World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... veals.html
"Singletons prefer soft and round 'dad bods' to more toned physiques"

"At least 75 per cent of people have a preference for men with a soft and round body shape
(results comparing how leading men in the media compare to those chosen for real life romances)."

Perfectly timed marketing ...
Krispy Kreme is giving a free "soft and round" glazed donut


Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/28/us/91-ye ... index.html
"He's a cop. He's 91. And he has no plans to retire"

OMG! What's that nonsense about cops and donuts!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mill ... ed-candles
"Miller Lite now selling bar-scented candles"

"We know people are so eager to be shoulder-to-shoulder again in a bar like it used to be"

Better marketing would include a CD with bar sounds
... or DVD with audio and video for a BIG screen, but ...
relatives & friends would expect more drink variety.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ro ... r-BB1f437f

"tweet heard round the world on Sunday, as U.S. Strategic Command unleashed a bizarre one
laced with semicolons that flummoxed global entities and spawned speculation: ;l;;gmlxzssaw"

"retweeted more than 11,000 times before a supposedly chagrined Command tweeted,
'Apologies for any confusion. Please disregard this post.' then deleted the whole thing"

First guess (with "retweeted more than 11,000 times" a clue):
A test of Twitter's ability to share information (or whatever) ...
and to identify the twittering tweeters:

(from Wikipedia) "Registered users can post, like and retweet tweets,
but unregistered users can only read them."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food ... soggy.html
"Ex-McDonald's employee reveals his simple 'life hack' to stop chips from going soggy and keep them crispy"

A super hack might be to place a heated packet (of something edible or not) at bottom of bag
... and/or insert a half-length bag inside to increase insulation (prevent heat escape through bag).
Even napkins inside this on the bottom of the bag might help!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/world/oxford-mu ... -supremacy
"Oxford music professors suggest scrapping sheet music from curriculum"

Good example of all the stuff that is proffered online
And since sheet music has long associated with paper,
an extreme parallel to this is to scrap toilet paper.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_music

"Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece. Like its analogs – printed books or pamphlets in English, Arabic, or other languages – the medium of sheet music typically is paper (or, in earlier centuries, papyrus or parchment), although the access to musical notation since the 1980s has included the presentation of musical notation on computer screens"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/chu ... -time.aspx

"Americans' membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year,
dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup's eight-decade trend."

This Covid era may be the coup de grâce that ends traditional "church",
permitting The Church Anew to rise from the never-ending desire of
humans to socialize with meaningful, uplifting spiritual interaction.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/pr ... 011282001/
"Why you should water your plants with coffee"

"Coffee is full of the beneficial nutrients to help your plants grow."

Reminds of my first computer job (when computers were invented)
where the secretary of that department would come by to flirt with me,
then dump her remaining coffee on my plant (which drowned).

I believe that she was "promoted" to another department
where she found another plant to water.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/food ... hopped-420
"Food Network debuting cannabis cooking show 'Chopped 420' "

At least, this might lead to an increase of nutritional herbs,
but for most people, a cheaper "can of bis" (or whatever)
will be their introduction to herbs (or whatever).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cryp ... SKBN2BM10N
"PayPal launches crypto checkout service"

"PayPal’s launch comes less than a week after Tesla Inc said it would start accepting bitcoin payments for its cars. Unlike PayPal transactions where merchants will be receiving fiat currency, Tesla said it will hold the bitcoin used as payment. Still, while the nascent asset is gaining traction among mainstream investors, it has yet to become a widespread form of payment, due in part to its continued volatility."

Best guess: "Continued volatility" will end when countries promote their own official bitcoin,
but this interim usage of bitcoin will help perfect the processing of this new payment type;
specifically, "blockchain/ledger" (that never forgets the transaction or participants).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/kentucky ... ndmark-inn
"Kentucky town is working to restore a (Mother) goose-themed landmark inn"

Apparently, Mother Goose still escapes Counter Culture influence!

See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwgfEQk4p4U
"The horn on the bus goes Beep! Beep! Beep!" (not a substitute word)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ckage.html

"(U.S. President) will announce $3TN in tax hikes tomorrow ... will target businesses,
married couples, and estates, to fund his climate-friendly infrastructure package"

Cost reality of correcting/minimizing climate change?
However, the world's climate is influenced by all countries!
(especially transporation of people, goods, and services)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/politics ... index.html
"dog Major involved in another biting incident"

"press secretary Michael LaRosa told CNN that Major is 'still adjusting to his new surroundings.' "

"But he's a sweet dog. Eighty-five percent of the people there love him...
some people, understandably, are afraid of dogs to begin with."

