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Watched the engrossing 2 hour interview of Aaron Rodgers on Tucker's show. No idea this guy was so awake and aware. Spends the first part talking about the jabs at length, but then goes on to talk about many other fascinating topics. Worth checking out.
Glenn Beck ran a clip of a graduation speech by the Chiefās kicker Harrison Butker yesterday and I was impressed by how he didnāt shy away from controversial topics and boldly expressed his opinions.
@RunningLogic we happened to watch his speech on YouTube last night and I thought the same thing! Straightforward and unflinchingly truthful. You can tell his priority is eternal life and he will not be cowed by our present situation. I was so moved when he choked up talking about his wife. 20 minutes long; highly recommend!
Forgot to add, you know how great it was because theyāre coming after him now, saying how āugly,ā ābigoted,ā and āhatefulā Butker is. The dark hates the light.
Someone ( a patient) , wasnāt being too friendly to the staff and I blurted out āpeople need Jesus ā staff clapped and the person stopped on the spot . Better mind my manners ššš¼
According to a beloved family member, everything is great - everything is fine. He volunteers at a food pantry once a week and he says thereās a lot of people that we service and we give out a lot of free food. And I think well I donāt know what to think thatās doesnāt sound like everythingās fine
My mother in law does too. She says the amount of people now coming is unbelievable and they donāt have enough food. They receive more and give out less per person and run out.
We saw a very wealthy area with a massive line of people. We were not sure if they were going to Catholic church or were in line for food. Shocked its prob food. But the one sad thing I
will say is many people abuse that and selfishly take when they can pay for their own food.
I only believed there were gray areas when I was a teenager, early twenties. The older I got, I realized there were no gray areas, no āfifty shades of grayā, not even oneā¦..everything now, at 72, is absolutely black or white.
Equally emotionless, or actually depressing, is the majority of gadgets, devices, and appliances that only come in BLACK. What a colorless world with fewer and fewer options for an actual color choice. (I learned in art class that black, and white, are not considered colors.) The world is getting darker and being surrounded with everything coming in black only seems to set the theme for this period in history. š
Makes me think of one of my all-time favorite TED talksā¦ How to start a Movement. Itās 3 minutes and will help you realize the turning point is coming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74AxCqOTvg
I just watched it and was so happy to see that it is something that I saw years ago somehow, not through a TED talk, and that concept has always stuck with me - it's the second person that actually spawns the movement. It's exciting timing to see it again for personal reasons. Thank you.
Still crickets from my jabbed and/or injured family. MDs do NOT like to admit they might have been wrong. Frustrating as I wish theyād seek help with detox protocols. Sighā¦
Havenāt had time to watch it yet, but I heard there was discussion of NFL fake jab cards. What most of us suspected is that so many never took the jabs and faked their cards. Which would explain why more athletes havenāt been dropping dead. At least not certain athletesā¦. Soccer players didnāt seem to āknowā the right people. Can you give a spoiler alert for that one?
I would love to know what percentage of dedicated Whole Foods shoppers got the jabs! I expect it would be very high. A funny thing happened with Covid. So many of the purists, the category of people who were so careful to always eat organic and "clean" and avoid toxic chemicals in their food, cleaning products, and skincare actually bought the narrative wholeheartedly and willingly got in line for the jabs, thus allowing all manner of toxic chemicals into their bodies.
I expect that there are some interesting typical customer profiles already developed. Whole Foods knows who their base is, just as Walmart knows who regularly shops there. I, on rare occasion shop at both. Without sounding too New Agey, I pick up distinct "vibes" at both and want to get out of both stores as soon as possible.
Absolutely! I am the same. And Pride Month is coming up. I will stay out of both. What we feel is evil, disguised in forms that can be picked up and carried out by the people who frequent each place. It is a different sort of yuckiness from each environment. I am always up for alternatives. I have a Co-op in Boise Idaho and Detweilers in Sarasota FL. Love those places. I find the better quality food I eat, the longer I stay full and the less I spend on groceries. Oh, and that 'new-agey' thing? Called discernment. It has kept many of us alive and well these days!
That would be my daughter. Even went through a 'only wear all natural fabrics' phase but yet got the jabs and screamed at us that we were going to kill grandma when we went to visit her for the weekend in an unjabbed state. Although she never refused to hang out with us?? Liberals make NO sense!
We donāt have a Whole Foods in my town. We do have a similar local health food store and they never required anyone to wear a mask, or made anyone feel badly about not wearing one. I love my local health food store ā¤ļø Loweās on the other hand was a mask nazi. I didnāt wear a mask shopping there, but it felt very uncomfortable to shop there.
Oh I shop there also (too far to go very regularly but I go when Iām in the area) but I donāt think weāre in the majority with regard to WF shoppers and the jabs š
That one got me too. Never made sense that they were such loyal mask nazis. Maybe theyāre really loyal to Besos, maybe they truly like a monopoly. That type is against capitalism yet they enjoy the benefits daily.
A little bit unrelated, but coming out of my Walmart the other night there were several homeless with a definite menacing vibe staring at us as we walked through the parking lotā¦ It was downright dangerous feeling and absolutely creepyā¦ definitely had the feeling of night of the living deadā¦ What the heck is going on? š±š±š±
Always, always, always trust your gut. I watched a youtube video the other day where a self defense instructor said that if you get that feeling, you are probably right. He advised going back into the store for a while. Report it to security, and even asking security to accompany you to your car. Also, be aware that some of the bad element work in teams. One of the team will distract you while the other gets closer.
I have been followed at three different Walmarts to my carā¦ I had my pepper spray and looked them straight in the eye, and thankfully they found somewhere else to be. I think they look for people who are unaware of their surroundings. š¬š¬š¬
One more Walmart, I stayed in the store until this guy took off. He was following me aroundā¦ again, I got my pepper spray and looked him straight in the eye. š”š”š” Very creepy stuff!
I always carry a POM spray with me wherever I goā¦
I remember a player for Tampa was exposed for a fake card. I still maintain they threw a couple players to the wolves as bait. To claim they cracked down on them. āSee, we caught one and took care of itā BS. Nothing but smoke and mirrors. I think it went on in the MLB too. Fake outrage. Fake investigations. They think weāre stupid. š
They are right that there are more stupid people than smart people. covid and the jab uptake proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt. I mean, there are still maskers, even in their cars. Aaron talks about that.
Agreed. Tom is also savvy enough he has a Kangen unit that produces high ph water. It is the very first thing we did when we decided to go after my wife's breast cancer holistically
Which makes me admire Kyrie Irvin all the more. You KNOW he was offered a fake card if he'd just pretend he submitted.
I have a nephew with a fake card. As he calls it, a "real fake," in that he got a legit card from a doctor who didn't give him the jab. A "fake fake" would be a counterfeit card. The doctor happns to be the doctor for their local NFL team. Coincide, eh?
Aaron refers to the pharma reps that lobbied the NFL teams as "stooges" several times in the interview. Apparently the coaching and executive staffs of the NFL teams were all highly-injected but Aaron speculated that many players secured a fake card. He said players were allowed to opt out, at least, but that they had daily PCR testing, segregation from other players and weren't allowed to go in public or go to private homes if more than 3 people were in attendance. Oh, they also had to wear special arm bands showing their non-injected status! All the restrictions expired when playoffs approached, apparently, when the NFL "wasn't going to miss out on all that money."
Thanks! Wow. Such control over every single move they made š. Imagine thatā¦.all clear for the playoffs! Pppffftttt the coof doesnāt dare infect anyone surrounding the payoffsā¦oops, I mean playoffs. š Predictable though. Most of us already figured that out anyway.
I was never an Aaron Rogers fanā¦until he fought back. That upped my respect for him.
The trampoline park in Sacramento wanted mh son and I to wear red wristbands to designate our non mask status. We waited for the sheriff for over 1.5 hrs (my son was 11). Finally called sheriff again and they didn't know when they would come but even though they said publicly they wouldn't enforce the mandates, they would trespass us for disturbing the peace if we stayed and the facility didn't want us to. So we finally left. I feel defeated by that to this day. But I couldn't risk a trespass charge for me while my son was in my possession due to crazy CA and CPS threats they might decide to make too. So we stood our ground but eventually left. I'm not sure my son got the full lesson that day. I never followed through on a lawsuit because we moved and it was a chain and I didn't want my son to banned for life from there. But we have never been back. to any of that chain's parks. I didn't have confidence in our judicial system to help us.
Iāve heard many political elites in just about every country didnāt take the jabs either!! When this is fully revealed there will be hell to pay. Maybe not here on earth, but their eternity will be a gnashing of teeth!!
He said that 'he hoped' there were fake cards in use. But he didn't know. I love it when people stand up and stand their ground when the truth is at stake.
I agree, I was very surprised by the interview. However, I felt like it was a giant promo for RFK Jr. He kept pushing how great he is, blah, blah. Which I absolutely love Jr's stance on vax, however a hard PASS on everything else. He's for abortion, against 2A, OK with the kids turning trans (with parent's approval). No thanks.
To those who say he has evolved on those topics (IDK), regardless, a third party simply cannot win in the electoral system. Impossible. Please donāt split the vote. If no one gets to 270, the newly elected House will decide and we all know how that will end.
I agree , but I did not hold that against Aaron. Quite an honor to be considered to be his VP, so I respect his loyalty . Also, some of the other points he made about RFK Jr. I agree with. Can't see him whoring to the CIA or MIC, or any Neocon warmonger. Trump alienated a lot of people when he appointed Bolton. Also when he reneged on appointing RFK Jr. to oversea the medical murder mafia.
Trump took advice from the deep state on his appointments... I hope he has learned the hard way. Hard NO on RFKjr, as said before his stance on the C19 vaxx doesn't make up for the rest of his far left communist platform. BEWARE.
My husband just said a week ago he thinks the dems will be switching and convincing RFK to run on the dem ticket and pushing Biden out. That scares me more than anything because more than Gretchen MO or Newsome, RFK could surely win.
Yeah, I read that was "his price" as well. Most people have a "price." I think most C&C readers would never bend the knee regardless. Nobody on here is taking the 30 pieces of silver. That's a big part of the reason I love C&C.
Yeah, it would definitely make me think about it, but I think my conscience would kick in and make me realize I'd never be able to look at myself in the mirror again.
You couldn't pay me enough to switch places with him and when I was younger, I would have loved to play in the NFL. I van honestly say now that you could not pay me enough to switch places with him. He played a sizable role in deceiving people to take poison and that is something you could not pay me enough to be a part of.
Whether you like him or not, Aaron Rodgers is intelligent and a critical thinker. He was aware of the dangers of the bioweapon jabs and refused to take it while the vast majority were rolling up their sleeves. I have alot of respect that he, like Djokovic, publicly refused and endured a lot of criticism and negative consequences for taking a strong stand against the jabs.
Agree, great interview, but Rogers stumped me when he expressed concern that Trump had ādone nothingā in four years. My god, whether you like the man or not, the guy spent the first two years getting stonewalled by his own party and the next two years defending himself against bogus āhigh crimes and misdemeanors.ā And letās not forget the overwhelming āsupportā he received from the deep state and the military.
Perhaps Aaron was too busy playing football to notice what Trump went through?
JT, and all that while actually doing more than most Presidents of either party have. Those who criticize him for not single-handedly doing everything on their own priority list seem strange to me.
Aaron Rogers was smart, aware, and a really nice guy. It was good to see someone in his position so grounded and so willing to use his platform to bring awareness to important topicsālife & death topics.
Rodgers is very smart, not at all the stereotypical jock. Early COVIDappearances on Pat McAffee show from home showed books on the shelf of an intellectual, critical thinker. The realones, not the whackos on TV.
Never did. Sorry, I'm not tipping for doing your job. Those folks putting your food in a bowl down a line aren't considered wait staff are they? The only reason I tip wait staff is because I know they are paid below minimum wage because they are expected to get their wages in tips. I'm tired of that system and wish, they'd just get a wage.
I tip servers because theyāre actually providing a service that can be done well or poorly. Itās in their interest to do it well to get a better tip. The people behind the counter putting food in a bowl arenāt adding any value, so tipping is inappropriate. IMO.
I tip at my local coffee shop because they always know in advance what I want and exactly how I like it ā¤ļø Plus the owners are wonderful at supporting the community and they treat their workers well (which means I shouldnāt feel the need to tip, in a way, I guess, but I still do). I just always feel like Iām treated with special care so I like to tip a little.
Sometimes I just give a little extra because theyāre teenagers and I remember when I was that age and working and would have appreciated a couple of extra bucks sometimes š
ETA has to be with good service though even if not above and beyond.
I never thought much about tipping until my 17-year-old son came home beaming with $20 in his pocket after helping to load mulch into a car at the garden center.
Thatās just Spain! Nowhere in Europe (that I know of) tips. In Germany waiters are very good and if you try to tip them they say No, no, no and if you insist they are very appreciative. And itās only a Euro or two, not the 20% demanded here.
Itās also because of culturally different expectations, I know in France the waiters are not expected to check in often or be in a hurry because people tend to linger over meals there.
(TIP - To Insure Promptness). I like to tip servers for doing a good job. I've gotten tired of tipping for cold food that should be hot, or vice versa. After I order, i tell them that the size of their tip is related to how hot the fries are when they arrive at my table. I'm tipping more and eating nice hot fries. Hot fries are worth the calories.
This is an excellent place to draw the line, Iām going to adopt it. I have no problem tipping for an actual service, but itās completely out of hand. I went to CAVA for lunch yesterday and was surprised that they donāt ask for a tip. Their food is great, real food, so Iāll definitely go back.
I give a $$ gift with a prayer at Christmas to my trash haulers, who are beyond awesome and are just genuinely nice people, and to my mail carrier who always has a smile for me. I donāt miss the money but it seems to mean a lot to those guys!
My 90 yr old mother watches her garbage guy pick up her trash wheeler very neatly and he puts it down so the lid is closed EVERY TIME; the guy picking up the recycling & green waste bins (alternating weeks) just dumps & dashes. So those bins fill up with rain water (when thereās precip on pick up day) and my poor old mum has to go dump out the water.not an easy task when youāre 90! The careless operator deserves coal in his stocking. The careful detail oriented one deserves a tip! ššš
It depends. I wonāt tip at a fast food restaurant -itās ridiculous. However, if I place an order to go at a restaurant I will tip around 10% because they have to bag up your food while not being able to wait on patrons inside the restaurant.
Biggest problem I see with tipping is that (in the US) it's become an expectation, rather than a reward for great service. When a "gift" is socially required, it's no longer a genuine gratuity.
Janice, you started a marvelous and glorious trend in the C&C Comments by posting relevant scripture quotes. Now there are at least four folks regularly doing the same.
