World Views

[Amigoo]

Rod ... ... (tempering the spontaneity)

[Sandy]

I'm thinking about Andrew McFarland. http://board.1111angels.com/viewtopic.p ... 00#p203222 Such a delicate situation he finds himself...with all kinds of complications perhaps for the child. I think if he felt so strongly about the Father term and sees himself in that way. Then be the father figure to the beautiful baby you have birthed and who cares what birth certificate says... Obviously many single parents find themselves in both roles. What is of most importance is the family you create and how much a child is loved and nurtured. The print on the paper is only one definition of this family and certainly not the most important one.
Thanks for encouraging my "little gray cells" to think about issues affecting fellow humans and even outside the norm of human condition.

xxSandy

[Amigoo]

Taking probiotics to complement the destruction of beneficial bacteria by antibiotics has been common medical advice in recent years.
But now this study suggests that fiber from food is just as important as probiotics:

Re: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11- ... otics.html

"A more practical strategy to aid recovery is to provide the good bacteria in your gut with their preferred source of nutrition: fibre. Fibrous compounds pass undigested through the small intestine and into the colon, where they act as fuel for bacterial fermentation. So if you're taking antibiotics or have recently finished a course, make sure you eat plenty of vegetables, fruit and whole grains."

Rod

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Re: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this- ... 2019-09-27

"Crying babies are the bane of many air travelers’ existence. And one airline is making it easier
to put some distance between you and a tike throwing a tantrum."

Unruly kids (and unruly adults) can make a multi-hour flight miserable, especially if one is stressed by business, family matters, etc.
The great constraint being that it's not easy to change seats on a plane like it is on most public transportation (or in restaurants, movies,
sport events, or wherever). Noise-canceling headphones might help ... if you're not being jostled or kicked from behind.

Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pare ... index.html

Good discussion about such problems ... however "You're the problem!"
is true only if you quietly tolerate a problem that could have a solution.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/us/septe ... index.html

"A record snowstorm is threatening Montana this weekend" (September)

Obviously, climate is changing ... for the better
... if you prefer wet & cold over hot & dry ...
in the same country!

Rod

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Re: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2 ... e-lawsuit/

"'Pedo guy' is a 'common insult used in South Africa when I was growing up,' the billionaire said in a declaration.
'It is synonymous with ‘creepy old man’ and is used to insult a person’s appearance and demeanor,
not accuse a person of acts of pedophilia.'"

Reasonable explanation, but still inappropriate (and a bit late) for a rescuer of the children.

Nevertheless, the mini submarine concept seems worth pursuing (for other water rescue attempts).
A quick apology from Musk, then hiring the PG to help re-engineer a better sub might be
the best compromise at this juncture.

Better perspective: While Musk may have wanted the glory,
"50 of his best engineers" were focused on the technical challenge.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/ ... th-florida

"Wildlife officials in South Florida on Friday said they captured a giant Burmese python
swimming about a mile off the coast of Biscayne Bay, local reports said."

The Deep Sea Fishing boats in Miami are not prepared for python excursions.
And "I hit a python!" is not a believable excuse for falling off your water skis.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Ah, yes! THAT Biscayne Bay ...

... where my friend and I (pre-teens) had our first Bay Baptismal off his uncle's boat: Trying water skis for the first time (both of us), my friend was soon off his, underwater, having forgotten to let go of the tow line when he fell; he surfaced a few yards later sans life jacket.

"Not to worry!" said the captain when it was my turn - "the shark we spotted was a mile away!"

Having quickly calculated that "a mile away" is just long enough for a shark to put on his dinner bib, I feigned beginner's clumsiness (at least, that was my excuse ; - ) and quickly fell off the skis - "up and over" ... and back to the boat, never again to "water ski".

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/travel/ ... 443963001/

"Differences between river and ocean cruises"

No, "amount of water under the boat" is not mentioned.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.rt.com/news/469785-swedish- ... modernism/

"Sweden could drop ancient history from school curriculum in favor of gender roles & postmodernism"

Not to worry ... until internet access is redirected or limited -
historical accuracy exists in thousands of documents and articles.

In fact, "The truth" and "The Truth, Restated" can be separate categories.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/fake-air ... ners-ibiza

"After spending nearly $12,000 on an AirBNB rental, a British couple arrived only to discover
that the room they booked didn’t actually exist. According to the couple,
they aren’t the first to be duped by the apparent scam."

Such is the state of the world! If a deal is "too good to be true", it's probably not true.
There seems to be an Elderly Scam List - if elderly, your name goes to the list ... apparently.

Tips: If you don't know who's calling, let them leave a message with phone number to call ...
and verify that name/business and phone number before calling ... as for email,
NEVER respond - even to complain - to unsolicited email (IMO).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/ca ... 812890002/

Surreal technology! Just imagine a future day of Teslation ...

Send your Tesla to drop off the dry cleaning, run through the car wash, fetch the groceries ordered online,
and pick up the babysitter. And turn on the camera for your son to monitor the route on his video watch.

