Try and watch without at least smiling, probably chuckling and maybe even joining along!

Happiness is contagious


physical presence - generated by craiyon

Netflix to pay $59M to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where prosecutors claimed cables and servers used by Netflix amounted to a physical presence in the country.

If you are wondering why I put this under the ‘Work’ category - it is because I think there is a court fight waiting to happen as to where work happens.

The thinking behind this case will be funneled into the new case.


Man Ray’s Iconic Portrait of Kiki de Montparnasse Is Now the Most Expensive Photo Ever Sold at Auction

Spoiler Alert 1 - $12.4 Million

Spoiler Alert 2 - a 5th of BEEPLE’s NFT

… there’s a clue!


Congratulations to Australia … meanwhile in America …


🎬 Gary Sinise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe and Gene Hackman … it’s got to be a good one .. no?


Oracle’s Larry Ellison joined Nov. 2020 call about contesting Trump’s loss.

Because of course, he did.

I think LJE is becoming (has become?) Tech answer’s to Clint Eastwood - and no Peter Thiel does not already hold that spot.


🎶 Vangelis Dead: Oscar-Winning Blade Runner Composer Gone at 79

Chariots of Fire seems to be the other headline.

I haven’t seen one that reads ‘Keyboard Player for Aphrodite’s Child’.


Muse’s ‘Origin of Symmetry’ was just too easy … and seriously - 🎶 Symmetry really were a band.

21st in the series of [#MBMay](https://john.philpin.com/categories/mbmay/)

Photo; Symmetry

Caveat: NONE of the photos in this series are mine, but when I know who to credit, I do.


I found this very funny - and said to Jax

“That’s us!”

Source

To which she replied …

“No it’s not - I know your old man references.”


The fact that there is an album of ‘Beverage Sound Effects’ is amazing enough. That there are two of them … 🤯

20th in the series of #MBMay

Photo; Cover of ‘Beverage Sound Effects 2'

Caveat: NONE of the photos in this series are mine, but when I know who to credit, I do.


Apparently, it is not an ‘IGLOO’ cooler full of good drinks … it is a ….

wait for it ….

An Experience Kit!


Adding ‘INDX’ to ‘Matter’ and ‘Reader/Readwise’ as an app that curates your information flow - and allows you to learn … or something like that.

It’s ‘FREE’ - so …

I might not be able to hold my breath for too long.


My goodness - what a thread … and 15 comments, 6 shares later .. not one person has highlighted that the link takes you to The Babylon Bee - even their own strap line reads ‘Fake News You Can Trust’.

Search ‘The Babylon Bee’ and you get

… and this is on LINKEDIN !!


YUP