I have a sister that is one year younger than myself.
We grew up together, and while she was a royal pain in the ass, I still love her. She’s my sister for Pete’s sake.
Anyways, growing up with her, we had two different experience vectors.
I did my stuff; I worked, studied, lifted weights, and hung out with my friends. While she was a major cheerleader, had friends and was big in the local High School gossip circles.
She was popular.
She loved Donny Osmond, and had his posters all over her room. She watched the television show “Dark Shadows” religiously.
She spent a lot of times out with her friends, whether at games, or hanging out shopping at the local mall.
Yeah.
The condiments on the table is one of the things that I really miss about the ol’ USA.
Here in China, it’s quite different.
Anyways, my sister would go out with her friends and eat and play around a bunch.
I personally believe that everyone lives their lives in their own “experience bubble”. I call this and often refer to this as a “pre-birth world-line template”.
It is very, very important for us to come to grips with our template. We need to get connected to it, and then work our future vector migrations from this understanding. Work that out.
Enjoy the good…
Country fried steak and eggs.
A good healthy American breakfast.
The Pies!!!!!
OMG!
My kind of breakfasts…
Corned beef on rye (bread) with mustard.
Yes…
Minimize the bad…
Something to think about.
Today…
What’s the most expensive thing you’ve gotten for an insanely cheap price?
On our daughter’s fifth birthday we were living in TX on an Air Force base. We weren’t too badly off financially, but things were a little tight. My husband told me not to spend more than a hundred dollars on her presents.
I went to Target. There was a new display for a play kitchen where the pots and pans all made realistic noises, like sizzling and boiling sounds. It was over a hundred dollars for the basic set. I’d have to find something else.
another woman was looking at the unpacked boxes containing the basic set plus pots and pans and assorted fake foods. she grabbed one and wrestled it onto her cart. As she passed me she said “It’s marked at $35!” I said “when you get to the checkout they’ll charge you full price.” “Not here,” she said. “The policy is that they have to give it to you for the price on it! I’ll give you a wave if it works out,” and she went to check out.
She waved at me! I grabbed a box and bought it and had enough to buy the stuff for her cake and a card and a couple pieces of clothes that she wanted. When I got it home I needed help getting it out of the car. To get it in, a couple men passing by had helped load it in for me. When my husband saw the size of the box, he blew.
Knowing I”d never get a word in edgewise, I just wrestled it out of the car on my own. when he finally shut up I pointed out the price tag and showed the receipt. He shut up but didn’t apologize. I had gotten over $200 dollars of stuff for $35.
She had a very good birthday and was the popular child on the quad for a long time.
Her father didn’t bother being in the party.
The US is Failing: Why I Moved To Europe
Why do we continue to get corrupt politicians?
Think hard
It’s because They don’t fear you
Plain and Simple
It’s because they have used the guise of democracy to completely neuter you and have brainwashed you enough to ensure that the Average Population becomes Cattle
Why do you think the Chinese Officials immediately jump whenever Netizens display anger or frustration in China?
Why do you think Xi Jingping changed over 130 laws regarding Rural Banking in a single week when the Local Mainlanders found irregularities in their Rural Banks?
Its because HE FEARS A CRITICAL THRESHOLD MAY BE PASSED AND YOU COULD HAVE A REVOLUTION
It’s what drives Chinas meritocracy
The fact that THE PEOPLE COME FIRST
In Russia, the same thing exists
Putin will always ensure the Local Russian is not too upset because other wise he will have a revolution on his hands
In India – there is no such fear
The People are too stupid
The People are too Placid
The People are too Divided
If China had ever had a situation like what India saw in May 2021 with Vaccine shortages and Oxygen Shortages – at least 250 CPC officials and 1/3 the Provincial Secretaries would have been replaced and half the Central Committee would have never been re elected
In India – it’s all forgotten
Its Hindus , Muslims, Temples ,Bogus GDP Numbers, Modi ,Rahul Gandhi all over again
There is no anger that lasts
Corruption in India can only end through a people’s revolution
No other way
THEY HAVE TO FEAR YOU
They have to fear for their children and grandchildrens lives
Once they fear you, then they will watch out and be forced to follow rules
And then a few generations later – they simply won’t know any way other than the straight way
Lee Kuan Yew had many Corrupt people beaten with Rattan Canes in his early tenure
Today Singaporean Officials don’t even know how to be Corrupt
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Chuck Wagon Brisket
Ingredients
- 1 (6 pound) beef brisket
- Salt and pepper
- 2 (1 1/2 ounce) packets meatloaf seasoning
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
- 2 cups apple cider (recommended: Treetop)
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 2 cups barbecue sauce
- 1 cup soaked hickory or oak wood chips
Instructions
- Set up grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (no direct heat source under brisket).
