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I thought that was hilarious. I don't think the point was pussification, 'Randy's' aggressiveness from chest beating to using a baseball bat didn't go well, course neither did his pacifism. Humor doesn't need a lesson, it just needs to be funny. That's why it's humor.

Not that I know of, but there are many T-shirt/graphic sites that allow groups space to create various logos, then anyone can get it applied to a wide variety of items. One of my Burning Man groups did that and I went whole hog buying cups, patches, extra dog tags to gift out.. I forget which site it was. For me, I'd go for a T-shirt of favorite TB quotes.

that's the story of the Universe. makes you wonder how much of our life, how much of our future is chaos? Unknown, unknowable, randomness. So I say, Get used to it & learn to enjoy it.

Here's one. Pretend you've got a friend, a pen pal. You know all about him, his strengths and weaknesses. A nice guy, you know his history.. he writes you with the problem. Take your time, write back what you think he should do. Literally write it, freehand or type. It slows you down a little and hopefully gets a little deeper into your subconscious. Doing this takes the 'I' out of the equation and may give a little more clarity or toughness to the answer. Cause this isn't to just anyone, this is to a friend much like yourself. What they can and should do.

I like my Instant Pot and its been real good for soups and stews, but can't say I make anything particularly ketonic in it. For a good dose of protein how do you feel about eggs? They can be controversial but I find them great packets of protein and a whole lot more (including dietary cholesterol). Hard boiled they take on the herbal flavorings sprinkled on. As omelets they're cooked in a few minutes and make handy pouches for whatever proteins you put in the middle (my latest is spicy bean dip from jar). If the cholesterol is concerning there's not using the yolk or using less of them. I don't use it but these days the variety of protein powder seems really diverse, from egg white to pea powder, its not just casein based anymore. You could experiment with something tastier. Maybe even hit a juice bar kinda place and see if they'd set you up with some mini-experiments with what they have. Or find a place where you buy by the ounce and try a few in various recipes and see what you like. Sometimes just changing the type of milk in shakes makes a big difference. Lastly for recipes and information on protein powder marksdailyapple.com is a good source- https://www.marksdailyapple.com/?s=protein+powder

When things go off kilter slow down or stop, take a break. Leave the manic cycle. Stop the social media, go for walks in nature. Disregard signs. For a while anyway. Sometimes we overload our systems, get disturbing feedback and need to reset.

Your English is very good. Glad to have you here and look forward to your insights. Many people here have desires to escape to the forest or mountains, at least for a while and would love to hear how you manage.

The idea of an alternative semi-underground currency is a decent one. But the point of it is to hold value steadily, not be a vehicle of speculation. It's ironic that's what they've become. Too often newbies in any kind of trading forget the value of diversification and risk control. I know I did, my first foray into the investment world had me putting all my money into one stock, buying and selling. Success too, for awhile but odds catch up. I'd have done much better diversifying and not being so greedy, ie I moved on to buying on margin. It's not just eggs in one basket, it's balancing all your eggs in a tiny nest. The worst thing that can happen to a person walking into a casino is winning big at first. They get the idea it's easy or that they're lucky. It can set them up for an expensive bad trip or lifetime of losses. Versus the person who breaks even and sees whats going on with the odds. These cryptocurrencies are fragile and ethereal. Invest if you want.. but control your losses, don't get emotional or suckered in. It's a horse race where the horses don't really exist. Let's see if I can offer any semi-solid advice.. Looking at charts, imo, volume is as important as price. It's part of the pulse. I like to think of it like piano music, price is the rising or falling of the notes, yet volume is how hard the keys are played. I don't do day trading anymore, but I like to see if I can hear the music of individual stocks, and the price is rising, yet the intensity (volume) is falling, I reckon the tune(& price) will settle lower. Looking at the daily movement of bitcoin I see that phenomena happening now. That's one of my things.. certainly its not precise, but neither is music, yet sometimes, there's a predictive flow. Create your own metaphor, see how well it matches the reality of the movement. Don't trust it completely, the market gods punish hubris, but trust it a little bit, give it some action. See how it does.

Sometimes, the Universe isn't trapping you, its giving a gift. that's one fortune cookie in my bag of excuses anyway.

If you find yourself buying much from Amazon it makes sense to look into a Amazon credit card, especially if you're a prime member. The prime rewards card is free and gives you 5% back. We've been buying (& renting) college text books from Amazon and its expensive but cheaper then the university book store. The card gives 5% back on Amazon purchases, 2% back on gas, restaurants and drugstores, and 1% on everything else. It has no yearly fee and no foreign transaction fee (rare, most other cards charge an ouchy 3 to 5% outside the states). If you shop at Target, they also have a 5% back credit card. In my view, this is free money. As long as you'll be responsible and pay the debt off on time. If you can't, then maybe having a single card (lowest interest is most important then) might make life easier. Or in that case, perhaps play the credit card swap game, swinging from no interest for 6 months card to the next as long as is allowed, knowing that debt is tricky and out of control it can turn you into a penniless indentured servant. So be careful, better to limit buys to needs then go into debt. On the third hand, as my sister often points out to me, if we don't support local stores, they and there jobs, and the financial eco system of our towns will dry up. So.. that's a counter reason not to buy from the big box corporate mega opolies Still for some things, they do make sense.