Incidentally, the babysitter will be a robot, named Tessie.
"Why does that matter? The Tessie models are very reliable!"
She's programmed to be a different race and religion today.
"Why does that matter? The Tessie models are congenial."
This Tessie will take prayer breaks.

Rod

[Sandy]

Oh my Rod, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if what you envisage comes to pass in perhaps the not so far off future. So much has changed in the past 30 years. In some ways it is all rather shocking to this happy to "write on slate" lady. I've truly already been left behind but all is no lost as I slowly and inefficiently follow technology's trail of breadcrumbs.
xxSandy

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.wsj.com/articles/eyeing-tha ... 1569672000

Isn't the purpose of credit cards to finance everything? ...
and debit cards are for those who finance everything!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/re ... 128996002/

So ... put clean sheets on the bed, then shower before bedtime.

But this hints that a shower before clean sheets is best ...
as well as another shower before clean clothes tomorrow.

Tip: Daily bacteria is required to keep our immune system stimulated.
No-shower weekends might help (go to a hotel and use their sheets).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... dding.html

Apparent message: "I look like this and still have $millions ... of fans also

Apparent primary problem (IMO): poor diet.

Recent research: https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/acn ... id-of-acne

"Scientists believe that following a low-glycemic diet may reduce acne because this diet eliminates spikes in your blood sugar. When your blood sugar spikes, it causes inflammation throughout your body. These spikes also cause your body to make more sebum, an oily substance in your skin. Both inflammation and excess sebum can lead to acne."

... and too many daily spikes in blood sugar forecast pre-diabetes.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/world/italian-c ... ew-flavors

"A famous Sicilian chef claimed he was just 'researching new flavors' when Italian police arrested him on suspicion of drug dealing after finding cannabis in his home, local reports said Saturday. Carmelo Chiaramonte had a pair of 6 ½-foot tall marijuana plants and 35 ounces of Indian hemp inside his home in the village of Tracastagni, at the foot of Mount Etna near Catania, BBC News reported, citing local media.

"Police said they also found cannabis-infused wine, olives, coffee and tuna inside his home, the Italian daily La Sicilia reported."

The limited quantity in his possession (relative to typical quantities for "dealing") supports his "researching" claim.
Besides, the current popularity of CBD Oil alone indicates HUGE market potential for these infused products, albeit ...
nutrition of the products would be better enhanced by traditional fresh herbs - not mood flavorings.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://earthsky.org/space/galaxies-spiral-arm

"astronomers think that there are multiple processes that contribute to creating the different kinds of spiral galaxies"

Spiral galaxies might not be created by a Big Bang since only exploding fireworks create such a pattern.
Most likely, the Big Bang was actually the Big Stir (like swizzle stick), but stirred by whom? or what?
... and what primordial matter (or pre-matter) was stirred? Or maybe cosmic hurricanes ...
but created by what "wind" sheer phenomena?

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10039105/ ... ry-parade/

"A defence ministry spokesman recently said Beijing had no intention to 'flex its muscles'
but was instead keen to show a 'peace-loving and responsible China'."

Nukes are so "peace loving" ... when not used

But the only effective nukes will be those that cannot be tracked,
for the response will be similar, albeit more than 30 minutes ...
depending on where the nuke subs are hiding.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world- ... g-20376298

Who can tell
Faux blood might be added to faux meat to create ...
true vegetarians (and faux profits for faux meat).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... study.html

"There is no reason to cut back on red meat for health reasons, according to a controversial claim by a group of leading scientists.

"They found no evidence that eating beef, pork and lamb could increase the rates of heart disease, cancer, stroke or type 2 diabetes"

... which directs back to the "climate change" theory (fear) of eating meat.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bron ... index.html

This lion was just so confused!
Food never walks over to the lion.
"Must be some kind of trick!"

Rod

[Amigoo]

https://triblive.com/business/technolog ... n-an-hour/

"While the pizzabot does its share of the work, dough preparation,
sauce making and baking are all done by non-robots, aka humans"

See also: https://twitter.com/jamescthorne/status ... 34/video/1

Not to worry ... all the other work could be performed by robots.
Robots could be given Italian names if customers want to know who's in the kitchen:
"Roberto" and "Robella" come to mind ... with "Robusto/a" for heavy workers ...
and "Robussy" for the table cleanup robot.

Rod

[Amigoo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... dding.html

"Newlyweds Justin and Hailey Bieber arrive back in Los Angeles on a $13,500 per hour
private $36MILLION Gulfstream IV jet after their lavish $1.3M second wedding in South Carolina"

Obviously, the wrong cost indicator: $$$ ... $$$$+ is more like it.
... but it's instructive to know how to spend that much money
(in case you win the lottery or inherit Big Time).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.genesishealthclubs.com/blog ... -reps.html

Which is better for building muscles: exercise repetitions or heavier weights

Yes Both types of muscle building are needed:
For quickly lifting a car off of your passenger's foot, muscle mass is important.
For lifting heavy luggage in your Uber service, muscle endurance is best.

Rod