16 Jan, 2014

A Perfect Blog – Everything Must Fit!

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-16T00:17:02-05:00January 16th, 2014|My Brain, My Life|0 Comments

Synergy

All the self help books preach positive attitude and if you believe in it you can achieve it. It sounds so simple but it’s bullshit. What they don’t tell you is that Everything Must Fit. For a business plan, an invention, or even your personal goals to work or be successful, all components must align perfectly. I’m going to use this blog as an example to explain exactly how this idea fits and how it relates to EVERYTHING YOU DO.

The Blog Build

A blog is built by key pieces that all must work together. If any of the pieces are missing, you cannot achieve maximum potential.

The URL – The URL should pertain to what the blog is about. Rnningfool.com misses this mark because it doesn’t explain what the site is about. It speaks to me personally as in I like to run and I’m a fool but a general audience isn’t going to pick up on this. A website should have a primary goal and that is what should be in the URL. If I wanted to give running advice I’d hope to get the URL runningadvice.com or something similar.

The Title – Every post needs a title and I think that it should be short and leading. It should make the reader want to read on. To be perfectly honest, I’ve written 1,700 posts and haven’t found one title that is a sure fire hit. The title is only a snippet of the post but should give a general overview of what you will be writing about. Make it curiously amusing.

The Content – The most important part. The content should pertain to what your blog is about. Let’s use the running advice idea again; the blog would give posts about running advice. Examples would be attire, shoes, form, workouts, eating, and anything else that pertains to running. I know it sounds simple but unless every post you write is about the exact idea your blog is about, it isn’t going anywhere. This blog is a good example of that. Rnningfool.com has no direction. I write about whatever I want about but there is no focus. All content is not pointing towards a dedicated idea. Unless I earn a following because THEY LIKE ME, I won’t get Google traffic because I don’t have any specific direction.

The Readers – The people who read your blog have to want to interact. A community needs to start and it will snowball from there. People have to come to your website and comment on your posts and become part of what you are doing. This blog will get a few comments from friends which is wonderful but the idea of random people coming to the site and commenting on posts is what will separate this from a person with a blog to an actual website.

The Pictures – An image is a powerful way of connecting to the audience. I used to just put up any image I could quickly find just because I know there is an idea behind every post should have an image. After some thought, I realized each image has to pertain exactly to the what the post is about. That top picture in this post is what has to happen for something bigger to come from these posts. All aspects, including the picture and it’s meaning, have to make sense.

The Promotion – How to get new readers? How is this post going to reach any new eyeballs unless I personally do my part to make it happen. I have to share the link on Facebook, Twitter, forums, and other blogs to promote my work. If I’m proud of it, I have to get it out there. It’s rare something takes off by itself. It takes dedication towards getting it known. With virtually no following this is a difficult task but not a deal breaker. Continuous effort is needed.

Conclusion

A wonderful part about life is that you are constantly learning. Throughout my 20’s I spent a lot of time learning about myself. I learned how to take responsibility for my life, the proper ways of treating other people, and garnered invaluable life experience. Once you start to feel comfortable in your own skin, then it’s time to take that out into the real world and make something happen. I would considering making something happen if you are able to build an idea into substance. Substance is reaching many people with information or improving / simplifying life. For my entire life so far, I’ve only concentrated on myself because that is hard enough to master. With age and wisdom, this idea of everything fitting together is what will propel me further into life’s greater offerings.

This post doesn’t only work with a blog. A restaurant works the same way as the build process I described for a blog. They need excellent food, friendly and expedient service, gripping advertising, inviting atmosphere, and a pricing structure that works. If any part of this is missing than the restaurant will not achieve maximum capacity. An idea is only an idea. A great idea can go horribly wrong in let me count the ways. Life is incredibly tricky because of all the aspects it takes to succeed. I think it’s what makes it so enjoyable. Nothing is easy and it requires work. Not just work, but pointed work. I didn’t have an understanding of this in my younger days but luck only happens to a small percent of the population. To the rest of the successful ones, it requires incredibly time consuming work. The payoff is worth it though because when hard work is rewarded with success, there is no greater feeling.