Excellent. BibleGateway finds 127 entries of āhateā in the NIV, most in this context: āSelect capable men from all the peopleāmen who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gaināand appoint them as officialsā (Exodus 18:21). [This ad paid for by Jesus Christ's PAC.]
āFor he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.ā Psalm 27:5
Ed, this scripture verse is on my late husbandās tomb stone in this version: āHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.ā Thank you for sharing that beautiful verse this morning.
Back in 2011, I was led to Psalm 91 due to a bag of seedless Cuties. All those āseedlessā Cuties ended up having 91 1/2 seeds! I have no idea why I started saving them, but I did. I have them in a tiny little glass honey jar in my kitchen cabinet.
Off topic question: Where do I go to find a covid vax exemption? My son in college is going to start an internship in another state and just received a letter asking for his covid vax card. What the heck? I thought we were done with this insanity! He is waiting to hear what kind of exemption will work, but I can't believe that halfway through 2024 I am pissed off about all this again.
When my husband was looking for a job and it was not required, his hiring paperwork required an upload of his ācardā we uploaded a HIPPA pamphlet. Either they never noticed or didnāt care because it never became a problem. Good luck it is extremely š”š¤¬š”
I get off from a ten hour shift at 8AM and may have been lax in my acronym - ability. And (to make matters worse) have worked in healthcare since long before HIPAA so had the INSANELY STUPID and unedifying task of implementing it in an already complex work environment. A more monstrous waste of paper and time is hard to imagine (I realize it exists just not in my face). I don't disagree that medical privacy is super important--it's just---SO MUCH paperwork--involving the government...it's so.....sooo...frustrating. I've done more training on this tedious piece of legislation than anyone NOT in healthcare could possibly grasp. It's like sexual harassment training, or DEI classes, but every year for the last 29 years (and no entertaining example stories). So, yeah. My bad.
She recommends religious exemptions over medical exemptions. Maybe things are slightly better now. But during the height of covid most medical exemptions were summarily rejected. Most doctors refused to participate in the process. One does not have to be religious to apply for and receive a religious exemption. Peggy's process is simple and straightforward. A family member employed at a university that was firing all staff who were unjabbed applied for and received his exemption promptly without any further questioning. We were astounded.
Back in 2019, Hellinois wanted to remove the Religious Exemption, but failed. Some school districts were forcing parents to defend their religious belief.
My husband received a religious exemption that was only given in very limited numbers. It expired when they were required to go back into the office one day a week. And he was not allowed inside the building. š He lost his job then.
Indeed, the employer is required to make "reasonable accommodations", and banning someone from entering the office is not "reasonable". Reasonable would be "don't come to work if you have symptoms, and maybe sit at a desk away from other staff and sanitize regularly" or something. Or even just "you can still work from home".
Religious Exemptions: I briefly considered a religious exemption for myself. But this felt like I was agreeing with the premise that they could determine whether or not my deeply held spiritual beliefs met their unwritten and non-codified standards. My understanding of the way our system is supposed to work really has it the other way around. It is THEY that should produce the exemptions for taking God given rights away from people. This is clearly against the U.S. Constitution as well as every state constitution. If I break the law, I'm subject to loss of life, liberty, and property. When they break the law though...
FYI, EEOC manual directs govt and employees to assume nobody is qualified to refute your sincere beliefs. It all should come down to reasonableaccommodations.
Thanks for the clarification. What does "reasonable accommodations" mean? Who determines the sincerity of my beliefs?
The request came from management that we all submit to an irreversible and permanent medical procedure in order to "possibly" keep a job for an indeterminant amount of time. There was no suggestion of support should their experiment fail.
My daughter is going out of state to nursing school to advoid the jab in 2024!! Itās ridiculous!! She took two gap years after completing her AS in pre nursing during her last two years of high school, so she could go to an in state school. Obviously that hasnāt panned out, however God has been SO GOOD on the scholarship/grants. She is going to attend a private Christan accelerated BSN program for less then an in state community college RN only program. My son is switching his running start degree program because heās still not allowed on campus because of jab requirements in Washington state.
Join the control group, as an associate member and he'll get a card advising that he must not be jabbed as he's part of a scientific study. There's almost 1million of us now worldwide. It's a citizen science project that just grew.....I can't remember what the new title is, I still use a link on my phone to upload my info each month
We worked with a lawyer to send our son's exemption so his university would be clear that we were serious. Found the lawyer through No College Mandates substack. https://www.substack.com/@nocollegemandates
Is it in the medical field? Afaik the last hold out of vax mandates was internships for medical school, nursing school and possibly pharmacy school/physician asst programs. I'd go for religious or they will probably shoot you down. I know Dr Colleen Huber has done some excellent work with providing sample letters that she allows anyone to copy and use so check out her substack--I would link but she kicked me off because I asked her a question regarding an article she wrote and she didn't like me questioning her lack of enthusiasm for a drug being studied "off label" for cancer (I can only assume because she is a "natural" cancer doctor.) But she really did some great work and wrote a lot of exemptions for medical students back in the thick of the pandemic. She uses both medical and religious examples but honestly I think with a medical program you would have more luck with religious. It's what I went with and had no problems, but there was a pharmacist shortage at the time as they were ramping up their vaccine program and couldn't afford to lose any (I DO NOT give vaccines at all ever but am a warm body doing a job at a time of night when no one wants a vaccine so).
Exactly. They cannot argue religious exemption. I read somewhere there should be no such thing as exemption. THEY MUST agree to what your religious beliefs are or it violates freedom of religion.
Pretty much - they can't (legally) argue over your beliefs, they can only argue over whether it's an "undue burden" to accommodate them. Though they can probably do at least a little bit of questioning to ensure the claimed belief is "sincerely held"; that would be a bit of a legal grey area I think.
We need to figure out how to write the religious exemption letter. My family is back in Illinois and I was thrilled he could live with my parents and keep an eye on them. I am the crazy outlier and non-conformist in TX. I am hopeful this whole covid drama is just performative at this point.
That explains it. Pfizer Pritzker hasn't met a vaccine (or a hamburger, apparently) he doesn't like. I'm sorry, though, that your son has to deal with this. This is insane.
We homeschooled and our kitchen was the classroom for many lessons! Now all 3 adult kids are amazing cooks and eat real, unprocessed food. Itās the foundation for health.
I have several old USP volumes which have very detailed recipes for making prescription drugs in ye olde pharmacy. I pray I never need it, but think it might come in handy some day. Back before big pharma the pharmacist used to make everything from scratch. I can still do it (and have many times) but boy does it take a lot longer!!! And it is very much chemistry...and stoichiometry...and math, lots and lots of math.
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
by Robert L. Wolke (Author)
āWolke, longtime professor of chemistry and author of the Washington Post column Food 101, turns his hand to a Cecil Adams style compendium of questions and answers on food chemistry. Is there really a difference between supermarket and sea salt? How is sugar made? Should cooks avoid aluminum pans? Interspersed throughout Wolkeās accessible and humorous answers to these and other mysteries are recipes demonstrating scientific principles. There is gravy that avoids lumps and grease; Portuguese Poached Meringue that demonstrates cream of tartar at work; and juicy Salt-Seared Burgersā¦With its zest for the truth, this book will help cooks learn how to make more intelligent choices.ā āPublishers Weekly
Hey Run Logic
your drops reminded me of a gift I received at my last Academia immersion. Add this to your list.
Such a great way to teach math!! Cut this recipe in half--make it for 3 extra people...only make 1/3---excellent! Also learning measurements (1 teaspoon = 5mL) very helpful in life--1 ounce (liquid) = 30mL --
Chemistry and lower level math. Start them young. Dish washing is job training and character building. All under the class title Independent Living Skills.
Too bad home economics has been thrown overboard in schools. "Who needs to know how to organize a household in order to be thrifty yet well-nourished?" they must have said.
There was a time when it WAS a mandatory class in government junior high schools. I was there during 1960-1962; all us boys took a "home economics" course alongside the girls. Fundamentals of cooking were part of it, as well as household budgeting. BOTH of those skills need to make a comeback!
Our middle school in the 80's had a cooking class and a home ec class that was required. We didn't do anything huge but we learned some basic life skills - sewing, cooking, planning, etc. (at a middle school level, so adjust appropriately)
I had to do a "home economics" class in early high school (later than your time frame), but I didn't really learn anything I hadn't already learned at home. (Except for getting a good simple pizza dough recipe out of it.)
Fact. I took it for a girl named Janice. We made breakfast oft times in class and no one cared that I was the frozen OJ guy. I learned to use the sewing machine and when it was time to make a clothing item, I made a short sleeve (not plural) shirt. One was a full 2 inches shorter. Janice went to prom with my best friend. Ahhh yes....Home Ec.
The Restaurant industry is in BIG TIME TROUBLE. Disposable income is down. Credit Card debt is at record highs. Dining out Inflation must be up over 25% in last 3 years. The Restaurant Industry is losing the Middle Class, their biggest market.
I have a friend who works for a fish company in central Florida. He dispatches the trucks that take fresh fish from Florida and disperse it through Florida and then all the way up into Chicago, Ohio etc. On the way back the trucks bring back processed meats, steaks, a variety of other things. He said that this year lent was very low business. He said that Lent is Christmas for his business because the demand for fish skyrockets everywhere in their supply area. But the demand for restaurant fish was way down and has not come back.
And yet in my California town, the restaurant parking lots are PACKED. Even during the week. It's crazy. They must all be using expanding their credit card debt.
Kitkat- we live in same area. I see it is only on weekends and holidays. People HAVE cut back. Its weekday eating. My fam owns food biz and its down a lot.
They are doing everyone a favor unless and until restaurants stop use canola and other seed oils, not to mention meat obtained from commercial feed lots
Reminds me (a Latin Mass-only Catholic) of the unintended *benefit* of the lockdown - left without the sacraments, many New Mass folks found Latin masses streaming on the internet and discovered for the first time the beauty of tradition.
God indeed writes straight with crooked lines. Deo gratias!
Home Cooking: Always has been the better option. We know not the ingredients or the actual safety precautions used at even the 'best' establishments. The utensils used in cooking have been found to be problematic. Those of us that possess not any skill in the culinary arts can prepare eggs in a dozen ways.
Iām sure raising the minimum wage to $100 per hour along with more taxes, money printing, and DEI/ESG will help us reach Bidenomics Democrat Socialist utopia!
CA has a new bill providing for universal health care for the entire State. Should work out well; wage earners fleeing in droves; āasylum seekersā (IF they work, often paid under the table) arriving in even larger numbers. Gas taxes scheduled for another increase, and now, a utility surcharge based on your income. š¤¬š¤Æš¤¬
There was this kid in my fifth grade class who was always using big words and was being stuck up and arrogant about it, and my mom taught me "sesquipedalian" to use on him. So Jeff has nailed those gobbledygook polysyllabic types. I am a lover of words, and Strunk and White's Elements of Style (which some people hear as 'The shrunken elephants of style, " which is a lot better, lol, recommends learning some fine latinate polysyllabic words to pair with great slang words, like "dropsical belly." I also think the freaks are trying to rip our linguistic inheritance out from under us, calling it white supremacist, so one form of revolution, which isn't elitist or haughty and intellectual, is to just learn a bunch of words that come from the Western tradition. That also allows you to notice when someone is trying to get over on you by using big words in obnoxious pairings to try to trick you into thinking they have some authority.
I have always liked using not necessarily big words, but different words, sometimes uncommon words, because I love the nuances that are expressed with them. A lot of people seem to take that as being affected and snobbish but that really isnāt my intent at all. I just enjoy the range and variety of vocabulary that we have available to try to express what I mean to say as precisely as possible.
Curiously enough, I just caught myself using the word 'even' several times in a post. 'Even' the synonyms for 'even' don't convey the thought though. Any suggestions are much appreciated. Even bad ones ;).
Elements of Style: Great little book. I note that the necessity of the serial comma (Oxford to some) is prominently found on page 2. Many an unnecessary argument was ended with that book.
I love words and Strunk & White always set me straight. I still flash back to their gentle corrections on misused words like NAUSEOUS when people really mean āNAUSEATINGāā¦šš¤¢š¤®
Itās always so funny to me when I hear people say that, lyrics are super important to me and I love learning them by heart and thinking about their meanings. My husband and kids are like you, they zero in on the music/rhythm/melodies and donāt bother with the lyrics. I am just not built that way so I canāt understand it š
Well, often, especially with advancing age, lyrics are indiscernible. The lyrics in rock and roll back in the day weren't always obvious, so rather than be frustrated I just tuned them out. Also I can't sing worth a shit.
I love to sing and my husband canāt carry a tune so thereās likely a correlation with that! Now itās easy to find lyrics you arenāt sure of with an internet search, but for sure decades ago it was not easy to figure out some of them!
Lyrics: I noticed upon attending an assembly that the pews were replete with Bibles. I found this inclusion to be most beneficial as I was uncertain which translation to bring. I learned quickly, to my chagrin, that these were not Bibles at all but rather hymnals that were needed by myself alone. The regulars knew all of the words. Unfortunately, as none of the hymns were of the Psalm variety, I didn't. It is a fact of the modern congregation that the doctrine is hidden in the hymn. Is it the doctrine of the Apostles? No idea.
I listen to the lyrics if I like the music. If I donāt like the music I donāt hear the lyrics. This is not true of songs I learned in childhood. I know all the lyrics to the Prune song
As an fyi when you are reading in substack you can click on a word and choose "look up" to give you a definition. I try to be verbose in my vocabulary but Jeff has me beat hands down. I am grateful for the feature!
McDonalds could entice my family into their stores by selling organic, grass fed, locally sourced, with proof of clean, sustainable, real-food supply chain with no chemical additives.
Also they would need to have a clean facility, using only natural and effective non-toxic cleaners, and their bathrooms (including family restrooms at all facilities) would have to be aggressively maintained for cleanliness.
So I suppose it could happen.
Not sure they could make any money doing it though.
Maybe they should invest their energy on getting Trump back in, instead. He does like their burgers šš
Like what I posted a few weeks ago about the completely different versions of Quaker Oats with peaches in the UK vs. the US, MacDonalds cannot serve in other countries this toxic garbage sold in the US . People would never go. I remember stopping at a MacDonalds in Hungary on a small (van) guided tour of Budapest after we left Vienna. Expresso, real coffee, and real food. I was stunned.
At least Waffle House is mostly real food. You can watch them crack open real eggs, use regular bread, regular bacon. They are literally transparent with their operations.
I have noted this too. They are def trying to not have people dine in anymore. Absolutely depressing. We only go because we have young kids and some have play areas. Chick fil a is preferred though.
