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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
What kind of war is this?
Not Funny
- 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.
Kohrra: Season 2 - Netflix Series
Kohrra: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Mona Singh, Barun Sobti | Netflix India
Netflix India
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.
| 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.
| 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.
Arthur Schopenhauer
How Intelligent People Deal With 'Idiots' – Schopenhauer's Philosophy
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