TROUBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017
DON'T DESPAIR, BE THERE...
We ALL have a present we are gifted within...
That's what matters...
Remain in your PRESENT and stay GIFTED.
I hope Nauts are already pursuing their Happy Holidays COSO name/moniker.
Reveals day after Thanksgiving
Later Peeps,
Headed into the gym for a chest/shoulder/triceps workout, and then on to GOLF later.
Enjoy your day
Peace Love Dove Muscles GOLF Peeps
You guys are just too knowledgeable; why didn't more like you vote?
Three headlines and a lie
Three of these headlines are real and one is faker than the gluten-free green bean casserole your cousin’s bringing to Thanksgiving next week.
Can you spot the odd one out?
Pizza Hut is selling a “tomato wine”—and it’s meant to taste just like pizza
New Lego movie will tackle the history and rapid rise in popularity of kale
Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost
The greatest chess player of all time is bored with chess
Under #45, we are liable to see a lot more of this...
The McRib is coming back to McDonald’s locations nationwide on Dec. 3.
For anyone who wants to belt “Defying Gravity” without getting a bucket of popcorn dumped on you, over 1,000 theaters are showing sing-along screenings beginning on Christmas Day.
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S: Morning Brew
GET YOUR WICKED ON
Good morning. Do you plan to sing along during Wicked? Ahead of the movie musical’s debut on Friday, a debate has broken out on social media after the popular ones who got to see early screenings complained about other moviegoers doing their best Glinda and Elphaba impressions, drowning out Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo with their decidedly less-stellar voices.
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USA Democrat Messaging now
We lost...
SEND MONEY
We should have done better...
SEND MONEY
We will try harder next time...
SEND MONEY
We will work with you...
SEND MONEY
Perhaps, we'll even seek to understand how we got to be so abysmal in messaging and campaigning...
NAW, SEND MONEY.
You want killing; I'll show you killing...
Landmines in Ukraine
President Joe Biden announced yesterday the US will send antipersonnel landmines to Ukraine, reversing a ban in place since 2022. Officials suggested the devices will shore up Ukraine's defenses against Russia's deployment of small squads across its lines; rights groups say the mines will endanger civilians.
S: 1440 Digest
THE HITS KEEP COMING
President-elect Donald Trump selects former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker to serve as ambassador to NATO.
Enjoy the SNOW peeps, I'm playing golf at 1040 out here in SW Utah.
Sorry I can't make Snow Angels with ya.
I don't think we can hibernate for four years though.
Could Humans Hibernate?
Aeon | Vladyslav Vyazovskiy. Examining the concept of hibernation—from why some animals do it to the history of hibernation in literature.
Scientists now agree that hibernation can be of two kinds – a seasonal, multiday profound suppression of metabolism, often lasting for months and occupying a good portion of an animal’s life, or else its shorter and milder form, a so-called daily torpor. https://aeon.co/essays/how-animals-learned-to-hibernate-and-why-we-cant-do-it-yet
It can facilitate problem-solving and improve how well you perform at a task, says Gary Lupyan, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has researched self-talk.
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https://time.com/7177294/talking-out-loud-to-yourself-benefits/
That one...that one over there; he's talkin' to himself again.
Talking Out Loud to Yourself
Time | Angela Haupt. Talking to yourself is stigmatized—an activity for children playing pretend, not for adults of sound mind.
But could talking to yourself out loud have hidden benefits?
Talking out loud to yourself is perfectly normal—and even beneficial.
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JOBS
What are the fastest-growing professions in America?
Wind turbine service technician is the fastest-growing occupation in the country; the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects open roles for the job could grow 60% by 2033.
Updated on Fri, November 8, 2024 by the USAFacts Team
https://usafacts.org/articles/what-are-the-fastest-growing-professions-in-america/
T. Edison with some HEADY ADVICE
Historybook: French philosopher Voltaire born (1694); Thomas Edison announces phonograph invention (1877); Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk born (1965); Baseball great Ken Griffey Jr. born (1969); Robert Mugabe resigns as president of Zimbabwe after 37 years in office (2017).
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
- Thomas Edison
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“Julius Caesar did not seize power; the Roman Senate ceded power to Caesar.” — Sen. Robert C. Byrd
Let that be a lesson to us from the West Virginian’s grave.
Do the smart leaders think people out here don't notice the party's absence and disregard for them? Again, any farmer knows you can't harvest a crop if you don't plant one and cultivate it.
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https://www.arcamax.com/politics/fromtheleft/jimhightower/s-3491551
TROUBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277
Joined Nov 2017