Some dogs, of breeds trainable for attack, must be like the new vaccines -
a few people get bitten and need treatment. (substitute 'vaccine' for 'dog'
or related pronoun in the quotes above).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... finds.html

"Getting put under (hypnosis) alters how you process information
and causes neural regions to act independently of each other"

Suggests that hypnosis is an activator, but not the only activator
that causes your "neural regions to act independently of each other"
(thus "making people susceptible to suggestion" ...
like movies, songs, speeches, whatever).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3946499/posts

"As NBA ratings have declined over the current season, a new poll shows ...
11.0 percent said they have watched more sports as a result of social justice messaging
34.5 percent said they have watched less sports due to social justice campaigns
56.3 percent said they have watched the same amount."

Apparently, not such a loss of viewers,
but significant loss of advertising dollars
and other NBA-related income!

"No pain - No gain!" (for social justice)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.rt.com/russia/519608-bitcoi ... onitoring/

"Russia will expand monitoring of Bitcoin as officials set to track transactions
happening after crypto is exchanged into cash"

A good hint why governments will not permit anonymous crypto transactions
(but this article is focused on cryptos exchanged into cash).

Rod

[Amigoo]

A good web site for alternative media news (or views or whatever) ...
since this news (or whatever) is now seeping into mainstream news.
But like all such reporting, if you prefer to wait for events to unfold
directly in front of you, you're probably already prepared or willing
(and able) to deal with it when the time is right.

Re: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.ph ... now-closed

"The Crimean bridge linking mainland Russia and Crimea has been declared a 'closed military zone.'
That's the signal. That is the proof that very severe military operations are going to begin."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3947192/posts

Court testimony reveals George Floyd's continuing medical issues,
but seems to hint that this past history should have been caution
to be more careful with his constraint.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tex ... 59659.html

"Rusty the dog, a German shepherd and Catahoula mix from Central Texas,
has gone on an emotional rollercoaster ride in his efforts to find a forever home."

Re: https://www.rover.com/blog/7-things-cat ... nderstand/
"an American breed and the official state dog of Louisiana."

"Catahoulas are loyal and protective. They're strong and sometimes forceful, but not aggressive.
They do, however, intend to make sure you are safe at all times. So please don't do anything
with your body that doesn't look normal."

A mixed breed for sure! And what is "normal" to Rusty

Which reminds me! I once owned a protective dog that, apparently, was angered
by neighborhood kids who would rattle my chain link fence to incite the dog.
One day, I found a large knife in my back yard, apparently a missed throw.
Months later, the dog was poisoned, apparently a "better solution"
for a dog that was being "trained" to be aggressive.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://trendingpolitics.com/bidens-cov ... -15-sales/
"COVID Relief Checks Help Spur Another Record Month of AR-15 Sales"

It's hard to argue that relief checks ("stimulus") should not be used for purchasing
... whatever people desire to purchase. After all, guns sales are legal business!
But this hints that these consumers already had sufficient food, shelter, etc.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/world/ma ... index.html
"The historic journey to fly on another planet" HCIT

The new (mechanical) beasts on another planet have 4 legs
... and they didn't evolve from the trees!
"What trees?"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3947666/posts
"Korea PM says only those with a vaccine passport can resume normal life"

Interesting concept, this "return to normal life", since normal life
involves ALL of the people of a society ... especially regarding
ALL of their business, social, and other activities.

Maybe the caste system is this model for "normal life".
Stratification within the Vaccinated class could be
according to vaccine received as well as if currently
infected with virus. And those with good antibodies
but never vaccinated are what?

And what's with this numbered post?!

Rod

[sammy]

4, 3, 2, 1
Earth below us
Drifting, falling.
Floating weightless
Calling, calling home...

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... rgo-delays
"Evergreen, Charterer of Ever Given, Says It’s Not Responsible for Cargo Delays"

Few people notice that "Evergreen" appears on one side of this ship, "Ever Given" on the other side
... with the "Ever Given" side favored in news photos and videos. This article explains the two names.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/20 ... 074993002/
"Amazon apologizes for denying that drivers pee in bottles"

Surprising news, considering that peeing in a bottle is probably a tradition
that started once vehicles could be driven hundred of miles with few stops.
In fact, what's more surprising is that vehicles still don't come equipped
with a storage tray or "cupboard" for these bottles.

Then again, with less population it's been easier (and permissible)
to makes stops where only nature's facilities are available.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/dair ... ction-2021

"Dairy Queen has updated its spring menu with returning favorites,
new beverages, and even a non-dairy Dairy Queen dessert."

This makes sense since it follows the marketing trend:
In recent years, we've been tempted (?) with faux meat burgers;
now there's faux Dairy dessert. A dietary "queen's gambit"

Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gambit

"traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn;
however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn
without incurring a disadvantage."

Some nutritionists now lecture that faux food is indeed a gambit ...
of the order of these queens' gams (Nice to look at, but ...).

Rod