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Monday, January 7, 2019 5:46 PM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Wow. I didn't know that was 30 years ago, Brenda. I thought that was much more recent. Seems you've got a guardian angel looking out for you. I don't think there's a very long list of people who can say they've done what you've done. Happy Anniversary... whenever that is. (I kinda know the feeling... I'm not exactly sure when my sobriety started either, but now that it's the 6th I can safely say that it's been over 2 years. ) Do Right, Be Right. :) It surprises me too, Jack. Like to think my guardian angel is my dad. I saw his ghost when I was in the hospital. No, the neurosurgeon said to me after 6months passed the surgery that most of the brain tumours he removes are cancerous. No worries Jack. My memories from right around when I went into the hospital are spotty at most. I can remember pieces of the three weeks and I know how close it was to my mom's birthday when I got out of the hospital...but other than that.
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Wow. I didn't know that was 30 years ago, Brenda. I thought that was much more recent. Seems you've got a guardian angel looking out for you. I don't think there's a very long list of people who can say they've done what you've done. Happy Anniversary... whenever that is. (I kinda know the feeling... I'm not exactly sure when my sobriety started either, but now that it's the 6th I can safely say that it's been over 2 years. ) Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, January 7, 2019 6:53 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Monday, January 7, 2019 9:07 PM
BRENDA
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Wow. I didn't know that was 30 years ago, Brenda. I thought that was much more recent. Seems you've got a guardian angel looking out for you. I don't think there's a very long list of people who can say they've done what you've done. Happy Anniversary... whenever that is. (I kinda know the feeling... I'm not exactly sure when my sobriety started either, but now that it's the 6th I can safely say that it's been over 2 years. ) Do Right, Be Right. :) It surprises me too, Jack. Like to think my guardian angel is my dad. I saw his ghost when I was in the hospital. No, the neurosurgeon said to me after 6months passed the surgery that most of the brain tumours he removes are cancerous. No worries Jack. My memories from right around when I went into the hospital are spotty at most. I can remember pieces of the three weeks and I know how close it was to my mom's birthday when I got out of the hospital...but other than that. That's amazing. I think you need to get your work published, Brenda. I can't imagine surviving what you went through is a fluke. I don't know what I believe in but I've seen things I can't explain myself and I know we've talked about this before. I don't have any of the answers, but I don't believe that things like this just happen randomly for no reason. ... So I went to the doctor today. No clean bill of health, of course, until I get the labwork done and get the results, but a little look under the hood by the doctor gave much better results than I was anticipating. :) No BP meds for me, at least not now. It was moderately high, but not enough to make my doctor even bring up the possibility of medication (even though they are aware of my family history of high blood pressure). My lungs sounded great (in his words). That's considering I've been smoking for 22 years and I just finally got over a flu-turned-bronchitis that has held me down for the past 5 or so weeks. Heart sounds good. Pulse all the way down to my legs is a go. I cringe to think what those results would have been had he checked me out 2 years ago in the height of my drinking before I got this physical job and lost all of that weight. Going to be tested this week for diabetes/anemia/thyroid disorder among anything else that gets tested in a regular lab setting. Fingers crossed. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:18 AM
THG
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Could be German Antifa-types. But there are a lot of globalist-types in Germany - and outside of it- who don't like AfD: Extremists from Merkel's party, the Green Party, or even USA-deep-state-CIA-types. (CIA has often killed or attempted to kill Europeans in order to swing European politics.) It could even be immigrants. Whoever it is, German police think that this is a politically-motivated crime, which would put it in the category of terrorism and/or attempted assassination. Oh, the political parties in Germany will wring their hands over "political violence", but this is the second attack in AfD in recent weeks. Dollars to donuts they never find the perps. Fortunately, despite the focus on hitting Frank's head he is talking from his hospital bed and even making sense. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 10:02 AM
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 11:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Stay classy, T. