 ℙ𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕒'𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕔𝕙 𝕚𝕟 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕖'𝕤 "𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕍𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕖" (𝔸𝕔𝕥 𝕀𝕍, 𝕊𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕖 𝟙: 𝟙𝟠𝟜-𝟚𝟘𝟚), 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕤 𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕙𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟. 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕦𝕤𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣'𝕤 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥. 𝔽𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖, ℙ𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕒 𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕙𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕤 "𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕪" 𝕚𝕟 "𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕔𝕪" 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕, 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕕'𝕤 ℙ𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 "𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕦𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕕𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕". ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕤 𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕙𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟. 𝔸𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕔𝕙 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝟚𝟘𝟘𝟜 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕝 ℙ𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕠: The quality of mercy is not stràin'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from hèaven Upon the place beneath: it is twìce blest,— It blesseth him that gìves and him that tàkes: ‘Tis mìghtiest in the mightiest: it becomes The thronèd monarch bètter than his crown,— His scèptre shows the force of tèmporal power, The attribute to àwe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fèar of kings,— But mèrcy is abòve this scèptred sway; It is enthronèd in the hèarts of kings, It is an attribute to Gòd himself,— And earthly power doth then show likèst God's When mercy sèasons justice. Therefore, Jèw, Though jùstice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the còurse of justice, nòne of us Should see salvation: we do prày for mercy,— And that sàme prayer doth teach us àll to render The dèeds of mercy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSg601_b4mo(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSg601_b4mo)

Are there any blind people of this message board? Because you know, there's something I always wanted to do. Describe colors to them... Of course some blind people weren't blind all their lives, and do remember colors. Singer Ray Charles remembered vivid reds and maybe a couple of other colors as a child. Because he had sight early on, but probably lost it due to undiagnosed glaucoma as a child. But some blind people have been that way all their lives. And so how would you describe color to them? Actor Gerald McRaney actually did do this on the 1980's TV detective drama Simon & Simon. He does it for for a young blind lady who he briefly dates in the episode, "I Heard It Was Murder". Cheryl McMannis (who BTW really was blind since birth) guest starred as Dr. Rebecca Towne. But you know, he actually used metaphors, like a rainy day to describe colors. I will try to keep it more simple than that. ℝ𝕖𝕕. Red is kind of flashy and can hurt the eyes. But it is also kind of warm and inviting. Reminds you of hearth and home. I'd compare it to the spice Cinnamon, believe it or not. 𝕆𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖. Orange kind of reminds of you of red and all I said above, probably because it is red and orange mixed together. Warm like the Sun, but not as flashy as red and it doesn't have the tendency to catch the eye like red and yellow. Yes, the warm Sun shining on you, that is how I would describe it. 𝕐𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨. Yellow is flashy and warm, as I said. And it has always reminded me of white, believe it or not. I told my mother this when I was a young child, and she agreed with me. You know, they call white blank because it is literally the absence of any color. Kind of like reaching into a jar and finding nothing. Yes, warm but very close to white. That is how I would describe it. Yellow is close to white on the spectrum. I wonder if that has anything to do with it. 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟. Green is relaxing like blue, but not quite as much. It is yellow and blue you know. But that is how I would describe it. 𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖. Blue is relaxing. It is also very cold for some reason. Ice BTW is not really transparent you know. It actually is blue when in a large block, like an iceberg. ℙ𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕝𝕖. Purple is very sad. It doesn't make you sad per se. But it looks very sad. I don't even know why. When Jay Leno started hosting the Tonight Show in 1992, the set was all draped in purple. He eventually changed the design. I'm glad he did. Because it looked depressing. Anyways, that is all pretty accurate, I at least think.

Is it true they no longer teach cursive in American schools? Then how do you sign your signature? People still do that don't they? I must have heard that wrong.

I tend to be of the opinion if no one gets hurt, then it's funny. But I know people sometimes laugh at inappropriate jokes because they want to see the reaction of the person they tell it to. Time factors in too. I know Vlad the Impaler jokes are sometimes funny. But not if someone did something like that today. I know our 6th grade teacher had us play a joke on our other teachers. We kept these jingle bells in the palm of our hands. Then at the right time someone would yell "now!" And we'd start ringing them and loudly sing. Just keep them well-hidden she said. That will be the test. It didn't go so well with our first teacher. She heard the ringing but she couldn't tell where it was coming from. Then she got paranoid and started accusing people randomly. "You did it! No you did it! No you!" She said. The kids kept saying do it now already, don't wait. Then we told her this one kid was responsible for it. Look it's the keys around his neck, we said. "You're punished!" she screamed at him. Finally we rang the bells. And she covered her ears and walked out of the room. Then when she found out what it really was, she said, oh I get it. It's a joke. Ha ha ha. Then she turned to that boy and said, oh, honey your not in trouble. But she told us we did it well. When I was slowly losing my mind I never saw the bells. For the next teacher everything went well. And then the first teacher quickly ran in a room with a cardboard box to pick up the bells. Was that funny? Or one time Ed McMahon had a joke played on him by Johnny Carson. He had the security guards pretend to find stolen contraband in the trunk of his car. There were a lot of items, including a pay phone. When the guards "found" the contraband, McMahon thought his limo driver did it. With his voice shaking with anger he said "You're responsible for this! Aren't you! Aren't you!!" Eventually the "head" security guard (Johnny Carson) showed up, and Ed got the joke. Again, was that funny?

