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Sciatica...

Okay, reaching over for a watermelon at the back of the bin wasn't such a good idea...
Stretching only aggravates the condition.

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aka: Stage / Professional names different than their own...

All through history Actors, singers, musicians, even radio announcers have changed their names for a boos in their careers. Sometimes it's to shorten a long name, sometimes it's to get a name easily remembered, sometimes it's to differentiate them from another famous person with the same or similar name.

My partial list includes:
Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan
Richard Starkey aka Ringo Starr
Lewis Brian Hopkins aka Brian Jones
David Robert Hayward-Jones aka David Bowie
Peter Halsten Thorkelson aka Peter Tork
Gordon Sumner aka Sting
Reginald Kenneth Dwight aka Elton John
Eric Patrick Clapp aka Eric Clapton
Farookh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury
Chaim Witz aka Gene Simmons
Stanley Bert Eisen aka Paul Stanley
Stevland Hardaway Judkins aka Stevie wonder
John Mellencamp aka John Cougar
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. aka John Bon Jovi
Brian Hugh Warner aka Marilyn Manson
Marvin Lee Aday aka Meat Loaf
Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr. aka Nikki Sixx
Saul Hudson aka Slash
Steven Victor Tallarico aka Steven Tyler
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Shooting birds...

This is not a gun blog.
Photos on social media are growing exponentially. We have Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest to name a few. With hundreds of millions of photos online, who is watching to see what belongs and what doesn't? I'm guessing many of these sites are using specialized image recognition software to compare photos and when it finds something in violation the photo gets deleted.

I remember a time when news media censured anyone holding up their middle finger aka 'shooting a bird' I believe most dating sites also ban members from using photos displaying the middle finger. If you are from another planet, I'll explain... that means fu*k you to the recipient of that gesture. Not a nice thing.

However, I've seen lots of Instagram models 'shooting birds' and I consider that the upmost disrespect. You're a top model at a gorgeous island doing a photo shoot and like a rapper in the alley of a ghetto you have to shoot a bird to your viewers?

Not only the model but the photographer and whoever is hosting the site must be approving that... whoever is paying for advertising lets it happen?
If it were my money and you did that stunt, I'd have Anthony (Billy Mummy) from a scene in Twilight zone turn you into a Jack-in-the-box and wish you into the cornfield.

I'm voicing my opinion as it's a total breakdown in respect. 500 thousand viewers on a models site and she flips them a bird? Do it and get banned. It's as simple as that.
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He loved her so much...

He loved her so much, when she died he had her buried at the first tee to his golf course.
That qualifies tax write-offs as the golf course is also a cemetery.

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Sunscreen spray recalled for cancer risk...

Huh? Sunscreen is supposed to prevent cancer from exposure to the sun. In this case, it's trace amounts of benzene, a chemical which can cause cancer with repeated exposure.

On weekends, I'm in the sun on and off for hours and stopped using sunscreen because I was getting red blotches on my skin. There could be a correlation.

Recently, Banana Boat Hair and Scalp Spray SPF 30 was pulled from shelves.
"This recall comes a little over a year after Johnson & Johnson recalled five sunscreens because they were found to contain benzene. That recall included Aveeno and Neutrogena products in aerosol cans."

The first reader comment:
How many years was benzene used in these products before?

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Presidential simulator...

Republicans like to compare their favorite president with the other guy leaving out some important details. Maybe you remember Jim stating that Obama fixed lots of things and was getting the economy in a positive direction. Remember?
Trump comes along and rides the crest of the wave. He takes credit for anything good and sure enough Republicans forget how we got there. So lots of things happen in four years and the newly elected president inherits lots of problems that were building that he didn't create. Oh, I expect the usual handful of 'believers' to start in... grand, are you back yet?
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When Obama was campaigning, I remember a blogger calling him 'an empty suit' and that he would fail miserably.

It must have been around that time I blogged about the Presidential simulator.
What a great idea. Test you knowledge and skills needed to run a country.

If you want to be a pilot, you need hundreds of hours on a flight simulator BEFORE you are allowed to actually fly with an instructor to solo for your license.

In the early days of PC computers I had a program called BABY. It was a simulator yo rate yourself being a nanny. You've got a baby, food, diapers, wake time, sleep time, accidents, your energy level and have to go through taking care of the baby.
It was tough... really tough to keep the baby fed, clean, rested without running out of energy.

