An old outliers last hurrah
The only honest answer is that I just don’t know!
So, I’ll give it a try but I make no promises.
I’ll be blogging about my stumbling, bumbling, mumbling walk in these the final few years, days, hours, minutes of my life.
Which is not to say it will be an ‘oh woe is me’ blog. Most days I’ll be ranting and roaring about what I believe are things worth ranting and raving about.
It’s been a journey of 73 years. Sometimes it has been a sprint, other times it has been a marathon. Now it’s a slow walk. usually with two canes. If I live long enough it will be wheelchair and electric scooter time. When that time comes, I’ll change the title.
6.—“No state at war with another shall countenance such modes of hostility as would make mutual confidence impossible in a subsequent state of peace: such are the employment of assassins (percussores) or of poisoners (venefici),
Perhaps, though I have no way to prove it, my strong pro-Palestinian, pro-Muslim, pro-Jewish, pro-Peace, anti-Zionist stance was enough to get my Tumbler account terminated? Whatever the reason for my termination, I wish Tumbler well. Brian
If I report that the IDF targeted three Hamas operatives, people just might cheer. If I report up front that four of his grandchildren were also targeted hopefully there will also be lots of booing.
Arnold S. is a lot of things. One thing he’s not is stupid. I agree with him that being a hater is being a loser. I also agree that we all, myself included, need to constantly work on our hatreds. If we don’t the genocides will never stop.
The content discusses the efforts of ultranationalist Jews to replace the Al-Aqsa Mosque with a “Third Temple” in Jerusalem, going against traditional Jewish scholarship. It also touches on the significance of sacrificial rituals in Judaism and the potential consequences of pursuing this path. The writer expresses skepticism towards the idea and foresees potential conflicts.
Last night about midnight I went out to check the water levels in the ponds. I suppose I was outside for about 15 minutes. As I sat down the sweat was forming on my body.
This is remarkable for one simple reason: for most of the last 20+ years the temperature has fallen to near 22C. at night. Now it seems to be staying a lot closer to the daytime high, and that’s getting higher. Which is why I was checking the water level in the ponds. It’s hotter and drier than it historically has been and we’re living through a drought.
The day started with my cell phone reminder to take my insulin awakening me from a rare, good sleep. The good news being that it worked even with my cell phone turned off.
For years it was a simple routine. Monday morning I’d load up my pill box. It took all of five minutes to guaranty that all I needed to do was to look in my pill box to make sure that I was up to date on my daily pill intake.
Now, with my memory and my focus acting up it just doesn’t work. Example, this morning when I took my pre breakfast insulin I noticed that I hadn’t taken it yesterday. I had taken two others pills but my insulin had just slipped out of my world.
Missing my insulin for a day won’t do me any irreparable harm but it surely isn’t good for me. Possible workaround is to have my smart phone give me a mid-morning alert. And indeed, I have set it up. But what happens if I forget both my insulin and to turn on my cell phone?
As Oliver was fond of saying, ‘before you shoot your last arrow best make sure you’ve got a rock in your back pocket!’ So, I’m going to change Edge’s homepage. Starting today it will be my calendar with all of my pill times highlighted. Should solve the problem for now.
The Winter Of My Life 