Last time I went into our local McD's, several years ago, it had been remodeled and had the look of a Soviet gulag. (Not that I've ever seen one, but that's the feeling I got.)
We have always relied on McDonaldās bathrooms when we travel. My husband would get a dollar tea and Iād, well . . . Rhymes with tea. Tea is now over $2. Now we stop at grocery stores and rest areas AND when we camp (often) we have a travel trailer so we bring our bathroom with us. TMI? Sorry. We just returned from a 2 1/2 month trip to the southwest. WOW!! Everything is REALLY expensive out there
Ditto on the McD bathrooms. Also they do have halfway decent coffee and there is a Senior Coffee offered off-menu that runs from $0.50 to $1.25 depending on location. Actually eat the "food"? Not a chance.
Well I don't know if they use natural non-toxic products or not, but McD bathrooms are generally pretty clean. Certainly better than the average gas station. When on a road trip we look for McD or Burger King when we need to use a facility. Never ever eat there (we're not crazy, we just need to pee).
It would be super helpful (for me) if the roiling stench of hot vomit that shoots out the drive thru window didn't make me instantly lose my appetite. Once I noticed that I quit going. And it's EVERY McD's I have ever visited, hot vomit. So gross.
Last trip through Canada ā19, we ate the A&W fish sandwich in every town. Freakinā delicious. Heard it was seasonal though, and now low carb, soā¦.
I am not incongruent with your assessment that multi-syllabic utterances are not reflective of the pronouncing individual's capacity for advanced cognition.
Man, I had to work for that one...
btw... there was a post on LInkedin yesterday on the exact same topic...
Good job! Fun stuff and a great vocabulary lesson. My sister taught me "Propel your craft, propel your craft pacifically down the solution. Ecstatic, Ecstatic, Ecstatic, Ecstatic! Existence is naught but illusion." She was a nerd.
The jury will nail him because each one knows if they don't, their lives will be a living hell in NYC if they survive and live. Which is not off the table in a place like NYC.
I challenge anyone to cite the felony code that Trump is charged with.
If this is not a Bolshevik Show Trial I don't know what it. These fascists prolly want to get a verdict then execute Trump 10 minutes later like Yakov Yurivsky did to the Romanov family in 1918.
All the jurors must know that they will be doxed into Oblivion if they vote to acquit. Even a hung jury with no result, the jurors who held it up will be doxed.
And if they do, and are attacked, we should do our best to support that person, to defend them from these attacks. To me, our system of justice is tilting swiftly into the cesspool of lawlessness. Defending the lone hold out is one of those pivotal issues which might hold back the onslaught.
Yep. I ate there 2 times --years ago. Coworkers lunch out when it wasn't my turn to pick a place. Each time had a raging headache afterward. I decided to stick to being a jerk and not going when the place didn't have clean ingredients.
It was most likely concerted sabotage as it coincidentally (there are no coincidences) occured right after they announced that they would not use any GMO products. Monsanto loves GMO.
No need to worry over the failures of Red Lobster etc. they could had should have paid down debt when they were profitable. But like all good business men they just kept piling on more and more debt. This cycle is repeated over and over again like clockwork. Debt especially short term debt is like crack cocaine feels great at first but it will kill your in the end.
We stopped going to Red Lobster when we went there for a ātreatā some weeks after deciding to eat clean and lower carb at home. Both my husband and I got bad headaches, rare for us. This pattern was repeated at other restaurants, and eventually we found a few higher end places where the headaches didnāt happen. Itās my belief that once your body gets used to real, mostly unprocessed foods, it is shocked by having to deal with cheap, corner-cutting processed foods. And you know most places will cut as many corners as they can.
This is true. I only eat at home or rarely at a high end restaurant. We were once on a bus trip with our church from NY to Boston and the Priest decided that we should make a stop and eat at Burger King. I hadn't eaten in such a fast food place for about 20 years, and thought maybe atleast the taste would be good. It wasn't.
That night I had the strangest sensations in my stomach as if I had ingested something non edible and poisonous.
I remember reading about Sylvester Stallone having had a convulsion after eating a hot dog because he had been prepping with clean food for many months to do a movie!
As I age, I do far better on plain, real food, but I still crave things like pastries and salty chips and crackers. Even āhealthyā versions of those donāt digest well anymore. Itās a struggle to accept that those things are in my past, but I have a very clear understanding that our bodies do better without them. But the world offers hyper palatable, tempting foods at every turn. If we all ate cleanly, and stopped patronizing sellers of junk, perhaps the market would shift to real again. I say again, because I remember when food served in restaurants was clean. In the late 1960s I ordered a roast beef sandwich at our drugstore lunch counter. I watched them bring out a real roast, slice it, and make my sandwich. Now, all is processed deli meat.
I'm sure I speak for many when saying we rarely eat out these days except special occasions. I'm not cheap but I do demand good value for my money. Eating out is not a good value even at quality restaurants. Fast food is like crack cocaine, addictive, poisonous, and expensive.
We're fortunate that our major expenses such as mortgage, health insurance through work, and property taxes are fixed or capped (thanks prop 13!). I could not imagine being a renter or having to pay out of pocket for health care in this environment. I do all my own car and home repairs and shop like crazy for bargains. (Just this weekend I replaced a car part for $70 that a dealer wanted $600 for just the part without including labor. Don't *ever* pay dealer prices unless there is no alternative.)
Big increases have been home/car insurance, fuel, and food. Kind of stuck on the first two but cutting back on eating out has kept the latter in check. Fifteen dollars for a sub sandwich? No thanks.
It does make me wonder sometimes if things like dining out, air travel and the like, which used to be something only for the āelitesā and have become accessible to so many more people over the past few decades, are purposely being made inaccessible to regular people again š
I think you are exactly right. I grew up lower middle class, not poor by any measure but money was tight. We rarely ate out, and when we did (maybe once a month) it was a treat. We didn't take expensive vacations but cheap ones such as camping. We all worked on our own cars out of necessity. This wasn't unusual, but was considered the norm in the neighborhood where I grew up. (As was drug/alcohol use which was the downside of it.)
In hindsight I never lost those frugal traits and it's served my family well. Plus I enjoy doing home and car repairs, along with yardwork, and find it therapeutic. This was reality for most Americans fifty years ago. How many people even mow their own lawns today? A gardener is now considered a normal monthly expense rather than the frivolous luxury it once was.
Iām 70 and Iām the only person in my neighborhood that mows my own grass. And ont get me started on all the chemicals they spray! Grass is a a waste. Plant something edible.
Right. I put clover down on the front lawn where the grass wasn't doing so well. It requires minimal watering. I weed by hand, and it goes in the mulch pile. Let everyone else poison the groundwater.
My back yard is another story, and my work is cut out for me.
People used to have entire lawns of clover, until Roundup killed the clover along with the "weeds." So, a marketing campaign ensued, labeling clover as a weed.
I cleaned houses for ā normalā people for 20 years. Both working. some raising a family. I had one couple who retired and went to Florida Jan-Mud May, and still had me come every 2 weeks to do things I didnāt do kn a regular basis. Clean blind, wipe out cabinets etc.
Oh I know itās common and has been for a while, but like I said, it just seems like such a luxury to me! I know people can make a good living cleaning houses and I am glad for that!
I cleaned houses off and on for years, and enjoyed it. Plus, there were lots of perks from some people, food, furniture, plants, etc. I always said if you don't have enough time to clean your own house something is whacked in your priorities, but when my Mom hit 70s she hired someone to come in every 2 weeks and I was glad she could.
@RunningLogic good theory, and wonāt they be surprised when all the actual ādoersā (like the 80K plus who recently gathered in NJ for that rally) decide to stop providing the services/manpower needed to make those things accessible? Itās like that meme of all the workers hunched over with the tabletop on their backs, and all the āeliteā gathered around the topside, that says (paraphrasing) āthe game stops when we stand up.ā I believe weāre beginning to stand šŖš¼
I was shocked my car insurance went up 30% in a year. I have a perfect driving record. Now I just renewed and it is even more. Grocery prices are INSANE, shop the deals and off brand.
It really angers me that I hear the media including Fox that our economy is great because the stock market is strong. Sorry but us people living paycheck to paycheck simply donāt have the ability to invest in the stock market.
According to my independent agent, auto insurance prices have been rising rapidly for three years thanks to the high cost of repairs to newer cars, and also to the yuuge number of uninsured (think undocumented) drivers running into us.
The good news Elizabeth (though it's no consolation to people struggling) is that very few people are believing the lies. People know when normal everyday costs skyrocket and no amount of media propaganda changes that. All it does is cost the media credibility which can't happen fast enough. The old "who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes" routine doesn't work for long.
But yes, shop everything (and I mean everything). It's easier than ever with the internet and the price disparity is wild. Many places have outrageous mark-ups, auto dealer parts and service being among the worst. Consider close-outs and manufacturer refurbished items. Many non-perishable items are actually closer to commodities and the brand doesn't matter that much, just research it first to make sure its not inferior garbage. Brand loyalty is a way to get you to spend more money than needed. I recently put Corsa (??) tires on my wife's Kia and they are great. Good reviews, no complaints at all, and they were a third cheaper than the name brands.
Almost everything our family needs (aside from perishable food) can be ordered online for much less and received in a week at most. Consolidate purchases to reduce shipping costs, and look for shipping specials. Turns out we don't need most things right away after all.
I don't know about you guys, but we keep our costs to a minimum doing this with no discernable down side, other than not having the instant gratification of getting something now. It's now like a game that I entertain myself with to see how low I can get the price. In fact my wife is tired of hearing me brag about how much I saved which is why I'm saying it here instead of to her.
You can brag to me. I think you are a genius! Thanks for the great advice. I have shopped for better prices on my insurance but so far everything has been more expensive. I will look into shopping for food online.
Time to shop rates. Get a few quotes. For instance, some companies ding you as you get older - so you don't want to stay with a co that increases your rate just because you had a birthday.
We just moved out of California. Like you we had a very affordable house payment, but the cost of everything else was going to make retirement hard. We moved the end of February to Arkansas and couldnāt be happier!
I'm a few years away from retirement and we are looking at doing the same thing. We have crazy amounts of home equity on a fixed sub-4% mortgage. We have so much equity my big concern is how to avoid the capital gains tax. But that's a nice problem to have.
Going to miss the weather though as there's nothing like SoCal in the US.
On page 20/21 the subject of capital gains is addressed.
Most people are asleep and unaware of the scam of the federal income tax, even though the tax doesn't feel right. Or if you've heard protestations or arguments on the periphery of your life and wondered about it. Forgive my rush to judgement, and please don't misconstrue as a judgement against anything, but it appears you might not have been exposed yet to the truth in this arena. Not your fault.
The "downside" of being awake š¢šÆš„ having the tools to do something about it is the requirement for cojones. It's breathtaking, as in holding the breath, at first, but when you realize the tricks of the IRS are the same thing you read about over and over again at the website of the author of š¶ššššššš š”āš š¶ššš: šāš š¹šš ššššš”ššš ššš¢š”ā š“ššš¢š” ššš„šš”ššš šš š“šššššš (link in a second) you totally get the picture and I wager will wish to share with as many as will hear you out.
Homepage of author of š¶ššššššš š”āš š¶ššš (it's the beginning of above URL): https://www.losthorizons.com The full text of the book is now available to read online for f*ree, all 200+ pages. Follow links on the homepage. By God it's liberating knowing this truth and doing one's duty to uphold the law.
I suspect you do not have a federal income tax liability, nor will you have a capital gains tax liability. There are exceptions; they are specific. The info you need is in the book š¶ššššššš š”āš š¶ššš with the supplemental material (different author) linked above.
Be strong. Be a part of the force for the light exposing the dark.
We go out a couple of times a week, but we have gravitated to small, family owned restaurants. We donāt care about ambiance, just the quality of the ingredients and the family owned ones, where the owner is always there and has about 6 tables - you know the type- seem to have much higher quality food for the same price or less than the big restaurants. Itās a pride thing to serve great food. I do live in the Houston area, so there are tons of options, which helps.
Here's a tip, but you need to be able to cross reference different vehicles. There are (were?) 4 different prices for the same GM part, depending on how you looked it up. Low to high- Chevy, , Buick, Cadillac, boat.
Yup, exactly. European cars are the worst but if you can find the original equipment manufacturers part number it turns out the same part if often used on other makes or available from the supplier.
I needed a vacuum assist pump for power brakes. Dealer cost was $612. Some googling revealed that the part was manufactured by Hella and could be bought from them directly for $130. More googling revealed that an aftermarket supplier made a copy for $65. I'm usually wary about aftermarket parts but it had good reviews, took a chance, and it works absolutely fine.
Did brakes on the car all the way around at the same time including new front rotors. Total cost $150 as they had a free shipping special. Highly recommend eeuroparts.com as they will usually tell you the dealer cost, original manufacturer cost, and aftermarket cost, and give you choices. Anyone with some googling effort and mechanical aptitude can do this.
all good, but please stop not only using google, but letting them turn it into a synonym for using a search engine the way Jello became used for gelatin. google = CIA as Gordon Duff said. They have changed (censored) their search algorithms so much that it should be blatantly obvious google does equal CIA.
Haha. I never use google but use Duck Duck Go. Was using "googling" as a verb for searching things on the internet as "duck duck going" sounds ridiculous.
It's possible search results may not be as robust as google parent company sites. It's possible you may have to use multiple search engines to broaden results/choices. Also, caveat emptor, if it's free, you are the product. Despite VPNs and proxy addresses. I dunno how they do it but they harvest and sell info and find you.
You probably know, nor am I the one to look for for tech advice, Ha! Hahahaha!!, there are paid search engines. Not crazy expensive, but not free. We have become accustomed to the free tho, haven't we...?
I was a staff Accountant at a corp office of a publicly held national & global restaurant chain (casual dining) for 25+ years. We went through some challenging years where tough decisions had to be made in order to survive and thankfully, we had some really great leaders and innovators. What I think most consumers don't understand is how little profit margin there is on fast food & casual dining. It doesn't take much to eat up profits. Juggling ROI, customer likes & dislikes, and most importantly, REPEAT customers, is a never ending process. I'm actually surprised Red Lobster lasted this long considering seafood has always been a highly volatile commodity (most proteins are but seafood & steaks are the most challenging costs to control). Add higher wages, distribution challenges, food cost increases, increased facility expenses (maint, utilities, etc), all equal a disaster just waiting to happen. It always makes me a bit sad when I hear about these closings. People lose jobs, empty/closed up buildings in the community is depressing, and fewer dining options for citizens.
Not sure I would classify a franchisee as a small business, even for fast food. One, they cost millions and two, franchisee's are usually prime locations where there's no threat of competing corp owned restaurants nearby.