15 Jan, 2014

Naming A Baby Thoughts

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-16T08:48:58-05:00January 15th, 2014|My Brain|2 Comments

Thanks to Bud for the video above. I need to go off on a tangent real quick about this website I am using for this post because it blows my mind. The first thing I noticed about the site WaitButWhy was that they only have new posts on Tuesday??? Seriously, your website is 100x more popular than mine and you only post once a week. What the fuck is that about. Then I read this on the FAQ:

Is WaitButWhy a blog or a real website?

We want you to think it’s a real website and when you forward the link to someone we don’t want you to say, “Check out this guy’s blog” cause then it seems like it’s just this guy writing and it’s just a blog. We want you to say, “Check out this site” cause then we seem like a bigger deal and it seems like a legit thing. Okay?

This is my exact problem. I’m just a guy with a blog. There’s no doubt that these guys put more research into their weekly posts but they have 70k Facebook likes and I have 400 friends who don’t read my website. With that behind, onward to the dissection of naming a baby.

The Name of Your Baby

JKash and Ambsy Bambsy are having a baby together and I thought that this would be a popular post. This POST (you’ll want to click here to understand what I’m referring to) on the aforementioned website will be the data for my post. They actually use Babynamewizard for their data but they do a great job of pulling from it. It starts off with 4 ways to name a baby:

1) Go Timeless – John, James, William, David, Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth
2) Go Super Weird – Winter, Namaste, Jameliah, Stormy, Cameo, Grudzel
3) Go a Little Weird But Not Too Weird – Ashton, Wyatt, Luca, Brooklyn
4) Just Go Into The Current Honeymoon, Knowing You’re Picking a Popular Name – Anything from the current Top 20.

They show a list of the Top 20 names:

The post concludes with a look at fads, trends, and names within a location. It’s fairly interesting and you’ll have to see for yourself.

What to make of this data?

The one thing that I’ll do that they don’t is have an opinion. The first thing I notice about the girls list is that pornstars must view this list before choosing their names. Abigail (Salem Witch Trials) and Emily (Dickenson) sound like they are from the 1600’s. 11 of the first 20 end in a vowel (16 of 20 if you include Y). How are these the 20 most popular names? What happened to Jen, Ashley, Kristen and Michelle? It’s like everyone tried to go off the beaten path and now that path is becoming beaten.

If you want your son to grow up without any masculinity name him Mason, Aiden, Jayden, or Elijah. The rest of the list isn’t awful. They are mostly strongish male names but I see a few that have fallen off quite a bit since I was young. Thomas, Justin, Jeffrey, Bill, Bob, Mark, and Eric have taken a nose dive. Matthew, although still in the top 20 has come way down from it’s peak. These normal names are being replaced by names like Issac, Oliver, Tanner, and Landon. How are these turds going to develop into men when they will be looking back at generations of manly men with names like William, Bruce, John, and FPS Doug? Society is moving away from convention and trying to be different because that’s what our society preaches which brings us to…

The Problem

Everyone is trying to be different nowadays. How can you be unique if your name is the same as a million other children? This thought creates a problem because it makes people wacky. They start scrounging their brain for a name that sets the kid apart but the only thing they are really doing is distancing themselves from societal norms. There’s a chapter in Malcom Gladwell’s book called David and Goliath that outlines how a case of dyslexia helped a person achieve great success in life. The point was that the person had extreme perseverance and an ability to gain strengths from their weaknesses. What the chapter doesn’t tell is about the 1,000’s of people who are less fortunate because they can’t read properly. This works the same way with names. Maybe your kid named Criminal will be the only Criminal out there but it’s just possible that he’ll be so outcast that you aren’t doing him any favors. A name is only a name but it’s also an identity. A normal name doesn’t take away from the child’s ability and he forms himself. A wild name immediately stereotypes the kid as weird and he’s forced to overcome that. Some will, most won’t, and now you’ll look back and wonder why you didn’t just name your child John. I think Freakonomics had a good segment on this idea. Basically the whole idea comes down to this, if you name your child a bad name and he grows up to be a screwball, it’s on you..

