Archive for March 2015
Insane Clarity – Cholesterol, Ketogenic, and Low Carb Myth Busting
I was just going to leave it at that. And this one too, even though I had a follow-up post planned initially. Then I got this comment from “FormerBlogger.” A few of us quit blogging (fairly prominent sites) because we were tired of being associated in any circles with Jimmy Moore. You just could never…Read More
Moving To Cabo San Lucas Diary: I Just Bought a DoodleBug
I’ll be blogging about the process all along the way. What happens is that initially, you come up with the protoplan, and it develops over time into the working plan. So, for instance, the initial idea was to haul my trailer down there as my initial outpost. Home Sweet Home — Mobile Version Thing is,…Read More
Escaping Your Environment Changes Your Paradigm
Posting the pics of myself Thursday night was an impulse encouraged by Beatrice. When she saw me after five days she kept mentioning my appearance; and not just physical, but spiritual—for lack of better word. Sure, I’d been on “vacation,” but it’s also been a working vacation centered around a business I stumbled upon…Read More
A Rare Picture of Richard
It’s rumored that I’m afraid to post pics of myself, for any number of reasons, and I’ve heard them all (obese, diabetic, hypothyroid, alcoholic…a complete mess…even sarcopenia in a recent comment on Eades’ blog). The fact is, I’d rather it really not be about me personally, going forward. On the other hand, some insist, so…Read More
Paradigmatic Juxtapositions
The other day I was approached by an older white dude in Cabo, as I was out and about and in a tank top. “Sir, are you a veteran?” he asks. “Of what?” I ask back politely, even though I knew what he meant—having a certain disdain as I do for the outright hijacking of a…Read More
Cabo San Lucas – Day 2 & 3 (So Far…)
Yesterday’s Day 1 post. A busy couple of days. It began with a flurry of inquiries via VRBO (listings here and here). The way I work those is to quickly answer any questions, if any, then tack on the boilerplate with all the rates and options. It’s fire & forget. Never a follow-up, I don’t…Read More
Cabo San Lucas – Day 1
Here’s the kickoff post from yesterday and the full set of photos of The Gand Solmar Land’s End Resort. First full day was spent getting a lay of the land, and lots of pool & sunshine. And, of course, lunch by the pool. $10, including tax and tip. Of course, some people come to Cabo…Read More
Los Cabos
Got in yesterday after a great flight experience, for once. San Jose – Cabo, direct, on-time 9:22 am departure, 2 1/2 hour flight, $50 upgrade to 1st Class. Then, an effortless $17 shuttle ride to The Grand Solmar Land’s End Resort & Spa. As I may have mentioned, I’ve been renting out my contract rights…Read More
If You Can’t Buy Your Own Government, Migrate to a Place Where You Can
I like Mafia movies; principally, because it’s just a form of alternative government and indoctrinated people make meaningless distinctions about it. Everybody pays for government. ‘Mercan fanboys and girls say stupid shit like, in making bad distinctions: “it’s a protection racket.” Well, what do you think the fucking US Feds are—with their endless election spectacles—dumb…Read More
Sugar For A Simpler Sleep Aid or Acute Insomnia Cure
This was a rather tough little experiment I’ve done on occasion for quite a while now, perhaps over a year or more. That’s simply because I really don’t have much problem with good sleep. Since I’m human, live in a complex world, and have made my way in producing my own income since 1992, I…Read More
Kids Want To Learn, But Probably Not What You Want To Teach
It’s always hilarious to me: reports on poor classroom performance, poor test scores, and on and on. Thing is, that’s a “report card” on teachers, administrators, bureaucrats, politicians, collectivism, socialism, and society’s just-another-brick-inb-the-wall meat grinder in general—not on kids. Accordingly, it almost always comes down to MORE MONAYS! (for teachers, bureaucrats, administrators, et al.). This is…Read More
“Land of the Free” Update: US[SR] and The Curious Case of Mohamedou Slahi
Sometimes you really need to think in terms of essentials. Are the great, integrated-with-human-nature ideas and ideals of Enlightenment—where a state ought to be subject to the same moral code as citizens—the most important thing? Or, is the most important thing the actions of a State that was supposedly-specifically founded on such ideals? The critical…Read More
Is It Time To Move The Fuck On?
Real Food. I get it: meat, fish, fowl, vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, starches. I mean: I really get it. It’s rather easy…so say billions of hominoids, 4 million years and counting. I don’t get this, anymore: Here’s my PS story: I’ve never been obese and today I’m lean (4-pack) with good insulin sensitivity (low fasting insulin).…Read More
Take a Ride With An Eagle From The Top of the Burj Khalifa
This is really spectacular, folks. About a minute. They set an eagle off from the top of the needle of The Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It’s why I take glides myself. One thing to take note of is how the Eagle pulls in his wings in order to increase airspeed in the final seconds, as…Read More
Adult School Teachers Set Up Students To School Adult School Teachers
I’ve lived with a school teacher for about 20 years now. Still learning. You know what she’s taught me the most? She wants anyone and everyone who comes in contact with her to do better than she did. It’s her raison d’etre. Isn’t that a beautiful ethic for anyone who calls themself a teacher? If…Read More
I Keep Getting Owned By The English
I’ve blogged about it—Sons of Anarchy. Just basically spent around 100 hours over several weeks watching the thing, getting so absorbed I dreamed about it over and over, every night. Ever done that? Spend a chunk of your life so cut-off that you really can’t explain it to anyone, but you have to see it…Read More
Doubt and Certainty
Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love. — Wilhelm S.Read More
Stupid Shit That Crossed My Attention Last Few Days
Team DD, as Mike Eades calls us, have been in such heavy swing over the past week that I’m buried in emails. I want to get it sorted out and blog it soon. One of my goals in this is being first to publish. We pretty much have a good handle on what Eades is…Read More
A Traumatized Doggie Story
I can do a stream of conscience on sacred institutions. I can do a stream of conscience on the distinction between anarchism and nihilism. But I can also blog about domesticated dogs. My Rat Terriers. 30 seconds. Something happened yesterday, and it made me take account of the push-pull, profit-loss, ins-&-outs of caging them. First,…Read More
Beautiful Carmel Highlands and Big Sur
Here’s the post I actually started to write yesterday, got off on an iconoclastic tangent over the rather silly institution of marriage, went with a stream of consciousness on that, hit publish before I chickened out. The way things roll, sometimes. It’s a real blog, not made up to suit anyone’s particular fancy, not even…Read More