Layin’ low on the Late Mr. Kirk
I’m only going to say this:
If you go off the porch, be sure of your target, and its backstop. Think tactically, not ‘shootin’ from the hip’, which is what I think a lot of the vitriol is right now.
Yes, people are angry
Yes, FOR DAMNED GOOD REASONS
Mr Kirk becoming a blood fountain during a public speaking event: Just another.
Kids killed by some psychotropic fueled nutjob as another.
Its VERY OBVIOUS which side has decided to step off the porch.
Its NOT SO OBVIOUS (to them) how all of this is going to pan out if that stick keeps poking the sleepy Giant.
Keep your thumb on the pulse. BCE is doing a killer job of analyzing all the information that is leaking out: pay attention. This may be a falseflag thing in an attempt to kick off a (Un)Civil War.
Give it 72 hours. Watch how the EneMedia tries to spin it (so far, they have put thier fists up their own asses.) I highly suggest a 72 hour cool off period, see how the dust settles, be extra vigilant in your research. Times like this can be the Go trigger, or they can be that Reichstag Fire,,, USE CAUTION IN YOUR ACTIONS.
9-11
24 years ago
somehow, we have MORE muslim ‘cells’ in this country than we did.
We have a section of Texas that is vying for Muslim Majority.
Somalia-land up North with a Congress-critter that claims her soul purpose is to protect the interests of Somalia.
The Mental Spirit this country had for such a short spell is very hard to find these days. The Fact that the events of that horrible day were twisted around to create laws to “Protect” the people of this country, but in actuality restrict and oppress,,,
I recall my sister and Hubby waking me up and showing me the vids (this was before the second tower fell) and I thought “Heres the turning point in history”: and I wasn’t wrong on that note, just wrong in the directions.
Recall in your memory all those that fell in those towers and all those that fell in the sandboxes fighting the GWOT. I’ll keep my opinion of that to meself today so as to not sully the dead.
More later
Day Four.
a little rough. Felt hungry all day, water only alleviated that feeling for minutes,,,
Energy levels were stable though. Just keep drinkin’ the H20 and push on through.
Home, scale check, 198# 10 pounds in four days, and 6 just since yesterday. I knew it would be a rising ramp, not a linear one: Kinda shocked to see it ramp up that quickly. But then, I was working, and not just welding stuff, where I do more standing,,,
Still don’t feel tired, but definitely feeling the cravings for things. Stopping at the grocery for MamaKats DedKow, temptations were everywhere. Put on the virtual blinders, got what I needed and checked out. FAST,,, This operation isn’t over with yet.
Fact, I want to see a 30# drop. I want to be back in that 180ish range. (thats another 20# to go,,,, IF todays performance is anything to go by, that should be doable.)
Oh,,, and for those that are considering this, I should forwarn you that going to the bathroom is not your usual trip. The smells of the stuff my body is dumping ain’t societally friendly, if you get my meaning. Window open and air freshener in hand,,,
To answer Spuds question in comments: Nothing. If I were going for longer than 7 days, yes, I would be looking at something to keep the gut in the loop more. The guys that go for weeks suggest colon flushes and belly massage while doing such. One of my markers I check each day is “BM”, not much coming out but what is coming is rilly gross,
Yeah,,, I’ma bettin’ that wasn’t something you ever thought you would read on this blog, eh? ROFL. Sorry, not sorry. Its just information on your end. Quite a bit more olfactory oriented on mine.
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sub post: It’s ALWAYS something simple.
Been chasing down a ghost of a problem with one our powered gates. This one in particular is well out of warranty, but didn’t start acting up until the Owner had replaced the main battery. Thats when we got the call. (yes, some of our gates run on batteries, and do it very well.)
Water-proof is a concept, NOT A FACT. This gate has two openers, for a double swing. One of those arms had to have a cable spliced in during install to make the reach. I used marine crimp connectors and Heat shrink over those and wrapped all of that tight. 4 years: it worked perfectly for 4 years. I cut into that splice area today (it was all that was left to check really) and water burst out like I was squeezing a grape. Stripped off all the coverings, dried the stuff out by draining and using a heat gun, re-did the Marine connections, and checked to see if that was the ticket.
BINGO!!! heat gun to shrink all the connections and heat shrink, re-wrap the whole and locate to a sligtly higher elevation than it was when I first installed it. Customer happy, Me happy, SonofBossman happy.
Seriously, I was starting to question my sanity with this gate; NOTHING made sense, even the support people were saying that after 3 hours of walking me through checks, most of which I had already done ( I learned a couple more.) I showed up this afternoon and met the Secretary for the place and told her ‘I brought the holywater this time’ and she was ‘You probably need it with that beast!’
So, yeah,,, even marine type fittings will eventually get water inside. Water and electricity, They get along fine, but what the electricity is for gets neglected while the electrons have a fling with good ol’H2O.
