World Views

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/experts- ... ticipation

A type of "road rage" where parents act out rage
and their kids are the cars on the road?

So ... if "road rage" is permissible on the field, then children learn that
road rage is permissible in life, including on the road ... if youth sports
is intended to give children lessons about life in the real world.

Rod

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

"he said, he had actually been 'cured' by beautiful women and 'became a man again' when he married his first wife"

It's not likely that only very beautiful women (or very attractive men) are necessary for this kind of "cure". And considering that human sexuality is a continuum from straight to bisexual to gay (and all in between, including asexual), choosing a particular sexual alignment is an option for many in the continuum. Once chosen, habitual practice creates mental associations for positive reinforcement of the selection.

Best guess: For those who are able to select one when they have other urges, strong determination and justification is required to maintain the selection. Also, personal reasons and motivation, more than attempted influence by others, may be the secret to successful transition to the alignment of choice.

Rod

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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/mex ... hot-sauce/

"Mexico was quick to retaliate by declaring a 50% increase in the spiciness of hot sauce shipped to the United States."

"Off we go into the culinary briar patch!" shout Texas aficionados of real hot sauce.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/san-franci ... -dangerous

"In the Upper Cole Valley complaint, residents were concerned that while they are told exposure is not dangerous,
telecom workers are warned to avoid exposure."

Perhaps, telecom workers would be exposed to greater radiation daily ...
whereas 5G users, et al., would only be exposed to lesser radiation ... daily.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ayer_click

"Maine fisherman captures bizarre human-like sound of two lynx caterwauling"

The screaming feline version of "You bitch!" - "No, you're the bitch!"

Rod

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Early morning meditation ...

When actors and actresses begin a new role in a different movie or sitcom,
are they recycled, upcycled (new role is better) or downcycled (new role is worse)?

And if they have different sexuality in the new role are they bi-cycled
... or if they have the same sexuality are they uni-cycled?

Rod (recycling back to bed, same role, same sex)

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/29/cnn-unde ... index.html

"Learn the fundamentals of business with this $11 crash course taught by an award-winning professor"

"There are classes on the best resources for information on analyzing companies,
in addition to how to build financial models for a public company, and on
how bankruptcy courts can protect your business, if it comes to that."

Apparently, the Golden Parachute lesson requires a real MBA course.
See also: https://hbr.org/2016/10/a-short-history ... parachutes

Rod

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Re: https://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-set ... -law/story

"Unlike some other bills and other existing abortion laws,
the Louisiana bill does not include exceptions in cases of rape and incest."

In fairness ...
as science moves forward in determining the beginning of life ...
and forcing a woman to give birth "in cases of rape and incest" ...
society is obligated to provide generous support - including financial -
to the woman forced to give birth.

... and consider that medical science will someday permit
the enwombed child to be transplanted to a birthing chamber
(human or medical "device") for continuing life.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/olive-garden-zoodles

Olive Gardens' Zoodles Primavera, "a pasta-free take on the Italian classic. Instead of traditional noodles,
it uses 'zoodles,' which are made from zucchini and are 'tossed in a light basil cream sauce with broccoli,
carrots, seasoned tomatoes, roasted red peppers and mushrooms'"

Great meal concept! ... with a photo shoot issue:
Zoodles Primavera is displayed with Olive's signature breadsticks (made from flour,
the same primary ingredient in pasta, now sidelined).

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... -marijuana

Aggressive promotion of CBD oil for health reasons will also promote hemp farming
whereby industrial hemp becomes more widely available for so many products.

See also: http://cannabisreports.org/hemp-uses-top-uses-for-hemp/

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/01/asia/bts ... index.html

That's the ticket "Training in makeup, long contracts, restricted personal lives,
years of limited pay, and roles such as 'eye-candy'" are convincing clues that
this is a huge marketing creation! Want to be a new millennium product ...
or just buy this new pop via performances, music, and memorabilia?

Rod

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Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_f ... _movement)

Seems to me ... the visual spectrum (aka ROYGBIV),
as represented by the LGBT flag, is inclusive of all sexuality
... including straight, asexual, and not-yet-defined.

Apparently, the "no sexuality" people have their own flag
... with no visual spectrum colors. Maybe clear plastic!

Rod

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Re: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-seafoo ... 1559567074

"Bay Area-based Finless Foods is working to turn marine animal stem cells into edible seafood"

Meat and fish lab-grown from cells of the real thing seem less faux (culinary 'F' word?)
than meat and fish substitutes (foods created with no cells from the real thing) ...

and suggesting "faux faux" could refer to the real thing in faux foods marketing:
"Why serve farm faux faux when you can serve folks fine faux!"

Rod

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Re: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... ust-say-no

"We are used to saying 'yes' to please others but it can be harmful not to be more assertive."

