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Monday, February 19. 2024What's Coming Up?Aha, well let's set aside the medical stuff for now. Still lots coming up - but we'll learn on Wed/Th what's about to start. MEANTIME - what else is going on? Mrs. Bulldog and I traveled, taking the boys to Montana, Yellowstone and Jackson in late 2020. We took up Portugal in March 2023. We also did a wedding in New Orleans in 2021, another in South Carolina in 2023. We like to travel to Stuart FL where the in-laws live. Lovely area, but full of resting and beaches regardless of seasonal. I no longer golf with my 87 year old in-law father but he goes every day - and good for him! I enjoy the visit to the beach, walking and we stopped down at the old National Naval UDT SEAL museum in Fort Lucie. Several other museums, but local restaurants or bars are full of great foods. Sadly the bars for me, now, just full of blandness which is fine. Foods have been overwhelmingly tasteful. I'll take the gains where I can. Music! Seeing Neil Young in early May, then the Rolling Stones and then Madness. I've always loved Madness, who I saw while I studied and lived in London of 1983! Elvis Costello even showed up and played with them that show I attended and I have fond memories of them as a young band with an Elvis Costello show up! Always a pleasure! Paris is on the list of "well - when you can travel, what is the timing or plan?" We will figure for later in the summer if we can pull it off. I've been to Paris many times in my youth (formerly knew a bit of the language, now not so much). But Mrs. Bulldog has never been so time to GAIN more. Also looking forward to some side trips. Maybe Mont Saint Michel. I'm hoping for a visit to the Bayeux (learn about William the Bastard) and Normandy (WWII always a pleasure for historical visits). Monday morning links
No rule for ending with a preposition Slow learners JPMorgan, State Street, and BlackRock Abandon ESG Group Climate Action 100+ Nifty Little Chart Illustrating What De-Policing Did for the Homicide Rate in Portland Black Activist Lawyer's Idea To Stop Law-Breaking: Just Legalize Crime How Progressive Policies Are Designed For Civilizational Suicide VDH: Delusions, Alternate Realities, and the Biden Consortium - The Biden apparat has tried to present the construct of a dynamic president promoting a traditional Democratic agenda, which has succeeded brilliantly. How do you spell “persecution?” How about “D-o-n-a-l-d T-r-u-m-p?” It sometimes seems that the entire judicial apparatus of the state has been mobilized against the man. Alvin Bragg Is Trying To Punish Trump for Something That Is Not a Crime Obscene award against Trump is testing the New York legal system’s integrity A Black Harvard Professor’s Study Found ‘No Racial Bias’ on Police Shootings – Then ‘ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE’ Female British Army General Says Force Is Too 'Hieratical' That's not a word, is it? Major Victory For Russian Army As Ukraine Forces Flee Eastern City There's No Point Negotiating With Hamas, Says ... Egypt? Sunday, February 18. 2024Quick Questions PleaseI have emailed my local Pastor. I will be meeting with him, and possibly (if she chooses) Mrs. Bulldog will join me. Open to anything anyone might want to suggest or offer as potentially useful. I don't know what I might ignore or avoid - probably nothing, but sometimes not sure what may be enjoyable. So if you have thoughts, questions, views, ideas - please feel free to share your thoughts. I'm open for ideas of any kind! Spies, the media, social media, government censorship, etc.Mike Benz was in the business. Tucker interviews him, and lets him talk (a podcast). He is entirely credible, not paranoid, and gives the whole history. Well worth the listening. If you connect in the middle of the podcast, go to the beginning. Yes, even the USA government wants to control media - or does. Does media control our reality? Of course.
'nother book recommendationThe Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Paperback – April 10, 2002 by Louis Menand It's sort-of political philosophy. Won History Pulitzer which you can take any way you want. AVI might like it.
