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jjraak said:
I was referring to Obama's farewell address

President's farewell speech
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Agree but those are also the places where such people should be shown up for what they are. Obama and for a long period Blair were so competent they had the authority to do so. Walking the walk helps to give one a wider audience. Interestingly I recently read that only about 40% max of UK and USA electorate are committed to one of the two main parties. My guess fwiw is that most of the seemingly main fault lines are split that way. The committed just shout a lot and provide clickbait = advertising revenue. @gennepher thanks for sharing the lighthouse. Are you still using cronometer?
 
ianpspurs said:
Agree but those are also the places where such people should be shown up for what they are. Obama and for a long period Blair were so competent they had the authority to do so. Walking the walk helps to give one a wider audience. Interestingly I recently read that only about 40% max of UK and USA electorate are committed to one of the two main parties. My guess fwiw is that most of the seemingly main fault lines are split that way. The committed just shout a lot and provide clickbait = advertising revenue. @gennepher thanks for sharing the lighthouse. Are you still using cronometer?
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Thank you @ianpspurs
Yes I am.
I am lacking in quite a lot of stuff.
So, reassessing diet in bits and pieces and seeing what I can change here and there.
But part of my problem is that I don't eat a lot, and usually only have two small meals a day. If I ate what people generally eat, then I would be asleep after every meal.
I am trying a third small meal today. And when I do that, my blood sugars stay stable during the night, and don't go up and down. But then I have a problem with reflux and sleeping...
I keep trying different things...

You have a good day.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.5

A bit late this morning, because Midnight came to my bed in the night upset. He'd had a kerfuffle with something. So, when I was sure the garden was clear of wildlife at dawn this morning, I went out and got the SD cards, I downloaded them but they didn't show me anything that Midnight might been involved in. He had a bit of missing fur but nothing serious. So he's been in clinging to mum mode so far today, and so I am behind in everything.

This is the video I made this morning from last night's SD cards.

Fox & Badger & Cats
This greedy fox ate all the biscuits I had put out for the stray cats...

Forgot to link the video...here it is...now I do need that nap...



I have been using my hand massaging machine to try and leave my arthritis in my hands.

I found you could use a glove, not a surgical glove, but one of those looser plastic gloves, put handcream on your hands, put the glove on, put hand in the hand massager, and it massages the cream in beautifully. It is quite nice actually...

So, I was able to paint the Creative today which is Lighthouse #27 painted in Procreate.

Now I am ready for a nap...

Have your best day...

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Interested in this "hand massaging machine" Gennepher. What is that?

Great lighthouse by the way. Love your treatment of the waves. Is that a stir crazy lighthouse keeper or Rapunzel?
 
gennepher said:
Thank you @ianpspurs
Yes I am.
I am lacking in quite a lot of stuff.
So, reassessing diet in bits and pieces and seeing what I can change here and there.
But part of my problem is that I don't eat a lot, and usually only have two small meals a day. If I ate what people generally eat, then I would be asleep after every meal.
I am trying a third small meal today. And when I do that, my blood sugars stay stable during the night, and don't go up and down. But then I have a problem with reflux and sleeping...
I keep trying different things...

You have a good day.
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Here is a link to a podcast about protein but also applies to all rdas. Basically they (rdas) are so calculated that almost everyone will achieve them. You may well be getting enough of those bits and pieces without hitting them. Key part is at 10.38 -
 

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ianpspurs said:
Walking the walk helps to give one a wider audience.
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Indeed

Worth a re-read of his address.

Particularly in light of the benefit it gave the Orange One, who then chose to vomit at the suggestion he too followed gracious in defeat in Obama's & many others footsteps.

Instead the FG decided on soaking his babygro in salty tears when he lost, lost, lost ... :cool:
 
Annb said:
Interested in this "hand massaging machine" Gennepher. What is that?

Great lighthouse by the way. Love your treatment of the waves. Is that a stir crazy lighthouse keeper or Rapunzel?
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Here it is on Amazon (there appears to be a £20 voucher off at the moment.)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B096FS43XL/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A6AN3VHLUPFB5&psc=1
This one encloses each separate finger and thumb. I prefer this one.