- Rinse brisket with cold water and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper and place in foil baking pan. Sprinkle with meatloaf seasoning and pour over beer. Add enough apple cider to cover brisket halfway. Top with sliced onions and cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Place pan on hot grill over a drip pan. Cover grill and cook for 2 1/2 hours. If using charcoal, add 10 briquettes to each pile of coals every hour.
- Remove brisket from braising liquid and place directly on grill over the drip pan.
- Combine 2 cups of braising liquid with BBQ sauce. Mop brisket thoroughly with sauce. Add 1/2 cup of wood chips to each pile of coals. Cover grill. Turn and mop brisket every 20 minutes for 1 hour.
- Transfer brisket to cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before slicing. Thinly slice against grain and serve with mop sauce on the side.
Indoors
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Follow directions for preparing brisket. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
- Remove brisket from braising liquid and place on foil lined baking sheet. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Mop brisket with BBQ sauce return to oven. Turn and mop brisket with sauce 2 more times every 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
How do most people earn a living in rural China?
Up until about five years ago, if you went to a Chinese village, you would only see old grandparents caring for their young grandchildren. They would not have much to do because they would mostly rely on money their children, who were working full-time jobs in some cities, would send back. This would cover basic living costs, and basic education for the grandchildren.
Within the past five years, more of the children, who have been working in the cities, have chosen to return to their countryside homes because:
- Growth and construction has slowed in many of the cities, so they have decided to return to their country homes;
- They have some savings, so they can start their own small businesses;
- The Chinese government has shifted emphasis to developing the countryside and rural jobs;
- Alibaba, Tencent and 京东(JD.COM)-正品低价、品质保障、配送及时、轻松购物！ are providing services to rural families, so that they can buy and sell farm produce online, and are even introducing drone deliveries in some cases.
- Beginning in 2015, OPPO and vivo, two major mobile phone brands have promoted their phone models to rural users;
- Pinduoduo has introduced group buying of products to rural buyers.
Five years ago, the rural economy was almost dead, but now there are opportunities galore in rural China. Many young Chinese, instead of looking for jobs in cities, are going for jobs teaching in country schools, with encouragement from the Chinese government because President Xi has said that he wants to reduce the wealth gap.
In a short time, the scene has changed completely.
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Elected Democrat Calls for Biden to Resign
Texas Democrat Lloyd Doggett is the first Domino to fall; he has publicly called on Joe Biden to Withdraw from the Presidential Campaign.
“I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw,” Doggett said in his statement. “President Biden should do the same.”
“My decision to make these strong reservations public is not done lightly nor does it in any way diminish my respect for all that President Biden has achieved.
Recognizing that, unlike Trump, President Biden’s first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.
I respectfully call on him to do so.”
Hal Turner Analysis
This is where it begins. I suspect this singular call for Biden to Withdraw, will rapidly become a Chorus. We’ve been waiting since debate night to see who was brave enough to say he has to step down first. Now that someone said it, others will follow.
It’s too late to replace him on the ballots. Only way they can do that is if he dies or MAYBE if they invoke the 25th Amendment, but that may not work in all states.
If Biden steps down, he stays on the ballots but none of the votes he receives will be counted.
The Dems screwed themselves.
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What is your most “you’ve got to be kidding me” experience at a car mechanic?
Not me, but a soon-to-be-fired mechanic at the local GM Dealership did this to my then girlfriend’s car…
She had a radiator hose suddenly split on her, spewing hot coolant solution and steam all over her engine and engine compartment. She quickly pulled over & shut the engine off. Smart! That saved her engine from possibly seizing up into a ruined mass.
She had it towed back to the Dealership for repairs. I joined her at the Dealership to give her a ride home, as it was going to take a day or so for the repairs.
When I arrived and saw the car, I noticed that the coolant/steam bath had loosened the adhesive on the hood insulation-blanket which was a standard item on that car — it kept the hood from getting really hot and possibly damaging the paint on the hood.
The hood-insulation blanket was drooping down and falling off the underside of the hood. I mentioned that problem to the Service Writer and said it needed to be replaced as it was likely damaged when the hose broke.
Did I mention that the car was less than a year old and still under full manufacturer’s warranty? Well, it was, so the hose split/steam bath re-glue job was all under warranty, as the hose was obviously defective from the factory.
So, no charge. They even paid for the towing.
No, Dear Reader, that wasn’t the end of it. Not even close!
The next day, my girlfriend got a call from the Dealership that the hose is repaired and the coolant is all fine, but the Dealership doesn’t stock the hood insulation blanket…
“Is it OK to re-use the old one?”
