Kevin has THREE posts up (all three links in those three words)

a vid here,,,

BEAUTIFUL: Greg Gutfeld's monologue was fully dedicated to honoring Charlie Kirk

"THIS SHALL BACKFIRE. Look at the history at those murdered because they were good. MLK Jr's dream did NOT die with him, or JFK's or Lincoln's… Their legacy grows. And Charlie's will too. Beyond… pic.twitter.com/pjYRxBFJiT

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 13, 2025

I said that more people have seen Charlie Kirk since his assassination, (and it WAS one) than saw or knew of him prior.  I knew his name and little more.  NOT SO MUCH NOW.   I have watched some of his recorded debates and the man was GOOD, not just in heart, but at what he did.  LOGIC, REASON, EMPATHY, he used them all and to excellent ends.   He was assassinated because they couldn’t debate him and win.  THE LEFT CAN’T HAVE THAT.  Especially in the arenas he purposefully chose: The Universities that like to indoctrinate future communists.   He didn’t choose to debate the young ones in elementary or Higher school, he chose the ones that SHOULD be taught Critical thinking, and showed them how they were being cheated and controlled.  

I may not share his religious beliefs, but I KNOW I could have broke bread with this man and had wonderful debates and walked away a better person for it, even if we never agreed on anything.    How many of the left can you make that claim of?   Almost none in the public eye, few in local matters.  

Kevin Baker and Nick Freitas share my thinking.

I wonder if any among them understand what has just happened. If there is a Yamamoto somewhere in their midst warning, that all they have done is awoken a sleeping giant.

I doubt it. I think they gave up such introspection and self-awareness long ago.

Just like in PA, when Trumps ear was peirced and not his cranium: I said then, “he just won the election” because the LEFT HAS NO IDEA about consequences.   And they never learn,,,

If you are leaning left, or even riding the fence, reading this blog, I would stress to you to keep an eye on those ‘extremists’ on your side that you may know, and be the control rod in this nuclear reactor.    It may be too late, but if someone on that side doesn’t get a strangle hold on the vitriol the ‘celebrants’ are doing, this country could very well explode and no one, not even that President y’all love to hate so much, is gonna get that genie back into the bottle.

These aren’t threats, they’re warnings.  I see the boil starting and for lack of any better imagry, the frogs are plenty pissed off.

more later as I can.

The rhetoric and vitriol have died down some over the last 24 hours.   I’ve seen this before.  YOU’VE seen this before.    In two weeks, this will be memory holed with the exception of a few, and, of course, those directly affected by it: His family, freinds and coworkers.

Just like the Vegas Shooting

Just like all the other events in recent years.   

A tally is kept, but the Ire recedes.

Fact is, ONLY the LEFT want war.   The Right knows too well what the flip of that switch means.   No need to elaborate.

On to the Next “Thing”.

What will come of this?   more legislation to restrict the law-abiding.     Thats My Thought.    Some of it will come from the Executive branch, most will come from local sources, but it always comes down to this: “never let a crisis go to waste”.

And then you have shit like this happening in this country and people (especially those at the far end of thier life curve) asking ‘How did we get here?’

WE LET IT.   WE VOTED FOR IT.

People deserve the Government they let happen.

Look to NewYoke of late, the voting battle with a KNOWN Socialist and Muslim in the lead.  What I find most disturbing about that is the Jewish population of NY is backing that shitstain.   Muslim, Haters of the Jew, and they back him?  Seriously?    And why do the jew always back socialism?    every damned time it comes to the front, there they are.  

We know it doesn’t work.   Cuba and Venenzuala as current operational  examples.   Look north to Canada and its slow spiral into the septic tank of socialism.   Heck, you don’t even need to look past your recent medical bill to see how fuckedup “Socialized Medicine” is.    ($5.00 baby aspirin tablet?   Yes, that was on the bill when Da had his heart attack 4 years ago.   I can buy 3 bottles of 100tab for $5: they charged the insurance (gov backed insurance) $5 for ONE tab!!! )

read between the lines and you might see why I have the recurring urge to go dark.    I won’t.   I need this as a way to vent near as much as you want a different take on things.   We don’t have to agree, but we MUST be able to read/hear others.   THAT is anethema to the left.   That is why a peaceful VOICE was shot through the throat: to bring silence to dissenting thoughts.    Heres what they never expected (though they should have learned this lesson when they peirced DJT’s ear during the 2020 campaign.);  Charlie Kirk has been heard by more people SINCE THEY KILLED HIM, than before that time.  I had heard his name, but never paid much attention (loss on my part as he we very logical and commited to his cause.)  He is NOW, influencing even more people than ever.   And he has the added advantage of MARTYR.     The leftstream Enemedia is going to try and bury that under so much trash,   And that is why this is going to dissappear down the memory hole.  

and we’ll get another ‘ thing’ next week as distraction.

(Yes, this discombobulated and circular,,, its early, I’m tapping from the hip with no script,,, deal.)

