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Finishing a Piece of Art

I am in the final stages of completing a rather large project, and am happy to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Through the lack of immediate education, but turning into a happy accident, the final project will become extra unique.

Executive Producers:
NoBeret
Wiirdo

https://twitter.com/No_Beret

Commercial Kitchen Scores

How often do we pay attention to the health department scores of the restaurants we patronize? They are there for the best outcomes for us as we eat there. But, there is a local news segment that regularly reviews the regular inspections to do, as I view them, hit jobs on the restaurants that receive less than stellar scores.

Executive Producers:
Dame Slamy
Wiirdo

https://www.wate.com/news/food-for-thought/

https://www.wate.com/news/food-for-thought/several-violations-found-during-inspection-at-chinese-restaurant-in-knoxville/

Cubans Seeking Refuge

With recent news about people flooding over our southern border, I think of a time when the USA had another large influx of people come over its border, but yet a much different circumstance.

Executive Producers:
LadyGetOverIt
Dame Slamy
KR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Havana_Embassy_Crisis_of_1980

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Peru,_Havana

https://coha.org/disparities-in-u-s-immigration-policy-toward-haiti-and-cuba-a-legacy-to-be-continued/

https://www.irreview.org/articles/immigration-by-sea-a-comparison-of-the-immigration-experience-between-cubans-and-haitians

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/cuban-immigrant-story-in-us-is-different-from-others/

https://www.npr.org/2015/10/01/444912593/when-cuban-migrants-flooded-miami-what-did-it-do-to-the-local-economy

https://adst.org/2015/04/a-flood-of-cuban-migrants-the-mariel-boatlift-april-october-1980/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%C3%A1n_Gonz%C3%A1lez

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/35980-30-years-later-looking-back-mariel-exodus

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683662691/where-does-illegal-immigration-mostly-occur-heres-what-the-data-tell-us

https://www.latinousa.org/2014/09/12/smugglers/

Cuban boatlift (1980) -
Action News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arSfu3DDu4

300 of the Originals stranded in Peru
Unknown News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umNlVA4yoMU

Mariel: Four Days In June 260 06 02 06 05 1980:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPDT8Ge7zOs

The Mariel Boatlift Crisis (May 21, 1980)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ktrZB0Bow

Visions of Power in Cuba: Revolution, Redemption and Resistance, 1959-1971 (very short interview with the author):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Z80ZSPwzs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17043911-visions-of-power-in-cuba

BEYOND THE SEA (Más Allá del Mar: a history of the Mariel Boatlift)[Documentary]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr-ItNbVtz4

Privileged Ammunition

Washington State is looking to enact an 11% sales tax on all ammunition sold within the State, which it sees as a privilege to only those who can afford it. All this money will be wisely invested, I'm sure.

Executive Producer:
KR

https://news.yahoo.com/washington-state-democrats-propose-additional-004015632.html

https://mrsc.org/stay-informed/mrsc-insight/october-2023/2023-firearms-legislation

https://mynorthwest.com/3947382/rantz-democrats-try-bankrupt-gun-shops-insurmountable-fees/

https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/terminology/types-of-concealed-carry-licensurepermitting-policies/unrestricted/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/judge-upholds-seattles-gun-and-ammunition-tax/

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Seattle-to-release-gun-tax-records-after-court-11728387.php

https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2021/01/26/firearms-company-gun-ammo-tax-n40724

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/effort-to-place-was-capital-gains-tax-on-november-ballot-advances/

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20230327/seattles-gun-tax-a-textbook-case-on-the-law-of-inverse-consequences

Snow Day!

Knoxville had some snow fall this last week, and I embraced the lackadaisicalness of the day. Listen in as I compare the differences I've noticed between Seattle and Knoxville.

Executive Producers:
Øystein Berge
Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley
Dame Slamy
DarrenO
KR

DarrenO Podcasts:
https://planetrage.show/
https://randumbthoughts.com/
https://www.unrelenting.show/

Role Models

Do you have a role model? How specific is your classification of a "role model?" Do we focus specifically on the postitive ones, or do we allow a definition of a "negitive role model?"

Executive Producers:
Sir Christopher Battles
KR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role_model/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital/

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/role-model/

https://www.mindtools.com/a7y1ja8/how-to-be-a-good-role-model/

https://marketing-insider.eu/buyer-black-box/

Tempered

I lost my temper the other day and decided to look a bit more into the etymology of where this phrase comes from.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temper

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mindful-anger/201407/7-things-you-need-learn-about-your-temper

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-manage-a-short-temper-5186900

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/24118/whats-the-etymology-of-the-noun-temper-tantrum

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempest

Executive Producers:
LadyGetOverIt
NoBeret
Kyle from "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" Podcasts
KR

https://twitter.com/No_Beret

Single Word Resolution

The New Year is upon us! Have you made your New Year's Resolution yet? There's no reason to over think it. If you paint with a broad brush, hitting your target will be more achievable; set your goals to a single word.

Executive Producers:
Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley
KR
Kyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcasts

I sat down with Kyle on Pocket Parley, check out our conversation:
https://pocketparley.buzzsprout.com/1518250/13966780-billy-bones-from-a-walk-through-the-mind-podcast

Utilizing Old Hardware

Technology has come so far for personal computer use and gaming from when I was a kid to now. There's a time and a place for the latest and greatest technology to get the most out of our investment. But for those of us who have collected all these older devices, when do we throw them out? Times of today have allowed us to utilize older hardware in an attempt to keep them out of the landfill. And there's plenty of reason to invest time and energy into reviving old hardware and learning to code to make our own smart homes and not be locked into a random company's subscribtion service.

Executive Producer:
Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley

Building Purpose

It may be early for a "year in review," but that's where I'm at, looking at everything that has happened to me in this calander year, only to look for a deeper meaning within it all. From the mere potential to sit back and lounge away our weekends to building something greater than ourselves. What is our job, our identity, and our purpose?

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