I can see why that is your stance--some of the most prominent brands are on busy street corners. Some franchises have corporate owned locations. Also, there are some franchisees who partner with private equity to build an empire. As a franchisee (non-food), member if the International Franchise Association and someone who lobbied my Congressmen on Capitol Hill last year on behalf of Franchising, Franchisees and Small Business Owners to not sign the joint-employer rule, I'll have to disagree. I am a small business owner as are many of the other franchisees I meet (food and non-food). Many have used the ROBS program to get into franchising in order to build personal wealth (wealth mostly means an income though there are some who eventually become wealthy). There are over 400 verticals in the franchise industry at many different price points.
BIL owns a restaurant that got over 2.4 mil in covid loans... he stayed open, shrunk his staff and served takeout only for 2 years. Didn't have to repay a dime on the loans! NOT A DIME! Traveled to Europe for a LONG VACA, has continued to travel outside the US... opened the restaurant to full dining, rehired staff and is back to
business. Suffered zero financial loss, never closed... hard to stomach when so many mom and pop places were forced to close.
As Im occasionally stopped by school crossing guards, as well as making trips to theme parks and beaches...i applaud McDonald's for cutting out free refills. Our youth, and up, are a bunch of obese, out of shape folks...the last thing they need is a refill.
Watched the engrossing 2 hour interview of Aaron Rodgers on Tucker's show. No idea this guy was so awake and aware. Spends the first part talking about the jabs at length, but then goes on to talk about many other fascinating topics. Worth checking out.
Glenn Beck ran a clip of a graduation speech by the Chiefās kicker Harrison Butker yesterday and I was impressed by how he didnāt shy away from controversial topics and boldly expressed his opinions.
@RunningLogic we happened to watch his speech on YouTube last night and I thought the same thing! Straightforward and unflinchingly truthful. You can tell his priority is eternal life and he will not be cowed by our present situation. I was so moved when he choked up talking about his wife. 20 minutes long; highly recommend!
Forgot to add, you know how great it was because theyāre coming after him now, saying how āugly,ā ābigoted,ā and āhatefulā Butker is. The dark hates the light.
āIf the world hates you, remember that it hated me first." - Jesus
The dark does hate the light . You can really see it now .
Yes, gets clearer every day šš»
There are 2 sides...evil and good. The fence is being shaken and people are going to have to live (forever) with the side they choose to fall on.
What a refreshing change from the endless cycle of Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift ānewsāā¦two self absorbed, amoral, narcissistic idiots.
They are trying to re-direct our attention. Don't pay attention to any serious stuff happening to you, look at the love birds.
Can you please tell my husband this who loves her music and her music writing ātalentsā š
Supposedly White millennial suburban Democrat.
https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-swifties-white-millennial-suburban-democrat-50k-eras-tour-2023-11
He doesnāt love it. He lusts it
Right??
I think the middle gray is turning to black and white. People have to pick a side and once they do, it is easier to be bold. I hope that's it...
Someone ( a patient) , wasnāt being too friendly to the staff and I blurted out āpeople need Jesus ā staff clapped and the person stopped on the spot . Better mind my manners ššš¼
Oh wow! Love that!!
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Love it! Thanks for sharing, Brandon is not your bro!
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You could NOT have stopped saying what you did - you were "under the influence" of the HOLY Spirit, my C & C friend!
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Awesome!!! Praise the Lord!
Amen
According to a beloved family member, everything is great - everything is fine. He volunteers at a food pantry once a week and he says thereās a lot of people that we service and we give out a lot of free food. And I think well I donāt know what to think thatās doesnāt sound like everythingās fine
My mother in law does too. She says the amount of people now coming is unbelievable and they donāt have enough food. They receive more and give out less per person and run out.
We saw a very wealthy area with a massive line of people. We were not sure if they were going to Catholic church or were in line for food. Shocked its prob food. But the one sad thing I
will say is many people abuse that and selfishly take when they can pay for their own food.
Lisa, how do you know that many of those people in line for free food can pay for their own food?
This reminds me of the free alcohol being handed out in San Francisco to the homeless alcoholics. "Everything is fine". NOT! IN! ANY! WAY!
I only believed there were gray areas when I was a teenager, early twenties. The older I got, I realized there were no gray areas, no āfifty shades of grayā, not even oneā¦..everything now, at 72, is absolutely black or white.
Jesus said "he who is not WITH Me is AGAINST Me."
Dylan, referring to the same Source, said "you must pick one or the other, there ain't NO neutral ground".
We have no time for gray! š
Thank goodness the color gray is no longer a favorite interior house color. Its popularity had me puzzled. It evokes zero emotion.
Equally emotionless, or actually depressing, is the majority of gadgets, devices, and appliances that only come in BLACK. What a colorless world with fewer and fewer options for an actual color choice. (I learned in art class that black, and white, are not considered colors.) The world is getting darker and being surrounded with everything coming in black only seems to set the theme for this period in history. š
Never could understand why anyone wanted their house color the same as a battleship.
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Makes me think of one of my all-time favorite TED talksā¦ How to start a Movement. Itās 3 minutes and will help you realize the turning point is coming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74AxCqOTvg
I just watched it and was so happy to see that it is something that I saw years ago somehow, not through a TED talk, and that concept has always stuck with me - it's the second person that actually spawns the movement. It's exciting timing to see it again for personal reasons. Thank you.
Saved the link and will watch later. Thanks!
Interesting. I recently saw that video but not in the context of a TED talk. Just a reel on IG or X of people having a good time.
The Tide has definitely turned!
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Still crickets from my jabbed and/or injured family. MDs do NOT like to admit they might have been wrong. Frustrating as I wish theyād seek help with detox protocols. Sighā¦
Pride is real.
In what way?
Not finding the right link, do you have one Logic?
https://youtu.be/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=c73Wls2yKf9G9npJ
Here you go, Karen š
Actually the same as Running Logicās link, except mine went straight to YouTube šš¼
Yes! Good job, thx!!
Heās a great speaker!
This might help? Not the Beck show but gives an idea of what Butker said.
https://www.audacy.com/knss/news/local/chiefs-harrison-butker-addresses-bidens-abortion-stance
I will try to find one but heard it on the radio when I was in the car yesterday so not sure if Iāll have any better luck that you did š
Thank you, got it!
Havenāt had time to watch it yet, but I heard there was discussion of NFL fake jab cards. What most of us suspected is that so many never took the jabs and faked their cards. Which would explain why more athletes havenāt been dropping dead. At least not certain athletesā¦. Soccer players didnāt seem to āknowā the right people. Can you give a spoiler alert for that one?
I wondered about that.
You canāt convince me that Tom Brady, with his heightened belief on health, ever took the jab! He wonāt even eat nightshade vegetables!
I would love to know what percentage of dedicated Whole Foods shoppers got the jabs! I expect it would be very high. A funny thing happened with Covid. So many of the purists, the category of people who were so careful to always eat organic and "clean" and avoid toxic chemicals in their food, cleaning products, and skincare actually bought the narrative wholeheartedly and willingly got in line for the jabs, thus allowing all manner of toxic chemicals into their bodies.
But they are also the ābelieve in scienceā and ātrust the expertsā crowd. There must be a Venn diagram in there somewhereā¦ š¤š
I expect that there are some interesting typical customer profiles already developed. Whole Foods knows who their base is, just as Walmart knows who regularly shops there. I, on rare occasion shop at both. Without sounding too New Agey, I pick up distinct "vibes" at both and want to get out of both stores as soon as possible.
Absolutely! I am the same. And Pride Month is coming up. I will stay out of both. What we feel is evil, disguised in forms that can be picked up and carried out by the people who frequent each place. It is a different sort of yuckiness from each environment. I am always up for alternatives. I have a Co-op in Boise Idaho and Detweilers in Sarasota FL. Love those places. I find the better quality food I eat, the longer I stay full and the less I spend on groceries. Oh, and that 'new-agey' thing? Called discernment. It has kept many of us alive and well these days!
Call them vibes or energies, they are a real thing, even if it isn't quite Christian terminology.
That would be my daughter. Even went through a 'only wear all natural fabrics' phase but yet got the jabs and screamed at us that we were going to kill grandma when we went to visit her for the weekend in an unjabbed state. Although she never refused to hang out with us?? Liberals make NO sense!
Iām sorry Donna, thatās so frustrating š Youāre right, they really donāt make any sense š
I shop at Whole Foods half of the time and I never even considered taking the jabs.
We donāt have a Whole Foods in my town. We do have a similar local health food store and they never required anyone to wear a mask, or made anyone feel badly about not wearing one. I love my local health food store ā¤ļø Loweās on the other hand was a mask nazi. I didnāt wear a mask shopping there, but it felt very uncomfortable to shop there.
Oh I shop there also (too far to go very regularly but I go when Iām in the area) but I donāt think weāre in the majority with regard to WF shoppers and the jabs š
Iām mad I can only ālikeā this once!! šÆ%!!
That one got me too. Never made sense that they were such loyal mask nazis. Maybe theyāre really loyal to Besos, maybe they truly like a monopoly. That type is against capitalism yet they enjoy the benefits daily.
A little bit unrelated, but coming out of my Walmart the other night there were several homeless with a definite menacing vibe staring at us as we walked through the parking lotā¦ It was downright dangerous feeling and absolutely creepyā¦ definitely had the feeling of night of the living deadā¦ What the heck is going on? š±š±š±
Always, always, always trust your gut. I watched a youtube video the other day where a self defense instructor said that if you get that feeling, you are probably right. He advised going back into the store for a while. Report it to security, and even asking security to accompany you to your car. Also, be aware that some of the bad element work in teams. One of the team will distract you while the other gets closer.
I have been followed at three different Walmarts to my carā¦ I had my pepper spray and looked them straight in the eye, and thankfully they found somewhere else to be. I think they look for people who are unaware of their surroundings. š¬š¬š¬
One more Walmart, I stayed in the store until this guy took off. He was following me aroundā¦ again, I got my pepper spray and looked him straight in the eye. š”š”š” Very creepy stuff!
I always carry a POM spray with me wherever I goā¦
They are not always but often are libbies like former hippies. I eat clean and organic and no j a b but Iām no libbie.
And, the so-called health food stores were the absolute WORST of the mask Nazis. I'll never forget.
You are right on, right on , RIGHT ON!! šÆšÆšÆ Well said.
Bingo! šÆ
I remember a player for Tampa was exposed for a fake card. I still maintain they threw a couple players to the wolves as bait. To claim they cracked down on them. āSee, we caught one and took care of itā BS. Nothing but smoke and mirrors. I think it went on in the MLB too. Fake outrage. Fake investigations. They think weāre stupid. š
They are right that there are more stupid people than smart people. covid and the jab uptake proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt. I mean, there are still maskers, even in their cars. Aaron talks about that.
True. Unfortunate, but true.
They don't think the general populace is stupid, they know they are stupid. Sadly...
Well, thatās true too. So.
Agreed. Tom is also savvy enough he has a Kangen unit that produces high ph water. It is the very first thing we did when we decided to go after my wife's breast cancer holistically
Interestedā¦ how long have you been using it? Have you seen progress?
How high a pH? From what I could find, their website shows a high of 7.6 and that's not much higher than neutral (pH 7).
Which makes me admire Kyrie Irvin all the more. You KNOW he was offered a fake card if he'd just pretend he submitted.
I have a nephew with a fake card. As he calls it, a "real fake," in that he got a legit card from a doctor who didn't give him the jab. A "fake fake" would be a counterfeit card. The doctor happns to be the doctor for their local NFL team. Coincide, eh?
Totally agree about Irving. Outside of him, Rogers and the Bills WR I can't think of any of our so called sports heros who pushed back.
Iām a fan of Kyrie myself!!!
Aaron refers to the pharma reps that lobbied the NFL teams as "stooges" several times in the interview. Apparently the coaching and executive staffs of the NFL teams were all highly-injected but Aaron speculated that many players secured a fake card. He said players were allowed to opt out, at least, but that they had daily PCR testing, segregation from other players and weren't allowed to go in public or go to private homes if more than 3 people were in attendance. Oh, they also had to wear special arm bands showing their non-injected status! All the restrictions expired when playoffs approached, apparently, when the NFL "wasn't going to miss out on all that money."
Thanks! Wow. Such control over every single move they made š. Imagine thatā¦.all clear for the playoffs! Pppffftttt the coof doesnāt dare infect anyone surrounding the payoffsā¦oops, I mean playoffs. š Predictable though. Most of us already figured that out anyway.
I was never an Aaron Rogers fanā¦until he fought back. That upped my respect for him.
I'm sure Roger Goodell will say, "I was just following orders." Amazing how history repeats itself.
Hope he donāt try that line at his final judgement!!
Agreed. I hope none of us do.
@NAB āspecial arm bandsā = yellow star š¤¬
Or Jewish number
The trampoline park in Sacramento wanted mh son and I to wear red wristbands to designate our non mask status. We waited for the sheriff for over 1.5 hrs (my son was 11). Finally called sheriff again and they didn't know when they would come but even though they said publicly they wouldn't enforce the mandates, they would trespass us for disturbing the peace if we stayed and the facility didn't want us to. So we finally left. I feel defeated by that to this day. But I couldn't risk a trespass charge for me while my son was in my possession due to crazy CA and CPS threats they might decide to make too. So we stood our ground but eventually left. I'm not sure my son got the full lesson that day. I never followed through on a lawsuit because we moved and it was a chain and I didn't want my son to banned for life from there. But we have never been back. to any of that chain's parks. I didn't have confidence in our judicial system to help us.
Hoping that many pilots were able to opt out as well. Don't know if they had as much leverage.
which is TERRIFYING if you fly at all.
Sounds like the NFL behaved like Nazisā¦armbands? Yikes, sorta like the Star of David IDās for Jewish people in WWII. š”
Interesting. I am inclined to believe it
Iāve heard many political elites in just about every country didnāt take the jabs either!! When this is fully revealed there will be hell to pay. Maybe not here on earth, but their eternity will be a gnashing of teeth!!
It's already been revealed in New Zealand that the "elites" gave themselves exemptions. As far as I can tell, not much has happened. Perhaps because very few people know about it? https://news.rebekahbarnett.com.au/p/thousands-of-new-zealand-health-service
There were some really good cards around. I " had a friend" who had some just in case they were needed.
He said that 'he hoped' there were fake cards in use. But he didn't know. I love it when people stand up and stand their ground when the truth is at stake.
I made myself a jab card and I am nobody. It's actually a perfect fake. I even used the correct bond of paper.
Allot the 2+ hours. You wonāt want to stop.
That sounds about right. Same thing with politicians.