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 12:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Wow. I didn't know that was 30 years ago, Brenda. I thought that was much more recent. Seems you've got a guardian angel looking out for you. I don't think there's a very long list of people who can say they've done what you've done. Happy Anniversary... whenever that is. (I kinda know the feeling... I'm not exactly sure when my sobriety started either, but now that it's the 6th I can safely say that it's been over 2 years. ) Do Right, Be Right. :) It surprises me too, Jack. Like to think my guardian angel is my dad. I saw his ghost when I was in the hospital. No, the neurosurgeon said to me after 6months passed the surgery that most of the brain tumours he removes are cancerous. No worries Jack. My memories from right around when I went into the hospital are spotty at most. I can remember pieces of the three weeks and I know how close it was to my mom's birthday when I got out of the hospital...but other than that. That's amazing. I think you need to get your work published, Brenda. I can't imagine surviving what you went through is a fluke. I don't know what I believe in but I've seen things I can't explain myself and I know we've talked about this before. I don't have any of the answers, but I don't believe that things like this just happen randomly for no reason. ... So I went to the doctor today. No clean bill of health, of course, until I get the labwork done and get the results, but a little look under the hood by the doctor gave much better results than I was anticipating. :) No BP meds for me, at least not now. It was moderately high, but not enough to make my doctor even bring up the possibility of medication (even though they are aware of my family history of high blood pressure). My lungs sounded great (in his words). That's considering I've been smoking for 22 years and I just finally got over a flu-turned-bronchitis that has held me down for the past 5 or so weeks. Heart sounds good. Pulse all the way down to my legs is a go. I cringe to think what those results would have been had he checked me out 2 years ago in the height of my drinking before I got this physical job and lost all of that weight. Going to be tested this week for diabetes/anemia/thyroid disorder among anything else that gets tested in a regular lab setting. Fingers crossed. Do Right, Be Right. :) I am still trying to find a publisher for my book. I've had a number of people tell me that there has to be a reason I got so lucky. Sometimes I think I just haven't found it yet. Those are great results for a just under the hood check. When you get to the lab, the doctor will want your heart checked through your blood, thyroid, diabetes, cancer, vitamin levels and mineral levels. So my fingers are definitely crossed for you Jack.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 6:01 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I wish I could help with advice on getting published. I don't know anybody who is even remotely in that business. I know of a few self-made youtubers who have published works and make a good living between both their youtube videos and those works, but I don't know them well enough where I could likely get them to take time out of their day to respond to me about advice on your situation. I believe that you could fairly easily set up an Amazon store account and sell some of your works there in e-book format. While I wouldn't recommend that avenue for something you're particularly proud of and I'd hold back on that until you can get a legitimate publishing deal somewhere, you might consider some of your smaller works for that platform to get your stuff out there and maybe make a few bucks while getting some word of mouth advertising? lol... Yeah. I'll be 40 this year. I've had a few brushes with death in my life, not including trying to passively kill myself with booze and drugs for years. At times in my life I thought that I was meant to do something since I was still here. Maybe that's still true, but I don't put that kind of pressure on myself anymore though. We've got enough pressure in life already right? Putting external pressure on yourself, particularly of a supernatural nature probably isn't necessary. I wasn't trying to do that to you... just making supportive talk is all. :) Talking my test results with my mom, she got on the topic of smoking and how nobody noticed that she had quit, even my step-dad, until about a month and a half after she finally did. I never knew that, but I laughed and said "well... that's how you have to do it. When you want to quit a bad habit, just STFU about it and do it." When I quit drinking this time, and it stuck, I didn't even mention to anybody that I had until I was already sober for around 4-6 months. My only other time trying to quit in the previous 5 years I was telling people ALL THE TIME that I had and it only lasted about 3 to 4 months before I went back to it. I think my thought processes were that if I had put the pressure of everybody else expecting me to be sober that would help. It didn't. I remember my old man saying one time "That's great. Maybe one day you'll be sober long enough where you don't need to talk about it anymore". That's when I realized that all I did was talk about it, and that I was thinking about it all the time. It wasn't long after that comment that I went back to drinking. I'm still trying to figure out how and where I can get the lab done without being reamed. It's not easy. Going to get my teeth cleaned today. That will be nice. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) 40 is a big milestone but really anything after that is gravy. I had thought about Amazon but they also charge for publishing things. So, I've kinda counted them out. So, I am still looking for a proper publisher or even an agent in Canada. No worries Jack. That's why it is called "smalltalk". Just shooting the breeze as the old timers say. I work at trying not to put too much pressure on myself or regret too much that I think or feel that I've missed out on life. Walked out of my doctor's office this year with my clean bill of health and said, "I've got another 50years left on this planet and I am just trying to enjoy them." That's maybe why I don't talk about my writing too much as it will put too much pressure on me and it is hard enough trying to find stuff as it is. I hope you can get that lab work done as it will give you a better clue as to what is going on in your body and if anything needs to be taken care of. Teeth cleaning is good and they will feel nice when you are done.
