We have the urge to merge and that is what we did

 Hi, Mixed nuts has been around for a long time 12 years to be exact.  And the site has done pretty well but, I think it is time to change things up.  So I am folding the site into Candid Conversations and will be featuring interesting sites and content on Candid Conversations from this point forward.  The blog will be left open for 6 months then will be closed out.  I want to thank those who read and came back, shared and like the blog it was great to have you join in.  I look forward to seeing you on Candid Conversations.  

To see the latest uploads on Candid Conversations please visit us at the link below.

https://1on1candidconversations.blogspot.com/

Come To Canada We'd Love To See You This Summer

Canada ah yes Canada.  You know I have lived in 3 provinces, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. Each are unique.  And there are a lot of really cool places to visit and things to do.  That said that ever present thing is COVID, yep it is still around but, things are a lot better.  

I found a website that lists all the restrictions for each of the provinces.  No hopping from site to site to find out what you can and can not do. They have some very interesting content that will get you thinking about where in Canada you want to go and what you want to do.

The site is called For Glowing Hearts and is hosted by traveldestinations.com.  Take a look and maybe you will find your ultimate summer adventure.

Feel What We Feel

 

Feel What We Feel is a site that depicts the level of destruction that the Ukraine continues to see as Russia continues it's invasion.  It shows 3 cities Montreal, New York and Toronto.  The renderings of well known landmarks CN tower in Toronto, Stade Olympique in Montreal and downtown New York are show with before and after photos of an artists conception of what an attack would look like.

The site is created by Razom a non profit organization, The Ukrainian word for together is razom and together the staff and volunteers at Razom plan and run programs designed to help people with the goal of showcasing Ukrainian skill and ingenuity.  This project is an effort to encourage donations for Ukraine with respect to humanitarian efforts.

The link to Razom itself is on Feel What We Feel site.

Apollo 10 The Mission That Saw Turds Take Flight In Space

While listening to an episode of The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, I heard the story of some rather messy things, one of them being how poo is handled on NASA missions into space.  There are actual transcripts of an incident on the Apollo 10 flight where turds floated in the capsule.  

Yes there is an audio clip of this incident, it happened 133 hours into the flight.  You can actually get a full transcript of the mission in PDF format as well and the incidents are noted on pages 415 through 421 of the document.

Back in the early years of manned flight to space the crews on the Apollo missions used a bag that had flaps and a tab to pull the fecal mater into the bag.  The issue is that in this case the bag did not seal correctly and that meant floating fecal matter in the capsule.  Today the issue of waste management is a challenge but in this century a container that has a plastic bag with a fan in it is used to simulate gravity and pull the fecal matter in, for urination it's a tube with a fan as well.  Better but, not great.  In summation going to the bathroom in space is not as easy as one would think and in the case of Apollo 10 it led to the first poop flight in space.

Here are the links that I found that relate to this rather funny yet serious problem Apollo 10 faced.

Nasa transcript: Note you will have to go to page 415 to see the start of the incident. There is an audio feed you can also hear on YouTube.

IFL Science did an article about the errant turds, quite funny.

By the way here is the actual episode from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.  It features the flying fecal matter but, the actual piece is on IBS in Space.  You will find the story near the end of the episode.  

The Pandemic Is Sort Of Over, So Let's Talk About Travel, Weird Travel

The pandemic is still with us but, not like it was 2 years ago.  One of the things I am seeing is an increase in people in malls and other public spaces.  Now I am sure people want to vacation right?  Ya I know I would like to take a trip somewhere.  What is fun is exploring new places some of them are really quite well, weird.

Did you know that you can tour sewers in New York?  How about the Harry Potter Tour in London, yep that is a thing.  How about the Beijing Tap Water Museum, now there is an interesting tourist attraction.  

There are so many places to visit that are really amazing and I have couple of lists for you to take a look at to get you in a travelling mood.  

One last note, there are some that relate to going to Europe and in particular Ukraine.  Right now this is not a good idea.  Russia s also a place you want to avoid as well.  One last place I never recommend going to is North Korea.  Yes you can  actually visit the country but, that is not really a safe bet.  The story of Oto Warmbier is just one example of why this country should be avoided.