A friends kid had a simulator program called CITY and many of the same scenarios.were involved. Budgets, taxes, population, traffic, utilities, crime, police manpower, etc. Literally everything one would encounter running a city.
Hopefully, they had parameters for difficulty so you have a chance of a steep learning curve.

Many presidents are attorneys and achieved some professional level into politics, like being a current governor running for president. People have to rely on trust the person running for office will be the right choice. Too bad it's not so cut & dry as lots of great ideas from either side get blocked by the opposite side.

In my own business, I was able to take an existing plan and improve on it. What I didn't like was upper management making changes without consulting me... the person they put in charge of the operation. That's a topic for another blog.

Indeed, the Presidential simulator would be an extremely complex program to train on and the data would have to be as accurate as possible.
Russia taking Ukraine, funds and weaponry to the calculations, What European countries have to offer aid, limits, etc. Changing one date or parameter a percent or two could totally affect the simulation outcome. Chip shortages, ships with perishables in containers circling the port waiting for truckers to cease protesting and get back to work.
Step up, it's your turn at the Presidential simulator...
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"Uhura" dead at 89...

Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed communications officer lieutenant Uhura on the original 'Star Trek' series has passed away at the age of 89.
She had gone on to appear on other Star Trek movies and had a few other acting gigs.


I'll remember her for having the first Bluetooth earpiece.

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"Uhura, open a hailing frequency..."
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Impersonating a president...

It's been a fun week in Trump world where he spoke at a rally claiming no other other president in history has been persecuted as he has.
Then he shows up a the LIV Golf tournament at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf course sporting towels and a golf cart bearing the seal of the president of the United States.

According to the Washington Post:
It is against federal law to use the presidential and vice-presidential seals in ways that could convey "a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States."
The story goes on to say:
This is not the first time the display of the seal has been reported at Trump properties.

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Reader Comment:
We have passed a point where this former POTUS simply needs to be shut down. Despite having lost the 2020 election, he continues to conduct himself without restraint. He appears in news headlines day after day, which feeds him [regardless of whether it is negative or positive coverage]. It is critical to our democracy and the reputation of America for the madness to be quashed. It would be extremely helpful for the media to refrain from reporting any stories about him until he is indicted. How has the United States of America allowed ONE person to create so much discord and to continually disregard its system of government and its laws?
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I know Santa Claus exists...

I know Santa Claus exists, but I don't have any proof. Every Christmas they have TV shows about him. All my childhood friends know about Santa and after Christmas they ask their friends: "What did Santa bring you?" No question about this... Santa does exist!

With the exception of a few Jewish kids, ALL OF US WERE TAUGHT THE SAME THING

It's the end of July and he's somewhere in the North Pole with his helpers making toys for kids. I could feel their energy You've got less than 5 months to pull this off guys. Less than 5 months.

Let's not dispute this. After the election, Trump said he won... but he has no proof.
Now, he's got me thinking. I'm pretty sure there's a connection between Santa and Trump, but I don't have any proof.
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Tony Dow, may you rest in peace...

Tony was in hospice and incorrectly reported having already passed away on Tuesday. Several news stories got this wrong, including a Facebook post that was retracted. Although people in hospice don't have long on this earth, Tony's son Christopher stated he was in his last hours. Wednesday, it was confirmed Tony passed away.

Child actor best known for playing the older brother Wally Cleaver to Jerry Mathers’ Beaver in the iconic series “Leave It to Beaver,” has died at the age of 77.
Announced in May this year, his cancer, which he had been diagnosed with years before, had returned.

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Not a good week for 22 year old tourists...

Bad news for a 22 year old woman tourist in Florida was sitting on the front of a pontoon boat dangling her feet in the water. When the boat hit a wave, the motion pulled her under and to the back where the propeller caused deep lacerations to her arm requiring a tourniquet and transport and emergency medical services.

Terrible news for a 22 year old British man who vacationed in Greece and exiting a chartered helicopter in route to an airport to fly back to the U.K., when he stepped back into the turning tail rotor and killed (almost) instantly.


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It actually works...

Don't take my word for it, but ten years ago, a member in Belgium met a woman from Vietnam. She moved to his country, they married, she learned the language, studied nursing and they all owe it to CS for making the connection!

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The woman has a sister who is also on CS and looking... (hint, hint to some guys out there)
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