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I wish I could help with advice on getting published. I don't know anybody who is even remotely in that business. I know of a few self-made youtubers who have published works and make a good living between both their youtube videos and those works, but I don't know them well enough where I could likely get them to take time out of their day to respond to me about advice on your situation. I believe that you could fairly easily set up an Amazon store account and sell some of your works there in e-book format. While I wouldn't recommend that avenue for something you're particularly proud of and I'd hold back on that until you can get a legitimate publishing deal somewhere, you might consider some of your smaller works for that platform to get your stuff out there and maybe make a few bucks while getting some word of mouth advertising? lol... Yeah. I'll be 40 this year. I've had a few brushes with death in my life, not including trying to passively kill myself with booze and drugs for years. At times in my life I thought that I was meant to do something since I was still here. Maybe that's still true, but I don't put that kind of pressure on myself anymore though. We've got enough pressure in life already right? Putting external pressure on yourself, particularly of a supernatural nature probably isn't necessary. I wasn't trying to do that to you... just making supportive talk is all. :) Talking my test results with my mom, she got on the topic of smoking and how nobody noticed that she had quit, even my step-dad, until about a month and a half after she finally did. I never knew that, but I laughed and said "well... that's how you have to do it. When you want to quit a bad habit, just STFU about it and do it." When I quit drinking this time, and it stuck, I didn't even mention to anybody that I had until I was already sober for around 4-6 months. My only other time trying to quit in the previous 5 years I was telling people ALL THE TIME that I had and it only lasted about 3 to 4 months before I went back to it. I think my thought processes were that if I had put the pressure of everybody else expecting me to be sober that would help. It didn't. I remember my old man saying one time "That's great. Maybe one day you'll be sober long enough where you don't need to talk about it anymore". That's when I realized that all I did was talk about it, and that I was thinking about it all the time. It wasn't long after that comment that I went back to drinking. I'm still trying to figure out how and where I can get the lab done without being reamed. It's not easy. Going to get my teeth cleaned today. That will be nice. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) 40 is a big milestone but really anything after that is gravy. I had thought about Amazon but they also charge for publishing things. So, I've kinda counted them out. So, I am still looking for a proper publisher or even an agent in Canada. No worries Jack. That's why it is called "smalltalk". Just shooting the breeze as the old timers say. I work at trying not to put too much pressure on myself or regret too much that I think or feel that I've missed out on life. Walked out of my doctor's office this year with my clean bill of health and said, "I've got another 50years left on this planet and I am just trying to enjoy them." That's maybe why I don't talk about my writing too much as it will put too much pressure on me and it is hard enough trying to find stuff as it is. I hope you can get that lab work done as it will give you a better clue as to what is going on in your body and if anything needs to be taken care of. Teeth cleaning is good and they will feel nice when you are done.
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I wish I could help with advice on getting published. I don't know anybody who is even remotely in that business. I know of a few self-made youtubers who have published works and make a good living between both their youtube videos and those works, but I don't know them well enough where I could likely get them to take time out of their day to respond to me about advice on your situation. I believe that you could fairly easily set up an Amazon store account and sell some of your works there in e-book format. While I wouldn't recommend that avenue for something you're particularly proud of and I'd hold back on that until you can get a legitimate publishing deal somewhere, you might consider some of your smaller works for that platform to get your stuff out there and maybe make a few bucks while getting some word of mouth advertising? lol... Yeah. I'll be 40 this year. I've had a few brushes with death in my life, not including trying to passively kill myself with booze and drugs for years. At times in my life I thought that I was meant to do something since I was still here. Maybe that's still true, but I don't put that kind of pressure on myself anymore though. We've got enough pressure in life already right? Putting external pressure on yourself, particularly of a supernatural nature probably isn't necessary. I wasn't trying to do that to you... just making supportive talk is all. :) Talking my test results with my mom, she got on the topic of smoking and how nobody noticed that she had quit, even my step-dad, until about a month and a half after she finally did. I never knew that, but I laughed and said "well... that's how you have to do it. When you want to quit a bad habit, just STFU about it and do it." When I quit drinking this time, and it stuck, I didn't even mention to anybody that I had until I was already sober for around 4-6 months. My only other time trying to quit in the previous 5 years I was telling people ALL THE TIME that I had and it only lasted about 3 to 4 months before I went back to it. I think my thought processes were that if I had put the pressure of everybody else expecting me to be sober that would help. It didn't. I remember my old man saying one time "That's great. Maybe one day you'll be sober long enough where you don't need to talk about it anymore". That's when I realized that all I did was talk about it, and that I was thinking about it all the time. It wasn't long after that comment that I went back to drinking. I'm still trying to figure out how and where I can get the lab done without being reamed. It's not easy. Going to get my teeth cleaned today. That will be nice. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) 40 is a big milestone but really anything after that is gravy. I had thought about Amazon but they also charge for publishing things. So, I've kinda counted them out. So, I am still looking for a proper publisher or even an agent in Canada. No worries Jack. That's why it is called "smalltalk". Just shooting the breeze as the old timers say. I work at trying not to put too much pressure on myself or regret too much that I think or feel that I've missed out on life. Walked out of my doctor's office this year with my clean bill of health and said, "I've got another 50years left on this planet and I am just trying to enjoy them." That's maybe why I don't talk about my writing too much as it will put too much pressure on me and it is hard enough trying to find stuff as it is. I hope you can get that lab work done as it will give you a better clue as to what is going on in your body and if anything needs to be taken care of. Teeth cleaning is good and they will feel nice when you are done.
