Mental Notes & Random Musings

As I sit here in front of this laptop computer preparing to draft the story that had unfolded around me over the last week, I have a tough time knowing where to start. I never wanted to draft a novel, or anything for that matter. I was a reluctant high school graduate, and I was not exactly encouraged along to finish either. My English skills are not great, and I learned more about the English language over that same week than I had all the years before them. No, I had no initiative aside from taking care of my son, in this little rat-hole of a town about twenty minutes outside of Wichita, and not even placed prominently on any map. Many would say when you find Wichita you are lost, but Atkins Green, named after a yet another field of nothing out here in the Midwest means you are even more lost than Wichita.  This is why I never really cared much about my place in the world. I worked, I took care of my son, I got by, and as I start this tale at the beginning of my ordeal, I should ...

Squat (Barbell / Smith-Machine Barbell) Target Muscles: Gluteus, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Lower back, Adductors, Hip flexors. Starting Position: 1. Position the bar across the upper part of your back so it is resting on your trapezius muscles (not your neck). 2. Firmly grip the bar, with your hands almost double shoulder-width apart. As you lift the bar off the rack, keep your shoulder blades together and chest up, and ensure there is a normal (stable) curve in your lower back. 3. Position your feet shoulder-width apart (or slightly wider), toes angled out at 30°. The Movement: 1. Begin lowering by bending at the hips, then knees. 2. Keeping your head up and your trunk erect, slowly lower yourself down until your thighs are parallel to the ground; it is not wise to go any further than this. Keep your knees aligned over your feet, pointing in the direction of your toes. Hold for a count of one. 3. From here, press the weight up, pushing hard through your feet and keeping your body erect ...

Crunch (Standard) Target Muscles: Rectus abdominis (mainly the upper part) Starting Position: 1. Lie flat on your back either on the floor or on an abdominal bench with  your knees bent over your hips and your ankles touching. If you are  on the floor, rest your feet on a bench with your knees bent at 90°. 2. Place your hands lightly by the sides of your head (or across your  chest if you are a beginner). 3. Press your lower back to the floor or bench. The Movement: 1. Use your abdominal strength to raise your head and shoulders from  the floor or bench. You should only come up about 10 cm and your  lower back should remain on the floor. 2. Hold in this contracted position for a count of two. 3. Let your body uncurl slowly back to the starting position. Tips: • Focus on moving your ribs towards your hips. • Do not pull your head with your hands ­ keep your elbows out and  relaxed. • Exhale as you contract your abdominals.

This was a last minute thing I threw together to complain about egg prices, but it generally makes sense to those that pay attention. Have whatever kind of day you want! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

The struggle is real, because the X system is both liberating and enslaving for most of the people that use it. For those of us that it is more carrot than stick, it is a lot more obvious than those that like carrots and sticks, and that is ok. I am not writing this, trying to change a single mind. I am writing this because as my theme always is, I existed and this is my existence, so I am explaining it. It is also my blog, so I am allowed to do that, and this also explains that too. I realized a while ago that X was paying you to make everything you do proprietary to X. What you post on X can get you a check if you build your base, get more people that pay for their X account, and mostly host your content on X. We all started noticing that YouTube videos posted on X would be deplatformed and not shown prominently, but stealing a video from YouTube and hosting it on X made it prominent and profitable. This happened for off-site hosted content like blogs or personal websites, as one b...

Biceps Curl (Barbell Standard) Target Muscles: Biceps brachii, Brachialis, Brachioradialis Starting Position: 1. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. 2. Hold a barbell with your hands shoulder­ width apart, palms facing forwards. 3. The bar should rest against your thighs and your arms should be fully extended. The Movement: 1. Bend your elbows as you curl the bar up in a smooth arc towards your shoulders. Keep your upper arms fixed by the sides of your body. 2. Hold for a count of two; then slowly lower the bar back to the starting position. Tips: • Do not move your upper arms or elbows at any point of the movement. • Keep your body absolutely still- make sure you do not lean back or swing the bar up as this will strain the back and reduce the work on the biceps. • Keep your wrists locked. • Lower the bar under control until your' arms are fully extended  shortening or' rushing the downwards phase will reduce the  effectiveness of the exercise. Variations: EZ-bar curl: Arm c...

Bench Press (Barbell / Smith-Machine Standard) Target Muscles: Pectoralis major (mid chest), Anterior deltoids, Triceps Starting Position: 1. Lie on your back on a flat bench, ideally with an attached barbell rack. If you have an excessive arch in your back, place your feet on the end of the bench or on a low step. 2. Hold the bar, with your hands just over shoulder-width apart, palms facing forwards. 3. Remove the bar from the barbell rack and position it directly over your chest with your arms fully extended (but not locked). The Movement: 1. Slowly lower the bar down to your chest. The bar should touch your upper chest just above your nipple line. Hold for a count of two. 2. Push the bar upwards in a slightly back­wards arc so that it ends up over your shoulders. Tips: • Keep your hips firmly on the bench. If you lift your hips to generate leverage, you will risk lower-back strain. • Do not arch your back as you push the bar upwards or you will reduce the amount of work done by ...

I can't stress enough that a bunch of idiots spray painting swastikas on things, is what the nazis were, and apparently ARE today. Have whatever kind of day you want! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

As far as career criminals go, Marty Joe Riggs was woefully inept. He is great at what he does, do not get me wrong about that, as he has never been caught and rules his little section of West 78th street in abstract terror because of it. The problem here happens to be the fact that he is more carnal in nature and should be regarded like a Viking from the twelfth century as opposed to a career criminal. His method of operation is simply to rape the young ones, rob and murder the old ones, beat up the mouthy ones, and ignore the rest. His smell alone tells most people during the day to avoid him like he has some sort of disease, but his scarred and ugly face scares the rest away surprisingly good. The tear marks down one cheek from that bitch they never were able to find, so they had to let him go, are a glimmering example of these grotesque scars that he considers “battle wounds” and sometimes gloats over when he finds himself another victim.  Nobody ever loved Marty, and he never ...