14 Jan, 2014

Scintillating Words To Use

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-14T23:12:26-05:00January 14th, 2014|My Brain|2 Comments

Being smart is only a perception. Obviously if people are around you frequently they will be able to figure out whether you produce intellectual thoughts or are just another meandering bonehead rather quickly. For people who you periodically see though, it’s easy to trick them by using words that make you sound sharper than you really are. These words take away from what you are actually saying and make the person think about what word you just used instead of what you actually said. When I hear these types of words in conversation, they stick in my mind that I should use them because they hold some power. Without further ado, here is my list. Feel free to add in the comment section.

Astute

1. of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
2. clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd: an astute merchandising program; an astute manipulation of facts.

Telling people that they are making astute points gains huge respect. By using astute, you are going a level above smart or thoughtful (which I also like), and pinpointing that the specific point is on point. This word can’t be used haphazardly but when someone says something that strikes you as head and shoulders better than anything else, it’s time to bust out astute.

Captivating

1. To attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant
2. Obsolete, to capture

I like to use captivating sporadically rather than interesting or amusing. It takes it to the next level. When people are captivated they are not thinking about anything else. If you are selling something, you want your product to captivate the audience.

Tight

They’re tight!

1. Close – Me and Joe been tight since we were in jail together.
2. Stylish, cool, having everything together. – Did you see his ride, it was tight.
3. Scrooge – My mom’s tight she won’t give me $10.

I had to go to urbandictionary for this one but I like the ring of tight. It sounds really cheesy if you use it like the #2 spot. A better use of tight is when everything is smooth and you have your shit together. How is business? No problems, we are running tight.

Garner

1. to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
2. to get; acquire; earn: He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.

Evan said he liked this word and I agree. You don’t just get attention, you garner it. It’s a more sophisticated and smarter word to explain how you are acquiring something. “We need to garner their trust.” I would trust the person who says this more than the person who is getting their trust.

Blunder

1. a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That’s your second blunder this morning.

This is a good word because it doesn’t carry a whole lot of negative connotation. It’s a nice, more powerful way to say you made a mistake. It’s also a good way to describe a fuck up in chess.

14 Jan, 2014

Facebook Will Fail Because #Twitter

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-15T08:32:36-05:00January 14th, 2014|My Brain|3 Comments

JKash sent me this link from Deadspin about RG3 posting a rant on Facebook wondering why fans cared about the sleeve he wears. It’s definitely not worth the read because I can sum it up by calling it an unnecessary generic rant to a critiquing fan. I have no clue what HTTR!!!! was at the end of his post though. The best part of his rant was that it produced this comment by Martellus Bennent, the Chicago Bears TE.

Who still has facebook anyways? Lol. I’m going to release a statement on my MySpace Music Page.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) January 13, 2014

Why a guy would take the time to write that in any source of medium is the real question. Martellus aptly points out that Facebook is heading the way of MySpace. Although I don’t 100% agree with that, who still uses Facebook as a viable source of information? The Facebook page is such a joke compared to a Twitter account. It’s like comparing a black guy’s dick to an Asian guy. Martellus has 20 tweets since he wrote this about RG3 and one of his recent tweet produced this gem:

Don’t get mad at me if your favorite players aren’t cool in real life.

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) January 13, 2014

This is what Facebook has come to. It isn’t “cool” to be a part of Facebook anymore. They’ve invited the world and everyone knows that it’s not cool to be part of a club that everyone is part of. It’s a little sad really because I used to look forward to getting a Facebook friend. Now I’m happy to accept but there isn’t any real feeling of accomplishment. Now if I could actually get a Twitter follower, that would excite me. Twitter followers are like the goddamn Stonecutters. I almost feel like purchasing them just to build my self image and feel like people who actually use Twitter get to read my tweets. Out of the 40 people who follow me, I’m pretty sure my tweets only reach 5 of them. Out of my 400 Facebook friends, I have no purpose connecting with any of them. This is why Facebook sucks now.