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I wish I could help with advice on getting published. I don't know anybody who is even remotely in that business. I know of a few self-made youtubers who have published works and make a good living between both their youtube videos and those works, but I don't know them well enough where I could likely get them to take time out of their day to respond to me about advice on your situation. I believe that you could fairly easily set up an Amazon store account and sell some of your works there in e-book format. While I wouldn't recommend that avenue for something you're particularly proud of and I'd hold back on that until you can get a legitimate publishing deal somewhere, you might consider some of your smaller works for that platform to get your stuff out there and maybe make a few bucks while getting some word of mouth advertising? lol... Yeah. I'll be 40 this year. I've had a few brushes with death in my life, not including trying to passively kill myself with booze and drugs for years. At times in my life I thought that I was meant to do something since I was still here. Maybe that's still true, but I don't put that kind of pressure on myself anymore though. We've got enough pressure in life already right? Putting external pressure on yourself, particularly of a supernatural nature probably isn't necessary. I wasn't trying to do that to you... just making supportive talk is all. :) Talking my test results with my mom, she got on the topic of smoking and how nobody noticed that she had quit, even my step-dad, until about a month and a half after she finally did. I never knew that, but I laughed and said "well... that's how you have to do it. When you want to quit a bad habit, just STFU about it and do it." When I quit drinking this time, and it stuck, I didn't even mention to anybody that I had until I was already sober for around 4-6 months. My only other time trying to quit in the previous 5 years I was telling people ALL THE TIME that I had and it only lasted about 3 to 4 months before I went back to it. I think my thought processes were that if I had put the pressure of everybody else expecting me to be sober that would help. It didn't. I remember my old man saying one time "That's great. Maybe one day you'll be sober long enough where you don't need to talk about it anymore". That's when I realized that all I did was talk about it, and that I was thinking about it all the time. It wasn't long after that comment that I went back to drinking. I'm still trying to figure out how and where I can get the lab done without being reamed. It's not easy. Going to get my teeth cleaned today. That will be nice. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) 40 is a big milestone but really anything after that is gravy. I had thought about Amazon but they also charge for publishing things. So, I've kinda counted them out. So, I am still looking for a proper publisher or even an agent in Canada. No worries Jack. That's why it is called "smalltalk". Just shooting the breeze as the old timers say. I work at trying not to put too much pressure on myself or regret too much that I think or feel that I've missed out on life. Walked out of my doctor's office this year with my clean bill of health and said, "I've got another 50years left on this planet and I am just trying to enjoy them." That's maybe why I don't talk about my writing too much as it will put too much pressure on me and it is hard enough trying to find stuff as it is. I hope you can get that lab work done as it will give you a better clue as to what is going on in your body and if anything needs to be taken care of. Teeth cleaning is good and they will feel nice when you are done.
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I wish I could help with advice on getting published. I don't know anybody who is even remotely in that business. I know of a few self-made youtubers who have published works and make a good living between both their youtube videos and those works, but I don't know them well enough where I could likely get them to take time out of their day to respond to me about advice on your situation. I believe that you could fairly easily set up an Amazon store account and sell some of your works there in e-book format. While I wouldn't recommend that avenue for something you're particularly proud of and I'd hold back on that until you can get a legitimate publishing deal somewhere, you might consider some of your smaller works for that platform to get your stuff out there and maybe make a few bucks while getting some word of mouth advertising? lol... Yeah. I'll be 40 this year. I've had a few brushes with death in my life, not including trying to passively kill myself with booze and drugs for years. At times in my life I thought that I was meant to do something since I was still here. Maybe that's still true, but I don't put that kind of pressure on myself anymore though. We've got enough pressure in life already right? Putting external pressure on yourself, particularly of a supernatural nature probably isn't necessary. I wasn't trying to do that to you... just making supportive talk is all. :) Talking my test results with my mom, she got on the topic of smoking and how nobody noticed that she had quit, even my step-dad, until about a month and a half after she finally did. I never knew that, but I laughed and said "well... that's how you have to do it. When you want to quit a bad habit, just STFU about it and do it." When I quit drinking this time, and it stuck, I didn't even mention to anybody that I had until I was already sober for around 4-6 months. My only other time trying to quit in the previous 5 years I was telling people ALL THE TIME that I had and it only lasted about 3 to 4 months before I went back to it. I think my thought processes were that if I had put the pressure of everybody else expecting me to be sober that would help. It didn't. I remember my old man saying one time "That's great. Maybe one day you'll be sober long enough where you don't need to talk about it anymore". That's when I realized that all I did was talk about it, and that I was thinking about it all the time. It wasn't long after that comment that I went back to drinking. I'm still trying to figure out how and where I can get the lab done without being reamed. It's not easy. Going to get my teeth cleaned