There are plenty of cool places to visit so I say explore enjoy and before you go make sure to plan well before you head anywhere.  With that check out these lists below..

Travel Triangle 59 weird places across the world.

CNN has an interesting list of places to check out.

Travel Start has it's list of 20 weird tours.

Goggle It But, Be Careful While You DO!

Google is the number 1 search engine in the world, no surprise there.  Want to find something googling it can help. Googling it can also be quite funny too.  For example farts, you can google that and get listings like 

Flatulence: Everything You Wanted to Know About Farting
https://www.houstonmethodist.org › blog › articles › oct

Oct 13, 2020 — Fun Fart Facts · Women may actually fart more than men. · Humans pass gas between 13 to 21 times a day. · Farts can be flammable, if they contain ...

Why do we fart? 10 facts about flatulence - Medical News Today
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com › articles

A fart, often known as gas or flatulence, is the buildup of gases within the small intestine from digestion and respiration. It is a normal part of how the body ...

Farting (flatulence) - NHS
https://www.nhs.uk › conditions › flatulence

Farting, also known as flatulence or wind, is normal. There are things you can do if you fart a lot or it's smelly. Sometimes it can be a sign of a health ...

Want to curse at the Russians?  Google it and you will get something like this.

Russian Swear Words - therussianblog
https://therussianblog.wordpress.com › 2012/03/01 › ru...

Mar 1, 2012 — Russian Swear Words ; 

How To Curse In Russian - Live Lingua
https://www.livelingua.com › blog › how-to-curse-in-ru...

How to curse in Russian: The basics ... 

Cursing Abroad: Russian Insults To Round Out Your Studies
https://www.babbel.com › magazine › russian-insults

Jan 23, 2020 — Cursing Abroad: Russian Insults To Round Out Your Studies · Засранец (zasranets) — · 

Sorry I am not going to add the curse words here, we are family friendly here at Candid Conversations and Mixed Nuts, but you get the idea.

You can find just about anything on Google and by the way on other search engines as well.  Some of this is funny like farts and swearing but, some of the searches are not so funny and can lead to some places you do not want to go to on the web.  Innocent search terms can open up sites that are pretty adult and in some cases get into the realm of criminal activity.  I am not going to even list these here on the blog, but they do exist.  The closest I can key in here things like BBW which stands for Big Beautiful Women. Yes you will find sites catering to a more fuller figured gal and you also get a lot of adult content.  

Searching the web can be fun, educational and certainly interesting.  I have found some very cool sites and interesting articles to read and I use searches to find my guests for Candid Conversations and this site.  There are many times I have looked into something thinking that would be a good topic only to realize that I could be getting into waters that are just too deep to go into.  Unlike a large news organization I can't go into certain subjects because of the risk involved namely law suits.  That said I would suggest strong caution when doing searches online.  Do avoid searching anything that could be linked to criminal activity.  You may not get in trouble at first for searching topics that relate to crimes but if you look up a how to or access a site with content t hat is illegal, you could end up wearing an orange jumpsuit with a prison number on it.  The dark web is not a place to hang out on.  There are lots of really bad things on it and there have been instances of people searching the dark web and hooking up with people and quite literally vanishing or being arrested.

So on that note happy searching about funny fart jokes or how to cuss out Russians and cat memes.  Stay away from things that could get you in trouble.  I googled it and yes you can get arrested for what you search for on the internet.

Mid Atlantic Accent/English

While listening to a podcast called Your Brain On Facts I heard about an accent that was invented in the early 20th century called the Mid Atlantic Accent, sometimes it's called Mid Atlantic English.  It's often heard in old radio shows and movies dating back to the 30s and 40s.  The accent was taught and along with actors of the time those who were in the upper classes at that time also learned the dialect.  

Is it used today???  Not really, unless there is a period movie that dates back to the time when it was used and has a focus on film and radio, or upper class.  If your into this sort of thing, that is languages and linguistic history I would suggest taking a look at the Wikipedia Article Mid-Atlantic Accent.  You will get a good idea of how the accent works and there are also some links to clips with actors using the accent.

Cliff T.