For those inclined to check out Aaron Rodgers Tucker interview ā¦ https://youtu.be/mXO-EvCtY38?si=Q8MGIgCBg3dc4SvM
Thank u for the link .
Aaron Rodgers / Tucker interview was very goodā¦ thank you āŗļø
Thank you!
I agree, I was very surprised by the interview. However, I felt like it was a giant promo for RFK Jr. He kept pushing how great he is, blah, blah. Which I absolutely love Jr's stance on vax, however a hard PASS on everything else. He's for abortion, against 2A, OK with the kids turning trans (with parent's approval). No thanks.
And he made a disastrous VP choice.
I really donāt know much about her. Tucker asked Aaron if heād ever met her. Said no but liked what she had to say. End of that topic.
To those who say he has evolved on those topics (IDK), regardless, a third party simply cannot win in the electoral system. Impossible. Please donāt split the vote. If no one gets to 270, the newly elected House will decide and we all know how that will end.
I agree , but I did not hold that against Aaron. Quite an honor to be considered to be his VP, so I respect his loyalty . Also, some of the other points he made about RFK Jr. I agree with. Can't see him whoring to the CIA or MIC, or any Neocon warmonger. Trump alienated a lot of people when he appointed Bolton. Also when he reneged on appointing RFK Jr. to oversea the medical murder mafia.
Trump took advice from the deep state on his appointments... I hope he has learned the hard way. Hard NO on RFKjr, as said before his stance on the C19 vaxx doesn't make up for the rest of his far left communist platform. BEWARE.
his Zionist friends in Hollywood, including his WIFE make him a hard pass for me as well. he is fine with genocide. not me.
I think you need to dig deeper into both Jr and his running mate
I would love to see RFK go after Fauci and l his henchmen. He would rip the NIH, NAID, FDA, CDC et all to shreds and toss. That needs to happen.
Agreed.
Ditto
My husband just said a week ago he thinks the dems will be switching and convincing RFK to run on the dem ticket and pushing Biden out. That scares me more than anything because more than Gretchen MO or Newsome, RFK could surely win.
Plus he is not anti vax only the ingredient that cause autism
On tonight's entertainment agenda.
Rodgers is fully awake and because of his success just doesn't care what people think.
He us such a breath of fresh air for a pro athlete, and I say that as a former pro athlete (minus the success Rodgers earned.)
Heard a few weeks ago that Mr. Pfizer, as Aaron calls Taylor Swift's bitch, got $20 million for agreeing to pimp their poisons.
Yeah, I read that was "his price" as well. Most people have a "price." I think most C&C readers would never bend the knee regardless. Nobody on here is taking the 30 pieces of silver. That's a big part of the reason I love C&C.
I wouldnāt bend the knee, I donāt think, but I have to admit, $20 million would at least make them think about buckling.
Yeah, it would definitely make me think about it, but I think my conscience would kick in and make me realize I'd never be able to look at myself in the mirror again.
He was also given a Handler - a dead give away!
You couldn't pay me enough to switch places with him and when I was younger, I would have loved to play in the NFL. I van honestly say now that you could not pay me enough to switch places with him. He played a sizable role in deceiving people to take poison and that is something you could not pay me enough to be a part of.
Exactly, no decent person wants to be a part of murdering or injuring others for financial gain.
Taylor Swiftā¦another Deep State ācompromisedā entertainerā¦who becomes ādarker and darkerā as the years roll on.
Oh yea! I thought everyone knew that! Back before superbowl and the disgusting commercials.
Really interesting conversation between Tucker and Rodgers.
I like Rodgers as a person. Smart fella. He has a good head on his shoulders and well grounded in what's important in life.
Whether you like him or not, Aaron Rodgers is intelligent and a critical thinker. He was aware of the dangers of the bioweapon jabs and refused to take it while the vast majority were rolling up their sleeves. I have alot of respect that he, like Djokovic, publicly refused and endured a lot of criticism and negative consequences for taking a strong stand against the jabs.
you don't have to be a critical thinker to understand what the word - experimental - means - and to figure out who exactly is being experimented on
Same. I was never a huge fan, but now I am.
I agree with you - both endured a ton of ostracism and had the backbone to keep standing and not cave. Amazing how much respect that earns you!
Agree, great interview, but Rogers stumped me when he expressed concern that Trump had ādone nothingā in four years. My god, whether you like the man or not, the guy spent the first two years getting stonewalled by his own party and the next two years defending himself against bogus āhigh crimes and misdemeanors.ā And letās not forget the overwhelming āsupportā he received from the deep state and the military.
Perhaps Aaron was too busy playing football to notice what Trump went through?
JT, and all that while actually doing more than most Presidents of either party have. Those who criticize him for not single-handedly doing everything on their own priority list seem strange to me.
@JT exactly!!
Opinions differ.
Of course! Duly (and respectfully) noted.
Aaron Rogers was smart, aware, and a really nice guy. It was good to see someone in his position so grounded and so willing to use his platform to bring awareness to important topicsālife & death topics.
He is a good role model but I feel awful for the working dogs who had to get the jab in Order to put food on the table. So many were coerced.
He is no dummy. Heās been on the ball (pun intended)
I watched as well. Saw the 2+ hours and figured Iād start, then finish later. I couldnāt stop, however.
Apparently Aaron took the āhorse pasteā (perfectly safe). At least so I assumed regarding that portion of the interview.
Canāt wait to watch! Tucker is doing great work! Fox firing him was the best thing ever! šŖš»šŖš»šŖš»
You must not watch football. That was big news back in 2021. So thankful that he held the line.
Rodgers is very smart, not at all the stereotypical jock. Early COVIDappearances on Pat McAffee show from home showed books on the shelf of an intellectual, critical thinker. The realones, not the whackos on TV.
I was hoping Aaron Rodgers would be picked for the new Jeopardy host. I really liked his approach. Instead - Ken J. :(
New rule: If I order my food standing up, I am not tipping.
Never did. Sorry, I'm not tipping for doing your job. Those folks putting your food in a bowl down a line aren't considered wait staff are they? The only reason I tip wait staff is because I know they are paid below minimum wage because they are expected to get their wages in tips. I'm tired of that system and wish, they'd just get a wage.
I tip servers because theyāre actually providing a service that can be done well or poorly. Itās in their interest to do it well to get a better tip. The people behind the counter putting food in a bowl arenāt adding any value, so tipping is inappropriate. IMO.
I tip at my local coffee shop because they always know in advance what I want and exactly how I like it ā¤ļø Plus the owners are wonderful at supporting the community and they treat their workers well (which means I shouldnāt feel the need to tip, in a way, I guess, but I still do). I just always feel like Iām treated with special care so I like to tip a little.
That extra care is what tipping is all about IMO
Itās not really āmuchā in a way but I do appreciate it. It makes me feel welcomed and thatās such a nice feeling ā¤ļø
Me too! Personal service, even at a stand-up counter, earns a tip.
Sometimes I just give a little extra because theyāre teenagers and I remember when I was that age and working and would have appreciated a couple of extra bucks sometimes š
ETA has to be with good service though even if not above and beyond.
I never thought much about tipping until my 17-year-old son came home beaming with $20 in his pocket after helping to load mulch into a car at the garden center.
Tipping: one of the last merit-based incentives.
Merit-based raises, scholarships, etc have been replaced by entitlements.
Would've agreed with you up until we went to Spain in September, where there is no tipping.
Lemme tell ya, those waiters were in no particular hurry because why should they?
It got so bad that we started ordering 2 rounds in advance, cause you never knew when they were coming back to check.
Thatās just Spain! Nowhere in Europe (that I know of) tips. In Germany waiters are very good and if you try to tip them they say No, no, no and if you insist they are very appreciative. And itās only a Euro or two, not the 20% demanded here.
Itās also because of culturally different expectations, I know in France the waiters are not expected to check in often or be in a hurry because people tend to linger over meals there.
(TIP - To Insure Promptness). I like to tip servers for doing a good job. I've gotten tired of tipping for cold food that should be hot, or vice versa. After I order, i tell them that the size of their tip is related to how hot the fries are when they arrive at my table. I'm tipping more and eating nice hot fries. Hot fries are worth the calories.
https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/minimum-wage-tipped-employees-by-state/
YES!! Iām sick of no service yet the expectation of a tip!
This is an excellent place to draw the line, Iām going to adopt it. I have no problem tipping for an actual service, but itās completely out of hand. I went to CAVA for lunch yesterday and was surprised that they donāt ask for a tip. Their food is great, real food, so Iāll definitely go back.
Freddieās Steakburgers (Vet founded) doesnāt even give you an option. I tried. Rejected. Again, only on road trips and not recently.
How do you feel about tipping your garbage man? That is now an option on my bill.
I give a $$ gift with a prayer at Christmas to my trash haulers, who are beyond awesome and are just genuinely nice people, and to my mail carrier who always has a smile for me. I donāt miss the money but it seems to mean a lot to those guys!
My 90 yr old mother watches her garbage guy pick up her trash wheeler very neatly and he puts it down so the lid is closed EVERY TIME; the guy picking up the recycling & green waste bins (alternating weeks) just dumps & dashes. So those bins fill up with rain water (when thereās precip on pick up day) and my poor old mum has to go dump out the water.not an easy task when youāre 90! The careless operator deserves coal in his stocking. The careful detail oriented one deserves a tip! ššš
It depends. I wonāt tip at a fast food restaurant -itās ridiculous. However, if I place an order to go at a restaurant I will tip around 10% because they have to bag up your food while not being able to wait on patrons inside the restaurant.
I never tip to walk up and order. The tipping requests are out of control! OUT OF CONTROL! As if inflation isnt bad enough. smh!
EXACTLY!
Bingo ā¼ļø
or through a drive through window... :/
Biggest problem I see with tipping is that (in the US) it's become an expectation, rather than a reward for great service. When a "gift" is socially required, it's no longer a genuine gratuity.
āHe who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.ā
āāPsalmsā¬ ā91ā¬:ā1ā¬ āNKJVā¬ā¬
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.91.1.NKJV
Best place to be ā in the shadow of the Almighty!
Janice, you started a marvelous and glorious trend in the C&C Comments by posting relevant scripture quotes. Now there are at least four folks regularly doing the same.
There is power in the Word!
Love to share the treasures I find in His word.
Janice is the OG Scripture Gal! She always seems to have just the right reference at just the right time.
Thanks to my 17yo daughter, I know what OG means. š¤£God bless you!
I had to ask my 17 yo son about it a while back :)
Absolutely!
Amen
Psalm 119: 113... NKJV
I hate the double-minded,
But I love Your law.
You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!
Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments...
...It is time for You to act, O Lord,
For they have regarded Your law as void.
Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
Thank you for giving us the reminder from our one true God. Excellent advice during these insane times.
I find it interesting that this quote is book-ended with hate and love both being the proper response to God's law.
Excellent. BibleGateway finds 127 entries of āhateā in the NIV, most in this context: āSelect capable men from all the peopleāmen who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gaināand appoint them as officialsā (Exodus 18:21). [This ad paid for by Jesus Christ's PAC.]
Perfect
I know He keeps me safe.
āFor he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.ā Psalm 27:5
Perfect Scripture.
Arenāt they all?ā¦.
He will. But it does not mean we will not have trouble or be persecuted!
Ed, this scripture verse is on my late husbandās tomb stone in this version: āHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.ā Thank you for sharing that beautiful verse this morning.
The Word of God is settle forever in the heavens and itās profitable for good!!!! Blessings
Back in 2011, I was led to Psalm 91 due to a bag of seedless Cuties. All those āseedlessā Cuties ended up having 91 1/2 seeds! I have no idea why I started saving them, but I did. I have them in a tiny little glass honey jar in my kitchen cabinet.
What are the seeds good for?
Off topic question: Where do I go to find a covid vax exemption? My son in college is going to start an internship in another state and just received a letter asking for his covid vax card. What the heck? I thought we were done with this insanity! He is waiting to hear what kind of exemption will work, but I can't believe that halfway through 2024 I am pissed off about all this again.
Iād respond with āheās allergic to lipid nanoparticles, contaminated DNA and poison, so heās not able to get jabbed!ā šÆ
When my husband was looking for a job and it was not required, his hiring paperwork required an upload of his ācardā we uploaded a HIPPA pamphlet. Either they never noticed or didnāt care because it never became a problem. Good luck it is extremely š”š¤¬š”
Nice touch!!! A more perfect use for HIPPA printouts has never been seen.
Not to nitpick but itās HIPAA
I get off from a ten hour shift at 8AM and may have been lax in my acronym - ability. And (to make matters worse) have worked in healthcare since long before HIPAA so had the INSANELY STUPID and unedifying task of implementing it in an already complex work environment. A more monstrous waste of paper and time is hard to imagine (I realize it exists just not in my face). I don't disagree that medical privacy is super important--it's just---SO MUCH paperwork--involving the government...it's so.....sooo...frustrating. I've done more training on this tedious piece of legislation than anyone NOT in healthcare could possibly grasp. It's like sexual harassment training, or DEI classes, but every year for the last 29 years (and no entertaining example stories). So, yeah. My bad.
Yes! It really is infuriating when I canāt discuss a family members issue without them being there to give permission
God will make a way when it is his will!
Love it!
Not to nitpick but itās HIPAA
ššš» It was early. Thanks
Sure. Did not want to be a nag, I just worked insurance for years. Thanks for understanding
Thatās thinking outside the box! Great job!!
Check out Peggy Hall's approach at The Healthy American:
https://www.thehealthyamerican.org/religious-exemptions
She recommends religious exemptions over medical exemptions. Maybe things are slightly better now. But during the height of covid most medical exemptions were summarily rejected. Most doctors refused to participate in the process. One does not have to be religious to apply for and receive a religious exemption. Peggy's process is simple and straightforward. A family member employed at a university that was firing all staff who were unjabbed applied for and received his exemption promptly without any further questioning. We were astounded.
Back in 2019, Hellinois wanted to remove the Religious Exemption, but failed. Some school districts were forcing parents to defend their religious belief.
My husband received a religious exemption that was only given in very limited numbers. It expired when they were required to go back into the office one day a week. And he was not allowed inside the building. š He lost his job then.
This has to be illegal. I would consider suing on tbis
Indeed, the employer is required to make "reasonable accommodations", and banning someone from entering the office is not "reasonable". Reasonable would be "don't come to work if you have symptoms, and maybe sit at a desk away from other staff and sanitize regularly" or something. Or even just "you can still work from home".
Where was this? I am shocked that this is still going on.
