I’m feeling mighty uneasy about the US pulling out of the INF Treaty. Think of it. It was signed by Reagan and Gorbachev. DT and Putin (again those two) have ruined a treaty that lasted over 30 years. Now we’re back in an arms race. Small wonder Putin wanted DT to win the election. And with all the seemingly unconnected data glitches around the world lately, I wouldn't be shocked if Russia shuts down our election through widespread data glitches, or worse, barely detectable manipulation. With Russia developing long range missles and able to wreak havoc with computer hacking, they could hold our entire nation hostage. DT is a horrible traitor and I have never felt so despairing of the future. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/02/nuclear-arms-treaty-dead-nato-russia-cruise-missiles
Well, let's see... I just found out yesterday that my calcium scoring CT was over 1,000 and I'm in the 90th percentile of high risk for heart attack or stroke. This has considerably thrown a wrench in my determination to live to 120, though I won't stop trying. And my only hope is that I outlive that fat freak of a Traitor Dictator so I can at least celebrate his death properly. Oh, and I will now fit 20 minutes of Swedish Death Cleaning into my daily routine. This freaks me out way more than cancer ever did. Seeing a cardiologist on Wednesday, so we'll see what we see then. I'm hoping for more detailed information than I have gotten to date. Calm on the surface, but slightly panicky underneath.
The best news is that you know this before you have had any sort of heart issue! So you have a chance to get this tended before something bad occurs. You may need to have an assessment of getting the calcium cleared out. Some procedures are less invasive, too. I learned a lot when I was chaplain on a cardiac unit. Find an experienced cardiologist who is a good listener, and follow what she recommends. After all, you still have a lot of protesting to do!!
Blogger erased my previous post--probably too many links, will repost in halves.
listener--I can't find it now, but was reading just recently a statement by Pres. Obama's spokesperson that he is not worried about our country--considers the present situation a high water mark for the destructive political forces AKA GOP, Trump. I respect his political opinion.
Susan--Bummer. Let us know how things go. Old medical advice: treat the patient, not the lab test.
Of course the maps only include data for individuals who have given $200 or more. I think the NYT maps present the data better than the LAT maps, but the latter are more granular.
In the interpretation of Sen. Warren's performance, the NYT only points to her strateby of forswearing big donors; but she also spent heavily early on developing a conventional ground game in key primary states. Several pundits said that would doom her campaign, using up money she would need later--which would have been true in a fundamentally weaker campaign. Compare that to Biden--when he decided to set up a campaign in Iowa all the best local operatives were hard at work for other candidates. And I think they omit the money the candidates had available to transfer from their previous campaigns--more than ten megabucks each for Sanders and Warren, as memory serves me. All in all, I am well pleased with these data.
I’m feeling mighty uneasy about the US pulling out of the INF Treaty. Think of it. It was signed by Reagan and Gorbachev. DT and Putin (again those two) have ruined a treaty that lasted over 30 years. Now we’re back in an arms race. Small wonder Putin wanted DT to win the election. And with all the seemingly unconnected data glitches around the world lately, I wouldn't be shocked if Russia shuts down our election through widespread data glitches, or worse, barely detectable manipulation. With Russia developing long range missles and able to wreak havoc with computer hacking, they could hold our entire nation hostage. DT is a horrible traitor and I have never felt so despairing of the future.
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So, how are you today? Heh.
Well, let's see... I just found out yesterday that my calcium scoring CT was over 1,000 and I'm in the 90th percentile of high risk for heart attack or stroke. This has considerably thrown a wrench in my determination to live to 120, though I won't stop trying. And my only hope is that I outlive that fat freak of a Traitor Dictator so I can at least celebrate his death properly. Oh, and I will now fit 20 minutes of Swedish Death Cleaning into my daily routine. This freaks me out way more than cancer ever did. Seeing a cardiologist on Wednesday, so we'll see what we see then. I'm hoping for more detailed information than I have gotten to date. Calm on the surface, but slightly panicky underneath.
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DeleteThe best news is that you know this before you have had any sort of heart issue! So you have a chance to get this tended before something bad occurs. You may need to have an assessment of getting the calcium cleared out. Some procedures are less invasive, too. I learned a lot when I was chaplain on a cardiac unit. Find an experienced cardiologist who is a good listener, and follow what she recommends. After all, you still have a lot of protesting to do!!
Some good info here:
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=ct_calscoring
This guy is *really* good--have been following him for more than a decade.
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Blogger erased my previous post--probably too many links, will repost in halves.
ReplyDeletelistener--I can't find it now, but was reading just recently a statement by Pres. Obama's spokesperson that he is not worried about our country--considers the present situation a high water mark for the destructive political forces AKA GOP, Trump. I respect his political opinion.
Susan--Bummer. Let us know how things go. Old medical advice: treat the patient, not the lab test.
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ReplyDeleteOf course the maps only include data for individuals who have given $200 or more. I think the NYT maps present the data better than the LAT maps, but the latter are more granular.
DeleteIn the interpretation of Sen. Warren's performance, the NYT only points to her strateby of forswearing big donors; but she also spent heavily early on developing a conventional ground game in key primary states. Several pundits said that would doom her campaign, using up money she would need later--which would have been true in a fundamentally weaker campaign. Compare that to Biden--when he decided to set up a campaign in Iowa all the best local operatives were hard at work for other candidates. And I think they omit the money the candidates had available to transfer from their previous campaigns--more than ten megabucks each for Sanders and Warren, as memory serves me. All in all, I am well pleased with these data.
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