Doesn't make any sense to me. It's like two nutcases pretending to strangle each other while squishing a third party between them who is siphoning money out of both their wallets.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
What kind of war is this?
Zelensky says Ukraine has completed repairs on Druzhba pipeline, which carries Russian oil to Europe
P. S. Ten minutes later I came across this one:
Not Funny
Did this really happen? This is what Google says:
In June 2016, reports emerged that ISIS militants burned 19 captive Yazidi girls to death in Mosul, Iraq, by placing them in iron cages. Witnesses alleged the execution was punishment for refusing to serve as sex slaves for the fighters. The victims were among thousands of Yazidi women and girls abducted following the 2014 Sinjar attack.
Key details of the reported atrocity include:
- The Incident: Reports stated the women were burned in public, witnessed by hundreds, as a "lesson" to the community.
- Context: ISIS militants considered the Yazidi religious community as "devil-worshippers" and used sexual slavery as part of a campaign of genocide.
- Verification Challenges:While widely reported, some human rights investigators at the time indicated difficulty in verifying the specific incident through local sources in Mosul, leading to debate over the details, [says a 2016 report from SBS News.
Despite debates over specific incidents, the United Nations and other international bodies have confirmed that ISIS engaged in widespread sexual slavery, forced conversions, and public executions against the Yazidi population starting in 2014.
Kohrra: Season 2 - Netflix Series
Kohrra: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Mona Singh, Barun Sobti | Netflix India
Netflix India
India is a strange place. On one hand they have an elite subculture that has adopted many Western ways. On the other hand the vast majority of the country is totally enthralled with their infinitely long tradition of being Indian. Makes trying to enforce the Western idea of law and order a very iffy proposition.
10 Short Videos #6109
41 yıldır tost yapan fethi ustamızın ellinden karışık tost ! [A mixed toast from the hands of Master Fethi—who has been making toasts for 41 years!]
Amish road train
ZL25 Pulse Jet Instant Start on Liquid Propane
Curing Gel Polish IN MIDAIR!
Dog skateboards down long stairs
Launching a lifeboat from a shore station
Glow-in-the-Dark Gases!
Girls making hot car sounds
Loop-de-loop on playground swing
Monday, April 20, 2026
Surgery Notes
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| St. Vincent's Hospital Now |
Wrote most of this three months ago just after my hip joint replacement surgery. Taken me this long to get around to finishing it.
Most of the people I saw were pretty women with a variety of personalities. Connected with some, did not connect with others.
Nurse Jerri thinks I sound like Kevin Costner.
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| New Operating Room |
Remodeled operating room. Last time I was here the surgery center and the operating room were all very industrial looking like something out of Star Wars. This time it was all soft pastels like a modern doctor's office.
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| St. Vincent's Hospital Ten Years Ago |
Remodeled exterior. When we arrived, I walked out of the parking garage and saw this big, shiny, new building (top) and I thought 'this wasn't here before'. Turns out they just put a new facade over the old one (above).
Aisles in new garages are narrower than in the old one which is why I prefer to park in the old garage, even though I have to walk a hundred yards farther to the hospital entrance.
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| Masimo Root Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform |
Numerous connections while I am lying in bed after surgery:
- Intravenous line
- Electronic pulse monitor
- I think there was an oxygen level monitor as well, but I don't recall where that one was connected to me. Might be combined with the pulse monitor. The other end was connected to a fancy looking machine that didn't seem to do much (above).
- Warm air hose connected to hospital gown
- inflatable bladders wrapped around my lower legs to reduce the chance of blood clots and / or cramps. The ran on a cycle of about a minute - Inflate on one leg, then deflate, then repeat for the other leg. Funny thing was I noticed when it was inflating on my left leg (the surgery leg), but I had to pay attention to notice it on the right leg.
- How many times did they take my blood pressure? I wouldn't be surprised if they measured it dozen times.
- remote control for the TV. Not connected to me, but it was tied to the bed so I would be able to retrieve it. Not a problem until they started changing beds on me.
- There was nothing on there that I was the least bit interested in watching. Or listening to.
- The controls for the bed were built into the hand rails, so they didn't need to be disconnected or reconnected.
None of these connections were a problem until the gals from Physical and Occupational therapy showed up and wanted me to get out of bed. I suspect a lot of this was just protocol. Problem is I don't know how sick I am. I could be well on the healthy side of the hill, but then again I could be walking on a knife edge where one little glitch could send plunging into the abyss. So I didn't complain other than to commiserate with the njurse who had to struggle with warm air hoses. I don't think I needed any of it, but if I was just a little older and/or feebler, they could have been important. The last thing the administration wants to hear about is a catastrophic outcome to a routine procedure. Or a complaint from a Kevin that his feet are cold.
Arthur Schopenhauer
How Intelligent People Deal With 'Idiots' – Schopenhauer's Philosophy
Thought Architect
The video in my previous post on the subject disappeared, so now we have the long form video. 25 minutes of droning is a little long for my taste, but watchya gonna do?
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