God I always hated this movie. I have tried to watch it throughout my life so I could understand why it is such a misunderstood classic, and it isn't. It's garbage. Have whatever kind of day you want! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

  The audibly intense, almost violent sounding crack that fills the air is commonplace here at Holman Stadium. This field that once, was the very first place that allowed black baseball players to play alongside white baseball players, during the racially segregated post, World War 2 America, has another first going on. In the twenty first century, the desegregation of the American pastime it is a mere footnote, and the history that is being made here today seems just a local’s only eccentricity.  It is the season opener, and the fans are packed in as they were for every game last season, when the pride of the team is on the mound. The park itself is merely a forgotten treasure in America, but out in the bleacher seats of this forgotten field sits two extremely overdressed men holding a radar gun and whispering amongst themselves. They stand out in this mini stadium of casually dressed people that are here to just see a baseball game, many of them with jackets on, but mostly b...

I have always noticed the most horrible people have the coexist bumper stickers on their cars. The worst of humanity have it and about 30 others covering the back of their cars. Have whatever kind of day you want! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

This is not the most self-aware person on the planet. His opinion means nothing to anyone with credibility. He probably barks at himself in the mirror. Have whatever kind of day you want! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

I made this meme to throw at folks that are particularly bad at trolling. It really pisses them off, and here I am handing it off to anyone else that can use it. Have whatever kind of day you want! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

Even as I watched the quick version of the Doomsday promotional roll call, there was only one thing going through my mind as the Disney / Marvel idiot parade finally ended It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

I made this one because it is starting to be a little no mas on the swatting drama. Yes it is horrible but if you can't rally your neighbors to make your local law enforcement regret insane responses to unfounded rumors, then you should work on your neighborhood and not your social media profile. Besides, this is all part of the GW BUsh progressive strategy for removing your liberties, and most of you probably voted for that too. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

If you've ever followed me on social media this would make more sense. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

There are times when I wonder why they are fighting for humanity when the show runners made everyone gay and they are going to be extinct in a generation anyway, but I still kinda like the show. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

There's nothing worse than leaving a comment explaining to an asshat that they are an asshat on X, just to have them flood your feed afterwards. UGH! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

When I saw Snow Off-White on a slab of stone surrounded by the 7 creepy CGI things that Peter Dinklage would rather have employed then actual dwarves who could have used the job, I had an epiphany! It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

The only epidemic we have in this country now are people wearing mask and creating chaos. It became an asset of evil during the faux-pandemic and it is now a method for bullies to prey on the weak without ramifications. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

You would think that a "reporter" like Kasie Hunt would have too much pride to take her humiliation every day, but apparently she has just enough pride to work for CNN. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

Nothing made me happier than to finally realize that being an unpaid employee for a social network based on picking winners and losers. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

Here's one for those times when you need to tell someone that their meme sucks. You're welcome. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

Another one from well I heard enough about presidents that keep their word, presidents that say what they mean, presidents that Americans can respect so I went on a flurry the day before Valentine's. With love in my heart of course. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

If you grew up in the 80's you get this one ... It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

Another one from when I heard enough about presidents that keep their word, presidents that say what they mean, presidents that Americans can respect so I went on a flurry the day before Valentine's. With love in my heart of course. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

Yeah this one was too good to not use again. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

In all honesty, if this person hates Donald Trump so much that this type of stuff comes out of her right wing progressive mouth, I would like to say that I am glad her candidates are no longer in charge of anything. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

It's hard for rational human beings to imagine that America is so bad that people crawl through barbed wire with their children to hang out with us racists, but here we are. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

I loves me a fire breathing MAGA supporter, but what I hate is a fire breathing MAGA lunatic. When they do another CR in September and shout down anyone who wants them to make clean bills and cut spending, I will be on the side of the shouted down. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

I woke up at 1:00 am on my birthday as I have had for the last several birthdays and then had a moment of reflection. I had this moment of reflection on my birthdays, but this one was different. I needed to delete my social media. This time was different and the same. Every time was different and the same, but this time was different and really the same. The first time I threw away all my social media, it was because I was so full of myself that I finally hated me as much as half my audience hated me. The second time was because my real life wasn’t matching my online life and trust me that there, is no way to live. The third was because of the whole online censorship that was going on at the request of the political party I wasn’t in line with. This time it is because of what I call “Same Hellscape, Different Landlord.” Now with that being said, my online presence is an X profile that is constantly in jeopardy, a Truth Social profile that I really don’t like and tumblr profile that nob...

This is the type of brain trust that is out doing Orang Man Bad part two. The problem is that the really insane are all they have left, and they appear to be recruiting the criminally insane too. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

The government only has these "lists" to make the people that think there is one ramp themselves into greater and greater insanity, and easier to label kooks. Fix the sunshine laws to reveal these people when it happens, or just look like a fool for anyone that needs a fool in the future. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

I would feel sorry for Ireland, if Ireland wasn't a dumpster fire of it's own making already. This should make it much better. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.

The way these people tried to perpetrate deMOCKracy on us in that last election cycle I can see why they would be behaving like this now. No self-awareness, and never had a good spanking as children. It's not stealing. I give these to you freely to use wherever you want.