Drinking, Movies, FunNot much today on Saturday in terms of activity and effort - snow made that a bit of a delay and reduction for some things. Two sons and one girlfriend, we took the dog and went to our local brewery. Lions Roar Brewing in Westfield, NJ. We played some card games. I struggled a bit recovering and understanding the rules, we all had a great game and I guess I was ok. I tried Red Ale. I didn't want beer originally, but figured why not one small one. I used to brew Red Ale and liked it as an old brewing. Today? Sorry, no taste. It wasn't bad. Just bland. So I drank half, and I guess beer is now done for me. There just wasn't anything I enjoyed. Not sad over that at all. Continue reading "Drinking, Movies, Fun"
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From today's LectionaryMark 1:9-15 1:9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 1:10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 1:11 And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased." 1:12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness 1:13 He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. 1:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news." Why did God lay me low?It is Lent. This hymn/praise song was new to me recently, by John Newton (who wrote Amazing Grace). I feel it is powerful and tough. Saturday, February 17. 2024Why are Bell Curve distributions so common?Ask Ethan: Why does nature always follow a Bell curve? Almost everything we can observe and measure follows what's known as a normal distribution, or a Bell curve. There's a profound reason why.
Fun book about a real spyThe Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
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Announcing the new ‘Coddling’ documentary and some advice on fighting depression - The books and approaches that probably saved my life Why orgasms are good for your health Seattle English Students Told It's "White Supremacy" To Love Reading, Writing Elite Colleges Reconsidering SAT Score Requirements Stuart's Saturday Miscellany Rep. Barbara Lee Explains How Every Business Can Afford a $50 Hour Minimum Wage Eric Adams is confronted by furious Harlem residents over plans to move migrants into luxury building Election Year Surprise — Radio Soros Is Going to Commie Up the Airwaves China, Russia, etc: Clashing civilizations HAHA - MORNING UPDATES!Nothing much, really, not today. One regular physical which actually predated the surgery and current situation. I'd set that a month and a half ago PRIOR to the sudden outcome of 2/2-2/6. The meeting 2/16 with the 29 year old son (who I asked to join me for knowledge and conversation) went VERY well. Could be analyzed as "sad" but I said "Nope - not going for that." The doctor smiled and laughed and said he appreciated my approach which "just remember - anything could happen." Steroids still IMPROVING my short term health. But may be a short term option until other tests or treatments become straightforward. It will always be engaged if necessary, even if they have no positive outcomes. It's always for a high hope and belief that it may assist. Sleeping? Still odd. Plenty. At least 6 hours for now (I would only get 6-7 before all this anyway, but usually not as easily then). Today? Great 6 hour deep sleeps but then 4 - 6 am wake ups regardless of when I go to sleep (10-2am varies). A few daily naps of an hour or so. All expected or temporary as my health (doctors' view) improves. Watching lots of sports (I have been down on Purdue college basketball and football for 2 years. Today? Did a long conversation and review - they are my #1 NCAA choice based on my analysis for college basketball. I was right about them for 2 years. Now? I have a very strong feeling of their play and potential outcome this year. Not my school, but I love reading what I'm seeing and THEY are my #1 belief.) Music! Love it a lot right now. Son is an excellent cook and has been prepping food wonderfully (and frankly, I am stunned how delicious everything has been for the last 5 days - wow! I don't know why I'm having GREAT food results.) People - 99% love, kindness and friendliness. 1% anger, open results, honesty if it's "mean" because I do not care if you choose to be an idiot. One person, very nice guy I like a lot, former drug abuser who was arrested many years ago and cleaned up his life - built a business, he and I became really friendly with. Then, 3 months ago he became aggressive and lied about my sports commentaries. Literally lied and expanded how he responded to my results! At first I was nice about it and boosted the honesty and truth! He pretended to "joke" and called me stupid names. "Arrogant" "Wrong" "Liar of proof" "Don't consider the teams properly or the coaching." UGHHHHH I finally ended by saying he needs to stop being a dumbass. I have the highest respect for people like him who improved their own and other people's lives. I've never supported his teams (Dallas) and have always been open or honest about my responses - no lies. No falsehood. He then made a poorly supported claim about SF and several players - I checked with sports writer friends and I was 100% correct. He called me more names and a "liar" after my surgery. I reminded him I have great information and friends - and what my surgery is or why my outcomes were likely sad. That I RESPECTED AND SUPPORTED HIS PERSONAL IMPROVEMENTS. He again sends an aggressive and 100% incorrect response to me! I told him simply - stop or end our relationship. That's your problem. Nothing I wrote was wrong. He just didn't like it or agree with it and got angry at me for no good reason or an open discussion outside of calling me names. Nonsense. Unnecessary. I hope we regain our caring and friendly stuff. I don't think he knows what reality is - he never did properly, at times.