Thatās infuriating! š”
Religious Exemptions: I briefly considered a religious exemption for myself. But this felt like I was agreeing with the premise that they could determine whether or not my deeply held spiritual beliefs met their unwritten and non-codified standards. My understanding of the way our system is supposed to work really has it the other way around. It is THEY that should produce the exemptions for taking God given rights away from people. This is clearly against the U.S. Constitution as well as every state constitution. If I break the law, I'm subject to loss of life, liberty, and property. When they break the law though...
FYI, EEOC manual directs govt and employees to assume nobody is qualified to refute your sincere beliefs. It all should come down to reasonableaccommodations.
Thanks for the clarification. What does "reasonable accommodations" mean? Who determines the sincerity of my beliefs?
The request came from management that we all submit to an irreversible and permanent medical procedure in order to "possibly" keep a job for an indeterminant amount of time. There was no suggestion of support should their experiment fail.
Thank you for the help. Most appreciated!
Sheās wonderful. I still have to go check out her Substackā¦I only have eyes for Coffee & COVID! š¤£
This is Jeffās archives of Covid resources: https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/s/resources
Thank you
Good luck to you both. š
Wow, I thought it was illegal now to force vax mandates
NVIC website might have some info. Also look at that state's code, searching specifically on "immunization".
My daughter is going out of state to nursing school to advoid the jab in 2024!! Itās ridiculous!! She took two gap years after completing her AS in pre nursing during her last two years of high school, so she could go to an in state school. Obviously that hasnāt panned out, however God has been SO GOOD on the scholarship/grants. She is going to attend a private Christan accelerated BSN program for less then an in state community college RN only program. My son is switching his running start degree program because heās still not allowed on campus because of jab requirements in Washington state.
Naively, I thought we were done with this Covid stuff. Iām glad your family has found ways around the requirements.
Join the control group, as an associate member and he'll get a card advising that he must not be jabbed as he's part of a scientific study. There's almost 1million of us now worldwide. It's a citizen science project that just grew.....I can't remember what the new title is, I still use a link on my phone to upload my info each month
I did that... never had to use it (so far), but I'm glad to be contributing to an open-science project regardless.
Same. Kids both have them too. My hubs had one shot of AZ so I'm now in the process of inputting his data as well. It's a valuable endeavour I feel.
We worked with a lawyer to send our son's exemption so his university would be clear that we were serious. Found the lawyer through No College Mandates substack. https://www.substack.com/@nocollegemandates
And the lawyer recommended a religious exemption as Doctors are unwilling to write medical exemptions.
Is it in the medical field? Afaik the last hold out of vax mandates was internships for medical school, nursing school and possibly pharmacy school/physician asst programs. I'd go for religious or they will probably shoot you down. I know Dr Colleen Huber has done some excellent work with providing sample letters that she allows anyone to copy and use so check out her substack--I would link but she kicked me off because I asked her a question regarding an article she wrote and she didn't like me questioning her lack of enthusiasm for a drug being studied "off label" for cancer (I can only assume because she is a "natural" cancer doctor.) But she really did some great work and wrote a lot of exemptions for medical students back in the thick of the pandemic. She uses both medical and religious examples but honestly I think with a medical program you would have more luck with religious. It's what I went with and had no problems, but there was a pharmacist shortage at the time as they were ramping up their vaccine program and couldn't afford to lose any (I DO NOT give vaccines at all ever but am a warm body doing a job at a time of night when no one wants a vaccine so).
Exactly. They cannot argue religious exemption. I read somewhere there should be no such thing as exemption. THEY MUST agree to what your religious beliefs are or it violates freedom of religion.
Pretty much - they can't (legally) argue over your beliefs, they can only argue over whether it's an "undue burden" to accommodate them. Though they can probably do at least a little bit of questioning to ensure the claimed belief is "sincerely held"; that would be a bit of a legal grey area I think.
Here's what looks like a standard exemption form from Illinois DPH:
https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/religious-exemption-form-081815-040816.pdf
This doesn't help you right now, but apparently there is proposed legislation dealing specifically with Covid vaccination status:
https://trackbill.com/bill/illinois-house-bill-1577-covid-19-religious-exemption/2345503/
We need to figure out how to write the religious exemption letter. My family is back in Illinois and I was thrilled he could live with my parents and keep an eye on them. I am the crazy outlier and non-conformist in TX. I am hopeful this whole covid drama is just performative at this point.
But he might also get indoctrinated there. Better to keep him in Texas?
It is a worry, but he has his head on straight and his heart in the right place. He already says he will look for work in TX when he graduates.
Are you a believer??
Curious, what state is this ? Aldo mad as you know what !
Illinois
That explains it. Pfizer Pritzker hasn't met a vaccine (or a hamburger, apparently) he doesn't like. I'm sorry, though, that your son has to deal with this. This is insane.
Maybe heās responsible for McDonaldās taking away free refills? He probably brought a gallon jug each time š
Itās spelled Hellinois.
Someone on here told me to check out RFKs site childrenshealthdefense
Are you benjaminn's alter ego? I love it!ššš
I would for sure pursue a religious exemption. If you need resources I can point you.
Any resources would be welcome. And yes, we are believers.
Check out this group. their workshop helped me get an exemption. Key is it needs to be authentic and youā¦ not some canned writing.
https://avoiceforchoiceadvocacy.org/avfca-religious-exemption-writing-workshop/
Thank you.
He should tell them he is not going to take the Covid jam. HEALTH BEFORE WEALTH!
Check out this site.
https://mountzerin.org/religious-exemption/
Stay the course stand strong!
Do not enter the path of wicked men
And do not step into the way of evil men.
Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Stray from it and pass on.
For they do not sleep unless they do evil;
And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the fullness of day.
ā Proverbs 4:14-18 LSB
All restaurants are gonna be suffering. When a salad with grilled chicken in Baltimore cost $32 it has become a better option to cook at home
I teach young chefsšØāš³š©āš³ the life skills of cooking and baking!! The kitchen is indeed the best classroom!
We homeschooled and our kitchen was the classroom for many lessons! Now all 3 adult kids are amazing cooks and eat real, unprocessed food. Itās the foundation for health.
I have a very cool book using cooking and baking to teach lessons on chemistry š
I have several old USP volumes which have very detailed recipes for making prescription drugs in ye olde pharmacy. I pray I never need it, but think it might come in handy some day. Back before big pharma the pharmacist used to make everything from scratch. I can still do it (and have many times) but boy does it take a lot longer!!! And it is very much chemistry...and stoichiometry...and math, lots and lots of math.
We still have a local apothecary. A treasure ā¤ļø
Wow thatās very cool and interesting!
My kids all grown up (34, 30 & 26). Homeschool was the best experience!
Would you be willing to share the title?
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Cookbook-Young-Scientists-Experiments/dp/1948703661
I also like this one, it links history and biography of scientists and their discoveries to experiments:
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Pantry-Scientist-Experiments-Activities/dp/1631598309/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=1H62HEJ46NYUK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rCQ-zqdeaadCvlX5wDX3_G9jSXUZ1bksjqZYflvgKYQzwY4UAloHqVxEVDOXL2f7KyU9PMpl7L7JFWzcJNiqxZVz5THz8Znh5PWPyqWgBQJbCI0J4jxPNyV05fMJJo1urt_3rsAnMlbj5XRk1iN9jpAVl9fkxpcv-g2WdK8tTiQnGp-Cqg8Ksqpx45siasnTe_p1JhMy_-o0jbdQuxICWQ._tA3_SBVFE4iPj4MxWTnt5Z5NIC7M1cdOtyove8Uivo&dib_tag=se&keywords=chemistry+for+kids&qid=1715784860&sprefix=chenisyry+fo%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-8
There is also a series I got from Paper Pie/Usborne with titles like āThe Biology of Bananasā
https://www.amazon.com/Biology-Bananas-Katie-Steckles/dp/1684640040/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1K7CM42DGF5QN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iLMtmmygSRqIQm65o8_wv8ZZwCi-1Ma4z71bUEzxLB5SN6TECFds_BfCSNcwripvhGqv9r1SqPhw5HhHMkzpgcXHdtA2WztrqsHSjXRQMbOXE8MITsAlVr_Y9772Rk8Xh7qNpTyEIR7n8eodOl_dDAegIJZbDefpVVgb5wca2kj5yE4d0eKU-BcrxMhdv2KVuI4mNEpdFQrU2GimPMj-Cg.IWlFxwXE2YLlnHqZMYOXPRKl19DFghDbQeP8zOFfFSE&dib_tag=se&keywords=biology+of+bananas&qid=1715784984&sprefix=biology+of+ban%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1
WOW!!! ššš
Let me find it, I will post as soon as I do.
I second this request :)
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Cookbook-Young-Scientists-Experiments/dp/1948703661
I also like this one, it links history and biography of scientists and their discoveries to experiments:
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Pantry-Scientist-Experiments-Activities/dp/1631598309/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=1H62HEJ46NYUK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rCQ-zqdeaadCvlX5wDX3_G9jSXUZ1bksjqZYflvgKYQzwY4UAloHqVxEVDOXL2f7KyU9PMpl7L7JFWzcJNiqxZVz5THz8Znh5PWPyqWgBQJbCI0J4jxPNyV05fMJJo1urt_3rsAnMlbj5XRk1iN9jpAVl9fkxpcv-g2WdK8tTiQnGp-Cqg8Ksqpx45siasnTe_p1JhMy_-o0jbdQuxICWQ._tA3_SBVFE4iPj4MxWTnt5Z5NIC7M1cdOtyove8Uivo&dib_tag=se&keywords=chemistry+for+kids&qid=1715784860&sprefix=chenisyry+fo%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-8
There is also a series I got from Paper Pie/Usborne with titles like āThe Biology of Bananasā
https://www.amazon.com/Biology-Bananas-Katie-Steckles/dp/1684640040/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1K7CM42DGF5QN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iLMtmmygSRqIQm65o8_wv8ZZwCi-1Ma4z71bUEzxLB5SN6TECFds_BfCSNcwripvhGqv9r1SqPhw5HhHMkzpgcXHdtA2WztrqsHSjXRQMbOXE8MITsAlVr_Y9772Rk8Xh7qNpTyEIR7n8eodOl_dDAegIJZbDefpVVgb5wca2kj5yE4d0eKU-BcrxMhdv2KVuI4mNEpdFQrU2GimPMj-Cg.IWlFxwXE2YLlnHqZMYOXPRKl19DFghDbQeP8zOFfFSE&dib_tag=se&keywords=biology+of+bananas&qid=1715784984&sprefix=biology+of+ban%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1
Please share the Title!!!
Shared multiple times above! If you canāt see it, I will try to copy and paste for you.
I did get it. Thank ypuš„°
Third request š
4th. Please like me RL so I can find you when you post : )
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Cookbook-Young-Scientists-Experiments/dp/1948703661
I also like this one, it links history and biography of scientists and their discoveries to experiments:
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Pantry-Scientist-Experiments-Activities/dp/1631598309/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=1H62HEJ46NYUK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rCQ-zqdeaadCvlX5wDX3_G9jSXUZ1bksjqZYflvgKYQzwY4UAloHqVxEVDOXL2f7KyU9PMpl7L7JFWzcJNiqxZVz5THz8Znh5PWPyqWgBQJbCI0J4jxPNyV05fMJJo1urt_3rsAnMlbj5XRk1iN9jpAVl9fkxpcv-g2WdK8tTiQnGp-Cqg8Ksqpx45siasnTe_p1JhMy_-o0jbdQuxICWQ._tA3_SBVFE4iPj4MxWTnt5Z5NIC7M1cdOtyove8Uivo&dib_tag=se&keywords=chemistry+for+kids&qid=1715784860&sprefix=chenisyry+fo%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-8
There is also a series I got from Paper Pie/Usborne with titles like āThe Biology of Bananasā
https://www.amazon.com/Biology-Bananas-Katie-Steckles/dp/1684640040/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1K7CM42DGF5QN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iLMtmmygSRqIQm65o8_wv8ZZwCi-1Ma4z71bUEzxLB5SN6TECFds_BfCSNcwripvhGqv9r1SqPhw5HhHMkzpgcXHdtA2WztrqsHSjXRQMbOXE8MITsAlVr_Y9772Rk8Xh7qNpTyEIR7n8eodOl_dDAegIJZbDefpVVgb5wca2kj5yE4d0eKU-BcrxMhdv2KVuI4mNEpdFQrU2GimPMj-Cg.IWlFxwXE2YLlnHqZMYOXPRKl19DFghDbQeP8zOFfFSE&dib_tag=se&keywords=biology+of+bananas&qid=1715784984&sprefix=biology+of+ban%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Cookbook-Young-Scientists-Experiments/dp/1948703661
I also like this one, it links history and biography of scientists and their discoveries to experiments:
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Pantry-Scientist-Experiments-Activities/dp/1631598309/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=1H62HEJ46NYUK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rCQ-zqdeaadCvlX5wDX3_G9jSXUZ1bksjqZYflvgKYQzwY4UAloHqVxEVDOXL2f7KyU9PMpl7L7JFWzcJNiqxZVz5THz8Znh5PWPyqWgBQJbCI0J4jxPNyV05fMJJo1urt_3rsAnMlbj5XRk1iN9jpAVl9fkxpcv-g2WdK8tTiQnGp-Cqg8Ksqpx45siasnTe_p1JhMy_-o0jbdQuxICWQ._tA3_SBVFE4iPj4MxWTnt5Z5NIC7M1cdOtyove8Uivo&dib_tag=se&keywords=chemistry+for+kids&qid=1715784860&sprefix=chenisyry+fo%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-8
There is also a series I got from Paper Pie/Usborne with titles like āThe Biology of Bananasā
https://www.amazon.com/Biology-Bananas-Katie-Steckles/dp/1684640040/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1K7CM42DGF5QN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iLMtmmygSRqIQm65o8_wv8ZZwCi-1Ma4z71bUEzxLB5SN6TECFds_BfCSNcwripvhGqv9r1SqPhw5HhHMkzpgcXHdtA2WztrqsHSjXRQMbOXE8MITsAlVr_Y9772Rk8Xh7qNpTyEIR7n8eodOl_dDAegIJZbDefpVVgb5wca2kj5yE4d0eKU-BcrxMhdv2KVuI4mNEpdFQrU2GimPMj-Cg.IWlFxwXE2YLlnHqZMYOXPRKl19DFghDbQeP8zOFfFSE&dib_tag=se&keywords=biology+of+bananas&qid=1715784984&sprefix=biology+of+ban%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
by Robert L. Wolke (Author)
āWolke, longtime professor of chemistry and author of the Washington Post column Food 101, turns his hand to a Cecil Adams style compendium of questions and answers on food chemistry. Is there really a difference between supermarket and sea salt? How is sugar made? Should cooks avoid aluminum pans? Interspersed throughout Wolkeās accessible and humorous answers to these and other mysteries are recipes demonstrating scientific principles. There is gravy that avoids lumps and grease; Portuguese Poached Meringue that demonstrates cream of tartar at work; and juicy Salt-Seared Burgersā¦With its zest for the truth, this book will help cooks learn how to make more intelligent choices.ā āPublishers Weekly
Hey Run Logic
your drops reminded me of a gift I received at my last Academia immersion. Add this to your list.