I know.. even writing it I figured it was as likely helpful as 'buy a voodoo doll, poke it in spot X29. That should do it.' How does this saying from Churchill sound- 'When going through hell, keep going'

As a business owner I've seen the slippery downhill tragedy child payments can take. I had guys lose 25% of there paychecks to mandatory court ordered payments taken directly out of there paychecks leaving them with little, then a 2nd court order comes taking away another 25%. Bad stuff, that leads to the person quitting and woman getting nothing. I'm sure from the womans perspective its an awful tragedy too. I can't help thinking if there was trust and honesty going on a better solution for all 3 parties (man, woman & kids) could be reached, but so often instead there is bitterness and vindictiveness, full of Pyrrhic victories. Few things are as expensive financially or emotionally as divorce and child payments The world is full of cautionary tales of be careful where you dip you wick and who you make commitments to. For me, so far so good, pretty damn good infact but luck undoubtedly plays a role.

Difference between imagination and reality? Reality is more stubborn. What is enlightenment? To me, losing 10#'s. For others its gaining perspective ground in reality. Your relationship to all things are put in their proper perspective, thus aspects of ego are dropped, certain freedoms gained. What is awakening? Dropping ones programming/karma. Seeing the world without the perceptual filters of culture, emotion and desire. What is is? Yes.

hmnn.. here's my shot in the dark- Start by complimenting her on what a good job that she's done with the kids, and that in the end they are what matters the most. With that in mind, even though you're of limited means you want to do your best to help them now that they're of college age and you'd like to start giving to them directly. Helping them out because they need to be your focus now. With some luck, maybe you can end the legal obligation and start making regular payments to the kids without the legal obligated sword over your head. If you're so lucky, make the payments and/or doing what you can to stay on the positive side of your kids lives.

Or as one ice cream cone said to another- Hoc etiam ignis ardore tabescent

& a welcome Momento Mori to you.

At Burning Man there was seminar from a guy who did trout farming with aquaponics. His 'secrets' were digging long ponds deep so they'd stay cooler, getting leftovers from fishmongers to cut down on fish feeding costs, but he also made it clear that with trout it wasn't easy. You had to keep very close tabs on a number of critical factors from acidity to temperature. Still there were other types of fish much more forgiving. Even now there are lots of commercial little units for goldfish and betas to grow with some symbiosis with plants. But the real thing, to get real harvests seemed to be a major effort unless its a serious hobby.

Welcome, your products are very timely. I hope you'll give your insights in our discussions on the Dao De Jing.

My thinking is.. we have our genius's, our ancestors had there's. Not super tech, but over generations they had there DaVinci's, MichaelAngelo's.. people way smarter then average and way smarter then me. Every generation spawns some and every now and then one ends up in the right place and they produce wonders of there age. We have this too, maybe it's harder to recognize, cause it's a theory or Blackbird spy plane or computer chip.. or skyscraper or subway; things that we take for granted, but are inspired works of advanced genius that are leaps ahead of there time.

Strange, I told a Tibetan Buddhist I wanted to be one with everything and he gave me baklava, in a bun.

And since I'm a week or two behind here's one more. This is just for fun. A chance to pick up hitch hikers, take'em home and do drugs with them.. in hypnosis. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I can't think of a safer way to experience it. Here's the video- Try it if you dare. There's no harm in listening to it first and choosing not to fall under, to get an impression, but imo there's nothing too racy or crazy on it. Your mileage may vary. Here's a shorter version in mp3. Some may love the long induction with eyes opening and closing. Most of the time I'd rather side step it. Thus I've turned it from 50 minutes to 32. Her youtube is interesting, certainly on the sexual side of hypnosis. There are people like Kim Walsh and Michael Sealy who tend towards more productive readings. I've even found a couple sites that specialize in transmogrification, from werewolf to kitten and beyond. If you're comfortable, these trippy readings can be fun. Otherwise there's always the traditional mild yoga nidra's that are pleasant journeys of relaxation. Let me know which ones you enjoy, whether I've listed them or not. Shorter_Psychedelic_Meditation.mp3

Often short is good. Once your used to the relaxed focused state of hypnosis you don't need long introductions. With that in mind here are two excellent from Kim Walsh, one I had full length earlier, but here it is shortened. The Happiness one, without all the relaxation and leaf counting, here it starts at the river, where the sky will darken and stars will fall and fill you with good feelings. Likewise here is the a meditation of mindful eating without the longer relaxation and walk through the garden. Instead you're close to the hotel, the nice elevator induction to the theater where you learn a bit watching your healthier self on screen. Both in Kim Walsh delightful voice. Shorter_Mindful_Eating_Meditation.mp3 Shorter_Happiness_meditation.mp3

I don't delete, but I do modify posts.* Even old ones, usually it's grammatical or to get my point across betterer clearer. Deleters beware. Our posts are in part our diaries, as years and decade go by, they are the footsteps of our thoughts, showing us where we have been. There is a loss, when we erase them. We've had people erase their entire blogs in a hissy fit over a staff decision only to come back the next day to rage about the loss that they felt 'forced' to do. Reflection maketh the man or at least has potential to improve him. Cause hopefully we grow or at least start recognizing patterns in our foolishness. *even hide and bury things invisibly.

I understand the cleansing aspect yet I'm sorry when people delete everything. At some point everyone posts some good solid stuff. Are part of solid intelligent conversations and to delete those hurts the flow, perhaps keeps people from accessing a little unique wisdom. So delete if you must, but maybe not everything. Take your time, if you've written some good posts, let'em live. We all produce alot of chaff but let the wheat stay. Every now and then old posts come back to life, often the best of them do, years later and your contribution deserves to be read and not a hole in the conversation.

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