I got on the phone and said she doesn’t want the old blanket back, she needs a new one, as the old one might be damaged/still soaked with coolant. After some grousing, they agreed.
“It’ll take a couple of days”…
“OK. I want the job done right.”
A couple of days later, the Dealership calls her and says they don’t have the adhesive the factory uses to re-glue the hood-insulation blanket in stock.
I wasn’t there for the phone call. Frustrated by the delays, my girlfriend told the Dealership she needed her car back, so they needed to fix it right away and get it back to her ASAP.
“OK…”
That was the big mistake, we later found out.
Later that day, the Dealership called her and said her car was ready.
I swung by her house and picked her up. We pulled into the Dealership Service area. I let her out in front to go start the paperwork, while I parked in the lot.
As I’m walking to the Service area, I hear my girlfriend shriek “What have you done to my car!”…
Walking faster, I enter the Service area and see why she’s upset.
Shaking my head I ask to see both the Service Manager and the General Manager of the Dealership.
Within a couple of minutes they both descend from their upstairs offices and they both gasp, almost as one.
Mr. Service Manager says, “We’ll make it right.” Mr. General Manager says “Yep. Plus some! Heads are going to roll…”
One of the mechanics, lacking a few brain-cells as well as the factory-recommended adhesive had decided that the only way he could adhere the hood-insulation blanket to the hood was to drill a series of holes through the hood and the hood-insulation blanket and use bolts to hold the new hood-insulation blanket in place.
That’s right. He drilled about 15 holes in the hood of my girlfriend’s car hood and bolted the new hood-insulation blanket in place with bolts instead of properly using adhesive!
I can’t imagine what the conversations between the mechanic and Management were like, but I bet they were loud!
A few days later, after a free rental-car for my girlfriend to drive while the Dealership gets the new hood, paint matches and installs it, and a free basic service for the life of the car for my girlfriend, she’s a happy camper!
Still can’t for the life of me imagine what the mechanic was thinking that day!
How does disinformation and information warfare affect our mind?
Shorpy
Terrifying !!! Russia shows off its latest generation tanks on NATO borders
“Unspeakable Losses” After Russia Hits Mirgorod Airfield in Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have reportedly suffered “Unspeakable Losses” after Russia hit the Mirgorod Airbase in the Poltava region, with Iskander Missiles.
A number of Ukrainian aircraft were confirmed hit and destroyed on the ground, but APPARENTLY, there were some underground aspects to this particular part of the air base, and it is THERE that the “unspeakable losses” apparently took place.
For its part, Ukraine is publicly saying that Russia is exaggerating the losses, but the AFU are otherwise silent about the situation, leaving the public to read between the lines.
I am endeavoring to get further details, but clearly, a major incident has taken place and it is not to Ukraine’s benefit.
Ukrainian Social Media accounts are describing it this way:
How can the United States counteract Chinese influence in Latin America and Central Asia? Is it advisable for them to do so?
The U.S. is literally helpless to do anything.
We don’t have the capital nor the resources to provide the assistance these two regions gravely need – building infrastructures to aid in economic development.
Latin America is in our backyard. We tried with a Latin America Infrastructure Development Program with the IFC in 2007 but nothing came of it.
Biden tried with high falutin name initiatives like Build Back Better World Partnership, the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment and the India-Middle East-E.U. Economic Corridor.
Highly promoted but absolutely of no substantance.
Central Asia is further out for reach for the U.S. This is where China has the advantage of shutting out completely the U.S.
China recently just signed to commence the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan agreement to build a 523km new railway connecting the three countries, estimated to cost $US 8bn and forming part of China’s Belt and Road initiative.
It will be built.
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Beef Pot Roast in a Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1 (3 1/2 to 4 pound) boneless beef chuck roast
- 1 cup beef stock or bouillon
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sprinkle onions over the bottom of a large heavy Dutch oven. Place the meat on top of the onions, cover, and bake 1 1/2 hours, adding some stock if the pan juices begin to dry up.
- Mix garlic, tomato sauce, brown sugar, paprika, mustard, rosemary, thyme, lemon juice, ketchup, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Pour the sauce over the meat, cover, and continue to bake, basting every 20 minutes, until the meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours longer.
- Remove the lid for the last 1/2 hour of cooking.
- Slice the meat and arrange on a serving platter. Spoon some sauce on the top and serve the remaining sauce on the side.
On 2024/6/29-30, there was an electronic war between China & USA over SCSea, for 12 hours. China won & USA lost. Northern Philippines had no GPS-related things to use for 2 days. What caused the e-war?
China has caught a US P8A warplane dropping something onto SCSea. China saw when it was dropped & where it hit the water.
