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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

Annb said:
Been praying for you and JKP for many months. Don't know if it has been of any help but I hope for good results today. Extra thoughts and prayers coming your way. USA - yes a sigh and a prayer or hundreds. I had thought "They couldn't, could they?" But they did. I thought that as well, a long time ago, in a UK context, but we did. I'm obviously a terrible judge of how people will choose.
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Can agree with this @Annb
We must be poor judges of popular opinion too. We thought the British people has more sense than to vote for Brexit.
Although listening to our sons tell of their friends opinions we should have expected it.
 
As a reminder thes are the laws of stupidity.

These are Cipolla's five fundamental laws of stupidity:

  1. Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
  2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
  3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
  4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
  5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.
Corollary: a stupid person is more dangerous than a pillager.
 
JohnEGreen said:
One of the laws of stupidity tells us that we should never underestimate the number of stupids there are in the world.
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Morning John and that is a nice fbg to start your day. One of the ironies of populism and Trump is that those kind of attitudes are leveraged by two types of elite. The super rich such as Trump, Musk and whoever else lurked in the background with their dark money and the elite with all the right credentials such as J D Vance and Johnson. They see those attitudes in the "liberal elite" and how they both annoy and do nothing for the vast majority then play on that. Millions of men and women who feel as though they are drowning are cynically dangled non existent straws to clutch. Every time the "libtards" fall into the elephant trap of seeing those let down voters as stupids which spectacularly backfires to their amazement. There is also plenty of hate, racism, misogyny, homophobia and general desire to create mayhem which people don't acknowledge, brushed off as Trump/Boris being themselves just saying what we all think - no we don't. Saying that is just what the trap is all about. No known fbg here and thanks everyone for all the good wishes for JKP.
 
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Good morning everyone on a rock rolling morning of surviving the horror here in the dark and dangerous north. Still, the nut job doesn’t get sworn in until the new year so no crazy button pressing until after we enjoy our Christmas pud. Duty black dog contact early this morning - someone in depression and needing to talk. It’s a thing. A safety harness that I have used myself. On a brighter note, we are taking one of Mrs Miggins’ brothers out to lunch today - he doesn’t get out much due to difficulty walking. Later, our pal from LA will be here for a while. He is only flying from Frankfurt so won’t be jet lagged (they have an apartment there from when he worked in Germany). Later still, Mrs Miggins is taking The Girl In The Bubble for her after school swimming lesson. I need to think about tonight’s supper so will be scouring the freezer. Soup probably, like on a cafe menu, ‘various soup’. Art bit. Nothing done yesterday but here is the sheet of paper that I used over the past few days. As I sit staring out at the bin in anticipation of the bin lorry cavalcade, I and hoping that you all have a smashing midweek day. I best make Kory and then look into the freezer.
 

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5.5 this morning.

Swelling from ankle almost gone. So has the bruising. On Thursday it was swollen like a football and the whole foot and ankle was black, blue and purple. .

Very puzzling why it should be healing at supersonic speed.

Since Covid I have been ribcage breathing from dawn to dusk - every minute of the day to avoid getting a chest infection.

Of course, when we ribcage breathe the fascia in the trunk moves and hydrates. If the ribcage doesn't move when we breathe it doesn't move and dehydrates. Then the lymphatic channels that are in the deep facia of the trunk become very sluggish and this upsets the synovial lymphatic system which vital for our joints.

It does look like this system is clearing the inflammation, bruising and swelling from my ankle.

I also suffer from chronic inflammation and swelling in finger joints and that has gone also. I have normal fingers.

It has not been easy to become a ribcage breather all day l o my but well worth it.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a rock rolling morning of surviving the horror here in the dark and dangerous north. Still, the nut job doesn’t get sworn in until the new year so no crazy button pressing until after we enjoy our Christmas pud. Duty black dog contact early this morning - someone in depression and needing to talk. It’s a thing. A safety harness that I have used myself. On a brighter note, we are taking one of Mrs Miggins’ brothers out to lunch today - he doesn’t get out much due to difficulty walking. Later, our pal from LA will be here for a while. He is only flying from Frankfurt so won’t be jet lagged (they have an apartment there from when he worked in Germany). Later still, Mrs Miggins is taking The Girl In The Bubble for her after school swimming lesson. I need to think about tonight’s supper so will be scouring the freezer. Soup probably, like on a cafe menu, ‘various soup’. Art bit. Nothing done yesterday but here is the sheet of paper that I used over the past few days. As I sit staring out at the bin in anticipation of the bin lorry cavalcade, I and hoping that you all have a smashing midweek day. I best make Kory and then look into the freezer.
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Thank you for sharing the art which once again touches on a sad but important theme. Some very kind, thoughtful touches today with the meal for Mrs Miggins' brother and the Black Dog duty. Can one say God bless you to a Stoic without offence? - blow it, God bless you anyhow. Hug for your sisters in the USA and your nephew @JohnEGreen. Kory with a C said y'all a have a good day now, sir as he rolled out his Blue Bin. The attached is a reminder (from Martin Kettle in yesterday's Guardian) we are two very different nations. I don't live there but I do live amongst Americans, talk to them and see just how different we are in so many ways. The impact of a particular type of Christianity there doesn't sit well with a middle of the road C of E man. I can't find any biblical justification for so much of what is held up as biblical truth hard as I try.
 

