Going back to when I was teaching biochemistry, I never thought B12 deficiency would be a problem because the amount required is so tiny and it is almost impossible to completely avoid the microbes that produce it.
This was the weekend when our 5 kids and 8 grands were coming for the Father-Son Sail and rides aboard for everyone. We reserved a slip at the Burlington Marina to make it easy for the little ones to get on the boat. However, the flooding is still wreaking havoc with silt and large debris still dumping into Lake Champlain from the flooded rivers. So we have postponed 3 weeks. I hope it'll be possible then. It's just as well, since I have this dumb virus.
Before waking this morning I had a vivid dream of being cross-examined by defense attorneys in a case somehow involving alcohol intoxication [DUI?]. My responses to them were shockingly aggressive [for me]. Upon waking I came to the conclusion that the dream was influenced by Jack Smith’s aggressive handling of Trump’s defense attorneys. Herewith I list some related online background articles:
It has seemed to me that the prosecution of Trump has certain similarities [including his basic defense] to the prosecution of Charles I [Click], although the outcome for Mr. Trump will inevitably be mild compared to that of Charles. [Click] Smith’s future will also surely be much easier than that of John Cooke, Charles’ prosecutor. [Click]
111F predicted today, and the way it feels it might make it. We will not be gardening today, and will let Long John Silvers make lunch. I see that today's weather prediction for New England (and nearby areas) is more rain. ----Alan
I don't know if they deliver; Naomi made the run. I like their hush-puppies, too. The best fish and chips I ever had was at the Casa de Fruta restaurant, on the way through the coastal mountains from Gilroy to the Central Valley. We haven't had much reason to go through there in recent years. ---Alan
The father of one of my college room mates was a member of the first US military detachment (which service I don't recall) to fly into Japan. They honestly expected to be machine-gunned when they got off the plain at Atsugi (Japanese Army headquarters air base in the Tokyo area). Didn't happen. They were put on a bus (which was fueled with a gasogen and had many of its windows replaced with wood) and taken to the US Embassy building in Tokyo to reopen and guard it. On the way they passed through Yokohama, which had been one of the greatest industrial centers in the world-- comparable to the Rhur District in Germany. The only things left standing were the big safes of the factories, standing above the rubble. ---Alan
Due to a power outage, the house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby. Little Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his feet and spanked him on his bottom and he began to cry. The paramedic then asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed. She quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place, spank him again".
I had a baby in 1966 whose doc was willing (and planning on circumcising him to wake him up. . . .)--which would have been okay if we hadn't had several conversations about NOT circumcising it if it was a boy prior.) Boy did I rise up off that delivery table fast!
GO Mama puddle!! I had a moment like that too. They were about to put silva nitrate drops in our 4th child's eyes (which irritates a baby's eyes and causes blurred vision!) and is only being used at all on the off chance that Mama has some sort of VD. Even though I was hemhorraging at the time (due to a mismanaged labour, but that's another story), I said No, the law had just changed and we were going to used erythromycin ophthalmic ointment instead. I had given my doctor a copy of the law at my last visit. He made the nurse wait. She said they had none in the hospital pharmacy. But I had checked and our local pharmacy had it. So they let Wil go get it so they could use it before we went home three hours later. And, by the way, I have never had a venereal disease.
Scientists find vital missing ingredient for healthy vegan diet – algae [Click] “Natural aquatic supplement could be used to make up for lack of vitamin B12 in plant-based diets.” As memory serves me, there are certain fungi that also produce B12.
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Going back to when I was teaching biochemistry, I never thought B12 deficiency would be a problem because the amount required is so tiny and it is almost impossible to completely avoid the microbes that produce it.
DeleteThis was the weekend when our 5 kids and 8 grands were coming for the Father-Son Sail and rides aboard for everyone.
ReplyDeleteWe reserved a slip at the Burlington Marina to make it easy for the little ones to get on the boat.
However, the flooding is still wreaking havoc with silt and large debris still dumping into Lake Champlain from the flooded rivers. So we have postponed 3 weeks. I hope it'll be possible then. It's just as well, since I have this dumb virus.
Better safe than sorry; I hope three weeks will be an adequate delay.