Of course, a polite - even emphatic - "No" is wise, but "Hell, No!" can be finessed
when you can use hand and facial gestures to lessen your emotive delivery ...
especially if the recipient knows that's only your first opinion style.

"Say what!?" "No" is a poker chip to be gambled in certain situations
... or used more often to maintain reasonable adult assertiveness.

Rod

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

Such pageantry and formality that you would know you were not prepared
when not wearing freshly laundered, starched, and ironed underwear.

"What's underwear?" I'll be brief ... the first layer of clothing,
assuming that more formal layers are applied next.

Rod

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Re: https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-n ... id/918181/

"Steps you can take to reduce the risk of colon and rectal cancer include a healthy diet that limits red meat,
limiting alcohol, getting plenty of exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight"

"'Overall, colon cancer rates are plummeting,' he said. 'Why they are going up in young adults -- nobody knows the answer.'"

Maybe, young adults are more likely to dine on fast food with its limited nutrition/fiber
and with greater amounts of food additives and preservatives.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-te ... nts-lesson

"The book includes the statements, 'BOY or GIRL'? Are you a boy or a girl? How can you be both?
Some days I am both. Some days I am neither. Most days I am everything in between.''"

"Some days I am 'none of the above' ... despite what's below."
would make another good statement for this book.

As I recall, whether boy or girl is not problematic childhood confusion until years after birth,
perhaps when beginning to compare/contrast one's experience/perception with that of peers ...
including attempted integration of nurturing/feedback from parents/family/community.

Perhaps, role definition via nurturing/feedback is unnecessarily restrictive, initiating confusion.
Boys and girls most likely share aspects of historically constrained roles.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-te ... nts-lesson

"Some days I am 'none of the above' ... despite what's below."
would make another good statement for this book.

Gender confusion might be a modern phenomenon, caused by the internet, TV, radio.
Consider all of the marketing that promotes "popular" behavior, fashion, music, etc.
One is led to believe that they are not normal if not defined by marketing.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... e-art.html

"Apple is now offering a monitor stand that costs more than many users' high-end smart phones."

Designs (and PRICE) like this give GREAT inspiration to PVC projects
(like these: https://formufit.com/pages/free-pvc-projects-plans ).
And PVC can be spray painted in designer colors.

Rod

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Re: https://apnews.com/91506a8d547a4c48be3cc7c6e357bc1c

Fascinating technology ...
and considering all the packages delivered by/for Amazon, we hope
that air lanes be created for these drones so that we might live
outside the nosier (and accident prone?) air traffic zones.

Delivering groups of packages to a neighborhood center
for distribution by road vehicles should minimize air congestion.
It's conceivable that drone delivery be prohibited in neighborhoods,
especially where drone-to-vehicle delivery exists.

Rod

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Re: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/9234307/i ... ink-water/

Interesting concept, but mysterious about the conversion of ice to water,
melting more outside the "cube" than inside where we would expect to tap.
Natural melting on top into pools that could be drained?
or fuel-derived heat injected into the center?

... not to mention fuel-driven ships that will tow the berg.
Airships might be used, taking advantage of air currents.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... party.html

"She said there was to be no smoking, gambling, strippers or dancers, drugs, cigarettes, or fast cars.
She also said mobile phones would be 'tracked at all times' ... she (then) edited her post to say
she realized she 'can't control him once he leaves the house' ...
and ultimately decided not to let him go to the party at all."

Pets are like that - you can't control them outside off the leash
... unless they're very well trained.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... -Week.html

"she and her beau saw The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant,
a 1972 German film about a lesbian love triangle."

Good for them!, getting out and about and learnin' about life ...
but my interest was quickly redirected to "love triangle".

Fascinating geometry: In a typical love triangle, one person (only) is in love with two people.
Yet, if one other person loves two of the three, it becomes a "love circle". Draw it on paper
and see (try '=' and '+' symbols to identify the linkages).

With evenly distributed love, a triangle transforms into a circle.
Geometry describes relationships of things and beings so well

"Well ... not a perfect circle since love can be 'one way'".
Yet, no longer "triangle" since love perceived is motivating.

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/he ... 339182001/

"Researchers don’t recommend it, but they do say it probably won’t kill you
to drink as much as 25 cups of coffee a day."

Statistically (probably), you'll suffer misfortune trying to get to the bathroom so often
... and/or be super high on caffeine later in the day.

Maybe a point is missing: 2.5 cups is quite safe, apparently.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/05/1 ... -watching/

"CNN's Bill Weir talks with National Geographic explorer and author Dan Buettner about what we can learn
about healthy living from communities where people live well into their 100s."

Re: "where people live well into their 100s"
Evidence of good brain health if you noticed that "live well ... into"
and "live ... well into" have two different meanings.

Fort Worth?! That other big city near DFW airport?

Rod