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RANDOM THOUGHTS: GANDALF Featured

Ian McKellen as GandalfInteresting to see a couple of 11-year olds at the local convenience store wearing tie-dyed Woodstock themed t-shirts. "Oh, did your grandparents attend?" I asked. The Woodstock generation has gone from songs like "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" to "I think I remember what it was like being satisfied."

As people have gotten older, many are uncertain if they were at Woodstock. Now that I think about it, that hasn't changed much. ... I think I have discovered some of the presidential ads the Russians bought on Facebook. They generally look like U.S. political ads but one ended with "Call your Congressman in Moscow". I think that's a clue ... Samsung has made major advances in its Galaxy smartphone line, promising new models will ignite in half the time of the old ones. ... Someone in Japan posted a comment about the latest action by North Korea: "Ah, the missiles are flying south, early this year." However, I am heartened that some business segments have responded positively to the threat of war. The fashion industry will be holding a show in New York "What to wear in a nuclear winter." ... The attention give the giant data breach at Equifax this year had be consulting "Lord of the Rings". "Was Equifax a brother of Gandalf's horse, Shadowfax?" I asked. "I was unaware the hobbits had fax technology in those days." Speaking of Gandalf, in his latter days he grew addled. One time he meant to summon the eagles who at once rescued him, but mistakenly called for a flock of sparrows. "Uh, oh," he said looking at the would-be rescuers. ... I must say, some hackers lack the sophistication you'd expect. A female friend said she found my Social Security number written on the door of a bathroom stall. ... I am looking forward to the debut on Broadway of "Criminal Minds—the Musical", which will feature the touching love song, "Burn me, hurt me, don't ever leave me."

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