Sorry everyone if I say anything misspelled or long or incorrect! Please feel free to let me know when I do something improperly! I am sticking with the "I need to keep working on this" approach. Thank you again for prayers, support, happiness and love. You've all been so friendly! Maybe as my health starts to shift a little, this all slows down or changes. I hope not!
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Friday, February 16. 2024A Hayek updateStill Trudging Towards Serfdom:
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Quick Question(s)1. Feel free to ask questions or make comments. Open to answering questions of the personal health/mental and other situations. 2. IF you're in the video/digital promotion or production business in some way, feel free to reach out to me publicly on here or if you'd like, privately. 3. I am interested in doing videos publicly to speak of all this. Already set a meeting at work. Variance and knowledge is IMPORTANT TO ME and others. Some people prefer privacy and silence. I do not. I'd love to speak and promote the truth, feelings and knowledge (or a lot of strangeness). But would love to do regular videos if wanted or necessary and NO ISSUES with comments and openness! Quick Short UpdateWas suddenly and surprisingly called to the oncologists a week earlier than they had planned. 4 hours with 5 different doctors and the surgeon who removed the staples from my head. Pretty good overall after 9 days. He was very happy and positive with that. Says my speaking was excellent. I was surprising him well for health - recommended I go back to the gym regularly already. My intelligence? Very, very high since his surgeries on this topic often have far more concerning outcomes from the people treated. I was said to be shockingly good. But he did recommend some realism and expectations. Realistic is 18 months of probability. That's the likelihood. Not essentially how it will happen. Just pretty standard. I mentioned I had 2 friends who i have - Glio Blastonoma - which both lasted 18 months. It's not assured, since there are now several things we can try and test. I said "I'm 100% in for anything immediately and I expect the best!" They like my attitude! But they also asked me to be a realist. I said fine - I've done that already. But I'm not going to just give up too easily. I'll expect more and try more for whatever can happen and expect! But the doctors, as happy as my push for happiness, positiveness, openness and anything good - they loved that I wasn't crying or upset. They were also "Let's just be open too about what reality seems to indicate." I replied "fine - my brain is actually talking to me - and I'm fine with reality." They asked what I was being told by the brain. For the first time I repeated things that it keeps saying. They said it's correct - and that it's not terrible to expect even if the brain speaking may be driven by medication....doesn't mean the brain is wrong. It rarely has been, of course, which is why I always loved writing and pushing attitudes some people even today are disgreeing with me about (incorrectly mostly). Boys came home, we've had some talks. We are being open and realistic. It will all be very, very hopeful and I am pushing myself hard already! Friday morning links
It's a tourist trap SpaceX launches private lunar lander on eight-day journey to the moon “We don’t help the environment, but we feel good about it anyway.” UK Met Office Says It Can't Back Up Senior Meteorologist's Claim That Storms Are "More Intense" Due To Climate-Change Having Solved All Their Problems, NYC Looks To Ban Detergent Pods When You Crunch The Numbers, Green Hydrogen Is A Non-Starter Except for the government $ TGIF: Mother Russia, Father Time - Tucker goes to Moscow and has a blast. Biden’s mental faculties draw suspicion and defenses. Plus: Jon Stewart, Donald Trump, Rachel Dolezal, Huma Abedin, Cori Bush, and more. Prominent Trans Surgeon Admits In Unearthed Video That Complications Of Genital Surgery ‘Can Be Pretty Bad’ ‘I Was Fired After Blowing the Whistle’ - Tamara Pietzke exposed the dangers of ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors. Then, she lost her job. She reveals the cost of speaking out—and why she has no regrets. " Independent doctors like me are becoming an endangered species.' Canadian Justice Minister’s Car Stolen Again He seems ok with that It's Official: Everybody Knows Biden's Brain Is Pudding It doesn't seem to matter Border Patrol Agents Have Encountered Over 20,000 Chinese Nationals in Fiscal Year 2024 At least two migrants charged over brutal Times Square cops beating are identified as members of barbaric Venezuelan super-gang Tren de Aragua whose gangsters are hiding among refugees to cross US-Mexico border How to understand—and rectify—the foreign policy disaster of 2024. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar did not expect the consequences of October 7 to be 'this dangerous' and his calculations 'have not gone as planned' after underestimating Israel's response, friend says Is Hamas/Palestine a $ scam? God and Knowing An OutlookBrief, and funny, talk this morning. Knowing my probability is very short and I am taking things very specifically engaged, I had a very funny conversation with my 29 year old son about God and how "He" is managed and what "His"names are. I reminded my son we've spent thousands of years of men misusing names and genders for God - and we've adopted a lot (all with the most positive and forward thinking views, of course) but that in reality God isn't male or female - we don't have a clue. LOL We don't even know if "HE" has a name. So many great names to raise, use and alter or employ. And not to be upset, angry or needing to revise it at all. Just fun to talk about it all! I took many religious courses in college. Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Muslim/Islam, etc. I remember the Judaism 2 were with a very good friend (sadly struggling with her name which I'll remember eventually) and watching her apply the standard Jewish restrictions on the spelling and length of the use of "God", "Yahweh" and other utilizations. She'd limit its use and spelling in notes and usage. I'd just use it! LOL. All great fun and use - lots of differentiations and conversations and so many laughs from time to time. Of course, we had different lives, raisings and usage - but it was so enjoyable engaging these conversations (even if sometimes MAYBE we got a little too emotionally engaged in differences). In the end, it was always great love and learning. It's even fun having jokes and conversations with my son - far less religious than even I was or am slowly adopting again. But I appreciate the views and outlooks. Life is a great way to adopt and learn why we may need or use religion. Or not need and use it. I am certainly non-judgemental. But always appreciative!!! Thank you all! Thursday, February 15. 2024InchwormsDo you know how to do them? Painful, exhausting exercise. Worse than Burpees, I feel, but I can't do burpees anymore due to my damn left shoulder injury so I kinda forget how bad they were. I do them across the gym floor, as many as I can handle before collapsing flat on the floor. If you were 7 years old, you could do them all day. Look 'em up on youtube. It's all about beating yourself up.
Mommys of America easy winter suppers #4: Meat Loaf
At the Maggie's HQ, we make meat loaf the Italian way: Italian Meat Loaf Recipe. Italian-style meat loaf usually has a dash of nutmeg and/or allspice in the recipe, but that particular one does not. I do not think they make this in Italy. Maybe it's a modified meat-ball recipe, but they don't eat meatballs in Italy either. (Nor do Swedes cook Swedish Meatballs.) Best thing about meat loaf? Meat loaf sandwiches the next day or two. White bread only, plenty of mayo. Sports! Good Morning!Brief hello and update! Good Morning! This may be long, but I spent a lot of time over the past few days having sports conversations and thinking about my growth and youth. So this may be broad and not overly specific in some ways. It's more of a combination of open conversations with friends who have happily swung by to speak and get together to see if I'm holding my head together and speech well. I am slowly working on the reading, writing and updating. Will keep things as simple as possible. Some things are actually going way better even today than I'd expected! A few personal family and home things - oof. LOL. Frustratingly slow and asking help as words are struggled or forgotten, and I'm slowly reviving others which work! Sorry if some of you have, or have families, friends or others who have had similar health issues like mine. I am not trying to make anyone feel bad or feel the need or desire to discuss. If I do speak about my situation in any way, I'm just happy to say what even others in my family have asked me to avoid raising. Mainly because I feel nice openly discussing as i need to work out the details! Hoping for great things as I may need to work through it all! Continue reading "Sports! Good Morning!" Thursday morning links
