Garbage In, Garbage Out

I got riled up this morning around 4 AM with a COMPUTER! Gotta admit, that was a first. Sure, I have been frustrated, depressed, entertained and elated with one, but it is nothing like this. My turn came up to try Bard, Google's AI...Google's liberal AI. Right off the back, it was promoting a vegan diet. Yay. I asked it this, "If a vegan diet requires fortified foods or vitamin supplements, how can it be a complete diet?" Google Bard acknowledged that the diet required that, but said this does not mean a vegan diet is incomplete. Wha? Zounds! Not everything is included?! That is the VERY meaning of incomplete!

And then I talked about the economy, Trump v. Biden. And you can bet which side it took. It stated Trump's absolute success was based on external factors (and somehow it added that emotional sentiment got him elected), yet Trump added to the debt. With Biden, ol' Liberal Bard said specific things about how Biden has addressed the FAILING economy and it has only been "1 1/2 years" into his administration and to give him time.

I should not be surprised that a computer created by a whole mess of liberals ought to be liberal. I know there is just an expectation of neutrality—a fairness—with a non-emotional computer. That is how I would create my robot. I mean, yeah, sure, it would STILL take over the world, but it would be fair when doing so.

Verily, GIGO.

Harbor Freight Trip 07 of 2023

For the Yard

1. 2300 Psi Electric Pressure Washer - $250
2. 2x LED Flood Light Bulb, 2-count - $4.50
3. Steel Handle Lopper - $10
4. Hedge Shears - $11
5. Trigger Spray Nozzle - $6
6. 5/8 X 100 Hd Garden Hose - $35
7. Split Leather Work Gloves - $6

For the House

1. 3-Way Power Outlet W/24in - $5
2. AA Batteries 24pk - FREE
3. AAA Batteries 24pk - $2.50
4. 20 Bin M Portable Storage $7

For the Toolbox

1. 3.5in LED Mini Flashlight (2 Count) - FREE
2. 7in Wire Stripper - $6
3. Super Glue 2 Gram 3pk $1.20
4. 10in Japanese Double-Edge Saw - $12
5. 16in X 24in Steel Square - $10
6. 1lb Fiberglass Rubber Mallet - $7
7. Magnesium Fire Starter - $1.70

And yes, I crammed all of that in the back of my Camry's truck, INCLUDING six cases of my bubbly water from ALDI.

Speaking of working with my hands, I was delighted that my pest control guy recognized the YouTube show I had paused when he came over and said the title before I could, Unashamed (I whiffed on a Duck Commander Geez, me!)

My Summer Splashin'

Yesterday, I spent two hours in my pool for the first time. 63° is my favorite air temperature, but it is NOT my preferable water temperature. Still, the chill of the pool REALLY invigorated me! I went through my training routine—well, no jump turning round kicks, I mean, my knee is injured afterall and I...well, forgot that.

This morning was the first time I have been able to raise my right leg as it is extended on the bed AND when sitting down in a chair since moving here. Before, it was nada on the bed and I might be able to move it an inch or two if I strained hard while sitting. It remains swollen, but I continue to work it by bending it to the point of swollen uncomfortability and then percuss it like a caged, crazed monkey staring at a banana! I am SO happy that I am now in a position I can strengthen my quad; I am even considering on a future race schedule—hey, it has been DAYS since I dropped those crutches, my old man cane.

I have shifted to Dr. Berry's BBBE Challenge. Bacon, beef, butter and eggs...or butter, bacon, beef and eggs...or...well, I really do not know what the order is! In practice, I am just adding a couple of eggs into my routine—well, my WIFE has been doing a wonderful job pulling it all together. She is a better cook than me; I tend to just make the temps right and wolf it down so that I can focus my attention elsewhere.

• Bacon, a half package of bacon (cooked range of 2-4 oz)
• Ground beef, a pre-cooked half lb of (~5oz)
• Butter, 12 tbsp
• Eggs, 2 Large

It is a burger patty with a cross-hatched layer of bacon in an egg soft taco. The remaining bacon is on the side. I wash it all down with unsalted butter melted into boiling water poured over ice. This drink can come off tasting like cheesecake. Everything is salted to taste. Sidebar: I have not returned to my homemade ghee since we moved for it remains in the cabinet.

I have been eating that in the morning around 7 and I am good for the rest of the day with a few cans of my bubbily water along the way.

So, it is NOT a challenge—it is DELIGHTFUL! The weight is falling off of me and I am having buckets of fun while I am doing it. My only regret is that I was not a carnivore in 1996 as I wound up winding down my time in high school. College would have been wholly different. And I would have changed my parents' lives.

Now, I reached the conclusion that calories don't amount to JACK SQUAT...

...and learned that fat is an organ regulating the body's hormones.

I also like Dr. Berry's take on it as well:

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In my own application, I went one Expedition averaging 3000 kcal a day and worked out 2 hours a day and dropped substantial weight. I went another Expedition averaging 1900 kcal and that same 2 hours: after that set of six weeks, I lost 1 lb. One pound! Yeah, I confirmed right THEN that the whole calories in-out gimmick was by folks who have NOT walked-the-walk.

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Quad Drastic Evasion

Yesterday, I chose to redline my knee. I fired up Ford v Ferrari's LeMans 66—wait, no, it's that song from Pixar's Cars, yeah, Sheryl Crow's Real Gone. No, that couldn't be it. That's right, it was the Herbie theme to The Love Bug (1968).

Now, compared to normal pacing, it was a subpar performance. But, in a relative context with what I could reasonably do, it was off the charts! Frankly, I am irritated that it is a quick countdown to how long I can stand. I have got things to do! As it is, I am not confident I can shop for the parts I need, much less implement them. That said, my mind is not hampered, so I got to pile more things onto the list of things I want to address. And my list...boy howdy my list: I have not even written it all down yet!

For the past three days, I have implemented Bob & Brad's lateral massage approach with my percussion gun:

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"Our House Is a Very, Very, Very Fine House"

While not as much as yesterday, we've got a bit of a dance card lined up for today:

1. The delivery of a clothes washer and dryer;
2. Some yard tamping?
3. Maybe a tree removal, either by the forces of nature or by the hand of man?