today. That will be nice. :) Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 6:02 PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 12:39 PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 2:46 PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 9:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I'd never say I have 50 years left. Don't know if I'd want them if somebody gave them to me. I'm not ready to go just yet though. If I had kept drinking I would have been gone already. Now I'm just hoping that the long term damage outside of my mouth is minimal and if I live right I can live reasonably comfortably at least long enough to see my niece grow up and do whatever amazing things she's going to do. I didn't actually get my teeth cleaned the other day. I built up a great rapport with the hygienist in the short time there and she has set up a 2nd appointment gratis for me tomorrow. A full 1 hour block to clean them up as good as possible, free of charge. I couldn't thank her enough. At one point I said, "so I guess they didn't believe me when I told them they might need a little extra time on this one" and she laughed and said that everybody says that. My new dentist is in full agreement with me that it's time for my top teeth to go, however he agrees 100% with my step-bro-in-law that going forward we need to do whatever possible to maintain as many bottom teeth as long as possible to support a partial. He says it's inevitable that the top ones are going to go sooner than later and that by holding on to them I'm leaving myself open to constantly fighting infections and the other health problems that could bring. But he also said that many of the bottom ones are still solid enough that we could maintain them for many years down the road as long as I keep doing what I'm doing at home AND I don't skip out on regular cleanup visits. This is exactly what I was thinking, but my bro doesn't want to do that. Hopefully I can change his mind. The new dentist says that he does dentures and that if I choose to do this and can't get it done we can talk about the costs down the line. Overall, I'm extremely happy with my new doctor and dentist and their staff. They've been wonderful. Looks like I got the answers I need for my bloodwork as well. The plan is to get that done tomorrow too. The time for the truth is imminent. :0 Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 9:54 PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 10:34 PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 11:59 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I do that type of stuff in my own house... even sober. Damn near broke my back once back in the drinking days. It's the curse of people who think too much. There's no science behind that, mind. Just something I like to tell myself. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, January 10, 2019 12:08 AM
Thursday, January 10, 2019 1:52 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Good to hear it wasn't serious. :) I'm always "in a hurry" for no reason, really. I have plenty of downtime, and especially during the winter it's not as if I'm making extreme use of it or anything. But whenever I am actually doing anything of consequence I'm usually always trying to multi-task while I'm almost always thinking about something else at the same time. Perfect storm for tripping over something that was always there before. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:13 AM
Thursday, January 10, 2019 3:14 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Yup. Another reason I don't carry a smartphone. I don't ever do anything like this while I'm driving and I devote complete attention to that, but if I was glued to a smartphone all day like these other zombies I would have already walked right into traffic without even knowing it long ago. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, January 10, 2019 7:01 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Yup. Another reason I don't carry a smartphone. I don't ever do anything like this while I'm driving and I devote complete attention to that, but if I was glued to a smartphone all day like these other zombies I would have already walked right into traffic without even knowing it long ago. Do Right, Be Right. :) Good for you Jack. That's why I hate cellphones. I've been almost walked into by people looking at their phones when they should be looking where they are walking. I have a cellphone and use it as a landline as this place doesn't have a landline. I will not carry it with me or use it when I am out as I hate them. People think I am weird because of that but I find them rude and even people my age and older are addicted to the things. So, no I will never have the thing with me.
Thursday, January 10, 2019 1:36 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: The ultimate in fake news: A television station in Seattle deep-faked Trump's address to the nation. ...the Q13 video creating a loop of the President licking his lips — making it seem bizarre and unbalanced — it also seems that someone distorted the President’s face and my have added an orange tone to his skin Quote:A listener to my program sent me a video that appears to show a deceptively edited video of President Trump’s speech from the Oval Office. We performed a side-by-side comparison of the video from our listener, apparently taken by a smart phone recording of Q13, to the raw video of Trump’s speech from CNN. That comparison reveals the Q13 video creating a loop of the President licking his lips — making it seem bizarre and unbalanced — it also seems that someone distorted the President’s face and my have added an orange tone to his skin. What do you think? Was this edited to clown the President? In a statement, Q13 noted that the video editor responsible has been placed on leave pending an internal investigation. “We are investigating this to determine what happened,” said Q13’s news director. “This does not meet our editorial standards and we regret if it is seen as portraying the President in a negative light. The editor responsible for editing the footage is being placed on leave while we investigate further.” http://mynorthwest.com/1237906/was-video-of-president-trumps-tuesday-address-doctored/ Not only can't you not believe everything you read or hear ... you can't even believe everything you see. Fake news, indeed.