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Before waking this morning I had a vivid dream of being cross-examined by defense attorneys in a case somehow involving alcohol intoxication [DUI?]. My responses to them were shockingly aggressive [for me]. Upon waking I came to the conclusion that the dream was influenced by Jack Smith’s aggressive handling of Trump’s defense attorneys. Herewith I list some related online background articles:
ReplyDeleteEl Pais [English] [Click]
Wikipedia biography [Click]
Wikipedia: Smith special counsel investigation [Click]
It has seemed to me that the prosecution of Trump has certain similarities [including his basic defense] to the prosecution of Charles I [Click], although the outcome for Mr. Trump will inevitably be mild compared to that of Charles. [Click] Smith’s future will also surely be much easier than that of John Cooke, Charles’ prosecutor. [Click]
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Dead Bounce Ron? [Click]
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The Middleton Rector who claimed to see the Virgin Mary [Click] Doesn’t sound basically unreasonable to me, although it may well not be part of “objective” reality.
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The 'QAnon Shaman' and other Capitol rioters who attempting to withdraw their guilty pleas [Click]
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UK experiments with decreasing nicotine addiction. [Click]
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111F predicted today, and the way it feels it might make it. We will not be gardening today, and will let Long John Silvers make lunch. I see that today's weather prediction for New England (and nearby areas) is more rain.
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I'll have the fish 'n' chips!
DeleteDo they deliver, or do you have to go outside and fetch it?
I don't know if they deliver; Naomi made the run. I like their hush-puppies, too. The best fish and chips I ever had was at the Casa de Fruta restaurant, on the way through the coastal mountains from Gilroy to the Central Valley. We haven't had much reason to go through there in recent years.
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Renaissance women’s ‘astonishing’ beauty tips revealed [Click] This sounds like it could be the basis of a business.
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The Forgotten Harrowing, Near Disaster Japanese Surrender Flight[s] That Ended WWII [Click] I hadn’t heard this story before.
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Well, that narrator certainly won the "I can speak faster than you" competition, lol!!" Oh, well. . . .
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The father of one of my college room mates was a member of the first US military detachment (which service I don't recall) to fly into Japan. They honestly expected to be machine-gunned when they got off the plain at Atsugi (Japanese Army headquarters air base in the Tokyo area). Didn't happen. They were put on a bus (which was fueled with a gasogen and had many of its windows replaced with wood) and taken to the US Embassy building in Tokyo to reopen and guard it. On the way they passed through Yokohama, which had been one of the greatest industrial centers in the world-- comparable to the Rhur District in Germany. The only things left standing were the big safes of the factories, standing above the rubble.
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Why Ever Given Ran Aground | Final Report Released by Panama Maritime Authority [Click]
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(Susan) This made3 me laugh...
ReplyDeleteDue to a power outage, the house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby. Little Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his feet and spanked him on his bottom and he began to cry. The paramedic then asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed. She quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place, spank him again".
Wow, that has to be an OLD one! Maybe pre-1960?
DeleteNo one spanks a baby at birth anymore. They use suction instead.
I had a baby in 1966 whose doc was willing (and planning on circumcising him to wake him up. . . .)--which would have been okay if we hadn't had several conversations about NOT circumcising it if it was a boy prior.) Boy did I rise up off that delivery table fast!
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GO Mama puddle!!
DeleteI had a moment like that too.
They were about to put silva nitrate drops in our 4th child's eyes (which irritates a baby's eyes and causes blurred vision!) and is only being used at all on the off chance that Mama has some sort of VD. Even though I was hemhorraging at the time (due to a mismanaged labour, but that's another story), I said No, the law had just changed and we were going to used erythromycin ophthalmic ointment instead. I had given my doctor a copy of the law at my last visit. He made the nurse wait. She said they had none in the hospital pharmacy. But I had checked and our local pharmacy had it. So they let Wil go get it so they could use it before we went home three hours later. And, by the way, I have never had a venereal disease.
Youngest's home in the middle of NH, today
ReplyDeleteGood thing they've been working on water diversion, such that the water flows to the sides of the house, but not the middle where the house is.
My first thought was to wonder where it started out! Then I noticed comma.
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Remember my photos of Richmond flooded? Well, the water receded and they fixed the roads.
ReplyDeleteAnd tonight it all flooded out again.
We're going to have sunshine tomorrow.
DeleteSo, naturally, tomorrow the smoke is returning and we'll be at Air Quality Alert Orange.
It only got up to 109F today; 108 predicted for tomorrow, so probably only about 106.
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Canada Woos American H-1B Visa Holders [Click] Sounds reasonable to me.
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