When I joined Facebook in 2004, it was cool because it was growing. I’d go to a house party in college, find a girl that I know wouldn’t want to have sex with me, and try to be friends with her. This made it fun because it turned a black out night into something of substance like getting her name and finding her on Facebook. Now (and yes I am much older), Facebook isn’t about finding girls to sleep with. It’s about sharing stupid links and dumb things that you are doing. The worst part it, this content is coming from people who I barely even know. I have 400 friends but only have about 50 people in my life who I care about. This leaves 7/8 of my Facebook feed irrelevant. I understand Facebook is having financial success but they sold out. I doubt they crash and burn but they moved from my hip demographic to older, less popular people with more money. #truth

13 Jan, 2014

Foster The People – Coming of Age (Mural Time – Lapse)

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-14T00:08:04-05:00January 13th, 2014|Music|0 Comments

This video is how Foster the People creates buzz about their upcoming album, Supermodel, that is going to be released on March 18th. Not only is the music video awesome, the song hooks you without even listening to it. I know this is a weird way to put it but it’s such a chill beat and the chorus isn’t overwhelming. This is exactly why I liked the first album so much, you could have it on and there was nothing in the music that made me say, “I don’t like this.” If you were having people over for a party, Foster the People would be the perfect mood setter. This song takes over the formula of what made the first album so popular.

Torches was a mere 10 songs which is why people are going to go apeshit over this 12 track release. The best songs on Torches were passed over in my opinion. Waste and Warrant never even hit the radio. Coming of Age seems like it’s going to be hitting the radio in a big, big way with 80,000 Youtube views in the first day, it’ll hit a million by the end of the week. I’m even a little annoyed at myself because I’m going to play it out shortly and get sick of it. The lyrics are concise but catchy. I hate to even try to find meaning in them (because I’m probably wrong) but they’re about a guy who has people in his life that he has to leave behind in order to fulfill his personal goals which cause destruction. The Coming of Age is understanding this. The lyrics can be found here.

Mark Foster

A quick dissection of the coolest part of the song, the music video. The build process of the mural is so unique and shows how long it really takes when compared to the world is neat to watch. I enjoyed the lady working at 2:45 because seeing someone in a day to day fast forward is eye catching. The traffic at 3:00 and how slowly the hoist moves when compared to the world nails it completely. The end result seemed to be a woman in high heels, standing on gold and puking out lyrics that look to be a river in the city. A few of the lyrics read:

Aphids sucking the red off a rose
But for beauty I will gladly feed my life
Into the mouths of rainbows
Their technicolor teeth cutting prisms and smiling benevolently
On the pallid hue of the
Working class hero (a tribute to John Lennon perhaps?)

Also because I’m on top of the alternative music game, the video uses annotations to point out the following music videos:
Augustines – Nothing To Lose But Your Head

Body Language – The First

Wild Beasts – Wanderlust

Jake Bugg – A Song About Love

12 Jan, 2014

The Reverse Martingale

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-12T11:30:15-05:00January 12th, 2014|My Life|1 Comment

If you’ve ever played Blackjack before, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the the Martingale betting strategy. Simply put, you double your bet every time you lose. If you have infinite wealth, you will always be up one bet. What I have going for me is the opposite because my strategy has my expectation at 0. This is probably why a betting strategy will never be named after me.

I collected 100 bucks as a referral from Sam signing up for Bovada. I took that 100 and put it on the Saints +8.5 which magically covered with a Colston TD in the waning moments. I then rolled the 190 on the Pats which was a relatively easy cover. So I have 372.73 in my account which I want to fully roll on the Panthers and then take those winnings and put them on the Charges with the points. If all things go correctly, I should end the day with over a K in my account. Notice though that this train of thought and betting strategy can only end in one way, me losing all of the money. Since it’s free money though, it makes it relatively easy to spend it so carelessly. Either way, I’ll at least have one more game of fun and hopefully can root hardcore for Sam’s premonition and the Chargers.

I stuck to beer this weekend and feel pretty good for a Sunday which is unique. I’m even hitting the gym the minute I stop typing this po

12 Jan, 2014

90 Year Olds Sprint

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-12T10:58:41-05:00January 12th, 2014|Videos|0 Comments

This has to make you smile. I would put this in a precise category called the smile category which is actually higher than a ROFL video.