Quote:A listener to my program sent me a video that appears to show a deceptively edited video of President Trump’s speech from the Oval Office. We performed a side-by-side comparison of the video from our listener, apparently taken by a smart phone recording of Q13, to the raw video of Trump’s speech from CNN. That comparison reveals the Q13 video creating a loop of the President licking his lips — making it seem bizarre and unbalanced — it also seems that someone distorted the President’s face and my have added an orange tone to his skin. What do you think? Was this edited to clown the President? In a statement, Q13 noted that the video editor responsible has been placed on leave pending an internal investigation. “We are investigating this to determine what happened,” said Q13’s news director. “This does not meet our editorial standards and we regret if it is seen as portraying the President in a negative light. The editor responsible for editing the footage is being placed on leave while we investigate further.”
Thursday, January 10, 2019 5:07 PM
Thursday, January 10, 2019 11:06 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Yup. Another reason I don't carry a smartphone. I don't ever do anything like this while I'm driving and I devote complete attention to that, but if I was glued to a smartphone all day like these other zombies I would have already walked right into traffic without even knowing it long ago. Do Right, Be Right. :) Good for you Jack. That's why I hate cellphones. I've been almost walked into by people looking at their phones when they should be looking where they are walking. I have a cellphone and use it as a landline as this place doesn't have a landline. I will not carry it with me or use it when I am out as I hate them. People think I am weird because of that but I find them rude and even people my age and older are addicted to the things. So, no I will never have the thing with me. Yeah... that's the really creepy thing about it. When people older than you think that you're the weird one. I expect it from the kids. I know I've talked about this before... how I like going out for coffee with my bro and my dad when we go down to visit him. My brother has a smart phone, but only because the government gave it to him (the one on SSDI). My dad has a flip phone. I don't even have one. We actually talk to each other while everybody at the other tables of all ages sit next to each other sipping coffee in their own little smartphone worlds. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, January 10, 2019 11:07 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I thought I was just going in for a basic cleaning today. I wasn't prepared for what actually happened though. I basically just got a full 1 hour version of a root scaling and planing done for free. No time for anesthesia/Novocain. She said we got a lot of work done in that time because I took it so well and didn't move at all. Granted there was no way she was able to do what took 3 hours to do in two sessions around 4 years ago, but that was after around 15 years of not seeing a dentist that time and it also didn't cost me $1,500 out of pocket either. Anything that was missed should be taken care of in 6 months when I go back, but she said that even though in a full session she'd be taking time at the end to make sure she got it all that when she flossed it felt as if it's all out. My new dentist office is awesome! :) Got my blood work done today too. Super fast and super friendly staff. I feel like I won the lotto here with my choice of professionals. I'll wait until the lab results come back to start celebrating though. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, January 10, 2019 11:26 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Yup. Another reason I don't carry a smartphone. I don't ever do anything like this while I'm driving and I devote complete attention to that, but if I was glued to a smartphone all day like these other zombies I would have already walked right into traffic without even knowing it long ago. Do Right, Be Right. :) Good for you Jack. That's why I hate cellphones. I've been almost walked into by people looking at their phones when they should be looking where they are walking. I have a cellphone and use it as a landline as this place doesn't have a landline. I will not carry it with me or use it when I am out as I hate them. People think I am weird because of that but I find them rude and even people my age and older are addicted to the things. So, no I will never have the thing with me. Yeah... that's the really creepy thing about it. When people older than you think that you're the weird one. I expect it from the kids. I know I've talked about this before... how I like going out for coffee with my bro and my dad when we go down to visit him. My brother has a smart phone, but only because the government gave it to him (the one on SSDI). My dad has a flip phone. I don't even have one. We actually talk to each other while everybody at the other tables of all ages sit next to each other sipping coffee in their own little smartphone worlds. Do Right, Be Right. :) I know but they do. And they can't get why I hate it when their phones go off in the middle of mah jong and instead of ignoring it, they answer it. That is just rude to me. I know what you mean. When I have coffee with someone I actually talk to them too but there are plenty with their faces glued to those little screens or they have the dang thing on the table within easy reach. Ugh!
