This rumor again? Remember kids, Snopes is your friend. The last time I heard it, It was supposed to be part of Bush’s Patriot Act. “They” were saying that because of 9/11 Bush wanted to have us chipped to I don’t know, protect us from SOMETHING, though I was never clear exactly what. The Patriot […]
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Stop Demonizing Pain Treatments
I appreciate that cheap Chinese fentanyl is killing people at a alarming rate. I don’t understand how someone could inject heroin of unknown quality. I also believe that certain long-acting opioid drugs can be downright dangerous. But this doesn’t justify demonizing every single opioid medication. Demonizing an effective treatment before you have all the facts […]
Texas Planning New Execution Despite Ruling – New York Times
Texas Planning New Execution Despite Ruling – New York Times
Out Of The Corner Of My Eye
There are an unbelievable number of illnesses causing an exaggerated startle response. MS, PTSD, autism. Apparently lack of awareness of your surroundings is tied into startle response to peripheral vision stimuli. Peripheral Visual Awareness: The Central Issue “Many cases show that with functional (and therefore reversible) deficits, similar problems arise for individuals who have inefficient […]
You Really Can’t Argue With Them
You really *can’t* argue with them. —– Original Message —– From: <A REALLY BRIGHT PROGRESSIVE> To: ‘Leslie’ (not so bright) Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:02 AM Subject: An interesting study, and my comments… It’s tricky, talking with these poor brain-damaged souls. If it weren’t so normal, I’d call such mental misreasoning a disease.It’s easy […]
Machine Knitting, Trying A Hobby
I’ve been interested in knitting machines for many years. I recently found an old notebook with my thoughts on industrial knitting and weaving machines and their connection to Jacquard looms, the Hollerith cards used in 1970s computing and early Chinese mechanical ducks. More about this another time, perhaps. I learned to knit by hand at […]
A Progessive’s Take on Prepping
There is a huge movement in the US to prepare for the collapse of civilization. There are many reasons an individual “prepper” might believe that they will cut off from the supply chain. Disaster scenarios include: Acts of war such as thermonuclear war or large-scale terrorist attack. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes, earthquakes, […]
The Astrologers Can No Longer Predict The Future
I haven’t looked at a weather report today but last night they were saying possibly a foot of snow. The weather people run a Monte Carlo simulation then incorrectly take an average of the results. This is stupid because the European model is sometimes so far off the American models that the average is wrong, […]
Recipe: White Turkey Chili
White Turkey Chili Ingredients: A spritz of cooking spray 1 lb. diced cooked turkey or 1 lb ground turkey 2 Tbs. olive oil 1 large yellow onion, diced Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 2 tsp. ground cumin 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced 1 tomatilla, diced 3 cans (each 7 […]
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