These are amazing! Love the questions in it!
Such a great way to teach math!! Cut this recipe in half--make it for 3 extra people...only make 1/3---excellent! Also learning measurements (1 teaspoon = 5mL) very helpful in life--1 ounce (liquid) = 30mL --
Chemistry and lower level math. Start them young. Dish washing is job training and character building. All under the class title Independent Living Skills.
You are an inspiration šø love this
Too bad home economics has been thrown overboard in schools. "Who needs to know how to organize a household in order to be thrifty yet well-nourished?" they must have said.
The government will make those decisions for you, no worries! š
Love this! Should be mandatory to learn how to cook
There was a time when it WAS a mandatory class in government junior high schools. I was there during 1960-1962; all us boys took a "home economics" course alongside the girls. Fundamentals of cooking were part of it, as well as household budgeting. BOTH of those skills need to make a comeback!
Our middle school in the 80's had a cooking class and a home ec class that was required. We didn't do anything huge but we learned some basic life skills - sewing, cooking, planning, etc. (at a middle school level, so adjust appropriately)
the best skills that last. so much book learning goes no where
Same here!
I had to do a "home economics" class in early high school (later than your time frame), but I didn't really learn anything I hadn't already learned at home. (Except for getting a good simple pizza dough recipe out of it.)
Fact. I took it for a girl named Janice. We made breakfast oft times in class and no one cared that I was the frozen OJ guy. I learned to use the sewing machine and when it was time to make a clothing item, I made a short sleeve (not plural) shirt. One was a full 2 inches shorter. Janice went to prom with my best friend. Ahhh yes....Home Ec.
Yea, I remember my high school had a home ec class for Sr guys only.
For many things
The Restaurant industry is in BIG TIME TROUBLE. Disposable income is down. Credit Card debt is at record highs. Dining out Inflation must be up over 25% in last 3 years. The Restaurant Industry is losing the Middle Class, their biggest market.
The restaurant industry is losing the Middle Class because the āmiddle classā is disappearing!
I have a friend who works for a fish company in central Florida. He dispatches the trucks that take fresh fish from Florida and disperse it through Florida and then all the way up into Chicago, Ohio etc. On the way back the trucks bring back processed meats, steaks, a variety of other things. He said that this year lent was very low business. He said that Lent is Christmas for his business because the demand for fish skyrockets everywhere in their supply area. But the demand for restaurant fish was way down and has not come back.
And yet in my California town, the restaurant parking lots are PACKED. Even during the week. It's crazy. They must all be using expanding their credit card debt.
Kitkat- we live in same area. I see it is only on weekends and holidays. People HAVE cut back. Its weekday eating. My fam owns food biz and its down a lot.
I believe more like 50% it is up.
The bad guys government are killing small business with inflation in a bid to wipe out the middle class. IMHO.
They are doing everyone a favor unless and until restaurants stop use canola and other seed oils, not to mention meat obtained from commercial feed lots
Reminds me (a Latin Mass-only Catholic) of the unintended *benefit* of the lockdown - left without the sacraments, many New Mass folks found Latin masses streaming on the internet and discovered for the first time the beauty of tradition.
God indeed writes straight with crooked lines. Deo gratias!
Butā¦..I believe this is all on purposeā¦take down as many as you can! Just sad that āsomeone/something could be so evilā¦
Iām with you on that..,eating out is rarely worth it now (and Iām the cook!)
wow
Home Cooking: Always has been the better option. We know not the ingredients or the actual safety precautions used at even the 'best' establishments. The utensils used in cooking have been found to be problematic. Those of us that possess not any skill in the culinary arts can prepare eggs in a dozen ways.
Errata: Even still: I need another word.
Wow
Iām sure raising the minimum wage to $100 per hour along with more taxes, money printing, and DEI/ESG will help us reach Bidenomics Democrat Socialist utopia!
CA has a new bill providing for universal health care for the entire State. Should work out well; wage earners fleeing in droves; āasylum seekersā (IF they work, often paid under the table) arriving in even larger numbers. Gas taxes scheduled for another increase, and now, a utility surcharge based on your income. š¤¬š¤Æš¤¬
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If only the older generations that had it so, so easy would just pay them a high wage for low skilled labor, all would be well. š
Sesquipedalian! Had to look that one up. Thanks for a new word Jeff!
There was this kid in my fifth grade class who was always using big words and was being stuck up and arrogant about it, and my mom taught me "sesquipedalian" to use on him. So Jeff has nailed those gobbledygook polysyllabic types. I am a lover of words, and Strunk and White's Elements of Style (which some people hear as 'The shrunken elephants of style, " which is a lot better, lol, recommends learning some fine latinate polysyllabic words to pair with great slang words, like "dropsical belly." I also think the freaks are trying to rip our linguistic inheritance out from under us, calling it white supremacist, so one form of revolution, which isn't elitist or haughty and intellectual, is to just learn a bunch of words that come from the Western tradition. That also allows you to notice when someone is trying to get over on you by using big words in obnoxious pairings to try to trick you into thinking they have some authority.
I have always liked using not necessarily big words, but different words, sometimes uncommon words, because I love the nuances that are expressed with them. A lot of people seem to take that as being affected and snobbish but that really isnāt my intent at all. I just enjoy the range and variety of vocabulary that we have available to try to express what I mean to say as precisely as possible.
Read the Truth about Fauci, by Rfk jr. Every page had a word I had to look up! Lol
Curiously enough, I just caught myself using the word 'even' several times in a post. 'Even' the synonyms for 'even' don't convey the thought though. Any suggestions are much appreciated. Even bad ones ;).
It depends on what even you are trying to convey š
HaHa... Good one. I'm not sure I 'even' know what that is. I guess, the least among us in this regard is able still.
Holy Wordsmithing Batman! What a great comment!
Thanks for introducing me to Strunk and White's Elements of Style as well!
Elements of Style: Great little book. I note that the necessity of the serial comma (Oxford to some) is prominently found on page 2. Many an unnecessary argument was ended with that book.
I have that book! Forgot all about it so will go dig it out and have some fun. Thanks for the reminder. š
I love words and Strunk & White always set me straight. I still flash back to their gentle corrections on misused words like NAUSEOUS when people really mean āNAUSEATINGāā¦šš¤¢š¤®
We learned that one in Tom Chapinās song āGreat Big Wordsā.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqjhCgLzaCs
Thanks! Found it!
What's this "We" business? LOL I don't like lyrics and only ever listen to the music. I guess I've been missing out.
Itās always so funny to me when I hear people say that, lyrics are super important to me and I love learning them by heart and thinking about their meanings. My husband and kids are like you, they zero in on the music/rhythm/melodies and donāt bother with the lyrics. I am just not built that way so I canāt understand it š
Well, often, especially with advancing age, lyrics are indiscernible. The lyrics in rock and roll back in the day weren't always obvious, so rather than be frustrated I just tuned them out. Also I can't sing worth a shit.
Exactly the same with me. I get very frustrated when I try to hear lyrics and theyāre just in discernible.
I love to sing and my husband canāt carry a tune so thereās likely a correlation with that! Now itās easy to find lyrics you arenāt sure of with an internet search, but for sure decades ago it was not easy to figure out some of them!
I have a book titled ā āScuse me while I kiss this guyā and other (misheard) song lyricsā. It is always good for a laugh!
Lyrics: I noticed upon attending an assembly that the pews were replete with Bibles. I found this inclusion to be most beneficial as I was uncertain which translation to bring. I learned quickly, to my chagrin, that these were not Bibles at all but rather hymnals that were needed by myself alone. The regulars knew all of the words. Unfortunately, as none of the hymns were of the Psalm variety, I didn't. It is a fact of the modern congregation that the doctrine is hidden in the hymn. Is it the doctrine of the Apostles? No idea.
I always feel so self conscious when I go to a church Iām not used to attending and everyone else knows the hymns and I donāt š¤Ŗ
I listen to the lyrics if I like the music. If I donāt like the music I donāt hear the lyrics. This is not true of songs I learned in childhood. I know all the lyrics to the Prune song
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As an fyi when you are reading in substack you can click on a word and choose "look up" to give you a definition. I try to be verbose in my vocabulary but Jeff has me beat hands down. I am grateful for the feature!
That doesn't work for me, either with a right-click or a left-click. Is there a trick to it?
I think it might depend what browser you're using. Mine doesn't do it either.
Just press down on the word until it highlights it then choose an opton. Works on both my iphone and laptop.
Same for me! Plus, edumacated and esurient!
Esurient diners - I had to look that one up too!
Me too!
McDonalds could entice my family into their stores by selling organic, grass fed, locally sourced, with proof of clean, sustainable, real-food supply chain with no chemical additives.
Also they would need to have a clean facility, using only natural and effective non-toxic cleaners, and their bathrooms (including family restrooms at all facilities) would have to be aggressively maintained for cleanliness.
So I suppose it could happen.
Not sure they could make any money doing it though.
Maybe they should invest their energy on getting Trump back in, instead. He does like their burgers šš
Like what I posted a few weeks ago about the completely different versions of Quaker Oats with peaches in the UK vs. the US, MacDonalds cannot serve in other countries this toxic garbage sold in the US . People would never go. I remember stopping at a MacDonalds in Hungary on a small (van) guided tour of Budapest after we left Vienna. Expresso, real coffee, and real food. I was stunned.
Wouldn't that be something if McD could totally reboot itself with quality, non-gmo food?
if they can do that...then so can the Waffle House!
At least Waffle House is mostly real food. You can watch them crack open real eggs, use regular bread, regular bacon. They are literally transparent with their operations.
I love all the egg style breakfasts with a cup of black coffee at the Waffle House. My Fav.
But then we couldnāt make jokes and funny memes about Waffle House š
Everything's a tradeoff : (
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heck, if they could just change their French fry ingredients to match what's offered outside the US, what a difference that would make:
https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/2323917/woman-real-difference-mcdonalds-fries-us-uk/
cat, same with many cereals and other foods!
I know!
The McDonalds in my area look like where you would report for parole. Definitely not a happy place anymore. Who wants a dystopian burger?
Haha, I just commented that after ours was remodeled several years ago, it reminded me of a Soviet gulag.
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āDystopian burgerā š¤£š
I have noted this too. They are def trying to not have people dine in anymore. Absolutely depressing. We only go because we have young kids and some have play areas. Chick fil a is preferred though.
Last time I went into our local McD's, several years ago, it had been remodeled and had the look of a Soviet gulag. (Not that I've ever seen one, but that's the feeling I got.)
Love this! š
We have always relied on McDonaldās bathrooms when we travel. My husband would get a dollar tea and Iād, well . . . Rhymes with tea. Tea is now over $2. Now we stop at grocery stores and rest areas AND when we camp (often) we have a travel trailer so we bring our bathroom with us. TMI? Sorry. We just returned from a 2 1/2 month trip to the southwest. WOW!! Everything is REALLY expensive out there
Ditto on the McD bathrooms. Also they do have halfway decent coffee and there is a Senior Coffee offered off-menu that runs from $0.50 to $1.25 depending on location. Actually eat the "food"? Not a chance.
Theyād have to hire people who speak English clearly and understand the principles of customer service
Well I don't know if they use natural non-toxic products or not, but McD bathrooms are generally pretty clean. Certainly better than the average gas station. When on a road trip we look for McD or Burger King when we need to use a facility. Never ever eat there (we're not crazy, we just need to pee).
It would be super helpful (for me) if the roiling stench of hot vomit that shoots out the drive thru window didn't make me instantly lose my appetite. Once I noticed that I quit going. And it's EVERY McD's I have ever visited, hot vomit. So gross.
Last trip through Canada ā19, we ate the A&W fish sandwich in every town. Freakinā delicious. Heard it was seasonal though, and now low carb, soā¦.
I am not incongruent with your assessment that multi-syllabic utterances are not reflective of the pronouncing individual's capacity for advanced cognition.
Man, I had to work for that one...
btw... there was a post on LInkedin yesterday on the exact same topic...
Good job! Fun stuff and a great vocabulary lesson. My sister taught me "Propel your craft, propel your craft pacifically down the solution. Ecstatic, Ecstatic, Ecstatic, Ecstatic! Existence is naught but illusion." She was a nerd.
The jury will nail him because each one knows if they don't, their lives will be a living hell in NYC if they survive and live. Which is not off the table in a place like NYC.
I challenge anyone to cite the felony code that Trump is charged with.
If this is not a Bolshevik Show Trial I don't know what it. These fascists prolly want to get a verdict then execute Trump 10 minutes later like Yakov Yurivsky did to the Romanov family in 1918.
All the jurors must know that they will be doxed into Oblivion if they vote to acquit. Even a hung jury with no result, the jurors who held it up will be doxed.
Let's pray thereās a patriot or two with iron-willed character on that jury. Odds don't look good, but somebody has to be the first to stand up.
And if they do, and are attacked, we should do our best to support that person, to defend them from these attacks. To me, our system of justice is tilting swiftly into the cesspool of lawlessness. Defending the lone hold out is one of those pivotal issues which might hold back the onslaught.
Here's some refreshing news.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/san-fran-tackle-laptop-thief
Iām sure theyād love nothing better š”
āIf thatās his real nameā š¤£this is one of my favorite Childerisms. Just live skeptical, people.
Also, you would not believe how easy it is to make Red Lobsterās signature biscuits at home, and they are AMAZING. So.
Everything can be replicated at home and always tastes way better. Chipotle bowls at home are so much better! š
I made burrito bowls last night and they were way better than chipotle. And I didnāt swell up from the ten tons of salt in it, either.
Duh! Chipotle is nasty!
Yep. I ate there 2 times --years ago. Coworkers lunch out when it wasn't my turn to pick a place. Each time had a raging headache afterward. I decided to stick to being a jerk and not going when the place didn't have clean ingredients.
Never ate there. Too many incidents of people getting food poisoning there over the years.
It was most likely concerted sabotage as it coincidentally (there are no coincidences) occured right after they announced that they would not use any GMO products. Monsanto loves GMO.
Good point.
It's grossly over priced, too.
No GMO means higher prices.
No need to worry over the failures of Red Lobster etc. they could had should have paid down debt when they were profitable. But like all good business men they just kept piling on more and more debt. This cycle is repeated over and over again like clockwork. Debt especially short term debt is like crack cocaine feels great at first but it will kill your in the end.