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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a rock rolling morning of surviving the horror here in the dark and dangerous north. Still, the nut job doesn’t get sworn in until the new year so no crazy button pressing until after we enjoy our Christmas pud. Duty black dog contact early this morning - someone in depression and needing to talk. It’s a thing. A safety harness that I have used myself. On a brighter note, we are taking one of Mrs Miggins’ brothers out to lunch today - he doesn’t get out much due to difficulty walking. Later, our pal from LA will be here for a while. He is only flying from Frankfurt so won’t be jet lagged (they have an apartment there from when he worked in Germany). Later still, Mrs Miggins is taking The Girl In The Bubble for her after school swimming lesson. I need to think about tonight’s supper so will be scouring the freezer. Soup probably, like on a cafe menu, ‘various soup’. Art bit. Nothing done yesterday but here is the sheet of paper that I used over the past few days. As I sit staring out at the bin in anticipation of the bin lorry cavalcade, I and hoping that you all have a smashing midweek day. I best make Kory and then look into the freezer.
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That sheet of paper Art Bit is amazing @dunelm
 
Krystyna23040 said:
5.5 this morning.

Swelling from ankle almost gone. So has the bruising. On Thursday it was swollen like a football and the whole foot and ankle was black, blue and purple. .

Very puzzling why it should be healing at supersonic speed.

Since Covid I have been ribcage breathing from dawn to dusk - every minute of the day to avoid getting a chest infection.

Of course, when we ribcage breathe the fascia in the trunk moves and hydrates. If the ribcage doesn't move when we breathe it doesn't move and dehydrates. Then the lymphatic channels that are in the deep facia of the trunk become very sluggish and this upsets the synovial lymphatic system which vital for our joints.

It does look like this system is clearing the inflammation, bruising and swelling from my ankle.

I also suffer from chronic inflammation and swelling in finger joints and that has gone also. I have normal fingers.

It has not been easy to become a ribcage breather all day l o my but well worth it.
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Keep reminding us about rib cage breathing @Krystyna23040 I keep doing it when I remember, many times a day...but then I do something, get involved in something and I have a habit of holding my breath...when painting for example....and I forget. My oximeter readings are much better with me doing rib cage breathing. I am getting better at it.
I am glad you are healing quickly x
 
Fbg 6.9

Wildlife video of the nighttime beasties.
But alas, there were none.
Not a badger, nor a fox stepped into the garden all night.
There were not any fireworks going off here like there usually is.
Only Cat Jade wandered in, and Cat Chunky Marmalade strode through...
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCCulIuoiqS/?igsh=MWd5OTU3dHdoNXBubQ==

TikTok
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdNd2YYk/

The subject of this video and the title is not a one that generates views, only 7 views instead of 700 ish! I knew there would be a severe drop of views. Wildlife know it is fireworks night and they tend not to venture out on fireworks night. And that is what happened for this video. Cats on the whole don't care, but dogs become a quivering mess...

However, I am pretty certain the badger came out last night, 6th November, because something knocked over my long handled brooms, thus jamming the doors from me opening them. My back doors open outwards into the garden. I ended up forcing one door open and broke the boom handle so I could get out. But it might have been a fox...

Creative...just a random kaleidoscope using laboscope.....
I had intended using some special stamps, but search as I may, I cannot find them...

Drizzling today, dull clouds.

Have your best day....

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gennepher said:
Fbg 6.9

Wildlife video of the nighttime beasties.
But alas, there were none.
Not a badger, nor a fox stepped into the garden all night.
There were not any fireworks going off here like there usually is.
Only Cat Jade wandered in, and Cat Chunky Marmalade strode through...
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCCulIuoiqS/?igsh=MWd5OTU3dHdoNXBubQ==

TikTok
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdNd2YYk/

The subject of this video and the title is not a one that generates views, only 7 views instead of 700 ish! I knew there would be a severe drop of views. Wildlife know it is fireworks night and they tend not to venture out on fireworks night. And that is what happened for this video. Cats on the whole don't care, but dogs become a quivering mess...

However, I am pretty certain the badger came out last night, 6th November, because something knocked over my long handled brooms, thus jamming the doors from me opening them. My back doors open outwards into the garden. I ended up forcing one door open and broke the boom handle so I could get out. But it might have been a fox...

Creative...just a random kaleidoscope using laboscope.....
I had intended using some special stamps, but search as I may, I cannot find them...

Drizzling today, dull clouds.

Have your best day....

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Thank you for sharing the video and kaleidoscope. Shame about the broom handle but getting out was essential. What were the odds on whatever animal it was disturbing the broom in just such a way as to cause that problem? You do seem to be having a long run of very unfortunate events in your life.
 
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