What is the thing? Ultra Electronics is written on the thing. It is used to detect submarines.
Chinese navy or coastguard went to pick up the US electronics.
USA sent a warship to intercept Chinese navy.
First, China sent Shandong aircraft carrier to block US aircraft carrier to help its navy.
Inside SCS, USA sent a surveillance & an electronics warplanes. China sent Yun-9 electronic warplane(s).
Finally, US warplanes left after 12 hours of standoff. … USA has lost the e-war.
Hence, Filipinos in the northern part of PH have no GPS-related internet to use for 2 days.
Why USA does not use a sub to detect Chinese sub?
USA tried. For 2 times. US sub was detected by China. In its 2nd attempt, USA said its sub has hit an undersea mountain in SCS. haha. Most likely, it was hit by Chinese maritime drones.
Note that every time when China conducted a military drill, US aircraft carrier must leave SCS.
Will PH still dream that USA can protect PH in case of war in SCS?
A better question for dreamers : does USA have legality to defend PH in case of war in SCS?
Cute Kitty
What did the teacher in your high school get fired for?
Today he would be fired in a minute.
However, back in the good old days, I had a grade 11 Art teacher named Mr Miya. He was this 5′ 120 lb Japanese man.
I took art in grade 11 because there was to be a nude female model we would have to sketch during the term. I had zero artistic abilities and even less interest in art.
I did have an interest in the female anatomy, and thus I signed up for this class.
I was a troubled teen coming from an abusive f*cked up family of 9 kids.
My A$$hole behaviour carried over into all my classes except PE. Sports was my only channel to release my pent-up energy.
One day I was behaving in my usual asinine way in Mr. Miya’s class and he’d had enough.
He softly told me to go and wait in the hallway.
I was an athletic person playing varsity hockey and football, weighing a solid 165 lbs and standing 5′9″ tall. I strolled out to the hallway thinking I was such a big man.
When Mr. Miya came out into the hallway he immediately grabbed me by the scruff of my collar, and with one hand he picked me up about a foot off the floor. In his usual soft-spoken voice, he told me that he would tolerate no more of my BS in his class.
He slowly lowered me to the ground.
He’d put the fear of God in me with how utterly strong and controlled he was.
I had just experienced one of the best life lessons ever.
That short a$$ little man in that one incident taught me more about life, respect and never to judge a book by its cover.
I found out later that Mr. Miya owned a gym in Toronto called Mack’s Gym.
He was a powerlifter and was respected in the weightlifting community.
That day began my journey into recovering from being an A$$hole.
We need more Mack Miya’s in the world.
But…
Today as we all know…
Mr. Miya and many of the tough love types would be fired on the spot.
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What is the best thing that has ever happened to you for being nice?
I was to go back to India – and was in the line for checking in to Emirates Airlines i think
The Young lady looks at my tickets, at my face and walks to her manager, mumbles and then returns
Suddenly the Young lady asks me “Sir. If you could fly the day after tomorrow? We can accommodate you and fly you on Friday”
I wanted to say No
My wife however said maybe some other passenger wanted to urgently fly today and had a genuine emergency
So i returned and said “Ok”
The Girl smiled expansively and clicked and got me a new ticket for Friday and signed a slip allowing me to leave the airport
She told me she would get a car to drop me to my hotel
I asked her if the hotel was nearby and she said “No Sir. It’s in Manhattan”
It was the Hyatt in Manhattan
When I checked in, the Manager informed me he didn’t have that particular room but he would upgrade me to a suite for NO EXTRA CHARGE
For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why I would be randomly asked to fly a couple of days later
It was after Christmas so it couldn’t be Christmas rush
Anyway many others I think had refused the offer and I WAS JUST BEING NICE but it worked and reaped good dividends
The United States Military is a Joke
Man, oh man. There’s some gems in this video.
"Who the fuck has been running my God damn country for the last four years , Bro?"
Brilliant insights into the MWI “bubble”, here, Metallicman. In full agreement with you on this. And timed perfectly as usual from my perspective. Uncanny that. Have been considering a few complimentary moves in parallel with what *seems* to be my fated “groove”, rather than going against the grain, so to speak. But it does take practice and quite a bit of rooting around under the hood of one’s psyche, for sure… not always a pleasant undertaking but rewarding in the end nevertheless.
It’s true what you say: we inhabit different universes oftentimes– even from those we’d consider close. Let alone a stranger in the street.
Thank you~
Singapore ex-Minister pleaded guilty to corruption, sentenced to 1 year jail.
The first of its kind in Singapore.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/singapores-disgraced-former-transport-minister-awaits-sentencing-2024-10-02/