We stopped going to Red Lobster when we went there for a ātreatā some weeks after deciding to eat clean and lower carb at home. Both my husband and I got bad headaches, rare for us. This pattern was repeated at other restaurants, and eventually we found a few higher end places where the headaches didnāt happen. Itās my belief that once your body gets used to real, mostly unprocessed foods, it is shocked by having to deal with cheap, corner-cutting processed foods. And you know most places will cut as many corners as they can.
This is true. I only eat at home or rarely at a high end restaurant. We were once on a bus trip with our church from NY to Boston and the Priest decided that we should make a stop and eat at Burger King. I hadn't eaten in such a fast food place for about 20 years, and thought maybe atleast the taste would be good. It wasn't.
That night I had the strangest sensations in my stomach as if I had ingested something non edible and poisonous.
I remember reading about Sylvester Stallone having had a convulsion after eating a hot dog because he had been prepping with clean food for many months to do a movie!
As I age, I do far better on plain, real food, but I still crave things like pastries and salty chips and crackers. Even āhealthyā versions of those donāt digest well anymore. Itās a struggle to accept that those things are in my past, but I have a very clear understanding that our bodies do better without them. But the world offers hyper palatable, tempting foods at every turn. If we all ate cleanly, and stopped patronizing sellers of junk, perhaps the market would shift to real again. I say again, because I remember when food served in restaurants was clean. In the late 1960s I ordered a roast beef sandwich at our drugstore lunch counter. I watched them bring out a real roast, slice it, and make my sandwich. Now, all is processed deli meat.
Yes!! šÆ
Never found a menu item I would go back for and I felt sorry for the lobsters in the tanks there. Nope. Wonāt miss it.
I checked their menu a few years back. Recipe for health disaster.
Red Lobster was sorta icky 30 yrs ago (IMO).
Yes, can't believe they've even been around the last 20 years
Nobody needs to be eating farm raised āall you can eatā shrimp anyway.
I'm sure I speak for many when saying we rarely eat out these days except special occasions. I'm not cheap but I do demand good value for my money. Eating out is not a good value even at quality restaurants. Fast food is like crack cocaine, addictive, poisonous, and expensive.
We're fortunate that our major expenses such as mortgage, health insurance through work, and property taxes are fixed or capped (thanks prop 13!). I could not imagine being a renter or having to pay out of pocket for health care in this environment. I do all my own car and home repairs and shop like crazy for bargains. (Just this weekend I replaced a car part for $70 that a dealer wanted $600 for just the part without including labor. Don't *ever* pay dealer prices unless there is no alternative.)
Big increases have been home/car insurance, fuel, and food. Kind of stuck on the first two but cutting back on eating out has kept the latter in check. Fifteen dollars for a sub sandwich? No thanks.
It does make me wonder sometimes if things like dining out, air travel and the like, which used to be something only for the āelitesā and have become accessible to so many more people over the past few decades, are purposely being made inaccessible to regular people again š
I think you are exactly right. I grew up lower middle class, not poor by any measure but money was tight. We rarely ate out, and when we did (maybe once a month) it was a treat. We didn't take expensive vacations but cheap ones such as camping. We all worked on our own cars out of necessity. This wasn't unusual, but was considered the norm in the neighborhood where I grew up. (As was drug/alcohol use which was the downside of it.)
In hindsight I never lost those frugal traits and it's served my family well. Plus I enjoy doing home and car repairs, along with yardwork, and find it therapeutic. This was reality for most Americans fifty years ago. How many people even mow their own lawns today? A gardener is now considered a normal monthly expense rather than the frivolous luxury it once was.
Iām 70 and Iām the only person in my neighborhood that mows my own grass. And ont get me started on all the chemicals they spray! Grass is a a waste. Plant something edible.
Right. I put clover down on the front lawn where the grass wasn't doing so well. It requires minimal watering. I weed by hand, and it goes in the mulch pile. Let everyone else poison the groundwater.
My back yard is another story, and my work is cut out for me.
People used to have entire lawns of clover, until Roundup killed the clover along with the "weeds." So, a marketing campaign ensued, labeling clover as a weed.
I am also shocked by the number of ānormalā middle class people I know who have regular house cleaners. That seems like such a luxury to me!
I cleaned houses for ā normalā people for 20 years. Both working. some raising a family. I had one couple who retired and went to Florida Jan-Mud May, and still had me come every 2 weeks to do things I didnāt do kn a regular basis. Clean blind, wipe out cabinets etc.
Oh I know itās common and has been for a while, but like I said, it just seems like such a luxury to me! I know people can make a good living cleaning houses and I am glad for that!
I cleaned houses off and on for years, and enjoyed it. Plus, there were lots of perks from some people, food, furniture, plants, etc. I always said if you don't have enough time to clean your own house something is whacked in your priorities, but when my Mom hit 70s she hired someone to come in every 2 weeks and I was glad she could.
Ditto. We fussed a bit as kids, but then we grew up self-sufficient and have praised and blessed our parents ever since.
@RunningLogic good theory, and wonāt they be surprised when all the actual ādoersā (like the 80K plus who recently gathered in NJ for that rally) decide to stop providing the services/manpower needed to make those things accessible? Itās like that meme of all the workers hunched over with the tabletop on their backs, and all the āeliteā gathered around the topside, that says (paraphrasing) āthe game stops when we stand up.ā I believe weāre beginning to stand šŖš¼
I was shocked my car insurance went up 30% in a year. I have a perfect driving record. Now I just renewed and it is even more. Grocery prices are INSANE, shop the deals and off brand.
It really angers me that I hear the media including Fox that our economy is great because the stock market is strong. Sorry but us people living paycheck to paycheck simply donāt have the ability to invest in the stock market.
According to my independent agent, auto insurance prices have been rising rapidly for three years thanks to the high cost of repairs to newer cars, and also to the yuuge number of uninsured (think undocumented) drivers running into us.
Auto theft is a considerable problem in my larger home town. The rates go up as crime rises.
Yup was gonna say the same thing.
The good news Elizabeth (though it's no consolation to people struggling) is that very few people are believing the lies. People know when normal everyday costs skyrocket and no amount of media propaganda changes that. All it does is cost the media credibility which can't happen fast enough. The old "who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes" routine doesn't work for long.
But yes, shop everything (and I mean everything). It's easier than ever with the internet and the price disparity is wild. Many places have outrageous mark-ups, auto dealer parts and service being among the worst. Consider close-outs and manufacturer refurbished items. Many non-perishable items are actually closer to commodities and the brand doesn't matter that much, just research it first to make sure its not inferior garbage. Brand loyalty is a way to get you to spend more money than needed. I recently put Corsa (??) tires on my wife's Kia and they are great. Good reviews, no complaints at all, and they were a third cheaper than the name brands.
Almost everything our family needs (aside from perishable food) can be ordered online for much less and received in a week at most. Consolidate purchases to reduce shipping costs, and look for shipping specials. Turns out we don't need most things right away after all.
I don't know about you guys, but we keep our costs to a minimum doing this with no discernable down side, other than not having the instant gratification of getting something now. It's now like a game that I entertain myself with to see how low I can get the price. In fact my wife is tired of hearing me brag about how much I saved which is why I'm saying it here instead of to her.
You can brag to me. I think you are a genius! Thanks for the great advice. I have shopped for better prices on my insurance but so far everything has been more expensive. I will look into shopping for food online.
Time to shop rates. Get a few quotes. For instance, some companies ding you as you get older - so you don't want to stay with a co that increases your rate just because you had a birthday.
Mine doubled in two years, up another 40% this year. I drive 6,000 miles a year. Its about 10Ā¢/mile now.
We just moved out of California. Like you we had a very affordable house payment, but the cost of everything else was going to make retirement hard. We moved the end of February to Arkansas and couldnāt be happier!
I'm a few years away from retirement and we are looking at doing the same thing. We have crazy amounts of home equity on a fixed sub-4% mortgage. We have so much equity my big concern is how to avoid the capital gains tax. But that's a nice problem to have.
Going to miss the weather though as there's nothing like SoCal in the US.
@Jeff C, start here:
https://losthorizons.com/Documents/TheTruthInTenSegments.pdf
On page 20/21 the subject of capital gains is addressed.
Most people are asleep and unaware of the scam of the federal income tax, even though the tax doesn't feel right. Or if you've heard protestations or arguments on the periphery of your life and wondered about it. Forgive my rush to judgement, and please don't misconstrue as a judgement against anything, but it appears you might not have been exposed yet to the truth in this arena. Not your fault.
The "downside" of being awake š¢šÆš„ having the tools to do something about it is the requirement for cojones. It's breathtaking, as in holding the breath, at first, but when you realize the tricks of the IRS are the same thing you read about over and over again at the website of the author of š¶ššššššš š”āš š¶ššš: šāš š¹šš ššššš”ššš ššš¢š”ā š“ššš¢š” ššš„šš”ššš šš š“šššššš (link in a second) you totally get the picture and I wager will wish to share with as many as will hear you out.
Homepage of author of š¶ššššššš š”āš š¶ššš (it's the beginning of above URL): https://www.losthorizons.com The full text of the book is now available to read online for f*ree, all 200+ pages. Follow links on the homepage. By God it's liberating knowing this truth and doing one's duty to uphold the law.
I suspect you do not have a federal income tax liability, nor will you have a capital gains tax liability. There are exceptions; they are specific. The info you need is in the book š¶ššššššš š”āš š¶ššš with the supplemental material (different author) linked above.
Be strong. Be a part of the force for the light exposing the dark.
Thank you, I'll check it out.
We go out a couple of times a week, but we have gravitated to small, family owned restaurants. We donāt care about ambiance, just the quality of the ingredients and the family owned ones, where the owner is always there and has about 6 tables - you know the type- seem to have much higher quality food for the same price or less than the big restaurants. Itās a pride thing to serve great food. I do live in the Houston area, so there are tons of options, which helps.
How lovely..like Europe where the chef owner prepared a different meal each day from scratch.
Here's a tip, but you need to be able to cross reference different vehicles. There are (were?) 4 different prices for the same GM part, depending on how you looked it up. Low to high- Chevy, , Buick, Cadillac, boat.
Yup, exactly. European cars are the worst but if you can find the original equipment manufacturers part number it turns out the same part if often used on other makes or available from the supplier.
I needed a vacuum assist pump for power brakes. Dealer cost was $612. Some googling revealed that the part was manufactured by Hella and could be bought from them directly for $130. More googling revealed that an aftermarket supplier made a copy for $65. I'm usually wary about aftermarket parts but it had good reviews, took a chance, and it works absolutely fine.
Did brakes on the car all the way around at the same time including new front rotors. Total cost $150 as they had a free shipping special. Highly recommend eeuroparts.com as they will usually tell you the dealer cost, original manufacturer cost, and aftermarket cost, and give you choices. Anyone with some googling effort and mechanical aptitude can do this.
all good, but please stop not only using google, but letting them turn it into a synonym for using a search engine the way Jello became used for gelatin. google = CIA as Gordon Duff said. They have changed (censored) their search algorithms so much that it should be blatantly obvious google does equal CIA.
Haha. I never use google but use Duck Duck Go. Was using "googling" as a verb for searching things on the internet as "duck duck going" sounds ridiculous.
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Alternatives:
https://www.startpage.com/
https://swisscows.com/en
https://www.qwant.com/
It's possible search results may not be as robust as google parent company sites. It's possible you may have to use multiple search engines to broaden results/choices. Also, caveat emptor, if it's free, you are the product. Despite VPNs and proxy addresses. I dunno how they do it but they harvest and sell info and find you.
You probably know, nor am I the one to look for for tech advice, Ha! Hahahaha!!, there are paid search engines. Not crazy expensive, but not free. We have become accustomed to the free tho, haven't we...?
I propose "duck duck went."
On second thought, too many syllables.
You made me laugh with āduck duck goingā, I am glad I wasnāt drinking coffee when I read that part šš¤£
Duck duck go is owned by google... try Brave
I was a staff Accountant at a corp office of a publicly held national & global restaurant chain (casual dining) for 25+ years. We went through some challenging years where tough decisions had to be made in order to survive and thankfully, we had some really great leaders and innovators. What I think most consumers don't understand is how little profit margin there is on fast food & casual dining. It doesn't take much to eat up profits. Juggling ROI, customer likes & dislikes, and most importantly, REPEAT customers, is a never ending process. I'm actually surprised Red Lobster lasted this long considering seafood has always been a highly volatile commodity (most proteins are but seafood & steaks are the most challenging costs to control). Add higher wages, distribution challenges, food cost increases, increased facility expenses (maint, utilities, etc), all equal a disaster just waiting to happen. It always makes me a bit sad when I hear about these closings. People lose jobs, empty/closed up buildings in the community is depressing, and fewer dining options for citizens.
Not to mention many of these bigger named fast food restaurants are small businesses (franchisees).
Not sure I would classify a franchisee as a small business, even for fast food. One, they cost millions and two, franchisee's are usually prime locations where there's no threat of competing corp owned restaurants nearby.
I can see why that is your stance--some of the most prominent brands are on busy street corners. Some franchises have corporate owned locations. Also, there are some franchisees who partner with private equity to build an empire. As a franchisee (non-food), member if the International Franchise Association and someone who lobbied my Congressmen on Capitol Hill last year on behalf of Franchising, Franchisees and Small Business Owners to not sign the joint-employer rule, I'll have to disagree. I am a small business owner as are many of the other franchisees I meet (food and non-food). Many have used the ROBS program to get into franchising in order to build personal wealth (wealth mostly means an income though there are some who eventually become wealthy). There are over 400 verticals in the franchise industry at many different price points.
I mean, I feel for the workers and franchisees, but people eating less fast food is good news in terms of health.
BIL owns a restaurant that got over 2.4 mil in covid loans... he stayed open, shrunk his staff and served takeout only for 2 years. Didn't have to repay a dime on the loans! NOT A DIME! Traveled to Europe for a LONG VACA, has continued to travel outside the US... opened the restaurant to full dining, rehired staff and is back to
business. Suffered zero financial loss, never closed... hard to stomach when so many mom and pop places were forced to close.
As Im occasionally stopped by school crossing guards, as well as making trips to theme parks and beaches...i applaud McDonald's for cutting out free refills. Our youth, and up, are a bunch of obese, out of shape folks...the last thing they need is a refill.
I gave up soda for water in 2008. I had a soda in 2017 and was sick within a minute or two.
Oh yeah, that š©'s poison. Quit last century. All processed sugar. Label reader extraordinaire, before late century (I think? Was it early century?) new labeling requirements leaving slightly less mystery. Never looked back.