FYI, I am quite aware of the Hullabaloo about cute girl in Charlotte getting knifed by Concrete Gorilla. My thoughts on that are varied, but I think there is enough vitriol flying about without my adding to the heat.
Only one thing I MUST SAY; ALWAYS BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. Young lady made a big mistake by her actions and not paying attention. Or as Sarah put it.
So, of course, that’s what she bought.
And the price was her life.“
(Frelllin wordpress and its block editor,, Graphmagifarkinshirtballs!!!!!! Grrr)
Yeah,,, Be aware of your surroundings ALWAYS,,,
I don’t think I need to tell this crowd about ‘Bearing Arms’, and that doesn’t just mean bangy shooty goodness. BE THE WEAPON, not the victim.
more laters,,,,
Day three!!!
Woke up rarin’ to go!! Beat the alarm, and was sorta wired BEFORE I got the coffee goin’. Felt flippin AWESOME!!!
Interestingly enough, it felt like time was slowed way down. My mind was moving so fast, my time perception was thrown way off. Felt like I had done 3 hours worth of work and only an hour had passed. Crazy eh?
Energy is lagging a bit though. I was worn out by 1pm. Ok, not ‘worn out’ but I was feeling a little drawn thin in energy levels. Expected, yes. No headache today. No cheating today, but I can say this: driving past BurgerKing was torture!!! Those whoppers smelled so damned good to me today. NOT YET!!! A few more days of this yet. And my ‘re-feeding’ meal will be stuff I prepare, fresh stuff, GOOD stuff, not fast food loaded with God only knows what,,,
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Batteries came in early, around 10ish. Looked good, not dents and banged up boxes. Came home and did that install, which was easy-peasy UNTIL I had to decode the user manual to set the controller to Lithium batts. Chinesium translator please,,, Once you figure out what the Chicoms meant by their codes within the controller (it has only so many charaters it can display so they ‘code’ everything.) it was pretty easy.
Did everything acccording to directions, power is back on the house, controller is charging the batts, and life looks good.
Total weight of these batteries is 97#
The ones I took to the recycler after the fact. 219#
HUGE difference!!! Fact: I know the weight listed in the buy page, but when I picked up that first box, I almost launched the thing. Was totally expecting the weight of a L/A FLooded type. And these won’t gas off like an L/A will: less corrosion on the terminals. So far the house seems to like the new addition. I will watch closely for a couple months to see what, if any, quirks these have.
Pros: 10 year estimated lifespan vs 4-6 for L/A’s, a proper charge controller can push those lifespans to maximum. (or even beyond in some cases, as I found out with my first set of L/A’s)
Cons: no current recycling system in place. The guy/gal that comes up with that is gonna make BANK.
Price wise, the units I bought are similar in cost to L/A’s. You can buy more expensive units, and they might even be better made, better materials, or something. I ain’t made of money and those ‘battle tested’ models start at OMG and just go up. And looking at the numbers on the units, the only difference I could spot was on the price tag. I can’t say one way or the other, just my observation without hands on useage. Until I could run seperate tests, I say, go with what the pocket book allows: and thats just what I did.
For the curious, I don’t run a ton of power needs. 4-100Ah batteries gets me through fairly well. The only times I have had issue was when those batteries failed in some way. Like the recently replaced ones. Looked good, measured good, but certainly were not holding 100Ah worth of juice. That I lost power one night after a minimal use day told me they were failing and it was just a matter of time before total failure. So here I am, a bit more in debt, but the electric bill is paid up for a few more years.
tomorrow is hump day. one day closer to the weekend. One day closer to the end of this fast. One day closer to what is probably going to be the best tasting meal I have ever had. (So others have said. And I can see that with the “hunger makes the best spice” meme.)
More laters.
Rough second day.
The hunger pangs weren’t intolerable, but the day made things BAD. Managed 10 hour workday, dealing with a grumpy gate controller (still not fixed! dangit!) and most of that in the sun. Drinking mad water and took to pinches of salt to help keep the electrolytes up: still had a pounding headache on the return to shop.
That makes for a muddle-headed day, and today I needed the clear head. So I ended up cheating a little: one of those little Mexican Coca-colas and some hard salami. May have equaled 200 calories total, but man, the effect that had on my headache was amazing.
home: scale shows I shed 2 pounds since this AM. I’m not going to call that ‘fixed’ or good, as that may have been water weight, and I had been doing some sweating. BUT, every little bit counts, right? That headache thing may have been hydration, though I kinda doubt it. I drank 4 large bottles (48 oz) through the day, but I have never done a fast before so I can’t say for certain HOW MUCH water you burn through when you go into ketosis. (and I was, funky breath told me so.)