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Out’n’about yesterday.   Not doing anything really, this was after return from J.O.B. and bank run.   Stopped for Buffalo-fuel (thirsty bitch) and was just people watching.   BUSY gas station; 16 pumper, and every pump in operation with a line waiting.    ONLY THREE people didn’t have their noses in a phone.  Myself and two others and one of those was  4 year old(guess).    We are a nation in search of distraction.   and those distractions are leading us.   Leading us ‘where’, your guess is as good as mine.   And someone, somewhere is writing the code for the AI to manipulate the algorithms for that.    I have seen it in my Utoob feeds,  subtle shifts in content.   I would bet the Social Medium of FakeBook and even X are being manipulated in some small way (or even NOT SO SMALL WAY)

Today, a Satyrday, I will have phone with me (with Da at his age, I must be able to be reached in emergency) but I will NOT be looking at it.   If I could, I would drop the danged thing to the bottom of the lake.  Except they have made the things too damned convenient in our daily lives: Banking, connection, even stuff that isn’t manipulated like READING BOOKS (Kindle app), all so conveniently there in one little brick so I don’t have to carry a backpack anymore. 

Its like a drug and I am learning to HATE IT.

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Interesting (to me) tidbit from my Fasting week(ish).   Checked my glucose levels yesterday morning.   up a bit; 118.    Ok, there is this thing called Dawn Pheonominon where your body increases glucose levels to wake you up and get ya going, so not a worrisome thing. (still below redzone levels)   Then I ate breakfast.    1/2 avocado and 3 over easy eggs, 1 cup black coffee.   Recheck my glucose.   89!!!    WHU!?!?!    My body saw ‘energy’ coming in, so upped the insulin to reduce the Blood sugars.   I had to think about this a bit since empiricly, it made no sense to me.   BUT, in fasting, your body(liver specifically) will up the glucose levels because you are burning energy still.    Well, where the hell does that glucose come from?   FAT CELLS.   Its why my base line while fasting was 110-120 and it worried me: only now does it make sense.   ITS COMPLETELY NORMAL, but silly me thought I had a problem and likely, jumped off the fast TOO SOON.

Well, I’m not going back on it just yet.  Intermittent fasting (the long fast overnight sorta thing) OMAD and keep the “pop” at 10′ pole distance.   I’m still dropping weight: 3# since Thursday, and Still noting good benefits (still no achy joints.)    At this point,  I want to establish a better eating diet, (not DIET diet, mind you, just better habits.) and see how things go.   I may still do an extended fast later (to engage that Autophagy aspect, clear out the junk.) but ‘one thing at a time’.  

More laters, maybe tomorrow.

For the record, even if I haven’t hit my goal of weight loss, I am not going to further the fast. More research tells me I need to make some changes in my metabolism FIRST, before pursuing Fasting.   As this guy says, you must teach your body to burn FAT again, not be a Sugar burner.   Sugar was a rarity for our early ancestors. Honey and fruits were likely the only supply of it.  (I can already hear the arguments: but our bodies turn fat into sugars to burn. and ideed they do, but when there are too many sugars, the body converts them to fat stores.    The problem being, your body gets used to burning the sugars you pump in, and ‘forgets’ how to convert the fat to sugar.   Mine sure has.)

I’m going to start the OMAD thing (which really isn’t all that hard for me since I was pretty much doing that already.  My sin was “Pop”, and stay away from the Sugary drinks.   Black coffee, teas, WATER,    Now that I have started the trend ‘down’, it shouldn’t be to hard to keep it going and not suffer the hungries.  It may be a bit pricier than eating all the readily available processed junk, but I HAVE done the Paleo thing, and felt frellin’ great while doing it, EVEN though, I was still drinkin’ the sugar crap.   NOT THIS TIME.

On the upside of the last 5 days:

Benefits I have noted so far.   1) I’m not bleeding like a stuck pig with every little abrasion or cut.   The cuts tend to seal up faster.   2) this may be from the Fasting or it may just be a seasonal change with cold weather starting up: I am not waking up at 1 am with a head full of snot.   in fact, I am able to get nearly a full 8 hours of sleep in; thats unheard of in me the last decade or so.    3) energy is stable, no crashing.    Now, this may change when I go back to regular meals, but I will not be eating like I had been, or maybe I should say, DRINKING like I had been.  No more sugary drinks; they have been killing me slowly.   4) related to #3, strength is more reliable.   I don’t feel quaky when I am pushing limits, or when I am just trying to hold something in place.

And heres the Biggie! 5) my joints don’t ache.   Old injuries like a busted thumb, shoulder and knee,,,   Acting completely normal now, no aches and pains. 

Are these short term benefits?   Likely, IF I fall back to old routines.  

For those questioning my sanity, please understand what follows.

I’m 57.   Have been showing signs of Insulin resistance, maybe even borderline Diabetic.  I may not fear death, but that doesnt mean I want to commit suicide by fork either  (or suicide by 12oz can specifically.)  

In one sentence: I’m tired of being tired, and my diet dictates my metabolism now, not the other way around like when I was 30.   I need to retrain myself.    

LIVE

Learn

Laugh

Love

LOAD.

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.

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

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.

“She was probably sold on the idea that people don’t attack you unless you’ve done something to deserve it and that minorities are sort of cute, adorable little fluffy pets, incapable of hurting anyone. Why shouldn’t she? The media sells it, government sells it, everyone sells 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,,,,

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.