Henry VIII had his second wife Anne Boleyn executed May 19, 1536, accused of incest and adultery. Yet with all that was going on during her trial and eventual execution, she still found time to treat and address him with such kindness and respect. Here are some famous Anne Boleyn quotes: “I do not say that I have always borne towards the King the humility which I owed him, considering his kindness and the great honour he showed me and the great respect he always paid me; I admit too, that often I have taken it into my head to be jealous or him… But may God be my witness if I have done him any other wrong.” –Anne Boleyn. "Ainsi sera groigne qui groigne." ―Anne Boleyn. "If ever I have found favor in your sight – if ever the name of Anne Bulen have been pleasing in your ears – then let me obtain this request; and so I will leave to trouble your grace any further, with mine earnest prayer to the Trinity to have your grace in his good keeping, and to direct you in all your actions, from my doleful prison in the Tower, the 6th May." ―Anne Boleyn. “Grudge who grudge.” ― Anne Boleyn. “If any person should meddle with my cause, I require them to judge the best.” ―Anne Boleyn. “Le temps viendra, Je Anne Boleyn.” ―Anne Boleyn. “Remember me when you do pray, that hope doth lead from day to day.” –Anne Boleyn.

𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕀'𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕂𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕒𝕟 (𝟙𝟡𝟚𝟠-𝟚𝟘𝟙𝟙) 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥. 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕒 𝕝𝕠𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟'𝕥 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤. 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕡𝕤𝕖𝕤. 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕖. 𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙. 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤. 𝕀𝕗 𝕀 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕞, 𝕚𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕞𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕥. 𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕤, 𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕚𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝟚 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤. 𝕀 𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝟙𝟘 𝕠𝕣 𝟚𝟘. 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕀 𝕘𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥. 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕖'𝕕 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨. 𝔹𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖. 𝕀 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕟'𝕥 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙. 𝔹𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕖𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕒 𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖.

Sometimes you have to use an old fashioned English typewriter to type into another language. And they have accented letters we just don't have on an ordinary typewriters. Like á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, and ñ for example. Sometimes you substitute. As I've already said, the German letter ß can just be written as "ss" in English. Or it does look like a lowercase B. You could do a b and put a vertical line on it somehow. But that would look weird. " kind of looks like the thing on top of the ü. But what about the rest? I know technically you're not supposed to leave out the accent marks when you type in English. But would anyone really care?

“At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “It is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.” “Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge. “Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. “And the Union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge. “Are they still in operation?” “They are. Still,” returned the gentleman, “I wish I could say they were not.” “The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?” said Scrooge. “Both very busy, sir.” “Oh! I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course,” said Scrooge. “I’m very glad to hear it." "...What shall I put you down for?” “Nothing!” Scrooge replied. “You wish to be anonymous?” “I wish to be left alone,” said Scrooge. “Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don’t make merry myself at Christmas and I can’t afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there.” “Many can’t go there; and many would rather die.” “If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." -A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕌.𝕊. 𝔹𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 ℝ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝕕𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪. 𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕙, 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕥.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕞𝕪 𝕆𝕗 𝕊𝕨𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕀𝕟 𝔼𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕠... Bitch - Inaĉo (hag), Fiulino (sexually promiscuous), Megero (shrew) Diable - Damn (literally "diabolically") Feko - sh*t Kako - sh*t, but "cuter" Piĉo - c*nt Kaco - "c*ck" Fiki - to f*ck Pugfrapi - spank Seksumi - to have sex Ĉuro - "cum" Putinaĉo - whore (pejorative) Pisi - piss Damni - damn Inferigi - damn, but "nicer"

Counselor Troi's empathetic powers play a lot into the plot twists of ST: TNG. But such things are unlikely in real life. The reason Psi phenomena like telepathy, telekinesis, ESP and so forth figured prominently in TNG is because is was featured in the original series. Back then they were studying Psi in laboratories, and they thought there was something to it. There isn't. Studies on things like ESP have proven inconclusive. And things like spirits have never been demonstrated in a lab. But it does make for interesting stories.

You know it's incorrect to think animals don't have language. They have at least a rudimentary one. Actually there's probably a lot we don't know about what's going on in their minds. Anyways, I sometimes think from time to time. You know, your pet, especially dog or cat, probably has something he or she uses to classify you in their mind. As they probably do with everyone else in your home and who they meet. So did you ever wonder what they think of you? Because you know, it could be something nice. Or it could be something like "Smells-Like-Tuna" or "Has-A-Big-Nose". "Here comes 'Smells-Like-Tuna' with my food" and so forth. 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶

If someone tells you someone is using a language in an "illiterate" or improper manner, or even if it's just "nonstandard", tell them to consider French. French sprang from Vulgar Latin spread by the Roman legions, which was itself the nonstandard Latin of the day. Then in the Dark Ages, after centuries of misuse by the illiterate uneducated masses, French was born. Some people still say French is the height of sophistication. But it wasn't always this way. French started out originally as Old French c. 800 to c. 1550 AD. Charles Panati says in PANATI'S BROWSER'S BOOK OF BEGINNINGS (1984) "Old French of this era was primarily the language of a race hardy warriors and farmers, uncouth and ill-mannered. The tongue was full of strong stresses, hard and full-mouthed sounds, and comparatively little phonetic grace. To a contemporary student of French who recognizes the language for its milk and honey articulation, this probably would have been a roguish speech. Its tones were more similar in rhythm to present-day English than to the softer cadences of modern French." Anyway, the only purpose of language is to be understood. If you've done that, you're using it properly and correctly IMHO.