10 Jan, 2014

Shia Winning Internet, Just Gives Up…For Now

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-10T20:30:33-05:00January 10th, 2014|Celeb, My Brain|0 Comments

After reading this Yahoo article on Shia Lebeouf titled Shia Can’t Win Internet, Just Gives Up, I’m getting the impression maybe he’s not as stupid as he seems. A few weeks ago I read briefly about him skywriting an apology to Daniel Clowes who I hadn’t heard of. He apologized for his creation (and plagiarism) of a shortfilm called HowardCantour.com which people noticed as a close similarity to Justin M. Damiano, a 2007 comic by Ghost World creator Dan Clowes.

I am sorry Daniel Clowes

After the skywriting apology, he started to tweet countless apologies to other celebs with words that were STOLEN from past celebrity apologies, including Lena Dunham, Kanye West, Russell Crowe, and Eliot Spitzer. The Yahoo article then writes this interesting tidbit about Seth Rogen writing, “This is by far the most I’ve been entertained by Shia LaBeouf.” Does anyone see what I’m seeing here? To cap it all off, he tweeted out these tweets to end his campaign.

In light of the recent attacks against my artistic integrity, I am retiring from all public life.

— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 10, 2014

My love goes out to those who have supported me.

— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 10, 2014

And then he tweeted out:

#stopcreating pic.twitter.com/G1F3G9EITH

— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 10, 2014

So after saying he was stopping, he then tweeted something about stopping which is obviously not stopping. I’m not sure his actions can be taken at the surface anymore which is obviously what Yahoo did in their article. It sort of feels like he’s having an Amanda Bynes meltdown but he’s doing it a bit more sophisticated. I put myself in his position and after not expecting to get caught plagiarizing, he knows Hollywood is going to turn against him. Rather than lay low key and hope it passes which is a huge if, he’s taking the initiative creating his own spin on it. He’s taken the attention away from the actual plagiarism fiasco and putting it on his irrelevant feuds with other celebrities which is virtually meaningless.

His career has lost some of its momentum since 2011. I haven’t seen any of his recent movies but I’ve also never even heard of them. His Howardcontour.com was critically acclaimed which probably hurts his pride that he boosted it. He’s by no means a dumb guy and if he’s not on drugs, I just think that there is something more behind his behavior. Maybe I’m wrong but there is usually more than meets the eye. I even watched HowardCantour to get an idea of how good the work was… it was decent and probably better if I understood the movie references. Maybe I’ll watch Jamie Damiano and write an edit.

9 Jan, 2014

Must Have Tech of 2014

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-09T19:06:29-05:00January 9th, 2014|My Brain|1 Comment

Some people try to keep up with technology and others purposely fall behind. They think it’s an inconvenience. I’ve never understood resisting tech because what gains in popularity has some function that makes life easier. There is nothing more important in life than time and items that make processes simpler should be used. New things scare stupid people. I’ve compiled a list of a few must have of 2014. Sadly some of these have been around for years but I guarantee everyone who reads this doesn’t have them.

Paypal Account

Paypal has been operating for 16 years and the company who owns it, Ebay, is worth 5.6 billion. Not having a Paypal account is essentially saying that you have no interest making any financial transactions over the internet. It’s resisting the combination of two of the most important concepts in life, money and the internet. Paypal let’s you pay other people for debts, contests, and other expenses by transferring through accounts. Many companies accept Paypal during the checkout process which makes your transaction more secure. I recently made a donation to Wikipedia using Paypal and the money is deducted straight from my bank account. It took under 1 minute. If you have never opened a Paypal account, I’d guess you were a coal miner or on a fishing boat.

EZ Pass

This picture says it all. “If you guys don’t have EZ Pass, just ring your call button and Tommy will come back there and hit you on the head with a tack hammer because you’re a retard.” There is not one single reason you can give not to have EZ Pass. It costs nothing and you don’t have to wait in lines on the turnpike. If you still get a ticket, you might have a mental issue that you should get checked out. Ck4 used to say, “I don’t take the turnpike.” Guess what, you should still have it just in case.