Friday, January 11, 2019 12:39 PM
Friday, January 11, 2019 12:53 PM
Quote: I thought I was just going in for a basic cleaning today. I wasn't prepared for what actually happened though. I basically just got a full 1 hour version of a root scaling and planing done for free. No time for anesthesia/Novocain. She said we got a lot of work done in that time because I took it so well and didn't move at all. Granted there was no way she was able to do what took 3 hours to do in two sessions around 4 years ago, but that was after around 15 years of not seeing a dentist that time and it also didn't cost me $1,500 out of pocket either. Anything that was missed should be taken care of in 6 months when I go back, but she said that even though in a full session she'd be taking time at the end to make sure she got it all that when she flossed it felt as if it's all out. My new dentist office is awesome! :) - SIX
Quote: Got my blood work done today too. Super fast and super friendly staff.- SIX
Friday, January 11, 2019 12:57 PM
Quote:Think the lady that I work for and her husband are going to sell the house that they were so generously gifted by the previous owner. A lady that I knew all my life and has since died. Ungrateful sumbitches.- BRENDA
Friday, January 11, 2019 1:00 PM
Friday, January 11, 2019 6:12 PM
Friday, January 11, 2019 7:16 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Think the lady that I work for and her husband are going to sell the house that they were so generously gifted by the previous owner. A lady that I knew all my life and has since died. Ungrateful sumbitches.- BRENDA No kidding. I think they're trying to sell at the top of the market. Somebody should tell that that prices are already going down in your area. My experience selling into a falling market (We had a compelling reason to move) is that you need to drop your initial listing and sell FAST, otherwise your house will linger on the market and you'll drop your prices anyway. So maybe the falling prices will discourage them from selling. One can only hope .... ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
Friday, January 11, 2019 7:18 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: When I go to the doctor's office I look around to see who is doing what. One elderly lady was knitting. Another elderly couple was talking. But everyone else had their face in a phone. Sheesh. I usually take my diary-planner with me, some scrap paper and a pen: I either work on designing furniture (for hubby to build) or my landscape (for me to implement) or I think of "all the things I need to do" and write it all down so I don't forget it. (I keep a running list ... there are a million things to chase after - big AND little - to keep a household running efficiently. Even more, now that I'm decluttering/ organizing and we're slowly doing renovations. Hubby wanted a six-month vacation after his retirement and I can say that with a few exceptions - such as gutter-cleaning- I've been handling everything myself. With all my aches and pains it's a slow process, but I DO try to keep up!) ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
Friday, January 11, 2019 7:20 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Clean bill of health. :) Out of about 100 different measurements taken in 3 tests, the only thing I had outside of the limits was my glucose level being a few points high. I was told it was nothing to be concerned about, but they wanted to mention that. Let them know what my diet was and my Dr. recommended that if I switched the honey nut cheerios for regular cheerios and keep doing whatever it is I'm doing that everything is going to come up perfect a year from now. I'll be damned. Looks like my mouth problems are all I got out of all that prolonged bad behavior. As long as I don't go back to drinking and I maintain my diet, everything should be great. Now more than ever I'm convinced that my job is worth so much more than just the moderate pay that I get. Stress free, plenty of time off, and a ton of exercise while I'm there. I love my job even more now. :) Do Right, Be Right. :)
Friday, January 11, 2019 7:24 PM
Friday, January 11, 2019 7:27 PM
Friday, January 11, 2019 8:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Jack, I know those phones are addictive. Heck, computers are addictive. I have no problems with either because I don't lean towards having a personality that gets easily addicted to things. Back to what you said about driving Jack. It is no different on the buses. People wait at the bus stop messing with their phones, bus arrives and other people have to tell them to get on. Then when they get on they ignore the driver that is trying to get them to pay their fare because they are so busy with these stupid things. Buses have schedules.
Friday, January 11, 2019 11:27 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Jack, I know those phones are addictive. Heck, computers are addictive. I have no problems with either because I don't lean towards having a personality that gets easily addicted to things. Back to what you said about driving Jack. It is no different on the buses. People wait at the bus stop messing with their phones, bus arrives and other people have to tell them to get on. Then when they get on they ignore the driver that is trying to get them to pay their fare because they are so busy with these stupid things. Buses have schedules. Yeah... To a certain extent computers and probably especially games have always been addictive. There's an unsettling trend now that is making them far more addictive then before. In fact, it's as if they're being designed to be more addictive. First, we could take a look at games themselves. Back when I was a kid and really up until about 10-12 years ago, beating games would just be some stupid "bragging rights" amongst friends. Now that they're tied in online with databases though, that mentality has taken on a new life of it's own. Not only isn't it enough to "beat" the games, but with the trophy systems designed into all console games many people feel the need to get the "platinum" trophies that you can only get when you have every trophy the game offers. Most games have insane requirements for the top tier trophies that keep you playing dozens or even hundreds of hours beyond when you would normally have moved on to something else, often times doing extremely mundane tasks that amount to doing nothing but keeping you from the RW. Your brain doesn't view it like that though. You're making progress, and to your brain it feels like you're getting work done. I can only imagine how the desire to keep people playing a game as long and as often as possible will grow once there is full ad revenue built into games. As far as social media, it's all about the "likes". Online social media sites provide a fake alternative to real life interactions and work by rewarding people with likes. These have been scientifically proven to trigger a dopamine release, which can be truly addictive and negatively impact somebody's life if it comes to easily and frequently. It's not too dissimilar to a the mind's reaction of dumping dopamine into the brain when somebody does cocaine. Though it's not nearly as strong in a single "hit", and cocaine tends to dump everything out at once (which is why coming down feels so shitty), it manages to give just enough to make you come back for more. It's not that these people are being inconsiderate. They're literally hooked on a drug. Dopamine is meant to be a reward system for good behavior. The "high on life" feeling that you get after a good workout, or after a long and productive day's work, or as a response to sexual stimuli (our genetics form of pushing procreation even back in the days before we could verbally communicate). Everything about online interactions is fake, and potentially dangerous for the future of society. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Saturday, January 12, 2019 12:30 PM