So, yah, I cheated, but the small amount I ate will digest fast, and I’ll be back in fasting mode before I go to bed. Keep rolling on.
I picked on hell of a week to stop eating,,, (even temporarily).
More laters,,, Haven’t had time to catch up on the day in the world. More like catching up here at home and with SIs, which is FAR MORE IMPORTANT that a bunch of poly-tickians.
added note: My new batteries for the house will be here tomorrow. I may not post till way late, if at all tomorrow.
Sonday’s post
Made it to church,,, Water was exceptionally blue today, clear to around 15′ best I could tell. It drops deep fast in this lake. Water was warmer than the air by a few degrees, both above 60. Nice clear skies, gentle winds not gusting hard: good paddle sesh!!!
Guess I’m gonna let the kat out of the bag. What I mentioned in yesterdays post, without spillin’ it. I’m trying a 7 day fast. Not for weight ‘reasons’ perse, but due to aspects of the weight I am carrying. AND to do a physical ‘reset’: I’m pushing for the autophagy aspects, to clear out all the crap built up inside,
And I am strugglin’ right now. I’ve been a Coca-cola addict for years and lord are the cravings driving me batshit today. Honestly, if I can cut those out for a week, I could easily see me staying OFF of them post fast. Thats really the hardest part for me so far. Hunger? meh,,, drink some water or black coffee. (allowed in a water fast, just no sugar or cream.) That coke fiend in me is in full rebellion.
And that is why I am pushing this. Years of all that sugar is starting to ‘bear fruit’: a big ugly fruit around the middle that is spreading. I DO NOT LIKE THAT. And no, it’s not Vanity: I don’t like how I feel, or that it’s a struggle to bend at the waist, and a number of other things. I gotta change some things, and me, being me, Go full bore, no holds, (if I waffle on that, the discipline slides hard and fast.) SO, the notes I am keeping are wieght, obviously, but things like BP, heart rate, Blood O2, and some subjective things, How I feel on three fronts, 1-10 rating: three fronts being physical, emotional, mental clarity. And I already have my ‘break’fast meal lined up and waiting. Thats there for the ‘just in case’ event of dizziness or sudden hypoglycemic episode; and the actual end of operations, of course.
Man, I REALLY want a coca-cola,,, GRRRRRR
Did it to meself, I did,,,, Heck, just cutting them out will probably have more long lasting benefits than anything else. I already eat ‘mostly’ healthy. Have been doing the OMAD thing for years before it was even a thing, (One meal a day) with few exceptions> (usually when I’m with friends does that get blown up.) And no, I won’t ever drink the ‘sugar free’ shit. Sugar is bad enough and the chemical barrage of the sugar free shit would send my liver and kidneys into early retirement; I’m still in need of those organs,,,
Anywhooos,,, coke fiend withdrawals beside the point, I’m doing good, so far. Not craving food yet, but its only been 24 hours (give or take,,, Last meal was Satyrday eve.)
What a way to start my 57th year orbiting Sol, eh? Better now than never I guess.
And it’s still early in the process. I can feel small changes already, like energy is low, but stable. Thats to be expected when a body is used to running on high fructose corn syrup (the Coca-cola.) Shouldn’t take long for me to burn through that and start getting into the fatzone (usually within 36 hrs) THEN, comes the real goal.
SO, thats the silly kat I had cooped up in a bag yesterday. Was gonna hold off till it was over and give the full report, with my notes. BUT, that can still be done, Just wanted to vent ‘out loud’ and smack that Coke-Fiend around a bit before it ‘won’.
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Grey damp and overtures of winter
Not KOLD mind you, but 64 degrees in early September is ‘odd’. And when you are acclimatized to nearer 100, yah, sweatshirts are the thing,,,
Has a thing goin’ on right now, and I want to talk about it, but, then again, Don’t wanna,,, I’m thinking this is going to be an after the action sort of confession, not prelims and such. More on that later, and believe me, TAKING MAD NOTES.
Secondary page: I think I lanced that boil. Haven’t had a thing to add to it in almost two weeks. Make of it what you will, but I am at peace with what I wrote. There is one aspect I still hold close, but only because its a hot button in the world these days. Doesn’t change my take on it one bit, but I do like having somewhere I can vent and some things said could shutter this place against my wishes.
Still nothing much to talk about. Another of those moments where I sit to write and “we have already talked about this, from 20 different perspectives and,,,,” And the muse goes quiet. Then i sit here looking at blank screen with a half-assed title, try to rework the title to re-interest the muse, and “I gotta headache” from Muse,,,
Nada, nadafuggin’thing,,, SOrry all, its just that time of year and I know from reading other pages, I ain’t alone. Blog slump along with so many other slumps in season; like the J.O.B. slump
Take care y’all, I’ma tryin’ on this end.
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