DVR-Box

If you watch television, especially sports, you need a DVR box. The ability to stop and start live TV makes the experience that much more enjoyable. Sometimes action will happen in sports and you’ll have your head turned and miss the climax. Being able to rewind makes sure you don’t miss a thing. The disappointment you feel when a friend does not having a DVR box when something happens and you can’t go back is worth the 10 dollars a month. Off topic, I just cancelled my sports package which during football season is unbelievably worth the 9 dollars for Red Zone.

Twitter, Netflix, and Spotify Account

Twitter, Netflix, and Spotify are all minor investments and are well worth the cost. Facebook is lame and people should turn to Twitter because the content is more concise and relevant. Plus it costs nothing. Someone texted me today saying that they thought my tweets weren’t bad and I told them to follow me and I’ll follow them. They said they didn’t have an account. Well fucking open one! It costs nothing. Netflix is a minor investment but the beauty is that multiple people can all share an account. I haven’t been using it as frequently as of late but for shows like Orange is the New Black, Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, and others, I got my money worth. I won’t harp on Spotify much because people are honestly too stupid to understand how much better of a listening experience it is. The social aspect of playlists is so money that people can’t comprehend it. Itunes and Pandora are sad compared to it.

Amazon Credit Card

I’m not a sold on this one as the other ones but if you use Amazon, everything is one click during checkout. I assume it may be the same with every other credit card but I wouldn’t know because I only use my Amazon card when I shop on Amazon. Can anyone chime in with what happens with a regular card?

9 Jan, 2014

Wonderful History Lesson Via Photographs

By Tom Stortz|2014-01-09T13:56:46-05:00January 9th, 2014|My Brain|1 Comment

Here is an email I came across that had a boatload of fascinating pictures of the world’s history.

Jesse James, approximately 16 years old

The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861

The Ford Theater, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated

Abraham Lincoln’s hearse, 1865

Only known authenticated photo of Billy the Kid,ca. 1879

Unpacking the Head of the Statue of Liberty delivered June 17, 1885

Santa Claus in New York, ca. 1900

Annie Edison Taylor (1838-1921), the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She did it in 1901 because she needed money, and after doing it said she wouldn’t recommend it to anyone!

Construction of the Manhattan Bridge, 1908

New York City fire station, ca. 1912

Measuring bathing suits in the early 1920s. If they
were too short, the women would be fined

Frozen Niagara Falls, 1911

Recovering bodies after the Titanic disaster,
April 1912

Charlie Chaplin in 1916 at the age of 27

1920’s lifeguard

1928 fashion show at the beach

Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at
Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930

Annette Kellerman promoted women’s right to wear

Little girl comforting her doll in the ruins of her
bomb damaged home, London, 1940

Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition,
Detroit 1929

Advertisement for Atabrine, an anti-malaria drug. Sign was put up at the 363rd station hospital in Papua, New Guinea during WWII

How could parents ensure that their children were getting sunlight and fresh air when living in apartment buildings? The baby cage, ca. 1937

A most beautiful suicide – 23 year old Evelyn McHale
leapt to her death from an observation deck (83rd floor)
of the Empire State Building, May 1, 1947. She landed
on a United Nations limousine…

Suntan vending machine, 1949

Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963

A penniless mother hides her face in shame after
putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948

5:00 P.M., September 3rd, 1967
Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving
on the right – this was the result

Children eating their Christmas dinner during the
Great Depression: turnips and cabbage

Hitler’s officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941

Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961

The original Ronald clown of McDonald’s in 1963

Hotel owner pouring acid in the water when black people
swam in his pool, ca. 1964

Apollo I crew members rehearsing their water landing
in 1966

Polish children examined by German officers to see if
they qualify as Aryan, and would be allowed to live

A mom and her son watch the mushroom cloud after an atomic test 75 miles away, Las Vegas, 1953

Martin Luther King Jr. with his son by his side
removing a burnt cross from his front yard, 1960

Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 1965

President Richard Nixon trying to use chopsticks while
visiting China in 1972

Operation Babylift: Vietnamese orphans transported by
airplanes to America in 1975