An Open Marriage Manifesto? Molly Roden Winter’s nonmonogamy memoir offers sadness in abundance Childhood maltreatment is one of the strongest and the most widespread risk factors for the development of the major depressive disorder. I'm skeptical Academics Blame Lower Trust In Scientists On Everything But Bad Scientists The people taking illegal aliens into their homes—saints, predators, or fools? Kruiser's Handy Election Year Guide to Topics the Democrats' Media Hacks Will Be Censoring And DeSantis Just Keeps Truckin' Border crisis now No. 1 reason people don’t like Biden Traitor John Brennan Mobilized Foreign Intelligence Services to Spy on the Duly Elected American President 5 things you didn't know about Qatar. Joe Biden's War in Ukraine Why Is The American Right Pandering to Putin? Plus: In defense of Joe Biden. . . and Donald Trump Who is "pandering"? Wednesday, February 14. 2024Quick Note on How My Posts Will DevelopQuick note. One thing I have to do, for revival, is to keep notes, write, and improve. I will keep it as simple to start as I can. I will focus on stories - broadness, not specific or deep. It may be long. It may cover several options or topics within a grouping. I will add articles if I can. I will focus on spelling and sentence structure. If I do something or write something improperly, wrong or in need of revision - PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD COMMENT. I could shift back to my old style, I've got a few I'm reading. But overall I'm keeping it simple as possible to start. Some may be longer and have lots of coverage. So wait for tomorrow. I'm open if you're happily honest and correcting so I can review and make the corrections if needed! Staying fit for the people you love
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Good Morning!Such a pleasure as I work to recover! I will make one more statement that sounds mean but I'm not afraid to finish this finally, regardless of what anyone replies with. I make so few, but this is so overdue in my life and so damn annoying from the office. Zachriel, who I shall name once because I learned so much about his deep trouble, and his shit and his stupidity, who he is where he is from, his lies, his evil, his deepness that was often overlooked. I have no trouble if his mind is eliminated. He must go. His work is the most evil and I dug up so much about him in my online work, prior to my recent health issues, to know him, without exposing him, and I hope he finally got my recommendation to corporations who insisted delivery of my information. So many people opposed him and I agreed. I feel right to oppose his deep evil. I know he thinks I do NOT know who he is - but I do. I know where he is from, who he is, but I had to, due to the office, keep it all quiet publicly. That's how social groups handle this. But he fell into a range of BS that I had to keep raising because he is deeply evil in my POV and not afraid to lie and be an asshole as a person. So now I won't be the same toward his action. I'm sure someone or he thinks there is more information I don't know. That is incorrect. I'm far more intelligent than he ever knew or admitted. Far more connected, far more knowledgeable and he literally told me once I didn't know about him (or his group as he used to say) when I did. Corporate handling required ME remaining quiet...so I'm being as polite limited as I can. I know everything. He'll say I don't - and he should know he's lying if he doesn't realize it. No more naming of him. He shall leave and we shall return to happiness and love without the truths I exposed about him. Now I will share other information because that's my last negativity...I've had several things on a few issues I've had to pressure and move on the last few weeks and now I've told everyone I'm ending that. Continue reading "Good Morning!" Wednesday morning links
Group Names Climate Change as the Culprit in the Nigerian Massacre Lake Shasta reservoirs ‘well above’ historical average after ‘experts’ predicted a global warming drought What, Exactly, Should You Eat? Inside the $190 Million Study Trying to Find the Answer That is so dumb The Business of Transgenderism Not A Single Child Tested Proficient In Math In 67 Illinois Schools White Woman Hosting Illegal Immigrants Says ‘She Feels Like She has Her Own Personal Chef” Slavery Time for Consequences - The "Cabal" who bragged about rigging the 2020 election stuck us with an incapable president at a time of crisis. Examples need to be made. Stuart's Wednesday Potpourri Biden's Latest Racially Tinged Cringe-Fest Is Just Too Much CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say Biden Refuses Cease-Fire and Negotiations -- In Ukraine? Trump’s threat to let Putin invade NATO countries Yeah, right. Putin and Love of Country Why am I supposed to hate Russia this year? Jeffrey Sachs: The Biden-Schumer Plan To Kill More Ukrainians Joy Behar Says if Trump is Reelected, Putin Will Invade Europe and 13 Year-Old American Boys Will be Drafted Yeah, right.
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