Miguel.GFZ

Semi-retired like Vito Corleone before the heart attack. Consiglieri to J.Kb and AWA. I lived in a Gun Control Paradise: It sucked and got people killed. I do believe that Freedom scares the political elites.

Why we do not trust the Media. Sun Sentinel and Michael Hernandez

A tweet curtesy of the Sun Sentinel.

This was a sensational case back in 2004. The little shit got a school buddy into a bathroom and knifed the kid to death. Much to the screeching of local liberals, Hernandez who was 14 at the time, go tried as an adult and convicted to Life in Prison.

The walking idiots who just glance at the tweet and have no idea when this happened will probably be horrified that such a poor young fella died in a state prison. Of course, the Sun Sentinel could do what even the poop-catcher Miami Herald and other outlets did and publish a much later photo of the convicted murderer.

Or even the last one in record according to the Department of Corrections:

I am sure soon there will be an editorial blaming DeSantis or Trump for all this.

Praise for armored vehicles

It happened in South Africa.  I see the bad guys down there are still playing for keepsies. It seems the driver played bumper cars also and managed to disable one or two of the attacking vehicles.

 

That was some fine driving.

Another triumph of Socialism in Venezuela.

If you are wondering what is WFP, here is their Twitter info:

I remember in school helping pack boxes with canned goods to send to the Biafra conflict and then later also helping to send food and clothing to Peru and Nicaragua after horrible earthquakes devastated them. Anywhere people suffered and needed food, Venezuela always shared its wealth without delay or questioning.

Now Venezuela is the devastated country in need of international help to combat starvation and save children thanks to Socialism. Remember when I predicted Venezuela was going to be the Somalia  of Latin America?   They even have pirates too.

Do you know why these people in Austin are waving the communist flag with pride and energy? Because their bellies are full.

https://videos.gunfreezone.net/videos/watch/704d08d2-a65c-4912-ba5c-56672f8271c2

If there are to be warring clans, I expect they get to target Chavistas and do to them what they have done to the Country and its people.  There are plenty of light posts in Caracas in need of the proper decorations.

Moving Woes: You need time, lots of it.

If there is something to be grateful about our situation is that we had a lot of advance and we could start planning on how to tackle the moving your belongings or what George Carlin defined as ” your pile of stuff.”

Warning, whatever you plan and think you have set with the precision of a swiss watch, will not stand but a week.  Just deciding the pros and cons of which way we were going to move our stuff took us 2 weeks to decide, about a dozen Youtube videos and finally a talk with a customer rep who settle my fears about taking the  pile of stuff I wanted to take with less restrictions than anybody else (They did frown on cars and corpses for some reason).  Deciding what goes, what gets donated and what goes to the dump? Hell, we have been fighting that one since day one and still are making last minute changes. More on that on a future post.

One of the things we were going to do this year was some serious internal renovations. One room was all done and was to be my wife’s “she-shed” with minefield included so I wouldn’t go in, but instead it has become the mock up container: If the pile stuff we want fits in there, it will fit in the happy travel box which has its dimensions properly explained in the company’s website.  The Customer service Rep was surprised when I gave him dimensions and volume of objects we have so far and helped him help us with the selection of happy travel box.

Your millage will vary, but the best pricing on moving supplies was amazingly from Home Depot. And here comes another admonition: Stick to the boxes they sell and do not go hunting for thrown shit in the back of supermarkets. Standardized sizes will fit in the happy travel box much easier and without a waste of space.  If you have experience playing Tetris, it will be even better for packing stuff in the boxes and then placing the boxes in and orderly fashion.  My wife is in awe at how I can pack 75 odd shaped objects in Home Depot Medium box, stuffing included.

IMPORTANT TIP: Keep a log of every single item in every single box. The moment you say “We won’t need this before we go” you can rest assured you will 5 days later, and you better remember which box has it or have it logged to avoid the missus hating you even more.

There is always a magic object that will save your day and in my case it has been the plastic shrink wrap. Enough of that crap will keep a box from bursting out when you have already stuffed it with vacuum-packed garments and find too late a couple of bags had leaks. And be generous with is usage.

Back to planning: we initially thought about leaving and begin our travel north when the house was sold and the company came to pick up the happy travel box, but that also died. We were going to have the inside of the house fully painted but the Real State Agent strongly suggested to have all floors (all tile) and bathrooms professionally steamed clean after that. That means an empty house will be the cheapest and fastest way to get both done and also means we will have to leave the house but not leaving just yet. And I am sure you understand what that means for my sleeping cycle.

The only piece of good news is that thanks to the pandemic, all the real state signings can be done remotely which means we can begin travels as soon as the house is ready for viewing and finalize the transactions  via Zoom and other electronic ways.

Does it feel I am kinda all over the place? You betcha! But if you have moved before, you understand.

 

Garbage science is garbage.

Political-driven science is just propaganda with technical vocabulary.

More than a thousand people reported lasting health effects after being exposed to teargas during protests in Portland, Oregon, last summer, according to a newly published scientific study.

Nearly 900 people reported abnormal menstrual cycles, including intense cramping and increased bleeding, that began or persisted days after their initial exposure to the teargas. Hundreds of others complained of other negative health impacts, including severe headaches, nausea, diarrhea, and mental health concerns.

Hundreds report abnormal menstruation after being teargassed during Portland protests

Hundreds of what? Maybe we get a mention of gender somewhere?

The new research, based on an online survey of more than 2,200 people, challenges claims that the health consequences of being teargassed are minor and temporary, said Dr Britta Torgrimson-Ojerio, a researcher at Kaiser Permanente Northwest and the lead author of the study.

Nope, not here.

Participants in racial justice protests against police violence last summer in Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Rochester and other cities told media outlets that their exposure to teargas had been followed by unexpected bleeding, unusually painful cramps, and other disruptions of their typical menstrual cycles.

Neither here, but this is important stuff!

The results of the Portland study, including the new link between teargas and menstruation, are an important contribution to the scientific research on teargas, which has primarily been tested on younger men in military and police settings, said Sven-Eric Jordt, a professor of anesthesiology at Duke University.

I am pretty sure the US Military and police have had women now for some time, but we must trust the scientists, right? Important stuff like this is surely based in accurate information provided by direct observation and medical testing.

The new study, published in BMC Public Health, has some limitations. The results are based on an anonymous online survey, so researchers were not able to independently confirm the identities of the respondents, Torgrimson-Ojerio said.

So basically this study has the validity of one of those Facebook polls that promises to tell you what type of dog were you in a past life according the the answers you give.

SCIENCE!

Not a bad day fishing.

Water is warm and this guys were hungry and slamming anything thrown in front of them. One rattler, one dark green lizard and a neon green worm.

And it is HOT out there.

 

 

 

Non scorable.