Getting ready for snow. We are supposed to get about 8 inches of the white stuff in the next 24 hours. School kids have already used up all of their extra days and will be getting less of a summer vacation if schools are closed again.
Accomplishments:
Today, I watched the last episode (#39) of Orange is the New Black. A powerful series. A little pornographic at times, but true to life... at least, true to my early life experiences in New Bedford, Massachusetts.. I was friends with people of all ages, ethnicities, colors, religions, peculiarities.. most of them acted just like the empty-headed inmates of Litchfield Prison.
And, my spirits danced with these women when a portion of their prison wall was removed and they ran out and into the pond next door.. splashing and playing in their freedom.. just like 6 year olds.
Even more empty-headed than their charges were the CO's (Correctional Officers).. and they reminded me of a "near relative" of my late wife, Elaine. He was a prison guard at Brocton, Massachusetts, and his charge was DiSalvo, the so-called "Boston Strangler." This stressful job caused him to down close to a gallon of Portuguese wine each and every night.
Lesson: "Ladies, don't let your daughters grow up to be inmates."
I also finished listening to the Great Courses Company course about the Supreme Court. The Professor went into detail on 128 of the 15,000 cases that the Court has heard from its inception. The most contentious cases concerned race, abortion and religion. Each case with one of these subjects was resolved with a very close margin... usually 5 to 4.. so, each could be overturned, depending on the make-up of the Court.
The most notorious, most reviled, most hated Justice was Roger Taney, who declared that blacks could never have status as citizens of the United States.. and also advocated for slavery to be extended to new U.S. territory. And, no... the place called Taneytown in Maryland, was not named after him.
Ramblings:
Bottomline Personal is a newsletter that for 36 years has been giving life-helping information from experts in many fields. Here are a few new tips from that newsletter, designed to make your life healthier and more interesting:
Overcoming Cravings: Cravings make people feel stressed, which, in turn, causes the body to release stress hormones. Gentle tapping encourages the body to release those feel-good neurotransmitters: dopamine and serotonin. So, when you feel like having a drink, tap five or seven times on:
The top of your head
One of your eyebrows
On your chin
Just under your nose
And a couple of other places...
The newsletter also says that an instant de-stressor is to close your eyes for four seconds. They say that Achim Nowak vouches for this method.
They remind us that we must register our drones if they weigh over a half pound.
They also warn us about "fat-fingered phone fraud." Scumbag scammers buy 888 or similar telephone numbers that mimic real 800 numbers. When people mis-dial... 888 instead of 800.. they will get the scammer who will sweet-talk them out of their credit card numbers, or such.
I'm not sure where I read this but it has been reported that liquid cayenne will lower blood pressure. Only one drop per day is necessary. I may try this. Where do you buy it?
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