Now I also got a 2nd one, a different one, but the 2nd one does not enclose and massage each finger, but is just one space to massage the whole hand. And is not so pleasurable for my fingers. This is the second one.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B11H2MSX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
But it is currently unavailable.


I love painting waves!!!!
Stir crazy lighthouse keeper I think!!!
 
ianpspurs said:
Here is a link to a podcast about protein but also applies to all rdas. Basically they (rdas) are so calculated that almost everyone will achieve them. You may well be getting enough of those bits and pieces without hitting them. Key part is at 10.38 -
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Thanks Ian.
Just looked at the transcript.
Interesting reading.
I'll read it again a few hours.

Thanks again.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.5

A bit late this morning, because Midnight came to my bed in the night upset. He'd had a kerfuffle with something. So, when I was sure the garden was clear of wildlife at dawn this morning, I went out and got the SD cards, I downloaded them but they didn't show me anything that Midnight might been involved in. He had a bit of missing fur but nothing serious. So he's been in clinging to mum mode so far today, and so I am behind in everything.

This is the video I made this morning from last night's SD cards.

Fox & Badger & Cats
This greedy fox ate all the biscuits I had put out for the stray cats...

Forgot to link the video...here it is...now I do need that nap...



I have been using my hand massaging machine to try and leave my arthritis in my hands.

I found you could use a glove, not a surgical glove, but one of those looser plastic gloves, put handcream on your hands, put the glove on, put hand in the hand massager, and it massages the cream in beautifully. It is quite nice actually...

So, I was able to paint the Creative today which is Lighthouse #27 painted in Procreate.

Now I am ready for a nap...

Have your best day...

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Hope Midnight is OK today @gennepher
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Hope Midnight is OK today @gennepher
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He is a bit bristly @Krystyna23040
I have to be careful how to approach him. I have to speak to him in front of him before I put my hand on him otherwise, he jumps and bites my hand... not to draw blood, but just a warning thing...

So what ever happened last night he is very jumpy today on any noise and sound or sudden movement. He is giving out the don't touch me vibes today unless I say you can...

Thanks.
 
gennepher said:
He is a bit bristly @Krystyna23040
I have to be careful how to approach him. I have to speak to him in front of him before I put my hand on him otherwise, he jumps and bites my hand... not to draw blood, but just a warning thing...

So what ever happened last night he is very jumpy today on any noise and sound or sudden movement. He is giving out the don't touch me vibes today unless I say you can...

Thanks.
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Poor Midnight @gennepher . He must have got a real fright last night
 
jjraak said:
From my post previously, a little regression.

Been noted I'm a little (lot) more
bristly in my responses.

I noticed it myself, but can't quite put a finger on why, but I do have a working theory.

Perhaps the improvement physically has let me look back at the year or two with some suppressed anger more easily released ?

The viewpoint I thought would change & shift the focus from the time line being the .....

Second (impact)
Minute (a blank after impact )
Minutes (before assistance )
Hour (at site being stabilised)
Day, weeks & month.(in hospital)
Months, year/s (recovering)

if anything that time frame focus has hardened and made me resentful.

Maybe I'm just ( or have been ? ) unconsciously internalising it & only now feel able to leech it out, albeit in an unpalatable way to those unfortunate to be around me & entirely undeserving of it...?

Mmhh.
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I have never noticed any difference in you jjraak alway tramping the sunny uplands.
Me, I could be a pacederm! :)
 
ianpspurs said:
Must be incredibly hard in some cabinets if they are anything like the senior leadership meetings of many schools or large organisations. Some truly bizarre people promoted to important positions who always seem to have been incredibly over promoted/have amazing self promotional skills without any obvious talent for the job. Real skill to keep a straight face when they talk. There were some bright enough people in Bojo and Trump's cabinets whose real views and morals were sensible.
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But to get on they always have to preach to the party hymn sheet.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Poor Midnight @gennepher . He must have got a real fright last night
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Thanks @Krystyna23040
He must've.

He is on the swing at the moment, because I am by the front window waiting for a parcel. And when I lock up I will bring him in, if he lets me, but he can be very opinionated....
Sometimes it is an absolute no no to pick him up.
 
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