Saturday, January 12, 2019 12:36 PM
Saturday, January 12, 2019 1:23 PM
Saturday, January 12, 2019 3:52 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Clean bill of health. :) Out of about 100 different measurements taken in 3 tests, the only thing I had outside of the limits was my glucose level being a few points high. I was told it was nothing to be concerned about, but they wanted to mention that. Let them know what my diet was and my Dr. recommended that if I switched the honey nut cheerios for regular cheerios and keep doing whatever it is I'm doing that everything is going to come up perfect a year from now. I'll be damned. Looks like my mouth problems are all I got out of all that prolonged bad behavior. As long as I don't go back to drinking and I maintain my diet, everything should be great. Now more than ever I'm convinced that my job is worth so much more than just the moderate pay that I get. Stress free, plenty of time off, and a ton of exercise while I'm there. I love my job even more now. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) Your doctor is quite right. Now, that you know about your blood sugar you can control it with diet since it isn't worrisome yet. That is fantastic Jack.
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote: I thought I was just going in for a basic cleaning today. I wasn't prepared for what actually happened though. I basically just got a full 1 hour version of a root scaling and planing done for free. No time for anesthesia/Novocain. She said we got a lot of work done in that time because I took it so well and didn't move at all. Granted there was no way she was able to do what took 3 hours to do in two sessions around 4 years ago, but that was after around 15 years of not seeing a dentist that time and it also didn't cost me $1,500 out of pocket either. Anything that was missed should be taken care of in 6 months when I go back, but she said that even though in a full session she'd be taking time at the end to make sure she got it all that when she flossed it felt as if it's all out. My new dentist office is awesome! :) - SIX Hey, where's your dentist? I want to go there too! Quote: Got my blood work done today too. Super fast and super friendly staff.- SIX Best of luck on the results. I know you may be worried about the results, but try not to borrow trouble from the future, OK? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
Saturday, January 12, 2019 6:38 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Clean bill of health. :) Out of about 100 different measurements taken in 3 tests, the only thing I had outside of the limits was my glucose level being a few points high. I was told it was nothing to be concerned about, but they wanted to mention that. Let them know what my diet was and my Dr. recommended that if I switched the honey nut cheerios for regular cheerios and keep doing whatever it is I'm doing that everything is going to come up perfect a year from now. I'll be damned. Looks like my mouth problems are all I got out of all that prolonged bad behavior. As long as I don't go back to drinking and I maintain my diet, everything should be great. Now more than ever I'm convinced that my job is worth so much more than just the moderate pay that I get. Stress free, plenty of time off, and a ton of exercise while I'm there. I love my job even more now. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) Your doctor is quite right. Now, that you know about your blood sugar you can control it with diet since it isn't worrisome yet. That is fantastic Jack. :) I'm amazed, and consider myself truly lucky here. Once it warms up and isn't frigid in my basement, my plan this year is to start making use of the workout equipment I have that has just sat around doing nothing for years on my days off. In the mean time I want to start spending at least a few minutes everyday stretching and making use of some lighter dumbells I have upstairs. Since it looks as though my diet is good and miraculously my body isn't trying to kill itself with all the bad things I'd done to it in the past, that just leaves old age and bad habits to blame for the problems that remain. The goal here now is to go through next winter as close to pain free as possible. That was getting really nice to live that way again during the warmer months and I found myself starting to take that for granted again until the pain came back. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 7:58 PM
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 9:59 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 10:07 PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 12:00 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: A cactus is my type of plant. I definitely wouldn't give somebody something they'd have to do more work to enjoy than I'd be willing to put into it. Weather is taking a nosedive around me. Weather.com was right again. :( Big snow this weekend and 0 degrees overnight expected on Sunday. Then it "warms up" to the mid 20's for a handful of days and I'm seeing a day late in the two week forecast that is expected to be -4 degrees overnight (not including the wind chill). Glad I prepped my snowblower this fall. I'm gonna need it. :) Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 8:13 AM
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 9:54 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: About the weather ... apparently a part of the polar vortex broke off and headed south. MEANWHILE, the failure of el Niño to bring rain (el Niño, a no-show so far, losing steam Capital Press 10 hours ago) is due to the failure of the ocean temperatures to make the atmospheric currents synchronize to them. At least so the honchos say. I'm just repeating it. Fun times.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 11:22 PM
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